The bio polymer chitosan is obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin , which is one of the most abundant polysaccharides in nature. Chitosan is a polysaccharide consist ing of co polymers of glucosamine and N - acetyl glucosamine. Recently it has been shown that polymers with thiol groups provide much higher adhesive properties than polymers generally considered to be mucoadhesive. The enhancement of muco adhesion can be ex plained by the formation of covalent bonds between the polymer and mucous layer which is stronger than non - covalent bonds. Thiolated chitosans show more advantages than that of chitosans even though their cost of production is more than that of chitosans. T he insitu gel formation within the pH range of 5 to 6.8 makes the application of thiolated chitosans on vaginal, nasal and ocular mucosa also possible.


The enforceability of promise is one of the thorniest subjects of the law of contract, both in Civil and in Common law, even if for different reasons. At the same time, the question "When is the promisor bound to keep his word?" is still at the centre of the debate on European contract law. The Projects towards harmonizing European contract law seem to follow Scots law in the adoption of a concept of promise binding without acceptance and consideration. In order to verify the validity of this view, the Author analyses the enforceability of promise in the law of Scotland, in the PECL and in the DCFR. She concludes that bare promises and mere agreements never bind the promisor, neither in Scotland nor in European Projects. The enforceability of the promise is always based on an objective element, revealing the intention of the promisor.


Chemical looping combustion (CLC) has great advantages to obtain pure CO2 from coal combustion flue gas at a manageable cost. CuFe2O4 was put forward as a novel oxygen carrier, which integrated Cu and Fe metals into one oxide matrix with superior characteristics over single metal oxide of either CuO or Fe2O3 and had a high potential to be used in CLC. In this study, the reaction of CuFe2O4 with two Chinese coals of different ranks [Liu Pan Shui (LPS) sub-bituminous coal and Yang Quang (YQ) anthracite] was performed in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to detect in situ the emitted gases from the TGA. Field scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (FSEM/EDX) was used to study the morphology and elemental compositions present in the solid residues, and the related phases were further identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Meanwhile, to explore the reaction mechanisms involved for the reaction of CuFe2O4 with coal, a more real...


Objective: To observed the curative effect of sport way on chronic schizophrenia.Methods: 50 patients with chronic schizophrenia experienced exercise therapy were studied by SANS、GAS which recorded before and after 2,4 week exercise.Results: As compared to the before treatment,the patients with chronic schizophrenia obtained significantly higher scores on the dimensions of SANS after exercise.Further,there were significant different scores on the dimension of GAS between before and after exercise.Conclusion: There is a significant treatment effect of exercise on chronic schizophrenia.


Austenite isothermal transformation curve (IT) of steel, also known as time-temperature-transformation curve (TTT) is an very important basic data for the heat treatment process design of steel. Traditionally, obtaining TTT information on metal mainly depends on experiments, so there are problems such as data dispersion, large errors, and inconvenient access in use. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, the TTT curve of steel can be predicted with limited experimental data. Taking the authoritative data collected as training samples, the TTT curve of alloy structural steel was predicted based on a variety of machine learning algorithms.. Alloying element category, austenitizing temperature, phase transformation time are taken as input characteristics, and 10 kinds of transformation characteristics are taken as output targets. Correlation coefficient (R), and error analysis (RMSE, MAE) are used to evaluate and finalize the model, and the best algorithm is selected to form a combined-machine-learning algorithm (CML), and predict the TTT curve. Take the application of CML multi-model prediction method in 40Cr, 38CrMoAl, 35SiMn, and 20Mn2, and the predicted results reflect that the CML model has high prediction ability and good generalization.


We prove that every Ulrich bundle on the Veronese surface has a resolution in terms of twists of the trivial bundle over $\mathbb{P}^{2}$. Using this classification, we prove existence results for stable Ulrich bundles over $\mathbb{P}^{k}$ with respect to an arbitrary polarization $dH$.


The Williston basin, as a province for oil exploration, may be briefly summarized as follows: 1. An area of some 240,000 square miles. 2. A Mesozoic section averaging 6,000 feet in thickness, with possibilities for oil and gas accumulation in at least six zones which have not been adequately explored. 3. A Paleozoic section of 5,000-7,000 feet in thickness, consisting for the most part of carbonates, with porosity varying from fractures, to intergranular, to vuggy. At the present time, the principal objectives are in the Charles and Mission Canyon formations of Mississippian age, the Devonian, the Silurian, and the Ordovician. There are many zones which have porous zones and oil showings which should be considered as objective zones; thus, in the Paleozoic section fifteen separate zones in different parts of the basin may be classed as objectives.


Capable of adsorbing undesirable amine component from the headspace of the packaging, flexible film packaging structures. Its structure has at least one layer comprising at least one copolymer of alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and ethylene having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, the copolymer is neutralized by metal ions optionally having carboxylic acid groups to 99%.


In this paper, we propose and present the implementation result of high-resolution sonar using multi-beam array processing. Single-beam side scan sonar is widely used to survey the seabed and generate precise underwater images. A multi-beam side scan sonar system is proposed to increase the along-track resolution in spite of a high towing speed. To process massive amounts of signal data of multi-beam side scan sonar, an effective signal processing algorithm based on the quadrature method was developed that can minimize the complicated calculations by selecting the optimum sampling interval. Through a sea trial, the efficiency and performance of the developed multi-beam processing algorithm is verified. The results of the sea trial show that the efficiency of the survey is at least twice faster than single beam side scan sonar without a decrease in the along-track resolution.


Critical networked services enable significant revenue for network operators and, in turn, are regulated by Service Level Agreements (SLAs). In order to ensure SLAs are being met, service levels need to be monitored. One technique for this involves active measurement mechanisms which employ measurement probes along the network to inject synthetic traffic and compute the network performance. However, these mechanisms are expensive in terms of resources consumption. Thus, active measurement mechanisms usually can cover only a fraction of what could be measured, which can lead to SLA violations being missed. Besides that, the definition of this fraction is a practice done by human administrators, which does not scale well and does not adapt to highly dynamic networking patterns. The contribution of the present work is the proposal of a solution to increase the potential number of detected SLA violations in which network devices autonomously and dynamically share service level measurement results. The sharing of these measurement results is based on the utilization of a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) management overlay built using past service level measurement results and a coordination strategy characterized by a high degree of decentralized decision making. The solution is evaluated using simulation and the results show its feasibility and interesting features.


Microsilica is a by-product of silicon from an electric arc furnace. Mitigating the consequences of microsilica effect, lead to using same in concrete production to better highway pavements. In this study, microsilica has been used with Conplast SP 430 superplasticizer to produce high strength superplasticized microsilica concrete whilst employing lagoon and river sands independently. Using 3:1 aggregates cement relationship for lagoon and river sands individually, a normal and three types of superplasticized microsilica concretes (SMC) were produced. From each type of concrete produced, cube models were made to simulate rigid pavement while I-shape, Z-shape and rectangular shape paver samples were made for flexible pavement. For the superplasticized microsilica concrete produced, the amount of microsilica used was constant for each mix at 3% whereas superplasticizer used was varied as 1.5%, 2%, 2.5% and 3%. Under same condition of concrete mix of using river sand, it was SMC of 2.5% superplasticizer that gave highest value of compressive strength. However, SMC with 2% using lagoon sand gave higher values of compressive strength than those with 2.5% while using river sand.


The optimum ingredients of the 50% mixed propiconazol and α-(L)-terpineol emulsifiable concentrate had been screened through the screening experiments.The optimum ingredients were obtained as followed:20% of propiconazol,30% of α-(L)-terpineol,10% of emulsifier,40% of solvent.After stability experiment,the specifications of this emulsifiable concentrate meet the criterions of pesticides quality.Field experiment showed that this 50% mixed propiconazol and α-(L)-terpineol EC diluted 1000~2000 times had good effects to control thamatephorus cucumeris(Frank) donk,and the controlling effect was between 66.2%~82.0%.


ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of various systemic diseases in oral surgery patients in south Indian population. Methods: The study population composed of 500 randomly selected patients who reported to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, over a period of 3 months for various oral surgical procedures. With a standardized questionnaire, a thorough medical and dental history was taken, and patients were grouped according to the system involved. Data collected were statistically analyzed and results obtained. Results: Out of 500 patients, 264 (52.8%) were medically compromised with a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (38.85) followed by hypertension (32.2%), gastritis (6.65), and asthma (5.2%). The results were statistically significant. Conclusion: The prevalence of systemic diseases in oral surgery patients is high; therefore, a thorough history taking and careful clinical examination is mandatory before commencing any dental treatment. This will lead to identifying patients with underlying medical condition and will not only result in modifying dental treatment but also most importantly instituting appropriate management. Medically compromised patients will be on multiple drug therapy, and dentists must be aware of these drugs and their interactions when they prescribe medications for oral surgical procedures. Keywords: Prevalence, Systemic diseases, Oral surgery, Medical conditions.


The modern science and technology has become an important force pushing a new round of judicial reform,has produced profound influence on the concept of legal system,legal system,legal operation mechanism and the legal research methods.Court technology construction as the product of the combination of judicial technology,which not only embodies the technology strong strategic requirements fo the judicial court,the judicial philosophy of the justice for the people and judicial convenience,improving the judicial efficiency and saving the cost is the important direction of current judicial reform.


