This research aims to determine the export competitiveness of asean country's service sector's. The data used to support this research is secondary data in the form of service sector export data, total exports, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Constant Price for the study period in 2015-2019. The analysis tools used are Klassen Typology, Location Quotient (LQ), Revealed Competitive Advantage (RCA), and Overlay analysis. Based on the results of overlay analysis by combining three analytical tools (Klassen Typology, LQ, and RCA), shows that the export competitiveness of the service sector owned by Singapore is insurance and pension services; charges for the use of intellectual property; telecommunications, computer, and information services; and other business services. Malaysia's export competitiveness of the service sector is personal, cultural, and recreational services, while the Philippines is telecommunications, computer, and information services. Meanwhile, Indonesia and Vietnam are ASEAN countries that do not have export-competitive service sectors.


Lateral web dynamics is an important part of web precessing lines and presents unique problems in modeling, identification and control. In this paper stochastic aspects of lateral web dynamics are discussed. A new stochastic model is introduced, which represents non-ideal webs and disturbances at the entering span roll, based on experimental data. The new model is used in simulation studies to pinpoint problems in identification and control of non-ideal webs.


Data management costs have skyrocketed due to increase in both the volume and complexity of storage soluti ons. Object based storage (OSD) is a new paradigm that has gained increasing acceptance due to ability of embedding intellig ence in the storage devices thereby aiding in ease of management. Even in this age of fault tolerant system, data backup is stil l the only means of ensuring absolute recovery. Traditional b ackup solutions are limited by the features of block based storage . Due to the mechanism of data storage in OSD Objects (data + metadata), it offers a whole new set of features that were not possible in traditional systems [1]. In this work we expl ore the opportunities and implications of OSD enabled backup. We propose and implement a new backup management system capable of exploiting the features of OSD. Salient features of our proposed design include fine grained policy specification a nd intelligent, non-intrusive backup scheduling. Our prototype evaluation shows that our proposed backup solution outperforms traditional backup solutions both in the features it offers and the performance. Specifically, the no nintrusive backup scheduling completely minimizes the impa ct on real time data access.


In this work, a UV photodetector based on a ZnO/NiO core/shell nanorods array is fabricated by hydrothermal growth processes and thermal oxidation. Compressive strain is applied to enhance the Ilight and sensitivity of the UV photodetectors. Under a 1 N compressive strain at −3.5 V, the enhancement in Ilight and sensitivity of the UV photodetector is about 74% and 78.7%, respectively. The possible working principle is that the negative piezo-polarization at the ZnO/NiO interface shifts the depletion region to the ZnO side leading to an increase of the photon-absorption volume. This work may provide a potential approach to enhance the performance of the ZnO/NiO UV photodetector.


The syntactic pattern recognition model based on GDPLL(k) grammars has been proposed [6, 13] as an efficient tool for inference support in diagnostic and control expert systems. In this paper we discuss the software engineering aspect of the syntactic pattern recognition (sub)system. The architecture of the system should allow to embed the system in real-time environments, accumulate knowledge about the environment, and flexible react to the changes in the environment. The object-oriented approach has been applied to design the system, and the Unified Modeling Language has been used for the specification of the software model. In the paper we present the model and its practical applications.


Dehydrogenation and contemporaneous demethylation of the parent 4,9-dimethoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-benz[f]indole (2) yielded the expected aromatization products 4 and 5 (1H-benz[f]indole-4,9-dione and 4,9-di-hydroxy-1H-benz[f]indole, respectively).


Annotation: This article analyzes reforms in the standard of living and welfare of the country's population, and develops scientific conclusions and recommendations for further improving the living standards and welfare of the population. Keywords: population, living standards, welfare, income, needs, wages, pensions, goods, food, consumer spending.


It is no news that this country's penal institutions have failed to dem onstrate any substantial effectiveness in deterring criminals from further acts which are accompanied by a return ticket to incarceration. The liter ature of penology has, for several years, called for prison reform on a mas sive scale. Within the past decade we have seen the institutions which house this country's incarcerated population attempt to replace the traditional pen al image with one that emphasizes correction and a positive change in the individual. Part of this new approach has been the changing of names and titles, but a larger part has been in the area of prison programming. Along with more expanded, innovative vocational programs has come the advent of the college classroom in our correctional facilities. . . It is also no secret that colleges are more than eager to aid prison ad ministrators in upgrading the opportunities offered to inmates. Enrollment problems on campuses have forced educators to seek out different groups of individuals not traditionally served by institutions of higher learn ing. One of the foremost recommendations by groups such as the Carnegie Commission is to extend educational opportunities over prison walls. Many four-year schools and community colleges alike have found this proposal most appealing, not only for its humanitarian qualities, but also for its financial implications in times of budgetary nightmares. The time is ripe for this marriage. The correctional image is clearly trying to move away from "security" a:t;ld toward "rehabilitation" while educators are very ready to answer these needs.


The plasma display panel (PDP) is one of the most widely used display components in flat panel displays. It is popular in the TV market because of its relatively simple cell structure, low-cost materials, and uncomplicated manufacturing process. Recently, several research groups have shown that the cell structure of a PDP, which consists of electrodes and a gas mixture, can be used in the manufacture of radiation detectors. In the previous study, we developed a PDP-based X-ray detector (PXD). This prototype detector panel has row and column strips, and hence, it can be used as an imaging detector. To obtain the 2D X-ray image from the developed panel, a PXD dedicated driving and data acquisition (DAQ) circuit was developed. The proposed DAQ system consists of a multichannel high-voltage switching board, a multichannel DAQ board, and an FPGA-based control board. The prototype system has a compact design that can be easily used for various object imaging experiments. Each of the developed module boards of the DAQ system was tested, and the integrated system was verified as well. We hope to further study the signal processing in the system to obtain a clear image from the detector.


The purpose of this article is to show that the relationship between localized and delocalized molecular orbitals can be easily demonstrated for the case of methane.


the most advanced in Japan. Being located in the shortest distance across the Japan Sea from the Korean Peninsula, its culture was the finest and the most sophisticated. But it was allegedly destroyed by the more brutal and barbarian culture of the Yamato Dynasty, supposedly the ancestors of the present-day Emperor. In my family, my brother and I were the first male children in many generations. In prewar Japan, only male children (the first sons, for that matter) could inherit family estates. As far as I can trace back my family lineage, either no sons were born or none survived beyond adolescence, and husbands from neighboring areas had to be adopted. To be adopted into a family of small fortune must have been most humiliating. My father was a school-teacher, but this sense of humiliation seemed to have remained all through his life.


In the present study, a TLC method for the analysis of gardenia yellow in foods using crocetin as an indicator was developed. Gardenia yellow was extracted from food samples with methanol or hydrous methanol, and after the extract was evaporated, the residue was dissolved in water and the pH was adjusted to 11 or above with 1 mol/L NaOH. The resultant mixture was occasionally stirred, then allowed to stand in a water bath at 50°C for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the pH of the mixture was slightly acidified using hydrochloric acid. It was then purified through a C18 cartridge before being subjected to the TLC analysis. The TLC conditions were as follows: plate, RP-18F254S (Art. 15389, E. Merck); solvent system, acetonitrile-tetrahydrofuran-0.1 mol/L oxalic acid (7:8:7). The visible absorption spectrum of the color was measured using scanning densitometry without isolation of the color. In order to investigate the capability of the present method, 37 commercial foods were analyzed, and their chromatographic behaviors and spectra were observed. The separation and the spectra obtained were not affected by coexisting substances in the foods, and the spots always gave the same Rf values and spectra as the standard, along with good reproducibility. The present method is considered to be useful for the rapid analysis of gardenia yellow in foods.


A reduced two-fluid model describing the coexisting system of the resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) and plasma flows is extended to include an effect of the perturbed bootstrap current. Using ...


Virtual worlds are highly interactive environments for experiencing and manipulating three-dimensional synthetic scenes. Such kinds of environments are referred to as real-time interactive graphics with three-dimensional models, when combined with a display technology, possibly including binaural sound, that gives the user immersion in the model world and direct manipulation. A virtual environment, thus, is not simply an improvement of conventional display techniques, but it is a new media of communication with novel kinds of challenges for computer and communication technology.


By caching files at users, content delivery traffic can be offloaded via device-to-device (D2D) links if a helper user is willing to transmit the cached file to the user who requests the file. In practice, the user device has limited battery capacity, and may terminate the D2D connection when its battery has little energy left. Thus, taking the battery consumption allowed by the helper users to support D2D into account introduces a reduction in the possible amount of offloading. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between offloading gain of the system and energy cost of each helper user. To this end, we introduce a user-centric protocol to control the energy cost for a helper user to transmit the file. Then, we optimize the proactive caching policy to maximize the offloading opportunity and the transmit power at each helper to maximize the offloading probability. Finally, we evaluate the overall amount of traffic offloaded to D2D links and the average energy consumption at each helper, with the optimized caching policy and transmit power. Simulations show that a significant amount of traffic can be offloaded even when the energy cost is kept low.


Programmed stem cell death appears to play a role in wound healing and tissue regeneration Stem cells are classically defined by their unlimited proliferative potential and capacity to differentiate into diverse cell types. For many years, investigations in the stem cell field have focused specifically on the self-renewal and differentiation aspects, leaving the mechanisms of stem cell elimination relatively unexplored (1). What may at first appear to be a trivial question—how can an "immortal" self-renewing stem cell commit cellular suicide?—struck me as biologically important. Are there distinct mechanisms enabling such elimination, I wondered, and, if so, to what extent does this process affect tissue regeneration?


