Driving while intoxicated (DWI) courts have recently gained traction as a potential solution to the problem of repeat DWI offending. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of peer-reviewed studies that have examined their effectiveness. Thus, the current study compared DWI court graduates to a group of similar offenders who completed probation. Rearrest outcomes were examined at 6 and 12 months postrelease and survival analyses were conducted to determine whether DWI court treatment was able to delay rearrest. Results indicated that DWI court was no more effective than probation. These findings suggest that it is premature to endorse DWI courts for reducing DWI recidivism.


A large amount of data in different increasing production phases of a certain petrochemical plant were collected.The first extractive distillate device of butadiene was simulated based on ASPEN PLUS software,parameters of tower pressure,solvent ratio,reflux ratio were optimized and analyzed.The results show that the optimum solvent ratio is 8.0~8.2,and keeping the separate efficiency of the production process unchanged,to reduce the reflux ratio can increase processing ability of the device by 20%~30%.


Abstract In previous contributions to the Review the author outlined the development of hydrographic surveying in this country during the latter half of the 18th century. The surveys which Mackenzie, Spence and Bligh carried out at this time were largely inshore, covering areas within sight of land where prominent marks could be used for fixing by sextant resection. This was natural enough, for the accurate delineation of the hydrography of coastal waters and channels was an obvious starting point once the navigator had become convinced of the value of a precise hydrographic survey in his quest for safe navigation. It was soon apparent, however, that some of the offshore banks were equally dangerous from a navigation standpoint, particularly in the North Sea where many shoals and banks lay close to established and well-used shipping lanes. Time and time again vessels had foundered on these banks simply through a lack of accurate information about their true position and extent; on the existing charts they...


Objective:To evaluate the role of serum homocysteine levels,methyleneterahydrofolate reductase(MTHFR) genepolymorphisms in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy(DN). Methods:By PCR-RFLP,MTHFR C677T mutation was detected in 40 type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy and 47 healthy persons as control. The serum homocysteine(Hcy) levels and serum folate levels were measured. Results:The frequency of MTHFR C677T gene was signiticantly higher in type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy than normal controls(P ≤ 0.05), and the serum Hcy levels were higher than the control group. In subject with serum folate ≤ 6.92 nmol/L,the frequency genotype TT and allele frequency T of DN was higher than that of the control group(P 0.05); Among subject with serum folate 6.92 nmol/L genotype and allele distribution was no different with the control group(P 0.05). Conclusion:MTHFR gene C677T mutation associated with a predisposition to increased serum homoysteine levels may represent a genetic risk factor for DN.


Lines at gasoline service stations have become a fre quent phenomenon in many countries. When lines occur, drivers demand immediate action but government and oil company officials are uncertain about what steps to take. The Battelle event-structured simulation model GASQUE is designed to show which policies are most effective in reducing the length of lines and the amount of time spent in lines. GASQUE simulates the interaction of 1 500 automobiles and three stations. Many parameters of the model are selected from distributions over time of day, day of week, or the 1 500 automobiles. Such parameters in clude purchase decision levels, consumption rates, driver availabilities, tank sizes, and station hours. The model also permits the simulation of end-user allocation plans such as assigning purchase days by automobile license number (e.g., the so-called odd- even plans). Output from the model includes statis tics such as average line length and average number of hours spent in line per week. The application of GASQUE requires the use of compara tive analysis, that is, the examination of changes from standard or base-case simulations. In one series of simulations, studying the joint effects of tank-topping (buying a small amount of gasoline sim ply to keep the tank full) and reductions in station hours shows that either may cause lines to form. Imposing a maximum purchase limitation causes longer lines, especially when combined with reduced hours. A second series of simulations studied the effects of end-user allocation plans. In general, lines are made shorter by requiring minimum purchases and re quiring stations to remain open on weekends. Odd- even plans result in longer lines. A comparison of these findings with reports from various sections of the United States suggests that the simulation results agree with the 1979 experience with gasoline queues.


The present study was conducted with a view to investigate the nature of role stress in the public and private sector industries. The study was conducted on a sample ofl20 middle level managers, 60 from the public sector (Telephone Industry of Pakistan, Haripur); and 60 from the Private Sector (Kohinoor Textiles Mills, Rawalpindi, 30; and Sarhad Colony Textile Mills, Nosherah, 30). Results were non-significant except on the dimension of Inter Role Distance which was higher in the private sector. The correlational analysis revealed that there was not significant relationship between job satisfaction and the various sources of stress in the public sector. In the case of private sector, a significant relationship was obtained of job satisfaction with Role Stagnation, Role Expectation Conflict, Role Isolation, Personal Inadequacy, and overall stress. The step-wise regression showed a significant contribution by Role Erosion on job satisfaction for the total sample. A curvilinear relationship was also revealed between age and stress where the degree of stress is higher among the young and the old as compared to the middle aged group.


Abstract Sport participation can foster a wide range of positive psychosocial outcomes for women, including feeling empowered and self-sufficient, as well as gaining confidence, determination and self-respect. These well-documented potential benefits stem from research with non-Indigenous athletes, yet there is little published research to support an in-depth understanding of Indigenous women's unique sport experiences. Such understandings are necessary for meaningful sport programme implementation, health optimisation and sport policy development. The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of flourishing in sport for Indigenous women athletes. Two Indigenous community sport advisors were instrumentally involved throughout the study. Sixteen Indigenous women athletes (M age = 21.5 years; 10 First Nations, 6 Métis) from urban, rural and remote communities in a mid-Western Canadian province participated in sharing circles and symbol-based reflection to share their meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport. A four-step phenomenological structural analysis was used to analyse transcribed data. Four essential components and one facilitating component emerged as the general structure of flourishing in sport: (1) Multidimensional Community Support (having support from and for one's family, home and sporting community); (2) Personal Accomplishments (setting and attaining individually tailored goals); (3) Persistent Growth (constant self-betterment); (4) Wholistic Athletic Excellence (excelling as a whole; physically, intellectually, spiritually and emotionally); and, (5) Humble Recognition (being acknowledged; a facilitating component). Nurturing Indigenous women athletes' flourishing in sport requires athlete-specific attention and collaborative community engagement.


The purpose of this study is, using a 16-section multidetector-row helical computed tomography (MDCT) scanner with retrospective reconstruction, to compare variability in repeated coronary calcium scoring and qualitative scores of the motion artifacts. One hundred and forty-four patients underwent two subsequent scans using MDCT. According to Agatston and volume algorithms, the coronary calcium scores during mid-diastole (the center corresponding to 70% of the R-R cycle) were calculated and the inter-scan variability was obtained. Motion artifacts from coronary artery calcium were subjectively evaluated and classified using a 5-point scale: 1 _ excellent; no motion artifacts; 2 _ fine, minor motion artifacts; 3 _ moderate, mild motion artifacts; 4 _ bad, severe motion artifacts and 5 _ poor, doubling or discontinuity. Each reading was done by vessels (left main, left descending, left circumflex and right coronary arteries) and the motion artifact score (mean of the scales) was determined per patient. The variability in low (1.2 ± 0.2) and high (2.4 ± 0.6) motion artifact score groups was 7 ± 6 (median, 6)% and 19 ± 15 (16)% on Agatston score (p<0.01) and 7 ± 7 (6)% and 16 ± 13 (14)% on volume score (p<0.01), respectively. In conclusion, motion have a significant impact on reproducibility of coronary calcium scoring.


A 60-night campaign on SU UMa, YZ Cnc and some secondary targets was carried out during 1988 December and 1989 January at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos (the 1988 International Time Project). The aim was to study the behaviour of these dwarf novae through their outburst cycle. Here we present the overall light curves of the main targets, SU UMa and YZ Cnc, which show that the optical fluxes continue to decrease after the end of the outburst. For YZ Cnc we find that, during quiescence, orbital variability is present, which may be interpreted as modulation caused by the bright-spot region. Near the end of an outburst, a weak, sinusoidal variation is observed; we discuss the possibility that this arises either from the secondary star or the accretion disc


A 19 year old man sustained a solitary stab wound to the posterior chest. Chest radiography showed an apical …


The synthesis of a new reagent nitrobenzothiazolyldiazoamino-p-nitrophenyl(NBTDAPNP) and its colour formation reaction with mercury are reported. In weak alkaline medium and in the presence of Triton X-100,mercury reacts with NBTDAPNP to form an orange-yellow complex which has component ratio of 1∶2. The maxium absorption of the complex is at 450 nm and 530 nm,determination by dual wavelength spectrophoto-metry,and apparent molar absorptivity is 2.18×10 5 L/(mol·cm). Beer's law is obeyed for mercury in the range of 0~12 μg/25 mL. The interference of various ions has been studied and the method has been used for the determination of micro amounts of mercury in wastewater with satisfactory results.


During early stages of lymphocyte development, genes for antigen recep tors (immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor proteins) undergo rearrange ments of their DNA sequences. The resulting configurations of rearranged DNA are highly variable from cell to cell and serve as genetic markers for individual lymphocytes. These markers can be utilized to detect clonal lymphocytic proliferations, as seen in lymphoid malignancies, and to iden tify the lineage of lymphoid neoplasms. Chromosomal rearrangements involving recombination between the DNA of antigen receptor genes and other sites in the genome also occur in lymphoid neoplasms, and molecular analysis of such rearrangements is potentially useful in the diagnosis of lymphomas and leukemias.


Sentential complements occurring with prepositions in English are traditiona ly known as gerunds, verbal forms in -ing having the functions of both nouns and verbs.In transformational-generative grammar they are interpreted as ,embedded sentences in the underlying structure containing their own subject, which may be either deleted under coreference with the subject of the matrix sentence or overtly expressed, as in 1. (a)John is happy about leaving (b) John is happy about Mary leaving.


