We have calculated the chemical trends of the main interfacial defects expected for III-V semiconductor:oxide interfaces, for GaAs, InGaAs, InP, and GaSb. This includes the anion-anion dimer bond, the cation (Ga) dangling bond, and the anion (As) dangling bond. The anion-anion dimer bond state is found to lie below the cation dangling bond state in each system and is the first to enter the gap from the conduction band. The anion dangling bond state can lie just above the valence band edge if partially filled and is the likely cause of gap states above the valence band edge.


The local features have gained prestige as the powerful descriptors, however, when handling color images, most existing descriptors fail to find an efficient strategy to make full use of channel correlation. To tackle this problem, we propose the cross-channel similarity based histograms of oriented gradients (CCS-HOG) model for color images. Different from the existing methods, our model integrates the color correlation with the structure features together in a better way. To find out the inner connection between channels, the cross-channel similarity measure is developed as a suitable approach. Experimental results for face recognition and kinship verification illustrate the the performance of CCS-HOG superior to other state-of-the-arts descriptors.


The effect of changing permeability at the interface for common residual soils, namely Silty Sand, Fine Sand and Gravelly Sand was investigated by conducting numerical simulations of vertical infiltration tests on two layered soil columns of Silty Sand over Fine Sand, and Silty Sand
over Gravelly Sand. The results show that water movement across interface between the two layered soils will only occur when the matric suction, ua - uw, at the interface reached a breakthrough head of 0.4 kPa and 3.5 kPa for Gravelly Sand and Fine Sand, respectively. The pressure heads are defined as the water-entry value, Iˆw, at which the coarser layer became conductive regardless of infiltration rate or the properties of the overlying finer soil layer. The barrier effect in the underlying coarser soil layer was verified from the numerical analysis. The effect was more apparent when the difference in the permeability and the pore-water pressure change across the finer-coarser soil interface were larger.


Research degree students are, or should be, highly motivated almost by definition. To take on what for many is a lonely existence requires from the start a keen interest in and dedication to the pursuit of learning mainly by individual study of an investigatory kind. Well qualified, highly motivated research students will solve most of their problems and difficulties, some almost despite their supervisors. For the most part, however, they need a single source to whom they can turn for guidance, help and support a focal point on which converge a number of keen interests. This is the supervisor. But what role does the supervisor play? Or rather what complex of roles should they play? This paper seeks to answer this question and proposes a framework for looking at these roles. It goes on to identify some of the problems experienced throughout the supervisory process and concludes with


Ahsfract--We report preparation of a novel barrier structure for high T, superconducting multilayer Josephson jnnctions using a simplc composite targct technique. Such n harrier consists of Y,Prl.,Ba2CuJ0, with ii continilally varied conccntration of yttriiim. In this harrier no lattice mismatch and other incompatibility prohlems occur betwccn adjacent laycrs. Thur the formation o l interfacial defects and structural strain can bc mostly prevented. The Josephson coupling takes place at the clectrically formcd interfaccs rather than thc structural interfaces. A particular Feeture of these junctions is that the effective thickness of the barrier strongly depends on the mcasuruig fcniperatorc nnd the concentration gradient. The absence oftlie strnctoral interface in the weak linhregion greatly enhances the reproducibility and the performance of these junctions.


A chloroform extract of the whole plant of Balduina angustifolia showed significant in vitro inhibitory activity when tested against the growth of tissue culture cells derived from human epidermoid carcinoma of larynx (H.Ep.-2). The extract was examined and found to contain three known compounds. These included rotenone and helenalin, two cytotoxic constituents, and hispidulin, an inactive flavone. The chloroform extract also contained a new cytotoxic pseudoguaianolide sesquiterpene lactone, provisionally named angustibalin, which was identified as the acetate of helenalin. The relatively low content (0.024%) of helenalin in comparison with the previously reported high yield (0.53%) is noted. The isolation of rotenone also provided the first instance for its occurrence from the Compositae family.


The paper presents the design of an automatic test system for gas sensors.It can automatically control the working conditions of the gas sensor,such as temperature,time,test gas flow and concentration.The response signals are collected automatically in this system.It can realiz data processing and image analysis based on the measurement system software,thus improving the defect of gas sensors in data acquisition and image processing.


Marbles adjacent to the Burstall granite, Mary Kathleen, Australia, record up-temperature fluid flow during contact metamorphism. These fluids were water-rich and probably partially derived from devolatilization reactions. By contrast, Fe-rich skarns closer to the granite were formed by fluids emanating from the granite flowing down temperature. The rocks in the Burstall granite aureole record the operation of two contrasting fluid-flow regimes during contact metamorphism that is predicted by numerical models of fluid flow around cooling plutons, but which has rarely been documented around mesozonal plutons.


On the basis of 30 patients it is shown that it is possible to differentiate among the various forms of neck complaints a clinical entity which as a common trait exhibits marked unilateral tenderness over the tip of the greater hyoid cornu and sometimes also above the corresponding styloid process. A salient symptom is constant pain in the neck persisting for years, which radiates into the ear and is associated with a feeling of pressure in the neck, difficulty of swallowing and occasional hoarseness. Turning or inclining the head causes a typical pain. Only in four cases was it possible by palpation and X-rays to establish an elongated styloid process; in two there was calcification of the stylohyoid ligament. The etiology and pathogenesis of this disorder are discussed. From similar phenomena in other narrow bone projections of the extremities and the vertebral column the presence of insertion tendinosis is assumed. These are degenerative and inflammatory conditions in the tendon portion of muscle inser...


Educated women have a high level of morality, a high potential for earning, and live life with a lot more confidence and courage to face any challenging situation. They might grow into an independent businessperson who can maintain the family's financial independence. They can maintain good health and hygiene for the family members. If there exists a lack of education for women the entire society will face a lot of setbacks in terms of development. Even today in rural areas there is a low acceptance of girl children in society. The paper will discuss the Women empowerment and different ways of boosting the women empowerment. There are a lot of studies that talk about the crucial role of educated women in bringing about socioeconomic and political progress in our country. Thus, the empowerment of rural women plays an important role in building up the economic and social pillars of sustainability. It is essential to empower women to achieve gender equality in order to secure the country's sustainable development. Education not only provides women with economic empowerment but also helps to solve issues like gender inequality and removes poverty to foster inclusive economic growth. This paper will bring out the positive outcome that due to education, there has been a changing role of women in society and the family, economic independence, changing attitude, increasing confidence, and the gradual rising of their social and economic status. The paper will also bring out the discussion on challenges faced by women. The paper will also attempt to discuss future suggestions for facilitating women with education and empowerment of women.


Two 2. 2 m long cold dielectric( CD) model conductors were fabricated by YBCO coated conductors( YBCO CC). The short-circuit test was performed with current 25 k A durations of 2 s in liquid nitrogen( LN2) temperature of 77. 3 K. The temperature rise and recovery of cable conductors were simultaneously measured during the fault test. Additionally,the temperature rise and recovery were simulated during and after fault accident,respectively. The experimental results are agreement with the simulated results cable.


Sequence kernels are widely used for learning from sequential data. The literature includes a variety of sequence kernels. In this paper, we present a general framework to deal with sequence kernels, termed weighted automata sequence kernel. In fact, the mapping of a string s to a high dimensional feature space can be modeled by a formal power series that can be realized by a weighted automaton (WA) As representing all subsequences. The computation of the kernel between two strings K(s,t) is the behavior of the WA As,t = As ∩ At. Thus, as formulated, it can be generalized to sequence set kernel. For the kernel computation efficiency, we propose a forward lookup automata intersection technique to prevent non successful ∈-paths while evaluating the WA computations. The experiments use the Reuters-21578 collection. The results reveal that the kernel evaluation using our proposed technique is faster than that using the standard intersection. We also study the relationship between our general framework and a variety of common sequence kernels. Finally, based on our general framework, we describe the essential to create a new sequence-set kernel that can also be seen as a tree kernel.


The invention discloses a load distribution optimization method of double-crane collaborative operation, which comprises the steps that three-dimensional scene modeling is performed; crane model selection is performed; crane configuration is performed; double-crane collaborative lifting movement is calculated; double-crane collaborative lifting parameters are calculated; load distribution is optimized; a lifting target point is reached; and lifting is completed. According to the method, a relation model of rated load lifting capacity is established by analyzing influencing factors influencing the rated load lifting capacity, a real-time load model of each crane in a collaborative operation process is studied by analyzing the collaborative operation process and combining the dynamic characteristics of the cranes, and the load distribution is optimized simultaneously, so that the safety of a lifting process is improved.


