Using the VLA at 4.9 GHz, a complete radio survey of all known stars north of -28 deg, within 12 pc of the sun, produced five detections with emission greater than 1.0 mJy. All of the detections were associated with dwarf Me stars, preferentially in multiple systems. No other stellar types, including M stars, were detected. Approximately 25 percent of the stellar systems that contain an Me star have a radio luminosity greater than 0.4 x 10 to the 14th ergs/s per Hz at 4.9 GHz in their quasi-quiescent state. Stars of this type will contribute less than 1 percent of the radio identifications at the 1 microJy level. 11 refs.


Droughts are a major cause of vegetation destruction, particularly through widespread natural fires in the tropical rain- forest. The frequency and scale of major drought is discussed and its influence on the extant vegetation outlined. Evidence of fire damage in both the prehistoric and historical records is reviewed. The occurrence of frequent fires in the tropical rainforest requires a re-examination of existing concepts of rainforest stability.


The modified Kadanoff's variational method recently considered by us is applied to calculate the free energies and their derivatives for a three-dimensional Ising model with bcc structure and without external magnetic field. We find a critical point at ${k}_{c}=0.162134$ and the associated critical indices $\ensuremath{\alpha}=0.12$, ${\ensuremath{\alpha}}^{\ensuremath{'}}=0.095$.


The use of neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) has been showing an incraesing tendency in the treatment of locally advanced breast cancer. The evaluation of residual cancer could be performed by Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) calculator. The prognostic system takes the two largest diameters of the tumor, the cellularity, the amount of in situ carcinoma, the number of metastatic lymph nodes, and the size of the largest metastatic deposit into account. The aim of our study was to examine the reproducibility of RCB in NAT treated patients.


The present book gives cause for some reflection on the changing paradigms that have become apparent in the field of forestry over the past two decades. The new social values and perceptions have been integrated into a holistic approach for the study of forest related issues, from an intersectoral and wider angle including social, economic, end environmental factors.


The main purpose of the paper is to investigate geodesics on the tangent bundle with respect to the Cheeger-Gromoll metric.


The use of optical fibre links for the distribution and transmission of RF and microwave signals is of growing interest and has been under continuous development at GMMT for more than 10 years. Such links have the advantage of a low, frequency independent loss which, added to the lack of frequency dispersion, means that very long, wide bandwidth links are possible which are suitable for applications such as antenna remoting and microwave delay lines. Optical fibre cable is also more flexible, takes up less space and has a lower mass than its electrical equivalent, whilst being less sensitive to environmental fluctuations, electromagnetic interference and crosstalk effects. The principal difficulty, until recently, has been the availability of efficient lasers, optical modulators and receivers to achieve a link with the required electrical performance. With recent advances in high power, compact optical sources and low loss, low drive power modulators this performance barrier is no longer such a problem. This paper describes the design and build of compact, rugged optical transmitter and receiver modules which have been developed at GMMT for use in high performance 2 - 18 GHz microwave links. All of the critical components within the link, such as the laser source, waveguide modulator, wideband photodiode and MMIC pre-amplifier are deigned fabricated in-house, therefore providing a high degree of design and performance flexibility. (6 pages)


Abstract In New Mexico, the tawny-bellied cotton rat (Sigmodon fulviventer) previously was known only from central and southwestern parts of the state. In central New Mexico, most records were from areas of tall grass and marshes associated with the middle Rio Grande valley. In 2003, we discovered S. fulviventer in grassy and marshy habitats >100 km west of the Rio Grande in west-central New Mexico. Because past surveys in this region did not report captures of Sigmodon, we suspect our distributional records represent recent westward expansion of S. fulviventer in the state.


Easily prepared, chiral sulfideoxathiane ligands are described which give excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) in the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate with a range of alkyl malonate nucleophiles.


A set of 13 polysaccharides was used as a training set to generate regression equations and to train back-propagation and quasi-Newton networks. These 13 polymers contained glucose, mannose, and xylose monomers with α and β anomeric configurations linked at the (1→3), (1→4), and (1→6) positions. An additional polysaccharide was utilized as a cross-validation set compound to test the external predictive ability of the regression equation and trained neural networks


The crucial role of biodiversity in the links between ecosystems and societies has been repeatedly highlighted both as source of wellbeing and as a target of human actions, but not all aspects of biodiversity are equally important to different ecosystem services. Similarly, different social actors have different perceptions of and access to ecosystem services, and therefore, they have different wants and capacities to select directly or indirectly for particular biodiversity and ecosystem characteristics. Their choices feed back onto the ecosystem services provided to all parties involved and in turn, affect future decisions. Despite this recognition, the research communities addressing biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human outcomes have yet to develop frameworks that adequately treat the multiple dimensions and interactions in the relationship. Here, we present an interdisciplinary framework for the analysis of relationships between functional diversity, ecosystem services, and human actions that is applicable to specific social environmental systems at local scales. We connect the mechanistic understanding of the ecological role of diversity with its social relevance: ecosystem services. The framework permits connections between functional diversity components and priorities of social actors using land use decisions and ecosystem services as the main links between these ecological and social components. We propose a matrix-based method that provides a transparent and flexible platform for quantifying and integrating social and ecological information and negotiating potentially conflicting land uses among multiple social actors. We illustrate the applicability of our framework by way of land use examples from temperate to subtropical South America, an area of rapid social and ecological change.


This technical memorandum estimates the effects of alternative contractual commitments that may be initiated by the Western Area Power Administration`s Salt Lake City Area Office. It also studies hydropower operational restrictions at the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects in combination with these alternatives. Power marketing and hydropower operational effects are estimated in support of Western`s Electric Power Marketing Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Electricity production and capacity expansion for utility systems that will be directly affected by alternatives specified in the EIS are simulated. Cost estimates are presented by utility type and for various activities such as capacity expansion, generation, long-term firm purchases and sales, fixed operation and maintenance expenses, and spot market activities. Operational changes at hydropower facilities are also investigated.


: Stabilizing all of the modulus fields coming from compactifications of string theory on internal manifolds is one of the outstanding challenges for string cosmology. Here, in a simple example of toroidal compactification, we study the dynamics of the moduli fields corresponding to the size and shape of the torus along with the ambient flux and long strings winding both internal directions. It is known that a string gas containing states with non-vanishing winding and momentum number in one internal direction can stabilize the radius of this internal circle to be at self-dual radius. We show that a gas of long strings winding all internal directions can stabilize all moduli, except the dilaton which is stabilized by hand, in this simple example.


Purpose
The purpose of this study is to identify the preferred characteristics of buyers of single-family homes in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on the city of Dammam.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected using face-to-face structured interviews conducted from November 2016 to May 2017 with 177 owners of single-family homes that were purchased between 2010 and the first quarter of 2017.

Findings
The findings indicate that homes can be divided into three types: villas, detached duplexes and semi-detached duplexes. Also, more than three-quarters of the respondents purchased their homes through mortgages from either lenders or the government. It seems we find that the advantages of the detached duplex, particularly its privacy level, over other types of single-family homes induce homebuyers to choose this home type.

Originality/value
In this study, the authors analyze housing preferences among various segments of the Saudi society, in the city of Dammam, to understand the housing supply in Saudi Arabia. Only a few studies have investigated the preferences of homebuyers in Saudi Arabia. Below the authors provide a literature review, discuss data and methods and results, as well as provide concluding remarks.


The bottom water formation in the Barents Sea plays an important role in the maintenance of the Arctic halocline. Deep water is partly formed by haline convection caused by brine release during ice growth. To investigate this process, the HAMburg Shelf Ocean Model (HAMSOM) was coupled to a dynamic and thermodynamic ice model and applied to the Barents and Kara Seas. The coupled model is initialised with climatological temperature and salinity data and forced with realistic wind stresses and air temperatures.The results of simulated winter scenarios show that the role of the thermo-haline convection is two fold. First, convection in the upper layers erodes the locally pronounced haline stratification while ice is formed in major portions of the area. Second, local and small-scale openings in the ice cover (polynyas) provide the necessary brine release for dense bottom waters. The polynyas open frequently near Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya due to off-shore winds. Tidal currents, however, may also play a role in opening the closed ice sheet. Tracer studies reveal that most of the bottom water leaves the Barents Sea through the Svyataya Anna Trough towards the Arctic Ocean. Outflow rates of the deep water as well as the temporal and spatial evolution of stratification and ice cover are presented.


In this present era, the students oral presentations have become a significant part not only for English teaching language but also for another core and optional subjects either belong to applied medical sciences or any course material at college or university levels. In fact, English language instruction today is often one of the crucial aspects of preparing students for their roles in a highly competitive international professional environment. It is to be able to operate effectively in the real world (Hedge, 2000). [1] Students need a lot of opportunity to practice language in such a situation which encourage them to communicate their needs, ideas and opinions. Oral presentation is one of the best platforms where skills adding a broader aspect to the best communication. It allows individuals to present their ideas and views confidently in front of a live audience. This paper aims towards a significant point to make the students to prepare a perfect oral presentation skills. In this pilot study a conceptual framework has been used to illustrate our starting point. It has been practically examined the significance of designing an effective oral presentation at the college level. Practice is the one of the best platforms to succeed. 'Practice makes a man perfect', therefore it is essential to prepare the topic well prior to its presentation. By making students aware of basic points, types, characteristics and styles of scientific and technical communication. These sentences explained during the students oral presentations from different departments of college of Applied Medical sciences, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and after presentation a scientific questionnaires method performed among the students of college of applied medical sciences to get a positive or negative impacts. Methods of the study In this pilot study, a questionnaire method on student's opinions (attitudes, concepts and reactions) towards the significance of oral presentations in the college Auditorium (Masrah building-C) of college of applied medical sciences and classrooms have been developed with the help of different departments of the college. It aims at finding students' attitudes towards the use of oral presentations in the classroom. Finally, it is also suggested to faculties of each department to make best use of oral presentations in their teaching with a view to improve and enhance the student's communication skills.