Authenticating whether two smartphones are in close proximity is important in smartphone security. For example, the authentication result can be used to pair two devices and construct a secure communication channel between them. Many existing proximity authentication systems rely on short range networks-the communication is usually restricted in short range networks. However, this approach is inadequate when we want to verify whether the communication distance is within a few centimeters, i.e. near field. To address this challenge, many other techniques construct systems based on the near field communication (NFC) system. Unfortunately, only a small portion of smart devices in the current market are equipped with NFC chips. The purpose of this paper is to provide a close proximity authentication system which does not depend on NFC chips. We devise a system to achieve close proximity authentication by using correlated finger movements on the two smartphones. Human input usually contains errors and is of low entropy, which affects the usability and security of our system. We solve these issues in an efficient way, considering the limited computational resources on smart devices. Our system does not need any prior secret information shared between the two devices, and generates the same high-entropy cryptographic key for both devices in a successful authentication. The efficiency of the system is validated by evaluations on Motorola Droid smartphones.


In order to predict many important physical phenomena in a large-size glass during annealing the application of the finite element solution of heat transfer problems to the determination of the tempe ature distibution within axisymmetric glass being annaeled (the temperature change is slow) has been suggested for the first time in this paper. According to above result, this paper also suggests the calculation method of the nonuniformity of refractive index due to the nonhomogeneous structure of annealed glass, thus overcoming previous difficulty in the calculation.


We consider an initial-boundary value problem for fractional order telegraph integro-differential equation. In this study, fractional derivative can be considered in both Riemann-Liouville and Caputo senses since our initial condition is zero. We calculate approximate numerical solutions by constructing first and second order finite difference schemes. Estimations of the stability of finite difference scheme is given and also for some fractional orders, numerical examples are given to confirm the accuracy of the established difference scheme with respect to exact solution. Also some plots are presented for large values of x and t. Finally we show that our solutions continuously depend on the fractional derivatives by plotting error graph while increasing fractional order.


The influence of inoculum concentration on the reaction induced in species and cultivars of commercial cereals by two isolates of ergot (Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.) was investigated. Differences were observed among and within species with respect to each of the three components of the disease reaction, i.e., frequency of sclerotia, size of sclerotia, and amount of honeydew produced. Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was less susceptible than the other cereal species. Significantly fewer sclerotia were produced on spring wheat except at high and low inoculum concentrations and the sclerotia were smaller and the honeydew less abundant. Inoculation of selected cultivars within each of the cereal species showed that only cultivars of spring wheat and durum wheat (T. durum Desf.) differed in the expression of the disease reaction. The spring wheat cultivar Kenya Farmer, and durum wheat cultivar Carleton were less susceptible than the commercial cultivars. Inoculum concentration affected sclerotial frequen...


Acknowledgements Note on quotations List of illustrations Introduction 1. The text and its authors or, how to write a saga 2. A child of the Otherworld 3. The plunderers' dilemma 4. The road to Da Derga's Hostel 5. The house of death 6. The perfect spy 7. Sovereignty shattered 8. The Latin dimension: classical and biblical influence 9. Conaire, Saul, and sacred kingship 10. The message of the Togail: tract or tragedy? 11. Afterword: reading the Togail


A major problem of natural quartz dealers is to control the irradiation doses applyed to their samples. We observed that the dosis is linearly proportional to the temperature where the beginning of the thermoluminescente can be seen with naked eyes. A reliable and simple procedure is offered to the dealers to control the doses applied to natural quartz.


The conceptual model of emotion regulation (ER) of Gross and Thompson (2007) introduces families of ER strategies ordered on a temporal scale. This scale has been attributed implications both for t ...


The working environment temperature of the landing gear shock absorber is affected by the fuselage and the airport temperature, and temperature change will affect the performance of hydraulic oil, thus affecting the damping characteristics of the shock absorber. In this paper, the thin-walled orifice is selected as the test object. Firstly, the shock absorber under different temperatures is tested with the help of the Fluid-Damping-Test-Platform. At each temperature, the shock absorber is loaded at low speed and constant speed respectively, and the variation law of oil damping force with displacement is obtained. Then, based on the dynamic mesh technology, CFD simulation of the flow field in the test shock absorber is carried out to simulate the test process and verify the reliability of the test results. Finally, the conclusion is drawn: the decrease of temperature will lead to the increase of oil viscosity, which will lead to the decrease of Reynolds number, which will lead to the decrease of discharge coefficient, and finally lead to the increase of oil damping force.


For every ⩾ 6, examples are given of closed negatively curved riemannian n‐manifolds for which the natural map PLM → Out π1M is not an epimorphism. PLM denotes the group of piecewise linear homeomorphisms of M. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 53C20, 57Q25, 57R55.


This anthology considers the whole range of father experiences, from the amazed joy of new fathers to the pain of bereavement, from the comic eccentric papa to the sinister and silent dad. Extracts from the Bible, Beatrix Potter, Yeats, Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Dickens are included.


Communication design for SoCs poses the unique challenges in order to cover a wide range of architectures while offering new opportunities for optimizations based on the application specific nature of system designs. In this report, we propose automatic generation of communication topology from partitioned, scheduled architecture model where system components communicate through message passing channels. Automatic model refinement for network topology enables rapid design space exploration in order to achieve the required productivity gains. The experimental results show the benefits of our methodology and demonstrate the effectiveness of our automatic model generation for communication design.


Research Master Tinbergen Institute Master of Philosophy in Economics: The MPhil programme is a 2-year research master in economics, econometrics and finance. Fully dedicated to preparing students for PhD thesis research.


During the final decade of his life, Twain received several devastating blows—the death of his beloved wife in 1904, the death of his daughter Jean in 1909, and his own declining health. These and other problems have led some scholars to portray him as a bitter, cynical, disillusioned codger who was hamstrung by his misfortunes and angry as his creative powers diminished and his health deteriorated. This, they say, led him to repudiate Christianity, adopt a deterministic worldview, and savagely rail against an implacable, depraved God, a hypocritical, heartless Christianity and the damned human race. Twain's writings during his final decade allegedly displayed his relentless despair as he embraced social and spiritual nihilism. At the same time, his criticisms of various groups including missionaries, villains, especially Russian Czar Nicholas II and Belgian King Leopold II, and several ideologies—militarism, imperialism, anti-Semitism—became increasingly caustic.


The magnetomechanical behavior of single-crystal iron–gallium alloys with varying gallium content was found to be strongly dependent on the Ga content (Atulasimha 2006 PhD Thesis). An energy-based model (Atulasimha 2006 PhD Thesis, Armstrong and William 1997 J. Appl. Phys. 81 2321) is employed to simulate the strikingly different actuation behavior (λ–H and B–H curves under different compressive stresses) and validated against experimental data for 19, 24.7 and 29 at.% Ga, [100] oriented, slow-cooled single-crystal FeGa alloys. The effect of gallium content on the model parameters, specifically the cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants and the Armstrong-smoothing factor Ω, their physical significance and ultimately their effect on the magnetomechanical behavior are analyzed and explained.


Objective To investigate the effects of rhG-CSF on the improvement of learning and memory impairment of Alzheimer Disease(AD) model rats induced by Aβ1-42.Methods 84 healthy male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to the Aβ group,rhG-CSF group and sham operation group.Aβ1-42(10ug) was injected into bilateral hippocampus to establish the rat model of AD.Rats in rhG-CSF group were subcutaneously injected rhG-CSF 50 ug/(kg·d) for 5 days,while rats in sham group were injected an equivalent amount of normal saline.Morris water maze tests were conducted on the 7th,14th,21st,and 28th day after administration.Results The latency of avoiding in rhG-CSF group [(34.33±6.47)s,(42.08±6.36)s,(46.88±7.66)s respectively] were shorter than that in Aβ group [(49.79±4.87)s,(50.25±6.81)s and(51.33±6.90)s].The percentages of swimming distances in target quadrant in rhG-CSF group [(41.00±7.62),(43.33±8.16),(44.67±8.07) respectively] were significantly higher than that in Aβ group [(25.33±6.89),(23.83±4.67),(21.50±4.64) respectively](P0.05).Conclusion RhG-CSF could improve the cognitive impairment of AD model rats induced by Aβ1-42 and delay the decline of learning and memory ability to some extent.


SiKand Sil-edge X-ray absorption spectra obtained using synchrotron radiation are reported for 6:3-coordinated stishovite and 4:2-coordinated a quartz, a cristobalite, coesite, amorphous silica (a-SiOr), and opal. The SiK and SiI near-edge features are interpreted on the basis of a qualitative MO model of SiOX and SCF-Xa calculation of model molecules. Some edge features are attributed to the multiple scattering effect of the more distant shell atoms in the crystal structure. The Kand l-edge features reflect the maximum densities of unoccupied Si 3s, 3p, and 3d states in the conduction band and are qualitatively in agreement with calculated densities of states. Comparison of SiKand SiLedge XANES demonstrates the bond mixing of Si 3p and 3s orbitals and of Si 3p and 3d orbitals. Also, for 4:2-coordinated silica, the transition of Si 2p electrons to the t2 state of high Si 3p character becomes dipole allowed. For stishovite and coesite, states dominated by Si 3s apparently have a large amount of Si 3p orbital character, probably because of pressure-induced mixing of Si 3s and 3p orbitals. The SiKand Sil-edge shifts are systematically related to the coordination number of Si atoms, Si-O bond length, Si-Si distance, Si-O-Si angle, Si-O bond valence, and Si NMR chemical shift of SiO, polymorphs. The SiKand SiZ-edge XANES indicate that the local structure of two opals investigated is a mixture of a-SiO, and a cristobalite structural units, and the relative proportions of the two structural components are semiquantitatively determined. EXAFS structure parameters (bond distances, coordination number, and Debye-Waller factor) of quartz and stishovite are obtained and shown to be in good agreement with the X-ray structures. Si in sixfold and fourfold coordination can be distinguished unambiguously from SiKand Siledge XANES features and SiK-edge EXAFS analysis. These results are very useful for characterizing the structure and bonding of the mantle silicates and silicate glasses.


