This article analyzes the activities of the military prosecutor's office in the field of protecting the rights and freedoms of military personnel. A number of regulatory legal acts in this area are analyzed, data from the official website of the military prosecutor's office. In addition, questions are raised about the practical activities of the military prosecutor's office to ensure the rights and freedoms of military personnel. On the basis of the study, problems were identified in the implementation of the activities of the military prosecutor's office through existing legal means, and justification is made for amendments to existing legislation in order to protect and restore the violated rights of military personnel.


This article explores the role of judicial discourse in articulating and accommodating minority claims under international law. It identifies four major movements in the field of minority protection and argues that, while the era of specialised standard-setting on minority groups seems to be largely over, international jurisprudence holds the promise of a wider and deeper (re-)assessment of minority issues within the human rights canon.


Markus Popp («oval») perceives electronic music as «irrevocably characterized by software». This assessment gives rise to radical measures on his part when confronting an accepted understanding of music. His music platform «Oval Process» is conceived as a participatory «model for music» in the Internet.


In this paper, we consider the time‐fractional order Schrödinger equation that is a fundamental equation in fractional quantum mechanics. By using the spectral theorem, we prove Duhamel's formula and give some properties of solution operators, which can be used to study the local existence and the global existence of time‐fractional Schrödinger equations on a Hilbert space.


When a sewer system fails, the cause is often not the pipe but a manhole, junction or other special-purpose structure. Most of these structures are concrete, either cast in place or precast. There are two major causes of internal corrosion in a sanitary sewer. One is conventional acid attack caused by low pH industrial waste discharged directly into the sewer system; the other goes by several terms: sulfide corrosion, hydrogen sulfide corrosion or sulfide attack. In general, any sewer structure configuration that results in significant hydraulic energy loss will accelerate corrosion and may also induce serious corrosion of the downstream pipe. Many factors increase the amount of sulfide produced in sewage and the amount of H 2 S escaping from the wastewater. Coatings, liners and proper hydraulic design all help to protect the structures. Modifying the concrete mix usually involves increasing the alkalinity, since the corrosion rate is inversely related to concrete alkalinity. Coating performance is sensitive to proper application and weather conditions.


Quasi-Z-Source rectifier can achieve the traditional PWM rectifier's function, as well as implement buck and boost conversion of the input voltage. Due to the unique impedance source network, the shoot through (ST) state increases the reliability of rectifier impressively. As to three-phase Quasi-Z-source rectifier, many modulation strategies are proposed to achieve low output voltage and high efficiency. This paper proposes an improved modulation strategy that can minimize the voltage stress of switches and reduce the equivalent switching frequency of rectifier stage to about 1/3f (f is the frequency corresponding to the switching time period Ts). Minimum voltage conversion ratio is also obtained. During each sextant, only one phase leg operates at a high switching frequency to achieve ST interval control and output voltage regulation, while other two phase legs maintain the fixed switching states. Finally, the proposed modulation strategy is verified by simulation and experiment.


Objective:To analyze the stress state of multiple abutm en ts fixed partial dentures.Methods:Three-dimensional finite element methods was used to calculate and analyze the biomechanical models of t he fixed partial denture by altering the number of splinted teeth and the levels of bone support.Results:Loss of bone support increased th e stress generated in the structures.A reduction of stress was seen in the suppo rting structures,when a fixed partial denture was fabricated.When the teeth were splinted together,stress and vertical deflection were reduced in the supporting structures.Increasing the number of splinted abutments did not result in a prop ortional reduction of stress in the periodontium.Compared to vertical loading,th e stress of the surface of alveolar bone changed greatly under oblique loading. Conclusions:The results were greatly valuable to design of posterior fixed bridge.


Using fiducial markers ensures reliable detection and identification of planar features in images. Fiducials are used in a wide range of applications, especially when a reliable visual reference is needed, e.g., to track the camera in cluttered or textureless environments. A marker designed for such applications must be robust to partial occlusions, varying distances and angles of view, and fast camera motions. In this paper, we present a robust, highly accurate fiducial system, whose markers consist of concentric rings, along with its theoretical foundations. Relying on projective properties, it allows to robustly localize the imaged marker and to accurately detect the position of the image of the (common) circle center. We demonstrate that our system can detect and accurately localize these circular fiducials under very challenging conditions and the experimental results reveal that it outperforms other recent fiducial systems.


We demonstrate that irradiation with nano‐second light pulses results in significant enhancement of the electron emission from nano‐graphite films. The observed emission current density is as high as 10 A/cm2 at applied field of 2 V/µm. The duration of the emission pulse depends on the applied DC voltage and laser intensity. However, in our experimental conditions, the temporal profile of the electron pulse nearly reproduces that of the incident laser pulse. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Abstract : Event-related potentials (ERPs) are the summed membrane potentials of large numbers of simultaneously active neurons. To determine the anatomical location of the population of cells that produces a specific ERP, one must first record its responses from a number of points to characterize the spatial distribution of its surface field. A number of factors affect the validity of spatial analyses of ERP phenomena. These include the number of recording electrodes used, the choice of the reference electrode, any distortions introduced when preprocessing the EEG, and any distortions introduced by the mapping process itself. This report discusses a variety of methods that have been used to generate spatial representations of the electroencephalogram. It deals with pertinent aspects of the recording process, as well as with the spatial analysis per se. Some limitations of the various approaches are described, and a general plan of implementation adaptable to most situations is outlined. The Appendix contains two computer programs that can be used to generate surface-distribution maps of ERPs. Keywords: Brain mapping, Evoked potentials, Electroencephalography. (aw)


John Aston takes a philosophical look at lighting - its effects on people as well as a significant user of energy.


Background  Seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff are common conditions dominated by flakes and itch symptoms. Beyond these observable conditions, the epidermis is highly perturbed and in an inflammation‐driven hyperproliferative condition.


This paper reports a study of mineral oil diffusion through a filled ethylene-vinyl acetate crosslinked polymer, together with some comparisons with aliphatic linear hydrocarbons. Permeation was monitored by classical gravimetric measurements leading to values of diffusion coefficient at several temperatures ranging from 23 to 120°C. A change in activation energy of diffusivity was observed at ca 70°C for mineral oils but not for simple hydrocarbons. The obtained diffusivity values and this curvature were discussed diffusion models derived from free volume theory. A relationship between D and boiling temperature was observed and tentatively justified.


Rural settlement hollowization in loess hill area in northwest Shanxi Province has some characteristics: the proportion of unoccupied houses in rural hollowization settlement is high,the borderline between new expanding zone and core-zone is blurry,new houses are customarily scattering in the foots of loess hill or along the main roads,and large area of land have been devastated,comparing with rural settlement hollowization in plain or low hill areas.Rural settlement hollowization in loess hill area have not only destroyed the ecoenvironment of rural settlements,but also caused the intensive loss of water and soil as well as disappearance of landscape of loess cave-houses.Rural settlement hollowization is correlative with all of the social and economic aspects of the rural areas in China.Therefore,the study on countermeasures to control the trend of rural settlement hollowization must attach importance to integration of problems of the rural areas. For the future,the study on the time and space process model,and the essential laws of rural settlement hollowization that has life-period of itself in the background of fast urbanization in China,should be regarded highly.Based on the analysis of rural settlement hollowization from more levels and more angles,researchers should offer some effective decision-making supports for construction of socialism new rural settlement.


ABSTRACT Petroleum geochemistry is the outgrowth of the application of the principles and methods of organic chemistry to petroleum refining and to petroleum geology. Concepts in petroleum geochemistry have continually evolved, enhanced by the development of new analytical techniques, leading to new discoveries concerning the origin and occurrence of petroleum. The concepts are applicable to all areas where exploration and production is underway. In mature regions more emphasis should be placed upon the applications of these concepts to improving production and recovery. It may also provide information on regions previously overlooked but which may, as a result of improved technology, actually be economic to produce. In frontier areas geochemistry is invaluable in providing information that may be used to evaluate the potential of a new area for production of oil and gas. There are many questions to address that result from development in other areas. For example why are oils being produced from depths of 500 to 700 ft in a certain trend, but which show absolutely no signs of biodegradation? Is this a result of paleosterilization, or are we actually seeing migration in action here filling reservoirs containing degraded oil with a fresh charge of non-degraded oils who fingerprints completely dominate the chromatograms? To the small independent operator this may seem like an academic exercise with no direct application to production and profits. However, what if the depleted reservoir was being replenished with non-degraded oil and it was actually taking place in real time? There are many implications for production in that scenario. In brief, this paper will present an overview of some developments in petroleum geochemistry applied to exploration problems. It is not a detailed review and it is not complex in nature to understand-it simply provides an overview of some of things geochemists can do for explorationists. It will hopefully raise the level of awareness and lead to more of the smaller independent companies incorporating some of these concepts into their exploration programs.


