This article presents 3 standardized effect size measures to use when sharing results of an analysis of mediation of treatment effects for cluster-randomized trials. The authors discuss 3 examples of mediation analysis (upper-level mediation, cross-level mediation, and cross-level mediation with a contextual effect) with demonstration of the calculation and interpretation of the effect size measures using a simulated dataset and an empirical dataset from a cluster-randomized trial of peer tutoring. SAS syntax is provided for parametric percentile bootstrapped confidence intervals of the effect sizes. The use of any of the 3 standardized effect size measures depends on the nature of the inference the researcher wishes to make within a single site, across the broad population, or at the site level.


Abstract Boda Claystone is a very tight clayey rock with extreme low porosity and permeability, nano-size pores and small amounts of swelling clays. Due to this character it is ideal as a potential host rock for research into the possibilities of high-level waste deposition in geological formation. Though the research started more than 30 years ago, the genesis, the geotectonic history of the Boda Claystone Formation (BCF) and the geology of surrounding areas has only been sketched out recently. On the basis of research of the past few years the process of sedimentation of different blocks was able to be reconstructed. Equipment and methodological developments were needed for the investigation of reservoir geological and hydrodynamic behaviour of this rock, which began in the early 2000s. Based on them the pore structure and reservoir could be characterized in detail. Only theoretical approaches were available for the chemical composition of free porewater. Traditional water-extracting methods were not adaptable because of excessively low porosity and nano-scale pore size distribution. Hence, new ways have to be found for getting enough water for analysis. These new results of BCF research help to prepare more sophisticated and directed experiments, in which there is a great interest internationally.


constituted 80 percent of all referrals to Family Options and self-referrals remained negligible under 5 percent. Second, all categories of calls decreased, indicating an influence beyond the control of the way in which police classified calls. Thus the decline in emergency calls verified as true domestic-violence incidents was subject to the same external forces that produced the downward direction of all calls.


Aspect-dependent radar scattering from ionospheric phenomena such as the aurora is known to be dependent on the three-dimensional wave-number spectrum of the random electron-density fluctuations as well as the mean-square deviation of the fluctuations. In characterizing the wavenumber spectrum, it is convenient to speak of the longitudinal and transverse scale sizes or coherence lengths. L and T. which describe, respectively, the average distances parallel and perpendicular to the geomagnetic field over which collective scattering effects take place. An analysis of the scattering process is presented in which the relationships between ihese ionospheric quantities and those quantities which are actually observed in an experimental situation are determined. With the use of these relationships, it is shown that the values of the experimental parameters impose fundamental limitations on the extent to which the quantities of interest can actually be measured in any given experimental situation. In particular, it is shown that the vertical antenna aperture D sets the limit on the largest value of L that can actually be determined. If D/L < 1. it is shown that the apparent measured value of L will always be very close to D, regardless of the true value of L; some experimental results aremore » considered in the light of this effect. It is shown that an analogous situation can occur if the transmitted pulse width is too long, but, in practice, this limitation is not as restrictive. The correct normalization of measured values of received signal strengths necessary to determine the scattered power per unit volume is also complicated by the aspect sensitivity of the scattering is also shown that this problem can be considerably alleviated wiih the proper choice of experimenial parameters. From these considerations, an ideal antenna configuration for making such measurements is suggested. An extension of the analysis to bistatic scattering is also considered. The measurement of the variance of the electron-density fluctuations is discussed.« less


Barack Obama, committed to ideas of social justice, has attempted to transform the United States into a European-style welfare state via taxation, regulation and legislation, in particular the Affordable Care Act ('Obamacare'), a medical insurance system that de facto is nationalizing one-sixth of the nation's economy. But a slowing economy, mounting unemployment, and increasingly powerful central bureaucracy caught up in spying and other scandals and a disastrous launch of Obamacare are producing a rising tide of resistance and a reaffirmation of individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution. If Obama prevails he will be hailed as another take-off president. If his initiatives are overwhelmed by opposition forces, the effect will restore and strengthen constitutional guarantees that are currently under attack.


Alcohol in the emergency department before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background. Surveys designed to estimate changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic show that people who already frequently used alcohol tended to increase their alcohol consumption during the lockdown. The question rises whether these changes can also be observed when taking a closer look at the admissions at the emergency department. Unfortunately, only limited data are available.

Methods. A retrospective, observational study was performed in the emergency departments of the general hospital AZ Sint-Jan Brugge (AZB) and the university hospital UZ Leuven (UZL), both located in Flanders, Belgium. All patients admitted with a positive ethanolemia ≥ 0.1 g/L between March 1, 2019 and February 28, 2021 were included. In case of a positive ethanolemia (≥ 0,1 g/L), the following data were collected: ethanolemia, age, sex, mode of transport and destination.

Results. In both centres, the total number of emergency admissions as well as those due to alcohol intoxication decreased during the pandemic. The ratio of alcohol-related emergency admissions to the total number therefore remained stable in both hospitals (UZL: 1.9% and AZB: 2.7%). We noticed a shift in age, with a decrease in the number of admissions for adolescents (10-19 years) and young adults (20-29 years). A slight increase in the number of women was also seen. A higher ethanolemia was generally measured in both centres during the lockdown period. The number of repeated presentations and admissions increased as well.

Conclusion. Although there were less admissions at the emergency department in absolute numbers, a shift in alcohol consumption could be demonstrated. Higher ethanolemia values were measured, chronic drinkers were seen more frequently and patients were hospitalized at the psychiatric ward more often.


The utility model relates to a straw methane reactor, which comprises a feed liquid stirring tank and a reactor. A discharge tube of the feed liquid stirring tank is communicated with a feed pipe of the reactor through a feed pump. The top of the reactor is provided with a potential of hydrogen (pH) value and temperature detection device, a horizontal backflushing port, an inclined backflushing port, a manhole, a negative pressure protection port, an overflow dam and a positive pressure protection device, wherein the positive pressure protection device is communicated with the upper portion of the feed liquid stirring tank through a feed delivery pipe. A central pipe is arranged in the reactor, a scum collection port and a scum suction port are positioned at the upper end of the central pipe, and a flow guide cone is disposed at the lower end of the central pipe. The central pipe is provided with a branch pipe which is communicated with the discharge tube of the feed liquid stirring tank through a switch valve. A warming device, a slag discharge device and a feed liquid distribution pipe are arranged at the bottom of the reactor, wherein the feed liquid distribution pipe is communicated with a feed liquid circulation pump through a distributor which is communicated with the horizontal backflushing port and the inclined backflushing port through a circulation pipe, and the feed liquid circulation pump is communicated with a circulation water suction port arranged on the upper portion of the reactor through a water suction pipe. The straw methane reactor is stable in gas production, high in efficiency and suitable for large-scale continuous fermentation methane with straw as raw materials.


Deep Linear and Nonlinear learning methods have already been vital machine learning methods for investigating the hierarchical features such as functional connectivity in the human brain via functional Magnetic Resonance signals; however, there are three major shortcomings: 1). For deep linear learning methods, although the identified hierarchy of functional connectivity is easily explainable, it is challenging to reveal more hierarchical functional connectivity; 2). For deep nonlinear learning methods, although non-fully connected architecture reduces the complexity of neural network structures that are easy to optimize and not vulnerable to overfitting, the functional connectivity hierarchy is difficult to explain; 3). Importantly, it is challenging for Deep Linear/Nonlinear methods to detect meta and sub-functional connectivity even in the shallow layers; 4). Like most conventional Deep Nonlinear Methods, such as Deep Neural Networks, the hyperparameters must be tuned manually, which is time-consuming. Thus, in this work, we propose a novel deep hybrid learning method named SEmi-Nonlinear Deep Efficient Reconstruction (SENDER), to overcome the aforementioned shortcomings: 1). SENDER utilizes a multiple-layer stacked structure for the linear learning methods to detect the canonical functional connectivity; 2). SENDER implements a non-fully connected architecture conducted for the nonlinear learning methods to reveal the meta-functional connectivity through shallow and deeper layers; 3). SENDER incorporates the proposed background components to extract the sub-functional connectivity; 4). SENDER adopts a novel rank reduction operator to implement the hyperparameters tuning automatically. To further validate the effectiveness, we compared SENDER with four peer methodologies using real functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging data for the human brain. Furthermore, the validation results show that SENDER outperforms the investigated methodologies regarding the reconstruction of identifiable canonical, meta, and sub-functional connectivity in the human brain, as well as efficiency and identifiability.


In order to eliminate inhibitory substances, which interfere the sensitivity of multi polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to CAV CPV from animal fecal specimens, CAV/CPV were adhered to the anti serum sensitized Staphylococcus aureus, and were detected by PCR directly or after elution with 3 5 mol/L MgCl 2. Eight fecal specimens which had been identified to be CAV/CPV positive by electron microscope or HA/HI could not be detected by direct PCR, but after being purified by the method established above, all the specimens were PCR positive. The results indicated that the method was effective to remove the inhibitors and could improve PCR detection rate of the fecal spectimens.


Abstract : Assessing the software supportability risk of Air Force acquired systems is necessary to enable various decision makers to properly plan for system deployment. Risk assessment (RA) is required throughout the system acquisition life cycle. Since the perspective of OT&E is focused upon the overall system mission, including supportability, methods are required which provide software testers with areas which require testing emphasis and which provide decision makers with an assessment of software and software support risk for production decisions. Due to the complexity of these requirements, it is necessary to determine the feasibility of developing and implementing a risk assessment model of software supportability with the proper system mission perspective to ultimately assist the top level decision maker. This report contains the results of an analysis of literature and current research to determine the level of effort and usefulness of developing and implementing a risk assessment model for software supportability (RAMSS) in OT&E. This document also describes candidate RAMSS methodologies, techniques, and tools.