As a result of volcanic eruptions led to the fall of the ash, but there is no much research conducted against nutrient content and the nutrient availability in soil. Disposals of volcanic ash and organic matter are expected fill Mg need in the land. Magnesium In Alfisol is still  sufficientless for peanuts. The purpose of this research is study of the impact of volcanic ash and organic fertilizer for the availability and uptake of peanuts Mg  in the Alfisol. The experiments did  in a greenhouse used completely randomized design with one factor. Data were analyzed with F test rate from 95%, and if the  treatments showed significant influenced were continued with rate duncan's multiple range test fence from 95%. The observed variables include the levels of chlorophyll, available Mg and uptake Mg. Research results show that the interaction from treatment chlorophyll content, available Mg and uptake  Mg. Based on the findings of the observations of volcanic ash disposals operating significantly impact the availability of magnesium.


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method for estimating the residual fatigue life of service damaged and corroded structural members are developed. Scratch and hit marks, misplaced or empty holes that are exposed to corrosion are c ...


Oncolytic conditionally replicating adenoviruses (CRAds) are viral mutants able to selectively replicate in tumour cells. CRAds are considered a promising platform for cancer therapy. dl922-947, bearing a mutation in E1A gene and AdΔΔ, carrying mutations in both E1A and E1B genes, exhibited an antitumour effect against glioma and prostate cancer cells, respectively. Recently, it is thought that the adequate modulation of autophagy can enhance efficacy of anticancer therapy. However, the outcome of autophagy manipulation depends on the autophagy initiator, the combined stimuli, the extent of cellular damage and the type of cells. In this study, I characterized the role of autophagy in oncolytic adenovirus-induced therapeutics effects. When autophagy was inhibited at different steps by chloroquine (HCQ) or 3-methyladenine (3-MA), the cytotoxicity of dl922-947 and AdΔΔ in glioma and prostate cancer cells was augumented. These findings indicate that autophagy is a cell survival response in infected cells. Moreover, I showed that the oncolytic adenoviruses activated the Akt/mTOR/p70s6k pathway, that plays a central role in the negative regulation of autophagy, and, accordingly, inhibited the ERK pathway, that is a positive regulator of autophagy. Interestingly, a MEK inhibitor, PD98059, synergistically sensitized glioma cells to dl922-947 by increasing autophagy inhibition. These findings suggest that a disruption of ERK signalling pathway could greatly enhance the efficacy of CRAds by inhibiting autophagy. The observation that autophagy inhibitors increase adenoviruses antitumor activity in cancer cells suggests a novel multimodal strategy for virotherapy.


The voltage control for power supply is very important for its implement is relatively convenient.This paper introduces an voltage feedforward control technique which used in power supply,analyzes its operation principle and performance.


Abstract Udayan, P. S., Regy Yohannan, M. S. Devipriya, V. Devipriya & A. K. Pradeep (2013). Salacia vellaniana Udayan, Yohannan & Pradeep (Celastraceae), a new species from India. Candollea 68: 147–149. In English, English and French abstracts. Salacia vellaniana Udayan, Yohannan & Pradeep (Celastraceae), a new species from South India, is described and illustrated. It is also compared with the related Salacia macrosperma Wight.


This paper is an attempt to examine the dynamics of snow cover using Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) in Pinder Watershed, Central Himalaya, India. Landsat satellite imageries of three different time periods, i.e., Landsat TM of 1990, Landsat TM of 1999 and Landsat TM 2011 were used to quantify snow cover. The geographical distribution of snow cover reveals that in 1990 and 1999 about 9.40% (176.20 km 2 ) and 8.60% (161.08 km 2 ) area of the Pinder Watershed was under snow cover while in 2011 the snow cover was found 7.80% (147.50 km 2 ). These data suggest that due to global warming about 28.7 km 2 snow cover of Pinder Watershed has been converted into non-snow cover area at an average rate of 1.36 km²/year during the last two decades, i.e., in between 1990 to 2011.


This paper shows the characters of the SIEMENS SIMODRIVE 611 regenerative feedback modules.And it describes the voltage matching of it and key points of it.


On 17 January 1794 a French doctor and botanist named Joseph Dombey stepped aboard the Soon, a brig departing from Le Havre for Philadelphia.


Comparative tests of asphalt mixtures with granite and limestone aggregates of different sizes were carried out for an analysis on the differences in properties between the two types of mixtures. Based on the analysis, quantitative evaluations were provided for the applicability of these mixtures for pavement.


The O17 and N93b quadrupole perturbed nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of multiferroic Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 have been measured. The results show that the ordering at TN=143 K is antiferromagnetic with spin canting and that there is another magnetic transition around 20 K. The system consists of dielectric nanodomains and superparamagnetic clusters that order at TN, producing the magnetoelectric effect.


Reaction mechanism is the foundation of understanding chemical reactivity. In this issue of Chem , Stephan and co-workers overturn long-held assumptions regarding the reactivity of frustrated Lewis pairs by providing compelling evidence that radical mechanisms might operate in some cases. pair


According to the provisions of the accounting standard for business enterprises, under the same control enterprise merger and not under the same control enterprise merger accounting methods are different. At the same time, processing of the tax law are also different. Understanding the difference of accounting and tax treatment for our enterprise financial management has a very important effect. In this thesis, I mainly discuss the difference between under the same control enterprise merger accounting processing method and tax treatment processing method. I will be in the form of case study showing they are different. Analysis on method of accounting for business combination Business combination under identical control. This mode means that under the control of the same party, one enterprise acquires equity or net asset from other enterprise or enterprises. All parties that participate in business combination are controlled by the same party or parties before and after combination, and such control is permanent. As for business combination under identical control, pooling of interest method is often adopted as accounting treatment method. In another word, assets and liabilities of the combined party will be verified according to the original book value, and the goodwill will not be confirmed according to this. The combining party will appropriately adjust capital reserve according to the difference between book value of the assets gained and combination consideration paid. In this paper, business combination under identical control is discussed. Tax treatment principle for business combination Tax exemption conditions about business combination in tax policy In Notification for Issues of Handling Corporate Income Tax in Enterprise Restructuring of CaiShui 【2009】 No. 59, "taxable" and "tax-free" behaviors in business combination behavior are defined. Behaviors that meet the following conditions can apply tax-free stipulations, and there is no need to pay corporate income tax. Otherwise, it will be thought as transfer for fair value of assets and corporate income tax must be paid (not involving relevant provisions of non-resident enterprise merger). 1. There is a reasonable commercial object, and the major purpose is not to reduce, exempt or postpone tax payment; 2. Asset or equity ratio of the acquired, merged or separated divisions meets the ratio stipulated in the notification; 3. The enterprises do not change the original substantial operation activities within 12 months after 5th International Conference on Education, Management, Information and Medicine (EMIM 2015) © 2015. The authors Published by Atlantis Press 590 combination of different types under identical control restructuring; 4. Payment amount of equity involved in consideration of restructuring transaction meets the ratio stipulated in the notification; 5. The original principal shareholders that gain equity payment in enterprise restructuring should not transfer the equity gained within 12 months after restructuring; 6. During business combination, equity payment amount gained by shareholders of the enterprise should not be lower than 85% of the total transaction amount; as for business combination under identical control in which there is no need to pay consideration, special tax treatment stipulations can be selected; Equity payment means that the combining party adopts equity and share of the enterprise or the holding company as payment method; non-equity payment means that the combining party adopts cash of the enterprise, bank deposit, accounts receivable, as well as negotiable securities, inventory, fixed assets, other assets and assumption of debts except equity or share of the enterprise or the holding company as payment method. This point is almost consistent with definitions in accounting standards. Tax treatment in taxable combination . Consideration paid by the combining enterprise contains non-cash assets; this part should be treated as sales, and corporate income tax must be paid. Costs of relevant assets and liabilities of the combined enterprises received in business combination should be determined according to the appraisal value during tax assessment. The combined enterprises and shareholders need to deal with income tax as per liquidation, and losses of the combined enterprises should not be carried over and compensated in the combining enterprise. Tax treatment in tax-free combination. Exceptincome taxes of non-equity payment and non-monetary payment which are treated as sales, the combining enterprise bears no other taxes. The combining enterprise will take over all assets of the combined enterprises including assessable cost, which should be based on original net book value of the combined enterprises. The combining enterprise should bear income taxes of the combined enterprises, and losses of the combined enterprises can be compensated by the combining enterprise within the limited amount. It is noticeable that the so-called "tax-free combination" is just temporary tax exemption for asset transfer of the combined enterprises. If the assets are transferred or the structural cost of assets is consumed in the future, tax amount payable should be calculated according to the original assessable cost. Analysis and cases of accounting treatment and tax treatment for business Consolidation by merger under identical control Taxable combination treatment for consolidation by merger under identical control. The combining parties will set the book value of identifiable assets and debts as entry value, and the tax base is the fair value of identifiable assets and debts of the combined party on the acquisition date. The difference between these two forms temporary difference; relevant deferred income tax should be determined and reckoned in income tax expense of the current period. If the combination has commercial essence and fair value of the consideration can be measured reliably, disposal or sales profit and loss of non-monetary assets should be determined, and corporate income tax must be paid. Tax-free combination treatment for consolidation by merger under identical control. The combining parties will set book value of identifiable assets and debts as entry value, and the tax base is the book value of identifiable assets and debts of the combined party on the acquisition date. No


To determine the correlation of MR findings with clinical features of osteitis pubis and to look for associating injuries complicating chronic cases.


