During our lifetimes, new technologies have changed the roles of many individuals: supermarket clerks now scan groceries for speedier checkout service, doctors employ MIR or CAT scans to help diagnose patients, telephone operators at financial services assist callers with paying bills or transferring funds. Most of these changes, I believe , are generally considered by all (providers and consumers or clients alike) to be beneficial and are regarded as signs of progress. Can we say the same thing about all the new technologies in the library? Has the increase in new technologies added to the stress of playing multiple roles, or lessened it? Has our fundamental role as reference librarians really changed, or rather only the tools and methods we employ to carry out our mission? Should user expectations, or perhaps what is really our perception of user expectations, define our role, or should we be more proactive in directing our own mission , our own futures as professionals? In my time with you this morning, during one of the opening sessions of this conference titled "Racing Toward Tomorrow," I plan to explore the issue of our roles as reference librarians of the future—and suggest that our professional futures, no less than our personal lives, might best be served by another image than that of a race. I will at times refer to some of the literature that has addressed these issues, and will also discuss how we approach them in the Reference Services Division of Olin•Kroch•Uris (OKU) Libraries at Cornell University. It may be useful for you to know that I came to Cornell 20 years ago as a Reference and Instruction Librarian at what was then called the Uris Undergraduate Library. About three years later, I moved a building away to become a Reference Librarian at the John M. Olin Graduate Research Library (you may note here that "in-struction" geared towards graduate students and faculty was not in favor yet in the early 1980s, at least not in the Cornell Library). Olin Library is the largest library at Cornell, and is sometimes referred to as the main library, a distinction it held with more prominence when we had the only so-called "union" card catalog on campus. For those of you who became librarians only since the ad


Our study presents important new information about the relationship between type 2 diabetes and primary multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). Using a well-characterized patient population, we found diabetes was associated with delayed culture conversion among patients with and MDR TB.


Tephroite coexists with rhodonite and manganoan calcite in the Val Graveglia metacherts, replacing the braunite + quartz (± haematite) assemblages at decreasing oxygen fugacity, as a consequence of circulating COrbearing, Ca-rich, hydrous fluids. Tephroite is almost pure phase (99.25 mol % Te) and rhodonite has 82.4 mol % MnSi03. Later fluid infiltration along fractures resulted in the replacement of the tephroite-rhodonite bearing assemblage by bementite and carbonate, possibly in response to increasing XCOz. In this study, tephroite is chemically analysed by electron microprobe and examined by X-ray diffraction, optical and DTA methods. Key-words : tephroite, compositional and optical data, lattice parameters, reaction relations, Eastern Liguria (Italy).


s 667 6. Cell kinetic characteristics of human giiomas. T. HOSHINO AND C. WILSON. University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, U.S.A. Intravenous or intra-arterial administration of [3Hlthymidine, either with or without mitostatic agents, to twenty-four patients with various gliomas revealed: (1) in viable areas a labeling index (LI) for glioblastomas equal to 5-15%; (2) an LI of 1% or less in welldifferentiated gliomas; and (3) the LI of anaplastic astrocytomas was intermediate, reflecting the extent of anaplasia. Growth fraction measured by Mendelsohn's method was 0.14-0.44 in malignant gliomas (average 0.31 k 0-lo), and cell cycle time obtained by means of stathmokinetic analysis was 75.6 k 45.7 hr. With few exceptions, the patients whose tumours showed an LI of 5% or more died within 1 year after the onset of disease, and no patients whose tumors at biopsy had an LI of over 5% survived more than 6 months. In contrast, there was a far better prognosis for patients whose tumors demonstrated an LI of less than 1%. Supported by NIH CA-13525 and CA-19992. 7. Flow cytometric quantitation of pulmonary macrophage phagocytosis. J. A. STEINKAMP AND JULIE S. WILSON. Los Alamos Scientfic Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U S A . This paper summarizes results of experiments to develop automated flow analysis methods for studying the mechanisms of pulmonary macrophage phagocytosis as a function of inhaled pollutants. Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized and 1.8 pm diameter polystyrene latex fluorescent spheres (1-2 x lo'), suspended in saline, injected into the trachea. Rats were killed 2 hr after instillation and their lungs lavaged with saline. Lung cells were analyzed for fluorescence (phagocytic activity) and light scatter (size) using flow analysis and sorting methods. Cells contained in the size distribution were leukocytes and macrophages having phagocytized spheres and non-phagocytized spheres. To distinguish between macrophages having phagocytized spheres and non-phagocytized particles, gated analysis methods were used. The resulting fluorescence distribution consisted of give distinct peaks which contained macrophages having phagocytized one to five spheres, respectively. This new technique permits rapid and accurate determination of phagocytosis kinetics and will be used in cytotoxicity assays. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy with joint support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 8. Flow multiparameter analysis of the effects of chemotherapeutic agents on cell growth and kinetics in a model murine colon tumor. H. A. CRISSMAN, G . TRAVIS, D. J. ORLICKY AND R. J. KISSANE. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 81545, U.S.A. Kinetic response of a transplantable colon tumor (colon #26) to three chemotherapeutic agents was evaluated on the basis of DNA, protein content, cell size and DNA to protein ratio analysis obtained by simultaneous multipararneter flow cytometric techniques. Drugs (MeCCNU, 5-FU and anguidine) were chosen on the basis of their varying mode of action and their reported antitumor activity in this colon tumor system (Corbett et al., 1977). Growth and kinetics of tumor cell populations were affected most dramatically following single (28 mg/kg, i.p.) or split dosage (13.3 mg/kg) of MeCCNU. Five single injections (i.p.)


This paper reviews some essential characteristics of many inpu–utput models and some of their applications. An overemphasis on technical aspects is criticized. The author advocates working with extended inpu–utput models, which include sectoral income generation and spending and which assume non-competitive sectoral price-sening on output markets. Imputation of volumes of production and primary inputs to components of final demand on the basis of the open static inpu–utput model is rejected. Decomposition of changes of production and primary inputs into sources of structural change is interpreted as an ex post-projection, which should be based on an extended model. The empirical foundation of applied general equilibrium models and their policy applications are considered to be inferior to the econometric estimation and projection application of extended inpu–utput models.


(cid:151)This memo describes the Obit UV data simulator, UVSim. This task is capable of generating simulated data with Gaussian noise and sky models added. These datasets can be of an arbitrary size, making this task suitable for testing techniques for dealing with large datasets.


The development of three modular Rabin's encryption algorithm with using ordinary integer and modified perfect forms of the system of residual classes is presented in this paper. This method takes precedence over classic in choosing modules of the same order in sustainability by increasing the block of plaintext for encryption. New methods for implementation of major labor-intensive operations of modular arithmetic are proposed: finding the square root and inverse elements by module. It is established that on the basis of HDL-models that can successfully implement on the modern programmable logical integrated schemes or programmable logical matrixes, the runtime of three modular Rabin's encryption algorithm with using a modified perfect form is reduced approximately half compared with conventional integer form.


A field experiment was conducted to study the feasibility of irradiated and non-irradiated sewage sludge as a fertilizer for the growth of wheat and rice. The irradiated and non-irradiated sewage sludge were applied at rates of 0 (CK), 75, 150, 225 and 300 kg N ha-1 for wheat, and 0 (CK), 112.5, 225, 337.5 and 450 kg N ha-1 for rice, respectively. (NH4)2SO4 at a rate of 150 kg N ha-1 for wheat, and 225 kg N ha-1 for rice were added to the control treatments. Additionally, 20 kg 15N ha-1 in the form of (NH4)2SO4 was added to each treatment for wheat to study the effect of sewage sludge on chemical nitrogen fertilizer recovery. The results showed that the irradiation of sewage sludge by gamma ray at a dosage of 5 kGy increased crop yield by 11%~27% as compared to the non-irradiated treatments. Irradiation stimulated mineralization of organic nitrogen in the sludge and improved seedling growth. It was found that addition of irradiated sludge could reduce the leaching loss of chemical nitrogen fertilizer. Both irradiated and non-irradiated sewage sludge could increase the content of soil total nitrogen. Based on the preliminary results, it was concluded that irradiated sewage sludge could partly substitute for chemical nitrogen fertilizer in crop production.


We report our experimental investigation on the effect of gaps between baffle outer diameter and inner tube diameter on the mixing characteristics, in terms of mixing time and axial dispersion coefficient, in a batch oscillatory-baffled column. Local concentration profiles are measured using conductivity probes at two locations along the height of the column. The mixing time was determined based on the equilibrium concentration concept, and the axial dispersion coefficient was obtained by solving the axial dispersion governing equation. Comparison of mixing time between the 'push-fit' and 'loose-fit' baffle arrangements was carried out and the results showed that the existence of a gap of various sizes between the baffle outer and the tube diameters lengthened the time at which the state of uniform mixing is achieved in such a device.

