Objective To assess the effect of fast track surgery (FTS) perioperative care in laparoscopic urinary surgery comparing with that of classical care.Methods From March 2009 to August 2009,24 patients treated by laparoscopic urinary surgery and cared with FTS methods perioperatively were enrolled,and another 24 patients with the same disease treated by the same operative modus,but cared classically were taken as the controls.The data of hospital stays and incidence of complications of the patients of the two groups were analyzed and compared.Results The average hospital stay of the patients cared with FTS methods was (4.6±2.6) days,and that of the patients cared classically was (7.8±3.9) days,with a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P0.01).The incidence of complication in the group with FTS methods was 37.5% (9/24) and that in the group with classical methods was 58.3% (14/24),no statistically significant difference was found between two groups (P0.05).Conclusion The FTS methods can shorten the average hospital stay and speed up the rehabilitation,and it does not increase the incidence of complication.


Settle the works about person - ape feeling knot in the former novels of classical Chinese in order to catch the cause and value of this kind of works in different historical periods Though do it to get the original clue about this kind of story spread write , rewrite, imitate to write and rewriting is the highest level .


To develop a cytotoxic drug which targets the IL-3 receptor (IL-3R) on human AML cells we previously developed a fusion protein containing a truncated form of diphtheria toxin which lacks the native binding site (DT 388 ) fused to human IL-3. This molecule kills leukemic progenitors from many AML patients while showing little toxicity to normal hematopoietic progenitors. However, some AML samples showed little or no cell kill after exposure to this molecule. To attempt to improve the cytotoxicity of DT 388 IL-3 two variants of the toxin were constructed which contain alterations in the IL-3 residues that are designed to enhance binding affinity to the IL-3R. The two variants, DT 388 IL3[K116W] and DT 388 IL3[D125-133], have substitution of a hydrophobic tryptophan group at the 116 position and an eight amino acid deletion from the C-terminus of the IL-3 molecule, respectively, while the catalytic and translocation domains of DT 388 remain unchanged. These variant DT 388 IL3 molecules and the unmodified 'native' fusion toxin were compared for their ability to kill AML colony forming cells (AML-CFC) from the peripheral blood of 13 newly-diagnosed AML patients and myeloid CFC from 3 normal bone marrows (NBM). AML and NBM cells were cultured for 24h with or without fusion toxin at concentrations varying between 1 and 250 ng/ml prior to plating in CFC assays. Little or no AML-CFC kill was observed for 3/13 samples. The mean % AML-CFC kill for the remaining 10 AML samples ranged from 21 – 61% for the lowest and highest concentration of native DT 388 IL3 tested and was significantly higher (P 90% kill achieved for 6 of these at concentrations as low as 1 ng/ml. The concentration of DT 388 IL3[Kll6W] required to achieve ≥50% kill of AML-CFC was on average ≥5-fold lower than the concentration of native toxin required to achieve the same effect. Thus, the variant DT 388 IL3 molecules tested show enhanced cytotoxic activity against AML progenitors with little change in the toxicity profile against normal hematopoietic precursors. In particular, the DT 388 IL3[K116W] variant warrants further testing against more primitive normal and leukemic progenitors as a potentially promising new therapeutic agent for AML. Such studies are underway.


Along with the continuous expansion of the radar application scope, improving radars' performance by applying the optimal waveform to the transmitting terminal is urgently needed. Instead of the traditional multi-dimensional orthogonal waveform design, this paper proposes a design method of random phase orthogonal waveform based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. By using random phase, the phase value can be any real number which helps to value more freely than orthogonal coding. Experimental results show that random phase coding waveform has more advantages, compared with polyphase coding waveform. Moreover, the design of optimization function is more flexible and it is qualified for applications with high demand of real-time.


We construct a model to explore the hydrodynamic interactions of active inclusions in curved biological membranes. The curved membrane is modelled as a two dimensional layer of highly viscous fluid, surrounded by external solvents of different viscosities. The active inclusions are modelled as point force dipoles. The point dipole limit is taken along a geodesic of the curved geometry, incorporating the change in orientation of the forces due to curvature. We demonstrate this explicitly for the case of a spherical membrane, leading to an analytic solution for the flow generated by a single inclusion. We further show that the flow field features an additional defect of negative index, arising from the membrane topology, which is not present in the planar version of the model. We finally explore the hydrodynamic interactions of a pair of inclusions in regimes of low and high curvature, as well as situations where the external fluid outside the membrane is confined. Our study suggests aggregation of dipoles in curved biological membranes of both low and high curvatures, under strong confinement. However, very high curvatures tend to destroy dipole aggregation, even under strong confinement.


Cranial sutures and fontanelles can be reliably demonstrated using three‐dimensional (3D) ultrasound with rendering. Our objective was to assess the repeatability and validity of fontanelle surface area measurement on rendered 3D images.


At the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), the slurry-fed ceramic melter (SFCM) has been in test operation since December 1984 to vitrify simulated waste slurries. Over 4 yr, a moderate range of glass formulations, some containing RuO{sub 2}, have been processed. Since these noble-metal oxides not only have a limited solubility in the melt, and are also electrically conductive, their accumulation in large amounts on the floor of the SFCM poses a potential electrical hazard to the joule-heated SFCM. The design of the WVDP melter cavity and electrode configuration is specifically intended to allow modest noble-metal accumulation without compromise to melter life or performance. In this study, an attempt has been made to estimate the amount of RuO{sub 2} that has accumulated on the floor of the SFCM since initiation of the WVDP vitrification test program. The total amount of RuO{sub 2} that has been processed in the SFCM to date is shown. This preliminary study indicates that the West Valley SFCM displays a good capability for sweeping insoluble noble metals through and for tolerating the remaining fraction on the floor without compromising melter life or performance over the course of the WVDP radioactive vitrification campaign.


Objective is to describe the natural history of colloid cysts and their reliable radiological diagnosis. Patients presenting with haeadache, vomiting fits etc from January 2001 to August 2003 in department of Radiology, LRH, Peshawar were investigated by CT Head taking axial section at 10mm distance form base to vertex. Two cases of colloid cyst of third ventricular and diagnosed on CT Scan. Colloid cyst of the third ventricular is a rare disease whose diagnosis can be rlied on CT Scan.


This paper uses the concept of Automation used in the domain of Public Cleanliness and Hygiene. Careless trashing of garbage onto the roads is a common scenario to be found in all developing countries. A Wi-Fi Trash Bin is a concept of an attached Wi-Fi router along with a dustbin. Whenever anyone puts the trash in the dustbin, it automatically detects that trash and generates a temporary Wi-Fi code for the user to connect to free Wi-Fi for a limited period of time. Once the time limit is over it automatically disconnects the user. A single user can use the Wi-Fi twice a day. A Wi-Fi Trash Bin uses multiple technologies. The first is Wi-Fi technology which we have to optimize to make sure that all the generated codes work properly. The second technology used for motion sensing and figuring out how the trash comes in and its movement. The third is entire bridge between the motion sensor and the Wi-Fi network to ensure that they connect at the right time. So it is a mix of hardware and software technologies. WiFi dustbin is a new concept where users get awarded (free Wi-Fi connectivity) for keeping their surroundings clean. We got inspired from "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" which is a national campaign by the Government of India, to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. Citizens are now becoming active participants in cleanliness activities across the nation; the dream of a Clean India once seen by Mahatma Gandhi has begun to get a shape.


Reading Xu Zhimo's poems,we may find out a clue hidden in his writings.His positive life philosophy evolved into abstract pessimism.A hero degenerated into a nihilist who believed that life was hopeless.So,we get to know that an enlightener can also be unenlightened.If we probe into his works, it is easy to see his writings just reflect the thoughts of some British literary men such as Wordsworth,Byron,Shelly and Hardy.


The development projects of Zhuhai Hengqin New Area,a national new area which has been approved by the State Council and as the first demonstration zone of China for close cooperation between Guangdong,Hongkong and Macao,officially began in 2010.It will definitely bring economic liftoff for the Pearl River Delta again.Due to the compact relation between the education guidelines of higher vocational education and the local economic development,higher vocational collages are required to commence from clear schooling characteristics,rational allocation of teaching resources,optimization of professional framework,practice of the training mode,development of teaching staff and enhancement of the cooperation with Hongkong and Macao.In the mean while,higher vocational collages need to promote intrinsic quality so as to keep pace with the development of Zhuhai Hengqin New Area and even the whole Pearl River Delta.


This paper discusses how to help university students set up socialist values with the help of revolutionary video programs,based on the relevance between visual arts and ideological and political education,and on the cultural pattern termed as "a body and two wings" in current China,and on the obligatory requirements of leading campus culture with socialist core value system.It is also meant to help university students form healthy personality with the guidance of value integration concepts by revolutionizing commercial video programs,and at the same time to ease students' anxiety by watching documentaries concerning "ant tribes".


A novel class of ultra-wideband(UWB) positioning scheme based on antenna array is proposed.Four antenna arrays are settled at the tip of the positioning source to receive the UWB signal from an unknown node.One positioning source is enough for 3-D localization.The positioning information is obtained from time difference of arrival(TDOA) estimation through UWB multipath detection.Due to the design of avoiding the time synchronization for TOA and the beamforming technique for angle of arrival(AOA),the hardware complexity is reduced in the proposed positioning system.Simultaneously,a UWB multipath detection algorithm for TDOA estimation is presented.The positioning performance under the effect of the multipath error and NLOS error is discussed.In addition,the positioning performance of the proposed scheme is tested under IEEE 802.15.4a channels.The result demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed scheme,and the centimeter-level positioning precision is obtained.


