Abstract Purpose To evaluate a feasibility of normal distribution transform (NDT) algorithm compared with the iterative closest point (ICP) method as a useful surface registration in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)/stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Methods Point cloud images using the 3D triangulation technology were obtained from a depth camera‐based optical imaging (OSI) system equipped in a radiosurgery room. Two surface registration algorithms, NDT and ICP, were used to measure and compare the discrepancy values between the reference and the current surfaces during the positioning of the patient. The performance evaluation was investigated by calculating the registration error and root‐mean‐square (RMS) values for the surface model, reposition, and target accuracy, which were analyzed statistically using a paired t‐test. Results For surface model accuracy, the average of the registration error and RMS values were measured as 3.56 ± 2.20 mm and 6.98 ± 1.89 mm for ICP method, and 1.76 ± 1.32 mm and 3.58 ± 1.30 mm for NDT method (p < 0.05). For reposition accuracy, the average registration error and RMS values were calculated as 1.41 ± 0.98 mm and 2.53 ± 1.64 mm using ICP method, and 0.92 ± 0.61 mm and 1.75 ± 0.80 mm using NDT method (p = 0.005). The overall target accuracy using the NDT method reduced the average of the reposition error and overall RMS value by 0.71 and 1.32 mm, respectively, compared to the ICP method (p = 0.03). Conclusions We found that the surface registration algorithm based on NDT method provides more reliable accuracy in the values of surface model, reposition, and target accuracies than the classic ICP method. The NDT method in OSI systems offers reasonable accuracy in SBRT/SRS.


The article deals with the programmatic and non-program form of state participation in the management of industrial complexes productive infrastructure. Scientific journal "Economic sciences"


Through the framework of power-control theory (PCT), we provide a model of juvenile offending that places the gendered-raced treatment of juveniles central to the analysis. We test the theory using a unique sample that is predominately African American, poor, and composed entirely of juvenile offenders. Multivariate models compare the predictive power of many variables, including ones central to PCT, on status offenses and other, more serious, offenses. Gender and race variables were found to be significant, but varied in their impact across models. The interaction between these variables suggests that being Black and female increases the likelihood of sanctioning for status offenses, but not other types of offenses. Contrary to the theory, single-mother-headed households do not seem to produce more delinquent girls than other types of households. The overall findings of this study indicate that patriarchy and white privilege are continuing characteristics of the juvenile justice system.


Article clarifies the standards-writing climate in the U.S. today. Among key thrusts are: (1)The Federal Trade Commission just published a draft regulation that would significantly change the non-government consensus standards-writing process, by mandating or encouraging wider pre-action notification, wider participation by groups in addition to those marketing the product in question, and an appeals system intended to give greater assurance that those unhappy with a given standard would have their views heard and corrective action taken, if appropriate; (2)The federal Office of Management and Budget has drafted a circular that would encourage federal agencies to use in deciding which products to buy, non-government, consensus standards rather than separate federal standards. Final form of both documents is uncertain, as is their implementation, but both may importantly influence the non-government consensus standards-writing process. (A companion article describes progress of ASCE's fledgling standards-writing committees and program.)


Modern requirements to the specialists in physical training and sport are determined by a number of factors. They are: evolutionary transformations in social sphere, integration of physical training and sport into country's economy, its reorientation to general physical culture, and a rapid development of sports' industry. These factors determine a new competence to be developed in future specialists in the field of physical culture and sport, namely, a managerial one that helps to manage educational and economic processes. Such management can be effective only if specialists have a well-formed managerial competence. The purpose of the article is to determine the content of the managerial competence in the framework of physical culture and sport, to describe the process of its formation graduate level, to identify approaches and principles to implement this process, and to develop a technique to form the managerial competence in future specialists in the field of physical culture and sport. The study was carried out in line with the idea of the step-by-step formation of managerial competence using innovative forms, methods and means of teaching students. The results of the study can be used in teaching undergraduate students in the direction of "Management in the field of physical culture and sport".


Objective Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs) were transfected using recombinant adenovirus vector carring hBcl-2/hVEGF165 co-expression genes for assessment of expression and biological effects of these.Methods Rat BMSCs were isolated and purified by attachment culture methed,subsequently transfected with recombinant adenovirus vector.Targeted mRNA expression was quantified by PCR.Western Blot and Elisa were applied to assess protein expression of Bcl-2 and hVEGF165 in transfected cells.Finally,the biological effects of hVEGF165 and Bcl-2 in were observed via MTT and apoptosis detection.Results Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were separated and purified and transfected by recombinant adenovirus successfully.The mRNA of hBcl-2 and hVEGF165 were detected after transfection.hVEGF165 in the supernatant of transfected cells was detected,with peak concentration of(924.3±56.5)pg/mL,by Elisa Kit,with significant differences comparing to those in control group in at different time spots(P0.05).Meanwhile,significant increase of Bcl-2 protein was detected in transfected group by Western(P0.05).Proliferation of BMSCs was significantly promoted with hVEGF165-containing supernatant using MTT assay(P0.05).Significant reduction of apoptosis was also observed in transfected BMSCs using annexin V-PE/7-AAD detection(P0.05).Conclusion Transfected BMSCs could express functional target genes,hBcl-2 and hVEGF165.


A system on-chip (SoC) and an operating method of the same are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the SoC comprises a slave IP(Intellectual Property) which carries out first process of data based on first control information stored in a first storing means included in the SoC; a master IP which carries out second process of the data based on second control information stored in a second storing means included in the SoC by receiving the outcome of the first process; and an update control unit which determines an update timing for the first control information stored in the first storage means or an update timing for the second control information stored in the second storage means according to the first process or the second process of the data.


The invention discloses an outdoor universal fence tool, and relates to the technical field of safety measures of professional arrangement of transformer substation operation and maintenance. The outdoor universal fence tool comprises a clamping type base, hinges, fence rods and fasteners; the clamping type base comprises a base body, a jack catch and a locking strip; the jack catch is distributed triangularly and is rotatably connected to the base body; the locking strip sleeves the jack catch; one end of the locking strip is fixedly connected to the inner wall of a base body; a rectangular hole is formed in a side wall of the base body; the base body is connected with the fence rods by the hinges respectively; the fence rods are retractable rods; the fasteners are fixedly connected to the fence rods; the base body can be fixed on supports with different thicknesses through the locking strip; hinged connection between the base and the fence rods can be adjusted in a range of 0 degree to 360 degrees; the retractable fence rods can stretch and retract so that the lengths of the retractable fence rods can be adjusted; fence ropes specially used for the fasteners can be fence ropes in various models at present, and can also be adjusted in a range of 0 degree to 360 degrees; and fence arrangement efficiency is improved effectively.


can healwithout perforationandsubsequent stricture formation is rare. Ruptureof the intestinemay be incomplete andinvolve only the outer coat. In thiscase theresultsare similar tothoseseen after contusion. When rupture is complete leakageof contents may not be immediate asthe mucosa pouts into .the wound and delays leakage. Tears larger than 1 cm. are usually associatedwith immediateleakage. The sitesof rupture ofthe small intestine aresurprisingly constantandinthe jejunum arenearlyall locatedwithin the first four feet fromthe duodeno-jejunalflexureinacoil overlying the vertebral column (Vergoz, Ricard and Homar, 1934). This is exemplifiedinCase3below. The ileum ismost commonly rupturedin the lastfewfeet which are in relation tothe sacral promontory. Perforations of the jejunumareconsiderablymorecommonthan thoseof the ileum. Occasionallycomplete transection oftheboweloccurs. Small intestine which isin the sac of a hernia is peculiarly vulnerable tothemost minor trauma; rupture may result either from direct or from indirect violence, the latter beingillustrated inCase I. Laceration of the mesentery may accompany either ofthe foregoing lesionsor may bethesole injury. Radial tears produce considerablehaemorrhagebut do not carry theseriousrisk ofgangrenewhichis the dangerofa tearparallel to theaxis of the bowel. Injuries of the duodenumare uncommon but especially deadly, asthe intestinal contents escapeextraperitoneallyand set up a widespreadretroperitoneal infection. The stomachisnot readily rupturedunless itis distendedanditisinthese circumstances that the peritoneal cavity isflooded with gastric contents, producingprofoundshock. ClosedInjuriesof theAbdomen


Abstract : A model is described for the radar backscatter from first-year and multiyear sea ice, based on simple scattering layers. The physical-optics model using an exponential correlation function is shown able to predict the signatures of first-year ice. The radiative transfer volume-scatter model can describe the backscattering from multiyear ice for frequencies higher than about X-band, while the surface scattering contribution has to be included for lower frequencies. A simple semi-empirical model is shown to be a good approximation to the radiative transfer model in describing the volume scattering contribution of multiyear ice. A parametric study was conducted to determine the possible ranges of sigma-o for multiyear ice and first-year ice using the theoretical models. Within reported ranges of values of physical characteristics of sea ice, the theoretical model behavior confirms the experimental findings that Ku- and X-band frequencies, and incidence angles larger than about 30 deg to 40 deg, are better than lower frequencies in discriminating multiyear ice from first-year ice.


In the July‐August 2023 issue of the Hastings Center Report, the lead article and two responding commentaries concern how telemedicine affects the relationships that physicians have with patients or their family members. Relationships are also at the heart of a case‐study essay that brings together family ethics and clinical ethics to argue that the types of food provided to a patient and by whom the patient is fed should be a topic for shared decision‐making. The second article in the issue focuses on why and how the assessment of an individual's decision‐making capacity should take into consideration the risk‐benefit profile of the given decision.


Resource sharing (RS) is an important method in inter-organizational supply chain collaboration (SCC). However, it is still an under-explored area in research of SCC compared to other subjects (e.g ...


