Iris recognition has become a research hot-spot in the biometrics recognition filed,because the iris has the properties of unique,stable,unchangeable.an iris recognition method based on phase congruency is proposed,to simplify the method of feature extraction and improre the accuracy of iris recognition,the edge points of iris veins were extracted to mark the location information of iris by utilizing the strong ability for feature detection of phase congruency.It also considers the location feature as the distinguishable feature of iris veins.Experimental results on CASIA-IrisV3-Interval image database demonstrate that the proposed method is feasible and effective,and it has high recognition accuracy.


An experiment was carried out to identify the effect of season on various leaf parameters of Kuliana lime during 2016-17 at Horticultural Research Station, Department of Fruit Science and Horticulture Technology, O.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar. The
 rainy season recorded the maximum leaf fresh weight (0.39 g), leaf dry weight (0.18 g), leaf area (16.19 cm2) whereas spring season have greater production of chlorophyll-a (1.19 mg per g of FW), chlorophyll-b (0.61 mg per g of FW) and total
 chlorophyll (1.81 mg per g of FW). Rainy season flush showed the maximum leaf area, leaf fresh weight and dry weight, due to the better availability of soil moisture and high relative humidity of atmosphere resulting in low transpiration losses which
 perhaps favoured the better leaf growth. Though spring season have the most favourable climatic condition but carbohydrate in spring flush leaves were might utilized mainly to support reproductive growth hence there was reduction in the dry weight of
 leaves.


This study proposes a method for measuring the regional economic impact of a relatively new sport: stock car racing. Although research on the economic impact of most major league sports is abundant, little has been written on stock car racing. The purpose of this paper is to estimate, through a simulation, the regional economic impact of Texas Motor Speedway.

The study finds that the Texas Motor Speedway boosted economic activity by $87,179,367 in 1998 from racetrack operations, and supported 5,300 jobs paying $22,293,135 in earnings. In addition, expenditures by speedway visitor from outside the region are estimated at $22,985,200, further increasing the total local economic activity by $49 million.


Objective:To observe the effect of Vascular Dementia treated by scalp acupuncture plus body acupuncture therapy.Methods:Sixty patients were randomly divided into two groups,treatment group and control group,each group had 30 patients.The patients of treatment group were treated with scalp acupuncture plus body acupuncture.Others in control group treated with acupuncture only.The results were evaluated by using Hasegawa dementia scale,activities of Daily Living scale and the social function of events scale to observe the effects.Results:The excellent rate and effective rate of treatment group reached 50.0% and 83.3% and those rates of control group reached 40.0% and 76.7%.The statistical data(P0.05)showed that there were big differences in excellent rate and effective rate between two groups and treatment group was better than control group.Conclusion:The method of scalp acupuncture plus body acupuncture therapy has a good effect on VD.It can improve the patients' all signs of cognitive function and non-cognitive function significantly.


This paper introduces a design of multi-channel signal collection system based on the high resolution ADC. The system has a short response time, very High precision and many channels. Effective use of the ADC's characteristic to transmit the serial data in a parallel way. It has a good solution for the difficulty of data reading, storage and transmission. The system has a good scalability based on the 32-channel, can be very convenient extended to 64 channels or 128 channels or even more.


The Afro-American Slide Project came about as a result of the establishment of a Minor Program of Afro-American Studies in the spring of 1969 at the University of South Alabama. The Minor Program of Afro-American Studies was established for two reasons: 1. To provide all of the students at a predominantly white institution with the opportunity to study, in a systematic way, the experiences, conditions, accomplishments and contributions of people of African ancestry in the United States. 2. To provide the faculty with the opportunity to focus on these experiences, conditions, accomplishments and contributions in order to determine how this information might best be incorporated into coursework which would fairly and adequately treat the participation of this ethnic group in the development of American culture. Consequently, the Minor Program of Afro-American Studies, at the University of South Alabama, will in all probability, have served its primary purpose within the next three years. At that time it wil...


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of preoperative platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) on the prognosis in patients with operable colorectal cancer.