The material on E. vaulogeri erebuni was studied in two collections. The holotype (female) and male are deposited in the collections of Zoological Institute (St. Peterburg), the paratype (female) — in the private collection of M. Ströhle (Weiden). The constant slides of the genitalia were made using the standard method: mounted in euparal on slides and colored with eosin. Slide-mounted genitalia were photographed with a Canon EOS 600D digital camera mounted on an Olympus U-CTR30-2. The photographs of collection specimens were taken by the digital camera of Apple iPhone 7, illuminated in Lightbox. The drawings were processed using CorelDraw software.


Introduction:
 Recent literature has documented a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among Middle Eastern (ME) population. Yet, literature is sparse regarding the association of social determinants of health (SDoH) and CVD risk factors among ME immigrants. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between SDoH and hypertension and diabetes among ME immigrants in the U.S.

 Methods:
 A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). SDoH were defined as income, education, employment, and health insurance. Hypertension and diabetes diagnoses were self-reported. Generalized linear models using Poisson distribution were fitted to examine the associations between the SDoH and hypertension and diabetes, separately.

 Results:
 We included 3,271 ME immigrants, 45% female, with mean age 46 years, 85.3% were insured, 44% had at least a college education, and 21% lived below poverty level. Almost 3% had diabetes and 8% had hypertension. Participants with higher income had lower odds (Adjusted Odds Ratio(aOR): 0.35, 95% CI): 0.18-0.69), while those who had health insurance had higher odds (aOR: 5.77, 95% CI: 1.37–24.32) of diabetes diagnosis. There were no significant associations between SDoH and hypertension diagnosis.

 Conclusion:
 Our analysis yielded significant associations of SDoH and diabetes among ME immigrants. Future investigations should focus on addressing health inequities to establish SDoH-informed care targeting CVD risk factors.


When hypertension is a result of an underlying identifiable abnormality, the latter's early discovery can lead to a timely cure of the hypertension and the prevention of its complications. We present a case of high blood pressure lowered by pregnancy, suggestive of an endocrine cause. This was confirmed following a detailed history which revealed severe hypertension intractable to therapy, yet which remitted during pregnancy. A diagnosis of 11-beta hydroxylase deficiency was made consequent upon the finding of raised serum 11-desoxycorticosterone levels. The blood pressure was finally controlled with glucocorticoid replacement therapy and spironolactone.


Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynecological malignancies and has the highest case fatality rate among all gynecological malignancies. Tumor markers are very important for early diagnosis, curative effect monitoring, and prognosis assessment in ovarian cancer. CA125 and HE4 are the most widely used serum tumor markers in ovarian cancer, but they have some flaws. Thus, finding more sensitive and specific tumor markers is of great importance. In recent years, with the rapid development of the second generation sequencing technology, circulating tumor DNA, circulating tumor cells, and miRNA have provided a new train of thought for identifying new tumor markers for ovarian cancer.

Key words:
Ovarian cancer; Tumor markers; Circulating tumor cells


Simple Summary The fat body is one of the most important tissues in the body of insects due to its number of functions. Nowadays the new physiological function of H2S has gained attention as a novel signaling molecule. H2S performs crucial regulatory functions involving growth, the cardiovascular system, oxidative stress, and inflammation in many organisms. In this study, RNA-seq technology was used to investigate the fat body of the silkworm at the transcriptional level after H2S exposure during the 5th larvae stage. A total of 1200 (DEGs) was identified after 7.5 µM H2S treatment, of which 977 DEGs were up-regulated and 223 DEGs were down-regulated. DEGs were mainly involved in the transport pathway, cellular community, carbohydrate metabolism, and immune-associated signal transduction. Present research provides new insights on the gene expression changes in the fat body of silkworms after H2S exposure. Abstract Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been recognized for its beneficial influence on physiological alterations. The development (body weight) and economic characteristics (cocoon weight, cocoon shell ratio, and cocoon shell weight) of silkworms were increased after continuous 7.5 µM H2S treatment. In the present study, gene expression changes in the fat body of silkworms at the 5th instar larvae in response to the H2S were investigated through comparative transcriptome analysis. Moreover, the expression pattern of significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at the 5th instar larvae was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) after H2S exposure. A total of 1200 (DEGs) was identified, of which 977 DEGs were up-regulated and 223 DEGs were down-regulated. Most of the DEGs were involved in the transport pathway, cellular community, carbohydrate metabolism, and immune-associated signal transduction. The up regulated genes under H2S exposure were involved in endocytosis, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, the citrate cycle (TCA cycle), and the synthesis of fibroin, while genes related to inflammation were down-regulated, indicating that H2S could promote energy metabolism, the transport pathway, silk synthesis, and inhibit inflammation in the silkworm. In addition, the expression levels of these genes were increased or decreased in a time-dependent manner during the 5th instar larvae. These results provided insight into the effects of H2S on silkworms at the transcriptional level and a substantial foundation for understanding H2S function.


This work focuses on the development and real time implementation of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) based PI controller and Fractional Order Proportional Integral (FO-PI) controller for a nonlinear system. The nonlinear system taken up for study is conical tank level system whose parameters vary with respect to the process variable. Data acquisition card PCI. 6251 (Peripheral Computer Interconnect) is used for acquisition purposes. The performance comparison of the ZN/PI, PSO/PI and FO-PI controllers are compared based on performance indices like maximum peak overshoot, settling time and Integral Square Error (ISE). The proposed FO-PI controller and PSO/PI controller is tested on the chosen nonlinear system and better controller performance can be envisaged by in the proposed methods than that of the ZN/PI controller.


Assuming the entrance of a rectangular straight duct to be uniformly covered with a film of radiation source, and the radiations to be emitted into the duct at Intensities proportional to cos2θ (θ: Angle of radiation incidence), the unscattered component of radiations along the duct axis is shown to be expressed by where φ0 is the total flux from the radiation source, while a, b are non-dimensional parameters representing the perspective angle of radiation source vertical and horizontal spreads. This consequently proves the fallacy of the expressions given by Schaeffer and by Selph for the same assumptions, i.e. and which are widely cited in textbooks, handbooks and reports.


The invention discloses a dust collecting device for an automobile disc brake. The dust collecting device is characterized in that an arc-shaped collecting tank (3) surrounds the edge of a brake disc (1) of the automobile disc brake, the two ends of the arc-shaped collecting tank (3) are fixed to brake calipers (2) of the automobile disc brake, and an inner cavity of the collecting tank (3) surrounds the outer edge of the brake disc (1) of the automobile disc brake by a certain gap. The dust collecting device can effectively collect abrasive dust generated on the brake disc and a brake pad, the abrasive dust is prevented from freely falling or dispersing, and environmental pollution and harm to the human body are reduced.


"Implementing ORCID at your organization" was presented by Estelle Cheng and Camillia Lu at the ORCID China Workshop
on September 23, 2019.


In order to improve the tracking accuracy of flight simulator and expend its frequency response, a multirate-sampling-method-based discrete-time chattering free sliding mode control is developed and imported into the systems. By constructing the multirate sampling sliding mode controller, the flight simulator can perfectly track a given reference signal with an arbitrarily small dynamic tracking error, and the problems caused by a contradiction of reference signal period and control period in traditional design method can be eliminated. It is proved by theoretical analysis that the extremely high dynamic tracking precision can be obtained. Meanwhile, the robustness is guaranteed by sliding mode control even though there are modeling mismatch, external disturbances and measure noise. The validity of the proposed method is confirmed by experiments on flight simulator.


Many serious water-related societal problems remain unresolved. Examples include (a) the number of people without access to potable drinking water (about 1 billion) and sanitation (more than 2 billion), located mainly in Africa and Asia; (b) the challenges of avoiding and abating environmental degradation and water pollution in many densely populated regions of the world; (c) the low crop yields obtained by the majority of smallholder farmers, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa; and (d) the tensions that simmer between rival water uses and users within water scarce catchment areas and river basins, which may also involve nation states. The need to address these serious problems, as recognized in the Millennium Development Goals, is made all the more difacult by (e) the need to enhance the capacity of water systems to respond to climate change impacts (increased variability of rainfall, increased intensity of extreme events, and, in many parts, a decrease in the utilizable amounts of surfaceand groundwater). Furthermore, the South is now faced with (f) a sudden increase in biofuel demand (from the EU and US as a way to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dependency on oil exporters), which leads to shifts towards biofuel production in the South and thereby causes competition with other existing uses of land and water resources. Is water science, where science includes knowledge claims from both social and natural sciences,1 doing enough to contribute to resolving these


Desiccant cooling systems, considered one of the sustainable air conditioning technologies, have been attractive for researchers to be studied for many years. In this paper, the modeling and simulation of a packed tower liquid dehumidifier and regenerator as well as a solid desiccant wheel are presented. The simplified equations that predict the air conditions after passing these systems are developed. This approach is quick and does not need a lengthy computer calculation and large memory capacity. Liquid and solid desiccant cooling cycles are presented and using this approach, the performance of these systems is calculated for weather data of a reference year and different climates in the United States. These systems are compared regarding their energy and water consumption based on this new approach. The first results show that liquid desiccant systems, without technology improvements, have the large sizes at lower capacities and have lower coefficients of performance than solid desiccant cooling systems.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


With the rapid development of technology, and the popularization of internet, communication is been greatly promoted. The communication is not limited only to information but also includes multimedia information like digital Images. Therefore, the security of digital images has become a very important and practical issue, and appropriate security technology is used for those digital images containing confidential or private information especially. In this paper a novel approach of Image scrambling has been proposed which includes both spatial as well as Transform domain. Experimental results prove that correlation obtained in scrambled images is much lesser then the one obtained in transformed images.