Based on years of teaching practice,the paper puts forward the effective ways of promoting teaching quality:improving the students' knowledge about the importance of soils;enhancing the teachers' teaching quality through methods and means;strengthening experiment lessons by stressing combination of the three aspests.


The process of radio network optimization can be significantly improved if the real users spatial distribution is known. This knowledge can allow an optimal assignment of radio resources to particular areas of the network. This article presents 2G spatial traffic distribution analysis method and its applications in 2G and 3G radio network optimization process. Included is the algorithm of the traffic density generation and the hour-by-hour analysis of its fluctuations. Proposed is the method of cell grouping with regard to their characteristic traffic features. The article also introduces the concept of traffic character and traffic character map generation method. Finally, the following work describes practical applications of traffic density and traffic character in the 2G and 3G network optimization process.


Feeding raw materials system of intelligent nodes and the design of communication protocols based on CAN bus have been introduced.Fieldbus control system to replace the traditional distributed control system.According to the requirement of blast furnace feeding raw materials technological requirements,AT90CAN128 used for the MCU core,construct intelligent node hardware circuit.With blast furnace feeding raw materials system features enact corresponding protocol.This design has specific blast furnace system was run,results show that the system achieve a real-time system metallurgical design requirements.


Eugene O"Brien 5 keywords Derrida, Joyce, negative identity, gnomon, hauntology Abstract This chapter examines forms of negative identity in terms of two intersecting verbal axes: Joyce"s own term, gnomon and Jacques Derrida"s term hauntology. Both terms gesture towards forms of negative identity which are the very antithesis of foundational or fundamental identity and I will trace this argument through some of Joyce"s writings.


While the review of Antifragile by Mr Holman (4 December 2013) is replete with factual, logical and analytical errors, we will list here only the ones of general interest to the student of quantitative finance. (1) Conflation of second and fourth moments. Mr Holman links the ideas in The Black Swan to the VIX(volatility contract) and gets the relation of the VIX to betting on 'tail events' backwards. Fat-tailedness means a disproportionate role of the tails in defining the properties of distribution, which, mathematically, means a smaller one for the 'body'—not more volatility (something rather obvious: the most common measure of fat-tailedness, Kurtosis, is normalized by the square of the variance). The VIX is mostly affected by at-the-money options which correspond to the centre of the distribution, closer to the second moment not the fourth (at-the-money options are actually linear in their payoff and correspond to the conditional first moment). As explained 17 years ago in my Dynamic Hedging, betting on the disproportionate role of tail events, or fat-tailedness, is done by selling the aroundthe-money-options (the VIX) and purchasing options in the tails. Higher kurtosis means lower action in the centre of the distribution, 'higher peaks' as, the fatter the tails, the more markets spend time between μ − √ 1 2 ( 5 − √17 ) σ and μ + √ 1 2 ( 5 − √17 ) σ where σ is the standard deviation and μ the


Focusing on a joint effort of the Texas Department of Health and the Texas Department of Human Services, this study examined the interagency implementation of maternal and infant health policy in the state. Thompson's typology of implementation(1) was integrated with the Montjoy and O'Toole(2) model of overhead influence on intraorganizational factors in public policy implementation for analysis. The findings provide some support to the Montjoy and O'Toole model.(3) The data suggested Type A Mandate Effects and Expected Activity for both departmental programs. Reciprocal Operating Interdependence existed between the two state departments.


Objectives: To retrospectively determine, by using multislice computed tomography (MSCT), whether additional interpretation of sliding-thin-slab maximum-intensity projection (MIP) reformation images improve diagnostic accuracy when compared with the diagnostic interpretation of conventional sliding-thin-slab multiplanar reformation (MPR) CT images for traumatic ossicular chain separation. Materials and Methods: Twenty-nine patients with pathologically or clinically confirmed unilateral traumatic ossicular chain separation who underwent temporal bone MSCT were retrospectively identified from electronic medical records. An additional 29 control subjects, who underwent temporal bone MSCT for other reasons, were retrospectively selected from the same period. Two neuroradiologists independently reviewed the 116 temporal bones twice. One review was restricted to MPR ("MPR only") images. The other review used MIP images and MPR ("all reformations") images. The observers were blinded to clinical history, and the 2 reviews took place 8 weeks apart to avoid recall bias. The &khgr;2 test was performed for diagnostic accuracy between MPR images and all reformation images. Cohen &kgr; statistics was used to evaluate interobserver variability. Results: With "all reformations" images, observer 1 diagnosed traumatic ossicular chain separation in 28 (24.1%) of 116 temporal bones, which is significantly higher than that with MPR (16.4%, 19/116 temporal bones, P < 0.05); Observer 2 diagnosed traumatic ossicular chain separation in 27 (23.3%) of 116 temporal bones, which is also significantly higher than that with MPR (17.2.0%, 20/116 bones, P < 0.05). The &kgr; values were 0.89 and 0.96, respectively, on the basis of MPR and "all reformations" images that revealed high interobserver agreement, independent of the imaging modality (MPR or "all reformations" images). Conclusions: Additional interpreting MIP images provided more accurate diagnoses than interpreting MPR images alone for diagnosis of traumatic ossicular chain separation.


Paratanaisia sp. is trematode that found in kidney of pigeon. As far as, identification of Paratanaisia sp. in Indonesian did by morphology characteristic. Morphological identification was neeeded molecular identification to support it. The aim of this research was investigated molecular characteristic and phylogenetic of Paratanaisia sp. from Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, Magelang, and Klaten based on ITS1 region. The worms were found from pigeon`s kidney Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, Magelang and Klaten. The worms were coloured with Semichone`s Carmine stain and identificated their morphological character. The DNA of worms were extracted and amphlificated using PCR technique. Amplikon as PCR product was sekuensed and allignmented to detemine of arrange nucleotide. Number of different, genetic distances and phylogenetic of the nucleotide was analyzed with MEGA 5.05. The result of morphological identification show that the worm is Paratanaisia sp.. The result of sekuensing allignment on ITS1 region is 523 bp. Number of different nucleotide for Paratanaisia sp. Klaten is 20 base than the others. Genetic distance with Kimura- 2 Parameter test for Paratanaisia sp. Klaten is 4% than the others. Phylogenetic analyze with Neighbor Joining and Maximum Parsimony show that Paratanaisia sp. Klaten, Yogyakarta, Magelang and Kulon Progo have the same cluster with highly bootsrap.


In 2009, as they were emphazing on the resilience of the Algerian economy facing the global crisis, the authorities introduced severe restrictions on both import, foreign investment and consumer credit. Do these measures simply mean an adaptation to the international context of crisis or do they reflect deeper policy changes in a context of deindustrialization, perverse effects of oil and gas profits, and import drift? Should we see there a challenge to economic openness, a restoration of control levers or a willingness to respond to growing social tensions? More fundamentally, these measures appear particularly symptomatic of the impasse in the process of economic reform, which has its roots in the contradictions of the role of the State in the national economy since the late 1980s.


Recently, herb induced nephropathy has been described as a subgroup of renal disorders. Patients taking Chinese herbs for eczema and weight reduction have been reported to develop chronic interstitial nephritis, rapidly progressive interstitial fibrosis and urothelial malignancies. An agent, known as aristolochic acid (AA), isolated from such herbs has been identified as an independent and direct nephrotoxin. The pathology by which AA incurs renal damage is yet to be determined. With regards to malignancies triggered by such herbs, these patients have been found to over express a mutated p53 gene. Here, we discuss the management of a young female patient who developed biopsy proven acute interstitial nephritis with early fibrosis after ingesting a herbal remedy for a short period of time. Other causes of interstitial nephritis in this patient such as viral infections and autoimmune disorders were investigated and ruled out. Initially, she presented with acute renal failure requiring hemodialysis for ten days. Fortunately, she did not develop any permanent renal dysfunction as the etiology was identified early and the herbs were discontinued immediately. Her renal impairment reversed to normal within a one-month period after a trial of corticosteroids was administered. We believe this is the first of such cases isolated in Saudi Arabia.