During 1915, there were published in Rhodora four papers of especial interest to members of the American Fern Society. The papers were written by Prof. Fernald in connection with his study of the flora of New England and northeastern North America, and contain changes in the naming of some well known species. The first paper1 deals with the North American representatives of Dryopteris spinulosa var. dilatata. On the basis of the pale scales of the American form called var. dilatata, together with the glandless indusia, and other facts, the conclusion is drawn that the so-called dilatata of eastern North America should be considered as


This paper describes a new species of the genus Ochotona (Ochotonidae,Lagomorpha) from Pianma (=Hpimaw) western Yunnan,China.The type specimens (Holotype) is deposited in the Kunming Institute of Zoology,the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Paratypes (CREDY 287 and CREDY 429) are deposited in the Control and Research Institute of Epidemic of Yunnan. Ochotona nigritia sp.nov.Gong et Wang Holotype:CREDY 97-183,adult,collected on Oct.5,1997,from Pianma,Lushui County,western Yunnan,alt.3200 m. Paratypes:CREDY 97-287,97-429,adults,collected on Oct.7,and Nov.8,1997,from same locality as the holotype. Diagnosis:The new species distingished from all other of genus Ochotona by its especially dark coloration.Summer:dorsal pelage dark blackish with patch of umber-brownished on head and sides of cheek,and of grayish on flank.Ventral pure blackish;Winter pelage pure black dorsally and ventrally.Size medium,LHB 156(153-160) mm,EL 17.3(17-18) mm,LHF 27.3(27-28) mm,GLS 38.2(37.5-38.9) mm,ZW 19.1(18.8-19.1) mm,BW 16.7(15.9-16.7) mm,BH 14.6(14.3-14.9) mm;incisive and palatal foramina completely confluent.Remarks:Dark blackish pelage of the new species is unique in genus Ochotona.The new species belongs to subgenus Ochotona by its incisive and palatal foramina completely confluent on the skull.It differs from many species of sub genus Ochotona (O.macrotis,O.roylei,O.koslowi,O.curzoniae,O.daurica,O.annectens,O.iliensis,O.himalayana,O.gloveri,O.erythrotis) in its small size (GLS <40 mm),and flattened skull in profile.It distingished yet from O.macrotis and O.roylei by its no small oval foramina on the anterior end of the frontal.It differs from O.cansus and O.thomasi in its longer and wide skull (GLS 38.2(37.5-38.9) mm,vs.<36.2 mm;and ZW over 18 mm vs.<16.2 mm). The new species is closely similar to sympatric species (O.forresti,O.thibetana and O.gaoligongensis) in size,no small oval formina on the frontal and the ratio of ZW and GLS of the skull.It distinguished from latter 3 species by its dark black pelage,its rather prominent braincase (ratio of BH and GLS 38.1%-38.3% vs.<37.0%);by its wide basioccipital bone (width of basioccipital bone at carotid cannel 4.1 (3.8-4.3) mm vs.3.2(2.8-3.4) mm in O.forresti,2.7(2.6-2.9) mm in O.thibetana,and 2.4(2.2-2.4) mm in O.gaoligongensis);by its relatively shorter ear(17-18 mm vs.over 20 mm);by its large auditory bulla [LAB 9.1(8.9-9.2) mm vs.8.3(7.6-8.9) mm];by its relatively longer bone palate [2.1(1.9-2.2) mm vs.1.3(1.0-1.5) mm];by its pear shaped incisive-palatal foramina against calabash or violin shaped incisive-palatal foramina (O.forresti and O.gaoligongensis).


The rapid micropropagation technology of Heuchera villosa 'Citronelle' and Heuchera villosa 'Caramelr' were investigated in the experiment.The results showed that the suitable explants was the bud in the greenhouse;the optimal medium for bud induction was MS+6-BA 0.2 mg/L;the best medium for successive transfer culture was MS+BA 0.2 mg/L+NAA 0.01 mg/L;and using 1/2MS+IBA 1.5 mg/L as rooting medium was better.Plantlets transplanted on media which contained vermiculite and perlite with 1∶1 had survival rate of more than 95%.


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The oxygen uptake and respiratory quotient (RQ) of field cores from three soils of different texture classes were studied using electrolytic respirometers. Critical values of air-filled pore space (f), above which RQ was always near unity, that is, corresponding to the transition from anaerobic to aerobic respiration, were defined for each soil. These critical values agreed with minimum values off required for plant growth as reported in the literature, suggesting that RQ can be used as an index of adequate soil aeration.

Oxygen uptake by the three soils reached a maximum at f values slightly above the critical values, corresponding to the highest moisture content at which oxygen diffusion was non-limiting.


Les thèmes proposés s'intègrent dans la palette des activités de recherche développées par le groupe Wireless Communications du Service OPERA. MOTIVATION Multiple-antenna (MIMO) techniques are used a lot in current wireless communication systems. They can serve as a means to increase the capacity thanks to the additional space dimension. They can also strengthen the link robustness thanks to space-time coding techniques or beamforming. More recently, the idea of very large multiple-antenna systems has come as a way to reduce the power consumption of cellular base stations. Indeed, a typical macro base station may have a power consumption of the order of 1 kW, dominated by the power amplifier and hence the radiated power. A larger number of antennas can help reducing significantly the radiated power, assuming we can contain the power consumption of other components, such as analog front-ends or digital signal processing. Pushing the reasoning to the extreme, future systems may contain hundreds of antennas, hence the name "Massive MIMO". OBJECTIVES The first objective of this work is to demonstrate the capability of the massive MIMO base station in focusing the radiated power towards a desired location. The primary communication scheme to explore is called time-reversal and consists in applying the time-reversed conjugate channel impulse response to precode the signal. Channel measurements will be performed to validate the results. The second objective is to investigate to impact of synchronization errors and analog front-end non-idealities to the performance of the system. These effects must be limited to make sure the radiated power is focused to the right location. A baseband simulator of the massive MIMO system will be built. It will include all relevant effects such as analog non-idealities and synchronization errors. This project is held in close collaboration with the IMEC research center (Leuven, Belgium), considered as a major actor in the fields microelectronics and nano-technologies. MOTIVATION People are more and more wirelessly connected to their close environment. Current studies focus either on the development of communications between two devices worn by the user (on-body communications) or between one device worn by the user and another located in his far-field (off-body communications). The idea behind near-body communications is to fill in the gap between these two kinds of communications by developing an " electromagnetic bubble " around the user to allow wireless communications in the very near-field of the human body. OBJECTIVES It is proposed to analytically and experimentally …


The Novosibirsk ERL is used as a source of electron beams for the powerful Free Electron Laser. It is based on the normal conducting RF structure which operates in CW mode. The third stage of this facility which is the first in the world four-turn ERL has been commissioned recently. More than 90% of electrons were transported to the beam dump, which allowed to increase the average beam current up to 5 mA. The obtained parameters are sufficient to get lasing at the third stage FEL which will be installed at fourth track in the nearest future. In this paper we report the commissioning status and talk about further development of the Novosibirsk ERL and FEL facility.


1 Student, Information Technology, Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India 2 Associate Professor, Information Technology, Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India 3 Assistant Professor, Information Technology, Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract Social networking has become more popular from last few decades for users to meet and interact online. Users spend their significant amount of time to share their personal information on social networking sites such as Gmail, Twitter, Facebook etc. Password provides reliable security and protection against unwanted access to resources to the social network platform. Password security like textual password or graphical password is not convenient to the users who forget their passwords. To overcome the drawback of these authenticators, a backup authentication mechanism is taken into consideration. Backup authentication mechanism helps the users to regain their passwords. Recently, a new backup authentication mechanism called as trustee based social authentication has shown promising results. In this authentication method, every user depends on multiple trustees for backup mechanism. So hacking of one user's profile affects many numbers of users. This is called as "Forest Fire attack" In this paper, the concept is on the trustee based social authentication in which users select trustees and recover their account via verification mails. The security mails generated by the system gives more secured trustee based authentication system.


Wireless LAN's weak security limits its development.This paper introduces security threats of Wireless LAN,as well as a series security protocols to prevent these threats,which including the new standard IEEE802.11i and WAPI.The second one is our own independent research and development protocol.


This essay analyzes the influence higher education has had on the "creative economy" of New Bedford, Massachusetts, once one of the leading textile centers in the United States. In my analysis, I assess how New Bedford's cultural and historical legacy informed artistic education in the city. In addition, I explore the impact that a single institution of higher education (the Swain School of Design) has had on New Bedford's current cultural and economic revitalization.


The Baishan City is situated in the central region of the Changbaishan The special natural environment and geologic setting provide some favorable conditions for the forming of mineral water and geothermal water The position of mineral water resources is at the head of China,and geothermal water is at the first place in Jilin Province They have some advantages and characteristics with a wide distribution and concentration,a unique water quality and without any pollution;extremely rich water resources,and with a favorable ecological environment The strategic principle for the development of mineral water resources should be:overall planning and arrangement,rational distribution,bringing famous brand effect into full play,developing market with the famous brand strategy;exerting great efforts to attract foreign business men to invest,enlarging development The products should be diverse and series,guaranteeing quality and winning the trust of users


Insular lesions are known to be very difficult to locate. They are often misdiagnosed as frontal lesions, temporal lesions, frontal-temporal lesions, and thalamic lesions.1 Moreover, because of the complex anatomy surrounding the insular lobe, severe postoperative complications are considered. Removal of the temporal lobe plus a subtotal tumor resection is carried out even biopsy or non-surgical treatment is advocated.


*Gairal de Serezin, F., 2614 Galassi, Andrea, 4070 Gale, R. James, 2989-95 •Galiano, 2533 •Galiber, 2501 •Galibert, Louis Philippe, 1129 •Galitzin, Emmanuel, 2109 •Gallay, Leon, 1129 •Gallenfels, 944 •Gallina, Ernst, 3819, 4024, 4344 Gallois, Eug., 3279, 4174 Gallois, L., 1991, 2056 •Galvialo, M. Ja., 3409. In spite of these shortcomings the Columbia index is a very valuable tool. Every scholar and library owning a set of the Bibliotheca Sinica should acquire a copy of it and be grateful to Mr. Linton for having undertaken its editing and copying.


