The study aims to discriminate the changing pattern of land use and its geo-environmental impacts over the Beluguppa mandal of Anantapur district in the division of AP state, India. Satellite imageries were analyzed to perceive the changes in landuse and landcover (LULC) in the past 19 years in Beluguppa mandal. The assistance of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling has been adopted in mapping the LULC changes. The study includes six characterized features they are, vegetation, Fallow land, Barren land, Sand dunes, Water bodies and Built-up land. The results reveal an increase in water bodies and sand dunes (1.12 % and 4.96% respectively) between the periods of observation from 2000 to 2019. The present study is mainly focused on change detection of sand dunes as the region is under notified desertification zone. For the past 19 years sand has migrated to the fields by wind action and hence vegetation, fallow land and barren lands have considerably decreased (0.55 %, 0.76% and 3.39% respectively). Built-up-land is also showing a decrease of 1.39% in this area. Further, the environmental ecosystem has been severely disturbed by the sand dunes migration and it is making the study area as a desertified zone. Keywords: Geomorphological, land use and land cover, remote sensing and GIS, sand dunes Cite this Article Pradeep Kumar B., Raghu Babu K., Rajasekhar M., Narayana Swamy B., Ramachandra M. Landuse/Landcover Changes and Geo-Environmental Impacts on Beluguppa Mandal of Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh, India, using Remote Sensing and GIS Modelling. Research & Reviews: Journal of Space Science & Technology. 2019; 8(2): 6–15p.


Many of the fundamental characteristics of the recording and reproducing processes can be observed by considering the wavelength response and the pulse response of the magnetic recording channel. The first part of this paper presents some experimental results. The second part consists of a discussion of wavelength response analysis followed by an estimation of head-medium interface parameters based on the experimental measurements. Finally, the assumptions and approximations throughout the analyses are given.


Innovation competitions are considered to be an instrument by which companies can inspire customers and employees to generate value-added ideas. However, there is little research on how the quality contributions are made and by whom. In this paper, a case study-based analysis is carried out at a global telecommunications company. Through the analysis of log files, the participating users are categorized on the basis of their level of activity and membership of user groups. We differentiate between employees and external users. Our findings show that employees generated the best-rated ideas and that they provide more feedback for all other participants than external users. The data also indicate that external users created a higher number of valuable ideas in total. Our results extend the current theoretical discussion in the field of open innovation and provide valuable insights for managers as well.


Often, from educational computer science or from systems engineering, they are useful to stimulate the learning process, but it is not always explicit in the learning model that is expected to stimulate, nor is it sustained why it is said that this tool fulfills this purpose. This article outlines a proposal for the development and use of virtual realities, based on mathematical models of simulation developed from a systemic perspective and with the language of the Dynamic Systems; In the context of a learning model determined by the transformation of the learner's mental models. In addition, reference is made to a case developed by Systems Engineering students.


1/3 SUNY Korea BioData Mining Lab Journal Review Problem: Promoter is a key region that is involved in differential transcription regulation of protein coding and RNA genes. Gene-specific architecture of promoter sequences makes it extremely difficult to devise the general strategy for their computational identification. Accurate computational identification of promoters remains a challenge as these key DNA regulatory regions have variable structures composed of functional motifs that provide gene-specific initiation of transcription. M tivation & Challenges:


The InSight mission landed on Mars in November of 2018 and completed installation of a seismometer (SEIS) on the surface about two months later. In addition to SEIS, InSight carries a diverse geophysical observatory including a heat flow and sub-surface physical properties experiment (HP3), a geodesy (planetary rotation dynamics) experiment (RISE), and a suite of environmental sensors measuring the magnetic field and atmospheric temperature, pressure and wind (APSS). For more than a year, SEIS has been providing near-continuous seismic monitoring of Mars, with background noise levels orders of magnitude lower than that achievable on the Earth. Since installation was completed, the SEIS team has identified more than 400 events that we have not attributed to the local environment or spacecraft activity, and dozens that appear to be marsquakes of tectonic origin. We present an overview of observations by the SEIS instrument as well as a summary of other geophysical observations made by InSight during the past year and a half.


This document provides an update for experiment E12-06-122 [1]: a precision measurement of the virtual photon asymmetry A1 of the neutron in the Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS) region (W 2 > 4 GeV) using the Hall A polarized He target and the Hall A Bigbite spectrometer up to x Bj ≈ 0.71. Since the approval of this experiment, the hall A d2 [2] experiment, a DIS experiment, and the hall A transversity experiment [3], a SIDIS experiment, have successfully run using the polarized He target and the Bigbite spectrometer. These two experiments have clearly demonstrated the feasibility of using this setup for DIS studies. We have also been able to determine which parts of the setup need to be improved. Most notably, the need for a Cerenkov detector better designed to operate in a high rate enviorenment. In section 3 of this update we present the plans for the design and construction of a high rate Cerenkov detector for Bigbite. While the experiment can be performed with impresssive statistical accuracy within 550 hours using the existing configuration of the polarized He target and the Bigbite spectrometer, as originally proposed four years ago, several important advances in polarized He target technology and in the availability of detectors in Hall A make it possible to improve the experiment even further. These changes are also described in section 3 of this update. The improved setup will allow us to reduce statistical errors, so that they are comparable to the systematic errors, and complete the experiment within 480 hours.


This article explores several issues related to the revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe. How well do contemporary theories of revolution explain these events? What did and did not happen? What theoretical framework makes the best sense of these events? The 1989 revolutions are notable for a number of reasons. Although they were centred in urban areas they were characterized by relatively low levels of popular mobilization. Most importantly, key sections of the old ruling classes welcomed the shift toward the market. Despite differences in the tempo and character of events in different countries, bureaucratic reformers and oppositional intellectuals shared many of the same political and economic views. Neither group saw popular mobilization and alternative forms of institution-building as desirable or necessary. Attempts to theorize the 1989 revolutions have been insufficiently critical of notions of 'civil society', 'modernity', and the supposedly 'post-materialist' values current among opposition intellectuals. The shift from 'communism' to the 'free market' did not represent a qualitative shift in systems but rather a shift from a form of state-directed capital accumulation to a form of 'mixed economy'. As in other recent 'democratic transitions', the need to restructure the process of capital accumulation was accompanied by a transformation in the political regime. As such, the 1989 revolutions should be seen as a form of 'bourgeois revolution' within capitalism.


Gondwana break-up is one of the key sculptors of the global biogeographic pattern including Indian subcontinent. Myrtaceae, a Gondwana family, demonstrates a high diversity across Indian Western Ghats. A rich paleo-records in Deccan Intertrappean bed in India strive to reconcile two contending hypothesis of origin and diversification of Myrtaceae in India, namely Gondwana elements floated on peninsular India or lineages invading from south-east Asia. In this study, we have reconstructed the biogeographic history of Myrtaceae of Western Ghats of India combining fossil-calibrated phylogeny, ancestral area reconstruction, and comparing various dispersal models. Phylogenetic reconstructions divided lineages into multiple clades at the tribal level that mostly is in agreement with previous descriptions. Dated tree indicated a presumable Gondwanan origin of Myrtaceae (95.7 Ma). The Western Ghats taxa are relatively younger and seem to have arrived either through long-distance oceanic dispersal in middle Eocene (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa), and Miocene (Eugenia) or through major overland dispersals throughout Miocene (Syzygium). However, late Cretaceous fossilsin India lends support to the existence of proto-Myrtaceae on floating peninsular India. Taken together, we conclude that Myrtaceae lineages on the biotic ferry were perhaps extirpated by Deccan volcanism leaving a little or no trace of living Gondwanan link, while the Western Ghats was likely enriched by dispersed elements either from south-east Asia or from South America.


The retinoblastoma (RB) susceptibility gene encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein which is likely involved in cell cycle control and cell differentiation. The RB protein is mutated or absent in a variety of human malignancies. Its role as a molecular marker for clinical tumor behavior is under extensive investigation. However, studies on the status of the RB protein in primary or metastatic tumors and their precursor lesions have been slowed by the lack of availability of a sensitive, reliable assay which allows examination of RB expression in selected cell populations within archival tissues. Thus far, meaningful immunohistochemical analysis of RB protein in formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded specimens has been achieved only with the polyclonal antibody RB‐WL‐1. We now describe a method which produces excellent staining results in formalin‐fixed, routinely processed tissues, using commercially available monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) in conjunction with an antigen‐retrieval step. The resulting stains were superior to those on frozen sections and comparable to those obtained with RB‐WL‐1. Twelve of 51 random invasive bladder cancers (24%) had abnormal expression of the RB gene, as determined by immunohistochemistry. Smaller cohorts of breast, prostate and lung carcinomas had incidences of aberrant RB gene expression ranging from 9% to 24%. Since the staining method was widely applicable to essentially all formalin‐fixed, archival tissues, it may expedite studies on the biological and clinical significance of altered RB expression in human neoplasia.


Microtubule nucleation is mediated by the conserved γ-tubulin ring complex (γ-TuRC). Using super-resolution microscopy, we investigate the distribution of γ-TuRC components at the spindle pole body (SPB) in wild-type Schizosaccharomyces pombe . We observed asymmetric distribution of γ-TuRC on its nuclear and cytoplasmic surfaces, consistent with the uneven distribution of microtubules. Examination of deletion mutants in the three non-essential γ-TuRC subunits showed defects in γ-TuRC accumulation on the old and new SPB, particularly in cells lacking alp16+ (the Gcp6 ortholog) that may explain the monopolar spindles observed in this mutant upon mitotic entry.


