Diuretics are a drug class with heterogeneous assortments. This article reviews general pharmacologic mechanisms and clinical implications of loop, thiazide, and thiazide-like diuretics. Loop diuretics act in the loop of Henle by blocking the sodium-potassium-chloride (Na+-K+-2Cl-) symport. They are effective in relieving congestive symptoms and edematous signs of heart failure. Activation of the neurohormonal system and subsequent pathologic myocardial remodeling limit the use of loop diuretics unless fluid balance is not met to relieve patients' symptoms with life-saving pharmacologic modalities. Adverse effects on electrolyte balance may cause life-threatening consequences. The combination of K+-sparing diuretics or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors with loop diuretics may not only prevent life-threatening complications caused by electrolyte imbalance, but also may delay progression of the disease with proven mortality benefit. Recent findings of worsening renal function and higher mortality rate with the use of oral and intravenous loop diuretics further demands appropriate use of these drugs. Thiazide diuretics and thiazide-like diuretics act in the distal convoluted tubule by blocking Na+-Cl- symport. Thiazide diuretics reduce cardiovascular mortality by achieving target blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Compared with other antihypertensive drugs, thiazide diuretics have less desirable metabolic effects. However, it has not yet been shown that the negative metabolic effects of these drugs are associated with negative mortality and morbidity. Based on the need for a multidrug regimen to reach target blood pressure in most patients with hypertension, thiazide diuretics may be used in addition to a drug or drugs without metabolic complications.


The particle level set method (PLSM) and the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) have been two major physics-based liquid simulation techniques used in computer graphics to generate splendid and dynamic visual effects. The PLSM suffers from a high computational cost which arises from the global pressure correction step whereas the LBM requires a large memory size to store distribution functions.
In this research, we propose a hybrid lattice Boltzmann method (HLBM), which integrates the PLSM and the LBM, to visualize realistic liquid motion with emphasis on the behavior of the liquid-gas interface. The HLBM first runs the LBM solver, computes macroscopic velocities, and extrapolates the velocity field to the gas region. Subsequently, the level set function and particles are advected by the extrapolated velocity field, and advected particles are used to correct errors in the level set function based on the PLSM. Finally, the density difference between the LBM and the PLSM solvers is added to distribution functions to correct errors of the LBM. Simulation results show that the HLBM improves the quality of the fluid simulation without increasing the number of grids. As compared with the simulation using the LBM with 503 grids, the mean of the geometrical distance from the ground truth has been decreased by 21.70% and 13.02% for the water drop and the broken dam simulations, respectively, using the HLBM with the same number of grids. The simulation results also show that the HLBM offers more splashy and dynamic visual effects than the LBM without increasing the grid size.
Also we propose a multicomponent-multiphase hybrid lattice Boltzmann method (MCMP-HLBM) which integrates the PLSM and the MCMP-LBM, to visualize realistic bubble motion with emphasis on the behavior of the liquid-bubble interface. The MCMP-HLBM first runs the MCMP-LBM solver and computes composite macroscopic velocities. Then, the level set function and particles are advected by the the composite velocity field, and advected particles are used to correct errors in the level set function based on the PLSM. Finally, the density difference between the MCMP-LBM and the PLSM solvers is added to the distribution functions to correct the errors of the MCMP-LBM. We test the method for the bubble coalescence and rising simulations. The results show that the MCMP-HLBM improves the quality of the fluid simulation without increasing the number of grids. Compared with the simulation using the MCMP-LBM, the normalized absolute difference from the ground truth is 61.50% and 36.50% less using the MCMP-HLBM for two dimensional two- and three-bubble coalescence simulations, respectively, using the MCMP-HLBM with the same number of grids. Also the normalized absolute difference from the ground truth using the MCMP-LBM has been decreased by 44.93%, 56.02%, and 40.62% for two dimensional single-, two-, and three-bubble rising simulations, respectively, using the MCMP-HLBM with the same number of grids. For the case of three dimensional single-, two-, and three-bubble rising simulations using the MCMP-HLBM, the mean of the geometrical distance from the ground truth has been decreased by 11.75%, 38.95%, and 26.57% as compared with the simulation using the MCMP-LBM, respectively. The simulation results also show that the MCMP-HLBM offers more detailed visual results than the MCMP-LBM without increasing the grid size.


For graphs G and H, a homomorphism from G to H, or H‐coloring of G, is a map from the vertices of G to the vertices of H that preserves adjacency. When H is composed of an edge with one looped endvertex, an H‐coloring of G corresponds to an independent set in G. Galvin showed that, for sufficiently large n, the complete bipartite graph Kδ,n−δ is the n‐vertex graph with minimum degree δ that has the largest number of independent sets. In this article, we begin the project of generalizing this result to arbitrary H. Writing hom(G,H) for the number of H‐colorings of G, we show that for fixed H and δ=1 or δ=2 , hom(G,H)≤max{hom(Kδ+1,H)nδ+1,hom(Kδ,δ,H)n2δ,hom(Kδ,n−δ,H)}for any n‐vertex G with minimum degree δ (for sufficiently large n). We also provide examples of H for which the maximum is achieved by hom(Kδ+1,H)nδ+1 and other H for which the maximum is achieved by hom(Kδ,δ,H)n2δ . For δ≥3 (and sufficiently large n), we provide an infinite family of H for which hom(G,H)≤hom(Kδ,n−δ,H) for any n‐vertex G with minimum degree δ. The results generalize to weighted H‐colorings.


Lead has so many adverse effects on humans, among such effects its impacts on sexual glands, sex hormones and reproductive system can be noted. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between blood lead levels and the natality rate and children's sexuality. The blood lead levels were measured through using methyl isobutylketone and ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and applying the atomic absorption spectrophotometry device at a wavelength of 217 nm and drawing the standard curves. The required personal information about the number of children and their genders were collected using questionnaires. The obtained data were analyzed statistically. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between the blood lead level and the natality rate and children's sexuality. Those whose blood lead level was higher than the others had less number of kids and they had more female kids. This correlation was stronger and more statistically significant for subjects' last child. Due to the fact that there was a significant relationship between the level of blood lead and the natality rate and children's sexuality; hence, this must be considered and its various aspects should not only be studied but also the prevention services should be developed in this regard.


In this research, receptive and expressive language skills of preschool gifted children were analyzed, identifying areas in which the obtained results are similar or different from international literature leading to subsequent suggestions on possible areas for differentiation. Towards this goal, the TIFALDI language development test was applied to analyze the receptive and expressive language skills of 33 children, 23 boys and 10 girls, who were all identified as gifted. The convenience sampling pattern was used in this research with a survey method, analyzing the receptive and expressive scores based on different variables, including age, gender and the number of siblings of the children. The results indicate that for gifted children in the preschool period that were included in the sample, expressive language skills were found to be ahead of receptive skills, boys were found to be ahead of girls in both receptive and expressive language skills and while receptive language skills were found to consistently increase with age, the expressive language skills for 61-72 month-old children were found to be higher than the next age category of 73-77 month-old children.


Transportation demand management (TDM) has received increasing attention in recent years as an important component in approaches to improving the transportation system. Another approach to transportation system improvement is the use of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities. Mode choice forecasts provide the basis for planning, project evaluation, and obtaining public support for TDM measures and improvements to the HOV system. Despite the importance of accurate mode forecasts, current mode choice methodology is insufficiently responsive to factors that influence shifts to ridesharing modes, particularly TDM policy factors that are important in encouraging commuters to shift from single occupant vehicles (SOVs). The objective of the study is to identify these mode choice factors and use them to improve the ability to analyze HOV policies for the north I-5 corridor. Two major sets of data were analyzed in the study, both collected by Metro in cooperation with Community Transit. In one study, some 9,324 employees of 23 cooperating businesses were surveyed in north King and urban Snohomish counties. In another, a 1989 telephone survey questioned a random sample of 3,586 residents in the study area. Several analytical approaches were used in the study, including multinomial logit modeling, factor analysis and cluster analysis. Manymore » of the findings from the study are important to understanding the nature of mode choice. Some of the results are important for policy recommendations.« less


Vehicle management is a very important task of postal enterprises. Based on the postal integrated computer network, a postal vehicle network management system has completed by using web technique and oracle database. The practical applications of the system have improved the service quality and economic benefits of postal enterprises. The functions of the system is introduced. The structure and technical characteristics and the key techniques and distinguishing features of the system are described, and the benefits of the system are analyzed.


The antimicrobial activities of two bioactive column chromatographic fractions (RF1 and RF2) from the lichen Ramalina farinacea (L.) were evaluated against 15 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. The susceptibility pattern of the isolates towards tetracycline (TCN) and ampicillin (AMP) was similarly evaluated for comparison purposes. The results show that RF1 and RF2 with an MIC90 ( minimum inhibitory concentration against 90% of the isolates) of 535.5 and 317 μg/mL respectively, performed generally better than TCN and AMP with an MIC90 of 976.5 and 357 μg/mL respectively. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


I am excited to be here today and for the opportunity to serve as ASHP's president.

We all know that journeys like this are not made alone. So, at the very outset, I would like to thank my peers, mentors, work colleagues, family, and pharmacy friends for being there with me and for me. You know


America as a super state has had a great influence on the global politics, economy, culture and military landscape for the past decades. Particularly, Koreans are prone to having feelings that they owe a debt to America for fighting for the freedom of this nation during the war by dispatching the largest troops. In addition, although having become the 15th largest GDP and 7th largest exporter in the world, America has been always admired as the most "developed" superpower among the western countries. In other words, according to the characteristics of the regime, the difference existed to a certain degree, yet, it is not overstated that Korea has been a long-standing pro-American nation. This kind of immobile ideology, on the contrary, has settled a social myth about America. This study describes our prejudice and misunderstanding about America and aims to grasp the meaning of the American Culture Code hidden in the truth created by Koreans. As a multi-ethnic, multi-racial country, America faces many challenges politically or economically. Its social integration remains unsolved. Accordingly, this study will give us a chance to find out true colors of America.