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Beginning in the early 2000s, the industry has applied a lot of attention, effort and protocol toward drilling automation routines in the interest of advancing efficiency and consistency, and most of all, safety. The routines that have grown in maturity and gone mainstream blend data interpretation from advanced algorithms and apply actions to downhole and/or surface machines to achieve the desired outcome. Directional drilling stands our as one field that has proven successful. Well control has been pursued with less enthusiasm in the automation space. Some effort has gone into automating a segmented well control workflow. A fully closed loop automated workflow that detects and controls has not reached commercial maturity yet.
 A key challenge for the pursuit of a fully closed loop influx management routine is detection. The data signatures that present themselves remain difficult to interpret consistently. This may be due to the wide range of variables that influence the interpretation. The drilling fluid, reservoir fluid and pressure, and the drilling state when the influx initiates are only a few.
 This paper will describe and demonstrate new technology that improves upon a process used since 2014, targeting the most important step of advancing early kick detection. This new generation of algorithms and workflows reduce gain and loss detection thresholds, can enable kick tolerance reduction, and will also minimizes false alarms. As dynamic pressure management and primary well control techniques become more complex, so to, do the challenges associated with the prompt and accurate detection of gains and losses. The new algorithms and workflows have been developed to ensure compatibility with surface backpressure Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) systems, as well other techniques such as riser annulus height control.
 With increasingly stringent environment regulations being implemented worldwide, it is becoming essential for drilling operations to not only detect gains and losses, but to also monitor subsea equipment to avoid unplanned releases of drilling fluid. A side benefit of accurate gain and loss detection also enables detection of such leaks from subsea equipment. The case studies presented here will focus on the results obtained while running this technology in both conventional mode, and MPD mode. Additionally, a case study will describe how the detection application is then coupled with applied backpressure MPD and previously developed work automating circulation of the influx in SPE-194089-MS, attempting to fully close the automated influx management loop.
 Beyond the technology, human factors remain a barrier. To break these barriers, validation under robust conditions is essential.


Pulmonary nodules in chest X-Ray images were detected using the symmetric property of human lung and its performance was evaluated. Thls algorithm reduced the effect of background components and enhanced the nodule signals relatively. The image was divided and processed separately, the half with matched filter only, and the other half with warping and matched filter. This algorithm increased the entire detection rate by reducing False-Positive error and improving True-Positive detectability. Result shows 10-25 % improvement in detection rate compared with the conventional alsorithm for nodules size of 10mm.


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A 50-year-old female, hailing from Patuakhali, was admitted at the Department of Ophthalmology for the management of severe reduction of vision and pain at the right eye for the last 7 months following cataract surgery at a government hospital. Her cataract surgery (small incision cataract surgery with PC-IOL implantation) of the right eye was performed on October 28, 2018. On the first post-operative day, she developed pain, redness and severe reduction of vision in the right eye. The following day, she was discharged with the advice of some medications like moxifloxacin, dexamethasone, bromfenac eye drops and oral acetazolamide and potassium.


The oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus) are the second most important cultivated mushroom in the world. The genus consists of a number of species. The genetic divergent of eight Indian species of Pleurotus viz. P. florida - P1, P. membranaeceus - OE128, P. sajor-caju - PL1140, P. djamor - X375, P. cystidiosus - P19, P. flabelletus - PL50, P. sapidus - PL40 and P. ostreatus - PO1803 was determined based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) pattern. Result showed that all the species tested could be differentiated by RAPD data and even one individual primer (OPD-07) could also discriminate all tested species. Genetic similarity analysis and grouping derived from RAPD markers reveals a high level of genetic diversity. Therefore the RAPD technique can provide a powerful tool to discriminate the species and the molecular information are useful for the breeding system. (Nature and Science 2010;8(7):90-94). (ISSN: 1545-0740).


The RRB administers comprehensive retirement/survivor and unemployment/sickness benefit programs for railroad workers and their families under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). These programs provide income protection to railroad workers and their families during old age and in the event of disability, death, temporary unemployment, or sickness. The RRB paid over $8.8 billion in benefits during fiscal year (FY) 2002.


Micro gas turbines (MGTs) are regarded as combined heat and power (CHP) units which offer high fuel utilization and low emissions. They are applied in decentralized energy generation. To facilitate the planning process of energy systems, namely in the context of the increasing application of optimization techniques, there is a need for easy-to-parametrize component models with sufficient accuracy which allow a fast computation. In this paper, a model is proposed where the non-linear part load characteristics of the MGT are linearized by means of physical insight of the working principles of turbomachinery. Further, it is shown that the model can be parametrized by the data usually available in spec sheets. With this model a uniform description of MGTs from several manufacturers covering an electrical power range from 30 k W to 333 k W can be obtained. The MGT model was implemented by means of Modelica/Dymola. The resulting MGT system model, comprising further heat exchangers and hydraulic components, was validated using the experimental data of a 65 k W MGT from a trigeneration energy system.


Object To study the clinic type and the relation with the primary affection and focus of the epilepsy caused by cerebrovascular diseases,evaluating the diagnostic value of EEG,CT and MRI to epilepsyand the treatment effect Method Collecting 85 patients with epilepsy causedby VD within recent years,we classified them into two types according to outbreak time or five types according to clinic CT,MRI and EEG of the patients weretaken Relative digital information were analysed with statistics Result There were 26 patients of epilepsy in the earlier period and 59 ones in late time The type of frontal lobe epilepsy was often viewed Patients of cerebral infarction and those with multiple focus were major The effect of antiepileptics treatment was better EEG was improved while epilepsy was controlled The focus orientation by CT or MRI can not reflect the type Conclusion The epilepsy were easily caused by multiple focus and the type of frontal lobe epilepsy was often viewed EEG was a aid of judgement to that whether or not epilepsy was controlled,but CT and MRI can not help diagnose and evaluate epilepsy


T HE DIAGNOSTIC AND Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is continuously evolving. Historically, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) have mutually affected each other, and the DSM has evolved together with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The ICD-6 in 1948 was followed by the DSM-1 in 1952, and similar relationships were seen for the ICD-8 (1967) and DSM-II (1968), the ICD-9 (1978) and DSM-III (1980), and the ICD-10 (1992) and DSM-IV (1994). However, substantial delay of the issuance of the ICD-11 disrupted its relationship with the DSM-5 in 2013, and the ICD-11 is not expected to be published until 2018. Nevertheless, the 13 major categories of the DSM-5 followed those planned for the ICD-11. During the evolution from DSM-II to DSM-5, the number of pages has increased from 134 to 947. This reflects the accumulation of evidence by studies using the DSM. The evolution from DSM-I to II included the abolition of etiological terms for diagnosis and the allowance of duplicated diagnosis. In addition to traditional descriptive psychopathology, psychiatric diagnosis started to incorporate computerized analyses, such as factor analysis. This raised expectations for a re-arrangement of the classification of mental disorders and promoted the new area of research on psychiatric diagnosis. The gradual evolution from instinctive diagnosis, which solely relied on symptomatology, to evidence-based metrical diagnosis, based on the medical model, occurred. The DSM-III caught up with this trend, and first introduced operational criteria, multiaxial diagnosis, V code, and added many new diagnoses. In the DSM-III-R, diagnostic criteria were refined by the evidence obtained by clinical researches, and a genealogical tree and an index based on symptoms were added. In the DSM-IV, the text of the manual was enriched and the concept of comorbidity was enforced. The DSM-5 incorporates the evidence, including biological data, accumulated during 19 years since the DSM-IV. By this fact, the DSM-5 has become a kind of textbook of psychiatry, except for treatment. The classifications in the DSM-5 have been further refined for consistency and clarity. In the DSM-5, traditional but irrational terms have been replaced by reasonable ones. For example, the word 'neurosis' is no longer used, and hypochondriasis has been renamed as 'somatic symptom disorder' or 'illness anxiety disorder'. The enlargement of 'other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention' reflects the social problems in developed countries. Whereas only three of 14 candidate diagnostic criteria proposed in the DSM-IV were incorporated into the DSM-5, eight new categories have been proposed in the DSM-5, including Internet gaming disorder and non-suicidal self-injury. The evolution of life is driven by mutation and subsequent natural selection. Psychiatry in the USA seemingly possesses the energy to realize 'evolution' in psychiatric diagnosis. In the 1960s, neither the ICD nor the DSM was used in psychiatric diagnosis in Japan, and a variety of disease names, including traditional German terms, such as atypische Psychose and einfache Psychose, were frequently used in daily clinical practice. Innovation of psychiatric diagnosis needed to await the establishment of the WHO regional center for functional psychoses in Nagasaki in 1979 by Ryo Takahashi and the Japanese translation of the DSMIII by Saburo Takahashi and colleagues. When the Japanese version of the DSM-III was published in 1982, Japanese psychiatrists thought that psychiatric diagnosis was unrelated to diagnostic criteria and resisted operational diagnosis and the brand-new disease names. There was also a heated discussion about how to translate 'disorder'. After intensive discussion, 'disorder' was translated as shougai. This Japanese word had also been used for the translation of 'disability', which created a breeding ground for future problems. In order to decide on the Japanese disease names for the DSM-5, the Japanese Society of and Psychiatry and Neurology and related societies established a liaison committee chaired by Shigenobu Kanba (which is in sharp contrast to the DSM-III, for which


Abstract To settle the module granularity division problem of robotic distributed control and the problem that the system function can not be extended caused by Name server losing control, an improved method integrating granularity division and entropy weight evaluation is proposed. Firstly, the system is divided into several minimum particle module sample sets and these sets are analyzed from function and structure aspects based on fuzzy tree graph clustering algorithm and analytic hierarchy process. On this basis, different division schemes are obtained. Then, the system is evaluated from the integration complexity, module cohesion degree, coupling degree and load balancing degree based on the comentropy. Finally, the name server performance is evaluated using the entropy method in multidimensional space of name server to achieve the comprehensive evaluation index. Simultaneously, the backup name server with optimal comprehensive evaluation index is elected utilizing improved flooding algorithm to solve the name server failure problem, improving the system fault-tolerant ability. This paper took mobile robot environment exploration system as an example to verify the proposed method efficiency.


In the reform of vocation education in the UK,the relationship between market and government manifest the adversarial trend,as one falls,and another rises.Once the market appears failure,the government must intervenes;when the problems arises in intervention,the government would fall back on market again.However,the gaming between market and government hasn't promoted the effective development of vocational education.The lessons of the UK show that,the government should try to build cooperation between stakeholders and realize the balance between skills supply and de mand by strengthening its serving function,harmonizing the benefit conflicts between different stakeholders and providing systematic inspiration for the cooperation of stakeholders.


