Cloud computing and Information Network both are emerging facets in the field of Information Science (IS). Cloud computing has potential to bring another wave of changes to organizations. Overall, planning and implementation of cloud computing will be beneficial in the terms of library level as well as institutional level to manage by cloud. In this chapter the authors present RECs/NITs resources to move on for managing cloud computing. Making the decision to use cloud-based services means balancing the elements of cost, risk, and benefit to decide whether those services advance the mission of the library as well as institute. RECs/NITs Libraries can take advantage of the cloud in numerous ways, such as data sharing including discovery tools, current status of research, and software as service which depends on the cloud, e-mail systems and social networking, and so forth. This chapter recommends a road for globalizing Regional Engineering Colleges/National Institutes Technology libraries.


This paper presents a description of a research proposal that is taking place at a secondary school
in Maripi, Boyaca. The proposal addresses the issue of autonomy and how it improves language
learning in this particular context. The subjects of the study are tenth graders, ranging in age from
13 to 16 years old. The paper presents a general viem of the context where the research is being
carried out and the rationale behind the proposal. This is a new possible way to reach bilingual
students in our particular contexts.


We appreciate the observations made by Dr Matsubara regarding our recent study.1 We also emphasize the need for further studies, carried out in the clinical field, in order to verify whether the shorter time for production and infusion with the Alves balloon really has an impact on patient outcomes. We also agree that hemorrhagic control is usually achieved before infusion is completed. Since the infusion time (and total time) was shorter with the Alves balloon, possibly due to the larger caliber and lower resistance of the nasogastric tubes (polyvinyl), we believe that we can also infer that the volume required for tamponade is achieved earlier with this device. If both balloons were tested in the same patient, we believe that the Alves balloon would fill faster with the amount necessary to achieve uterine tamponade, even though this tamponade occurs before the total infusion of the device. The need to consider the mental load of physicians is very interesting as well. We believe that failures in device manufacturing, and/or infusion, are certainly harmful in critical environments. In the present trial, the two outliers that occurred during the manufacture of the El Hennawy balloon were related to the obstruction of the Foley probe at the condom fixation points, making it necessary to undo and redo the two ties, which required excessive time on the part of the participants. We believe that the greater malleability and smaller caliber of the Foley probe requires the caregiver to be more careful in making the condom fixation straps, which can be more difficult in the critical environment. However, we reiterate the shorter time to manufacture the El Hennawy balloon found in our study, an advantage possibly explained by the smaller number of steps required to manufacture this device. We also consider infusion a more automated procedure. However, we believe that continuous skills training can enable caregivers to obtain more automated manufacture of devices. Regarding the infusion of the devices compared here, we can also highlight the need to control the backflow of saline in the infusion intervals of the nasogastric tubes, which can be considered a challenge and, consequently, a disadvantage of the Alves balloon. We also highlight the greater effort required for saline infusion in Foley tubes, also possibly related to their greater malleability and smaller caliber, despite their ability to prevent serum backflow during infusion intervals. We also agree with the third observation. We did not study step two, intrauterine insertion of the balloons to obtain tamponade. We believe that the rigidity of the nasogastric tubes is advantageous, improving the intrauterine insertion of the Alves balloon. In our experience, manual insertion or insertion using tweezers are both easy in terms of progression of the two nasogastric tubes through the cervix and uterine cavity. Until then, we had never experienced or received any reports of injuries in those topographies due to the insertion of this device. We affirm that we are familiar with the technique of "holding the uterine cervix" since its publication in 2016, and we use it with manufactured and industrialized balloons (Bakri, Pergo). However, we apply the following sequence: intrauterine balloon insertion, vaginal insertion of surgical pads (usually two), and infusion. We have observed that the adequate allocation of the pads in the vagina, before starting the infusion, is efficient in preventing vaginal prolapse of the device. Faced with greater difficulties at this stage, we also recommend the "holding the cervix" technique. In conclusion, we would like to emphasize that as most of the participants were professionals in training (fellows in obstetrics), the study provided learning opportunities for manufacturing and infusion of the two devices. Therefore, regardless of the details studied and discussed here, we believe that both devices are effective in preventing maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage, and should be valued and disseminated. Finally, we recommend that in places with low availability of industrialized intrauterine balloons, it is necessary that caregivers have the knowledge and skills for the manufacture and proper use of homemade devices.


ABSTRACT This study establishes a procedure to couple Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) and China Agroecological Zone model (AEZ-China). This procedure enables us to quantify the effects of two natural adaptation measures on soybean production in China, concern on which has been growing owing to the rapidly rising demand for soybean and the foreseen global climate change. The parameters calibration and mode verification are based on the observation records of soybean growth at 13 agro-meteorological observation stations in Northeast China and Huang-Huai-Hai Plain over 1981–2011. The calibration of eco-physiological parameters is based on the algorithms of DSSAT that simulate the dynamic bio-physiological processes of crop growth in daily time-step. The effects of shifts in planting day and changes in the length of growth cycle (LGC) are evaluated by the speedy algorithms of AEZ. Results indicate that without adaptation, climate change from the baseline 1961–1990 to the climate of 2050s as specified in the Providing Regional Climate for Impacts Studies-A1B would decrease the potential yield of soybean. By contrast, simulations of DSSAT using AEZ-recommended cultivars with adaptive LGC and also the corresponding adaptive planting dates show that the risk of yield loss could be fully or partially mitigated across majority of grid cells in the major soybean-growing areas.


This paper is devoted to the design and development of MegaBits, which are open-source electronic plug and play (PnP) modules for non-engineering students. Although MegaBits share a similar idea from LittleBits, they are equipped with the function of input and output pair assignment by using personal computers or smart phones. Since each module is controlled via a microcontroller to communicate with each other and a main master module, input and output functions can be easily implemented in a single module. Therefore, the combination of these electronic PnP modules can easily achieve simultaneously multiple complex tasks, which current commercially available similar products are not capable to finish. Moreover, the communication among chain connected MegaBits modules can be done in 1ms. This means that the PnP chain connected MegaBits modules can also perform stringent realtime control tasks.


Engineered silver nanoparticles (Ag ENP) enter the environment and lead to concerns about their environmental effects. Clay‐sized particles are assumed to govern the environmental mobility and bioavailability of ENP, although little is known about their interaction with pedogenic minerals. The interactions of sterically (AgNM–300k, OECD standard) and electrosterically (AgCN30) stabilized Ag ENP with iron and clay minerals were investigated at a range of pH values from 4 to 7. The Ag ENP were separated from mineral suspensions by filtration at <7 and <0.45 µm and by ultracentrifugation at <0.003 µm. The colloidal stable Ag ENP were analysed by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The retention of AgNM–300k (pH adjusted to 6, Ag content ≈ 8 mg l−1) was greater than 85% for all minerals except silica and showed the tendency to increase in the following order: ferrihydrite, smectite, illite, kaolinite, goethite and allophane. The retention of AgCN30 (Ag content ≈ 8 mg l−1) was less than for AgNM–300k, except for silica at pH 6, and showed the tendency to increase in the following order: goethite, smectite, allophane, kaolinite, illite and silica. The zeta potential in the fraction <0.45 µm was not sufficient to explain the difference in stability of colloidal Ag ENP in the Ag ENP–mineral suspensions. However, the retention increased for Ag ENP with decreasing pH, most probably because of homo‐ and hetero‐aggregation, but it was not necessarily related to dissolution of the Ag ENP. In general, iron and clay minerals showed clearly the potential to retain Ag ENP under relevant environmental conditions even though the retention was incomplete.


Timber is one of the most common materials that had been use for a long time. The need for new buildings will affect the climate negatively, that is why it's necessarily to find new ways to build q ...


Andoni Cossio proposes in a recent article the addition of The Equatorie of the Planetis (c. 1393) in MS Peterhouse 75.I to
"Section A" of Oronzo Cilli's Tolkien's Library: An Annotated Checklist (2019). However, Cossio fails to specify the folios of MS Peterhouse 75.I to which the photostats in Tolkien VC 277 correspond. A detailed descriptive list of the photostats that J. R. R. Tolkien received from Derek J. Price could be useful in the understanding of the type of assistance Tolkien offered to Price and R. M. Wilson at the time they were preparing an edition of The Equatorie of the Planetis(1955). This note will supply that missing information as well as speculate about the nature of Tolkien's contribution to the project and its implications. Tolkien devoted considerable attention to the study of Geoffrey Chaucer's language, and he may have been aware, after careful examination of The Equatorie of the Planetis, that its attribution to Chaucer rested on inconclusive evidence. This view of course would have challenged Price and Wilson's assumptions and it may explain why we know so little about Tolkien's involvement.


A method to drive a FASTBUS cable segment over long distance is described. The signal level transmitted is converted from standard FASTBUS cable segment signal to a TTL differential output; the scheme increases noise immunity. In addition, the receiver has a wide tolerance of common mode range of +/-15 V. By applying a deskewing mechanism in the extender module, we have achieved more than 1010 transactions of FASTBUS without any error with a cable length of 100 m.


Autonomous Industrial Mobile Manipulator (AIMM) that combines the advantages of both mobile robot and industrial manipulators and owns great mobility, flexibility and functionality will be the next generation of robots used in industrial automation. Compared to the tractional industrial robots, it is capable of performing various tasks in unstructured or semistructured environments, thus brings great challenges in autonomous localization & navigation, object identification, control and coordination. In this paper, a novel human-like indoor navigation problem is studied. Instead of predefining a feature map or building a 3D point cloud map, a human-like topological description and realtime corridor identification are utilized. As a fundamental problem, corridor classification stands for a key role in the whole system. A cascade Bayesian classifier is designed to make full use of multi-observations and gets much better confidence and more stable results. The classifier is consisted of a weak incomplete feature extractor and a strong bayesian classifier. Features are extracted from depth maps provided by a Microsoft Kinect sensor. With several observations, the Bayesian classifier fuses all the features and forms the final results. Experiments are performed on a recently built AIMM system, and the results validate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.