RHEUMATIC fever has been generally regarded as a disease principally affecting children, and its occurrence in adults has as a consequence been more or less ignored. The high incidence of this dise...


With the increasing physician shortage, allied medical personnel become of vital importance. Physicians who must train technicians realize the lack of adequate instructive literature. Many specialized medical texts are too complicated. Yet the broader this group's introduction to disease, the better equipped they are for their chosen specialty. An Introduction to the Study of Disease is one of the rare books written especially for "assistants" of physicians. Its popularity (it is now in the sixth edition) demonstrates its worth. As is true of all Boyd's works, this book is a delight to read. It has become even more alive in the newest edition. Many chapters are introduced in a narrative manner calculated to arouse special interest in the subsequent material. Although the earlier editions lacked bibliography, which this edition provides, this is a weak area. One of the goals of books written for allied medical personnel is the hope of


Nitrogen acquisition in plants by the association with nitrogen fixing bacteria (NFB) have been mostly studied in legumes. Plant regulatory mechanisms are essential for a successful association and nodule development. Non-legume plants are unable to form nodules and it is unknown the extent to which they can or cannot establish functional associations with NFB and the molecular regulatory mechanisms involved. Our goal was to evaluate a functional association between Arabidopsis thaliana and NFB to develop a model system in which to study and identify molecular mechanisms underlying non-legumes and NFB association. Our results indicate Arabidopsis associates with NFB, some of which enhance nitrogen nutrition and plant growth through biological nitrogen fixation. In addition, we identified conserved plant transcription factors that are essential in the molecular mechanism required for functional association between non–legumes plants and NFB. We propose Arabidopsis and selected NFB as an excellent model system to identifying key regulatory networks in non-legumes and NFB association.


Process for transferring a stream of a slurry containing polymer through a transfer line from a polymerisation reactor to a downstream vessel, wherein before entering the downstream vessel the slurry stream is separated into two streams, being the first flow recycled upstream of the flow separation and the second being passed flow to the downstream vessel, wherein the flow separation is located more than halfway along the transfer line between the reactor and the downstream vessel .


Through studying the teaching plan,the textbook design,the teaching structure,the teachers' training and the management of teaching as well as the achievement of research,this paper is aimed analyzing the elements required in constructing the course system of Data Structure and introduing the ideas of Capability Maturity Model to discuss the management of teaching and using the key success factors to propose the element system for the Construction of Data Structure


present study was conducted to identify the socio economic status, Self confidence and problems faced by working women.150 Women entrepreneur were selected from rural and urban areas of Dist. Ludhiana, of Punjab ,India, using convenience sampling techniques Questionnaire, check list and ranking methods were used for data collection. ResultsThe mean age group of the subject ranges from 21 to 40 years. t value of self confidence in urban and rural working women was 0.73 that is non significant at both levels. Socio economic status was significantly higher in urban women than rural. There was no significant relationship between socio economic status and self confidence of working women of Ludhiana Distt.. Study finding has shown that 75% of working women face problem of role conflict,68.75% problem of lack of persistence, 62% face administrative problems. KeywordsInnovativeness, Self confidence, social attitude, Women empowerment, Women entrepreneur


Narcolepsy was first described by W e s t p h a l in 1877, but it was Gclineaii that 1880 coincd the term to depict the brief, impcrative sleep that is one of its chief characteristics. Gclincau paid scant attention to the attack of falling and to the sensation of' utlcr helplessness experienced by he patients during strong emotion. These symptoms were first discussed in detail by Loewenfeld (190%) and arc now considered a coinponcnt of' the syndromc (Brain, 1955). 'Two types of narcolepsy can be distinguished : idiopathic and symptomatic. Under the latter heading Wilson ( 1955) listed as causcs: traumatic, toxic-infective, cpilcptic, cntlocrinc, psychopathological, and local lesions. A variety of other symptoms have been described in addition to narcolepsy and cataplexy (Ganado, 1958). These include fugues, slccp paralysis, momentary spells, hallucinations, reduccd pcrceptual awareness, and tcnse anxiety. Although multiple sclerosis has been incntioned as a causc of narcolepsy ( D r a k e , 1949; Simons, 1951; ZeZlwPger, 1956) and a case described ( H e y c k & Hess , 1954), none of Miiller's (1949) 510 patients had this syndrome, nor docs Schamacher ( 1950) include narcolepsy in his cxhaustive list of symptomatology. Thus, narcolepsy seems to be a symptom of ninltiplc sclerosis sufficiently rare to justify a rcport of the following 2 cases.


The paper presents an efficient control algorithm applied on a two-link robot manipulator with input constraints. The algorithm proposes a suboptimal solution to the predictive control problem with infinite prediction horizon, by mean of interpolations between the unconstrained optimal solution and other constrained solutions. The control strategy is based on inserting the predictive controller in an adaptive perturbation scheme. The efficiency of the proposed strategy is shown by simulation.


In this article, the band‐pass filter (BPF) of stepped‐impedance hairpin (SIH) design having a very wide stopband performance was proposed.The filter composed of two SIHs connected by a narrow bended microstrip with the latter's middle point shorting to the ground through a via hole. A long narrow coupled microstrip was used to couple I/O signal to/from the SIH resonators. The filter operated at a quarter‐wavelength resonance condition was built for WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g (2.4/2.45 GHz) applications. The filter's upper stopband had its frequency range measured from 2.76 to 23.08 GHz with the criterion of the signal rejection levels greater than 20 dB. The stopband's upper‐end is over 9.5 f0 (with central frequency, f0 = 2.44 GHz). Experiment was conducted for the circuit validation and a good agreement was observed between the measurement and simulation. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 1405–1408, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25179


While multiview video coding focuses on the rate-distortion performance of compressing all frames of all views, we address the problem of designing a frame structure to enable interactive multiview streaming, where clients can interactively switch views during video playback. Thus, as a client is playing back successive frames (in time) for a given view, it can send a request to the server to switch to a different view while continuing uninterrupted temporal playback. Noting that standard tools for random access (i.e., I-frame insertion) can be inefficient for this application, we propose a technique where redundant representations of some frames can be stored to facilitate view switching. We first present an optimal algorithm with exponential running time that generates such a frame structure so that the expected transmission rate is optimally traded off with total storage. We then present methods to reduce the algorithm complexity for practical use. We show in our experiments that we can generate redundant frame structures offering a range of tradeoff points with transmission and storage, including ones that outperformsimple I-frame insertion structures by up to 48%in terms of bandwidth efficiency for similar storage costs.


Burrs are bottleneck of precision machining and automation production. Burrs are formed in every edges and faces, during the turning process, which affects the quality level of surface roughness. In this paper the experimental study of EN3 low carbon steel were carried out to minimize the surface roughness using response surface methodology and genetic algorithm. Tungsten Carbide was used as a cutting tool for this turning operation. Machined samples are examined under Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for burr formation. A wide variety of analysis between cutting parameters have been shown graphically. The minimization of burr was achieved and hence better surface quality was obtained by optimizing the cutting parameters like cutting speed, feed, and depth of cut, with the aid of Genetic Algorithm (GA) & Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Techniques.


give the illusion that they understand these arguments and find them wanting. In fact, they appear to have no clear understanding of this tradition's arguments at all. For example, Schiiklenk et al. suggest that according to the natural law tradition, "x is artificial or man-made" entails that "x is unnatural" (p. 10). This is nonsense. Even a quite superficial reading of only the first book of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics


The objective of this experiment was to assess the efficacy of insecticides currently labeled for use in cranberry (Altacor, Belay, Assail, Delegate, Imidan, Rimon, Intrepid, Closer, Confirm), softer chemistry insecticides labeled on cranberry (Grandevo and Venerate), and insecticides not currently labeled on cranberry (Movento and Exirel) on first generation CFW and SFW eggs and larvae. This experiment was conducted in a mature cranberry planting on a commercial farm near Oakdale, Wisconsin. The trial consisted of 13 main effect treatments arranged in an RCB design with four experimental replicates. Each replicate plot was …


In a previous paper (1) the organization of an experimental arterial thrombus in rat aorta during the first six days was described. The present paper will set out the thrombus organization during the following weeks and months. Within one month, fibrin and platelets inside the thrombus disappear, and are replaced by smooth muscle cells, collagen and elastin. Elastin was deposited in two forms - granular and strand-like, according to exposure to the pulsatile blood flow. In the course of that period the thrombus surface was covered by endothelial cells. Small, non-endothelialized areas, often with adhering thrombi, were found at all time intervals. The occurrence of thrombi of various ages is suggestive of continuing rethrombosis, presumably due to a permanently disturbed haemodynamical situation.


In this brief article, an attempt has been made to revisit the Pakistan Movement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, former North-West Frontier Province, which acquired a unique character in the sense that here the job of motivating the women was quite difficult because of the strict cultural values and way of life of women folk. Therefore the job of persuading women to participate in the freedom movement seemed difficult. In such circumstances, Begum Zari Sarfaraz rose up from the folk of Women and continued her effort despite discouraging conditions. In this paper, the role and contribution of Begum Zari Sarfaraz, the Khatoon-e-Sarhad, during the Pakistan Movement has been discussed and evaluated. In the line of this argument, the crucial struggle that she led during the final phase of the partition drama will be explored. As far as the literature on Begum Zari Sarfaraz is concerned, very little has been written on her personality as well as on her contribution to the cause of Pakistan.


