2007 August 17–19, 2007 Cali, Colombia VIII Congreso Colombiano de Neurologı́a http://congreso2007.acnweb.org/ August 25–28, 2007 Brussels, Belgium Singapore Stroke Conference http://www.nni.com.sg August 31–September 2 2007 11th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies EFNS 2007 http://www.kenes.com/efns2007 September 6–9, 2007 Berlin, Germany The 1st World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONY) email@example.com September 6–8, 2007 QLD, Australia 3rd International Clinical Trials Symposium email@example.com September 26–29, 2007 Kuadasi, Turkey 7th Congress of the European Pediatric Neurology Society http://www.epns2007.org/ October 4–7, 2007 Vancouver, Canada Western Neuroradiological Society's 39th Annual Meeting email@example.com October 5–8, 2007 Kyoto, Japan American Neurological Association 131st Annual Meetinghttp://www.aneuroa.org October 7–11, 2007 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic XII Pan-American Congress of Neurology http://www.kenes.com/neuro-congresos/ October 10–13, 2007 Quebec, Canada 36th Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society http://www.childneurologysociety.org/events/evt_001.asp October 11–13, 2007 Vienna, Austria 6th World Congress on Stress http://www.icms.com.au/stress2007/ November 3–7, 2007 San Diego, USA Society for Neuroscience 37th Annual Meetinghttp://www.sfn.org/am2006/ November 14–16, 2007 Melbourne, Australia Partnerships in Rehabilitation Conference http://www.rehab2007.com/ November 18–21, 2007 Nagoya, Japan The 12th Asian–Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons/World Federation of Neurological Societies 13th Interim MeetingE-mail: email@example.com:// www.aacns07.umin.ne.jp/ November 27–5 December, 2007 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Neurology Symposium firstname.lastname@example.com


Availability and diversity of cloud service providers (CSPs) had put the users into confusion for its selection of the appropriate service providers. Some cloud service providers are good at some services while others are good at offering other services. The selection of an appropriate cloud service is one of the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) problems that became a critical issue of public concern in the uncertain cloud industry. Based on multiple criteria, various multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods can be used for the selection of the best CSPs. Researchers considered MCDM techniques as the best methodology for deciding cloud rank. The paper presents a set of decision criteria and their sub-criteria required for evaluating CSPs. The main goal of this paper is to present a review of various MCDM methods for decision-making. Furthermore, the strengths and weaknesses of various MDCM techniques are discussed to help the researchers about the current trends in the field of decision making. An overview of MCDM techniques used for Cloud service selection (CSS) is presented. Several methods used for deriving priority vectors from a Pairwise Consistency Matrix (PCM) in Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique, used in recent years are discussed in this research paper.


countries. The scope of such relationships may vary substantially, but the starting point is invariably centered on the free movements of goods. In a free trade area (FTA) tariffs and quotas are eliminated on goods originating in, and traded between, the member countries. In a custom union, the same principle applies, with the added ingredient of the determination of a Common External Tariff (CET) to be applied to goods originating from nonmember countries. The initial step for establishing preferential treatment is to identify which goods originate in member countries, and which do not. This brief introduces the concept of rules of origin and its uses, identifies the criteria for defining those rules, and presents a model that measures the impact of regional trade agreements with and without rules of origin on tariff policy toward non-member countries*.


Purpose – A number of works have been published in the scientific literature proposing the solution of heat diffusion problems by first transforming the relevant partial differential equation to the frequency domain. The purpose of this paper is to present a mesh-free strategy to assess transient heat propagation in the frequency domain, also allowing incorporating initial non-zero conditions. Design/methodology/approach – The strategy followed here is based in Kansa's method, using the MQ RBF as a basis function. The resulting method is truly mesh-free, and does not require any domain or boundary integrals to be evaluated. The definition of good values for the free parameter of the MQ RBF is also addressed. Findings – The strategy was found to be accurate in the calculation of both frequency and time-domain responses. The time evolution of the temperature considering an initial non-uniform distribution of temperatures compared well with a standard time-marching algorithm, based on an implicit Crank-Nicho...


BACKGROUND
Portopulmonary hypertension is a known complication in the liver transplant candidate. Intravenous epoprostenol has been demonstrated to decrease pulmonary artery pressures and possibly remodel right ventricle geometry.

METHODS
In this report, we document the efficacy of inhaled aerosolized epoprostenol in a patient with portopulmonary hypertension. The effect was of rapid onset and offset.

RESULTS
After 10 min of delivery, mean pulmonary artery pressure decreased 26%; cardiac output increased by 22%; pulmonary vascular resistance decreased by 42%; and the transpulmonary gradient decreased by 29%. There were no untoward side effects.

CONCLUSION
The inhaled route of delivery of epoprostenol is potential alternative for the acute therapy of portpulmonary hypertension.


Industrial policy as an important means to achieve socio-economic objectives,plays an important role in the optimal allocation of economic resources and economic growth efficiency.On the basis of analysing and evaluating the current industrial policy,this paper proposes the differentiation of industrial policy suitable for all principal functional regions according to the result of principal functional regions of northwest.


This study proposes a new coordinate system called NE-Map that has two axes presented by the no-load EMF and the number of windings per slot and investigates a design of IPMSM using this proposed coordinate system. Here, a design of rotor is implemented using a magnetic equivalent circuit. Also, currents and current phase angles are estimated through considering MTPA and a flux weakening control method and a design of stator is performed using this estimation. As these processes are presented by all EMFs and the number of windings per slot, it makes possible to verify the tendency in motor parameters and determine the final model by reflecting design constraints. Then, this process is applied to the design of a traction motor in Hybrid EVs and its validity is verified by comparing it with FEM and test data.


Ever since it was invented, photography has always played a decisive role in the knowledge, the dissemination and the reception of architecture. An early believer in the power of images, Le Corbusier used photography as a tool for documentation, a medium for research and an instrument for promoting his new architecture. During his career, he worked with many professional and amateur photographers such as Charles Gerard, Marius Gravot, Frederic Boissonnas and Lucien Herve. Among them, the two photographers Pierre Joly and Vera Cardot, freelance partners since 1960, had a passion for the great master's work. For more than twenty-five years, they photographed most of his production, making hundreds of pictures. Far from being mere archives, these photographs offer a unique contribution to the study of Le Corbusier's architecture through its representation and its reception. These snapshots of architecture reveal a critical interpretation also made by many contemporary artists such as Diwan Manna, Emmanuelle Blanc or Stephane Couturier. This study focuses on the analysis of these crossed viewpoints and aims at understanding how they contributed to the history of modern architecture.


Complex Regional Pain syndrome (CRPS), formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), is a disabling problem which occurs infrequently in the upper extremity after trauma and, rarely, as a complication of surgery. Tenovaginitis as a causative inciting factor is rarer still. We report two recent patients, seen after tenovaginotomy, who presented with CRPS. Patients were diagnosed clinically and treated with multi-modality therapy. These cases, and our review of current literature, demonstrate that this unique syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of post-traumatic and post-operative hand pain. Early treatment affords improved outcome, though overall results are disappointing.


Recent studied have pointed out an increase in the prevalence of maxillofacial anomalies, and the rates of their occurrence rate in children of different regions of Ukraine is an evidence of the polyetiologic nature of this pathology. The formation and development of the human body is predetermined by a number of factors including parental genetic characteristcs, the state of mother's health, and the course of pregnancy that, in turn, is amenable to the influence of some external factors, e.g. social, hygienic, environmental and others. The purpose of the work was to develop an algorithm and a technique for predicting the development of maxillofacial anomalies in young school-age children. The study of the health status of children with maxillofacial anomalies included a retrospective analysis of conditions during perinatal development by reviewing data from obstetric and perinatal records (74 children). The control group consisted of 67 children who had no maxillofacial anomalies. Social, hygienic, environmental, medical and biological factors were investigated in the families having the children with and without maxillodental anomalies. On the basis of the data collected, a matrix for predicting the development of maxillofacial anomalies in young school-age children was compiled. The retrospective analysis of 74 children has shown that the risks we predicted are confirmed in 92.4% of cases. The remaining 7.6% can be explained by the combination of various adverse factors in the postnatal period, such as bad habits, modes of baby's nutrition, etc. The results obtained have demonstrated the highest values of relative risks are due to the factors known as leading in the development of maxillodantal anomalies: heredity (34.6 and 34.3), large foetus (35.3). Applying this prediction algorithm to each newborn makes it possible to evaluate the risks of maxillodental anomalies and to carry out preventive and corrective measures in early period to prevent the onset and development of maxillofacial anomalies.


A spot, occasionally observed on chromatograms of urinary indoles, described as being due to "6-sulphatoxyskatole", and implicated by some workers in certain pathological conditions, has been shown by enzymatic hydrolysis and thin layer chromatography to be probably due to a mixture of the sulphate conjugates of 5-, 6-, and 7-hydroxyskatole.


Abstract Globally, over one billion people experience some form of disability. The number of people with disabilities (PWDs) continues to rise due to an ageing population, the spread of chronic diseases, and improvements in measuring disabilities. However, tourism promotional materials continue to perpetuate a homogenous gaze catering to non-disabled audiences. Thus, informed by critical disability theory, and an inclusive tourism approach, this study explores how PWDs are represented in tourism promotional materials, specifically tourism brochures, from the American Southeast. Through a content analysis of over 200 county-level brochures from nine southeastern states and interviews with state-level tourism marketing directors,three emergent themes were identified: ADA compliant is 'good enough'; 'Diversity' means including more people of color or 'ethnic' groups; and Pets are welcomed but how about PWDs? The findings offer insights for inclusive tourism and breaking down the physical and psychological barriers that hinder PWD participation in travel and tourism.