There is an increase in awareness of the benefits of grass hay from an agronomic and nutritional perspective. The main cool season forage grass species adaptable to California are annual ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, perennial ryegrass, orchard grass and tall fescue. The main characteristics of these species along with attributes of different varieties are highlighted in this paper. The agronomic and nutritional benefits of softleaf tall fescue provide a new resource to the producers to obtain high quality grass hay.


ABSTRACT Graduate students at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, funded by an Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant (Experience Assessment: UX-A), were tasked with conducting two space assessment studies in the University of Tennessee Libraries. This article reflects on their experiences in conducting the study by understanding the history of academic library and library space assessment. The researchers provide an overview of their learning experience and best practices in space assessment. They also reflect on their experiences as UX-A students who had the opportunity to benefit from experiential learning and mentoring from experienced practitioners.


Objective
To explore the protective effect of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) metastasis associated in lung denocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) involved in hyperoxia-induced lung injury in preterm infants.

Methods
This study had downloaded chip data set GSE25286 (Mouse GEO Genome 430 2.0 Array) from gene expression database gene expression omnibus (GEO), according to the state of hyperoxia exposure, the MALAT1 mRNA expression in rats normal lung tissues and hyperoxic lung tissues was compared at day 14th and 29th.In chip data set GSE43830(Human Exon 1.0 ST Arrays) from GEO, the expression of multiple genes[cell division cycle 6(CDC6), death effector domain containing 2(DEDD2), and Cyclin B1(CCNB1)] in WI38 cells (lung fibroblasts) was compared before and after MALAT1 was knockout.At the same time, the peripheral blood samples of premature infants were collected to verify.Totally 40 premature infants were hospitalized in the department of neonatology in our hospital from Jan 2015 to Dec 2016, the peripheral blood samples of 40 premature infants were collected.RNA was extracted and Real time-PCR was performed after reverse transcription, clinical data of these 40 cases were retrospectively analyzed.

Results
(1) By using Affymetrix Expression console and Affymetrix Transcriptome analysis console software source files of the chip of pretreatment and difference expression gene screening, the expression of lncRNA MALAT1 gene in lung tissues of hyperoxia lung injury mice significantly upregulated[fold change(FC)=2.33, P=0.001]. (2) After MALAT1 in WI38 cell was knockout, MALAT1 expression was significantly reduced(FC=-15.6, P=0.000), the expression of CDC6(FC=-2.37, P=0.001) and CCNB1(FC=-2.16, P=0.002) were down regulated, DEDD2 expression was up regulated(FC=2.46, P=0.000). (3) The results of peripheral blood samples from preterm infants showed that the expression of MALAT1 was significantly increased in preterm infants with hyperoxia-induced lung injury(0.375 5±0.081 9, t=4.634, P=0.015), compared with normal preterm infants(0.273 4±0.067 3).

Conclusion
Through inhibiting cell apoptosis, lncRNA MALAT1 can protect preterm infants with hyperoxia-induced lung injury, it may provide a new strategy for prevention and treatment of hyperoxia-induced lung injury in premature infants.

Key words:
Long noncoding RNA; Neonates; Lung injury; Metastasis associated in lung denocarcinoma transcript 1; Hyperoxia


This study investigated the effects of 4 band widths of noise of different center frequencies presented at three sensation levels on the size of the differential threshold (ΔI) for intensity. Eleven untrained subjects and three trained subjects served in a study employing the method of limits. Analysis of the data showed that ΔI's for a low octave band (127–225 cps) of noise were larger than those for a middle octave band (1040–2080 cps) and high octave band (4080–8160 cps) of noise. The middle and high bands in turn yielded ΔI's that were larger than those for a wide‐band noise. The magnitude of the ΔI's for the octave noise bands were tentatively related to the average ΔI for those frequencies contained in the band. Comparison of the ΔI's for wide‐band noise to those obtained by other experimenters showed close agreement.


The purpose of this paper was to explore high-school (grades 10-12) technology teachers' attitudes toward nuclear energy and their implications to technology education. A questionnaire was developed to solicit 323 high-school technology teachers' responses in June 2013 and 132 (or 41%) valid questionnaires returned. Consequently, the following five conclusions can be made: (1) Most high-school technology teachers in Taiwan are keen on news about Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster. (2) The majority of high-school technology teachers oppose more nuclear power plants in Taiwan, are now "less supportive of expanding nuclear power plants in Taiwan after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster, oppose to extend the operating lifespan of the operating nuclear power plants in Taiwan, and oppose the construction of a new nuclear reactor within 80 kilometers of their homes. (3) The majority of technology teachers in Taiwan are now more supportive than they were before Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster of using clean renewable energy resources – such as wind and solar – and increased energy efficiency as an alternative to more nuclear power in Taiwan, and support a termination or moratorium on new nuclear power plant construction in Taiwan if increased energy efficiency and off the shelf renewable technologies such as wind and solar could meet our energy demands for the near term. (4) Nearly a half of high-school technology teachers in Taiwan do not know the evacuation route and what other steps to take in the event of the nearest nuclear power plant emergency. (5) The majority of high-school technology teachers in Taiwan includes nuclear energy in their technology courses, and will enrich nuclear energy in their technology courses.


We have studied the critical thickness of 10-stacked InGaAsN/GaAs MQWs. Samples were grown on GaAs substrates by Solid Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy at a substrate temperature of 450/spl deg/C; nitrogen was supplied by an rf-plasma source. All samples were capped by a GaAs layer.


We consider coefficient inverse problems for the 2D model of thermal scattering with variable coefficients. These problems arise when developing technologies of design of thermal cloaking devices. By the optimization method, the problems are reduced to respective control problems. The material parameters (radial and azimuthal heat conductivities) of the inhomogeneous anisotropic medium filling the thermal cloak and a heat flux on a part of the boundary play the role of controls. A unique solvability of direct thermal scattering problem in the Sobolev space is proved and the new estimates of solutions are established. Using these results, the solvability of control problem is proved and the optimality system is derived. Based on analysis of optimality system, the stability estimates of optimal solutions are established and efficient numerical algorithm for solving particular thermal cloaking problem is proposed.


ae THE following are corrections to this paper which appeared in the June 1999 issue. We clarify them here since the errors make statements which may appear invalid or difficult to understand.


The user can set the playback of the on and off of a data broadcast by operating the remote controller. If off the reproduction of the data broadcasting, disabling flag is set to ON. NVRAM of the television receiver stores data generated and updated when the reception of the data and data broadcast that is used when receiving disabling flags and data broadcasting indicating whether to disable the reproduction of the data broadcasting. Data broadcasting reproduction disabling section, when the disabling flag stored in the NVRAM is set to ON, to disable the reproduction of the data broadcasting to the data broadcasting reproduction instruction from the user.


The louvre-trap hut was designed to be cheaper and simpler to use than the verandah-trap hut. The eaves are closed, and mosquitoes enter by way of a row of five louvre frames and leave by a window fitted with a window trap. In three trials at Magugu, Tanzania, window traps fitted over one or all louvre frames showed that the efficiency of the louvres in preventing egress was 66–79% for Anopheles gambiae Giles, 51–73% for Mansonia uniformis (Theo.) and 74–78% for Culex pipiens fatigans Wied. Egress through the louvres of A. gambiae is only slightly more, and of M. uniformis much less, than through the eaves of a verandah-trap hut.


Existing ad hoc routing protocols are either unicast or multicast. In this paper we propose a simple extension to the Dynamic Source Routing Protocol (DSR) to cater for group communications where all node addresses are unicast and there is no single multicast address. The proposed sliding window protocol results in significant improvement in total packet delivery. We also compare the group rekeying rate using the sliding window protocol versus other kinds of Rekeying algorithms. The proposed sliding window protocol performs better. The proposed sliding window is therefore simple and improves both communications and security performance.


The existence of reproductive isolation between two morphs of catfish, endemic to the Iguacu River (Brazil), was examined by enzyme starch gel electrophoresis. Tissues of 19 catfish (Pimelodus ortmanni) and 15 of a similar morph (Pimelodus sp.), which differs from P. ortmanni by presenting larger and more scattered dusky spots on its skin, were analyzed. A Nei's (1978) genetic identity of 0.551 was determined by the analysis of 22 enzyme loci. The loci EST*1, EST*2, GDH*1, GPI*1, GPI*2, IDH*1, MDH*1, MDH*2, and PGM*1 were fixed for different alleles in each morph, that is, no heterozygote was found for these loci. The enzymatic patterns observed for the two morphs indicate both that the taxa are reproductively isolated and that they in fact represent separate species.


Based on combination from leveraged plate, one-arm hinge, and pneumatic devices. A new clamping mechanism of one-arm hinge is developed. The mechanism can achieve increased mechanical strength. It has many advantages, such as simple structure, small friction loss, convenient for operating,strong practicality. The one-arm hinge clamping mechanism can be widely used in various pneumatic clamp.


Objective: To study the effects of lavender essential oil on the expression of c-fos in the hypothalamus and amygdala of rats,explore the biological activity of the central mechanisms to lavender essential oil.Methods: Twenty-four SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: lavender essential oil group,distilled water group and control group.The immuno histochemical methods were used to detect the c-fos expression in the hypothalamus,amygdala and was semi-quantitative analysed for grey value.Results: The c-fos positive neurons were dyed in brown.For lavender essential oil group,c-fos positive neurons were mainly distributed in the hypothalamus and amygdala;others brain were scattered.For distilled water and control group,c-fos positive neurons were dispersed in brain tissue.Compared to distilled water and control group,grey value of c-fos of lavender was significantly reduced(P0.05) in the hypothalamus and amygdala.Conclusion: Rats after inhalation of lavender essential oil may play a variety of biological activity through the hypothalamus and amygdala.