METHODS
The clinical data of 140 patients with operable colorectal cancer were analyzed retrospectively. According to preoperative PLR, the patients were divided into low PLR group (PLR<250) and high PLR group (PLR≥250). The overall 5-year survival rates and the clinicopathological factors in the two groups were analyzed using univariate analysis and COX regression model.

RESULTS
The patients with a high PLR had a significantly lower overall 5-year survival rate than those with a low PLR (71.4% vs 51.5%, P=0.045). Univariate analyses identified tumor location, the depth of tumor invasion, lymph nodes metastasis, TMN stage, and PLR as significant risk factors for reduced overall 5-year survival. In COX regression model, a high PLR was identified as an independent risk factor for poorer prognosis in patients with resectable colorectal cancer (RR: 2.213; 95%CI: 1.007-4.863, P=0.0048).

CONCLUSION
Preoperative PLR can be a clinically significant factor for assessment of prognosis of resectable colorectal cancer.


The novel Nenhum olhar , by the Portuguese author Jose Luis Peixoto, winner of the 2001 Saramago Award, focuses on the trajectory of a small group of characters from a nameless city (Alentejo?). Among them, some characters are emphasized, Jose and his wife – Jose's parents –, and the cook, married to Moises, from whom a daughter is born and she later marries Salomao. The text is built with basis on the duplication process which questions the mythical universe and permits considering its paradigm – the Holy Family – under new perspectives. The main interdiscoursive procedures from which the writer makes use of are responsible for the hybrid structure of the narrative which is built on the intersection between sacred and literary discourses. This paper shows as its main objective the study of the mechanisms from which the dialogue with the biblical proto-text occurs, viewing the examination of the tension between its underlying ideology and the one from the model on which it is based.


The present controversy of the Hong Kong airport third runway project (HKATRP) underlines its wickedness. There is clearly a substantial public concern on the project. This paper draws on the literature of the Strategic Assumptions and Surfacing Technique (SAST) to examine all the airport project arguments and counter-arguments from the local newspaper articles in Hong Kong. Such an intellectual reflection on the HKATRP based on SAST amounts to a mode 2 systems methodology employment exercise of Checkland and Scholes (1990). The mode 2 SAST exercise clarifies the debate and the project assumptions involved in the HKATRP, though it is not as powerful as mode 1 for this purpose. Nevertheless, mode 2 is a feasible choice when the conditions for a mode 1 application do not exist. The paper offers an illustration of how mode 2 SAST can be carried out. As such, it contributes some academic value to the subjects of SAST and modes 1 & 2 systems methodology employment.


| Fermentation palm oil waste that can break down fiber content, supplementation of cassava leaves silage and addition of organic micro minerals are also efforts to increase the nutritional content that it can meet the needs of animal feed. The effect of fermented palm oil fronds, supplementation of cassava leaves and organic micro minerals on growth and digestibility nutrients of goat. This study used 12 Ettawa Grade goats, used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) method which was and based on body weight. Feed materials used in this study were fermented palm oil waste (palm fronds and fronds), cassava leaves silage, and organic micro minerals. The treatments consisted of R1: control ration; R2: ration waste based on fermented palm oil; R3: R2 + cassava leaves silage; and R4: R3 + organic micro minerals. Supplementation of cassava leaves silage and organic micro minerals in palm oil waste based rations significantly affected (P<0.1) on body weight gain and feed efficiency. Supplementation of cassava leaves silage and organic micro minerals in palm oil waste based rations did not significantly affect (P>0.1) on crude fiber digestibility, digestibility of crude protein, crude fat digestibility, and TDN in goats. Supplementation of cassava leaves silage and organic micro minerals in palm oil waste based rations with different treatment on goats had improved on body weight gain and feed efficiency but not affect on digestibility of crude fiber, crude protein, crude fat, and TDN in goats.


ABSTRACT Indonesia faces an increasing maritime threat from China. Incursions of China's maritime law enforcement forces protecting Chinese ships fishing illegally in Indonesia's Exclusive Economic Zone pose a threat to President Joko Widodo's goal of transforming Indonesia into a Global Maritime Fulcrum. China's actions generate the prediction that Indonesia should balance against China, but this has not occurred. Instead, bureaucratic politics and President Jokowi's interest in securing Chinese financial support for his ambitious infrastructure projects have prevented the adoption of a more assertive balancing policy. Using Schweller's argument that threats go unanswered when there is disagreement among key domestic actors, this article argues that a lack of elite consensus in Indonesia is impeding the adoption of a balancing policy. Instead, Indonesia is continuing its traditional policy of nonbalancing.