ABSTRACT An in vitro propagation method was investigated for Ledebouria graminifolia (Hyacinthaceae), an important medicinal plant from which the bulb is used in Botswana and Southern Africa. Twin-scale and scale leaf explants were cultured on basic Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations of benzyladenine (BA) and napthaleneacetic acid (NAA). MS medium containing 2 mg/liter BA alone stimulated axillary bud growth in twin scale explants, but did not induce organogenesis in the scale leaf explants. A medium with 2 mg/liter BA + 2 mg/liter NAA induced shoot and root development and promoted callus formation. The highest shoot regeneration rate (average of 3 shoots per explant) was achieved in MS medium supplemented with 2 mg/liter BA + 0.2 mg/liter NAA. The adaxial side of the scale leaves showed more shoot regeneration than the abaxial side. Regenerated shoots developed roots within one week after transfer to a hormone-free, root-inducing MS medium. The plantlets were successfully acclimatized in the soil with a 90 percent survival rate. Phyto-chemical investigations of the in vitro regenerated L. graminifolia bulbs revealed the presence of 11 homoisoflavonoids, and two xanthones that had previously been isolated from wild bulbs of L. graminifolia.


The work pays attention to tourist flows in the Far East, the peculiarities of their distribution. For the first time provides data on the volume of realization of tourist product, according to the number of the served tourists in the Far East in 1989-1998 in the article reflects consecutive change of conditions of tourist enterprises in time and suggested the periodization of the tourism development in the Far East on the modern stage. Based on the analysis of dynamics of tourist flows in the far East region shows the importance of their use in further development of a new tourist policy.


Background Redo-hypospadias repair is challenging because of scarred tissues, suboptimal vascularity, and fistulas. Careful selection of the most suitable technique for local penile conditions is mandatory. Aim The aim was to determine the efficacy of modified Mathieu technique for redo-distal hypospadias repair. Patients and methods This prospective study was conducted on 24 patients admitted to our institute for redo-distal hypospadias repair in 2018 and 2019. We included patients with urethral plate less than 8 mm and healthy ventral penile skin. The authors excluded primary, middle, and proximal hypospadias; penile curvature or torsion; wide urethral plate; or glans width less than 14 mm. A total of 15 cases had coronal hypospadias, and nine cases had subcoronal hypospadias. Patients were followed up for at least 6 months. Intervention All patients underwent modified Mathieu urethroplasty and were operated by one surgeon. Dressing and catheter were removed after 1 week. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis Data were expressed as mean±SD ranges, or percentages. P value was considered significant if less than 0.05. The relation between penile parameters and postoperative complications was demonstrated using χ2-test. Results and limitations Mean operative time was 54.8±11.9 min. Short-term results regarding urine stream, wide meatus, and general appearance were satisfying in 21 cases. One case, three cases, and one case were complicated with fistula, meatal recession, and wound disruption, respectively. Three patients needed reoperation. Larger sample should be included with longer follow-up in further studies. Conclusion Modified Mathieu repair is efficient in redo-distal hypospadias repair with narrow urethral plate.


Abstract Codonorchis octaedrus is recorded for the first time since its discovery by Haeckel in 1879. A hydroid colony collected in a cave of the Apulian Coast (between the Ionian and the Adriatic Seas) produced several medusae which have been reared to maturity. This is the first complete description of the species, which was previously considered as doubtful, as was the genus Codonorchis. The diagnostic features for the genus are: hydroid small, naked, sessile, with a single row of few tentacles, gono‐phores on hydrorhiza, medusa with apical projection with apical process from the manubrium, perradial, interradial and adradial ocellate bulbs, two perradial tentacles, horseshoe‐shaped interradial gonads, small mesenteries. The list of Mediterranean hydroidomedusae is updated with the new (or overlooked) records since the last published list (1993). The increase in species number is great (about 10%), showing that the knowledge of biodiversity of even a well‐studied sea as the Mediterranean is far from be...


Significance In eukoryotes, 3′ to 5′ mRNA degradation is a major pathway to reduce mRNA levels and, thus, an important means to regulate gene expression. Herein, messenger RNA (mRNA) is hydrolyzed from the 3′ end by the exosome complex, producing short capped RNA fragments, which are decapped by DcpS. Our data show that DcpS is only active on mRNA that have undergone prior processing by the exosome. This DcpS selection mechanism is conserved from yeast to humans and is caused by the inability of the enzyme to undergo structural changes that are required for the formation of a catalytically active state around long mRNA transcripts. Our work thus reveals the mechanistic basis that ensures an efficient interplay between DcpS and the exosome. The 5′ messenger RNA (mRNA) cap structure enhances translation and protects the transcript against exonucleolytic degradation. During mRNA turnover, this cap is removed from the mRNA. This decapping step is catalyzed by the Scavenger Decapping Enzyme (DcpS), in case the mRNA has been exonucleolyticly shortened from the 3′ end by the exosome complex. Here, we show that DcpS only processes mRNA fragments that are shorter than three nucleotides in length. Based on a combination of methyl transverse relaxation optimized (TROSY) NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, we established that the DcpS substrate length-sensing mechanism is based on steric clashes between the enzyme and the third nucleotide of a capped mRNA. For longer mRNA substrates, these clashes prevent conformational changes in DcpS that are required for the formation of a catalytically competent active site. Point mutations that enlarge the space for the third nucleotide in the mRNA body enhance the activity of DcpS on longer mRNA species. We find that this mechanism to ensure that the enzyme is not active on translating long mRNAs is conserved from yeast to humans. Finally, we show that the products that the exosome releases after 3′ to 5′ degradation of the mRNA body are indeed short enough to be decapped by DcpS. Our data thus directly confirms the notion that mRNA products of the exosome are direct substrates for DcpS. In summary, we demonstrate a direct relationship between conformational changes and enzyme activity that is exploited to achieve substrate selectivity.


The capture cross section of slow neutrons by protons has been measured by following the decay of neutrons from a pulsed source in water. The decay was measured by detecting the capture γ-rays with a liquid scintillator. The observed average life in water was 203.3 ± 2.6 μsec corresponding to a capture cross section of 0.335 ± 0.004 barns at a velocity of 2200 metres/sec.


Vegetative disorders are one of the urgent problems of modern medicine. This is due to several factors, and above all - the huge prevalence - of vegetative disorders, including among people who consider themselves practically healthy. The role of the autonomic nervous system in pathology stands out even more clearly. There are practically no such diseases in the development and course of which the autonomic nervous system would not play a role. Another feature of vegetative pathology is that it rarely acts as an independent disease. In some cases, it is a significant factor in pathogenesis, in others it occurs secondary in response to damage to any systems and tissues of the body. The review provides anatomy, physiology of the autonomic nervous system, the main factors leading to the development of autonomic disorders, the principles of classification of autonomic disorders, key points and diagnostic algorithms for autonomic disorders, as well as the principles of treatment.


Nijziel et al (2001) reported that normal human plasma regulated monocyte tissue factor (TF) activity, but the plasma component inducing TF activity was not identified. Several years ago, we observed a similar phenomenon in which normal plasma induced TF activity in human endothelial cells and monocytes. The active component of plasma was identified as a modified (anionic) form of albumin that we called procoagulant albumin (Faucette et al, 1992). No change in TF-inducing activity was seen in plasma samples from patients with a variety of disorders (Grosset et al, 1994). Purified procoagulant albumin not only regulated TF activity, but also endothelial cell protein C activation, fibrinolysis (Gubler et al, 1993) and prostacyclin secretion (Gubler et al, 1995). Modification of albumin by phospholipid was found to be the key in imparting this bioactivity to albumin (Liu et al, 1997; Kling et al, 1999). We agree with Nijziel et al (2001) that this plasma component may be important in vivo. It would be of interest to determine whether a modified albumin is responsible for the results of the studies of Nijziel et al (2001). Our speculation is that procoagulant albumin may contribute to the basal activation of coagulation and account for the observation that coagulation is continuously active, even in a state of complete health (Bauer & Rosenberg, 1987).


The new approach to development of Domain Specific Languages (DSL) for solving tasks of Systems Engineering (SE) is proposed. A DSL alphabet is defined on the base of an ontology of the SE domain as the set of its typical concepts. A DSL grammar on the base of Finite State Machine (FSM) formalism is defined, which allows to link the SE ontology with the different SE processes (specification of requirements, work planning, development, validation, standardisation etc.). A DSL is mapped with the set of mathematical methods, which allows to solve arising in the SE domains tasks. The approach on the sample of development of the DSL for specification of requirements is illustrated.


This study analyzes the effects of tobacco excise tax changes on mortality due to heart disease, cancer, and asthma. Reduced form regressions of mortality rates on tax data for the years 1954-1988, with controls for state, year, income, and unobserved persistence, indicate that tax increases lead to statistically significant decreases in mortality. A 10% increase in the tax is projected to save approximately 5200 lives a year.


From territory to statehood - a tradition of controversy all things are changed - an unsettled relationship, 1816-1823 a good man is hard to find - the search for competence, 1817-1823 Ohio taxes the Bank, 1819 - a hostile act Nicholas Biddle to the rescue policies and politics in the Bank War - preparing for battle, 1830-1832 the battle commences - the impact on Ohio's banking, 1832-1836 BUS time runs out - Ohio reacts, 1837-1841 the BUS closes its memory lingers on, 1842-1863 reflections on the Second Bank of the United States.