Both the computational and experimental analysis have been conducted in this study to develop the high efficiency agriculture products dryer by the uniform thermal flow distribution in the drying room. It has been developed based on the results of the computation and experiment in the conventional dryer to improve the thermal flow distribution in drying room. The developed dryer can be prevented the local concentration of the heated wind and achieved the uniform flow distribution using the installation of vertical branch ducts, ribs, guide vanes and porous plates. As a result, the developed dryer reduced the fuel consumption up to and the electricity consumption up to compared with the conventional dryer.


Background  A successful phase III pilot study compared the efficacy and safety of a fixed clindamycin 1%/tretinoin 0·025% gel formulation (CTG; Velac® gel) applied once daily and a clindamycin 1% lotion formulation (CLN; Dalacin T® lotion) applied twice daily in the treatment of moderate to severe acne vulgaris. Objectives We aimed to follow up this study.Methods The two treatment regimens were compared in a multicentre, single‐blind, randomized 12‐week investigation of patients with moderate to severe acne vulgaris. Results At week 12, the mean percentage reduction in non‐inflamed lesions (open and closed comedones) was greater in the CTG group compared with the CLN group (P = 0·05). Absolute reductions in open and closed comedones were also greater in the CTG group, consistent with the comedolytic activity of tretinoin. There was a significantly greater absolute reduction in inflamed lesions (pustules, papules and nodules) from baseline to both end‐point (last observed efficacy outcome; P = 0·043) and week 12 (P = 0·018) in the CTG group compared with the CLN group. Evaluation of the calculated overall acne severity score, considering all five lesion subtypes, demonstrated a significantly greater mean percentage reduction in the CTG group compared with the CLN group, both at end‐point (P = 0·01) and at week 12 (P < 0·01). The more subjective assessment of overall acne severity according to the Cook scale also demonstrated a significantly greater mean reduction in the CTG group than the CLN group after 12 weeks of therapy (P = 0·007). CTG had a more rapid effect on the onset of improvement compared with CLN; a 50% reduction in total lesion counts by day 60 was found in 77% of patients on CTG compared with 56% receiving CLN (P = 0·003). This was largely due to the reduction in open comedone counts (P = 0·0006). For all other variables, CTG was at least as effective as CLN. Both treatments were well tolerated. Conclusions A single daily topical application of Velac® gel was superior to Dalacin T® lotion applied twice daily in reducing overall acne scores, and was faster acting. The simpler dosing regimen of Velac® gel and its rapid effect are likely to have a positive effect on both patient compliance and cost.


Revising of Testudo cf. graeca from the upper Pleistocene of "Cueva-Hora" (Darro, Spain).- Morphometrical analysis of Testudo hypoplastron of Cueva Hora (Daro, Granada), primary assigned to Testudo cf. graeca, indicates that this upper Pleistocene material must be assigned to Testudo cf. hermanni. It shows that, in Iberian Peninsula, Testudo hermanni distribution was larger than the actual during the Pleistocene.


Video surveillance is one of the most studied application in Computer Vision. We propose a novel method to identify and track people in a complex environment with stereo cameras. It uses two stereo cameras to deal with occlusions, two different background models that handle shadows and illumination changes and a new segmentation algorithm that is effective in crowded environments. The algorithm is able to work in real time and results demonstrating the effectiveness of the approach are shown.


nine chapters by various contributors present a series of sophisticated, statistics-filled studies based on several paradigms Piagetian taskanalysis, state analysis, experiential constructs, the symptom-context method, interpersonal process recall. Significantly, the workers are concerned with the identification and measurement of factors inducing change rather than with improvement, and despite her unscientific approach Dr Shainberg comes across as closer to the core of the psychotherapeutic endeavour.


The paper uses data from transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe to assess four questions: (i) Did the standard blueprint for stabilization work, and was it implemented? (ii) To what extent was normal macroeconomics impeded by solvency problems in banks, and how successful have been policies to improve incentives within banks? (iii) Could financial markets and other infrastructure for monetary policy have been developed more quickly? (iv) How should transition economies respond to the monetary inflows that typically accompany success? The paper concludes by evaluating the changing advice offered by external agencies during the 1990s.


This chapter considers the ways in which Western Islamic studies in general, and Western Qurʾanic studies in particular written by different scholars, including John Burton, Joseph G. Schacht, Richard Bell, William Montgomery Watt, John Wansbrough, and Andrew Rippin, among others, are received in the Muslim academy. It compares the promotion of Islamic Apologetics and the approaches taken by Christian theology programs in the West. It considers also if and, if so, how, the Qurʾān is read in light of science, technology, and biblical literature. Finally, it tries to describe how the Muslim academy attempts to set apart and keep separate their institutions and publications from those of Westerners.


In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Public Health Emergency of international concern. WHO stated that there is a high risk of COVID-19 spreading to countries around the world. In March 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. From December 2019 till today (18 June 2020) the total cases have approached to 8,242,999 with the death of 445,535 and the incidence is increasing day by day. From the first case seen in Wuhan, China the virus has been rapidly spreading to most of the countries of Asia, Europe and America with almost all the world population affected directly by the disease or its consequences. The physical, social, economic, psychological, and mental wellbeing of the world population have been affected with this pandemic in its peak. To control this pandemic, most of the resources and manpower are dedicated to the patients with COVID-19 and the health care workers and volunteers who work in frontline. Governments have implemented lockdown modalities with a hope to reduce the burden of transmission in their countries, which has surpassed more than 2-3 months in most countries. The effect of pandemic, lockdown and social isolation approach have risen concern regarding their consequences to the mental health of the general population.


This paper develops a dual-window technique to reduce the sensitivity to carrier frequency offset (CFO) of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing. We define two windows and use them alternately onto the subcarriers one another in adjacent for pulse shaping at the transmitter. The receiver selects one of the two windows to maximize the output of the desired subcarriers and suppresses the others by window- matching and anti-matching functions respectively. The efficiency of the proposed method is demonstrated in the theoretical analysis and in the simulations as well.


Summary
1 Seed flotation, postflooding germination and initial height and expansion rates of seedlings of six terra firme (upland forest) and six seasonally flooded forest (SFF) species from Panama were examined as indicators of their potential for dispersal by water.
2 Compared to terra firme species, SFF species had larger seeds with greater volumes and lower seed specific weights, resulting in greater buoyancy.
3Across all species, seed specific weight was negatively correlated with initial flotation.
4 After 60 days in water, an average of 53% of the seeds of SFF species remained buoyant. In contrast, no seeds of the terra firme species remained buoyant after 15 days. On average more than half the seeds of SFF species germinated after 60 days, while for the terra firme species germination was reduced by 50% after 13 days.
5 Seedling expansion rates of SFF species were twice as fast as those of terra firme species. Three weeks after germination, seedlings of SFF species were twice the height of those of terra firme species, a trait which may minimize immersion of the photosynthetic tissue.
6 The superior flotation and postflooding germination of SFF relative to terra firme species suggests that dispersal by water is an important adaptation in habitats where flooding is common. Lack of hydrochory among terra firme species may be a key selective filter contributing to the poor species diversity found in SFFs even though saplings and adults may be flood-tolerant.


Today, Mg is foreseen as one of the most promising materials for hydrogen storage when prepared as nano-objects. In this context, we have studied the fabrication of Mg nano-sculpted thin films by magnetron sputtering deposition in glancing angle configuration. It is demonstrated that the microstructure of the material is controllable by tuning important deposition parameters such as the tilt angle or the deposition pressure which both strongly affect the shadowing effect during deposition. As an example, the angle formed by the column and the substrate and the intercolumnar space varies between ~20° to ~50° and ~45 to ~120 nm, respectively, when increasing the tilt angle from 60° to 90°. These observations are highlighted by modeling the growth of the material using kinetic Monte Carlo methods which highlights the role of surface diffusion during the synthesis of the coating. This work is a first step towards the development of an air-stable material for hydrogen storage.


The Amazon rainforest faces immense pressures from human-induced deforestation and climate change and its future existence is largely indeterminate. Accurately projecting the forest’s response to future conditions, and thus preparing for the best possible outcome, requires a sound process-based understanding of its ecological and biogeochemical functioning. The intact forest acts as a sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), however, this invaluable function is slowing down for unclear reasons, according to long-term plot measurements of tree growth. Earth system models, on the other hand, assume a continuous sink of carbon into the 21st century, predominantly driven by CO2 fertilization, concurrently buffering against adverse effects by climate change. Advancing empirical and experimental evidence points to strong nutrient constraints on the Amazon carbon sink, foremostly by phosphorus and other cations, so that the projected strength of the future carbon sink is certainly unrealistic. It is highly uncertain, however, to which degree nutrients are and will diminish elevated CO2-induced productivity, and to which extent plant-based mechanisms may upregulate phosphorus supply or optimize phosphorus use to facilitate the increasing demand by elevated CO2. Site-scale ecosystem model ensemble analysis underscores the diverging hypotheses on phosphorus feedbacks we are currently facing. In addition, heterogeneous soil phosphorus availability across the Amazon basin, in combination with a hyperdiverse plant community, challenges current efforts to project phosphorus constraints on the future of the Amazon carbon sink. We here give an outlook of current progress and future research needs of model-experiment integration to tackle this pressing question.


In this issue of Blood, Genis and colleagues provide evidence for a dynamic interaction between membrane type 1–matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) and nitric oxide (NO) in migrating endothelial cells.