Abstract Experiencing a thought about harming or injuring another person is commonly reported by the general population. Aggressive intrusive thoughts (AITs) and aggressive scripts are two constructs commonly used to define the experience of thinking about harming another person. However, they are generally investigated separately and with two significantly different population groups; respectively, individuals with obsessive‐compulsive disorder and people with a history of violent behavior. AITs and aggressive scripts are assumed to have very different implications for violence risk assessment, but conceptual overlap and an absence of empirical research renders this assumption premature. Using a battery of self‐report measures, this study aimed to investigate the differential predictors of AITs and aggressive script rehearsal in a nonclinical sample. Additionally, using regression analyses, the predictors of self‐reported aggressive behavior were explored in a sample of 412 adults (73% females; M age = 31.96 years, SD = 11.02). Violence‐supportive beliefs and frequency of anger rumination predicted the frequency of aggressive script rehearsal, and aggressive script rehearsal, anger rumination, and violence‐supportive beliefs predicted a history of aggressive behavior. In contrast, obsessive beliefs were predictive of AITs, and only AITs were related to ego‐dystonicity. Both AITs and aggressive script rehearsal were related to the use of thought control strategies. These findings support the contributions that maladaptive beliefs have in the experience of aggressive scripts and AITs. Beliefs about violence, a history of aggressive behavior, and ego‐dystonicity appear to differentiate aggressive scripts from AITs.


In a comparative study, the performance of sub-arrays consisting of large CeF3 and PbWO4 crystals has been investigated with high-energy photons below 1GeV. Energy and time resolutions are determined and compared with the corresponding values for BaF2 based on the experience of operating the electromagnetic calorimeter Taps. r 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 29.30.Aj; 29.30. h; 29.40; 29.40.Mc; 29.40.Vj


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Tactical airborne electro-optical systems are severely constrained by weight, volume, power, and cost. Micro- electrical-mechanical adaptive optics provide a solution that addresses the engineering realities without compromising spatial and temporal compensation requirements. Through modeling and analysis, we determined that substantial benefits could be gained for laser designators, ladar, countermeasures, and missile seekers. The developments potential exists for improving seeker imagery resolution 20 percent, extending countermeasures keep-out range by a factor of 5, doubling the range for ladar detection and identification, and compensating for supersonic and hypersonic aircraft boundary layers. Innovative concepts are required for atmospheric pat hand boundary layer compensation. We have developed design that perform these tasks using high speed scene-based wavefront sensing, IR aerosol laser guide stars, and extended-object wavefront beacons. We have developed a number of adaptive optics system configurations that met the spatial resolution requirements and we have determined that sensing and signal processing requirements can be met. With the help of micromachined deformable mirrors and sensor, we will be able to integrate the systems into existing airborne pods and missiles as well as next generation electro-optical systems.


Web applications and service-oriented architectures represent an increasing part of modern software, and use more advanced techniques such as Ajax and HTML5, CCS3, JavaScript, AJAX, websockets and Client-side data. These new applications, sometimes called "Rich Internet Applications" (RIAs), are now being used routinely, either directly or deployed as cloud services. In addition, more and more of these applications and services are accessed from mobile devices; meanwhile, wireless connected devices rapidly grow in number to connect to the "Internet-of-things".


The purpose of the present thesis was to investigate whether and how familiarity influences coordination, resilience, and efficiency in high performance teams in safetycritical organizations. Research has accumulated solid support for the general presumption that shared mental models are associated with team effectiveness (see overview, Kozlowski & Ilgen, 2006). Unfortunately, familiarity and shared mental models have seldom been the subject of investigation. This is surprising since the importance of team members having a shared understanding is underlined in dynamic situations that require high levels of flexibility and adaptability in the team (Cannon-Bowers et al., 1993; Salas & Fiore, 2004). The first study investigated whether knowledge about individual team members would augment the effect of operational skills in predicting operational effectiveness in trained expert teams. The second study investigated the consequences of shared mental models (SMM) of team members in teams that are forced to coordinate their activities towards a shared goal in a distributed team setting. The third study investigated whether shared mental models of team members would transfer across new tasks or situations and, through better coordination, result in improved efficiency and less physiological arousal. Study 1 included samples from 24 active duty officers who made up four submarine attack teams. Studies 2 and 3 included a total of 177 cadets from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy. The findings from these three studies indicate that familiar teams used coordination strategies that enhanced efficiency. The coordination strategies used by familiar teams are characterized by less overt communication (statements per minute) during high workload (Study 1), a higher global anticipation rate (Study 2), and more adaptability and back-up statements during cross-training (Study 3). In addition, familiar teams showed more


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dynamic mechanical properties of fiber reinforced cement composite according to the strain rate. Experiment result, the compressive and tensile stress was improved by increase the strain rate. But it was confirmed that strain effect was not greater.. According to result, this is thought to be a protective material application of fiber reinforced concrete.


The tubercle-suspension-system of Pinellia ternata was founded from solid culture to liquid-suspension culture.The factors that effect germination rate and seedling conversion rate of artificial seeds of P.ternata,including the materials of synthetic coating,components of synthetic endosperm,storing conditions and germination materials,etc.were studied.The results showed that the germination rate and seedling conversion rate of artificial seeds were the highest on the MS solid-medium while using 4.0% sodium alginate+2.0% CaCl2+2.0% chitosan as synthetic coating materials,with 1/2 MS liquid-medium+0.2 mg/L NAA+0.1 mg/L GA3+0.5 mg/L BA+0.4 mg/L penicillin+0.3% carbendazim powder+0.2% sodium benzoate+1.0% sucrose+0.5% active carbon as synthetic endosperm.And the germination rate and seedling conversion rate of artificial seeds attained to 82.8% and 78.6% after 20 days storing at 4 ℃.The germination rate and seedling conversion rate of artificial seeds decreased to a great extent with increasing the storing temperature and prolonging storing time.


The Rockefeller University Press $30.00 J. Exp. Med. 2016 Vol. 213 No. 8 1459–1477 www.jem.org/cgi/doi/10.1084/jem.20151121 1459 Polycomb-group (PcG) proteins function to maintain gene silencing via histone modifications and are composed of the distinct polycomb repressive complexes (PRCs), PRC1 and PRC2. PRC2 contains EED, SUZ12, and the catalytic component EZH2 or its homologue EZH1, which have been shown to mediate the mono-, di-, and trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me1/me2/me3; Cao et al., 2002). PRC2 components have been characterized as regulators of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) as well as oncogenes (Sauvageau and Sauvageau, 2010; Sashida and Iwama, 2012). Although Ezh2 is known to be dispensable for the self-renewal capacity of HSCs (Mochizuki-Kashio et al., 2011; Xie et al., 2014), it is critical for the propagation of MLL-AF9– induced acute myeloid leukemia (AML; Neff et al., 2012; Tanaka et al., 2012), and its overexpression has been shown to induce myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) in mice (Herrera-Merchan et al., 2012). Furthermore, genetic and functional studies identified activating mutations in EZH2 in malignant B cell lymphomas (Morin et al., 2010; Béguelin et al., 2013), thereby supporting an oncogenic role for EZH2. However, loss-of-function mutations in EZH2 have also been identified in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), MPN, and MDS/MPN diseases, which are clonal myeloid malignancies originating from HSCs (Shih et al., 2012). Lossof-function mutations in EZH2 have been shown to predict significantly poorer clinical outcomes in patients with MDS and MPN (Bejar et al., 2011; Guglielmelli et al., 2011). EZH2 is located at chromosome 7q36.1 and has recently been identified as one of the responsible genes for the pathogenesis of -7/7qMDS (Kotini et al., 2015). These genetic and clinical findings imply a tumor suppressor role for EZH2 in myeloid malignancies. We also previously demonstrated that the loss EZH2 is a component of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) and functions as an H3K27 methyltransferase. Loss-offunction mutations in EZH2 are associated with poorer outcomes in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), particularly those with primary myelofibrosis (MF [PMF]). To determine how EZH2 insufficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of PMF, we generated mice compound for an Ezh2 conditional deletion and activating mutation in JAK2 (JAK2V617F) present in patients with PMF. The deletion of Ezh2 in JAK2V617F mice markedly promoted the development of MF, indicating a tumor suppressor function for EZH2 in PMF. The loss of Ezh2 in JAK2V617F hematopoietic cells caused significant reductions in H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) levels, resulting in an epigenetic switch to H3K27 acetylation (H3K27ac). These epigenetic switches were closely associated with the activation of PRC2 target genes including Hmga2, an oncogene implicated in the pathogenesis of PMF. The treatment of JAK2V617F/Ezh2-null mice with a bromodomain inhibitor significantly attenuated H3K27ac levels at the promoter regions of PRC2 targets and down-regulated their expression, leading to the abrogation of MF-initiating cells. Therefore, an EZH2 insufficiency not only cooperated with active JAK2 to induce MF, but also conferred an oncogenic addiction to the H3K27ac modification in MF-initiating cells that was capable of being restored by bromodomain inhibition. The loss of Ezh2 drives the pathogenesis of myelofibrosis and sensitizes tumor-initiating cells to bromodomain inhibition