Because previous studies of the patterns of treatment failure in NSCLC have shown that it is more common to have disease progression at sites of prior disease as opposed to new sites, it is believed that perhaps more aggressive treatment of metastatic lesions would improve outcomes. The authors of the current study state that several previous retrospective and small prospective studies have shown that there may be a survival benefit to aggressive local therapy in patients with only a few sites of metastatic disease, but no well-controlled, randomized studies have been performed to date.


Objective\ To stduy the the effects of spirulina on changes in femur BMD and calcium metabolism in rats simulated weightlessness. Methods\ 30 male SD rats were divided into three groups: one free control group (group A) and two groups with simulated wightlessness (group B and C). Group A and B were fed normal diet, group C fed with normal diet supplemented with 5% (w/w) spirulina,all rat's drank pure water ad libitum. Results\ (1) In group B, the apparent absorption rate of the dietary calcium, the calcium content of femur, the serum BGP and the femur BMD were significantly lower than those in group A, whereas the concentration of serum calcium was markedly higher than that in group A. (2)In group C, the apparent absorption rate of the dietary calcium, the calcium content of femur, the femur BMD, and the serum BGP were significantly higher than those in group B, but the concentration of serum calcium was remarkably lower than that in group B. Conclusion\ Spirulina can stimulate the activity and formation of osteocytes, definitely decrease bone loss, and enhance BMD in rats simulated weightlessness.


The purpose,bio degradability and definition of environmental friendly lubricants are presented.The test method of bio degradability is described The physical,chemical and tribology of vegetable oils are summarized.It is pointed that it is urgent to research and develop environmental friendly lubricants.


We report a case of a 74 years old patient with both eye angle-closure glaucoma, and central retinal vein occlusion with macular edema in the right eye. She underwent intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGF) (aflibercept) followed by trabeculectomy with adjunctive mitomycin C (MMC) and a second dose of aflibercept, after which she developed a bleb leak and superior conjunctivial melting. She underwent surgical excision of necrosed conjunctiva followed by conjunctiva autograft. Intravitreal anti-VEGF could potentiate the effect of antimetabolites like MMC. One needs to factor this when managing patients post trabeculectomy who need intravitreal anti-VEGF for management of retinal pathology.


"This opinion article raises the issue of conceptual crisis in psychology, i.e. the problem of having several meanings underlying many of the concepts we study. After exemplifying with the concepts of "flexibility" and "cognition", I propose three avenues on the way to conceptual clarity, and stress the need for a stronger theoretical psychology. Keywords: concepts in psychology, cognition, flexibility. "


Gampsocoris culicinus SeidenStucker, 1948 has been collected in Pieniny Mountains, SE Poland. It is first record of this species from Poland.


In China, the severe cold region is vast in territory and its winter cold causes huge energy consumption in heating, while the growing sealing buildings give rise to a poor indoor air quality. Solarwall technology provides an economic and applicable solution for heating and ventilation, and nowadays it is widely used in buildings. An aim of this article was to analyze the air flow and heat transfer inside solarwall. We used realizable k-ε model of FLUENT to simulate conditions of different air supply velocities, indicating the temperature distribution and air velocity distribution inside solarwall. Results showed that the temperature inside the solarwall fluctuated with the holes position. Furthermore, on the width direction sections temperature varied with the absorbed solar radiation intensity, while on the highly direction sections the peak and valley value of average temperature were both declined along the increase of height. However the increase of air supply velocity weakened the effects of solar radiation and uniformed the air temperature in highly direction. The average air velocity presented an upward trend from the bottom to the top, yet a dramatic decline occurred on the area where air flow direction changed.


This essay introduces the structure and design of deep well AA/OO new process and advantages in treatment of coking wastewater, rational utilization of waste shafts properly give full play to improve AA/OO process for treating coking wastewater, greatly reducing the investment of infrastructure and construction. Combining the advantages of the AA / OO and deep aeration process can enhance the force of shock load and improve the high concentration of the wastewater treatment efficiency. Simultaneously, this patented technology is influenced less by temperature, widely suitable to many areas and produces little odor, cover less area. The proposed system was demonstrated to be an attractive biological nutrient removal process for the treatment of coking wastewater.


This article constitutes the first account of sexual minority barristers' experience of and relation to professionalism at the Bar. Drawing on survey and interview data, it presents the Bar as a site of heteronormativity, where masculinist heterosexuality is pervasively assumed and publicly valorized. The 'credible' barrister – authoritative, respected, competent – is constructed as heterosexual. In this context, sexual minority barristers risk a loss of credibility in coming out or being out in the workplace. Our data presents mechanisms by which these individuals manage the public expression of their sexuality. Some – in contrast to heterosexual colleagues – deny entirely the professional relevance of their sexuality. Others adopt assimilationist strategies, curating a 'credible' public persona: out, but otherwise conforming to heteronormative expectations and values. While the data includes exceptions that give cause for hope, many sexual minority barristers experience professionalism as pressure to render their sexuality effectively invisible, at significant cost personally and professionally.


Fuel cells are called the fourth electricity power generation after water, nuclear power generation devices. Fuel cells are widely recognized as very attractive devices to obtain directly electric energy from the electrochemical combustion of chemical products. When fuel cells are continuously supplied fuel and oxidant, electricity can be made constantly. According to the different electrolytes, fuel cells can be divided into different types among them, alkaline fuel cell is best as compared to others ones. Due to the activation overvoltage at the cathode is generally less than that with an acid electrolyte and there are very few standard chemicals that are cheaper than potassium hydroxide. These fuel cells have longer lifetimes, and do not require expensive noble metal catalysts to be used. Noble metal catalysts may be used, but less is needed to achieve a similar reaction rate. The main objective of the study is to use different kind of alcohols in alkaline fuel cell and determined the characteristics at different parameter.


, indicatot reports are that at best the data are purely descriptive of broadly aggregate trends and can provide only a general perspective' of the emerging trends. The appendix is a comparisdn chart of social-concern coverage reports of the seven countries on 12 areas of social concern including population characteristics; family characteristics; housing and community characteristics; social we/fare and security of the population; health and nutrition; public safety and legal justice; education and training; work; income, wealth, and expenditures; leisure, reereationeand cultural activity; ----social mobility and social participationand miscellaneous areas. (Author/DE)


This article explains how wireless communication's infrastructure inherently offers improved network security over hardwiring. The different components in a wireless system and each component's function in the chain are described. Wireless systems as they relate to traffic control and security applications are discussed. Wireless Ethernet, remote transceivers, and master stations are looked at in the discussion.


- Music in the form of sheet script can have applications in a variety of fields. It is much more easier, compact and feasible to store script sheet rather than an entire acoustic audio.With music transcriptions even processing becomes quite easier. Transcription can be used as a visualization of media players, which during a playback will display the required music score.This paper proposes an Android based application that records the tune sung by the user. The apps uses speech processing and speech synthesis with context dependent acoustic model such as HMM filters for removing the unwanted noise. The intermediate data is further processed to convert it into script music by pitch detection.


This paper investigates the effects of monetary policy on the implicit interest rate of trade credit as well as the probability of firms becoming net trade borrowers. We compute the implicit interest rate as the difference between the interest payments made to creditors and those received from debtors over the sum of both. Our results show that a tightening of monetary poli cy leads to: (i) increasing interest rates for trade credit, (ii) firms becoming trade borrowers, (iii) the generation of divergence in the cost of trade cre dit among firms in the same industrial sector, and (iv) the generation of a complementarity effect in prices between trade and bank financing.


ABSTRACT The newly discovered Maoshajing tracksite in the Lower Jurassic Longtoushan Group of Guizhou Province, China is dominated by well-preserved medium-sized theropod tracks of the Grallator-Eubrontes plexus type, and associated with a few sauropod tracks. This saurischian dominated ichnofauna is typical of the Lower Jurassic biochron of China and elsewhere. It is also consistent with the sparse body fossil record, making it a type 2a deposit in which tracks are more abundant, and therefore also more important in providing a useful census of the tetrapod fauna. It is argued that small tracksite surfaces are more useful in 'capturing' (registering) evidence of small and potentially more active theropod movements than the activity of larger saurischians (sauropodomorphs) which may have been less abundant and less active in areas of any given size.


Objective To study the expression of cyclooxygenase 2(COX-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor C(VEGF-C) in colorectal carcinoma,and their relationship with clinicopathological characteristics,especially with lymph node metastasis.Methods Sixty specimens of colorectal carcinoma which had been diagnosed by pathology,30 specimens of normal colorectal tissue 5cm away from the distal part of carcinoma tissue in the same body,and 30 specimens of colorectal adenoma were selected as research objects.The expression of COX-2 and VEGF-C in the three groups was detected by S-P immunohistochemical method,and compared,the correlation between them was analysed.The correlations of the positive expression rate in colorectal carcinoma with lymph node metastasis as well as other clinicopathological characteristics were analysed.Results(1) COX-2 was not expressed in normal tissue,the positive rates of expression were higher in colorectal carcinoma and colorectal adenomas than in normal colon tissue(P0.017);the expression rate of COX-2 was increased in moderately and poorly differentiated,with serosal invasion,with lymph node metastasis and stage C+D carcinoma compared with the corresponding well-differentiated,without serosal invasion,without lymph node metastasis and stage A+B carcinoma(P0.05,OR 1,its 95% CI did not include 1).(2) VEGF-C was not expressed in normal tissue and colorectal adenomas.The positive rate of expression in colorectal carcinoma was higher than that in both colorectal adenomas and normal tissue(P0.017).The positive expression rate of VEGF-C was higher in moderately and poorly differentiated,with lymph node metastasis and stage C+D carcinoma than in well-differentiated,without lymph node metastasis and stage A+B carcinoma(P0.01,OR 1,its 95% CI did not include 1).(3) In colorectal carcinoma,association exsisted in the expression of COX-2 and VEGF-C,which means that when the expression of COX-2 was high,VEGF-C was also high(P0.05,OR 1,its 95% CI did not include 1).Conclusion In colorectal carcinoma,COX-2 and VEGF-C present high expression,and have a relevance,the positive rate of expression was correlated with lymph node metastasis,Dukes stage and tissue differentiation.