Metformin is commonly used for treating patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Recent epidemiologic studies have indicated that metformin may reduce cancer risk,impede the growth of tumor and can be a potential antineoplastic drug.Because of its high morbidity,high mortality,and poor prognosis,lung cancer is a disease which seriously endangers health and lives of people.It has been reported that metformin can improve both the survival rate and the prognosis of lung cancer.This review outlines and analyzes the influence of metformin on lung cancer and its mechanism.

Key words:
Metformin ;  Lung cancer


In the case of sovereign debt crises, it seems that there is however some appetite to understand a little more the legal implications of certain developments widely reported in the press, for example on the occasion of the so-called Euro-area crisis (in particular last year's Greek debt restructuring), and also on the other side of the Atlantic through the recent US courts' decisions regarding the implementation of the Argentina exchange offers following Argentina's default in 2001.


Non-thermal X-rays and very high energy (VHE) y -rays have been detected from the supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946, and the recent observations with the Suzaku satellite clearly reveal a spectral cut-off in the X-ray spectrum, which directly relates to the cut-off of the energy spectrum of the parent electrons. However, whether the origin of the VHE γ-rays from the SNR is hadronic or leptonic is still in debate. We studied the multi-band non-thermal emission from RX J1713.7-3946 based on a semi-analytical approach towards the non-linear shock acceleration process by including the contribution of the accelerated electrons to the non-thermal radiation. The results show that the multi-band observations on RX J1713.7-3946 can be well explained in the model with appropriate parameters, and the TeV γ-rays have hadronic origin, i.e. they are produced via proton-proton interactions as the relativistic protons accelerated by the shock collide with the ambient matter.


Pulsed gamma rays from the Crab Pulsar PSR 0531+21 are reported for energies of 0.3 to 30 MeV. The observations were carried out with the UCR gamma ray double Compton scatter telescope launched on a balloon from Palestine, Texas at 4.5 GV, at 2200 LT, September 29, 1978. Two 8 hr observations of the pulsar were made, the first starting at 0700 UT (0200 LT) September 30 just after reaching float altitude of 4.5 g/sq cm. Analysis of the total gamma ray flux from the Crab Nebula plus pulsar using telescope vertical cell pairs was published previously. The results presented supersede the preliminary ones. The double scatter mode of the UCR telescope measures the energy of each incident gamma ray from 1 to 30 MeV and its incident angle to a ring on the sky. The time of arrival is measured to 0.05 ms. The direction of the source is obtained from overlapping rings on the sky. The count rate of the first scatter above a threshold of 0.3 MeV is recorded every 5.12 ms. The Crab Pulsar parameters were determined from six topocentric arrival times of optical pulses.


To analyze the types of the problem areas of the Phase 2 New Cities reported by the press media from the planning stage of the new cities to the construction completion stage, this study used the method of a factor analysis and the news frame theory. And a second round of analysis was conducted on these characteristics, for each of the construction stages of the project implementation procedures of the New Cities Project, by using the content analysis method. The subject cities of the Phase 2 New Cities Project were Gimpo-Han Rever, Hwaseong-Dongtan 1, Paju-Eunjeong and Seongnam-Pangyo, and the construction stages were divided into the 4 stages of the project implementation procedures that are outlined in the 'Housing Site Development Promotion Act.' As a result of the analysis, the problems seen during the new city construction process were classified into the following types: conflict, economics, ethics and responsibility. Based on the type of problem, whereas the percentage of press coverage of the economic problems during the beginning stage of construction was seen to be the highest, the percentage of press coverage of the ethical problems was seen to be the lowest, and a converging phenomenon of press coverage during the new cities construction stage 4 was observed. Conflict problems of Gimpo-Han Rever, Hwaseong-Dongtan 1 and economic problems of Paju-Eunjeong, Seongnam-Pangyo was relatively higher in the aspect of the type of social problems. In the aspect of the construction stages, the percentage of news regarding Gimpo, Paju-Eunjeong has gradually decreased until the Phase 3 and increased at the Phase 4. On the other hand, 국토지리학회지 제46권 2호, 2012 (173~187) * 본 논문은 (사)대한국토·도시계획학회 2010 춘계산학협동학술대회의 발표내용을 수정·보완한 것임. ** 주저자, 신성종합건축사사무소(Shinsung Architects & Engineers Associate CO., LTD,) *** 교신저자, 충북대학교 환경·도시공학과 석사과정(Master's Course, Dept. of Environment·Urban Engineering, Chungbuk National University, email@example.com) **** 공동저자, 충북대학교 환경·도시공학과 석사과정(Master's Course, Dept. of Environment·Urban Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ***** 충북대학교 도시공학과 교수(Professor, Dept. of Urban Engineering, Chungbuk National University)


The concept of managing an activity is concern of all. Management is basic to all activities irrespective of nature of activities. The subject of knowledge management is viewed by many as additional or an independent management tool, and a subject of interest to management students and practicing business executives. However this subject is largely of great importance to everybody. No activity, whatsoever, can be carried out without suitably managing all the facets of the relevant, associated knowledge. Knowledge management is the key-action-ingredient that provides the required driving force for all activities whether personal, professional or corporate. In personal life, one has to manage only a limited number of activities, and hence could manage the necessary knowledge with ease. Only those people who properly manage the relevant knowledge would succeed in their efforts and not others.


It is shown that the use of the dipole acceleration form of the photoionization cross section in a high-energy Born expansion gains one iteration of the Born series over the corresponding expansion of the dipole-velocity cross section. Some comparisons with Hartree-Fock indicate the domain of validity of the acceleration Born approximation.


Geochemical characteristics of the Chagande'ersi molybdenum deposit in Inner Mongolia and its genesis were analyzed in this study using rock mineralography and rock geochemical testing. The mineralized country rocks of the Chagande'ersi molybdenum deposit consist mainly of medium‐to fine‐grained monzogranite, medium‐to fine‐grained rich‐K granite, with minor fine‐grained K‐feldspar granite veins and quartz veins. The rocks are characterized by high silica, rich alkali, high potassium, which are favorable factors for molybdenum mineralization. The rocks have the Rittmann index ranging from 1.329 to 1.961, an average Na2O+K2O value of 7.41, and Al2O3/(CaO+Na2O+K2O) >1, suggesting that the rocks belong to the high‐K calc‐alkaline peraluminous granite. The typical rock samples are enriched in Rb, Th, K and light rare earth elements, depleted in Sr, Ba, Nb, P and Ti, and these features are similar to that of the melt granite resulting from collision of plate margins. The δEu of the rocks falls the zone between the crust granite and crust‐mantle granite, and are close to that of the crust granite; (La/Lu)N indicates the formation environment of granite is a continental margin setting. The Nb/Ta ratios are close to that of the average crust (10); the Zr/Hf ratios of monzogranite are partly below the mean mantle (34–60), while the Zr/Hf ratio of K‐feldspar granite are close to the mean value in the crust Comprehensive analyses show that the granite in this area formed during the transition period between tectonic collision and post‐collision. During the plate collision and orogeny, the crust and mantle material were mixed physically, remelting into lava and then crystal fractionation, finally gave rise to the formation of the rock body in this area. This has close spatial and temporal relation with the molybdenum mineralization.


Extracellular vesicles (EVs) collectively represent small vesicles that are secreted from cells and carry biomolecules (e.g., miRNA, lncRNA, mRNA, proteins, lipids, metabolites, etc.) that originate in those cells. Body fluids, such as blood and saliva, include large numbers of EVs, making them potentially a rich source of diagnostic information. However, these EVs are mixtures of vesicles released from diseased tissues as well as from normal cells. This heterogeneous nature therefore blurs the clinical information obtainable from EV‐based diagnosis. Here, we synthesized an EpCAM‐affinity coating agent, which consists of a peptide aptamer for EpCAM and a zwitterionic MPC polymer, and have shown that this conjugate endowed the surfaces of inorganic materials with the preferential affinity to EpCAM‐expressing EVs. This coating agent, designated as EpiVeta, could be useful as a coating for various diagnostic devices to allow concentration of cancer‐related EVs from heterogeneous EV mixtures.


Colours are used on charts to aid in distinguishing between features. Optimum colour contrast is required under all viewing cond it ions; from bright sunlit conditions during the day to a darkened bridge at night. The co lours specified by the Inte rnational Hydrographic Organization (IHO) for use in Electron ic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) were deve loped by Perception Institutes specifically to give a clear display under such conditions. This has resulted in the five colour tables that are required to be available in ECDIS.: bright sun, daywhite background, day-black background, dusk and night.[IHO] Each table contains a palette of optimised colours to best depict the various charted features under varying ambient light conditions.


In this study, a compact ultra-wideband (UWB) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna system is designed for mobile terminals. The antenna system consists of two symmetrical 8×8 mm2 square antenna elements fed by a 50 Ohm microstrip transmission line (MTL). The UWB MIMO antenna operates at large frequency range of 2.5–13.3 GHz with an isolation level of about 9 dB less than 5 GHz and 15 dB greater than 5 GHz in average. In fact, the isolation level is almost sufficient for MIMO operation especially for high frequency. Nevertheless, various techniques are then investigated, and additional parasitic structures (PSs) such as monopole, V-shaped, plus-shaped, T-shaped PSs and neutralization line are thus designed on the square UWB MIMO for further reducing the mutual coupling. Among the PSs, T-shaped PS shows better return loss and isolation performance. Moreover, the proposed UWB MIMO antenna with T-shaped structure is investigated in terms of resonant bandwidth, radiation pattern, peak gain and envelope correlation coefficient (ECC). According to the results, the compact MIMO antenna has nearly omnidirectional patterns, stable gain and better diversity performance.