An important issue of food supply for servicemen with individual needs is the adjustment of diets through the use of protein, vitamin and mineral food components which are functional ingredients of such food, primarily flour based, products as: bread, bakery and flour confectionery (cookies, crackers, gingerbread), fruit and nut energy bars, and "Granola" breakfast cereals. The priority task is to increase the nutritional and biological value of a daily norm for vegetarians and vegans and to balance it in terms of nutritional composition by creating innovative food products with improved consumer properties which contain such functional ingredients as: proteins, fats, carbohydrates in the optimal ratio, rich in vitamins, antioxidants, macro- and microelements. There is rear opportunity to provide hot food in a timely manner in extreme conditions of combac operations which usually solved by snacks and food which could be carried in a pocket. Hence, the actual for the improvement of quality of food supply for the personnel is:  composition of dry rations and food rations with products that have convenient packaging and high nutritional, biological and energy value;  introducing innovative technologies into the food production process, particularly flour based products;  studying the experience of the armies of NATO member states (their rations include flour products: cookies, muffins, biscuits, crackers, bars, nut and fruit pastes with an extended epiry date and high nutritional and biological value);  use of the innovative raw ingredients with complex effect, which have a wide range of functional and technological properties that contribute to solve such kind of issues in conflict areas;  еxpanding the range of high-quality and socially important food products for Ukrainian military personnel for use in extreme conditions.


The aim of study on a landfill leachate treatment was to determine the operation effect of membrane bioreactor(MBR) in the condition of no sludge discharge.The study was designed to investigate sludge concentration,sludge settleabilty,granular distribution,sludge activity and biological phase variation.The results indicated that the steady-state sludge concentration in MBR increased with volume load,and the highest sludge concentration reached 10.4 g·L-1.The slow-biodegradable substances such as extracellular polymers(ECP) were accumulated with the running time increased in MBR,which resulted in degradation of sludge settleability and sludge activity,reduction of sludge granular distribution,and biological phase becoming worse.


Background:  Hormone‐refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) is associated with a poor prognosis and has historically been considered relatively chemoresistant. Emerging data demonstrate clinical benefit with the use of docetaxel in HRPC, culminating in two recent published phase III studies demonstrating survival benefit. Currently, docetaxel is registered but not reimbursed for HRPC in Australia.


With the development of market economy,the physical education in colleges and universities has gradually developed towards industrialization.This article first analyzes the advantages of development of sports industry in colleges and universities,based on that analyzes the problems in the development of sports industry in colleges and universities,and points out development strategies of university sports industrialization in China for these issues.


Directed by the ACM Education Board, the ACM CCECC (Committee for Computing Education in Community Colleges) has produced curricular guidance for associate-degree IT programs consisting of core IT learning outcomes with associated assessment rubrics. The learning outcomes express core IT competencies which should be common to all IT-related associate-degree programs. The three-tiered assessment rubrics provide further clarity and meaningful evaluation metrics for each outcome, as well as facilitate integration into assessment-based curricula. The outcomes have been influenced by current and future needs of business and industry, certifications, related curricula, and government and standards bodies, along with the intent of being adaptable, not overly technology specific, and having reasonable staying power. These results are being made available during the poster session, in the exhibit hall at the committee booth, and online at www.capspace.org.


Recurrences of benign peripheral nerves sheaths tumours (BPNST) after total resection were described in 2.6–11.0% of patients. The significance of the histological features of recurrent BPNST is still insufficiently studied.Aim. To compare the pathomorphological features of recurrent and non-recurrent BPNST (schwannomas and neurofibromas).Materials and methods. A retrospective assessment was made of 101 patients with BPNST with a degree of anaplasia corresponding not more than Grade I. Recurrence of BPNST developed in 13 (12.9%) cases. The study included patients with histological archive: the study group (n = 7) included patients with one or more relapses of BPNST, the control group included patients (n = 5) without relapses after surgery for 5 or more years. The main clinical characteristics were studied and histological examination was performed.Results. There were no differences between the groups in baseline characteristics (the type of tumour (schwannoma, neurofibroma), distribution by sex, age, localization, clinical symptoms). The relapse rate among patients with neurofibromas was 8 in 3 patients vs. 6 in 5 patients with schwannomas. In all cases of recurrent schwannomas and in one of neurofibroma, the histological pattern was predominantly monophasic with rhythmic structures like Verocay bodies with underlined pattern and nuclear hyperchromasia, in contrast to the control group, represented by tumours with a mixed type of structure with uniform alternation of various histological patterns (p < 0,05). Endothelial proliferation and lymphocytic infiltration in the stroma and perivascular area were more common in the relapse group (p < 0.05). Pathomorphological signs of anaplasia: cell-nuclear polymorphism, nuclear hyperchromasia, endothelial proliferation, mitosis, as well as minor signs of anaplasia: solidization, muirization of the fascicular pattern of a tumour and apoptotic bodies were found with the same frequency in both groups. With relapse, the capsule was lost, thinned, intermittent, and sometimes invaded the surrounding tissues.Conclusion. Tumours with the initial signs of anaplasia, such as endothelial proliferation, tendency to hypercellularity, and histological pattern with prominent Verocay bodies dominate among recurrent BPNST.


The interdependence between the crystallinity of poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) and its biodegradation capacity in blends with low-density polyethylene LDPE has been studied. The LDPE/PBSA blends were prepared by extrusion. As a compatibilizing agent, block copolymer polystyrene-block-poly-(ethylene-co-butylene)-block-polystyrene (FG) modified by maleic anhydride was used. The biodegradation test was performed in a soil and the crystallinity was analysed by the WAXS method. It was found that, six months after the test in question, the degradation of the crystalline part of PBSA took place. In the presence of FG, the PBSA degraded more rapidly due to the lower degree of crystallinity of the polyester. Sobocińska K., Garbarczyk J., El Fray M.; X-ray Investigations of the Biodegradation Capacity of PBSA in LDPE/PBSA Blends. FIBRES & TEXTILES in Eastern Europe January / December / B 2008, Vol. 16, No. 6 (71) pp. 81-84. Introduction The most popular polymers – polyolefins – are generally not degradable under environmental conditions, leading to waste disposal problems. One of the ways to solve this problem is to blend such a polymer with a biodegradable component. Promising biodegradable materials are aliphatic polyesters, obtained by the polycondensation reaction of glycols such as ethylene glycol or butanediol-1, 4 and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids (e.g. succinic or adipic). Commercially available are poly(butylene succinate) (PBS, coded Bionolle #1000) and poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA, coded Bionolle #3000). The BionollesTM are semicrystalline polymers and their physical properties are similar to the synthetic polyolefins (e.g. the value of Tg is between polyethylene and polypropylene) [1]. However, due to the hydrophobic properties of polyolefins and the hydrophilic character of polyester, some compatibilizing agents should be applied in the production of blends [2, 3]. As the agents in question, the polypropylene (or polyethylene)-grafted-maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA, PE-g-MA) can be used [4]. However, the compatibilizing agents may change the crystallinity of the components as well as the physical and mechanical properties of the blends. On the other hand, the susceptibility of polyesters to enzymatic degradation depends on the super molecular structure [5, 6] because a hydrolytic attack is directed firstly to the ester bonds within the amorphous part of the polymer [7]. The aim of the present work was to analyse the interdependence between the crystallinity of PBSA and its biodegradation capacity in LDPE/PBSA blends containing the polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-block-polystyrene functionalized by maleic anhydride (commercial FG 1901X) as the compatibilizing agent. It analysed the crystallization behaviour of blends before and after biodegradation. The presented investigations are a preliminary step in our study on the mechanism of biodegradation of polyesters.


The utility model belongs to the technical field of height measurement, aims at solving the problem that the levelling staff is pendulous in the measurement process due to external factors such as strong wind, and provides a fixed levelling staff support. The fixed levelling staff support comprises a caliper slot vertically fixed at the center of the bottom plate, one handle is at least arranged on the surface of the bottom plate, the caliper slot comprises two side plates arranged in parallel and a back plate vertically connected with the two side plates, the upper end part and the lower end part of the same side plate on the caliper slot are respectively provided with a caliper positioning hole, and a positioning nut is arranged in the positioning hole. The fixed levelling staff support disclosed by the utility model has a simple structure and is convenient to operate and carry and mainly used for the levelling measurement of wind power generation foundation rings and similar modular components, the levelling staff can be stably fixed in the wind in category 5, and the levelling measurement accuracy and the levelling measurement speed and rate can be improved to a great extent.


Background: Our objective is to provide the clinical characteristics, uropathogen frequencies, and antimicrobial resistance rates of first urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosed in febrile Belgian children. The ability of noninvasive ultrasound to detect renal abnormalities and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in these patients was also assessed. Methods: We prospectively followed (median, 20 months) 209 children treated for first febrile UTI. Renal ultrasound (US) and voiding cystourethrography examinations were performed in all patients. Results: Among these children, 63% were females and 37% were males, and 75% of them had their first UTI before the age of 2 years. The most common causative agent was Escherichia coli (91% of cases) with high rate resistance to ampicillin (58%) and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (38%). Of these children, 25% had evidence of VUR (15 boys and 38 girls). VUR was of low grade in 85% of cases. The overall performance of renal US as a diagnostic test to detect significant uropathies excluding low-grade VUR was excellent; the sensitivity attained 97% and the specificity 94%. Conclusion: Girls represent 63% of cases with first UTI. For 91% of UTIs, Escherichia coli is held responsible with a high rate of resistance to ampicillin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. US is an excellent screening tool that allows avoidance of unjustified voiding cystourethrography studies.


Integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in grid planning and control requires estimating and aggregating the active and reactive power flexibility offered by an ensemble of DERs. The flexibility of DERs to provide grid services is, however, often uncertain due to insufficient end-use measurements (e.g. power consumption) and inaccurate forecast (e.g. solar irradiance). In this short note, we propose a numerical simulation based framework for modeling the flexibility in uncertain individual continuous DERs.


BACKGROUND
Pulp vitality is essential for tooth integrity. Following pulp exposure, choosing a suitable pulp capping material is crucial to maintain pulp vitality. However, the reparative dentine bridge created by calcium hydroxide is generally porous and incomplete.

AIM
To assess the in vitro and in vivo bioactivity of nano eggshell-based slurry (NES), using NES as direct pulp capping material, compared with calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2 ) in rabbit animal model.

METHODOLOGY
Nano eggshell powder (NE) was characterized for particle morphology, chemical composition, and ion release. In vitro bioactivity was tested by immersion in simulated body fluid (SBF) for 7 days. For histopathological evaluation, 36 adult New Zealand rabbits (72 pulp exposures) were divided into nine groups (n=8) according to the pulp capping material (NES, Ca(OH)2 and no capping as negative control group) and the animals were sacrificed after 7, 14 or 28 days. The pulps of the two lower central incisors were exposed then directly capped by Ca(OH)2 or NES, or left untreated. The cavities were then sealed with a glass ionomer cement. Teeth were collected for histopathological evaluation using optical microscope. Pulp haemorrhage, inflammation, fibrosis and calcific bridge formation were assessed. Results were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey's test.

RESULTS
NE particles were spherical with 20 nm diameter and were composed mainly of calcite. Statistical analysis showed that there was significant increase in the release of all investigated ions between day 1 and 28, except for copper. NES group showed significantly higher release of all elements as compared to Ca(OH)2 . ESEM micrographs of NES incubated for 7 days in SBF showed the formation of HAp with Ca/P ratio (1.686). For histopathological evaluation, the difference between groups was statistically significant. At day 28, 75% of the pulps of Ca(OH)2 group showed mild calcific bridge in comparison with 100% moderate calcific bridge in NES group. The NES group showed significantly less inflammation at days 7 and 28, and higher fibrosis at day7 as compared with Ca(OH)2 .

CONCLUSIONS
NES represents a promising novel direct pulp capping material with favourable pulp tissue response.


Gradenigo's syndrome is a characteristic triad of suppurative otitis media, pain in distribution of trigeminal nerve and abducens nerve palsy. Early diagnosis and management of Gradenigo's syndrome is important as it can give rise to fatal complications. Careful clinical history and physical examination, neuroimaging are needed for a differential diagnosis. We present a case report of unusual presentation and eitiological cause of Gradenigo's syndrome and its effective management. Patient was managed with prolong antibiotic followed by cortical mastoidectomy for histopathology. The patient responded to prolong antibiotic treatment for 3 weeks after which the lateral rectus palsy completely recovered. Tuberculosis petrositis has similar presentation like Gradenigo's syndrome and it can be effectively managed with medical line of management avoiding major surgery. Surgery is only required for histopathology for establishing the diagnosis and in resistant and extensive cases where disease clearance is needed.


We re-engineered a commonly-used light-sensing protein, LOV domain, using a circular permutation strategy to allow photoswitchable control of the C-terminus of a peptide. We demonstrate that the use of circularly permuted LOV domain on its own or together with the original LOV could expand the engineering capabilities of optogenetic tools.


Twenty New Roman laying hens of similar age,weight and laying performance were divided into two groups of five replicates,with two hens each.For 5 successive days,the experimental group were fed diet containing 0.8% metformin,while the control group were fed the same diet without metformin.Compared with the control group,the experimental group showed a 24.82%(P0.3%) and(10.13%)(P0.6%) increase,respectively,in AMPK activity in their liver and ovary.Their TG content in the liver and VLDL-C in the blood serum decreased by 13.61%(P0.1) and 12.66%(P0.6%),respectively.Cholesterol content in the ovary blastula with a diameter of 2 cm,1 cm and 5 cm decreased by 9.18%(P0.01),9.72%(P0.01) and 17.04%(P0.05),respectively.These results suggest that feeding diet with metformin for 5 days could activate AMPK activity of laying hens and decrease the amount of lipid synthesis and cholesterol in the yolk.


In modern networked systems with many machines and traffic control devices (such as firewalls), it is difficult to determine the overall effect of the security policies and configurations implemented inside the operating system and network devices. This paper describes PolicyGlobe, a framework to integrate operating system and network security policies. Using the idea of accessibility sets, PolicyGlobe integrates the Security Enhanced Linux (SE-Linux) access control policies with firewall configurations and traffic control policies. Using this framework, it is possible to construct a global accessibility set for each process in the system. PolicyGlobe makes it possible to determine the global effect of the local security policies and firewall configurations and answer the basic questions "can a subject in one machine access an object in another machine?" We have developed the integration algorithms, optimized the algorithms, implemented the entire framework, and conducted empirical studies on it. The studies show that in a network of 10 densely connected machines each with a large SE-Linux policy (~275,000 lines of rules), PolicyGlobe can build the global accessibility sets in about 10 minutes. In a system with a more limited connectivity, the analysis takes a much shorter amount of time.


Abstract : An algorithm is described for solving large-scale nonlinear programs whose objective and constraint functions are smooth and continuously differentiable. The algorithm is of the augmented Lagrangian type, involving a sequence of sparse, linearly constrained subproblems whose objective functions include a modified Lagrangian term and a modified penalty function. The algorithm has been implemented in a general purpose Fortran code called MINOS/AUGMENTED. The system is intended for use on problems whose Jacobian matrix is sparse. (Such problems usually include a large set of purely linear constraints.) The bulk of the data may be assembled using a standard linear-programming matrix generator. Function and gradient values for all nonlinear terms are supplied by two user-written subroutines. Some aspects of the implementation are described in detail, and computational results are given for some nontrivial test problems. Assuming convergence occurs, the work involved is comparable to the solution of a moderate number of linear programs of similar size. (Author)


CCD photometric observations of the asteroid were performed by the author over two nights on 2019 January 28 and 30. A total of 13 hours 10 minutes of observation resulted in 235 data points for analysis. The rotation period was found to be 3.846 ± 0.002 h with a lightcurve amplitude of 0.15 ± 0.02 mag. A search of the asteroid lightcurve database (LCDB, Warner et al., 2009) indicates no previously reported rotation period for this asteroid.


This paper proves a general theorem which states that any vector Q of constant length rotating at constant angular velocity undergoes a rate of change equal to . The vector is itself perpendicular to Q. The theorem allows the calculation of the rate of change of Q (which is its derivative, since the magnitude of Q is constant) without resorting to calculus. In addition, a geometric argument allows calculation of the direction of the rate of change without using unit vectors. Therefore even beginning students can use it readily. Its generality permits us to apply it to a large number of seemingly unrelated topics including centripetal acceleration, various simple harmonic motions and precessional motions.


Certain changes in the structure and distribution of the bottom communities hi occurred in the north-western part of the Black Sea, in the region between the Dnieper and Danube, during the last 6 years (1978-1983). Two new biocenoses (Nereis succinea and Balanus) have appeared. The areas occupied by the Mya arenaria biocenosis have extended greatly, especially in the region influenced by the Dnieper flow. Degradation of the Melinna palmata biocenosis was observed in this region. All these changes are caused by intensification of mass mortality of the benthic fauna and by freshening of water in the region between the Dnieper and Danube in recent years.


In this article, a novel Y‐loop frequency‐selective surface (FSS) is proposed based on substrate‐integrated waveguide (SIW) technology. This novel Y‐loop FSS is analyzed by Ansoft HFSS simulation tool. It can be observed that the proposed Y‐loop aperture FSS has higher selectivity for reducing the relative bandwidth about 5%, and more stable bandwidth at different polarization states and in various incident directions compared with the conventional Y‐loop FSS. The effectiveness of the novel Y‐loop aperture FSS is validated by good agreement between the simulated results and the measured results. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 3023–3027, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23867


This paper presents a new concept of security assessment methodology while promoting several areas of its application. Attack pattern analysis, network security monitoring locally or remotely are the major application areas of this concept. Instead of testing each asset or a network node separately by applying repetitive attacks and assessments, the composite system generates and executes attacks once, composes risk data, and uses the risk data for the entire network in order to perform the overall assessment. This unique approach can be used as a model to guide development of intrusion detection systems, intelligent network security analysis, monitoring systems, and also as a complementary function in information security test and evaluation laboratories.


The molecular structure of the Tolerant Factor Glucose (FTG) has been associated with a metal center of chromium bound in a coordinated manner to ligands Electrodonators such as amino acids and nicotinic acid. In this sense, in this article the synthesis is carried out of ligands with potential applications such as FTG at Coordinated to the center of chromium (III). A compound Imino-enol (3) from benzylamine (2) and acetoacetate Ethyl (1) in anhydrous methanol. Likewise, the synthesis of a Amine quaternary amine (5), derived from diocyanodiamide (4), Where the metal center served as a catalyst for A condensation reaction and not as Lewis acid forming coordination compounds.


A finite difference scheme for two-dimensional miscible displacement flow in porous media on grids with local refinement in time and space is constructed. The pressure equation is approximated by a five-point difference scheme. The saturation equation is discretized by a modified upwind scheme. Linear interpolation is utilized at the slave nodes. Error analysis is presented. Finally, a numerical example is given.


