Objectives: The principal objective of this study is to contribute towards the possible replacement of the conventional techniques by implying geoelectrical technique which is an attractive tool for depicting sub surface soil profile to study the relationship between Laboratory Electrical Resistivity (LER) and Bulk Density (BD) of compacted laterite soil. Methods/Statistical Analysis: This research study is based on laboratory investigation of laterite soil properties and its relationship with electrical resistivity values. Findings: Beside some inconsistencies observed, the present study also reveals some significant results by showing a decreasing trend between electrical resistivity and BD for 40 soil samples. Application/Improvement: Laterite soil engineering properties are usually investigated through borehole sampling by employing heavy machinery, which affects the cost of the project and took too much time in the completion of the projects. Therefore an alternative, quick and less cost involved method is needed for soil investigation. Electrical resistivity technique is one of the most popular method which can be used for detailed soil investigation as being a cost effective, time saving and less effort involved method.


A slim floor beam system is defined as steel beams embedded within the slab depth, unlike the situation with a conventional floor beam frame. This system first appeared in Sweden in 1969. Since then it has been predominately used in the frames of multi-storey buildings, mainly in the Nordic countries, but also nowadays in the UK and other European countries. Finland introduced the slim floor beam system about thirty-five years ago; it has become the main structural frame system because of its many advantages, which include the following: 1) the floor depth and lateral stiffness are reduced because of the action of the concrete slab; 2) it gives an increased resistance capacity in ambient and fire situations; 3) it provides good protection against corrosion in damp situations; 4) it allows the convenient hanging and passage of ducts and services.


【Objective : This study was aimed to find out correlation body image satisfaction, eating attitudes and body composition. Method : 78 subjects who are university student were analyzed obesity degree by using Inbody 720, and were surveyed by using Korean eating attitude test-26, Body image satisfaction questionnaire. Results : Many people who was normal BMI and normal waist-hip ratio was dissatisfied with their waist circumference(66.7%). There were high positive correlations between BMI and perceived body image satisfaction(r=-.515) and between perceived BMI and eating attitude (r=.390) in women Conclusion : We have to examine the self-body image of patients and set a objective goal before proceeding obesity treat program and correct the attitude to beauty and obesity in order to set both physical and psychological treatment.】


We analyze the non-Markovianity degree for random unitary evolution of d-level quantum systems. It is shown how non-Markovianity degree is characterized in terms of local decoherence rates. In particular we derive a su?cient condition for vanishing of the back ow of information.


We report our experiences with the generalized integration-by-parts algorithm [hep-ph/9609429] in the context of calculations of a realistic one-loop subset of diagrams.


In an era of declining levels of public trust, royal commissions retain symbolic and actual power to provide potential reassurance. The handing down of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry in February 2019 marks a defining moment. It offers, for the first time, a coherent and cohesive normative framework that integrates law, morality and public expectations. In so doing, it invigorates debate on corporate purpose and duty to the society in which it operates. It also provides mechanisms to ensure more effective pathways towards binding sanction. The report, however, suffers from a significant flaw. It presents identified failures in governance in mechanistic terms as independent and episodic rather than a systemic question of sub-optimal culture. The behaviours in the sector reflect the wider inculcation of social norms within and beyond specific communities of practice. In so doing, the report undermines rather than strengthens the power of administrative agencies to guide industry as a whole towards socially beneficial outcomes. Change will only come from a broader exercise in deliberative governance in which cultural renewal is determined, endorsed, and lived.


Twist defects in surface codes can be used to encode more logical qubits, improve the code rate, and implement logical gates. In this work we provide a rigorous formalism for constructing surface codes with twists generalizing the well-defined homological formalism introduced by Kitaev for describing CSS surface codes. In particular, we associate a surface code to \emph{any} graph $G$ embedded on \emph{any} 2D-manifold, in such a way that (1) qubits are associated to the vertices of the graph, (2) stabilizers are associated to faces, (3) twist defects are associated to odd-degree vertices. In this way, we are able to reproduce the variety of surface codes, with and without twists, in the literature and produce some new examples. We also calculate and bound various code properties such as the rate and distance in terms of topological graph properties such as genus, systole, and face-width.


In this work, energy-efficient cooperative protocols are studied for full-duplex relaying (FDR) with loopback interference. In these protocols, relay assistance is only sought under certain conditions on the different link outages to ensure effective cooperation. Recently, an energy-efficient selective decode-and-forward protocol was proposed for FDR, and was shown to outperform existing schemes in terms of outage. Here, we propose an incremental selective decode-and-forward protocol that offers additional power savings, while keeping the same outage performance. We compare the performance of the two protocols in terms of the end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio cumulative distribution function via closed-form expressions. Finally, we corroborate our theoretical results with simulation, and show the relative relay power savings in comparison to non-selective cooperation in which the relay cooperates regardless of channel conditions.


Sixty patients with nephrotic syndrome accompanied by hyperlipemia treated with traditional Chinese medicine and prednisone were divided randomly into two groups. Of them 40 were treated with gytenosides capsule in addition while the other 20 (for control) were not.The recent effective rate found in the 40 patients was 80.5%, obviously superior to that of the control group ( P 0.05).The result shows that gytenosides capsule not only can decrease TC and TG,but is also helpful to early recovery.


On December 26, 2006, a small cadre of Thai Buddhist monks traveled to a military base in southern Thailand. In anticipation of the coming new year, it was an important time for the soldiers to make merit and they had invited one of the more prestigious abbots in the region to conduct the ceremony. After bestowing gifts upon the monks, fifty-five soldiers and two dozen women and children collected together under a canopy to listen tothe abbot's sermon. The abbot spoke about the conflict in southern Thailand, the coming new year, and then turned to the need for democracy.


This subject has been of interest to me for the past seven years. During that time quite a controversy has been waged and a mass of literature has accumulated. The profession has become sharply divided into two schools-one claiming that there is no relation between mastoid infection and nutritional disturbances: and the other holding that the infection within the mastoid is the dominant factor in the malnutrition and the direct cause of the accompanying diarrhea. Many writings and discussions have been bitter; and zealous advocates of each side have dug in, and refused to listen to opposing argument. This attitude is unfortunate, for there is no problem in medicine where an open mind is more to be desired. Those who hold that there is no relation between mastoiditis and nutritional disturbances in infants have based their arguments largely on lack of clinical results in a group of selected cases. Most of these reported cases have been the acute, fulminant, "cholera infantum" type, where one would have to be extremely optimistic to expect results from any form of treatment. Because of the lack of universally good results in this group of cases, they have denied any relation between the two conditions in spite of many cases reported by reputable men where excellent results have followed mastoidectomy. They have completely ignored the findings of the pathologists! 2 3 4 5 who have carefully opened the mastoids of infants dying of nutritional disturbances. As far as


Mots-cles : Sedimentation - Consolidation - Two-phase flow - Numerical model Abstract: A two-phase flow model for sedimentation-consolidation process is presented. The model is based on solving the continuity and momentum equations for both fluid and solid phases. Darcy-Gersevanov's law is used for the closure of the momentum transfer between the two phases and the concept of "effective stress" is introduced to account for the bed structuring. These closure laws are validated against high resolution experimental data in terms of settling curves and concentration profiles. The good agreement obtained between numerical results and experimental data shows the predictive capability of the two-phase model.


It is shown that the entry of about 1.7611 million tons per year of toxic carbon monoxide into the atmosphere of Ukraine is a serious problem that must be addressed at the level of industrial enterprises. The necessity of developing technical solutions to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide from flue gases from the production of electrodes, which are formed mainly in kilns, is substantiated. It has been determined that the necessary conditions for choosing a catalyst for the oxidation of carbon monoxide are cheapness, availability, prevalence in Ukraine, high performance and multifunctionality in terms of environmental catalysis, providing a fundamentally waste-free environmentally friendly technology. In this case, the requirement for the placement of containers with a catalyst is their location directly in the chambers of the furnace furnaces for baking electrode blanks, which provides insignificant material costs for the catalytic oxidation of CO. It is proved that taking into account the adsorption properties of zeolites-clinoptilolites of the Sokirnitsky deposit of the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine and the possibility of their practical application on an industrial scale, the use of these natural materials in order to solve environmental problems is relevant and beyond doubt. As a result of the study of the CO oxidation process in the created laboratory setup, it was determined that to achieve 100 % ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ВІСНИК НТУ "ХПІ" No 3 (5) 45 ISSN 2079-5459 (print) ISSN 2413-4295 (online) СЕРІЯ "НОВІ РІШЕННЯ В СУЧАСНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЯХ" © О. І. ІВАНЕНКО, М. Д. ГОМЕЛЯ, Є. М. ПАНОВ, Т. А. ОВЕРЧЕНКО, 2020 conversion of carbon monoxide at a temperature of 390 °C, it is necessary to use an oxide-copper-manganese catalyst 30:70 (30 % CuO+70 % MnO2) on based on zeolite. At the same time, most of the advantages for use have a manganese oxide catalyst based on zeolite, when using which the CO conversion is 92.8 %. This conclusion is justified not only by the possibility of obtaining a catalyst without preliminary treatment of zeolite, even from spent sorbents for purification of manganese-containing natural water, which is inherent in Ukraine, but also by non-toxicity in the case of burial or storage in landfills, since the catalyst components are of natural origin. The content of the main elements of an oxide-manganese catalyst based on zeolite was determined by X-ray microprobe analysis of the sample section. The content of the main elements of an oxide-manganese catalyst based on zeolite was determined by X-ray microprobe analysis of the sample section. Its specific surface area, total pore volume and pore size distribution were calculated using adsorption data obtained by low-temperature nitrogen adsorption / desorption methods, using Brunner-EmmettTeller, Barrett-Joyner-Halenda, and functional density theory. The phase composition of the catalyst surface powder sample was determined by qualitative X-ray phase analysis. A technical solution has been developed to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide with flue gases of furnaces for baking electrodes, which includes the placement of rectangular containers with a manganese oxide catalyst based on zeolite in the firing channels of these furnaces in chambers heated by flue gases.