Social value superior to esthetic value is the specific embodiment of politicalized tendency of Left-wing literature,and is the inevitable consequence of its pursuit of political and social effect;of Left-wing writers' intensity of the consciousness of participating political affairs and social obligation;of current politics impact upon writers' artistic personality;of arming their literacy concept with Marxist theories of literature and art.Their esthetic choices not only restricted Left-wing writers' artistic style,but also brought new light to the1930's literature value and changed the esthetic style,which made advocating moving and tragic beauty become the unique esthetic charac-teristics of Left-wing literature.


Streptomyces roseosporus is a producer of daptomycin,which has potent antibacterial activity against Gram-positive pathogens,especially antibiotic-resistant strains.Aims:In order to study the functional genes in S.roseosporus and to get daptomycin overexpression engineering strains,we should establish and optimize a stable and efficient conjugal transfer system for it.Methods:We tested the effects of conjugation media and donor plasmid on conjugal transfer from E.coli to S.roseosporus SWU2010.Using this system,we transferred ploxP and pALcre into S.roseosporus SWU2010.Results:AS-1 medium was shown to be the preferred medium for conjugation.The efficiencies of conjugation [10-6-10-5 transconjugants/recipient colony forming units(CFU) ] were obtained when spores of S.roseosporus SWU2010 were heat treated at 50℃ for 10 min prior to mix with E.coli ET12567/pUZ8002.The apramycin resistance gene flanked by loxP sites was removed from the chromosome of S.Roseosporus/ploxP by introducing the plasmid pALcre.Conclusion:we developed a genetic modification system for S.roseosporus SWU2010,which would enable the functional characterization of daptomycin biosynthetic genes in vivo.


Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and postconditioning (IPoC) are equally cardioprotective in some species tested but IPoC has been less protective in others. Although IPoC decreases infarct size in h...


In the present study, saturated nucleate pool boiling in aqueous surfactant solutions from horizontal tubes has been investigated. Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) with different concentrations is the test surfactant. A pool boiling test rig has been designed and constructed to carry out heat transfer experiments using three testing tubes with different materials which have wide range of applications in nuclear industry. Brass, aluminum and stainless steel which have wide range of applications in nuclear industry, were selected to be the test tube materials. Effects of wall heat flux, wall superheat and concentration of aqueous surfactant solutions on the nucleate boiling heat transfer coefficient are the major studied parameters. A detailed analysis of the experimental data showed remarkable enhancement in the heat transfer coefficient for all testing concentrations of SDS using the three test tube materials. It was found that aluminum alloy 6061 tube heater material exhibits the best heat transfer coefficient enhancement with respect to other investigated materials. The three parametric distribution function N(r) for the size of the stable vapor bubbles in active nucleation sites are deduced for the three test tubes using different test concentrations of aqueous surfactant solutions. A trial is made to correlate the size distribution function's constants (Nmax /A, rst and m) with the concentration of the aqueous surfactant solutions. Attention is directed to correlate the experimental results of wall heat flux, wall superheat and active nucleation site density; to get a helpful tool for predicting the thermal performance of nucleate pool boiling in aqueous surfactant solutions. Good agreement is found between the present experimental data and the available published data. [A. H. Khalifa, M. M. El-Fawal and A. A. Gadalla, A Comparative Study on Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement for Some Metallic Alloys Used in Nuclear Applications]. Nature and Science 2011; 9(8): 244-254]. (ISSN: 1545-0740). http://www.sciencepub.net.


In 2014 a British Columbia Hydro electrician made inadvertent hand contact with a 12kV bus while working on a station disconnect switch installation. The electrician lived but ended up losing both arms below the elbows. This paper steps through the incident, the two and a half month investigation, and the corrective action implementation of improving hazard identification and effective barrier implementation as part of job planning. The paper will briefly introduce the Tripod Beta methodology of incident analysis which focuses on barriers that could have been implemented to prevent or mitigate the outcome. The paper will reveal how human factors contributed to the incident as well as how a very detailed and thorough tailboard discussion focused on generic hazard categories rather than specific hazard sources. The corrective action implementation included introducing a barrier effectiveness tool called the Hazard Barrier Reference that crews now use as part of their tailboard process. If crews cannot implement at least one effective barrier from the Hazard Barrier Reference sheet then that triggers a Hazard Barrier Deficiency process that logs the work situation in a registry. A Hazard Barrier Governance Committee was formed to address these deficiencies and look for barrier improvements.


Background: Looking after patients undergoing hemodialysis is very critical, because of the disease's complications. In the context of hemodialysis, the essential duty of nurses is reducing the inflammation resulting from the vascular access. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted during one month on 101 hemodialysis patients in Montaserie and Imam Reza hospitals, Mashhad, Iran. Sampling was accomplished using Non-probability Convenience method. Using random allocation, the patients were categorized into three groups including those who received a combination of alcohol and Betadine to disinfect the area (n = 37; henceforth, group (1), those who underwent a concurrent application of alcohol after Betadine (n = 33; henceforth, group (2), and the control group (n = 31)). In group 1, the vascular access site was disinfected with Betadine solution, and alcohol was mixed with a ratio of 2:1 before the dialysis initiated. In group 2, alcohol and Betadine were separately used for disinfection. In the control group, the routine method of disinfection was performed using Betadine, while antiseptic precautions were taken into account. During 12 sessions (4 weeks), the vascular access site of patients was evaluated,in terms of the inflammation criteria postulated by the Iranian Nurses Association. Data were analyzed using SPSS16 software (Sig P < 0.05) Results: Mean inflammation severity was lower in group 1 in comparison with group 2 (P = 0.039). No significant difference was observed between group 2 and the control group (P = 0.079). Conclusions: This combination can be used, if the study is going to be repeated in other hospitals, due to the fact that the combination of alcohol and Betadine is a simple, inexpensive, and most importantly is an effective way for reducing the inflammation of the vascular access site in hemodialysis patients.


From published data, the X-ray absorption coefficients of a number of glasses have been computed over a wavelength range of 0.01-1.0 A. The glasses are clear white plate, ceria stabilized plate, 1060 CRT glass, light barium crown 541595, lead plate glass and double extra dense flint glass 927210. The mass absorption coefficients for most oxides used in glassmaking are plotted as a function of wavelength, and a method of calculating the absorption coefficient of any glass from its composition and this graph is presented. Lead equivalents for the γ-ray region of some glasses are given as a function of glass density. The glasses considered are ceria stabilized plate; the barium series 541595, 572577, 612585 and 623603; and the lead series 653335, 700303, 748278, 801255, 927210 and lead plate glass. (The numbers given are the type reference numbers given in the catalogue of Chance optical glass.)


China's rural sports building has the following advantages: the rich cultural customs;advocating the virtues of hard-working;the development of education,training "new farmers" is conducive to a comprehensive understanding of sports connotation of Health and the progress of the undertaking to farmers important for the development of sports channels;prosperity of cultural undertakings in rural areas and speeding up the dissemination of knowledge of modern sports.Its negative factors as: township sports missing driven radiation effect;"empty nest" families and their growing number of serious impact on farmers in sports development in the relatively poor quality of farmers cultural,ideological and closed with conservative grass-roots sports management system and soon.The basic measures: to establish a great people-centered thinking;cultivate farmers sports awareness,strengthen and standardize the development of qualified personnel and management organizations and constructing of multi-channel input mechanism.


When designing an interprocessor communications discipline, the problem of controlling data transaction on the interprocessor communications links has been traditionally solved by designating one processor as the central controller (the Master). All other processors are designated Slave processors which cannot utilize the interprocessor links unless requested by the master processor.
 An alternative approach is to allow the interprocessor link to determine the Master/Slave relationship based on which processor has requested and received control of the link. An interprocessor link is in the neutral state (neither processor is Master or Salve) until a request for control is received from one of the processors. This processor is notified via hardware interrupt that it is the Master processor. Conversely, the other processor is notified that it is the Slave processor and is also informed of the nature of the pending transaction. When the interprocessor transaction has been completed, the Master processor releases control of the interprocessor link. The Slave processor is then notified that the interprocessor link is neutral again. Either processor can now request control of the interprocessor link.


In a recent article, Haites and Mak have provided significant and apparently conclusive evidence concerning the absence of scale economies in antebellum western river steamboating. By demonstrating that constant returns to scale prevailed they have substantiated their earlier claims that steamboating in America was characterized by perfect competition—a condition essential to their work. However, the Haites and Mak results contradict contemporary evidence and the results of returns to scale studies in present-day transportation systems; it therefore seems appropriate to reappraise their findings


Nowadays, compound semiconductors are the main approach to detect mid-infrared (IR) light, such as HgCdTe and InAsSb, due to the bandgap tunability compared with Si. However, the epitaxy processes are expensive and energy-intensive. Also, compound devices are not compatible with Si-based IC manufacturing. To solve those problems, here, we apply inverted pyramid array structures (IPAS) to induce localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) for Si-based Schottky devices. While IR illuminates metal covered IPAS (metal-IPAS), the photo-electrons can accumulate photon energy repeatedly through IPAS induced LSPR. While the electron energy is large enough to overcome the Schottky barrier, so the photo-current is generated. Regarding device preparation and measurement, briefly, the IPAS were formed on n-type Si (n-Si) substrates through photolithography, dry etching, and wet etching. Afterward, 10-nm-thick Ag films and 100-nm-thick Ag grid anode were thermally deposited on the IPAS successively to form Schottky junctions. Finally, Al was thermally deposited on the back of n-Si wafers to be the cathode. After device fabrication, the devices were illuminated by a 4010 nm mid-IR pulse laser, generated from a 1064 nm pulse laser through an optical parametric generator. The photo-voltage of the device induced by the mid-IR was measured by an oscilloscope. Consequently, the oscilloscope showed a short pulse while the device was illuminated by the 4010 nm pulse laser. The rising time is 8 ns, and the amplitude is 10.2 mV. The result reveals that the metal-IPAS induced LSPR successfully detects mid-IR light with photon energy less than Schottky barrier height.