Aims To ensure physical health and resuscitation equipment on all wards in a mental health hospital fulfil relevant standards. A closed-loop audit of this was performed on four acute adult inpatient wards after implementing interventions. Methods Data were collected from treatment rooms on each ward, with standards based on Physical Health in Mental Health; Final Report of a Scoping Group (Royal College of Psychiatrists) and Mental Health Inpatient Care Equipment and Drug Lists (Resuscitation Council UK) – parallel to the trust approved standards. Percentage of availability and functionality against audit standards were tabulated and interventions were carried out, including: 1. Awareness presentations at trust clinical governance meetings. 2. Each ward to have own complete sets of physical health and resuscitation equipment. 3. Policy for wards to register their physical health equipment and service details on the trust maintenance services database. The medical device engineering team to complete maintenance and repair as needed. 4. Resuscitation equipment on each ward being checked weekly and replaced as needed (monthly before). A re-audit was performed one year post intervention on four acute adult inpatient wards in the mental health hospital using similar parameters. Results 1. In general, 90.0% of the standards are met (out of 160 pieces of equipment, 144 are in stock and functional), similar to that of previous year (90.0%). 2. Decrease in overall available and functional physical health equipment: 76.6% (49/64) compared to 83.8% last year. 3. Increase in overall in overall available and functional resuscitation equipment: 99.2% (95/96) compared to 94.2% last year. Conclusion There is a significant decrease in percentage of overall available and functional physical health equipment; while that of resuscitation equipment has significantly improved when checked and corrected weekly using the trust Resuscitation Check Form. Action plan: 1. All unavailable/ inadequate equipment to be reordered or sent for maintenance immediately. 2. Discussion in the upcoming trust Physical Health Nurses Forum and Medical Devices Standards Group on audit recommendations below: . Allocation of named permanent staff member to check presence and functionality of medical equipment regularly. a. Creating a checklist similar to the Resuscitation Check Form for physical health equipment. 3. Discussion in the trust Resus Standards Group on 'My Kit Check' (MKC), a centrally monitored electronic checking platform with alerts automatically sent for incomplete checks or expired resuscitation items (e.g., AED batteries, anaphylaxis kit) that are not replaced. A funding request has been submitted for this.


The present Strategic Plan for Mariscal Caceres province has as its primary objective, to
establish the strategies that will allow sustained economic growth, in a socially responsible
way and a substantive improvement in the quality of life of its inhabitants by 2030. This
document describes the current reality of Mariscal Caceres in relation to the country and the
world. Such information makes possible to determine Mariscal Caceres province's strengths
and weaknesses, as well as to identify the environmental opportunities and threats. Similarly,
an internal and external analysis of the province was developed. Afterwards, it has been
identified that there is an important potential in the tourism and aquaculture sector, in
addition to the agricultural sector, which is already part of the province´s identity. These
advantages have not been taken, due to the inefficient road infrastructure, lack of basic
services, tourist services, technological services, among others. All of this becomes worrying
along with the low levels of health and education reflected in its Human Development Index
(HDI). Finally, the strategies that allow Mariscal Caceres to be a competitive province, in
order to take advantage of its potential resources and geographical location, are established.
All this is proposed with a sustainable development view over time, through actions such as
promoting the industrialization of cocoa in the agricultural sector; the tilapia and gamitana, in
the aquaculture sector and, in the tourism sector, to put the Gran Pajaten in value as well as
the Abiseo National Park; among other touristic attractions. Therefore, it is important to
count on the support of public and private investment in order to develop the necessary
infrastructure that will allow the interconnection with the different markets, so as to improve
the standard of living of the population; in addition to the creation of clusters in the proposed
sectors for their development and modernization


Based on theory of customer satisfaction,the paper combines the customer satisfaction model and degree of image search engine,then select famous image search engine Google,Baidu and Ditto,surveys the customer satisfaction of them.


Taking highly cited scientists in the field of molecular biology & genetics and physics as a case study, and with the method of scientometrics, this paper studies the age distribution at the time of publication of these scientists (called the publication age distribution), with the conclusion that these scientists publish most of their articles mainly between the age of 40 and 55 (called middle age), showing the characteristic of cubic polynomial model. In addition, a further study on the publication age distribution of older highly cited scientists was also made in this paper.


Aging is a physiological process that involves genetic, psychosocial and economic factors, and it is usually followed by conditions that interfere with healthy food consumption. Health diet and exercises are important to preserve the quality of life of the elderly. Objective: To analyze the frequency and quality of food intake in elderly women. Methodology: It was applied validated food frequency questionnaire (VFFQ) in 30 elderly women practicing aerobics in the water at a gym localized in Mogi Guacu (a city in the countryside of Brazil). Results: The elderly women interviewed showed inadequate intake of meat, eggs, milk, oil, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. However, the frequency of consumption of processed meats, snack foods, processed food, candies and/or desserts are adequate. Conclusion: It is necessary to provide nutrition education to improve and/or increase the intake of nutrients necessary for a better quality of life of the elderly women.


This study is to examine how the change in accounting methods reflects firm valuation after the harmonization between Taiwan Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (TGAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Previous research proposes a shareholders' equity valuation model for business group based on Resources Deployment Portfolio (RDP). It decomposes ROE of a business group into the sum of return on operating equity (RoOE), return on financial equity (RoFE), return on other equity (RoXE), return on influencing equity (RoIE) and RD and the market reacts negatively to the recognition of employee bonus/compensation to directors and supervisors as operating costs. Finally, our find the RDP equity valuation model can effectively explain the creation of long-term firm value.


If Asian art of the 1990s offered glimpses into the shifting conditions of Asian societies, especially those of newly industrialised, globalising status, the essays gathered in this collection suggest that art at the turn of the century was poised to take on a different project. They collectively ask what are we to make of this newly changed Asia, for the present and for the future, for Asia itself and for the world?


Aims and Objectives: The aims and objectives are as follows: (1) To study the effect of decompressive craniectomy in head injury patient with subdural hematoma (SDH), (2) to compare the outcome of non-operative patients, and (3) to identify the factors contributing the outcome of decompressive craniectomy. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted between November 2015 and October 2016. The patients in trauma head injury ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, are grouped as decompressive craniotomy surgery done and conservatively treated with acute SDH. Data regarding mode of accident, GCS Glasgow coma scale, computed tomography finding, and outcome were collected. Statistical analysis was used to identify factors associated with favorable outcome of the patients. Results: Statistical analysis were done to identify factors associated with mortality, morbidity, and favorable outcome of the patients, by categorizing the patients with GCS Mild 13 -15 ,moderate 9 -12, and severe below 8 with traumatic brain injury. For the patients with GCS moderate 9-12 score better outcome occurs if decompressive craniectomy done. Total 527 patients in which 139 patients were operated. Conclusion: Age, severity of head injury, neurological status, and timing of surgery are the main factors influencing outcomes. After moderate head injury with acute SDH, surgery with decompressive craniectomy is the better outcome. Mild head injury can be managed conservatively with continuous neuro observation. In severe head injury, the results are poor.


Aims  To determine whether continuous glucose information provided through use of either the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer or the MiniMed continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) results in improved glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) for insulin‐treated adults with diabetes mellitus, relative to an attention control and standard care group.


The article discusses some ways to optimize pediatric dentist on the school grounds. Modern conditions dictate the development of an individual approach to each patient, taking into account the presence of possible risk factors for oral diseases. In the work of the doctor, with the primary aim should be focused on prevention component. The authors suggest further administered group clinical supervision, in order to influence modifiable predisposing factors in the development of dental diseases. The authors examined the effectiveness of interventions based on the analysis of key epidemiological indicators. In a study from 2007 to 2010 were examined 3953 students of municipal schools aged 7-17.


Based on analyzing of the influence of the current switch driver on dynamic performance of the high-speed current-steering DAC, several key points of designing the current switch driver are proposed. The low cross-point method, synchronous flip-latch and limited swing of switch driver are introduced, and a current switch driver circuit is proposed. In order to further improve the dynamic performance of the DAC, this paper presents a high output impedance current source circuit. A gain stage is utilized in the biasing circuit of the current source, and the output impedance of the proposed current reaches 108 Omega, which is important to fulfill the performance requirements of the DAC. A 14-bit high-speed DAC is designed using the currentswitch driver and current source under a 0.35 mum CMOS process. When the frequency of the full-range input signal is 24.6 MHZ and the sample frequency is 140 MSPS, the SFDR of the DAC achieves 78.2 dB.And the settling time is about 10 ns.


This paper develops a computational model for estimating the ride quality of a cabover type large-sized truck in a double wheel bumpy ride test. The computational model is developed using ADAMS. To verify the developed model, an actual vehicle double wheel bumpy ride test is performed. In the test, the vehicle maintains a straight course with a constant velocity such that the front two wheels are passed the bump at the same time. The bump has the height of 60mm, and the width of 550mm. In the test, four velocities are used. They are 10kph, 20kph, 30kph and 40kph. Since the large-sized truck's center of gravity location is high, and its weight is heavy, it is a quite severe test condition to perform the test with more than 30kph velocity. In the test, vertical accelerations on the floor of the cab are measured. The measured accelerations are compared to the simulation results. From the comparison, it is shown that the developed model can predict not only the measured acceleration's tendency but also peak accelerations quite well. In this paper, the validated model is utilized to compare the ride quality between a vehicle with a multi-leaf spring and a vehicle with a tapered leaf spring in the front suspension system in a double bumpy ride test.