The researcher investigates the conflict in photographs of two Afghani newspapers daily
Kabul Times and daily Weesa related to Afghanistan war in this research. The time period
assigned for the study was six months — from July l, 2018 to December 31, 2018. This
quantitative content analysis of the photographs, on one hand, depicted the current war in the
country; it helped to determine whether the photographs conform to the perspective of peace
and war journalism approaches, on the other. Such an approach seemed significant for know
how the visual depictions of Afghanistan war were conducted and what appropriate
conceptual and methodological tools existed in this regard. The finding showed that Kabul
Times contributed more peace frames than war in pictures while covering war in the country.
Weesa newspaper has given the more space to war frame instead of peace in its pictures.
Overall, the results of the study suggest that peace framed pictures were comparatively more
than the war framed pictures, in terms of contents in particular. So, the study seems to be very
optimistic about the outcome of the ongoing peace negotiations between Taliban and USA
and this study recommends that the future research in the area must focus on the media visual
frame of intra-negotiations between the government and Taliban.


51 Purpose: Tumor-derived cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma can be used for molecular testing 52 and provide an attractive alternative to tumor tissue. Commonly used PCR-based technologies 53 can test for limited number of alterations at the time. Therefore, novel ultrasensitive 54 technologies capable of testing for a broad spectrum of molecular alterations are needed to 55 further personalized cancer therapy. 56 Experimental Design: We developed a highly sensitive ultra-deep next-generation sequencing 57 (NGS) assay using reagents from TruSeq Nano library preparation and Nextera Rapid Capture 58 target enrichment kits to generate plasma cfDNA sequencing libraries for mutational analysis in 59 61 cancer-related genes using common bioinformatics tools. The results were retrospectively 60 compared to molecular testing of archival primary or metastatic tumor tissue obtained at 61 different points of clinical care. 62 Results: In a study of 55 patients with advanced cancer, the ultra-deep NGS assay detected 63 82% (complete detection) to 87% (complete and partial detection) of the aberrations identified in 64 discordantly collected corresponding archival tumor tissue. Patients with a low variant allele 65 frequency (VAF) of mutant cfDNA survived longer than those with a high VAF did ( P =0.018). In 66 patients undergoing systemic therapy, radiological response was positively associated with 67 changes in cfDNA VAF ( P =0.02), and compared with unchanged/increased mutant cfDNA VAF, 68 decreased cfDNA VAF was associated with longer time to treatment failure (TTF; P =0.03). 69 Conclusions: Ultra-deep NGS assay has good sensitivity compared to conventional clinical 70 mutation testing of archival specimens. A high VAF in mutant cfDNA corresponded with shorter 71 survival. Changes in VAF of mutated cfDNA were associated with TTF. 72 73 74 75 76 We demonstrated the feasibility of performing mutational analysis for 61 cancer-related genes using highly sensitive ultra-deep next-generation sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA from patients with advanced cancers using commonly available consumables and a simplified workflow, which can facilitate adoption of the assays in laboratories with next-generation 81 sequencing expertise. We also demonstrate that our approach allows for robust somatic variant 82 detection, which compares well with standard methods of clinical molecular profiling of archival 83 tumor tissue. Our data suggest that the amount of mutated cell-free DNA is a prognostic biomarker for patient survival and that levels of mutated cell-free DNA are correlated with 85 systemic treatment success. molecular profiles previously reported from clinical testing of archival tumor a CLIA-certified laboratory in 82% detection) to 87% (complete and partial detection) of patients with advanced variant 80% and 86%, a of


Liberatore and Pollack-Johnson (2003) made a survey to analyze and assess factors that influence the extent of usage, type of usage, and selection of project management (PM) software by professionals in the field. This study aims to verify whether the results found by the authors apply to the reality of a Brazilian software development public company. Liberatore and Pollack-Johnson's questionnaire was translated and applied to a group of project managers. In addition, we conducted semi structured interviews and observations to gather data used in the analyses. Differences were found when comparing the survey results to those of Liberatore and Pollack-Johnson (2003). The main finding of this research relates to the identification of a specific need that had not been mentioned in the Liberatore and Pollack-Johnson's research: "usage for control only".


L-arginine is the precursor of nitric oxide (NO), the most important factor responsible for diabetes associated cardiovascular complications. In this study, we explored whether L-argenine supplementation is able to stabilize tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) during experimental diabetes, and we also investigated how critical the elevation of BH4 and total biopterin in affecting the endothelial dysfunction. Seventy five male albino rats weighting 180-200 g were divided into five groups; control, L-arginine, diabetic, treated and prophylactic groups. After the experimental period, fasting blood samples were collected from all groups for determination of fasting blood glucose, insulin and NO. Total biopterin, and BH4 were determined by HPLC; separation was achieved on reversed phase column (250 mm x 5 μm). Column temperature was 50 °C, the excitation and emission wavelengths were 360 and 440 nm respectively. The results showed a reduction in total biopterin, and BH4 in diabetic group, although, L-arginine significantly attenuated this reduction. In conclusion, oral administration of L-arginine markedly increased BH4 availability and NO. L-Arginine may be a novel nutrient, which has important implications for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus.


Non-coding Xist RNA plays an essential role in X chromosome inactivation (XCI) in female mammals. It coats the X chromosome in cis and mediates the recruitment of many proteins involved in gene silencing and heterochromatinization. The molecular basis of how Xist RNA initiates chromosomal silencing and what proteins participate in this process has been extensively studied and elucidated. Its involvement in the establishment and maintenance of the X-inactivated state is, however, less understood. The XistIVS allele we previously reported is peculiar in that it can initiate XCI but fails to establish the inactive state that is stably maintained and, therefore, may provide an opportunity to explore how Xist RNA contributes to establish a robust heterochromatin state. Here we demonstrate that ectopic splicing taking place to produce XistIVS RNA disturbs its function to properly establish stable XCI state. This finding warrants the potential of XistIVS RNA to provide further insight into our understanding of how Xist RNA contributes to establish sustainable heterochromatin.


This study aims at evaluating and investigating the effectiveness of the internal auditing procedures in the Jordanian commercial banks through evaluating auditing procedures used in the commercial banks in Jordan and evaluating the role of the board of directors in achieving this effectiveness. Moreover, this study aims at investigating the internal auditing program used in the banks to check the availability of the risk –based auditing program and sufficient degree of independence for the internal auditor in these banks. The study's main hypothesis was: "the internal auditing procedures in the Jordanian commercial banks do not include the effectiveness of the internal auditing profession" and there were other four sub-hypotheses. The descriptive approach was used. A questionnaire consisted of 48 items was prepared and distributed to 130 internal auditors in the commercial banks representing 248 internal auditors. Only 104 questionnaires were valid for analysis out of 120 questionnaires that were retrieved. Data were collected and analyzed statistically. Results revealed that the internal auditing program used in the commercial banks included procedures that achieve internal auditing procedures and the role of the board of directors ensured the effectiveness of the internal auditing in the information technology. Additionally, results showed that the internal auditing program included risk based auditing program and the internal auditing procedures ensure the internal auditor's independence. The study recommended the necessity to enhance the current procedures followed in the internal auditing implementation for its effectiveness and the necessity to clarify the internal controls and its levels to ensure the success of the auditing program.


In this study, explore how reinforcement learning could be used to improve the checkers-playing experience for people with dementia as part of a therapeutic gaming environment. In order to train an agent that can aid in both offensive and defensive strategies, the Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) reinforcement learning algorithm is used. The fundamental goal of this research is to find ways to stimulate the brains of people with dementia in order to improve their cognitive abilities, such as memory, problem-solving, and observational skills. The Deep Deterministic Policy Gradients (DDPG) and the Soft Actor-Critic reinforcement learning algorithms are compared and contrasted. The results show that the Soft Actor-Critic algorithm excels in this setting. This study adds to the growing body of evidence supporting the use of game-based therapies in the treatment of dementia, with the aim of improving patients' cognitive abilities and quality of life.


We write (3) 0(t) = f(x + t) f(x t), A(t) = f(x + t) f(x t) -1, where I is a finite number. It is known' that if &(t)-*O as t-0O, then the sequence { nBn(x) } is summable (C, r), r> 1, to the value 1/r, but not necessarily summable (C, 1). It is also known2 that with the same hypothesis the sequence {nBn(x) } is summable by the first logarithmic mean to the value /wr. The object of this note is to prove the following THEOREM 1. If


In this paper we propose an approach to solving multiple criteria macroeconomic policy problems and report on an application using an existing econometric model. This approach involves the use of a mathematical programming formulation of the macroeconomic policy problem with multiple objective functions. The multiple objectives are resolved by a man-machine interactive solution strategy. This approach was implemented in order to analyze macroeconomic problems in Finland.


The grain boundary character distributions,misorientation and crystallographic textures of TWIP(Twining Induced Plasticity) steel sheets during annealing were investigated by electron back scatter diffraction(EBSD) technique.The effect of annealing temperature on the grain boundary character and texture was analyzed.It was observed that with the increasing of annealing temperature,the density of Σ 3 coincidence grain boundary increased but Σ 1 coincidence grain boundary decreased,the intensity of β-fiber increased while the α-fiber was reduced.The experimental results indicated that the dominant texture components in the TWIP steel consisted of G{011} 100 ,B{011} 211 ,S{123} 634 ,and Cu{112} 111 .It was found that the intensity of G{011} 100 at 1100 ℃ was weaker than those at 1000 ℃,the intensity of S{123} 634 and B{011} 211 and Cu{112} 111 at 1100 ℃ was stronger than those at 1000 ℃.


Here we present a low cost, 3D printed optical reader which is compatible with a disposable, finger actuated chip which can be used for rapid CD4+ enumeration. This portable and widely autonomous device provides the next step in a workflow which can meet the WHO ASSURED requirements for assessment of HIV status in resource-poor settings. The reader is composed of 3D printed parts where the microfluidic chip can be moved along the optical axis of the objective lens for focusing using a screw adapted from a masonry bolt. Performance of the reader shows good agreement with measurements made using a conventional inverted microscope.