What are the different factors that make a territory marginal? Are contextual features related to spatial, socioeconomic, institutional, or cultural elements differently influencing marginality in different countries? These are the questions at the origin of this Special Issue.
Marginal areas are traditionally defined as those far from the main urban centres, based on a core-periphery model (Cullen & Pretes, 2000; Gatzweiler & Baumüller, 2014; Herrschel, 2012; Ferrau & Lopes, 2004; Bock, 2016). From this perspective, marginality is an intrinsic spatial condition rather than a transient feature. However, the geographic distance from the poles is only one among the many conditions that can help to define marginality, which could be better defined as a process deeply influenced by socioeconomic changes (Máliková, Farrell, McDonagh, 2016). Marginal regions can be peripheral in geographical location but advanced regarding their socioeconomic situation. On the other hand, not every marginal Region is necessarily peripheral: on the contrary, several studies suggest an interpretation of marginality as a lack of socioeconomic and political connection (Leimgruber, 2004; Pelc, 2006; Bock, 2016).
Moreover, in European countries such as Germany, France and Italy, the concept of marginality has often been associated with rural or mountainous areas. Still, different contributions to this Special Issue show that marginal territories may have very diverse geographical and orographic conditions. In addition, the scale at which a region can be defined as marginal and the administrative borders may also significantly influence the definition of marginality itself.
The lack of a broad, shared definition of marginality affects the identification of marginal territories and the possibility of developing adequate territorial policies to rebalance their marginal condition. Europe shows different attempts at defining marginal territories before proposing devoted policies. For example, Italy refers to the concept of "inner areas" (Materiali Uval, 2014), while the Espon (2017) project PROFECY refers to "inner peripheries". The different names given to marginal territories and the different definitions of marginality require exploring the meaning of considering the other features that may make a territory marginal. As a result, marginality should move from the core-periphery model that considers accessibility to services and goods and distance from central places, considering how a combination of physical, social, economic, institutional and cultural aspects defines marginal territories.


empirical investigation of how the affordances of a sociotechnical system like Facebook promotes particular modes of reflection while subordinating others, and what these modes of reflection actually look like would certainly complement Simanowski's analysis. Moreover, given the immeasurable influence of Facebook and other platforms, this book is of interest to anyone concerned about the increasing social, cultural, economic, and political power of social media. However, given that it is not the most accessible text, I sometimes wondered how valuable it might be if those most profoundly affected by the Facebook society cannot understand Simanowski's sometimes perplexing philosophical references and analysis. Some level of translation is undoubtedly necessary if this book is to have its desired effects. Ultimately, Simanowski takes us beyond the adage "think before you share," and towards, if you do have to share, "think after you share," and "think about what it means to share." He demonstrates how Facebook is transforming our sense of temporality and our modes of experiencing the world around us. He illustrates how social media provides new narrative templates that give users voice and control but criticizes their restrictive and increasingly mechanical nature. And, most importantly, he offers his account of what the effects of these phenomenological and epistemological transformations mean for the social world we inhabit. But Simanowski never makes you feel bad for using Facebook, for him it is a profoundly understandable compulsion that attempts to fulfill deep social and psychological needs. His book is a call for a more meditative society, one that lives not exclusively in the moment, but with a sense of the past—both in a historical sense and in the sense of one's own history—and fashions their understanding of the world and the self through an agglutination of all these perspectives. Getting beyond the Facebook society means moving beyond the epistemological and ontological frames afforded by our contemporary technical infrastructures, and towards a less mechanical mode of understanding oneself, and the world around us.


Climate changes in the Polar Regions are accelerating and scientists are trying to understand both the patterns and resulting impacts. Specific regions of the Arctic and Antarctic are exhibiting greater changes than others, creating areas of interest (hot spots) for polar research. The Polar Interdisciplinary Coordinated Education (Polar ICE, see www.polar-ice.org) project, funded by the National Science Foundation, was designed as an integrated education and outreach program to provide virtual access to the Polar Regions, specifically the hot spots of researcher interest, through polar data and interactions with the scientists. Polar ICE focuses on creating communities of practice among educators and polar scientists around understanding of polar science and data through workshops, data visualization tools, and data-focused activities appropriate for middle-high as well as undergraduate students (grades 6–16).


Objective To investigate methods of high-warning drugs safety management in internal medicine.Methods Learning more about global search advance of high-warning drugs,and making clear of its concept and types are very important to identify high-warning drug management problems in hospitals.Mthods of drugs safety management are suggestted which combined with characteristics of internal systems,so as to ensure high-warning system for drugs in the safe use.Results Application of high-warning drug safety management in internal medicine improve the nurses cognition for high-warning management of drug safety,and enhance nurses sense of responsibility to reduce the risk of use of highwarning drug.Conclusion High-warning drug safety management is in effect.It could help to improve the quality of clinical nursing care.


Address the extent to which higher education institutions standards of total quality management in accordance with the different axes, and represented the study procedures in the use of descriptive and analytical approach, also used the questionnaire to collect information tool which has been applied to a sample of 62 of the directors and heads of departments and units and members of the faculty and all of his role in the strategic planning of higher education institutions in Sabratha management. Statistical processing was used program (SPSS) to calculate percentages and averages, standard deviations, and test hypotheses to find a relationship between the variables of the study in accordance with the comprehensive quality management standards axes, the study found the number of results was the application of total quality management standards such institutions moderately according to different axes, One hypothesis testing results and there is a significant statistical relationship between the approval of the organizational structure of the Foundation Council and the procedures for the organization agrees with its mission and objectives, as there is a relationship between the approval of the organizational structure of the Foundation Council and the vision and mission. The presence of a statistically significant relationship between the clarity of vision and mission and how the organization measures agree with its mission and the existence of significant differences, for the variables of the study by type, and job level and age. The study recommended the need to adopt the concept of total quality management in the educational process and review the implementation mechanisms and the establishment of a specialized department for quality and accreditation of institutions where there is no quality management, dealing with the applications programs and to work on activating the idea of creating a unit of Total Quality and Performance Development in Higher Education Institutions in the light of international standards.


The rapid development and commercialization of location acquisition technologies generates large trajectory datasets, that trace moving objects' trips. In this work, we propose a new trajectory mining algorithm, for discovering paths that are frequently followed by the given trajectories, named as corridors. We claim that the moving objects follow common paths-corridors. Detecting corridors from a collection of trajectories is extremely challenging due to the nature of the data (low sampling rates, different speeds, noisy measurements etc.). In this work we propose and evaluate a pipelined algorithm that abstracts from trajectories their underlying frequent paths.


Presented in this paper is a proposed model describing the variation in the rehydration ratio with rehydration time for yam slices. The 'new' model describes the relationship between the moisture content of yam slices with time when rehydrated. The changes in mass and moisture content data with rehydration time, during the rehydration process, were recorded. Rehydration was carried out at 27 C, 40 C, 60 C, and 80C for 3.0 mm thick dehydrated yam slices. Regression analysis established that the variation in rehydration ratio vs rehydration time data, better fitted a two-term exponential equation rather than a quadratic equation. Also, regression analysis done on variation in rehydration ratio vs rehydration time data of cube sweet potatoes found it literature, further validated that the rehydration ratio vs rehydration time data better fitted a two-term exponential equation rather than a quadratic equation. For the recorded moisture content versus rehydration time data, a better fit was obtained for the new model rather than the Weibull, Peleg, and Exponential models. This study is essential for a better understanding of the rehydration characteristics of yam slices during the rehydration process. Information about rehydration characteristics of the yam slices presented in this work will also be valuable to optimise and characterise the soaking conditions, design yam-processing equipment and predict water absorption as a function of time and temperature. The rehydration process clearly indicates that rehydration occurs very rapidly in the first few minutes of the rehydration process, and this process is faster as the rehydration temperature increases.


This paper questions the conclusions reached by A.K. Bagchi on the deindustri~_lization of India in the nineteenth century. Reference is made to two articles which Bagchi has written on the subject: one appeared in The Journal of Development Studies in January 1976 and the other in Essays in Honour of Professor Susobhan Chandra Sarkar (1976).1 To obtain the full benefit of Bagchi's arguments the.wo articles need to be treated together, especially because the first places his study in a broader theoretical context and presumably appeals to a wider audience and the second is somewhat more explicit about the methods which Bagchi used in deriving his results. Bagchi's study rested upon one specific definition of deindusrriallzation: the decline, over a given time period, in the proportion of population dependent on secondary industry." Bagchi concluded that "The 'naive' idea current


The influence of static contact angle on the spreading of droplet on a heated solid surface has been studied experimentally. Static contact angle was important parameter which influenced the impact behavior and heat transfer during the interaction of droplet and solid surface. Droplet substance was destilated water with initial diameter of 2.5 mm and solid surface material was stainless steel. Impact energy was expressed in Weber number, they were 52.1 and 57.7. Solid surface temperature was varied from 60−285 ° C to cover the heat transfer regimes, they were single-phase liquid, nucleate boiling, transition boiling, and film boiling. Static contact angle were 0 ° , 35.04 ° , and 85.72 ° . As result, it was known that static contact angle has influence on spread characteristic after droplet impacting solid surface. Spreading factor increases due to the decrease of static contact angle. Evaporation time decreases due to the decrease of static contact angle. Keywords: droplet, impact, spreading, static contact angle


A methodologic study was conducted in Iowa to evaluate the quality of information
on pesticide use provided by farmers and their spouses. Included in this project was an
assessment of the amount of detail farmers could provide in interviews regarding
agricultural use of pesticides and to evaluate whether a volunteer or probe interviewing
technique elicited the best response. Interviews were conducted with 203 farmers to
obtain information on type, amount, and timing of pesticides used. In the interviews
farmers first volunteered the names of pesticides they had used. Interviewers then
probed for possible use of pesticides not already mentioned. Probing yielded a
considerable number of additional positive responses, e.g., from 12% of the total
number of farmers reporting use of atrazine to 89% for chlordane. This indicates that
questionnaires based on an approach where farmers volunteered the names of
individual chemicals used, i.e., provided names without interviewer prompts, are likely
to be less complete. Many farmers were able to provide information on amount of
pesticide purchased, application rate employed, and acres treated. A larger proportion,
however, provided "don't know" responses to the questions about amount of pesticide
purchased (6% to 27%) and amount of active ingredient used (7% to 20%).