1. Example: Consider the Fibonacci sequence {xn} defined recursively by ar1 = 1, x2 = 1, xn + l = xn + xn_l if n > 2. It is well known that the q-sequence corresponding to {xn} converges to the real number ( 1 + /5)/2. This example shows that divergent sequences {xn} can have corresponding ^-sequences that converge. On the other hand, examples can be found of convergent sequences of quotients of convergent sequences. See Theorem 5 below. Whenever a sequence {xn} is defined recursively, say xY = a, x2 = b, xn+l = f(xn, xn_l) for n > 2 and positive numbers a and b, let S ( a, b , /) denote the corresponding qsequence, where f is a nonnegative function of two real variables which is defined and positive in the first quadrant and defined on the positive z/-axis. If iqn} converges, let z be its limit z = lim a .


genera 61 species of micropalaeoflora are discovered in the shale of Hongshuizhuang Formation in Jixian county, Tianjin, in which there are two new species. The new information is obtained by means of method of polished thin section to the shale. The features of the micropalaeofora, assemblage can be divided into five types as follows: the elements of sphaermorphida (47.7%), the linear ones 19.5%, the mutifaceted ones 16.7%, the allotype ones 10.9%, boat shaped ones 5.1%. The features of the micropalaeoflora assemblage show the differentiation degree and evolution level of Precambrian microbe, providing the important information on the occurrence and development of eukaryotic organisms of early Earth. Description of new species Triangumorpha Sin et Liu, 1973 Triangumorpha striata Sin et Liu, 1973 Triangumorpha hongshuizhuangensis sp.nov (Pl.Ⅰ.figs, 3,4) Holotpye pl.Ⅰ,fig,3; No.Jh27 Description Theca triangular or roundly triangular with diameter of 200~600 μm, thick and compact, surface rough, with ribs spreading along the triangular margin.theca yellowish brown.ribs dark brown in color. Comparison This species is characterized by big bodies and ribs spreading along the triangular margin, hence it differs from other species of the genus. Occurrence Hongshuizhuang Formation, Jixian county, Tianjin. Trachysphaeridium Timofeev, 1959 Trachysphaeridium attenuatum Tim.1959 Trachysphaeridim gemmatum sp.nov. (Pl.Ⅰ,figs.9,10,11) Holotype Pl.Ⅰ, fig.11,No.Jh5 Description Theca round or long oval,with one end bluntly rounded while the other end top shrinked with budding protuberance (bud body). Theca thick and compact, rough, slight transparent, diameter of 40 μm×90 μm, bud body 8 μm×30 μm, greyish brown. Comparison This species is characterized by budding bodies.differing from other species of the genus. Occurrence Hongshuizhuang Formation, Jixian,Tianjin. Pseudozonosphaera Sin et Liu, 1973 Pseudozonosphaera verrucosa Sin et Liu, 1973 Pseudozonosphaera verrucosa var.gigantea,Sun,1994 (Pl.Ⅰ, fig.14) Description Theca round or broaly oval,with diameter of 100~120 μm. thin and loose, surface ornamented with pimples and numerous concentric lines of crowed tender wrinkles-bundles of wrinkles of about equal widths, simulating ring like structure.Yellowish brown. Comparison The feature of the species is similar to Pseudozonosphaera verrucosa,but the diameter of it is more than 100μm. Occurrence Hsimaling Formation, Hongshuizhuang Formation, Jixian, Tianjin.


Aiming at the problem of water shortage in the world, we set up an index to measure the supply capacity of regional water resources, and chose six regions to verify the accuracy of the index. Then we chose the Beijing area to analyze the causes of water shortage combined with the actual situation. After that, we predicted the water supply situation in Beijing area in the next 15 years and explained the impact of future water resources on the residents' life by using the grey prediction method. Then the intervention plan is put forward, and the influence of the intervention plan is added to the evaluation model, and then the water supply capacity of the prognosis is predicted again. The quality of the intervention plan is evaluated, and suggestions for future water resources supply are put forward.


Spatially constrained clustering, also known as regionalization, aims to group spatial objects into spatially contiguous clusters also known as regions. Among different approaches, tree-based partitioning is reported to define homogeneous regions rigorously, without ad-hoc adjustments, in a computationally efficient manner. One of the shortcomings of tree-based partitioning is the so-called chaining problem that results in sub-optimal regions. We propose a consensus-based regionalization approach to address the chaining problem associated with a single tree, in particular the minimum spanning tree, by exploring a wide range of partitions via a set of random spanning trees (RST). We propose an algorithm, namely SKATER-CON, that partitions spatial data via a consensus-based framework from an ensemble of regionalizations defined by its deterministic counter-part, the SKATER algorithm applied along stochastic search paths defined by RSTs. SKATER-CON utilizes evidence accumulation to represent an ensemble of regionalizations as a similarity graph. The similarity graph represents spatial objects as vertexes and frequency at which objects are assigned to the same region in the ensemble as edge weights. Proposed algorithm determines consensus among different regionalization by partitioning the similarity graph using a multi-level graph partitioning algorithm (METIS). Spatial constraints are imposed on the similarity graph prior to partitioning to ensure spatial constraints are reflected in the consensus result. We rigorously test the quality of regions produced by SKATER-CON on a large, synthetically generated dataset. The synthetic dataset is the result of full-factorial experiments designed on number, fuzziness, geometry and size of regions. Same dataset is also used compare our approach against state-of-the-art regionalization algorithms (SKATER and ARISEL). Lastly, we show the value added by SKATER-CON compared to SKATER on a real-world dataset based on Ecological Marine Units (EMU) dataset.


Impervious Surface Cover Change in the Lower Mekong Re ion from Daytime and Nighttime Satellite Data (2001-2012) Pok Sophak Impervious surface area (ISA), which is defined as the human-made surfaces that water cannot infiltrate into the soil, is an important in dicator of urbanization as well as environmental quality in a drainage basin. Frequent updates of th e amount and spatial distribution of ISA can help us understand the human-nature interaction and adverse impacts of ISA on the environment. This information has become increasingly useful for p licy-makers, environmental managers and scientists. Although over the past three decades sa t llite data have been widely used to estimate ISA, it is still a challenge to estimate ISA at a l arge/regional spatial scale. There remain limitatio ns in the previous methods considering image processin g time, cost and ability to quickly map and update ISA. Thus, the objectives of this research a e: 1) to develop an easily implemented method for estimating ISA on a large scale using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and improved Defense Meteorological Satelli te Program's Operational Line-scan (DMSP-OLS) nighttime light data (NTL); and 2) to ev aluate the applicability of the developed method for estimating ISA in the lower Mekong regio n from 2001 to 2012 and analyze ISA changes and its impacts on drainage basin health. A method for estimating ISA for the lower Mekong re ion was developed by using MODIS and improved DMSP-OLS NTL data. The method involved four major steps. First, a nonvegetation fraction map was generated from time-ser ie MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data using temporal mixture analysis (TMA). The non-vegetation contains ISA and bare land because both land cover typ s have similar NDVI temporal profiles. Second, the enhanced-vegetation-index-adjusted nigh ttime light index (EANTLI) was used to overcome the saturation and blooming effects in the DMSP-OLS nighttime light data. Third, the relationship between ISA% and EANTLI was derived ba sed on a statistical analysis of the nonvegetation fraction image and the EANTLI image to o btain a preliminary ISA% map. There were two relationships found between ISA% and EANTLI in the study area: the natural logarithmic function is suitable for ISA% values between 0% and 50%; and the quadratic polynomial function should be used for ISA% values greater than 50%. Fo urth, the final ISA% map was obtained by selecting smaller values from the preliminary ISA% map and non-vegetation fraction map for each pixel. This is because the non-vegetation land cove r contains both ISA and bare land, and thus the ISA% should not exceed the fraction of non-vegetati on. The validation results for 2001 showed that the proposed method has promising accuracy, wi th a root mean square error (RMSE) value of 0.111, a systematic error (SE) value of 0.061, and determination coefficient of 0.87. The key element of the method lies in building relationship between ISA% and EANTLI. To build the relationship, previous studies generally selected c alibration area and used Landsat or high spatial resolution images to generate reference ISA. It can be considered choosing the calibration area to represent the whole region is problematic and that generating reference ISA data for a large scale study is labor-intensive and time-consuming, making it difficult to update the ISA maps. The proposed method just used MODIS and DMSP-OLS nightt ime light data, so it is relatively simple and easy to implement. The proposed method was then applied to MODIS and D MSP-OLS NTL data to produce the annual ISA% maps from 2001 to 2012 and to detec t ISA change in the lower Mekong region. In this application, the comparability and consiste ncy of the time-series DMSP-OLS NTL data, which are the inputs in the fourth step of the deve lop d method, need to be taken into account. The raw DMSP-OLS NTL images were captured from differen t satellites at different years. These data are incomparable and cannot be directly used for ch ange analysis due to lack of on-board calibration in the OLS sensors, sensor degradation, satellite shift and atmospheric effects. To address this issue, inter-calibration of the time-s eries DMSP-OLS NTL images was carried out using a stepwise calibration method. In addition, f urther temporal correction was implemented to the inter-calibrated NTL images by using an assumpt ion that NTL detected in the previous year would not disappear in the later years. In estimati ng annual ISA, the two relationships (natural logarithmic and second order polynomial functions) between ISA% and EANTLI were found in all the years. The resulted ISA% maps from 2001 to 2012 were used to assess ISA change in the lower Mekong region as a whole and for each country . The regional ISA increased significantly from 29,398 km (1.7% of the total land area) in 2001 to 47,635 km 2 (2.8%) in 2012, indicating large urban expansion over the period. An increasin g trend was observed in the whole study area and each country (R >0.67). The average annual growths of ISA were esti mated at 56 km/year, 89 km/year, 442 km/year and 829 km/year for Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand respectively. Overall, the ISA increase was at an a l rming rate that would cause concern about its effects on the environment. The impacts of ISA on the drainage basins' health in e region were identified based on the percentage of ISA in each basin. Of a total of 847 drainage basins, there were 524 (61.9%) in no_impact category, 280 (33.1%) in stressed categor y, 40 (4.7%) in impacted category and 3 (0.4%) in degraded category in 2001. The number of basins within stressed, impacted and degraded increased category to 372 (43.9%), 57 (6.7%) and 7 (0.8%) respectively in 2012. In contrast, the number of drainage basins in no_impact category dec reased from 524 (61.9%) in 2001 to 411 (48.5%) in 2012. ISA at both the region and the cou ntry levels is on an increasing trend due to development pressure, suggesting that there is an u rgent need to take appropriate measures to control ISA growth to protect the basins' quality i n the region.


In terms of requirements on bond strength of bars and durability of reinforced concrete the factors influencing the thickness determination of concrete protective cover and related principle are analyzed. Author points out that regardless of quality changing the thickness of concrete protective cover is unpractical.