To determine the role of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in mediating the glucagon response to marked insulin-induced hypoglycemia in dogs, we measured arterial and pancreatic venous glucagon responses to insulin-induced hypoglycemia during acute, terminal experiments in halothane-anesthetized dogs in which the ANS was intact (control; n = 9), pharmacologically blocked by the nicotinic ganglionic antagonist hexamethonium (n = 6), or surgically ablated by cervical vagotomy and cervical spinal cord section (n = 6). In control dogs, insulin injection caused plasma glucose to fall by 4.4 ± 0.2 mM to a nadir of 1.7 ± 0.2 mM. Arterial epinephrine (EPI) levels increased by 13,980 ± 1860 pM (P < 0.005), confirming marked activation of the ANS. Pancreatic output of glucagon increased from 0.53 ± 0.12 to 2.04 ± 0.38 ng/min during hypoglycemia (change [Δ] + 1.51 ± 0.33 ng/min, P < 0.005). This increased arterial plasma glucagon from 27 ± 3 to 80 ± 15 ng/L (Δ + 52 ± 14 ng/L, P < 0.025). Hexamethonium markedly reduced the ANS response to insulin injection (ΔEPI + 2130 ± 600 pM, P < 0.025 vs. control) despite a similar fall of plasma glucose (Δ −4.1 ± 0.2 mM) and a lower nadir (0.6 ± 0.1 mM). Both the pancreatic glucagon response (delta glucagon output +0.45 ± 0.2 ng/min) and the arterial immunoreactive glucagon response (Δ + 5 ± 4 ng/L) were substantially reduced by hexamethonium (P < 0.025). Vagotomy plus spinal cord section totally abolished the arterial EPI response to insulin injection despite a larger fall of plasma glucose (Δ −5.4 ± 0.4 mM) and a lower nadir (0.9 ± 0.2 mM). Again, both the pancreatic glucagon response (Δglucagon output +0.27 ± 0.23 ng min) and the arterial glucagon response (Δ +5 ± 2 ng/L) were significantly reduced (both P < 0.025 vs. control). We conclude that autonomic activation contributes to the glucagon response to marked insulin-induced hypoglycemia in dogs.


The invention discloses a method for enabling female aedes albopictus affected by Wolbach bacteria to be infertile. The method comprises the steps that female aedes albopictus or male aedes albopictus containing female aedes albopictus is placed under X-ray for irradiation, the irradiation dose is larger than or equal to 28 Gy, the female aedes albopictus is made to be infertile, and the age of the female aedes albopictus is 4-40 h. X ray is adopted for performing irradiation in an aedes albopictus pupal period, so that the female aedes albopictus cannot generate offspring, and group replacement risk caused by accident release of the female aedes albopictus affected by the novel Wolbach bacteria is eliminated. Compared with a traditional artificial female removal method, the method can rapidly and effectively enable the female aedes albopictus to be infertile, the production efficiency is greatly improved, and the method is suitable for large-scale production and application.


Introduction: The main symptoms related to Parkinson's disease (PD) are: tremors, freezing, bradykinesia and muscle rigidity, which lead to functional decline and difficulties in the execution of activities of daily living (ADL), compromising quality of life (QOL). Objective: To characterize the clinical profile and perception of quality of life (QOL) of patients with PD assisted at Associacao Brasil Parkinson (ABP) and correlate these with disease progression and level of disability. Methods: The clinical and functional evaluation of subjects was performed using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rate Scale (UPDRS), a modified version of the Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (HY) of disability and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). Results: There was no significant correlation between disease progression and QOL; however, there was moderate correlation (r=0.5) between disability and QOL, p <0.05. Conclusion: The moderate correlation between disability and perception of QOL suggests that disability may increase the dependence on ADL and, thus, affect QOL.


A study is made of the polarization dependence of intersubband transitions in n+ InP/InAlAs type II quantum wells (QWs), and it is shown that the type II nature of the valence bands and heavy electron band in these QWs is reflected in the spectra. Specifically it is found that the lack of spatial confinement to the QW in the Γ15v valence bands and higher conduction band in InP/InAlAs quantum wells (i) eliminates the coupling between Γc1 conduction subbands and heavy holes and electrons, and (ii) diminishes the normal‐incidence intersubband activity in type II QWs, in accordance with the predictions of a recently published 14‐band k⋅p analysis of quantum well subband levels.


In this editorial, issue editor Rhonda Breit introduces the five peer-reviewed articles and three thoughtful and engaging reflections in the sixth issue of the SOTL in the South journal. These papers provide insights into how universities in the 'global South' are claiming a unique space in tertiary education: a space that responds to context, a space that is responsive to dynamic change and a space that values diversity and tradition. In addition, the editorial asks what sort of university leadership is needed in order to bring the global South in from the margins. Breit includes three reflections on leadership from academic leaders working in the global South that discuss how its universities are responding to disturbances and adapting to changing ecologies.

How to cite this editorial:
BREIT, Rhonda Alain. University education in the 'global South': issues, challenges, opportunities and musings on the future. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 3, n. 2, p. 1-9, Sept. 2019.  Available at:
https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=118&path%5B%5D=43

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In an exploratory experiment on Chesapeake Bay, several aspects of ship wakes and their interaction with natural and artificial surface films were examined. Aerial photographs were used to record these interactions, as well as the geometries of white water wakes, and the motions of drifters distributed in the wakes of ships. The surface tension across ship wakes in natural waters was also measured.


Perianal fistula is a common disease that affects particular patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Honey has been used as a natural remedy for centuries for the treatment of various disorders. We report a patient with persistent fistulas, in whom conventional medical and surgical therapy failed. In this case, most of fistulas in gluteofemoral region were completely healed and closed after 6 months of treatment with honey. In addition, honey reduced inflammation, pain and induration of affected region. This medical approach positively affected patient's mental condition and also improved his quality of life.


carry on the business of banking in all its branches and departments, including borrowing, raising or taking up money; lending or dealing in bills of exchange, promissory notes, coupons, drafts, bills of lading, warrants, debentures, certificates, scrip and other instruments and securities, whether transferable or negotiable, or not; granting and issuing letters of credit and circular notes; buying, selling and dealing in bullion and species; acquiring, holding and issuing on commission, underwriting and dealing with stocks,' funds, shares, debentures, debenture stock, bonds, obligations, securities and investments of all kinds, the negotiating of loans and advances; receiving money and valuables on deposit, or for safe custody, or otherwise; collecting and transmitting money and securities; managing property, and transacting all kinds of agency business commonly transacted by bankers.


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Three field experiments over two seasons and on two soil types studied the effects of placement and time of nitrogen fertilizer (N) application on yield and N uptake of aerial-sown scmi-dwarf rice. Grain yield and apparent N fertilizer rccovery were greatest when fertilizer was drilled into the soil, with no significant difference between 3 cm and 7 cm depth. Placement onto wet soil resulted in significantly lower grain yield and total N uptake than placement onto dry soil or incorporation into the soil. Reducing the time of application beforc flooding from 15 days to 1 day significantly improved the efficiency of fertilizer use. Delaying the time of application from before flooding to soon after flooding produced much lower grain yield and agronomic efficiency. Further delaying the application time from soon after flooding to around mid-tillering increased the yield response and agronomic efficiency. The rcsults demonstrated that urea should be drilled into the soil as soon as possible before flooding rather than broadcasting onto the soil surface before flooding or into the floodwater after flooding.


INTRODUCTION. From 2009 to 2011, coordinated, uniform trials were conducted in multiple states to evaluate the effects of grain class, crop rotation, cultivar resistance, and fungicide application on management of FHB and DON. Results from over 40 wheat trials demonstrated using fungicide or moderate resistance alone resulted in approximately 53 and 54% control in FHB index, respectively; and 39 and 51% control in DON, respectively. Combining moderate resistance (in hexaploid wheat) and fungicide resulted in 76 and 71% control of index and DON; furthermore, the efficacy of this integrated approach was stable across different environments and cropping systems. However, more research is required to evaluate these effects under higher disease pressure and in other small grain classes such as barley and durum wheat. In a given year of this coordinated effort, 20 to 54% of trials were eliminated from analysis due to little to no FHB and/or DON in the susceptible, untreated check, as low disease in the reference makes calculating the effects of treatment impossible. This report summarizes results from trials conducted during the 2012 season, including trials with the factor of artificial inoculum, which was hypothesized to increase the amount of "useable" data (that is, trials with significant disease in the check).


The Free-Piston Stirling Generator (FPSG) is a thermal to electrical energy conversion system, based upon the thermal engine of the same name. Intensive research concerning the feasibility of the engine for its application in deep space and planetary missions has been conducted, primarily due to the potential increase in efficiency (~30%) over the currently used Radio-isotope Generators (RTGs). On the other hand, less attention has been paid to the power conditioning requirements and alternatives. The present work has investigated on the dynamics governing the FPSGs in order to assess the design requirements for the subsequent power-conditioning unit (PCU). Thereafter, two alternatives of AC/DC power stages have been evaluated and are being experimentally validated.


Present study observed the direct effects of hypoxia on expression of inducible nitric oxide synthetase(iNOS)in endothelial cells(CMEC)which isolated from rats'cerebral cortical microvessels,using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RTPCR)technique. Hypoxic mixed gases were over the cultural endothelial ce11s in different time with BNA310N2-O2-CO2 incubator(TAEAI ESPEC Co).The experimental results showed that serious hypoxia,the partial pressure of O2 is 6.7kPa in cultural medium,can induce the expression of iNOS gene in CMEC after 24 hours,reoxygenation cannot entire eliminate the effect.The moderate hypoxia, the partial pressure of O2 is 10.7 kPa, cannot induce the expression of iNOS gene,These results suggested that hypoxia could be an inducer of production of iNOS in CMEC and NO may play an importent role in regulation of cerebral microcirculation under hypoxia.