It is challenging to set the spatial limits of the mind. This was suggested in classical philosophy by Aristotle, when he stated that the mind is "in a way all existing things" (Aristotle, 1986) but it is also a trendy topic studied by the extended mind theorists, for example (Clark and Chalmers, 1998). The latter propose that the mind goes beyond the body in the act of cognition, since the environment plays a crucial role in mental activity. In this opinion article we do not go that far, but we pose an important question: where in the body shall we look for markers of mental disorders? Our proposal is that the bodily constitution of sense organs may be an indicator of mental characteristics, and therefore it can be affected in cases of disorders such as schizophrenia. We support this opinion with empirical papers and we suggest new lines of research to improve the understanding of this devastating disease.


The availability of low cost high performance hardware such as graphical processing units (GPUs) has been the driving force for considerable change in both traditional high performance computing (HPC), and more recently the data centre. Vendor independent methods of accessing such hardware include the recently standardised OpenCL framework. However, using GPUs as accelerators for certain computational algorithms requires careful provisioning of infrastructure in order to balance cost, power consumption, and device utilization. In this paper we describe vOpenCL, an architecture for provisioning OpenCL capable hardware. vOpenCL works by transparently offloading processing from traditional cluster nodes, to a remotely located farm of OpenCL capable processors such as GPUs. vOpenCL differs from existing provisioning solutions since it provides mechanisms to optimize the data transfers between components. This is achieved through the use of a module/plug in which fully exploits the Infiniband interconnect architecture. We provide full analysis of vOpenCL and all of its plugins, in a range of scenarios including from within virtualized environments. For certain algorithms, we demonstrate that the Infiniband plug in can provide significant performance benefits.


................................................................................................................. III LIST OFABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................... IX LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................... X LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................... XII CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT ........................................................................................... 2 1.3 RESEARCH AIM AND OBJECTIVES .......................................................................... 2 1.4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 3 1.5 THESIS ORGANIZATION ........................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................... 5 2.


Existing galactic plane CO surveys are able to detect molecular clouds which contain substantial CO with an excitation temperature > or approx. =5 K. We have tested the possibility that substantial numbers of molecular clouds exist where T/sub ex/< or approx. =5 K. CO observations were obtained in the direction of 17 continuum sources which showed multiple H/sub 2/CO absorption features at a wavelength of 6 cm. The H/sub 2/CO features were taken as evidence of a molecular cloud, and CO observations were used to determine T/sub ex/ of that cloud. Although a few clouds may have T/sub ex/ slightly less than 5 K, a large amount of mass does not appear to be hidden in such ultracold molecular clouds with detectable H/sub 2/CO absorption.


In this article I want to consider the importance of the pub rock scene as a resource for the consumption of popular music. Considering its role as one of the primary sites for the production and consumption of live music, very little has been written about pub rock. Moreover, in those studies that have made reference to pub rock, emphasis has often been placed upon its role as a training ground for musicians and songwriters (see, for example, Laing 1985, p. 8), or as a stepping stone to full-time professional music-making rather than 'a locally expressed and tangible manifestation of music in its own right' (Finnegan 1989, p. 235). Indeed, if only a few published works exist on the production of pub rock then there are, to the best of my knowledge, no studies devoted to pub rock audiences. What I want to do here is to begin redressing this imbalance. I will focus upon two specific examples of pub rock audiences and thus hope to demonstrate that the production of pub rock is inextricably linked to the localised patterns of consumption that inform its reception, and that the significance which an audience attaches to a particular pub rock event is an essential, if not the essential, aspect of that event. The first audience study presented here is drawn from my experience of working as a part-time musician in a pub rock band. The second study, which pursues a slightly different line of enquiry to the first, is based upon fieldwork material that I am currently collecting as part of my doctoral studies at Durham University.


A seven-year-old Shetland ewe presented with a history of chronic weight loss, abdominal distension and intermittent abdominal discomfort. Serum protein levels and abdominal ultrasonographic findings were suggestive of intestinal adenocarcinoma, and the diagnosis was confirmed on postmortem examination.


RATIONALE
The analysis of natural variation in light stable isotopes such as carbon (δ13 C), nitrogen (δ14 N) and sulfur (δ34 S) play an important role in deepening our understanding of ecosystems. To avoid misinterpretation, robust results are required, where pre-treatment steps such as sample homogenization are crucial to guarantee representative samples. The grinding of samples using stainless steel balls in polypropylene tubes (e.g., laboratory bead beater) has been identified as a potential source of bias.

METHODS
We tested possible effects of mill-grinding (e.g., contamination) of samples of coastal marine taxa including primary producers, primary consumers, and higher trophic level fish. We compared potential impacts of homogenization by mill-grinding with hand-grinding over an extended time on δ13 C, δ14 N and δ34 S values.

RESULTS
One-way Welch's ANOVA analysis showed that there were no statistical differences between methods for all the studied taxa. Also, repeated measures ANOVA showed no evidence of effects of grinding for extended times (from 30 to 120 seconds) for δ13 C, δ14 N and δ34 S values.

CONCLUSIONS
We found no evidence that grinding samples in polypropylene tubes in a bead-beater resulted in any marked alteration of the isotopic composition on the studied samples, e.g., through contamination by plastic. As such, we consider mill-grinding as an appropriate method for the homogenization of samples from a range of different marine taxa, which under controlled conditions did not affect δ13 C, δ15 N and δ34 S analysis.


The eco-coastal restoration has been a hot issue in recent years, however a complete theoretical and methodological system has not been formed yet. Taking the ecological restoration project of Lingni old Seawall in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province as an instance, this paper illustrates the status quo of the project, and elaborates on the three steps of site arrangement, environmental restoration and cultural renewal, which embodies the idea of ecological restoration for this type of coastal space. On this basis, three principles of reality-based, nature-rooted and culture-oriented are put forward. It is hoped that in future related projects and coastal space restoration, the nature will be respected in combination with culture, and municipal infrastructure construction, landscape infrastructure construction and ecological infrastructure construction will be closely coordinated, so as to establish a coastal landscape system with multi-sense ecology in line with the principle of utilizing the sea ecologically.


Abstract Peanut root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood race 1) is a serious pathogen in commercial peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production. There is no peanut cultivar with resistance to this nematode. The primary constraint in the development of resistant cultivars has been the absence of identified sources of resistance in A. hypogaea and related wild species. The objective of this study was to examine the wild Arachis spp. collection of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station for sources of resistance to M. arenaria. Thirty-six wild Arachis spp. genotypes were compared with the susceptible cv. Florunner for resistance to M. arenaria reproduction and galling response in two greenhouse tests. A. monticola Krap. et Rig., a member of the second-order gene pool, was the only wild species tested which did not have a gall index and egg-mass index significantly lower than that of A. hypogaea. There was no significant difference between A. monticola and A. hypogaea for the number of eggs per root...


Through guiding and cultivating mining right, 11 projects of exploration rights transfer have been approved by Shandong department of land and resources. Transfer of exploration right property, cultivated the market of mineral resources exploration and development, but also created the mechanism of "who envest, who get profits", which could injectes vitality for exploration units to collect funds from society and to realize their sustainable development.


Every year more than 1 million new cases of breast cancer are registered in the world and 400,000 women die from this tumor.1 Breast cancer (BC) is an extremely heterogeneous disease that requires a personalized approach to treatment based on the identification of genetic targets and their targeted blocking.2 Proposed at the end of the last century by Perou C. M. et al., classification is based on the allocation by cluster analysis of the four major gene expression patterns. Each type is characterized by the peculiarities of the tumor response to the treatment and different outcome of the disease.2,3 After the immunohistochemical study, it is possible to determine which subtype B C we are dealing with and to build an optimal scheme of anticancer therapy. Thanks to immunohistochemical research, we can personalize the treatment of breast cancer and make it as successful as possible, in particular: in the case of luminal type A and B (with receptors re and RP), at certain stages, it is advisable to prescribe endocrine therapy, and in the expression of NR2/neu without the appointment of Herceptin, the appointment of chemotherapy is of low effect. According to the national statistics, the average detection of molecular subtypes of cancer based on the main immunohistochemical genes (ER, PR, Her2neu) (Table 1) in relation to the frequency index (gene Ki-67.) the proliferative activity of the tumor is presented in Table 1.


Objectives: To explore the value of TCT combined with HC2- HPV- DNA and colposcopy in the screening for cervical cancer and the precancerous lesions. Method: 1236 women were selected and given HC2- HPV- DNA test,TCT test and colposcopy test. Pathological examination was conducted on the samples which showed positive results in each of the above 3 tests. Results: The positive rates of the 3 tests were all lower than the rates shown in the pathological examinations( χ2= 40. 084; P 0. 01; χ2= 45. 008; P 0. 01; χ2= 50. 344; P 0. 01). There were 19 cases showing positive results in the 3 tests( 1. 5%); 35 cases showing positive in 2 tests( 2. 8%); and 78 cases showing positive in 1 test( 6. 3%). Conclusion: All the 3 tests have their limitations. The combining of them can significantly enhance positive rate for earlier and more accurate detection.