Objective
To summarize the long-term outcomes of recipients after combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT), combined kidney-pancreas transplantation (CKPT), and to evaluate the interactions of transplant grafts.

Method
The clinical data of 30 recipients who received combined organ transplantation in Nanfang Hospital from June 2001 to December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed, including 24 recipients with CLKT, and 6 with CKPT.

Result
The median follow-up time was 82 months (7-168 months). The cumulative 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-year patient survival rate of CLKT was 87.5%, 79.2%, 75.0% and 54.2%, and that of CKPT was 100%, 100%, 100% and 66.7%, respectively. The causes of death for those combined transplantations were cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (5 cases), infection (3 cases), malignancy (2 cases) and transplanted liver failure (2 cases), respectively.Comparison of the rate of delayed graft failure (DGF), acute rejection (AR), chronic rejection (CR) for the first year post-transplantation and renal graft function (estimated glomerular filtration rate and serum creatinine) of CLKT and isolated kidney transplantation from the same donor at 1st year revealed that all these indexes were superior to the latter with the difference being statistically significant (P<0.05). But there was no remarkable difference between CKPT and isolated kidney transplant recipients for the above indexes. For 6 cases of CLKT, the mean survival time of pancreatic grafts was longer than kidney grafts.

Conclusion
Combined organ transplantation is effective for treatment of multiple organ failure diseases. The shortage of donors severely limits the development of multiple organ transplantation. For CLKT recipients, the liver graft has the immune-protection on the homologous kidney graft. For CKPT recipients, survival time of pancreatic grafts is longer than kidney grafts.

Key words:
Liver transplantation; Kidney transplantation; Pancreas transplantation; Combined transplantation


The article presents two pottery assemblages exposed in 2017 at Tel Beth-Shemesh, in the Level 3 Iron IIA Judahite administrative centre that replaced the Iron I Canaanite villages of Levels 7–4. The assemblages contribute to the study of the typological-chronological development of Iron IIA pottery in Judah. Both date to the mid-/late Iron IIA, i.e., the first half/mid-9th century BCE. Two storage jars in the assemblages bear finger impressions. Contrary to recent suggestions that these impressions testify to early Iron IIA Judahite or Israelite centralised administration, we understand them as a Bronze Age phenomenon affiliated with the Canaanite population of the Shephelah and the northern valleys that reached its apogee during the late Iron I/early Iron IIA.


The radiative lifetime of molecules solvated in finite size clusters and particles is studied as a function of size. Four regimes of behavior are indicated by our present and previous theoretical results and by the available experimental data: The microscopic regime (up to a few tens of solvent molecules), where the lifetime is sensitive to microscopic structural details of the cluster; the electrostatic regime (up to sizes ∼0.1λ, where λ is the radiation wavelength in the cluster), where the lifetime follows the predictions of classical electrostatics of dielectric environments; the electromagnetic regime (sizes of the order of λ), where the behavior is dominated by electromagnetic resonances in the particles; and the bulk regime (sizes much larger than λ). In the last three regimes the radiative lifetime may be approximated as a product of a cavity factor and a solvent factor. The first depends on the shape of the microscopic cavity surrounding the molecule and the second depends on the shape and size o...


Through the paper, we present several inequalities involving C-monotonic functions with C≥1, on nabla calculus via time scales. It is known that dynamic inequalities generate many different inequalities in different calculus. The main results will be proved by applying the chain rule formula on nabla calculus. As a special case for our results, when T=R, we obtain the continuous analouges of inequalities that had previously been proved in the literature. When T=N, the results, to the best of the authors' knowledge, are essentially new. Symmetrical properties of C-monotonic functions are critical in determining the best way to solve inequalities.


This document describes the spreadsheets and the related textual narratives that we have developed for FSA and valuation. These spreadsheets and their related documents are available for free at http://www.godeohlson.com/. These spreadsheets can be used for two purposes: (1) teaching FSA and valuation using a spreadsheet-based approach, and (2) practical tools for implementing modern FSA and valuation concepts.


Abstract:  Identification of the RANKL/OPG/RANK/NF‐kB (receptor activator of nuclear factor κ‐B ligand / osteoprotegerin) signaling pathway as the major regulatory system for osteoclastogenesis began with discovery of these ligands and receptors in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily. Subsequently, genetically altered mice revealed physiologic roles for these proteins in bone biology. However, full appreciation of their significance for the human skeleton came from clinical characterization of several extremely rare, heritable disorders followed by discovery of their genetic bases. Familial expansile osteolysis (FEO) is an autosomal dominant disorder featuring constitutive activation of RANK due to an 18‐bp tandem duplication in its gene (TNFRSF11A). A similar, 27‐bp duplication causes what has been called a familial form of early‐onset Paget's disease of bone (PDB2). Expansile skeletal hyperphosphatasia (ESH) is allelic to FEO and PDB2 and involves a 15‐bp tandem duplication in TNFRSF11A. Autosomal recessive inheritance of deactivating mutations of the gene encoding OPG (TNFRSF11B) causes most cases of juvenile Paget disease. These disorders feature high bone turnover, deafness during early childhood, "idiopathic external lysis" of adult teeth, and sometimes focal lesions in appendicular bones that mimic active PDB. Biochemical markers indicate rapid skeletal remodeling. In FEO, osteolysis progresses to fat‐filled bone rather than to osteosclerosis. Antiresorptive therapy with bisphosphonates can be effective for each disorder.


The eeect induced by neutrino oscillation on the dark matter indirect detection signal which consists in a muon neutrino ux produced by neutralino annihilation in the Earth core is analyzed. We consider the neutrino oscillation parameters relevant to the atmosferic neutrino deecit, both in the ! and ! s cases. The eeect induced by neutrino oscillation on the dark matter indirect detection signal which consists in a muon neutrino ux produced by neutralino annihilation in the Earth core is analyzed. We consider the neutrino oscillation parameters relevant to the atmosferic neutrino deecit, both in the ! and ! s cases.


In this debate paper the authors report on a project aimed at making selected data from research more quickly available to engineering educators. The educators involved are participants in pedagogical courses that they have undertaken to improve their teaching. During a workshop on group learning the educators, who come from various departments at a technical university in Sweden, are shown videotaped excerpts of a group of physics students solving a mechanics problem concerning force and friction. By using a Socratic approach the faculty members are encouraged to confront issues involved in small group work and discuss ways in which the benefits of group work can be maximised.


In this paper, we shall give sufficient conditions for the ultimate boundedness of solutions for some system of third order non-linear ordinary differential equations of the form $${\ensuremath{\mathop{\smash{X}\vrule width0ptheight5.46pt}\limits^{\hbox to 8pt{\hss \footnotesize \kern1pt.\kern-0.065em.\kern-0.065em.\hss}}}}+F(\ddot{X})+G(\dot{X})+H(X)= P(t,X,\dot{X},\ddot{X})$$ where $X,F(\ddot{X})$, $G(\dot{X})$, $H(X)$, $P(t,X,\dot{X},\ddot{X})$ are real $n$-vectors with $F,G$, $H:\mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^n$ and $P:\mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^n\times\mathbb{R}^n\times\mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^n$ continuous in their respective arguments. We do not necessarily require that $F(\ddot{X}),G(\dot{X})$ and $H(X)$ are differentiable. Using the basic tools of a complete Lyapunov Function, earlier results are generalized.


Based on existing energy saving technology plans in the power sector of China,the CO2 emissions in 2020 was projected to reach 3532,3915 and 4320 million ton respectively in 3 different scenarios,e.g.high-speed development,baseline scenario and low-speed development,provided that all the planning objectives were achieved.According to China's CO2 intensity reduction commitments,the CO2 emission target in 2020 was expected to reach 9730~12796 million ton in accordance with different GDP growth rate.Combining the above results,consistency between technology plans and reduction target required the emission rate of power sector to be between 33.27% and 36.82%,which means the total carbon emissions of the power sector was able to complete the decomposition of national carbon intensity reduction target provided that all the energy saving technology planning objectives were achieved irrespective of the GDP growth rate.


The Byron Bog lies within the city limits of the City of London in southwestern Ontario. It is a relic bog lying about 300 miles south of the forested region of Ontario in which bogs are prevalent. It lies in the northern border of the Carolinian Zone. The wooded slopes around the bog include trees characteristic of southern Ontario, including White Elm, Bur Oak, Hackberry, Silver Maple, Black Cherry and Choke Cherry. The slopes encircle a zone of damp woods with Alder Buckthorn, White Pine, White Birch, Larch, Black Spruce with an undergrowth of Purple Chokeberry, Huckleberry, Blueberry and Leather-leaf.


Introduction: The balance control aims to maintain the center of mass within the support base. Without evidence, the media suggests that wearing bracelets can increase the balance. Objective: To evaluate the effect of a balance bracelet of static balance of adults. Methods: A total of 12 healthy adults participated in this study. We used a Balance Bracelet (Power Balance


Leveraging human fusion can enhance computational moving target recognition algorithms. Cognitive models exploit a human's visual discrimination of object color, size, motion, and orientation. From the biological pathways of the magnocellular and parvocellular pathways, information sets are fused for a single perception of an object. For instance, a human tracking a target could take advantage of a moving target relative to stationary objects or a large object amongst smaller objects. Cognition, or attention to salient information, can be explicitly represented as a set of information outside a covariance boundary. The paper proposes a cognitive-based attentional model that leverages information asymmetries for moving target recognition.