Face recognition/detection presents a challenging problem in the field of image analysis and computer applications, and it is becoming more popular day by day because of its applications in various fields. Face annotation provide ways for recognizing facial images. Face annotation process is part of face detection, face recognition. Now a day's research interest is in mining weakly-labeled facial images for resolving research challenges in computer vision. Search based face annotation framework is proposed to tackle the problems related to face image and label quality. This framework proposed Unsupervised Label Refinement algorithm to refine weakly labeled facial images. Clustering based Approximation (CBA) algorithm to improve efficiency and scalability. Experiment results show that the ULR algorithm boost the performance of the proposed search based face annotation framework. Keywords— Face annotation, Search based face annotation, unsupervised label refinement, web facial images, and weak label.


Effect of soaking in Na HCO3 1 % solution and steaming on soy flour product have been studied. Steamed soy was pressed using expeller to minimize the oil content of soy flour. The result of organoleptic test showed that the best flour could be produced by soaking in Na HCO3 1% combined with steaming 15'.


549Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and decreased colorectal cancer survival. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of colorectal cancer adjuvant treatment on the vitamin D status in CRC. Methods: 102 patients at the GCC with Stage I-III CRC were selected between 2009 -2011. A retrospective analyses of baseline vitamin D in these patients was made to determine if vitamin D level predicts survival. Those patients who have received neoadjuvant treatment were excluded. Only patients who had a baseline vitamin D level drawn at baseline were included. Vitamin D sufficiency was defined as serum level of 30ng/ml or greater, insufficiency as 20 to 29ng/ml and deficiency as less than 20ng/ml. Results: Mean age of the patients was 76.4 years. 45 % were Stage I , 35% comprised Stage II and 25% were Stage III. 25OHD Level was insufficient in 85% and deficient in 10% and sufficient in only 5% of the patients. In the patients who received chemoth...


There are DAC structures available in the literature for radix r = 2, 3, and 4; but how they are arrived at is missing. No general structure is available for any radix r. The aim of the paper is, therefore, to fulfil these gaps. To start with, the design relations are derived for the simplest possible attenuator circuit when connected to a voltage source V and a series resistance R, such that the complete circuit offers the Thevenin resistance R. Spread relations for this attenuator are derived. An example when 3 such attenuators with different attenuation constants are connected in cascade is given. Interestingly, the two attenuators with attenuation factors 1/2 and 1/3 have the same spread of 2. A generalized attenuator is then obtained when N number of identical attenuators are connected in cascade. This is modified to derive a digital to analog converter for any radix r.


BACKGROUND
Older trauma patients have increased risk of adverse in-hospital outcomes. We previously demonstrated that low pre-injury Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) independently predicted poor discharge outcomes. We hypothesized that low PPS would predict long-term outcomes in older trauma patients.

METHODS
Prospective observational study of trauma patients aged > 55 admitted between 7/2016-4/2018. Pre-injury PPS was assessed at admission; low PPS was defined as <70. Primary outcomes were mortality and functional outcomes, measured by GOSE, at discharge and 6 months. Poor functional outcomes were defined as GOSE < 4. Secondary outcomes were patient-reported outcomes at 6 months: EQ-5D and SF-36. Adjusted relative risks (aRRs) were obtained for each primary outcome using multivariable modified Poisson regression, adjusting for PPS, age, race/ethnicity, gender, and injury severity.

RESULTS
In-hospital data were available for 516 patients; mean age 70 years and median ISS 13. 30% had low PPS. 6% (n=32) died in hospital, and half of survivors (n=248) had severe disability at discharge. Low PPS predicted hospital mortality (aRR 2.6, 95% CI 1.2-5.3) and poor outcomes at discharge (aRR 2.0, 95% CI 1.7-2.3). Six-month data were available for 176/203 (87%) patients who were due for follow-up. Functional outcomes improved in 64% at 6 months. However, 63% had moderate to severe pain, and 42% moderate to severe anxiety/depression. Mean GOSE improved less over time in low-PPS patients (7% vs. 24%; p<0.01). Low PPS predicted poor functional outcomes at 6 months (aRR 3.1, 95% CI 1.8-5.3) while age and ISS did not.

CONCLUSIONS
Pre-injury PPS predicts mortality and poor outcomes at discharge and 6 months. Despite improvement in function, persistent pain and anxiety/depression were common. Low-PPS patients fail to improve over time compared to high-PPS patients. Pre-injury PPS can be used on admission for prognostication of short- and long-term outcomes and is a potential trigger for palliative care in older trauma patients.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Prognostic study - level II.


Abstract A simple method for the determination of copper in butteroil by atomic absorption spectroscopy is presented. It is applicable to 1 ± .68 ppb of copper. A standard deviation of .34 ppb can be obtained by the method of standard additions.


Bilingual Corpora are very useful in natural language processing. Unfortunately they are diicult to compile. We have developed a method in which numerical values and proper nouns are used as keywords to align the Japanese and English newspaper articles automatically in order to develop a corpus. In addition, we have developed a way to evaluate the results. We correctly align automatically an average of 38 out of 90 pairs of articles daily.


The cerebellum contains most of the neurons in the human brain and exhibits distinctive modes of development and aging. In this work, by developing our single-cell three-dimensional (3D) genome assay—diploid chromosome conformation capture, or Dip-C—into population-scale (Pop-C) and virus-enriched (vDip-C) modes, we resolved the first 3D genome structures of single cerebellar cells, created life-spanning 3D genome atlases for both humans and mice, and jointly measured transcriptome and chromatin accessibility during development. We found that although the transcriptome and chromatin accessibility of cerebellar granule neurons mature in early postnatal life, 3D genome architecture gradually remodels throughout life, establishing ultra–long-range intrachromosomal contacts and specific interchromosomal contacts that are rarely seen in neurons. These results reveal unexpected evolutionarily conserved molecular processes that underlie distinctive features of neural development and aging across the mammalian life span. Description Editor's summary Containing nearly half of the neurons in the brain, the cerebellum is one of its most neuron-dense areas. Tan et al. performed transcriptome and chromatin accessibility analysis at different developmental stages in human and mouse cerebellar granule cells (see the Perspective by Akbarian and Won). The authors describe the main differences between human and mouse granule cells, but also point out that both show continuous modulation of genome architecture throughout life. These results provide valuable insights into granule cell changes during development and aging. —Mattia Maroso Human and mouse cerebellar granule cells continuously remodel their transcriptome, epigenome, and three-dimensional genome.


Capillary pore structures evaluated by mercury intrusion porosimetry for cement pastes were compared with ones characterized by SEM (scanning electron microscope) image analysis. Characteristic values defined in the Katz-Thompson equation were related to coarse capillary porosity of the image analysis. If a sample-spanning path of pores is formed using only the clusters of coarse pores, the formation factor increases with the coarse capillary porosity. Taking account of little changes in the formation factor below a certain coarse porosity, which is almost the same as a threshold value in the percolation theory, the coarse pores detected in the image analysis play the role of the backbone or pivotal paths to determine the entire conductance of cement paste.測定原理および測定空隙径が大きく異なる水銀圧入法と画像解析法によって評価されるセメントペーストの空隙構造の特徴の対応性を検討した。パーコレーションしきい値と有効空隙率を水銀圧入曲線から決定し,Katz-Thompson式の各因子と画像解析法により求めた粗大毛細管空隙率の相関性を明らかにした。粗大毛細管空隙率は有効空隙率と正の相関を有し,特に有効空隙率をしきい空隙径から定めると,相関性はより明確となった。また,粗大毛細管空隙率だけで系のパーコレーションしきい値を上回るようになると,伝導経路となる空隙の連続性は大きく変化する。これらは粗大毛細管空隙が連続経路の主枝であり,系の伝導性を代表することを示していると考えられる。


Power flow analysis of distribution systems needs special methods to handle the distributed generators (DGs) modeled as P-V nodes. However, many existing power flow methods often fail to solve this problem. This paper presents a homotopy-enhanced numerical method for power flow analysis of distribution networks with DGs modeled as P-V nodes. The method is applicable to general distribution networks and large-scale practical distribution networks. The proposed method is applied to several standard test systems and a practical 1101-node distribution network with promising results.


Ancestral state reconstruction is an important approach to understanding the origins and evolution of key features of different living organisms (Liberles, 2007). For example, ancestral proteins and genomic sequences have been reconstructed for investigating the origins of genes and proteins (Hillis et al., 1994; Jermann et al., 1995; Zhang and Rosenberg, 2002; Gaucher et al., 2003; Thornton et al., 2003; Blanchette et al., 2004; Cai et al., 2004; Felsenstein, 2004; Taubenberger et al., 2005). A variety of reconstruction methods, including parsimony and maximum likelihood, exist for biomolecular sequencing (Yang et al., 1995; Koshi and Goldstein, 1996; Elias and Tuller, 2007), multistate discrete data (Schultz et al., 1996; Mooers and Schluter, 1999; Pagel, 1999), and continuous data (Martins, 1999). These different reconstruction methods have been assessed by both theoretical analyses (Maddison, 1995; Yang et al., 1995) and computer simulation (Schultz et al., 1996; Zhang and Nei, 1997; Salisbury and Kim, 2001; Blanchette et al., 2004; Mooers, 2004; Williams et al., 2006). One important observation in these investigations is that the topology of the phylogenetic tree relating the extant taxa to the target ancestor has a significant influence on reconstruction accuracy. For instance, a star-like phylogeny allows the ancestral character states to be inferred more accurately than other topologies given the same number of terminal taxa under the two-state symmetric model (Schultz et al., 1996; Evans et al., 2000). For more complex models (e.g., on four-states such as DNA), the influence of topology on reconstruction accuracy is more complicated (Lucena and Haussler, 2005).


This paper addresses the new rules on the pre-contractual phase and reflects upon the following question. To what extent do these rules contribute to the attractiveness of the French law for parties to international commercial transactions?