A method for the absolute measurement of acoustic particle velocity is described. The technique uses the Doppler shift in frequency of laser light scattered from small particles suspended in the medium and vibrating with sensibly the same amplitude as the surrounding molecules. The measurement is made over a small volume at the intersection of two focused laser beams and since no transducer is required the sound field is not disturbed. Some typical data are presented illustrating its use over the range of particle velocities 0.5–50 mm sec−1 rms and it is shown that the results should be reliable at frequencies up to 50 kHz in air and higher frequencies in more dense media.Subject Classification: [43]85.22; [43]35.65.


The author identifies six myths that pervade educational thinking about advanced learning and constrain educational opportunities for gifted students. These myths relate to higher-level thinking, differentiated learning outcomes, accelerated work, limitations on other students, standards, and students from low-income backgrounds. The author concludes that all students deserve to advance their learning, to find their own life themes in whatever creative area they can find or devise.


In the energy transition the expansion of the amount of renewable energy resources requires new methods for the design of energy systems. To deal with intermittent energy production, different energy technologies and solutions are in development. Hydrogen is a main candidate for this goal. Using Fuel Cell or Battery Electric Vehicles as flexible power plants is a second potential solution. This thesis explores how these two concepts can be combined in an office environment. The goal was to design an effective, integrated energy and mobility system making use of renewable energy only. A simulation model was written to carry out techno-economic analyses on a set of concept system designs. These systems were designed in accordance with three scenarios that were analysed for two future years, 2025 and 2050. The scenarios were: hydrogen-based systems, electricity-based systems and combined systems. The model was applied to a case study of the Shell Technology Center Amsterdam, an office building in the Netherlands. In addition, the same analysis was done for a hypothetical case study featuring an average office building in the Netherlands. The results of each simulation are compared mainly by their System Levelized Cost of Energy, for which electricity, gas and thermal demands are taken into account. In the 2050 scenario, the system levelized cost for a hydrogenbased system is 0.056 €/kWh, for an electricity-based system it is 0.077 €/kWh, and for a combined system it is 0.049 €/kWh. The findings of this thesis implicate that hydrogen is a viable alternative to use as an energy carrier in office buildings and for seasonal storage of renewable energy. It can be used in combination with cars as power plants, which are mainly suitable for hourly energy balancing.


With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), applications have become smarter and connected devices give rise to their exploitation in all aspects of a modern city. As the volume of the collected data increases, Machine Learning (ML) techniques are applied to further enhance the intelligence and the capabilities of an application. The field of smart transportation has attracted many researchers and it has been approached with both ML and IoT techniques. In this review, smart transportation is considered to be an umbrella term that covers route optimization, parking, street lights, accident prevention/detection, road anomalies, and infrastructure applications. The purpose of this paper is to make a self-contained review of ML techniques and IoT applications in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and obtain a clear view of the trends in the aforementioned fields and spot possible coverage needs. From the reviewed articles it becomes profound that there is a possible lack of ML coverage for the Smart Lighting Systems and Smart Parking applications. Additionally, route optimization, parking, and accident/detection tend to be the most popular ITS applications among researchers.


This paper provides an overview and analysis of local computer game jams as game making organizations that identify important problems relevant to game developer students who know and interact with each other within a physically local community of practice. Different kinds of game creation organizational forms are identified, followed by five field studies of different game development organizational forms that are described and examined. Attention is directed to problems in team-based software development projects as found in game making, such as teamwork processes for computer game software engineering (CGSE), game software requirements engineering, game software design, game making tools, game software reuse, and global CGSE. From these studies and results, it becomes possible to identify and outline eight observations, lessons learned, or learnable lessons for future computer game jam research opportunities that may be appropriate for consideration by game jam organizers, game development scholars and students.


Evaluation indicators and parameters of land use and cover change have been drawing a significant attention as approaches for Sustainable Land Management (SLM), Sustainable Soil Management (SSM), Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), Conservation Agriculture (CA), Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) etc. increasingly progress to sustain and promote above and below-ground ecosystem services for human wellbeing. Most of the relevant models duly strive to improve their capability and propriety of assessing temporal-spatial cover change trend using remote sensing tools. Exclusively, from the perspective of different earth surface hydrological and erosional processes, not only over a period of years, rotational management systems of agricultural land require understanding of variations but within a year, as well. In this study, two different NDVI(Normalized Different Vegetation Index) metrics derived from satellite images of Pleiades 1A-1B and Spot-7 (NDVIsat and NDVIgm, respectively) and ground-measurements by hand-held crop sensor to obtain LAI (Leaf Area Index) were used to determine within a year variations occurred at different crop-stages of wheat and sunflower plots in semi-arid cropping systems in Turkey. Rough Fallow (Period F), Seedbed (Period SB), Establishment (Period 1 for sunflower), Development (Period 2 for wheat) and Maturing (Period 3) constituted measurement stages. In general, correlation analysis showed results from all three methodologies (NDVIsat, NDVIgm and LAI) were highly correlated one another at each growth stage. Exceptionally, NDVIsat, NDVIgm and LAI were poorly correlated at Period 1 and Period 3, respectively, for sunflower and wheat. To a great extent this was ascribed to the fact that wheat photosynthetic activity inversely varied with its leaf area index at Period 3 and the fact that vegetation cover rate of sunflower showed kind of fluctuations that hindered a clear gradient to emerge in Period 1. Also, the means of measurements of different growth stages for each research method were compared by ANOVA test, and all three methodologies statistically detected differences as the photosynthetic activity either increased or decreased among the wheat and sunflower growth stages with few exceptions. For instance, the LAI could not mark any significant difference between Period F and Period SB in wheat plots while NDVI-sat showed no statistically significant difference between Period F and Period 3 in sunflower. For either crops it was clearly observable from both satellite and ground measurements that the NDVI values increased as photosynthetic activity was approaching its maximum level, after which it decreased with the start of maturement; on the other hand, rather than photosynthetic activity, the LAI reached maximum values as the number and periphery of leave layers increased, which was much more notable for sunflowers. Consequently, study methods led to much clearer results for horizontally growing sunflower plots than those of wheat for all growth stages, suggesting that NDVI's can be used in combination with LAI to have cumulative totals of differences stemming from variances in both photosynthetic activity and leave periphery by growth stages.


The effect of glycerol on both micellar formation and the structural evolution of the sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) aggregates in the context of the action mechanism of the cosolvent has been studied. The critical micelle concentration and the degree of counterion dissociation of the surfactant over a temperature range from 20°C to 40°C were obtained by the conductance method. The thermodynamic parameters of micellization were estimated by using the equilibrium model of micelle formation. The analysis of these parameters indicated that the lower aggregation of the surfactant is mainly due to a minor cohesive energy of the mixed solvent system in relation to the pure water. The effect of glycerol on the mean aggregation number of the micelles of SDS was analyzed by the static quenching method. It was found that the aggregation number decreased with the glycerol content. This reduction in the micellar size seems to be controlled by an increase in the surface area per headgroup, which was ascribed to a participation of glycerol in the micellar solvation layer. Studies on the micropolarity of the aggregates, as sensed by the probe pyrene, indicated that this microenvironmental parameter is almost unaffected by the presence of glycerol in the mixture. However, an increase in the micellar microviscosity at the surface region was observed from the photophysical behavior of two different probes, rhodamine B and auramine O. These results suggest a certain interaction of the cosolvent in the micellar solvation of SDS micelles.