Simple Summary There are different public events that cause a distress response in livestock. Persecution and takedown is a sport similar to rodeo that can affect the animals that compete in it. Therefore, in this study, the physiological stress response is evaluated in saliva samples from calves before, during, and after the event, measuring the levels of epinephrine, cortisol, serotonin, and dopamine. The results revealed that the sport of persecution and takedown could cause a punctual acute stressful effect that can be assumed by animals and not compromise animal welfare. Abstract Certain events can cause distress in cattle. In Spain, there is a sport similar to rodeo called persecution and takedown, in which calves are harassed and knocked down by riders. In this study, the physiological stress response of calves (n = 260) is assessed by measuring hormonal physiological parameters. Salivary samples were collected from Salers (n = 110) and Lidia (n = 150) calves before, during, and after the persecution and takedown event. The hormones epinephrine, cortisol, serotonin, and dopamine were determined in saliva samples using enzyme-immunoassay techniques. The results obtained revealed that epinephrine and cortisol levels increased during the event in Salers calves, with a significant increase (p < 0.05) in the case of epinephrine, although after the event, these values returned to their initial state. Therefore, this sport supposes an assumable punctual stressor stimulus for the animal. In contrast, in Lidia calves, cortisol and epinephrine levels decreased, with a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in the case of cortisol, which may be related to the temperament of this breed and facing a stressful situation in a different manner. This is confirmed by serotonin and dopamine levels that were altered in Lidia calves with respect to the other group studied. In conclusion, the sport of persecution and takedown produces a physiological response of adaptive stress assumable for the animals.


Lack of adequate finance was among the most significant obstacles to achieving the Education for All goals. As debate over the post2015 education agenda reaches the decision point, attention is turning to implementation mechanisms that will allow the new targets to be reached. Ahead of the World Education Forum in Incheon (May 2015), the Oslo Summit on Education for Development (July 2015) and the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa (July 2015), the EFA Global Monitoring Report has estimated the cost of achieving some of the key new education targets, and the annual financing gap remaining once available domestic resources are taken into account.1


The amounts of vanadium in leaching solution of stone coal containing vanadium could be determined with the method of automatic potentiometric titration,which has the advantages of ideal accuracy,ease of operation and high efficiency.It also gives insights into the investigation of the effects of certain reagents addition amounts,such as sulphuric acid,phosphoric acid,potassium permanganate,etc.Results indicate that the ideal determining condition could be achieved by adding 5 mL sulphuric acid,10 mL phosphoric acid,0.2% potassium permanganate solution 0.3 mL,10% carbamide solution 5 mL and 1% sodium nitrite 0.35 mL.


Effects of underlying uniform current on the nonlinear hydroelastic waves generated due to an infinite floating plate are studied analytically, under the hypotheses that the fluid is homogeneous, incompressible, and inviscid. For the case of irrotational motion, the Laplace equation is the governing equation, with the boundary conditions expressing a balance among the hydrodynamics, the uniform current, and elastic force. It is found that the convergent series solutions, obtained by the homotopy analysis method (HAM), consist of the nonlinear hydroelastic wave profile and the velocity potential. The impacts of important physical parameters are discussed in detail. With the increment of the following current intensity, we find that the amplitudes of the hydroelastic waves decrease very slightly, while the opposing current produces the opposite effect on the hydroelastic waves. Furthermore, the amplitudes of waves increase very obviously for higher opposing current speed but reduce very slightly for higher following current speed. A larger amplitude of the incident wave increases the hydroelastic wave deflections for both opposing and following current, while for Young's modulus of the plate there is the opposite effect.


The Tulula Wetlands Mitigation Bank, the first wetlands mitigation bank in the Blue Ridge Province of North Carolina, was created to compensate for losses resulting from highway projects in western North Carolina. The overall objective for the Tulula Wetlands Mitigation Bank has been to restore the functional and structural characteristics of the wetlands. Specific ecological restoration objectives of this Phase I study included: 1) reestablishing site hydrology by realigning the stream channel and filling drainage ditches; 2) recontouring the floodplain by removing spoil that resulted from creation of the golf ponds and dredging of the creek; 3) improving breeding habitat for amphibians by constructing vernal ponds; and 4) reestablishing floodplain and fen plant communities. Efforts to restore Tulula have focused on the altered hydrology of the site, particularly on the re-meandering of the Tulula Creek, which had previously been dredged into a gully-like channel. The footprint of the new meandering channel has been completed, and the contractor will join the separate segments of the new channel together in fall of 2001. Former golf course ponds were filled or partially filled to create shallow ponds, thus creating 13 new breeding sites for amphibians. The site currently contains 23 constructed ponds and about 10 smaller amphibian breeding sites. Overall, constructed ponds contained a significantly greater number of breeding species than natural breeding habitats of Tulula. The majority of the floodplain has been mapped and classified as Nikwasi loam. Disturbance of the soil profiles was limited to the surface layer over most of the site, allowing the presence of a remnant seedbank in the soil to enhance development of the plant community. In the report, 13 vegetation communities are described, including 4 disturbed and 9 natural communities. Over 400 vascular and nonvascular plant species have been identified; many of these species are new records for Graham County. Red maple saplings and shrub saplings were planted in two disturbed fairways adjacent to the fen in 1996. At the end of this study, approximately one-half of the planted shrub saplings were alive. The red maple saplings survived reasonably well, but were outperformed by the extensive natural regeneration of red maple on the site, resulting in the conclusion that large-scale planting of canopy trees is unnecessary at Tulula. The database on hydrology, soils, flora, and fauna that has resulted from these efforts will provide the framework for documenting the long-term success of wetland restoration activities at Tulula. After the Tulula Wetlands Mitigation Bank is restored, the site is expected to support 40 ha of wetlands, 38 ha of upland buffers, and 11 ha of surrounding upland protection areas. The proposed mitigation credit for Tulula is based on restored surface water and groundwater flow gradients in wetland areas, coupled with spoil removal from the floodplain. The report offers several recommendations for approaching wetland restoration both general and specific to Tulula.


ABSTRACT Sustainable regeneration is a vital aspect of the UK sustainable development agenda in which a lot of efforts have been made over the years. Traditionally, the UK regeneration strategy has evolved from the provision of affordable housing through to the provision of other public sector projects and private sector commercial projects. While the concept of sustainable regeneration has been a key facet of UK sustainable development agenda over the past decades, it can be said that the delivery of sustainability benefits of major projects has been determined by numerous factors. Paramount among the factors which have affected and continue to determine the delivery of sustainability outcome of regeneration projects are the construction industry practitioners who are tasked with the responsibility in the delivery of these regeneration projects. The paper presents the findings of a study which explored practitioners' level of involvement in the delivery of the three types of sustainable regeneration projects in the UK, using a mixed-method research to obtain 21 and 193 responses from practitioners through semi-structured interviews and questionnaire survey, respectively. The findings reveal that housing-led regeneration project is the most involved type of regeneration project by practitioners, while the least involved project is private sector commercial regeneration project.


In this paper, a holistic hierarchical analytical model is proposed to assess the performance of enablers in an integrated logistics system. Due to the ambiguous and complex environment, various re...