The no-masking theorem for quantum information proves that it is impossible to encode an input state into a larger bipartite entangled state such that full information is stored in the correlation, but the individual subsystems have no information about the input state. Here, we ask the question: Is it possible to mask an observable such that the information about the observable is available in the joint system, but individual subsystems re-veal nothing about the imprints of observable? This generalises the notion of no-masking theorem to quantum observables. We prove that for qubit systems, an arbitrary observable cannot be masked. Subsequently, we generalise the no-masking theorem for observables in higher dimensions. We also prove a no-hiding theorem for observables which goes beyond the conservation laws under symmetry operations. Furthermore, we prove that the famous unconditional no-bit commitment result follows from the no-masking theorem for observbles. Our results can have important applications in quantum information and quantum communication where we encode information not in states but in observables.


Modern air combat represents a highly complex, dynamic domain that presents many significant challenges for military aviators. Current military aircraft provide much more, complex dynamic information than a single human has the ability to simultaneously attend to, let alone comprehend. As technological developments lead to the deployment of enhanced capabilities for information sharing, this trend is expected to continue. Consequently, a significant challenge for aircraft interface designers is to provide mission critical information to pilots in a rapid and effective manner, and to facilitate intuitive and accurate comprehension and operation of aircraft systems. This paper describes the process and one product of an approach to the design of future tactical crewstations that employs human performance evaluations as a design tool, and is offered as a model for the development of any complex system in which enhanced human performance is the desired outcome.


Pulp revascularization is a procedure widely used today, mainly due to the problems generated by apexification. These problems include, not increasing the root thickness and increasing the chances of reinfection of the canal. In the literature, there are many protocols regarding the revascularization technique, and there are still some doubts about its viability and chance of success when compared to apexification. In view of this current scenario, it is important to review the literature to bring together some of the most used techniques and assess their feasibility, based on research and clinical cases. The articles were selected from the pubMed database, between 2014 and 2020, about pulp revascularization in necrotic teeth and with incomplete rhizogenesis, using the keywords: pulp revitalization, pulp regeneration, regenerative endodontics, and revascularization. The objective of this work was to carry out a literature review, in relation to the different protocols used, and to compare reports on the technique, aiming to analyze its chance of success. Fifteen articles on the subject were found, separated into a group of clinical cases and another of literary research. During the review, the articles determined alternatives for irrigating solutions, intracanal medications, coronary seals, the use or not of triple or double antibiotic paste, and the protection of neoformed tissue with products based on MTA (Mineral Trioxide Aggregate). It was concluded that the use of EDTA EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) in conjunction with hypochlorite represents an excellent irrigant, in order to preserve the greatest number of multipotent cells. The triple antibiotic paste is still recommended instead of calcium hydroxide, as it covers a larger strain of microorganisms. Moreover, MTA sealing remains the most effective. These substances in combination within the technique, showed a higher success rate, and few adverse problems.


DOBKIN DE RIOS, M. (1981b). Saladera—a culture-bound misfortune syndrome in the Peruvian Amazon. In Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 5, 193-213 (reprinted in Ronald C. Simons and Charles C. Hughes (Eds.) The Culture-Bound Syndromes, Folk Illnesses of Psychiatric and Anthropological Interest, Reidel Publishers, Dordrecht, Holland, 1982). DOBKIN DE RIOS, M. (1984). The vidente phenomenon in Third World traditional healing: An Amazonian example. Medical Anthropology, 8(1), 60-70. DOBKIN DE RIOS, M. (1989). A modem-day shamanistic healer in the Peruvian Amazon. Pharmacopoeia and trance. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 21, 91-100.


This study investigated teacher knowledge and attitudes of both special education and general education teachers towards social emotional learning. A total of twenty-five certified special education teachers and twenty-five certified general education teachers were surveyed regarding their familiarity with the State of Illinois Social Emotional Learning Standards. Teachers' perceptions of the competency of their higher education preparation and professional development to meet their students' social emotional needs were solicited. The data gathered from this study suggests that universities should prepare teachers more adequately in the areas of social emotional learning. The data also supports that there is a need for districts to offer more workshops and professional development regarding students' social emotional needs. Educational implications and recommendations based upon the findings of this study, for future research in social emotional learning are discussed.


Multilayer Mg/Mn thin films have been prepared using thermal evaporation method at pressure 10−5 torr. Annealing of structure has been performed in atmospheric condition at 600 K constant temperature for one hour. Hydrogenation of annealed thin films has been performed by keeping these in hydrogenation cell at different hydrogen pressures for 30 min. The UV–VIS absorption spectra of thin films have been carried out at room temperature in the wavelength range of 300–800 nm. The optical band gap was found to be increase and conductivity has been found to be decreased with hydrogen pressure. Raman spectra of these sample shows decreasing intensity of peaks with hydrogenation.


The article studies the semantic meaning of the lexeme "红 / red" in Chinese and Russian. It is considered in detail red color in Chinese and Russian languages, offered authoritative Chinese and Russian lexicographic dictionaries. It is carried out a comparative analysis of the meaning of the lexeme "IX» and "red", it is defined semantic groups of lexemes "红/ red" in Chinese and Russian, it is identified features of similarities and differences. It is concluded that the red color in Chinese and Russian is mostly of positive tone; lexeme "红 / red" in both languages has both similar and characteristic for each language connotations. The semantic meaning of red in Chinese and Russian due to linguacultural features is expressed in the national symbolism of color. Keywords : red, semantic meaning, Chinese, Russian. Denisova Valeria Lvovna - Post-graduate student of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Hubei, Wuhan, China). Chinese Philology. Department of Chinese language and Literature. School of Humanities. Tel.: +7 (4212) 48-77-29; e-mail: email@example.com


Thin crystalline ErS films have been grown by flash evaporation in vacuum using a pre-synthesized bulk material on quartz and sapphire substrate. The bulk material was synthesized by direct synthesis in sealed quartz ampoules at a temperature of 800 K. During the film growth process, the vacuum in the deposition chamber was maintained at 6 10  Pa, evaporator temperature was  2750 K and the substrate temperature  900 K. Film thickness was about 0.4-0.6 µm. All prepared films had a stoichiometric composition and a NaCl crystal lattice with a lattice parameter a = 5.48 Å. After deposition of films and cooling to room temperature the dependence of electrical resistivity on time was investigated by the four-probe method at atmospheric pressure. It is shown that the relaxation process on films deposited on a quartz substrate proceeds much more slowly than on films prepared on a sapphire substrate. A possible mechanism for such a difference is given.


Introduction: The fertility rate is an estimative in how many children the women have during their lives. Brazil presents different fertility rates in its different country regions based on the social and economic situations in each one of them. Goal: This study aims to know this differences in each region and identify the age involved. Methods: This is a descriptive study through the information collect of the data of DATASUS, during the years of 2001 and 2011. Results: The biggest fertility rate was found in the North region of Brazil, the average age was between 20 and 24 years old. The rate in the Southeast is the lowest. There was a progressive drop during the years 2001 to 2011. Conclusion: The results found allowed to conclude that the biggest fertility rate is in the North region, and there are needs of actions from the public system, enabling the female empowerment in the age of major occurrence, between 20 and 24 years old.


In this paper, we propose rate-splitting (RS) multiple access to mitigate the effects of quantization noise (QN) inherent in low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). We consider the downlink (DL) of a multiuser massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system where the base station (BS) is equipped with low-resolution ADCs/DACs. The BS employs the RS scheme for data transmission. Under imperfect channel state information (CSI), we characterize the spectral efficiency (SE) and energy efficiency (EE) by deriving the asymptotic signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR). For 1-bit resolution, the QN is very high, and the RS scheme shows no rate gain over the non-RS scheme. As the ADC/DAC resolution increases (i.e., 2–3 bits), the RS scheme achieves higher SE in the high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) regime compared to that of the non-RS scheme. For a 3-bit resolution, the number of antennas can be reduced by 27% in the RS scheme to achieve the same SE as the non-RS scheme. Low-resolution DACs degrades the system performance more than low-resolution ADCs. Hence, it is preferable to equip the system with low-resolution ADCs than low-resolution DACs. The system achieves the best SE/EE tradeoff for 4-bit resolution ADCs/DACs.


Prior content analyses of sports coverage have revealed sports journalists ascribe particular adjectives to athletes based on race. A recurring pattern is the brain-versus-brawn dichotomy. In a 2 (race: Black versus White player) x 2 (description: consistent versus inconsistent stereotype) x 2 (source: journalist vs. blogger) within-subjects experiment, we empirically tested if the same set of stereotypes holds true among those exposed to these media stereotypes. Using both implicit (response latency) and explicit (credibility rating) measures, we found a consistent pattern of stereotyping Black athletes. Stereotypes were activated most quickly by a stereotypical description of a Black athlete. A journalist was also rated most credible when stereotypically describing a Black athlete.


How do public sector landlords tackle the problem of access in respect of gas safety inspections and fire safety risk in leasehold properties?