Purpose
Business environments have become more complex, dynamic, and uncertain in the past few decades. To navigate this complexity, organizations need to enhance their competitiveness, improve performance, and build leadership. Though leadership contributes to strategic advantage, the challenge for human resources (HR) to build the next generation of leaders remains. This has sparked the need for practitioners to understand the role of HR in enhancing leadership capability.

Design/methodology/approach
Using qualitative analysis and practitioner insights, this paper contributes to the understanding of the role of HR in leadership development.

Findings
The study proposes the HR PACE model for the role of HR in leadership development.

Practical implications
This study has potentially significant implications for HR, leadership development scholars, and practitioners while designing and implementing leadership development in organizations.

Originality/value
While empirical studies on how HR practices of recruitment, performance management, training, and development impact organizations exist, there are rare studies assessing the role of HR in leadership development. This study examines the role of HR in leadership development.


This study analyzed the changes of LA, PH, BB, BE, HCO - 3 d uring intens e exercise in bicyclists, to examine the effect of eanaerobic glycolysis on acet ic-alkali equilibrium.


We present a mixed adaptive variational multiscale method for
solving elliptic second order problems. This work is an extension of
the adaptive variational multiscale method (AVMS), introduced by
Larson and Malqvist, to a mixed
formulation. The method is based on a particular splitting into
coarse and fine scales together with a systematic technique for
approximation of the fine scale part based on solution of decoupled
localized subgrid problems. We present the mixed AVMS method and
derive a posteriori error estimates for both linear functionals and
the energy norm. Based on the estimates we propose an adaptive
algorithm for automatic tuning of critical discretization
parameters. Finally, we present numerical examples on a two
dimensional slice of an oil reservoir.


In this paper, an investigation of the control of electron energy in the atmospheric-pressure helium plasma jet produced by a needle–plane discharge system has been performed by means of the numerical simulation based on a 2-D self-consistent fluid model. Due to the consideration of practical application of the cold atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (CAPPJ) in the fields of biomedicine, in this paper, the mean electron energy (MEE) nearby the cathode plane is accounted for. The parameter dependences of the MEE have been systematically calculated. The considered parameters include the voltage amplitude and rising time <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of the applied voltage pulse as well as needle electrode radius. The voltage amplitude is changed in the range from 3 to 19 kV, and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is from 1 to 200 ns. The spatial electric field has also been analyzed in detail because of its dominant role in controlling electron energy. In addition, the effect of electron energy on the production of the reactive species OH, O3, and H2O2 has also been investigated when considering the addition of humid air to the working gas helium. This paper gives the following significant results. For a given <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, the MEE increases almost linearly with increasing voltage amplitude. The effect of voltage amplitude on the MEE becomes much more evident for smaller <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and is obviously weak for the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> with a few hundreds of nanoseconds. Fixing the voltage amplitude, the MEE decreases with the increase in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The dependence of the MEE on <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is evident for a high voltage amplitude and the reverse is true for the lower voltage amplitudes. As a whole, the higher voltage amplitude and smaller rising time <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> or their synergism should be considered for obtaining high electron energy. Especially, an MEE of about 10 eV can be obtained, which covers the energy thresholds inducing all the processes of dissociative electron attachment to water molecule and thus is of essential importance for the production of the reactive species such as OH, H2O2, and O3 in the interactions of plasmas with the aqueous solution embedded in biofilms or tissues. The needle electrodes with different radii result in a minor variation of the MEE under the fixed voltage amplitude and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{r}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. Therefore, changing the radius of the needle electrode is not an effective solution to the control of electron energy in the CAPPJ. Furthermore, the parameter dependence of the spatial electric field is similar to that of the MEE, which reveals the dominant role played by the spatial electric field in controlling electron energy in CAPPJs. Considering the addition of humid air to the working gas helium, with the increase in electron energy, the averaged densities of OH and O3 increase, but that of H2O2 decreases.


The book introduces a powerful new global perspective for the study of discrete dynamical systems. After first looking at the unique trajectory of a system's future, an algorithm is also presented that directly computes the multiple merging trajectories that may have constituted the system's past. A given set of cellular parameters will, in a sense, crystallize state space into a set of basins of attraction that will typically have the topology of branching trees rooted on attractor cycles. The book makes accessible the explicit portraits of these mathematical objects through computer-generated graphics. (Book/disk package disk requires an 80286, or higher, IBM PC or compatible with 640K of memory, VGA graphics, and DOS 2.0 or higher.


Healthcare organizations in all OECD countries have continued to undergo change. These changes have been found to have a negative effect on work engagement of nursing staff. While the extent to which nursing staff dealt with these changes has been documented in the literature, little is known of how they utilized their personal resources to deal with the consequences of these changes. This study will address this gap by integrating the Job Demands-Resources theoretical perspective with Positive Psychology, in particular, psychological capital (PsyCap). PsyCap is operationalized as a source of personal resources. Data were collected from 401 nurses from Australia and analyses were undertaken using Partial Least Squares modelling and moderation analysis. Two types of changes on the nursing work were identified. There was an increase in changes to the work environment of nursing. These changes, included increasing administrative workload and the amount of work, resulted in more job demands and job resources. On the other hand, another type of changes relate to reduction to training and management support, which resulted in less job demands. Nurses with more job demands utilized more job resources to address these increasing demands. We found PsyCap to be a crucial source of personal resources that has a moderating effect on the negative effects of job demands and role stress. PsyCap and job resources were both critical in enhancing the work engagement of nurses, as they encountered changes to nursing work. These findings provided empirical support for a positive psychological perspective of understanding nursing engagement.


By means of documents and questionnaire,the paper analyzes the college girl students' recognition attitude,towards extracurricular sport activities,forms of activities,time exercise,equipments and sites,and managements,and puts forward corresponding proposals and measurements.


We report on an effort to make narrow, quasi 1D, wires in thin epilayers of n+-GaAs, using reactive ion etching (RIE) at accelerating voltages as low as 10 V. We measure depletion widths of the order of 40 nm (while the natural width is about 20 nm). Magnetoresistance measurements on wires with electrical width of 100-300 nm show the phase coherence length of the electrons to be temperature independent below 6 K with a value close to 400 nm. At high magnetic fields (1-6 T) the magnetoresistance exhibits unusual quasi periodic oscillations, the origin of which is unclear.


The serogroup C meningococcal conjugate vaccine is available since 1999. In the absence of randomized controlled trials that support a specific schedule, each country has adopted different vaccination programmes. Hereby, we analyse positive and negative aspects of the different vaccination strategies.


PurposeThis research investigates the dominant personality traits of construction project managers (PMs) and how their personality influences their management styles.Design/methodology/approachAn industry-wide survey with 70 PMs was conducted in Singapore. The survey data were subjected to inferential statistical tests. In-depth interviews were conducted with four subject matter experts.FindingsMajority of the sample PMs are male with age, education level and experience well spread. The dominant personality traits of PMs are found to be: high in Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Openness and low in Neuroticism. PMs adopt "team leadership" style in which they place high emphasis on both the work that they need to complete and the people they lead. Their Agreeableness and Conscientiousness may improve over time.Research limitations/implicationsThe correlations and regressions cannot prove causality.Practical implicationsIt is discovered that PMs who have high conscientiousness and high openness personalities are more likely to be leaders who are concerned for both the people that they lead and production outcomes. The implication is that employers may wish to conduct personality tests at the time of hiring to ensure good job match.Originality/valueThis study is novel because it integrated two areas of knowledge – personality traits and management style. The regression analysis discovered that Openness and Conscientiousness traits may be used to predict PMs' management styles. This suggests that if personality tests are administered at hiring stage, the outcomes may be used to match potential hires to the jobs that they are being considered for.


The high-tech industry has already become the main motive force of promoting the economic and social devel- opment.The new and high technology and industrialization are of great importance to the region even a country to develop the economy and win the competition.As an inevitable requisite for the western development and the development high and new technology industry can not only facilitate the updating of regional industry structure and institutional innovation but also collect resources,serve as the"engine"of economic development and improve ecological environment.Finally,we put forward some suggestions on improving High-Tech industries development of Western and Eastern China.


COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the Indian Agriculture System. The fourth wave of corona in some countries has rung the alarm to become concerned about the spread of delta-omicron variant. In this review, attempt has been made to highlight the consequences of COVID-19 in Indian Agriculture System and the possible management strategies. Although the effect of COVID-19 on the production of cereal, fruit, vegetable and flower crops was not much severe but there was a problem in marketing of the produce as lockdown disrupted the marketing channel, which plagued both the demand and supply chain of the agricultural commodities in the market. Based on the experience, some strategies have been highlighted in this review to recover the post-pandemic effect.


This article argued three kinds of technological system theories,and made these three points as the clue of this paper. Ellul' s technological system argued that the discipline of technology development was the inner logic of technology,which was lead to technological determinism and critiqued by social construction of technology; Hughes' technological system make a series social component include into technological system,which was lead to social construction of technology and opposed by other scholars. Sociotechnical system imbed social value into technological system was kind of rectification to these two kinds of technological system theories.


Abstract : The seakeeping characteristics of six basically different ship designs were evaluated to determine their comparative effectiveness as a U.S. Navy workboat. Three of the designs represent conventional monohulls with different size and speed capabilities. Ship A represents the currently employed torpedo retriever boat, and Ships B and C represent larger versions of A with expanded capabilities. Two designs (Ships D and E) represent small waterplane vehicles which have the same mission capabilities as B and C. Again, Ships D and E differ primarily in their speed capabilities. The remaining candidate design, a column-stabilized catamaran, represents a vehicle which has two distinct operating characteristics. In the transiting condition, this ship is essentially an oceangoing catamaran and is denoted as Ship F. Once the working station is reached, this ship floods down and becomes a very small waterplane area vehicle. The submerged catamaran hulls are connected to the superstructure by four slender elliptical vertical struts. In this configuration, the ship is designated as Ship G.