Intensional evidence is any reason to accept a proposition that is not the truth values of the proposition accepted or, if it is a complex proposition, its propositional contents. Extensional evidence is non-intensional evidence. Someone can accept a complex proposition, but deny its logical consequences in two circumstances: (1) when her acceptance is based on intensional evidence, while the logical consequences of the proposition presuppose the acceptance of extensional evidence, e.g., she can refuse the logical consequence of a proposition she accepts because she doesn't know what the truth-values of its propositional contents; (2) when she accepts a proposition based on extensional evidence, but thinks that this evidence is insufficient to establish its logical consequences, which would require intensional evidence. It is argued that this tension is responsible for the counter-intuitive aspects of the material account of conditionals involving the negation of conditionals, hypothetical syllogism, contraposition and the inferential passage from disjunctions to conditionals (or-to-if). This tension is also behind some known puzzles involving conditionals, namely, conditional stand-offs, Adam pairs, the cheating partner example, jumpout conditionals, the problem of counterfactuals and the burglar's puzzle. It is shown that this tension is always dissolved in favour of extensional evidence, since intensional evidence is defeasible, while extensional evidence is not. Thus, it is irrational to deny the logical consequences of an accepted proposition due to its reliance on intensional evidence and ignorance of its extensional evidence. 1. TWO TYPES OF EVIDENCE
 Intensional evidence involves any reasons to accept a proposition that are not the truthvalues of the proposition or, if it's a complex proposition, its propositional contents. The fact that there is a known connection between red spots and measles is an intensional evidence to accept the conditional "If John has red spots, he has measles". Intensional evidence requires a defeasible reasoning that supports the proposition, but can be defeated by additional information. The presence of red spots is an indicator of measles, but is possible that you do not have measles after all. It was just a rash. Intensional evidence only suffices for the acceptability of a conditional. It is inconclusive evidence. Extensional evidence is non-intensional evidence. Knowing that John had red spots and measles is an extensional evidence to accept the same conditional. Extensional evidence is involved in a deductively valid reasoning. The truth of both antecedent and


Science tells us that if we are to do things as well as they can be done, we must understand scientifically all the necessary conditions of the ?doing of them. The most indispensable of all the conditions of successful fighting is, not weapons, but men. The most indispensable of all the endowments of fighting men are morale and physique. To produce men of the highest possible morale and physique is the business of physiology. The doctor keeps the gateways of entrance to the army and navy in this country. He can, thorefore, exercise some check upon the introduction of men of poor physique. But the doctor is obliged to work with such material as is supplied to him, and if men of the best physique are not sent for examination, then, inasmuch as a certain number of additional men must be admitted every year, he must pass the second best, or even the third best, and so on. Now, as "rso man can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear," so no doctor can make stout-hearted and tough-bodied soldiers out of second, third, or fourth rate recruits. There is then a question antecedent to that of tho medical examination of recruits, and even to that of recruiting. It is the question of offering to all classes of men in this country such conditions of military service and such rewards for conduct and efficiency as will tempt men of the highest morale and physique to enter upon and to continue in a military career. This is not a question of tempting men into the ranks merely, hut of inducing men of education, the most capable we have in brain and body, to choose the military career in preference to the Church, the law, medicine, or the higher walks of commerce. And here, again, comparative physiology comes to the aid of the scientific statesman by showing him that all through the animal world, from the highest mammal to the lowest coelenterate, those creatures which are best endowed with offensive and defensive weapons, and above all with the courage and skill to use them, succeed best in that struggle for existence which is as universal, as unintermitting, and as remorseless as the march of the


Provided is an arrangement method for a semiconductor device which comprises plural external connecting terminals and plural inductors, the external connecting terminals being disposed at a predetermined pitch in a lattice pattern. The arrangement method for the semiconductor device is characterized by comprising a first step of determining the arrangement of the external connecting terminals, a second step of determining the maximum width of air-core portions of the inductors, a third step of drawing first virtual lines each of which passes a nearly intermediate position between the external connecting terminals adjacent to each other in a first direction, a fourth step of drawing second virtual lines each of which passes a nearly intermediate position between the external connecting terminals adjacent to each other in a second direction nearly orthogonal to the first direction, a fifth step of determining the allowable range of distances between the first virtual line and second virtual line closest to each of the inductors and the center of each of the inductors, and a sixth step of arranging the inductors such that at least either the distance between the first virtual line closest to each of the inductors and the center of each of the inductors or the distance between the second virtual line closest to each of the inductors and the center of each of the inductors falls within the allowable range.


The production of biological medicinal products used for prophylactic, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes includes the use of inherently  variable biological processes and materials. In order to ensure the  quality of the finished biological product it is necessary to determine  the source, nature and fitness for use of the starting materials, including reagents, culture media, buffer solutions, sera,  and enzymes. The article summarises literature data on the  structure, properties and mode of action of the animal-derived  reagent trypsin — proteolytic enzyme widely used in the production  of biological medicinal products. The article dwells upon the sources  of trypsin, methods of its production, requirements for trypsin  products of different purity grades intended for human and  veterinary use as well as for use as reagents in the production of  vaccines, advanced therapy medicinal products and genetically engineered products. The article describes the role that  trypsin plays in the human and animal intestinal digestive enzyme  systems, in dissociation of cells in cultures in the process of cell  passaging, in the mechanism of proteolitic activation and inactivation of a wide range of viruses, and in the examination of proteins  primary structure.


The present invention provides a method for inducing an existing virtualization Martial the plate-like bridge, most of the traditional martial the bridge plate has a number of problems in the maintenance of the structure and the track due to the repeated loading of the train. Therefore, by inducing Martial merchant plate bridges ensure the safety of the virtualization sikimeuroseo structure and the maintenance of the line more efficient and more aims to improve the running properties of the train. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a downward-shaped precast concrete transportation is available about the size of introducing lateral peuriseuteuresing in the longitudinal direction (Precast Concrete) member factory to assemble the members in the field and the hypothesis the bridge was added longitudinal peuriseuteuresing the effect of the height of the girder as low is much higher the bottom portion of the girder increase the relative water passage cross-section and the entire girder good because PC plant product quality and has a structural advantage as a relatively light structure. U-type, induction phase and down the slab, prestressed, precast concrete


Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune inflammatory disease causing bone destruction. Although the etiology of RA remains unanswered, it is well known that inflammatory cytokines play key roles. Although biological agents targeting these inflammatory cytokines strongly suppress inflammation as well as bone damages, repair of destructed bone is still challenging. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are capable to differentiate into osteoblasts and chondrocytes and moreover, they have been reported to possess immunomodulative effects without severe adverse events in patients with graft versus host disease. Recently, we have reported that MSCs produce osteoprotegerin (OPG), a decoy receptor of the receptor activator of NFκB ligand (RANKL) resulting in reduced osteoclastogenesis. We herein demonstrate the promotive effect of inflammatory cytokines on osteoblast differentiation through Wingless-type MMTV integration site family (Wnt) 5a/ receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor (Ror) 2 signaling pathway. Our results suggest that MSCs is a powerful treatment tool for RA patients to aim suppression of inflammation and bone regeneration in parallel.


Abstract : Homosexuals currently serve in the Armed Forces under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy, but gays, lesbians, and others throughout the United States (US), to include President Obama, believe that policy is discriminatory. Polls and trends reveal America's increasing acceptance of homosexual orientation which indicates it may be time to change the law and repeal DADT. Governor Clinton campaigned in 1992 to end the gay-ban and permit homosexuals to serve openly in the Armed Forces. His efforts culminated with the passage of the current law and the DADT policy. Senator Obama pledged to repeal DADT during the 2008 Presidential campaign. In anticipation of the repeal, senior civilian and military leaders should begin to review related issues regarding DADT and allow open homosexual service. To support this effort, this paper addresses the history of homosexual service in the Armed Forces and also considers cultural diversity, professional studies and surveys, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009, and other DADT related issues. In addition, it addresses repealing DADT through a holistic approach with a comprehensive strategy and a one-year implementation plan to support an expected new law and policy regarding open homosexual service in the Armed Forces.


Introduction: Abdominal wall defects (AWDs) interfere with postnatal respiratory parameters. We aimed to evaluate lung volume (LV) in fetuses with AWD using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) and to correlate AWD with the type (omphalocele and gastroschisis) and size of the defect and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Methods: This prospective observational study included 72 pregnant women with fetuses with AWD and a gestational age <25 weeks. The data on abdominal volume, 3D US LV, and herniated volume were acquired every 4 weeks up to 33 weeks. LV was compared with normal reference curves and correlated with abdominal and herniated volumes. Results: Omphalocele (p < 0.001) and gastroschisis (p < 0.001) fetuses had smaller LV than normal fetuses. LV was positively correlated with abdominal volume (omphalocele, r = 0.86; gastroschisis, r = 0.88), whereas LV was negatively correlated with omphalocele-herniated volume/abdominal volume (p < 0.001, r = −0.51). LV was smaller in omphalocele fetuses that died (p = 0.002), were intubated (p = 0.02), or had secondary closure (p < 0.001). In gastroschisis, a smaller LV was observed in fetuses discharged using oxygen (p = 0.002). Conclusion: Fetuses with AWD had smaller 3D LV than normal fetuses. Fetal abdominal volume was inversely correlated with LV. In omphalocele fetuses, a smaller LV was associated with neonatal mortality and morbidity.


Abstract Many decisions require the application of subjective judgment. Two methods of modelling such decision behaviour by using fuzzy set theory are considered here. Yager (1 978) uses a method based on a maximin criterion, while Tsukamoto and Terano (1975) base their method on multivalued logic operations. In this paper sets of decision maker's evaluation of decision problems are compared with each of the two fuzzy set evaluations. The ability of the fuzzy set methods to replicate decision behaviour is measured by the rank correlation between orderings of alternatives obtained from the decision makers and those obtained from the. methods. Analysis of the experiment indicated that for the sample used, the methods generated very few correlations that were significantly greater than zero. These results appear to contradict claims for the methods made in the literature.


A Unified Flow Solver (UFS) has been developed for simulations of rarefied, transitional and continuum flows based on direct numerical solution of the Boltzmann equation coupled to kinetic schemes of gas dynamics. The UFS uses dynamically adaptive mesh and automatic domain decomposition into kinetic and continuum domains based on continuum breakdown criteria. This paper describes UFS extensions to mixtures of atomic and molecular gases. Results of simulations for selected benchmark problems are presented including shock wave structure in a binary mixture of atomic gases and a rotationally excited molecular gas, supersonic flows of gas mixtures around cylinder. Challenges and future plans are discussed.