This paper outlines the likely present condition of a large proportion of the transformer population within the supply system which are now approaching a 30 year service life. To obtain an objective view of the situation methods are suggested to quantify and classify the probable condition of the equipment at the present. The possible responses are listed and alternative approaches outlined. Operational procedures are discussed and some aspects of the effects of current practice on transformer life expectancy are highlighted. In conclusion the Author recommends regular systematic maintenance is essential for aging equipment and offers suggestions on modified operating procedures can increase economic life of the transformer population as a whole.


In this paper, we propose a simple reduced-complexity decoding technique called bypass decoding for low-density parity-check (LDPC)-coded multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Employing the bypass decoding technique, the receiver of an LDPC-coded MIMO-OFDM system decodes a codeword in two steps based on the log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) of coded bits. The hard decisions are first made on the coded bits whose LLRs have magnitudes above a certain threshold, and the rest of the coded bits will next be decoded by using an iterative receiver. We show that, as long as the threshold is properly selected, the bypass decoding technique not only delivers considerable complexity reductions but also maintains a comparable performance in LDPC-coded MIMO-OFDM transmissions. We also provide a selection rule for choosing a suitable threshold and show its effectiveness by simulations.


Purpose: Laparoscopic surgery has many advantages and has been a popular method for the treatment of various diseases. Although a laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is now a common practice, it has not yet become the treatment of choice for appendicitis of inexperienced surgeons in their early days of individual laparoscopic training courses. The purpose of this study was to compare the results obtained by inexperienced surgeons to those obtained by experienced surgeons. Methods: From May 2007 to January 2008, 130 patients underwent a LA at our department. The surgeries were performed by three surgeons. The patients were divided into 2 groups. In Group I, the LAs were performed by one surgeon who was experienced with laparoscopic procedures, and in Group II, the LAs were performed by two surgeons who were relatively inexperienced with laparoscopic procedures. We retrospectively reviewed patient's medical records for age, sex, previous abdomen operation history, operation method, operation time, surgical complications, length of hospital stay, and the time to resume soft diet. Results: The age was younger in Group I ( vs. yr, P=0.041). The operation time was longer in Group II ( vs. min, P=0.003). In Group I, wound infections developed in 4 cases. In Group II, wound infections developed in 7 cases, and an intraabdominal abscess developed in 1 case. The differences in conversion rates, times to start of diet, uses of analgesics, and hospital stays were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Even though an inexperienced surgeon performs the LA for acute appendicitis, there are no differences in postoperative complications and returns to daily activities compared to a LA performed for acute appendicitis by an experienced surgeon. LA is a safe method for the treatment of acute appendicitis for surgeons who are new to laparoscopic procedures.


Absorption-edge densitometry is reviewed and examples of data obtained at the L/sub III/-edge of uranium are presented. Expressions are derived which allow the estimation of assay errors as a function of the transmission source intensity and the sample thickness for particular ranges of SNM concentration and matrix density. Specific examples are given and discussed.


Objective:To evaluate the possible direct effect of Alarelin on endometrial carcinoma.Methods:Human endometrial carcinoma cell line HEC-1A cells was chosen to assay the inhibitory rate when given a range of concentrations Alarelin (from 10 -9 mol/L to 10 -5 mol/L) and co-cultured for 72 hours.Results:The growth of HEC-1A cells was inhibited when the lowest Alarelin concentration 10 -9 mol/L was given,the inhibitory rate was 37.0±26.2%. The inhibitory rate increased with the rising of Alarelin concentrations.Conclusion:Alarelin might have direct inhibitory response on HEC-1A cells in vitro and the effect was dose-dependent. [