Abstract. Arctic snow and ice cover are vital indicators of climate variability and change, yet while the Arctic shows overall warming and dramatic changes in snow and ice cover, the response of these high-latitude regions to recent climatic change varies regionally. Although previous studies have examined changing snow and ice separately, examining phenology changes across multiple components of the cryosphere together is important for understanding how these components, and their response to climate forcing, are interconnected. In this work, we examine recent changes in sea ice, lake ice and snow together at the pan-Arctic scale using the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System 24 km product from 1997–2019, with a more detailed regional examination from 2004–2019 using the 4 km product. We show overall that for sea ice, trends towards earlier open water (−7.7 d decade−1, p


The research about establishing international nuclear damage liability legal regime never stops since the draft of the Paris Convention. The current international nuclear damage liability regime can be seen as two branches: the Paris Convention system and the Vienna Convention system. In spite of the similarity between the Paris and Vienna Conventions, their existences do not provide a uniform liability regime for all countries which are parties to either convention. Thus, there is a necessity to build a bridge between the two systems. Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage establishes a worldwide liability regime attracting more countries. Compared with the previous two systems, Convention on Supplementary Compensation is more open and tolerant, supplement and enhance kinds of measures to increase the amount of compensation for nuclear damage, and is also the most frontier international convention of nuclear damage liability. Becoming a party of this Convention with the USA and Japan, China can not only enjoy the benefits from the Convention, but also be pushed to establish and perfect our own nuclear liability legal system and merges into international regime. In order to join this Convention, China must make full preparations, establish nuclear damage liability legislation, increase the compensation amount of the operators and the supplement compensation of government, and strengthen the ability of managing nuclear damage accidents of the operators and national government.


The bilingual experience of the Latino community provides a generative model of group dialogue that can offer new hope for the efforts of ecumenical relations within the church universal. B etrayed by a distinguishable accent, people find it difficult to realize that I was born "a gringo" in the urban heart of New York City. My father and mother met in this vast city converging in communal spaces where people with roots to the island of Puerto Rico, from where they both emigrated at a young age, gathered. My father, who labored as an interpreter while serving the U.S. Armed Forces, preserved his mother tongue—Spanish. My mother, however, fell into the assimilationist trappings of the North American school system and youth culture of the '50s and found a safe haven in the English-speaking world and its language. By the time I was born, my father was working in small businesses servicing Spanish-speaking communities and was able to live in a unique social enclave within North American society where people can communicate, interact, and negotiate their way through life exclusively in their native language. My mother felt the need to recover the language of her parents and, in the process, became fluent in the language of second- and third-generation Latino descendants—Spanglish. Considering the shifting and unrehearsed exchanges between English and Spanish


To stay competitive, destinations require frequent adaptation and transformation. One trend that has emerged in the early 21st century is the integration of the location, destination and living spaces. One example is the proposed "Ecosystem of Hospitality" that includes aspects such as quality of life, culture, resilience or entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial activity can contribute to local and regional economic development. Business foundations in creative markets such as education, fashion, medicine, arts and entertainment may positively impact both residents (living space) and visitors (destination space). As female entrepreneurs are perceived as particularly active in these markets and are often considered to establish more adaptable, resilient, sustainable and transformation-oriented startups, they have great potential to achieve competitiveness of destinations and enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors. As a connection of these fields has not been investigated yet, this paper investigates possible correlations between female entrepreneurship and destinations' competitiveness and quality of life. Secondary data from a variety of sources have been analyzed. The findings enhance the linkage between destination development and local entrepreneurship and provide new perspectives for destination managers. Hence, the study contributes to the understanding of the role of female entrepreneurs.


We validate a call admission control (CAC) method for
mobile cellular networks under more restrictive conditions than
those assumed in its design. The method uses distribution and the
first and second moments of the channel holding time (CHT)
parameter to compute the algorithm's main admission control
metric: remaining CHT. Our goal is to generalize the handover
method when only the mean and variance of CHT are known,
but precise knowledge of the CHT's complete distribution is not
available. The problem is of practical interest because probability
distribution fitting can be time- and CPU-intensive. To this end,
we use an approximation of the expected remaining holding time
instead of its exact value. We show that for a variety of traffic
conditions and the general gamma distribution, the
approximation yields acceptable results. For a log-normal
distribution, our results also suggest that the algorithm can be
defined based solely on the mean and variance of CHT.


Localization of plastic strain has been studied by measuring strain and strain rate during tensile test1. Pictures were continuously recorded during the experiment and in-plane Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) pictures were generated afterwards, by subtracting couples of images. A square grid of 3 mm separation was drawn on the specimen to determine the true stress-true strain curve, while fringe patterns gave an access to relative displacements. Strain, average strain and strain rate were deduced. An uncertainty evaluation on these parameters was carried out applying the so-called law of propagation of uncertainties (ISO 07-0202).


In this study, based on a proposed universal global sensitivity parameter associated with temperatures and an improved nonlinear DC (direct current) I-V empirical model of room temperature, a new temperature-dependent DC I-V model for GaN HEMTs is established. The proposed universal global sensitivity parameter, a key value describing the temperature dependence of parameters in the DC I-V models, is helpful in determining which parameters in the models of room temperature have an impact on the temperature-dependent models. The consistency between the model and the experimental results indicates that the method for establishing the temperature-dependent DC I-V model is efficient.


T-helper 17 (Th17) was considered to be a unique Th-cell subset characterized by production of interleukin-17 (IL-17) in 2005 and change the understanding to the traditional classification of Th cells.Th17 cells were involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases,including inflammatory,autoimmune diseases,cancer and etc.Cytokines play an important role in the biological function of Th17.TGF-β,IL-6,IL-23,and other cytokines were necessary in Th17 activation and the secreted cytokines by activated Th17 cells were further promoted.Inflammation and diseases were led by the cytokines secreted by Th17,including IL-17,IL-21,IL-22,IL-26,and so on.The study of Th17-related cytokines is helpful to a better understanding of the differentiation process and pathogenic mechanism of Th17.


In two greenhouse experiments with several varieties of Stylosanthes gracilis H.B.K. and Pueraria javanica (Roxb.) Benth. the effects of excessive soil temperatures and of seed pelleting with rockphosphate on the establishment of the symbiosis and on forage production were studied. In both forage species there was a significant interaction of soil temperature and variety, indicating varying responses to the high soil temperatures. Nodulation and growth of two Brazilian varieties Deodoro I and II, a variety introduced by F.A.O. (13.381) of S. gracilis, were stimulated by soil temperatures normally considered excessive (34°C mean of daily maxima). Three other varieties grow better at lower soil temperatures (29°C mean of daily maxima). With P. javanica one variety (I.A.C.) was stimulated and three varieties injured by the higher soil temperatures. With S. gracilis effects of double seed pelleting with rockphosphate also varied with the varieties. With the varieties Deodoro I and II and Senegal N-6399, nodulation and nitrogen fixation were stimulated but not with the three other varieties. With P. javanica effects of seed pellets were dependent on soil temperatures, nodule weight increased by the higher soil temperature with double seed pelleting, but not with simple pellets. With P. javanica total plant nitrogen showed a highly significant correlation (r = 0,95) with nodule weight while with S. gracilis there was no correlation at all, of these two factors.


THE geographical position of the Flathead Ooal Basin is indicated by the accompanying map, it being a continuation southward of the Flathead Valley, south of the North Kootanie Pass, the Elk River and Crows' Nest Basins* in Southern British Oolumbia or more particularly Alberta Province. It is the inter-mountain Oretaceous which forms the connecting link between the Oretaceous of British Columbia and Tobacco Plains to the northwest and the Sand Ooulee, Bozeman and Rocky Fork Oretaceoust east of the main range or Rockies


The application of micromechanical sensors in extreme harsh environments like combustion engines, turbines or chemical reactors can improve the controlling-efficiency and reduce pollutant emissions. This work presents the design concept of high temperature pressure sensors, capable to operate up to 500 deg C, the fabrication with micro-technologies and the assembly processes. A resistive Wheatstone bridge, based on platinum resistors was designed. The sensor function was modelled using FEM simulations and optimized for a maximum operation pressure of 20 bars. Furthermore the influence of geometric and material dependent parameters on the pressure signal was investigated. With microtechnologies like bulk-micromachining of silicon, reactive ion etching (RIE), lithography and thin film sputtering the transducers were fabricated. Subsequently, the sensors were assembled with a glass soldering process on AlN and Si3N4, low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) ceramic substrates. For the high-temperature stable interconnection, platinum thin wire-bonds and a flip-chip-process with gold stud-bumps were realized. The fabricated sensor-assemblies were characterized with respect to their pressure sensitivity at 20 deg C and their cross sensitivity on temperature with a heat-chamber set-up until 500 deg C. A pressure sensitivity of 75 muV/V bar and a temperature dependency of 2.1 muV/V K were observed for a flip-chip assembled sensor with Si3N4-substrate.