Purpose

Human resource (HR) flexibility is a firm-level capability that consists of employee skill flexibility, employee behavior flexibility, and HR practice flexibility. HR flexibility allows organizations to adapt and be responsive to changes in their environments. Findings from this paper indicate that if the organization is highly innovative and has flexible HR policies, then that influences organizational culture, risk-taking and experimentation within a firm. This paper has also revealed that process innovation mediates between adaptability culture and product innovation. It also revealed that managers should emphasize processes to improve efficiency for resource exploitation. The lessons learned from process innovation activities indicated that having a strong knowledge base assists a firm in developing innovative technology such as automation for manufacturing, handling and testing or simply smart manufacturing.

Design/methodology/approach

Questionnaires were sent to employees at 23 Taiwanese companies in high-tech industries, where innovation is the key to their survival, and 293 valid surveys were collected. Structural equation modeling, (SEM) using IBM SPSS Amos, was used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The results fully support the hypotheses that HR flexibility positively influences adaptability culture and contributes to organizational innovation. Furthermore, it was found that adaptability culture has a direct impact on process innovation and an indirect impact on product innovation through process innovation.

Originality/value

The critical role of HR flexibility and adaptability culture on organizational innovation in the high-tech sector were highlighted. The importance of HR flexibility is emphasized to provide managerial hints to top managers.


According to international humanitarian law "independent journalists" are protected as civilians during armed conflicts. This paper argues that this provision is not enough regarding the current situation.


The microstructures of semi-solid AZ91D alloy stirred by rotationally electromagnetic field were studied. The shape of primary α-Mg phase is dendrite under conventional solidification condition and the primary α-Mg grains are changed to the fine rosette-like or granular grains under electromagnetic stirring condition. If the electromagnetic stirring frequencies are low, there are a large amount of fine rosette-like primary α-Mg grains and the fine rosette-like primary α-Mg grain in two dimensions belongs to a single grain in three dimensions; there are also many spherical primary α-Mg grains, they may belong to a single grain in three dimensions and the orientation differences of the grains between them are very small. If the electromagnetic stirring frequencies are high, a lot of the fine rosette-like primary α-Mg grains disappear and are converted into granular grains, and moreover, most of these granular grains belong to different grains in three dimensions.


Tolerance Engineering needs to study for systematic and consistent tolerance system. In this paper, tolerances were predicted using the finite element method. Using this study, expected to improve production efficiency for product design, production management in terms of price competitiveness and shorten the production process. But In order to demonstrate this study, considering the nonlinear process sensitivity analysis on the entire process needs further study. In addition, the shape of the final model must be accompanied by sufficient test.


We investigate a conformally invariant solution of the SU(2) x SU(2) chiral Wess-Zumino model in two-dimensional space--time. We determine exactly the anomalous dimensions of all fields, the structure constants of the operator algebra, and the four-point correlation functions.


This study explores equine health problems and welfare issues encountered in Jordan. The medical records of equine patients presented to the humane center for animal welfare over 3 years were reviewed. A total of 1261 equine cases met the criteria were included in the study. There were 1173 (93%) horses, 74(5.9%) donkeys and 12 (1%) mules. Most cases were presented for problems related to musculoskeletal (30.2%), integumentary (20.7%), and alimentary (19.6%) system. There were 876 (69.5%) inpatients and 349 (27.7%) outpatient cases. The duration of staying at the hospital ranged from 1 to 141 days according to the severity of the case. There were 29 cases treated surgically and 1232 cases treated medically. Most cases were discharged while 37 (2.9%) cases were humanely euthanized and 84 (6.7%) cases died. This study reports some overrepresented health problems and reflects equine welfare status in Jordan.


Objective:To observe the clinical effect of budesonide combined with salbutamol atomization inhalation on acute exacerbation phase of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD). Methods:One hundred patients with AECOPD were randomly divided into two groups:50 patients in control group were injected with dexamethasone(10 mg) intravenously once a day;50 patients in observed group were treated with budesonide(1 mg) combined with salbutamol(0.5 ml) atomization inhalation twice a day.The changes of clinical symptom scores,electrolytes levels,blood glucose levels,lung function,blood gas analysis including forced expiratoy volume in the first second,PaO2 and PaCO2 on the first day of 7th day of treatment and the last day before discharge were recorded,meanwhile the side effects were observed. Results:FEV1,PaO2 and PaCO2 in these two groups were improved,and there was significant difference after treatment(P0.05-P0.01);the side effect in observed group was significantly less than that in control group. Conclusions:The treatment of budesonide combined with salbutamol atomization inhalation can improve lung function and clinical symptom of patients with AECOPD,which is superior to the effect of intravenous glucocorticoid,and the adverse effect has decreased.


Abstract: Speech emotion recognition is a very interesting but very challenging human-computer interaction task. In recent years, this topic has attracted a lot of attention. In the field of speech emotion recognition, many techniques have been used to extract emotion from signals, including many well-established speech analysis and classification techniques. In the traditional way of speech emotion recognition, the emotion recognition features are extracted from the speech signals, and then the features, which are collectively known as the selection module, are selected, and then the emotions are recognized, which is a very tedious and time-consuming process, so this paper provides an overview of the deep learning technique, which is based on a simple algorithm based on feature extraction and building a model that recognizes emotions


The application of mindfulness practice in education has been a growing area of interest in research. Some of the benefits of mindfulness practice in education include increased focus and concentration, decreased stress and anxiety, and improved overall well-being. While mindfulness in education has been studied in preschool, elementary, secondary, and tertiary settings, little research has been done examining the benefits of mindfulness in an online learning environment. As online learning continues to be an emerging trend in higher education, it is important for educators to consider alternative ways to support the holistic needs of online learners. This chapter explores the impact of mindfulness resources on the academic and emotional experience of the online learner.


The existence of low-angle normal faults indicates that the ratio of shear stress (TAU) to normal stress (sigma sub N) needed to cause slip on faults is substantially less than would be predicted based on experimental data. Because the tensional strength of rock at a large scale is exceedingly low, the upper plate of a low-angle normal fault cannot be pulled down the fault ramp, but must be driven down it by its own weight. The active or recently active Sevier Desert detachment fault in western Utah dips regionally at 12 deg. The radio of shear stress to normal stress due to the weight of the upper plate on a 12 deg dipping fault surface is 0.2. In contrast, laboratory experiments indicate that slip on fracture surfaces occurs with almost all rock types when (tau/sigma) reaches values of 0.6 to 0.85, corresponding to normal-fault dips of 30 deg to 40 deg. Seismological data indicate that low deviatoric stresses are associated with movement on faults of other geometrics and are not unique to low-angle normal faults. It thus appears that approximately planar fault zones with surface areas of hundreds to thousands of square kilometers have different mechanical properties than would be predicted based on laboratory studies of fractured rock. Modeling of stresses indicates that deviatoric stresses greater than 5kb exist and are sustainable in oceanic lithosphere, and that failure occurs when tau/sigma sub N approaches 0.6 to 0.85.


Fiber to the Home (FTTH) is broadly acknowledged as the optimal solution for meeting the current and future broadband requirements. FTTH involves the installation of optical fiber network from a central service provider to individual users. An innovative technology for FTTH implementation is Passive Optical Network (PON), which provides unprecedented bandwidth. The attributes of modern passive optical network (PON) such as high reliability, low cost, passive functionality are mainly responsible for the proliferation of optical fiber access. The recent trends in fiber access passive optical networks include Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON), Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (WDM PON). This paper focuses on PON such as GPON and next generation WDM PON. This paper discusses key technological aspects, and challenges of GPON, and next generation WDM PON and aims to provide insights to a reader by doing a comparative study of the two fiber access passive networks on the basis of cost, capacity and flexibility.


A class of log‐linear models, referred to as labelled graphical models (LGMs), is introduced for multinomial distributions. These models generalize graphical models (GMs) by employing partial conditional independence restrictions which are valid only in subsets of an outcome space. Theoretical results concerning model identifiability, decomposability and estimation are derived. A decision theoretical framework and a search algorithm for the identification of plausible models are described. Real data sets are used to illustrate that LGMs may provide a simpler interpretation of a dependence structure than GMs.


Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is one of the important crop in Northern China and also has nutritional and healthy function (Chandrasekara & Shahidi, 2011). With the improvement of people's living and health level, proso millet attached more attention due to its nutritional benefits and medicinal value (Wadikar et al., 2006). The unique flavor of the proso millet is also one of the key reasons consumers like it. In addition, fatty acids and amino acids, the components of proso millet, have an important influence on the nutrition and falvor of proso millet. Therefore, the research about the fatty acids, amino acids, and volatile compositions in proso millet porridge is very important.


This paper proposes a new hysteresis based predictive current control of neutral clamped inverter for DSTATCOM application. This method uses a possible voltage vector to predict future injected compensator current and minimum quality functions selected. The control directly provides compensator currents from the predicted values once the zero error is verified. The performance of proposed current control is compared with conventional hysteresis current control (HCC) and remarkable improved performance in terms of reference tracking, reduces ripple content, reduce switching frequency and load compensation are presented. In comparison with other predictive based control the propose model is found easy to implement without complex transformation and retain all the benefits of conventional HCC as well as predictive control. An extensive simulation studies are carried out using MATLAB/SIMULINK environment to extract the digitally simulated result in order to validate the control performance.


One of the more difficult requirements to meet in the design of radars is that of accurate angular measurement. In tracking radars the azimuth and elevation of a target can be measured to a high degree of accuracy by a nulling method. Two of the most practical methods for obtaining angular accuracy in search radars are discussed in this paper. The first method is an interferometer technique employing either two receiving antennas for each dimension of angular measurement with two frequencies of transmission for the resolution of ambiguities, or three receiving antennas positioned relative to one another so that the equivalent effect is achieved with only one-frequency transmission. The second method is a combination amplitude comparison and interferometer technique in which the ambiguities are resolved by the amplitude comparison system. An analysis of each of these systems has been made using a statistical approach in which equations are developed relating the probability of error for a specified angular accuracy to SNR power in the receiver. Curves are presented which show this relationship for a 100 to 1 beam-splitting ratio.