The spinel-type Mn-Zn ferrite nano-powders were prepared by co-precipitation and refluxing method using δ-FeOOH as a precursor.The effects of refluxing time and the pH value of co-precipitation solution on the phase structure,morphology and magnetic properties of as-prepared powders were studie dusing XRD,transmission electron microscopy and vibration sample magnetometer.The results showed that the optimum refluxing time for complete reaction is 6h.The size of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 powders varied between 10nm and 20nm.It was also found that the mean size of the nano-powders can be controlled by pH value of the co-precipitation solution and as-prepared powders with mean particle size of 20 nm and saturation magnetization of 46 A·m2/kg were prepared when the pH value of co-precipitation solution is 13.


Many engineering students graduate with insufficient practical experience in many fields although their theoretical knowledge might be deep. One main reason is the lack of available labs. Unfortunately, other solutions such as virtual and remote labs presented by pure graphical visualization for assisting the students to develop their practical skills, cannot completely replace hand-on labs, because they lack reality and try to visualize instruments and experiments graphically. Our research is aimed at checking and proofing the appropriateness of augmented reality (AR) to be used in representing client user-interfaces in remote labs. Students can carry out an engineering experiment represented by real and virtual elements, components and equipment overlaid with virtual objects.


Macroscopic attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared imaging is applied to study the dissolution of realistically sized hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) tablets. The water intake into in situ compacted tablets and pre-compacted tablets was studied as a function of compaction pressure. Rigorous analysis of the imaging datasets show that the speed of water intake into HPMC tablet is approximately 4 μm/min and is hardly affected by the studied range of compaction pressures or the type of ATR crystal used (diamond or ZnSe). This constant speed of water intake implies that leakage ("creeping") of water into the space between the tablet and the ATR crystal does not occur. It is shown that the radius of the HPMC tablet initially expands to twice the original radius due to swelling.


Discloses a print head having a plurality of voltage conveying member for recording on the recording surface of the insulating electronic image recording device is also disclosed. The print head can be entered using an AC power source.


This paper presents a robust adaptive control strategy for nonlinear teleoperation systems. The controller is based on estimation of the impedance of human hand as well as that of the environment. The mentioned system is subjected to unmodeled dynamics, time-varying parameters and external force disturbances. The upper bound for the norm of disturbances and system uncertainties are not used in the presented control scheme. Furthermore, there is no constraint on the rate of changes and the amount of unknown parameters and perturbations. Given a robust adaptive control action and adaptation laws, the transparency and stability in teleoperation systems are mathematically proved using Lyapunov's direct method. Finally, simulation results obtained from a teleoperation system with two-link rotary robots are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.


Theories which predict a preferential backward emission at the second harmonic in solar radio bursts of spectral types I1 and I11 are outdated. The simplest acceptable theory predicts only forward emission, i.e., no emission in the backward hemisphere. Alternative explanations should be sought for those observations presently interpreted in terms of a preferential backward emission. Smerd et al. (1962) pointed out that, contrary to simple theory, it is common for the second harmonic emission in type I1 bursts to arrive from directions corresponding to much lower heights in the solar corona than the fundamental. A similar result applies for type I11 bursts where the fundamental and second harmonic at a given frequency arrive from roughly the same height. Smerd et al. suggested that their observations could be explained in terms of a preferential backward (i.e., towards the photosphere) emission at the second harmonic. This suggestion would imply that the apparent second harmonic source (seen after refraction through - x radians) is at lower heights in the corona than the actual source. The discrepancy could also be explained if the apparent fundamental source were at a greater height than the actual source. This alternative has become the accepted interpretation in view of the outward shift of the fundamental source when scattering in the inhomogeneous corona is taken into account (Steinberg et al. 1971, Riddle 1972, Leblanc 1973). Although the original arguments in its favour no longer apply, preferential backward emission continues to be invoked. For example, Labrum and Duncan (1973) suggested it as one possible interpretation for the observation that type V sources are at greater heights than harmonic type I11 sources at the same frequency. Also, Steinberg (1973) suggested that directivity in second harmonic type I11 radiation observed in the STEREO experiment could be interpreted in terms of preferential backward emission. At least part of the reason for the continued appeal to preferential backward emission is that the theories which predict it continue to be accepted. This paper points out that the theories which predict preferential backward emission at the second harmonic are outdated. Furthermore, the simplest theory predicts a preferential forward emission.


Objective To study the treatment of spinal instability by using posterior lumbar interbody fusion and short segment transpedicular screw fixation.Methods Spinal fusion and short segmental intervetebral fixation on 28 patients with instable spines were performed,using cylindrical interbody cage (Sofamor Danek) and short segment transpedicular screw to correct disc displacement or reconstruct intervertebral height accordinyly.Results 28 patients with 29 lesion pieces were treated and followed with satisfatory results.To restore intervertebral height and accommodate the cage,the proportion of facetectomy was about 30%.Conclusions Cylindrical cage installation in a posterior lumbar interbody fusion is likely to require partial or total facetectomy.At the same time using short segment transpedicular screw fixation is beneficial to restore intervertebral height and to rebuild spinal strength.


As an important aspect of corporate governance,stakeholders governance has great influence on corporate harmony.In this paper,we set up index system to appraise status quo of stakeholders participation in corporate governance and stakeholders harmony of Chinese listed companies,then get stakeholders governance index(CCGI).The further empirical researches show that CCGI is positively associated with ROE,NAPS,EPS,OPE and ITA.These indicate that good stakeholders governance mechanisms and high level of stakeholders governance help corporations develop harmoniously and improve profitability,and growth and development potential of listed companies.At the same time,concrete aspects of stakeholders governance mechanisms also have important influence on corporate performance.So,we suggest that the company should pay attention to rights and interests of stakeholders,and encourage stakeholders properly and effectively to participate in corporate governance and management in order to enhance corporate harmony.


The intervention should take into account the modern restoration and conservation theories which interest both monuments but also all the historic buildings [Carbonara, 1996]. The preservation necessity was extended to the buildings previously considered as minor, but meaningful testimonies of the art of building. Then, an effective and coherent preservation of the historic centres should develop a deep knowledge of the materials and local technologies used in the "minor" buildings. These were often built by poor materials but with effective techniques, refined in the centuries with specific rules [Giuffre, 1996].


This paper takes Julu County of Hebei province as a research area, through calculation and analysis of the growth elasticity coefficient of population and urban and rural construction land in Julu County, determines the type of land use trend in Julu County. Through calculation and analysis of the elastic coefficient of the GDP and the growth of construction land, the contribution of the GDP and the growth of construction land, the type of land use trend in Julu County is determined. The calculation results show that the population grew, land use grew, and PEI1 = 0.19 <1, judging that the trend of land use type that matches the population development and construction land changes of Julu County is extensive. Regional GDP grew, land use grew, EEI1 = 9.14> γ (6.02), and ECI1 = 0.93 <1, judging that the land use trend of Julu County is extensive type. Suggestions for intensive use of construction land are raised: (1) Establish and improve the human-land linkage mechanism and incentive and restraint mechanism for tapping potentials; (2) Make the most of idle land; (3) Strengthen dynamic monitoring and early warning of intensive land use.


This tutorial gives a concise overview of existing PAC-Bayesian theory focusing on three generalization bounds. The first is an Occam bound which handles rules with finite precision parameters and which states that generalization loss is near training loss when the number of bits needed to write the rule is small compared to the sample size. The second is a PAC-Bayesian bound providing a generalization guarantee for posterior distributions rather than for individual rules. The PAC-Bayesian bound naturally handles infinite precision rule parameters, $L_2$ regularization, {\em provides a bound for dropout training}, and defines a natural notion of a single distinguished PAC-Bayesian posterior distribution. The third bound is a training-variance bound --- a kind of bias-variance analysis but with bias replaced by expected training loss. The training-variance bound dominates the other bounds but is more difficult to interpret. It seems to suggest variance reduction methods such as bagging and may ultimately provide a more meaningful analysis of dropouts.


© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Laser Technik Journal 4/2018 11 ability of adapting the sensor individually to the customer's needs. If there are special requirements on the wavelength, sensitivity, or the dynamics, a module optimized for these parameters can be developed without having to change the complete sensor electronics. Today, already a specially adapted version of the processobserver is being used for 3D printing processes by the company EOS.


Snake bite is a significant health concern, especially in rural populations of tropical and subtropical countries. In India, snake bites take a heavy toll of human lives, and therefore warrant urgent attention. High mortality is due to poor health services in rural areas and delay in getting the victim to a well-equipped health care facility, where anti snake venom can be administered. However, geographical and species variation, logistic, economic and production issues restrict the use of anti-snake venom. In India our ancestors were treating snake bite long before the invention of anti-venom. Ayurveda has various treatment modalities and herbs those were mentioned for venomous bite treatment. Though most of them are scientifically unsubstantiated, yet they cannot be glossed over due to their inherent advantages. They are practiced by diverse social groups for long, offering unconditional benefits. Today, there is a need to evaluate our ancient knowledge on modern parameters to establish Ayurveda as a main stream medical science. Exhaustive ethno botanical studies in different regions of the country can help to undertake well designed scientific studies, for establishing therapeutic efficacy of various herbals for treating snake bites. The present article highlights an assortment of ancient remedies and herbal plants used in India for snake bites.