Flower-like hierarchical Ni3(NO3)2(OH)4 and Zn5(OH)8(NO3)2(H2O)2 compounds were synthesized by a simple solvothermal method. Absolute ethanol was adopted as solvent, and the precursor is the corresponding nitrate. The as-prepared products were studied by XRD, SEM, TEM, and SAED. It is noted that compared to the conventional oil–water surfactant system, this biosafe alcohol system is simpler and environmentally more benign. Through calcination of the as-synthesized nickel and zinc compounds, nanoporous NiO and ZnO were generated. The optical properties of the nanoporous NiO and ZnO microcrystals have been discussed in terms of photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature. An emission band centered at ca. 2.3 eV that could only be found by cathodoluminescence was observed for the NiO microcrystals. We tentatively assign the peak to the magnetic exciton state 3d82p and relate it to the unique nanostructure of the nanoporous NiO microcrystals.


This essay examines the legal framework for local deliberative democracy in Massachusetts, within the legislature known as "town meeting." We review the centuries-long history and trajectory of this evolving system of local government allowing direct exercise of citizen power. In our examination of the current framework and its genesis, we explore: the powers of town meeting, including its role within  state and federal government, the laws and norms enabling and limiting deliberation, and  how and why the legal framework for town meeting has allowed it to endure. Throughout our analysis, we include examples, detailing how philosophical principles of inclusion, self-determination, fairness, and fidelity to the common good underpin town meeting.


Abstract The phenomenon of insolubilization of rubber by carbon black has been known for at least twenty-seven years. There have been many attempts during this time to establish a relationship between insolubilization, or bound rubber formation, and reinforcement of rubber by carbon black. It was postulated, as far back as 1925, that there was a parallelism between particle size and insolubilization. This in spite of the fact that the methods available for determining particle size of very fine powders at that time were relatively crude. It was postulated at that time that there was a close relationship between the phenomena of vulcanization and reinforcement. This concept has had recurrent periods of popularity since that time. The insolubilization of rubber by carbon black, or other pigments, has been estimated by various techniques by the early investigators in the field. In more recent work, the trend has been toward a very straightforward experimental approach. Bound rubber in an uncured rubber-fille...


Background There is evidence of an improvement in sportive performance in the athletes after completing a wobble board training program. The aim of this study was to determine whether a six-week wobble board training increased the awareness of joint position sense on ankle joint proprioception in male taekwondo athletes. Material/Methods: Eighteen male taekwondo athletes took part in this study. Participants were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. For experimental group (n=10) the average age, height, weight and experience time of the subjects were 19.50±2.07 years, 175.80±7.27 cm, 64.80±4.71 kg and 6.30±1.49 years, respectively. For control group (n=8) it was 19.88±2.30 years, 173.75±5.06 cm, 67.50±5.55 kg and 7.13±2.56 years, respectively. Experimental group took wobble board was training three times a week for the period of six weeks. To assess ankle joint position sense (JPS), passive angle reproduction test was performed by the Biodex System 3 Dynamometer (Biodex Medical Systems, Shirley, NY, USA). Passive angle reproduction test was conducted on dominant and nondominant ankle at 5° and 25° of plantar flexion angles. Measurements were taken twice, before and after training. Results: There was no significant difference in dominant ankle at 5° between JPS measurements before and after training in experimental group (t=1.920, p=0.087). JPS increased significantly in dominant ankle at 25° (t=3.060, p=0.014), non-dominant ankle at 5° (t=2.959, p=0.016) and 25° (t=3.213, p=0.011) in experimental group. Conclusions: The WBT of taekwondo athletes had improved JPS, especially in non-dominant ankle. The proprioception training with wobble board may provide an advantage in using dominant leg during performing taekwondo sport moves and in decreasing the number of ankle injuries in male taekwondo athletes.


Long lines of rationalist thought have dominated the sphere of knowledge supremely. Contrary to this, Ecolinguistics appears as a form of resistance, positioning itself against the exploitation of the other, individualism and unity as a constitutive and inherent agent in everything. This epistemological proposal dialogues with ecological values, based on the precepts of deep ecology, a biological field whose vision is interrelated, valuing diversity and defending life in its most different presentations, ecosystemic conception. Thus, this article set out to demonstrate how three ecolinguistic assumptions, interaction (interrelationship); diversity and defense of life, appear in the topic BNCC Specific Language Skills and Technologies for High School. The study followed a philosophical orientation based on ecolinguistic principles and on some studies associated with the Common Base. The results showed that the Base indirectly presentes the three ecological principles proposed in this article. This work was structured in approach, bibliografic methodological approach. The corpus consists of seven skills expected for teaching Portuguese, in high school, proposed at the BNCC. The theoretical foundations used were COUTO (2007, 2015 and 2016) and NAKAD (2016). It is believed that the study undertaken here proved to be opportune, since there is a shortage of works that associate teaching and ecolinguistics, which contributed to the dissemination of works in the area. The research also made it possible to reflect on the scope and dimension of ecolinguistic principles on a concrete level.


Henan is a province which is rich in agriculture and population,it shoulders heavy responsibilities of ensuring our nation's grain safety. The paper introduces the connotation of agricultural modernization,contacting the actual condition to construct a comprehensive evaluation system. Using the method of Factor Analysis assesses the comprehensive level quantitatively and main constrained factors of agricultural modernization in Henan from 2005 to 2012. According to the inherent requirement to construct the Central Plains Economic Zone,the paper puts forward policy suggestions to speed up agricultural modernization development in Henan province.


The on line monitor and control system with microcontroller is designed for the non touching laser diameter meter in this paper.This system can measure the output signal of the laser photo electricity sensor CCD,and has a lot of functions,such as measure and display the diameter on real time,closed loop control,communication,print and so on.The amending methods of diameter non linearity and the algorithm of closed loop control are introduced.The schematic diagram of a hardware and the flow of a software of the system are presented.The running result shows that the system has high measurement precision,fine feature of real time,simple realization of closed loop control,stability and reliability.


We report large-area (∼3 mm2), pinhole free crossbar junctions of thin films of the molecular complex [Fe(HB(tz)3)2] displaying spin transition around 336 K. The charge transport in the thinner junctions (10 and 30 nm) occurs by a tunneling mechanism, which is not affected substantially by the spin transition. The thicker junctions (100 and 200 nm) exhibit rectifying behavior and a reproducible drop of their electrical resistance by ca. 65–80% when switching the molecules from the high-spin to the low-spin state. This current modulation is ascribed to a bulk-limited charge transport mechanism via a thermally activated hopping process. The demonstrated possibility of resistance switching in ambient conditions provides appealing prospects for the implementation of molecular spin crossover materials in electronic and spintronic devices.


Graphite film has many remarkable properties and intriguing applications from energy storage, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management to ultraviolet lithography. However, the existing synthesis methods require extremely high processing temperature of ~3000 ºC and/or long processing time of typically hours. Here, we report ultrafast synthesis of tens-nanometer-thick high-quality graphite films within a few seconds by quenching a hot Ni foil in ethanol. The vertical growth rate can reach over 64 nm s-1, which is more than two orders of magnitude higher than those of the existing methods. Moreover, the films show excellent electrical conductivity (~2.6  105 S/m) and mechanical strength (~110 MPa) comparable to or even better than those synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. As an example, we demonstrate the potential of these graphite films for effective EMI shielding, which show a record absolute shielding effectiveness of 481,000 dB cm2 g-1, outperforming all the reported synthetic materials.


The utility model relates to a sheet compound steel frame sound-insulating wallboard, which solves the limitations of the existing sound-insulating capability of the light wallboard and the mass castoff produced at the locale; the utility model provides a novel sheet compound steel frame sound-insulating wallboard with light texture, reasonable structure, excellent sound-insulating capability and convenient installation. The utility model comprises a panel, sound-absorbing material and a lightgage steel joist framework, and the panel is compounded by two plank stuffs of different materials; the two panels are arranged at the two side surface layers, and a cavum is arranged between two panels, and the cavum is filled with sound-absorbing materials. The utility model is lighter in height with a better sound-absorbing capability. The lightgage steel joist is provided with perforations, and the wiring and the installation of a switchgear cabinet do not affect the sound-absorbing capability of the wallboard. As the utility model is molding wallboard, the installation is quick without castoff produced at the construction locale; the utility model especially suits the non-bearing inner partition of the framework construction structure, which can be used as an ideal sound-insulating and noise-decreasing component of the construction space enclosing structure with the higher requirement of the sound environment.


A novel catalytic sequence aerobic oxidation-olefination has been developed. A single and inexpensive copper catalyst provides a large range of olefins from alcohols in good to excellent yields. The reaction exhibits excellent functional group compatibility, and the nonbasic reaction conditions allow the transformation of chiral substrates without racemization.


The role of str. mutans and str. pneumonie is shown in development of an infectious-allergic inflammation in a nasopharyngeal almond. Deficiency of immune regulation at children with relapses of respiratory infections is revealed. Children with the expressed hypertrophy of a nasopharyngeal almond and high level of circulating immune complexes in peripheral blood have risk of development of a chronic allergic pathology.


We propose a method for controllable generation of nonlocal entangled pairs using spinor atoms loaded in an optical superlattice. Our scheme iteratively increases the distance between entangled atoms by controlling the coupling between the double wells. When implemented in a finite linear chain of 2N atoms, it creates a triplet valence bond state with large persistency of entanglement of the order of N. We also study the nonequilibrium dynamics of the one-dimensional ferromagnetic Heisenberg Hamiltonian and show that the time evolution of a state of decoupled triplets on each double well leads to the formation of a highly entangled state where short-distance antiferromagnetic correlations coexist with longer-distance ferromagnetic ones. We present methods for detection and characterization of the various dynamically generated states. These ideas are a step forward toward the use of atoms trapped by light as quantum-information processors and quantum simulators.