This study presents a novel optimization algorithm based on invasive weed optimization (IWO) for reduction of the maximum side lobe level (SLL) with specific half power beam width (HPBW) of thinned large multiple concentric circular arrays of uniformly excited isotropic elements. IWO is a powerful optimization technique for many continuous problems. But, for discrete problems, it does not work well. In this paper, the authors propose an improved binary IWO (IBIWO) for pattern synthesis of thinned circular array. The thinning percentage of the array is kept equal to or more than 50% and the HPBW is attempted to be equal to or less than that of a fully populated, uniformly excited, and half wavelength spaced concentric circular array of the same number of elements and rings. Simulation results are compared with previous published results of DE, MPSO, and BBO to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method for concentric circular arrays.


Over the past few decades, as restless capital has moved about the world looking for cheaper production sites, labor campaigns have looked across borders for support. In a world where threats of capital mobility and outsourcing strategies are used to push wages and working conditions ever lower, local activists have called on international allies to insist that multinationals improve the treatment of workers—especially in the developing world, where local governments often seem unwilling or unable to protect their citizens at work and where workers on their own have little leverage.


In order to solving fuzziness of the weights of the criteria and criterion properties of multi-criteria decision,introduces the "entropy",proposes the rough entropy fuzzy decision method,finally chooses the credit rating model of construction enterprise using rough entropy fuzzy decision method,proves that the method is feasible and effective,and provides a new method for selecting the credit rating of construction enterprises.


Members of the LGBTI community in Baku are being actively targeted by police raids, with those detained being assaulted, forcibly medically examined, fined or forced to reveal contact details from their mobile phones.


Introduction: defeat - and humiliation 1. Fascist Italy's last war 2. Society, politics, regime, industry 3. Men and machines: the Armed Forces and modern warfare 4. Strategy 5. Operations 6. Tactics Conclusion: the weight of the past.


The objective of the study is to develop a methodology to detect drought in Nan province, northern part of Thailand using vegetation spectrum in different period of the satellite passing approximately 11,420 sq.km. the Normalized Vegetation Index (NDVI) obtained from the MODIS data has been used in order to detect the vegetation condition in the study area. In addition, the Standardized Vegetation Index (SVI) was used to examine the area with the NDVI difference from the average value of NDVI in the same period. This can reflect the drought through the vegetation index. The study has discovered that in the year 2018, the drought in the area was the most severe. The second and the third most severe drought occurred in 2016 and 2020 respectively. This will be useful for the preparation of the drought mitigation in the area for concern agencies.


An electronic nose instrument was evaluated for its ability to monitor liquid wastewater samples, wastewater odor, and tainting compounds in water supplies. Current methods for measuring odors are based on human sensory panels (olfactometry) and used to determine 50% detection thresholds. Such methods are time consuming, labor intensive, and subject to large variation between analyses. An electronic nose, consisting of a nonspecific sensor array, could offer a more objective means of measuring odors emanating from water and wastewater. Monitoring of quiescent wastewater liquors from three treatment works over an 8‐month period showed that an electronic nose could distinguish between wastewater samples of different types and origins. Threshold odor numbers obtained from olfactometry analysis were correlated with electronic nose output for wastewater odors from 10 treatment works. Results suggested that no universal relationship exists between these parameters; however, a strong linear relationship can be produced for odor samples that are site or source specific. The electronic nose was also tested for its ability to screen raw and treated water supplies for tainting compounds. This aspect of the work demonstrated that low levels of organic pollutants can be detected by monitoring water samples with the nose.


The quantitative risk evaluation method suitable for Nanyue alien harmful plants was established with referring to the pest risk analysis method by international and national experts,based on the character of those plants in Nanyue.The method was applied to evaluate the risk of Oxalis corymbosa in the area.The result indicated that the risk value R of Oxalis corymbosa is 1.94,So it is a risk plant between moderate risk and the more devastating plant.Based on these,some advices were put forward to it.


A new model of three wheel of all terrain vehicles(ATV) is designed based on the modification of an old model of all terrain vehicles.Then using the software ADAMS,we build a multi-body-dynamics model of all terrain vehicles,and draw lessons from the controllability and stability test procedure for automobiles for analyzing handling stability based on the controllability and stability testing procedures for automobiles,steady static circular simulation,steering wheel angle step input simulation and snake steer roll simulation and evaluation.The results show that the new ATV's total score is 77.9,while the prototype ATV's total score is 75.4.The new ATV in the above three tests is superior in handling stability to the prototype ATV.


The main objective was design and development of an alternator to generate 4.5 kW power at 30000 rpm along with uncontrolled rectifier unit. The configuration chosen was to use permanent magnetic material for field excitation and the stator made up of silicon steel material. The objective was to evolve a methodology to design the alternator. Analytical calculation and the magnetic field analysis of the alternator were carried out. An air turbine drive was designed for testing the alternator. The demonstration of the alternator performance up to designed speed and power was carried out successfully.


Abstract : Publications issued October 1999 through December 2015 by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are listed. The publications are grouped according to the technical laboratories or technical program for which they were prepared. Procedures for obtaining ERDC reports are included in the Preface.


Liver‐directed therapy (LDT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) carries a risk of serious liver toxicity, but the risk is not accurately predicted. Our aim is to evaluate the baseline and change in liver function after LDT measured by a potentially more sensitive test than the usual clinical assessment.


We describe a collection of tools designed to be used in a Modular Visualization Environment (MVE) that facilitate the use of a Virtual Reality (VR) input device. VR input devices provide the means to easily and intuitively specify information which is three- or six-dimensional. Many scientific visualization tasks require this type of information. Our goal is to reduce the user interface complexity by employing a six-dimensional input device to specify six-dimensional data in scientific visualization. In the following sections, we describe relevant previous work and the functions supported by tools: device input, camera positioning, object transformations and developer's tools.


During the commissioning of the CERN PS Multi-Turn Extraction (MTE) tests with different beam intensities were performed. The initial beam current before transverse splitting was varied and the properties of the five beamlets obtained by crossing the fourth-order horizontal resonance were studied. A clear dependence of the beamlets' parameters on the total intensity was found, which is the first direct observation of intensity-dependent effects for such a peculiar beam type. The experimental results are presented and discussed in this paper.


This research is based on the provisions of law No. 42 of 1999 on fiduciary, in particular in article 34, and the provisions of article 27 paragraph 3 regulation of the Financial Services Authority No. 33/POJK. 03/2018. There is a conflict of norms between debtors and creditors. The purpose of this study is to find out the legal consequences for debtors who have been voluntarily submitted to the creditor for a voluntary warranty and to find out the legal protection of a debtor who is in good faith hand over a fiduciary guarantee. The theory used in analyzing data is the theory of the Norms (Stufenbau Theorie), the theory of legal certainty and the legal protection theory. Meanwhile, the method used is normative research with a statutory approach. The result of this study showed that Financial Services Authority Regulation Number 33 /Pojk.03/2018 Regarding Quality of Earning Assets and Formation of Allowance for Earning Assets of Rural Credit Banks, regulating the issue of Collateral Foreclosed can be overridden or become not valid, or at least a material test by the Supreme Court. If violated, it results in being null and void. Furthermore, based on legal protection theory, that Article 15 paragraph (2) of Law Number 42 Year 1999 does not provide legal certainty and justice for debtors.


Developing countries are faced with a unique challenge in addressing digital inequality. Although expanding access and coverage remains a priority, the rapid advancements in technology continuously creates a gap to be filled in areas with coverage. Addressing this challenge requires an understanding of the relationship between infrastructure, adoption, and use of the Internet. Using two datasets; July 2017 billing records of 260,000 customers retrieved from a major mobile carrier in Nigeria, and survey data collected from 200 respondents in Nigeria in January 2018, this paper investigates how the relationship between Internet use and demographic/industry factors vary across urban and rural users in Nigeria. The results show that users with high-speed Internet consume significantly higher data, irrespective of their location. Older users were found to consume more data and are likely to spend more time online. Location and gender were found to impact the activities and the frequencies of the activities carried out online.


The Compromise Effect states that a consumer is more likely to choose the middle option of a choice set rather than the extremes, when they are rational and are provided with complete information about a product or service. The effect varies in an incomplete information scenario, especially in a sensitive decision making need such as a health care emergency. Affordability and awareness play a major role. The insecurity that follows eithers leads to incurring huge expenses or to a compromise over service quality. Further, huge variations in the level of service in terms of quality and price exist among health care providers. The ambiguity in consultation process, which evokes a sense of diffidence among patients, is a concern to be addressed. Health informatics is an emerging field that mines the best usage of Information Technology and delivers tremendous quality service to customers. In line with this is the proposed system, the Treatment Information and Cost Optimization System (TICOS), which enables non-biased service in terms of consultation, clarity and pricing, thereby bringing in transparency in the process. Integration of the system across all hospitals in a region can be done by embedding the system with regulatory bodies like WHO and IMA. General Terms Information systems, Healthcare, Health informatics, Customer awareness, Decision Uncertainty.


PROFESSOR Cowgill has attempted to explore the influence of an individual's values upon the selection of a research problem, his research design, the presentation of data and his findings or conclusions. He has done this by a rather extensive examination of literature dealing with migration ranging from the sociologist to the novelist. By and large he exonerates the sociologist, particularly the contemporary sociologist, from this type of bias, although this may actually be an example of the influence of an individual's values or value judgments. It is really impossible to do justice to Professor Cowgill's paper both because of its length and its exhaustive citation of sources. But I believe that two points are pertinent. First, is it ever possible to reduce the question of migration to such simple terms as "Is migration good or bad?" The second point, subsumed under the first, and which incidentally Professor Cowgill did not neglect, is the influence of social change on attitudes toward migration. Professor Theodore Newcomb in his text, "Social Psychology," informs the student at the outset that certain types of questions such as, "Is war inevitable?" or, "Is man competitive ?" cannot be answered in the form in which they are asked. Rather, it is necessary to ask, "Is war inevitable given certain kinds of circumstances ?" or,


frustrated with Johnson's scant attention to the content of Piers, and I wished that she had set up more fully the medieval expectations of allegory's experiential power from which she claims Reformation readers shifted away, but those are literary questions that she purposefully avoids addressing. She undertakes, instead, subtle and revealing analyses of writings by readers of these texts from the sixteenth-century editor of Piers Plowman, Robert Crowley, to nineteenth-century female novelists who adapted The Pilgrim's Progress for children. She offers a particularly illuminating discussion of Bunyan as the 'first reader' of his own book in his 'Apology'. While Johnson's conclusions about Bunyan's attitude toward his book are not startling, her approach provides a fresh context for understanding the didactic strain in Protestant literature, as well as a wealth of contextual information. She also forces her readers to confront our own preconceptions about literary relationships and literary value, and to recognize, as we laugh at Samuel Johnson speculating about how John Bunyan, mechanic preacher, might have come to know The Divine Comedy, that we are often equally guilty of literary elitism. Having so exposed us, she reveals that Bunyan would have known of Dante, but a Dante filtered through Foxe's Acts and Monuments. This book educates its readers in continually surprising ways.