One way random experiment was designed to investigate the influence of concentrated soybean lecithin on production performance,carcass quality and biochemical indexes in the serum of broilers. Two hundred and twenty-five Avin birds (mixed sex) were randomly divided into 5 groups with one way random design,each containing 3 replications (5 birds per replicate).Five dietary treatments, consisting of the basal diet(blank control), basal diet +lard, basal diet concentrated soybean lecithin(low level, middle level, high level), were allotted to 5 groups. Group 1 was the blank control group (BC), fed with the basal diet. Group 2 was the lard control group (LC), fed with the lard diet which substitution of lard for corn at same level in the basal diet,in 0~3weeks 2% substitution rate,in 4~6weeks 3% substitution rate.Group 3 to 5 were fed with concentrated soybean lecithin diet which substitution of concentrated soybean lecithin for corn at same level in the basal diet, in 0~3weeks 2% (low level, LL), 3% (middle level, ML), 4% (high level, HL) respectively substitution rate, in 4~6weeks 3% (low level, LL), 4%( middle level, ML), 5%(high level, HL) respectively substitution rate. Each group was at same dietary protein level. The experiment result showed that:in 0~3weeks,the intake was significantly increased (P0.01) in ML and HL groups. In 4~6weeks, ML group had greater intake, but HL group reduced the intake.In the whole period the lard diet had no significant effect on the intake.In 0~3weeks, body weight gain and FCR were significantly increased in ML and HL groups(P0.01).In 4~6weeks,the diets supplemented with lipid had significant effect on body weight gain and FCR of broilers (P0.01). In the whole period the diets supplemented with lipid improved body weight gain and FCR,the results of concentrated soybean lecithin was better than lard.


This panel examines the state of research in the areas of data practices, behaviors, infrastructure, and policies through a series of five recently completed and in-progress studies. At their core these investigations seek to examine strategies for better connecting data, policies, and research communities. Often data and their related practices, policies, and infrastructure lack connection and cohesiveness to support data sharing among various communities. To better understand the current situation these connections will be explored through an assessment of emerging research. It is hoped that this research can be utilized to transform and better connect data practices, policies, and communities of practice.


A comparative morphological study involving all cynopoeciline killifishes indicates that Leptolebias marmoratus is more closely related to species of the genera Campellolebias and Cynopoecilus than to other species of Leptolebias, and that Mucurilebias leitaoi is the sister group of a clade comprising all other cynopoecilines. Leptopanchax, new genus, is described to place species that share urogenital papilla in males separated from the anal-fin origin by broad interspace, basal portion of the urogenital papilla in males not forming a pronounced wide structure, absence of thickened tissue on the basal portion of the anal fin in males, caudal fin oval and symmetrical in males, anterior proximal radials of the anal fin not placed in close proximity in males, presence of a broad iridescent golden stripe on the distal zone of the dorsal fin in males, and caudal fin with vermiculate dark red marks in males. Poecilopanchax, new subgenus of Cynopoecilus, is diagnosed by having the basihyal narrow, about rectangular, the interarcual element of the dorsal branchial arch ossified, the uncinate process of the third epibranchial distinctively widened, a long filamentous ray on the tip of the anal fin in males, caudal fin lanceolate in males, dark bars on the flank in females, branchiostegal region with intense red pigmentation in males, a brownish red stripe on the basal portion of the dorsal fin in males, and dark red marks extending to the antero-distal margin of the dorsal fin in males. This study follows an old classificatory scheme in which all aplocheiloids are placed in a single family, the Aplocheilidae.


Bioplastics are energy reserve polyester commonly accumulated by a large variety of bacteria. Some bacteria can accumulate as much as 70% of cell dry weight under certain cultivation conditions. Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is derived from acetyl-CoA and represents the most abundant PHAs in nature. These biopolymers share many proprieties with the conventional plastics (polypropylene). In order to protect the environment, industries are encouraged to develop the production of biodegradable polymers. Many strategies are used to develop this sector through development of new strains which could accumulate higher polymer concentration. Also, in order to reduce the cost of PHAs production, many wastes have been used as growth media for bacteria. These aspects are reviewed in this paper.


The invention relates to an optical glass paint remover and a preparation method of the optical glass paint remover. The paint remover contains, by weight, potassium hydroxide 8% to 14%, surfactant 1% to 4%, complexing agent 4% to 9%, triethanolamine 2.5% to 5%, solvent 4% to 8%, sodium metasilicate pentahydrate 2% to 4%, sodium polyacrylate 2% to 4%, and distilled water in balance. The preparation method comprises dissolving potassium hydroxide and sodium metasilicate pentahydrate in distilled water; adding surfactant and complexing agent for reaction; adding triethanolamine and solvent; adding sodium polyacrylate; and blending. The paint remover prepared by the invention is green and nontoxic, and has good paint removing effect, no corrosion to lenses and no residues. The preparation method is simple and suitable for industrial production.


Sand and gravel blown up by strong wind will cause damage to windows. Following up, it will cause the change in the flow field around a train immediately, which has a significant impact on the aerodynamic performance of the train. Delayed detached-eddy simulation based on the shear stress transport κ-ω turbulence model was used to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of passenger vehicles under crosswind, and the effect of damaged windows on the train aerodynamic performance and flow field around the train was analyzed and compared. The grid generation and numerical method are verified in the previous studies. Results show that the aerodynamic performance of a passenger vehicle is significantly affected by damaged windows on both sides of the passenger vehicle, both the aerodynamic lateral force and overturning moment of the passenger vehicle were decreased, and this has a small effect on the aerodynamic performance of the downstream passenger vehicle. Fluctuation of the aerodynamic lift, lateral force, and overturning moment of a vehicle with damaged windows on both sides of the vehicle is significantly increased. Damaged windows do not change the existence of the main vortices around vehicles, but the size, location, and strength of the main vortices are obviously changed, especially when windows on both sides of the vehicle are damaged. Therefore, when windows on the windward side of the vehicles are damaged, opening or broking windows on the leeward side of the vehicles will help reduce the risk of vehicles overturning and derailment.


This paper presents an iterative algorithm for solving non-symmetric systems of equations with multiple right-hand sides. The algorithm is an extension of the Generalised Conjugate Residual method (GCR) and combines the advantages of a direct solver with those of an iterative solver: it does not have to restart from scratch for every right-hand side, it tends to require less memory than a direct solver, and it can be implemented efficiently on a parallel computer. We will show that the extended GCR algorithm can be competitive with a direct solver when running on a single processor. We will also show that the algorithm performs well on a Cray T3E parallel computer. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Ss of high, average, and low IQ, matched for age and sex, learned 10 paired associates under two levels of distribution of practice. The results indicated that distribution of practice differentially affected learning by the three groups. The results were discussed in relation to reactive inhibition and consolidation-perseveration theory.


Cationized Eucalyptus wood chips cellulose (DEC, HEC and OEC) were prepared via grafting with a quaternary ammonium group using N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecylamine, N,N-dimethyl-1-hexadecylamine or N,N-dimethyl-1-octadecylamine as modification agents onto Eucalyptus wood chips cellulose (EC) microstructure. The characterization results showed that the molecular structure and morphology of EC changed with the quaternary ammonium group being successfully grafted onto the EC molecular structure. DEC, HEC and OEC with the same degree of substitution were selected as adsorbents for the adsorption of Acid Blue 93 dye to evaluate the dye adsorption performance and mechanism of cationized cellulose with different molecular structures. The adsorption process was well-described by pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models. We found that the adsorption capacity increased with the increasing length of the alkyl chain of the DEC, HEC and OEC. The adsorbents exhibited high reusability and high adsorption performance for dye removal. Thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption process is a spontaneous and feasible process, and that increasing the temperature is conducive to the adsorption process.


The technical integrated innovation based on the strategic demand of society ,country and consumers is the everlasting task for enterprise technical innovation.From the angle of intension and extension of modern product, product technical integrated innovation system including design technology, material techndogy, manufacture technoloy, management technology and support technology is extablished; The principle,method,content,procedure of reverse technical innovation are discussed. Enterprise technical innovation will get useful guidance in technology and methods.


Aortitis includes infectious or more frequently non-infectious conditions leading to inflammation of the aorta. This represents a rare but potentially risky disease since it can be complicated by acute aortic syndromes and thrombosis. Non-infectious aortitis in most cases is associated with rheumatological conditions and in particular, is more frequent in giant cell arteritis and in Takayasu arteritis. It may also occasionally follow an endovascular aortic repair. Given the non-specific symptoms and physical signs, a high clinical index of suspicion is necessary to detect the disease. In the majority of cases, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein level may be increased, reflecting disease activity. However, an integrated multimodality approach remains essential in order to confirm the diagnosis, detect life-threatening complications, and guide therapeutic interventions. In non-infectious aortitis, corticosteroids (prednisone) represent the first-line initial and long-term therapy. Second-line agents include methotrexate, azathioprine, and anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha agents. However, in a substantial number of cases disease relapse may occur, requiring additional immunosuppression.


The waste materials emerged in developing cities should be disposed without
damage to environment. Landfills must properly be designed and well managed. Recently,
some waste materials were began to be used with clay in landfill layer design. This process
was positive effects on environment by means of recycling, regains to economy and reducing
environmental pollutions. In this study, asphaltite dust was added at ratio of 5%, 10% and 15%
to mixture of 90% kaolinite and 10% bentonite by weight. Geotechnic, physical and chemical
experiments were carried out on the samples. The experiment results were in acceptable limits
with the literature, United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Turkish solid
waste regulations. As a result, the asphaltite can be used as an additive material in landfills.