Instructional media trainer of fiber optic sensor system is media that utilize optical fiber as props in the lessons sensors and actuators. The purpose of this research is the study of students learning outcomes on subjects sensor and actuator by use trainer fiber optic sensor system and student's responds about media has used. The method used in this research is experimental design, with the pre-experimental design. This research was conducted in class XI technique electronics industry (TEI) 1 in SMKN 1 Katapang Bandung with 38 students. The research results show that there has been increasing study results students who demonstrated by the strengthening ( the gain ) study results students on the cognitive domain an average of 0,64 in the medium category. In the domain affective and in the domain psychomotor the average value on the good predicate. All of students gives a very positive responds about implementation of this media. From the results of this research can be stated that using fiber optic sensor system could improve student learning outcomes and students's response is very positive to the media used. Thus we can conclude that fiber optic sensor system on the subjects of sensor and actuator can improve learning outcomes students and very use full to be used in vocational school.


Optimization of InGaAs/InAlAs multiple quantum well modulator structures, as well as polarization insensitivity and low chirp was investigated as a function of well thickness and strain magnitude and very short optical pulses with 4-6 ps was obtained using a low driving-voltage (2.0 V/sub pp/) electroabsorption modulator module operating at a 40-GHz large signal modulation.


Neutronics experiments have been performed for the solid breeder blanket using a DT neutron source at the FNS facility in JAEA. We have applied the blanket mockup composed of two enriched Li2TiO3 and three beryllium layers, and measured the detailed spatial distribution of the tritium production rate (TPR) using enriched Li2CO3 pellets. TPRs in the pellets have been measured by a liquid scintillation counter. Experiments have been done under a condition with a neutron reflector surrounding the DT neutron source. Numerical simulations have been performed using the MCNP-4C with the FENDL-2.0 and JENDL-3.3. The ranges of ratios of calculation results to experimental ones (C/Es) are 0.97–1.17 concerning with local TPR, and 1.04–1.09 for the integrated tritium production. It is found that the total integrated tritium production, which corresponds to tritium breeding ratio, can be predicted within uncertainty of 10% using the Monte Carlo calculation code and latest nuclear data libraries.


Sony Labou Tansi died in 1995. In the few years since his death schol? arship on his work has already had to face many issues and conflicts. With this set of papers we have tried to problematize what we see as a transition from archive to corpus. To begin with, the collection of his papers would be the production of an archive. Sony was a very generous person and tended to give his manuscripts away to friends and acquaintances. Sometimes this produced admirable results as in the case of the publication in Turin of a translation of Le quatrieme cote du triangk (Turin: La Rosa, 1997 ). At other times, this created conflicts involving different claims to legitimacy and rights over the author's works as in the case of his last novel, Le commencement des doukurs (1995). Sony was also prolific and idiosyncratic: he tended to write multiple versions of a text by hand in notebooks. Some manuscripts show evidence of the author's revision but, in general, Sony produced his works through a process of exploration and accumulation. This particular practice generated an impressive prolifera? tion of manuscripts in the author's hand in which one can trace the evo? lution of each of Sony's works. As a result of both the quantity and quality of his unpublished manuscripts and personal papers, the establishment of an archive is of crucial importance to the future study and definition of Sony's corpus. Other new and original material can also be included in the corpus, such as the transcript ofa public lecture given by Sony in Lome in February 1988. This will appear in the occasional papers ofthe CEAN (Bordeaux, in press, 2000). The transcript includes questions from the audience and dialogue with Togolese intellectuals. Testimonies from colleagues were col? lected which throw an interesting light on Sony's writing method as well as literary influence and sources.


The morality education is one part with importance in the quality education. It runs a mainly decisive function to school administration and students' setting up correct world view, philosophy and axiology. It supplies energy and insurance to the comprehensive development of a student's morality, intellect, body, taste and labor.