The article analyses Barańczak's poetry to compare the cultural models of presenting emotions (especially characteristic to modernist poetry exploring emotional restraint) with the feeling of hurt and the resulting fear occasionally seen in his work: not expressed directly, yet affecting the perception of reality. The relation between emotions and affect powerfully shapes the image of the poetic persona in the poems of the author of Surgical Precision (Chirurgiczna precyzja), also affecting the literary language.


Technology readiness relates to an individual's propensity to embrace new technology. Consumers high in technology readiness are very optimistic about the impact of technology, have high levels of innovativeness, are very comfortable in using technology, and feel less insecure about technology. Previous studies have shown how technology readiness influences a consumer's evaluation of service quality. The effect of technology readiness can also be on such constructs like trust with the service provider as well as loyalty to the service provider. The present study looks at the impact of technology readiness on the evaluation of e-service quality and its subsequent impact on e-trust and e-loyalty. Users of job-service portals in India were contacted for data collection. A total of 350 respondents replied to the questionnaire. The data was analysed through a path analysis procedure. The study found ample evidence for the impact of technology readiness on e-service quality, e-trust and e-loyalty. However the path from e-trust to e-loyalty as well as from e-service equality to e-trust was not found to be significant. The paper discusses the development of the conceptual model, empirical study as well as the implications. Finally, the practical implications that emerge from the results are also discussed.


This chapter discusses two self-evaluation motives, self-enhancement (to pursue, maintain, or augment the positivity of self-views—more so than objective standards would warrant) and self-protection (to avoid, repair, or minimize the negativity of self-views—even at the expense of truthful feedback). Under the self-centrality breeds self-enhancement principle (i.e., self-enhancement and self-protection will be particularly influential in personally important domains), the chapter elaborates on five pillars of the two motives: self-serving bias, better-than-average effect, selective self-memory, socially desirable responding, and overclaiming. The chapter also considers other reasons for why self-enhancement and self-protection are motivated (e.g., fluctuations in motive strength as a function of self-threat and self-affirmation) and rules out nonmotivational explanations (e.g., expectancies, egocentrism, focalism). Self-enhancement and self-protection are worthy of a place in the pantheon of human motivation.


Aging of transformer paper insulation is commonly investigated through indirect measurements conducted in the oil, e.g. furanic compounds. In addition to the conventional indicators, recent investigations showed that alcohols like methanol and ethanol in oil could be used as paper aging indicators. This paper focuses on the applicability of these new paper aging indicators in a novel, gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology based transformer oil through an accelerated laboratory aging experiment. The experiment was conducted at 120 °C for up to 280 days. A conventional mineral oil was also tested as a reference. Kraft paper aged in both oil types showed similar reductions in degree of polymerization (DP) and tensile strength (TS). Amount of methanol in oil is higher than that of 2-FAL in oil when DP is over 375, confirming the promise of using methanol as an early paper aging indicator. Both the new paper aging indicator, methanol and the conventional paper aging indicator, 2-FAL are applicable for the GTL oil without any modifications. In addition, oil only aging experiments showed that oil does produce methanol but it is negligible compared with oil paper aging experiment; however the amount of ethanol measured in the present oil paper aging experiment is believed to be originated from oil oxidation rather than from paper aging.


The traditional methods used to estimate the Real Estate prices are sometimes too subjective and lack accuracy. The most common approaches to calculate a property's price are the Market Approach, the Income Approach, and the Cost Approach. Artificial Intelligence is applied to house price prediction, and Machine Learning models are developed and tested to research the best algorithm to achieve better accuracy results to overcome the subjectivity carried by these methods. This project provides some background on how the Real Estate market functions and how some State-of-the-Art solutions address the industry's requirement of Artificial Intelligence. It also describes a few experiments on several algorithms to understand how adequate they are in the scope of the problem, either by trying to achieve a precise duplicate detection model, or by aiming to develop a model capable of computing Real Estate values. In those experiments it was found that it is of value to separate the dataset by location, creating subsets of data. Also, from the several algorithms tested, the majority of subsets achieved better results with Random Forest and Gradient Boosting.


The work of the title of a technical post is the important part of personnel work and the main content of exploiting the resource of the qualified personnel.The work of the title of a technical post of Gansu province has found the road of the reform with correspondence to Gansu's reality,by insisting on "the three favourable creterions",according to person's practical efficience and selecting the qualified personnel without formalism;it will give service to the development of west part,to the introduction of personnel from otherwhere,and to training personnel.


Batch process is one of the most important processes in chemical industry, and how to monitor the performance of batch processes has always been one of the most active research areas in process control. In this paper, neural network (NN) is used to describe the nonlinear and dynamic behavior of batch processes, and the predicted residuals of NN is modeled through the extension of multiscale principal component analysis (MSPCA) to batch processes. Compared to the multiway principal component analysis (MPCA) with a linear model, the proposed method is a multi-model, nonlinear model-built method. Each of the residuals is decomposed into the approximations and details using wavelet analysis, and principal component analysis is employed to develop a statistical model at each scale. The advantage of proposed method over the traditional MPCA is demonstrated on the industrial streptomycin fermentation process, and the smaller detection delay is also obtained.


Amine N‐alkylation is a process involved in the production of a wide range of chemicals. Here we describe the synthesis of well‐defined (Ni0.5Cu0.5)Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles by plasma induction, and their successful application to amine N‐alkylation using alcohols as coupling agents through a borrowing hydrogen pathway. Plasma induction allows precise morphology and size control over nanoparticle synthesis, while allowing the one‐pot production of decagram quantities of material. Up to date, such nanoparticles have never been applied for organic reactions. By coupling high‐end characterization techniques with catalytic optimization, we showed that small Cu(0) satellite nanoparticles played an essential role in alcohol oxidation, whereas both Ni and Cu were required for the last step of the reaction. Using elemental mapping, we demonstrated that catalyst deactivation occurred through a leaching/re‐deposition mechanism of Cu and Ni. The reactions were conducted under microwave conditions, which exerted a positive effect on catalytic activity. Finally, the catalyst was active at low metal loadings (2 mol%) even on the gram‐scale, and affording unprecedented TON for this reaction catalyzed by Ni/Cu bimetallic systems (19).


A craftsman's work evolves with time, new forms arise and old forms become more refined. This research attempts to study the evolution of pots over a designated period of time. The key findings include that the approach to glazing was relatively unchanged by the evolution in the work. However,the refinements that occurred in the work allowed the glazes to impart wonderful characteristics to the forms on which they are used.


T his study attempts to determine the extent to which an apparentmarket inefficiency is corrected following public recognition of its existence. For example, studies by Pratt and DeVere [14] and Jaffe [7] have shown both that an investor can achieve abnormally high rates of return relative to the market if he purchases stocks previously purchased by corporate insiders and that those abnormal returns persist over periods of up to two years. If these studies are valid, and if this market inefficiency did in fact exist, then the efficient market hypothesis implies that the inefficiency should disappear once the findings are publicly announced and investors become aware of the opportunities offered by following insider decisions. This study intends to test such a presumption. That individuals possessing confidential information (insiders) can and do make above-average returns by trading in stocks of their own companies has been demonstrated and corroborated by several investigators. Lorie and Niederhoffer [13] found that intensive buying seems to indicate that the stock is likely to outperform the market during the following six months, while Pratt and DeVere [14] found that, during the six year span 1960-1966, insiders not only outperformed the market but produced greater "excess" returns on purchases than on sales. Zweig [22] later showed that stocks that exhibited heavy insider buying activity increased in price faster than the market average during market upswings and declined slower in market downswings. Analyzing transactions from 1962-68, Jaffe [7] concluded that insiders do possess special information that allows them to outperform the market. Finally, in a study designed to show the rate of return for the "average" insider, Finnerty [3] found 47 8 2 that the bulk of the excess return was earned in the first six months.' These results imply that insiders are able to predict, to some degree, the price performance of their firm's stock relative to the market. Although these studies provide convincing evidence of the potential for insider profitability-and hence, provide a refutation of the strong form of the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH) little research exists that deals with the potential for non-insiders to earn excess profits by using public information concerning insider transactions. Only Jaffe provides evidence on a risk-adjusted basis to show that non-


Seasonal abundance of Parlatoria ziziphus (Lucas) and Hemiberlisia lataniae (Sign.) was studied on apple twigs in El- Santa region (El-Gharbiya Governorate) during the period extended from January 1999 to the end of December 2000. The results obtained showed that P.ziziphus had the highest population than H.lataniae . Its maximum population size was observed in September in both seasons, while the minimum was in January in the first and second years. The favorable periods for annual increase occurred during September in both seasons for both insects. P.ziziphus had two annual generations with two peaks in May and September in both years, also H.lataniae had two annual generations with two peaks in April and September in the first and second seasons. The seasonal variation in the population in relation to climatic factors showed that the minimum and maximum daily temperature and relative humidity had a moderate effect on the population size. Malathion 57%, K.zoil and Al.kanz 2000 in three concentrations, each were tested against P.ziziphus and H.lataniae , all insecticides showed high potency on nymphal and adult female stages throughout one, two, four and six months from spraying.