Megalencephaly.-W. RUSSELL BRAIN, D.M. K. P., male aged 15 months, a normal full-term infant. Mother a primipara aged 25; pregnancy and labour uneventful. After birth a hole was noticed in the child's palate, and his right middle finger was seen to be abnormal. At the age of four months a left scrotal hernia developed; prominent veins between the eyes were noticed. Shortly afterwards his head was seen to be bigger than normal. On examination.-A healthy, intelligent child, trying to walk and talk. Skull large, box-shaped, with large patent anterior fontanelle. Mensuration: Maximum circumference 49 cm. Inion-nasion 31 cm. Maximum transparietal distance 13 cm. No bulging of fontanelle. Prominent veins at nasion. Large left scrotal hernia; foramen caecum in palate. Right middle finger flexed on to the palm, otherwise a perfectly normal child. Skiagram of skull showed some hammer marking, with patent anterior fontanelle. Little evidence of widening of the sutures. The coronal sutures could not be seen. Ventriculography, 17.11.36: Great difficulty was experienced in finding the ventricles, which appeared to be small. Encephalography, 23.11.36: Showed normal ventricles and normal cortical markings. Cerebrospinal fluid: Protein 10 mgm. %. No cells seen. Lange 010. Wassermann reaction negative in cerebrospinal fluid and blood. At first I thought he had hydrocephalus, but encephalography showed normal ventricles. I thought of oxycephaly, but the head is large in all diameters. In his Presidential Address to this Section Dr. Kinnier Wilson showed a photograph of a child with megalencephaly, and the general appearance was much like that in this case.


This study aims to determine the anatomical structure of wood and its possiblity uses for trade in Aceh Besar District. The research was carried out by observing 13 wood samples from the Bogorience 1915 xylarium wood collection. The observed samples included macroscopic and microscopic characteristics. Macroscopic characteristics include texture, color, pattern, texture, and grain direction of the wood. Microscopic characteristics observed were growth circumference boundaries, vessels, pores, dots, and radii based on the International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) book. Each preparation was observed using a microscope and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the anatomical structures of the macroscopic and microscopic properties of the 13 Aceh Besar wood species varied in terms of texture, grain direction, radius size, crystal type, fiber length, vessel length, and fiber wall thickness. While the pattern, color, distribution of pores, type of dots, type of perforation area, type of parenchyma cells, and the composition of the cells composing the radius show uniformity, and two kinds of wood have prismatic crystals, namely Surian wood in upright cells and Bangkirai wood in straight cells lie down. The 13 types of wood, 46% include strong class I-II for construction, bridges, pillars, and floors. Meanwhile, 54% is classified as strong class III-V as a material for making furniture, doors, windows, and products that do not require heavy strength.


There is described a process for producing a multilayer body (100) having a partially shaped first layer (3m) and a thus manufactured multi-layer body. It is contemplated that a replication layer (3) of the multilayer body is molded, a diffractive first relief structure (4) in a first region, that the first layer (3m) to the replication layer (3) in the first region and in a second region, in which the first relief structure is not in the replication layer (3) is shaped, is applied, that a photosensitive layer is applied to the first layer (3) or a photosensitive washing mask is applied as a replication layer that the photosensitive layer or washing mask through the first layer (3m) is exposed, so that the photosensitive layer or washing mask is exposed through the first relief structure caused in the first and in the second region varies, and that the first layer (3m) using the exposed photosensitive layer or washing mask as a mask layer in the first area or in the second region but not in the second region or in the first region e is away.


Using the attribute "priority" to achieve a stronger FEC for RLC Control PDUs transmitted via the HS-DSCH also entails prioritized handling so that an RLC Control PDU is likely to overhaul an RLC Data PDU. As a consequence the RLC protocol operation can severely be disturbed, since it relies on in-sequence delivery of control and data PDUs. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, two types of containers are provided in which data packets may be transmitted, wherein the first type of container is provided with a stronger error coding than the second type of container and wherein data packets which comprise control instructions are only transmitted in the first container type with the stronger error correction. Due to this, an improved forward error correction for control PDUs of the AM RLC protocol of UMTS may be provided. ® KIPO & WIPO 2007


Reducing the dimensionality of data without losing intrinsic information is an important preprocessing step in image recognition. Local Fisher Discriminant Analysis (LFDA) is a linear projective map that arises by solving the multimodal problem, which effectively combines the ideas of FDA and LPP. However, since the limited data pairs are employed to determine the discriminative ability, such local discriminative methods usually suffer from the maladjusted learning. To improve the discriminant ability of LFDA, this paper proposed an improved manifold learning method, called local and global marginal discriminant analysis (LGMDA), by incorporating the maximum margin criterion (MMC) for image recognition. As a result, the proposed method tries to find the sub manifold that best discriminates different classes and preserves the intrinsic relations of the local neighborhood in the same class according to prior class information. Experiments on the COIL-20 and YaleB images databases show the effectiveness of the proposed LGMDA.


Most of the battery powered systems with integrated sensors need low power consumption modes to enlarge the operation time. In the case of the fruit logistic chain, the fruit quality may be controlled by the detection of some gases as ethylene, acetaldehyde and ammonia, that are related to maturation, oxygen stress and refrigeration leakage. We report the integration of an ultra-low power (ULP) metal oxide (MOX) sensor array inside a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) 13.56 MHz ISO/IEC 15693 compliant tag with temperature, humidity and light sensors and data logging capabilities. Pulsed Temperature Operation (PTO), which consists in switching on and off the sensor heater, was used to reduce power consumption more than three orders of magnitude, from 14 mW down to 7 μW. The sensor behavior was characterized in terms sensitivity for ammonia.


Recent research has proposed a simple empirical way of examining the variance of the means of performance indicators as they approach their final stability values, as more and more performances are analysed. This research aims to provide practical insight into the issues associated with establishing reliability studies, and also examining whether normative profiles of performance indicators have been established, in performance analysis, by using a practical example from recent a recent analysis project of the World Cup for association football. Ten operators collected data from the 2002 World Cup Finals, recording all performance data that occurred during the duration of a game (including injury time but not extra time) The relevant games were viewed through replaying of videotapes, using a jog shuttle on the video player. Training of each operator took place prior to any data collection. Definitions of specific actions used as points of analysis were listed, discussed and used in the training of the operators. In the use of complex analysis systems such as in this example, the reliability study is more than a way of establishing the boundaries of acceptable error, it can highlight the specific need for more training by certain operators. Complex systems subtend different levels of skill from individual to individual, so it is unreasonable to expect everyone to require the same amounts of training. Further a full reliability study will also demonstrate where the operational definitions of the performance indicators are not clear enough, and further redefinitions may be necessary. It was also concluded that, contrary to previous ideas, if an action had a high frequency of occurrences within performances, then relatively fewer matches would be required to obtain a normative profile of this action. But it is clear that it is the variance of these data from match to match that will determine how many matches are required to reach stability. Further research could investigate statistical methods based on the respective variances to predict the number of matches required, thus replacing these empirical techniques.


Abstract In this article, two static routing algorithms have been proposed and compared to some of the existing algorithms on the basis of blocking probability. The two proposed static routing and wavelength assignment algorithms reduce the blocking probability to maximize the utilization of the network. All of these algorithms are analyzed and compared with four wavelength assignment schemes, which are first-fit, random, most used, and least used. It is shown that our proposed static algorithms give the best performance for first-fit wavelength assignment and most used wavelength assignment strategies with reduced complexity. For least used wavelength assignment and random wavelength assignment, 1 fixed and 2 alternate routing algorithm gives the lowest blocking probability.


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The needs of maintenance and overlay for Portland cement concrete pavement(PCCP) were considered,the current Chinese technical specifications of cement concrete pavement maintenance were analyzed,and new evaluation index system and method were put forward.Pavement condition index(PCI),running quality index(RQI) and international friction index(IFI) were used to evaluate the functional performance of PCCP.The ratio of broken plate(DBL),the resilience modulus of base course,the load transferring capacity of the joint and the ratio of voided plate were used to evaluate the structural status of PCCP.A systematic pavement performance evaluation model was established by using fuzzy complex matter element method,and the fuzzy in classification of every index was considered.The weight of each index was determined by integrating analytic hierarchy process(AHP) method and entropy method to consider data objectivity and classification subjectivity.Computation result shows that the maximum correlation degree of evaluated pavement is 0.562 4 to the medium grade,and the second largest correlation degree is 0.319 4 to the poor grade,which means that the state of evaluated pavement is medium closely to poor grade according to the principle of maximum correlation,and is fit with the actual situation.The result indicates that the evaluation index system and method are feasible.7 tabs,10 refs.


In this chapter, the authors discuss the potential link between mobile money adoption and health outcomes, which has not received much attention in the existing literature. They empirically examine the effects of mobile money adoption on healthcare utilisation and spending of rural households in Ghana. Using data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey, the authors show that mobile money adoption enhances rural households' healthcare utilisation, a finding which is more pronounced in the case of female-headed households. The authors demonstrate that this finding is due to the positive association between mobile money use and the ability of rural households to spend on healthcare.


In the works of Tanzharyk Zholdyuly the concepts of "woman", "man", "truth", "native land", "country" are found, the world of the poet. There is a subtle psychology, the attitude of the poet to the Motherland, the native land, love, a sense of patriotism. With the help of the study of linguistic personality T. Zholdyuly, we recognize the linguistic personality, isolated by the nature of the national cultural existence, the national spirit of patriotism, the beauty of the environment, the mastery of the fine arts of the national worldview. Having studied the linguistic personality of the poet, it is possible to clearly see the national existence and worldview of the people. Clearly, from the Civil personality of Tanzharyk Zholdyuly there is an aspiration to influence, movement in the Kazakh society. In this direction in his works there are many own word combinations, author's metaphors and comparisons, which represent the national character. The staging of the lexical layer of the poet's works: Kazakh national cultural environment, existence, truth, worldview and worldview. In further study at the cognitive and pragmatic levels, allowing us to fully recognize the language personality, allows us to recognize the language personality as a poet, artist, master of the artistic word.