Design processes for engineered systems are resource intensive and have a significant impact on a product's profitability. Over half of a product's total costs can be attributed to design stage decisions. The development of product designs often involves creating complex 3D models in a 2D environment, a non-trivial task. Current design workflows involve the utilization of robust modeling software on a 2D display. However, previous research highlights the benefits of visualizing full-scale 3D models in an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) environment. These environments aid a user in understanding complex 3D geometry. Despite the benefits of VR, these systems have traditionally been large and costly, preventing widespread implementation within companies. However, the commercial availability of high-fidelity, commodity VR Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) provides an opportunity to explore the potential benefits this technology may bring to engineering design. This paper details a proof of concept VR environment displayed in a commodity HMD; specifically, the HTC Vive. The environment supports creation of full-scale 3D product geometry at the conceptual phase of a design process. The environment contains a World-in-Miniature (WIM) model for enhanced interaction and usability. WIM manipulation allows a user to modify full-scale geometry by adjusting corresponding parts on the miniature model. Free-form mesh deformation was also implemented to provide designers with flexibility and efficiency not found in traditional design packages. Vital design metrics (e.g., cost, weight, and center of mass) were incorporated to allow a user to perform preliminary design analysis to assess product feasibility. The environment was designed to provide an intuitive user interface with only a subset of features found in traditional design packages, tailored to conceptual design needs. This


Objective To evaluate the reasons of infection in augmentation rhinoplasty using e-PTFE, and the way to prevent infection. Methods 1800 patients were Observed within 6 years using the application method,and follow-up,know the position of e-PTFE amalgamative infection in the tip of the ministry of 99.8%,by examining for staphylococcus aureus. Results e-PTFE materials for porous structure,and the tip of skin weak and pore bulky,increased postoperative infection rates,because of its porous shape structure,infection in materials more easily spread within,and because blood supply is poor,infections occurred after the treatment of antibiotic almost no effect. Conclusions The usage of e-PTFE in nasal plastic can acquire favorable effects,and the tip of autologous ear cartilage or nasal septum cartilages replace e-PTFE,not only to eliminate the such causes of infection,but also to reshape the nasal tip shape.


We report a novel resistive random-access memory (RRAM) device with a graphene oxide (GO) composite film embedded with TiO2 nano-particles as its resistive switching layer. The efficient physi-(or chem-) sorption of TiO2 endows the GO/TiO2 composites with superior bipolar resistive switching behaviors, including low switching voltage (about ±1V), tight distributions of HRS and LRS, long retention of more than 104s and steady endurance performances, which is superior than GO device. The mechanism of conduction and resistance switching are studied.


Paratubal cysts (PTCs) are rare clinical entities and are believed to originate from the mesothelium or to be a remnant of Mullerian duct and Wolffian duct. These masses have been reported in all age groups,  beginning from the premenarchial period up to menopause, and are mostly benign. A 14-year-old girl with flegmonous appendicitis diagnosed and treated during the management of PTC is presented. This report shows that PTC and flegmonous appendicitis can be seen together as distinct entities in children. Keywords : children, flegmonous appendicitis, paratubal cyst


Doctoral student of the program " Electrical machines and apparatus " Me 707 m Mesnyayevs. A. Usage of mathematical modeling for Special purpose synchronous machine's magnetic system investigation and optimization. Abstract of doctoral thesis.-R.:RTU, 2012.-23 p. Šis darbs izstrādāts ar Eiropas Sociālā fonda atbalstu projektā «Atbalsts RTU doktora studiju īstenošanai». Fund within the project «Support for the implementation of doctoral studies at Riga Technical University». Эта работа выполнена при содействии Европейского социального фонда в рамках проекта «Поддержка развития докторантуры РТУ». CONFORMATION Hereby I confirm that I have worked out the presented Doctoral Thesis, which is submitted for consideration at Riga Technical University for the degree of Doctor of Engineering science. This work is not submitted in any other university for obtaining doctor' degree. Date: ……………………… Work is written in Latvian language, it contains preface, 7 chapters, conclusions and main work results, bibliography, 2 appendixes, 71 figures. Total amount of this work 169 pages. Bibliography includes 76 used literatures sources.


Tinbergen (1967) observes that 'the main emphasis in development planning has so far been on the most desirable development of production, investment, consumption, employment, imports and exports, and income'. Population constitutes the producers, the exchangers, and the consumers of every item and service of economic value. Population therefore forms the basis of any economy and underlies it. 'Analysis and projections of population are the base of almost all major planning decisions' (Goodman and Freund 1968). This suggests that all planning decisions must evolve from the population and its main characteristic features. In these terms, population becomes a potential resource and a value, as well as a factor in economic success or failure. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to discuss the essential features of Ghana's population growth patterns, and the implications that these features have on the economy and ultimate welfare of the people. As such, the following hypothesis will be examined: a decrease in the rate of population growth is an essential pre-requisite for the success of development plans in Ghana. In order to define the problem and set it in proper perspective, this paper comprises first a descriptive background of the population characteristics; secondly, it identifies the various factors that influence population growth, and how these in turn are influenced by other factors such as economic, social, cultural and political; thirdly, it assesses the implications of the demographic variables on the economy at both the macro and micro levels with a view to establishing constraints to development and total welfare; and finally, it suggests recommendations for policies and future research.


Disturbances among the receivers caused by irrelevant circuit topology and inductive cross couplings among the receiving coils are particularly problematic aspects of multi-receiver wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. This paper proposes an effective and convenient scheme in which a K-inverter is inserted between an approximately  $0~\Omega $  output impedance voltage source and a transmitting resonator in order to isolate the receivers from each other, where the voltage and power distributed to each load are independent of other loads. The load-isolation principle is illustrated in detail. The indirect cross coupling aggravating the cross interferences is also investigated, and some practical criterions are derived to eliminate them. A three-receiver WPT experimental platform was established and tested to verify the theory; measured results were in close agreement with the theoretical values.


.. Objectives: To compare the results of linear closure technique with purse string closure technique in terms of surgical site infection, wound healing (scar cosmesis) and wound length. Study Design: Comparative Study. Setting: Surgical Unit V, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Period: January 2016 to January 2019. Material & Methods: A total of 100 patients were operated in our unit during the study period & were allocated into two groups randomly: Group A (Linear closure) Group B (Purse string closure) included 50 patients in each group. The primary outcome measures were, surgical site infection, wound healing (scar cosmesis) and wound length. Results: During follow up period Surgical site infection was noted in 17 patients out of 100 with 14 patients in Group A and 03 Patients in Group B (p value 0.002). Regarding wound healing 60% patients were having good scar and 20% patients were having satisfactory and 20% having poor scar in Group A. while in Group B 82% patients were having good scar and 18% patients were having satisfactory scar (p value 0.00). Mean wound length in Group A was 5.14 with SD 1.2978 while in Group B mean length was 3.8 with SD 1.3095. Conclusion: Our study concludes that purse string closure is superior to linear closure technique in terms of surgical site infection, wound healing (scar cosmesis) and wound length.


In this paper, we develop several increasingly tight and restrictive performance bounds for OFDM based MIMO wireless communication systems. Starting with channel capacity as the ultimate upper bound on the throughput, step by step we develop tighter bounds on the practically achievable throughput by incorporating typical design constraints. The presented bounds are applied to a Long Term Evolution system, allowing us to identify dominant sources of performance losses. The investigation reveals flaws of wireless communication systems thereby pointing at directions to efficiently improve performance in system design.


Diatom and Laboratory Tests to Support a Conclusion of Death by Drowning.- Deaths from Extremes of Temperature.- The Radioactive Autopsy.- Chemical Contamination and the Autopsy.- Blast Injuries.- A Pathologists Guide to Forensic Odontology Identification.- How Much Force?


Introduction CLASSIC I,1 a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial, demonstrated that adalimumab (ADA) 160 mg at week 0, followed by 80 mg at week 2 is the optimal induction regimen in anti-TNF-naïve patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease (CD). It also showed that patients with baseline C reactive protein (CRP) concentration ≥10 mg/l achieved higher rates of clinical remission (CDAI score <150) at week 4. Methods This post hoc analysis evaluated efficacy in patients with moderate CD (baseline CDAI ≤300) and whether elevated CRP (≥10 mg/l) in this subgroup would similarly improve efficacy, compared with results for patients with severe CD. Clinical remission at week 4 was assessed for patients who received induction with ADA (160 mg/80 mg or 80 mg/40 mg) or placebo in CLASSIC I. Patients with the following characteristics were included in the analysis: baseline CRP≥10 mg/l; moderate CD (baseline CDAI ≤300); moderate CD with baseline CRP≥10 mg/l; severe CD (baseline CDAI >300); and severe CD with baseline CRP≥10 mg/l. Results In CLASSIC I, ADA 160 mg/80 mg was effective at inducing remission in all subgroups studied, including the subgroup of patients with moderate CD; in this subgroup, high baseline CRP was associated with substantially higher remission rates. This analysis suggests that patients with moderate disease can be treated effectively with adalimumab, especially when there is evidence of inflammation. Prospective studies are warranted to confirm these findings. Conclusion In CLASSIC I, ADA 160 mg/80 mg was effective at inducing remission in all subgroups studied, including the subgroup of patients with moderate CD; in this subgroup, high baseline CRP was associated with substantially higher remission rates. This analysis suggests that patients with moderate disease can be treated effectively with adalimumab, especially when there is evidence of inflammation. Prospective studies are warranted to confirm these findings.Abstract PTU-108 Table 1 Per cent of patients in clinical remission at week 4 Placebo ADA80/40 ADA160/80 All patients 12% (9/74) 24% (18/75) 36% (27/76)† CRP ≥10 mg/l, % (n/N) 4% (1/28) 27% (9/33)* 43% (12/28)† CDAI ≤300, % (n/N) 17% (8/46) 29% (13/45) 46% (19/41)† CRP ≥10 mg/l, CDAI ≤300, % (n/N) 7% (1/15) 26% (6/23) 57% (8/14)† CDAI >300, % (n/N) 4% (1/28) 17% (5/30) 23% (8/35)* CRP ≥10 mg/l, CDAI >300, % (n/N) 0% (0/13) 30% (3/10) 29% (4/14) *p<0.05 vs placebo. †p<0.005 vs placebo. Competing interests W Sandborn: Grant/Research Support from: Centocor Ortho Biotech, Abbott Laboratories, and UCB Pharma., Consultant for: Centocor Ortho Biotech, Abbott Laboratories, UCB Pharma, and Merck (previously Schering Plough), J-F Colombel: Shareholder with: Intestinal Biotech Development, Grant/Research Support from: Astra-Zeneca, Danisco, Danone, Dysphar, Ferring, Giuliani, Lesaffre, Mapi Naxis, Ocerra Therapeutics, Roquette, Schering-Plough and UCB, Consultant for: Abbott Laboratories, ActoGeniX NV, Albireo Pharma, Astra Zeneca, Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen Idec, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cellerix, Centocor, Chemocentryx, Cosmo Technologies, Danone France, Elan, Genentech, Giuliani, Given Imaging, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Millennium, NeoVacs, Ocerra, Otsuka American, PDL Biopharma, Pfizer, Ribo Vacs Biotech, Schering-Plough, Shire, Synta, Teva and Petah Tikva, Therakos, UCB, and Wyeth, Speaker bureau with: Abbott Laboratories, Astra Zeneca, Centocor, Elan, Falk, Ferring, Given Imaging, Otsuka American, PDL, Schering-Plough, Shire and UCB, M Castillo Shareholder with: Abbott, Employee of: Abbott, Q Zhou Employee of: Abbott, R Thakkar Shareholder with: Abbott, Employee of: Abbott. Reference 1. Hanauer SB. Gastroenterology 2006;130:323.