I made my first visit to Japan with the delegation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) from March 27 to 30, 2013. Headed by Secretary-General Ni Jian, the five-member delegation visited Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. In fact, I had mixed feelings before the visit: as the most developed country in Asia,


740 Background: We have shown that the response of advanced breast cancer to gemcitabine plus paclitaxel in HER2 ECD-positive patients is 42%, while it is 83% in HER2 ECD-negative cases (Ann Onc, 2004). We have now performed a proof-of-concept phase II trial to evaluate whether adding trastuzumab to gemcitabine-paclitaxel is able to reverse the poor response of HER2 ECD-positive metastatic breast cancer, and present here the preliminary results. The objective of the trial was to achieve at least a 66% response rate.

METHODS
Serum levels of HER2 ECD were screened in 214 cases with histologically confirmed metastatic breast carcinoma, 52 (24%) were positive (>30 ng/ml, Oncogene Science Diagnostics), and 30 patients were enrolled. The GTH regimen was paclitaxel 150 mg/m2 followed by gemcitabine 2500 mg/m2, both on Day 1 of a 14-day cycle, maximum of 10 cycles, and trastuzumab 2 mg/kg weekly, with a loading dose of 4 mg/kg, administered the day before the first chemotherapy dose.

RESULTS
Of the 30 cases, 18 are evaluable for toxicity, and 13 for efficacy. Characteristics of non-evaluable cases were: one hypersensitivity reaction to the first trastuzumab dose and two early disease progressions at day 3 and day 8. Median age at diagnosis was 51 years; median performance status was 90; median number of metastatic sites was 2. Most patients (74%) had prior adjuvant chemotherapy, usually involving anthracyclines (68%). Grade 3/4 hematologic toxicities were neutropenia (27%), leukopenia (19%), and thrombocytopenia (1%). No patient had neutropenia and fever. Grade 3/4 nonhematologic toxicities were fatigue (1%), elevation of ALT (6%) or AST (1%), neurosensory (1%), and constipation. Objective response rate was 84% (15% CR; 69% PR); 8% had SD; 8% had PD.

CONCLUSIONS
The preliminary evaluation of GTH in HER2 ECD-positive metastatic breast carcinoma shows remarkable activity and a favorable toxicity profile. HER2 ECD is a valuable method to select for trastuzumab therapy. Updated results will be presented. [Table: see text].


3049 Background: FGFR2 and FGFR3 (FGFR2/3) gene alterations are oncogenic drivers found across various cancer types and have been successful targets of drug development. Several FGFR inhibitors (FGFRi) are approved for clinical use, and most are ATP-competitive, reversible inhibitors (1st-gen). Efficacy of the 1st-gen FGFRi can be limited by acquired resistance mutations in the FGFR kinase domain, typically molecular brake or gatekeeper mutations, which disrupt compounds binding through conformational changes or through direct steric hindrance, respectively. Irreversible (covalent) FGFRi, such as futibatinib, are in development to overcome kinase domain resistance mutations. However, preclinical evidence indicates that some of the known resistance mutations (eg. V564L) remain insensitive to futibatinib. Methods: To assess the landscape of FGFR-driven cancers and to better understand the prevalence of molecular brake and gatekeeper mutations, we analyzed the distribution of FGFR2/3 alterations in a large clinical genomic research database. This ctDNA-based genomic database was selected for the analysis given that liquid biopsy is a fit-for-purpose method to detect acquired resistance mutations. Results: We identified over 2,100 patients with FGFR2/3 alterations. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), breast, bladder, and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) had the highest number of patients with FGFR2/3 alterations. 36% of all FGFR2 alterations across all cancer indications consisted of molecular brake or gatekeeper mutations. This finding was most enriched in CCA and breast cancer where 51% and 57%, respectively, of FGFR2 alterations were molecular brake or gatekeeper mutations. In breast cancer patients, molecular brake mutations were common and represent activating mutations in FGFRi-naïve patients. A small number of FGFR3 gene fusions were detected in CCA patients who had significantly shorter time on 1st-line treatment and trended toward shorter overall survival when compared to patients with FGFR2 fusions. We also identified CCA patients with FGFR2 fusions and one or more concurrent FGFR2 SNVs; primarily those in the kinase domain and associated with FGFRi resistance. Most of these putative cases of acquired resistance were polyclonal, with 2 or more (up to 8) FGFR2 SNVs coexisting with the fusion. Bladder cancer and NSCLC had the highest numbers of FGFR3 alterations. FGFR2/3 alterations were typically found without other driver mutations in CCA, bladder, and NSCLC patients. However, in breast there was a large overlap between FGFR2/3 alterations and other drivers. Conclusions: Herein, we identify a cohort of patients with FGFR2/3 molecular brake and gatekeeper mutations that may benefit from next-generation FGFR2/3-targeted therapies designed to inhibit a broad spectrum of both primary and secondary resistance mutations.


Objective To explore the effects of extract of ginkgo biloba leaf on inflammatory cytokine s that were secreted in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) in children wit h primary nephritic syndrome(NS). Such as interleukin(IL)-1,IL-6,IL-8 and tumer necrosis factor-α(TNF-α).Methods Thirty-five children with NS who were hospitalized during the period from Octobe r 2000 to October 2004 were treated randomly with prednisone plus extract of ginkgo bilob a leaf and only with prednisone 2 kinds of different treatments. We divided al l patients into 3 groups.The prior treatment group, including 35 children wh o received the treatment. The ginkgo leaf group were treated with prednisone plu s extract of ginkgo biloba leaf, including 20 cases. The prednisone group were t reated only with prednisone,including 15 children.Thirty days as a course of tre atment, then observed the therapeutic effects. At the same time, detected the ch anges of protein level of IL-1,IL-6,IL-8 and TNF-α by ELISA in the supernata nt fluid of PBMC culture. All variable were observed before and after treatment. Results After 1 month treatment, clinical symptom and biochemical detection in blood wer e ameliorated in ginkgo leaf group compared with prednisone group, there were si gnificant differences between 2 groups (P0.01). The changes of protein leve l of IL-1,IL-6,IL-8 and TNF-α were compared, ginkgo leaf group and prednisone g roup were both lower than those in prior treatment group(P0.01).Ginkgo le af group were lower than those in prednisone group(P0.01).Conclusions Extract of ginkgo biloba leaf can inhibit the secretion of many cytokines in PBM C of NS,and has significant therapeutic effects,it is worth to be used in clinic as an assistant treatment of steroid therapy in children with NS. J Appl Clin Pediatr,2005,20(2):149-151


Stroke in the postoperative time course after heart surgery remains a serious risk. Cranial computer tomography (CCT) is the first line option to detect severe intracranial damage. However, only few data are available to predict neurological outcome. Using visual rating scales (VRSs), this study addresses reliability and effectivity to indicate neurological status and likelyhood of improvement.


A steel plate less than a tensile strength of 1180MPa, bainite, bainitic ferrite and tempered martensite with respect to the entirety of the metal structure: a total of 85 area% or more and a residual austenite: 1 area% or more, fresh martensite: 5 area% or less (0 including the area%) satisfy the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of high strength steel sheet excellent.


The embryo-like fossils from the early Ediacaran Weng'an Biota (Southwest China, 609 million years ago), widely interpreted as members of holozoans, potentially provide insights to understanding the early evolution of development of metazoans and the rise of the animal kingdom. However, the biodiversity of the embryo-like fossil assemblage is largely underestimated, and its more precise phylogenetic affinities within the holozoan tree are still under debate. Here we describe a new species of embryo-like fossil Ostiosphaera rara n. gen. n. sp. from the Ediacaran Weng'an Biota. These three-dimensional, phosphatized specimens exhibit a spherical morphology, an ornamented thick envelope with a circular opening and a membrane-bounded, multicellular inner body. In terms of biological characteristics, Ostiosphaera rara show similarities to a number of extant and fossil analogues including testate amoebae, unicellular green algae, cellular slime mold Fonticuida and co-occurring Weng'an embryo-like fossils. Although the phylogenetic affinity of Ostiosphaera rara is difficult to constrain very precisely based on the available evidence, it is reasonable to follow the holozoan interpretation for them


VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MARCH 28-30, 2008 In late March, Richmond, Virginia, once the capital of the Confederate South, turns into the capital of French film in the United States. The annual French Film Festival, organized by Virginia. Commonwealth University (VCU), screens eleven features and several short films. Sixteen years ago, VCU French Professor Peter Kirkpatrick and his wife Francoise co-founded the festival, which has since grown into the largest in the U.S. As programmers, the Kirkpatricks view most French films produced each year, even though the films might not have an American distributor yet and indeed some will never be released in this country. The festival offers the public the opportunity to experience "the true diversity of the French film industry," according to Kirkpatrick.(1) The event is conveniently located in the artsy Carytown district of Richmond. The movies are screened in the gorgeous Byrd Theatre, a grand, old movie palace built in 1928 that seats 1,400. The lengthy festival opener, Laerent Boutonnatt,s Jacquo le Croquant (2007), used history as a mere backdrop for a rather predictable adventure story in which good triumphed over evil. The next day's film, Daniel Vigne's fean de la Fontaine (2007), about the famous creator of fables, drew a fascinating portrait of a poet turned critic of the regime of the "Sun King" Louis XIV and made history come alive. The French love history and literature, so it was no surprise that many of the films were based on successful novels. With Sam Karmann's La Verite ou presque (2007), the festival hit its stride. The film, an almost-comedy about several couples struggling to be honest in their relationships, seemed quintessentially French in subject matter. This was surprising as it is based on the 2001 novel True Enough by American author Stephen McCauley. One of the prime examples for the artistic success and the strength of French cinema was the film by cinema veteran Jean Becker, Dialogue avec mon jardinier (2007). Loosely translated as "Conversations with my gardener," it is a film about a gradually developing friendship between two former schoolmates. In its quiet ways it speaks loudly of the alchemy of French cinema. The film's narrative almost immediately pulls the audience into a dialogue between a successful but exhausted Parisian painter and his childhood friend Leo, whom he hires to take care of his garden. …


The present invention is the field rubberized relates cable (C) comprising the following: N1 inner layer of the cable, including an internal wire (CT1); N3 external wound around helically around the inner layer of the cable outer layer of the cable containing wires (CT3); and an internal layer and arranged rubberized rubber composition during the cable outer layers of the cable (20). Its rubber composition (20) comprises a salt of the compound or the compounds of formula (I) (Wherein: R1, each group of R2 and R3 is independently an alkylene group, an arylene group, arylalkylene group, alkylarylene group, or a cycloalkylene group; each group X1 and X2 are independently , -COOH, a -CO-NHOH, -SOOH, -PO (oR) (R ') or -PO (oR) (oR'), R and R 'are independently hydrogen or an alkyl group ; X3 includes a group of the at least one -COOH, -CO-NHOH, -SOOH, -PO (oR) (R ') or -PO (oR) (oR'), R or R 'is independently Te is hydrogen or an alkyl group). .FIELD 1


Longitudinal monitoring of individual patient data is becoming routine in physician office practice. This study compares three different methods for evaluating clinical outcomes for individual patients: raw change score analysis versus normative and ipsative statistical analyses. Two discrete samples of intermittent claudication patients making vascular surgery office visits—drawn from interventional management versus stable, routinely followed control groups—were tested four times using both generic and disease-specific functional status measures. Results indicated that the ipsative method was most consistent with several different types of a priori hypotheses that are often evaluated in analysis of repeated measures data.


While the cultural exchange and cultural studies among east asia nations brings recently much interests, it is hard to define its concept accurately and draw on the practical research issues. It is because that in practical terrain many projects of articulation of cultural exchange to the peculiar east asia regions confront each other. The term 'east asia' has different meanings by way of the context using it. The notions of east asia as a method, a function, and a intellectual exploration have themselves other perspectives, but they concede the thought that the term east asia is the cultural formations that must be newly defined. The theoretical investigations of the concept of east asia can discover their alternative trajectory focusing three different stratifications of thinking about east asia's cultural relations. First, culture as dominance signifies the cultural subordination, which reveals the colonial dominance and cultural imperialism. Second, culture as exchange means that in neutral position, different cultures are communicated. For instance, the ideology of viewing of cultural community as regional identity and of cultural network as individual perspectives in global era are in this case. Third, culture as transference projects overcoming the nation-state's boarderness, and class, gender, generation gap, and taking notice of cultural heterogeniety, defference, hybridization. It also relates to globalization and regionalization, but constructs the local practices beyond the new liberalist economy system, and nation-state's boarderness. For the desirable research projects of east asia cultural exchange, we should exmaine the following four practical agenders. We should keep in mind firstly, the process of cultural translations which can understand the heterogeneous cultual iedntities among east asia nations, secondly the cultural ordinaries that can discover the structure of feeling of east asia's life-style, thirdly, the cultural literacy that all kinds of cultural resources transfer, fourthly the critical survey of cultural capitals in east asia culture industry.


Piezoelectric and Triboelectric energy harvesters are efficient in scavenging useful electrical energy from the low-frequency mechanical vibrations scattered in our ambient. Several researchers have compared the performance of a standalone triboelectric and piezoelectric energy harvester operating under very low frequencies (< 5 Hz). However, there have been no reports of comparison between devices designed with the exact same topology and observing the variation in their relative frequency response under varying design parameters and operating conditions. In this paper, we present a comparative study of frequency response of the triboelectric nanogenerators and impact-driven piezoelectric generators. Both these devices are realized as a combination of a cantilever beam and an impact layer. They have a similar operating mechanism in the sense that they involve an impact between a vibrating beam and a rigid impact layer, but the inherent energy generation mechanism in both cases is very different. Due to this, we observe stark differences in the frequency response of these devices at different resonant frequencies and under varying gap lengths and acceleration amplitudes. We have initially explained the basic energy generation mechanism and developed an analytical model for the triboelectric and piezoelectric mechanisms. It is then solved numerically to predict the device operation and validated using device fabrication and experimentation. This is followed by observation, comparison and explanation of their contrasting frequency responses. This study is crucial as it assists in understanding the contrast that exists between the two energy harvesting mechanisms and will hopefully be useful while choosing and designing any piezoelectric/triboelectric device for powering low power wearable sensors from ultra-low frequency, wideband human motions.


The pharmaceutical industry has improved its management system according to the evolution of the concepts of quality and international standards. Compliance with regulatory requirements will strengthen the deployment of this system. A qualitative analysis of the process has identified opportunities for improvement. Some actions were proposed in order to contribute to the improvement of the management of the process, and consequently, to ensure the detection of non-compliance that may influence the quality and productivity of the manufacturing process of pharmaceuticals products.


Three alternative scenarios to the much debated present organisation of the Lithuanian State forest sector are examined: (i) the integrated, where all functions are delegated to one central administrative authority – the Danish prototype, (ii) the commercialised, where State forests are managed by a commercial State company – the Irish prototype, and (iii) the minimalistic, where only negligible forest areas of special importance remain in State ownership – the Swedish prototype. The scenarios are assessed according to six imperatives: (i) sort out the ambiguity of the present structure, (ii) increase the profitability, (iii) reduce the level of public spending, (iv) accommodate changes in ownership structure, (v) rely on a holistic approach, and (vi) comply with the national forest policy. If adopted, any of the scenarios would most likely improve the various elements of State forestry, although in substantially different ways. Politicians will take the final decision that may be supported by the findings of this study.


Three edible mushrooms were examined as their ability to utilize cabbage leave liquid waste to produce biomass at different days of growth. The maximum yield was achieved after 14 days of growth giving 6.3g L -1 for Pleurotus ostreatus, 5.2g L -1 for Lentinus edodes and 4.9g L -1 for Agaricus bisporus. The chemical composition of the mycelial production in the three revealed that Pleurotus ostreatus mycelia contained the highest amount of protein, 33%, followed by the fungus Agaricus bisporus, 27.9%, then Lentinus edodes, 3%. The amino acid profiles of the 3 fungi showed a reasonable amount of essential amino acids. Five extracellular enzymes were determined during incubation time.


The wave-induced pressures around an inclined cylinder due to long and short crested waves are measured in a wave basin at an elevation of 0.8 m below still water level in a water depth of 3 m. The sleeve force normal to the cylinder axis was obtained by integrating the circumferential pressures and resolved in each of the three directions. The variations of the spectral density of the sleeve forces are presented. The effects of wave directionality on the pressures and sleeve forces are presented in the form of root mean square pressure and force ratios defined as normalized root mean square pressures / forces in short crested waves to that in long crested waves. The variations of the pressure and force ratios are discussed for the different mean wave directions and for different angles of inclinations of the cylinder with respect to the vertical plane. The pressure ratio is observed to be minimum when it is inclined at 45° along the wave direction. The maximum normal force ratio is about 25 to 37% less when cylinder is exposed to directional waves compared to being subjected to long crested waves.


The molecular weight for a dilute solution of cis-polybenzoxazole (PBO) in polyphosphoric acid (PPA) was determined by fitting the rheological data with a semiempirical polydisperse hybrid theory. The hybrid theory models a semiflexible rigid rod as an elastic cylinder. The cylinder has both a rotational relaxation spectrum given by an ideal rigid rod and an internal bending relaxation spectrum spaced in accord with the relaxation time spectra of a flexible coil with fully developed hydrodynamic interactions. The model was fitted to rheological data collected for a 0.05 weight percent solution with intrinsic velocity (one-point determination) of 320 ± 10 cc/g. The model predicts a number-average molecular weight near 12800 ± 400 g/mol with a polydispersity index of 2.5 ± 0.1. By using the Yamakawa-Yoshizaki equation the intrinsic viscosity is calculated for the model molecular weight distribution as 310 cc/g.


We link here directly with the shrinking lemma, and this section may be read immediately after the first section of the preceding chapter.


On the centenary of the death of Ruben Dario, his figure joins that of other great writers who have also celebrated the centenary of his death: Miguel de Cervantes and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. All of them come to conform the Universal Republic of Letters, together with William Shakespeare, the other one honored in 2016. More is today the figure of Dario from which we start and which is reached to reflect on the literature in Spanish language.


Novel antibacterial N-halamine materials with alkyl group were prepared for paint application. Using E. coli and Fungi, antibacterial property of the dichloro hexyl isocyanuric acid (DCHICA) was determined and influences of the antibacterial agent's concentration and the bacteria test time on the antibacterial ability were also investigated. It was also observed that the film made using DCHICA showed better surface biocidal activity against the bacteria and fungi than that of dichloroisocyanuric acid (DCICA) in the absence of alkyl chains.