A novel method for the determination of the platinum group elements (PGEs: Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru) in environmental samples by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET-AAS) was developed. Sample preparation involved complete microwave-assisted acid digestion of the matrix with HNO3-HF-HClO3/HClO4mixtures in a high-pressure Teflon bomb. Traces of PGEs were deposited on the inner wall of a graphite tube in a flow-through cell of 1 ml volume. A flow system for this preconcentration was constructed. For the electrodeposition, a three-electrode arrangement was used. The geometry of the cell, flow rate during electrodeposition, deposition potential and electrolyte composition were optimized. After the deposition step, the graphite tube was placed into the graphite furnace and an atomization program applied. Detection limits (LOD, 3σtotal procedure blank, peak area) of 3.6, 0.5, 0.3 and 5.9 ng were obtained for Pt, Pd, Rh and Ru, respectively, reflecting preconcentration factors of 416, 503, 423 and 46, respectively. The detection limits were restricted by variations in the blank. Precision of replicate determination was typically 21% RSD at a concentration 25-fold above the LOD for a 100-mg sample mass. Reasonable agreement was found between results for CW7 road tunnel dust literature and for CRM NIES No. 8 Vehicle Exhaust Particulates. Calibration was achieved via the method of standard additions.


Sadly, in the fiftieth year of UN peacekeeping operations, the perceived failures and costs of the UN mission in former Yugoslavia, and recent experiences in Somalia, have led to widespread disillusionment. Yet if the world loses faith in peacekeeping, and responses to the new world disorder are limited to the extremes of total war or total peace, the world will become a more dangerous place. Rather than lose faith in the whole peace process, we need to analyse the changed operational circumstances and try to determine new doctrines for the future.


Analytics discovers meaningful Inferences from data. Learning Analytics is the discovery of Actionable Intelligence from Educational data. Course Analytics is one of the key Research area in Learning Analytics. In this paper Exploratory Data Analysis Techniques, Visualization and Summarization are applied on Learning content i.e. Courses and drawn various valid inferences and discusses Course related problems like Course Prerequisites, Course Interrelation, Course Scheduling, Course Dropout etc. This paper uses Lorenz curve, which is a Visualization method to know the dispersion among the components and Gini Index which Summarizes the Lorenz curve.


At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. When integrated into the European art space, the countries of Eastern Europe take the path of creating a new model of cultural development in a post-pandemic society. Added to the world of theater innovations and, in particular, post-modern theater practices, it makes it necessary to search for new types of communication with the audience, creating such a balance between the actor and the audience that would meet new historical realities, shape its cultural landmarks, moral values, and provide meaning for current events. Consequently, the new historical realities require theatrical culture to change the artistic trajectories of development and at the same time determine the cultural reflection on its place and role. In culturological and art studies, the theater, as a rule, is considered as a system component of the cultural space. This corresponds to the generally accepted approach: the definition of culture as a set of spheres, each of which has its own specifics. These areas are combined by certain socially significant factors (worldview, way of being, set of values), according to which they must coordinate their way of existence. Now, in a post-pandemic society, there is not enough research that examines the latest formations at the place of origin and is perceived as the products of the local experience of the individual and the society to which he belongs.


Approximately in the late 50's of the last century Dutch physicist Theodore Van Hoven started elaboration of his version of "unified field theory". Since during his work on the topic he had to reconsider whole logic structure of the universe existence from different – "entropic" – point of view, he named his work "Quantum entropic logic theory" (QELT). This theory unites all types of known interactions in the nature: strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravitational – considering them as different manifestations of one and the same initial – a terminal field (quantum field of entropy).


There is much discrepancy in the literature concerning the possibility of a superconductor expelling gravito-electromagnetic fields just as it expels electromagnetic fields in the Meissner effect. Contradicting results are found in at least 18 papers written collectively by more than 20 authors and published over the course of more than 55 years (from 1966 to the present year of 2022). The primary purpose of this paper is to carefully explain the reason for the discrepancies, and provide a single conclusive treatment which may bring coherence to the subject. The analysis begins with a covariant Lagrangian for spinless charged particles (Cooper pairs) in the presence of electromagnetic fields in curved space-time. It is known that such a Lagrangian can lead to a vanishing Hamiltonian. Alternatively, it is shown that using a "space + time" Lagrangian leads to an associated Hamiltonian with a canonical momentum and minimal coupling rule. Discrepancies between Hamiltonians obtained by various authors are resolved. The canonical momentum leads to a modified form of the London equations and London gauge that includes the effects of gravity. A key result is that the gravito-magnetic field is expelled from a superconductor with a penetration depth on the order of the London penetration depth only when an appropriate magnetic field is also present. The gravitational flux quantum (fluxoid) in the body of a superconductor, and the quantized supercurrent in a superconducting ring, are also derived. Lastly, the case of a superconducting ring in the presence of a charged rotating mass cylinder is used as an example of applying the formalism developed.


The face recognition system with large sets of training sets for personal identification normally attains good accuracy. In this paper, we proposed Feature Extraction based Face Recognition, Gender and Age Classification (FEBFRGAC) algorithm with only small training sets and it yields good results even with one image per person. This process involves three stages: Pre-processing, Feature Extraction and Classification. The geometric features of facial images like eyes, nose, mouth etc. are located by using Canny edge operator and face recognition is performed. Based on the texture and shape information gender and age classification is done using Posteriori Class Probability and Artificial Neural Network respectively. It is observed that the face recognition is 100%, the gender and age classification is around 98% and 94% respectively.


Coffe is an agricultural product that has some characteristics which is easily damaged, seasonal, a lot of variety so that need to process the coffee beans into semi-finished products like dried coffe beans and coffee powder in order to have high sales value. Some important issues that need to be discuss is raw materials availability, production process, marketing and other supporting aspects, so it's necessary to identify all these aspects, which resulted in a decision that ground coffee agro-industry based woman farmer group at Padang Cahya Pekon can be developed after considering the results of the formulation of several subsystems. Subsystem needed is a subsystem of raw materials, operational subsystems, marketing subsystems and supporting subsystems. Government support is needed to help facilitate the training facilities for planning the development of the plantation bussines Tjap Tugu Liwa Coffe Brand, so as to ensure the availability of raw materials for the agro- production process by optimizing the role and function of women farmers which in turn can improve the welfare of the farmers


cutting, a Solitaire flew off her nest and passed in front of the car. Her nest was in a small crevice in the rock cutting, five feet above the road, and would have been on the level of a man's eye• walking along the ground. The nest was built of dry grass, twigs, fine roots and moss: lined with fine grass and contained four partly incubated eggs. The young are slim handsome birds conspicuously spotted with silvery buff on the lower parts, head and back. The alarm not;e is similar to the "chuck chuck" o• the Hermit Thrush. In a recent number of the Condor, • Mr. Forrest S. Hanford states, that during thirteen years, he has heard the •%litaire sing only five times. In this district, they sing quite freely, during the nesting season; generally perched on the very top of a Douglas fir or Murray pine. I have frequently heard them singing in the winter. In the winter months their food is largely the acrid berries of the dwarf juniper (•uniperus occidentalis).


This book, part of the "Ideas in Context" series printed under the editorship of intellectual historian Quentin Skinner, is an important contribution to the better understanding of Emile Durkheim's sociology and social philosophy.


Best practices data are critical for managing and researching new product development. For these purposes the PDMA Research Foundation conducted the 2012 PDMA Comparative Performance Assessment Study (CPAS). This article reports the use of the CPAS data among product development researchers and provides a complete description of the data gathering and cleaning process needed to write additional articles using these data, including other articles in this special issue. This article also reports important results of the CPAS data, makes comparisons between the Best and the Rest firms, and makes comparisons among firms by geography, industry, product/technology/market types, and company size. The results offer insights for academics and practitioners to conduct further research and to find potential new product development best practices.


To clarify the formation of a sedimentary basin and its groundwater flow system is one of the most important issues in hydrogeology. The Tokachi Plain groundwater basin has been formed in close relation to the sedimentary basin formation. The aquifers are approximately composed of six layers, i.e., a phreatic aquifer, four confined aquifers of upper Pliocene to Pleistocene and a lower Pliocene hot spring aquifer. Hydrogeological surveys such as temperature, stable isotopic ratios and quality of groundwater, hydraulic analyses and three-dimensional thermal advection-dispersion analysis so far revealed the following items: Groundwater in the Tokachi Plain is of meteoric origin, which is recharged at the piedmont area of the surrounding mountains and flows into the central area of the plain. The stable isotopic ratios δD and δ18O of the Tokachi Plain agree with the regional groundwater flow system model, indicating lighter isotopic ratios in deeper aquifers. This reflects the altitude isotope effect on surrounding mountains. The eastern geological block of the Tokachi central fault forms an eastern impermeable boundary of the Tokachi artesian basin, except the area on or around the fault with relatively high permeability. The Tokachigawa hot spring water is formed as the convergence of groundwater flow in the western Tokachi Plain. Dissolved organic matter analysis supports these results. In addition, groundwater levels of the Tokachi Plain hot springs show noticeable coseismic responses to the giant earthquakes around Hokkaido. The present review discusses the effectiveness of environmental tracers and changes in groundwater level to clarify a groundwater flow system, the Tokachi Plain, Hokkaido.