At present,the information for design of high-speed motorized spindle is tiny.Based on the need of the practice project and the great situation for rapidly developing related major,enabling devices to run on rating rotate speed is attained through PLC,the problem on great heating and high temperature is solved perfectly by double water outer cooling technology.Then modern manufacture efficiency is improved through DCS.The simulink result of dynamic performance is relatively perfect.


Two-rail and single-rail track circuit problems are examined, the latter introducing limitation of traction-current harmonics and abolishing very long track circuit length. With greater application of thyristors, the difficulty in compliance with laid-down limitation standards is increased.


Focuses on designing a fuzzy multi-variable controller for the attitude stabilization system of a flexible spacecraft. Fuzzy logic control is combined with robust linear quadratic Gaussian control with a loop transfer recovery method to suppress the interaction of flexible modes. For a simple synthesis, the fuzzy controller is reformulated by introducing a fuzzy superposition technique. The proposed method can afford to reinforce the precise pointing capability of spacecraft, because its hybrid structure offers the blending of appropriate control laws for different missions.


ABSTRACT In this study, we present a comprehensive map of a microtidal wave-dominated beach system based on an interdisciplinary sea–land approach and with the purpose of supporting a sustainable and successful beach management. The study area is located in a highly urbanized/industrialized coastal sector of the W side of Cagliari Gulf (S Sardinia, W Mediterranean). In the Main Map (1:15,000 scale), static and dynamic features of the beach system and adjacent inner shelf are divided into thematic sections, including geomorphological elements, bathymetry, sedimentological distribution, benthic habitat (mainly Posidonia oceanica meadow), hydrodynamics and anthropogenic features. The map constitutes an example of multidisciplinary benchmark to allow for long-term planning and management of this highly urbanized beach system. It is able to provide a substantial scientific support to policy-makers towards environmental restoration and sustainable development.


In order to study the rule of early growth weight and development,300 Daheng quality broilers were collected from S06,S01 and S05 three strains,every strain including 50 females and 50 males.Their body weights were measured from the 1st to the 10th weekend and the regression of weight-weeks were fitted with Logistic,Bertalanffy,and Gompertz model.The results showed that the three models be fitted to Daheng quality broiler weighth curve(R2 0.99) and the estimated value was a good indicator of Daheng broiler growth,but the further analysis showed that the Gompertz curve S06 ♀(R2 = 0.9981),S01 ♂(R2 = 0.9991) be fitted to a most appropriate,Bertalanffy curve S06 ♂(R2 = 0.9987),S01 ♀(R2 = 0.9996),S05 ♂(R2 = 0.9996),S05 ♀(R2 = 0.9995) be also fitted to the most appropriate.


PURPOSE: To provide a recorrosion prevention method for a used anti-freeze/ coolant circulated from the cooling mechanism of an internal combustion engine and a recorrosion preventive agent package. CONSTITUTION: This recorrosion preventive method consists in adding one or more kinds of corrosion preventive agents to the recorrosion preventive agent in the amt. effective for preventing the corrosion of one or more kinds of the metals in the cooling mechanism and correlating the chemical compsn. of the recorrosion preventive agent package with the chemical compsn. of the circulated anti-freeze/coolant described above. The circulated anti-freeze/coolant subjected to the recorrosion prevention is formed by the method. This recorrosion preventive agent package consists of a first additive contg. silica subjected to base stabilization and having pH exceeding 12 and a second additive having pH of <12 and contg. one or more kinds of the corrosion preventive agents or buffer of the effective for preventing the corrosion of one or more kinds of the metals in the cooling mechanism of the internal combustion engine. The circulated anti-freeze/coolant subjected to the recorrosion prevention is formed by the package. COPYRIGHT: (C)1994,JPO


©Copyright 2020 by Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine Available online at www.anatoljfm.org INTRODUCTION Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined as attention deficit, hyperactivity, and behavioral and impulse control problems that are inappropriate for age and developmental level. According to the symptom types, ADHD has three sub-presentations: "predominantly inattentive presentation", "predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation" and "combined presentation" with the characteristics of the two presentations.[1] ADHD is 2-5 times more common in boys than girls and in the clinical manifestation, hyperactivity and impulsivity are prominent in boys and attention deficit symptoms are prominent in girls.[1, 2]


– We have performed a neutron diffraction study of the magnetic order in the frustrated Laves hydride Tb(Mn0.88Al0.12)2D1.04 under applied pressures up to 8.3 GPa. At 5.9 GPa we observed a first-order magnetic transition accompanied by a volume collapse. The pressure destroys the unusual hydrogen-induced spin-glass magnetic state by suppressing localized magnetic moments in the frustrated Mn sublattice. Introduction. – The hydrides of the Laves phases RMn2Hx (R = Y, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho) have been intensively studied in the recent years because of their unusual magnetic and structural properties [1–6]. In the compounds with the maximal hydrogen content (x = 4–4.5), the magnetic moments on the R and Mn sites and the hydrogen atoms located in the interstitial sites of the metal host order at the same temperature through a first-order magneto-structural transition [1,2]. The symmetries of the magnetic and hydrogen superstructures are closely related, indicating a strong coupling between the magnetic and chemical (hydrogen) orders. Another interesting phenomenon was found in studies of the doped samples Y(Mn1−yAly)2Hx [7]. Al and Mn atoms have very different chemical affinities to hydrogen. A small amount of Al atoms randomly distributed among the Mn sites suppresses the chemical order in the hydrogen sublattice. Breaking hydrogen order results in drastic consequences for magnetic order. Instead of the long-range antiferromagnetic structure found in non-doped samples, samples having practically the same hydrogen content but a disordered hydrogen sublattice show only shortrange magnetic correlations and spin-glass–like properties. The spin-freezing temperatures are very high (150–250 K depending on Al content) compared to typical spin glasses. The strong sensitivity of the magnetic order to the tiny modifications in the very mobile hydrogen sublattice makes the Laves hydrides very promising objects to search for highly unusual magnetic phenomena. The most intricate point arising from the studies of the magnetic Laves hydrides is the relation between the unusual magneto-structural phenomena and the specific topological properties of the Mn sublattice. In the non-hydrogenated Laves phases, the Mn sublattice is fully frustrated to first neighbor antiferromagnetic interactions. It means that no spin arrangement could minimize the free energy. It was argued [1, 2] that hydrogen order could release


The interaction of the government financial system, the state banking system, and the investment system of renewable photo-voltaic (PV) power generation equipment can lead to sustainable strategies of these three parties (including government subsi-dies and bank loans) in the distributed state PV-market depending on its level of development. However, the instability of power output, caused by the variability and changing nature of renewable energy sources, poses challenges for large-scale power dispatch. In addition, the development of the PV-industry has been constrained by a long period of return on investment in solar photovoltaics and the need for large initial investments. With the rapid development of the sharing economy, the provision of financial support and the sharing of investment risks among investors in the PV-energy have become key means of promoting the PV-industry. State incentive policy was considered an effective approach to significant promotion of PV-systems. Government subsidies reduce the need for large initial investments, and market mechanisms, such as feed-in tariffs and tax rebates, increase return on investment and reduce payback periods. In addition, bank loans are considered another major source of external financing for the development of the PV-industry. Third-party financing with appropriate risk-sharing is considered an effective approach to promote the use of photovoltaic technologies. As government subsidies put pressure on the state budget and bank loans require banks to take significant credit risks, there are clear barriers to governments and banks supporting the develop-ment of the PV-industry. By 2022, the issues of computing such targeted government subsidies and bank loans with limited credit risks, which maximize incentives for the diffusion of PV-technologies, remain underdeveloped. The current important issues for suggested numerical studying and modeling are: can government subsidies and bank loans significantly contribute to the diffusion of PV-installations at various levels of the PV-market development; what evolutionarily stable states will be formed at different levels of the PV-market development; how the volume of government subsidies, the share of bank loans, the capacity of PV-installations by investors will affect the evolutionary trajectories of the all PV-market parameters and the transformation of various evolutionarily stable states. To do this, numerical modeling is performed to study the dynamic evolutionary trajectories at different levels of the PV-market development.


For a nondegenerate projective variety, it is a classical problem to study its defining equations with respect to a given embedding. In this paper, we precisely determine minimal sets of generators of the defining ideals of some curves of maximal regularity in P5.


that part of the guide alone. For example, the chapter on statistical informationmeasuring resource usage is one that may be useful to those with experience in e-resource management, whereas other chapters are designed for those new to the area. However, there are some obvious content limitations in this guide – the copyright and licensing information and advice is US-centric, for example. Other information, such as the list of COUNTER-compliant vendors, is based on March 2011 data, and the list of relevant conference and trade shows are all North American. There are also omissions that limit the usefulness of the guide. Significantly, there is no glossary of terminology to counter the tendency for authors to slip into library jargon throughout the various chapters. A list of resources and tools for following up later would also have proved useful to readers. If you are a working librarian, then you are probably already grappling with the issues presented in this guide as part of your day-to-day work. Nonetheless, this book is a useful guide full of practical advice for managing electronic resources, especially for someone new to the field.


China's dramatic process of urbanization has profound influence on the country's religious communities, practices and psyche. This article focuses on a village of North Shanghai that has been integrated into urban life through demolition and relocation at the turn of the century. It follows the evolution of the ritual practices of its former inhabitants until present day. It underlines the fracture that has occurred in the way jia (home/family) was recognized and lived as a focus of ritual activities, and it documents the subsequent enlargement of the ritual sphere that is taking place. The choice of specific temples as privileged places of pilgrimage and ancestral worship is shown to be the result of a combination of factors, relational, geographical, and financial. The study also highlights the fact that the plasticity and inventiveness of the practices observed still testify to the resilience of the "home" concept, whatever the transformation it undergoes, and it links such resilience to the agency of women. By closely following the dynamic of ritual activities in the everyday life of the community under study, the article aims at providing a pragmatic and evolving approach to what "Chinese religion" is becoming in an urban context.


Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease encompassing a wide range of symptoms that can emanate from pathology in virtually any organ system. Severe SLE includes involvement of the central nervous system and kidneys. One of the hallmarks of the disease is a multitude of autoantibodies, indicating a breakdown in self tolerance. The corresponding antigens have been found to be exposed in cells undergoing apoptosis. Increased rate of apoptosis and an impaired clearance machinery for apoptotic material leading to secondary necrosis have been put forward as potential mechanisms by which a genetically prone individual develop an immune response to self antigens. Inherent dysregulation of tolerance and the immune response augment and perpetuate the situation generating autoreactive B- and T-cells, which together with autoantibodies and immune complexes mediate tissue inflammation with subsequent development of clinical symptoms. In this thesis, studies on neuropsychiatric involvement in SLE (NPSLE) and the genetic contribution to susceptibility and phenotypic expression of SLE are presented. Results: In paper I, an association was seen between NPSLE and worse prognosis measured as working incapacity and extent of organ damage, but not with increased mortality, as compared to non-NPSLE patients. In paper II, the conclusion is drawn that cerebrospinal fluid analyses of cytokines and autoantibodies may be of limited value in NPSLE diagnosis, while increased concentrations of anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies in serum could constitute a marker for SLE psychosis. In paper III, polymorphic variants of genes with well-documented roles in different parts of SLE pathogenesis were studied with the hypothesis that gene variant combinations could be informative regarding susceptibility for and pathogenesis in SLE. The extended haplotype HLA DR3-DQ2-C4AQ0 was more common in SLE patients than in controls (p 15 g/month) was inversely correlated with CPAD (OR=0.29, 95%CI 0.096-0.87). Pneumonia and severe infections were not more common in SLE patients with MBL deficiency. There was a significant association between treatment with high-dose glukocorticoids and presence of severe infections (p=0.008). Treatment with cytostatic drugs was also more common in patients with these severe infections, but the correlation did not reach statistical significance (p=0.054). Conclusions: Neuropsychiatric involvement is a severe manifestation of SLE, but is heterogeneous and diagnostic tests in CSF are of limited value. Combination of genetic variants can be of importance in determining SLE susceptibility and the contribution of polymorphic genes to disease phenotype is substantial. (Less)


The built-in relay in a meter is a key control component of a smart meter, and its reliability determines whether the user can use electricity safely and smoothly. In this paper, the degradation characteristics of the arc-burning energy are enhanced by the method of K-means clustering to replace degradation data, such as the overtravel time, release time, and other data. In existing methods, the meter needs to be disassembled to describe the degradation trend of the meter relay. The proposed method is combined with a bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) neural network to predict the degradation trend of the relay's performance. In this paper, K-means clustering is used to enhance the extraction of arc energy data features, and then the arc energy data obtained from the reliability lifetime test is assessed to predict the degradation trend of the meter relay by means of a bidirectional LSTM.


The aim of this study was to validate that the acoustic emission technique as a nondestructive test is able to check GFRP which are going to transport corrosive liquids. For this purpose, different tubes made by filament winding, were exposed to different corrosive liquids at 50°C and finally tested at compression and acoustic emission simultaneously. These pipes were also tested by microscopy to verify that the results achieved by Acoustic Emission and by this technique were comparable. Besides, in order to study several variables an experimental design was carried out. All the results were introduced in a statistical program. The purpose was to consider all these factors and assess which ones were the most important in the corrosion process. The main factors considered in the design were: the different corrosive mediums (HCl and NaClO), the postcured of the samples, concentration of the corrosive medium, and the exposure time. The results showed that the A. E. technique allows to determine the state of the pipes which have been exposed to corrosive mediums and even, it allows to distinguish between two different mediums. So, the utility of the technique is proved in this kind of degradation processes.


This paper presents new research methods that combine the use of location-based social media on mobile phones with geographic information systems (GIS) to explore connections between people, place, and health. It discusses the feasibility, limitations, and benefits of using these methods, which enable real-time, location-based, quantitative data to be collected on the recreation, consumption, and physical activity patterns of urban residents in the city of Brisbane, Australia. The study employs mechanisms already inherent in popular mobile social media applications (Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare) to collect these data. The research methods presented in this paper are innovative and potentially applicable to an increasing number of academic research areas, as well as to a growing range of service providers that benefit from monitoring consumer behaviour and responding to emerging changes in these patterns and trends. The ability to both collect and map objective, real-time data about the consumption, leisure, recreation, and physical activity patterns amongst urban communities has direct implications for a range of research disciplines including media studies, advertising, health promotion, social marketing, public health inequalities, and urban design.


In this paper, a new guided wave structure of half mode mode-selective-transmission-line(HMMS TL) for microwave and millimeter wave application is proposed for the first time. The principle of the HMMS TL is described, and its propagation characteristics are simulated. The simulated results at frequency from DC to THz show that the attenuation of these two transmission is less than 0.95dB, but HMS TL's size is nearly half of a MS TL. Thus, we can further compress the size of a microwave or millimeter wave integrated circuit based on this new guided wave structure.


Using aggregate analysis, this paper examines the core contentions of the "varieties of capitalism" perspective on comparative capitalism. We construct a coordination index to assess whether the institutional features of liberal and coordinated market economies conform to the predictions of the theory. We test the contention that institutional complementarities occur across sub-spheres of the macroeconomy by examining the correspondence of institutions across sub-spheres and estimating the impact of complementarities in labor relations and corporate governance on rates of growth. To assess the stability of the institutional features central to the theory, we assess the dynamics of institutional change in recent years. The evidence suggests that there are powerful interaction effects among institutions across sub-spheres of the political economy that must be considered if the economic impact of institutional change in any one sphere is to be accurately assessed.


This article is devoted to research in the field of gesture recognition of the Russian Sign Language. The authors propose a hand tracking method using depth sensor. A convenient model for hand description was developed, the use of which greatly improves the accuracy of recognition. Also dynamic gesture model was elaborated.


We have initiated a multidisciplinary project that aims to dissect and ultimately define the functions of the long and unusual C‐terminal "tail" sequences of the two high molecular weight neurofilament sub‐units, NF‐M and NF‐H. A series of recombinant fusion proteins containing selected NF‐M and NF‐H tail sequences were constructed using appropriate cDNAs. These fusion proteins were used to further define the epitopes for a variety of widely used neurofilament antibodies, including NN18 and N52, which are now available commercially from several companies. We also measured the SDS‐PAGE mobility of the fusion proteins and found that, like the native neurofilament tails, the fusion proteins ran considerably slower than predicted from their molecular weight. Since all fusion proteins produced so far exhibit this characteristic we conclude that all segments of the NF‐M and NF‐H tail share this unusual property. Finally we were able to produce novel and potentially useful polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to selected segments of NF‐M and NF‐H sequence. These antibody studies showed that the extreme C‐termini of NF‐M and NF‐H are immunologically absolutely distinct from one another and also indicate that the extreme C‐terminus of NF‐M is immunologically much more conserved than the analogous region of NF‐H. These findings are in complete agreement with our conclusions derived from amino acid sequence analysis, and further underline the possible functional importance of the extreme C‐terminus of NF‐M. We also show that the unusual immunological properties of the bovine NF‐M tail we have previously observed do not extend to the extreme C‐terminal region, which appears immunologically no different from the analogous region of other NF‐M molecules. The peculiarities of bovine NF‐M could be explained by the presence of a KSP motif that resembles the NF‐H KSP prototype.


A minimal spanning tree algorithm for distribution networks configurations is proposed. The paper approaches the formulation by the power losses' minimization in order to select a new configuration, keeping a radial configuration. This type of problem becomes a non-differentiable, mixed integer, and highly combinatorial in nature. The Kruskal's algorithm is used to determine the minimum spanning tree, which has the characteristic to run in polynomial time.


The need to investigate an archaeological context causes the inevitable destruction of the upper strata in favour of the lower ones. On-site research activity therefore translates into a documentation activity (forms/photographs/surveys), which must be as neutral as possible and not necessarily biased by the scientific interests of the archaeologist. This documentation activity has recently been subjected to an indepth analysis and evaluation. A wide spectrum of standards and reference regulations is being defined by different national and international Organisations. The various attempts made at normalizing the production of documents of excavations have lead to the elaboration of a large number of forms. The introduction of computer science in the management of archaeological records has actually complicated the picture because it has added different formats, software and operating systems, chosen by each individual researcher. Considering how dangerous it is to convert older data to newer digital formats, as is any translation from one language to another, we started a project aiming at defining an ontology able to guarantee interoperability between different archives without modifying, altering or sacrificing the archives created by each archaeologist. The primary objective of our research has been to analyse the Italian documentation produced during the stratigraphical excavation, which represents the most consistent corpus of data available also in digital format. We chose the CIDOC-CRM because it is event-oriented. In terms of content, the archaeological documentation activity may be easily schematized: it documents a past event occurring during an archaeological era and, at the same time, it documents the action of the modern-day scholar. Any excavation activity and its pertinent methodology may be easily described following this conceptual formalism.


This compact, easy-to-use identification guide describes 175 species of mammals, covering each major genus. The book features thumbnail silhouettes, a regional distribution map, and up-to-date tips on the best wildlife localities.


75 It is truly gratifying to note the plethora of articles submitted to IJVES, especially from our trainees and young vascular surgeons/specialists. Some of the articles from these "first timers" are beset with problems in "crafting" the paper – both in language and the scientific content. Many well-researched papers/case reports are less than flawless, requiring multiple revisions, rectifications and at times making it difficult to accept for publication. It is hoped this article will guide some these "writers" in the right direction.