Abstract The comparative superiority of shipping services with respect to atmospheric emissions per ton-km is beyond debate in the case of deep sea and bulk operations. The case for short sea shipping in a setting with small consignments and frequent port-calls needs to be demonstrated relative to road transport alternatives, in particular when cargo markets are fluctuating. The empirical part of this article is based on detailed shipment-level data from a current European short sea operation and data from engine reports on actual fuel consumption. The dataset enables the construction of a high-quality origin–destination matrix of pallet-based shipments. A contrafactual case of an alternative trucking operation serving this comprehensive set of shipments is constructed, and CO2 equivalent emissions to air are calculated and analysed under different scenarios. This comparative analysis illustrates just how efficient a modern short sea shipping operation needs to be in order to compete with road transport with respect to air emissions. The analysis suggests that such a pallet-based short sea shipping operation may be superior to trucking alternatives when it comes to carbon emissions under given circumstances, but not always.


The present invention provides a single multi-channel audio video video monitoring method and system, the method comprising: a terminal apparatus assigned to each audio SSRC a fixed initial value; and the client terminal device establishing RTSP interaction; client request single multi-channel audio and video, to the device side end of each audio device randomly generated corresponding correction value and sends the client SSRC; single-channel video capture device side and multi-channel audio, single-channel video transmission to the client RTP packet, the initial value of each audio SSRC of the RTP packet is modified to a value corresponding to the correction SSRC, each RTP packet contains audio SSRC correction value is sent to the client; client according to the multi-channel audio SSRC value of RTP packet correction distinguish each audio, video and play audio and / or corresponding passage in accordance with the needs of users. The present invention can realize a multi-channel audio, one-way audio and video capture video and audio playback for the user to freely select video and / or corresponding passage.


This chapter describes the nature and composition of the Kosovo court system, providing an overview of the legal framework within which it operates and highlighting the features that make it unique. It also evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of this form of internationalized court, both in design and execution, focusing primarily on the effectiveness of introducing international judges and prosecutors into the system.Assuming the relevant criteria are legal basis, personnel composition, subject matter jurisdiction, and function, the Kosovo courts in which international judges sit may properly be considered hybrid or internationalized courts. The legal basis of these courts may be found in UNMIK Regulations qua domestic legislation; however, the authority of these Regulations is derived from UN Security Council Resolution 1244, an international legal instrument. The courts are staffed by a mix of Kosovan and international officials and apply both national and international law. While generally situated as domestic courts, they also perform a function peculiar to international courts – removing sensitive cases and those involving application of international norms from the exclusive province of domestic judges, who may lack the necessary objectivity and expertise.Whether the system established in Kosovo can be deemed a success depends largely on the criteria used in conducting such an evaluation. Although international human rights law was made directly applicable, the courts lack the resources and the capacity necessary to apply it. The international judges have failed to increase that capacity in any meaningful way. While their participation has lent an air of neutrality in relation to the tensions among Kosovo's different ethnic groups, the international judges have not achieved sufficient independence from the UNMIK executive.


Introduction According to its proponents and developers, we will soon be consuming animal flesh that has been manufactured outside of an animal's body using a suite of technologies and processes that fall under the broad banner of biofabrication. This flesh, termed "clean meat" by proponents, is expected to be safer, healthier, victimless and far more environmentally benign than flesh derived from an animal's body within intensive animal agriculture systems. As the Good Food Institute, an established non-governmental body for reducing meat consumption through the creation of new products, claims:Clean meat is one breakthrough solution to the problems associated with raising animals for food. Clean meat is created by growing meat outside of an animal from a small cell sample, eliminating the need for factory farming and slaughter.This kind of narrative has dominated media and scholarship on the new material, which this article refers to as biofabricated animal material (see, e.g., Dilworth and McGregor; Driessen and Korthals; O'Riordan et al.). Recently, however, a counter-narrative about the material has entered key discursive spaces. Triggered by lobbying efforts of meat industry stakeholders and taking place largely in the legal terrain, the counter-narrative is not critical of the technologies and processes deployed to bring the material about. Rather, and at this stage, it largely casts doubt on the nature of the material itself and what actions bring meat into existence. This line of discussion is concerned with the ontology of meat and of biofabricated animal material, that is, it is concerned with what an object is in reality to different groups, how it comes to be that object, and the ways in which these varying understandings of the reality intersect, diverge and influence outcomes (Mol, Body Multiple; Law and Lien).Before public attention was drawn to this new material and the suite of related, emerging technologies being developed to create it, what meat was and how it came about has been relatively stable. We generally understood meat to be specific kinds of animal flesh, prepared in particular ways in accordance with cultural norms, and which were extracted from a dead animal in a farming context. Even with the rise of plant-based norms within meat cultures, meat was still understood as being animal flesh. Indeed, the animal welfare and animal rights movements have in part reinforced the ontology of meat with their emphasis on the interests of the animal in the context of meat production and consumption, while the cognitive dissonance that "guilty meat-eaters" experience when consuming meat stems in part from their understanding of meat as animal flesh derived from an animal killed in order to provide flesh. Yet, the accepted reality—i.e. the ontology—of meat has recently become destabilised. Meat is now the subject of multiple interpretations, or ontologies, of how meat is meat, which realities compete in debates about legal definitions of meat.Broadly, proponents of biofabricated animal material understand meat to be anything that is animal flesh regardless of the processes that made it come about, including whether the flesh was ever part of a body. This ontology is being deployed in a political way to support the collective, discursively constructed expectations that biofabricated animal material will disrupt meat culture, while assuring consumers that the material is, in reality, still meat. Meanwhile opponents focus on the enactment of meat, that is, the agricultural practices that go into making "animal flesh" and turning it into meat. These contesting ontologies are playing out in largely legal arenas to date, suggesting that what is legally defined as meat will have political and cultural consequences for the future of food.Yet, this article calls into question how different the parallel ontologies of meat are in terms of the realities they enact. It argues that while biofabricated animal material is expected to transform the production and consumption of meat, the material's ontologies reinforce existing interrelationships between the dominant meat culture and the law. Additionally, the expectations surrounding biofabricated animal material vests the material with transformative power, even though it does not challenge the structural factors, namely law and culture, which underlie the exploitation and commodification of animals. I begin by delineating the co-constituting relationship between law, the realities of meat production and consumption, and meat culture. I then unpack the interface between different ontologies of meat and consider why the contest has taken place in legal terrains. From here, I consider the key expectations that have assigned transformative power to biofabricated animal material. I suggest that these expectations work to reinforce existing meat culture, and the configurations of power that benefit from it, as supported via legal instruments.Meat, Meat Culture and the Law Central to cultural legal studies is the theory of "law as culture" rather than law and culture being separate spaces that occasionally intersect (Mezey; Sarat and Simon; Ewick and Silbey; cf. Schlag). This understanding sees law and culture as non-static dimensions co-constructing each other, and law as a particular cultural product through its ability to make and stabilise meaning (Weisbrod; Mezey). Scholars in this space have unpacked some of the ways in which the meanings, practices and sources associated with the law influence ways of being, sensing and knowing on a day-to-day level by "shaping consciousness and making asymmetries of power seem, if not invisible, then natural and benign" (Sarat and Simon 19; see also Marusek).Drawing on this body of work, law and meat culture can be understood as mutually building and reinforcing each other; simultaneously, relevant laws are an artefact of meat culture. Potts (19–20) uses the term "meat culture" to refer to expressions of carnism (Joy chap. 2), including "the representations and discourses, practices and behaviours, diets and tastes that generate shared beliefs about, perspectives on, and experiences of meat." Carnism is the ideology that condones and legitimises the killing and eating of particular animals. Expressions of carnism construct meat as a food that is "natural, normal, necessary and nice" (Piazza et al.). Laws that condone and enable intensive animal agriculture are an expression of meat culture, as are legal definitions that demarcate the material dimensions of meat. Simultaneously, the role of law in representing and locking-in meat culture is an outcome of socio-cultural processes that diffuse meat culture based on carnism.This co-constructing relationship between law and meat culture is especially evident in the statutory provisions that recognise animals as capable of being the object to which private property rights determine relations (for instance, s. 12 of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (Qld)). Humans, as opposed to animals, are positioned as having a higher moral status that automatically attracts rights to life and to a certain standard of treatment by others and governments (Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Hence, animals are objects of human and corporate ownership rather than holders of rights due to their intrinsic worthiness as living beings. This understanding of animals as commodities both embodies and reinforces contemporary meat culture, and especially Western notions of human-animal relations based on subordination and domination (Huggan and Tiffin 10).The absence of formal law further enables meat-eating cultures stemming from a carnist ideology. In Australia, animal welfare laws recognise that farm animals experience pain and suffering via generic animal cruelty offences that would consider as "cruel" many routine husbandry practices and animal slaughtering. However, most animal welfare laws provide a defence to, or exemption for, actions of a producer that would otherwise constitute an animal cruelty offence if the same actions were directed towards companion animals. In order to provide an effective defence or exception, the producer must have acted in compliance with codes of practice set by farm industry groups (see, e.g., Animal Welfare Act (SA) s. 43). Unsurprisingly, given the vested interest of the industry, the standards set for farm animal welfare are broadly inconsistent with the standards for animal welfare expected by Australian publics (see, e.g., Doughty et al.; Coleman). Goodfellow suggests that the failure of Australian welfare standards to meet public expectations and basic animal welfare principles represents a kind of meat-based "cultural capture". The perceptions and values of industry have become absorbed by those regulatory agencies created to regulate for animal welfare consistent with community expectations (Goodfellow 197).Finally, law works to obscure intensive animal agricultural methods and mass processing and retail of animal flesh products. For instance, law and legal institutions prevent documentation of intensive animal agriculture facilities (ABC v Lenah Game Meats), and through its absence enables the misrepresentation of on-farm conditions on food labels (Parker et al.).Law's role in embodying and perpetuating meat culture is further explored in popular culture and legal cultural studies. For instance, the Netflix film Okja confronts the links between capitalism, especially market-based approaches to regulating societies, and intensive animal agriculture, while highlighting the related disconnects between humans, animals and nature. Gunawan, through a jurisprudential reading of the Netflix film Okja, explained how the film "highlights law's desire for a legal landscape grounded in fictional constructs – the fiction that some animals have a higher moral status than others" (264). Because Okja does not fit neatly into the existing categories of human or non