In this paper two novel current‐steering digital‐to‐analog converter (DAC) architectures, exploiting the triple‐tail cell as switching element, are presented. The proposed solutions are theoretically analysed and design equations are carried out. The two architectures show better performance than the classical binary‐weighted solution and it is shown that they can profitably substitute the binary sub‐DAC section in a segmented topology. Theoretical results are compared with behavioural‐level simulations and confirm the effectiveness of the proposed architectures. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The present invention relates to a method for the penetration dyeing cotton warp yarns with indigo in an indigo dyeing plant, characterized in that is dyed at a dyeing temperature of 30 to 90 ° C and an indigo concentration of 10-60 g / l in a train.


In order to improve the generality and real-time of image matching procedure, Visual Studio 2010 and MATLAB R2009a have been used as the platform to research mixed programming and improved SIFT algorithm. In this method, the advantages of C # and Matlab have been combined to reduce the difficulty of programming and to improve programming efficiency. The results show that, improved SIFT algorithm can greatly improve real-time of matching program while guaranteeing good matching rate, its suitable in real-time applications.


[Problem] To avoid a size increase of a power supply apparatus even if the number of harnesses is increased. [Solution] This power supply apparatus is provided with: a first detecting means (61), which detects one battery characteristic of a plurality of battery cells (1) that constitute a battery block (10); a second detecting means (62), which detects other battery characteristics; a circuit board (26), which is electrically connected to the first detecting means (61) and the second detecting means (62), has rectangular appearance, and has mounted thereon a monitoring circuit (28) that monitors a state of the battery cell (1) on the basis of the characteristic information detected by means of the first detecting means (61) and the second detecting means (62); a first connector (65) for connecting a first harness (63) to the circuit board (26), said first harness extending from the first detecting means (61); and a second connector (66) for connecting a second harness (64) to the circuit board (26), said second harness extending from the second detecting means (62). The first connector (65) is fixed to one end of the rectangular shape of the circuit board (26), and to the other end intersecting the one end, the second connector (66) is fixed in an attitude in which the second connector intersects the first connector (65).


In this paper, we propose two novel indexing schemes for the iterative implementation of radix-2 FHT with DIF. In the first approach, global grouping is applied to the base operations with similar twiddle factors (C, S)= (cos(a), sin(a)) among all the algorithm stages. Each of the N/4-1 factors (C, S) is computed exactly once and used for all the stages of the algorithm, with no need for memorization. The second approach is based on the first one, but additionally it utilizes block grouping of base operation pairs with twiddle factors (C, S) and (S, C). Indexing scheme underlying the second approach results in globally minimal number of twiddle factor computations, N /8-1. The experiments show that sequences of length $N=64 \ldots 65536$ the second scheme is no less than 1.18 × more efficient than the first one. Even more importantly, this efficiency is 3.3 × and 1.6 × better than in the cases of classical radix-2 FHT algorithms with per-block or per-stage grouping of the base operations.


This research began as a way to increase information exchange between different State DOTs and expand networking between experts in different states. Videoconferencing lowers the cost of this higher level of interaction relative to the traditional conference. Typically, only higher-level managers would travel to a conference location because of the expense. This old format places a limit on the amount of information shared between administrators in the different states. While there is an increasing amount of information available among specialists, there is a decreasing amount of resources at the state level to pay for conference travel. The WASHTO-X project sought to prove that videoconferencing technology could effectively replace this level of information exchange. The success of phase one (2002 to 2004) led to an extension of the project through June 2008. The project is evaluated on its ability to expand the number of people involved in exchange of information and the cost of delivering this higher level of service.


Expropriation is the action of the governmental bodies to obtain immovable when the purpose of public interest is legally recognized. Engineering doesn't include only technical operations and surveying, also legal and social issues such as a land expropriation. In Turkish Expropriation Law, 'urgent expropriation' is an expropriation method which is implemented by State in case of emergency. This paper explains the general expropriation steps through the Expropriation Law in Turkey and one of the applications on the urgent expropriation, Adapazari-Karasu Railway Connection Line which is 79 km length in Sakarya-Turkey, is presented as a sample. Consequently, with this study, the subjects that "the determination of the expropriation value in Turkey is an interdisciplinary issue; the different values for the same property lead to some economic and social problems; sound and reliable data are important for expropriation values; technological developments are needed and should be used for Expropriation Information System with the support of Geographical Information System" are examined. Also it is emphasized that one of the significant points for the expropriation process should be to select the proper land in the environmental view.


Background: Current risk prediction models for ischemic heart disease (IHD) use a limited set of established risk factors and are based on classical statistical techniques. Using machine-learning techniques and including a broader panel of features from electronic health records (EHRs) may improve prognostication. Objectives: Developing and externally validating a neural network-based time-to-event model (PMHnet) for prediction of all-cause mortality in IHD. Methods: We included 39,746 patients (training: 34,746, test: 5,000) with IHD from the Eastern Danish Heart Registry, who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) between 2006-2016. Clinical and genetic features were extracted from national registries, EHRs, and biobanks. The feature-selection process identified 584 features, including prior diagnosis and procedure codes, laboratory test results, and clinical measurements. Model performance was evaluated using time-dependent AUC (tdAUC) and the Brier score. PMHnet was benchmarked against GRACE Risk Score 2.0 (GRACE2.0), and externally validated using data from Iceland (n=8,287). Feature importance and model explainability were assessed using SHAP analysis. Findings: On the test set, the tdAUC was 0.88 (95% CI 0.86-0.90, case count, cc=196) at six months, 0.88(0.86-0.90, cc=261) at one year, 0.84(0.82-0.86, cc=395) at three years, and 0.82(0.80-0.84, cc=763) at five years. On the same data, GRACE2.0 had a lower performance: 0.77 (0.73-0.80) at six months, 0.77(0.74-0.80) at one year, and 0.73(0.70-0.75) at three years. PMHnet showed similar performance in the Icelandic data. Conclusion: PMHnet significantly improved survival prediction in patients with IHD compared to GRACE2.0. Our findings support the use of deep phenotypic data as precision medicine tools in modern healthcare systems.


Computer Vision is a topic composed of a wealth of research. Several of these topics include image restoration, scene reconstruction, and motion estimation. Another classical problem in computer vision includes determining whether or not an image contains a specific object; this branch of computer vision is called object recognition. Object recognition (classification) is a broad topic that combines the expertise from several disciplines such as Machine Learning, Cognitive Psychology, Signal Processing, Physics, Mathematics, Information Theory, and Image Processing. However, it is well known that even the best object classification algorithms will produce poor results when given poor features to track. "Garbage In-Garbage Out" is the phrase coined by George Fuechsel of International Business Machines (IBM) to describe this phenomenon [1]. This proposal presents a method for reducing the load on the user in the feature selection process. By placing a computer "in the loop" of the feature selection process, the amount of time selecting appropriate features for object classification can be significantly reduced. The goal is simple. Given at least two images (frames) containing the object of interest, the user simply selects the desired object in both images. Using a preprogrammed feature set, the computer will inform the user which features are best for recognizing the object of interest in future images. To accomplish this objective, an object-oriented collection of possible features to track will be created (e.g. color, texture, intensity, centroid, moment of inertia). These features will be standalone objects (classes) with the same interface to allow for easy future expansion of the feature


Experimental data are correlated for total-pressure losses in subsonic-compressible, real-fluid flow normal to plane round-wire screens of square mesh, including new data at very high screen Reynolds number. A theory is developed for subsonic-compressible flow normal to plane screens of sharp-edged elements of any geometry, yielding predicted total-pressure losses which compare reasonably well with experimental data. The effect of Reynolds number on loss is found to be small, except at very low Reynolds number.


Use of natural compounds against phytopathogenic microorganisms instead of chemicals is regarded as the safer approach to protect environment, consumers and the staff. Previously in the laboratory tests, the Pravastatin, an inhibitor of sterol biosynthesis, was shown to prevent development of helminthosporium root rot, caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana, in spring barley seedlings. Further to this, we studied the protective effect of Pravastatin against B. sorokiniana in test field (Moscow Province). Before sowing, the spring barley (variety Zazerskii 85) seeds, naturally infected with B. sorokiniana, were treated with Pravastatin (0.05, 0.075 и 0.1 % for 24 hours). The pre-sowing examination of untreated naturally infected seeds showed the plant damage by helminthosporium root rot at 8.9 % and the disease severity at 36.8 %. Small-plot field trials showed that treatments of spring barley seeds with soaking in 0.075 or 0.1 % Pravastatin solutions for 24 hours before their sowing decreased the number of plans damaged by B. sorokiniana, as well as reduced the disease severity. The maximal protective effect was produced by Pravastatin at the concentration of 0.1 %. It was also found that seed treatments with Pravastatin at all tested concentrations did not influence negatively on the seed germinating capacity or density of planting at the tillering stage (phase 29). In addition, seed soaking in a 0.1 % Pravastatin solution resulted in increase of productive stem number at the stage of milky-wax ripeness (phase 83).


Piglets in the Piglet Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PNICU) can serve as models for neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and can be used to address nutrition questions requiring techniques too invasive to conduct in neonates. Nutrition support must meet the metabolic needs of the piglets and simulate NICU nutrition support. Defined piglet formulas are needed to allow comparison of control to experimental groups.


IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS was applied to evaluate the immunologic relationship between the different stages in the life cycle of Schistosoma mansoni (S.m.). The preparation of antigens and antisera was described. Separated female and male adult worms tested seem to be identical. Eggs, miracidia and cercariae from Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria alexandrina showed varying degree of cross-reactions. The maximal number of pricipitin arcs was observed, when anti-miracidia-serum was checked against all other S.m. antigens.


BackgroundDiscovering suitable datasets is an important part of health research, particularly for projects working with cohort data, but with the proliferation of so many national and international initiatives, it is becoming increasingly difficult for research teams to locate real world datasets that are most relevant to their project objectives.
MethodsTo assist researchers in this, we developed bibInsight, a data analysis platform to identify potentially useful data sources and more generally enable large scale research over bibliographical datasets.
Data source names were identified from a broad, topic specific literature search. Context-specific terms like "annual", "longitudinal", and "prospective" were used to train a classifier that identified potential datasets.
ResultsThe classifier was able to identify 1588 of 1961 abstracts as containing cohort-relevant information: a precision of approximately 80%.
Further analysis such as topic analysis, geographical mapping, and collaboration networks can refine and prioritise the search results to determine the most relevant data source(s) for a research project.
ConclusionsA very large amount of information, including data source description and use, remains unexploited in unstructured bibliographical datasets. Here, we used a thematic search to provide a more manageable starting point towards locating disease specific datasets.


Quantum Hall (QH) states are predicted to display an intriguing non-dissipative stress response to a shear deformation rate, a phenomenon variously known as asymmetric or Hall viscosity, or Lorentz shear response. Just as the QH effect results from the coupling of Chern-Simons fields of the effective theory to the electromagnetic field, so also Hall viscosity is found to arise from coupling of these fields to the 'metric' of the quadratic kinetic energy. In this paper I derive new physical insights for Hall viscosity by using an extended semiclassical approach to compute the conductivity of a single Landau level in a nonuniform electric field. I demonstrate that the inhomogeneity of an applied electric field is a viable experimentally tunable parameter for altering the metric, and hence creating strain in the QH state. Using these results, I argue that Hall viscosity arises from the shearing of local cyclotron orbits by the applied nonuniform electric fields.


Herein describes a method and apparatus, which comprises: calculating the total aggregate traffic peak demand all overlapping access points within range of the interference, the total aggregate traffic needs peak value is compared with a threshold, in response to a comparison result denied the requested new traffic stream quality of service, in response to the comparison result, a new traffic stream quality of service if the requested license is available, calculate the total peak traffic demand within interference range of each access point of overlap, if the requested new traffic stream quality of service is permitted, the peak of each access point within the overlapping range of the interference of the total traffic demand is compared with the threshold value, and in response to receiving a second result of comparison of the requested new service the new quality of service quality of a communication amount of the traffic flow and a reject flow requested in both.


The design of cementitious repository seals requires an understanding of cement hydration effects in developing a tight interface zone between the rock and the seal. For this paper, a computer code, SHAFT.SEAL, is used to model early-age cement hydration effects and performs thermal and thermomechanical analysis of cementitious seals. The model is described, and then used to analyze for the effects of seal size, rock temperature and placement temperature. The model results assist in selecting the instrumentation necessary for progressive evaluation of seal components and seal-system tests. Also, the results identify strategies for seal emplacement for a series of repository seal tests for the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP).


The performance of inorganic lightweight aggregate thermal insulation mortar confected with two kinds of different glazed hollow bead has been tested through experiments.The influence of different glazed hollow bead on the correlation among dry density,compressive strength and coefficient of thermal conductivity has also been studied by linear regression fitting.The results show that the thermal insulation mortar confected with glazed hollow bead which have bigger bulk density,bigger cylinder compressive strength,bigger thermal conductivity and relatively smaller particle size has better physical and mechanical properties and thermal insulation properties.The thermal insulation mortar confected with the same kind of glazed hollow bead has a relatively strong correlation among dry density,compressive strength and coefficient of thermal conductivity.In the case of known dry density,the same fitting formula can be applied to two kinds of thermal insulation mortar and the computed coefficient of thermal conductivity has a certain reference value.


The corrosion prevention ability of one fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) coating and three liquid epoxy paints are currently being studied with long-term corrosion tests at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT). On the basis of the test results obtained so far the FBE and the coal tar epoxy coatings prevent corrosion effectively even in aggressive environment (concrete containing CaCl2 and the test specimens partly immersed in synthetic sea water) and one of the liquid coatings even increase corrosion in some cases.(A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 831449.


Multi-layered metal composites have received considerable attention due to their improved mechanical and physical properties. In this study, Al6061/Al2024 composite was processed by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) as a severe plastic deformation technique. Mechanical properties of processed material were evaluated using the uniaxial tensile test and shear punch test method (SPT). The correlation between the results of the tension experiments and shear strengths was calculated. Experimental results demonstrated that the shear strength enhanced with increased number of ARB passes. However, the elongation under shear manifested a reduction when the number of ARB passes increased. Inspection of the results of tensile tests and SPT revealed that they follow a similar trend for both strength and ductility. Therefore, it can be asserted that the shear punch test represents a useful and complementary tool in the mechanical analysis of the ARB sample.


In this issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , Hennigar and colleagues (1) report a meticulously designed and controlled investigation with the overall finding that strenuous physical activity decreases iron absorption compared to rest, as assessed using stable iron isotope ( 54 Fe, 57 Fe) appearance curves. In brief, 10 volunteer, healthy, active-duty military personnel completed a randomized, cross-over, controlled-feeding clinical trial involving two 72-h periods of simulated sustained military and training operations. These episodes of physical activity consisted of three ∼ 60- to 120-min steady-state exercise bouts per day, required high energy expenditure ( ∼ 5000 to 6000 total kcal/d), and were notable for glycogen depletion, sleep restriction (4 h/d), and inflammation. During the periods of physical activity, the controlled diets provided energy that either matched (energy balance) or were at 45% (energy deficit) of the estimated daily expenditure. Each 72-h activity phase was followed by a 7-d recovery period, during which volunteers received controlled diets prescribed to maintain energy balance and to ensure adequate glycogen repletion and homogeneous glycogen levels. The study hypothesis was that repeated muscular contractions during strenuous physical activity would result in inflammatory increases in plasma IL-6 that, acting through the Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription–3 (JAK/STAT3) pathway, would stimulate hepatocytes to produce hepcidin, the systemic regulator of iron homeostasis. Increased plasma hepcidin would then bind to the only known cellular iron exporter, ferroportin, resulting in its internalization and degrada-tion. The decline in ferroportin would decrease iron absorption by obstructing transport of iron from duodenal enterocytes into plasma. During both episodes of strenuous physical activity, IL-6 increased and iron absorption decreased when compared to an ini-tial


We show a model laser system which operates by an electromagnetically induced interference. Provided that an inversion condition for the thermal radiation field is satisfied, the system lases without atomic population inversion in steady state. The system is pumped by incoherent radiation on the transition on which lasing occurs


The article studies the factors influencing the quality of electricity in the power supply systems of sea vessels. Problems caused by electromagnetic interference on ships including voltage drop in the electrical networks due to the nonlinear loads in the system, as well as power asymmetry are considered. The necessity of using active filters in autonomous power systems is found out. A model of an active filter for a closed power supply system with a nonlinear asymmetric load has been developed. The diagram of the active filter model in MATLAB / Simulink environment is illustrated. The simulation was carried out paying attention to various parameters of the system. There has been given an example of a program code for transforming the abc coordinates to the dq coordinates. The disadvantage of the considered circuit is stated: the greater the asymmetry and nonlinearity of the load, the lower the power for current filtering. There are considered the dependences between the measured value of voltage harmonic distortion (according to International Electronic Commission (IEC) 61000-2-4: 2002) and the observed phenomena in the unit; the measured value of the harmonic current distortion and the observed phenomena in the unit. According to the simulation results, it was inferred that the active current compensating filter will improve the quality of power on board the ship. The filter eliminates the imbalance, evens current harmonics and compensates the reactive component of currents. The scheme is advisable for using in autonomous systems of limited power on the merchant ships.


'Amphigerontia formosa' Banks is redescribed and transferred to 'Sigmatoneura' Enderlein. 'Scaphopsocus' Smithers and 'Sigmatoneura' are synonymized by transfer of 'Scaphopsocus phaeotherus' Smithers to 'Sigmatoneura'. 'Psocus filicornis' Enderlein is considered to be the male of 'Cerastipsocus subcostalis' Enderlein and 'Scaphopsocus smithersi' New to be the male of 'Scaphopsocus albostriatus' New; both are considered, with 'Amphigerontia kolbei' Enderlein, to belong to 'Sigmatoneura'.


The article presents the results of the study, as well as the structural schemes and parameters of the components of the generative-adversarial neural network. Graphical images of the results of filtering radio signals are given. Conclusions are drawn about the possibilities of using these neural networks. The purpose of the study. Substantiation of the possibilities of using generative-sensory artificial neural networks to solve problems of digital processing of radio signals. Materials and methods. To evaluate the results of digital filtering of noisy signals, the method of mathematical modeling in the Matlab environment was used. As test signals, the following were taken: a sine wave, a signal in the form of a sum of sinusoids, a model of a real radio-technical information signal. White Gaussian noise is used as the noise component. Also, filtering of the signal is carried out, in which there is no fragment of a certain length. A training sample was generated for the neural network of the generator, consisting of noisy test signals. A training sample of the discriminator neural network was also generated, consisting of test signals that do not contain noise. Results. Based on the simulation, it is concluded that the generative-adversarial neural network successfully solves the problems of isolating a useful signal in a mixture of it with noise of various physical nature. Such a neural network structure is also able to restore a useful signal if any part of it is missing as a result of external interference. Conclusion. The existing methods of digital filtering of radio signals require certain labor and time costs associated with the calculation of digital filters. Also, when designing high-order filters, it becomes difficult to calculate these filters. The idea of using a neural network in filtering tasks makes it possible to significantly reduce the filter design time, thus simplifying the process of its implementation. A neural network, which is a self-learning system, can find solutions that are inaccessible to conventional digital filtering algorithms. The results of this work can find their application in the field of digital signal processing and in the development of software-configurable radio.