Vegetable crops faces tremendous challenges in the production of disease free, healthy and genetically pure seed for commercial cultivation. Conventional practices of seed production in open fields' faces common problems like lack of sufficient isolation, insects, diseases and a virus free environment. Compared to conventional practices, protected cultivation can deliver higher seed yield with better quality. Insects and viruses are the most devastating problems for quality seed production in most of the vegetable crops in open fields, and if the insect vectors are checked by using protected structures this problem could be solved with less application of pesticides. An innovation applicable in a very practical manner is always likely to get popularity to the assumed potential resulting in significant profit to the stakeholders. Seed production under protected conditions is a best example of it. A decade ago, research on seed production under protected conditions was initiated in India and tremendous work has been carried out to standardize the technology, i.e. for quality seed production realizing the various biotic and abiotic stress problems encountered in open field seed production programmes. The present review provides comprehensive information on significant research work done in India in hybrid seed production of vegetables under various protected and open field environment. This concept has shown significant results not only in quality seed production but also in increasing the per unit seed yield in different vegetables. The protected cultivation models has proved to be highly economical and profitable with limited resources and man power to provide best quality seeds of numerous vegetables cultivated in India and across the globe.


Multiple inheritance is still a controversial feature in traditional object-oriented languages, as evidenced by its omission from such notable languages as Modula-3, Objective C and Java . Nonetheless, users of such languages often complain about having to work around the absence of multiple inheritance. Automating delegation, in combination with a multiple subtyping mechanism, provides many of the same benefits as multiple inheritance, yet sidesteps most of the associated problems. This simple feature could satisfy both the designers and the users of class based object oriented languages. In this paper, we discuss why automated delegation is desirable. We also present Jamie, a freeware preprocessor-based extension to Java that offers such an alternative.


The thesis illustrates the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to turbulent reactive two-phase flows in piston engines. The focus of the thesis lies on numerical simulations of spray combustion phenomena with an emphasis on the modeling of turbulence/chemistry interaction effects using a detailed chemistry approach. The turbulence/chemistry interaction model accounts for the effects of turbulent micro-mixing on the chemical reaction rates. The models have been implemented in the {\bf KIVA3-V} code and successfully applied to spray combustion analysis in a constant volume and a DI Diesel engine. The limitations and difficulties of representing the spray in a Lagrangian fashion are also adressed. Three different liquid fuels have been used in the simulations: n-heptane, methanol and dimethyl ether (DME). Detailed and reduced chemical mechanisms have been developed and validated for all these fuels and reasonable agreement between experimental data and numerical simulations has been obtained.


Background : Psoriasis is one of the common diseases
diagnosed in dermatology clinics. It is characterized by
erythematous and sharply demarcated papules covered by
silvery micaceous scales. Although, etiology is an unclear
genetic predisposition seen in 50% of cases. This study aimed
to determine the role of malondialdehyde (MDA),
ceruloplasmin, and C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) as markers of
severity of the disease.
Methods: N= 75 patients were selected and divided into three
categories of different severity based on PASI scores. Those
with PASI score of < 10 were mild cases included in group I and
with PASI Scores of 11-15 were moderate cases included in
group II and PASI scores >15 were in group III. N=25 age and
sex-matched taken from healthy people were included in group
IV controls.
Results: correlation coefficient (r) values were calculated
between PASI and biomarkers. Of the biomarkers, a strong
positive correlation was shown by serum ceruloplasmin levels
in group I and group II (r = + 0.9). Ironically the values in group
III of ceruloplasmin were positive the correlation was not
strong. The Malondialdehyde values in group III also showed a
strong positive correlation with r values of + 0.93. In the hsCRP group, a strong positive correlation was found in group III
however, a weak positive correlation was found in group I and
group II.
Materials and Methods: A Hospital-based Prospective study
was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Santhiram
medical college & general hospital for a 2 year period.Universal
Sampling Technique was used for the selection of study
subjects.The study population included patients admitted with
fever, flank pain, and positive urine or blood cultures in the
department of general medicine in Santhiram medical college
and general hospital.The final sample size was 50 subjects.
Conclusion: Serum ceruloplasmin was positively correlated
with PASI scores and serum MDA levels were highly correlated
in severe cases of psoriasis. The hs-CRP was also found to be
elevated in the psoriasis cases as compared to controls
however, a significant positive correlation was found in severe
cases. Therefore, psoriasis severity can be mo


In this note we discuss questions concerning loop isotopes of automorphic Moufang loops and related questions. Mathematics subject classification: 20N05.


Stoichiometric silicon carbide coatings the same as those used in the formation of TRISO (TRistructural ISOtropic) fuel particles were produced by the decomposition of methyltrichlorosilane in hydrogen. Fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition at around 1500 °C, produced SiC with a Young's modulus of 362 to 399 GPa. In this paper we demonstrate the deposition of stoichiometric silicon carbide coatings with refined microstructure (grain size between 0.4 and 0.8 μm) and enhanced mechanical properties (Young's modulus of 448 GPa and hardness of 42 GPa) at 1300 °C by the addition of propene. The addition of ethyne, however, had little effect on the deposition of silicon carbide. The effect of deposition temperature and precursor concentration were correlated to changes in the type of molecules participating in the deposition mechanism.


A series of strain fatigue tests on small slice specimens with 1.3 mm thickness of Zr-4 alloy were conducted.Fatigue damage equivalent method based on the local damage equivalent assumptions between a thin Bugle-Like specimen and a straight specimen was presented.Based on the elastic-plastic finite element analysis,the equivalent conversion model of the Zr-4 alloy thin specimen from transversal strain to uniaxial strain was established.The model considers the geometrical effect and Poisson effect.With the results of the test,Manson-Coffin(M-C) model for Zr-4 alloy strain fatigue life prediction was presented.Research shows that,thin bulge-like specimen based on the equivalent conversion model can be effectively applied to low cycle fatigue tests of the thin sheet metals and their life estimation.GB recommended strain conversion formula which is applied to fatigue life prediction of thin bulge-like specimens of Zr-4 alloy would bring great security.


Mental health professionals are becoming increasingly involved with the criminal justice system through their work in psychiatric assessment and diversion schemes. Preparation of reports for the courts requires knowledge of the legal system. Those preparing such reports need specific training for this work.


Direct Torque Control (DTC) has been extensively researched and applied to most AC machines during the last two decades. Its first application to the Brushless Doubly-Fed Reluctance Machine (BDFRM), a promising cost-effective candidate for drive and generator systems with limited variable speed ranges (such as large pumps or wind turbines), has only been reported a few years ago. However, the original DTC scheme has experienced flux estimation problems and compromised performance under the maximum torque per inverter ampere (MTPIA) conditions. This deficiency at low current and torque levels may be overcome and much higher accuracy achieved by alternative estimation approaches discussed in this paper using Kalman Filter (KF) and/or Sliding Mode Observer (SMO). Computer simulations accounting for real-time constraints (e.g. measurement noise, transducer DC offset etc.) have produced realistic results similar to those one would expect from an experimental setup.


Turksen et al. (1) recently reported the distribution of several connective tissue components in the "basement membrane" of the chick retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), as identified by light microscopic immunocytochemistry. We feel that two points should be addressed. The basal lamina of the RPE is one component of Bruch's membrane, in addition to a central collagen-elastic layer and the basal lamina of the chorocapillary endothelium (2). An ultrastructural study ofBruch's membrane of the chick (3) showed that although the basal lamina of the RPE is the first structure formed, there is a gradual increase in the other components beginning at 2.5 days. Therefore, the increased staining attributed to the "basement membrane" of the RPE with development may well resuit from a localization to other substructures of Bruch's membrane which could not be resolved by light microscopy. These investigators stated that earlier studies relied on "nonspecific staining techniques . . . using ruthenium red" (1). One citation was to our paper on Bruch's membrane of the rat (2). Even though we did not use immunocytochemical markers directed at discrete antigenic determinants, the method we used, adapted from work on the glomerular basement membrane (4), was far from nonspecific. Ruthenium red and lysozyme staining of anionic sites rcre used in conjunction with enzymes known to cleave specific moieties. The presence of a heparan sulfate proteoglycan in the basal lamina of the RPE was demonstrable by virtue of the absence of staining following tissue digestion with hepaninase and pronase. Chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate protcoglycans were similarly detected in the basal lamina of the choniocapillary endothelium. A subsequent study by Robey and Newsome (5) supported our observations with biochemical analyses but not ruthenium red as stated (1).


ABSTRACT In this article, we examine how Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at a large private university in the western United States addressed the abrupt suspension of in-person mental health services and switch to telebehavioral health due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We used descriptive data, binary logistic regression, and hierarchical linear modeling to investigate changes in number of sessions and clients, use of online mental health platforms, and changes in clients' psychological functioning. Overall, we found that CAPS had a decrease in scheduled appointments (including intake) and no change in attendance rates. We estimate that premature termination impacted about 32–34% of individual therapy clients and 29–37% of group clients. The number of new users for our online therapeutic platforms did not appear to be affected. Clients in 2020 were not significantly more distressed than clients in the previous 3 years and we found no significant differences in outcome between 2020 and previous years, indicating that levels of distress and treatment trajectories remained similar across years. Future research should focus on longer-term client outcomes as well as increasing accessibility to therapy in pandemic conditions.


Existing engineering materials allow the constuction of towers to heights of many kilometers. Orbital launch from a high altitude has significant advantages over sea‐level launch due to the reduced atmospheric pressure, resulting in lower atmospheric drag on the vehicle and allowing higher rocket engine performance. High‐altitude launch sites are particularly advantageous for single‐stage to orbit (SSTO) vehicles, where the payload is typically 2% of the initial launch mass. An earlier paper enumerated some of the advantages of high altitude launch of SSTO vehicles. In this paper, we calculate launch trajectories for a candidate SSTO vehicle, and calculate the advantage of launch at launch altitudes 5 to 25 kilometer altitudes above sea level. The performance increase can be directly translated into increased payload capability to orbit, ranging from 5 to 20% increase in the mass to orbit. For a candidate vehicle with an initial payload fraction of 2% of gross lift‐off weight, this corresponds to 31% incr...