George H. Henry's writing over the years has ranged from "how to do it" articles for teachers of English written in his early days of English teaching to reports on his own research, reviews of the research of others, and attempts in recent years to formulate a theory of English Education and to relate this theory to the workings of the Conference on English Education and the National Council of Teachers of English. George H. Henry is gifted, as are few others in the profession, with both an historical sense of the mission of English Education and also with the penetrating insight of a skilled classroom teacher of English who knows how to balance theory and practice in creative English teaching. He is further dedicated to the development of a discipline of English Education through theory and research. His essay, "Council and Conference: An Interpretation" {English Education, Vol. 16, No. 4, December, 1984, pp. 226-237) shows clearly the historical anomaly within the Council caused by the creation of CEE now more than twenty years ago. In short, the small group of CEEers', hardly more than a thousand in the field, historically have set the major philosophical directions for theory and research in English Education within the Council itself. They have continued to maintain responsibility, as George Henry has put it, for:


The study presented in this paper reviews the emergence and development of Hungarian economic and legal terminology. It is based on research during which I examined over 1 000 terms from their first publication in specialized dictionaries, through changes in their meaning, all the way to their integration into technical vocabulary or their extinction. My research also focused on the reasons why the colloquial meaning of a term may cause the disappearance of its technical meaning. I conclude my study with examples.


The World Wide Web (WWW) has become an indispensable repository of valuable information on a wide range of different subjects. However many web information sources (WISs) present their information in a semi-structured format, which made it uneasy to directly extract and manipulate the information. Consequently, there have been many attempts to develop some approaches that can automatically generate the procedures required for extracting desired information from particular web information sources. Those procedures are referred to as wrappers, which are basically a code that is tailored for extracting some relevant information from a particular web information source. However, current approaches extract only the information that are presented in a tabular form on the WISs, whereas there exist a big number of WISs that present their information in a narrative form, e.g. CIA World Fact Book site. In this paper, we propose an approach for wrappers that can automatically extract a desired information from narrative WISs, model them into Extensible Markup Language (XML), and alter the extracted information in XML format which can easily be queried using XQuery.


The invention provides momordica grosvenori ginger tea, and relates to substitute tea drunk by people in a mode similar to a tea brewing mode made by using ginger extracts and momordica grosvenori fine powder as raw materials. The medical ingredients of the momordica grosvenori ginger tea are momordica grosvenori fine powder and ginger fluid extract according to a mixture ratio being (1-4):1, and the mixture ratio of the momordica grosvenori fine powder to the ginger fluid extract is preferably 2:1. The momordica grosvenori ginger tea has the effects of relieving exterior syndrome to remove coldness, warming the middle to arrest vomiting, and relieving sore throat to brighten the voice, the process is simple, the recipe is reasonable, the taste is pure, the storage is easy, the momordica grosvenori ginger tea is applicable to patients with diseases of common cold due to wind-cold, stomach cold, vomiting, swelling and pain throat, and a good treatment and health care effect is realized.


The I-V curve of the plasma in gas discharge is measured using dual probe method,and an asymmetry of I-V curve is observed.The asymmetry may be caused by the different surface area of the two probes or by the different electric potential of the two probes in the plasma,but theoretical analysis and experimental results indicated that the different electronic potential is responsible for the asymmetry.


Sometimes philosophers believe, rightly or wrongly, that a region of (declarative) discourse is in need of their help—that vindicating its standing requires the kind of treatment that a philosopher might be able to offer. There is a wide variety of circumstances leading to this situation. In many cases, a perceived tension between naturalism and the ostensible subject matter of the discourse is an important factor, but there could in principle be lines of reasoning leading to the conclusion that a discourse needs philosophical help in which naturalism is not involved. I am going to discuss the situation focusing on linguistic items—sentences and terms, but parallel problems arise for their mental correlates—beliefs and concepts, and I'll be interested only in proposals for the linguistic version of the task that don't presuppose that the mental version has already been accomplished. There are several general approaches that a philosopher can adopt to discharge this kind of task. One that has attracted some attention in recent years seeks to explicate a discourse in terms of features of the practice in which the discourse is embedded—of what speakers do with the expressions in the discourse. Its central insight is the Wittgensteinian thought that the semantic properties of linguistic expressions are determined by how they are used. There are several ways of articulating this insight. The one I want to focus on proposes to vindicate the discourse by identifying features of the practice in which it is embedded that are necessary and sufficient for generating its semantic properties: a discourse will have the semantic properties of the target discourse if and only if it is embedded in a practice in which these features are present. I'm going to refer to features of a linguistic practice that can play this role with respect to its discourse as pragmatic grounds, and to the project of vindicating


In recent years, an increasing number of different JEDEC memory standards, like DDR4/5, LPDDR4/5, GDDR6, Wide I/O2, HBM2, and NVDIMM-P have been specified, which differ significantly from the previous ones like DDR3 and LPDDR3. Since each new standard comes with significant changes in the DRAM protocol compared to the previous ones, the developers of memory controllers and memory simulation models regularly face challenges implementing and verifying these new standards. In order to keep pace with these frequent changes of the requirements and the large variety of variants a robust validation methodology must be established. The JEDEC standards describe the complex memory protocol, i.e., DRAM commands and their timing dependencies, by using a mixture of state machine diagrams, tables, and timing diagrams. However, there exists no unique formal description of the JEDEC standards which could be used for a fast simulation-based validation. In this paper, for the first time, we present a comprehensive and formal mathematical model based on Petri Nets that contains the DRAM states, transitions, and timings. Furthermore, we present a Domain Specific Language (DSL) for describing the memory functionality and timing dependencies of a JEDEC standard in just a few lines of code. From this DSL description an executable Petri Net is generated automatically, which is used for the fast simulation-based validation of memory controllers and DRAM simulation models.


To the Editor: A 64-yr-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital with petechiae and nasal bleeding on August 2000. White blood cell count was 24.1 · 10 ⁄L, hemoglobin 9.9 g ⁄dL, platelets 1.2 · 10 ⁄L and PT (INR) 1.34, fibrinogen 120 mg ⁄dL and FDP 102 lg ⁄dL (<10 lg ⁄dL). Atypical promyelocytes with Auer rods comprised 86% of the bone marrow cells. Karyotype analysis and RT-PCR showed t(15;17) translocation and PML-RARa chimeric mRNA, respectively. The patient was diagnosed as acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), and treated with APL-97 Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group (JALSG) protocol, containing 45 mg ⁄m ⁄d of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), cytarabine and idarubicin. The PML-RARa mRNA became undetectable by RT-PCR method after the induction therapy. In May 2002, after the 4th maintenance therapy, the patient experienced increasing headache and APL cells reappeared in the bone marrow and cerebrospinal fluid. We treated the patient with arsenic trioxide (ATO) after obtaining the informed consent of the patient and the approbation of the Institutional Review Board of our institute. Intravenous administration of 0.15 mg ⁄kg ⁄d of ATO (Trisenox, Cell Therapeutics Inc.) and intrathecal infusion of cytarabine 40 mg ⁄body twice a week was started. ATO therapy caused no major adverse effects except grade 2 prolongation of the QTc interval. Treatment with total 4.2 mg ⁄kg of ATO and intrathecal chemotherapy eradicated PMLRARa mRNA from the bone marrow and cerebrospinal fluid by day 28. In June 2003, after the additional one course of ATO consolidation and following two courses of ATO maintenance therapy, PML-RARa fusion mRNA was again detected by RT-PCR in the bone marrow. The patient was treated with the combination therapy ATRA 45 mg ⁄m ⁄d and ATO 0.15 mg ⁄kg ⁄d. PML-RARa mRNA disappeared after 3 wks of the therapy. Additional three courses of the therapy up to November 2003 was introduced as consolidation and maintenance therapy (ATRA 45 mg ⁄m ⁄d; everyday plus ATO 0.15 mg ⁄kg ⁄d; 25 d ⁄ 5 wks). The patient maintained complete remission (CR) and PML-RARa chimeric mRNA remained undetectable for the following 52 months. Recently, ATO has been established as a potent agent against ATRA-refractory APL. ATRA ⁄ATO combination therapy for newly diagnosed APL patients yields significantly higher remission rate and survival than ATRA or ATO alone (1–3). However, there exists only one report which shows effectiveness of ATRA ⁄ATO combination therapy against APL cells refractory to both ATRA and ATO (4). The short period of follow up at most 16 months obscured the true efficacy of the therapy. We have shown here more than 4 yrs of follow up without relapse in a refractory APL patient. The presented observation strongly indicates the efficacy of the combination therapy against APL cases even refractory to both ATRA and ATO as monotherapy.