In the cation of the title molecular salt, C21H17N2O+·PF6−, the pyridine ring and benzoxazole ring system are twisted with respect to the central benzene ring at dihedral angles of 23.75 (18) and 5.53 (16)°. In the crystal, the hexafluoridophosphate anion accepts a weak C—H⋯F hydrogen bond from the cation to form an ion-pair.


It remains controversial on the role of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored molecule CD160 during chronic infection. Here we revealed that CD160 plays a protective role during Clone 13 chronic infection by enhancing CD8+ T functionalities through T-bet pathway. In Clone 13 chronic infection, CD160 knock out mice were remarkably impaired in the capacity of containing viral infection in plasma, spleen, liver as well as in kidney. Upon LCMV specific peptides recall stimulation, CD160+CD8+ T cells were highly poly-functional and proliferative in LCMV chronic infection model. Co-transfer model demonstrated an intrinsic role of CD160 in regulating T cell functionality by sustaining T-bet expression in activated T cells. These data suggest that CD160 represents a potential target for immune intervention during chronic infection.


Objective To discuss the clinical effects of low-dose thyroxine on cardiac function in patients with CHF and low thyroid hormone levels.Methods 92 patients with CHF and low thyroid hormone levels were randomly divided into the observation group(n=46) and the control group(n=46),the control group were treated with conventional anti-heart failure therapy,and the observation group were treated with low-dose thyroxine based on the control group,and then the clinical effects was contrasted between the two groups.Results Total efficiency of the observation group was 89.1%(41/46),significantly higher than 67.4%(31/46)(P0.05);after the treatment,SV,CO,CI,LVEF,and VE/VA were significantly better than before in the two groups(P0.01),and the observation group were significantly better than the control group after the treatment(P0.01).Conclusion Low-dose thyroxine based on the conventional anti-heart failure therapy can effectively improve the cardiac function,reduce mortality,and improve the quality of life in patients with CHF and low thyroid hormone levels.


Attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) is indispensible in miniature unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).Data fusion for magnetometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope in AHRS is usually implemented using extended Kalman filter (EKF) or complementary filter (CF). But due to the curse of dimensionality, sensor error compensation is difficult to be fully included in the design of EKF or CF. In this paper, a novel attitude estimator based on recurrent neural network (RNN) is introduced. This algorithm takes the observations of gravity vector, geomagnetic vector, and angular velocity vector as its inputs, and it can eliminate sensor errors while implementing dynamic attitude estimation. Simulation and experiment results of the proposed algorithm prove its effectiveness.


Silicon wafer solar cells continue to be the leading photovoltaic technology, and in many places are now providing a substantial portion of electricity generation. Further adoption of this technology will require processing that minimises losses in device performance. A fundamental mechanism for efficiency loss is the recombination of photo‐generated charge carriers at the unavoidable cell surfaces. Dielectric coatings have been shown to largely prevent these losses through a combination of different passivation mechanisms. This review aims to provide an overview of the dielectric passivation coatings developed in the past two decades using a standardised methodology to characterise the metrics of surface recombination across all techniques and materials. The efficacy of a large set of materials and methods has been evaluated using such metrics and a discussion on the current state and prospects for further surface passivation improvements is provided.


The ΛΛ bond energy ∆B ΛΛ in ΛΛ hypernuclei is obtained from a G-matrix calculation which includes the coupling between the ΛΛ, ΞN and ΣΣ channels, as well as the effect of Pauli blocking to all orders. The Nijmegen NSC97e model is used as bare baryon-baryon interaction in the strangeness S = −2 sector. The ΛΛ-ΞN coupling increases substantially the bond energy with respect to the uncoupled ΛΛ case. However, the additional incorporation of the ΣΣ channel, which couples simultaneously to ΛΛ and ΞN states, has a surprisingly drastic effect and reduces the bond energy down to a value closer to that obtained in an uncoupled calculation. We find that a complete treatment of Pauli blocking reduces the repulsive effect on the bond energy to about half of what was claimed before.


Major international target archery competitions usually include a 72-arrow ranking round, followed by one-on-one knockout matches conducted over a small number of arrows, until one archer or team remains. This article considers the mixed pair team event that includes teams consisting of one male and one female archer, both using the same bow type. The relation between a team's place in the ranking round and the likelihood of that team finishing in a top position following the one-on-one knockout matches has been modelled and compared to the results from competitions from 2010 to 2017 inclusive. The team's ranking round score has been used to indicate the ability of each archer in the matches and to calculate the probability of the team winning sufficient matches in succession to succeed in the competition. The study found that the probability of the team winning the competition decreases exponentially with ranking place. Due to the importance of the ranking round, a team must finish in or near the top seven places in the ranking round for the team to have a reasonable chance at winning a medal.


Measuring quality cost and its disclosure in the financial statements is of great importance to many establishments and in particular to companies administration, designers, consumers and investors because that will offer them the perfect basis for making necessary decisions for advancing the level of quality for fabricated products and services extended. The research aims at the determining activities causing quality cost and then a fair and objective measuring for quality cost and the importance of such cost is shown and compared with the income of these companies in the financial statements. The research has shown through ideological and practical studies prevention cost is the basis of quality costing because it participate in limiting the rise of other kinds of costing. The research has also shown that the best system for implementing quality of costing is the use of activity based costing ABCsystem in order to control in fair and simple manner the costing. The research has also shown the substantial care for fineness and its disclosure in the financial statements has not been taken care of as a necessary step and especially when it occupies a large percentage of the companies income. + خيرات ثحبلا ملاتسا ١١ / ٣ / ٢٠٠٤ خيرات رشنلا لوبق ١ / ٦ / ٢٠٠٥ * ذاتسا دعاسم / لاا دهعم ينقتلا ةراد ** سردم / ينقتلا ةرادلاا دهعم ينقتلا ةلجم / رشع نماثلا دلجملا / ددعلا ٤ ٢٠٠٥


Objective:To explore and to analysis the chief factors and measures about influence of the multimedia teaching on the university students' visual fatigue.Methods:Using questionnaire made by ourselves to investigate the related factors and the changed results about university students' visual fatigue caused by using the multimedia(2~4h).Results:The main factors:1).Students about 79.58%~81.15% thought that some multimedia courseware are dull,some are lack of the artistry;2) Students about 46.07% thought the teaching environment is poor;3) Time is not reasonable for using the multimedia,about 21.82%students will be tired in gentle visual fatigue in 90min and about 61.10% students will be tired in gentle visual fatigue in 180min,about 33.78% students will be tired in visual fatigue in 180min;4)The courses and the classes are not suitable.Conclusion:Through this research we got the way to relieve、avoid and prevent the effects of the students' visual fatigue from physiology 、psychology、environment and teaching.


PurposeThe paper aims to describe the positive and negative effects of night lights in historical sites, as well as the most salient challenges faced by the visitors of these sites and determine ways to address them. The study aims to suggest several light-and-shadow approaches and designs to enhance the experience of visiting historical sites.Design/methodology/approachThis study identifies problems of nightlife in historical sites with an online international questionnaire to determine the preferences and difficulties faced by visitors of historical sites during day and night. After that Egypt was determined as a sample case of a developing country; its archaeological sites need to be improved. The main problems of historical Egyptian sites were investigated and approaches in developing historical sites with interactive lighting design were presented after an online questionnaire to the Egyptian society.FindingsThe paper shows that archaeological sites need some development, especially in their technological and lighting aspects, to overcome visitors' low night-time interest in archaeological sites. Research has found certain limitations in the effects of constructing artificial illumination. The study provides modern sustainable solution for some light challenges in historical sites with approaches and solutions to solve it.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of that research could be applied in developing countries, but with larger specific studies to the historical urban locations according to the politics of the country.Practical implicationsThe paper includes sustainable approaches in developing historical sites with technological lighting design required to enhance historical sites at night-time and make visits more interactive and interesting.Originality/valueThis paper presents an identified need of historical sites visitors' to study applying modern approaches in enhancing urban historical sites.


Building Information Modelling (BIM) is known as a new technology that developed specifically to serve the architecture designing activities. It is used as a tool for researchers in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) fields to collaborate between different parties in order to manage the building information. Currently, there are plenty of researches that discussed on the concept of translating data between BIM into Geographical Information System (GIS) for various purposes. This trend leads this paper to focus on the method and findings of integrated 3D technologies between GIS and BIM. The implementation of integration between two different formats requires deep understanding about the core of both platforms such as differences and similarities between both formats. It is important to identify all related aspects of evacuation such as least risk paths, path simplicity, navigable network improvement, more detailed routes, and human behavior. To fulfil the paper research topic of Approaching BIM-GIS Integration for 3D Evacuation Planning Requirement Using Multipatch Geometry Data Format, four major concepts were the main focus namely; BIM-GIS Integration Method, Integration Data Level, Integrated Data Consideration and Requirement Analysis. Digital component involves was Revit Autodesk as BIM 3D development model software, the final integrated data format was 3D multipatch geometry and ArcGIS Pro v2.2 software used for 3D model visualization to conduct evacuation planning. The requirement for data integration and indoor evacuation planning analysis were also itemized where plenty of specific decision to be taken on based on the capabilities of current technology. Future research will focus on access-to-road strategy to test the connection of indoor spatial networks with outdoor spatial networks that based on the different data structure (BIM/vector and DEM/raster) for detailed 3D evacuation planning.