The atrial rhythm in cases of complete A-V block often varies according to a characteristic pattern (4); the interval between two consecutive atrial contractions (P-P intervals) is shortest when it includes a ventricular systole. Roth and Kirsch (9) expressed this as a postsystolic slowing of the auricles. The first observation of this arrhythmia was made by Erlanger and Blackman 19091910 (6) on dogs operated on to produce AV heart block. Several theories concerning its cause have been proposed (4, 10, II). Erlanger and Blackman (6) themselves suggested that the arrhythmia was due to increased vagal tone after each ventricular systole, and this view, supported by the discovery of baroreceptor reflexes, has been upheld by several other authors (7, 9). If a baroreceptor reflex induced by the ventricular systole influences the atrial rhythm in complete A-V block, it should be possible to imitate such a mechanism by exerting a brief pressure on the carotid sinus. Submitted for publication July 15, 1964. Material and methods


The deposits of mineral matters from natural waters offer many points of interest to the geologist. Besides the rock-salt and gypsum, which in many cases have doubtless been formed by the spontaneous evaporation of saline waters, it is well known that many mineral springs charged with carbonic acid under pressure, deposit great quantities of earthy salts when they come to the surface, and that the travertines thus formed often constitute extensive masses. The deposit from the hot alkaline saline springs of Carlsbad, which forms great beds, was found by Berzelius to consist chiefly of carbonate of lime, with portions of oxide or carbonate of iron, and small quantities of silica, strontia, phosphoric acid and fluorine; the analyses of other chemists have added to the list of elements met with in these and similar precipitates, manganese, zinc, cohalt, nickel, chromium, arsenic, antimony, tin, copper and lead. Carbonate of magnesia is however wanting, or present only in very small proportion in these deposits, and the same is true of the calcareous sinter from cold springs. The Carlsbad water, however, contains for 17 parts of carbonate of lime, 10 parts of carbonate of magnesia; hut this latter salt, according to Berzelius, is only deposited after evaporation. The analyses by Berzelius and Struve of the various carbonated waters of Germany, show that carbonate of lime is generally present in much larger quantities than carbonate of magnesia; and it is only in the waters of Püllna and the Elisenbrunnen of Kreuznach, which contain very little carbonic acid, that we find a large amount of carbonate of magnesia, with a small portion of carbonate of lime. The water of Püllna, according to Struve, contains in 1000 parts, 32·72 of solid matters, consisting of sulphates and chlorides of sodium, magnesium and a little calcium, besides ·10 of carbonate of lime and ·83 of carbonate of magnesia; it contains only 7/100 ths of its volume of carbonic acid gas.


We, the named authors, hereby retract this Green Chemistry paper.
Signed: Wen-Hua Ou and Zhi-Zhen Huang, Nanjing, China, June 2008.
Retraction endorsed by Sarah Ruthven, Editor. Retraction published 13 June 2008


Sports media depictions of the Yankees and Red Sox have produced ironic team personae that can best be understood through the lens of Fisher's (1973) materialistic and moralistic American dreams. In this article, the author traces the interaction of Burke's first three tropes—metaphor, metonymy, and synecdoche—in sports news coverage of the Yankees and Red Sox from 2000–2010 to explain the discursive construction of the teams' ironic personae. Collectively, media emphasis on money metaphors, the Yankees' lucrative 21st century stadium, and a militaristic owner align the team persona with a materialistic, aggressive economic competition model, whereas the Red Sox are represented by metaphors of frugality, a classic stadium, and familial "Idiots" to create a moralistic, cooperative image of the organization. The teams' personae are ultimately created and sustained through the tropological cycle and the dialectical interaction of the rivals.


The invention concerns binders containing: A) an aminotriazine derivative in which the triazine primary amino groups are methylolated on average with at least one mol of formaldehyde per mole of primary amino groups and these methylol groups are etherified on average with at least 0.5 mole primary alcohol per mole of methylol group, and the primary alcohols are a mixture containing: a) 0.5 to 99.5 mol % of a C1-C4 alkanol and b) 99.5 to 0.5 mol % of an alcohol of the formula (I) R -O-[R -O]n-R -OH, in which R stands for a C1-C24 alkyl group or a C6-C12 aryl group which may optionally be substituted by one to three C1-C8 alkyl groups, and R and R , independently of each other, stand for a C2-C8 alkylene group, and n means an integer from 1 to 100, or a mixture of higher-boiling alcohols having a boiling point of more than 120 DEG C at 1 bar, which contains at least 10 mol %, relative to the higher-boiling alcohols, of alcohols of formula I; and B) a radical polymer, which can be crosslinked with the aminotriazine derivative, a polycondensate or polymer additive.


Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Condon, S., Lesné, M., & Schröttle, M. (2011). What Do We Know About Gendered Violence and Ethnicity Across Europe From Surveys? In R. K. Thiara, S. A. Condon, & M. Schröttle (Eds.), Violence against Women and Ethnicity: Commonalities and Differences across Europe (pp. 59-76). Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich. https://nbn-resolving.org/ urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-63382-3


Unisite [γ-32P]ATP hydrolysis was studied in ECF1 from the mutant βE381C after generating a single disulfide bond between β and γ subunits to prevent the rotation of the γ/ε domain. The single β-γ cross-link was obtained by removal of the δ subunit from F1 and then treating with CuCl2 as described previously (Aggeler, R., Haughton, M. A., and Capaldi, R. A. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 9185–9191). The mutant enzyme, βE381C, had an increased overall rate of unisite hydrolysis of [γ-32P]ATP compared with the wild type ECF1 due to increases in the rate of ATP binding (k +1), Pi release (k +3), and ADP release (k +4). Release of bound substrate ([γ-32P]ATP) was also increased in the βE381C mutant. Cross-linking between Cys-381 and the intrinsic Cys-87 of γ caused a further increase in the rate of unisite catalysis, mainly by additional effects on nucleotide binding in the high affinity catalytic site (k +1 and k +4). In δ-subunit-free ECF1 from wild type or βE381C F1, addition of an excess of ATP accelerated unisite catalysis. After cross-linking, unisite catalysis of βE381C was not enhanced by the cold chase. The covalent linkage of γ to β increased the rate of unisite catalysis to that obtained by cold chase of ATP of the noncross-linked enzyme. It is concluded that the conversion of Glu-381 of β to Cys induces an activated conformation of the high affinity catalytic site with low affinity for substrate and products. This state is stabilized by cross-linking the Cys at β381 to Cys-87 of γ. We infer from the data that rotation of the γ/ε rotor in ECF1 is not linked to unisite hydrolysis of ATP at the high affinity catalytic site but to ATP binding to a second or third catalytic site on the enzyme.


This report synthesizes principles for socially responsive siting of radioactive waste management facilities that have emerged from over a decade of learning by the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC). It is based largely on the September 2010 presentation by Claudio Pescatore, of the NEA Secretariat, to the US "Blue Ribbon Committee on America's Nuclear Future". The FSC asked Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, a professor of political science and Associate Director of the Center for Applied Social Research at the University of Oklahoma, to review and augment this learning. Prof. Jenkins-Smith prepared this report in June 2011 and it was approved for publication by the FSC in September 2011.


Strigolactones (SLs), a group of small carotenoid-derived terpenoid lactones, have been recently identified as plant hormones controlling plant architecture through modulating shoot and root branching (Brewer et al., 2013). SLs were first discovered in the rhizosphere because of their involvement in both symbiotic and parasitic interactions. Deficiencies in SL biosynthesis and perception lead to excessive growth of axillary bud, which is exemplified through various mutants such as max1, max2, max3, and max4 (more axillary growth) in Arabidopsis, d27, d10, d14, d3 (dwarf) in rice, dad3, dad1, dad2 (decreased apical dominance) in petunia, and rms5, rms1, rms4 (ramosus) in pea (de Saint Germain et al., 2013). Among these, D14/AtD14/ DAD2 and D3/MAX2/PhMAX2A, which encode a predicted α/βfold hydrolase and an F-box protein, respectively, have been proved to play important roles in SLs perception (Hamiaux et al., 2012; Zhao et al., 2013). A previous study shows that the D3 F-box protein is a key component of the Skp–Cullin–F-box (SCF) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, implying that ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation of targets, which were so far unknown, might be essential for SL signaling. Experimental identification of one of these targets in rice was described in recent back-to-back publications in Nature (Jiang et al., 2013; Zhou et al., 2013).


We present an algorithm that is designed to allow the efficient identification and preliminary dynamical analysis of thousands of structures and substructures in large N-body simulations. First, we utilize a refined density gradient system (based on denmax) to identify the structures and then apply an iterative approximate method to identify unbound particles, allowing fast calculation of bound substructures. After producing a catalogue of separate energetically bound substructures, we check to see which of these are energetically bound to adjacent substructures. For such bound complex subhaloes, we combine components and check if additional free particles are also bound to the union, repeating the process iteratively until no further changes are found. Thus, our subhaloes can contain more than one density maximum, but the scheme is stable: starting with a small smoothing length initially produces small structures that must be combined later and starting with a large smoothing length produces large structures within which sub-substructure is found. We apply this algorithm to three simulations. Two that are using the TPM algorithm by Bode, Ostriker & Xu and one on a simulated halo by Diemand, Moore & Stadel. For all these haloes, we find about 5–8 per cent of the mass in substructures.


In the paper authors show constructing of systems for detection and correction of spelling mistakes on the basis of neurofuzzy system (NFS) m ethods and algorithms destined to control and correct distortions in the texts of officework electronic documents. The ways of formalization are offered for linguistic variable and membership functions of fuzzy sets. The methods are developed for structural and parametrical identification at approximation of nonlinear dependences "inputoutput" of NFS. The algorithm is developed for control and correction of alarm characteristics of a text element image; it is based on synthesis of procedures such as, identification, smoothing, approximation, extraction of specific images signals characteristics from database (DB) and knowledgebase (KB). Operability of NFS is tested on the basis of Mamdani and Sugeno models in environment Fuzzy Logic Toolbox and Optimization Toolbox of MATLAB.


Backup path is an important mechanism to sustain the reliability of a multi-state network. As a popular backup path method, the double minimal path based backup path algorithm can improve the multi-state network's reliability when the main paths fail. However, this algorithm cannot work efficiently when a single main minimal path fails. To improve the reliability in the first main minimal path failure case, we propose a single minimal path based backup path algorithm. In the single minimal path based backup path algorithm, two disjoint minimal paths are used as the main routing pair to transmit the data, and one single minimal path, which is disjoint with the main minimal paths, acts as the backup path. In the second main minimal path failure case, we propose a double–single minimal path based backup path algorithm to improve the multi-state network reliability. To develop the single minimal path based backup path and the double–single minimal path based backup path algorithms, this article first formulates the multi-state network reliability analysis problem. Then, a solution procedure is proposed to calculate the multi-state network reliability. Furthermore, numerical examples are given to validate the effectiveness of the algorithms. Finally, some comparisons are made between the single minimal path based backup path/double–single minimal path based backup path and the double minimal path based backup path/double minimal path based backup path algorithms. The comparison results indicate that the single minimal path based backup path and the double–single minimal path based backup path algorithms lead to considerable improvement in terms of the multi-state network reliability in the first and the second main minimal path failure cases, respectively, which are verified by both the mathematical analysis and numerical experiments.