A bio-nanocapsule (BNC), a hollow particle composed of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg), and liposome (LP) conjugation method (BNC/LP) has been recently developed by . The BNC/LP complex carrier could successfully deliver fluorescence-labeled beads (100 nm) into liver cells. In this study, we report the promising delivery of proteins incorporated in the complex carriers, which were prepared by the BNC/LP conjugation method with specificity-altered BNC and composition-varied LPs. The specificity-altered BNC, ZHER2-BNC was developed by replacing the hepatocyte recognition site of BNC with ZHER2 binding to HER2 receptor specifically. Using green fluorescent protein (GFP; 27 kDa) and cellular cytotoxic protein (exotoxin A; 66 kDa) for the delivery, we herein present the impact of different charges attributed to the composition of the LP on specific cell targeting and cellular uptake of the complex carriers. In addition, we demonstrate that the mixture prepared by mixing LPs with helper lipid possessing endosomal escaping ability boosts the functional expression of the cellular cytotoxic exotoxin A activity specifically. Finally, we further show the blending ratio of the LP mixture and ZHER2-BNC is a critical factor in determining the highly-efficient expression of the cytotoxic activity of exotoxin A.


The ventral cephalic sutures of the genus Staurocephalus Barrande, 1846, are described and are shown to be euptychopariid type, the rostral plate being extremely large. The origin of this structure in Staurocephalus is discussed. The similarities between Staurocephalus and Oedicybele Whittington, 1938, are pointed out and the two genera are taken to constitute a separate family the Staurocephalidae. Staurocephalus clavifrons Angelin, Staurocephalus sp. n., Staurocephalus sp. b, Staurocephalus sp. c, and Oedicybele kingi Whittington are described.


This work reflects the activities of line and trap fishing in Southern Mozambique in 2000. The catch in line fishing has been estimated at 441 mt, according to the DNAP records. The same sources indicated that 1767 days were spent at sea and the estimated catch rate was 250 Kg per boaticlay. Most of the line fishing effort shifted away from Maputo and moved to Inhambane region. The monthly analysis of fishing vessels, stricter controls over catch and effort data submission, development of long-term research programme and the continuation of the on board sampling to improve the data collection are the recommendation for line fishing. The catch of trap vessels increases from 30mt in 1997 to 172 mt in 2000, during which the total number of traps increased from 25 to 300. During this time the number of fishing days has remained relatively constant, as well the soak time. These data sets are thus not compatible with each other, reflecting an increase in daily catch from 243 Kg to 791 kg. The species composition is mainly dominated by P. coeruleopunctatus, C. puniceus, C. nufar and E. andersoni.


Two-photon transmission equation in a single mode optical fiber (SMF) is deduced, considering loss, dispersion and nonlinear optic effects, through quantizing the fundamental mode field. The equation is solved by using perturbation method. And then the dispersion equation for the steady-state solution is obtained. The change of photon power in generalized field with perturbation frequency is discussed, and the influences of fiber dispersion and nonlinearity on the solution are analyzed. The results show Quantum information transmission can be influenced by loss, dispersion and nonlinear effect in SMF, leading to the evolution of transmission state and energy transfer.


The objective was to analyze how mediation affects the experience of seeking care in case of illness due to the chronic condition caused by colorectal cancer. A comprehensive research approach was used through the Focal Life History, put in practice through an in-depth interview. The study subjects were a person and his family, who experienced illness due to this chronic condition, as well people from their healthcare network, considered as mediators, totaling six interviewed subjects. The mediators acted by facilitating the ill person's access to health assets and resources. The logic these mediators imprinted in the search for care differs from the logic of public health services, but they influence each other through the bonds of friendship that permeate mediators and public servants. Mediation was observed as something positive in the user's perspective, due to the dynamics it guarantees for care search networks.


The paper contains the preliminary results of the research connected with development of a small unmanned autonomous maritime vehicle. First of all a general description of research is introduced. Next, a concept of a vehicle is presented. Then, a brief description of a research method is given. Next, the current research problems under way are introduced. They concern the ballasting, motion and precise position stabilization system of the vehicle. Finally, some practical remarks and conclusions are given.


Objective: To explore the reasons of death and related factors by analysis of the death data of psychiatric inpatients,on the basis of which to provide clinical care and formulate some security measures.Methods: 57555 medical records of psychiatric inpatients in Hefei psychiatric hospital during 20 years were investigated retrospectively.Results: 39 cases were dead in hospital,the rate was 0.68‰.17 cases were dead because of physical illness,and 14 cases were sudden death.The dead time often occurred in 4∶00-7∶00,13∶00-15∶00,especially after waking up.10 cases were in restless excitement before death,13 cases were in poor physical condition,and 13 cases had no signs.Conclusion: The main dead reasons of psychiatric inpatients were physical illness and sudden death.To reduce the death rate of inpatients,nurses should attach more importance to the patients who were in restless excitement,poor feeding or injected feeding and combined with physical illness,and strengthen observation in special period of illness.


Objective To observe the surgical methods and clinical efficacy of the posterolateral approach combined with posteomedial approach for treatment of tibial plateau posterior column fracture.Methods Thirteen patients with tibial plateau posterior column fracture were treatmented with posterolateral approach combined with posteomedial approach open reduction and internal fixation.The tibia platform varus angle(TPA)and posterior angle(PA)were measured immediately and 12 months after operation.To evaluate the clinical effect with HSS knee score and range of motion(ROM)after operation.Results All of 13 patients were followed up for 12~20 months and with fractures healed.The HSS knee score was 73~92 points,an average of(82.4±6.8) points,and ROM was(121.6±1.2)°.TPA and PA degree had no significant difference(P 0.05) in immediately and 12 months after operation.Conclusion The posterolateral approach combined with posteomedial approach for the treatment of tibial plateau posterior column fracture is mainly suitable for extensive and complex fractures,and dual incisions facilitates the posteromedial and posterolateral fracture reduction and fixation and recovery of joint function,with little soft tissue trauma.


The ability of heat-treated cow dung microflora to generate biohydrogen was investigated in an anaerobic digester after subjecting it to prolonged substrate limitation. Cow dung microflora exhibited hydrogen generating capability in our earlier studies when fed with substrate like palm oil mill effluent and jackfruit peel waste. Performance of hydrogen generating microflora was monitored by subjecting it to substrate limiting condition for a period of 91 days. Results showed that a minimum hydrogen content of 0.5% was observed on the 75th day of substrate limiting period. Thereafter, the composition of biogas could not be measured as the generated volume was low. Recovery of anaerobic digester was attempted by feeding a mixture of brewery waste and anaerobic agar medium under a continuous mode for a hydraulic retention time of 4 days at an influent pH value of 5.1 ± 0.2. During the recovery phase of the digester, the hydrogen content of the anaerobic digester was found to be 18 and 50% during the 30th and...


Throughout the year of 1760, repeated uprisings by enslaved people in Jamaica threatened to overthrow the white power structure of the island, presenting one of the most serious threats to the Brit...


The phase diagram of the quantum Axial Next-Nearest Neighbour Ising model is studied with and without transverse field, in order to locate the maximally frustrated point. A Variational Quantum Eigensolver has been implemented for 4, 8 and 12 qubits, to compute the ground state energy of this Hamiltonian. Besides, the Solovay-Kitaev theorem is introduced in order to analyze how the error of the energy scales with the number of gates of the circuit.


How to finance higher education remains controversial among policy makers and constituencies across the United States. Texas is not exempt from the controversy. With increasingly strained state finances, institutions of higher education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) have come under pressure to increase performance accountability, efficiency, and competitiveness. In Texas, House Bill 9 (H.B. 9) was enacted in 2011 to dedicate a portion of state funding to public colleges and universities that meet specific performance-based standards. Although H.B. 9 has been passed and signed into law, it still has not been determined how funding will be distributed or how effective it will be. This paper analyzes data from several states with similar performance-based funding standards to help bring to light to the possible effects H.B. 9 will have on Texas' public four-year universities.


Systems and methods are disclosed for non-invasively measuring blood glucose levels in a biological sample based on spectral data. A variety of techniques are disclosed for improving signal-to-noise ratio in the acquisition of spectral data and calculating attenuance of light attributable to blood in a sample. Disclosed techniques include (1) using a standard deviation operation in conjunction with the logarithm function, (2) using a normalization factor, (3) using a ratio factor, (4) accounting for the effect of temperature on various system components such as resistors, and (5) accounting for dark current in a light detector by performing a calibration.


Abstract This paper investigates the utility and accuracy of the use of fine-wire thermocouples for time resolved thermometry in turbulent flames. The problem, if course, is that there is no unique time constant in a turbulent flame with widely fluctuating temperature. An analytical formulation is presented which shows that while little error may be expected in determination of r.m.s. values of temperature, there may be a substantial error made in deduction of the mean temperature, under certain circumstances. Experimentally, in a premixed methane-air flame, a comparison is made of a time resolved compensated thermocouple measurement with a simultaneous measurement by molecular Rayleigh scattering, and the results compared with the theoretical predictions. The thermocouple, compensated through a single time constant, behaved admirably, under these conditions.