The implementation of electronic government by Malaysia government was started since the Malaysia awarded Multimedia of Science Coridor (MSC). In order to ensure the successfulness of the transition, it is important for the government to identify and resolve the various issues exist in electronic government to avoid falling behind. This paper discusses the issues regarding the development of government information management in the era of electronic government in Malaysia. Rapid change of new technology enhancing demand for the government performance as a whole especially the process of manage government information either federal or state level and making the information gather accessible and available to all citizen through. How should our electronic government go about this and make it success? This paper presents a strategic options to government in manage information that could be widely relevant to citizens.


Polish Americans comprise one of America's largest ethnic groups. Engaging contemporary methodological, theoretical, and historiographical issues, this book examines the history of Polish-American working people, women and families, religion, and politics, as well as other rarely studied issues.


As the most advanced technique for graphitization,inside heat type lengthwise graphitization process can be used to produce graphite electrodes with better isotropy,lower resistivity and lower power consumption.Transformer is the key equipment in the process.The choices of parameters of transformer,secondary output voltage,maximum output current,capability,voltage regulating progression and step voltage are the crucial factors,which determines the degree of LW graphitization process.


Abstract: This paper extends some of the arithmetic functions which Mollie Horadam developed for sequences of generalized integers and apply them to some particular integer sequences, particularly the Fibonacci and Fermatian numbers.


The objective of this study was to asses the effectiveness of short term protocols (5–7 days) for the synchronization of oestrus in lactating ewes during the non-breeding season, using combinations of GnRH, PGF2 and estradiol benzoate treatments. One hundred and six adult cross-bred Altamurana ewes were divided into the following six treatment groups: (i) Group NT (N = 30), which served as the control, was exposed to fertile rams for a 20 days period; (ii) Group Fe (N = 15) received FGA intravaginal sponges (14 days) + eCG i.m. (Day 14); (iii) Group GP (N = 15) received a GnRH agonist (Day 0) and PGF2 (Day 5) i.m. treatment; (iv) Group GPG (N = 15) received a GnRH (Day 0), PGF2 (Day 5) and a second dose of GnRH (Day 7) i.m.; (v) Group GPE ewes (N = 16) treated with GnRH (Day 0), PGF2 (Day 5) and estradiol benzoate (EB; Day 6, 24 h after PGF2 ) i.m. treatment; (vi) Group EPE (N = 15) treated with EB (Day 0), PGF2 (Day 5) and EB (Day 6, 24 h after PGF2 ) i.m. treatment. Ewes were checked for oestrus and hand mated using fertile rams. Upon return to service the ewes were mated again. A definite effect of the treatments on the occurrence of oestrus was recorded, with a higher percentage of ewes (P < 0.01) exhibiting oestrus in the Fe (93.3%) and EPE (100%) groups, compared to the GPG (33.3%), GP (46.7%) and GPE (62.5%) groups. The interval to oestrus was shorter and more synchronized in the long term treated Fe group (P < 0.01). The fertility rates recorded were 36.7% (11/30) in the NT or control ewes, and 60.0% (9/15), 33.3% (5/15) and 26.7% (4/15) (not significant) in the Fe, GP and GPG groups, respectively. In the GPG group the fertility and prolificacy rates recorded were higher (80% and 175%), than in any of the other treatment groups. In the GPE group, 10 of the 16 ewes (62.5%) exhibited oestrus, but the fertility rate was significantly lower (20%, P < 0.01), compared to the other groups (GPG, 80%; GP, 71.4%; Fe, 64.3%). In Group EPE, despite having the highest percentage of ewes exhibiting oestrus (100%), none of the ewes lambed. The fertility achieved in all the short term treatment groups following natural service and oestrous synchronization indicate that the protocols used do not seem to interfere with the ewes natural cycle or with their fertility. Results indicate that between the short term treatments studied, the GP and GPG methods offer a potential alternative to the conventional long term protocol (Fe) for oestrous synchronization in dairy ewes. Further research is required regarding the use of estradiol benzoate to synchronize oestrus. ∗ Corresponding author. Tel.: +39 080 5442825; fax: +39 080 5442828. E-mail addresses: email@example.com (G. Martemucci), email@example.com (A.G. D'Alessandro). 921-4488/$ – see front matter © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. oi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.05.001 © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from running waters represent a key component of the global carbon cycle. However, quantifying CO2 fluxes across air-water boundaries remains challenging due to practical difficulties in the estimation of reach-scale standardized gas exchange velocities (k600) and water equilibrium concentrations. Whereas craft-made floating chambers supplied by internal CO2 sensors represent a promising technique to estimate CO2 fluxes from rivers, the existing literature lacks of  rigorous  comparisons  among  differently  designed chambers and deployment techniques. Moreover, as of now the uncertainty of k600 estimates from chamber data has not been evaluated.  Here, these issues were addressed analyzing the results of a flume experiment carried out in the Summer of 2019 in the Lunzer:::Rinnen - Experimental Facility (Austria). During the experiment, 100 runs were performed  using two different chamber designs (namely, a Standard Chamber and a Flexible Foil chamber with an external floating system and a flexible sealing) and two different deployment modes (drifting and anchored). The runs were performed using various combinations of discharge and channel slope, leading to variable turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rates (1.5 10-3< ε < 1 10-1 m2 s-3). Estimates of gas exchange velocities were in line with the existing literature (4 < k600 < 32 m d-1), with a general increase of k600 for larger turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rates. The Flexible Foil chamber gave consistent k600 patterns in response to changes in the slope and/or the flow rate. Moreover, Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter measurements indicated a limited increase of the turbulence induced by the Flexible Foil chamber on the flow field (22 % increase in ε, leading to a theoretical 5 % increase in k600).
The  uncertainty  in  the  estimate  of  gas  exchange  velocities  was  then estimated  using  a  Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE) procedure. Overall, uncertainty in k600 was moderate to high, with enhanced uncertainty in high-energy setups. For the anchored mode, the standard deviations of k600 were between 1.6 and 8.2 m d-1, whereas significantly higher values were obtained in drifting mode. Interestingly, for the Standard Chamber the uncertainty was larger (+ 20 %) as compared to the Flexible Foil chamber.  Our study suggests that a Flexible Foil design and the anchored deployment might be useful techniques to enhance the robustness and the accuracy of CO2 measurements in low-order streams. Furthermore, the study demonstrates the value of analytical and numerical tools in the identification of accurate estimations for gas exchange velocities.
These findings have important implications for improving estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and reaeration rates in running waters.


This thesis proposes to examine the intellectual basis of Japanese approaches to international affairs from 1945 to 1991. Through close examination of the major works on international politics by Japanese intellectuals, the thesis aims to discern how these approaches have been formulated and transformed through the years. The thesis also intends to arrive at some generalizations concerning the pattern of Japanese thinking in international affairs. For the convenience of this analysis, the postwar period has been divided into five periods, (i) 1945-1950 Pacifism and Internationalism, (ii) 1950-1960 Neutralism and Nationalism, (iii) 1960-1970 Rise of Realism, (vi) 1970-1985 Interdependence, and, (v) 1985-1991 Japan in Search of a Role. Detailed analysis of each period is presented in Chapter I. In general, the thesis finds that the leading pattern has shifted from the highly idealistic theories of the immediate postwar period to the more pragmatic approaches in the high economic growth period during the 1960s and early 1970s, and then, to the theories of pluralism in the 1980s. Variations of idealistic approaches are analyzed in Chapter 111; realism in Chapter IV; and pluralism in Chapter V. However, through the entire period almost half a century Japanese theories of international relations can be characterized as; (i) mired by distorted expressions of nationalism, (ii) Asia-centered, (iii) United Nations-oriented, (iv) tending to be dictated by external factors, and (v) including heavy contributions by journalists rather than professional academics. This characterization of, and forecast for, Japanese theories of international politics are presented in Chapter VI . Based on the generalizations derived from the analysis, the thesis concludes that Japanese theories of international politics in the years to come will most likely be focusing on the definition of Japan's role in the post-cold War international system. The question for Japanese intellectuals is no longer "to be or not to be," but "what and how. " In other words, the theories will have to address the problems of how to transform Japan's economic power into what kinds of political influence in international affairs. This trend is already evident in the fact that the writings of political economists have become more abundant and influential in the last few years.


In this paper, we introduce in-band full duplexing (IBFD) for broadband power line communication (BB-PLC) systems. Inspired by the use of IBFD in digital subscriber lines, Ethernet, cable communication, and recently in wireless communication, we investigate the constraints and requirements for a successful IBFD implementation in BB-PLC. We propose a two-stage IBFD structure consisting of an initial analog isolation using an active hybrid circuit, and a simplified mixed-domain digital echo cancellation procedure to suppress the self-interference. Furthermore, we enhance the digital cancellation filter to better adapt to linear periodically time-varying channel conditions, commonly encountered in PLC scenarios. We evaluate our solution under diverse power line channel and noise conditions to examine the overall data rate gains that can be achieved. Last, we extend IBFD to multiple-input multiple-output BB-PLC systems that enable faster and/or more robust data transmission.