In this paper, we propose a wet lab algorithm for applicable form of fuzzy reasoning by DNA computing with an aim to add a new dimension to the existing similarity-based fuzzy reasoning method by bringing it down to nanoscale computing. We replace the logical aspect of fuzzy reasoning by DNA chemistry. To achieve this goal, we first fuzzify the synthetic DNA sequence which is called fuzzy DNA and which handles the vague concept of human reasoning. We adopt the basic notion of DNA computing based on standard DNA operations. In the present model, we consider double stranded DNA sequences with a specific aim of measuring similarity between two DNA sequences. The present wet lab procedure can exploit massive parallelism of DNA computing. The end result of the wet lab algorithm produces multivalued status which can be linguistically interpreted to match the perception of human expert.


Gor looked at the unhappy youth squatting on the floor of the cave. He saw bleeding knuckles gripping two misshapen lumps of flint. The lad's animal skin had been badly cured and was hacked, rather than cut, into an attempt at shape. That was the real cause of his trouble. In trying to chop up dinner he had shattered his family's knife.


A compressible viscous-dispersive Euler system in one space dimension in the context of quantum hydrodynamics is considered. The dispersive term is due to quantum effects described through the Bohm potential and the viscosity term is of linear type. It is shown that small-amplitude viscous-dispersive shock profiles for the system under consideration are spectrally stable, proving in this fashion a previous numerical observation by Lattanzio et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b28">28</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b29">29</xref>]. The proof is based on spectral energy estimates which profit from the monotonicty of the profiles in the small-amplitude regime.


Integrate circuit simulation is an important assistant method,etching is a fatal process in the integrate circuit manu- facture.The paper utilizes triangles to model the etching process,and deduces the formulas linking different planes(both plane and curve planes).At last,the etching simulation result is depicted,which proves that the etching result is clear,the imaging speed is fast,and the resource occupancy is small,making the method practical for etching depicting.


Most substances that form stable glasses are polymers, and inorganic oxide glasses are no exception. Because most oxide glasses are highly crosslinked polymers it is not possible to measure properties in solution, and parameters such as molecular weight and molecular weight distribution which are used to characterize organic polymers are meaningless in the context of oxide glasses. Instead, the network connectivity or a measure of crosslink density must be used to characterize their structure. In silicate glasses, the network connectivity can be changed significantly only by altering the composition, but phosphate glasses of fixed composition can be prepared with variable hydroxyl contents and consequently different crosslink densities. In this paper it is shown that the relationship between the transformation temperature T(x) and crosslink density x of phosphate glasses is similar to that observed for organic polymers and can be described by an equation of the form

where T(0) is the transformation temperature of the corresponding linear polymer and K is a constant which is approximately the same for three different phosphate glasses that have been studied.


A healthy diet serves as one of the aspects of one's fitness and understanding caloric value. The present study aims to design a user experience for mobile nutrition apps using Augmented Reality technology. Solutions are designed using design thinking stages, including empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and testing. Data related to reasons, frustration, goals, and target users are collected at the empathize stage. At the define stage, the empathy map and Personas are created. A prospective user journey map and information architecture are generated in the ideating stage. Wireframe and mockups are generated in the prototype stage. Finally, usability testing (i.e., task scenarios) evaluates the learnability (100%) and efficiency (0.067 goals/sec) aspects, and SUS assesses the satisfaction aspect. The satisfaction aspect score was 85, indicating a high acceptability level, B grade scale, and excellent adjective rating.


1-Methyl-2-vinylpyrrole and 2-vinylthiophene showed remarkable differences in reactivity and regioselectivity upon reaction with methyl propiolate, respectively forming dimethyl 1-methylindole-4,7-dicarboxylate and dimethyl benzo[b]thiophene-4,6-dicarboxylate. 1-Methyl-2-(1-propenyl)pyrrole reacted with dimethyl ace-tylenedicarboxylate to give Diels-Alder and Michael-type adducts. On the other hand, 2-(1-propenyl)thiophene gave a 1:2 adduct which results via an initial cycloaddition and subsequent ene reaction.


The blast-resistant capacities of 8 concrete slabs with high-strength reinforcements divided into 4 groups under blast loading were studied with tests. The effects of reinforcement types,reinforcement ratios,and peak values of blast loading etc on their failure configurations,span center's displacement and acceleration,and strains of reinforcements were investigated. The test results showed that the typical blast loading can be derived by substituting detonating cords for explosive charges,and the predetermined uniform blast loading can be applied on the slabs; compared with common reinforced concrete slabs,the crack widths of the concrete slabs with high-strength reinforcements decrease and become uniform,they have good blast-resistant capacities; the displacements of concrete slabs with high-strength reinforcements can be reduced greatly by increasing reinforcement ratios,the displacements with reinforcement ratio of 0. 78% decrease by 64. 02% compared with those using reinforcement ratio of 0. 62%; the time-history curves of accelerations are consistent each other when reinforcement ratios are greater than 0. 62%; there are good global rigidities for concrete slabs with high-strength reinforcements; both peak values of strains and residual strains of high-strength reinforcements decrease with increase in reinforcement ratios; the peak values of blast loading have obvious influences on the dynamic responses of concrete slabs with high-strength reinforcements; the peak values of displacements and the residual displacements incrase by 3. 63 times and 4. 80 times,respectively when the peak values of blast loading increase from 0. 0318 MPa to 0. 0945 MPa,and the peak values of accelerations increase by nearly 3 times.


Abstract Diff erential Diagnosis of Vascular Malformations of the Upper Aero-digestive Tract & The di ff erential diagnosis of vascular malformations of the up-per aero-digestive tract may represent a diagnostic challenge and become a hindrance for therapy planning. The terminus " ex-tracranial vascular anomalies " of the Head and Neck integrates hemangiomas and vascular malformations. The diff erntial diag-nosis contains benign and malign neoplasms, naevi, pigmenta-ons i t and purpur a. Literatur 1 Eivazi B , Ardelean M , B a umler W , Berlien HP , Cremer H , Elluru R , Koltai P , Olofsson J Richter G Schick B Werner JA . Upe don ta hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck . Eur Arhc Otorhi-nolaryngol 2009 ; 266 (2) : 187 – 197 2 Marler JJ , Mulliken JB Cur . ent r management of hemangiomas and vas-ular c malformaons . i t Clin Plast Surg 2005 ; 32 (1) : 99 – 116 3


By using the first-order small parameter perturbation method, a form of the Reynolds equation has been derived for non-Newtonian lubricants based on the Bair & Winer's visco-plastic model. The changes of the slide/roll ratio, limiting shear stress and viscosity, which mainly reflect the non-Newtonian behavior of lubricants, have been widely investigated. The effects on the line contact EHL are discussed


This study analyzes the expression of Spanish national identity built to suit the patron's interests in The Masque of the Expulsion of the Moriscos (1617), by Mira de Amescua. Commissioned by King Philip III of Spain's favorite, the Duke of Lerma, and staged at the time of his worst power crisis at court, this masque reenacts the successful implementation of the duke's policies of expulsion of those Spaniards of Muslim descent. The examination of this masque within its historical and cultural context is informed by postcolonial perspectives (Said, Bhabha) on the issues of empire, national identity, and ethnicity, and by anthropological views on the performance of rituals of power (Turner, Geertz). The spectacle's performance manipulates the foundational narratives of both the Hapsburg Empire and the nation in order to represent the extent to which the king and Spain were in the duke's debt. The duke's cultural campaign fed both on the insecurities of the crown's imperial project (by using its own propagandistic strategies) and on the ethnic anxiety of the Spanish Old Christian caste (by reconfiguring its myths of origin). The representation of the duke as catalyst for the alliance between Spain and the Hapsburg dynasty finds its natural vehicle in the violently anti-Muslim representation of the Morisco hybrid, whose visible presence in Spanish society at the turn of the seventeenth century formed the basis of many of the inadequacy complexes manifested by crown and nation.


Purpose: The procedure of bowel preparation before intravenous urography (IVU) is still a controversial debate and it varies in each health center. Preparation is believed to reduce residual feces and intestinal gas thus improving the quality of visualization of the urinary tract. On the other hand, many radiology and urology studies did not mention the need for preparation before IVU procedure. Preparation before IVU, especially giving laxative agent, gives many adverse effects to the patient. The purpose of this study was to know the difference in quality visualization of the urinary tract in IVU patients with and without preparation in Saiful Anwar hospital Malang. Materials and Methods: A total of 20 patients participated in this study and they were divided into two groups in which each group consists of 10 patients with and without preparation before IVU. Abdominal x-ray and IVU were performed on all patients. Urinary tract visualization quality assessment was done through two methods of assessing the quality of the image by the European Commission Guidelines and of assessing the residue of feces/ intestinal gas based on Dadkhah's studies. Results: Results showed the total score of image quality and the residue of feces/intestinal gas was not significantly different in the abdominal plain photo of IVU patients with and without preparation (Mann-Whitney test (p=1.000) and Independent T-test (p=0.5111)). Conclusions: In conclusion, there was no difference in the quality of visualization of the urinary tract in IVU patients with and without preparation in Saiful Anwar hospital Malang. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(1) 2017 p.107-114


The aim of this study was to establish how many people with severe physical handicap in the Cambridge Health Authority had special seating, how many still needed a seating system and to investigate the demand for electronic controls for powered wheelchairs and the overall need for something other than standard controls. A quantitative and qualitative study was conducted between September 1991 and March 1992 in health, educational, residential and domestic establishments in the Cambridge District Health Authority. A total of 215 people with no sitting or trunk balance were assessed on the Chailey seating scale where the need for special seating and/or electronic controls was assessed. Of the 215 people found who had no sitting balance, 164 sat in a wheelchair for at least half the day. Eighty three had special seating systems and 43 had special cushions or wedges. Thirteen did not have but needed special seating and 16 needed special electronic controls. The numbers who needed but did not have special seating or electronic controls for powered wheelchairs in the Cambridge HA was lower than expected. However, referral is paramount and is reliant on the knowledge and expertise of professionals working with the patients in the community. The majority of those thought to need special controls were in fact able to use adapted, standard controls rather than requiring the development of new systems.