In the Y–Ba–Cu–O system, the superconducting phase is produced by a peritectic reaction: Y2BaCuO5(211) + L → 2YBa2Cu3Ox (123). In order to promote the continuous growth of the 123 phase, uniform distribution of 211 in the liquid is required. In this review, I first present the melt process which enables us to achieve fine dispersion of 211 in the liquid. Large 123 crystals can be grown from this precursor structure by slow cooling in temperature gradient. As a result of incomplete peritectic reaction, the crystals contain fine 211 inclusions. The fine dispersion of 211 inclusions in the 123 matrix is considered to have three beneficial effects: 1) to suppress crack formation; 2) to promote oxygen diffusion; and 3) to provide pinning centers. Such crystals exhibit large Jc values exceeding 104A/cm2 at 77 K and 1 T according to both transport and magnetic measurements. Magnetization measurements also show that the critical state model is established in the sample indicating that no weak-link is present. Flux creep rate is reasonably small compared to that of single crystals. Attainable Jc due to the 211 inclusions is estimated based on the conventional flux pinning theory. Finally, I propose the application of such crystals as a superconducting permanent magnet.


Our country building a well-off society in an all round way,Beijing succeeding in biding for the 2008 Olympic Games,and China having entered the WTO have offered a seldom historical opportunity for sports development of our country.In future, the PE talents demanded by our society will represent an increasing tendency on the quantity,the level will be expected much,the professional class will be expanded and the service yield will break through the traditional PE category.The major problem existing in the PE talents training of our country is analyzed and the relevant counter measures are put forward.


The cprdlsoautil package is designed for use with the cprdutil package, which creates Stata datasets from text data files produced by the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). cprdlsoautil is a suite of utility programs for inputting linkage text data files produced by CPRD to contain social-deprivation data on patients from these patients' home lower layer super output areas (LSOAs), and creating equivalent Stata datasets in the memory.


The invention discloses an intra-light water delivery laser shock peening method and a device. A spray head which is arranged in a hollow laser beam formed after light path transformation of a circular laser beam and at the bottom of a main water pipe coaxial with the hollow laser beam sprays water to a to-be-processed area of a workpiece in the whole circumferential direction to form a stable water restraint layer with uniform thickness, so that the uniform distribution of residual compressive stress on the surface of the workpiece is better ensured. The water restraint layer formed by the method is not influenced by the surface appearance and surface quality of the workpiece, and the method is suitable for processing the curved workpiece, such as a blade. In addition, the adopted hollow laser beam also facilitates significantly reducing a stress hole effect on the surface layer of the workpiece.


This work is concerned with the numerical solution of large‐scale linear matrix equations A1XB1T+⋯+AKXBKT=C . The most straightforward approach computes X∈Rm×n from the solution of an mn × mn linear system, typically limiting the feasible values of m,n to a few hundreds at most. Our new approach exploits the fact that X can often be well approximated by a low‐rank matrix. It combines greedy low‐rank techniques with Galerkin projection and preconditioned gradients. In turn, only linear systems of size m × m and n × n need to be solved. Moreover, these linear systems inherit the sparsity of the coefficient matrices, which allows to address linear matrix equations as large as m = n = O(105). Numerical experiments demonstrate that the proposed methods perform well for generalized Lyapunov equations. Even for the case of standard Lyapunov equations, our methods can be advantageous, as we do not need to assume that C has low rank. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) has reemerged over the past few years as a potential agricultural commodity crop. Research on the crop is limited, and no information exists in the modern peer-reviewed research literature regarding industrial hemp seed germination. Seed germination depends on many factors but among these, knowledge of the response to temperature is important in determining planting date. Eight industrial hemp cultivars from a wide range of latitudes were tested to determine percent germination and absolute germination rate across a range of temperatures. Cultivars were from Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and Canada. Seed were germinated on a thermogradient table; temperatures were maintained from 0 to 45°C in approximately 2°C increments. Base temperature estimates ranged from 0.6 to 4.1°C but these values are inconclusive due to an experimental error. All cultivars germinated at temperatures above 40°C (average maximum temperature = 44.5°C), but average germination percentage above 40 °C was less than 10%. Maximum germination percentages for Canadian and Northern European cultivars (72% and 82%, respectively) occurred at 20°C. The Southern European cultivars had 85 to 92% germination in the 12 to 25°C temperature range. Germination rates were greatest above 20°C, but germination percentages for most varieties began to decline between 25 and 30°C, and fell dramatically at temperatures above 40°C. These data suggest optimum soil temperatures for cultivars from northern latitudes will be in the range of 15 to 20°C given highest germination percentages and moderate germination rates. The optimum may be higher (20 to 25°C) for lines from more southern latitudes given high germination rate and no decline in germination percent in this temperature range.


Abstract We aimed to evaluate the association between occupational stress and PCOS risk in a Chinese population and whether insulin resistance mediates the association. A total of 366 patients with PCOS and 325 controls were included in this study. Three logistic regression analyzes were applied in statistical analysis. In the first logistic regression analysis, the occupational stress significantly influenced development of PCOS (cumulative R2 = 0.737). In model 2, the environmental factors cumulatively accounted for 4.2% of the variance in PCOS risk. In model 3, which contained HOMA-IR, the R2 of HOMA-IR to PCOS risk was as high as 0.41, but the R2 of occupational stress reduced to 0.22. HOMA-IR became the main risk factor for PCOS. SEM model showed that ORQ, PSQ and PRQ had a direct and indirect effect on PCOS, and the indirect effect was through HOMA-IR. Occupational stress has a direct and indirect relationship with PCOS, which is mediated by HOMA-IR. 摘要 本研究旨在评估职业压力与PCOS患病风险在中国人群中的相关性, 以及胰岛素抵抗是否介导该相关性的形成。共纳入PCOS患者336名和对照组325名女性参与研究。统计分析采用三种Logistic回归分析。第一种Logistic回归模型表明, 职业压力对PCOS的发展有显著影响(累积R2=0.737)。Logistic回归模型2分析表明, 在PCOS风险中, 环境因素累计占4.2%。Logistic回归模型模型3中加入HOMA-IR作为变量, 结果显示, PCOS发生风险与HOMA-IR的相关性R2高达0.41, 但与职业压力的相关性R2则降至0.22。HOMA-IR成为PCOS发生相关的主要因素。SEM结果显示, ORQ, PSQ和PRQ结果对PCOS具有直接或间接作用, 且间接作用是由HOMA-IR介导。职业紧张与PCOS患病风险有直接和间接的相关性, 且该相关性受HOMA-IR影响。


Epidemiological and observational evidence suggests that obesity is related to poor Fe status. To determine interactions between obesity, dietary Fe intake and Fe status, male weanling C57BL/6J mice were fed either standard or high fat diets (3.8 vs 4.5 kcal/g) for 16 weeks to produce lean or obese phenotypes. Fe concentrations of both the high fat or control diet were set at 5, 50 or 500 mg Fe/kg diet. Mice fed the high fat diets had a significantly higher percentage body fat (17.9%) compared to mice fed control diets (5.3%, P < 0.001). Dietary Fe levels alone did not significantly influence body composition. Dietary Fe intake did not differ significantly between mice fed high fat or control diets matched with the same Fe concentrations. Obesity and/or dietary Fe concentration did not significantly affect plasma Fe levels. ANOVA analysis showed significant effects of diet‐induced obesity, dietary Fe and an interaction between both factors on liver Fe levels (P < 0.05). Obese mice had significantly lowered liver Fe levels compared to lean cohorts fed the same amount of dietary Fe (P < 0.05 for all comparisons). Moreover, lean mice fed the 5 mg Fe/kg diet had similar liver Fe levels (127 mg Fe/kg ± 0.04) compared to obese mice fed 50 mg Fe/kg diet (132 mg Fe/kg ± 0.05). These data suggest that obesity, independent of dietary Fe intake, influences liver Fe stores.


The fault-torrent of parallel file system is the critical components of the fault-torrent of the cluster.In this paper we use a novel data replication method.We use MGR to trace the location of the replication files location in the cluster.This can make the replication files equally distribute on the cluster.So this method can increase load-balance and scalability of the system.It also can solve the close-node-crash problem.


Two young Jamaican women of Chinese idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura were found to have lipid-laden histiocytes in their spleens; their condition has improved following splenectomy. The electron mi


The gold standard treatment of hip dysplasia is a peri-acetabular osteotomy (PAO). Labral tears are seen in the majority of patients presenting with hip dysplasia and diagnosed using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The goal was to (1) evaluate utility/value of MRI in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy at time of PAO, and (2) determine whether MRI findings of labral pathology can predict outcome.A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted at tertiary institutions, comparing patients with hip dysplasia treated with isolated PAO versus PAO with adjunct hip arthroscopy. This study was a subgroup analysis on 74 patients allocated to PAO and adjunct hip arthroscopy (age 26±8 years; 89.2% females). All patients underwent radiographic and MRI assessment using a 1.5-Tesla with or 3-Tesla MRI without arthrography to detect labral or cartilage pathology. Clinical outcome was assessed using international Hip Outcome Tool-33 (iHOT).74% of patients (55/74) were pre-operatively diagnosed with a labral tear on MRI. Among these, 41 underwent labral treatment (74%); whilst among those without a labral tear on MRI, 42% underwent labral treatment (8/19). MRI had a high sensitivity (84%), but a low specificity (56%) for labral pathology (p=0.053). There was no difference in pre-operative (31.3±16.0 vs. 37.3±14.9; p=0.123) and post-operative iHOT (77.7±22.2 vs. 75.2±23.5; p=0.676) between patients with and without labral pathology on MRI.Value of MRI in the diagnostic work-up of a patient with hip dysplasia is limited. MRI had a high sensitivity (84%), but low specificity (44%) to identify labral pathology in patients with hip dysplasia. Consequently, standard clinical MRI had little value as a predictor of outcome with no differences in PROM scores between patients with and without a labral tear on MRI. Treatment of labral pathology in patients with hip dysplasia remains controversial. The results of this subgroup analysis of a prospective, multi-centre RCT do not show improved outcome among patients with dysplasia treated with labral repair.


PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Management and Organizational Misbehaviour Business, Society, and Corporate Deviance White-Collar Crime and Organizational Deviance Consequences and Control PART TWO: CASES Ten Cases of Corporate Deviance PART THREE: CONCLUSION Everything but Temptation Tackling Business Crime


The aim of this report is to evaluate the 'Work Experience for Young Persons' (WIJ) programme, implemented in Flanders from 2015 until 2018. The WIJ programme is targeted at unqualified young unemployed with the aim of facilitating their entry to the labour market, through an intensive guiding trajectory which includes labour market orientation and coaching, and possibly competence strengthening activities. The analysis is based on administrative data sources from the Flemish Public Employment Service. Using detailed information on the past labour market histories of youth, we apply matching approaches to evaluate the impact of WIJ in terms of probability of being employed or re-entering education for young unemployed.


With the advent of the global economic integration,the enterprise need a high degree integration of information,data,processes and so on,and gain the demand,the products and services information promptly by means of customer interaction management,also realize optimal route of purchase,production,logistics,capital flow,etc.This article takes SAP R/3 ERP systems and power production management system as example on the background of the enterprise informatization,analyzes SAP R/3 system peripheral interface technology aiming at system integration,also proposes the interface technology program,interface forms and interface selection method of SAP R/3 system and peripheral application intergration combining with enterprise application intergration.


We systematically study ultraviolet laser-induced ultrafast photovoltaic effect in miscut LaSrAlO(4) single crystal wafers with different thicknesses at ambient temperature without any applied bias. An open-circuit photovoltage (PV) is obtained when the wafer is irradiated by a 248 nm laser pulse of 20 ns duration. With the decrease of crystal thickness, the peak PV increased to a maximum of 2.66 mV at 340 mu m and then decreased to 1.3 mV at 155 mu m. Meanwhile, the 10%-90% rise time of photovoltaic responses declines gradually. The inner mechanism of the present thickness-dependent photovoltaic response is discussed. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America


A strategy of resist design for the resolution limit of KrF imaging is investigated, and then the possibility of 130 nm lithography using KrF imaging is discussed. An extremely thin resist in a thickness of less than 150 nm was developed for KrF imaging at the resolution limit. The resist could overcome crucial problems of nanoedge roughness as well as degraded resist profiles without sacrificing resolution capability even when reducing the resist thickness to extreme limits. Moreover, a resist thickness of 80 nm could narrowly perform 130 nm lithography using an unconventional KrF imaging system featuring a numerical aperture of 0.6 and a partial coherency of 0.75 with 2/3 annular aperture, without using any phase shift mask technologies.


An asymmetrical two-rod Nd:YAG laser system was investigated theoretically and experimentally in a cw-operated TEM00-mode cavity. A revised birefringence compensation condition is presented considering the thickness of the 90 deg polarization rotator. By means of equivalent thermal lens of the two rods, the roles of the two arms of the cavity are discussed. The asymmetrical cavity results in twice larger output power and lower misalignment sensitivity of the mirrors than the symmetrical cavity. 61 W linearly polarized output with M2 = 1.6 was obtained experimentally, which is the state of the art for a lamp pumped laser. Cavity mirrors misalignments and thermal induced spherical aberration have great influence on the performance of the resonator such as diffraction loss and beam quality. Beam filling factor turns out to play an important role in reducing their influence. The design of an asymmetrical resonator for birefringence compensation is useful also for high power diode pumped solid state lasers.


The cementitious material consisting of Secar #80, Class F fly ash, and sodium silicate designed as an alternative thermal-shock resistant cement for the Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) wells was treated with cocamidopropyl dimethylamine oxide-based compound as foaming agent (FA) to prepare numerous air bubble-dispersed low density cement slurries of and #61603;1.3 g/cm3. Then, the foamed slurry was modified with acrylic emulsion (AE) as corrosion inhibitor. We detailed the positive effects of the acrylic polymer (AP) in this emulsion on the five different properties of the foamed cement: 1) The hydrothermal stability of the AP in 200 and #61616;C-autoclaved cements; 2) the hydrolysis-hydration reactions of the slurry at 85 and #61616;C; 3) the composition of crystalline phases assembled and the microstructure developed in autoclaved cements; 4) the mechanical behaviors of the autoclaved cements; and, 5) the corrosion mitigation of carbon steel (CS) by the polymer. For the first property, the hydrothermal-catalyzed acid-base interactions between the AP and cement resulted in Ca-or Na-complexed carboxylate derivatives, which led to the improvement of thermal stability of the AP. This interaction also stimulated the cement hydration reactions, enhancing the total heat evolved during cement's curing. Addition of AP did not alter any of the crystallinemore » phase compositions responsible for the strength of the cement. Furthermore, the AP-modified cement developed the porous microstructure with numerous defect-free cavities of disconnected voids. These effects together contributed to the improvement of compressive-strength and –toughness of the cured cement. AP modification of the cement also offered an improved protection of CS against brine-caused corrosion. There were three major factors governing the corrosion protection: 1) Reducing the extents of infiltration and transportation of corrosive electrolytes through the cement layer deposited on the underlying CS surfaces; 2) inhibiting the cathodic reactions at the corrosion site of CS; 3) extending the coverage of cement over CS surfaces; and, 4) improving the adherence of the cement to CS surfaces. Thus, the CS's corrosion rate of 176 milli inch/per year (mpy) for 1 wt% FA-foamed cement without AP was considerably reduced to 69 mpy by adding only 2 wt% AP. Addition of AP at 10 wt% further reduced this rate to less than 10 mpy.« less


Spin density wave (SDW) states of a quasi-one-dimensional system with an incommensu-rate wave vector perpendicular to the chain have been studied in the presence of two kinds of commensurate potentials, which originate in a quarter-filled band and dimerization along the chain. In terms of a phase variable of the SDW order parameter, we treat classically the two-dimensional Hamiltonian, which includes both acoustic excitations with long wave length and a vortex excitation with short wave length. A phase diagram on the plane of temperature and chemical potential (where the latter corresponds to the deviation of the transverse wave vector from the commensurate one) exhibits a variety of states given by the commensurate SDW state without charge density, the commensurate SDW state with charge density, the incommensurate SDW state and the disordered state.


For the first time, two color resonant mass analyzed threshold ionization (MATI) spectroscopy has been applied in order to investigate the ionic properties of 1,3-dichloro-2-fluoro-benzene (1,3,2-DCFB) and 1,3-difluoro-2-chloro-benzene (1,3,2-DFCB) radical cations in their electronic ground state. The ionic ground state of the different samples has been investigated via different S1 intermediate states and compared to 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene measured in previous work. Additionally quantum chemical calculations at DFT (density functional theory) and TDDFT (time-dependent density functional theory) level of theory have been performed to support experimental findings. From the MATI spectra the adiabatic ionization energies of 1,3-dichloro-2-fluorobenzene and 1,3-fluoro-2-chlorobenzene could be determined to be 75.242 ± 6 cm−1 and 75.627 ± 6 cm−1, respectively. Several vibrational modes of both compounds have been assigned by comparison of the experimental and theoretical results.


The accuracy measurement of water content in crude oil is very important because water content is an important index during exploitation,transportation and sale of crude oil.In this paper,the principle of several measuring methods and related apparatus were introduced,their advantages and disadvantages were respectively analyzed.Development trend of measuring technology of water content was also introduced,which can provide theoretical support for automation production of oilfield.


The GI syndrome of acute radiation injury is manifest by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, followed by self‐resolving dehydration, a period of well‐being, more diarrhea, and death. No one has survived radiation accidents in which GI damage contributed to the outcome. This study was intended to quantify some of the signs and symptoms in a rat model. Male, SD rats (20/group) were exposed to bilateral 60Co TBI (9–14 Gy; 0.6 Gy/min) at 0.5‐Gy intervals. Survival, the onset and duration of diarrhea, and body weights were recorded daily. The presence of hemoglobin (Hb) and leukocytes in the stools of irradiated animals was reported. The classical LD50/6 for the GI syndrome was 11.9 Gy; the LD50/10, 9.9 Gy. A severity scale for diarrhea was used. Diarrhea was positively scored when a) stains were seen in the perianal area, b) woodchips or feces were attached there, or c) stools were soft or malformed. Diarrhea incidence was radiation‐dose dependent and 100% diarrhea followed doses of ≥ 11 Gy. However, diarrhea self‐resolved in many cases, especially to doses < 11 Gy. The latency to diarrhea was inversely proportional to the irradiation dose. Body‐weight decreases were radiation dose‐dependent, but severity of weight‐loss did not always predict mortality. Preliminary data show that the feces of irradiated rats test positive for leukocytes when compared with control animals but that a simple Hb marker cannot be used in this model.


Knowledge Management has become in recent years a concern of most major organizations. Already, in 2002, a survey by the US Conference Board and the American Management Association had shown that 80% of the thousand largest American companies where implementing some form of knowledge management in their organizations. Knowledge management embed concepts like "Intellectual Capital", "Learning Organization", "Business Intelligence", "Process re-engineering and decision support" and "Competency Management". It is a cross-disciplinary field using methods and technologies from cognitive science, expert systems and knowledge engineering, data and text mining, library and information sciences, document management, computer supported collaborative work (CSCW), communities of practice and organizational science. It is clear that knowledge modeling has a central role to play in such a context.