The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a F2-agonist, and a compound of formula: wherein m, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in the specification, and their use in therapy.


W xT tHEN G. Elliott Smith, comparative anatomist of the brain, in his description of an endocast of the cranial cavity of a giant Moa briefly remarked "The hypophysis is very large" (1902), little was yet known of the relation of the pituitary gland to body size. Nor could F. Nopcsa, the palaeozoologist, realize the full implications when he demonstrated that the fossa hypophyseos is larger, in relation to the brain cavity proper, in giant dinosaurs than in their smaller relatives (1917). For the definite proof of the influence of the pituitary gland on body growth, the separation, from the many other substances produced by the gland, of the anterior lobe growth hormone, was not achieved until 1921 (H. M. Evans).


We derive recurrence relations for the coefficients ak in the power series expansion θ(ξ)=∑ akξ2k of the solution of the Lane--Emden equation, and examine the convergence of these series. For values of the polytropic index n n1 the series converge in the inner part of the star but then diverge. We also derive the series expansions for θ, ξ in powers of m=q2/3, where q=-ξ2dθ/dξ is the polytropic mass. These series appear to converge everywhere within the star for all n ≤ 5. Finally we show that θ(ξ) can be satisfactorily approximated (∼ 1 per cent) by (1-cξ2)/(1+eξ2)m, and give the values of the constants determined by a Pade approximation to the series, and by a two-parameter fit to the numerical solutions.


A B S TR A C T The total soluble carbohydrate fraction of the cotyledons and embryo axis of germinating soybean seedlings declined rapidly during the first 3 days of germination. This depletion began earlier in the embryo axis than in the cotyledon. The total carbohydr ate content of the cotyledons of plants grown in light and plants grown in dark was approximately the same for the first 7 days of germination. Between day 9 and 13 the total carbohydrate content of the cotyledons of soybean seedlings grown in dark was higher than that of plants grown in light. The reducing sugar content of light-grown soybean cotyledons increased approximately 5-fold during the first 9 days of germination, whereas that of dark-grown soybean cotyledons increased more slowly duiring this interval. Reducing sugars in the embryo increased during the early stages of germination until they appi oximately equalled the total carbohydrate. Between day 4 and 13, oil was depleted more rapidly in the cotyledons of seedlings grown in light than those grown in the dark. The reserve carbohydrates of soybean embryos and cotyledons consisted primarily of low molecular weight oligosaccharides, particularly sucrose, stachyose, and raffinose. These compounds decreased rapidly during germination. The isocitritase activity in the cotyledons of germinating soybean seeds increased rapidly for the first 6 days of germination and then decreased for the next 7 days. The isocitritase activity of plants grown in the dark was higher than that of the plants grown in light at all stages of development, particularly between day 7 and 11.


Abstract : Computational Red Teaming describes the application of new and innovative analytic techniques, tools and methodologies in support of Red Teaming Activities. This report documents the formal design of such a tool, to inform the future direction of the DSTO research program. Requirements for an executable prototype are presented to construct the initial design, developed through the application of Systems Engineering practices. Recommendations to further develop the prototype are provided, with illustrative examples. When implemented, the prototype will deliver a Computational Red Teaming capability to assess technologies and systems, concepts and force structures; with the potential to inform better decisions in future Australian capability development.


Two-parameter equations of state (EOSs), such as the Peng-Robinson and Redlich-Kwong EOSs, or their variants, are widely used for the simulation of industrial processes. In this work, some algebraic properties of two-parameter cubic and noncubic equations of state and of their translated forms are investigated. For saturated pure compounds, translated and untranslated forms describe the same universal curves for pairs of certain dimensionless variables. In the present work we provide general parameters, not previously given in the literature, representing the universal relations set by the van der Waals (VdW), Redlich-Kwong (RK), and modified Carnahan-Starling-van der Waals (MCSV) equations of state. Direct calculation procedures, which make use of the pure compound universal relations, are proposed for the calculation of properties at infinite dilution, leading to the determination of regions of azeotropy. For mixing rules which do not depend on density, it has been found that the universal relations which are valid for saturated pure compounds are also valid for homogeneous azeotropes of any number of components. This finding can be exploited within any existing algorithm designed to find azeotropic points, in order to get faster and more reliable outputs. On the basis of the identity between pure compound and azeotropic universal relations, noniterative methods of calculation are proposed to establish the existence of simple or multiple azeotropy and of pseudocritical points. Simplified calculation procedures are also proposed to obtain values of binary parameters from experimental azeotropic information. All numerical examples have been done using the Peng-Robinson EOS (PR EOS).


Iron has a dualistic character. On the one hand it is essential for the life of most organisms, on the other hand it is involved in the generation of reactive oxygen species that are implicated in ...


At carrying out of the morfo-ecological analysis of an intimate index of Corvids inverse relationship between value of the given parameter and weight of a body is established. Seasonal distinctions of size of the considered parameter are revealed: during the spring-summer period value of an intimate index is more, rather than in autumn-winter. The greatest seasonal variability of an intimate index at flying kinds Corvids, and the least at settled is established.


The mossbauer spectra of T12 steel quenched and cryogenic-treated at-196℃ for 2h,24h,0.5h×10 times was measured,and the hyperfine field,isomer shift,quadrupole splitting of samples were investigated.The results show that the atomic structure and phasic states of martensite or carbide are changed during cryogenic treatment,which induces hyperfine field of martensite to change,and makes isomer shift and quadrupole splitting of the phases alter.Prolonging cryogenics time and adding treatment times will promote martensite 4(M4) formation.The kinds and amount of martensite or carbide depend on cryogenics time and treatment times.


Fuentes, A. (2011). Zero-tolerance policy creates a school-to-prison pipeline. New America Media. Retrieved from http://newamericamedia.org/2011/05/zerotolerance-policy-creates-a-school-to-prison-pipeline.php James, M. (2010). Never give up: The complexities of promoting academic excellence among African American at a single gender school. The Journal of African American Males in Education, 1(3), 167–195. James, M., & Lewis, C. (2009). Exploring possibilities: A qualitative analysis of a single-gender School for Urban African American Males. The National Journal of Urban Education & Practice, 3(1), 230–250. Justice Policy Institute. (2003). Half of African American male dropouts and 1 in 10 White male dropouts have prison records. Retrieved from http://www. justicepolicy.org/article.php?id=242 Krezmien, M. P. (2006). Multilevel analysis of suspensions in Maryland. Unpublished manuscript, University of Maryland, College Park. Lewis, C., James, M., Hancock, S., & Hill-Jackson, V. (2008). Framing African American students' success and failure in urban settings: A typology for change. Urban Education, 43, 127–153. Doi:10.1177/0042085907312315 Mckee, J. B. (1993). Sociology and the Race Problem: The Failure of a Perspective. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press. Mincy, R. (Ed.). (2006). Black males left behind. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press. Mincy, R., Lewis, C., & Tan, W. (2006). Left behind: Less-educated young Black men in the economic boom of the 1990s. In R. Mincy (Ed.), Black males left behind (pp. 1–10). Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press. Muhammad, A. (2009). Transforming school culture: How to overcome staff division. Solution Tree Press. National Urban League. (2007). The state of Black America 2007: Portrait of the Black male. Silver Spring, MD: Beckham. Noguera, P. (2008). The trouble with Black males . . . and other reflections on race, equity and the future of public education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Noguera, P., & Wing, J. (Eds.). (2006). Unfinished business: Closing the racial achievement gap in schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Ogawa, R., Crain, R., Loomis, M., & Ball, T. (2008). CHAT-IT: Toward conceptualizing learning in the context of formal organizations. Educational Researcher, 37(2), 93–95.


Objective: To determine resistance levels to temephos and deltamethrin in native populations of the following insects: Aedes aegypti (La Libertad and Piura), Anopheles albimanus strains (Sullana and Tambogrande), and Lutzomyia spp. (Santiago de Chuco) in Northern Peru. Materials and methods: Bioassays in larvae and adults were performed following the methodology designed by the World Health Organization. B-estearase band visualization in fourth-stage larvae was performed using electrophoresis in a polyacrylamide gel. Results: A. aegypti from Sullana had a 6,84 resistance .


High school marks the intersection of the emotionality of adolescence and the rationality of career choice. Years later classmates return to reunions bearing recollections of teen love and boasting the hallmarks of upward mobilty. Given the heavy freight of the high school years, it is surprising how few alumni have chosen to write about them. Some have, but the most notable—or, at least, the most well-known— literary production, What Really Happened to the Class of'65?,,' is hardly more than local gossip. It may be wondered why it was published. The authors, Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky (both class members, the former now a rightwing talk show host in Seattle, the latter secluded in Paris), remind us that this particular cohort at Palasades High School (Pacific Palasades, CA) was the focus of a Time cover story on "today's teenagers." Admittedly, the youngsters were hardly typical, living in one of America's most affluent enclaves, the beneficiaries of well-paid teachers and sophisticated parents. Yet the very circumstance of their isolation from the masses and financial security cast them into a unique position: in the years following graduation "through all the upheavals in sex, politics, and life styles . . . [they were] always in the forefront, always on the crest of the wave," or so the authors assure us. This is the extent of the historical context provided. The volume consists of thirty personal sketches, each a pastiche of autobiographical testimony and


There are a number of factors which result in congestion including: lack of road capacity during peak periods, disruptions and road incidents occurring within the network and interruption of flow at intersections. Furthermore, a key factor which has not been studied quantitatively in great detail, that impacts road capacity and contributes to congestion, is the provision of on-street parking. This study attempts to fill the gap in knowledge by providing a further understanding of the traffic congestion resulting from on-street parking and the associated impacts on road capacity. The study utilises field surveys to measure the time taken to complete parking manoeuvres and the resulting queues that occur on metropolitan roads in Sydney. Statistical analysis of these surveys was then conducted and a relationship was derived to measure the impact of these interruptions on road capacity. The results of the study clearly indicate that the reduction in capacity of the lane adjacent to a parking lane is greater when the time restriction of an on-street parking zone is short. The study suggests possible reduction factors that can be used in road capacity estimations when on-street parking is allowed in an urban transport corridor. Once the adjustment factors developed in this study are refined and validated, they can be incorporated within transport guidelines and road infrastructure standards to appropriately account for the impacts of on-street parking on road capacity. This study has the potential to improve the assessment of traffic impacts from land use developments and take appropriate steps to alleviate congestion throughout the network.