Sodium hydrosulfite is a major commodity reagent currently manufactured mainly by chemical means. A new, lower cost, electrochemical pathway is being used in some cases. One of the key determinants in the marketability of sodium hydrosulfite is the level of sodium thiosulfate in the product. At present, the level of thiosulfate from the electrochemical process is higher than that from the chemical process. Here a critical evaluation is presented of cathode materials for the electrochemical manufacture of sodium hydrosulfite nearly devoid of thiosulfate. It is demonstrated that the yield, selectivity, and efficiency of hydrosulfite and thiosulfate production depends upon the applied potential, pH of the feedstream, buffering capacity, and cathode material. Several planar cathodes for the electrosynthesis of hydrosulfite have been critically evaluated. We demonstrate that five main process parameters contribute to high hydrosulfite to thiosulfate ratios; NaHSO 3 reactant concentration, feedstream pH, buffer capacity, cathode material, and applied potential. By control of these parameters, we demonstrate that hydrosulfite solutions devoid of thiosulfate can be electrochemically produced.


prostate cancer diagnostic pathway, some points deserve discussion. Indeed, the presented findings could be summarized by the phrase, "the more you seek, the more you find." However, the clinical result of this approach is often related to the increment of clinically significant and insignificant prostate cancer detection. Multiparametric MRI of the prostate offers the possibility of efficiently refining prostate cancer diagnosis through targeted biopsy. Today a study aiming to improve prostate biopsy performance should not avoid considering the undeniable role of MRI (reference 27 in article) to support it or propose a valid alternative. This study helps us keep in mind that accurate prostate sampling is crucial to overcome prostate cancer misdiagnosis. However, the study message must be considered sensibly so as not to make backward steps in the field of prostate biopsy, bearing in mind that the best diagnostic method is often not the most sensitive one. Further studies comparing novel approaches to MRI are needed to better understand the real benefits of this novel test and provide additional or alterative tools to continuously improve the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway.


Abstract:This essay is an introduction to the Sonic South issue of Southern Cultures. It addresses how sound is an underutilized touchstone of understanding race, gender, and agency in the American South. Sound reveals the taboo and uncomfortable experiences housed in the region. It is a useful intervention in understanding the fluidity of southern experiences because it can serve as a bridge between the past and present.


This study investigated how social group status and group bias are related to adolescents' reasoning about social acceptance. Ninth and eleventh-grade students (N = 379) were asked to make judgments about the inclusion of individuals in school activities based on their peer crowd membership. The results of the study revealed that both participants' and the targets' social reference group status were related to adolescents' judgments about participation in school activities. Overall, high status group members were chosen more than low status group members to participate in school activities. Adolescents who identified themselves with high status groups, however, were significantly more likely to choose a high status target than adolescents identifying with low status groups or those listing no group at all. Further, these adolescents were more likely than adolescents who identified themselves with low status groups or listed no group to use conventional reasoning and less likely to use moral reasoning when justifying their judgments.


This study investigates the Darcy‐Forchheimer flow of Sisko nanofluid with viscous dissipation and convective thermal boundary conditions. The Buongiorno two‐component nanoscale model is deployed for nanofluid characteristics, which take into account the physical phenomena responsible for the slip velocity between the base fluid and the nanoparticles such as thermophoresis and Brownian diffusion. The Darcy‐ Forchheimer model employed here includes the effects of boundary and inertial forces. The nonlinear coupled partial differential equations governing the fluid flow are converted into the nonlinear ordinary differential equations by choosing suitable similarity transformations. The nondimensionalized differential equations are then solved utilizing the finite difference based bvp‐4c tool in MATLAB software. The numerical solutions are presented graphically to demonstrate the impact of involved physical parameters on temperature, velocity, and nanoparticle volume fraction. Moreover, the rate of heat transfer, mass transfer, and skin friction are physically interpreted. The present investigation reveals that the Darcy number enhances the velocity and depleted the temperature while the Forchheimer number depleted the velocity and enhances the temperature of the Sisko nanofluid. The thermophoresis, Brownian diffusion parameters, and the Forchheimer number contribute to the reduction in the heat transfer rate while the Darcy number enhances it. The skin friction at the wall can be controlled by controlling the values of Darcy number.


1H and 13C NMR chemical shift data and 3J(H,H) values can be used to predict the conformational blend of new members of a series of erythromycin A derivatives in CDCI3 solution.


A method for controlling the charged particle beam deflected electrostatic lens (700), including the establishment of an electrostatic lens symmetrical configuration, said configuration comprising a plurality of on unadjusted position (L1) symmetrical to the central ray trajectory (702) electrodes (714, 716), the plurality of electrodes is a set of unregulated voltage is applied to produce a field relative to the central ray trajectory symmetrically. Corresponding to the unadjusted symmetric electric field voltage is calculated. A plurality of lower electrodes (716) is arranged asymmetrically to the central ray for adjusting the position of the trajectory (L2) on. Adjusting voltage obtained from a group of a lower electrode. Wherein the set of voltage adjustment in each adjustment asymmetric electric fields having a respective set of potential locations. When charged particles pass through, this set of adjustment voltage is applied to the lens configuration is asymmetrical.


A reconfigurable multifunctional metasurface is proposed to realize the switching between broadband polarization conversion and perfect absorption by integrating the PIN diodes into the structure. An appropriate feed plate is designed to provide the bias voltage that controls the state of the diodes. When the diodes are in off-state, the metasurface will work in polarization conversion mode, which can convert the co-polarization wave into its cross-polarization state with polarization conversion ratio (PCR) of over 90% in the range from 2.97 to 6.03 GHz; While the diodes are in on-state, the metasurface exhibits perfect absorption with absorptivity of over 90% from 2.56 to 7.62 GHz, and the relative absorption bandwidth (RAB) reaches 99.4%. In addition, the metasurface is fabricated and measured to confirm the multifunctional performance. The proposed metasurface is expected to be applied in electromagnetic detection, stealth technology and communication system.


A photovoltaic (PV) power generation system under partial shaded conditions (PSC) exhibits multiple power peaks in the power-voltage (P-V) characteristic curve and traditional optimization methods fail to detect the global maximum power point (GMPP). This paper proposes a hybrid intelligent algorithm by combining particle swarm optimization with chaos searching technique (CSTPSO) to improve the maximum power point (MPP) tracking capability for PV system under partial shading condition. The key advantage of the proposed technique is the elimination of PI control loops using direct duty cycle control method. Furthermore, since the CSTPSO is based on optimized search method, it overcomes the common drawback of the conventional MPPT. Simulation results indicate that the proposed method outperforms others method in terms of global peak (GP) tracking speed and accuracy under various partial shading conditions. Furthermore , it is tested using data of a tropical cloudy day, which includes rapid movement of the passing clouds and partial shading.


The technical aspects of vessel traffic services (VTS) were thoroughly studied and recommendations introduced through the guidelines published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and developed in liaison with various international maritime assocations. These recommendations are being examined in greater depth by that same group and the results may be ready for dissemination in 1989. It has been recognized that the study should consider the legal implications of VTS and any requirements they pose for the introduction of new legislation to deal with certain aspects. This article is intended to take an overall look at VTS and the legal situation surrounding it and to highlight the implications involved. Its sections cover: traditional VTS; the role of the pilot within VTS and the pilot's liability; and the role of VTS outside port waters.


Cross-layer based approach has significant benefits compared to conventional layered based routing approach in wireless sensor network (WSN); however, existing approaches in this direction have been found to offer a symptomatic solution towards any problem. The proposed system emphasises on establishing interactivity among the logical link layer, MAC layer, and network layer. Usage of CLIF model ensures message ranking mechanism that assists in tagging the priorities to the control message which facilitates to offer better signal processing services by WSN. Hence, an evolutionary novel approach is introduced in this paper which predominantly emphasise on the interaction between the cross-layer. The model is developed to 1) ensure better network lifetime, 2) incorporate better supportability to ad-hoc routing policies, 3) leverage cooperative transmission scheme, and 4) maintain sustainability between data forwarding mechanism and energy consumption. The outcome of the simulation result shows that the proposed scheme offers minimal delay, maximised data delivery, and reduced energy consumption in WSN.


13C nmr data indicate that the epoxypropyl side chain of 'asperlin' (1) has a trans configuration. This assignment follows from associated measurements on model compounds, showing that the 13C chemical shift of an epoxypropyl CH3 group is close to either 17 ppm (trans isomers) or 13 ppm (cis isomers). Synthesized as oxirane derivatives related to 1 are diastereomeric pairs of 8-deoxy-6,7-cis- and -trans-epoxy-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galacto-octopyranoses.


Provided is a flavor imparting agent which can be inserted into a smoking article at any timing by a smoker to thereby change the flavor and taste of the smoking article at any timing and which releases no undesirable flavor in smoking. More specifically, provided is a flavor imparting agent for a smoking article, said agent comprising a low combustible porous material, an aroma component, an inorganic shape retention agent and a binder.


Accurate estimation of the sound field around a rigid sphere necessitates adequate sampling on the sphere, which may not always be possible. To overcome this challenge, this paper proposes a method for sound field estimation based on a physics-informed neural network. This approach integrates physical knowledge into the architecture and training process of the network. In contrast to other learning-based methods, the proposed method incorporates additional constraints derived from the Helmholtz equation and the zero radial velocity condition on the rigid sphere. Consequently, it can generate physically feasible estimations without requiring a large dataset. In contrast to the spherical harmonic-based method, the proposed approach has better fitting abilities and circumvents the ill condition caused by truncation. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in achieving accurate sound field estimations from limited measurements, outperforming the spherical harmonic method and plane-wave decomposition method.