In embedded systems for safety- and mission-critical applications, an appropriate hardware design is still highly important next to the constitutive software development. Custom system designs, as they are used in spacecraft, require such additional embedded systems with high reliability at challenging requirements. This Master's Thesis is primarily concerned with the development of an active controller for the power distribution unit within the navigation system for the SHEFEX III mission by the German Aerospace Center. Several approaches on implementing a 1-fault-tolerant hardware design are discussed from the research though to the verification of suitable and feasible solutions. Subsequently, some basic specifications for the controller software are given in form of a finite state machine and conceptional algorithms as starting point for future work.


We reported a dual-modality Photoacoustic-ultrasound imaging system, which can provide both ultrasound and functional photoacoustic imaging simultaneously. We demonstrated its performance via multiple clinical human studies, including thyroid cancer and breast tumor.


In this paper we employ a recent algorithm by Zantema et al. for detecting maximal frequent subgraphs (MFS) in collections of graphs corresponding tobiological networks from the KEGG database. Each graph of a particular collection corresponds to one organism and represents one pathway or a union of pathways of this organism. Previously the MFS algorithm has been applied only to graphs that have enzymes as nodes. In this paper we introduce a new type of graphs, reaction graphs, which contain more information than the enzyme graphs. We apply the MFS algorithm to reaction graphs obtained from the KEGG network. Earlier the MFS algorithm was tested only on smaller graphs of individual metabolic pathways. In this paper we show that the algorithm can cope with large collections (containing more than 600 graphs) of large graphs (comprising more than 5000 edges). Moreover, the results are produced in real time - within a few seconds - which is important for on-line applications of the algorithm. Also, our results confirm the the feasibility of the maximal frequent subgraphs approach for finding similarities and relationships between different organisms - the more similar the graphs in the collection, the larger the size of the found maximal frequent subgraphs.


The societies in Sentang Village are an example of coastal community who have been left behind. The majority of people work as fishermen which have experienced a decline in income from fish catches since pandemic Covid-19. To overcome these conditions, this community service strengthens organizational capacity and empowers the community. Through these activities, it is hoped that the community will have an understanding of the importance of organizations to improve their welfare. A strong community organization will be the capital for the community to fight for their interests. Furtermore, this service will provide regular assistance to see the implementation of organizational capacity building and community empowerement.


After the treatment of super micro-milling,both the physicochemical properties and composition of dietary fibre prepared from defatted rice bran varying with particle size were studied.The results demonstrated that as particle size reduced,the water-holding capacity,oil-holding capacity and swilling capacity increased significantly,while cation exchange capacity increased first and then decreased.With a stable range of cellulose,more and more hemi-cellulose were changed into soluble matters by super micro-milling.


High-nuclearity osmium carbonyl clusters have been synthesized by simple means and in high yields on the surface of porous, high surface area magnesium oxide in the presence of CO and CO + H{sub 2}. Control of the product distributions was exerted by choice of the temperature, pressure, gas-phase composition, and metal compound precursor. (Os{sub 10}C(CO){sub 24}){sup 2{minus}} was prepared from (H{sub 2}OsCl{sub 6}) adsorbed on MgO treated in equimolar CO + H{sub 2} at 275{degree}C and 1 atm, and (Os{sub 5}C(CO){sub 14}){sup 2{minus}} was prepared from (Os{sub 3}(CO){sub 12}) adsorbed on MgO treated in CO at 275{degree}C and 1 atm. These syntheses are more efficient than the best known solution syntheses; the results suggest a more general applicability of surface-mediated synthesis.


Objective To investigate the clinical significance of serum cystatin C(CysC)level in the diagnosis of renal damage in critically ill children.Methods One handred and forty-two critically ill children admitted to the Boai Hospital pediatric intensive care unit from January 2007 to December 2008 were included in the study.CysC,serum creafinine(SCr)and creatinine clearance rate(Ccr)were collected and analyzed.Pediatric critical illness scoring was done to assess the degree of disease.Renal damage was established according to Ccr<80 ml/(min·1.73 m~2)(traditional gold standard)and CysC>1.50 mg/L.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)was analyzed to get the best point value of the diagnosis,and evaluated its sensitivity and specificity.Results According to the Ccr and CysC standards,the incidence of renal injury were 40.8%(58/142)and 50.7%(72/142),respectively(χ~2 =64.93,P<0.001);ROC curve analysis showed that the best diagnosis point of renal injury was 1.55 mg/L;sensitivity of 94.8%,specificity 81.0%.Area under the ROC curve was 0.98(95%CI 0.97~0.98),for the diagnosis of renal damage in critically ill children was statistically significant(P=0.000).Conclusion Serum cystatin C level is a better marker of renal damage than the Ccr,can increase the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity.of renal damage in critically ill children.

Key words:
Renal injury; Cystatin C; Criticalldisease; Children


Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder, by W. Keith Campbell and Joshua D. Miller, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2011, 511 Pages (ISBN-10: 047060722X, CA$ 110,40 Hardcover) Reviewed by Sebastien Larochelle DOI: 10.1037 /a0026800 As noted in the first chapter of this handbook, recent data indicate that the rate of narcissism is higher than ever among college students (Twenge & Campbell, 2009). Research also indicates that the prevalence of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is quite high in the general population, with a rate of 6.2% (Pulay, Goldstein, & Grant, 201 1). There is a high level of comorbidity between NPD and Axis I disorders, with proportions approaching 20% (Simonsen & Simonsen, 2011). The increased awareness of the phenomenon has probably stimulated research efforts in order to increase our knowledge of narcissism and NPD constructs, and ultimately to improve the effectiveness of current treatment modalities for narcissistic personalities. In addition, there has never been more interest among researchers and clinicians in NPD, against the backdrop of recent controversies regarding the manner in which narcissism/NPD should be conceptualised, assessed, and included or excluded from the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Considering the high prevalence and the debate in the literature around narcissism/NPD, a Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder is quite needed, if not essential, for both researchers and clinicians. The Handbook includes 43 chapters organized into six sections. Section I is devoted to different conceptual models of narcissism and NPD. More specifically, Chapter 1 presents a historical overview of narcissism and NPD, Chapters 2 and 3 are on NPD and DSM classifications, Chapter 4 moves on to the distinction between granthose and vulnerable narcissism, and finally, Chapters 5 to 9 present different conceptual models of narcissism and NPD. Section II focuses on the measurement of narcissism and NPD. Chapters 10 and 11 are overviews of the existing tools for the measurement of NPD and trait narcissism, respectively. Chapters 12 and 13 deal with issues around the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, the most commonly used measure of narcissism. Finally, Section II ends with Chapter 14 on the assessment of narcissism in youth. Section III deals with epidemiology and etiology through Chapters 16 to 18. This is followed by an evolutionary model (Chapter 19), and a presentation on the neurological and physiological processes associated with narcissism (Chapter 20). Section IV includes presentations on the comorbidity of NPD with Axis I (Chapter 21) and II disorders (Chapter 22). The authors of Chapter 23 examine the relation between narcissism and selfesteem, whereas Chapter 24 is a review of the relations between narcissism/NPD and psychopathy. Section V includes Chapters (25 to 37) on intra- and interpersonal processes characteristic of narcissism/NPD: social perception, self-other representation discrepancies, self-enhancement, aggression, shame, romantic relationships, sexuality, social networks, consumerism, leadership, celebrity, and finally spirituality. Section VI contains Chapters (38 to 42) by experts on the applications of well-known psychological treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder to narcissism/NPD. The Handbook ends with Chapter 43 on experimental manipulations that modify narcissistic behaviours. The goal pursued by the editors with the Handbook was to bridge the gaps that characterise the literature on narcissism/NPD by gathering contributions from established researchers and clinicians in the field. It is noteworthy that they took up this challenge and attained their ambitious goal. The main strength of the Handbook is its grouping together of authors from various branches of psychology (e.g., social, personality, developmental, and clinical psychology) and from a wide range of theoretical perspectives (e. …


The history of the Qin dynasty is highly contingent and inevitable, with many historical events occurring with a strong sense of fatalism and sometimes quite inexorably. The rise of the Qin dynasty began with the reappointment of Shang Yang by King Xiao of Qin. It was a fortuitous decision, but the encouragement of agriculture and the emphasis on the army met the requirements of historical development. King Huiwen of Qin continued to follow Shang Yang's changes and expanded Qin's lands, and Qin continued to grow stronger. For various reasons, Ying Zheng, the later emperor Qin Shi Huang, also ascended to the throne and unified the other six states by defeating six other states one after another. The cause of unification would have been accomplished by the Qin or other state by contingency, but the unification of the late Warring States was inevitable. However, after the establishment of the Qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang made significant mistakes in the political and cultural policies, and the empire soon fell. It was inevitable that tyranny would lead to the state's downfall, but the end of the dynasty in just 15 years was somewhat contingent.


Employing x-ray diffractometry and electron microscopy, we have investigated thermally induced microstructural evolution in ball-milled nanocrystalline Fe. At low annealing temperatures, the early-stage growth of the area-weighted and volume-weighted average grain sizes deviates strongly from the parabolic behavior expected for normal grain growth. Analysis of the ratio of these two averages indicates that the width of the grain-size distribution changes with time. This result is more consistent with the occurrence of a transient stage of abnormal grain growth than with a grain-size-dependent change in the rate-limiting mechanism for grain-boundary migration.


The method of positioning a vehicle wheel equipped with the present invention relates to an electronic box, the method according to the command from the transmitting antenna is mounted on a vehicle to transmit a predetermined number of identification request signal, and analyzes the reception ratio of these signals through the electronic box representation of value. According to the present invention, the center of gravity is calculated for each wheel position to determine transmit antenna covers the wheel position "ideal position" (reception rate equal to 100%), and the vehicle equipped with the transmission antenna position for receiving a relative each electronic box OK "active position" of the latter, which will be used by the electronic box via the reception rate for each transmitter antenna signal emitted determination criterion that "active position".