The compound trans-4-(5-pentyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)phenyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propenate is synthesized and its x-ray crystal and molecular structures are solved. The 1,3-dioxane ring has the chair conformation with equatorial substituents in the 2- and 5-positions. The crystals at − 100 °C are triclinic, a = 9.732(5), b = 10.888(4), c = 11.833(4) A, a = 72.27(2), β = 70.17(2), γ = 65.10(2)°, V = 1050.5(9) A 3 , d calc = 1.257 g/cm 3 , space group P1, Z = 2. The structural parameters of the studied crystalline compound are compared with the corresponding ones for previously studied 1-n-pentyl-4-CN-biphenylcyclohexanes. The calculated intermolecular interaction energy and small-angle x-ray investigations are consistent with dimers in the crystal and their partial persistence on going to the nematic phase


The bedrock of the Koli area originates from two separate otogenic cycles. Of these only the younger one, the Svecokarelian orogenic cycle, is dealt with in detail in this account. The sedimentary rock units of this cycle were deposited at the edges of the karel<an geosyncl:nal basin. The origin of the sedimentary formations and that of the basic magmatism of the area is closely associated with the development of this basin which was characterized by the subsidence of its bottom, and by sudden releases of the thus generated strain field.


Power system stability is one of the most significant concerns in power system. Providing continuous supply of electric energy to meet the load demand is a complex technical challenge. One of the main causes of voltage instability in a system is the occurrence of reactive power imbalance in the system. Reactive power will be unbalanced when there is a sudden increase or decrease in reactive power demand in the system. For this reason, the system voltage is collapsed. One way to prevent the occurrence of voltage collapse is either to provide with an additional power supply of reactive power or reduce the reactive power load before the system reaches the point of voltage collapse. In order to get proper idea about power system stability, sensitivity analysis and critical line had been calculated. In this thesis, the simulation has executed through MATLAB. The reactive load has been increased upto 45% and at the conclusion stage, the most sensitive node has been analyzed. Specific protection scheme has been suggested too. Keywords: PSAT, MATLAB, reactive load, voltage collapse, sensitive node Cite this Article M.S. Muhit, Raihan Miah, Rafiqul Islam et al. Finding The Most Sensitive Nodes On IEEE-14 Bus System And Adaptation Of Protection Scheme. Trends in Electrical Engineering. 2016; 6(1): 50–56p.


This paper describes how Arizona is one of four states that has built and monitored experimental concrete pavement test sections with sealed and unsealed joints as supplements to the LTPP SPS-4 experiment. The supplemental experiments in three of these states differ from the other SPS-4 sites in that the pavements were constructed for the experiment, and incorporate a variety of joint sealant types and joint configurations, as well as narrow unsealed joints. The performance of concrete pavement test sections and the joint sealants at the Arizona SPS-4 site has been monitored since the pavement's construction in 1991. This monitoring has included deflection testing, distress surveying, profile measurement, test section length measurement, joint width measurement, and joint sealant condition evaluation. The paper presents the findings from nine years of monitoring of the performance of the pavements and joint sealants at the Arizona SPS-4 site.


Interactive computing and the use of interactive systems will grow considerably in the near future. One of the reasons is the increasing interest in what is called "office computing". Yet the number of computer scientists doing research in interactive systems is relatively small. This shows on the one hand in the modest number of papers on the subject in the official journals, on the other hand in the ill-defined classification of this area in the recently adopted Computer Review Classification [I]. Perhaps we could say that this speciality is still in its pre-paradigmatic period: the field seems overwhelmingly large and vaguely defined, and shows overlap with various other disciplines, such as psychology, artificial intelligence (AI), linguistics, sociology, and industrial design. The field clearly possesses scientific traits, but is at the same time subject to folk wisdom (recently re-baptised to folk theorems).


Jubin M. Goodarzi, London, I.B. Tauris, 2009, 347 pp. Despite lasting over 30 years, the Syrian-Iranian alliance continues to baffle Western policymakers. What was initially seen as a 'marriage of ...


In the last period, the Romanian profile market is the subject of introducing new modern-concept timber harvesting machines. This represents a partial technological progress due the fact that despite their introducing in forest operations, the design, organizing and harvesting control activities are still empirically or not at all realized. This is a consequence of a lack of knowledge (available data) in such tasks on national level. In this context, the paper presents the new technologies in timber harvesting (available on the Romanian market) as well as the need (problems to be solved in the closer future) for a sustainable development in timber harvesting using these technologies.


Acoustic doppler technique is widely used in both fields and laboratory facilities to compute the mean water velocity and to characterize the turbulence of a flow. In general they provide the three dimensional components of flow velocity in a measurement volume in the water body with fairly good spatial and temporal resolution for engineering applications. The most sophisticated devices can even gauge a velocity profile measuring the water velocity in several measurement volumes along a line. However, these devices are semi int rusive which might have, depending on the experimental setup, substantial consequences in the measurements obtained due the flow perturbation created by the probe. The goal of this paper is to explore experimentally and numerically the wake effect of the p robe on the measurement volume in order to validate the measurements provided by this kind of instruments or incorporate some corrections if needed. A computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model is used to simulate an open channel flow where the model was validated with previous experimental results. In the other hand, the laboratory measurements were conducted in an open channel flume located in the Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory of the University of Illinois. The measurements were done using particle image velocimetry technique (PIV) producing two dimensional velocity fields around the acoustic probe measurement volume with and without the presence of the probe. The numerical and experimental ranges of Reynolds numbers (Re) tested were 3x10 6 to 1x10 7 and 1x10 4 to 5x10 4 respectively. Non dimensional contour plots showing the difference between the flow velocity and turbulent quantities with and without the probe are built. Both results show that the errors are less than 10 percent around the probe. This methodology is still under development, however it provides more insight for experimental setups and it could be applied to other acoustic doppler instruments such as the ADV (Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter) and ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) among others.


In this paper, we propose a memory and performance optimized architecture to accelerate the operation speed of adaptive deblocking filter (DF) for H.264/JVT/AVC video coding. With the proposed processing order, we can reduce not only the number of internal buffer but also the size of the internal SRAM. Two 4×4 internal buffer with MUXs and a 32×16 internal SRAM are needed for the buffering operation of DF with I/O bandwidth of 32 bit. The filtering cycles of the proposed DF are 192 clocks in loading/storing and filtering operations. Proposed architecture can be processed in real-time for 1080HD (1920×1088@30fps) at a 70MHz clock frequency.


This paper develops a methodology for estimating the stock transfer price elasticity of supply (STPES). Traditionally, housing supply has been viewed as arising from either additions/modifications to the existing stock, or from more intensive use of that stock. However, in countries like the UK where transfer of stock between tenures has been a critical element of market adjustment, an important component of supply response is overlooked by these traditional approaches. Using a two period model of supply adjustment through stock transfer, a formula is derived which allows STPES to be calculated from measurable parameters. The methodology is applied using the longitudinal element of the English House Condition Survey which traces the tenure movements of five thousand dwellings between 1991 and 1996. An econometric system is developed which controls for a variety of determinants of stock transfer and from which STPES is computed. A range of STPES estimates are presented, with a mean value of 0.6 for estimates derived from the preferred regressions. Policy implications of the results are discussed in the context of the anticipated outward shift of UK housing demand. It is concluded that the inelasticity suggested by the findings is likely to inhibit labor mobility, inflate the Housing Benefit bill, and reduce labour supply incentives of low income groups. 1 This paper is the continuation of work funded by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), United Kingdom, in 1998. Useful comments have been received from Glen Bramley (Heriot Watt University) and economists at the DETR. The usual disclaimer applies.


Since Bem brought forward the theory of androgyny and constructed BSRI in 1974,social gender role has become a focused point in psychological researches.The present study explored the relationships of college students'gender role and parental rearing behaviors with revised BSRI and EMBU.And depicted the actuality of college students'gender role and parental rearing behaviors.700 undergraduates from one university in Chengdu acted as subjects.The results showed that significant difference in parental rearing behaviors between the male and the female college students,between urban and rural college students; significant difference in the categories of college students'gender roles;parental rearing behaviors affect gender role's type of college students.


This paper presents a review of selected methods with use of sound in diagnosis and therapy. Methods proposed by the authors are based mainly on advanced methods of spectral analysis and use of disharmonic multitones, particularly those produced by special sound bowls. Usefulness of various DSP methods has been proven for creating and assessing the acoustic materials for the therapy.


This article describes techniques for finding and for preparing for consulting work in communications. It explores procedures essential to workshops, in-plant and extension seminars, free-lance and staff-writing and editing, scientific and medical journalism, reviewing and abstracting and translating services, and several of the communication links established by new federal legislation.


This paper presents a numerical investigation on the effect of perforation to the steel purlin on bending behaviour. In order to reduce the weight of steel sections, web profile with openings has been introduced in the construction industry, so does the purlin. However, there is no research done on the C-purlin with perforation. Hence, 33 nonlinear analyses were carried out to investigate effect of perforations to the steel purlin on bending behaviour. Yield moment of the steel purlin with and without perforation will be determined. And, effect of various perforation shapes and size on bending behaviour is investigated. Finite element model was developed using software LUSAS. C-channel steel section without opening is used as a control specimen. The results are expressed in term of yield moment. The results show that the edge distance from the opening to the support plays an important role in affecting the moment capacity of C-purlin. Increasing the opening spacing would increase the moment capacity. Number of openings also affects the moment capacity of the section. Octagonal shape with 0.40H and e= 350 mm shows the highest yield moment value with 16.318% higher than that of section without opening. In conclusion, perforation increases the moment capacity of the C-steel purlin.