We investigate the propagation of discrete vortex solitons in rectangular photonic superlattices and demonstrate that certain binary superlattices stabilize vortex solitons and vortex breathers due to a balance between superlattice effects and nonlinearity.


Matching partial heterogeneous face images to a gallery of visible images is a challenging research problem. This scenario is motivated by a number of surveillance applications such as recognition of subjects at night or in the presence of challenging environmental conditions. Standoff distances may range from a meter to hundred meters. Our latest experiments have shown that a face recognition software recently developed in our research group can be adapted to perform cross spectral matching of partial face images. The images are encoded with Gabor Generalized Local Binary Patterns and Gabor Weber operators and matched by means of a Kullbuck-Leibler metric. Our analysis has shown that three separate face regions such as (1) eyes and nasal bridge, (2) cheeks and nasal tip, and (3) mouth and a part of the chin display similar matching performance. Furthermore, we have evaluated performance of periocular regions. For a short standoff distance of 1.5 meters and a database of 48 classes, matching a Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) periocular region against visible regions resulted in 0.7 Genuine Accept Rate (GAR) at False Accept Rate (FAR) set to 0.01. For a long standoff distance of 106 meters and a database of 48 classes, matching SWIR against visible periocular regions yielded 0.4 GAR at FAR equal to 0.1. For a short standoff distance of 1.5 meters and a database of 200 classes, matching a Medium Wave Infrared (MWIR) periocular region against visible regions resulted in 0.35 GAR at FAR set to 0.1.


Anaerobic digestion (AD) has the opportunity to be an integral part of the solution to two of the most pressing environmental concerns of urban centers: waste management and renewable energy. Through AD, organics are decomposed by specialized bacteria in an oxygen-depleted environment to produce biogas and a stable solid. Each of these products can be used for beneficial purposes to close the loop in organic waste management. The biogas, which consists of up to 65% methane, can be combusted in a cogeneration unit and produce green energy. The solid digestate can be used as an organic soil amendment. As a waste management strategy employed in over 20 countries, AD has been successful in reducing the volume of waste going to landfill, decreasing emissions of greenhouse gases and creating organic fertilizer, all at a profit. Despite global success, the United States has not employed AD on a large scale, and nowhere is it used to treat MSW. This paper outlines the processes of AD, reviews the current technology available and proposes the adoption of the technology in the United States, beginning with commercial waste in New York City. The greatest concerns for New York are space and transportation, indicating that the most appropriate system is one using high solids located near the site of waste generation. Therefore, the Hunt's Point Market in the Bronx is an ideal location for a demonstration facility for AD. This plant will improve local environmental conditions, create jobs, and generate electricity. For the plant to be economically viable, public policy must proactively support AD. Acknowledgements I extend my deepest gratitude to my advisor, Professor Nickolas Themelis, for his support, advice and direction while I researched this thesis. The staff of Earth Pledge, especially Leslie Hoffman, has been instrumental in pointing me in the right direction, supporting my research and introducing me to the right people. The professionals who offered guidance and opened their facilities for tours, Randy Cluff of CCI and Ron Mendelsohn of Earth Power gave me insight on operations. My thanks goes to my colleagues at the Earth Engineering Center, especially Karsten Millrath and Scott Kaufman, who encouraged, pushed, questioned, challenged, and informed me whenever needed. Thanks to Gretchen Hagelow who inspired me with her strength and Nancy Easton and Kevin Mattingly who reminded me where I should end up. Finally, I would not have been able to complete this without the understanding of …


This paper is aimed at analyzing the markers of the topic, the focus, and discourse continuity in their coordination. The main problem of expressing the discourse continuity is that it is generally identical with the means designating the topic: there is no formal difference in either the corresponding pitch accents or the principles of the choice of the words to carry them. Nevertheless, certain strategies of marking the topic, the focus, and discourse incompleteness autonomously within a single clause where the topic, the focus, and discourse incompleteness have distinct words accent-bearers and the applicable pitch accents are found in a variety of languages. The parameters of such strategies are discussed. These patterns are exemplified below by the Russian, German, and English data.


Preface Illustrations Part I. Living in the World Overview Parallel Sketches Part II. Lives Emily Dickinson Christina Rossetti Part III. The Victorian World War Poems The Market is for Bankers, Burglars and Goblins Woman's Place/Woman's Nature Part IV. Conclusion Women Poets, Literary Influence and the Canon Notes Selected Bibliography Index to Dickinson's Poems Cited in Text Index to Rossetti's Poems Cited in Text Index


Based on date envelopment analysis(DEA),input-output efficiency evaluation model was established for "985 Project" universities selecting the innovation foundation capacity,innovation investment capacity,environmental bearing capacity,innovation output capacity and achievements transformation as investment indexes;and the monograph quantity,the number of issued papers in foreign and national magazines,the results identification number,technology transfer in real income,national awards and etc as output variables.Through this model,the input-output efficiency of science and technology of the 37 universities in the "985 Project" were compared.The results show that the input-output efficiency of some universities was in DEA effective rate,the other's in non-DEA effective rate due to scale inefficiency;improper scale has been the crucial reason that restricted the improvement of the input-output efficiency of science and technology,and even the sustainable development for some universities in China,and the key to solve the problem is to handle the relationship between technology improvement and scale expansion during the development process of university science and technology input and output.


We study higher syzygies of a ruled surface X over a curve of genus g with the numerical invariant e. Let L ∈ PicX be a line bundle in the numerical class of aC 0 + bf. We prove that for 0 2g+1+p. By using these facts, we obtain Mukai-type results. For ample line bundles At, we show that K X +A 1 +···+A q satisfies property Np when 0 ≤ e < g-3/2 and q ≥ g-2e+1+p or when e ≥ g-3/2 and g ≥ p + 4. Therefore we prove Mukai's conjecture for ruled surface with e ≥ g-3 2. We also prove that when X is an elliptic ruled surface with e ≥ 0, L satisfies property N p if and only if a ≥ 1 and b - ae ≥ 3 + p.


with an extra 'atom' at the centre of the C—C bond. This atom is a small piece of metal consisting of a rod from whose centre three smaller rods radiate, perpendicular to it and separated by 120° angles. This extra atom has no chemical significance; it is a convenience for the person demonstrating. The three equatorial legs are placed so that they bisect the planes formed by the HCCH planes (each leg lies 30° from its two neighbouring HCCH planes). The model is then held by one of these legs and rotated through 180°. Again, the two ends of the molecule seem miraculously to snap into each other's former locations. Teachers of mathematics who are interested in finding out more about applications of symmetry groups in chemistry may find the following books helpful:


In this report the authors discuss the historical trends of population redistribution in France and go on to analyze current migration patterns. Much of the data used were unpublished and presented problems for which the authors created innovative solutions. The empirical results of the study are insightfully analyzed and contribute to the literature of internal migration in France.


From April 1995 to October 1999, 135 patients with concussion of brain were examined with threedimensional transcranial Doppler (3D-TCD) and the change of cerebral blood flow in various phases was analyzed to evaluate the effect of 3D-TCD on diagnosis and therapy of brain concussion.


This account presents our laboratory's latest endeavors in Csp3-H activation in the context of total synthesis, as well as a historical perspective of the field of Csp3-H activation. Our view- points in using a two-phase terpene synthesis strategy and how known oxidative transformations could benefit an eventual biomi- metic synthesis of Taxol ® are discussed.


Objective  The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibodies against varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) in pregnant women in Catalonia (Spain).


The transport and deposition dynamics of colloidal particles in packed porous media were investigated. The colloids were negatively charged silica particles (0.1 and 0.3 μm in diameter), and the packed-bed columns comprised aminosilane-modified glass beads. The glass beads acquired a positive surface charge by anhydrous chemical reaction with aminoethyl(N-aminopropyl)dimethoxymethylsilane. Maximum attainable surface-coverage (θmax) and excluded-area-parameter (β) values were determined for particle deposition experiments under various physicochemical conditions, namely, solution ionic strength, flow velocity, and particle size. The results demonstrated that excluded-area-parameter values increased with decreasing ionic strength and increasing flow velocity and particle size. Observed excluded-area-parameter values smaller than 1.83, the hard-sphere jamming limit according to random-sequential-adsorption (RSA) mechanics, alluded to the occurrence of multilayer deposition. The release of deposited particles...


This paper examines the influence of field‐effect passivation (from a coating of aluminum oxide) in conjunction with up‐conversion (from multiple coatings containing Er/Yb‐doped phosphors) on the performance of silicon solar cells. Note that the phosphors were applied to the rear surface of the cells. The surface morphology of the coatings was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and the chemical composition of Er/Yb‐doped phosphors coating was examined using energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy. The fluorescence emissions of the coatings were examined using photoluminescence and optical image measurements. We examined the influence of field‐effect passivation on dark current‐voltage as well as photo‐current density and external quantum efficiency (EQE). Improvements in photovoltaic performance after applying coatings containing Er/Yb‐doped phosphors were estimated in terms of EQE and conversion efficiency. The field‐effect passivation of Al2O3 and up‐conversion provided by Er/Yb‐doped phosphors resulted in EQE enhancements over a wavelength range of 600 to 1050 nm. Field‐effect passivation was shown to enhance the conversion efficiency by 1.77% (from 16.91% to 17.21%), up‐conversion enhanced conversion efficiency by 2.9% (from 17.21% to 17.71%), and a combination of field‐effect passivation and up‐conversion enhanced conversion efficiency by 4.73% (from 16.91% to 17.71%).


Abstract This article identifies the specific characteristics of Nordic international business research by analyzing how Nordic researchers over time have perceived and conceptualized their research object, "the international firm." Their perceptions about essential features of the international firm are arguably reflected in their theoretical and empirical work on the internationalization of the firm and the management of the international firm.