Various aspects of Vygotsky's theory of scientific concepts have proven fruitful in mathematics education research, particularly in regard to the interrelation of scientific and everyday concepts and the role of dialogue. It is argued here that Vygotsky's theory offers more than this however, in that it provides the outlines of a systematic and coherent theoretical basis for connectionist teaching practices, and a justification for why such a theoretical basis would be useful. The elements of connectionist mathematics teaching, which are common to many approaches which oppose the dominant transmissionism, include: an emphasis on problem solving; connecting mathematics to physical and social experience; a focus on the connections within mathematics; the use of dialogue and justification; making connections with students' current understandings; and the encouragement of reflexivity. These pedagogical elements are seen to map neatly across to the central aspects of the theory of scientific concepts. This paper outlines and explores those aspects of Vygotsky's theory, relying on his own words where possible, and draws out their connections to mathematics teaching. In addition a key question arising from previous literature linking Vygotsky's theory to the mathematics classroom is addressed in order to deepen the analysis: the seeming contradiction between cultural internalisation and student agency. A proposed outline of a systematic theoretical basis for connectionist (and other non-transmissionist) teaching, based on Vygotsky's theory, emerges through this engagement with his own and other's writings, and in conclusion the benefits to pedagogy and research of having such a basis are drawn out.


Objective To establish a image acquisition method of quail tongue while awake and a digital quantification method based on computer technology,which would lay foundation for research on basic theories of TCM and pharmacological mechanism of Chinese medicinal.Methods Tongue images of healthy quails while awake were collected by using digital camera.Tongue images and standard 24 color cards were analyzed by using Image-Pro Plus software.Scores of hue(H),saturation(S),intensity(I),red(R),green(G) and blue(B) were extracted from images,and values of red intensity(r), green intensity(g) and blue intensity(b) were calculated.Tongue area,red tongue area and red tongue area ratio were also analyzed by using software.Results Relative standard deviation(RSD) of HIS color space,RGB color vector and values of rgb were all less than 10%in different periods.Imaging conditions and analysis process had sound stability and reproducibility.Scores of HIS color space and RGB color vector,and values of rgb were successfully detected in tongue images of quails.The results of red intensity and red tongue area were consistent to those of human visual observations,and reflected red degree of quail tongue manifestation.Conclusion In this study a method to detect tongue manifestation of quails while awake is successfully built up,which makes standardization analysis and digital quantitative analysis possible with advantage of non-invasion.This method can be used to follow the dynamic changes of quail tongue manifestation and provide certain reference for diagnosing symptom types of quails.


This letter extends the Gunduz and Hatemi-J study on the tourism-led growth hypothesis with the Malaysian data. The rolling subsample causality test was employed to demonstrate the validity and stability of the tourism–growth causality relationship. Our result shows the causality relationship is valid and stable over the sample period. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


In this paper we investigate the roles that boards of directors play in family firms by conducting a series of interviews with board members from various Italian family firms. Applying Grounded Theory methodology, our results suggest that in addition to performing the service and control functions characteristic of boards of directors in non-family firms, family firm boards perform two functions unique to family firms: i.e, they act as a bridge between the various family business components and as a buffer between conflicting members. Our study makes two contributions. First, by suggesting that family business boards play bridge and buffer roles, we fill the gap in previous literature which has examined the roles of boards of directors without considering the idiosyncratic nature of family- owned businesses. Second, we offer an overview of the variability in board roles across different forms of family business.


R ecently, much has been said about "tun at work" environments and their importance for employee morale and productivity. Yet, there is no serious empirical or theoretical work on the nature or consequences of having fun in organizations. In this article we discover, through the eyes of practicing human resource managers, what a fun work environment is, its component characteristics, and its advantages for employees, work teams, and organizations. We also discover the specific types of things these human resource managers' organizations use to promote a fun work environment. Data were gathered from a national e-mail survey of human resource managers. There were 572 usable replies. The human resource managers strongly favor promoting a fun work environment because they believe such environments offer great benefits both to the individual and the organization. To them, fun working environments are here to stay, not just another passing managerial fad.


Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on March 13, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, seven photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about bird sighting and review, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.


Abstract : The primary goal of this STTR was the identification of specific components within the Deployable Autonomous Distributed System electronics that would benefit most from Ultra-Low-Power technology by examining their requirements and application environments. Specifically, the selection of a processor device was targeted. The application of Ultra-Low-Power electronics to the Processor Module of the current DADS can save significant power, especially in the Digital Signal Processing, and widescale application in the 2010 implementation of the DADS can save even more power, using SoC technology to increase functionality and reduce area. Advances in our ULP technology will keep us well ahead of the state-of-the-art up through the 2010 implementation.


Event study methodology has been one of the most frequently used tools in financial research in recent years. This study provides a review of the present state of knowledge and practice with respect to event study methodology. Many variations of this methodology are discussed, as well as special issues and applications. Recommendations for implementing an event study also are provided.


Location PKP S.A. Headquarters (West Station building) 142A Aleje Jerozolimskie street Warsaw Poland To register to the SHERPA workshop on"How to protect stations", please fill in this form…


MWW structure molecular sieves with different Si/Al were prepared by dynamic hydrothermally method.The resulting solids were characterized by different techniques,such as XRD,N2 adsorption-desorption,NH3-TPD and FTIR.The effects of Si/Al on the structure and acidity of MWW structure molecular sieve were studied.XRD results indicate that MCM-22 zeolite would be prepared when the silicon to alumina ratio ranges from 17.5 to 30,and MCM-49 zeolite would be obtained when the silicon to alumina ratio ranges from 12.5 to 15.NH3-TPD and FTIR results reveal that both the total acid amounts and the B acid amounts decrease with the increment of Si/Al in zeolite.When the Si/Al of zeolite is range from 12.5 to 25,acid strength of zeolite keeps consistent.When the Si/Al of zeolite is above 30,acid strength becomes weaker.


Research Summary: The purpose of the article is to explain the mechanisms underlying the internationalization springboard strategies of China's emerging multinationals in the automobile industry. Using a unique combination of location bound (country-specific) and non-location bound (firm-specific) advantages, companies in this industry have overcome their latecomer disadvantages by exploring knowledge from mature markets through backward and forward integration of the value chain, and exploiting this knowledge to enhance their competitive position, first at home, then in emerging markets and later in developed countries. We test and refine springboarding theory and propose the learning portal model. The learning portal model can be used as a new theory of emerging markets multinationals beyond China and the automobile industry. Management Summary: The globalization of Chinese enterprises is upon us. Chinese enterprises have not only successfully internationalized to other emerging markets, but also to advanced economies. To do so, these firms used springboard strategies to leapfrog cer-tain technological development stages and accelerate their catch-up trajectory with incumbent firms from the advanced economies. This article investigates the catch-up strategies of China's leading automotive companies. We find that Chinese enterprises establish learning portals in mature markets to acquire knowledge and assets, which they first exploit in their home market, before seeking to expand their market share in other emerging markets and finally advanced economies.


This research studied the concept of racial identity development of the main character in Amma Asante's movie Belle. This research also describes the social relations between the main character's identity development and women's agency. The analysis is founded on the theory of racial identity development and the sociology of literature. The results showed that, in Belle movie, the main character experiences all the rounds of racial identity development which challenges her agency to make the social change she wanted. Thus, these two subtopics correlated with each other that also represented how the racial identity development and the women's agency influence the socio-cultural life of the main character in understanding her existence among other beings.


To produce a permanent brazed joint, it is necessary to select the optimum brazing technology, the heating method, the composition of the brazing alloy, the shape of the brazing alloy and the flux. The correctly selected technology can solve a large number of problems in the application of brazed components – increase service life, reduce production costs, increase productivity, etc. In this work, investigations were carried out on the special features of brazing different components with a powder brazing alloy of the copper–manganese–nickel system. Table 1 gives the brazing alloys of the copper– manganese–nickel system. The brazing alloys are used for brazing highly stressed instruments, creep-resisting steels, turbine blades and components of engines in the aviation industry, mining equipment, cryogenic technology, etc. The brazing alloys of this system are characterized by high strength and creep strength of the joints up to a temperature of 6008C, and they retain high mechanical properties at low temperatures. As indicated by Table 1, the brazing alloys are situated in the range with the manganese content of up to 30% (Figure 1). The diagram of the copper–manganese–nickel system is characterized by the absence of a eutectic. The system contains a large range of alloys consisting of solid solutions with narrow solidification ranges. The alloys, included in the region with the phases a þ u 0, are dispersion-hardening alloys. These are 'ideal' brazing alloys from the viewpoint of brazing with no brittle eutectic or intermetallic components in the structure. The presence of the ordered phases in the copper–manganese and manganese–nickel systems increases the strength characteristics of the alloy. The melting point of the alloys (900–11008C) is also highly suitable for combined heat treatment with brazing in the process of tool manufacture. In addition, possible formation of the solutions of nickel and manganese with iron at the phase boundary cannot impair greatly the characteristics of the brazed joint. However, in addition to the positive properties, the alloys have a number of shortcomings. The first and most important shortcoming is the susceptibility of manganese to oxidation and burning-out and gas saturation of the melt during preparation. Therefore, to obtain the accurate composition of the alloy, the material is melted in argon; vacuum melting is not suitable because of the high pressure of manganese vapours and problems in maintaining the required composition. The second shortcoming is the problem in pressure treatment of the material. The alloys are characterized by high plasticity coefficients and deformation resistance and, consequently, rolled components can be produced from them (for producing foundation elements) only by means of controlling with a large number of processing cycles. Also, tools with high durability must be useful in cutting out the foundation elements from the rolled strip. In cutting out the foundation elements, a large part of the brazing alloy (20–40%) is wasted and it is difficult to process the metal into the initial alloy. This is very important in the small-series production of brazed joint where only a small amount of brazing alloy is required, because the price of the brazing alloys is high due to the high labour content in production. In this work, the alloys were produced by powder metallurgy methods. Mechanical alloying was used to produce various foundation elements from the brazing alloy powder such as rings and tablets. This method can be used to produce any amount of the alloy, and this is highly advantageous for small-series and series production. The method is characterized by a simple procedure of producing foundation elements of any shape or dimensions with almost no waste by pressing of the components, with the powder components for the copper–manganese–nickel system readily available. According to some literature data, there is also positive experience with the application of these brazing alloy powders. The main problem is the high oxygen content of the powder and contamination of the alloy with the material of milling bodies. This may influence the formation of the brazed joint. In this work, investigations were carried out to determine the conditions for high-quality brazing using mechanically alloyed powders of the copper–manganese–nickel system. The alloys were produced by milling in a vibration mill with mechanical alloying, and the effect of the process on the properties of the brazing alloy and also the effect of the process on formation of the brazing alloy produced using different types of brazing procedures (induction in air and vacuum) were investigated.