In order to study influencing factors of the ice shedding vibration on iced transmission lines. Based on the principle of nonlinear finite element analysis, the influences of the modal of conductors, the quality of the ice on ice shedding vibration response of transmission lines was analyzed by means of changing the density of transmission lines. The results show that the simulation method is reasonable and accurate. The worst condition of ice shedding on transmission lines depends on its basic vertical vibration mode. the relationship of the vibration displacement with the mass ratio of iced transmission lines both present the nonlinear proportional law.


With the increasing availability of cheap imaging sensors and ubiquitous computer networking, large networks of cameras are being installed in many transportation environments, such as freeway systems, business structures and, and metropolitan roadways. However, most applications of computer vision to Intelligent Transport Systems have dealt with data from single sensors. Even systems with multiple cameras typically process the data from each sensor independently. Data fusion among sensors in a network allows for applications impossible with standalone sensors and processing systems. These include such applications as wide-area tracking and the calculation of trip times for individual vehicles. This paper describes a distributed computing system capable of managing an arbitrarily large sensor network using common computing and networking platforms. The architecture is capable of handling most common computer vision tasks, as well as the inter-sensor communication necessary for developing new algorithms, which employ data from multiple sensors. This system is tested with a wide-area tracking algorithm which tracks moving objects through a wide-area camera network with non-overlapping fields of view. The sensor network covers a large area of a college campus, and an adjacent interstate freeway. This algorithm allows the system to maintain the identity of tracked objects as they leave and enter the fields of view of individual sensors. Such an algorithm is necessary for applications, which require tracking objects over large distances or over long periods of time in an environment without complete sensor coverage.


E xercise and activity intolerance are the most frequent and debilitating symptoms in patients with mild and moderate congestive heart failure (CHF). Paradoxically, the severity of these symptoms correlates poorly with indexes of cardiac function such as the ejection fraction and hemodynamic measurements.1,2 This discordance has focused attention on pathophysiological changes in the periphery to explain the mechanism of impaired exercise capacity. However, the heart and the periphery are inextricably linked, both in normal physiology and in CHF. The article by Coats and coworkers3 in this issue of Circulation illustrates this linkage and its potentially profound clinical implications.


Based on the characteristics of international trade of China,this paper analyzes the international competitiveness of Chinese dairy products from the price,international market share,trade competitiveness index and revealed comparative advantage.Using gravity model,the paper analyzes the influencing factors of the international competitiveness of Chinese dairy products.It finds that Chinese dairy products do not have international competitiveness,and demographic variables,dairy production and GDP of export objects are the main factors influencing the export of Chinese dairy products.


The sample of this research is MAS Darul Ikhlas Class XI with 30 students. The sampling technique was purposive sampling. The results of the study indicate that between the initial conditions (Pre-Cycle), Cycle I and Cycle II, it can be seen that during the initial conditions the average value of the class was 60.21, while the average value of the first cycle class had increased to 69.79. and in the second cycle it increased sharply to 81.67. The results of the study showed that there was an increase in student's physics learning achievement after the treatment.


Structural and molecular ion information on perfluorocarbons (PFCs) can be obtained by charge-exchange reactions of nitrogen or oxygen radical cations with PFCs; such information usually cannot be obtained by the electron impact or negative ion chemical ionization methods. Charge-exchange reactions occurred when 0.5-1.0 Torr (1 Torr as 133.3 Pa) of nitrogen, air or other gases was introduced into the chemical ionization source of a mass spectrometer, with electron energies ranging from 55 to 230 eV. Changing the repeller voltages and electron energies had little effect on the appearance of charge-exchange mass spectra of PFCs. However, when air or nitrogen was introduced in the direction opposite to sample flow, more intense molecular ions and/or higher mass fragment ions were obtained at the cost of a small loss of sensitivity. The charge-exchange mass spectrum of perfluoro-1,3-dimethyladamantane is very similar to the high-energy collisionally induced dissociation spectrum of its molecular radical cation. This technique provides an important validation tool without the use of tandem mass spectrometry for the structure determination of PFC isomers.


We consider portfolio selection under nonparametric α-maxmin ambiguity in the neighbourhood of a reference distribution. We show strict concavity of the portfolio problem under ambiguity aversion. Implied demand functions are nondifferentiable, resemble observed bid-ask spreads, and are consistent with existing parametric limiting participation results under ambiguity. Ambiguity seekers exhibit a discontinuous demand function, implying an empty set of reservation prices. If agents have identical, or sufficiently similar prior beliefs, the first-best equilibrium is no trade. Simple conditions yield the existence of a Pareto-efficient second-best equilibrium, implying that heterogeneity in ambiguity preferences is sufficient for mutually beneficial transactions among all else homogeneous traders. These equilibria reconcile many observed phenomena in liquid high-information financial markets, such as liquidity dry-ups, portfolio inertia, and negative risk premia.


We report the first experimental demonstration of a low voltage, room temperature electron emitter that is based on the GaN UV opto-electronic cathode. It consists of an ultra-violet light emitting diode (UV-LED) in direct contact with a photoemitter. The photons generated by the LED have energies 3.4 eV (the bandgap of GaN). The photons cause photoemission of electrons from the surface layer of low workfunction material such as LaB6 or CeB6 (0 = 2.5 eV). The photoemitted electrons are collected by an anode or can be focused. Modulated electron emission is obtained by modulating the LED.


In this paper the developmental process of a flexible robot-based assembly cell by a research institute in cooperation with the cells end-user is described. The developed cell contains novel processes-such as the assembly of parts with only minimal geometrical clearance-and is capable of producing a large number of product variations. Additionally a lean feeding method to process loosely supplied components was implemented as part of the setup. At the end the validation of the prototype cell within the real production environment is discussed. To fulfill cycle time constraints some changes to the cell concept were necessary for the final production cell, which therefore lacks some of the flexibility of the initial prototype.


In this paper we propose redundancy management of heterogeneous wireless sensor networks (HWSNs), utilizing multipath routing to answer user queries in the presence of unreliable and malicious nodes. The key concept of our redundancy management is to exploit the tradeoff between energy consumption vs. the gain in reliability, timeliness, and security to maximize the system useful lifetime. We formulate the tradeoff as an optimization problem for dynamically determining the best redundancy level to apply to multipath routing for intrusion tolerance so that the query response success probability is maximized while prolonging the useful lifetime.


As to the body art in Chinese painting,many people do not understand; still many other people have misunderstandings that China does not have its own body art. Actually,body art paintings have already existed in ancient China. Dunhuang Maogao Grottoes have many body art descriptions.


An infant is reported who was identified antenatally to have an extralobar sequestration and a pleural effusion. Chronic drainage of the effusion was achieved by placement of a pleuroamniotic shunt. After delivery the infant underwent several thoracocenteses and then definitive surgery to remove an extralobar sequestration. The postnatal course was documented by lung function measurements.


Since the 1992 quincentennial of the Iberian events of 1492, a large number of autobiographies by Jews who are not Ashkenazim have been published in a variety of languages. In this article, I seek to contextualize this outpouring of memory work and self-analysis. Focusing on memoirists of Spanish-Portuguese background, however attenuated, I read the tarnished but treasured place of Sefarad in these recent works and interpret the authors' often ambivalent self-location with regard to Sephardic identity. A fruitful contrast can be made with the initial flourishing of Ashkenazic autobiography in the nineteenth century. I compare the recent works with their Sephardic predecessors as well as with other non-Ashkenazic but not Spanish-Portuguese memoirs, finding in general a late modernist devaluation of religion, tradition, and tribalism, but also hints of a perhaps postmodernist return of the repressed.


The invention concerns accessory and auxiliary metal attachments, new or recycled, for orthodontic or orthopaedic dentofacial use, surface treated with a platinum metal ion coating. Other metal ions known in dentistry may coexist provided that the coating deposited has been successfully tested according to standard allergenic ion detection tests. The deposits can concern all or part of the surface of the appliance and are vapour deposited under vacuum or preferably by electroplating on an adhesive undercoat of fine gold. Said metal coats provide aesthetic and mechanical improvement with respect to prior art, and above all medical improvement, since apart from their discreet whiteness, close to that of teeth, they are reputed more noble than gold and can be implanted by surgery; they form a barrier to allergenic nickel, cobalt and chromium ions and to toxic silver, tin, copper, aluminium and particularly cadmium ions sometimes alloyed in solders.