Hyperbaric medicine is most widely known for its use in the treatment of decompression illness (DCI). This encompasses a range of symptoms observed in a person who has been exposed to a high-pressure environment and then returns to a lower-pressure one. DCI includes both arterial gas embolism (AGE) and decompression sickness (DCS). AGE occurs due to the expansion of gas and the resulting physical injury to the lungs, leading to the release of gas into the arterial system. DCS occurs as a result of venous bubbles forming in the tissues.


A method is proposed for estimating a geometrical distortion of an imaging system. This method estimates the geometrical distortion from the change of the image intensity caused by a slight shift of the distortion. This method is based on our experience that when we wave a piece of glass, e.g., a fisheye lens, before an object, we can perceive the optical distortion of the transparent body by the motion of the object pattern. In this paper, we analyze the effect on the image intensity by the shifts of the object and the imaging distortion. An equation concerning the differential coefficients of the distortion, those of image, and image changes by the shifts is derived by Taylor expansion of the image intensity at each point. Then, least-square methods are introduced for the estimation of the differential coefficients of the distortion. Experimental results are presented which demonstrate the proposed method works well for a simulated random dot image. Another experiment using a real scanning electron microscope image which was distorted intentionally by a magnetic disturbance also showed the effectiveness of the method.


We apply the Simpson-Visser phenomenological regularization method to a cylindrically symmetric solution of the Einstein-Maxwell equations known as an inverted black hole. In addition to analyzing some properties of thus regularized space-time, including the Carter-Penrose diagrams, we show that this solution can be obtained from the Einstein equations with a source combining a phantom scalar field with a nonzero self-interaction potential and a nonlinear magnetic field. A similar kind of source is obtained for the cylindrical black bounce solution proposed by Lima et al. as a regularized version of Lemos's black string solution. Such sources are shown to be possible for a certain class of cylindrically, planarly and toroidally symmetric metrics that includes the regularized solutions under consideration.


The property of BaTiO3 nano powder prepared by the sol-gel method at different pH values was investigated.The effect of pH value on gel formation and aggregates was discussed with double electric layer theory and reaction mechanism.The optimal preparing condition of the powder was proposed (pH8).


The history of armour is as old as the evolution of mankind; indeed, it is an intrinsic instinct of humanity to protect and shield ourselves from danger, such as from various critical environments and from other humans, especially in a battlefield setting. The development of high-speed projectiles and explosive materials changed the dynamics of the battlefield and led to an evolution in advanced ballistic personal protection systems, with requirements for the new systems to be damage resistant, flexible and lightweight, and with an efficient energy absorbing capacity. Steel was the preferred material in the battlefield for our ancestors, but in modern days, especially in the last two decades, new design strategies and materials, including fibres, composites, laminates, ceramics and bioinspired materials, have been extensively exploited to accomplish the requirements of modern military operations, and to provide protection appropriate for modern technology-driven war tactics and for protection against current terror threats. The present review covers the general strategies and materials used in armour systems, from felt to metals and composites, which themselves have been further extended, particularly to now include bioinspired materials and utilizing biomimetic conditions. Detailed discussions regarding the various armour materials and any issues in their performance against modern ammunition systems are outlined.


The rapid development of mobile business in China has resulted in a large and still fast growing number of customers. Many enterprises in China started using mobile services such as enterprise short messages services (ESMS) to help with their business communication needs. This study examines enterprises' adoption of ESMS based on the innovation diffusion theory (IDT) and the task-technology fit (TTF) model. We collected survey data from 80 enterprise respondents through the customer service departments of four telecommunications companies in China. Our results indicate that the relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, and the TTF affect the behavioural intention to adopt ESMS, which in turn affects the actual usage. In addition, the TTF has a positive effect on relative advantage and a negative effect on complexity. Our results provide insight into enterprise adoption research and mobile service marketing strategies.


In medical education the problem‐based approach to learning can be considered as the most significant educational innovation in the past two decades. This paper examines the ways and extent to which health problems have been designed for implementation of problem‐based curriculum. Content analysis of curriculum documents of three problem‐based schools was carried out in a systematic way from identification of unit of analysis, categorization, sampling, data analysis and interpretation. The comparative study revealed common areas in curriculum organization, arrangement of problems in stages, problem selection criteria, and basic concepts in the early stages of the curriculum. About one‐third of the health problems were found to be similar in the schools compared. However, there was no uniformity in the sequence of organ‐systems or the health problems. This study provides a framework for the development of problem‐based curriculum in three stages with essential concepts identified for the first stage. Criteria for a balanced selection of problems and problem design features which affect the quality of health problems have been identified. These findings could be of value for those who are in the process of developing or revising a problem‐based curriculum.


In this issue of the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Heenan et al compare 41 adults' average capillary blood glucose meter (BGM) glucoses to their single central laboratory glucose (CLG) measurements of 0.6 mL lithium heparin plasma separator microtainers filled after "deep lancing" of the finger capillaries. The authors' figure illustrates the relationship between the central laboratory instrument measurement of hemolysis (hemolysis index) and the ratios of the two sets of measurements. As hemolysis increases, it seems that the CLG increases slightly, but so does the variation in results. It is disappointing that the authors did not attempt to document hemolysis in the "shallow-lanced" specimens used to obtain the BGM measurements. Recently, three different groups of adult subjects had their capillary blood collected into plain microhematocrit capillary blood collection tubes after lancing with a commercially available lancet device. While the same trained phlebotomists employed the same technique to obtain the capillary samples, the visible hemolysis rates of the spun specimens varied from 0% (59 subjects) to 7% (42 subjects) to 43% (40 subjects). These experiments seem to complicate Heenan et al's tacit assumption that "shallow-lancing" does not result in artifactual hemolysis. Many questions arise from Heenan et al's study. Why did many of the 0.6 ml lithium heparin plasma separator microtainer tubes exhibit hemolysis? How accurate (and transferrable) are the central laboratory hemolysis indices? What BGM was used? Did it demonstrate any sensitivity to hemoglobin interference? What laboratory instrument provided the CLG? Larger blood volume collections for BGM evaluations are often stabilized and sent to a central laboratory for highly accurate glucose testing. What artifacts have been introduced with these collections? Was there significant milking of the fingers to obtain that 0.6 ml of blood? Does the entire large sample collection process increase the secretion of catecholamines and glucose? What inaccuracies might be incurred in a manufacturer's glucose meter evaluation due to the apparently nonequivalent shallow and deep collections? How can these inaccuracies be prevented and/or mitigated? Should only shallow collections be performed and blood samples be pooled to obtain adequate blood volumes for central laboratory testing? We thank Dr Heenan et al for this very interesting study.


Nationwide surveillance identi fi ed 10 human isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex (CC) 398. Further typing in comparison with animal isolates identi fi ed 4 clusters: 1 related to a horse epidemic and 3 to persons who had no direct contact with animals or each other. These fi ndings may indicate unrecognized commu-nity transmission.


Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is proposed to cause 1–4% of all acute myocardial infarctions (AMI).
 The aim of this study was to conduct a first description of Swedish SCAD patients regarding the prevalence of risk factors, treatment and prognosis.

 All patients with AMI registered in the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Register (SCAAR) December 2015 until December 2017 were included. The index angiographies of the SCAD patients were reevaluated by an independent angiographer at each center. Patients with non-SCAD AMI (n=31670) were used for comparison.

 SCAD was identified in 137 patients with AMI (100 women, 37 men). The SCAD population was younger than the non-SCAD population 53.9 (51.7–56.1) vs 68.5 (68.3–68.6) years, more often women (73.0 vs 30.7%) and presented with less risk factors: diabetes 2.9 vs 20.8%; hypertension 27.0 vs 57.6%; smoking 41.2 vs 58.1%; statin therapy 12.4 vs 36.9% and previous AMI 7.3 vs 19.6% (p<0.001 for all comparisons).
 SCAD patients less frequently underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) 43.1 vs 70.8% (p<0.001) and received less statin treatment, 78.9 vs 91.5% (p<0.001).
 There was no significant difference regarding treatment with aspirin or double antiplatelet therapy at discharge: 93 vs 89.7% (p=0.45) and 86.7 vs 84.2%, respectively (p=0,43).
 There was no significant difference in one-year mortality 6.6 vs 8.2% (p=0.57).

 With a current prevalence of 0.43% of all Swedish AMIs, data supports SCAD being an underdiagnosed condition with a prognosis resembling that of non-SCAD AMI. Furthermore, SCAD patients are younger and harbor less cardiovascular risk factors. While significant differences in management are present, current therapeutic strategies of the two groups are similar, indicating overtreatment of SCAD.