The article defines the importance of communicative activity in the pedagogic process and examines the process of forming the communicative culture of the future pedagogue as the basis of "subject-subject" interaction. The definition of the concept of psychological readiness for the implementation of pedagogic activity is given, including three areas of actualization – motivational, cognitive and activity. The study was conducted on a sample of students of the group "Foreign languages", "Russian language and literature" (50 people) of Kostroma State University within the framework of the discipline "School of a professional counselor". It is established that the bachelors who have completed their internship, are aimed at acquiring knowledge necessary for the implementation of professional pedagogic activities. Summer teaching practice has become a powerful resource for the development of students' communicative culture – the motivation for communicating with children has increased, the ability to plan and rebuild communication programmes, organise activities, exercise communication control, show creativity in communication, analyse its results, and see their own mistakes have been formed.


Purpose: To evaluate the utility of ASOCT (Spectralis) and UBM (Ellex) in patients with angle closure to detect plateau iris configuration. Methods: This is a prospective cross-sectional observational study done at our glaucoma clinic, between January April 2013.30 eyes of 15 patients with appositional or synechial closure were enrolled. Gonioscopy was done to identify PIC by sine wave sign. All patients underwent imaging using ASOCT and UBM to detect PIC.ASOCT focused on iris profile and iridoangle variations.UBM defined Plateau iris in a quadrant as anteriorly directed ciliary processes, absent ciliary sulcus ,steep iris root from its insertion point, flat central iris plane and iridoangle contact. At least two quadrants had to fulfill this criteria. Result: Of 30 eyes, PIC was identified in 10 eyes by Gonioscopy , 8 eyes by ASOCT, 10 eyes by UBM. ASOCT and UBM showed a fair agreement in 8 eyes. One patient (2eyes) had apposed peripheral iris hence steep iris was not demonstrated by ASOCT but seen by UBM. Only 2 eyes were confirmed as PIC by all three modalities. 60% eyes had the gonioscopic PIC feature due to thick peripheral iris roll and one patient detected by gonioscopy had absent ciliary processes rotation in UBM. Synechial closure, ciliary body cyst were other causes for an absent sine wave sign. Conclusion:Gonioscopy is still a good screening tool to identify PIC. Imaging devices (UBM and ASOCT ) have complementary role in the diagnosis of PIC, but never interpret images in isolation. INTRODUCTION Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major cause of visual morbidity of glaucoma in East Asia.1,2 Recent evidence has shown that non pupil block mechanisms such as plateau iris may play far more important role in the PACG disease process than previously thought3. Address for Correspondance: Chaithanya Eye Hospital and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram – 695004. Email: email@example.com Plateau iris has been traditionally defined as an occludable angle on gonioscopy with a flat iris plane and relatively deeper central anterior chamber4. The advent of imaging tools as UBM and ASOCT have helped to increase the understanding of plateau iris. Hence the aim of our study is to evaluate the utility of ASOCT (Spectralis) and UBM (Ellex) in patients with angle closure to detect plateau iris configuration .we have also attempted to compare the above imaging tools with conventional gonioscopy in our screened study group. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a prospective cross sectional observational study done at our glaucoma clinic during the period of January to April 2013. A thorough history, visual acuity with refraction followed by a detailed slit lamp biomicroscopic examination of the anterior segment was routinely done on all patients attending the glaucoma clinic of a single consultant of a tertiary eye care centre. A complete ophthalmic evaluation was done which included both a central and peripheral anterior chamber depth grading by Van Herrick's test to identify patients with narrow angles ( < grade 2).After intraocular pressure assessment by Goldmann applanation tonometry, gonioscopy was performed by a single examiner in low ambient light using a Goldmann 2 mirror goniodiagnostic lens at 16 x magnification with the eyes in the primary position. A narrow angle was defined as Shaffer grade < /= 2 in three or more quadrants . Indentation gonioscopy was performed with a short and narrow beam width of the minimum possible illumination was done with a Sussmann 4 mirror gonioprism to confirm occludable angles and make a note on appositional or synechial closure and to identify the typical sine shaped curve of the iris surface called "sine wave sign" or the "double hump sign" which is an accepted indicator of PIC. Thus all patients with appositional or synechial closure were enrolled in the study which included Vol. XXVI, No.1, March 2014 | 54 | Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology 15 patients(30 eyes). Eyes that had a history of intra ocular surgery or laser iridotomy or iridoplasty , opaque cornea were excluded. Following gonioscopy ,all the enrolled subjects underwent anterior segment imaging with Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (ASOCT) and Ultrabiomicroscopy scan (UBM) evaluation to identify plateau iris configuration . ASOCT (Spectralis – anterior segment module @ Heidelberg engineering GMbh) was performed with the participants in the sitting position fixating on an internal target with focus adjusted with reference to the subject's refractive error at distance in dim ambient light .Images of superior ,inferior ,nasal and temporal angle quadrants were captured by a single examiner. Three images taken for each eye and best quality of image was selected for a qualitative analysis of the iris profile and iridoangle variations . The configuration both central and at the level of iris root to identify PIC and appositional or synechial extent was noted. After ASOCT evaluation UBM was done using a 50 MHz transducer. The parameters of the UBM (Ellex Eye cubed version 4 system, Ellex Medical pty ltd, Australia) were set at 80 db ,5 db gain compensation ,approximately50 μm resolution and was done by a single examiner masked to the other test results, under standardized conditions to control accommodation and room illumination. Direction of gaze was standardized by placing a marker on the ceiling to optimize variations of the eye .Each patient was examined after instilling 0.5% proparacaine drops in the supine position .3,6,9 and 12 o'clock positions of the angles were scanned. Scanning was performed until the scleral spur and ciliary processes were clearly imaged. Probe was held perpendicular to the ocular surface and attempts were made to prevent the eyecup from compressing the globe and thus causing changes to the angle configuration. UBM defined plateau iris in a quadrant as anteriorly directed ciliary process, absent ciliary sulcus, steep iris root from its insertion point, flat central iris plane and irido-angle contact. (A) (B) (C) FIGURE – 1 PIC identified by (A) gonioscopy (B) UBM (C) ASOCT FIGURE2 : Gonioscopy versus ASOCT versus UBM in PIC detection In UBM imaging above criteria had to be fullfield in at least two quadrants to diagnose a patient as plateau iris5 Cases detected to have a plateau iris configuration by gonioscopy , ASOCT and UBM were charted and the results obtained from the imaging modalities were compared with conventional gonioscopy to analyse the cause for a disparity if present in a case. Statistical analysis was performed to assess the agreement between the imaging modalities using kappa numeric rating . (statistical software – SAS 9) Result 15 (30 eyes) individuals were enrolled in our study which comprised of 6 males and 9 females. Our patients were in the age group of 38-80 years. (Mean Age 56 years) Out of 18 eyes detected as PIC ,10 eyes identified by gonioscopy, 10 eyes by UBM and 8 eyes by ASOCT 2 eyes were detected by all 3 methods


The environment in which production enterprises operate is one of ever-growing complexity and dynamism — especially in the face of the current recession. The resulting increased pressure to reduce prices and costs forces enterprises to intensively examine the economic efficiency of investment decisions in their productions. Within the context of a research project at the Institute of Production Systems and Logistics at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, a demonstrator has been developed which, based on the example of rigidly linked lines in the forging industry, allows measures in the production to be evaluated regarding their impact on logistic and monetary objectives. By applying the stored decision logic the delivery reliability for example and the residual gains can be assessed. A driver tree along with Logistic Operating Curves and transfer functions that allow a monetary evaluation of changes in the logistic performance, form the basis for this decision logic.


The papers reveal the feasibility and the value of the problem-oriented tech-organization thoughts in green building design through the analysis of the three projects.The change of the tech-organization thoughts is the need for getting rid of the rigid problem in green building practices.


Highspeed analogtodigital converters (ADC) are widely used in video and wireless communications Much attention has been paid to evaluation of the performance of highspeed ADC's In this paper, a dynamic test method based on code density histogram analysis is employed to analyze general parameters of the highspeed ADC's, such as offset, differential nonlinearity, integral nonlinearity, missing code, and gain errors


Tablet images are significance vehicles for ancient culture heritage. However, due to natural or artificial destruction, there usually exists a large amounts of noises or scratches in the ancient tablet images, and this makes the recognition of interesting objects carved in the ancient very difficult. To deal with this problem, a method based on transfer learning of DnCNN De-noiser Prior was proposed in this paper. Firstly all parameters of all layers of a DnCNN pre-trained in natural images are transferred to our target networks. The initial trained CNN filter weights were then fine tuned with noised Chinese tablet calligraphy images by back-propagation so that they better reflected the noise modalities of tablet image, where Chinese tablet calligraphy structures are concerned to remove isolated small scratches by combing the connected region technique with DnCNN transfer denoising. Experiments on real noised tablet images demonstrate that the proposed method is effective both in image noise removal and image detail preserve compared with existing image denoising methods.


Addressing complex transnational problems requires coordination from different professionals. The emergence of new actors and issues has been addressed by those interested in studies of organizations through concepts and methods that highlight the importance of communities, fields, and networks. These approaches are important in identifying the sources of what becomes established, but less geared to identifying interactions that are emergent. This article extends a linked ecologies approach to emergence, arguing that interaction on transnational issues should first be understood by how they are conceptually linked by actors and organizations. A linked ecologies approach asks us to displace locating known actors within structures and instead pays attention to professional interactions on how 'issue distinctions' are made, the relationship between issue distinctions and professional tasks, and who and what are included and excluded. A linked ecologies approach provides a fruitful way of identifying actors and distinctions on issues that are emergent. These conceptual and methodological points are demonstrated through a study of how medical experts, demographers, and economists forge issue distinctions in relation to low fertility in advanced industrialized countries.