Bouglass C·North held that the change of a system decided economic growth. Although this theory has made some contribution, it lacks for enough persuasion of the sources of economic growth. The dominant factor of economic growth is the long time acccemulation and progress of technology. The change of a system is the reflection of economic growth and its adjustment is an adaptive process.


In order to classify bread wheat genotypes and existing relations among agronomic traits for grain yield under drought condition after anthesis, eight bread wheat genotypes had been planted and evaluated in the form of factorial split plot on the basis of completely randomized block design in three replications at the Research Farm of Islamic Azad university, Ardabil branch in 2008-2009 farming year. Under-study traits were plant height, number of fertile tillers, number of sterile tillers, spike length, spike weight, number of grain per spike, 1000 grain weight, biological yield, straw yield, harvest index and grain yield. The results of step by step regression showed that traits including harvest index and biological yield had justified approximately 99.57% of grain yield variations under drought stress condition. In the factor analysis, three hidden factors had been identified which they totally had justified 88 percent of totally data variation. These factors associated with yield potential, harvest index and phenological factor. The cluster analysis of data was placed genotypes on two groups. Comparison of traits average in the given groups showed that existing genotypes in the first group have the most rate of the number of sterile tillers, spike length, spike weight, 1000 grain weight, biological yield, straw yield, harvest index and grain yield, which they can be utilized in breeding programs under after anthesis drought condition.


In a microgravity environment, molecular diffusion is the primary mechanism by which fuel and oxidizer that are initially separated are brought together to the reaction zone. Combustion systems in microgravity are therefore primed to diffusive-thermal instabilities. One such instability appears in the form of spontaneous oscillations. Oscillations were observed in condensed-phase fuels and gas-jet diffusion flames, and in microgravity jet-flames, candle flames and spherical flames surrounding large fiber-supported fuel droplets. The nature of oscillations is quite different in each of these cases: the droplet flame exhibits radial oscillations, the edge of the candle flame is seen to move back and forth along the hemispherical flame surface and the jet-flame oscillations are primarily up and down along the axis. Despite these differences, associated mainly with the mode of oscillation, one may identify some common factors: in all cases the flame exhibits low-frequency oscillations, oscillations are only observed in special mixtures and their onset occur only at near-extinction conditions.


This essay is to discuss the design strategy of General Motors Corporation(GM) 's new Corsa which was launched in Sep 2006.A brand identity crisis and financial problems were faced by GM in 2006,but they successfully created a totally different and exciting new Corsa by using design and advertising tools and finally reclaimed the top position of the super-mini car market in 2006.


Introduction: Understanding of the diurnal, seasonal and epochal water transport and volatile loss on Mars is of major scientific interest. Volatile loss is a cornerstone of a number of important science questions because it must be understood to help explain the current atmospheric state and the relative lack of water on the planet. A new ground-toexosphere GCM is needed which considers volatile loss processes and must include explicit ground interaction with the lower atmosphere, vertical transport of H2O, and enough chemistry to reasonably represent the loss of H and H2 (and heavier species) from the upper atmosphere and exosphere. Including these regions in a Mars GCM allows for the estimation of global escape fluxes for the present time, which can then be extrapolated backward in time to post-cast the atmospheric state at significantly earlier time periods with different orbital elements. We are in the process of creating a new Mars GCM that will extend from the planetary surface to altitudes of about 500km, thus coupling the lower and upper atmospheres. It will explicitly include interactions between the ground and the atmosphere, such as gas phase and dust particle exchange between the two regions, and the effects of topography. Volatile transport will be simulated over both short (daily) and geological timescales to study the water distribution and to predict the D/H ratio of the present day atmosphere, thereby helping to constrain the history of water on the planet. The new Mars GCM will include simulations of the transfer of water from the planetary regolith into the atmosphere through boundary layer processes. We will also explore the role that mesoscale dynamical processes play in lofting dust into the atmosphere. The role of the dust and clouds in the planetary heat budget will be included through the use of specific microphysical and radiative transfer modules. The Mars ionosphere will be simulated with a detailed suite of chemical reactions, and over the long-term, the evolution of the D/H ratio will be predicted.


Abstract Plans change the world in subtle ways, through persuasive power with reframing effects, that precede their actual execution. We empirically tested this persuasive power, taking a failed Olympic bid as a case. Bidding entails making very detailed plans for sites and infrastructure that are not easily forgotten, even when another city is picked to organize the games. We chose Chicago to test whether a plan, despite being unsuccessful in the sense of not being executed, might still change a city. We sought spatial change that was caused by the Olympic plan. The study limited itself to effects on infrastructure, zoning, real estate ownership, and governance structures. Few lasting legacies, however, were found, warranting a discussion on what the conditions are to allow for a plans' persuasive power.


PURPOSE: To realize a wide range control by bringing an oscillator drive circuit into an operable or an unoperable state. CONSTITUTION: A high frequency high voltage intermittent driven self-oscillation power supply comprises a parallel LC resonance power oscillator wherein a tank circuit is formed of the primary winding of a transformer T1 and a capacitor 4. Transistors Q1, Q2 are driven with a square wave drive pulse generated from a push-pull driver 9. The oscillation circuit 1 thereof comprises a clock pulse transmitter 10, the secondary winding 12 of the transformer, a counter 13, a digital comparator 14 and a shift register 16 and further provided with a drive pulse generator 19, a collector voltage detection circuit 30 for the transistor Q and the like. A disable signal is delivered to the driver 9 when the collector voltage exceeds a predetermined level. COPYRIGHT: (C)1990,JPO


Simple Summary Currently, an accurate diagnosis of lung cancer relies on the microscopic examination of tissue biopsies. These samples can, however, only be obtained by invasive procedures. The aim of our study was to evaluate the use of a liquid biopsy for early-stage lung cancer detection in patients with a lung lesion on imaging. This approach would be particularly relevant for suspected lung lesions that are difficult to reach for a tissue-based diagnosis. Despite technical improvements for the use of liquid biopsy-based cell-free DNA analysis, its application for the detection of early-stage lung cancer is currently limited by sensitivity and a biological background of somatic variants. Abstract Diagnosis of lung cancer requires histological examination of a tissue sample, which in turn requires an invasive procedure that cannot always be obtained. Circulating tumor DNA can be reliably detected in blood samples of advanced-stage lung cancer patients and might also be a minimally invasive alternative for early-stage lung cancer detection. We wanted to explore the potential of targeted deep sequencing as a test for the diagnosis of early-stage lung cancer in combination with imaging. Mutation detection on cell-free DNA from pretreatment plasma samples of 51 patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer was performed and results were compared with 12 control patients undergoing surgery for a non-malignant lung lesion. By using a variant allele frequency threshold of 1%, somatic variants were detected in 23.5% of patients with a median variant allele fraction of 3.65%. By using this threshold, we could almost perfectly discriminate early-stage lung cancer patients from controls. Our study results are discussed in the light of those from other studies. Notwithstanding the potential of today's techniques for the use of liquid biopsy-based cell-free DNA analysis, sensitivity of this application for early-stage lung cancer detection is currently limited by a biological background of somatic variants with low variant allele fraction.


Our extended passage through the bicentennial of the American Revolution has sparked a renewed interest in the Revolution's origins and character. Scholars of the era's ideologies have given us a fresh appreciation of the role of antiauthoritarian traditions and fears of encroaching tyranny in hardening resistance to British rule. Social historians have drawn some compelling pictures of the ways in which men and women of different ranks and classes lived through the experience of revolutionary upheaval. One cost of such insights, however, has been a relative neglect of more traditional topics and approaches. New scholarship has centered more upon the transformation of political culture that accompanied the colonists' eventual resort to independence than upon the first stirrings of resistance to British policy. A search for underlying and hitherto unplumbed motives and for evidence of longterm social change has led scholars to look beyond the substantive political and constitutional issues that contemporaries themselves set at the center of debate during the formative first decade of the revolutionary crisis. This essay seeks to redress that neglect. By drawing on the many studies of English and American politics, it aims to place back in focus both the substantive issues that engaged contemporaries and the historical context that gave those issues urgency and meaning. Such a focus not only reveals the importance of politics to the Revolution and, by implication, to the new American nation. It also counters some powerful, but often distorting, influences on our understanding of events by making us mindful of how much our picture of the Revolution's origins is still colored by hindsight and by what we feel those origins ought to be. For at the core of most interpretations of the Revolution remains the belief that it was a clash of large and morally different forces -past and future, reaction and progress, tyranny and democracya clash well symbolized in the enduring image of an overbearing monarch confronting the American people. We may accept, a little grudgingly since serviceable myths die hard, that King George III was not mad during the 1760s and


The stripping potentiometer based on the potentiometric and current-controlled stripping analysis (PSA/CSA) was improved with respect to hardware simplicity, data acquisition rate, and elimination of the effect of nonlinearity of the analog-to-digital converter. The effects of systematic, random, and frequency noise on the observed signal were studied and discussed. It was found that the Savitzky–Golay polynomial filtering can only be successfully applied to smooth out PSA/CSA records if both the random and frequency noise-to-signal ratio are suppressed to a level of a few percent by a suitable hardware arrangement (not only by software filters) and if the analog-to-digital converter error is eliminated. If this is not the case and a large portion of the original normally distributed random noise is present, digital smoothing does not yield the correct values and records are convoluted with a Gaussian function, which restrains both the sensitivity (peak heights) and resolution (by peak widening) of the PS...