This work explores an efficient approach to establish a foundational video-text model for tasks including open-vocabulary video classification, text-to-video retrieval, video captioning and video question-answering. We present VideoCoCa that reuses a pretrained image-text contrastive captioner (CoCa) model and adapt it to video-text tasks with minimal extra training. While previous works adapt image-text models with various cross-frame fusion modules (for example, cross-frame attention layer or perceiver resampler) and finetune the modified architecture on video-text data, we surprisingly find that the generative attentional pooling and contrastive attentional pooling layers in the image-text CoCa design are instantly adaptable to "flattened frame embeddings", yielding a strong zero-shot transfer baseline for many video-text tasks. Specifically, the frozen image encoder of a pretrained image-text CoCa takes each video frame as inputs and generates N token embeddings per frame for totally T video frames. We flatten N × T token embeddings as a long sequence of frozen video representation and apply CoCa's generative attentional pooling and contrastive attentional pooling on top. All model weights including pooling layers are directly loaded from an image-text CoCa pretrained model. Without any video or video-text data, VideoCoCa's zero-shot transfer baseline already achieves state-of-the-art results on zero-shot video classification on Kinetics 400/600/700, UCF101, HMDB51, and Charades, as well as zero-shot text-to-video retrieval on MSR-VTT and ActivityNet Captions. We also explore lightweight finetuning on top of VideoCoCa, and achieve strong results on video question-answering (iVQA, MSRVTT-QA, MSVD-QA) and video captioning (MSR-VTT, ActivityNet, Youcook2). Our approach establishes a simple and effective video-text baseline for future research.


When the research is based on P2P streaming media technology network teaching system,index resources and balanced load is focused on.The improving strategy to the server and the client is put forward,Which focuses on optimizing the client's landing and exiting,to optimize the buffer strategy and the data algorithm.


Various relation-based systems, concerned with the representation and processing of spatial relations, have been developed in numerous application domains. In this thesis we identify the common concepts underlying qualitative spatial knowledge representation, we compare the representational properties of the different systems and we outline the computational tasks involved in relation-based spatial information processing. The thesis also proposes symbolic spatial indexes, relation-based structures which combine several ideas in spatial knowledge representation. A symbolic spatial index is an array that preserves only a set of spatial relations among distinct objects in an image, called the modelling space; the index array discards information, such as shape and size of objects, and irrelevant spatial relations. The construction of a symbolic spatial index from an input image can be thought of as a transformation that keeps only a set of representative points needed for the definition of the relations of the modelling space. By keeping the relative arrangements of the representative points in symbolic spatial indexes and discarding all other points, we maintain enough information to answer queries regarding the spatial relations of the modelling space without the need to access the initial image or an object database. Symbolic spatial indexes can be used to solve problems involving route planning, composition of spatial relations and update operations.


This review emphasizes the fundamental aspects of follicle development and also the usefulness of reproductive hormones and some clinical applications for manipulation of oestrous cycle, oestrus behavior and the ovulation rate in mares.


The dynamic viscoelastic properties of bamboo were tested by dynamic mechanics analyzer (DMA),and the measurements were done in the temperature range of 40℃ to 300℃at frequencies of 3 Hz.The results showed that with the increase of irradiation dose,the decrease of storage modulus with increasing temperature became more dramatically.The decrease extent of storage modulus was the lowest for non-irradiated bamboo.Two mechanical relaxation processes were observed for all kinds of irradiated bamboo.The a relaxation process in lower temperature range was due to glass transition of hemicellulose and login,while the β relaxation process occurred in higher temperature range was based on glass transition of cellulose.The loss peak strength ofαrelaxation process went up as the irradiation dose increase,while the loss peak strength of β relaxation process became up first and then down,which was caused by the chemical reaction of the chief composition of bamboo.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct effects of empowering and employee-centered leadership on well-being, and the indirect or mediating role of social organizational climate between leadership behavior and well-being in a cross-cultural perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires were distributed in two furniture retail stores in Sweden and two stores in China belonging to the same company. The final sample consisted of 483 participants from the Chinese and 254 participants from the Swedish stores. Findings – The results of the structural equation modeling showed that there was no direct effect between leadership behavior (employee-centered leadership and empowering leadership) and well-being in either the Swedish or the Chinese sample. Further, the findings of the study indicate that social climate mediates the relationship between leadership behavior and employee well-being, but this seems to be culturally contingent. The mediating effect is prevalent in a culture ...


The commonly hypothesized influence of government spending and investment expenditure on economic development was tested over the period 1950-1980 for a sample of 63 countries, 21 industrial and 42 developing, using constant international prices. Causality tests revealed a uniform pattern of behaviour in both industrial and developing countries, and found no statistical significance for either government or investment spending. This finding appears to be indicative of the low-productivity government services and the dominance of consumption in government spending, whereas from the point of view of investment it suggests that capital alone cannot bring about economic development.


A simulation study was conducted to determine the economic justification of retrofitting an office building in Detroit from a double-duct fan system to a variable-air-volume system. The objectives of the study were to compare the energy consumption of these two systems and to project the cost reduction by retrofitting. The input variables for the simulation program were building structure model; actual weather data; solar radiation data; HVAC system configuration; interior load, such as people and lighting; control systems; and schedule of operation


A transient state thermal conductivity probe (¼″ in diameter, 30″ in length) is described along with the method by which it is used to measure thermal conductivity of snow. Heat is supplied electrically at a constant rate to the probe at a given time after insertion into the sample. After a four minute lag, a plot of probe temperature rise against logarithm of time since the start of heating, gives a straight line whose slope is inversely proportional to sample thermal conductivity and proportional to the heating rate. The probe was calibrated against a standardized oil, and the constant was found to be unity. Values for artificially packed snow in the laboratory agreed with published data. However, values found in the field were considerably lower. The device is recommended for field measurements since data can be obtained with minimum disturbance of the snow.


The copper-catalyzed coupling of diaryl disulfides with alkyl amines can afford various sulfenamides in good yields. Furthermore, the present reaction is efficient and can be used for both of the aryl sulfide groups on disulfide.


Size-controlled Rh nanoparticles stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were quickly synthesized via alcohol reduction. Microwave-assisted synthesis in closed vessels allowed alcohols with lowto-high boiling points to be used as reductants under the same preparation conditions. Pure ethanol has not been used previously because its boiling point is lower than the temperature required for Rh reduction. Alcohols with strong reduction ability were found to lead to smaller Rh nanoparticles. The turn over frequency (TOF) for CO oxidation increased as the Rh particle size decreased. This is because the electronic state of Rh surface was modified by PVP to more electron-enriched state.


Global and local climate changes affect nature and mankind. Forecasts of these processes on global and local scales rely on a thorough understanding of the underlying physics through accurate data. In this context, the knowledge of the temperature profile of the upper-ocean mixed layer is relevant in oceanography, weather forecasts and climate studies and can be correlated to other parameters, such as concentrations of nutrients, oxygen and CO2. Currently, only in-situ techniques are available, such that a remote sensing application for the measurement of oceanic temperature profiles is highly desirable. Such a system would deliver accurate, cost effective and area wide data, which could be used to improve current models and forecasts within many domains of oceanography and climatology. However, only recent progress in laser and receiver technology made a remote sensing solution feasible. When employing the lidar principle, an airborne compatible system based on the detection of the temperature dependent frequency shift of the Brillouin-scattering becomes feasible. Laser pulses are fired into the ocean and the Brillouin-scattering imprints the temperature information on the backscattered light. An appropriate detector on board an aircraft extracts the temperature and correlates it to the time of flight of the laser pulses. As a result, a three-dimensional temperature profile of the upper-ocean mixed layer is extracted. Measuring the very small frequency shift of the Brillouin-scattering is the main challenge of this project. The shift varies from 6.8~GHz-7.8 GHz for water temperatures between 0°C and 40°C, when injecting laser pulses at a wavelength of 543 nm. The employment of spectrally narrow edge-filters converts the frequency measurement into an intensity measurement. As compact, robust and light weight devices, these filters are in particular suited for an airborne implementation. This work demonstrates that Excited State Faraday Anomalous Dispersion Optical Filters (ESFADOFs) are such high resolution optical edge-filters. They deliver the desired edge-filter characteristics, when operated around the Rubidium 5P3/2 -> 5D5/2 transition (543~nm), and transmission changes of up to 24% within a few GHz were demonstrated. In addition, fundamental investigations of the ESFADOF transmissions are presented. They result in distinct operational limits, due to radiation trapping, energy-pooling and plasma formation. Together with the scalability of these devices, their implementation as the Brillouin-lidar detector is addressed.


A simple fusion rule with multiple thresholds is presented for a distributed system to resolve multiple hypotheses. In contrast to the common assumption that the data is conditionally independent and identically distributed, only conditional independence under each hypothesis is assumed here. This allows the modeling of situations in which different sensors have different local detection probabilities as well as situations in which different sensors have communication links of different qualities or signal-to-noise ratios. A theorem is proved showing that one can select the thresholds independently in a manner that maximizes the asymptotic decay rate of the average probability of error. Furthermore, it is easy to compute these individual thresholds numerically. This is illustrated with an example.