Background: It has been acknowledged for centuries that fungal growth in buildings present a health issue, and over the years scientific evidence has established a link between staying in buildings with fungal growth or dampness and health related symptoms such as fatigue, headache, respiratory irritations, concentration difficulties, and even asthma and allergies. This makes it highly relevant to understand which mechanisms influence the concentration and species composition of airborne fungal particles in the indoor air. In environmental samples of airborne dust, the concentration of fungi is often more than 100 times lower compare to fungal aerosol samples generated in the laboratory. Thus, knowledge about the inflammatory potential of samples with low concentrations of fungi is limited. It is therefore important to obtain knowledge of the exposure risks from these more realistic exposure levels for the occupants. Objective: The objective of this PhD thesis has been to obtain knowledge about how we are exposed to fungi in the indoor air as well as to investigate the inflammatory potential of samples containing multiple fungal species, released from gypsum boards. Thus, laboratory investigations were conducted of particles released from fungal infested gypsum boards. Furthermore, the inflammatory potential of the released fungal aerosols, were analysed in a bioassay with human granulocyte-like cells. In addition, simplified field measurements of the air transfer from attics and crawl spaces to their adjacent living areas were conducted, as well as measurements of the air change rate (ACR) in inaccessible construction cavities – e.g. wall and floor cavities. Methods: The present PhD thesis is based on three published studies, in the following referred to as Paper I, II, and III. In Paper I, the ACR in the construction cavities and adjacent living areas were measured using the tracer gas concentration decay method, and a simplified estimation of the air transfer from cavity to living area was made based on the constant concentration method. In Paper II, the amount of fungal particles released from fungal infested gypsum boards, and their aerodynamic diameter, were measured by an aerodynamic particle sizer connected to a particle field and laboratory emission cell. Low concentration fungal samples were generated from the infested gypsum boards and sampled on filter or in liquid by impingement. Both sampling time and air velocity were varied. Further, surface scraping and imprint plates were used for surface sampling of the fungal growth on the gypsum boards. All fungi were identified to species level by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. In Paper II, fungal species in samples of airborne dust from nonmoisture damaged homes were divided into species associated withand species not associated with mouldy buildings. These data were related to the ACR and relative humidity (RH) of the homes as well as the season during which the samples were taken. In Paper III, the total inflammatory potential (TIP) of the fungal samples from the infested gypsum boards was analysed in a bioassay based on granulocyte likecells. Results: In Paper I, it was possible to measure an air transfer from crawl spaces to living areas. In one of the crawl space locations, it was possible to measure a buildup of tracer gas in the adjacent living area, which made it possible to estimate an air transfer by use of the simplified technique. For none of the investigated attic an air transfer to the adjacent living area was measured. In Paper II, the analysis of the species composition of the non-moisture damaged homes showed that season plays an important role, and that a higher ratio of fungal species associated with mouldy buildings was found in homes with higher RH and a lower ACR. Further, Paper II showed that the dried fungal infested gypsum boards released fewer fungal particles compared to the damp boards, which also had more substantial growth. In Paper III, the low concentration fungal samples from both the dried and damp infested gypsum boards induced an inflammatory potential in the bioassay. Further, a tendency to a Jshaped dose-response curve was found between the TIP and the fungal concentration of the samples. Discussion and conclusion: For one of the crawl spaces, it was possible to estimate an air transfer, based on the simplified technique. Compared to attics, crawl spaces seemed to have a larger air transfer to the adjacent living areas. The analysis of the species composition in the samples from the non-moisture damaged homes indicated that airing out is beneficial for the composition of fungal species in the indoor air. The analysis also showed that in cases where the species composition of the indoor air is used as a tool for determining the fungal burden of the building, the season during which the samples are taken should be taken into account. The dried fungal infested gypsum boards released fewer particles than the damp boards with more substantial growth, which indicates that immediate action in the remediation process has a beneficial effect on the occupants' risk of exposure to fungal particles in buildings. The inflammatory potential of the low concentration fungal samples, from both dried and damp surfaces, indicate that drying a fungal infestation in a building is not sufficient to eliminate the fungal exposure risk for the occupants. The concentration used in the present PhD study was ranging in the curved part of the J-shaped doseresponse curve, which weakens the conclusion on the influence of air velocity, dampness of the surface, sampling time, and sampling method on the TIP of the samples. However, it is an interesting finding in regard to interpretation of the results in future inflammation studies using environmental samples.


Songliao basin,NE China,is a large basin containing oil-gas and uranium ore.The upper cretaceous Yiaojia formation is widely distributed at the south part of Songliao basin.It is moderately buried and its sedimentary system consist mainly of fluvial plain,braided river,delta and lacustrine.It has stable mud-sandstone-mud sequence structure and stable thickness of sandbodies.It has high content of organic matter,reduce capacity and uranium.The humid to semi-humid paleoclimate in the sedimentation epoch of Yaojia formation was favorite for the formation of uranium rich strata.Yaojia formation has perfect hydrodynamic system of recharge-run off-discharge and it has good conditons of epigenic reworking and alteration.Comprehensive analysis shows that it has good petential for uranium metallization.It is the key targe layer in southern Songliao basin.


By using an approximate method, the tunneling‐correction factor for the unsymmetrical Eckart potential function and its temperature dependence are formulated in forms which are capable of simple numerical calculations. The method is designed to evaluate the integral which includes a violently changing exponent. The result is compared with Johnston's results obtained by electronic computation; the agreement is good in chemically interesting cases.


Lake Kivu on the Rwanda-Congo border is one of three known lakes that have dangerous accumulations of methane and carbon dioxide trapped within their depths. There is concern that the gases could be spontaneously released leading to massive destruction and life loss, as has occurred in Cameroon in Lake Nyos in 1986 and Lake Monoun in 1984. Here we investigate some of the processes that cause the accumulation of gases that may lead to an eruption. We also examine power extraction issues.


We studied the age, sex structure, and mortality of a population of the raccoon dog ( Nyctereutes procyonoides ) in southern Finland from 1986 to 1990. The sex ratio was 1:1. There were no sexual differences in age structure. In the course of the study, the population declined slightly, which was taken into account when life tables were calculated. The age structure of the captures in autumn were rather stable in successive years. Life tables were calculated by two methods; by treating the captures from the breeding season (March–April) as a random sample of the population, and by treating the year-round captures (from August to May) as a sample of the animals that die in the course of 1 year. The two life tables did not differ statistically; the annual mortality rate of the population in southern Finland was 80.5% (54 and 51% for adults, and 88 and 89% for juveniles, respectively). According to the life table based on the random sample of the population, the mortality rate was lowest among 2–4-year-old raccoon dogs and increased after 5 years of age; maximum life span was 7–8 years. Because of heavy pressure from hunting, mortality among juveniles was high, which may have resulted in a high rate of reproduction.


&NA; Translation of the glenohumeral joint was measured with a dynamic shoulder model during elevation of the arm in 8 cadaveric specimens. Controlled hydrodynamic actuator forces were applied to the deltoid muscle and the rotator cuff through wire cables. Using a constant force ratio, the glenohumeral joint was elevated to 90°. The position of the arm in all spatial orientations was measured with an ultrasonic device. Reproducibility of glenohumeral joint motion was demonstrated on the basis of 5 cycles of glenohumeral joint elevation. The rotational center of the humeral head was used as the reference point for translation. Translation during elevation of the glenohumeral joint between 20° and 90° averaged 9.0 mm ± 5.2 mm superiorly and 4.4 mm ± 1.3 mm anteriorly. Physiologic variation of muscle activity, which is not yet fully understood, was not included in the model. In vivo, translation may be diminished by coordinated activity of the rotator cuff. The presence of significant glenohumeral joint translation underlines the importance of active, muscular guidance at the shoulder. Physiologic translation must be considered in the design of total shoulder arthroplasty, in shoulder instability, and in the impingement syndrome.


Stock exchange on Internet is a completely new business service that is offered to the investors through Internet by the stock company. Since the development of Internet is at the beginning level, its technical level should be improved .As the lack of related legal standards, the problem of how to ensure the safety of investor's exchange is emerge while the stock exchange on Internet offers numerous business opportunities to the stock company. This thesis gives some suggestions on how to set up and complete legal system of stock exchange on Internet that based on discussing the kinds of the risk of stock exchange on Internet and how to guard against the risk.


The plant materials used in these experiments were the flourishing late tobacco leaves of Zhongyan 100,a drought-sensitive variety,and the seedling leaves of Xiaohuangjin 1025,a variety susceptible for the tobacco black shank pathogen.Total proteins were extracted by trichloroacetic acid / acetone precipitation method,respectively,and protein fractionated extraction combined with phenol extraction and acetone washing method with some minor modifications.A trichloroacetic acid / acetone precipitation method,used for protein extraction from Zhongyan 100 leaves,was optimized.The immobilized pH gradient strips applied to Zhongyan 100 total proteins was selected preliminarily.On the basis of this study,we compared the effects of different protein quantities,from Xiaohuangjin 1025 total proteins extracted by the second protein extraction method,on 2-DE profile.2-DE experiment protocol suitable for tobacco leaves proteome study was established preliminarily.


The objective of this research is to know the nutrition status of male adolescents from 14 to 20 years old of the Escuela Preparatoria de Universidad La Salle, in Mexico City. The design of this study is observational, descriptive, transversal, blind, and prolective. A sample of 346 adolescents was utilized, urban population, middle to high social status. Anthropometric indicators were: Age (years), weight (Kg), height (m) with "dry" wall meter. Body mass index (IMC, in Spanish) = weight in Kg/ Size in m


The etching characteristics and the damage induced by low-temperature etching have been studied using 92-MHz anode-coupled reactive ion etching. Due to the suppression of sidewall etching, vertical profiles of GaAs and AlGaAs have been obtained by lowering the substrate temperature during etching. The etching rates of GaAs and AlGaAs become identical at low temperatures. The exciton peak intensity in the photoluminescence spectrum decreased with a decrease in etching temperature, suggesting a slight increase in damage in low-temperature etching. It is also found that pronounced stoichiometry change in the subsurface region takes place in low-temperature etching.


`ihyamakakarikii (hereafter MMK) by NagAijuna (ca. 150-250). There, I compared and contrasted the respective digressions between the Tibetan and Chinese translations of the PPr. As one ofconclusions in that paper, I referred to the possibility that the Chinese translation by Prabhakaramitra and the Tibetan translation by Klu'i rgyal mtshan were based on different original Sanskrit texts ofthe PPr, and that the text on which the Chinese translation depended was older and smaller than the other. Of course, this argument is only suggesting a possibility, and thus I am not certain whether or not it is correct. However, in any


Abstract : A hand-held probe for the biopsy and treatment of prostate cancer was developed in a 30 month program. The probe was designed to acquire Magnetic Resonance Images and incorporates MR tracking coils for real-time localization during biopsy. Seven tasks were proposed for the execution of this project, but Task 3 was eliminated in the final contract negotiations. All other tasks have been completed. In the first task, changes were made to the MR tracking software, making it more suitable for dynamic prostate imaging. In the second task, "mock-ups" of several probes were made and evaluated in a cadaver model. The most promising design was then used to create a working prototype probe that includes MR tracking coils, an MR imaging coil and a biopsy channel. The performance of this probe was compared to commercially available MR prostate imaging coils, and found to give a greater depth-of-penetration and twice the signal-to-noise ratio of the commercially available probe. This was validated in human volunteers in the fourth task. Final probes were built in the fifth task and biopsy functionality validated in dog models in the sixth task. Task seven of the original work statement is the writing of this report.