Based on data from English, the paper first argues that adverbial clauses are not a homogenous group and that at least two types must be distinguished: central adverbial clauses modify the proposition expressed by clause with which they are related, and peripheral adverbial clauses provide background propositions that are to be processed as the privileged discourse context for the proposition expressed in the associated clause. These two types of clauses differ in both external and internal syntax, and my claim will be that the left periphery (in the sense of Rizzi 1997) of central adverbial clauses lacks the projection of the functional head Force, responsible for speaker anchoring. The second part of the paper takes a comparative perspective and explores the consequences of this proposal for argument fronting. The analysis correctly predicts that argument topicalisation in English is excluded in central adverbial clauses. However, clitic left dislocation in Romance is possible in central adverbial clauses in spite of the assumed absence of ForceP in their left periphery. I will offer an account for the contrast exploring the role of Fin in licensing topics.


Affective interaction is assumed to advance interacting among humans and technical systems. Using pupil size as affective information, we review hitherto presented approaches for pupil-based interaction. Three approaches base on different mechanisms; pupil size changes produced by covertly attending towards a set of stimuli changing in brightness, changes in pupil diameter actively produced by the user, and those occurring automatically as a by-product of cognitive processes. While the first two approaches can produce effective but relatively slow target selections, the latter might allow faster selections, but has to be combined with other selection mechanisms. Reanalyzing two data sets obtained with this most promising approach of using cognitive processes as basis for pupil-based target selection, it turns out that despite of differences in task and brightness, signal dynamics are characterized by comparable latencies and effect sizes. These may lay the foundation for future investigations into pupil diameter changes accompanying object selection in human-robot interaction. Finally, we suggest further investigations into the subject, determining when and why pupil diameter changes accompany object selections.


The utility model relates to a special inserted type temperature sensor for measuring the liquid temperature in a pipeline. The utility model is particularly suitable for installation under the condition of the liquid continuously flowing in the pipeline. The utility model has the technical proposal that the utility model is composed of a temperature sensor (1), a probe head rod (4), a base (5), a valve (6), a screw-thread connecting disk (8), a connecting sleeve barrel (10), a buckle hoop (11), a regulating nut (12), a locking nut (13), and a wire outlet mouth (14). The temperature sensor is fixed at the head part of the probe head rod. The diameter of the front part of the probe head rod is larger than the diameter of the rear part of the probe head rod. The base and the valve can be fixed on the pipeline needing to measure temperature; the pipeline in the base is drilled with a hole; then, the utility model is installed on the pipeline by the valve; the temperature sensor at the head part of the probe head rod can enter the liquid in the pipeline, so that the liquid temperature in the pipeline can be measured. The temperature sensor can be installed in the pipeline under the condition of not stopping production and the liquid flowing in the pipeline, so that the temperature sensor can accurately measure the liquid temperature in the pipeline. The utility model has safe operation, and the utility model can be conveniently maintained and replaced. The utility model is particularly suitable for a supersonic calorimeter acquiring and measuring the liquid temperature in the pipeline.


Observations made on the occlusion of resin-channels on a single tree of Pinus roxburghii Sarg. (Chir pine) tapped for resin under light continuous system for 42 years are given. The data indicate that under such tapping, a quinquennial channel is occluded in about 30 years, occlusion rate being highest at the top and bottom of the channel and least in the middle zone. Occlusion rate is adversely affected if channel width and depth exceed the prescribed standards, more so if severe fires run over the channels. Under standard light tapping conditions old channels are occluded by the time a second round of tapping starts and if the tree is still unfelled, there is space even for a third round of tapping.


The irreversibility of the equations of classical dynamics (the Hamilton equations and the Liouville equation ) in the space with multifractal time is demonstrated. The time is given on multifractal sets with fractional dimensions. The last depends on densities of Lagrangians in a given time moment and in a given point of space. After transition to sets of time points with the integer dimension the obtained equations transfer in the known equations of classical dynamics. Production of an entropy is not equally to zero in space with multifractal time, i.e. the classical systems in this space are non-closed.


Tujia minority nationality is one of etiquette. The most important rites that Tujia people observe in the social and daily life are rites of birth , rites of marriage and maturity , rites of birthday for the old and funeral rites. Rites of birth reflect Tujia people抯 positive and progressive outlook on life. Rites of marriage and maturity embody Tujia people抯 national awareness and sense of social responsibility. Rites of birth for the old incarnate the traditional value of filial obedience and the funeral rites give expression to the optimistic and broad-minded attitude toward life and death.The four rites of Tujia nationality have great humanistic value and practical significance in respect of socialistic cultural and ideological progress and the construction of morals such as social etiquette, honesty and faith , etc.


A microfluidic device based on ionic current detection system for high-throughput and practical single bacteria and mammalian cell sizing was developed, and furthermore, discrimination of bacterial species and mammalian cell deformability was achieved. The highly precise sizing system based on blocking ionic current at narrow microchannel provided the information on antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. Deformability changes associated with passage of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) were also successfully detected by the device without any chemical or biological modification.


Doxorubicin (DOX) is a powerful chemotherapeutic agent. However, dose-dependent cardiotoxicity may limit its clinical applicability. This study was directed to explore the possible therapeutic effects of L-Carnitine Nanoparticles (LCNPs) and Moringa Oleifera extract (MO) against doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity in male rats. Fifty rats were allocated into two main groups: the first served as a normal control group (con.) (n=10). The remaining 40 rats were given doxorubicin at a cumulative dose of 20 mg/kg b. wt. to induce cardiotoxicity. The Dox-treated rats were subdivided into 4 groups (n = 10/group) to be orally administered with 1) 0.9% normal saline; 2) MO at 400 mg /kg, b. wt./day; 3) LCNPs at 50 mg/kg b. wt./ day for four weeks; 4) MO+LCNPs group as previously indicated doses. The results demonstrated that DOX treatment raised MDA, NO, HO-1, and NF-kB levels while decreasing TAC activity. In addition to increased serum cardiac levels of CRP, CK, LDH, ALT, and Troponin-1 and Endothelin-1. LCNPs or MO treatment alleviated these changes. Whereas co-administration of LCNPs and MO reversed all these parameters. DOX treatment caused severe histopathological alterations in the cardiac tissues, corrected by LCNPs and MO treatment. In conclusion, these data imply that treating with LCNPs and MO in combination provides greater cardioprotection against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity in rats via repressing oxidative stress and boosting antioxidant status.


The design of a narrowband MIC filter using the high-Q lumped resonators is presented. The unloaded Q-factor of the lumped resonator estimated by theory and experiment is about 150 at 2.44 GHz. A two-section bandpass filter prototype is designed and tested. This filter demonstrates a maximum insertion loss of 2.1 dB in the passband and a rejection greater than 30 dB in the stopband. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 18: 414–417, 1998.


This study analyzes types of primary sources cited by South Korean civil engineers. The results are as follows: 1) primary sources by preference are academic journal (55.7%), book (15.6%), seminar contents (10.2%). 2) documents published within last 10 years (26.1%) are cited most often. 3) domestic journal is the primary academic journal cited, and the finding is similar in preference of top-ranked primary reference (domestic and foreign combined). 4) In terms of time, domestic sources are preferred for up-to-date publications, and foreign sources for relatively non-recent publications. 5) The indices of influence and extemporaneity for both domestic and foreign sources do not show high numbers simultaneously.


This paper presents a framework for location of an asset using Apilicom-12 as building block. The whole setup is easy to realize and the cost is within the reach of common man. The proposed asset locator can be employed in diverse areas of application where regular and periodic up to date information about the location of objects/items of interest is currently situated. The problem of theft of asset or kidnap can be greatly minimized. The connectivity was provided using GSM based wireless communication is used to provide a global, practical and cost-effective solution for widearea monitoring. A tracking device was designed and constructed using Aplicom-12 GSM Module and a GPS Simulator. The device during testing was able to readout the location when a message was sent to module and a message was sent back to mobile phone which indicates the location of the object being


is a step towards the goal of embedding machine learning (ML) in Microsoft products.We introduce the most successful spatial data algorithms in literature as extensions to Microsoft SQL Server.Our library is extensible and works in-place, side-stepping cost of data transfer and transformation.Our library runs within SQL CLR, and is thus immediately available to all existing SQL Server users.


In the video recommendation scenario, knowledge graphs are usually introduced to supplement the data information between videos to achieve information expansion and solve the problems of data sparsity and user cold start. However, there are few high-quality knowledge graphs available in the field of video recommendation, and there are many schemes based on knowledge graph embedding, which have different effects on recommendation performance and bring difficulties to researchers. Based on the streaming media video website data, this paper constructs knowledge graphs of two typical scenarios (i.e., sparse distribution scenarios and dense distribution scenarios ). Moreover, six state-of-the-art knowledge graph embedding methods are analyzed based on extensive experiments from three aspects: data distribution type, data set segmentation method, and recommended quantity range. Comparing the recommendation effect of knowledge graph embedding methods. The experimental results demonstrate that: in the sparse distribution scenario , the recommendation effect using TransE is the best; in the dense distribution scenario, the recommendation effect using TransE or TranD is the best. It provides a reference for subsequent researchers on how to choose knowledge map embedding methods under specific data distribution.


We present recent developments of a multi-weight collision method for the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) and collisional particle-in-cell (PIC) methods that have been widely used to simulate gases and partially-ionized plasmas. Single-weight methods in DSMC and collisional PIC are not suited for simulation of mixtures with large density differences. The multi-weight particle collision techniques developed so far have been largely unable to conserve energy and momentum during each collision. Our new multi-weight collision method conserves momentum and energy in each collision event. The method introduces a real collision counter (RCC) scheme for particle collision pair selection that extends the existing No-Time Counter (NTC) method for single-weight collisions. In addition, our method uses the concept of particle velocity spread that allows to conserve energy and momentum by splitting and merging colliding particles during each collision. The multi-weight collision method is verified by considering relaxation processes of monatomic gases, a one dimensional Couette flow problem, and a heat transfer problem.