Intestinal malrotation may be complicated by volvulus and intestinal necrosis. One hundred two children (64 male, 38 female) undergoing surgical abdominal exploration from 1977 to 1987 had malrotation. Fifty-two patients were less than 7 days of age, 13 from 8 to 30 days, 26 from 31 to 365 days, and 11 were older than 1 year of age. Of infants, 39 of 65 had 40-week gestations, 18 of 65 had 36− to 39-week gestations, and 8 of 65 had less than 36-week gestations. Chief symptomatology included: bilious emesis (47), intestinal obstruction (19), abdominal pain (11), and bloody stools (7). Seventy patients had congenital anomalies (50 single, 20 multiple). Diagnostic evaluations included 56 upper gastrointestinal series and 27 barium enemas. Each patient underwent correction of malrotation and appendectomy, and correction of congenital anomalies (omphalocoele—9, gastros-chisis—6, diaphragmatic hernia—7). Complications included short gut (2), sepsis (5), feeding difficulties (2), pneumonia (3), small bowel obstruction (2), and other (15). Nine patients (8.8%) died (trisomy 18—1, trisomy 13—1, intestinal necrosis—3, hepatic failure—1, prematurity—1, other sepsis—2). Two hundred sixteen children with intestinal malrotation have been treated from 1937 to 1987. Mortality rate has improved from 23% to 2.9%.


In this paper, we explore the role of surface plasmons modes in top-emitting OLEDs. For display applications active matrix driven pixels are required and an attractive way of doing this is to make them top-emitting, i.e. for the emission to take place through the cathode. This approach has recently been demonstrated by other groups, showing that it may offer an efficient way to generate light.


Generalized phase density and component fugacity equations are presented which represent several of the widely used cubic equations-of-state (EOS). These former equations are obtained by manipulation of Martin's generalized equation-of-state and are applied in this study. A component pseudoization procedure preserves densities and viscosities of the pseudo components and original mixture as functions of pressure and temperature. This procedure is applied with material balance requirements in generation of 2-component, black oil properties for gas condensates. Agreement between resulting black oil and full conpositional simulations of gas condensate reservoir depletion is demonstrated for a very rich, near-critical condensate. Agreement also is shown between EOS compositional results and experimental laboratory expansion data for 2 rich condensates. The full compositional simulation necessary for below-dewpoint cycling is performed for the near-critical condensate using a wide range of component pseudoizations. 21 references.


The invention relates to the fields of medicinal chemistry and pharmacotherapeutics, in particular to compounds of a general formula (I), whichserve as an enterovirus protease inhibitor. The compounds have remarkable inhibition activity on coronavirus [SRAS (severe acute respiratory syndromes)] main proteinase and can be used for treating related diseases. The invention also relates to a preparation method of the compounds, a medicinal composition of the compounds, and medicinal salt, enantiomeric form and diastereoisomer as well as racemic compounds. (The formula I is as shown in the description).


Obesity and being overweight is an ongoing issue and a pervasive concern in the United States. There are many programs available that try to assist with weight loss in a variety of forms which are sometimes reactive in their philosophies and methods. This paper discusses insights on the design of SMS messages that seek to provide users just-in-time feedback regarding energy intake (J1) and eating rate (J2). This was accomplished by surveying participants' responses to SMS messages via a study to ascertain whether they would comply with the direction provided via SMS to further their weight loss journey. Results from this study suggest that participants overall felt that the SMS messages designed to aid them in their weight loss journey are helpful and would result in compliance. Results also suggest that participants had higher levels of comprehension with numeric messages.


Milan,a city endowed with the perfect mixture of fashion,antiquity,romance and simplicity.I had the honor to come to this world-renowned city for the 10thAsia-Europe People's Forum(AEPF)held on 10-12 October on behalf of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)with representatives of other Chinese


Timber is a natural, hygroscopic, anisotropic material that must be properly understood if it is to be used efficiently within the built environment. With good silvicultural practices timber can be sourced responsibly and converted (with relatively low energy requirements) to provide environmentally sound construction products. Combining timber construction components appropriately through holistic design, informed detailing and quality assured building practices will result in a highly energy efficient building fabric that provides user comfort.


The invention relates to a method for estimating the packing density in a plurality of areas of interest, of recording a history data base, and to periodically acquire temporally variable information. The variable information comprises a part of information specific to each of said areas and other areas common to said part of information. The information is categorized into a series of information slow time course and a series of information fast time evolution.