 Type of funding source: Foundation. Main funding source(s): Swedish Heart-Lung foundation, ALF funding


THE earliest known comprehensive list of ironworks in England and Wales was compiled in 1717 T a d source material for the study of the charcoal-iron industry prior to this date has been fragmentary, and for many areas almost non-existent. A most valuable set of manuscript ironworks accounts has recently been made available to me and most of them refer to the period 1688-1717,2 although for no works are the accounts complete for all these years. The papers cover ironworks in the central, north and west Midlands, the Forest of Dean, north and south Wales, and Sussex, though in the last three districts a total of only four works is involved. In addition to the manufacturing and commercial activities of the concerns to which the Foley accounts particularly refer, they yield much information on other works for which such detailed papers have not yet come to light and, with the help of supplementary manuscripts and published material, it has been possible to make a fair appraisal of the pattern of the iron trade in about 1700.3 Information on one important iron manufacturing region, south Yorkshire, is lacking in the Foley MSS. but accounts of several works in this district have been brought together in Bradford at Cartwright Hall.4 Although not compiled with the same attention to detail, they fill an otherwise serious gap. The account which follows provides a reasonably comprehensive picture of the iron trade in the Midlands and in the adjacent areas of the Forest of Dean, south Yorkshire, Derby and Nottingham. For the rest of the country, notably for south Wales and the Weald, the evidence is less adequate. The 1717 list of furnaces and forges appears to be substantially accurate in the light of the Foley accounts and provides an invaluable scale against which to gauge the extent to which the works concerned in them may be taken as representative of the whole industry. Figure 1 shows the distribution of works enumerated in the 1717 list. The close correlation of furnaces with the occurrence of iron ores is at once apparent; Coal Measure ironstones were the most widespread basis for the industry, except in the Forest of Dean and north Lancashire, where hsematite ores of the Carboniferous limestone were important, and in south-east England, where ironstones in the Wealden Series were used. This general pattern of blast-furnace distribution was to


The authors proposed a system which can be used to revise error or control. When the measured physical quantity can be defined as the low speed change physical quantity, using the error analysis theory to deal with the measured signal, the high precision collection by measuring element of low precision could be gained.


This essay takes the view that early humanist commentary on art and artists frequently employed rhetorical formulae, not mechanically and unreflectively, but pointedly and deliberately in the service of political and professional agendas. I will propose that humanist commentary influenced the visual character of painting in Ferrara in the later fifteenth century, and that this influence is manifest in the social ambition and artistic practice of the most eminent painter of the city: Cosme Tura. Subsequent to the researches of Michael Baxandall in the 1960s, the Ferrarese provenance of much early poetic and rhetorical commentary on painting has been accorded little significance, least of all with regard to the emergence of a highly distinctive local artistic tradition.! I will propose, however, that by considering the dynamic relation of art, power and intellectual culture, we might assess the importance of North Italian court society for the emergence of a value system which upheld the cultivation (even fabrication) of artistic individualism.f Studies of court artists such as Mantegna have tended to regard the expression of artistic personality as a quality at odds with 'despotic' working conditions, rather than as being produced and even demanded by them. Only very recently has his career been considered in terms of the sociology of court dependency and his work as exemplifying the relation between 'regimes of power' and 'regimes of symbolic practice'.3 It is true that in the wake of Alberti's pioneering treatise on painting from 1435, remarks on painting by Ferrarese humanists have an apparently derivative and predictable character. Ludovico Carbone's comments on the nobility of art in his Oratio pro nipote Galeotti Assassini from 1460 is one such apparently derivative text." Baxandall showed a certain enthusiasm for Angelo Decembrio's De politia litteraria, mainly for its reflections of Alberti, but made no secret of the fact that he considered it a boring text, 'a long and badly written book that repels attention in several ways'.s These works, however, can be found interesting less from the point of view of original statements about painting than from their ideological framing of the question of art and its value. Particular circumstances led these authors to consider the relation between princely regimes and the kinds of cultural activity promoted by them. Although both are concerned with the promotion of literary culture at court, they differ substantially in their


This report covers programmatic accomplishments of the Alabama DOE/EPSCoR Traineeship Program for the period September 28, 1991 to September 29, 1995. The Alabama DOE/EPSCoR Traineeship Program is an integral part of this state`s efforts to address barriers that inhibit the full development and substantial growth of energy-related research at the six major research institutions and at Alabama`s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). To overcome these barriers it was determined that the following actions were needed: Area 1: Strengthening the Research Faculty Base Area 2: Increasing the Number of Outstanding Graduate Students Area 3: Improving the Research Environment Area 4: Developing the Human Resources Base Area 5. Improving the Energy-related Infrastructure, Collaborations and Communications. Although the DOE/EPSCoR Traineeship Grant complements each of the areas listed above, its primary emphasis is the enhancement of opportunities for graduate students. The extent to which this program has met this challenge during the three year funding period constitutes the substance of this report.


Objective:To evaluate the current control status of cholesterol among outpatients with heart artery disease in China.Methods:Sixty-four hospitals across China,including 32 secondary hospitals and 32 tertiary hospitals were selected for baseline survey.Fifty outpatients diagnosed heart artery disease were recruited consecutively in each participated hospital.Information for 1806 patients was collected,and control status of cholesterol among the patients was analyzed.Results:(1)Mean age of the patients was 65 10.Seventy point five percent of the patients were male and 29.5% were female.(2)Overall 26.2% attained the cholesterol goal in the 1806 patients of heart artery disease,the goal attainment rate of cholesterol among male(30.5%) patients was higher than that among female(15.8%) patients.(3)The goal attainment rate of cholesterol was highest in middle China (39.7%)and lowest in northeast area(14.9%)among 7 geographic district(north China,east China,south China,middle China,northeast,northwest,southwest)(P0.01).(4) The goal attainment rate of cholesterol in tertiary hospitals(30.0%)was higher than that in secondary hospitals(22.6%,P0.01).Conclusions:Only 26.2% heart artery disease patients attained the cholesterol goal,the rate varied significantly among sex,different areas and different degree hospitals.It was essential to pay more attention on control of cholesterol for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.


In order to promote the prosperous creation of the government archives buildings and based on the practical projects experience and extensive research foundation,the author has deeply discuss the relevant development history,open space,security system and storehouse design.So that to improve the construction of this kind of building.


Flood recession farming is as an important supplement to rainfed agriculture in West Africa. Every year, large areas are flooded along riverbanks and temporary lakes. When water recedes from the flooded areas, farmers plant crops. This study describes the flood recession farming in the Yelimane district of Kayes region in Mali and assesses different ways to intensify the system. The use of external inputs in this system is minimal. Field experiments were undertaken over two years to test crop establishment methods, soil tillage, increasing plant density, use of organic and mineral fertilizer, and improved varieties. These technologies increased sorghum yield as compared to the control in the following descending order: Seed priming + fertilizer (77.1%), NPK + organic fertilizer (74%), seedling transplantation + micro fertilization (61.3%), improved varieties (49%), mounding (34%), and urea application (24.9%). The technology seed priming in combination with mineral fertilizers was promising because of the high yield and the low labor demand. Nitrogen fertilizer is needed in flood recession agriculture as the soils and the deposited sediments are low in nitrogen. Farmers' choice of technology will depend on the yield level, net return per hectare, labor use, and access to inputs.


In a standard classification framework a set of trustworthy learning data are employed to build a decision rule, with the final aim of classifying unlabelled units belonging to the test set. Therefore, unreliable labelled observations, namely outliers and data with incorrect labels, can strongly undermine the classifier performance, especially if the training size is small. The present work introduces a robust modification to the Model-BasedClassificationframework,employingimpartialtrimmingandconstraints ontheratiobetweenthemaximumandtheminimumeigenvalueofthegroupscatter matrices.Theproposedmethodeffectivelyhandlesnoisepresenceinbothresponse andexploratoryvariables,providingreliableclassificationevenwhendealingwith contaminateddatasets.Arobustinformationcriterionisproposedformodelselec-tion.Experimentsonrealandsimulateddata,artificiallyadulterated,areprovidedto underlinethebenefitsoftheproposedmethod.


This study presents an advanced current control of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) aiming for improved transient performance over a wide speed range. While the conventional current control scheme based on proportional-integral controllers often shows a degraded transient performance in high-speed operation where the control inputs are almost saturated, the proposed scheme uses a proportional current controller in combination with a disturbance observer, by which the current error converges to zero in an exponential way. This desirable property preserves the transient performance even under the input constraint. A systematic way to determine the optimal control gain considering parameter uncertainties is also provided. A simulation study verifies the efficacy of the proposed scheme using a 20 kW PMSM model in comparison with the conventional current control scheme.


Martial, the best of the Roman epigrammatists, was born in Bilbilis, a little place in the North of Hispania. In Rome he took up a style of poetry which criticized with a big sense of humour the society of his time. However, Martial's epigram also includes some of the themes of the «poetry of occasion» which deals with topics such as the banquet, the death, the passage of the time, the retirement, etc. Poem 11, 52 raises the theme of the vocatio ad cenam, the invitation to dinner addressed to his friend Julius Cerialis. The poet offers, after daily meetings in the baths, a frugal dinner in which there will be moderate drink, quiet conversation between friends and declamation of literary compositions. Everything as part of a simple and specifically Roman lifestyle now restored by the Flavius and Antoninus emperors after the excesses during Nero's period.


While most interest in flytraps has centred on their use as an alternate and residue-free method to assist with fly-strike management, little attention has been given to their potential role as an on-farm indicator of changes in fly populations over time. Monitor flytraps can be used to provide an indicator of both the total fly population and relative changes during a fly season. A farmer can use this as a tool to detect increases in the fly population on their farm and therefore to identify periods when the risk of flystrike may be increasing or higher than average. For it to be an effective tool for use by primary producers however, determination of the number of flies trapped must be rapid. Manually counting flies is tedious and time-consuming, severely restricting the use of the flytrap as a risk management tool. This paper outlines a method whereby fly catch data can be assessed quickly using either a volume or weight measure to provide an indication of the minimum current fly population in the area of the trap. Over time trap records can indicate relative changes in the fly population, and hence changes in fly-strike risk.


This article describes the central role of temperature in asphalt paving, focusing on strategies for maintaining the asphalt product within the right temperature range. Topics covered include maximum mix temperature, differences between hot mix asphalt (HMA) and warm mix asphalt (WMA), heat loss during truck transport, the interplay of temperature and long-term performance life of the road, minimum mix temperature, problems with compaction of too-cool asphalt, the role of ambient temperature (and why it's better to pave on hot days rather than on cool days), the existing pavement temperature (also a role of the ambient temperature), and the interplay of temperature and compaction.