Michele L. Rudisill, RN, BSN is the MidCarolina Trauma RAC Outreach Coordinator for the University of North Carolina Hospitals Trauma Program. She has over a decade of emergency nursing experience at a Level One Trauma Center, as well as additional experience in the pre-hospital arena as a paramedic. Ms. Rudisill was a member of the fi rst deployment of personnel to assist with the setup of the NC SMAT II Field Hospital. Ms. Rudisill would like to acknowledge Randy Kearns, NREMT-P, CEM, DHA (c), the MidCarolina Trauma RAC Disaster Preparedness Specialist, and Christine Ogden, RN, BSN, the UNC Hospitals Trauma Program Manager for their assistance with this article. In the initial days following Hurricane Katrina, the State's emergency offi cials made the governments of Louisiana and Mississippi aware of assets in North Carolina that could be available to them through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) agreement. The EMAC agreement was signed with Mississippi, and on September 2, 2005 the State Medical Assistance Team (SMAT) convoy left Charlotte with 98 personnel and 39 vehicles. The eventual destination was Waveland, Mississippi, a small town on the Gulf Coast, with a pre-Katrina population of approximately 7,000. It is located about 60 miles northeast of New Orleans.


The hierarchical optical path network that utilizes wavebands is recognized as very important in meeting the future explosive growth of traffic demand. The use of backup paths is crucial to realize reliable networks. In order to build survivable hierarchical optical path networks, the two types of protection mechanisms implemented in the optical layer are identified: waveband protection and wavelength path protection. We have already developed a novel network design algorithm that utilizes waveband protection and showed that it can reduce network costs significantly. Another type of protection, wavelength path protection, was also developed and we have demonstrated that further network cost reduction can be attained in the area of small traffic demands. The effectiveness of the wavelength path protection algorithm was confirmed for some network parameter values, however, further clarification is necessary regarding the impact on network cost of network parameters, especially waveband capacity, a major network parameter. This paper investigates network cost variation with waveband capacity for hierarchical optical path networks that utilize waveband and wavelength path protection. Numerical experiments demonstrate the importance of waveband capacity optimization.


Educational content in early childhood period includes questions of safety in natural and man-made critical situations, safety in routine home life, in transport, in private life, fire safety, health saving technologies, ecology and legal protection.


Theorem 4. Suppose G is anti-simple. Let p0 be the smallest prime such that G has a quotient that is isomorphic to Cp0 × Cp0 , if such a quotient exists; otherwise let p0 = ∞. Then η(G) = p0 + 1. Proof. If G has a quotient that is isomorphic to Cp0 × Cp0 , where p0 is minimal, then we have seen that G is the union of p0 + 1 proper normal subgroups. Hence η(G) ≤ p0 + 1. To see that η(G) ≥ p0 + 1, we proceed as in the proof of Theorem 2. Let G = ∪n i=1 Hi be as before, with T , k, p, etc. defined in the identical manner. We wish to show that n ≥ p0 + 1. Let x be an element of Hm that is not contained in Hi for any i ∈ {1, . . . , k}. Then the coset xT must be contained in ∪n r=k+1 Hr . We claim that each Hr with k + 1 ≤ r ≤ n contains at most one element of xT ; for if Hr were to contain two distinct elements xt1, xt2 ∈ xT , then t1t−1 2 would be in T ∩ Hr = {e}, a contradiction. Therefore, since xT ⊂ ∪n r=k+1 Hr , we must have n − k ≥ |T | = p. As k ≥ 1, we have n ≥ p + 1 ≥ p0 + 1, which is the desired conclusion.


We recently reported that dysregulation of Gi‐coupled receptors promotes breast cancer metastasis via Rac‐dependent pathways (Xie et al., Cancer Res. 69: 5743–5751). The PI3Kγ is selctively activated by Gi‐coupled receptors. The objective of this study was to define the role of PI3Kγ in breast cancer metastasis. Immunohistochemical staining and Western blot analysis showed that PI3Kγ expression was selectively up‐regulated in human metastatic breast cancer cell line and breast cancer specimens. Transwell chamber assays indicated that migration and invasion of metastatic breast cancer cells in response to chemoattractants of NIH‐3T3 conditioned media was inhibited by a selective inhibitor of PI3Kγ but not PI3Kα or β isoforms. Furthermore, blocking PI3Kγ not PI3Kα and β disrupted the Rac‐dependent lamellipodia formation induced by the activation of Gi‐coupledreceptors, such as protease‐activated receptor 1 and CXC chemokinereceptor 4. In contrast, the lamellipodia formation induced by epidermal growth factor (EGF), a process not dependent on G‐proteins, was blocked by inhibitors of PI3Kα and β not by the PI3Kγ Inhibitor. Our data demonstrated that PI3Kγ functions as a key molecule mediating signal flow from Gi‐coupled receptors to Rac‐dependent pathways and suggests that PI3Kγ may be a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of breast cancers. Supported by Nebraska State LB692 (YX).


A new metal-organic framework, namely, [Co(BDC)(tpt) (H2O)3.2H2O]n, (1) (H2BDC=1,4-benzendicarb oxylic acid and tpt=2,4,6-tri(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,5-triazine), was hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. In this compound, the tpt ligand and metal Co(II) act as 3-connected nodes to fabricate a 2D (6,3) porous metal-organic net with 1D open channels where guest water molecules reside through hydrogen-bonding interaction. The 2D framework was further extended by BDC linkages into an unusual three-dimensional network.


The different nationalisms that emerged in Europe around the mid 19th century had also their reflection in the art and architecture of the moment, thus, arising the need of finding a style that could be considered "national", that is, unique and country specific. In Spain, the Mudejar style stood up, but other options existed as well, as the Plateresque or Hispanic-Flamenco styles, the latter one specially vindicated in Arturo Melida's work.


Conflict as an expression of social relations has been approached by various authors, since it is an inherent phenomenon in the life of human beings. However, it is not enough to carry out a study of conceptualization, since relations among individuals are constantly evolving and are influenced by different economic, cultural, and technological contexts, among others. The process of globalization experienced since the end of the twentieth century has brought with it new sources of conflict, determined by aspects such as multiculturalism and the internationalization of politics, businesses, and information, in addition to generating the emergence of economic integration processes that demonstrate the existence of hegemonic relations among actors, with a dichotomy between conflict and cooperation.


This paper highlights strategies and techniques of paraphrasing sentences in a passage significantly contributing to the enhancement of academic writing, which presents reasons for academic purposes and provides examples followed by concise steps. The paper previews quotation and paraphrasing in short and practical features pertaining to academic purposes, such as in the use of lexical density and nominalization. In respect of avoiding plagiarism, this paper is eventually intended to feed for our thoughts whose become aware of scholarly written communication.


In order to realize SUN Yat-sen's creed of constitutional government,in order to centralize the strength of the whole nation to win the victory of the People's Liberation War,all the middle parties and the Chinese Communist Party carried out an unprecedented movement of democratic constitutional government during the Anti-Japanese War period.This movement made great contribution to the complete victory of the Anti-Japanese War.Meanwhile the movement annealed a vast number of democratic personage,improved people's consciousness of democracy and as a result influenced the orientation of China after the war to a great extent.


The purpose of this analysis is to capture the design requirements and analyze equipment performance relevant to the Surface-Based Compressed Air System (CAS) design at the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP) Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF).


Objective To analyze the relationship between FLT3 gene and FLT3 gene internal tandem duplication mutation (FLT3/ITD) with Mongolian adult acute leukemia, and explore the significance of FLT3 gene and FLT3/ITD in diagnose and genotyping of acute leukemia. Methods PCR was used to detect the FLT3 gene and the FLT3/ITD in 56 Mongolian adult acute primary leukemia patients and 10 Mongolian adult acute non-leukemia patients. Results The expression of FLT3 gene was detected in 70.7 (29/41) primary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases and 19.5% (8/41) was found with FLT3/ITD mutation.FLT3 gene expression in 15 primary acute lymphoblastie leukemia (ALL) was also found a high level of 60.0% (9/15).FLT3/ITD mutation was not found in ALL patients. There was no FLT3 gene expression in control grope. Conclusion For a high level of the FLT3 gene expression in Mongolian adult acute leukemia,FLT3 gene detection might be helpful for diagnosing acute leukemia.FLT3/ITD mutation might be helpful to identify the genie characterization of acute leukemia.

Key words:
leukemia;  acute;  adult;  Mongolian;  FLT3 gene;  FLT3/ITD


Purpose: The aim of this research is to examine the moderating effect of individual morality on the relationship between internal control system and the tendency of village financial management fraudulency Methodology/approach: The sampling method was purposive sampling with a total sample of 51 respondents from 20 villages in Ambon City. The data collection technique used was a survey technique using questionnaires. Data analysis used moderated regression analysis Results/findings: The results of the study explained that the internal control system has a negative effect on the tendency of fraudulence and individual morality, which acts as a moderating variable that strengthens the relationship between the internal control system and the tendency of village financial management fraudulency. Limitations: The results of this study indicate that the independent variables internal control system and individual morality as moderating variables only affect the tendency of fraud in village financial management by 30.9%, meaning more than 69.1% are influenced by other factors outside the model. Other factors can be in the form of competence of village officials, as well as compliance with regulations and other behavioral factors that can contribute to the tendency of village financial management fraudulency. Contribution: For the government traditional villages in Ambon City to make the role of state saniri more effective which carries out the supervisory function as the implementation of the internal control function to prevent the occurrence of village financial management that is not in accordance with the rules and can lead to fraud. Novelty: This research was conducted in a village in Ambon City which has the status of a traditional village whose village government system upholds local customs and wisdom so that it is different from other villages based on administrative area.