Messier (1990) argues there are six possible biases in Zammuto's (1987) life table study. I agree that some of the problems he discusses are possible biases of Zammuto (1987) or, for that matter, any life table study (see Caughley 1966, 1977, Millar and Zammuto 1983, Harvey and Zammuto 1985). I disagree, however, with the "evidence" that Messier presents to show these biases exist in Zammuto (1987). In addition, Messier (1990) provides few data or statistical analyses to support his claims. Moreover, Zammuto's (1987) research has been replicated and his conclusions corroborated (Jia and Fox 1990), casting additional doubt on the validity of Messier's criticism. Messier claims Bronson (1979), Murie et al. (1980), and Boag and Murie (1981) do not provide any indirect support that undisturbed populations of montane ground squirrels may be stationary enough to construct time-specific life tables. Zammuto used the mathematical and verbal definition of a stationary population (lx and m. constant, Ro = 1, r = 0, no year effects) quoted from Pielou (1974:29) as: "a population of seasonal breeders ... show[ing] annual fluctuations but ... show[ing] no trend over a period of several years." Contrary to Messier, I find: (1) Bronson (1979:275; Table 2) clearly showed 0% of the variance in litter size (mj) was explainable by year effects in ANCOVA, and states: "year of sampling had no effect on any criterion of litter size," in the montane golden-mantled ground squirrel over three years in several populations; (2) Murie et al. (1980:238) report homogenous means for litter size (mj) among all years and state: "comparisons of [litter size] data within each area between years showed no significant differences, enabling us to combine the [annual] data from [7] different years," in three populations of the montane Columbian ground squirrel; and (3) Boag and Murie (1981:2231, 2236) present minor interyear variation in adult annual survival rates (IU 5 of 6 years 0.44-0.56, Table 8) and adult density (5 of 7 years 11.6-12.5 individuals/ha; Table 1) and state: "this ... relatively small variation ... in numbers suggest[s] that the density of these ro-


This handbook is aimed primarily at small-scale contractors and covers all relevant and important aspects of labour-based road works in Zambia. However, certain modules might also be useful for any contractor working in other fields of construction than roads. The handbook provides practical tables, guidelines and recommendations in a concentrated format for use on site. It is written in an easy understandable language so that it may be also useful to site supervisors. The handbook, however, is not a training manual and has been prepared with the assumption that users have previously attended adequate training in road works.


The theory of fuzzy sets is an important tool in the design of many systems in a variety of disciplines, because of its ability to effectively handle uncertainty. Being able to quantify the amount of uncertainty associated with a fuzzy set is therefore an important issue. Firstly a quantitative measure of fuzziness is proposed, then it is used to find defuzzification methods that have the least amount of uncertainty associated with the produced defuzzified value, and finally, using the proposed measure, an adaptive algorithm that updates the centers of the consequent membership functions, to reduce uncertainty at the system output is derived. The effectiveness of the algorithm is illustrated with an application in nonlinear system identification.


The Maria Curie-SklodowskaUniversity-Columbia UniversityPress Conrad ProjectConrad's FootprintsSixth International Joseph Conrad ConferenceMaria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland20-24 June 2016CIRCULAR II CALL FOR ABSTRACTSI. The Honorary Patronage and Dedication:We are very happy and honored to announce that the conference will be held under the H o norary Pat r onage o f The European Parliament and its President Mr. Martin Schulz.The conference will be dedicated t o East E uropean Monographs, the co-publisher of volumes I-XXII of the series Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives, and Columbia University Press, the distributor of all the volumes of this series published so far (I-XXIV).II. Abstracts:We plan to publish a booklet of abstracts of papers prior to the conference and distribute it among participants on registration. The participants presenting papers are requested to submit their abstracts by November 20, 2015 at the latest. The text, in English, should be no longer than 300 words (abstracts exceeding this word limit will be condensed by editors of the booklet). An abstract should contain no references. The heading of an abstract should contain its author's name and surname, University, town and country, and the title of t he pa p e r . Please send your abstract as an e-mail attachment in Word.doc to the conference email address (wieslaw.krajka@ poczta.umcs.lublin.pl).III. Scholarly program:The scholarly proceedings will be composed of papers on various aspects of Joseph Conrad's life and works, and related themes (Conrad's Polish and East-Central European aspects and contexts will be one of the focuses of the conference). Apart from inaugural plenary lecture and concluding plenary lecture, all papers will be delivered in sections running in parallel sessions. Kinds of sessions and their number will be decided upon and announced when we fix the program of the conference. Each paper presentation should not exceed 35 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. English will be the official language of the conference.IV. Publication of the conference papers:Select papers from the conference will appear in two peerreviewed volumes of the series Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives published by Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press Lublin and distributed internationally by Columbia University Press New York (as a follow-up to the volumes of this series published so far). Presentation of a paper at the conference does not automatically guarantee its publication in the postconference volumes. A paper sub- mitted for publication consideration should be sent as an e-mail att a ch m en t t o Prof . Wie slaw Krajka's e-mail address (wieslaw. email@example.com) by 31 August 2016 at the latest (there is no length limit fixed for papers submitted for publication). Then, they will be subjected to regular peer-review process. Final versions of papers accepted for publication should be submitted to professor Wieslaw Krajka's e-mail address and in two hard copies to his postal address (English Department, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 4a, Lublin 20-031, Poland). The text, doubles s c ed, s h o u l d b e w r i tt e n i n Word.doc and should follow the MLA Style Sheet.V. Study tour:From 24 to 30 June, following the conference, we plan a study tour of Conrad's footprints in either Ukraine (taking in Lviv/Lvov, Berdychiv/Berdychev, Zhytomyr and Terechova) or Poland (taking in Lublin and environs, Cracow, Zakopane and Warsaw)-a final choice of one of these options will be made in January 2016 (depending on the political situation in Ukraine) and p r o p o s e d t o t h e c o nf e r e n c e participants in Circular III. …


This report presents multi-genomes and experimental evidence that REC protein family expansion occurs when the emergence of new pathways give rise to functional discordance. Specificity between REC-domain containing response regulators with paired histidine kinases are under negative purifying selection, constrained by the presence of other bacterial two-component systems signaling cascades that share sequence and structural identity. Presuming that the two-component systems can evolve by neutral drift when these constraints are relaxed, how might the REC protein family expand when constraints remain intact? Using an unsupervised machine learning approach to observe the sequence landscape of REC domains across long phylogenetic distances, we find that within-gene-recombination, a subcategory of gene conversion, switched the effector domain, and consequently the regulatory context of a duplicated response regulator from transcriptional regulation by σ54 to σ70. We determined that the recombined response regulator diverged from its parent by positive episodic diversifying selection, giving rise to two new residues. Functional experiments of the parent of recombined response regulators in our model system, Pseudomonas putida KT2440, revealed that the parent and recombined response regulators sense and respond to carboxylic acids and that the two new residues in the recombined regulator form a new interaction interface and prevent crosstalk. Overall, our study finds genetic perturbations can create conditions of functional discordance, whereby the REC protein family can evolve by positive diversifying selection.


39A Intertextual relations are part of the 'external' relations of a text, but they are unusual external relations because they are brought into the text in some way. Fairclough defines Intertextuality very broadly to include various external relations between texts, such as: quotations e.g. Jane said, 'I will be late tonight'. reported speech e.g. Jane said she would be late tonight. texts which are incorporated into another text without attribution. e.g. 'Jane will be late tonight'.


ABSTRACT A strategy used by industry to retain customers and remain competitive is the design and launch of new products. One might then question whether the launch of new courses and new majors by colleges and universities has the potential of reducing student attrition. Combining survey data from matriculating freshmen with administrative data taken from student records, this study examines this potential. A logistic regression analysis with student attrition as the dependent variable reveals that undergraduate students enrolling in a newly launched major are less likely to drop out of college before graduation.


Introduction Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) was first described over 30 years ago and allows replacement of a single compartment in patients who have isolated osteoarthritis.1 However, UKA is more technically challenging than total knee arthroplasty due to limited exposure as a minimally invasive procedure. In addition to component alignment and fixation, ligament balancing plays an important role in implant survival.2 Some failures of early UKA systems were attributed to a failure to adequately balance the knee. The development of robots to aid in performing the procedure has lead to renewed interest in this surgical technique.

The use of a robot-assisted system allows the orthopaedic surgeon to verify that balancing sought pre-operatively correlates with that obtained at surgery. Some studies have shown good post-operative mechanical alignment utilizing this method.3 The aim of this study was to examine the variation in pre-operative templated ligament balance and that obtained during the operation.

Methods Data were prospectively collected on 52 patients (51 knees) undergoing robot-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by a single surgeon. For pre-operative planning, dynamic ligament balancing was obtained of the operative knee under valgus stress, prior to any bony cuts. Final intra-operative images with the prosthesis in place were taken without valgus stress. Positive values denoted loose ligamentous balancing while negative values indicated ligament tightness.

Results A small variation of less than 1 mm was measured between the pre-operative plan and the final image with the implant in place. At 0 degrees the mean change was −0.26 mm (range, −4.40 to 2.20 mm), at 30 degrees −0.53 mm (range, −5.30 to 1.80 mm), at 60 degrees −0.04 mm (range, −3.10 to 2.30 mm) and at 90 degrees 0.16 mm (range, −2.70 to 2.00 mm). These results show that planned dynamic ligament balancing is accurate to within 0.52 mm.