Most professional societies function well because of the time and energy of many members. To recognize the sustained efforts of its members, the Wilson Ornithological Society created the William and Nancy Klamm Service Award. This award is given annually to a member of the Society who exemplifies the legacy of commitment to the Society shown by the Klamms, who generously supported the Society with both their time and energy and with a substantial financial bequest. Bill served as the Treasurer for five years from 1968–1972, and then both he and Nancy served on the Auditing Committee in the 1970s and 1980s. Bill's skill and efforts were particularly important as he shepherded the Society through an audit by the IRS in 1969. This year's recipient has been a staunch advocate of and tireless worker to support students through the Society's activities. In 1983, Dale Kennedy was awarded a student membership in the Wilson Ornithological Society, and in 1988 she presented her first paper. With her students, she has presented a variety of papers on the biology of House Wrens, covering topics including male song, improving DNA extraction from feathers, molecular sexing techniques, nesting behavior, assessing nestling condition, and competition and other impacts of House Wrens on Bewick's Wrens. She has even mentored students working on other taxa including Tree Swallows and Northern Cardinals. Dr. Kennedy is one of the people who has shown a consistent and strong commitment to the Wilson Ornithological Society, not only though her regular attendance and participation in meetings, but also through her willingness to contribute to the running of the Society. She served as an elected member of Council from 2002 to 2005, Second Vice President from 2005 to 2007, First Vice President from 2007 to 2009, and President from 2009 to 2011. She offered her service in many additional ways including service for four years on the scientific program committee, six years on the Nice medal committee, and three years on the Klamm award committee. She is known for being willing to be drafted for committees needing staffing, often offering to serve during the conspicuous silence following a call for volunteers. The Society has been particularly well served by her continued and energetic support of students and student activities. Her first committee work was on the Undergraduate Outreach Committee. She served for six years on the student research grants committee. She also regularly judges student presentation awards—this year is her eleventh year on the committee. She has been an important mentor to early career professionals by providing valuable teaching advice, including presenting a laboratory on the form and function of feeding in birds, and contributing to a teaching workshop on the value of independent research projects in undergraduate ornithology courses. She has also provided advice to student's mentors, taking the time to provide constructive feedback to mentors to help them as they prepare students for future presentations or professional interactions. She provides both praise for student strengths and recommendations to address student weaknesses. This collegial, specific, and detailed feedback helps both the mentors and mentees improve and models excellent peer mentoring for conference attendees.


Most developing countries are just beginning to takeenvironmental protection seriously. In some cases it is common tocopy regulations from developed countries; however, determininghow much protection is required is difficult, ideally requiringthat the costs and risks be considered to propose a realistic andeffective policy. Chile has serious problems with arsenicpollution associated to emissions from its copper smelters. Toregulate these emissions, a strict ambient concentrationstandard, applicable to the whole country, is being proposed thatreduces risks to an acceptable level. However, little is knownabout the exposure and health effects associated to currentemission levels, and the corresponding costs of reducingemissions. The results of a three-year project that combinesengineering, economics and health information sheds light onthese costs and risks for different values of ambient standards.These show that there are ``win--win'' options that obtainsignificant health improvements at low, even negative, costs.However, costs quickly increase as the concentration standardbecomes more stringent, with few additional health benefits. Inmany locations naturally high background levels of arsenic makeit very costly or even impossible to reach the desired goal.These results make it necessary to examine the use of a case-by-caseregulation for each source, rather than a general one basedon a unique ambient quality goal. They also suggest that copyingstandards or risk criteria used in developed contexts can beextremely expensive.


The Hadronic Vacuum Polarization (HVP) is a dominant contribution to the theoretical uncertainty of the muon anomalous magnetic moment. The uncertainty in a lattice QCD calculation of the connected light-quark contribution to the HVP is dominated by the long-distance region of the vector correlation function. Explicit studies of the exclusive channels of the HVP diagram make it possible to reconstruct the long-distance behavior of the correlation function. This removes most of the statistical uncertainty of the correlation function. In these proceedings, preliminary results of an exclusive study of the isospin symmetric connected-only vector-vector correlation function using a hybrid of distillation and A2A techniques are presented. The computation is performed on 2+1 flavor M\"obius Domain Wall Fermion ensembles with physical pion mass. Reconstruction of the long-distance correlation function will enable lattice-only calculations of the HVP to achieve precision similar to estimates of the HVP from the R-ratio method on the timescale of the new experimental measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment.


We present a deep learning based technique that enables novel‐view videos of human performances to be synthesized from sparse multi‐view captures. While performance capturing from a sparse set of videos has received significant attention, there has been relatively less progress which is about non‐rigid objects (e.g., human bodies). The rich articulation modes of human body make it rather challenging to synthesize and interpolate the model well. To address this problem, we propose a novel deep learning based framework that directly predicts novel‐view videos of human performances without explicit 3D reconstruction. Our method is a composition of two steps: novel‐view prediction and detail enhancement. We first learn a novel deep generative query network for view prediction. We synthesize novel‐view performances from a sparse set of just five or less camera videos. Then, we use a new generative adversarial network to enhance fine‐scale details of the first step results. This opens up the possibility of high‐quality low‐cost video‐based performance synthesis, which is gaining popularity for VA and AR applications. We demonstrate a variety of promising results, where our method is able to synthesis more robust and accurate performances than existing state‐of‐the‐art approaches when only sparse views are available.


Abstract Use of pour point depressants/flow improvers is an effective strategy for alleviation of flow problems associated with wax formation in paraffinic crude oil. Biobased oilfield chemicals derived from renewables are appealing as low-cost, eco-friendly alternatives to conventional pour point depressants. Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) extracted from Anacardium occidentale shells was modified by esterification with glycerol. The CNSL derivatives were evaluated as pour point depressants and low-temperature flow improver for waxy crude oil. Pour point and viscosity of doped crude oil were reduced by a maximum of 15 °C and 86%, respectively. Cross-polarized micrographs of doped oil were analyzed with Image J software and showed decrease in wax crystal aspect ratio and boundary fractal dimension indicating modifications to wax morphology and microstructure.


countries of the world due to the resistance posed by malaria parasites to most commonly affordable anti-malarials. The anti plasmodial activities of the ethanolic leaf extracts of Chromolaena odorata and Cymbopogon citratus on chloroquine sensitive Plasmodium berghei berghei in mice was evaluated. C. odorata and C. citratus exhibited significant (p < 0.05) blood schizontocidal activity in a four- day early infection test and in established infection with a considerable mean survival time comparable to that of the standard drug chloroquine ( 5mg/ kg/ day). The efficacy of both treatments is further indicated in the consistent increase in weight and slight increase in the PCV levels of the treated groups as against those of the untreated groups. The extracts from both plants showed significant (p < 0.05) anti-plasmodial activity and could serve as possible candidates for the development of new effective drugs for the treatment of malaria. Keywords: Chromolaena odorata, Cymbopogon citratus , anti-malarial activity, ethanolic leaf extracts Nig J. Biotech . Vol. 24 (2012) 27-34


This paper proposes a monitoring system for meat freshness and use-by date, based on the smart RFID (radio frequency identification) tag. Freshness can be checked by various factors, such as the presence of microorganisms, bacteria, and gases. This paper focuses on detecting the temperature, humidity, and the gases released by meat. We analyzed the factors affecting the freshness of meat and decided to use a gas sensor as the main detection method. We use temperature sensor and humidity sensor as auxiliary sensors to get the food poisoning index. The proposed system consists of an RFID tag, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, gas sensor, reader, and server. By comparing the temperature, humidity, and gas concentration of the meat storage environment, we can get the relationship between meat freshness and the sensor signal. This monitoring system can show the meat freshness at four distinct grades: High, Medium, Low, and Spoilage. In order to confirm the usefulness of the proposed system, we performed experiments on pork. With the smart RFID tag, we successfully estimated the freshness of the meat.


This paper focuses on the use of emptiness in therapy and the importance of the counselor's comfort with the space and timing of interventions within that emptiness. It addresses spirituality from three different standpoints--creating a space that includes room for the suffering of the client, journaling, and use of the Rapha belief system. The purpose of Rapha is to provide professional counseling that focuses on the physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of the person in need. The information included is drawn from the literature, as well as the authors' experience as counselors, in terms of the use of spirituality in addressing the emptiness in their clients and in themselves. Suggestions are presented for spiritual counseling techniques to address these existential issues in themselves both as individuals and as counselors, as well as in the counseling setting and the classroom. The use of beliefs is addressed in terms of applying these views to counseling settings. (Contains 13 references.) (MKA) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Counseling and Spirituality: The Use of Emptiness and the Importance of Timing Wednesday, March 22, 2000 8-9:0 a.m. Sarah Linder, B.A. Geri Miller, Ph.D. Paula Johnson, M.A. Appalachian State University Presented at : American Counseling Association 2000 World Conference March 21-25, 2000 Washington, D.C. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 2 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)."