The target of the X-ray tube is enclosed in a massive lead cone at the open end of which are placed two sets of 2-inch thick blocks mounted at right angles (Fig. 2). These blocks form the usual type of adjustable diaphragm device for square and rectangular fields. The original ones were of lead which transmitted approximately 7 per cent. of the primary beam, and even more in places where they had brass inserts. They were replaced by blocks of G.E.C. heavy alloy (95 per cent. tungsten), and the method of mounting was modified to avoid brass inserts. The radiation escaping the outside edges of the blocks was lessened by reducing the maximum aperture, limiting the field to 22 × 18 cm. at 100 cm. focus-skin distance. A steel holder was added in which heavy alloy inserts could be fitted for defining circular fields (Fig. 3A) and grid fields (Fig. 3B). Thin perspex plates incorporated in these inserts removed the electrons produced by the X-ray beam glancing on their tapered apertures. These fields are used at ...


Aiming at the existent of repeatability and indetermination factor in the fault diagnosis,a fault diagnosis improved method based on fuzzy relations is proposed.It integrates the fuzzy theories to the fault diagnosis,comprehensively considers both sides of the minimal cut set of the fault tree and basic component unit,designs the diagnostic process of the fault tree,improves the faults which repeat diagnosis in fault diagnosis of the former and the system diagnosis is optimized.By comparing with the other methods on the subsystem of airplane hydraulic pressure,this method can demonstrate the correctness of the result and save the diagnosis time.


Summary form only given. ACE 4 has previously demonstrated coaxial plasma opening switch (POS) operation characterized by conduction currents and times in the 2 MA and 1 /spl mu/s ranges and opening voltages of around 1 MV. In this paper we report successfully increasing the conduction current to greater than 3 MA while maintaining POS voltages of greater than 1 MV.


NASA's Digital Astronaut Project (DAP) implements well-vetted computational models to predict and assess spaceflight health and performance risks, and enhance countermeasure development. DAP provides expertise and computation tools to its research customers for model development, integration, or analysis. DAP is currently supporting the NASA Exercise Physiology and Countermeasures (ExPC) project by integrating their biomechanical models of specific exercise movements with dynamic models of the devices on which the exercises were performed. This presentation focuses on the development of a high fidelity dynamic module of the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) on board the ISS. The ARED module, illustrated in the figure below, was developed using the Adams (MSC Santa Ana, California) simulation package. The Adams package provides the capabilities to perform multi rigid body, flexible body, and mixed dynamic analyses of complex mechanisms. These capabilities were applied to accurately simulate: Inertial and mass properties of the device such as the vibration isolation system (VIS) effects and other ARED components, Non-linear joint friction effects, The gas law dynamics of the vacuum cylinders and VIS components using custom written differential state equations, The ARED flywheel dynamics, including torque limiting clutch. Design data from the JSC ARED Engineering team was utilized in developing the model. This included solid modeling geometry files, component/system specifications, engineering reports and available data sets. The Adams ARED module is importable into LifeMOD (Life Modeler, Inc., San Clemente, CA) for biomechanical analyses of different resistive exercises such as squat and dead-lift. Using motion capture data from ground test subjects, the ExPC developed biomechanical exercise models in LifeMOD. The Adams ARED device module was then integrated with the exercise subject model into one integrated dynamic model. This presentation will describe the development of the Adams ARED module including its capabilities, limitations, and assumptions. Preliminary results, validation activities, and a practical application of the module to inform the relative effect of the flywheels on exercise will be discussed.


Petrologic investigation of the shergottites has been hampered by the fact that most of these meteorites are partial cumulates. Two lines of inquiry have been used to evaluate the compositions of parental liquids: (i) perform melting experiments at different pressures and temperatures until the compositions of cumulate crystal cores are reproduced [e.g., 1]; and (ii) use point-counting techniques to reconstruct the compositions of intercumulus liquids [e.g., 2]. The second of these methods is hampered by the approximate nature of the technique. In effect, element maps are used to construct mineral modes; and average mineral compositions are then converted into bulk compositions. This method works well when the mineral phases are homogeneous [3]. However, when minerals are zoned, with narrow rims contributing disproportionately to the mineral volume, this method becomes problematic. Decisions need to be made about the average composition of the various zones within crystals. And, further, the proportions of those zones also need to be defined. We have developed a new microprobe technique to see whether the point-count method of determining intercumulus liquid composition is realistic. In our technique, the approximating decisions of earlier methods are unnecessary because each pixel of our x-ray maps is turned into a complete eleven-element quantitative analysis. The success or failure of our technique can then be determined by experimentation. As discussed earlier, experiments on our point-count composition can then be used to see whether experimental liquidus phases successfully reproduce natural mineral compositions. Regardless of our ultimate outcome in retrieving shergottite parent liquids, we believe our pixel-bypixel analysis technique represents a giant step forward in documenting thin-section modes and compositions. For a third time, we have analyzed the groundmass composition of EET 79001, 68 [Eg]. The first estimate of Eg was made by [4] and later modified by [5], to take phase diagram considerations into account. The Eg composition of [4] was too olivine normative to be the true Eg composition, because the ,68 groundmass contains no forsteritic olivine. A later mapping by [2] basically reconfirmed the modifications of [5]. However, even the modified composition of [5] has olivine on the liquidus for ~50 C before low-Ca pyroxene appears [6].


Steel roller discs are an efficient mechanical tool for cutting soft to medium strength rocks in both civil and mining projects. However, their application for hard rock cutting has been hindered since steel discs wear quickly and fail prematurely due to high concentrated stresses generated at the sharp corners and thin elements of the disc. To overcome this problem, the current generation roller discs comprises a steel shaft connected to a tungsten carbide (WC) disc. In other words, while the material of the disc itself is replaced by a stronger WC material, steel continues to be used for the shaft body. In this paper, to comprehend the influence of material parameters on the induced stresses inside different parts of a roller cutter, an analytical closed-form solution and a series of finite element (FEM) numerical studies are performed. By considering the problem as a traction boundary-value problem in an elastic domain, the analytical solution is based on the Airy stress formulation in Cartesian coordinates with a Fourier series representing the boundary conditions. The analytical result is developed for both plane stress and plane strain conditions, encompassing all possible loading con?gurations and shaft geometries. To verify the numerical models, these results are also compared with laboratory experimental data obtained from cutting granite using mini discs for the penetration range 1 to 3 mm.


To provide an apparatus and method for providing advertisement server mobile advertising service in a mobile advertisement system used. The apparatus comprising: a receiver for receiving one or more pieces of context information including advertisement request message from the advertisement engine; controller, when an ad corresponding to the at least one context information, a controller for selecting information corresponding to the at least one context advertising; and a transmitter for delivering advertisements to the advertisement engine selected for selecting the advertisement and the at least one context information.


Some of the most stubborn attributes of the economic landscape, especially those that pertain to gender inequality in the workplace, in the labour market, and in entrepreneurial ventures, may be traced back to a fundamental cause that underpins a large part of the variance of everyday microeconomic behavior: because of genetic and developmental processes, people become entrapped into stable patterns of affective reasoning (or hot cognition), which generate profound consequences for their behavioral styles as economic agents. In this paper I upgrade earlier ideas from psychoanalysis, by bringing them into dialogue with recent findings from affective neuroscience and neuroeconomics, to propose a typology of patterns of affective reasoning and to suggest ways in which they may begin to explain widely recognized inequalities in economic performance.


The combined process of up-flow and down-flow biological aerated filters in series con-nection was used to treat domestic sewage.The removal efficiencies of COD and NH3-N and the charac-teristics of microorganisms on biofilm were investigated.The results show that the combined process can provide different reaction conditions for carbonization and nitrification,which improves the removal rates of COD and NH3-N.The up-flow BAF has a rapid increase in water head loss during operation and a shorter operation cycle,while the down-flow BAF has smaller flow resistance,a longer operation cycle and lower effluent turbidity.The operation mode of series connection can save backwash water.The bio-film on carriers and the bioflocs in gaps of carrier particles all have higher bioactivity,and the degrada-tion effect of flocs is as important as that of biofilm.


The sinoatrial node (cardiac pacemaker) cells generate rhythmic action potentials spontaneously to cause the cardiac activity, and the pacemaker rhythm (frequency of spontaneous action potential generation) in sinoatrial node cells decides the heart rate. Since various ion channels in cell membranes mainly control the action potential generation, their abnormalities disturb the pacemaker rhythm, and then the heart rate. As a result, a cardiac disease called a sinus arrhythmia may be caused. The arrhythmia is usually treated by drugs which have effects on ion channels. Thus, the study on the relation between ion channeis and pacemaker rhythm is necessary for arrhythmia treatment. Besides physiological experiments (in vivo and in vitro experiments), numerical simulations and analyses (in silico experiments) of mathematical models are also useful for the study. In our study, we utilize two typical sinoatrial node cell models: the YNI model and the Zhang model. Both the two models are Hodgkin-Huxley-type cell models, which describe the dynamic process of action potential generation by nonlinear ordinary differential equations with various parameters. The YNI model is a simple but rather classic one, and lhe Zhang model is a detailed one which considers the difference between periphery and center cells of sinoatrial node. We vary ion channel conductances as bifurcation parameters, to analyze the global bifurcation structures of the two models and the parameter sensitivities of pacemaker rhythm. Based on these analysis results, we investigate the effects of changing ion channel conductances on pacemaker rhythm.