In this work, we present a search strategy for heavy charged Higgs boson at Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) as a future $e^+e^-$ collider. The signal is charged Higgs boson pair production in two Higgs doublet model (2HDM) followed by $H^{\pm}\to W^{\pm}H$ and $H\to b\bar{b}$. Here, $H$ denotes the heavy CP-even neutral Higgs boson of the model. The collider center of mass energy is chosen to be $\sqrt{s}=1400$ GeV as the second stage of CLIC operation. In this case, $m_{H^+}<\sqrt{s}/2$ can be explored due to the pair production. It is shown that the signal of charged Higgs in the mass range 250 GeV $<m_{H^+}<$ 650 GeV in fully hadronic final state, containing four $b$-jets from neutral Higgs and four jets from $W$ bosons, can well be observed on top of the only remaining standard model background, i.e., $t\bar{t}$. Finally, a measure of data needed for discovery is expressed in terms of integrated luminosity for $5\sigma$ at each theoretical hypothesis.


We report epitaxially regrown Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers (PCSELs) utilizing self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QDs) exhibiting lasing at room temperature. The ability to utilize both the ground-state (GS) and excited-state (ES) of the QDs allows multiple emission wavelengths from one heterostructure. The choice of the grating periods of the photonic crystal allows lasing from neighbouring devices at the GS (~1230 nm) or ES (~1140 nm) of the QDs, 90 nm apart in wavelength. The threshold current densities are 0.69 kA/cm2 and 1.05 kA/cm2 for GS and ES respectively. The effect of PC structures, specifically etch depth of the PC on lasing performance is also discussed.


Working memory lies at the core of cognitive function and plays a crucial role in children's learning, reasoning, problem solving, and intellectual activity. Behavioral findings have suggested that acute aerobic exercise improves children's working memory; however, there is still very little knowledge about whether a single session of aerobic exercise can alter working memory's brain activation patterns, as assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Therefore, we investigated the effect of acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on working memory and its brain activation patterns in preadolescent children, and further explored the neural basis of acute aerobic exercise on working memory in these children. We used a within-subjects design with a counterbalanced order. Nine healthy, right-handed children were scanned with a Siemens MAGNETOM Trio 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner while they performed a working memory task (N-back task), following a baseline session and a 30-min, moderate-intensity exercise session. Compared with the baseline session, acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise benefitted performance in the N-back task, increasing brain activities of bilateral parietal cortices, left hippocampus, and the bilateral cerebellum. These data extend the current knowledge by indicating that acute aerobic exercise enhances children's working memory, and the neural basis may be related to changes in the working memory's brain activation patterns elicited by acute aerobic exercise.


Tanjung Piai or Piai headland, located in the south of Malaysia, is suffering from an excessive coastal erosion due to wave attack and oil spills. It seems that human activities have triggered the erosion at an alarming rate. Mangrove forest fringing the coast of Tanjung Piai which is the habitat of many threatened and vulnerable species is also destroyed bit by bit. It has been found that the rate of erosion is increased after the opening of an adjacent port in 1999. Higher energy waves generated by ships navigating through Tanjung Piai waters have been the cause of the erosion. Before year 1997, the erosion rate was found to be 0.25 m/year. However, this study has shown that the rate of erosion has been increased tremendously; which is up to 3.00 m/year from coastline photographs taken in 2003.


Using a confocal laser scanning microscope the development of stress in a micromechanical contact could be measured for ruby with a resolution of ∼1 μm. Ruby (α-Al_2O_3: Cr^3+) spheres with radii of 75 μm were compressed quasi-statically between two sapphire (α-Al_2O_3) plates. While applying an increasing uniaxial load, confocal microscopy was used to record the fluorescence spectra at the contact region. The peak positions of the fluorescence spectrum shift to longer wavelengths with increasing stress. By detecting the shift in wavelength the local stress could be measured. We adopted two-photon excitation process (800 nm wavelength) to reduce background fluorescence. Loading–unloading cycles were applied with the maximal loading force increased subsequently for each of the next cycle. Progressive fatigue was observed when the load exceeded 1.1 N. As long as the load did not exceed 4 N stress-versus-load curves were still continuous and could be described by Hertz's law with a reduced Young's modulus or increasing damage. Once the load exceeded 4 N, spikelike decreases of the stress were observed. This indicates the formation of microcracks on the 10 μm length scale.


The authors gratefully acknowledge support for the preparation of this report from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. However, the views expressed and any errors or omissions are those of the authors and not of Sida.


De-ethoxycarbonyl loratadine present invention discloses a method for treating allergic rhinitis and other histamine-induced diseases he will (DCL, a loratadine metabolite) a stable pharmaceutical composition. The composition is formulated to avoid the incompatibility between DCL and reactive excipients (e.g., lactose or other mono and disaccharides). Said composition comprising DCL, lactose-free, non-hygroscopic and anhydrous stable pharmaceutical compositions.


As the helicopter is a strong coupling and nonlinear system, the original mathematical model of helicopter is linearized first and a new design method for the flight control based on sliding mode control is adopted. The optimal Linear Quadratic Regulator is used for the design of integral switching surface. The advantage of sliding mode control is its insensitivity to the model errors, parametric uncertainties and other disturbances. Simulations show that the exponential stability is guaranteed for the tracking control and the robustness against external disturbance is obtained as well.


A MIMO-PCC-OFDM systemisproposed for high-speed transmission. Polynomial cancellation coding orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (PCC-OFDM) technique isusedinthespacedivision multiplexing (SDM) systemwithmultiple-input multiple-output (MIMO).MIMO- PCC-OFDM inherits the characteristics of PCC-OFDM: reducing thesensitivity tocarrier frequency offset andDoppler spread,havinglowerintercarrier interference (ICI)and intersymbol interference (ISI), requiring nocyclic prefix (CP)or guardinterval (GI)inthepractical system. A channel estimation algorithm isproposed forMIMO-PCC-OFDM withoptimal training symbols whichimprove theestimation accuracy. The MMSE detection isusedtodemultiplex thespatial multiplexed signals. Simulation results showabout3-7dBSNRimprovement oftheMIMO-PCC-OFDM systemcomparedwitha typical MIMO-OFDM systemina multipath fadingchannelwith carrier frequency offset.


A 52-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and polysubstance abuse (heroin and cocaine) presented with a 3-week history of progressively worsening dyspnoea on exertion and abdominal pain. It was noted that she had congestive heart failure, …


A range of difficult, long-term environmental problems besets rural Australia. Dryland and irrigation salinity, soil erosion, declining water quality, feral pests and exotic weeds are impacting on agricultural productivity, biodiversity and public health (ABS, 1996). A variety of instruments has been employed to address these problems, including taxation and direct financial incentives for conservation works, legislative prohibitions and investment in new technology. Whilst government has employed a suite of policy options, intervention has typically focused on promoting voluntary change and Australia has invested heavily in participatory approaches to rural development. The National Landcare Program (NLP) and more recently, the billion dollar Natural Heritage Trust (NHT), and establishment of an institutional framework for regional catchment management have been the main mechanisms for delivering government support to private land managers.


In order to bring forth the specific intricacies of the migration experience among comparatively understudied immigrant and refugee youth, this article bridges an intersectionality framework with multicultural education scholars' calls to flexibility and fluidity in conceptualizing culture and identity. Drawing on in-depth interviews, the analysis is anchored by two pervasive themes: (a) the dynamic nature of identity positions whose intersections make the adaption of youth irreducibly nuanced and (b) the need for self-definition in the process of adaptation. Racial and ethnic positioning, national origin, class, legal status, and religion intersected in the participants' lives in important ways, but they did not fulfill the same role across the cases. Attention to how these social locations intersect offers insight into the importance of context-based examinations of immigrant youth positioning, in addition to the centrality of structural analyses. Taking on an intersectionality lens, educators can engag...


We present several polynomial congruences about sums with central binomial coefficients and harmonic numbers. In the final section we collect some new congruences involving Fibonacci and Lucas numbers.


LI Genyuan,the nucleus in the Yunnan Chongjiu Uprsing,is the real leader of the military government at the beginning of the revolution.LI held different political views from Cai E,who was then improvement-oriented,and thus left decision-making center on the occasion of Tengyu Conflict between Tengchong and Dali.Afterwards,since CAI E improved the Yunnan revolution forces by constructing parties,as the leader of the Chinese Alliance,LI Genyuan had to leave for Beijing.


In recent years,our country has vigorously carried out the socialism new rural construction,sending our country to step up to which has Chinese characteristic modernized path,which path is industry and agriculture develop harmonize,urban and the countryside develop prosperously together.The whole country had appeared many outstanding models about new rural construction since that.The article take the civilized village-Zhuang minority village as a case which around Beibu Gulf area,in Wuming County Nanning of Guangxi province.Searches its development model,summarizes its successful experience about new rural construction,seeks for new way into "The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area".The purpose is providing the model reference and the experience for other new rural construction area.


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This article is about the relation and harmonization between maternity, breastfeeding and work outside the home, in order to determine whether the rights granted, mean while an assignment of rights and recognition to women. Demand the right of women to decide about their own body, without being subject to other decisions and strive for the expansion of citizenship; at the same time offers aware and active resistance to generate the necessary mechanisms to meet those objectives. Therefore, the discrepancies that emerge in everyday life are evident: laws that give life to the rights for the protection of women and the reality that drives them singly to walk along paths where the interstices carried them to circumvent the permanent tensions where their personal, family, work, projects among others. they are minimised, relegated, postponed or cancelled; When should legally be guaranteed.