In this paper,the theory of wavelet transformation in signal noise reduction is introduced,together with the algorithm of signal decomposition and reconstruction.The decomposition and reconstruction functions are employed for noise reduction in the stress and torsion vibration signal process of the main drive axes of rolling mill,with good results obtained.


The obtained results suppose that an important mechanism of potentiative extreme cryoeffect (ECE) is a positive influence on pro-oxidative and anti-oxidative state of an organism of the animals under study. This effect has been kept for a long period after the influence termination. In this case there are observed age peculiarities (higher reactivity for young animals). In a whole the activation of heart anti-oxidative system under ECE regardless age permits to increase an organism stress resistance. Chronic insufficiency of the function of anti-oxidant system is one of the causes of cardiovascular pathology development. "Mild" and short-term stress, that may be ECE, contributes to a manifested protective reaction due to early mobilization of anti-oxidant organism system.


With the improvement in technology, both the cost and the power requirement of cameras, as well as other sensors have come down significantly. It has allowed these sensors to be integrated into portable as well as wearable systems. Such systems are usually operated in a hands-free and always-on manner where they need to function continuously in a variety of scenarios. In such situations, relying on a single sensor or a fixed sensor combination can be detrimental to both performance as well as energy requirements. Consider the case of an obstacle detection task. Here using an RGB camera helps in recognizing the obstacle type but takes much more energy than an ultrasonic sensor. Infrared cameras can perform better than RGB camera at night but consume twice the energy. Therefore, an efficient system must use a combination of sensors, with an adaptive control that ensures the use of the sensors appropriate to the context. In this adaptation, one needs to consider both performance and energy and their trade-off. In this paper, we explore the strengths of different sensors as well their trade-off for developing a deep neural network based wearable device. We choose a specific case study in the context of a mobility assistance device for the visually impaired. The device detects obstacles in the path of a visually impaired person and is required to operate both at day and night with minimal energy to increase the usage time on a single charge. The device employs multiple sensors: ultrasonic sensor, RGB Camera, and NIR Camera along with a deep neural network accelerator for speeding up computation. We show that by adaptively choosing the appropriate sensor for the context, we can achieve up to 90% reduction in energy while maintaining comparable performance to a single sensor system.


Xhere is a great temptation to see Molly Bloom as an archetypal image ofthe Great Mother,1 for at the end of "Ithaca," Joyce has her "reclined semilaterally, left, left hand under head, right leg extended in a straight line and resting on left leg, flexed, in the attitude of Gea-Tellus, "fulfilled, recumbent big with seed" (U 17.2313).2 Gea, or Gaea, or Ge emerged from Chaos, "At the begin? ning of all things," Graves says. He calls her Mother Earth.3 Tellus is Gea's Roman counterpart. I find Molly to be Gea-Tellus, however, only in the same sense that she can be seen as a faithful Penelope. The epithets applied to Gea and Tellus are "all-producing and all-nourishing mother, nourisher of children, receiver and nourisher of seeds, sanctuary of the dead, prophetess." I see none of these qualities in Molly. For example, she has given birth to only two children, one of whom died at age eleven days (U 14.267, 17.2281). There is no indication that she wants more children; and she offers no objection to Bloom's sending their daughter away so as to facilitate her affair with Boylan (U 18.1008). Although it may not be her fault that she has not received any of Bloom's seed since Rudy's death, she takes care not to receive any of Boylan's either (U 18.155); and she sneers at the Purefoys, who have "a child or twins once a year as regular as a clock" (U 18.161).4


The purpose of this study was to assess the carcinogenic potential of commonly used hernia repair prostheses in an animal model.


The MONOPILE is a new concept of single point mooring/loading system developed for application in 350 m water depth in the Northern North Sea. The concept consists of a slender column extending from the surface down to a short three leg lattice structure, acting as a gravity base. The system is a compliant structure having the first natural period above the wave periods and its second natural period in the low range of wave periods. The paper describes the basic characteristics of the MONOPILE concept and presents in detail the results of the extensive dynamic-fatigue analysis performed. The theoretical results are presented in comparison with some results of model tests carried out to determine the behaviour of the structure during transportation and installation.


Embodiment of the present invention provides a method of data compression, data decompression method and apparatus. A data compression method comprising: a first device looks to be compressed according to the compression dictionary data; if the compression dictionary and the compressed data to be present in the presence of the compressed data corresponding to the index to be a second device, the first device to the second device as an index compressed data; a first compression device and the compressed data is sent to the second device identification indication, compression indicator is used to represent the compressed data after compression processing. Reducing the compression dictionary storage space occupied by the network equipment, reduce the data redundancy.


To validate partial Fourier phase contrast magnetic resonance (PC MR) with full number of excitation (NEX) PC MR measurements in vitro and in vivo.


with the ushering in the era of planned development, in the scheme of priorities of Industrial development. Many kinds of regulatory devices have been adopted to have the desired outcome directly or indirectly in many fronts such as locations, production, concentration, distribution, pricing etc. Extremely localised character of any industrial activity presents a serious stumbling block to the smooth performance of the national plan. Keeping this in view, Government of India, particularly after the Third Five Year Plan laid down several guidelines for the private sector and expanded the public sector in order to augment production and at the same time to reduce the level of regional imbalance and to curb economic concentration and other kinds of market imperfections. However, under the garb, the pull of non-economic factors sometimes becomes so dominant that the new capacity of the Cement Industry in particular is steered to less fortunate regions regardless of any economic


Abstract : This document describes in detail the test approach, functional tests, support requirements, safety procedures, instrumentation, simulators, and specific test procedures necessary to determine susceptibility and survivability of the XM-1 tank to a simulated nuclear electromagnetic pulse environment. The approach is designed to give high confidence level results with a test sample of one. It incorporates simulator illumination, electromagnetic scale modeling, and cable driving technology.


Today's business environment characterized is by faster technological development, shorter product life cycle, and more intense global competition. To achieve better performance and sustainable competitive advantage, firms need to optimize interdependent activities to generate and sustain capability heterogeneity among firms. By integrating the competitive and NK model of interdependency, this paper discusses a review concerning the importance of interdependencies among firms productive activities and its effect on firm and  industry performance to explain the heterogeneity in capabilities among firms. Keywords: interdependency, firm profitability, industry profitability, sustainable competitive advantage.


Objective To study the MRI manifestations of intestinal obstruction in patient with colon cancer.Methods Forty-six patients with colon cancer were divided into intestinal obstruction group(n=30)and non-obstruction group(n=16).The location of cancer,infiltration degree of cancer and lymph node metastasis were compared between two groups.The MRI manifestations of shoulder sign,colon excrement filling sign and seroperitoneum were analyzed.Results In obstruction group,cancer was located in ascending colon in 3patients,in colon hepatic flexure in 9,in middle transverse colon in 5,in colon splenic flexure in 6,in descending colon in 2,and in sigmoid colon in 5.In non-obstruction group,cancer was located in ascending colon in 12 patients,in colon hepatic flexure in 3,and in sigmoid colon in 5.There was no significant difference in the cancer location between two groups(P0.01).The lymph node metastasis and the incidence of serosal invasion were 10.00% and 96.67% in obstruction group,showing no significant difference in comparison with those in non-obstruction group(18.75%,87.50%)(P0.05).The displaying rates of shoulder sign(56.67%),colon excrement filling sign(63.33%)and pyoperitoneum(60.0%)in obstruction group were significantly different from those in non-obstruction group(0,0,18.75%)(P0.05).Conclusion The shoulder sign,colon excrement filling sign and pyoperitoneum are the specific MRI features of intestinal obstruction in patients with colon cancer.And intestinal obstruction in patients with colon cancer is correlated with the tumor location.


Extruded pure magnesium and AZ31B alloy were compressed parallel and vertical to extrusion direction. Deformation behavior was investigated in monotonous compression by acoustic emission (AE). Anelastic recovery behavior was observed in cyclic compression-quick unloading-recovery process. AE method was applied in each recovery process to investigate detwinning behavior at different strain levels. It was found that twinned samples vertically compressed easily detwin compared to parallel samples in both pure magnesium and AZ31B alloy. Compared to pure magnesium, twinning in AZ31B alloy is more stable and shows weaker psuedoelasticity. A model of strain dependence on cumulative AE counts from detwinning was proposed and fitting results are in good agreement with experimental data.


Using the Nicolson-Ross-Weir (NRW) material parameter extraction method, we compare the difference between using 1 or 10 cells when obtaining the scattering parameters. Obviously these parameters are different, but we see that we practically extract the same propagation constant, wave impedance, permittivity and permeability.


Although attention plays an important role in perception and cognition, it is challenging to develop an effective way to train sustained attention and find biomarkers to measure attention level. The primary purpose of this investigation is to identify effective biomarkers of sustained attention and demonstrate adaptive force control tasks can improve attention skill. 128-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) data was collected from 14 participants during the haptic training: a five-consecutive-day force control task with one, two, three and four fingers. The EEG recordings were then divided into four-second epochs for analysis. We used tolerance, variance and duration of the forces of involved fingers to design a score (called 'integrated parameter') to measure the performance level of each four-second epoch. Those epochs with a high score (called 'good epochs') and a low score (called 'bad epochs') were selected for comparison. Two different brain connectivity patterns were calculated to classify the good and bad epochs. Discriminative connections were extracted and kernel support vector machine was applied to find relevant frequency bands and brain areas that can effectively separate the two types of epochs. The results showed that enhanced connection strength located at frontal and partial lobes in gamma band and reduced connection strength at frontal-parietal regions in alpha band during good epochs. Furthermore, executive control network showed significant improvement after training. It indicates that force control tasks may not only improve the behavioral performance, but also the sustained attention from different sensory channel.