This study aims to determine the percentage and the factors that influence the use of capital letters, punctuation, and cursive writing errors for second grade students of SD Negeri Jombang 05 Jember. The title of this research is the Error in Using Capital Letters and Punctuation in Upright Concatenated Writing on Theme 6 Class II SD Negeri Jombang 05 Jember Regency. The background of this research is that in cursive writing there are still students' language errors, namely the use of capital letters, punctuation marks, and cursive writing.
This type of research design is qualitative research, while the type of research used is descriptive research. The method used is the interview and documentation method. Data analysis techniques consist of: (1) data reduction; (2) data presentation; and (3) drawing conclusions. The subjects of this study were the second grade students of SD Negeri Jombang 05, Jember Regency, totaling 19 students, 11 male students and 8 female students.The results and discussion in this study indicate that the types of errors consist of: Errors in the use of capital letters in the ability to write cursive are included in the low category with a percentage of 19.84%. Errors in the use of punctuation marks on the ability to write in cursive are included in the low category with a percentage of 25.26%. Writing errors in the form of letters in the ability to write in cursive are included in the very low category with a percentage of 5.16%. The factors that cause errors made by students in the use of capital letters, punctuation marks, and cursive writing are errors and mistakes. The conclusion of this study is that the errors in the use of capital letters, punctuation marks, and writing in cursive, cursive, and overall students are still low.


First order and low-frequency noise measurements are performed on GaInP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors. The base current is decomposed into different components. Passivated transistors exhibit higher gain values, hence the passivation layer limits recombinations on the extrinsic device. Noise is measured in the 1 Hz–100 kHz frequency range on common-emitter-mounted transistors. The 1/f component is analyzed. The emitter series resistances are extracted. The proximity of the base contact on the smaller devices lead to a higher noise level due to enhanced recombinations. Extrinsic and intrinsic phenomena are put forward with the help of noise analysis versus base current and collector current density. An attempt is made to locate the 1/f noise sources. Unlike first order measurements, noise characterization shows that the passivation layer can be at the origin of recombination-type phenomena.


A new 3D path planning algorithm of unmanned ground vehicle is proposed. First of all, an approach for the complex 3D unstructured scene of outdoor unmanned ground vehicle is structured by Elevation model which has traits of robustness and high-efficiency. Secondly, the Ant colony algorithm to search the best path is employed. Combined with the process costing and group intelligence of Ant colony algorithm, the model is built in 3D Elevation scene, from which an ends-meeting, obstacle-avoiding and minimal cost best path is given. Simulation statistics show the validity of the proposed which Based on Elevation model and Ant colony algorithm at complex 3D unstructured scene of outdoor unmanned ground vehicle.


In creative communication, the common parth is a part of humanity's desire to go foward, a vital and interiorised desire. It is the part tracked by intelligence, in which creativity is a trip and the destination is the encounter of truth and beauty. Because, precisely, what creativity intends is to harmonise search and encounter. A voyage throught a new creating intelligence, which now appears in a starring role as dynamising the society of the future. This is no longer the society of knowledge, but the society of knowing knowledge: metacognition. An attractively, confusing baggage in which there is a blend of psychology, epistemiology, hermeneutics, sociological observation and, of course, heuristics.


Objectives: (1) To identify a cause for discrepancy between electrolyte values in point of care blood gas analyzers and core lab instruments. (2) To assess the accuracy of electrolytes in both instruments and determine which result should be used for clinical decision making when there is a discrepancy. Methods: A patient was identified in the intensive care unit who began showing discrepancy in plasma sodium when samples drawn within an hour were tested on a point of care blood gas analyzer vs in the core lab. We obtained the plasma samples in the core lab and retested them on a direct ion selective membrane analyzer. The samples were also evaluated for total protein and albumin levels if enough plasma remained, in order to identify a potential cause for the discrepancy. Results: Analysis with the direct ion selective membrane potentiometer revealed significantly higher values for sodium when compared to the core lab instrument. The values were more in line with results from the blood gas analyzer when comparing samples that were drawn within an hour. Additionally, total protein levels were significantly higher at the point when the two instrument values began to deviate. AJCP / MEETING ABSTRACTS


The present study was developed with a view to offering contribution to construct knowledge on teacher training, in order to introduce innovations on education and, especialy, focusing on the use of Thelematics to suport and facilitate interactive processes in Tele-Education.(Distant Education) For this purpose the study discusses how, in this context, a teacher training methodology can be proposed that will favor the cnstruction and implementation of new possibilities for educational practice. The study was based on the development of sistematic activities by 29 teachers, in two training situations with differents charateristics: (a) in a teacher training situation, during the Graduation Course on Computer Science in Education for Multiplier Teachers in the State os Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the modes of distant education and mediating interaction; and (b) in a situation of post-course follow up, training other teachers to include tecnologies in educational practices. Data analysis was developed considering the group and dialectic process in building possibles, by the student-teachers, at different times in their training, leveraged by the characteristics of "training design", expressed both by the methodology of interaction and teacher intervention, and by the use of computer and communication resources of the virtual learning environment. The results indicate that the teacher trining proposal implemented in this study, including the characteristics of interactivity an technological versatility in the virtual environment, favored the development of a dialectic process of joint construction of new cognitive possibles characterized by continuous and increasing reconstructions, which tend to gradually overcome the indifferentiations (tensions) by creating and updating new pedagogical possibilities.


The acoustic and thermal infrared(TIR) characteristics of bump-prone coal are briefly described with different loading tests.The experimental system is designed,which is composed of the TIR observation system,the stress and strain measurement system and the acoustic emission monitoring system.It can be used to achieve different kinds of forewarning messages before the failure of rock or coal samples.The uniaxial compression loading test and the cyclic loading test are carried out to observe the features of TIR,acoustic emission and strain forewarning messages.Moreover,the response speed and the sensitivity of different monitoring systems to the cracking events in the samples are also studied under different loading conditions;and the physico-mechanical characteristics of bump-prone coal are obtained.The statistical investigation on the forewarning stress points is conducted based on the TIR images,infrared radiation temperature,acoustic emission and strain data.The analytical results show that the stress of ninety percent of strength should be regarded as the stress-caution-point for the failure of bump prone coal,which is much higher than the stress of seventy percent of strength as the stress-caution-point for the general coal samples.So it is more difficult to forecast the failure of the bump-pone coal under different loading conditions.


Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the obesity status among women s 40 years of age in Yesilyurt district in Malatya. Material and methods: 618 women were administered a questionnaire to characterize subjects with regard to age, educational level, diseases related to obesity and dietary behaviors face to face. 61.2% of women were illiterate, 73.9% were married. The height, weight, waist and hip circumference were measured. Obesity was evaluated in relation to Body Mass Index [weight (kg) / height (m2)]. Android obesity (abdominal obesity) was evaluated in relation to waist to hip circumference ratio. Obesity was defined as a BMI of s 25. Android obesity was defined as a waist to hip ratio g0.8 in women. Results: 485 women (78.5%) were obese (BMI s 25). 133 women (21.5%) were not obese. 422 women (68.3%) were android obese (central obese). Obesity was observed least in women s70 years of age. Obesity incidence was found to be higher in women with number of birth s3, with diabetes, eating rapidly and eating among meals. Conclusion: Prevention of obesity that has role in many chronical diseases can be achieved got with healthy nutrition and increased physical activity. Health education programs may be prepared, especially at schools. Key words: Obesity, body mass Index, android obesity


Rail transit has found its enemies in the zealous advocates of buses and automobiles. The proponents of these two modes of transportation claim that the construction of rail transit is too costly and time consuming. They set out to prove the efficiency of buses over rail transit but since the fuel consumed by buses and cars is in short supply, it seems likely that a transit system dependent upon central station generation of power is more likely to win out. Bus transportation is labor intensive, and rail transit is capital intensive, a fact which has been used to promote bus transit. However, where a great volume of riders exists, capital intensive systems are more of an economic advantage. Other factors besides cost must also be considered in choosing the most suitable transit system. Supporters of bus and auto transportation insist that rail transit will be unable to attract riders, but facts have shown otherwise: BART has attracted thousands of riders and has reduced automobile use. It is not too soon to start building transit systems that will alleviate the problems of the 1980's. Costs will continue to rise, so long-term planning will prove to be the better solution in the long run. The utlimate solution is a carefully planned, community responsive mix of buses, cars, and rail transit systems.


The article is devoted to the motivational aspects of the attitude of students to patriotism in the modern environment. The relevance of the study of the problem of patriotic education of university students is determined by a number of circumstances - the social situation now in our country, the changes in public, political, and economic
life, the overestimation of values in people's minds.In modern conditions, the priority part of patriotic education is military-patriotic education, focused on the formation of readiness for the defense of the Fatherland, the development of the desire to get military professions, to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a special form of public
service.
The material is provided based on the results of the survey in the regions of the South, the West and the SouthEastern part of Ukraine. The groups of motives for the formation of patriotic feelings are defined by the method of comparison: how does the youth consider the concept of "patriotism", what does patriotism manifest in, how does
it influence the formation of patriotic feelings, on what grounds do young people explain the concept of "patriotism"?
Patriotic education of student youth is the pedagogical process of the formation of the personality of a citizen and patriot of their homeland based on the adoption of democratic values, compliance with the law, legal norms, universal morality and human participation in democratic processes, preparing them for the implementation of the patriotic education of youth.
The pedagogical aspects of this process consist in a purposeful process of attracting students to the norms and values of a democratic society, creating an educational environment at the university that simulates society, democracy, lives according to the laws, organizing students 'participation in the process of democratization of life at the university, respecting students' rights, giving them assistance in the acquisition and accumulation of their own protection experience.