Prerequisites for transforming continuing education into an urgent need. The situation in Central Europe after 1989 and after two seminars of the Foreigh Relation Office Library management and Information management


Side-channel attacks, including differential power analysis (DPA), are still an emerging topic. To make a deep research about DPA, one needs to be able to perform it as fast as possible. There are many possible ways to decrease the time of the attack. In this paper, we propose a way to decrease the duration of the correlation computations of this kind of attack by decreasing the number of samples per a power trace using an integration based aggregation method. We comprehensively describe this idea and present the results of an experimental evaluation focusing on the time efficiency of this approach.


Agriculture is the backbone of our country. It plays a vital role in the economy as well as indevelopment. Nowadays, Indian agriculture faces many issues due to increasing effects of globalwarming. Climate and Water for irrigation are the major problems faced by the farmers whencultivating a crop. We come up with a solution to the prevailing issues in order to help farmersand try to minimize their workload. Our main objective is to detect moisture level and humidity in the soil, and temperature in thefield. By this solution, we intend to help farmers as there is scarcity in manpower too.


This contribution serves as the introduction to the edited volume titled 'The New Asylum and Transit Countries in Europe. During and in the Aftermath of the 2015/2016 Crisis'. In particular it provides an overview of the four dynamics captured in the volume. The first one concerns the absorption of EU norms in Central and South Eastern Europe. The second dynamic is the reaction by the counties in this region to the massive movement of asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 through their territories. The third dynamic captured in the edited volume is how, despite the dictates of the EU and the EU asylum legislation, the countries in question have used their autonomy and have initiated their own normative developments in the area of asylum during and beyond the crisis. The final dynamic addressed in this book concerns the question of solidarity and shared responsibility among EU Member States in the area of asylum.


Abstract The environment close to the chamber of heavy ion inertial fusion energy reactors imposes severe constraints on magnets used for final focusing magnets. Space is at a premium, requiring close proximity of adjacent magnets, making magnet integration imperative. In addition, the high radiation flux imposes stringent shielding requirements. In this paper, the options for final focusing magnet topologies are described. Implications of using both high-temperature superconductors and conventional low-temperature superconductors are investigated. The use of high-temperature superconducting materials may offer an attractive, although speculative, opportunity for a fundamentally different approach to magnet construction, leading to either lower cost or reduced maintenance.


DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF VENEREAL DISEASES. By David Lees. Edinburgh, E. & S. Livingstone. I5s. Pp. 605. THE author has extensive first-hand experience of these diseases. As a teacher that experience must have been continually and critically sifted; he is therefore eminently equipped to give to student and practitioner a knowledge of accurate diagnostic methods and sound principles of treatment of venereal diseases-a subject which cannot be made too real a branch of medical study. In this volunme the clinical, serological and microscopical manifestations, and the modern technique of " laboratory " diagnosis, of the venereal diseases. with their several treatments and the exacting standards of cure, on which the author insists, are all given lucid, interesting and persuasive exposition. The author has found tryparsamide of demonstrable benefit in parenchymatous central nerve syphilis, thus supporting much recent American work. He forecasts that a combination of " malaria therapy" and tryparsamide will probably prove the most effective treatn-lent now available. He has not found that lesion of the optic nerve necessarily forbids the use of tryparsamide. He records a valuable clinical discovery of his own-that i c.c. of pituitrin injected intramuscularly immediately after withdrawal by puncture of cerebrospinal fluid has, in his hands, reduced to a minimum the onset of headache following the operation. It probably helps to restore quickly the intrathecal pressure. The author is to be congratulated on this book. It is strikingly and well illustrated. It is natural that the more arresting lesions should be selected for illustration, though we doubt if in Scotland they are any commoner than elsewhere, where nowadays they are, in fact, rare. The book is fully indexed, and both student and practitioner will find themselves well served by it as a book to read and keep for reference. H. M. H.


. Advances in technology and information have become a stimulus for life changes, including digitalization and the internet of things. These two things linearly then motivate researchers to present an innovation virtual museum tour. The aim of the researcher is to present this innovation to assist in the process of developing educational tourism in Indonesia, especially for the UM Learning Museum. In addition, this innovation is also carried out with the aim of bringing the museum closer as one of the media for inheriting culture to the community through the help of advances in technology and information. The virtual tour innovation is also carried out with the aim of stimulating the development of innovation through enriching essence and behavioral intention. In order to facilitate efforts to achieve these goals, the research and development method from Borg and Gall has been modified. Through this method, it was found that the virtual tour innovation of the UM Learning Museum has many benefits for visitors, such as the experience of exploring independently and interactively. Other benefits obtained from the virtual tour of the UM Learning Museum include getting new information and knowledge and developing behavioral intentions to support the existence of the UM Learning Museum for the community.


(Paper for The Ionian Conference 2000 at Corfu, Greece, May 20-22) In our research we have discovered gender-biased infanticides in contemporary Slovakia. Newborn boys in Slovakia are three times more likely to become the victims of infanticide after the collapse of Communism 11 years ago. After a theoretical background on infanticide, I refer to the results of a pilot study on infanticide in Slovakia during 1981-1997 and then I suggests a new the multi-national comparative study on infanticide in contemporary Europe.


DOCTORS who have chosen for their avocation book collecting or historical studies are not unknown. Some even have made these hobbies into a profitable source of income, but the name of Kloss, who a...


This report describes an internship experience. The experience was somewhat atypical as it involved the student spending equal time in two placements. The report describes the internship and a research paper prepared to meet the internship requirements as set down by the Faculty. The goals of the internship included gaining psychometric skills, along with teaching and research experience. The 13 week internship was split equally between the Alcohol and Drug Dependency Commission (ADDC) and the Work Skills Evaluation Program at the General Hospital, Miller Centre. -- During the placement at the ADDC, the intern engaged in program development, research and program delivery. There was extensive opportunity in this placement to speak with the professional staff about services offered and resources within ADDC and the community. There was also the opportunity to co-lead a parent workshop called "Smooth Sailing." Much of the time, while with the agency, was spend researching the document entitled "Addressing Alcohol and Drug related problems of Youth: Intervention Strategies for Teachers and Counsellors," which is included in part two of the report. -- During the placement with the Work Skills Evaluation Program, the intern had the opportunity to administer psychological tests and to participate in report writing. She also attended team meetings, became involved in case conferences on clients and delivered an in-service training session addressing current issues in assessment. -- The research component involved the preparation of a guide outlining a comprehensive strategy for front-line educators confronted with students who are users of alcohol and other drugs or who come from homes where substance abuse is a problem. The guide discusses the roles of teachers and counsellors as intervenors. It overviews the scope of the problem and also offers suggestions for the identification of problems and intervention. An annotated bibliography of selected resources is also offered.