William James once replied to the critics of the new pragmatic philosophy with the caution not to be too sharp or logic-chopping but to evaluate pragmatism as a whole, and especially weigh it against its possible alternatives.1 This is fair advice indeed. All too often the opponents of pragmatism have seized upon one of its formula tions and, oblivious of its context and surrounding qualifications, have proclaimed the absurdity of the whole enterprise. James him self admitted that some of his expressions were infelicitous and mis leading, but he believed that the intelligent and indulgent reader would grasp his meaning and not impute to him doctrines he never held. Indeed, the reader of James soon comes to realize that he cannot stop at any one formulation of pragmatism but must hurry on to the next in order to see it in a broader and fuller context. He is


The authors discuss the main vectors of RNPLS&T's educational activities, in particular the program system of advanced professional education on the premises of the Library's Learning and Educational Programs Division, specialized seminars and workshops for college lectur ers and students, graduate and post-graduate students of Moscow State Institute of Culture, webinars for librarians, research and educational organizations. The RNPLS&T's material and technical resources used for these events are described. The results of RNPL&STs divisions (including those within the framework of the State Task Order) independent activities, and those achieved in collaboration with interested organizations and aimed at upgrading the skills of specialists in education, science and culture, are analyzed. The authors also focus on the projects held jointly with the National Library Association "Libraries of the Future". The plans are to develop online educational programs and to cover pressing themes. Special attention is given to secondary schools and colleges, regional boarding schools, orphanages and organizations for children without parental support.


In this paper, cationic rosin emulsifier was synthesized by triethylamine, rosin and epichlorohydrin in ethanol. Stable cationic dispersed rosin size can be prepared by normal pressure inversion process with the blending of this emulsifier, cationic and non-ionic surfactants as emulsifiers. The sizing agent has satisfactory sizing effect at lower dosage of size and aluminum sulfate and can meet the sizing requirements of most of cultural paper.


Introduction and objectives: The diagnosis of malignant and potentially malignant epithelial lesions of the oral mucosa cannot be based solely on clinical findings. Therefore, histologic evaluation of a representative biopsy specimen is necessary. However, the site for the biopsy is always a subjective choice that sometimes raises doubts about its representativeness. Colposcopy, a well-known gynaecological diagnostic procedure, is helpful in the selection of these sites of epithelial dysplasia depending upon the vascular pattern. Hence, this study was planned to assess the role of Colposcopic examination in the selection of biopsy site for carcinoma buccal mucosa. Materials and methods: 30 patients between the ages of 30-60 years clinically diagnosed with carcinoma buccal mucosa were included in the study. For each of the subject, a thorough clinical examination followed by Colpospopic assessment was carried out and the most representative site was selected for biopsy from the involved buccal mucosa. The biopsy specimens measuring 6 mm were taken using a punch biopsy and subjected to histopathological examination. The histopathological findings were then compared in the two cases. Results: The sensitivity and specificity of biopsy done on the basis of clinical criteria was found to be more than as compared to the ones directed through colposcopic examination. Conclusion: From the study, it was concluded that clinical criterion was found to be more appropriate for the selection of biopsy specimens in cases of carcinoma buccal mucosa. KeywordsColposcopy, potentially malignant epithelial lesions, histopathological, epithelial dysplasia, vascular pattern.


The concept of the consistent viscous-spring artificial boundaries and viscous-spring boundary elements was proposed.The stiffness matrix and damp matrix of the 2D consistent artificial boundaries were deduced.The equivalent viscous-spring artificial boundary elements were developed by comparing the matrix of the general finite element and the consistent viscous-spring artificial boundaries.This method was applied to the uniform and layered half space problems.It was shown that the precision of viscous-spring boundary elements was the same as that of lumped viscous-spring artificial boundaries.The viscous-spring boundary elements were efficient and could be applied simply.


A 6-year-old girl presented with clinical signs of Cushing syndrome. Her medical history revealed that she had been treated with an unusual alternative therapy for atopic eczema and bronchial asthma.


SUMMARY High strain rates and intense seismic activity characterize both the boundaries and the interior of the Aegean‐Anatolian plate: the availability of geodetic and geophysical data makes this region ideal to make detailed models of continental deformation. Although the deformation occurring in the Aegean‐Anatolian plate may be regarded as the primary effect of the Arabian indenter push, it has already been demonstrated that this mechanism cannot account for the observed extrusion/rotation of the whole plate. We investigate the present-day steady-state anelastic deformation of the Aegean‐ Anatolian plate by a thin plate thermomechanical finite element (FE) model that accounts for realistic rheological mechanisms and lateral variations of lithospheric properties. Studying the region with uniform models, where average values for thermal and geometric parameters are chosen, we find that two tectonic features, in addition to the Arabian plate push, are critical to reproduce a velocity field that gives a reasonable fit to the observations. The first is the E‐W constraint of NW continental Greece, related to the collision between the Aegean‐Anatolian plate and the Apulia‐Adriatic platform, required in the model to attain the SW orientation of the velocity field along the Hellenic Arc. The second is the trench suction force (TSF) due to subduction of the African lithosphere, which is needed to fit the observed mean extrusion velocity of 30 mm yr x1 along the Hellenic Arc. Uniform models are useful to study the sensitivity to the interplay of rheological/thermal parameters in a simplified framework but, in all cases, predict a strong deformation localized along the Hellenic Arc, whereas geodetic and seismological data show that the highest strain rates are located in western Anatolia. Furthermore, uniform models are non-unique in the sense that since we model a vertically averaged thin plate, different thermal and rheological parameters can be combined to yield the same lithospheric strength. We account for internal sources of deformation with heterogeneous models, where the available constraints on lateral variations of crustal thickness and surface heat flow have been included. The heterogeneous distribution of lithospheric strength contributes to ameliorate the fit to geodetic and stress data, since the predicted velocity field is characterized by an acceleration from E to W, with a sharp increase in the proximity of the western margin of the Anatolian peninsula, where the highest rates of intraplate deformation are observed. In our model this partitioning of the deformation is due to the different rheology of the Aegean Sea, which, being slightly deformable, transmits the TSF to the western margin of Anatolia. Our results are consistent with the interpretation of the Aegean‐Anatolian system as a single, rheologically heterogeneous plate.


Objectives Due to a lack of data on pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) epidemiology in Iran, this study aimed to determine the incidence rate of pediatric MS in Iran. Materials & Methods All the data of the patients with MS registered in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran for 20 years were collected in this study; those born in 1982 and diagnosed with the disease and treated since 2000 were included in this study. Therefor The collected variables were patients' age at the time of diagnosis, gender, year of diagnosis, urban or rural residency, and province of residence. Additionally, age-specific incidence rates per 100,000 of the population were calculated. Results This study was performed on 4544 cases of pediatric MS within 2000-2019, of which 997 patients (21.9%) were male. The mean age of the patients with MS at the time of diagnosis was 14.3±4.6 years, and 4414 children (97.1%) lived in urban areas. The incidence rate of pediatric MS in Iran during 20 years increased from 0.26 per 100,000 of the population in 2000 to 1.53 in 2019. Conclusion The incidence of pediatric MS in Iran is high, and the development of diagnostic practices in the past decade in Iran has contributed to the detection of this high incidence.


The objective of this study was to compare the relative efficiency (RE) of nine recurrent selection methods that evaluate and recombine selfed progenies in...


This study assessed the temporomandibular joint of 34 children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy for contractures to determine whether joint abnormalities were related to oral‐motor dysfunction. Subjects were found to have restrictions in mandibular range of motion, increased overjet and decreased overbite. Increased overjet corresponds to retrognathia and decreased overbite relates to fixed posterior rotation of the mandible. The severity of many of these abnormalities correlated with the severity of oral‐motor dysfunction. Abnormalities in overbite were particularly significant. The authors conclude that temporomandibular joint contractures in this population are related to problems in oral‐motor function. It is hoped that further research in this area will lead to new therapies for children with feeding and swallowing problems.


The dynamic mechanical properties of a modified double-base propellant were studied over a wide temperature range from 173K to 373K at four different frequencies, 0.1Hz, 1Hz, 10Hz and 100Hz, using dynamic mechanical analyzer, and the storage modulus, loss modulus and loss tangent curves were obtained. The results showed that three material states, glassy state, viscoelastic state and rubbery state, were presented for modified double-base propellant and two relaxation transitions were observed: the secondary transition (β transition), occurred at about 240K, and the glass transition (α transition), occurred at about 314K Analysis results showed that the storage modulus maintained a near constant plateau and was slight affected by frequency at low temperature(<240K), which meant the modified double-base propellant exhibited almost elastic characteristic at low temperature. With increasing temperature, the storage modulus decreased and became lowest at rubbery state, which was strongly influenced by frequency. Furthermore, loss modulus increased with increasing frequency and the peak of loss tangent curves decreases with increasing frequency; The α transition and β transition switched to higher temperature with increasing frequency, and the temperature locations of these relaxation transitions shifted approximately 7.5K and 4K respectively to high temperature per decade increase in frequency for α transition and the β transition. The Richeton model was employed to clarify the storage modulus of the modified double-base propellant, and the model parameters were obtained, which showed that the Richeton model provided reasonable results over a wide range of temperature at various frequencies.


Mixing and drying characteristics were inverstigated experimentally in a four sectional fluidized bed dryer operating crosscurrently with respect to particles and drying air flow.The magnitude of the backmixing flow rate at a section was estimated by comparing the calculated cumulative residence time distribution and residence time distribution functions, F (t) and E (t) which could be obtained from the theoretical backmixing multi-sectional model with the experimental F (t) and E (t) using the colored particles as a tracer. As a result, the experimental ratio of the back flow rate to the forward rate at a section was 25 to 50%.In the analysis of drying characteristics, the moisture content in the discharge at final section was calculated numerically by coupling the E (t) under perfect mixing conditions at each of the sections when the back flow rate is negligible. When all particles have the same residence time, the moisture content was also calculated. The moisture content of the particles obtained from the drying experiment was compared with the calculated moisture content. Millet particles were used in the experiments. A relatively good agreement was obtained between the observed and the above two claculated moisture contents of particles.


To In this paper,the definition of complex generalized positive definite matrix is given,its fundamental properties are studied,and its equivalent characteristics are established.