This study examined health service access and coping strategies for 281 lower income minority households in rural Georgia. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through household interviews. It was found that over half the households could not always afford care. The article describes a typology of coping strategies and the interrelated dynamics of the role performance model of health, perception of need, and pragmatic poverty. It also presents a model of health utilization and discusses implications for practitioners.


. The article addresses the current issues of pedagogy of higher education that should be presented in skills development programs in consideration of aerospace education specifics. According to the contemporary Russian and foreign researches, current issues of pedagogy are concentrated in such areas as the development of education in connection with the formation of learning and teaching processes. It is feasible to discuss systematically these problems in teacher training and professional development courses and formulate scientific and practical recom-mendations.The article dwells on the three research areas in pedagogy of higher education: 1) features of the modern educational process; 2) student as a subject of educational activities; 3) university teacher as a subject of pedagogical activities. A student as a subject of learning is characterized not only by criteria of his cognitive and motivational development, but also in the context of mental health risks in the conditions of challenges and threats of the digital world. The analysis of modern student's value orientations is an important aspect of higher education pedagogy in order to influence teaching and educational processes. A teacher as a subject of pedagogical activity is studied from the standpoint of his professional success. Such factors of his professionalization as motivation, pedagogical communication, stress resistance in various working conditions are considered.


Problems—both obvious and subtle—arise from the goal of making people better off "by their own standard" associated with Thaler-and-Sunstein-inspired 'nudging' and New Paternalism. Whose model of another person's "own standard" can be trusted? This essay draws on neoclassical information economics, social welfare theory, and the methodological literature on normative behavioral economics. I enumerate a list of potential costs of nudges used in government policy and other recommendations under the heading New Paternalism—in units measuring informational loss, forgone individual payoffs, and social welfare losses. I analyze communication between a Non-Expert and an informationally advantaged Expert to characterize good and bad communication equilibria and demonstrate why decentralization is helpful for protecting fragile information flows from experts to non-experts. Governments that adopt nudging policies unwittingly introduce complexity to the strategic communication game by substantially expanding both players' action sets. My analysis then proceeds to the question of socially optimal intensities of skepticism toward expert advice and government speech. Zero skepticism cannot be social-welfare maximizing insofar as skeptical individuals serve as a natural part of 'checks and balances' in the political economy. At the other extreme, maximal skepticism is unlikely to be social-welfare maximizing because it ∗Department of Economics, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand, phone: (+64) 3 479 8648. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


Abstract Objective: To investigate the situation of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in patients with type 2 diabetes before and after initiating basal insulin treatment in China. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective analysis of data from the ORBIT study. Type 2 diabetes patients with HbA1c ≥ 7%, receiving oral antidiabetic agents, and initiated on basal insulin were recruited and followed up for 6 months. Patients were divided into three groups (low, middle, and high SMBG frequency) according to their SMBG frequency at the end of the study. Differences in glucose outcomes were compared among groups to evaluate the association between final SMBG frequency and the glucose control. Factors related to SMBG frequency were also analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Results: Overall, 18,995 patients were enrolled. The mean self-reported frequency of SMBG at baseline, month 3, and month 6 was 5.2 ± 10.2, 7.1 ± 9.9, and 6.3 ± 7.9 times per month, respectively. Multivariate analysis show...


An exhaust aftertreatment system for an engine comprises an oxidation catalyst NO A fuel injector is connected to the oxidation catalyst NO The fuel injector and the air pump deliver fuel and air to the oxidation catalyst NO


Soft Computing technology represents the improved versions of intellectual architectures such as artificial intelligence based neural networks, fuzzy control system, genetic algorithms and these individual approached are blended together to fabricate the influential intellectual hybrid systems like as fuzzy neural hybrid system, fuzzy support genetic algorithm and genetically support neural approach to convert their individual drawbacks into features. In OCR approach, many researchers are proposed various traditional cum advanced approaches to recognize the individual characters, number, consonants. Some researchers are designed methodologies to recognize the conjunctives with their consonants. But in real time scenario, machines can face the difficulty to classify the input characters into consonants and conjunctives, and especially identify the mixed connective consonants with their exact correlated connectives especially when they mixed with pre cum post located consonants. This paper is proposing layered methodology to solve the complex problems in mixed conjunct consonant OCR by using the intellectual fuzzy based neural hybrid systems. Performing the accurate categorization of input text into concern individual consonant and conjunctives or vowel composed consonant by measuring the correlated connectives of each consonant to form the full text and identifications of end-points where the connectives of vowels are mixed with consonants. The input text smoothing, erosion, interpolation, normalization, various stroke recognition variations, classification and identification of mixed conjunct consonant based recognition problems has been reduced through neural– fuzzy–neural hybrid system through the NI-Vision Assistant technologies.


The invention relates to an auxiliary device for the switching characteristic test for a mid-set cabinet, which comprises a box body and a panel, wherein a voltage continuously adjustable direct current power circuit is arranged in the box body; an output end of the direct current power circuit is connected with a multi-core cable insert; a front-end circuit of the multi-core cable insert is connected in series with a control and display device which is matched with the mid-set cabinet; the panel is also provided with a test connecting terminal which is electrically connected with the controland display device; the control and display device is a switch or indicator lamp which is connected in series to each output current branch circuit; and the direct current power circuit is a ring transformer isolating thyristor voltage regulating circuit which comprises a thyristor alternating current voltage regulator, a ring isolating transformer and a rectification filter circuit which are electrically connected with one another. The device is used for the switching characteristic test of the mid-set cabinet; the switching characteristic test time can be effectively shortened; the workloadof the personnel is reduced; a master control chamber and a switch room power source are not required; the power supply engineering construction can be quickened; and the power supply construction period is shortened.


Clay minerals of four typical Alfisols of the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern Bihar, undergoing decalcification, were identified with the help of chemical, mineralogical and X-ray data. The clays invariably indicate the characteristic peaks of mica, kaolinite, vermiculite, chlorite, quartz, feldspar and intergrades. Soil clay of pedous 1 and 2 indicates the presence of vermiculite and smectite. Clay mica, chlorite and kaolinite are inherited from the alluvium while the formation of chlorite did occur by hydroxy interlaying of vermiculilte, a weathered product of mica.


To evaluate the effect of myopic lasik surgery on ocular alignment and binocular vision in patients with manifest or intermittent exotropia. 26 patients (52 eyes) with exotropia (9 patients manifest exotropia and 17 patients intermittent exotropia).Patients seeking myopic refractive surgery with mild amblyopia, ametropia or anisometropia were consecutively included in this study. Amblyopic eyes with visual acuity <20/60 and patients with vertical strabismus were excluded from the study. Myopic LASIK surgery was performed on 44 eyes. Ocular alignment and binocular function remained unchanged postoperatively in all except three patients with high anisometropia who experienced an improvement in binocular function. In these patients, the preoperative manifest deviation became intermittent in two patients and latent in one patient after surgery with improving fusion and stereopsis. Manifest or intermittent exotropia is not a contraindication for myopic LASIK surgery provided some specific recommendations are taken in consideration, such as an adequate preoperative examination and consecutive surgery of both eyes starting with the dominant eye, and aiming at emmetropia for the dominant eye and for the non‐dominant eye. Keyword: LASIK, Manifest exotropia, Intermittent exotropia.


The present study a serious attempt has made to study the Influence of rearing temperature and cold storage on Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii). Temperature and cold storage period are the major factors that adversely affect the performance of T. chilonis and recording reduction in percent parasitisation, adult emergence, fecundity, longevity, developmental period, sex ratio of T. chilonis. Since the parasitoid in the laboratory is reared at optimum temperatures, its survival under field conditions will depend on its ability to resist inhospitable field conditions, particularly the high temperature.


EDRS PRICE MFOI/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Classroom Environment; Cultural Influences; Educational Anthropology; *Elementary School Students; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Grade 1; *Grouping (Instructional Purposes); *Instructional Materials; Longitudinal Studies; *Outcomes of Education; Primary Education; *Sex Differences; Social Development; Teacher Role IDENTIFIERS *England; Social Marking


In the last era the number of internet-connected devices surpassed the human population. IoT integration rate into human world equals at least five times the rate of electricity and telephony. Currently in 2020 the number of IoT devices is around 50 billion smart objects. This great invasion to our live requires extensive efforts for controlling and securing those devices. BlockChain (BC) is a distributed write-only ledger that eliminates the need for third party in securing and verifying transactions between peers. BC is considered the most powerful technique for securing transactions between IoT devices. In this work, a robust and scalable blockchain-based security framework for IoT is proposed. This framework comprises clients, device gateways, and administrators. IoT devices access BC through gateways. Ethereum BlockChain is utilized in addition to Ethereum smart contracts for enforcing a set of rules defined by the system administrator. Finally metrics that fulfill both efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed framework are introduced. In the results section, the proposed work provides robust and scalable security framework for the IoT devices under different attack probabilities in addition to satisfying the conditions of lightweight, transparency, and timeliness.