Hydrologic modeling simulations using data with short time intervals (hours) and high spatial resolution (4 km) are expected to capture and describe severe events increasing reliability of loading estimates. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was applied to assess its storm event simulation algorithms using Next-Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) rainfall data fields. This case study focuses on a highly monitored watershed (Green Creek), part of the Upper North Bosque River watershed, located in Central Texas. This paper reports preliminary results of the comparison of NEXRAD rainfall fields with rain gage records and of the simulated stream flow, sediment yield, nitrogen and phosphorus loading for selected storms.


The mineralized area (fig. 1) lies inside a large dunitic body. The sulfides are small phenocrysts of pentlandite (with chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite); chromite is generally present and metasomatic magnetite is locally abundant, as replacer of the sulfides. A genetic connection of the sulfides with the dunites is indicated. There is no evidence of any epigenetic segregation of the ore minerals and hence no reason to expect presence of economic ores in this particular part of the massif. — V.P. Sokoloff


* LL.B (AAU), LL.M (University of Amsterdam), formerly, lecturer and Dean Faculty of Law, Ethiopian Civil Service College. Currently Ph.D researcher on comparative federalism at the University of Utrecht, Faculty of Law. The author would like to thank Leonard F.M. Besselink, Associate professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Utrecht and Professor Dolores Donovan, from the University of San Francisco for their constructive comments. INTRODUCTION


Today's business world is full of competition. So the business houses are dependent upon promotional offers, schemes, and commercials to sustain their profit graphs. While doing so, sometimes, they transgress their limits and jeopardize the interests of the consumers or offend the sentiment of a class. So it is inevitable to set their limits and penalize them if they go beyond such limits. In order to curb deceptive, misleading or indecent Ads there are several legislations in India. In addition to that a parallel self regulatory mechanism is also working. In that direction, Advertisement Standards Council of India has also intervened in several matters and protected the interests of consumer. The paper focuses on such matters where the Council has worked as a regulatory agency and made the advertiser either to withdraw the Ad or to modify it.


Describing the occurrence of pseudocyesis and its treatment in a 15-year-old girl, Hardwick and Fitzpatrick (1981) pose the question whether there is any association between pseudocyesis and child stealing. They comment that such an association has not so far been reported. However, cases of presumed pseudocyesis have previously been noted among child stealers (d'Orbán, 1972; 1976; 1981) (based on patients' accounts which could not be verified) and three characteristic offence patterns were described:


This study aims to examine the effect of PBD, Exchange Rate, Inflation, Profit Sharing Sharia Deposits, World Oil Prices, SBIS on the growth of state sukuk. Sukuk is one of the important instruments in financing fiscal deficits. So far, tax and non-tax state revenues have not been able to finance all government spending. Government expenditure is intended to encourage economic growth and equitable distribution of public income. However, spending in 2020 is more aimed at handling Covid-19 that hit Indonesia, especially on health programs and social security. This study uses secondary data in the form of monthly time series (from January 2014 to December 2019). A number of variables are used to see the effect of balance in the short and long run between the independent variables and the dependent variable. Data obtained from government agencies, including: Financial Services Authority (OJK), Central Statistics Agency (BPS) and Directorate General of Debt Utilities Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia (DJPU). The econometric analysis model Error Correction Model (ECM) is used to see the effect between the two. From the research results obtained, GDP, BHDS and SBIS have a positive effect on the growth of Sukuk. While inflation and oil prices have a negative effect on the growth of sukuk. Keywords: Macroeconomic Variables, BHDS, SBIS, Sukuk Negara, ECM


Objective: To study Zn content, Zn- linking antioxidant, and the relationship between acute Zn deficiency and multiple organ failure caused by severe trauma. Methods: We established the model of rabbit after slight and severe trauma, detected the level of Zn and Cu/Zn-SOD in serum and liver and MT in liver before trauma and twelve hours, thirty-six hours, six days, nine days, two weeks, four weeks after trauma. Results: In slight trauma group Zn content in serum decreased significantly in the first six days,17.23 ±1.48 umol/L(x±s), compared with the normal 23.8±15.08 umol/L, P0.05. In severe trauma group, Zn was 7.87±2.92 umol/L in the first two weeks, P0.01 ,and 12.14±9.46 umol/L in the twenty-eighth day , P0.05.Among the severe trauma group, seven rabbits died (the mortality was 35%), and Zn content of the dead animals was significantly lower than the living animals in the first day after trauma,P0.05. Zn content of liver increased in severe trauma group. The level of Cu/Zn-SOD of serum increased obviously (P0.01) and was higher than control group for two weeks, P0.05. The level of Cu/Zn-SOD and MT of liver also occurred the changes. Conclusion: Thus there were a series of changes in function and metabolism caused by acute trace element deficiency after severe trauma, and this may be one of the important causes of hospital infection and multiple organ failure, even death.


Polyamides were synthesized by interfacial polycondensation of 2,3-bis(4-chloroformylphenyl)quinoxaline (BCFPQ) and several aliphatic diamines using a phase transfer catalyst, and their adhesive property for stainless steel was investigated. The inherent viscosity of the obtained polyamides ranged from 0.37 to 1.24 dL g−1. The glass transition temperatures of the polyamides ranged between 154 and 201°C, and their thermal decomposition temperatures were above 450°C. The polyamides were soluble in several organic solvents, including m-cresol, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), and formic acid. The adhesive property for stainless steel was examined by a standard tensile test. One member of the series, polyamide P8, derived from BCFPQ and 1,8-octanediamine, displayed high tensile strength with values of 232 kgf cm−2 at 20°C, 173 kgf cm−2 at 120°C, and 137 kgf cm−2 at 180°C. Thus, the tensile strength of P8 decreased at 180°C, but the decrease was much smaller than that of an epoxy resin in wide use as a metal adhesive. Heat distortion temperature, measured by thermal mechanical analysis, of P8 was 191°C. This suggested that P8 possessed high thermal resistance in metal adhesives. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 1366–1370, 1999


Hypothalami, anterior pituitary gland segments and adrenal glands were removed from female Wistar-derived rats decapitated at various times of the day. Blood and tissue hormone concentrations were mea


Within the 60 years after the establishment of the People's Republic of China,building industry has witnessed a fast development in China.Especially within the 30 years after the application of reform and opening-up policy,building construction technologies have made great strides on the following aspects,such as obvious improvement of mechanization,factory production,prefabrication and professional construction level,great development of templet,scaffold and prestressing construction technologies,continuous innovation of reinforced concrete structure,steel structure and decoration engineering construction technologies and increasing emphasis on energy-saving building and environmentally-friendly construction.Within the 60 years,domestic building scales and construction technologies have experienced a fast development,realizing outstanding performances in the world.


Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of two spinner shapes on the pressure recovery in an NACA 1-series D-type cowl behind a three-blade propeller with fairly thick shanks. Data were obtained at a range of Mach numbers, inlet velocity ratios, blade angle ratios, and a specified Reynolds number.


Clothesline generally use the sun's heat to dry clothes. The clothes dryer uses a clothesline and takes time to lift the clothes when it rains suddenly, therefore a system is needed that can automatically adjust the clothesline when it rains. This study aims to make clothes drying and utilize raindrop sensors as rain detectors. The methodology in this study uses the method of direct observation of clothesline that is commonly used and literature studies obtained from research journals and articles related to the Internet of Things (IoT). The results of the study show that an automatic clothesline using rain sensors and IoT can use this tool to monitor and control clothes drying using the Blynk application. Several supporting components such as NodeMCU ESP8266 as a microcontroller, Raindrop Sensor to detect rain, DC Motor as a clothesline driver and Blynk application as a controller application.


Bayesian reinforcement learning (BRL) offers a decision-theoretic solution for reinforcement learning. While "model-based" BRL algorithms have focused either on maintaining a posterior distribution on models or value functions and combining this with approximate dynamic programming or tree search, previous Bayesian "model-free" value function distribution approaches implicitly make strong assumptions or approximations. We describe a novel Bayesian framework, Inferential Induction, for correctly inferring value function distributions from data, which leads to the development of a new class of BRL algorithms. We design an algorithm, Bayesian Backwards Induction, with this framework. We experimentally demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is competitive with respect to the state of the art.


There is sufficient information in the far-field of a radiating dipole antenna to rediscover the Maxwell Equations and the wave equations of light, including the speed of light c . We created TheoSea, a Julia program that does this in a few seconds, and the key insight is that the compactness of theories drives the search. The program is a computational embodiment of the scientific method: observation, consideration of candidate theories, and validation.


This study aims to describe the form of collaboration of each element in the development of the village of Wayang Village tourism in the social, economic and cultural dimension. This research uses ethnography method approach to find the essence of a cultural pattern and complexity problems of a group or organization in developing the tourism area. Data collection was obtained by depth interview to several resource persons directly involved in collaboration such as leather puppet artisans; tourism conscious group; and Wonogiri Tourism Office. Local culture is the most valuable asset to be developed, but the results of this study indicate that the limited human resources and the role of stakeholders is needed to improve the facilities so that it can support the increasing tourist arrivals. Good management, innovation and goal alignment are key factors for the establishment of sustainable tourism destinations. Keywords—collaboration; tourist puppets village; tourism village; Wonogiri district


Longitudinal surveys like the Survey of Income Program and Participation (SIPP) and the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) suffer from attrition that grows as the survey process is extended out in time. Until recently there has been little research examining directly the effect of attrition on longitudinal change measures. This paper attempts to use Social Security longitudinal earnings records for that purpose.