Amidst the uncertainty of illness, a doctor's interaction with patients can make them feel understood and cared for. In a recent Cancer article, Sanders et al explore patients' perspectives of empathetic provider behavior through a qualitative lens. By capturing patients' perspectives on empathetic behaviors, medical professionals can mold their interactions with patients to better communicate information, provide comfort, and offer an outlet for complex emotions. In this letter, we seek to build on their study by highlighting perspectives on empathy sometimes seen in immigrant communities or individuals who may not share a Western understanding of the term. Psychology and sociology literature have illustrated that culture plays a major role in shaping our experience with, and expression of, empathy. Perhaps most well studied is the distinction between the Western and East Asian perspectives on the definition of self. Although Western culture emphasizes the individual driven by internal characteristics and preferences, East Asian culture highlights a collectivist sense of self, where one is defined in the context of one's interdependencies with the community. 4


Traffic has been a major problem in recent times. Traffic management is a must for safer and faster transportation. Automatic smart signal controlling systems respond to day-to-day world traffic densities to provide precedence and reduction in cross-road delays for travelers. According to the traffic density, the time between signals is adjusted so that the waiting time in traffic reduces. The ML model is capable of detecting accidents and immediately sends notifications or alert messages to nearby hospitals. The model tracks the GPS location of the ambulance and ensures no red signal in its pathway. Zebra crossing signals are also included, the signal timings are switched based on the crossing crowd. Automatic Smart Signal Control is a complete Machine Learning based project with some applications of IoT and Video / Image processing. Implementation of the model all over the major signals and junctions provides faster and safer transportation.


Unusual response similarity among test takers may occur in testing data and be an indicator of potential test fraud (e.g., examinees copy responses from other examinees, send text messages or pre-arranged signals among themselves for the correct response, item pre-knowledge). One index to measure the degree of similarity between two response vectors is M4 proposed by Maynes ( 2014 ). M4 index is based on a generalized trinomial distribution and it is computationally very demanding. There is currently no accessible tool for practitioners who may want to use M4 in their research and practice. The current paper introduces the M4 index and its computational details for the dichotomous and nominal item response models, provides an R function to compute the probability distribution for the generalized trinomial distribution, and then demonstrates the computation of the M4 index under the dichotomous and nominal item response models using R.


The purpose of this study is to describe the process, validity, practicality, and effectiveness of Student Worksheets (LKPD) on two-dimensional figures based on Ethnomathematics. This study employed the ADDIE development model with five stages, namely: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The subject of the trial was the fifth graders of elementary school. Data collection instruments used were validation assessment questionnaires for content experts, linguists, media experts, and practitioners (teachers), and the documentation. The data analysis technique employed descriptive qualitative and quantitative. The results of the study indicated that the Student Worksheet is feasible with a percentage acquisition of  90.9%; in terms of practicality, the acquisition of a percentage was 96.4% and 93%; in terms of effectiveness, the acquisition of an average value was 80. Based on the results of the study, the Student Worksheet (LKPD) on two-dimensional figures based on Ethnomathematics can be used in learning because it meets the criteria of feasible, practical, and effective. Thus, Student Worksheet (LKPD) on two-dimensional figures based on Ethnomathematics can be useful and make it easier for the fifth graders of Elementary School to learn Mathematics that contains cultural information and can be used as a teacher's reference in developing instructional materials especially Student Worksheet.


In recent year, habitat of wild animals decreases rapidly due to urban development which leads to decrease in biodiversity. The urban development has not taken a comprehensive planning and design, but instead it develops separately. Nonetheless, this urbanization phenomenon has resulted in insufficient greenery and inability to improve green coverage rate. This study attempts to understand distribution of greenery resources at Taichung Tatu area during spring and winter time by using Satellite Remote Sensing, thus conducts analysis of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to explore changes in different seasons so we can identify habitat management strategies in more complicated forest vegetation area.


The removal of some hazardous radioactive nuclides such as Cs+, Co2+, Sr2+ and/or Eu3+ from radioactive liquid waste was carried out either by chemical in-situ precipitation or by using a preformed precipitate of tin(IV) antimonate (SnSb). Stability of the product material for the chemical reagents was investigated at various concentrations of nitric and hydrochloric acids. Capacity and selectivity patterns for Cs+, Co2+, Sr2+ and Eu3+ were determined on these matrices. Conditioning of the exhausted tin(IV) antimonate in cement matrix was carried out with the study of some important parameters affecting the properties of the solidified waste forms such as, the compressive strength and the leaching coefficient of these nuclides from the solidified waste form. The leaching coefficient of radioactive nuclides precipitated in-situ with SnSb are smaller than those adsorbed on SnSb or plain ordinary portland cement.


Aging as a global problem is intensifying with the development of economy;reducing the chronic diseases in the elderly and improving the life quality of the whole population are a study focus of medical researchers of today.The changes of cells,tissues,and organs in adults are not reversible to different extents.Fetal origin hypothesis believes malnutrition early in life is closely associated with the metabolic syndrome in adults,and if measures is taken at early stage of life,it may reduce or avoid a series of disease in adults.This paper reviews the association of malnutrition at early stage of life with metabolic syndrome(obesity,hyperglycemia,hypertension,and hyperlipemia) in adults.


THE COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT of the system known as a training program should start with the establishment of job performance standards.
 Only after the job analysis, course outline and lesson plans have been developed, should the curriculum materials be prepared and the training devices and learning aids be designed and produced.
 The curriculum materials include manuals, handbooks, textbooks, workbooks, text-workbooks, self-instructional (programmed) texts and teaching machine programs. Definitions and descriptions of each of these will serve to differentiate their purposes and use.


AS PART OF A PROGRAM OF SYNTHETIC AGGREGATE RESEARCH, THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE INVESTIGATED THE PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL, AND VOLUME CHANGE DURABILITY OF SIX STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES HAVING AT LEAST 10 YEAR SERVICE RECORDS. ADDITIONAL, NON-COMMERICAL AGGREGATES WERE INCLUDED WHOSE PROPERTIES VARIED OVER A WILDER RANGE. TESTS INDICATED THAT THE AGGREGATES CONTINUE TO ABSORB WATER FOR LONG PERIODS AND HAVE TOTAL POROSITIES RANGING WIDELY AROUND 40%, THAT THE CONCRETE CAN BE MADE PHYSICALLY DURABLE IF THE AGGREGATE IS DRY WHEN INTRODUCED, THAT COARSE LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES WILL ABRADE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF WEAR, AND THAT CERTAIN LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES CAUSE DISRUPTIVE CONCRETE EXPANSISONS. CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THESE RESULTS ARE: (1) LIGHTWEIGHT COARSE AGGREGATES MORE THAN 25% SATURATED AT MIXING TIME SHOULD NOT BE USED IN CONCRETE EXPOSED TO FREEZING AND THAWING; (2) AN ABRASION-RESISTANT SURFACE SHOULD BE USED ON SUCH CONCRETE EMPLOYED IN BRIDGE DECKS OR PAVEMENTS; (3) THE AGGREGATES SHOULD NOT BE USED IF CONCRETE PRISMS MADE WITH THE EXHIBIT, IN THE AUTOCLAVE EXPANSION TEST, MORE THAN 0.0015 STRAIN; AND (4) WHERE HYDRATION SHRINKAGE MAY BE A PROBLEM, UNRESTRAINED SHRINKAGE MIGHT BE USED TO PREDICT RESTRAINED SHRINKAGE STRESS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CURING ENVIRONMENTS.


This report provides a summary of stakeholder responses to the Request for Information (RFI) titled "Incentives, Infrastructure, and Research and Development Needs To Support a Strong Domestic Semiconductor Industry," issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, with the assistance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


We aimed to assess whether the level of aortic root calcification is associated with BAV performance/omission during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and to explore related outcomes.


In this paper, the small signal model analysis of an asymmetrical half-bridge DC-DC converter (AHBC) operating in the continuous conduction mode (CCM) is presented. The influence of the non-ideal components to the system performance is discussed. Based on the small signal model, the close loop feedback is designed in the frequency domain for a PI controller and a lead-lag controller. The design criteria for the close loop feedback are described and a clear design process for the feedback compensator is presented. How to achieve the optimum bandwidth and phase margin under the influence of the complicated system structure is investigated. The close loop system load dynamic response from a 12 V/4 A experiment circuit is obtained.


It is a method for starting an engine of a motor vehicle equipped with a cut-off device with a low power level provided by means of a starting device comprising: DOLLAR A - determining that after a stop of the engine, a torque output of the engine is required; DOLLAR A - introducing a starting operation by operation of the starting device for achieving the cranking speed of the engine; DOLLAR A - maintaining the starting process until the internal combustion engine is started; DOLLAR A - maintaining the driving mode of the motor vehicle before the starting process until the torque output is required.


Constraint languages that arise from finite algebras have recently been the object of study, especially in connection with the dichotomy conjecture of Feder and Vardi. An important class of algebras are those that generate congruence distributive varieties and included among this class are lattices, and more generally, those algebras that have near-unanimity term operations. An algebra will generate a congruence distributive variety if and only if it has a sequence of ternary term operations, called Jonsson terms, that satisfy certain equations. We prove that constraint languages consisting of relations that are invariant under a short sequence of Jonsson terms are tractable by showing that such languages have bounded width. Consequently, the class of instances of the constraint satisfaction problem arising from such a constraint language that fail to have solutions is definable in Datalog


In the past, I have frequently suggested that family physicians should get involved in relationship counseling.[1][1] According to Lambert[2][2] and Blow and Sprenkle,[3][3] there are 4 common factors that contribute to a positive outcome of therapy for individuals and couples: extratherapeutic