History memory 430, and maintains a running history for each identification information of the function related to the input value and the execution result of the function. A command decoder 320, and supplies the identification information of the function included in the command notice to the notice function from the fetch unit 310, the execution history search unit 410. Further, the command decoder 320, of the commands that are read after the warning command, on the basis of the input value setting command for setting the input value of the function, the input selection unit to the input value outputted from the execution history search unit (410 (332) ) thereby obtaining a. Execution history search unit 410 searches the execution history that matches the identification information and the input values before the call instruction in a function, the acquisition. Execution result output unit 420, and outputs the execution result detected by the execution history search unit 410 to the execution unit 330. Patch unit 310, and reads out the command to be read to the next function.


Draft genomes of both the wild and domesticated olive were recently published. While working with these genomes, we identified contamination in the domesticated olive genome representing .06% of basepairs and 1.3% of scaffolds. We used targeted and untargeted approaches to identify the contaminating sequences, the majority of which were Aureobasidium pullulans. We applied the same method to the wild olive genome and did not find evidence of contamination. Although contamination in the domesticated olive genome was not prolific, it could lead to biased results either from functional content encoded in the contaminant sequences, or from using it to separate microbial reads from olive reads in microbiome studies.


positive thinking has many benefits and in fact positive thinking holds tremendous power in everyday life, whether in the family environment, education, offices or the general public. It makes the students explore more capabilities, they will also be better able to put their emotions, polite and neat in wearing clothes, have many friends, and can lead individuals toward their ideals in the future. Emotional is more directed at the stimulus in an emotional environment. Emotions occur because of external inputs to the sensory system that is what is seen and heard from the stimulus. Emotional maturity experienced by the individuals gives the effect of 24% on the positive thinking. Based on the results of this study it is known that there is still 76% role of other factors to positive thinking of the individual, where other factors in this study is not seen, including: congenital, education, thinking intelligence, rational thinking speed. The emotional maturity experienced by this research subject, i.e. the students of Psychology Faculty of Medan Area University class 2007 is high, because the difference between the empirical average value (237.07) is greater than the hypothetical average value (205) which exceeds the number of one SB or SD.


The finding by Armstrong et al. of increased indolelactic acid, indoleacetic acid and indoleaceturic acid in the urine of patients with phenylketonuria (Arch. Biochem. & Biophys., 52:287, 1954; Fed. Proc., 13:175, 1954) suggests a lesion of tryptophan metabolism. The report by Pare et al. (Lancet, 1:551, 1957 and 2:1099, 1958) of diminished conversion of 5-hydroxytryptophan to 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in this disease discloses another lesion in the tryptophan pathways.
 Recently we have observed an abnormality which further documents the metabolic error involving tryptophan in phenylketonuria, which appears worthy of attention because it is so easily demonstrable and may represent a method of testing for the tryptophan defect.


To understand the attitude towards accepting Regular Higher Education of the youth with visual handicapped,questionnaires and interviews were used to study the 70 youth from Shenyang and Qingdao school for the visual handicapped.The results show as following,1.The conflict between dream and reality restrict the subject choosing of youth with visual handicapped,more of them have to accept the subjects of Traditional Chinese Medicine or Music;2.Though most youth with visual handicapped confirm the significance of accepting regular higher education positively,they have little confidence to pass the examination,the factors affected their confidence is lacking of experience and information affording.


Growth in the second-hand clothing (SHC) market has become noteworthy, especially for millennial consumers in Korea. This study identifies the moderating role of fashion leadership influencing the relationship between the perceived environmental benefits of SHC and continuance usage intention for millennial consumers. The hypotheses were statistically tested using online survey data, and the respondents were Korean female millennials aged between 25 and 39 years who had online shopping experiences of SHC within 3 months. Furthermore, 263 responses were analyzed by confirmatory factor, hierarchical regression, and conditional process analyses using SPSS, AMOS, and PROCESS v3.3. Results validated that the perceived environmental benefits of SHC and fashion leadership have positive effects on continuance usage intention of purchased second-hand items. Fashion leadership also moderates the relationship between the environmental benefits of SHC and continuance usage intention, showing that as the level of fashion leadership increases, the environmental benefits have more positive effects on continuance usage intention. Theoretical and practical implications were also discussed. This study will help bridge theoretical and practical gaps between purchasing and using SHC by focusing on the interaction effect of fashion leadership and its perceived environmental benefits.


In Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire (2004), Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri analyze the major shifts in the inner workings of capitalism and class that have taken place across the last forty years. Building on these global transformations they offer a compelling vision for a new political project, which relies on the growing power of a new political subject, the multitude. They argue that this new political subject is irreducible to a singular identity or project, and therefore demands new horizontal networked, organizational forms, held together by communication technologies, in an effort to forge a radical democratic praxis. In this essay I argue that while their vision for a new logic of contemporary class-based social movements takes us in important new directions ultimately they are unable to deliver on the pledge of a meaningful political program because they rely to heavily on communications as a tool to bind the multitude.


Teaching business overseas is hard work. One must discard values peculiar to one's own country and present basic principles in an inoffensive manner, hoping that these principles have not that morning been denounced by the local prime minister.


Abstract The REE contents in the clay-sized fractions of nineteen Cretaceous and Pliocene continental sediments, Portugal, were found to be correlated with kaolinite. No correlation is apparent between clay mineralogy and La/Lu or Eu/Sm ratios. The Eu anomaly is generally smaller (or even absent) in the clay-sized fraction than in the corresponding whole sediment, probably due to a greater ability of the clay minerals to accommodate Eu (as Eu2+) rather than the other REE released during weathering.


The study of the kyai is always interesting to discuss, especially when it comes to politics. Because the study of clerics is a multidimensional statement. This means that the study of kyai can not only be seen from one aspect (kyai as a religious figure) but can be seen from other aspects (his views on politics). Therefore, the involvement of the kyai in the political process of the regional head election is inevitable, because the kyai is one of the local elites who can contribute to the process of political learning in democracy. With its charisma is able to provide knowledge to the community in making choices. However, the involvement of the kyai in politics can also have a negative impact on the learning of democratization, because it is not uncommon for the kyai who has close relations with his students to use these weapons to gain significant support that can divert the political choices of their students to win one of the candidates supported by the kyai the. Because the santri relationship with the kyai is not only limited to the world of pesantren, but also has an influence in determining political choices.
Ideally in the realm of Democracy, aspirations should not be represented by elites in direct elections, the people are fully entitled to weigh, evaluate, and propose candidates for regional heads and choose who is suitable and considered worthy of being their leader through the processes and mechanisms that apply. Likewise with the regional head Candidates, their political rights should not be castrated by the existing elite by marginalizing the nominating exchange because they are not included in the nominated deliberations. However, this is not the case in Pamekasan and on the contrary, regional head candidates are determined by the existing elite (kyai) and submitted to political parties. So that regional head candidates do not come out of the conversion process within political parties but are born from external parties. At this point, there seems to be a process of duping because it is assumed that the people cannot choose an appropriate figure as their leader. This mindset is very hurting the course of political development in the country. Today's people are getting smarter, being able to distinguish which leaders are good or not. Therefore in determining the candidates, the people's aspirations should not be taken over by the elite. If this problem continues then it is at this point that the Democratic Fetus has been killed at the hands of the elite.


The ultrafiltration technology was used to treatment the mulberry vinegar. The effects of operating parameters such as pressure, temperature, time on the permeate flux of the ultrafilter were also studied. The results showed that the mulberry vinegar ultrafiltered under the conditions that the operation pressure 0.08 MPa, temperature about 35 ℃, ultrafiltration time15 min, Mmaterial flow 6 L/h, higher permeate flux was obtained. After ultrafiltered, the mulberry vinegar is very clear, and aroma components and nutritional ingredients basically remained in the ultrafiltered wine.


The negative binomial distribution offers an alternative view to the binomial distribution for modeling count data. This alternative view is particularly useful when the probability of success is very small, because, unlike the fixed sampling scheme of the binomial distribution, the inverse sampling approach allows one to collect enough data in order to adequately estimate the proportion of success. However, despite work that has been done on the joint estimation of two binomial proportions from independent samples, there is little, if any, similar work for negative binomial proportions. In this paper, we construct and investigate three confidence regions for two negative binomial proportions based on three statistics: the Wald (W), score (S) and likelihood ratio (LR) statistics. For large-to-moderate sample sizes, this paper finds that all three regions have good coverage properties, with comparable average areas for large sample sizes but with the S method producing the smaller regions for moderate sample sizes. In the small sample case, the LR method has good coverage properties, but often at the expense of comparatively larger areas. Finally, we apply these three regions to some real data for the joint estimation of liver damage rates in patients taking one of two drugs.


The Rhodamine 6G fluorescence enhanced by the surface electromagnetic waves coupled on surface of 1D photonic crystals is studied. The fluorescence-mediated surface electromagnetic waves (SEW) distribution is visualized by means of far-field fluorescence microscopy. The kinetics of Rhodamine 6G bleaching due to SEW is studied. The way of SEW visualization in reflectivity spectra via fluorescence process is shown. The prospective for SEW application in the optical sensors field is tested via direct spectroscopy of the photonic crystal covered by the ethanol and R6G thin film. Spectral flexibility of the SEW excitation depending on the effective photonic crystal dispersion controlled by its design rather than on material dispersion opens prospectives for the application of SEW-enhanced fluorescence microscopy in biocensing with increased spatial and concentration sensitivity and spectral selectivity.