User Interface between user and information systems has a great role in system adoption. Based on technology acceptance model, acceptance of a system is explained as a function of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Since there are several external variables that have an impact on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, the content and interface design of every single application should be addressed accordingly to enhance users' intention to use the system. We propose that adding adaptive features into systems may be one of the approaches to address this phenomenon. This paper identifies external variables including adaptive behavior impacting acceptance of mobile reservation system through two prototypes.


The aim of this study was to explore how non‐nurses and nurses differ regarding the perceived images and expected roles of Indonesian nurses.


The present disclosure, including for example liquids used in semiconductor manufacturing, to a modular filtration cassettes for filtering a liquid. Filter housing may define a filter cavity comprising an upstream portion and a downstream portion. Filter may further comprise a filter element disposed in the filter cavity. Filter elements may be at least partially overlap with the filter inlet at a first side of the filter element. Filter element, a rectangular pleated filter with a pair of pleats having a first set of pleat tip on the upstream side of the filter element, and a second set of pleat tip on the downstream side of the pleated filter it may be provided.


The purpose of this study is the current regulation of the recall, which is contained by the Organic Law on Citizen Participation and related regulations, and how the reforms carried out pursuant to Judgment No. 01-11-SIO-CC, issued by The Constitutional Court, transforms this mechanism of direct democracy, which constitutes a political right for the citizens to restrict the abuse of power of representatives, into an ineffective institution. Consequently, it is determined that it is necessary to declare the unconstitutionality of said reforms, since they are counterproductive for the attainment of the Constitutional and democratic State that Ecuador declares to be in its Supreme Rule. In order to fulfill the purpose of this essay, the theme is developed in four chapters: the first regarding direct democracy, its concept, characteristics and mechanisms, with special emphasis on the recall; which constitutes the second chapter, that analyzes its particularities and evolution within the Ecuadorian regulatory framework; converging with the third chapter which includes the legal reforms made to this institution; ending with the conclusions, which shows the antinomy of the current regulation in contrast to the constitutional spirit that has this mechanism.


The enterprise network is a middle organizational form between market and integrative sectional organization.Same as market and integrative sectional organization,it is a method of resource distribution and production organization.This paper analyzes the character,forming cause and operation efficiency of the enterprise network of equipment manufacturing industry in Deyang and proposes some suggestions on how to increase operation efficiency to strengthen its forming cause.


Background The presumed pathogenesis of posttraumatic anosmia is stretching or shearing of the olfactory nerves in a coup-contracoup head contusion. Direct injury to the brain is an alternate mechanism of injury. In this study we report a case where direct injury to the brain is the probable mechanism of injury. Methods A case report was performed. Results A 55-year-old man presented with loss of smell beginning 1 month after a closed head injury with loss of consciousness. The MRI showed posttraumatic scarring in the region of the olfactory bulbs. Conclusion This case suggests that central nervous system injury to the olfactory bulbs and tracts may be a mechanism of posttraumatic anosmia.


We define a . The cozero part of a biframe, itself a , is defined and used to construct the compact regular, and regular coreflections for biframes. Pseudocompactness for biframes is defined and characterised in terms of the cozero part of a biframe.


In order to estimate the active period of the Ayu Trough, which lies at the boundary between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Caroline Plate, we measured K-Ar ages of submarine rocks dredged from the region. Samples recovered from the trough axis are similar to typical MORB and/or BABB in chemical and petrological features and show K-Ar ages of around 1 Ma. This suggests that the Ayu Trough might have been a spreading center at least during the last 1 million years. While, samples recovered at a site 62 km east of the axial rift valley show K-Ar ages of 20–25 Ma, and they are high-alkali andesites. If these samples indicate that an island arc existed there at 25 Ma, the activity of the Ayu Trough might have started at 25 Ma or later.


Researchers raise the issue of compensation, motivation
effect on job satisfaction of employees of PT. Lotus Indah Textile
Industries. This company is a company engaged in the field of
textiles. Located in East Java precisely in the area Rungkut, Surabaya.
The company has employee turnover data and employee
absenteeism data, which each year fluctuates or ups and downs. The
occurrence of the problem is suspected due to the occurrence of
inappropriate compensation and lack of motivation on employee job
satisfaction at PT. Lotus Indah Textile Industries. The purpose of this
study are: a) To analyze the effect of compensation on employee
work satisfaction of production at PT. Lotus Indah Textile industries,
b) To analyze the effect of motivation on job satisfaction of
production employee at PT. Lotus Indah Textile Industries.
With a total population of 1229 employees of production at
PT. Lotus Indah Textile Industries, the data used in this study is
secondary data and primary data in the form of questionnaires.
Respondents are employees of the production of PT. Lotus Indah
Textile Industries with total sample of 119 samples. Sampling
technique using Stratified Random Sampling method, that is sample
determination technique based on population that is not
homogeneous / heterogen. The sample in this study is the employees
of production at PT. Lotus Indah Textile Industries based on certain
criteria. The analysis technique used is Structural Equation Modeling
(SEM).
Keywords : Compensation, Work Motivation,Job Satisfaction.


In our previous work, we developed a new actuator placement algorithm that is capable of selecting the best actuator placement for active noise control problems over a broad band of frequencies. The actuator selection algorithm is based on a novel extension of the Householder QR subset selection algorithm. The QR algorithm uses the l 2 matrix norm as a performance measure. In this paper, numerical results generated by that algorithm are compared with numerical results generated using five different performance measures. These measures, which are based on different matrix norms and functions of the actuator frequency responses, yield actuator placements that result in active noise control systems with improved performance and robustness.


Objective
To evaluate the effect of compound glycyrrhizin on skin patch test results.

Methods
A total of 84 patients who showed moderate positive(++)patch test reactions to nickel or formaldehyde were enrolled into this study. After the baseline patch tests, patients administrated 50 mg of compound glycyrrhizin tablets thrice a day for 2 weeks(middle-dose compound glycyrrhizin intervention), then 70 mg of compound glycyrrhizin tablets thrice a day for 2 weeks(high-dose compound glycyrrhizin intervention), and finally received intravenous injection of compound glycyrrhizin 60 ml once a day for 1 week(intravenous injection intervention). Skin patch tests were conducted after each intervention. The results of skin patch tests were evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively. Statistical analysis was carried out by using the Wilcoxon rank sum test with the SPSS 19.0 software.

Results
Totally, 81 patients completed the middle-dose compound glycyrrhizin intervention trial, of whom, 66 were moderate positive(++), 13 mild positive(+), and 2 strong positive(+++)for skin patch tests following the trial, and no patient was negative. Significant differences were observed in the degree of reactivity(Z =-2.84, P = 0.005), but not in qualitative results between the baseline and first post-intervention SPTs. Among 82 patients who completed the high-dose compound glycyrrhizin intervention, 37 were moderate positive(++), 36 mild positive(+), and 9 negative for the second post-intervention skin patch tests, with significant differences in qualitative results(Z =-3.000, P = 0.003)and degree of reactivity(Z =-6.247, P = 0.000)between the baseline and second post-intervention SPTs. Finally, 58 patients completed the intravenous injection intervention, of whom, 12 were moderate positive(++), 10 mild positive(+), and 36 negative for the post-intervention patch tests, with significant differences in qualitative results(Z=-6.000, P= 0.000)and the degree of reactivity(Z =-6.289, P = 0.000)between the baseline and third post-intervention SPTs.

Conclusion
Both high-dose oral compound glycyrrhizin and intravenous compound glycyrrhizin could evidently suppress skin patch test reactions, and compound glycyrrhizin is recommended to be withdrawn 2 weeks before skin patch tests.

Key words:
Dermatitis, contact; Patch tests; Nickel; Formaldehyde; Compound glycyrrhizin


BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Malignant and atypical meningiomas are prone to recurrence and aggressive growth, which affects treatment planning and prognostication. Investigators have used diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps to compare tumor grade and cellularity with the histopathologic findings of intraaxial primary brain neoplasms. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the signal characteristics of meningiomas on diffusion-weighted images correlate with the average diffusion constant (D av ) from ADC maps and histopathologic findings and whether the D av can reliably distinguish benign from malignant and atypical meningiomas. METHODS: Seventeen patients (13 women and four men; average age, 55 years) with meningiomas were prospectively studied using routine MR imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging with a single-shot gradient-echo echo-planar pulse sequence (6000/100 [TR/TE]) and b values of 0 and 1000. Signal characteristics on routine MR and diffusion-weighted images were compared with the histopathologic findings after resection by using World Health Organization criteria. D av values were calculated within the tumor mass from ADC maps before resection. RESULTS: Four meningiomas were malignant or atypical (World Health Organization grades II and III). D av values were lower than normal brain values (average, 0.52 (cid:54) 0.12 (cid:51) 10 (cid:50) 5 cm 2 /s; range, 0.45–0.69 (cid:51) 10 (cid:50) 5 cm 2 /s) and were hyperintense on diffusion-weighted images and hypointense on ADC maps. Thirteen meningiomas were benign. D av values were higher than normal brain values (average, 1


Background: The wound treatment has progressed owing to the development of new medicine, instruments. Following these trends, can the bone-exposing wounds of severe open fractures be resurfaced without using flaps but only skin grafting? We evaluated a new medicine and instrument, for the resurfacing of bone-exposing complex wounds of Gustilo-Anderson IIIB and C fractures. Patients and methods: Patients with Gustilo- Anderson IIIB (five cases) and C (two cases) open fractures who underwent open reduc tion and external fixation were evaluated. Bone-exposing wounds were resurfaced with artificial dermis, and basic fibroblast growth factor was sprayed. We investigated the course and outcome. Result: In all of seven cases, abundant granulation tissue did not develop on the bone-exposing wound surface during 2–5 weeks, and 4 patients developed osteomyelitis. Subsequently, all cases required flap surgery to resurface the wound. All patients could walk; however, required a longer period for the complete union of bones. Conclusion: This study showed that it was impossible to prepare a favor - able wound bed on the bone when the fracture was severe. Thus, early flap surgery was a recommendable resurfacing option. Furthermore, emergent bone resurfacing with flap, while performing rigid bone fixation with an internal fixation plate, was an ideal procedure.