The project Tessellated Floorscape (2010) consists of a modular rug that is digitally constructed from remnant carpeting, the collaborative process through which the rug as a material product has circulated through different social venues from fabrication to inhabitation, and the writing which serves as a reflective tool that links the specificity of the project to a broader set of issues in contemporary design. This essay focuses on three aspects of the project – production, siting, and participation – in an effort to map out a network of relationships among people, places and resources, and by doing so expose a set of ecologies that informs and shapes the creative practice of interior design as a materially and socially sustainable practice. The aim has been to take advantage of the physical portability of the installation, engage a range of public spaces as its temporary sites, and see what kind of value the acts of spatial re-territorialisation may hold in the study and evolution of the contemporary interior.


We used patch-clamp and western blot to test whether PGF2α stimulates the basolateral 10-pS Cl channel and thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC) in distal convoluted tubule (DCT) via FP receptor (FP-R). The single-channel and whole cell recordings demonstrated that PGF2α stimulated the 10-pS Cl channel in DCT. The stimulatory effect of PGF2α on the Cl channel was mimicked by FP-R agonist, Latanoprost, but was abrogated by blocking FP-R with AL8810. Also, the effect of PGF2α on the Cl channel in the DCT was recapitulated by stimulating protein kinaseC (PKC) but was blocked by inhibiting PKC. Furthermore, the inhibition of p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) but not ERK blocked the effect of PGF2α on 10-pS Cl. Inhibition of NADPH oxidase (NOX) also abrogated the stimulatory effect of PGF2α on the 10-pS Cl channel while adding 10μM H2O2 mimicked the stimulatory effect of PGF2α on the 10-pS Cl channel. Moreover, superoxide-related-species may mediate the stimulatory effect of PGF2α on the 10-pS Cl channel because the stimulatory effect of PGF2α and H2O2 was not additive. Western blot showed that infusion of PGF2α in vivo not only increased the expression of FP-R, but also increased the expression of total NCC (tNCC) and phosphorylated NCC (pNCC). We conclude that PGF2α stimulates the basolateral 10-pS Cl channel in the DCT by activating FP-R through PKC/p38 MAPK and NOX-dependent pathways. The stimulatory effects of PGF2α on the Cl channel and NCC may contribute to PGF2α induced increases in NaCl reabsorption in the DCT.


knowledge about complex physical phenomena used in the casting process simulation requires continuous complementary research and improvement in mathematical modeling. The basic mathematical model taking into account only thermal phenomena often becomes insufficient to analyze the process of metal solidification, therefore more complex models are formulated, which include coupled heat-flow phenomena, mechanical or shrinkage phenomena. However, such models significantly complicate and lengthen numerical simulations; therefore the work is limited only to the analysis of coupled thermal and flow phenomena. The mathematical description consists then of a system of Navier-Stokes differential equations, flow continuity and energy. The finite element method was used to numerically modeling this problem. In computer simulations, the impact of liquid metal movements on the alloy solidification process in the casting-riser system was assessed, which was the purpose of this work, and the locations of possible shrinkage defects were pointed out, trying to ensure the right supply conditions for the casting to be free from these defects.


Canva is an online application that is used in the creation of learning media. The purpose of this study is to develop Canva Video media on integrated thematic learning based on the Problem Based Learning (PBL) model in grade IV of a valid elementary school. The type of research carried out is Research ang Development (R&D) with a 4D development model, namely Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate. This research was conducted in elementary schools by collecting data techniques using questionnaires from material experts, linguists, and media experts. The test subjects in this study were 32 grade IV students of SDN 19 Ambacang Anggang and SDN 11 Tanjung Alai. The results of the Canva Video Media development research developed obtained material validity test results of 91.6%, language validity test results of 87.5%, and media validity test results of 100%. Thus it can be concluded that Canva Video Media on integrated thematic learning in grade IV Elementary School has been validly used.


Endemic terrestrial tree snails of the Hawai'ian Islands, like those of other oceanic islands and even some continental areas, are extremely sensitive to disturbance because of their low population numbers and small geographic ranges. Like many other plants and animals of oceanic islands, they have evolved no defenses against introduced predators and competitors. The range of Achatinella mustelina, a tree-snail species found only in a short mountain range on the island of O'ahu, typifies this problem. Mark-recapture studies at two field locations reveal that the snails exhibit slow growth and late maturity (3-5 years). Fecundity is estimated at about 7 offspring per adult per year. The young are born live at about 4.6 mm


he structural vibrations damping of composite and FGM structures with main active piezoelectric damping devices is addressed in this thesis. Finite elements model were developed for structures with piezoelectric patches. The first part of the work is dedicated to the derivation of an electromechanical model suited for FGM beam with piezoelectric actuators layers. Then, an appropriate control law velocity feedback (LVF) is proposed to obtain the control gain. The second part is devoted to develop a prototype of active control of vibration of FGM plate with piezoelectric actuators under Ansys finite element software. Two types of controllers (PID and LQR) are implemented. The last part of the work is dealt with the optimization of piezoelectric actuators networks using genetic algorithms. The optimization procedure is based on minimizing the quadratic linear index.


OBJECTIVE To find out the scientific basis of existing incompatibility of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma with Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix,Kansui Radix or Genkwa Flos among Eighteen Incompatible Medicament of TCM.METHODS The effects of single decoction,mixed decoction(mixed water extract of each individual herbs) and co-decoction(water extract of mixed two herbs) at different concentrations were observed with the index of rat ileal smooth muscle tension.RESULTS Single Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma decoction could inhibit the contraction of rat ileum,while each single decoction of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix,Kansui Radix or Genkwa Flos could promote the ileal contraction to different degrees.The effect of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix,Kansui Radix or Genkwa Flos would be weakened when it was mixed with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma.The contraction-promoting effect of each co-decoction was weaker than the single decoction.And the effect of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma-Kansui Radix co-decoction was weaker than the mixed decoction,whereas the effects of another two co-decoctions were stronger than the mixed decoction.CONCLUSION The contraction-promoting effect of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix,Kansui Radix or Genkwa Flos was markedly weakened when combined with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,And from this perspective,the characteristics and mechanism of imcompatiblity between Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma combined with drugs with purgative and eliminating fluid effects can be explored and indicated.


Through investigation,it was found that there were 6 species of amphibian(belonging to 3 genera,3 families and 1 order) and 9 species of reptile(belonging to 8 genera,5 families and 2 orders).The species distributed widely in oriental realm and palaearctic realm and the species mainly in palaearctic realm were dominant in the fauna of amphibian and reptile.In recent years,the survival environments of amphibians and reptiles was destroyed to some extent.Some suggestions on utilizing and protecting the resources of amphibian and reptile reasonably were put forward.


1.1. Lung cancer During the 20th century the incidence of lung cancer has risen in all industrialized countries. In the European Union (EU) lung cancer accounts for 21% of the 1 million new cases of cancer annually diagnosed in men and 29% of the 750,000 cancer deaths per year in the EU. The corresponding numbers for women are 4% and 8%, respectively [Jensen et al. 19901. The incidence among women continues to rise worldwide, while there is a trend for a decreasing incidence among males, at least in Northern Europe [Hansen, 19911. The development of lung cancer is known to be highly associated with tobacco smoking. Tobacco is now responsible for 17% of all female deaths in the US, where lung cancer kills more women each year than breast cancer [Boyle, 19971. Although tobacco has for more than 20 years been known to be the major etiological factor of lung cancer, approximately 3,300 new cases are diagnosed each year in Denmark [Storm and Sprogel, 19901. Twenty-five percent of these lung cancer cases are small cell carcinomas (SCLC, WHO II), a cancer cell type which has a disseminated nature with a high frequency of metastases at the time of diagnosis. These tumors are very sensitive to chemotherapy, but, unfortunately, most of the patients relapse rather quickly and the long-term survival (> 5 years) is only 2-15%, depending on the extention of disease at the time of diagnosis [Hansen, 19921. The remaining 75% of the lung cancer cases are squamous cell carcinomas (WHO I), adenocarcinomas (WHO 111) and large cell carcinomas of the lung (WHO IV), for practical purposes often referred to as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The various histologic types of NSCLC behave differently; thus, squamous cell carcinomas grow more slowly and have a better prognosis than do adenocarcinomas and large cell carcinomas. The treatment approach towards these tumors is the same, with the primary curative treatment being surgery. Radical surgical resection can be performed only when the disease is localized, as it is in 20-30% of the patients. These patients have a 5-year survival of 40-50% [Mountain, 19881. For the other 70-80%, curative treatment can rarely be offered, since the tumors have a low sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Based on the fact that the incidence of lung cancer is still increasing and the results of treatment are relatively poor, it is obvious that new ways of managing this disease are needed. Also, it is increasingly important to be able to identifjl those patients who can be offered potential curative treatment, in order to give these patients the best chance of cure while sparing others from the side effects of antineoplastic drugs, which in their cases are likely to be ineffective. Since NSCLC accounts for 75% of all lung cancer cases and the curative treatment modalities are currently very


When can the input of a ReLU neural network be inferred from its output? In other words, when is the network injective? We consider a single layer, $x \mapsto \mathrm{ReLU}(Wx)$, with a random Gaussian $m \times n$ matrix $W$, in a high-dimensional setting where $n, m \to \infty$. Recent work connects this problem to spherical integral geometry giving rise to a conjectured sharp injectivity threshold for $\alpha = \frac{m}{n}$ by studying the expected Euler characteristic of a certain random set. We adopt a different perspective and show that injectivity is equivalent to a property of the ground state of the spherical perceptron, an important spin glass model in statistical physics. By leveraging the (non-rigorous) replica symmetry-breaking theory, we derive analytical equations for the threshold whose solution is at odds with that from the Euler characteristic. Furthermore, we use Gordon's min--max theorem to prove that a replica-symmetric upper bound refutes the Euler characteristic prediction. Along the way we aim to give a tutorial-style introduction to key ideas from statistical physics in an effort to make the exposition accessible to a broad audience. Our analysis establishes a connection between spin glasses and integral geometry but leaves open the problem of explaining the discrepancies.