Quadtree segmentation is a simple technique to represent an image at different resolution levels. This representation can be used to compress an image efficiently; however, at the same time, it may cause sawteeth between sub-images. This paper proposes a better reconstruction algorithm for quadtree image coding. It can eliminate the sawteeth between sub-images and improve the quality of the reconstructed image. The algorithm of the proposed method is quite simple, so it would not decrease the efficiency of the quadtree approach. In addition, the proposed method does not alter the compression part of the traditional quadtree algorithm but its decompression (i.e. reconstruction) part only. This means that the proposed method could be utilized to improve the quality of the reconstructed image even if this image was compressed by the traditional quadtree approach.


Mats of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia nanofibers were prepared in the present research. The effect of the mats calcination temperatures (600, 900, and 1200 °C) on their structure and morphology was investigated. It was found that phase composition of the fibers did not change in all range of the calcination temperatures, while the average grain size in fiber increased from 8 to 39 nm. Multi-cyclic and single loading-unloading nanoindentation testing of the ceramic mats showed that the hysteresis loop energy in samples decreases with higher calcination temperature. Hardness and the elastic modulus measured by spherical (with 10 and 250 μm radii) and sharp Berkovich indenters were the highest in the mats calcined at 900 °C. This calcination temperature can be considered an optimal one for preparation of nanofibers mats which mechanical properties are of importance for their application.


This chapter is about a large-scale process industry where innovations have characteristics that are not well represented in the innovation management literature and where the transformation is rel ...


The animation and computer simulation of virtual creatures are topics which have benefitted from a strong research impulse from the community of computer graphics. Some techniques, such as keyframing of motion capture, are widely used but impose a great burden on the animator because of the limited re-use possibilities of produced movements in new projects. Parallel to those open loop techniques, other approaches based on higher level tools have been developped : physical simulation, locomotion / prehension algorithms, perceptive systems, etc. They all have the interest of abstracting the movement by bringing the animator control tools with higher-level parameters, and in a smaller number than traditionnal techniques. This problem of system control with respect to some goals, and some described tools have counterparts in the artificial life domain. This discipline addresses the issue of the genesis of biological phenomenom by synthetising systems which behave in a way similar to life beings. Beyond computer simulations, robotic implementations of those techniques have shown their practical interest and possibilities offered by behaviours generation in a complex environment. Basing our work on the observation of a need of genericity for animation tools in computer graphics, and on the interest of a complex environment in which artificial life simulations can take place, we will show the usefulness of bringing together the issues of those communities using a common platform, itself based on a physical simulation and the easy generation of physical models of artificial creatures. We will hence study a framework taking into account needs and constraints of those disciplines, the issues raised by physical simulation use and how the tools we are proposing make it easier to use. We will finally show how this platform can be used, and the expected contributions either from a computer graphics or artificial life point of view.


The use of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a tool to guide catalyst development is demonstrated by comparing the environmental impact of acrylic acid production from propylene, the current commercial feedstock, to propane as an alternate feedstock. Acrylic acid is currently produced in a two-step process from propylene. Because of its lower cost, propane is an attractive alternative to propylene; however, no catalysts are currently available that can compete with the high yield of the propylene process. The LCA was performed using SimaPro, and impact assessment was determined using the Eco-Indicator 99 method. A comparison of the two feedstocks at the 87% yield of the current commercial propylene process demonstrated that switching to propane would decrease the environmental impact of the process by 20%. Determination of environmental impact as the yield from the potential propane process was varied predicts that, at yields exceeding 6%, the propane process will have a lower environmental impact than the c...


Peripheral iridotomy using combination of semiconductor laser 532 and YAG laser was performed on 35 eyes of 29 patients. All procedures were performed successfully and there was no significant change in visual acuity after treatment. One week after treatment, the intraocular pressure was 6.99 - 20.08 mm Hg(0.93 -2.67 kPa). Peripheral anterior chamber angles were all widened, no acceleration of lens opacity was observed. Combination of semiconductor laser and YAG laser peripheral iridotomy are safe and effective for angle closure treatment and can be performed in community hospitals.

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Glaucoma,angle-closure ;  Laser surgery ;


Drawing on a broad background in mathematics, physics, the engineering sciences and geophysical fluid dynamics, Professor Lawrence Mysak has made numerous fundamental contributions to applied mathematics, oceanography and climate dynamics. The many research awards and academic honours that he has received attest to the remarkable productivity of an academic career spanning more than four decades. Those of us who have had the good fortune to have him as a research supervisor were all greatly influenced by his infectious enthusiasm, sharp intellect, inexhaustible energy and his remarkable ability to develop a huge network of scientific friends. Born in Saskatoon, Lawrence's academic career began at the University of Alberta, Edmonton; he graduated from there in 1961 with a B.Sc. (hons.) in Applied Mathematics. Subsequently, under the supervision of George Szekeres at the University of Adelaide, his research on Schwarzschild singularities (i.e., black holes) led to an M.Sc. in Mathematics (1963) and his first journal publication. At Harvard University, under the supervision of Allan Robinson, he wrote his Ph.D. thesis (1966) on continental shelf waves, providing one of the earliest theoretical treatments of a new phenomenon first detected in 1962. During 1967–86, Lawrence taught at the University of British Columbia, eventually becoming Professor in the departments ofMathematics and Oceanography. His research during this period was focused mainly on the generation and propagation of ocean waves and the stability and meandering of oceanic boundary currents. With Paul LeBlond, he co-wrote an advanced-level textbookWaves in the Ocean, published in 1978,which quickly becamea classic. Intrigued by the influence ofElNiñoonwest coast fisheries, Lawrencebegan shifting his research interest towards climate problems. Sincemoving toMcGill University in 1986, he has focused on the study of highlatitude andArctic natural climate variability on interannual, decadal-to-centennial andmillennial timescales. In addition, he hasworked on the thermohaline circulation and its role in climate, vegetation–climate interactions, glacial inceptions and paleoclimates. During the summer of 2010, Lawrence became professor emeritus at McGill. The 44th Annual Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS), held in Ottawa, presented a not-to-be-missed opportunity to bring his academic friends as well as his former students and post-doctoral fellows together. Hence, a special session in Lawrence's honour was organized at the CMOS Congress during 1–2 June 2010 by two former students (Bruno Tremblay and me). This special issue contains eight papers, four of them following from oral presentations made at the special session (the full programme is listed below) and four from colleagues who were unable to attend. The review process for the manuscripts was kindly handled by two guest editors, Patrick Cummins (also a former student) and Steven Lambert.


In order to enhance the management level of coal mine safety production and promote the "safe, accurate and efficient" preventive treatments for gas in Guizhou of China, the occurrence and other prominent features of coal and gas are investigated. The characteristics and regularities of coal mine accidents in Guizhou during 2001–2015 are summarized to analyze the commonness of gas accidents in general and determine the characteristics of gas preventive treatment. Geological data, gas basic parameters, and physical properties of coal of 386 mines and 761 sets of coal seams in Guizhou are also statistically analyzed. Based on step control theory of gas occurrence structure and the regionally tectonic regularity of coal-bearing stratum distribution, the deformations of coal measures in Guizhou mine area are mainly caused by great variation of stratigraphic occurrence, complicated geological structure, and high crustal stress. The regional occurrence of coal seam is obvious with the highest content of Tongzi–Zunyi–Liuzhi–Xingyi line, which gradually reduces to the both east and west sides. Influence factors and weights of gas occurrence are expounded from geological and coal factor by mathematical statistics, and the main influence factors of gas occurrence are the sedimentary environment, syncline structure, and metamorphic grade in proper sequence. Combined with the risk prediction of coal and gas outburst area, the prediction of gas pressure by gas content is not suitable under the special occurrence conditions. The initial velocity of gas emission, the solidity coefficient, and the damage type in more than 77% of minable seams all exceed the critical value. This work provides guidance in improvement of the governance situation for gas control in Guizhou. The index prediction system which is suitable for mining conditions of special coal mines in Guizhou should be established.


In Web retrieval, it is often the case that the results given by search engines are not just what we want. To solve this problem there have been many studies on improving queries to be submitted to search engines. However, they are still insufficient due to lack of consideration on time information. To remedy this we propose a user-schedule-based Web page recommendation method. The method makes use of a user's schedule to make the recommendation suite to his/her requests. In addition, an algorithm for extracting related words is introduced as a key technique in this method. Some preliminary experiments show very promising results in recommending Web pages relevant to users requests. We also confirmed that this algorithm outperforms a method using mutual information.


The invention relates to a protective tube (50) that is used in the sterilization of flexible endoscopes in negative pressure methods. Said flexible endoscopes have a distal end segment (32) with a flexible envelope (36). The diameter (58) of the protective tube (50) is selected in such a way that said protective tube (50) can be fittingly inserted into the distal end segment (32) and the length (56) of the protective tube (50) is selected in such a way that it covers at least the end segment (32) with the flexible tube (36). Furthermore, the structure (52) of the protective tube (50) is selected in such a way that the flexible envelope (36) is protected against swelling under negative pressure conditions while the sterilization medium can pass between the outer side (48) of the envelope (36) and the inserted protective tube (50).