ABSTRACTWhat principals do and the effects they have on schools have been the object of much research over the past decade. Because some patterns of principals' practices have been demonstrated to have considerable impact on schools, it seems important to better understand the reasons for what principals do. The two studies reported in this paper looked for such reasons in the context of the implementation of a special education policy in the province of Ontario. We asked what "factors" influenced the policy implementation activities of principals. Study one data were collected through lengthy interviews with 23 elementary and secondary principals; study two data were provided by 114 principals in response to a questionnaire. Results identified the major factors influencing principals' implementation activities and explored such variables as previous training and patterns of practice. The study suggests that school boards have the option of fostering more or less autonomous, "empowered" patterns of school...


The performance management system has been considered as the most significant system in the organization. This research will study the relationship between performance management system and organization performance. The aim of this study is to explore the possible relationship between use of Performance Management and the Organization performance of manufacturing and service firms in India. In this research, a survey is conducted using a questionnaire, in an International corporate HR conference where most of senior HR executives/ Managing Director/proprietors have attended, and a sample of such executives is included in the study. SPSS 16 software is used to analyse the data and interpreted using tools like factor analysis, Regression etc.


Tonotopy is a well‐known property of the brain which consists of a linearly organized representation of the tonal frequencies on the auditory cortex. A similar organization for the rate of auditory events (tempo) is demonstrated. Subjects listened to isochronous, isotonic sequences of pure tones varying in tempo (100‐, 200‐, 250‐, 300‐, 400‐, 800‐, and 1600‐ms IOI) and frequency (400, 1000, and 2500 Hz). Brain magnetic activity (MEG) was recorded over the whole skull with a 150‐sensor array. For slow tempi (above 300‐ms IOI), sources of brain magnetic activity occurring 100 ms after stimulus onset (M100) were localized in the auditory cortex of both hemispheres. Source position varied systematically as a function of tempo and frequency: (1) on a transverse line for different tempi, more laterally in both hemispheres for the slower tempi (''tempotopy''), and (2) on an anteroposterior line for different frequencies, more anterior for the higher frequencies (tonotopy). For fast tempi, the main observed MEG r...


Youths' transition into adulthood can be challenging, especially when this transition implies acontinuation of education, thus a continuation of the financial dependency in early adulthood.There ar ...


Gas exchange and carbon isotope ratios were measured on 2 facultative hemiparasites, Castilleja linariifolia Benth. (Indian paintbrush); Scrophulariaceae) and Othrocarpus tomiei H. & A. (Tolmie owl clover, Scrophulariaceae), and their Artemisia tridentata L. (big sagebrush; Asteraceae) hosts. Photosynthetic rates differed greatly between years; rates in 1995 were more than double those in 1994, likely due to more precipitation and less water stress during 1995. Despite the difference in precipitation, photosynthetic rates for C. linariifolia were not different from those of their hosts for either year. However, carbon isotope ratios of C. linariifolia and O. tolmiei were up to 3% more negative than those of their A. tridentata hosts. Using measured δ 13 C ratios in conjunction with δ 13 C predicted from gas exchange measurements, we calculated that C. linariifolia derived, on average, 40% of its leaf carbon heterotrophically. Contrary to current suggestions that high photosynthetic rates of hemiparasites are an indication of reduced heterotrophy, C. linariifolia exhibited photosynthetic rates similar to autotrophic plants and used a substantial amount of host-derived carbon. Moreover, this evidence shows that manipulation of a heterotrophic carbon supply transcends obligate hemiparasites to include those plants whose parasitism is facultative.


In the thesis I explore the need for a youth center in the municipality of Cerknica. In the theoretical part the status of youth centers and youth work in Slovenia and the Law on the public interest in the youth sector is presented, also the thesis present preference of young people in the selection of leisure activities, in short it is also viewed youth engaging in volunteering and the scope of peer violence. Also the current situation in the municipality of Cerknica is described, statistical review of young people and proposals for the establishment of a youth center are presented. In the empirical part I present the research and its results. An anonymous survey of ninth grade students at an elementary school Jože Krajc Rakek and the eight classes of primary schools Jože Krajc Rakek and Notranjski odred Cerknica was made. The results showed that the pupils surveyed in the municipal schools suggest the need for establishing a youth center and an interest in becoming involved in the program of the center.