The quote that opens the Institute ofMedicine's 2007 report, TheLearningHealthcare System,1 succinctly captures the crux of the knowing-doing gap: the gap that exists between what weknowworksbasedon thebest available evidence andwhat weclinicallypractice. It is this gap that the evolving field of implementation science or knowledge translation seeks tomend. In this issueofJAMA InternalMedicine,Watersand colleagues2 evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives directed toward clinical outcomes for closing theknowing-doinggap. Specifically, they examine the effect of the October 2008 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nonpayment for HospitalAcquired Conditions Initiative on the prevention of 4 clinical "never events": catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), falls, and pressure ulcers. Using multiple time points before and after implementationof theCMS initiative,Waters et al2 found that the slopedetermined by themonthly rate of CAUTIs andCLABSIs for the 9 monthsbefore theCMS initiativedroppedsignificantlyafter its implementation,whereas theslopedeterminedbythemonthly rate of falls and pressure ulcers was unaltered. These findings are different from those described in a seminal study published in 2012 by Lee and colleagues,3 which suggested no effect of the CMS financial penalties on hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates. Two differences in the studies could have accounted for the inconsistent findings. First, the studybyLee et al3 examined fewer and different hospitals than the present study byWaters et al.2 Lee and colleagues evaluated 398 hospitals reportingHAI rates to theNationalHealthcareSafetyNetwork,whereasWatersandcolleaguesexaminedmore than600 hospitals reporting HAIs to the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. Second, because of differences in the reporting networks used in the studies (ie, National Healthcare Safety Network vs National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators), the study by Lee et al had 33months of HAI data availablebefore implementationof theCMS initiative,but thestudy byWaters et al had only 9months of preimplementation data. This limited amount of data may have been inadequate to define the true trend in HAI rates before the CMS initiative. The absence of an effect of the CMS initiative on the other 2 "never events" evaluated in theWaters et al study (falls and pressure ulcers) suggests thismayhave been the case. For both of these outcomes, the Waters et al study had 27 months of preimplementationdataavailable forexamination,similar to theamount available for the HAI outcomes in the Lee et al study. Despite the differences in preimplementation data available for the HAIs vs falls and pressure ulcers, Waters and colleagues2 suggest another reason for the differential effect of the CMS initiative on HAIs. They argue that because there was more robust evidence on how to prevent CLABSIs and CAUTIs at the time of the CMS initiative, hospitals weremore successful at reducing these never events when provided the Author Audio Interview at jamainternalmedicine.com


The article considers the problem of determination of information and attractive properties of the Old Rus population's material culture as a subject of a museum exposition. The author analyzes material culture artefacts and archaeological complexes in general. Exhibits are divided into three groups by information and attractive properties: subsidiary, basic, and unique. The first has the least attractive level, the second has the middle attractive level, and the third has the highest attractive level. One of the categories of archaeological findings cannot be a base of an "Old Rus period" museum exposition. The author came to conclusions that artefacts of every group should be represented in a museum exposition. Article received 26.02.2019


PURPOSE: A method of reforming a surface for a mold is provided to dramatically enhance the compactability of parts since frictional force is minimized when a part, such as a high-tension steel sheet, is shaped. CONSTITUTION: A method of reforming a surface for a mold is as follows. A texturing pattern consisting of a plurality of holes is formed on a surface for a mold using laser. The holes are formed at the same intervals. The holes are formed with 40~80μm diameter and 40~80μm depth and the distance between two holes is 0.1~0.4mm. The diameter from entrance to the middle point of the whole depth of each hole is the same.


Plant-mediated transport is the major pathway of methane (CH4) emission from wetland paddy fields. The present experiment was conducted to understand the mechanism of CH4 transport through rice paddies. A field measurement of CH4 emission was done with three rice genotypes Ranjit, Piolee and Swarna Mahsuri to identify plant physiological and anatomical characteristics influencing gas emission, which could provide insight to the mechanism of CH4 transport. CH4 emission estimation by a closed chamber technique revealed significant variations in emission of CH4 among the varieties. Variety Ranjit was identified as a low emitting variety compared to the others. The leaf area index, tiller number, leaf and root dry weight were closely associated with CH4 emission. The rate of leaf transpiration, stomatal conductance, leaf stomatal frequency and size of the xylem vessels were identified to be strong determinants of CH4 emission suggesting a transport pathway of CH4 along with the transpirational xylem water flow and subsequently through open stomata of leaf blade. Low emitting variety Ranjit exhibited superior yield and yield attributing characteristics in terms of panicle dry weight and high density grain (%) highlighting the role of source–sink carbohydrate partitioning in regulating CH4 emissions. Cultivation of low emitting varieties with higher grain productivity can be an effective environmentally-friendly biological mitigation strategy for CH4 emission from rice paddies.


This paper begins by examining the cultural practices of the large workers' leisure organisations associated with German Social Democracy and asks whether these merely reproduced 'high' or 'bourgeois' culture or whether they contributed to a distinct cultural identity for their members. It concludes that, although much of the culture of these organisations was borrowed, it was not necessarily understood in the same way by workers as by middle-class Germans. Moreover these organisations remained separate from those of the German bourgeoisie and possessed distinctive core values, in particular that of solidarity. This difference was reinforced by the housing conditions of German workers, which obviated the possibility of a privatised and domestic leisure. However, this 'labour movement culture' had to compete both with other organised working-class cultures (of Catholics, Poles and workers in company clubs), with a 'culture of poverty' on the part of those in irregular employment and on low incomes, and with an increasingly commercial leisure industry. This 'labour movement' culture was also predominantly male.


Interactions between cellulose and chitosan molecules in cellulose–chitosan blend films, prepared using trifluoroacetic acid as a cosolvent for the two polysaccharides, were studied by X-ray diffraction and Raman analyses and by measurements of mechanical properties of the blend films. Crystallinity of cellulose in the blend films decreased with an increase in chitosan content. The blend films had tensile strengths of 45–100 MPa and Young's moduli of 2–7.5 GPa in dry states. These values had the maximum around 30% chitosan content in the blend films. These results suggested the presence of interactions between cellulose, chitosan, and water molecules in the films. However, Raman analysis suggested that cellulose and chitosan molecules in the blend films seemed to have the same secondary structures as those in 100% cellulose and 100% chitosan films, respectively. Thus, these results indicate the presence of interactions in the interfacial region between small domains of cellulose and chitosan. The presence of chitosan molecules may lead to decrease in the domain size of cellulose, and to increase in the interfacial region between cellulose and chitosan domains.


India has a vibrant micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector contributing significantly to the manufacturing output, employment and exports of the country. It is estimated that in terms of value, the sector accounts for 5 per cent of the manufacturing output and 40 per cent of the total exports of the country. The sector is estimated to employ about 42 million persons in over 13 million units throughout the country. This study was undertaken to analyse the financing practices and constraints faced while availing finance of small and medium enterprises in textiles and clothing sector of an industrial city of India. A sample of 50 units was selected on a convenience basis. The study highlighted that a majority of the respondent units started their business with internal funds only. But, during the current year, a majority of the respondent units employed external funds. Commercial banks emerged as the most preferred source to finance requirements for business. Respondent units reported lengthy paperwork and formalities as the most important constraint faced at the start-up stage. Procedures regarding the disbursement of loans need to be simplified and interest rates should be lowered to enhance the competitive strength of small and medium enterprises.


It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 1st International Workshop on Multimodal Crowd Sensing -- CrowdSens 2012, held at CIKM 2021 in Maui, Hawaii, USA, on November 2nd, 2012.

The ubiquitous availability of computing technology, in particular smartphones, tablets, laptops and other easily portable devices, and the adoption of social networking sites, makes it possible to be connected and continuously contribute to a massively distributed information publishing process. By doing so, users are (unconsciously) acting as social sensors, whose sensor readings are their manually generated data. People document their daily life experiences, report on their physical locations and social interactions with others, express opinions and provide diverse observations on both the physical world (sights, sounds, smells, feelings, etc.) and the online world (news, music, events, etc.). Such massive amounts of ubiquitous social sensors, if wisely utilized, can provide new forms of valuable information that are currently not available by any traditional data collection methods including real physical sensors, and can be used to enhance decision making processes.

The main goal of the 1st International Workshop on Multimodal Crowd Sensing (CrowdSens 2012) was to provide an open forum for researchers from various fields such as Natural Language Processing, Information Extraction, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, User Modeling and Personalization, Stream Processing, and Sensor Networks, for addressing the challenges of effectively mining, analyzing, fusing, and exploiting information from multimodal physical and social sensor data sources. Many factors are included into the complexity of the problem, such as the real-time requirements of the data processing; the heterogeneity of the data sources, from physical sensors data to posts on social media; and the ubiquitous and noisy nature of the human-sensor generated information, which can be written in an informal style, and can be redundant, incomplete, or even incorrect. The workshop thus aimed to stimulate discussions about how the knowledge embedded in human sensor data can be collected, extracted, modeled, analyzed, integrated, summarized, and finally exploited.

The workshop consisted of:
keynote talks by Ido Guy (IBM Research - Haifa, Israel) and Manuel Cebrian (University of California, San Diego, California, USA),
three research talks and two posters, selected by the program committee from a total of nine submissions, with topics spanning from crowdsourcing modelling to event detection in the Social Media, and
an open panel for discussing advances and open issues on management and exploitation of knowledge embedded in human sensor data, serving as an open stage for interdisciplinary collaboration for facing the emerging research challenges.


Motion tracking is attractive in what concerns a smart city environment, where citizens have to interact with Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructures spread all around one particular city. Motion tracking is important for smart services and location-based services in smart cities, since it provides natural ways for users to interact with the IoT infrastructures, such as the ability to recognize of a wide range of hand motion in real-time. Compared with dedicated hardware devices, ubiquitous devices with reliable speakers and microphones can be developed to achieve cheap acoustic-based motion tracking, which is appropriate for low-power and low-cost IoT applications. However, for complex urban environments, it is very difficult for acoustic-based methods to achieve accurate motion tracking due to multipath fading and limited sampling rate at mobile devices. In this paper, a new parameter called multipath dispersion vector (MDV) is proposed to estimate and mitigate the impact of multipath fading on received signals using extreme learning machine. Based on MDV, a robust acoustic motion tracking (RAMTEL) method is proposed to calculate the moving distance based on the phase change of acoustic signals, and track the corresponding motion in 2-D plane by using multiple speakers. The method is then proposed and implemented on standard Android smartphones. Experiment results show, without any specialized hardware, RAMTEL can achieve an impressive millimeter-level accuracy for localization and motion tracking applications in multipath fading environments. Specifically, the measurement errors are less than 2 and 4 mm in 1-D and 2-D scenarios, respectively.