Every decision-making process is subject to a certain degree of uncertainty. In sectors where the outcomes of the operations planned are uncertain and difficult to control such as in forestry, data describing the available resources can have a large impact on productivity. When planning activities, it is often assumed that such data are accurate, which causes a need for more replanning efforts. Data verification is kept to a minimum even though using erroneous information increases the level of uncertainty. In this context, it is relevant to develop a process to evaluate whether the data used for planning decisions are appropriate, so as to ensure the decision validity and provide information for better understanding and actions. However, the level of data quality alone can sometimes be difficult to interpret and needs to be put into perspective. This article proposes an extension to most data quality assessment techniques by comparing data to past quality levels. A classification method is proposed to evaluate the level of data quality in order to support decision making. Such classification provides insights into the level of uncertainty associated with the data. The method developed is then exploited using a theoretical case based on the literature and a practical case based on the forest sector. An example of how classified data quality can improve decisions in a transportation problem is finally shown.


ABSTRACT Introduction: Recent debates surrounding the application of natural capital accounting (NCA) have produced several approaches to further develop this system, as well as highlighted a number of conceptual and methodological issues that need to be resolved before mainstreaming NCA into policy and decision making. We argue that prolonged debate over the value concepts (i.e., exchange versus other values) underpinning different modifications to NCA has slowed progress in experimentation and uptake by policymakers.Outcomes: Consequently we propose three broad approaches which can be progressed in parallel to reinvigorate experimentation with the NCA principles and practice, while at the same time generating policy relevant tools and evidence bases for decision support. The three approaches are; extended SNA accounting anchored to the use of exchange values; a complementary accounts network (CAN) that utilizes plural values as supplementary accounts to the SNA system; and wealth accounting that focuses on measures of welfare and wellbeing. The three approaches are complementary and data developed in any one can inform the other two.Conclusions: We contend that CAN offers the most flexibility and opportunities to progress short term support for decision making on environmental issues which are now becoming urgent.


An overview of rationing, ration points, ration books, and ration coupons as instituted in the United States during World War II. Includes examples of ration points and stamps.


We discuss the mechanism of hopping conduction in nanocomposites and similar materials where the size of hopping sites is large compared to edge-to-edge separations between the sites. In this case the dominant mechanism involving transitions via virtual intermediate localized states is characterized by the increase in tunneling probabilities between distant sites; moreover the coherent tunneling path via virtual intermediate states is restricted to the fractal incipient percolation cluster. The application of percolation arguments to the calculation of the system conductivity is based on the concept of the generalized chemical distance. The resulting d.c. conductivity temperature dependence is of the form lnσ approximately -(To/T)x, where the exponent x is expressed in terms of the critical exponent for the chemical distance (or superlocalization exponent) and fractal dimensionality of the backbone cluster.


The article analyzes the world market for the production and consumption of wheat grain in 2020– 2021. The creation of a new commodity nomenclature of grain, focused on the export strategy for the production and storage of wheat, is substantiated. It is proposed to determine this nomenclature taking into account 16 Critical Quality Indicators, reflecting the factors affecting the storage stability and functional predisposition of grain. In order to develop a clustering methodology, 12 samples of wheat grain, representing the entire range of grain quality characteristics, were selected and evaluated in two main target categories: "storage ability" and "manufacturability". The derivatography method was used to study the moisture content of the grain, which is the most important physical and chemical property for the indicated target varieties and their application. It is shown that the following three types of moisture are present in the grain: 1 — poorly adsorbed, free moisture, 2 — strongly adsorbed moisture, bound moisture, 3 — intramolecular moisture. Notably, intramolecular moisture is contained in a fairly significant amount. It is proposed to form the suitability of grain for long-term storage by reducing the proportion of intramolecular moisture to values below the critical ones using a special technological operation of conditioning.


There continues to be a significant interest in the use of plasma processing techniques for the production of engineering ceramics such as TiC, TiB{2} or AIN. The inductively coupled radio frequency (RF) plasma torch, characterized by high temperatures and power densities, is well suited for synthesis and processing of these ceramics. The design of the torch which acts as the processing vessel, and the matching of the torch to the power supply are critical to the success of the process. This paper will concentrate on the design of the induction plasma torch and its associated apparatus, and will discuss the actual production and characterisation of some ultra-fine particles.


This paper applies the concept of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to classify fluorescence intensity of Hep-2 cell images into three classes; positive, intermediate and negative auto-immune disease. Recently, the recommended method for detection antinuclear auto-antibodies (ANA) is Indirect Immunofluorescence (IIF). The diagnosis consists of estimating fluorescence intensity in the cells. Since the increasing of test demands, trained personnel are not always available for these tasks and the identification of positivity has recently done manually by human analyzing the slide with a microscope, leading to subjective and bad quality results. This work will develop Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) tools that can offer a support to physician decision. Then, it discusses image preprocessing, image segmentation and feature extraction. Later, this lead to the proposal of ANN-based classifier that is able to separate essentially the intermediate sample of ANA diseases. The approach has been evaluated using 142 cell images, for 372 training data. The measured performance shows a low overall error rate which is 3 %, this is lower than error rate of observed intra-laboratory variability.


The energy spectrum of alpha particles trapped in the magnetosphere has been measured for the first time between 18 and 70 MeV for L values from 1.85 to 2.85 at 740-km altitude. In this energy range the spectrum is described by a power law with exponent 5.5 ± 1.3. The L distributions of alphas and protons with the same energy per nucleon are similar, but at the same energy per particle, distributions are distinctly different. The alpha to proton ratio maximum is 3.5 × 10−3, an order of magnitude lower than that in the solar wind, and it falls steeply with energy.


This paper gives the general thinking of programming about how to get the numerical values of the bending of thick rectangular plate by RTM,introduces the details about the solving process and the realization in Matlab by an example.


This study proposes a systematic approach of energy and exergy analysis of reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system combined with the gas turbine power plant (GT). Three systems of RO for producing freshwater and a gas turbine for generating the power for the pumps and other equipments are compared in energy and exergy aspects. The first system mechanically couples RO with the power plant; while the second and third systems couples are mechanical as well as thermal, using a refrigeration cycle and compressor intercooler. Energy and exergy efficiencies and the rates of exergy destruction for all of the streams and components are identified. The third system with compressor intercooler showed the best performance among three systems, which increases energy and exergy efficiencies by 8.42% and 12.07%, respectively, compared with the first system as the base system.


Tourism development in Indonesia is one of the catalysts in supporting regional development and is expected to be a sustainable economic support in accordance with the government's work plan. This clearly requires encouragement from the community as well as support from the government in an effort to create world-class tourism development. Based on the above, the purpose of this study examines about " how the role of the government in the management of the development of Tourism objects Kurenai beach as well as inhibiting factors in the development of Tourism objects kurenai beach in Botubarani Kabila Bone Village Kab. Bone Bolango."The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive. The results found are the role of the government in the management of the development of Tourism objects Kurenai Beach Botubarani Village Kec. Kabila Bone Kab. Bone Bolango has not been maximized due to the entrance ticket/retribution that is misused by certain individuals to gain profit whereas if the entrance ticket/retribution is managed by the relevant government then it can be foreign exchange for the local government. Both related to the inhibiting factors in the development of kurenai beach attractions there has not been fully cooperation between the community and the local government, as well as the absence of a digital system, the website content created specifically to promote kurenai beach attractions itself, so it could make it difficult for visitors to find information related to what are the features of kurenai beach attractions in Botubarani village.


ABSTRACT Sustainable economic growth and development are generally associated with a harmonious society, where achievements from national economic growth benefit most, if not all, people. However, income inequality appears to exist regardless of the level of a country's economic growth. As such, attitudes toward income inequality and its determinants in the process of achieving a harmonious society have attracted great attention from policy makers around the globe. However, the issue has not been thoroughly investigated in emerging markets. In addition, gender-based attitudes have largely been ignored. This study is conducted to examine attitudes toward income inequality in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on gender. The sample comprises 19 emerging and advanced countries, for which data were available. Various scenarios in relation to gender and income levels are considered. Findings from this study indicate that both emerging and advanced countries in the region have gender-based attitudes toward income inequality. In particular, social class appears to be a key and fundamental determinant across all countries in the region, especially in emerging markets, regardless of income level.


Abstract : The objectives of the contract are to design, assemble, and test a W-band Doppler radar operating at a frequency of 94 GHZ (lambda = 3.3 mm). The ultimate goal of the project is to use the radar in a cloud physics research program. The radar design is based on an MTI scheme in which the transmitter RF pulse produced by an Extended Interaction Oscillator phase-locks a Coho IF signal. A gunn diode oscillator phase-locked on a crystal oscillator signal provides the STALO input to the mixers. The radar is equipped with two separate transmitter and receiver antenna having a 3-foot diameter. The receiver mixer noise figure is 6.5 dB DSB and the transmitter power s 1.2 kW. Pulse width can be adjusted between 0.1 to 2 microns, and Pulse Repetition Rate between 2.5 to 20 KHZ. The radar is completed and tested. Test results indicate that the Doppler operation is satisfactory and that the minimum range at which the radar can operate is approximately 60 m (400 ns), as primarily limited by the IF amplifier recovertie. The Doppler radar is equipped with an on-line signal processor for real-time evaluation of mean Doppler frequency and mean signal intensity. Keywords include: Millimeter Wave Radar, Doppler Radar, and Cloud Physics.


Classical and path integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) simulations are used to study α and β quartz in a large range of temperatures at zero external stress. PIMD account for quantum fluctuations of atomic vibrations, which can modify material properties at temperatures below the Debye temperature. The difference between classical and quantum mechanical results for bond lengths, bond angles, elastic modulii, and some dynamical properties is calculated and comparison to experimental data is done. Only quantum mechanical simulations are able to reflect the correct thermomechanical properties below room temperature. It is discussed in how far classical and PIMD simulations can be helpful in constructing improved potential energy surfaces for silica.