Treatment of patients with ALPS has varied but presently there is no consensus about the optimal therapy. Splenectomy is an option but data regarding the postsplenectomy outcome in pediatric ALPS patients remain very limited. We present two children who suffered from anemia and physical discomfort from the large spleen. Both patients underwent uneventful splenectomy and experienced significant improvement in cytopenia, daily activity and well‐being. Furthermore the youngest patient showed a significant catch‐up growth. We conclude that in selected patients with marked splenomegaly and ALPS, splenectomy may be considered a treatment option. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;53:1124–1126. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Our purpose in this paper is to examine if there is any profitability for a company with a factory in the timber industry to invest in a combined heat and power, CHP. Based on analysis and the resu ...


ABSTRACT Neutrophils are primary phagocytes of the innate immune system that generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mediate host defense. Deficient phagocyte NADPH oxidase (PHOX) function leads to chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) that is characterized by invasive infections, including those by the generally non-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The role of neutrophil ROS in this specific host–pathogen interaction remains unclear. Here, we exploit the optical transparency of zebrafish to image the effects of neutrophil ROS on invasive fungal growth and neutrophil behavior in response to Aspergillus nidulans. In a wild-type host, A. nidulans germinates rapidly and elicits a robust inflammatory response with efficient fungal clearance. PHOX-deficient larvae have increased susceptibility to invasive A. nidulans infection despite robust neutrophil infiltration. Expression of subunit p22phox (officially known as CYBA), specifically in neutrophils, does not affect fungal germination but instead limits the area of fungal growth and excessive neutrophil inflammation and is sufficient to restore host survival in p22phox-deficient larvae. These findings suggest that neutrophil ROS limits invasive fungal growth and has immunomodulatory activities that contribute to the specific susceptibility of PHOX-deficient hosts to invasive A. nidulans infection. Summary: Live imaging reveals neutrophil NADPH oxidase activity limits fungal growth and excessive inflammation during Aspergillus nidulans infection in larval zebrafish.


Maritime accident is an issue of immense concern across the globe particularly because of its effect on environment and human lives. In general, there are many contributing factors behind maritime accidents, yet failure of marine engine is regarded as one of the main contributing factors. This paper, therefore, focuses on maritime accident due to engine failure. Literature review suggest that a wide range of accident theories have been developed over the years which can explain the causes of accidents. Nevertheless, there exist a significant deficiencies in computational techniques of accident prediction and analysis. Therefore, the authors attempted to present a new method named Logic Programming Technique (LPT). A simple modelling architecture is proposed which essentially utilizes search techniques to deduce an accident with sequence of events associated with engine failure. In this paper, a static knowledge base is constructed following two actual marine accident cases in order to explicate the concept. The research findings suggest that this technique has the potential to dig deep into the accident sequence and find out the root causes. Future challenges for developing this technique are discussed and research on further advancements are recommended.


Traditionally, the gingko nut is used for enhancing liver function, skin immunity, pulmonary function, and antitussive action in chronic asthma. However, when overused, it can induce central nervous system dysfunction, and the following symptoms can manifest themselves: vomiting, dizziness, convulsion, insomnia, and confusion. We experienced a case of suspected cyanide intoxication that was manifested by convulsion and metabolic dysfunction after consuming a large number of ginko nuts. We report that case, together with a review of the literature.


The Kentucky Water Management Plan provides the framework for a statewide effort to prevent irreparable harm to state waters through monitoring surface waters and aggressive management of wild rivers. The State Supreme Court decided in Commonwealth v. Stearns Coal and Lumber Co. to give state policy precedence over private property. The author reviews case law at the state and federal level on the property rights issue and concludes that the Court is reluctant to break any new ground or to limit the states' freedom to legislate in the area of land use. Kentucky is among the states taking a creative approach to land use legislation, while other states continue with more traditional attitudes.


Cucurbit[7]uril binds, with considerable size selectivity, NR(4)(+), PR(4)(+), and SR(3)(+) cations (R=Me, Et, (n)Pr, (n)Bu), with the smaller guests inside its cavity, rather than at the carbonyl-lined portals.


A field experiment was conducted during kharif and rabi seasons of 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 on a saline soils, to study the effect of various levels, methods of application and residual effect of Zn on yield, nutrient concentration and uptake of blackgram ( Vigna mungo ). Twelve treatments comprising of four ZnSO 4 levels (0, 12.5, 25 and 50 kg ha -1 ) were distributed to the two crops of riceblackgram in a cropping system. The maximum grain and haulm yields of blackgram were recorded with treatment that received 25 kg ZnSO 4 ha -1 to blackgram. The effect of all foliar treatments applied at different stages of crop proved to be at par with each other. The performance of the treatments was in the order: soil application > foliar treatments > residual fertility. The nutrient status of soil at the end of rice-blackgram cropping sequence indicated that the available N and Zn status of soil increased and that of K to decrease when compared with the initial soil status.


s Novelty. Adapted Physical Education is a new branch in science and educative field. It needs a content development and improvement by finding new forms and methods of work with special needs children. Analysis of science and teaching literature & Internet sources, studying of work of special schools for children with hearing disorders shows that content of physical training programs for such children is undeveloped. Purpose of investigation – to study the possibility of implementation of fitnesses in physical training of children with hearing disorders. The next methods of investigation were used: analysis of science and methodical literature and Internet sources, synthesis, filing, specification. Results of Investigation. Disorders of acoustic analyzer reflect on vestibular and kinetic functions ad provide delay of vertical position formation, muscular distonia, instability, arrested development of space orientation, difficulties in motor differentiation and performance of precise movements. Due to this fact the implementation of special pedagogical system in school for children with indicate disorders. Such system coud ensure correponding level of physical education. Conclusions. The presence of contradictions between psychological, social and physical demandsand possibilities of children with heaing disabilities helps us to define the scientific support of efective ways of coraction thiermotor disorders by methods of adapted physical education such as variable modul «Fitness» and its types «Step - aerobics», «Fitball -g ym», «Pilates» and «Stabilisation». The special equipment used for this: pulley weights trainer «Butterfly» pulley weights «Mini Bands», strech bands, pilates hoops, step -platforms, fitballs, balance platforms.


This paper presents a novel methodology for determining the overall highway safety level by integrating statistical analysis and analytic network process (ANP) with set pair analysis (SPA) which is applied in the evaluation of the overall highway safety for the first time. The methodology accounts for both quantitative and qualitative factors that contribute to traffic safety. The statistical analysis uses crash, alignment, intersection, and other data to determine the significant indices (variables) that affect safety. These indices are then combined with the planning (qualitative) indices to determine the weights of all indices based on expert opinions using ANP. Finally, the overall safety level of the highway is determined using SPA. The methodology is illustrated using data collected from two highways in China. The results demonstrate that the proposed methodology is sound and reliable. The methodology is applicable to existing or new highways and can help to effectively evaluate the overall safety of a highway and develop long-term strategies for safety improvements.


This research attempts to portray the students' perception on the use of English as a medium of instruction by their teacher in the classroom, and the influence of using English as a medium of instruction on classroom interactions. This research was conducted in one public senior high schools in Tanjungpandan, Belitung, involving 76 eleventh year students from two different classes and two English teachers.The data were collected through interview, journal, and classroom observation. The responses from the interview were transcribed, categorized and interpreted to answer the research questions. The data from the students writing journal were tabulated based on their categories and analyzed to support the finding from interviews. Meanwhile, the data from classroom observation were analyzed and interpreted to examine the influences of using English as a medium of instruction on the classroom interactions.The results from interview showed that 92.10% students in group1, in which English is used 71.4% by the teacher and 84.21% students in group 2, in which English is used 20.5%, had positive perception on the use of English as a medium of instruction. These data were in relevance with the data from students' journals in which 92.10% students in group1 and 88.88% students in group 2 had positive perception on the use of English as a medium of instruction. Meanwhile, the data from classroom observation showed that most students in group 1 were active, serious, and enjoying the teaching and learning process in the classroom. They were also highly appreciative to the teacher. These data were supported by findings from students' interview in which 92.10% students felt positive influences on the use of English as a medium of instruction on the classroom interaction. In-group 2, the students tended to be inactive, not serious, and not enjoying the teaching and learning process. They also had low appreciation to their English teacher. It worth noting that 84.21% students felt positive influences on the use of English as a medium of instruction on the classroom interaction.It is hoped that the findings of this research will help teachers in making decision on whether they should use English or Indonesian as a medium of instruction during teaching and learning process in the classroom. Furthermore, this research can give enlightening information in English teaching and learning to improve the students' mastery in English lesson. In addition, this research may also inspire other researchers to conduct research on other issues in accordance with the use of English as a medium of instruction.


Large intergenic non-coding RNAs(lincRNAs) are functional RNA molecules whose transcripts are more than 200 nt.And these transcripts of lincRNAs are non-coding sequences just located between the protein-coding genes.More than 3500 lincRNAs have been reported in mammalian genome so far,which involved in body ' s physiological processes through the regulation of gene expression.What ' s more,it is also found that the aberrant expression of lincRNAs existed in both solid tumor and leukemia.Therefore we summarized the latest research progress about the function of lincRNAs and how lincRNAs work in the tumor development.