A hitherto unrecorded engraving, dated 1803, can now be shown to be the first depiction of an Australian Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) made in France. The engraving was made by François Nicolas Martinet, the ornithological specialist famous for his work with the Comte de Buffon. Quite apart from the intrinsic interest of the image, its history sheds light on the earliest phase of the collection of Josephine Bonaparte at Malmaison, her property on the western outskirts of Paris, and the substantial work she was overseeing in the first years of the century, especially in respect of the natural history collections made during the voyage to Australia of Nicolas Baudin in 1800–04. The plate also provides the key to the story of Martinet's final, abandoned publication, a work that was advertised in 1804 but never completed, copies of which are held in the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives and in Trinity College, Hartford, CT.


A 600 m drill core(recovery>95 %)penetrated the Middle Miocene Kumano Acidic Rocks in eastern Kii Peninsula, Southwest Japan. The core is fresh and unaltered, except near the surface, above 40 m below ground level(GL). The core consists of Kumano Granite Porphyry (from GL to 464.25 m deep)and the Owase-Shirahama Pyroclastic Rocks(464.25−600 m deep), with the boundary between these units being an intrusive contact. The Kumano Granite Porphyry is largely homogeneous in rock facies and whole-rock chemical composition, except for the occurrence of a chilled margin at the contact. The porphyry contains phenocrysts of quartz, plagioclase, K-feldspar, orthopyroxene, and biotite. The Owase-Shirahama Pyroclastic Rocks consist of massive crystal tuff. The rocks are largely homogeneous, except for local pumice-bearing parts and tuff beds with horizontal laminations. Many mafic magmatic enclaves and sedimentary-metamorphic xenoliths occur in the Kumano Granite Porphyry and the Owase-Shirahama Pyroclastic Rocks. The> 700 m vertical offset of the basement level of the Owase-Shirahama Pyroclastic Rocks between at the drilling site and the nearby outcrops on the ground surfaces, indicates the subsidence of a caldera flow that formed synchronous with or after eruption of the tuffs. The areal distribution of the Kumano Granite Porphyry, including core observations at the intrusive contact, indicate that the porphyry form a sill-like body of> 1,000 m thick, intruding into the caldera-filling Owase-Shirahama Pyroclastic Rocks. Abstract


The purpose of this study is to use a small-scale mobile environmental data collection device together with a wireless feedback system to establish an efficient monitoring system that is usually operated by large-scale monitoring stations. The monitoring results will be compared with the regional environmental information provided by Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, and corrected based on a genetic algorithm (GA). In this study, the monitoring system refers to the air quality monitoring equipment attached to a bicycle which is developed by the Big Data Lab of Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Ilan University.


While the recent inclusion of parasites into food-web studies has highlighted the role of parasites as consumers, there is accumulating evidence that parasites can also serve as prey for predators. Here we investigated empirical patterns of predation on parasites and their relationships with parasite transmission in eight topological food webs representing marine and freshwater ecosystems. Within each food web, we examined links in the typical predator – prey sub web as well as the predator – parasite sub web, i.e. the quadrant of the food web indicating which predators eat parasites. Most predator – parasite links represented ' concomitant predation ' (consumption and death of a parasite along with the prey/host; 58 – 72%), followed by ' trophic transmission ' (predator feeds on infected prey and becomes infected; 8 – 32%) and predation on free-living parasite life-cycle stages (4 – 30%). Parasite life-cycle stages had, on average, between 4.2 and 14.2 predators. Among the food webs, as predator richness increased, the number of links exploited by trophically transmitted parasites increased at about the same rate as did the number of links where these stages serve as prey. On the whole, our analyses suggest that predation on parasites has important consequences for both predators and parasites, and food web structure. Because our analysis is solely based on topological webs, determining the strength of these interactions is a promising avenue for future research.


Diabetes Mellitus cause oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is the main contributor of the pathogenesis of tubular damage. Black garlic (Allium sativum L) contain antioxidant such as polyphenol and flavonoid can regenerate the cell of Langerhans islets and the kidney tubular in rats with diabetes mellitus model. To indentify the effect of black garlic (Allium sativum L.) extract on the cell of Langerhans islets and the kidney tubular microscopy in rats models of diabetes mellitus. This research is True Experimental with post-test only control group design. The samples were divided into 4 groups. Control group was given alloxan 24 mg/0,3 ml, group 1, 2, and 3 were given 24 mg/0,3ml and black garlic (Allium sativum L.) extracts at dose 0,15, 0,3, and 0,6 (ml/200gBW/day). Treatment was given orally per day within 14 days. Statistical analysis used Post Hoc and t-test. Results was found significant of differences (p


The main objective of this study was to compare male and female cricket players on their levels of sports competitive anxiety. 100 subjects were selected for the study. In which 50 male and 50 female Cricket players were selected purposively from the state level cricket tournaments of J&K State. The data collection tool used in the study was the Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) developed by Renier martin. After data collection, data of Sports Competition Anxiety of male and female cricket players was compared by using Independent ttest and the result were analysed and interpretations were drawn. The level of significance was kept at 0.05 to test the hypothesis. It was observed from the finding that there was significant differences were found between male and female cricket players in Sports competition anxiety, Therefore the research hypothesis, there is significant differences between male and female cricket players in relation to Sports competition anxiety is accepted. The results of descriptive statistics have indicated that the subjects mean scores in Sports competition anxiety, shows that Female cricket players have high degree of Sports competition anxiety than male cricket Players. In the present study, researcher observed that male cricket players got good results in Sports competition anxiety, as compared to female cricket players. Finally, Researcher concluded that female cricket players have more sports competitive anxiety as compare to male cricket players. Lastly, we can say that the Sports competition anxiety of Male and Female cricket players in not similar and are very important factors to be successful in the field as well as in society. Having an accurate understanding of the Psychological Variables that may influence the performance of the players and could serve him to do best.


A new data acquisition system is under development at CEBAF in support of experiments due to begin in 1994. CODA (CEBAF On-line Data Acquisition) has been designed to run on Unix workstations connected via Ethernet to multiple intelligent front-end crates, VME and FASTBUS, with CAMAC supported through VME. The system is modular and scalable, from a single front-end crate and one workstation with data transferred over Ethernet, up to as many as 32 clusters of front-end crates connected (eventually) via a high-speed network to a farm of analysis workstations. CODA includes a device-independent slow controls package with (currently) drivers for CAMAC, VME, and CAEN high voltage. Experience with early versions is discussed.<<ETX>>


Based on the current situation of rice planting patterns and through comparison and analysis,the sustainable and stable development planting patterns were pointed out to guarantee the development direction for high yield,stabilization,better quality and high efficiency.


Progress toward clinical xenotransplantation (XTx) is limited by the occurrence of several types of rejection that lead to graft failure. The early rejection processes, namely hyperacute and acute vascular rejection, are largely antibodyand complement-mediated and involve both natural and elicited xenoantibodies. However, hyperacute rejection can now be prevented by several methodologies, such as the blockade of complement activation, so that acute vascular rejection represents the current hurdle to xenograft survival. This progress has also increased interest in the study of cellular components of the immune response to both cellular and vascularized xenografts. Although in vivo studies are still limited, some experimental models allow cellular rejection to be studied, and many in vitro studies have highlighted the importance of cellular interactions in the recognition of foreign tissues during the early or later phases of xenograft rejection.


In this paper we study the rate at which a rumor spreads through an undirected graph. This study has two important applications in distributed computation: (1) in simple, robust and efficient broadcast protocols; (2) in the maintenance of replicated databases.


This paper is a review to identify policy interventions that improve education quality. Ultimately, the review is focused on effectiveness of student admission policies in public and private universities in Kenya. The demand for university education in Kenya has significantly increased over the recent times. Many Secondary school leavers and the working class people look for opportunities to pursue University Education. There are also students from other countries who would like to study in Kenya. The diversity of sources for access to university education available to potential student population has posed a challenge to student admission policies. It was found that public universities do not have the requisite national and ethnic diversity of students. However, majority of the students were studying courses of their preference. Faith based and private universities tend to consider the religious faith of students before accepting or rejecting application for admission. Further, public universities admit students with higher grades compared to private universities. It is recommended that the government should continue to review and enforce policies regulating student admission to guarantee transferability of student grades across universities, acceptable diversity of students and higher standards of education in public and private universities.


Aimed at the improvement of control function for mine AC hoist, an improvement method was (presented). Using a new type of controller instead of original magnetic amplifier and cam disk, which can improve the dynamic characteristic and reliability of the AC hoist.


We investigate the semantics of a process algebra language for DNA computing. As a formal description technique we use denotational semantics and the mathematical methodology of metric semantics. We use continuations and powerdomains to represent nondeterministic behavior. An element of a powerdomain is a collection of sequences of observables representing DNA structures. We consider two notions of an observable item and we design two corresponding denotational models. As far as we know this is the first paper that employs the denotational approach in the semantic investigation of DNA computing.


Previous work on cluster-based document retrieval has used either static document clusters that are created offline, or query-specific (dynamic) document clusters that are created from top-retrieved documents. We present the potential merit of integrating these two types of clusters.


ABSTRACT In an ecological model, many strategies and tools are needed to help respond to sexual assault in terms of risk, response, recovery, and prevention. A holistic strategy should be based on empirical research evidence and informed by a critical intersectional analysis of women's social location/gender inequality in society. In addition, rape prevention should include efforts to increase women's ability to avoid rape and its associated deleterious outcomes. This article critically reviews arguments and research regarding rape resistance and self-defense training to support a multi-faceted rationale for including rape resistance as a central piece of rape prevention efforts in a society characterized by high rape rates. Contrary to some arguments against resistance training, I argue that rape resistance is not mutually exclusive or contradictory to other forms of rape prevention, including bystander intervention, which ultimately also relies on individuals to intervene to stop sexual assaults. Community responsibility is important, but should not be framed as better than other forms of individual and collective empowerment or sufficient to stop rape. An effective approach must include education, prevention, and activism at multiple levels of the social ecology.