Sheri Speer is the founder and chief executive officer of Speer Real Estate. Her extensive knowledge and experience cover all aspects of residential, commercial, management investment and development of real estate. Speer's indomitable optimism and hands-on style of management show her personal commitment to her ideals. Her strong marketing and finance background help her develop new leads in any economy. Speer is a hard worker and high achiever who has a B.A. and is now working on achieving her M.B.A. She works well under pressure and learns new concepts quickly. Her specialty is in real estate investment, raising capital and developing property. She firmly believes in the power of networking and communication. When it comes to business, she uses Facebook, Linkedin and other social media to establish rapport with prospective clients and business partners. Whether they are residential, commercial or rentals, her list of properties is regularly advertised on various websites. Each property's marketing plan includes print, internet and direct market advertising. A new office on 101 Water St., Norwich, Conn. is being opened to accommodate commercial and construction development accounts. Speer is a certified commercial investment member, a member of International Counsel of Shopping Centers (ICSC), National Association of Realtors, Eastern CT Association of Realtors, New York State Association of Realtors, National Builders Association, Builders Association of Eastern CT, a licensed broker in CT, RI and NY and Certified Construction Manager for Sheco Developments. Speer Real Estate has been centrally located in southeastern Connecticut since 1998, offering all aspects of managing your real estate portfolio. It is a full-service company with a division of brokerage, property management, real estate development, and investor relations. Its property management division has excellent organization, and maintains buildings without headaches. Its fees are very affordable and handles all calls, maintenance and all the rental collections. There is an in-house attorney ready to assist in any legal matters as well as an in-house accountant. We also assist in 1099 exchanges for your future investments to help you save on your tax dollars. It can handle residential and commercial plus industrial real estate transactions with a professional staff. If you would like a private consultation with Speer, contact our office at 860-859-3987. We would be happy to assist with your real estate management needs now and into the future.


We propose an algorithm for faster training in supervised quantum classifiers. In particular, we have harnessed the property of quantum entanglement to build a model that can simultaneously manipulate multiple training samples. We show that this would lead to a quantum speedup in cost evaluation and hence in the training process of supervised classifiers. The results presented in this paper are for binary classification problems. Nevertheless, the analysis can be extended to multi-class classification problems as well.


The purpose of this study is to see the effect of social support from the parent on anxiety in adult women. This is experimental research with one subject of 25-year-old single woman with initial N, who comes to a therapist with complaints of feeling uncomfortable and worried. The client always thinks negatively and feels anxiety when leaving the house and making interactions with others. Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) was used to measure the level of anxiety. Measurements were made at the pretest and posttest to see differences in the anxiety level before and after therapy. The results of this study indicate a decrease in anxiety levels in the subject, from very severe to moderate anxiety. At the end of the therapy session, the subject also mentioned that she felt less anxiety and managed to control her negative thoughts.


The functional components of the vertebrate skull—including the chondrocranial braincase, protective dermatocranium and lower jaw—are interconnected and become operational through the quadrate bone. This latter element is critical for cranial biomechanics and support of the auditory system in squamate reptiles, but the interspecific variation of quadrate anatomy has not been studied in detail. Our objectives were to determine the relative influence of phylogenetic history, allometry and functional selection pressures on the morphological diversification of this keystone cranial element across gecko genera using high-resolution X-ray micro-computed tomography, threedimensional geometric morphometrics and phylogenetic comparative methods. Our results demonstrate substantial variation in gecko quadrate morphology. Two families possess highly derived quadrate morphologies, while the remaining gekkotans retain extensive overlap in quadrate shape. Allometric scaling has influenced shape across species; distantly related miniaturized taxa possess elongate, slender quadrate morphologies while large taxa have robust, laterally expanded quadrates. The relative height of the coronoid eminence and the loss of the peripheral auditory system co-vary with quadrate anatomy, indicating that multiple disparate functional pressures may act on this element. Our study has identified the disparity of quadrate morphology within geckos and has highlighted the importance of considering multiple factors that may influence the diversification of phenotypes.