Key words:
LincRNA; Transcriptional regulation; Epigenetics


Abstract To ensure the global energy demands and decarbonize the production of electricity, the expanded utilization of solar photovoltaics (PV) as a renewable energy resource has been increasing in recent decades, principally with the feasibility to be integrated with the conventional power grid. However, supplying clean power from PV grid-connected systems is often hampered by power quality (PQ) disturbances caused by the intermittent nature of solar radiation and other factors related to the grid, converters, and connected loads. To prevent deterioration of the power quality of the system, these disturbances must be mitigated. This paper technically studies some of these PQ issues, that is, the current total harmonic distortion (THD) which causes harmful effects on the whole connected power system and the linked loads. The case study works on a 5.5 kW grid-connected rooftop PV power system established at Benha Faculty of Engineering, Egypt, with the assistance of an installed weather station that boosts the validation of the research results. All aspects regarding the aforementioned small plant are presented including description and simulation of the whole system, review of current THD problems occurring at the point of common coupling (PCC), and a review of other disturbances observed by connected meters. A detailed examination of four techniques for harmonic mitigation, namely the on-off technique, LCL filter, active power filter, and hybrid active power filter is presented with a final comparison to assess the merits and demerits of each one. This research achieved a current harmonic limitation of 1.5%.


This paper presents the evolution of a tool to support the rapid prototyping of hybrid museum experiences by domain professionals. The developed tool uses visual markers to associate digital resources with physical artefacts. We present the iterative development of the tool through a user centred design process and demonstrate its use by domain experts to realise two distinct hybrid exhibits. The process of design and refinement of the tool highlights the need to adopt an experience oriented approach allowing authors to think in terms of the physical and digital "things" that comprise a hybrid experience rather than in terms of the underlying technical components.


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Diana Novitasari. "An Indonesian/English translation: A case study of translating an Indonesian short story Pohon Hayat into English Version. A Project Submitted. Faculty of Letters: English Department, Undergraduated Degree Program. Gunadarma University. Cikarang, September 2012.

Translation is currently used to get the human information. Nowdays, Translation activity is a result of human though which seeks to obtain information from different languages, because we must know what we should do first in transferring meaning from one language into another language with equivalent meaning. The writer chooses a short story entitled Pohon Hayat or The Tree of Life. It tells about the grandmother, her son and a tree that grows in the middle of a town square. The purpose of this translation is to make the reader understand in order to always appreciate something that is often underestimated. Everything that could have been underestimated becomes one that affects our life. This paper employs free translation. The difficulties that are found by the translator zoom into cultural words as ngik-ngik, perkamen, tumplek blek and tahu petis, which belongs to Javanese culture.

Key word: Equivalent meaning, free translation, cultural words.


Background: Surgical site infection is a common challenge to both the surgical patients and the surgical specialists and may lead to morbidity and mortality. The aetiologic agents vary from one place to the other, ditto the antibiotic sensitivity pattern. This study determined the prevalence of surgical site infection, the aetiologic agents and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern in a tertiary health facility in Lafia. Methods: The study was carried out over 5 (2015 – 2019) year period on post operative patients at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) in the surgical and obstetrics and gynaecological wards. Swab taken from infected wounds were cultured using 2 plates of blood agar, MacConkey agar and Mannitol salt agar. The antibiotic susceptibility testing was done using Kirby Bauer technique. The data was analysed using SPSS version 23. Results obtained were presented in tables. Significant p value is < 0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondents is 28.6 ± 11.2 years. Of the 408 surgical patients seen within the 5 year period, 15 (3.7%) had surgical sites infection given a prevalence of 3.7%. A total of 6.6% of the patients who had undergone surgeries were immune-compromised. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species were the two cultured organisms accounting for 75% and 25% respectively. Antibiotic susceptibility revealed that all (100%) were sensitive to the quinolone (ciprofloxacin). Conclusion: Surgical site infection is most common in the third decade of life with a mean age of 28.6 ± 11.2 years. There is a low prevalence of surgical site infection from this study. Eschericia coli and Klebsiella species were the two common organism isolated with both having a good sensitivity to ciprofloxacin


The calculations of the amplitude and temporal shape of the photo-acoustic (PA) signal in the case of gas medium dissociation are performed. The possibility of determination of the dissociation rate constant from the PA measurements at two different pressures of gas medium in the PA cell is discussed.


The present work studies the problematic of using Solar Hot Water Systems by Direct Circuit, among the critics characteristics of civil construction in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The point of view is of Architecture and Urban Planning. In spite of the high Brazilian levels of solar irradiation and the constructive pattern of horizontal closed condominiums of the metropolitan region of São Paulo (Brazil), which possess a large concentration of high incoming households, use of solar water heating is still not regulated in some of its comprising municipalities. Nowadays, the search for savings, diffusion of related technologies and raising environmental awareness have led to voluntary uptaking of such systems. Yet, regulation of solar collectors still lacks relating to certification of sustainable building practices, which does not relate to architectonic factors, in particular to main urbanistic features present in each given installation site. This work proposes an architectonic scale based model of studying it in order to pursuit the end of dichotomy between quality and sustainability. Key-words: Solar energy. Plain solar collector. Solar thermal systems by direct circuits. Architectonic and urban integration. Horizontal closed condominiums.


The notion of rational F-contractions using α -admissibility of type-S in b-metric-like spaces is introduced and the new fixed and periodic point theorems are proved for such mappings. Numerical examples are illustrated to check the efficiency and applicability of our fresh findings. It is also observed that some of the works reported in the literature are the particular cases of the present study.


The paper ''Examples in Cone Metric Spaces: A Survey'' had overlooked the fact that -spaces are Banach spaces only for . Here, we show that, for , is not even a normed space .We also pointed out that the domain of the function of Example (1.17) of the paper ''Examples in Cone Metric Spaces: A Survey'' does not allow the cone metric to be defined, so we made two possible alternatives for that to make sense. Furthermore, we give a few remarks on cone metrics and cone norms which were not fully dealt with in the literature.

 لقد أغفلت الورقه "Examples in Cone Metric Spaces: A Survey"حقيقة أن فضاءات هي فضاءات بناخيه فقط عندما تكون . هنا نثبت أنه عندما تكون فإن الفضاء لا يكون فضاءً معياريا. كما أن مجال الاقتران في المثال رقم (1.17) من الورقة لا يسمح بتعريف القياس. وهنا أعطينا خيارين لتصويب التعريف. وختاما كان لنا على القياسات المخروطية والمعيارات المخروطية ملاحظات لم يتم تناولها بشكل واضح في الماضي.


The present invention aims to provide a transflective liquid crystal display device and a reflective liquid crystal display device of high image quality at low cost. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device having a reflective portion for reflecting incident light toward a display surface, the reflective portion, an insulating layer, a semiconductor layer formed on the insulating layer, and a semiconductor layer reflective layer formed on the on the surface of the reflective layer, a first recess, and has a second recess is formed to be located inside the first recess, the reflection portion, of the insulating layer wherein the thickness of the first region the total thickness are different from each other and the thickness of the semiconductor layer and a second region, said first recess and said second recess, at least one of the cross-sectional shape of the insulating layer and the semiconductor layer It is formed in accordance with.


The estrogenic and anti-estrogenic activities of 9 phenolic compounds were detected using recombined two-hybrid estrogenic receptor(hER) and co-activator(GRIP1) yeast assay.9 detected phenolic compounds,3 compounds had both estrogenic and anti-estrogenic activities;2 compounds had estrogenic agonistic activities;1 compound had anti-estrogenic activities;3 compounds didn't show any estrogenic or anti-estrogenic activities.The function of tested compounds was dependant on their structure:the positive compounds had a phenol ring with a moiety of appropriate substitution at the para-position,and that substitution of a bulky moiety at the ortho-position reduces activity.And phenol with alkyl at the para-position also could induce estrogenic anti-agonistic activities.The two-hybrid yeast system used had high sensitivity and could be used with the estrogenic agonistic and antagonistic activities to analyze the research on disrupt mechanism of xenobiotics.


Three different conceptual frameworks have been adopted in the past for the development of mathematical models of bacterial growth and biologically reacting solute transport in saturated porous media. Two schools of thought are based upon assuming that the pore scale geometrical configuration of the attached bacteria consists of biofilms or microcolonies; the third school of thought represents the traditional approach where pore scale processes are neglected and the bacteria are assumed to respond to the macroscopic bulk fluid substrate concentration. On the basis of a schematic block diagram representation of a saturated porous medium hosting a microbial population, it is shown that these frameworks share a common theoretical foundation, and that they differ only by the choice of particular constitutive equations for several transfer parameters. Using one possible option in this respect, we derive a mathematical model that involves no unwarranted assumption about the distribution of the microorganisms in the pore space. The governing equations of this latter model are shown to be formally identical to those obtained by F.J. Molz et al. (1986), using the concept of microcolony, and to those that would result from adopting a simple form of biofilm model to describe bacterial growth in the pore space. Some of the consequences of this formal similarity between macroscopic transport equations obtained in different conceptual frameworks are discussed from an operational standpoint and in terms of model validation.


In this paper, we report from an extensive series of tests in which the thermal shrinkage behaviour of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) homopolymer and copolymer films and containers has been studied by thermomechanical analysis (TMA). Several independent variables have been investigated, and the accuracy of dynamic TMA scans of temperature-dependent shrinkage has been verified by parallel measurements made isothermally. Typical shrinkage levels of biaxially oriented films, of draw ratios between 2.7 and 4.1, are of the order of 5% at 100°C. The magnitude of shrinkage increases with draw ratio, and any evidence to suggest that PET copolymer is marginally more prone to shrinkage is thought to arise from differences in strain-induced crystallinity induced by elongational deformations during processing. Correlations between measurements made on films and commercial containers are good enough to suggest that the simulation technique used is sufficiently valid for further experimentation on processing behaviour.