This study aims to analyze: (1) the influence of West Sumatera's traditional food product attributes on teenager's buying interest in West Sumatera's urban cities, (2) the influence of modern snack's product attributes on teenagers buying interest in West Sumatera's urban cities, (3) To know the difference between West Sumatera's traditional snacks and modern snacks product attributes.The population of this study are all teenagers in West Sumatra's urban cities who have ever consumed both West Sumatera's traditional food and modern snacks. The sample size was set by 450 respondents by using R.L Gay term, but after research instruments verification, eventually the number of samples that can be collected was only 417 students. The data was analysed with linear regression analysis. Hypothesis testing was performed at α = 0.05. The results indicates that: (1) The product attributes of West Sumatera's traditional food has significant influence towards teenagers buying interest in urban cities of West Sumatera, (2) The product atributes of modern snack also has a significant influence towards buying interest of teenagers in urban cities of West Sumatra, (3) There are significant differences between the product attributes of West Sumatera's traditional product with the modern snack products.


Physical activity evolution measured by actimeter in COPD patients after a pulmonary rehabilitation. 28. International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS)


X-ray Emission Spectroscopic Study of Chloride Solid Compounds using Synchrotron Radiation by Ich C. Tran Dr. Dennis Lindle, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Chemistry University o f Nevada, Las Vegas An x-ray emission spectrometer, developed at beamline 9.3.1 of the Advance Light Source (ALS), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), will allow performing measurements o f x-ray emission from molecules and materials in gas, liquid and solid phases with energy, angle and polarization dependence. A two-dimensional positionsensitive detector system with data acquisition software is developed for the spectrometer that allows collecting a complete x-ray emission spectrum simultaneously. Mechanical supports for detector mounting and a holder for solid samples are designed and manufactured. Energy calibration, resolution, and performance o f the detector system and the spectrometer are tested by studying a solid potassium chloride (KCl) sample with photon energies in the vicinity o f Cl K edge. A detectable energy range of 55-60 eV with a resolution of 0.2 eV are obtained and reported. The detector system and data acquisition software are suitable for x-ray emission measurements.


This document is one in a series of five that showcases the green, sustainable buildings in Greensburg, Kansas. The Kiowa County Courthouse was one of only two buildings left standing after the tornado, which allowed the building to be renovated and refurbished rather than torn down.


This paper describes an attempt to evaluate quality of life using standards set by the local community. Several parameters derived from community psychology, such as actual levels of functioning and degree of satisfaction within several life domains, are used to develop a social validation approach. This avoids certain methodological pitfalls common to this type of evaluation.


Alpha keto acids are important food additives, which commonly produced by microbial deamination of amino acids. In this study, production of phenylpyruvic acid (PPA), which is the alpha keto acid of phenylalanine was enhanced in 2-l bench scale bioreactors by optimizing of fermentation medium composition using the Box-Behnken Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Optimum glucose, yeast extract, and phenylalanine concentrations were determined to be 119.4 g 1−1, 3.7 g 1−1, and 14.8 g 1−1, respectively, for PPA production, and 163.8 g 1−1, 10.8 g 1−1, and 9.8 g 1−1, respectively, for biomass production. Under these optimum conditions, PPA concentration was enhanced to 1349 mg 1−1, which was 28% and 276% higher than the unoptimized bioreactor and shake-flask fermentations, respectively. Moreover, P. vulgaris biomass concentration was optimized at 4.36 g 1−1, which was 34% higher than under the unoptimized bioreactor condition. Overall, this study demonstrated that optimization of the fermentation media improve...


Sardine fishmeal oil by-product contains a high omega-3, but the quality is still low. The available quality of sardine oil is still limited for animal feed with a low price. Improvement the quality of fish oil can be conducted by active and passive filter combination method. The purpose of this study is to produce fish oil in according to International Fish Oil Standards in scale up production. Neutralization was conducted with the addition of NaOH 22°Be at 50°C for 10 minutes. Bleaching was conducted by using 5% Magnesol as adsorbents at 50°C, and then filtrated with various sizes of filtration, there are 5 µm, 3 µm and 1 µm. Results showed that the level of primary and secondary oxidation tend to decrease with the continuous purification and it was in the range of IFOS (free fatty acid 0.67%, peroxide value 0.87 meq/kg, p-anisidine value 3.66 meq/kg, and totox value 5.48).


Abstract : The long-term goal of our research is to improve our ability to model sediment transport and accumulation in coastal oceans. In particular, we hope to develop regional-scale models (10s of kilometers) with predictive capability over time scales of decades. Such models are useful for a wide range of engineering, environmental, and tactical Naval applications. Field observations and measurements of sedimentary processes are a key component of our research, because careful quantitative data are needed to improve parameterizations of sedimentary processes and to test existing models. Measurement of bottom topography is crucial for interpretation of boundary layer processes because bottom roughness directly affects near-bottom flow, and sedimentary processes can alter bottom morphology.


With the introduction of colorectal cancer screening and improvements in endoscopic technology, the recognition and management of early colorectal cancer assumes increasing importance.


Background: tobacco use is one of the leading risk factors for early death and disability worldwide. Comorbidity of anxiety disorders and nicotine dependence reduces the efficiency of the specialist complex therapy of tobacco dependence. Of significance is a problem of timely detection of such concurrent disorders.Objective: to study nicotine addiction and severity of anxiety in students of the Tomsk State University (TSU) and Siberian State Medical University (SSMU) of Tomsk City.Surveyed students and methods: the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were usedto recognize nicotine addiction in 323 students (78 males; 24.1% and 245 women; 75.9%).Results: the findings on nicotine addiction in students were as follows: 59.0% never smoked, 12.4% smoked previously, 21.9% are currently cigarette smokers, 6.7% use tobacco heating systems (THS). The median total score according to the HADS anxiety subscale in current smokers made 7 (6; 9) points, in current THS smokers — 7 (5; 10), in previously smokers — 7 (5; 9), in never smoking —7 (4; 9). The median total score according to the HADS depression subscale in currently cigarette smokers made 6 (4; 8) points, currently THS smokers — 4.5 (2; 5), previously smokers — 4 (3; 7), in never smoking — 5 (3; 7). The study revealed formation of nicotine addiction in 26% of surveyed individuals; age of the regular smoking onset was 16.1 (14.2; 17.5) years, nicotine dependence formed at the age of 17.0 (16; 18) years (p = 0.001).Conclusions: the availability of direct dependency between indicators of total score of anxiety according to the HADS and the FTND (rs = 0.51; p < 0.05) is an evidence of predictive value of anxiety for nicotine addiction and need of timely preventive intervention.


After the flood from "three rivers" in 1998, the state strengthened the treatment of the embankment in the Changjiang River. Our bureau successfully went into the Changjiang River Market with the mechanical grooving machine designed by ourself, During the execution.our bureau first completed the task satisfactorily, armed with advanced technique, scientific management and careful execution. the project was rewarded to the "excellent" construction.


A maritime transportation has an advantage of transportation ability on cheaper and larger amounts of goods and moreover ecological benefits. Nevertheless low cost and efficient logistics is required and an art technology that contributes high efficiency logistics is needed, the transportation method is considerably influenced by weather conditions such as waves and winds. In order to use the benefit of maritime transportation effectively, it is necessary to operate its management on schedule and to keep safety especially in ports and harbors. In this paper, a safety and operation management of maritime transportation in ports and harbors considering weather conditions which improves an existing prediction system of wave conditions and movements of moored ships in harbor is proposed. For the covering abstract see ITRD E114174.


Energy efficiency of road vehicles is highly attributed to its aerodynamic performance. Over the last decades, significant reduction of aerodynamic drag has been made. But, beyond the current achievement, further improvement become a challenge for car industries and professionals working in the area. This paper focuses on new approach to further find aerodynamic performance improvement particularly for electric vehicles. Therefore, a preliminary numerical study on ducting and concept of energy harvesting from aerodynamic resistance is introduced as an alternative to improve energy efficiency. Ducted and slightly modified Ahmed model is used to study aerodynamic characteristics of ducted models and how ducting would contribute to the reduction of energy consumption due to air resistance. Three-dimensional, incompressible, and steady flow governing equations are solved by CFD code (PHOENICS ver.2018) with extended turbulent model proposed by Chen-Kim (1987). From the study, it is found that the total drag reduction of over 15% on the ducted models compared to the base model. The kinetic energy preserved due to ducting is also significant. Harvesting this energy and utilizing it to extend driving range is believed to be a potential area to be dealt in detail. Therefore, the idea of duct application and energy harvesting introduced in this paper, either to reduce or use aerodynamic resistance is expected to have potential contribution to the development of future energy efficient road vehicles.


The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of vitamin A and zinc interaction in laying hens fed on diets supplemented with two different levels of vitamin A (0, 10.000 IU/kg) in combination with five different levels of zinc (0, 25, 50, 100, 200 mg/kg) on egg yield, plasma and yolk concentration of zinc, and the levels of plasma triglyceride and phosphorus for 12 weeks. Egg production, egg weight, feed intake, body weight and feed efficiency did not differ among the groups. Plasma and yolk zinc concentrations were affected only by zinc supplementation. An interaction between vitamin A and zinc had an effect and the independent effect of vitamin A supplementation increased the plasma triglyceride levels of laying hens. The level of phosphorus in plasma was altered by zinc supplementation and an interaction between zinc and vitamin A. Since the positive relationship between plasma zinc and egg production was observed (r=0.279 p<0.01), it is suggested that plasma zinc may be an indicator for the estimation of egg production or hen performance.