The nutrient solution culture experiment was carried out to examine the effects of exogenous salicylic acid(SA)on growth,chlorophyll,nitrogen metabolism and antioxidase activities in maize seedling exposed to cadmium(Cd)stress.The Cd stress dramatically reduced the seedling growth and leaf chlorophyll content,and increased the nitrate accumulation in leaves due to interfering with the nitrogen metabolism.At the same time,Cd stress disturbed the antioxidase activities in seedling root.Applying exogenous SA in the concentration range of 50~250 μmol·L-1,the leaf chlorophyll contents increased 81.3%,115.2% and 45.9%.The exogenous SA improved the nitrate reductase activities of leaf 1.32 and 1.29 times,the nitrate content was reduced with 30%,and the enzymatic activities of glutamine synthetase(GS)and glutamate synthase(GOGAT)all increased more than 60%,comparing with that under Cd stress.It shows that the exogenous SA maintained the nitrogen metabolism to work well in maize leave.The application of exogenous SA could reduce the peroxidase(POD)activity to 0.026 min·mg-1,and the activity of POD and superoxide dismutase(SOD)in maize root had no markedly difference with that under Cd stress condition.The lower POD and SOD reduced the damage of Cd stress on the plasma membrane oxidation system.But the role degree of exogenous SA alleviating Cd stress was affected by SA application concentration.Application with lower concentration SA had markedly repairing effects,and the higher SA concentration could inhibit chlorophyll synthesis and enzyme activities.The SA concentration with good repairing results was in the range of 50~100 μmol·L-1through compressively consideration factors.


Making a study of primipally the Embryonic development of the Metagonimus takahashii and umparing to this the Embryonic development of the Metagonimus yokogawai. Generally the most standing out differences to the periods of development of the Tremastodes embryo are; In the Metagonimus embryo only one shell membrane appears. Having a very close relation to this the so called protect cell of which two cells appear. One large germcell and two gland cells (later unites and becomes one vesicle) appears before the first period of division of any large cell.


Hybrid photovoltaic (PV) -battery-hydropower microgrids can be considered to enhance electricity accessibility and availability in remote areas. However, the coexistence of different renewable energy sources with different inertias and control strategies may affect system stability. In this paper, a hierarchical controller for hybrid PV-battery-hydropower microgrid is proposed in order to achieve the parallel operation of hydropower and PV-battery system with different rates, and to guarantee power sharing performance among PV voltage controlled inverters, while the required power to hydropowerbased local grid is supplied. In this case, the PV-battery system will operate as a PQ bus to inject the desired active and reactive powers to local grid, while the hydropower station will act as a slack bus which maintains its voltage amplitude and frequency. An integrated small-signal state-space model is derived to analyze the system stability of the hybrid microgrid. The simulation results show system frequency and voltage stability for a hybrid microgrid demonstration which includes 2 MWp PV installations, a 15.2 MWh battery system, and a 12.8 MVA hydropower plant. Experimental results on a small-scale laboratory prototype verify the validity of the theoretical analysis and proposed control strategy.


Neonatal sepsis is a major concern with maternal and neonatal risk factors greatly being associated with development of neonatal sepsis. In this study, we sort to determine the associated risk factors and microbial profiles at Kitale County Hospital (KCH) new-born unit in Western Kenya. Data was collected from 181 eligible preterm neonates and cultured using standard protocols. A prevalence of 22.7% was found with majority of Gram positive 35 (85.4%) while Gram negative were 6 (14.6%). Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) were 31 (75.6%) with Staphylococcus epidermidis 19 (46.3%) being the majority . Mode of delivery, Prolonged Rupture of Membranes (PROM), foetal distress, low birth weight and poor breast feeding were major risk factors associated with neonatal sepsis at KCH. There is therefore need to assess the correlation between the specific maternal and neonatal risk factors with common circulating bacterial profiles at KCH new born unit.


This study describes the main aspects of Portuguese fishery of black scabbard fish, which had started in 1983, at Sesimbra waters (south of Lisbon). During 1984-1993 there had been an increasing trend in landings (from 600 to 4500 tonnes) and in catch per unit effort (from 370 to 1200 kg/haul). This fishery is mainly supported by adult fish. The length distributions of landings ranged from 72-136 cm, and modallengths were at 100 - 112 cm. • The growth parameters and natural mortality adopted were the ones estimated in 1989 Martins ei al (1989): K = 0.11 and Linf = 145 cm and M=0.17. Total mortality rate (2) and exploitation rate (E) were estimated resulting the values 0.60, and 0.70, respectively. Estimations of yield per recruit were performed for different levels of fishing mortality (F) and it had provided a flat-topped shaped curve. Yield corresponding to FO.1 was adopted deriving a value of F close to the current level of fishing mortality. This resutt suggests that it is advisable to manage thls fishery by keeping the present level of fishing effort.


In this paper the concept of reinforcement learning agent is presented, which can deduce the correct control policy of a plant by acting in its digital twin (the HiL simulation). This way the agent substitutes a real control system. By using reinforcement learning methods, a proof of concept application is presented for a simplistic material flow system, with the same type of access to the digital twin which a PLC controller-hardware would have. With the presented approach the agent is able to find the correct control policy.


Background: Digital technology has emerged as a powerful approach to bridge treatment gap in the field of mental health. However, public health impact of e-interventions is unlikely without large scale uptake of such services. Hence it becomes important to understand motives of potential users in order to design programs that address such needs as well as disseminate information about the same in ways that appeal to the users. Methods: Reasons underlying interest in an internet based self-care program for depression were explored through a brief survey of potential users who had explicitly shown interest in such a program. Responses to an online survey were received from 120 respondents out of which about 69% were in 18-35 years of age-range and 12% were above 50 years of age. Results: Preference for flexibility in terms of 'when I do things to help myself', 'not having time to go for face to face counselling/therapy' and 'wanting to learn and do something to prevent problems in future even though I am currently on treatment' emerged as the top 3 reasons underlying interest in internet based self-help programs for depression. Not having the finances to seek face to face mental health consultation emerged as one of the top 3 reasons in the older group. Conclusions: Incorporating maximal flexibility, providing pointers to the most relevant components thereby minimizing time required, and focusing on preventive strategies (even for those who are currently seeking treatment) are aspects that need to be considered in development and dissemination of internet based self-help programs for depression in urban India.


SE PROVIDES WELDING superalloy PROCESS BASED NICKEL WITH ENHANCED PRECIPITATION GAMA PRIMA WARMING weld area and region adjacent to a DUCTIL TEMPERATURE WELDING while keeping the whole area WELDING AND ITS REGION ADJACENT TO THIS TEMPERATURE AND HOLDING WELDING, AREA AND REGION ABOVE A chilled until it has solidified ALL OF THE WELD. Ductile temperature rises above the aging temperature but less than the melting temperature of INCIPIENT superalloy.


s and picture from publisher websites Leanne Hinton, Linguistics Richard Rhodes, Linguistics Sound Symbolism. L. Hinton, J. Nichols and J. Ohala eds. Cambridge Press, 2006 Sound symbolism is the study of the relationship between the sound of an utterance and its meaning. In this interdisciplinary collection of new studies, twenty-four leading scholars discuss the role of sound symbolism in a theory of language, drawing on a wide range of linguistic data.


Objective:To investigate the status and clinical application of visual evoked potential (VEP) and auditory evoked potential (AEP)in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Method:There were 58 patients with PTSD and 52 normal controls entered into this study,VEP,AEP,symptom check list-90 (SCL-90) and impact of event scaled (IES) were recorded in every subject.The patients with PTSD were followed up with the same markers after 3 5 months treatment. Results:Compared with the control group,the patients with PTSD showed decreased amplitudes (P 2/VEP from Cz,P 3/VEP from Pz,P 2/AEP from Cz),increased amplitude (P 3/AEP from Cz) and longer latency (P 2/AEP from Pz),and higher scores of SCL-90 and IES.The variation of VEP,AEP,SCL-90 and IES changed into normal range after treatment.The changes of VEP and AEP were significantly related to the alleviation of mental symptoms after treatment. Conclusion:It is demonstrated that the features of VEP and AEP in patients with PTSD may be correlated with the improvement of mental symptoms, and deserved further studying.


Fractional differentiation models have proven their usefulness in representing high dimensional systems with only few parameters. Generally, two elementary fractional functions are used in time-domain identification: Cole-Cole and Davidson-Cole functions. A third elementary function, called Havriliak-Negami, generalizes both previous ones and is particularly dedicated to dielectric systems. The use of this function is however not very popular in time-domain identification because it has no simple analytical impulse response. The only synthesis method of Havriliak-Negami elementary functions proposed in the literature is based on diffusive representation which sets restrictive conditions on fractional orders. A new synthesis method, with no such restrictions, is based on the splitting the Havriliak-Negami function into a Davidson-Cole function and a complementary one. Both functions are then synthesized in a limited frequency band using a recursive distribution of poles and zeros developed by [Ous95].