An alternative to fossil fuels is the use of triglyceride biomass for conversion to biofuel by the thermal cracking process, also known as pyrolysis. The liquid phase, called bio-oil, has physicochemical properties like petroleum-derived fuels. One of the undesirable characteristics of bio-oil is the high acidity index, due to the presence of short-chain carboxylic acids in its composition. This feature makes refining and use inviable. The objective of this work was to perform esterification reactions using bio-oil, produced from soybean oil pyrolysis already characterized, in order to reduce its acidity index. Besides that, the esterified bio-oil was submitted to different washing experiments to decrease even more the final acidity. For the esterification reaction 25 g of bio-oil was used at a temperature of 64 °C, using from 0.8 to 2.2% sulfuric acid and 0.5 to 99.5% mass ratio of methyl alcohol and bio-oil. The highest acidity index reduction after 20 min was 81.2%, the esterified bio-oil reduced from 129 to 32.4 mg KOH g-1. Esterification reaction followed by washing and neutralization can decrease even more those values and, the acidity index can reach zero.


Background: Antioxidants from natural sources are well-accepted for reducing oxidative damage and preventing the development of oxidative stress-related diseases. It is known that urinary stone development involves overproduction of reactive oxygen species and accumulation of oxidative injury. Supplements with antioxidants had been shown to inhibit kidney stone formation in animal models. Objective: We developed a new beverage, called HydroZitLa (concentrate in pouch) to be used for prevention of urinary stone formation. HydroZitLa consisted of citrate (16 mEq) and naturally occurring antioxidants from Thai medicinal plants. Methods: We investigated the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in HydroZitLa. Also, cytotoxicity of HydoZitLa in HK-2 cells was evaluated. Results: TPC and TFC in HydroZitLa were 10.2  0.5 mg galic acid equivalents (GAE) pouch and 2.8  0.2 mg catechin equivalent (CE) pouch, respectively. TAC in HydroZitLa determined by 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline6-sulphonic acid)(ABTS) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH) assays were 12.6  0.2 and 11.3  0.3 mg vitamin C equivalent antioxidation capacity (VCEAC) pouch, respectively. Stability test data at day 4 revealed that TPC and TAC (by DPPH) in HydroZitLa kept at 4C were significantly higher than room temperature. Cytotoxicity test showed that HydroZitLa at 10% (v/v) and higher concentrations significantly caused reduction of HK-2 cell viability, and IC 50 of HydroZitLa was of 24.6% (v/v). Conclusion: TPC, TFC and TAC in HydroZitLa were considerably high. Natural antioxidants together with citrate in HydroZitLa had a potential to prevent the formation of urinary calculi. Further pre-clinical and clinical studies should be conducted to warrant the therapeutic action of HydroZitLa in urolithiasis.


Biological voxel-based computational models are constructed to be used in dosimetry calculations. These models are employed in dosimetry calculations to probe the effects of electromagnetic interaction between electronic equipments and biological structures. In this study, the construction way of the biological voxel-based numerical models have been described. DICOM format, which is a medical image file format, has been also clarified. We have developed a medical program called DFP (Dicom File Processing) in order to process DICOM files. And also we developed a voxel-based computational adult human head containing grey matter, white matter, skin, internal air of head and external air from MRI images in DICOM files in order to describe elaborately how can be biological voxel-based computational models developed.


men in the quarter, and he shows the relationship of economic activities to status and other social activities. To put it in Cohen's terms, &dquo;the social process in the Quarter requires for its continual functioning men who can coordinate different sets of relationships and different institutional activities.&dquo; Thus, a good business man must be a good politician, an owner of property, a landlord, and the head of a complex domestic and social establishment. When individuals can coordinate all these


Our main concern in this paper is the convergence, as t → ∞, of the quantities i, j ∈ E; where Pij (t) is the transition probability of a semi-Markov process whose state space E is irreducible but not closed (i.e., escape from E is possible), and rj is the probability of eventual escape from E conditional on the initial state being i. The theorems proved here generalize some results of Seneta and Vere-Jones ([8] and [11]) for Markov processes.


Over the years, the field of intelligent vehicles has become a major research theme in intelligent transportation systems since traffic accidents are serious and growing problems all over the world. The goal of an intelligent vehicle is to augment vehicle autonomous driving either entirely or partly for the purposes of safety, comfortability, and saving energy. Indeed, many technologies of intelligent vehicles root in autonomous mobile robots. The tasks of intelligent vehicles become even more challenging compared to indoor mobile robots for two reasons. First, real-time dynamic complex environment perception and modeling will challenge current indoor robot technologies. Autonomous intelligent vehicles have to finish the basic procedures: perceiving and modeling environment, localizing and building maps, planning paths and making decisions, and controlling the vehicles within limit time for real-time purposes. Meanwhile, we face the challenge of processing large amounts of data from multi-sensors, such as cameras, lidars, radars. This is extremely hard in more complex outdoor environments. Toward this end, we have to implement those tasks in more efficient ways. Second, vehicle motion control faces the challenges of strong nonlinear characteristics due to high mass, especially in the processes of high speed and sudden steering. In this case, both lateral and longitudinal control algorithms of indoor robots do not work well. This book presents our recent research work on intelligent vehicles and is aimed at the researchers and graduate students interested in intelligent vehicles. Our goal in writing this book is threefold. First, it creates an updated reference book of intelligent vehicles. Second, this book not only presents object/obstacle detection and recognition, but also introduces vehicle lateral and longitudinal control algorithms, which benefits the readers keen to learn broadly about intelligent vehicles. Finally, we put emphasis on high-level concepts, and at the same time provide the low-level details of implementation. We try to link theory, algorithms, and implementation to promote intelligent vehicle research. This book is divided into four parts. The first part Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles presents the research motivation and purposes, the state-of-art of intelligent vehicles research. Also, we introduce the framework of intelligent vehicles. The second part Environment Perception and Modeling which includes Road detection


Residual speckles in adaptive optics (AO) images represent a well known limitation to the achievement of the contrast needed for faint stellar companions detection. Speckles in AO imagery can be the result of either residual atmospheric aberrations, not corrected by the AO, or slowly evolving aberrations induced by the optical system. In this work we take advantage of new high temporal cadence (1 ms) data acquired by the SHARK forerunner experiment at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), to characterize the AO residual speckles at visible waveleghts. By means of an automatic identification of speckles, we study the main statistical properties of AO residuals. In addition, we also study the memory of the process, and thus the clearance time of the atmospheric aberrations, by using information Theory. These information are useful for increasing the realism of numerical simulations aimed at assessing the instrumental performances, and for the application of post-processing techniques on AO imagery.


In the present paper, disc loaded interaction structure for potential application in wideband Gyro-TWT amplifier has been analyzed, taking all the space and modal harmonics into consideration, for the eigenwave solutions. The analysis has been restricted to azimuthally symmetric TE0,n mode. Dispersion characteristics have been plotted by varying the structure parameters and have been validated against HFSS simulation results. The variation of eigenvalue with respect to different structure parameters has also been presented. It has been observed that disc periodicity plays very important role for wideband operation of disc-loaded Gyro-TWT. Keywords—Broadbanding, Disc-loaded interaction structure, Eigenvalue, Gyro-TWT, HFSS.


ABSTRACT ABSTRACT ABSTRACT ABSTRACT: study aims at describing and comparing scores for quality of life (QOL) among elderly patients with hypertension (HA) on the basis of sex, age, and number of comorbidities. Cross-sectional household survey-type study, which interviewed 1,303 elderly in Uberaba, MG, Brazil. Data were collected from August to November, 2008, using the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD. There has been descriptive analysis, Student t test and ANOVA F-Tukey (p<0.05). Females predominated as well as the 60-70 - year age group. The highest score of QOL was for social relations and functioning of the senses, and the lowest for physical and autonomy categories. Women had lower scores at psychological, death, and dying categories. The elderly aged 80 and older have lower scores at physical functioning, functioning of the senses, and autonomy. The highest number of morbidities was associated with the lowest scores in the physical, psychological, social relations, and autonomy categories.


Critical channel power is an important figure-of-merit parameter in safety analysis of CANDU slow loss of regulation events. Evaluation of critical channel power and associated uncertainty for such events is complex; it has entailed significant analytical and experimental effort and numerous discussions within the CANDU Industry. Critical heat flux and dryout power are two other important parameters that are closely related to critical channel power and to each other. Unfortunately, in many occasions, particularly in the context of uncertainty analysis, the relationship of the critical heat flux and dryout power with critical channel power is very much confused. This paper clearly defines the terms of critical heat flux, dryout power, and critical channel power that are frequently referenced in CANDU slow loss of regulation event analysis, and clarifies their inter-relationship and the associated proper uncertainty propagation formulation. This information should provide better understanding of the sensitivity of critical channel power to the critical heat flux parameter, and better understanding on how to properly quantify the uncertainty in critical channel power due to uncertainty in critical heat flux.


In the present article the author presents the results of the investigation that looked for to propose an instrument that allowed to characterize the organizational culture of an enterprise of the public sector; the instrument, designed as an interview, considers four categories to get close to the organizational culture which are: Organizational Structure, Organizational Climate, Values and Communication and includes 155 questions distributed in this manner: 144 questions with 4 possibilities of answer (Always, Periodically, Rarely, Never); 6 open questions for each variable (except Communication) that allows to complement the information obtained in the 144 closed questions and, at last, other 5 questions are made with multiple choice of answer. The study is based on theories' review of different statements that exist about Organizational Culture, the diverse categories that allows to characterize it and the conclusions that resulted based on the information obtained in the application of the Pilot Test of the instrument to 20 employees of the company studied.