Selective Laser Melting (SLM) of pure tin was examined and 3D samples were successfully fabricated. High relative density of 99.9 % was achieved. Microstructure study was carried out via a combination of X-ray diffraction (XRD), light microscopy (LOM) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Under LOM, columnar structures, some spanning the entire height of the sample, are observed in the vertical plane. This study also examines the variation of relative density against process parameters such as hatch spacing and the input volumetric energy density for the SLM of tin.


Relativistic computations of $K$-$\mathrm{MM}$ Auger spectra have been carried out in the intermediate-coupling scheme with configuration interaction. Good agreement with the scarce experimental data is attained. The calculated $K$-${M}_{1}{M}_{4,5}$ intensity is found to peak sharply in the neighborhood of $Z=63$. This peculiar behavior is traced to the crossings of two-$M$-hole energy levels, as functions of atomic number.


Transmitting an invasive detection device in a vehicle and reflected from an object within the vehicle were wave detecting vehicle intrusion vehicle, wherein the vehicle-mounted intrusion detection apparatus is configured to: output level of the reflected wave such as the one first reached or exceeded after the output level, or to achieve more than one level higher than the second output of the first output level, it is not identified as the reflected wave represents an intrusion within a predetermined time.


A case of umbilicoplasty was used to describe a simple surgical technique of four Z-plasties applied to correct a protuberant "outie" umbilicus. A 37-year old married woman, with a naturally adapted protruding umbilicus undergoing laparoscopic ovum retrieval for artificial fertilization of a twin pregnancy 5 years ago, came to seek for umbilicoplasty. With the application of four Z-plasties, the outcome shows that the umbilicus is now smaller in size, vertical in shape and depressed inward. Therefore, from the aesthetic point of view, the application of four Z-plasties was proved to be effective in making progress towards the ideal shape of an appealing umbilicus.


Radiation damage produced in silicon by 95.5 Mev protons is experimentally described by measurements of short circuit current deterioration, changes in voltage-current characteristics, changes of minority carrier diffusion length, and comparative analyses of the photovoltaic and proton-voltaic effects. Most of the experimental specimens were silicon solar cells; 15 distinguishable groups of cells were studied and comprised n on p and p on n construction. In addition, a small number of gallium arsenide and graded base silicon solar cells were irradiated. The experimental results of the silicon cells were compared with the theoretical energy dependence of proton damage in silicon. The results indicate approximate agreement with theory. The experimental results of comparative studies of photovoltaic and proton-voltaic effects are analyzed critically using the results of supporting experimental measurements of the dependence of minority carrier lifetime on minority carrier density. It is shown that because of the dependence of minority carrier diffusion length on minority carrier density, the damage coefficient, K/sub p/, obtained in silicon can vary by a factor of about two in p-type silicon and a factor of about 3.5 in n-type silicon exposed to 95 Mev protons. It is concluded that the damage coefficient obtained by the protonvoltaic effectmore » at this energy is too large by these ratios for the description of solar cell deterioration under sunlight. (auth)« less


Predicting student success has long been an interest of institutions of higher education as well as organisations responsible for preparing high-stake, standardised tests administered at national and international levels. This study discusses how performance prediction studies have evolved from those that use demographic data and high school grades to predict success in college to those that utilise sophisticated data collected in non-traditional educational platforms to predict end-of-course performance and to those that show how student progress can be tracked in a continuous manner. A total of 56 studies published since the nineties are discussed. Views on strengths and weaknesses as well as observed opportunities for improvement are presented. The consistently high results reported in many of the studies shall convince the reader that automated solutions to the problem of predicting student progress and performance can either be tailored for specific settings or can be adopted from similar settings in which they have been utilized successfully. A recommendation on how to build upon recent success is provided.


CPU (20) is connected to the memory (12). Further, CPU (20) has a plurality of cache lines, having an L2 data storage unit 42 for holding the data for each of a plurality of cache lines. Further, CPU (20) has a plurality of tags, with the L2 tag storage unit 41 for holding each tag corresponding status information of data held in each of a plurality of cache lines in a cache line. Such CPU (20) monitors the memory busy rate to the memory (12). Further, CPU (20) monitors the cache busy rate to L2 data storage unit 42. Then, CPU (20) includes a memory busy rate, based on the state information held in each cache busy rate and tag memory the data held in each cache line in the cache control unit (30) (12) executing the swap processing to be held to.


This article covers considerations formulated some years ago, following the process of evaluating the quality of research in the area of architecture, drawing attention to two issues. The first is that of conformism (or "increasingly similar research"). The second is that of reconfiguring new or renewed relationships between academic critical reflection and professional and design practice. Both issues are relevant in the field of architecture .


Is there a difference in obstetrical and perinatal outcomes between pregnancies achieved through oocyte donation versus those achieved through spontaneous conception for the same mother

 OD pregnancies show higher incidences of preterm labor and pregnancy-induced hypertension, and lower incidences of small for gestational age, compared to spontaneous pregnancies

 Oocyte donation (OD) is an integral part of modern assisted reproductive care and has been used for over three decades. OD pregnancies have an increased rate of hypertension, cesarean section, and preterm labor. Yet most of these complications are attributed to the mothers going through OD, not to the biological effect of different oocyte sources (autologous Vs. donation).

 This study is a retrospective cohort study that utilizes electronic data from Maccabi Healthcare Services. This 2.5-million-patient integrated care organization represents 25% of the pregnant population in the country. The data used in this study were collected from 2000 through 2018.

 The study included mothers who experienced both a spontaneous conception (SP) pregnancy and later an oocyte donation (OD) pregnancy. The study compared obstetric and perinatal outcomes, including the incidence of preterm labor (PTL) and small for gestational age (SGA). Mother's obstetric outcomes such as pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), gestational diabetes, malpresentation, and postpartum hemorrhage were also analyzed. A paired t-test was performed to compare each outcome for the same mother

 The cohort included 194 mothers who had a first spontaneous pregnancy and a second pregnancy with oocyte donation.
 The mean age of the mother during her OD pregnancy was statistically older than the OD pregnancy (mean difference 2.2 years, p = 0.0028). No difference was found between pregnancies regarding the BMI (p = 0.216). A trend toward a higher prevalence of PIH was found in the OD pregnancy compared to the SP (mean difference 2.5, p = 0.058). No difference was found between pregnancies regarding gestational diabetes (p = 0.7), malpresentation (p = 1), retained placenta (p = 0.318), and Cesarean section (p = 0.565).
 Perinatal outcomes show a higher prevalence of premature labor before the 34th week and 32nd week in the OD pregnancies compared to SC pregnancies (mean difference 3.6, p = 0.034 and mean difference 3, p = 0.33 respectively). No difference was found between pregnancies regarding labor before the 37th week (p = 1). A statistically lower prevalence of SGA was found in the OD pregnancy compared to the SP (p = 0.0057).

 Due to its retrospective character, some information is lacking. Information regarding indications leading to OD/AO are missing which might have elaborated our findings

 OD pregnancies should be considered high-risk, primarily due to the increased risk of PTL and PIH. Adequate recommendations should be considered, including cervical length surveillance, frequent blood pressure measurements, and perhaps prophylactic low-dose aspirin to reduce the risk of preeclampsia.

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ABSTRACT Specimens of Pycogonida belonging to the genus Ammothea collected during the Polarstern ANT-XXIX/3 cruise (January 22–March 18, 2013), to Bransfield Strait and Eastern Weddell Sea, were studied. Eight species are recognized in this collection: Ammothea bicorniculata, A. calmani, A. carolinensis, A. clausi, A. minor, A. nadiae n. sp., A. spinosa, and A. striata. Morphological variability is discussed. The bathymetric range of A. bicorniculata and A. minor is enlarged and A. bicorniculata is reported for only the second time. Ammothea nadiae n. sp. is described and compared with its closest congeners. An updated key to species is presented.


Globalization is a phenomenon that is leading the entire world towards becoming one market, a global market. It has opened opportunity for local products to enter global market and foreign products to enter local market. Nowadays, there are many various products are assembled come from different countries and they have target market in global market. Beauty product has been viewed as important issue for women because cosmetic is becoming a part of women's daily life. Women will do anything in order to enhance their appearance and they are very concerned in choosing cosmetic products that they would like to use. There are several factors that affect on purchase decision of cosmetic products. This study aims to analyze the influence of consumer preference towards female purchase decision of cosmetic products in Manado city. This research using quantitative method and multiple regression analysis. The data were gathered from 100 women as the respondents of cosmetic products. This research found that product quality is the strongest predictor towards consumer purchase decision followed by brand image. Country-of-origin and promotion does not have influence on consumer purchase decision of cosmetic products. The marketer should to understand the market segmentation and formulate the competitive marketing strategies and utilize target market properly. Keywords: product quality, brand image, promotion, female purchase decision


. In this article I study the theme of the magic in the plot of La cueva de Salamanca , as well as on the theatrical techniques proposed by Juan Ruiz de Alarcón to convey to the spectators the idea that different magical events happen in which there is indeed a transformation of the real, or the "enchantments" in which the illusion prevails. The technical procedures, in addition to staging the magical events, fulfill the double task of causing admiration and making the spec - tators laugh.