In this work we analyze the thermodynamic properties of the pseudospin-1 Hamiltonian on the two-dimensional {\cal{T}} -3 or Diced Lattice. Starting from the Partition function, we obtain the Grand ensemble thermodynamic potential, entropy and specific heat exactly and in the degenerate and non-degenerate regimes.


Abstract The composition and the antifungal activities of the essential oils of Ferula gummosa from three localities (Kashan, Ilam and Semnan) in Iran were evaluated. Analysis of the oil samples gave 34 components. The major components were ß-Pinene (28.44 - 40.99 %), a-Pinene (1.42 - 33.91 %), ô-3-Carene (1.36 - 11.80 %) and limonene (5.09 - 9.15 %). The antifungal activities of oils against four plant phytopathogenic fungi showed that the oil of all samples were effective against growth of B. cinerea by increasing the concentrations and these were less for 1200 ppm. Whereas the various concentrations of F. gummosa oil in each sample coudn't effect the growth of the F. verticillioides. The growth of C. gleosporoides and A. niger only inhibited in Semnan and Kashan, respectively. Our results showed that F. gummosa essential oils could be used as antifungal agents to manage some plant fungal diseases.


Recent research shows that water supply forecast accuracy in the Colorado River basin is decreasing due to increasing hydrologic and climatic variability in the basin. Variability is influenced by: (a) physical changes (e.g., land and water use changes), and (b) changes in climate (e.g., climate cycles and long-term climate change). Thus far, no studies have determined com- bined effects of climatic and physical changes in the basin on streamflow re- sponse to precipitation and temperature patterns, and how results for historic data compare to those for reconstructed natural (i.e., undepleted) flows. A new methodology was developed and applied to the Gunnison River to determine changes in temperature and precipitation signals between September and March for the period of record (POR), WY1911-2005. Results ( � 0.02) in- clude the determination that: (a) hydroclimatic conditions develop a distinct pattern between September and March that is unique for dry compared to wet years; (b) while the general patterns over the POR are the same, details differ in earlier versus later years of record; (c) September and/or October tempera- ture, precipitation and streamflow variables are significant precursors of up- coming hydroclimatic conditions (i.e., winter into spring) and annual basin yield (ABY); (d) while average annual rainfall is essentially constant over the POR, the range in ABY has widened at both extremes; and (e) average timing of snowmelt runoff has advanced approximately 10 days over the POR, and occurs over a wider range of time. Applications of results include improving undepleted flow data and hydrologic forecast models for the Gunnison River basin.


There is one reported instance of its use by the subcutaneous route. In an effort to test for a possible anesthetic effect of this drug, an investigator injected 0.5 mg. intracutaneously on his forearm. He developed muscarinic side effects within 1 hour, required 2 days of hospital care, and convalesced at home for the remainder of the week. Echothiophate, incidentally, proved to have local anesthetic properties.3


Many organizations today operate globally and employ a significant number of bicultural employees. Consequently, it is extremely important to conduct research that furthers our understanding of bicultural employees in an organizational context. In addition, research that furthers our understanding of an employee attitude such as the organizational commitment of bicultural employees will have practical significance for organizations seeking to maximize employee commitment. This paper presents two profiles of biculturals based on predominant identification to individualist or collectivist national cultures and offers rationale to support the premise that organizational commitment will differ between collectivist and individualist biculturals. Exploring the national cultural dimensions of organizational commitment of bicultural employees as conceptualized in this paper provides human resource development (HRD) an excellent opportunity to research these two constructs that significantly impact organizational outcomes.


O n May 30, 2016, the Extraordinary African Chambers in the courts of Senegal issued its historic conviction of Hissène Habré, the former president of Chad. In handing Habré a life sentence for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of torture committed in Chad from 1982 to 1990, the trial chamber delivered the most important milestone in international criminal justice in years. It was a victory for universal jurisdiction, the principle by which a state can prosecute a person FI D H /G A EL G RI LH O T RAPE AND THE PRESIDENT: THE REMARKABLE TRIAL AND (PARTIAL) ACQUITTAL OF HISSÈNE HABRÉ


The nuclear-polarized hydrogen and deuterium targets have been used in HERMES experiment since the year 1996 until the end of the year 2005 with the polarized positron or electron beams of HERA electron storage ring at DESY to study the spin structure of the nucleon. The main characteristics and the performance of these targets during different periods of their operation are presented. The different mechanisms of gas depolarization active in the cell are presented and an evaluation of their effect on the final target polarization is given.


tive procedure proved too much for the patient, although it was the only possible measure. There is no certain way of forecasting the outcome of an operation on a patient on the brink of death, and we have been surprised that some have survived and returned to a normal life. The commoner degenerative disea'ses-renal failure, vascular degeneration, coronary heart disease, cerebral arteriosclerosis-all combined to bring about the fatal issue in these cases. As might be expected, there were a number of purely vascular causes of death (cerebral thrombosis two cases, coronary disease four cases, iliac-vein thrombosis one case). These usually occurred suddenly and without warning in a patient whose progress had hitherto been satisfactory.


This case study outlines a strategy for the dietetic management of individuals with eating disorders. It shows the progress made by a young woman with bulimia nervosa, who, with the assistance of dietary advice, was able to reduce the occurrence of binge-eating and purging, and normalize her eating behaviour.


A computer vision algorithm is proposed for omnidirectional bee counting in images of Langstroth beehive entrances captured in situ with a miniature camera connected to a multi-sensor, solar-powered electronic beehive monitoring device. The algorithm consists of three stages: pre-processing, landing pad identification, and omnidirectional bee counting. In the pre-processing stage, an approximate image region where the landing pad is likely to be is cropped and the brightness of the cropped image adjusted. The landing pad identification is obtained through iterative reduction of the cropped image to the actual landing pad. Omnidirectional bee counts are computed by dividing the total number of bee pixels by the average number of pixels occupied by individual bees. The algorithm was evaluated on 1,781 images from two electronic beehive monitoring devices deployed in Langstroth beehives with live honeybees and achieved an accuracy of over 80 per cent compared to the ground truth obtained from human evaluators. Keywords—computer vision; contour analysis; color analysis; electronic beehive monitoring; sustainable computing


The aim of this study was to establish an evidence-based exercise protocol for decreasing cancer-related fatigue and muscle wasting in patients with multiple myeloma. A systematic search of electronic medical literature databases was performed to identify articles on patients with cancers similar to multiple myeloma and on exercise interventions. After initial inclusion criteria review, 20 of the 42 identified sources were chosen and analyzed for this systematic review. Although there were few studies examining patients with multiple myeloma specifically, all reviewed studies demonstrated that exercise has positive physiological and psychological effects in patients with cancers similar to multiple myeloma. A recommended exercise protocol based on these studies is presented. The authors suggest that aerobic, resistance, and a combination exercise regimen may have positive effects on decreasing cancer-related fatigue and muscle wasting in patients with multiple myeloma. However, further research is needed to address exercise concerns in this population.


In an acoustically inhomogeneous medium, such as the air or the sea, the sizes of the scattering patches are always distributed continuously. The patches vary from a maximum size determined by the geometry of the fluid to a minimum size prescribed by viscosity and heat conductance. The Kolmogorov equilibrium law seems to give a very realistic description of the dimensions of the scattering patches, though this law was originally derived for homogeneous turbulence only. The scattering integrals are evaluated for such a distribution of patch sizes. The results show backward scattering to be mainly determined by the patch sizes that have a diameter equal to the wavelength, whereas forward scattering is mainly produced by larger patches up to a certain size determined by the wavelength and distance. (The integrals have logarithmic infinities at the corresponding space‐wave numbers of the patch distribution.) The results also show that backscattering radically limits the range of propagation at low frequencies...


Forage quality has large economic influences on the price of alfalfa hay as well as animal performance. Although visual inspection for weeds, mold, and texture remain important to judge quality, laboratory analysis is a critical component of quality prediction. Thus, there is a need for uniform and standardized sampling protocols for testing for forage quality. Long-distance transport, use of large bales, increased import-exports, and introduction of GeneticallyEngineered (GE) crops have provided increased emphasis on sampling and testing, especially for highly-compressed bales. Experiments were conducted to examine the ability to test highly compressed bales, and to measure the differences between preand postcompression hay. We found little to no differences between preand post-compression tests at three commercial hay press facilities in the US. However, individual probe-to-probe differences were large, similar to the differences observed in non-compressed bales, emphasizing the need for multiple composite samples. Principles for standardized sampling include 1) Proper identification of hay lots, 2) Random method of bale sampling, 3) selection of a proper coring device, 4) Correct sampling procedure, 5) Taking sufficient numbers of cores for a composited cored hay sample, and 6) correct handling of samples before analysis. Sampling for a low level presence (LLP) of a GE trait distributed throughout the crop mass requires methods that utilize similar principles as for quality sampling, but with additional samples required, depending upon desired level of detection. Practitioners should consider the large effect of sampling on both hay quality determination as well as detection of LLP in hay masses.