Rashid Sandi and Frances Fortune Civil society groups and citizen intermediaries were instrumental in bringing the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) to the table and negotiating the 1999 Lomé Agreement that formed the basis for peace in Sierra Leone. These efforts complemented track one negotiations between the RUF and the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL), which were organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations and hosted by the Togolese government. Both the track one process – the formal political negotiations concentrating on power-sharing and full amnesty – and the track two efforts, which encouraged both parties to stay engaged during the difficult times, were important in reaching the final agreement. Just as the women's movement had stimulated action for the Abidjan Accord between the RUF and the new government of President Kabbah in 1996, the Civil Society Movement (CSM) and the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone (IRCSL) galvanized a groundswell of public opinion in favour of a peaceful settlement. During the Lomé talks, the IRCSL and the CSM facilitated interaction and discussion by drawing on informal relationships, leveraging extended networks and creating an atmosphere conducive to engaging the armed parties. Their efforts remain integral to the sustainability of the peace process in Sierra Leone.


A case report of a "transference cure" is presented in which the mechanisms productive of change were obtained from the patient external to the therapeutic situation. Essentially the patient produced material indicating his analysis of a transference distortion, beyond the awareness of his therapist. No other similar report exists in the literature. The clinical data is discussed in relation to past conceptions of the "transference cures." It is suggested that certain " transference cures" are the result of the patient's capacity to work through the transference unknown to the therapist, whether in the medium of psychoanalytic psychotherapy or any other approach to psychotherapy. The significance of the findings in this case are considered in terms of the intellectual capacity of the patient, the influence of the cultural milieu in which it occurred, the precipitating effect of contact between patient and therapist outside the established treatment setting, and the necessity of recognizing that analysis o...


THE INFLUENCE OF WORKPLACE EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING NORMS By Catherine Ott-Holland This study explored the extent to which workplace emotion-focused coping (EFC) norms exist in workplaces and whether these norms influence EFC behaviors and distal employee outcomes. EFC norms were expected to exhibit a proximal influence on the extent to which individuals use EFC behaviors to deal with negative emotions in the workplace. EFC norms were predicted to influence distal outcomes as well, such as workgroup satisfaction, physical strain symptoms, person-environment workgroup fit, and workgroup helping intentions. To assess this, 149 working adults from a number of different organizations filled out two online questionnaires with a week time lag between administrations. In the initial survey, participants rated the extent to which they perceive workgroup EFC norms. In the follow-up survey, participants filled out measures of both distal outcomes and the extent to which they typically engage in different EFC behaviors during negative events at work. Analyses indicate EFC norms are related to typical EFC behavior, but EFC norms and behaviors were not related to workplace outcomes. Copyright by CATHERINE OTT-HOLLAND 2013


Development of efficient, cheap and recyclable catalysts for a reaction under green reaction conditions is still a very attractive topic. In this work, the cycloaddition reactions of CO2 with various epoxides to form five-membered cyclic carbonates catalyzed by chitosan functionalized 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium halides (CS-EMImX, X = Cl, Br) without additional solvent and metal co-catalyst were achieved in high yield and selectivity. The catalyst could be easily recovered and reused five times with high catalytic activity and selectivity. Besides, a possible catalytic cycle for the hydrogen bond assisted ring-opening of epoxide and activation of CO2 induced by the nucleophilic tertiary nitrogen of the chitosan was also proposed. The process represents a simple, ecologically safe and cost-effective route to synthesize cyclic carbonates with high product yield, as well as easy catalyst recycling.


We describe the design and production of a tobacco mosiac virus mutant that provides for specific and stoichiometric attachment of a wide variety of ligand-linker groups. As a result, specific ligands could be chemoselectively linked to the virion to produce highly diverse nanomolecular materials. These included semi-crystalline protein arrays and metallic 'nanopipes', as well as nanomolecular 'light sticks'. The method described is facile and inexpensive with potential uses in such diverse areas as nanofabrication and biomolecular structure determination.


The research aimed to identify the changes in the Brazilian scientific production in accounting oriented segment of Environmental and Social Management, published in journals Qualis at level A, B and C in the last 20 years. The theoretical discusses aspects related to social and environmental responsibility, environmental accounting, social accounting, financial instruments of disclosure of corporate social responsibility, social reports to support environmental management and other aspects related to the subject. The methodology allowed characterized as a descriptive research of an applied nature, with documentary research methodology and the deductive method. Using this, the analysis tool based on the six dimensions defined for the study, namely: quantitative authorship, themes, methodology, theoretical and scientific. Data collection was performed at the portal of each selected journals and through these printed during the year 2010. The conclusion indicates that accounting-oriented segment of social and environmental management has, in recent years, making great strides to evolve and meet the social, economic and financial society, and that we need to go further in the methodological rigor used in the work produced. Keywords : Accounting. Management. Social. Environmental. Production.


Abstract This paper presents a new control method applied to the electro-pneumatic field. This strategy originates from the hybrid control theory recently developed for the control of asynchronous or synchronous electrical motors, e.g. Retif (2004). The interest of this strategy concerns the possibility of using standard on/off distributors instead of the usual servodistributors (components issued from proportional technology) for the force control of a pneumatic cylinder. Distributor components have less performance but are cheaper than a servodistributor. The aim is to obtain, with a distributor, the same performances as servodistributors on the global system. Based on both cylinder and distributor models, the hybrid control presented here chooses the best state for each on/off distributor to reach the desired force value. Experimental results are presented and discussed.


Tourism has become the most rapidly growing industry worldwide and ecotourism is considered as the fastest growing tourism segment. Ecotourism is a method to conserve the environment while stimulating local economy. However, it ignores one key element of sustainable development, the local community. Community-based ecotourism (CBET) is a kind of ecotourism that pays more attention on community's benefits, community participation and empower communities. However, the lack of community capacity is the major barrier to effective and sustainable tourism development. Capacity building (CB) is defined based on the concept of six capitals: intrinsic, political, financial, physical, human and social capital. This study illustrates the current situation of CB and CBET in less developed areas and discusses whether CBET development is reality or rhetoric in these sites based on a case study conducted in Qiaoxi Village of Meizhou, China. It finds that financial capital, infrastructure, particularly interpretation system, as well as skills and education of labors are limited. In addition, local community has restricted access to decision-making due to the government-dominated development model. There is a gap between theoretical and practical community-based ecotourism in this place.


Pulsed arc (electrohydraulic) discharge process (PAED) has been studied for the removal of some organic pollutants. Firstly, the destruction of para-chlorophenol by PAED system was studied under some different experimental conditions (ionic content, pH, conductivity and organic initial concentration) in a 5.6 L reactor, with the following configuration: 2.9 kV of potential, 140 ¿F of capacitors. Secondly, the energy consumption for the degradation of 4-CP was estimated. From four initial concentrations of 4-CP, the energy consumption was found to be about 3.5 105 kJ/mol. A comparison between PAED efficiency and UV-254 nm, O3 and O3/H2O2 systems is finally presented.


On August 1, 1990,1 arrived for my first day of work as the Dean of the new College of Education at California State University, San Marcos. My first day was to serve as an apt metaphor for the role I had assumed. I was shown to my new office, in which the sole piece of furniture was a telephone sitting in the middle of the floor. I was assured that my furniture would be delivered that day, and asked what type of computer system I would prefer. Three weeks after my appearance, the first 50 credential candidates were to arrive to start their programs of study. During one of the first "deans' meetings" I attended, a major topic of discussion focused on ensuring that chalkboards, chalk, and overhead projectors would be in place for the first day of instruction. Daily, we simultaneously delighted and panicked in the realization that "this was not a drill," and the wonderful opportunity we were facing would actually be implemented, sooner rather than later. California State University, San Marcos, was established in 1989, the 20th campus of the California State University system and ■■■■■■■■■■IM the first new public university to be charted in the Steve Lilly is dean of the United States in 25 years. The planning year, 1989 College od Education at 90, was staffed by a President, an Executive Vice California State President, a core staff and 11 "founding faculty" University, San Marcos. members who designed the first academic programs


Electrolyzed water (EW) is a new technology that emerged recently with potential application in agriculture, medicine and food industries, mainly in microbiological aspects. This unconventional or 'green' technology has the purpose to decrease the use of natural resources like water with minimal generation of chemical/toxic residues. EW possesses strong bactericidal and virucidal and moderate fungicidal properties. EW treatment may be used as an effective method for reducing microbial contamination on seed. Acidic Electrolyzed Water (AEW) shows wide ranging fungicidal activity, which may facilitate its use as a contact fungicide on aerial plant surfaces. More studies are necessary in relation to this technology and its possible applications in seed technology. The use of EW is an emerging technology and the door is open to further research and development.


The global coronavirus pandemic has become a catalyst for a previously unheard-of pace of world change. The way of life of a person has already objectively become different, and similar changes have taken place in all spheres of the functioning of our society. The changes that have begun in the international political sphere are only gaining momentum and are at the initial stage. In the near future, there will be serious shifts in the state and trade policy of the countries and the desire for maximum self-sufficiency in resource and production terms.