Conclusion The technological advancements with robotic feedback in orthopaedic surgery can aid in the success of unicompartmental knee replacement surgery. Ensuring that pre-operative templated changes match those performed during surgery is an important predictor of outcome. With proper planning prior to surgery, the use of a robot in UKA can improve ligament balancing. This can be done at various angles, ensuring excellent ligament balancing throughout the entire range of motion. Correct component alignment reduces the risk of prosthetic failure and may increase the length of implant survival. Further fine-tuning of the accuracy of feedback between the robot and the anatomical points will improve the accuracy of UKA.


It is well-known that linear network codes are sufficient to achieve maximal network throughput (or bandwidth utilization efficiency) in the single-session multicast scenario. However, it is not known whether they are still optimal in maximizing network throughput in the multiple-session scenario (either single-source or multiple-source ones). In this paper, we prove that a more general class of network codes - group network codes - are sufficient to achieve the maximal throughput in the single-source multiple-session multicast scenario


The areas of uredinia, fungal colonies, and secondary uredinia were negatively correlated with leaf age or leaf length at the time of inoculation, in the most susceptible reaction (large uredinia). These three susceptibility parameters were all positively correlated with each other. In the reaction of smaller uredinia surrounded by necrosis, the percentage of uredinia surrounded by necrosis and fungal colony areas were negatively correlated, whereas uredinial area was positively correlated with leaf developmental stage at the time of inoculation


In recent years, INO has developed an eye-safe, transportable industrial fiber lidar (IFL) for industrial applications of
pollution control during handling of loose materials'2. However, it can also be used for other applications like urban
particulates monitoring, cloud mapping, and unattended surveillance. The IPL is a compact and direct scanning lidar. It is
based on 1140's diode pumped Erbium doped fiber laser, which delivers an energy of 1 .5microJoules in l2ns pulses with a
high repetition rate of 10kHz at an eye-safe wavelength of 1.5microns. 1140's lidar system is composed of a lidar head
containing the transmitter-receiver optics in a biaxial configuration mounted on a scanning platform. The lidar head is
connected to the laser source and detector via optical fibers. A computer controls the scanning platform via an optical RS-
232 communication link. This allows remote operation since sensitive equipment like the laser and the computer can be
located away from the surveillance site in an environmentally controlled room. The TEL characteristics and results obtained
from monitoring in an urban area and field trials on surveillance of hard targets and transmission through obscurants will be
detailed.


Lacan escalates his insistence that woman is not a solidified or rigid entity rather she flows like the
flow of the liquid and the rush of the feminine flow perforates masculine and garbed solidity of phallic prick and
intensifies the fear of castration for the male. Irigaray advances and ramifies Lacanian assertion by adding that the
feminine flow may not simply be measured as the hysteric or unrestrained discharge of female vagina; on the
contrary the discharge of feminine olfactory is a real challenge for masculine solidity. Concisely, the feminine
jouissance flows in its own pleasure, without any consideration of defying the masculine solidity. However, the
feminine jouissance is liberated, redemptive and narcissistic and above it exists as a gratuitous pure jouissance;
redeemed of any desire to dominate.


Abstract Since February 1998 the Canadian Lightning Detection Network has provided continuous lightning detection in space and time to about 65°N in the west, 55°N in the east, and offshore to about 300 km. From February 1999 the distinction between cloud‐to‐ground and cloud‐to‐cloud lightning discharges was added. Approximately 21 million lightning flashes from February 1998 to December 2000 were sorted by equal‐area square grid cells with 20‐km sides and analyzed for Canada and the adjacent United States. Both cloud‐to‐ground lightning and cloud‐to‐cloud lightning were studied, as well as total activity irrespective of lightning discharge type. We derived mean patterns of number of lightning occurrence days, flash density, fraction of cloud‐to‐cloud lightning, fraction of nocturnal‐morning lightning, duration, ratio of positive to negative cloud‐to‐ground flashes, peak current, and mean multiplicity of cloud‐to‐ground flashes. A complex national pattern of lightning occurrence was revealed, showing strong regional, diurnal and seasonal dependencies. There are substantial influences by elevated terrain features and major land‐water boundaries. Three regions where significant features were seen in lightning patterns were studied in greater detail: the Alberta foothills to western Saskatchewan, southern Ontario and vicinity, and south‐east of Nova Scotia. For these areas there were several features observed in all three years or in two of the three years. For those fields which we could compare with results of previous studies for the northern United States, our conclusions were similar even though different years were analyzed. While definition of a true Canadian lightning climatology is likely several years away, we believe we have identified many of its aspects, and where possible we suggest physical reasons for significant features seen.


Abstract : The PbF A(omega = 1/2) -X to the 2nd power band system has been vibrationally reanalysed, based on the observation of 69 new bandheads. The singlet-triplet splitting in methylene (CH2) has been estimated to be 8.1 plus or minus 0.8 kcal/mole, based on the detection of CH2 1-A(1) following the photolysis of ketene (CH2CO). The band energies of BaI, SF6, and SF4 have been determined to be 72.9 plus or minus 2, 91.1 plus or minus 3.2, and 84.1 plus or minus 3.0 kcal/mole, based on the appearance of chemiluminescent reactions with metastable alkaline earth atoms. The two C10H8 isomers, azulene and naphthalene, have been distinguished in a mass spectrometer through the use of laser-controlled multiphoton ionization. (Author)


The International Financial Reporting Standards (2012) includes the presentation on each reporting date of a complete set of financial statements. The digits presented in the financial statements are the product of estimates and judgments. This paper focuses on propose the inclusion of financial statements, made from diffuse logic methodologies, in the complete set of financial statements in accordance with IFRS (2012). The study is a part of a qualitative approach, limited to the documentary mode. The work highlights that the fundamentals of the proposal are extracted from statements described in the Conceptual Framework for Financial Information (2012).


The study is designed to investigate the prevailing situation of teachers' pedagogical competencies according to four indicators (subject knowledge, teaching strategy, resource material and assessment criteria) at higher education level. The main objectives of this study were to: assess the teachers' performance using identified indicators, and compare the quality control system among different institutions and departments of the same institution. The sample of this study was 700 students in the 11 institutions and 636 students responded to this questionnaire hence the response rate was about 90%. A questionnaire was developed to collect data from the sample, and the validation of questionnaire was also ensured. The overall reliability of this questionnaire was established at 0.87 (Chronbach's Alpha) which shows that the research instrument was reliable. The collected data was analyzed by using inferential statistics (T-Test) through SPSS Software. Data was analyzed to assess the difference in the use of pedagogical skills and techniques by the teachers of different universities. Comparisons inter university and among the different departments of the same university were done. Both significant as well as non-significant results were found among the different departments of universities.
 DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.2n1p403


Studies were made on 2I cases with haemodynamically significant tricuspid stenosis, including I2 in sinus rhythm and 9 with atrial fibrillation. A remarkable degree of correlation was found between the haemodynamic changes and the physical signs, particularly auscultation and left parasternal pulsations represented by the right ventricular apex cardiogram. Inspiratory augmentation of the tricuspid diastolic murmur was always evident, while tricuspid systolic murmur either decreased appreciably or showed little change. This sign was considered essentialfor the diagnosis of dominant stenosis, especially in the presence of atrial fibrillation - where a systolic murmur is nearly always associated - and it reflected a characteristic haemodynamic response to inspiration showing a concomitant increase of right atrial/right ventricular diastolic gradient and decrease of right ventricular/right atrial systolic gradient. A tricuspid opening snap was recorded in half the cases. This was mainly facilitated by the simultaneous recording of both right and left apex cardiograms separating a frequently earlier tricuspid snap from a mitral snap. The II-OS (T) interval showed considerable variation with the heart rate and cycle length. The right ventricular apex cardiogram was introduced as a valuable aid in the diagnosis of dominant stenosis, especially in the presence of atrial fibrillation where it showed absence of a rapid filling wave. In patients with sinus rhythm, the right ventricular apex cardiogram showed a prominent a wave which represented direct right atrial tracing. This wave correlated well with the degree of stenosis and with the height of P wave in V2. Early diagnosis and interference were stressed in cases with atrial fibrillation where the diagnosis is often missed. These cases were associated with a higher degree of venous hypertension leading to retention of salt and water and chronic congestion of the viscera, which can adversely affect the results


This article examines the structure of job satisfaction among New England fishermen using three different measures. The various measures of job satisfaction were found to be complexly related to other sociocultural variables such as age, education, years of fishing experience, type of fishing, ethnicity, and home port. The policy implications of these findings are discussed as they relate to fishery development and management.


The thesis analyzes the reform of college English teaching in Teachers Colleges from the angle of Futures Studies.The reform of college English teaching shoulders heavy responsibilities,and there are many difficulties.But we can search some methods available to Teachers Colleges.


This research paper employs static and dynamic studies under different case studies in order to define the potential impact of the integration of two PV power plants in a distribution network. The selected power system represents the electric infrastructure of Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. This work focuses on the impact may induce any distributed units' addition on the power system's load flow and transient stability. The main issues addressed were the power flows, voltage levels and the total system losses whereas among the most critical disturbances was a three-phase fault incident at the point of common coupling (PCC). The dynamic behavior of the system elements was examined by changing the solar irradiance and applying a three-phase fault at the PV plant connected buses. PSS®E software simulation tool of Siemens PTI will be utilized throughout this work.


PURPOSE: A bio-signal based emotion recognition system is provided to recognize the emotion of a subject by applying a pattern recognition algorithm to the electrocardiogram and pulse wave of the subject. CONSTITUTION: A video clip selecting part prepares an emotion recognition experiment. A data management part normalizes the electrocardiogram data and pulse wave data of a subject. An emotion estimation part estimates the emotion of the subject by applying the electrocardiogram data and the pulse wave data to a SVM(Support Vector Machine) method and a KNN(Nearest Neighbor) method. An emotion analysis part analyzes an emotion estimation rate during an estimation process.