Childhood obesity is a global health concern. According to the World Health, prevalence of obesity decupled in the last four decades, where 124 million children and adolescents are now considered obese ("Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity", 2019). Organization Interactions between parenting styles and feeding styles play a critical role in the development of a child's lifestyle habits, which may impact their weight status. The purpose of this study was to identify how parenting and feeding styles impact a child's weight status. A systematic review of the literature, guided by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Manual protocol, was conducted using three electronic databases. Inclusion criteria included: Children aged between 2-12 years, child weight status in BMI (kg/m), and parenting and feeding style descriptions. Nine studies were selected based on the inclusion criteria. The results showed that authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful parenting styles were linked to higher BMI in children, which may be explained by the lack of self-control that accelerates to excessive food consumption. The authoritative parenting style was linked to lower child weight status. Culture also influenced the relationship between parenting style and the child's weight. The results suggest that the use of a more authoritative style of parenting that focuses on identifying and following on a child's hunger and satiety cues may aid in moderating a child's weight status. Interventions from health professionals should involve teaching families about modeling healthy behaviors, building and reinforcing positive attitudes towards healthy eating, and exercising self-control in food consumption.


Reproduction of scoring and interpretation of conceptual model underlying global measure of relationship satisfaction (GMREL) scale are prerequisites to the use of it in cross-cultural studies. This study was carried out to examine the factor structure and the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of GMREL. The participants of this study consisted of 299 patients (men=128 and women=171) who attended to counseling centers in Tehran. The GMREL, attitudes toward infidelity scale, Kansas marital satisfaction scale, and Enrich sexual satisfaction subscale were used for data collection. Results supported the internal consistency, test re-test reliability, and concurrent validity of GMREL. The confirmatory factor analysis of data supported first-order factor model includes 6 items. Our results confirmed the predicted relationships between GMREL and attitudes toward infidelity, marital satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction and also revealed the construct validity of GMREL translation among Iranian population. This study showed that GMREL has appropriate validity and reliability for Iranian sample and can be used as reliable, valid, and cross-cultural instrument.


The construction of the market economy and government functional transformation impose significant changes in the budget accounting environment.These changes reveal inadequacy of budget accounting in meeting the needs of economic and social developments of the society,and they press for a budget accounting reform. A budget accounting reform is important to deepening the financial system reform,deepening domestic market economy construction and long term developments of globalization.


This article introduces an actual design scheme of digitized innovations used to the analog image equipments,proposes one concrete method for video image capture and processing.This method can appllied to all video image inˉstrument equipments,and meets the needs that have suited hospital information system(HIS)and medical picture archiving and communication system(PACS)more greatly.


Effects of fat and protein removals by alkali and/or ether treatments on the Brabender's amylogram of glutinous and non-glutinous milled rice flours were studied. Results obtained were as follows : 1. In cases of glutinous and non-glutinous rice starches, the more the removals of protein and fat by the alkali treatment, the higher the heat swelling property of the amylogram was. 2. By the ether extraction of fat from glutinous rice, the lower setting up temperature for gelatinization and the higher maximum viscosity were observed as compared with that of non-defatted one, but, contrary to these phenomena, the removal of fat from non-glutinous rice showed little differences on these amylogram characteristics.


Cocoons of winter moth, Operophtera brumata (L.), reared from larvae collected in Europe, were imported to obtain insect parasites for release in Canada. Normally the sequence of handling the host cocoons consisted of: summer storage (July to October); autumn storage (October to December) during which host emergence occurred; winter storage (January to May); and, finally, a period of incubation (May to June) to obtain in time for release against the larval stage of the host.


ABSTRACT It is difficult to grow uniform film by pulsed laser deposition because the spatial distribution of the laser-induced plume is a forward-directed cone-shape. A 3D-motional deposition setup was founded, and the correlative mathematical model of the film thickness on the 3D curved surface was deduced. Based on simulation and optimization, the diamond-like carbon (DLC) film was grown onto the large curved silicon substrate. According to the infrared transmittance spectra, the optical constants of the DLC film samples at different regions on the curved substrate were similar, indicating that the DLC film prepared onto the curved surface was homogeneous. Meanwhile, the deviation of average transmittance in the medium infrared band was below 2.3%, which could improve the imaging performance of the infrared detection. This research is useful to expand the application of the pulsed laser deposition in the optical field.


This study attempts to investigate the effect(s) of a mixture of Nigella sativa seeds (N. sativa; black cumin or fennel) and honey on males and females in modulation of lipid profile. Seventeen males and twenty-eight females were assigned into two groups, healthy and hypercholesterolemic subjects. They were supplemented with N. sativa seeds and honey mixture at 50 mg/kg of body weight daily for three months. Results showed the male subjects with hypercholestrolemic evidenced significant reductions in total cholesterol (TC) and also increased in HDL-c, whereby female subjects with hypercholestrolemic revealed reduction in triglyceride (TG) and an increased in HDL-c. The results provided practical implications of N. sativa seeds and honey mixture on both genders. Overall, these findings suggest that a mixture of N. sativa seeds with honey has beneficial effects in lowering the lipid profile of the hypocholesterolemic subjects, thus perhaps aiding the maintenance of health by lowering cardiovascular disease risk factors.


In the flexible cable, a simple structure, and ease of manufacture, and it makes it possible to increase the capacitance value to have a sufficient flexibility. The elongated flexible substrate (10) having a first surface and a second surface facing each other, provided on the first surface of the flexible substrate (10), from one end of the flexible substrate (10) a first capacitor electrode which is extended to the other end portion (11), provided on the second surface side of the flexible substrate (10), is extended to the one end portion from the other end of the flexible substrate (10) and a second capacitor electrode (21), a first connecting portion provided at an end portion of the first capacitor electrode to a first end portion of the flexible substrate (10) (11) and (12), a flexible substrate ( the second connecting portion provided at an end portion of the second capacitor electrode a second end portion 10) (21) and (22), and a.


Soxhlet and sonication techniques have been widely used for extracting semivolatile organic compounds from solid matrices regardless of the fact that these methods are time consuming and costly in amount of solvent required. In recent years, supercritical fluids have gained increased interest as extraction solvents for organic compounds due to their unique and well-known properties. This article describes the preliminary results of the use of Soxhlet, sonication, and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) methods for the recovery of organic compounds from a high-ash Brazilian mineral coal. In both Soxhlet and sonication extractions the solvent was dichloromethane. Supercritical isopropanol was utilized for SFE. The extracts were fractionated by the preparative liquid chromatography (PLC-8) method into eight well-defined fractions. Although all three extracts presented almost the same qualitative profile, SFE was more efficient than Soxhlet and sonication extractions. Moreover, SFE was faster and more convenient than the two conventional methods. Quantitative analyses are being carried out and will be presented elsewhere. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Micro Sep 10: 259–263, 1998


A pump fluid flow has an element of dielectric barrier discharge to accelerate a fluid flow, comprising: a first dielectric layer (18, 20) having a first electrode (22, 24, 24 ") inserted into the thereof; a second electrode (32, 32 ") upstream of said first electrode with respect to a flow direction of the fluid flow (36), and further being supported away from a dielectric surface of the first dielectric layer, in order forming an air gap (26) therebetween; a high voltage source (28) for supplying a high voltage signal to the second electrode; cooperating said second electrode and said first electrode to generate a plasma field (38, 40 ") in said space, which creates a flow of inducted air (44) inside said space, adapted said air flow induced to accelerate said fluid flow as said fluid flow moves through said air gap, wherein said second electrode is positioned such that said fluid may flow around all sides of said second electrode.


aspects essential for a proper understanding of the way they operate. The most frequent impetus, or "motor" in head-pieces and ornamented initial letters is, as we know, the letter, namely the initial. The initial (here I refer to the letter itself and not to the ornamental letter) has always had its own power. Meschonnic tells how, in die 13th century kabbala, the letters fought with each other in order to be the one to start the Bible (1991, 41), and presents the initial as a "forme-sens" which is part of the substantialization of words by its essentialization (1991, 47-48). Meschonnic is eloquent: More than meaning, it is the strength of the word that is found in its first letter. Its strength is its meaning, plus something else. Its associativity. Which includes its effects. Its action. Whereby the letter reveals itself as the seminal element of poetic forms. Which, though they themselves have no relation to the dictionary, are nonetheless a parallel way of constituting


Researchers from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and the Employment Research Centre in Hove have assessed the role of US-style physician assistants (PAs) as a precursor to planned piloting of the PA role in the NHS in Scotland ( Buchan et al 2007 ).


Eliminating the need for costly and risky post-completion cleanup has been executed offshore California and the Gulf of Mexico where production has been shown to exceed expectations. A newly engineered reservoir drill-in fluid (RDF) that provides channels for the production of hydrocarbons was used.