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The control of leatherjackets in grassland by insecticides which were potential alternatives to DDT was tested in four series of field trials between 1968/69 and 1975/76 at sites throughout England and Wales. Satisfactory control was obtained with sprays of chlorpyrifos or triazophos, both of which gave results similar to spraying with DDT. Fenitrothion sprays gave good control at sites in high rainfall areas. Gamma-HCH as a spray was effective only at a high rate of application; in bran bait or bait pellets it did not give consistently good results. Parathion granules or methiocarb spray also failed to give good control.


- A general structural principle b prsllented for reversible two step redox system which contain, on an intermediate oxidation level, radical ions of high thermodynamic stability. Although this principle is of much broader Kope, the paper concentrates on (hetero)aromatic/quinoid Wumter and Weitc type syskms and some biasulenes. These system can be characterized in solution by their redox potentials and applied e. g. as electron transfer catalysb. In addition it is demonstrated that moet organic electric conducting materials belong to theae general redox system, from which a new type of acceptor of N,N'-dicyanoquinonediiminea (DCNQI's) has been developed. DCNQI'e are obtained in great variety from substituted quinones in a one pot reaction. Typical examples for CTcomplexea and aspeeidly radical anion dta of very high and partly metallic conductivity are diecuesed.


For each odd prime p>=5, there exist finite p-groups G with derived quotient G/D(G)=C(p)xC(p) and nearly constant transfer kernel type k(G)=(1,2,...,2) having two fixed points. It is proved that, for p=7, this type k(G) with the simplest possible case of logarithmic abelian quotient invariants t(G)=(11111,111,21,21,21,21,21,21) of the eight maximal subgroups is realized by exactly 98 non-metabelian Schur sigma-groups S of order 7^11 with fixed derived length dl(S)=3 and metabelianizations S/D(D(S)) of order 7^7. For p=5, the type k(G) with t(G)=(2111,111,21,21,21,21) leads to infinitely many non-metabelian Schur sigma-groups S of order at least 5^14 with unbounded derived length dl(S)>=3 and metabelianizations S/D(D(S)) of fixed order 5^7. These results admit the conclusion that d=-159592 is the first known discriminant of an imaginary quadratic field with 7-class field tower of precise length L=3, and d=-90868 is a discriminant of an imaginary quadratic field with 5-class field tower of length L>=3, whose exact length remains unknown.


Women's imprisonment, and more specifically the situation of mothers, is a widely under represented research topic. The research presented through this report gives voice to nine mothers incarcerated in a Quebec provincial detention center in Canada. By adopting a subjective and feminist standpoint epistemology, using art-based and narrative strategies of inquiry and a thematic analysis, the researcher seeks to explore the meanings that these mothers make of their experience. The craft of weaving was suggested to these mothers as a primary mode of artistic expression and therapeutic medium in the context of an art therapy group. The process of witness writing, a method of looking at and entering into a relationship with one's artwork framed this artistic exploration. This creative writing method lead the mothers to produce texts which stand as rich analyses of their handcrafted work. These narratives stand alone in expressing how these mothers experienced weaving, and in parallel, their situation of imprisonment. The texts were then analysed by the researcher to extract the most relevant themes in concordance with the research interrogations: How does weaving as therapeutic medium and creative mode of expression inform the participating mothers about themselves and their imprisonment experience in the context of an art therapy group? The findings show that most themes stand at the intersection of the experience of weaving and that of imprisonment. As a primary focus, these mothers expressed the concerns they have and the emotions they feel about their children. Creating beauty is the overarching theme identified by the researcher and refers to these mothers' use of the process and product of weaving as a way to search for, bring about, and give life to the qualities that provide pleasure and delight to the mind and the senses in a context where they are deprived from sources of beauty, particularly their children.


In this paper, we investigate the disturbance attenuation of linear switched systems with constant time delay and disturbances by using Minimax. Based on the method of common Lyapunov function, we get a sufficient condition that guarantee asymptotic stability of the system with state feedback for the arbitrary switching signal. To overcome the limitation of the common Lyapunov function, we design appropriate switching rule and state feedback controller, using the combination of convex combination and Lyapunov function method, which can ensure the switched system to be asymptotically stable. In these two processes, we design a method to attenuate disturbances using Minimax, whose function is to get lower sensitivity to disturbances and strengthen the robustness. Two examples illustrate the effectiveness of proposed methods.


(57) Abstract: The present invention, hyperbranched copolyamide (HBPA), as a method for manufacturing the same, and additives, in particular their use as melt viscosity modifier of the thermoplastic polymer composition. The copolyamides, monomer (I): A-R- B f { where, A and B are first type and second type of polymer functional groups can each be reacted with one another, R represents carbonized hydrogen moiety, and f is the total number of B per monomer (preferably 2 ≦ f ≦ 10)}, the monomer (II): A'-R'-B 'or the corresponding lactams (here, a ', B', R 'each a, B, obtained by reacting with) the same definition as above for R. This HBPA has I / II molar ratio, such as 0.125 ≦ I / II ≦ 2. (I) or one of the aliphatic R or R 'moiety of (II), a cyclic aliphatic or araliphatic. For example, A = NH For example The present invention is also the yarn obtained from the polymer composition containing as an additive the HBPA of the present invention, the fibers, also relates to a molded part.


The author states that the current approaches to the analysis of pedagogical systems of school education and their didactic component cannot meet all the challenges and trends of the modern development stage, i.e. of globalization. In such conditions, it is suggested to use the relative-genetic approach as a method of research in pedagogy. The author proves its effectiveness for modeling and forecasting the national schools' development. Highlighting the English-American, continental, traditional (Hindu, Far Eastern, African) and religious (Muslim, Jewish, canonical) educational families, the author presents specific characteristics of their didactics, also taking into account the socio-historical background of their genesis and evolution. In the course of consideration of these families, their characteristics and features are revealed, as well as prospects for their development in the future. Describing the ways and forms of didactics development in the future, the author sees its formation in the conditions of struggle of two tendencies – the traditional one, focused on teaching the students freedom and formation of the educational process in accordance with social needs, and the innovation one, which, due to the globalization of education, cross-border cooperation and a sharp increase in social mobility, involves the implementation of individual training and self-education, as well as a targeted development of thinking, intelligence, teaching students independence in the ways of learning and practice. © 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK


A product line is often developed in the context of a set of related product lines. When supporting separate feature development, we might have product populations, with product line versions being simultaneously developed in different branches. Multi product lines involve a number of product lines that depend on each other. A product line refinement notion formalizes safe evolution, but this is not sufficient for reasoning over sets of product lines. We propose refinement notions and compositionality properties that help to explain how we can support modular development in these contexts. Thus, we formally define the foundations for safe and modular evolution of product populations and multi product lines, enabling developers to perform changes in a systematic manner.


We train a document encoder to match online job descriptions to one of many standardized job roles from Singapore's Skills Framework. The encoder generates semantically meaningful document encodings from textual descriptions of job roles, which are then compared using Cosine Similarity to determine matching. During training, we implement the methodology used by Sentence-BERT, fine tuning pre-trained BERT models using a siamese network architecture on labelled document pairs. Overall, we find that this method achieves better results than using off-the-shelf pre-trained BERT embeddings. Models from this paper will be used to categorize job demand in Singapore's economy for the purposes of economic surveillance and policy support.


Abstract A circulaJ: connected-(r,s)-out-ofCm,n):F lattlce system has m・ n compenents and is consisted of n rays and m circles, The system fails if and only if a conRected (r,s)-matrix of components fail. Firstly, this paper proposes a recursive algorithm for the reliability of the system, which requires O(r"n2sm) computing time. In the statistically independent ldentically distributed case, the computing time is abie to be reduced. Secondly, the upper and Iower bounds for the system reliability are obtained for the circular connected(r,s)-out-of{m,n):F lattice $yst,em. Finally, it is proved that the reliability of the large system tends to exp[-"A"S] as n := tinny-i, n -+ oo if every component has failure probability AnrrnlrS, where p,A and n are constant, p,A > O, ny > r,


The syntheses of eleven sultam thioureas, including nine new compounds, are described. These compounds were synthesized from thioureas and include the first sultam thioureas in which the two thiourea nitrogen groups are not identical. In addition, the first X-ray crystal structures of sultam thioureas and the antiviral activity of these compounds against West Nile virus (WNV) are reported.


The invention relates to a low voltage circuit breaker. The plunger of magnetic trigger 28 is square-shaped midsection barrel moving within a holding sleeve for easy mounting. The square section prevents any piston effect capable of braking the movement of the plunger. The connecting terminal 16 disposed on the fixed contact side 22 of the circuit breaker is arranged loop-shaped 24 to exert a blowing of the arc toward the arc chute 30. The electric circuit breaker can be used in the low protection circuits voltage. Please refer to Figure 1.


Stable length estimates of tube-like shapes.- The Complexity of Discrete Objects.- Optimal covering of a straight line applied to discrete convexity.- On dimension partitions in discrete metric spaces.- Walking in the Farey fan to Compute the Characteristics of a Discrete Straight Line Subsegment.- Persistent patterns in integer discrete circles.- Comparison of Point Clouds Acquired by 3d Scanner.- Generalized Simple Surface Points.- A parallel thinning algorithm for grayscale images.- New structures based on completions.- Asymptotic Analysis and Random Sampling of Digitally Convex Polyominoes.- Extremal connectedness of thin arithmetical discrete planes.- From the zones of influence of skeleton branch points to meaningful object parts.- Sufficient conditions for topological invariance of 2D images under rigid transformations.- The persistence space in multidimensional persistent homology.- Skeleton extraction of vertex sets lying on arbitrary triangulated 3D meshes.- Arc recognition on irregular isothetic grids and its application to reconstruction of noisy digital contour.- Reconstruction of quantitative properties from X-rays.- How to decompose a binary matrix into three convex polyominoes.- A method for feature detection in binary tomography.