The polarization optical control methods are described in the paper. The main purpose of the study is the possibility of improving the polarization optical control methods in two directions: possibility of the optical control method simplification with the purpose of its more efficient use in the production of optical instruments, and sensitivity increase. The possibility of using the polarization optical control methods for the detection of internal mechanical stresses in optically transparent materials, and also the possibility of increasing the sensitivity of these methods is discussed in the paper. The increase of control sensitivity is proved by the method of comparison with the control, conducted on the standard equipment with the traditional scheme. The developed methods are simpler to operate, compared with conventional control devices and allow to improve the diagnostics accuracy of mechanical stresses in optically transparent materials. The results can be used in the optical production for quality control of materials and finished optical parts.


Amin Retnoningsih, Rita Megia & Alex Hartana. 2010. Characterization and Evaluation of Musa acuminata Cultivars in Indonesia Based on Microsatellite Markers. Floribunda 4(1): 21–32. — Difficulties in identifying Musa acuminata cultivars are caused by their large variations, numerous names and synonyms. The morphological characters provide limited information, therefore identifying cultivars could be difficult. In line with the difficulty to identify the cultivars, thus this study was aimed to verify taxonomic status, to identify and to reveal genetic relationships among banana accessions based on microsatellite markers. The DNA of 59 banana accessions which have morphologically been classified into AA and AAA genomic groups was analyzed using 12 primers. The results showed that only 8 primers producing discrete and repeatable alleles. The number of alleles per primer ranged from 5 for the MaCIR327b to 15 for the MaCIR108 and the Ma-1-139. The largest three of the MaCIR108 alleles included in length range of the B genomic alleles, whereas the other 12 alleles fell into length range of the A genomic alleles. Hence, the 11 accessions having alleles of the A and B genomes have been incorrectly classified into M. acuminata cultivars. They should be placed in hybrids species M. x paradisiaca. Forty eight accessions studied neither exhibited status change, nor possessed specific alleles to distinguish between AA and AAA genomic groups. Difficulties in separating AA from AAA may also as a result of the dosage effects of a microsatellite allele. Therefore, the accessions having maximum 2 alleles in each primer should be designated as AA or AAA genomic group. Due to the presence of 6 identical genotypes consisting of 12 accessions, there were detected only 42 genotypes resulted from analysis of the 48 accessions using the 8 primers. Genetic relationship analysis showed that genomic groups of those pure acuminata cultivars could not be differentiated significantly, though most of them tend to be clustered according to ploidy level.


We have studied the surface discharge initiation phenomena caused by attached charge itself. By using negative corona discharge, negative charge is attached to a film surface which covered a plane electrode in case of electrostatic probe method and to a BSO crystal surface in case of the Pockels effect. By lowering pressure, a ring-shaped discharge momentarily appears around the center of the attached negative charge. The relationship between the maximum tangential electric field strength and the critical pressure in the range of about 50 to 1000 hPa is obtained. It should be emphasized that the inception electric field is 6 to 8 kV/mm at atmospheric pressure and 0.5 kV/mm at 50 hPa. To clarify the mechanism of the surface discharge inception phenomena by electrificated charge, MC-PIC (Monte-Carlo Particle-in-Cell) simulation model, considering the gas photoinonization effect and the photoelectric effect on the electrified dielectric surface, is introduced. It was found that the photon produced in the active region plays an important role and especially the photoelectric emission from the electrified dielectric surface becomes the necessary condition for the surface discharge occurring.


Background: evaluation of the trachea and bronchi for infiltration and ruptures of a neoplastic process originating from the thyroid gland. Methods: virtual bronchoscopy with multidetector computed tomography; standard criteria. Results: The present is a case of changes in the shape of the trachea from external compression, stenosis and dislocation, diagnosed with virtual bronchoscopy in a woman of 57 years, as a result of a tumour formation, originating from the thyroid gland (struma nodosa). The described morphological characteristics of the findings from the axial and multiplanar reconstructions of the native and intravenous post-contrast computed tomography point to the benign characteristics of the formation Conclusions: with virtual bronchoscopy, the degree of stenosis and its length can be established, a lack of infiltration of the wall by the formation can be proved, as well as the absence of enlarged lymph nodes. Virtual bronchoscopy allows making evaluation of the carina. VB of the CT examination did not detect infiltrations and abnormalities of the wall as fistulous passages, and no evidence of tracheal and bronchial ruptures from the described neoplastic process.


The construction of isolated renewable power systems is an important way to solve the power supply problems in remote areas and islands. In this paper, by using simulation software HOMER, the analysis of isolated renewable power systems is carried out in which the system configuration of a real island is simulated. And then the optimal capacity configuration of isolated renewable power systems, including installed capacity of renewable energy generation, energy storage systems, power electronic converters and diesel generators, is analyzed thoroughly. The simulation shows the results of different configurations and the factors affecting system configuration and operating parameters. Moreover, the key factors and specific influences of the design of isolated renewable power systems are obtained. The results provide strong guarantees to ensure the efficiency and accuracy of initial design of isolated renewable power systems.


This study aims to develop a Trust Value Based Intrusion Detection System (TIDS) to identify and prevent Denial of Sleep attacks (DoSL) in Wireless Body Sensor Networks (WBAN). To detect and deter DoSL attacks, this IDS employs pre-distributed random keys, random passwords, the trust value of each node, node energy consumption, and an agent database. Since sending and receiving information packets within the network consumes the energy of the sensors, adopting an appropriate and optimal method to reduce energy consumption and efficient routing selection is necessary. The proposed framework uses Genetic Algorithm (GA) to select the optimal Cluster Head (CH) and the Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol for intra-cluster routing. This work simulates two attack scenarios: one in the presence of IDS and one in its absence, to understand the efficiency and effectiveness of IDS. In both scenarios, we measure and compare various network parameters such as throughput, network lifetime, Packet Delivery Rate (PDR), and node residual energy. We also benchmark TIDS against one of the recent highly cited works, "Secure and energy-efficient framework using Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) for e-healthcare (SEF-IoMT)", against all network parameters listed above. The simulation results and their comparison with the benchmark study show that the proposed method could significantly improve the network parameters in deterring DoSL attacks. This study uses NS2 for running all tests and experiments.


Abstract : The specific objectives of this project include: the development of an ocean modeling code capable of producing high-resolution, realistic simulations for configuration of physical features directly related to our own research, as well as the generation of data to be used as input for side boundaries by our colleagues in the closely related SUNTANS project, which uses a finer-resolution, unstructured-grid, non-hydrostatic model focused on the simulation of internal waves. Another objective is the creation of our own non-hydrostatic, hydrodynamic kernel for ROMS; it will be to be used for process studies of nonlinear wave generation, interaction, and propagation with the prospect of simulation of such processes under realistic conditions. Finally, continuation of our revision of the Regional Oceanic Modeling System (ROMS) algorithms and physical parameterizations, including vertical mixing and surface/bottom boundary layer models; porting and optimization of the code toward new computer architectures; and adaptation of it for multi-disciplinary studies (biology, geochemistry, sediment transport, atmospheric model coupling).


An M × N matrix microfluidic device for performing a matrix reaction is disclosed. The device (100) has a plurality of reaction cells (106) in communication with either one of the sample inlet (120) or reagent inlet (124) through vias formed in the elastomer block of the device. . Provided methods include forming vias parallel to the elastomeric layer of the microfluidic device. The method includes using a patterned photoresist mask and etching a region or part of the elastomeric layer of the elastomeric block.


On copper substrates, nickel-copper (Ni-Cu) alloy films were deposited from aqueous solutions in the presence of organic additives under galvanostatic conditions.The electrodeposition process and the electrocatalytic behavior of coated thin film were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, spectroscopic and X-ray techniques.The elctrodeposition aqueous solution was composed of nickel and copper ions with some organic additives. Organic additives were added in order to enhance the surface morphology.The coating quality and surface morphology were tested using different X-ray techniques, such as EDX, SEM, and XRD. It was found that the addition of organic additives to the electrodeposition aqueous bathsreduces the deposition rate and fracture density.


Forests are one of the most important natural resources on this earth and they offer huge potential share in our GDP by producing many consumables. This paper deals with the detection of fire smoke plume in forests using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and then sending immediate information to EFS&T inorder to protect our forests. Because it prevents the spreading of fire in forest and also gives early information to EFS&T in short time. Controlling the surface fire gives the result as controlling the crown fire automatically. The existing vision based method with image processing technology is not able to find the surface fire. Because the camera was not able to capture surface fire images correctly for processing. This proposed method uses UAV (hexacopter) microcontroller and sensors were used. The system is very easy to operate, can operate on wide range of area and with good stability and reliability.


The wording of "litter layer" and "mineral soil" are used in a fuzzy way. Also it did not became clear to me, how model-data comparison dealt with organic layers, which are neither part of the litter (in the model lacking particulate organic matter (POM) pools) nor the mineral soil (in the model simulating sorption to minerals). Maybe this partly causes the large model-data discrepancies for broadleaved sites with large POM stocks.