A symposium on research performed using the TOUGH family of numerical codes was held on 15–17 May 2006 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. This special issue of the Vadose Zone Journal contains revised and expanded versions of a selected set of papers presented at this symposium (TOUGH Symposium 2006; http://esd.lbl.gov/TOUGHsymposium), all of which focus on multiphase flow, including flow in the vadose zone.


Objective To compare the value of sabourauds dextrose agar,Thayer-Martin culture medium and microscopy in diagnosis of vaginal candida infection. Methods Samples of vaginal or cervix secretions from 110 vaginal candida infcction outpatients were parallelly cultured with sabourauds dextrose agar and Thayer-Martin culture medium, among them,59 samples were tested with microscopy simultaneously, Thayer-Martin culture medium and microscopy methods that detect candida were compared with the sabourand dextrose agar. Results The sensitivity and specificity of Thayer-Martin culture were 89.79% and 100% severally, the sensitivity and specificity of microscopy were 50% and 100%. Conclusion The sensitivity of microscopy is lower,for microscopy were easily influenced by subjectivc or objective factors, as standard gonococcal culture medium, Thayer-Martin culture medium is superior in detectiong candida vaginal infection.


Two numerical approaches have been applied to examine the possibility of adding shims to conventional extrusion dies such as T-dies and coat-hanger dies to produce multiple stripes. The first numerical approach is based on a one or two-dimensional lubrication approximation and the second one is the three-dimensional finite element simulation. Both approaches are applicable, but the lubrication approximation is accurate and much simpler to use. The extruded stripes are assumed to obey a non-Newtonian power-law model. It has been found that the T-die with a shim can produce multiple stripes of acceptable uniformity, irrespective of the strip numbers and widths and the power-law index. The coat-hanger die with a shim did not deliver multiple stripes with good uniformity. Adding an outer manifold to the coat-hanger die can serve as an effective means to reduce flow nonuniformities.


The title reaction, which is spin-forbidden for N2(X1∑) + NO(X2Π) production, has been studied from 960 to 1130 K in a high-temperature photochemistry reactor. No reaction could be observed, indicating k < 1 × 10−15 cm3 molecule−1 s−1. It is concluded that there is no significant contribution from the spin-allowed exothermic path leading to N2(X1∑) + NO(a4Π). © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 33: 387–389, 2001


Children's memories of pain play a powerful role in shaping their responses to future painful events (Noel, Chambers, McGrath, Klein, & Stewart, 2012). Pain memories are incredibly fragile. Children may remember pain accurately, or in a negatively or positively estimated way, with negatively estimated pain memories linked to greater distress at subsequent painful procedures (Chen, Zeltzer, Craske, & Katz, 2000). Pain memory development is dynamic across child development. Young children's memories are particularly susceptible to distortion and parental influences (Noel, Palermo, Chambers, Taddio, & Hermann, 2015a). For pediatric psychologists, the malleability of children's pain memories opens up exciting avenues for intervention. Given that pain cuts across nearly every pediatric population, pain memory-reframing interventions have broad appeal. Nevertheless, these interventions have been oft ignored and understudied, despite their potential for improving children's health. In this issue, Marche, Briere, and von Baeyer (2015) introduce a novel and fascinating line of inquiry with great relevance to the field of pediatric psychology. Instead of examining children's ability to remember pain, they investigated children's ability to forget negative aspects of past painful events. Using a narrative elaboration technique to enhance recall, 86 children (7–15 years) recruited from the community were asked to recall two of their most physically painful experiences. One week later, children completed a retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) task whereby they repeatedly practiced recalling positive details from their first pain memory. Children then completed an experimental pain task to examine the influence of forgetting on pain coping. Several child and parent factors thought to influence memory and forgetting were examined to determine whether they could account for individual differences in children's ability to forget. By experimentally testing whether children's pain memories could be modified, Marche and colleagues (2015) offer important data to our field. The clinical implications are particularly promising, given that our current psychological interventions for reducing children's acute and chronic pain offer room for improvement. Findings showed that the RIF task was effective; children were able to engage in this task and subsequently forget the negative aspects of one of their most salient pain memories. Forgetting influenced pain coping. Children who were better able to forget negative aspects of a past pain experience were less anxious about the pain task. The RIF task is designed to induce explicit, unintentional forgetting because repeatedly retrieving positive details of a memory impedes the ability to subsequently recall other, nonrehearsed information from that memory (Anderson, Bjork, & Bjork, 1994). It is thought that the mechanism underlying this effect is inhibition (Anderson & Bell, 2001), which changes across development (Harnishfeger, 1995). Although age differences in forgetting were not found in this study, little is known about the developmental progression of children's forgetting and memory of pain. Moreover, to date, only researchers have sought to modify children's pain memories (Chen, Zeltzer, Craske, & Katz, 1999; Pickrell et al., 2007). It is unknown whether other individuals in the child's life (e.g., parents, peers, teachers, physicians) are able to elicit the same effects.


An inter-turn fault significantly affects the electromagnetic properties in electric machines, and its propagation may quickly lead to the shutdown of the machines within a few seconds. To build the prediction or detection techniques of the fault, a fault analysis should be carried out. Generally, most faults are analyzed by a method using negative-sequence components obtained from symmetrical coordinate transformation. However, the method is complex and required many parameters. Therefore, this study proposes a simplified d-q equivalent circuit model of permanent magnet synchronous motor with an inter-turn fault. By already reflecting the negative-sequence components in d-q direct quadrate current equations derived from finite-element method in advance of a final model construction, the simplified model does not require the separation of positive and negative sequence components. As a result, the model can rapidly examine the influence of the fault due to its simplicity and fast response. The model is verified by numerical analysis, simulation, and experiment.


In this paper, the stellar velocity dispersions in the host galaxies are used to estimate the central black hole masses for a sample of elliptical galaxies. We find that the central black hole masses are in the range of 10(5.5-9.5) M⊙. Based on the estimated masses in this paper and those by Woo & Urry (2002) and the measured host galaxy absolute magnitude,a relation, log(MBH/M⊙) = -(0.25 ± 4.3 × lO^-3)MR + (2.98 ± 0.208) is found for central black hole mass and the host galaxy magnitude. Some discussions are presented.


This resource was developed by the Industrial Insurance Chiropractic Advisory Committee (IICAC) of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. It provides concise summaries of published clinical and scientific literature regarding utility and effectiveness of commonly used conservative care approaches for work-related foot and ankle conditions; history, examination and special studies, recommendations for supportive, manual, and rehabilitative care including practical clinical resources (useable without licensing/charge in practice for non-commercial use). It is intended to inform care options and shared decision-making. It is not a standard of care, claim management standard, or a substitute for clinical judgment in an individual case. This practice resource does not change L&I coverage or payment policy.


Aim of investigation: comparative analysis of 10 schemes of eradication in patients with duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori. Materials and methods: 10 eradication schemes were investigated at the Department of Gastroenterology for 15 years (Central state medical academy of department of presidential affairs, Head of the Department Minushkin O. N.) 297 patients with duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori were divided in treatment groups, as follows: 30 patients received triple therapy with omeprazol (O), clarithromycin (C) and metronidazole (M); 98 patients received triple therapy with omeprasol (O), clarithromycin (C) and amoxicillin (A): the dose of clarithromycin and the duration of treatment (5-day, 7-day, 10-day) was selected depending on the degree of Hp contamination (+, ++, +++); 68 patients received sequential therapy with omeprazol (O), clarithromycin (C) and amoxicillin (A); 117 patients received triple therapy with omeprazol (O), clarithromycin (C) and furazolidon (F) and tinidazol (T) - 57 patients or with omeprazol (O), wilprafen (W) and levofloxacin (L) and amoxicillin (A) - 60 patients; and 50 elderly patients received half doses of O+C+A combnation or pantoprazol (P), dazolic (D) and amoxicillin (A). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGS), Giemsa stain in biopsy and rapid urease test (RUT) were used to evaluate the quality of ulcer healing and efficacy of eradication. Student`s t-criterion and Fisher`s method were used in statistical processing (Significant differences in significance level of 95%, p<0,05) Results: O+C+M scheme had the lowest efficacy (60%). 6 of 10 schemes were effective: O+C+A - 80%; sequential scheme - 83% (with (F) - 93%, with (T) - 88%; with (W) 90% or (L) 80%). Discussion: Eradication efficacy increased by 97% with day-degree contamination selection. In elderly patients half doses schemes were effective (O+C+A - 87% and P+D+A 90%).


The purpose of this article is to help instructors apply the Competing Values Framework in both skills-based and theory-based courses in management, organizational behavior, and leadership. The article is based on interviews with ten professors of organizational behavior who use the framework extensively in their teaching. It presents the major reasons for adopting the framework, successful approaches used to introduce it in courses, methods of making it relevant to managerial work, its various applications in theory courses, and the reactions students have to it.


An elasto-hydrodynamic study of a specially modified journal bearing with cavitation effects included is investigated. Numerical simulation is carried out by the finite element method, coupling the deflection of the bearing housing and pressure derived from the Reynolds equation. The lubricant is treated as an incompressible, isothermal liquid in the steady state laminar regime. Results include the pressure distribution, load capacity, friction and bearing housing deflection. The bearing is specially modified with an undercut on the bearing housing. It will be demonstrated that by controlled deflection of the undercut that the load capacity can be improved, leading to improved bearing efficiency. In addition the effect on friction and cavitation of controlled deflection will be investigated with a view to decreasing operating costs.