We present work-in-progress of applying simulator technology for developing, demonstrating and evaluating new machine concepts and work methods in off-road environments. In particular we consider a new concept machine for making efficient biomass harvesting in the process of thinning in dense forest stands and we describe how this machine concept is realized in a virtual environment and plan for simulator experiments.


AE436, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Michael D. Dukes, reviews current turfgrass and landscape irrigation recommendations and unifies them to provide a coordinated science-based turf and landscape irrigation recommendation. Includes comprehensive reference lists. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, December 2008.
AE436/AE436: Summary of UF/IFAS Turf and Landscape Irrigation Recommendations (ufl.edu)


In relation to employment, Ireland is the only country in the EU that does not allow for some form of rehabilitation whereby mainly short-term prison sentences are considered spent after a period of time ... Many of those the team consulted mentioned this is a substantial barrier to gaining employment on release, especially in periods of high unemployment. There are two practical reasons why change in this area is now required: the Government has made available significant resources under the Connect Project to prepare prisoners for employment on their release. The effectiveness of this spending will be improved by reducing barriers to acquiring gainful employment, such as long-term prison records; and there is also a human rights issue here -


The main ideas of nested partitions (NP) method were introduced, its efficiency was theoretically analyzed and a way was proposed to improve the optimization efficiency of the algorithm. Then the ordinal optimization (OO) algorithm was introduced and the ideas of OO were incorporated into the determining of feasible region and the estimating of the promising index. The combined OONP algorithm was analyzed that drew on the two optimization methods. The OONP algorithm adopted the exponential convergence rate ability of OO algorithm and NP algorithm, so that it improved the efficiency and feasibility. Simulation results demonstrate the OONP algorithm.


Results from a finite element analysis of a cantilever beam subjected to an equi-biaxial bending moment demonstrate that the biaxial modulus E/(I-v) must be used even for narrow beams.


Ultra wideband (UWB) systems are the most appropriate for high data rate wireless transmission with low power consumption. However, the antenna design for UWB has been a challenging task. Moreover, it is always desirable to have more freedom by designing different shape antennas with identical characteristics so that they can be used in either transmitter or receiver depending on other physical constraints such as area. To tackle these issues, in this paper, we have investigated a joint optimization of three different shape-printed monopole antennas, namely, printed square monopole antenna, printed circular monopole antenna and printed hexagonal monopole antenna, for UWB applications. More specifically, we have obtained the optimized geometrical parameters of these antennas by minimizing the mean-square-error for desired lower band edge frequency, quality factor, and bandwidth. The objective of joint optimization is to have identical frequency characteristics for the aforementioned three types of PMA which will give a freedom to interchangeably use them at either side, transmitting or receiving. Moreover, we employ particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm for our problem as it is well known in the literature that PSO performs well in electromagnetic and antenna applications. Simulation results are presented to show the performance of the proposed design.


In athletic sports,there exist many kinds of destructive deviant behaviors such as doping in sports,soccer violence,soccer fraud,black whistle and benign deviant behavior such as progress of sport technique,women participating in sports.Therefore,it is necessary to hold a rational,objective and scientific attitude toward deviant behavior,and it is also essential to make a proper reaction when this kind of behavior occurs or is likely to occur.With the development of society,the occurrence of deviant behavior possesses its own pattern and characteristics.The deviant behaviors occurred in the field of athletic sports in China have their own reasons as well.The research indicates that the significant benefit difference among subjects in athletic sports of China is the primary cause;the lack of control of legal norms that should be guaranteed by national mandatory force is the institutional reason;and the conflict among the behavioral norms of athletic sport subjects is the inner cause.This paper puts forward that it is necessary to handle the problem from laws of inside-out and laws of outside-in two aspects,highlight the function of laws as the most authoritative,effective and severest social control means,and finally hold back deviant behavior from occurring in the field of athletic sports.


Abstract This article presents an adaptive omnibus specification test of asset pricing models where the stochastic discount factor is conditionally affine in the pricing factors. These models provide constraints that conditional moments of returns and pricing factors must satisfy, but most of them do not provide information on the functional form of those moments. Our test is robust to functional form misspecification, and also detects any relationship between pricing errors and conditioning variables. We give special emphasis to the test implementation and calibration, and extensive simulation studies prove the functioning in practice. Our empirical applications show a conditional counterpart of a well-known problem of unconditional models. The lack of rejection of consumption based conditional models seems to be due to a poor conditional correlation between consumption and stock returns.


The present invention relates to a multi-lamellar liquid crystal, which solubilizes insoluble/non-soluble fat-soluble materials to be applied to a cosmetic formulation, by solubilizing an insoluble/non-soluble cosmetic material through a liquid crystal technology. The insoluble/non-soluble cosmetic material causes pharmacological effects such as moisturizing, anti-aging, and/or anti-wrinkling effects, and/or antibacterial property enhancements. The present invention is characterized by comprising: a first step of adding phospholipid, neutral fats, polyols, cholesterol, and insoluble/non-soluble materials into an organic solvent and stirring the ingredients well to prepare a mixture solution; a second step of stirring a surfactant and a thickening agent in purified water to mix the ingredients well; a third step of emulsifying the mixture solution of the second step in a solution to form a multi-lamellar liquid crystalline structure and encapsulating the insoluble/non-soluble materials into the liquid crystalline structure; and a fourth step of removing an organic solvent contained in the third step using an evaporator. [Reference numerals] (AA) Insoluble/non-soluble material


Food security is one of Egypt's fundamental challenges for development and human welfare. Egypt has suffered a series of shocks that caused an evident decline in its food and nutrition security and problems as poverty and food insecurity that were usually perceived as rural issues are becoming a rising concern for urban areas as well. Cities are bound to food by their appetite. Yet, as urban dwellers, we are oblivious to what it takes for our urban food systems to function and the amount of resources needed to feed our cities. The complexity and low visibility of urban food systems have hindered addressing them in the same magnitude as other urban challenges. However, urban food systems are directly related to the city's economic development, public health and welfare of its residents. An insight into the metabolism of our urban food system; where the city is reread as an ecosystem where flows of energy and materials cross, can help us manage its complexity and contribute to its sustainable development. Taking Cairo as a case study; six vital food system flows are identified: land, water, energy, goods, capital and employment. The flows are to be analysed both quantitatively; to visualize the system's transfers and losses and spatially; to illustrate how the flows relate to the city's spatial development. The data is to be analysed in terms of: the food system resource use, environmental impacts and inefficiencies and the system's food security, in terms of the food availability and access dimensions. The paper will then reflect on how to relate Cairo's food systems to the Egyptian citydevelopment policies and physical planning process; based on the previous analysis and the best planning practices on food systems and sustainability discussed in the literature.


Data were collected using audio-recorded semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 18 registered nurses and interpreted using manifest content analysis. The study Ethical Research Results: The study showed that registered nurses dele-gate the administration of medicine to unlicensed personnel with a wide-ranging variety of experiences in the care of the elderly and knowledge of medicine, administration and side-effects. Good communication and follow-up of the delegated administration of medicines to unlicensed personnel were considered to be two important factors in patient safety. Conclusions: Delegating the administration of medicine as a registerd nurse to unlicensed assisting personnel in resi-dential care homes entails a challenging responsibility. analyze the effect of Kinect Adventures on cognition and quality of life of elderlies (5.60) were randomized into group (CG) and group (GE), each The training sessions of one hour, twice a week. The sessions of the CG were composed by warming up, balance training, aerobic exer-cises, muscular strengthening and cool-down. EG played four Kinect Adventures games. Participants were assessed before, after and 30 days after the training (follow up). Cognition was assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the quality of life by the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Older Adults (WHOQOL-OLD). The Study was registered in the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (RBR-4z4f48). Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA of repeated measures and the post hoc test of Tukey, adopting alfa of 0.05. Results: CG showed improvement on MoCA after training (the mean difference between before and after training was 3.5; 95% Confidence Interval 1.11 to 5.99; P<0.01). GE showed improvement on MoCA on follou up (the mean difference between before and follow up was 3.66; 95% Confidence Interval 1.18 to 6.14; P<0.01). There was no difference between the groups. Regarding Quality of Life, both groups showed no improvements. Conclusion: Both training improved cognition and did not interfere on quality of life of community dwelling elderly people. This result is attributed to the short intervention time and small sample.


New localization results for polynomial eigenvalue problems are obtained, by extending the notions of the Gershgorin set, the generalized Gershgorin set, the Brauer set and the Dashnic-Zusmanovich set to the case of matrix polynomials.


Leaf water and tree sap collected from deciduous trees in a natural forest growing outside the fenced exclusion area of the Maxey Flats Waste Disposal Facility in eastern Kentucky, USA were radiochemically analyzed to detect movement of tritium via subterranean flows of water at depths of three meters. These data indicate that trees can be used to detect the subterranean migration of tritium from shallow land burial sites. 4 references, 5 figures, 1 table.


Spinal deformity can lead to loss of stability and upper body function, including a decrease in respiratory capacity. Effective non-invasive procedures for measuring and recording spinal/pelvic alignment of a seated person are unavailable. The focus of this paper is to describe a new method using a radio frequency carrier phase measurement technique.


Nonlinear system exhibits various solution orbits depending on varying parameters. It is important to detect the system's behavior. In some cases, however, the mathematical modeling of the dynamic is completely unknown. By using a recent advance in the Machine Learning technique named Reservoir Computing, we replicate the solution orbits based only on data collected along with time evolution. We numerically confirm the effectiveness of Reservoir Computing in time series prediction.