The collisional electron-impact line widths of the 3s − 3p transitions in Li-like ions from B III to Ne VIII are calculated with the convergent close-coupling (CCC) method from the atomic collision theory. The elastic and inelastic contributions to the line broadening and their Z-scaling are discussed in detail, and comparisons with recent experimental and theoretical results are also presented. It is found that similar to our previous study of line broadening in Be-like ions, the difference between experimental and CCC results monotonically increases with the spectroscopic charge of an ion. ∗ Corresponding author. Present address: Atomic Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8422 Email address: email@example.com (Yu. V. Ralchenko). Preprint submitted to Elsevier Science 9 February 2008


—Taking the International Jewelry Academy run by the mode of school-enterprise cooperation as an example, the thesis analyses the urgent need for school-enterprise cooperation in education of art design specialty in higher vocational education, and puts forward innovative practices and enlightenments for the management of art design specialty in higher vocational colleges in order to provide the dual-subject implementation path thinking and reference experience for the study of the key links of integration of industry and education and school-enterprise cooperation in higher vocational colleges.


The role played by environmental species affecting the long‐term stability of archaeological Ag‐based artefacts during museum exhibition or storage has been studied by means of the combined use of selected area X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy + energy dispersive spectrometry. The presence of fine particulate and of aggressive compounds in the museum atmospheres has been investigated by means of an innovative testing methodology based on Ag‐based reference alloys. The procedure has been applied to different areas of some museums in the Mediterranean Basin in order to consider representative environmental conditions of storage and exhibition of Ag‐based artefacts. The case studies of the National Roman Museum in Rome, Italy and of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo, Egypt will be illustrated. Furthermore, the study has been performed as a function of the alloy chemical composition and of the position of the reference specimens. The results of the superficial, micro‐chemical and morphological characterisations of the reference alloys are related to degradation parameters of ancient silver artefacts, as the presence of sulfur dioxide and chloride ions. The chosen methodology can be recommended to investigate the environmental key factors to consider for a safe storage or exhibition of archaeological silver artefacts, ensuring them a long stable life from a chemical–physical point of view. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Blended learning is not a new concept, but has attracted increased interest among higher education institutions in preparing for future education. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many teachers have gained extensive experience with online and digital education. Yet, maintaining social engagement amongst and with students, while motivating them to actively participate in their learning, remains a momentous challenge for teachers working in a blended learning environment [1]. Poor social interactions cause a negative impact on the quality of blended learning [2], culminating in students feeling lonely, isolated, and losing motivation [3]. As such, a sense of community will be crucial, but may be difficult to achieve due to limited physical classroom time. This study addresses students' and teachers' viewpoints, and seeks to answer the question: What are the perceptions and practices of students and teachers regarding promoting a sense of community in a blended learning environment? A qualitative methodology is utilized, including non-participant observation, document analysis, and interviews for data collection and analysis. Firstly, the findings of this study enhance our understanding of teachers' perceptions, practices, and challenges for cultivating SoC. Secondly, this study provides information for professional development of teachers that carry out blended education. Finally, we hope this study can support higher education institutions in preparing and reshaping for the future.


Disclosed is a toner including: a resin; coloring agent and release agent including compound or compounds represented by the following general formula (1): R1—(COO—R2)n, wherein R1 is a linking group having carbon number of 2 to 8 which may be a cyclic structure and may have a hydroxy group or fatty acid ester group; and each R2 is an alkyl group having carbon number of N, (N-2) or (N-4) independently, N is a natural number from 10 to 30, and n is a natural number from 3 to 4, R2 with carbon number of N is 80 to 97 percent by mass, R2 with carbon number of (N-2) is 0.0 to 7.8 percent by mass, R2 with carbon number of (N-4) is 3.0 to 13.0 percent by mass, R2 with carbon number of (N-4) is included 1.5 percent by mass or more than R2 with carbon number of (N-2).


This article aims to investigate the unstressed [aw] diphthong reduction in the verbal morphology of Brazilian Portuguese (BP). Three verb tenses from the first conjugation were considered: 1) present tense: cantam (they sing); 2) past perfect tense: cantaram (they sang) and 3) past imperfect tense: cantavam (they used to sing). Results indicate that PB has an ongoing mechanism of change which aims to reorganize the verbal paradigm to a reduced number of verbal endings (Duarte, 1996). Such mechanism is implemented through constraints and allowances in grammatical organization. Thus, the [aw] diphthong reduction in the verbal morphology operates in BP Phonology through segmental reduction in prosodically weak positions. More frequent verbs are affected at higher levels than less frequent ones due to the phonetic motivation of the phenomenon in unstressed position, and regularizing the verbal paradigm by analogical leveling.


ERE'S THE CASE: A 59-year-old woman with mantle-cell lymphoma was under observation without therapy. There was no evidence of hepatic involvement. Her recent medications had included shark cartilage (three capsules twice daily), bee pollen, beta-carotene, echinacea, garlic, selenium, vitamin C, and vitamin E. At a routine monitoring visit, her AST concentration was 309 U/L (compared with 27 U/L 3 months earlier; normal 29 U/L) and her ALT was 572 U/L (normal 29 U/L). Additional history revealed the initiation within the prior month of therapy with una de gato (cat's claw). 1 After some discussion with the patient, no suitable alternative explanation for the increase in transaminase concentrations could be postulated, and it was mutually agreed that the cat's claw would be discontinued and all other medications continued. At a follow-up recheck 60 days later, her AST concentration had normalized and she continued on all other supplements. She subsequently developed disease progression and received in sequence: alkylating agent-based therapy, purine nucleoside analogs, and rituximab.


The advanced comprehensive monitoring system was designed and applied to the Grohovo Landslide in the Rječina River Valley, Croatia, in the frame of the Croatian Japanese bilateral scientific project on 'Risk Identification and Land-Use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia'. The monitoring equipment was selected based on landslide characteristics, equipment possibilities related to field conditions, so as scientific requirements. The focus of the monitoring system establishment was on effective combination of sensors (equipment fusion) Necessary improvements of existing monitoring system have been analyzed and presented on the basis of 1.5 year period of measurement. The use of multiple sensors at the same measuring point should guarantee the possibility to check redundancy and correlation of measurements. Equipment fusion is also useful in prevention of losing data if one instrument fails. Usage of geodetical and geotechnical equipment fusion in combination with hydrological monitoring equipment, enables reconstruction of the relationships between rainfalls, groundwater levels and landslide response. The results of monitoring system should provide basis for development and validation of numerical models and adequate early warning system inside the landslide hazard management framework. In order to provide establishment of the reliable early warning system alarm thresholds should be based on existing cognition of the Grohovo landslide behavior, which depends greatly on the reliability of the gathered monitoring data. In this paper, an overview of the two years observations results of the Grohovo Landslide using an integrated remote monitoring system as well as brief overview of the latest upgrades in the installed system will be presented. Since the monitoring system on the Grohovo landslide integrates two different types of monitoring, data will be presented accordingly. The latest data from the overall geotechnical monitoring system, was collected in the early September 2013, during the system upgrade and maintenance works. Regarding the geotechnical part of the monitoring system, data presented in this paper includes records from long span extensometers, short span extensometers, vertical extensometers and inclinometers. Second part of the data presented in this paper refers to geodetic monitoring. This part of the Grohovo Landslide monitoring system includes geodetic surveys of 25 benchmarks (prisms) observed by robotic total station and measurements from 9 GPS receivers (rovers) connected in local GPS network. Analyses of equipment in fusion behavior will be presented trough the analyses of results of different monitoring sensors installed at the same points, which in case of this paper refers to poles containing both geodetic prisms and GPS rovers. Data reviews will include standard components used to describe chain of events recorded by installed sensor.


The synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic characterization of a novel tetranuclear iron(III) methoxo-bridged cluster of formula Fe4(OCH3)6(dpm)6 (where Hdpm = dipivaloylmethane) is reported. The cluster has a ground spin state of S = 5, which is selectively populated below 20 K. High-field EPR spectra revealed that the system has a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, corresponding to a zero field splitting parameter D = −0.2 cm-1 of the S = 5. Such anisotropy below 1 K gives rise to the slow relaxation of the magnetization similar to that of super-paramagnets. To investigate the origin of the magnetic anisotropy we have evaluated the projection of the single-ion and dipolar contributions to the zfs of the ground state. The zfs tensors of the three structurally independent iron(III) centers have been calculated from the coordination geometry and spectroscopic data using the angular overlap model. To test the reliability of the approach high-field EPR spectra of the parent monomer Fe(dpm)3 have been recorded...


Based on the propositional description of even Goldbach conjecture, in order to verify the truth of even Goldbach conjecture, we will deeply discuss this question and present a new computing model of GNeT M Turing Machine. This paper proves the infinite existence of even Goldbach's conjecture and obtains the following new results: 1. The criterion of general probability speculation of the existence judgment for even Goldbach conjecture is studied, and which at least have a formula satisfy the deduction result of matching requirements for even Goldbach conjecture in the model mod ≡ M (Ne). 2. In the controller of the GNeT M model, the algorithm problem of the prime matching rule is given, regardless of whether the computer can be recursively solved, the rule algorithm for designing prime numbers in controllers is computer recursively solvable. 3. The judgment problem that about even Goldbach conjecture whether infinite existence is studied. The new research result has shown that according to the constitution model of the full arranged matrix of given even number Ne, and if only given an even number Ne, it certainly exists the matrix model Mod ≡ X (p) and is proved to be equivalent. Therefore, it proves indirectly that the model GNeT M does not exist halting problem, and it also indicate that the even Goldbach conjecture is infinity existence.