Summary. The hypotheses tested were that there would be significant differences in student achievement and preference for section, attributable to class size and co-ordinated instruction. Students were freshmen psychology students (N = 682). Students were randomly assigned to three types of instructional groups: large-experimental (LE), small-experimental (SE), and small-control (SC). For the LE and SE groups instructional materials and assignments were co-ordinated. The major criterion measure tested for cognitive change beyond the acquisition of information. In the main, there were no significant differences in achievement or preferences. However, students consistently perfer small classes (p < .001) when asked directly about this factor, although other responses are not consistent with this expression of attitude.


The diabetic foot is a common serious complication of diabetes.Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) treatment is a comprehensive treatment.From the overall concept,TCM treats the diabetic foot on the basis of stages and types with the principles of dialectical theory,it pay attention to the combination of internal treatment and external treatment,the combination of global and local,and the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine.TCM treats both manifestation and root cause,and balances the asthenia and sthenia.The internal treatment mainly includes staging and typing,and the external treatment mainly includes Chinese herb washing and external application.Therefore,the flexible application of TCM and Chinese herbs improves the cure rate and effective rate of diabetic foot,and reduce the disability rate.


RFID Technology has been developed for 20 years and has been used in various fields of industry, such as, burglarproof devices, animal tracing equipment, automobile safety apparatuses, and railroad transport container tracing devices. It has not been fully popularized yet due to expenses or technical difficulties; however, it is used for many fields of domestic industry. This technology can be applicable to various fields of industry, such as parking management, the payment collection unit for highway tolls, and the management for stock goods in store. RFID technology can have a huge impact on all fields of industry. We`ll introduce that the RFID technologies of companies which have developed skill and suggest various application for industries.


Relative densities of adult Williamson's Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) in British Columbia were assessed between 1997 and 2006 using call-and-drum playbacks (CPB) with follow-up nest searches to confirm relative breeding densities. Nesting density was determined at two census sites. A review of available records showed that the breeding range had expanded 50 km north of Kamloops and 65 km north of Cranbrook since last reviewed in 1995. The average relative adult density was 6.7 detected/100 CPB points (N = 4266). Highest adult densities (10-15) were in portions of the Interior Douglasfir biogeoclimatic zone in the Okanagan and in the Western population. Much lower densities (2-3) were found in the East Kootenay population. Nesting was confirmed at 61% of the sites where Williamson's Sapsucker were detected with CPB surveys in the Okanagan but only at 44% in the East Kootenay, and 22% in the Western population. The high relative density of adults in the Western population appeared to consist of many non-breeding males or unsuccessful breeders. Fewer nest trees were discovered in the East Kootenay (10), than in the Western population (33) or in the Okanagan (127). In the East Kootenay, several nests were discovered prior to 1938 but only a single nest was found between 1938 and 2004, and it was thought they might have been extirpated, or that the population was very small. We do not know if the 8 active nests discovered in 2006 represent an actual population increase, or if intensive CPB surveys were required to reveal a small population that was always present. The nest density of 3.1/km2 (7 nests in 2.26 km2) in a census site east of Okanagan Falls is the highest density yet found in B.C., and is one of the highest known throughout the range of the species. Large areas in B.C., particularly to the west of the Okanagan and in the East Kootenay, still remain to be surveyed for presence of Williamson's Sapsucker or confirmation of breeding.


1,2,4-Butanetriol(BT) is an important organic synthetic intermediate. In this study, the metabolic network of Escherichia coli was reconstructed by heterogeneously expressing a keto acid decarboxylase(mdl C) from Pseudomonas putida ATCC12633 and a D-xylose dehydrogenase(xdh) from Caulobacter crescentus CB15, and knocking out xyl A, yjh H and yag E which were the genes of xylose utilization pathway and intermediary metabolite pathway for D-1,2,4-butanetriol synthesis. The recombinant strain could synthesize D-1,2,4-butanetriol directly using D-xylose as precursor. Culture conditions such as temperature, medium volume, p H of fermentation broth were investigated at the titer of D-1,2,4-butanetriol of 3.96 g·L-1 under suitable fermentation conditions. The relationship between glucose utilization and D-1,2,4-butanetriol synthesis was discussed. After modifying the phosphoenolpyruvate: sugar phosphotransferase system(PTS) by knocking out pts G the reconstructed E.coli could utilize glucose and xylose simultaneously, leading to a higher D-1,2,4-butanetriol productivity.


Absolute binding energies of selected core levels and x-ray excited Auger transitions are reported for MgO(001) cleaved in air, and for homoepitaxial MgO grown at 750 °C. In addition, polar photoelectron diffraction scans of Mg KL2,3L2,3 and O 1s intensities measured at high angular resolution are reported. The influence of Auger and photoelectron diffraction on angle-resolved XPS of rocksalt crystals of this type is discussed.


In this paper,a simple adaptive decoupling controller for a binary distillation column is presented.The controller combines a decoupling compensator with generalized minimum variance control strategy.It can real-lize decoupling for stochastic multivariable systems dynamically and at steady state It also has good trace perfor-mences.Experimental results of adaptive decoupling control and conventional PI control to a binary distillation column show that the performences of adaptive decoupling control are better than those of conventional PI control.


The paper presents the experience resulting from application of the metal magnetic memory method for investigation and analysis of the stressed states, as well as from the lifetime assessment of hoisting vessel bearing rods used in the mine hoists. The examples of the investigation results are given and the applied assessment criteria are presented. The aim of this work is to prove that investigation of the actual stressed states in the hoisting vessel bearing rods by the metal magnetic memory method represents an alternative for other methods within the scope of diagnostics and reliability prediction of hoisting vessel structures during their operation.


Reconciling the language and descriptions about energy in public discussion and the classroom.

A key challenge in designing a teaching programme on energy is in deciding how best to deal with the differences in how the word "energy" is used and understood in everyday discourse and in science. Many of the most important decisions and choices about energy matters, both for individuals and society, can be adequately understood from an everyday perspective. This raises the question of the appropriate balance in the curriculum between the everyday and scientific views of energy, and of why, when and how we should try to move students on from an everyday understanding of energy towards the scientific understanding.


Abstract Dietary intake is an important component of good health and may impact on current and future health. A number of studies have reported the dietary patterns of children, and the recent publication of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of Young People highlights that inequalities in health start in childhood. What research is available has, unfortunately, not addressed the increasingly problematic nature of conducting dietary assessment in schools, which are under increasing pressure to deliver the national curriculum and sustain 'credibility' in the league tables. This paper points to and discusses some of the key difficulties which researchers face today in undertaking primary research with adolescents in schools, including time to recruit students and adequately explain what is being asked of them, sustaining high rates of participation and using appropriate methods of dietary assessment. Preliminary findings of a three-year action research project in South Staffordshire are discussed, assessing the dietary intake of children in one secondary school. The results show that conclusions would vary greatly depending upon whether criteria for validity are applied. A brief discussion of the project method is followed by a short discussion of the preliminary findings. The paper ends by focusing on the problems researchers face in this important area of research.


BACKGROUND: Bubble columns (BCs) and airlift reactors (ALRs) have important applications as bioreactors, chemical reactors and as contactors in waste-water treatment. The liquid phase properties in these reactors significantly influence the main hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics. Dilute alcohol solutions can be used to simulate real industrial systems in bioreactors. However, only a few research studies have considered such systems. The aim of this paper is to broaden the existing experimental data related to the influence of alcohol addition on the main characteristics of draft tube airlift reactors (DT-ALRs), and to propose simple correlations for their prediction.

RESULTS: New experiments were conducted in a DT-ALR with a single orifice sparger, and with dilute aliphatic alcohol solutions from methanol to n-octanol. Also, simple correlations were developed to predict the gas hold-up and volumetric mass transfer coefficients in BCs and DT-ALRs, but also the downcomer liquid velocity and liquid circulation time DT-ALRs with single orifice sparger and dilute alcohol solutions. The proposed correlations included, in addition to the superficial gas velocity, the surface tension gradient as the only factor to characterize the liquid phase.

CONCLUSIONS: General conclusion can be made that the gas holdup increased, but the downcomer liquid velocity decreased in a DT-ALR, with increase in surface tension gradient of the alcohol solutions. Also, very good agreement was achieved between experimental and calculated data, by applying the developed correlations, with relative average errors less than 5%, except for gas hold-up, where it was in the range 8–32%. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry


This document contains the Integrated Assessment Plan (IAP) for the Phase 2 Operational Demonstration (OD) of the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability (SPIDERS) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) project. SPIDERS will be conducted over a three year period with Phase 2 being conducted at Fort Carson, Colorado. This document includes the Operational Demonstration Execution Plan (ODEP) and the Operational Assessment Execution Plan (OAEP), as approved by the Operational Manager (OM) and the Integrated Management Team (IMT). The ODEP describes the process by which the OD is conducted and the OAEP describes the process by which the data collected from the OD is processed. The execution of the OD, in accordance with the ODEP and the subsequent execution of the OAEP, will generate the necessary data for the Quick Look Report (QLR) and the Utility Assessment Report (UAR). These reports will assess the ability of the SPIDERS JCTD to meet the four critical requirements listed in the Implementation Directive (ID).


This article discusses the significance of party's leading in college foundation work,explores how to carry out party's leading and accepting party's monitoring for college foundation department,and proposes guiding suggestions,so as to guarantee the healthy and orderly completion of college foundation construction.


The efficiency of a rotating biological contactor (RBC) in the treatment of waters contaminated with cadmium, copper and zinc, in particular the effect of rotational speed, namely 3, 15 and 25 rev min−1, on heavy metal reclamation was evaluated. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric analysis indicated > 92% and < 20% removal of copper (Cu2+) and zinc (Zn2+), respectively. Cadmium (Cd2+) levels, however, remained constant. Similar results were obtained at all three rotation speeds tested.


In this work we model the diffusion-controlled kinetic mechanisms of (i) the strong electron superheating above the critical energy of impact ionization that develops within the generated skin depth when the neutral atoms deplete and (ii) recombination effects, which are involved in short-pulsed laser-induced breakdown and after-pulse relaxation in dielectrics. In the numerical simulations we use (iii) the two-temperature model modified for laser-matter interaction with dielectrics in combination with (iv) a computational approach developed for treating the auto-oscillatory dynamics of the electron energy and density induced by the onset of impact ionization during pulsed laser excitation and after-pulse relaxation.


This paper examines design motifs. We focus on the importance of the internal perspective of a designer as a factor that drives the design process ; as we consider that a motif drives a design's creativity. Two types of abstraction processes in design (human-driven abstraction and generalization) are addressed by studying creativity in both design and art. We discuss the difference between design, art and their mainstay in time. An ideal design is expressed as the real meaning of 'a


This research includes the analysis of painted samples from the Tang Murals of the Qianling Mausoleum,the non-destructive analysis of Yuan and Ming Paintings in the collection of the Freer gallery and the analysis of painted samples from a Yuan Mural in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The samples were compared with the collection of samples about classic Chinese painted material and Chinese raw minerals,pigments and plants.


To determine whether the geometrical accuracy of small printed elements does not worsen on recycled paper, microscopic analysis of the dot area and the graphic elements raggedness printed on different types of recycled and coated papers at different screen ruling was carried out. Experimental tests have shown that geometrical accuracy of small elements printed on recycled paper/cardboard, in comparison to pictures printed on primary production paper is almost the same. Microsc. Res. Tech. 76:890–892, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the addition of turmeric water in drinking water to relative weight of the digestive tract of broiler chickens. Two hundreds day old chicks with an average body weight of 41.48 ± 0.99 gram were randomly assigned into 5 treatments and 5 replication, each replicate consisted of 8 birds. The treatments consisted of T0 (100% drinking water), T1 (75% drinking water: 25% turmeric water), T2 (50% turmeric water: 50% drinking water), T3 (75% turmeric water: 25% drinking water) and T4 (100% turmeric water). Feed and water were given in free access. The relative weight and relative length of digestive tract were determined at 35 days. The results showed that addition of turmeric water in drinking water had no significant effect (P>0.05) on broiler life weight, relative weight of crop, proventiculus, small intestine, liver, colon, and relative length of jejunum, and colon. However there was significant (P<0.05) effect on the relative weight of the cecum and pancreas, and the relative length of duodenum and ileum. Addition of 50-100% turmeric water in drinking water lowered relative weight of secum and pancreas, and relative length of duodenum. At 25% turmeric water the relative weight of secum and pancreas dan relative length of duodenum dan ileum is similar to control group. It can be concluded that addition of turmeric water in drinking water lowered the relative weight and length of several part of digestive tract and it is advisable not to use it.


Introduction Our understanding of insect learning has changed dramatically in the past few decades and only recently has it become well established that learning affects all major insect activities including feeding, predator avoidance, social interactions and sexual behavior. Whereas we understand individual learning in insects rather well, the role of social learning in this diverse group is still not clear. Until recently, there have been no research programs devoted to examining insect social learning. Furthermore, students of insect behaviour who worked on topics relevant to social learning typically did not relate their research to the literature on social learning, which has focused on vertebrates. Examples provided below include studies on intergenerational transfer of substrate preference in a variety of insects and communication about food in eusocial insects. My brief review of insect social learning begins with general considerations of how the characteristics of insects could affect the prevalence of social learning in this large and diverse group. I then divide my analysis of what is known about socially influenced learning into two parts, one devoted to the majority of insects that are solitary, and the other to the well studied minority that are highly social.


Sixteen families, 27 genera, and 72 species of Hepaticae are listed from the Philippines. The liverwort flora of the Philippines is still largely unknown. Stephani (1900-1924) described some species merely cited from "Philippina Insulae" in his Species Hepaticarum. Small but important collections were listed by Merrill (1906), Merrill and Merritt (1910), Verdoorn (1930), Herzog (1931, 1932), and Evans (1934). Meijer (1957) reported two species of Anthoceros from Los Bafios, Laguna, and from Taal Volcano, Batangas. He also reported (Meijer, 1960) three species of Bazzania from Polillo Island, and from Mount Apo, Davao, Mindanao. Inoue (1964), in his monograph of Plagiochilion, reported two species, one without a definite locality and the other from Canlaon Volcano, Negros. Recently I examined the liverwort collections at the Philippine National Herbarium. Most of the specimens were collected by such outstanding collectors as Merrill, Elmer, Edafio, and Sulit. Most of the determinations were done by Dr. R. van der Wijk and Dr. S. Hattori. Inasmuch as reports of collections are scanty, widely scattered, and cannot easily be assembled, the following list of known records has been prepared. While far from complete, it will at least be a basis for future work. The arrangement of the families and genera follows Evans (1939).


Reflection from magneto-optic (MO) substrates overcoated with quarterwave-thick isotropic layers is calculated analytically at normal incidence by the 2 x 2 extended Jones matrix method. Single-, doubleand triple-layer coatings are considered. Simple relations are obtained for the reflection matrix elements. In the case of transparent MO media used in Faraday rotators, simple antireflection conditions for layer refractive indices are determined.


Abstract The purpose of this research articles is to analyze the characteristics of big data as a service (BDaaS) markets which is currently in its initial stages from adoption driving and inhibiting perspectives. This study theoretically classifies the BDaaS market into drivers and inhibitors through the PEST analysis based on previous literature. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) matrix was used to analyze the segmentation, drivers and inhibitors, to understand the nature of the early BDaaS market. This study has proposed a new theoretical methodology for analyzing the early market of BDaaS and it is expected that this methodology may be used in the market analysis of other fields beyond the BDaaS market. Customer factors in the consumerization phenomenon and social, political, and technological factors in the PEST analysis were the important drivers of BDaaS adoption. Suppliers from the consumerization phenomenon and political factors in the PEST analysis were the most important inhibitors of BDaaS adoption. The results have important implications for policymaking and fostering other newly established BDaaS markets in emerging economies.


Introduction. The deepening of globalization processes in the modern world actualizes the issue of ensuring economic security at all levels of the state system. The vulnerability of the national economy to risks and threats is increasing due to the possibility of aggravation of crisis phenomena in the economy, a potential decrease in financial independence, activation of the shadow economy, and an increase in the volume of illegal financial transactions. The activation of European integration processes, the specifics of the functioning of Ukraine's economy during martial law, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic determine the importance of rethinking the theoretical foundations of the state's economic security. Problem Statement. Clarifying the theoretical provisions of economic security: updating the terminological apparatus, and researching the security aspects of the concept of sustainable development. Purpose is to deepen the theoretical provisions of the economic security of the state in the context of the concept of sustainable development, based on the analysis of information from professional sources. Methods. The methods of generalization, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, grouping, abstraction were used in the processing of literary sources and clarification of the terminology of the sphere of economic security. Results. The theoretical prerequisites of economic security in the context of the concept of sustainable development are analyzed. The role of financial monitoring in ensuring economic security has been clarified. Economically safe is a stable state of the state, characterized by the balance of relevant indicators and invulnerability to external and internal threats, which ensures sustainable and effective development based on the observance of national economic interests. The development of the financial monitoring system is inextricably linked with the development of the economic security system, as an integral attribute of Ukraine's sustainable development. Conclusions. Financial transactions involving money laundering are characterized by a global nature, their perception as a problem of one jurisdiction does not correspond to the realities of global economic processes, since no country is able to stop illegal financial flows in full. Countering illegal financial flows requires effective measures at the national and international levels.


This paper provides a detailed description of the evaluation of the GEA algorithm and the Trust component in the OpenKnowledge (OK) project. In particular, it briefly recalls and discusses the implemented trust component architecture and related algorithms, as well as their integration into the OK Kernel architecture. The focus of the paper is the presentation of the results of the evaluation of the trust module on a selected e-Response scenario.


ABSTRACT Alvin Plantinga proposes that mathematical objects and propositions are divine thoughts. This position, which I call divine psychologism, resonates with some remarks by contemporary thinkers. Plantinga claims several advantages for his position, and I add another: it helps to explain the glory of mathematics. But my main purpose is to issue a challenge to divine psychologism. I argue that it has an implausible consequence: it identifies an entity with God's relation to that entity. I consider and rebut several ways in which a divine psychologist might argue that this is not really a consequence, or that the identification is plausible.


Purpose
Occupational stress-relating overwork among teachers predispose to mental disorders and eventually lead to long leave from work. Although some studies have been conducted to assess these problems among elementary and junior high school teachers, a quantitative investigation has been limited to date. In this study, the authors sought to explore the association between overwork and mental stress among Japanese elementary and junior high school teachers.

Design/methodology/approach
An exploratory cross-sectional questionnaire survey was carried out on 294 Japanese elementary and junior high school teachers. The respondents filled a questionnaire on personal data, and occupational stress reaction was evaluated by Japanese version of Brief Job Questionnaire. Multiple linear regression model was used to evaluate the association between overwork information and psychological and physical stress.

Findings
Working during holidays was significantly likely to increase psychological and physical stress reactions among elementary school teachers (adjusted mean difference = −1.67, 95% CI: −2.81 to −0.54) and junior high school teachers (adjusted mean difference = −5.24, 95% CI: −9.60 to −0.87). A weakly positive association was found between high risk of psychological and physical stress and marital status (p = 0.005), teacher in charge of class (p = 0.015) among elementary school teachers.

Originality/value
This study indicated an association between working during holidays and psychological and physical stress reactions among elementary and junior high school teachers after adjusting for sociodemographic and work-related status. Further study for the confirmation of this finding is warranted.