............................................................................................................................ 5 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 6 Harnessing Technology and Advancing Communication ............................................. 7 Instant Messaging and Romantic Relationships ............................................................ 8 Message Pacing ........................................................................................................... 10 Response Expectations ................................................................................................ 11 Message Size ............................................................................................................... 12 Access to Records of Communication ........................................................................ 12 Message Delivery Status and Recipient's Online Status ............................................. 13 Linking IM with Theoretical Approaches Conceptualizing the Nature of Love......... 14 Attachment Theory ...................................................................................................... 15 Love Style .................................................................................................................... 18 Attachment and Love .................................................................................................. 19 Current Study .............................................................................................................. 20 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 22 Participants .................................................................................................................. 22 Design .......................................................................................................................... 23 Materials ...................................................................................................................... 24 Adult Attachment Scale Revised (Collins, 1996).................................................. 24 Love Attitudes Scale – Short Form (Hendrick, Hendrick & Dicke, 1998) ............. 24 Instant Messaging Habits and Tendencies .................................................................. 26 Procedure ..................................................................................................................... 27 Data Analysis .............................................................................................................. 28 RESULTS ....................................................................................................................... 29 Descriptive Statistics of Instant Messaging Habits and Tendencies ........................... 29 Descriptive Statistics – Clustering IM Groups ............................................................ 30 Descriptive Statistics – Texting Style ......................................................................... 32 Hypothesis One ........................................................................................................... 34 Hypothesis Two ........................................................................................................... 35 Hypothesis Three ......................................................................................................... 37 Testing IM_tendency Groups .................................................................................. 38 Testing Texting Style ............................................................................................... 40 3 Hypothesis Four .......................................................................................................... 42 Testing IM_tendency ............................................................................................... 45 Testing Texting Styles ............................................................................................. 46 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................. 48 Hypothesis One ........................................................................................................... 48 Hypothesis Two ........................................................................................................... 50 Hypothesis Three and Four ......................................................................................... 51 IM_delay .................................................................................................................. 51 IM_check ................................................................................................................. 52 IM_again .................................................................................................................. 52 IM_reread................................................................................................................. 53 IM_length................................................................................................................. 53 IM_hide .................................................................................................................... 54 Developing IM_tendency ............................................................................................ 54 Developing Texting Style ............................................................................................ 56 Limitations ................................................................................................................... 57 Implications for Future Research ................................................................................ 58 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 59 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 61 Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 65


Abstract A novel silica‐based N,N,N′,N′‐tetraoctyl‐3‐oxapentane‐1,5‐diamide (TODGA) chelating polymeric material (TODGA/SiO2‐P) was synthesized by impregnating TODGA into ∼50 µm of spherical SiO2‐P particles for separating Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) from a HNO3 solution containing 0.05 M diethylenetriaminepentacetic acid (DTPA) in minor actinides recovery by extraction chromatography (MAREC) process. The adsorption of TODGA/SiO2‐P for Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) was investigated by examining the influence of HNO3 and DTPA concentrations. It was found that HNO3 concentration from 0.3 M to 9 M either with or without 0.05 M DTPA had a strong effect on the adsorption of Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) towards TODGA/SiO2‐P. In the absence of 0.05 M DTPA, both the adsorption of Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) decreased with an increase in the concentration of HNO3 from 0.3 M to 3 M and then gradually increased. In the presence of 0.05 M DTPA, Zr(IV) showed scarcely any adsorption towards TODGA/SiO2‐P below 2 M HNO3 and was gradually adsorbed from 2 M to 3 M HNO3 while Mo(VI) showed almost no adsorption. In excess of 3 M HNO3, the adsorption curve of Mo(VI) or Zr(IV) fully overlapped with that of the absence of 0.05 M DTPA. This resulted from the dissociation of Mo(VI) or Zr(IV) from its complex with DTPA because of full protonation of DTPA in high HNO3 concentration and the strong complexation taking place simultaneously with TODGA/SiO2‐P. In terms of the batch experiments, the separation of Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) from a 3 M HNO3 solution containing 0.05 M DTPA was performed by employing the TODGA/SiO2‐P packed column at 50°C. Molybdenum(VI) was found to leak out of the column along with 3 M HNO3. Zirconium(IV) adsorbed by TODGA/SiO2‐P was effectively eluted by 0.5 M H2C2O4. The recovery was 101.6% for Mo(VI) and 94.8% for Zr(IV). This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) under the framework of the "Development of Innovation Nuclear Technologies."


This research article outlines the development and use of multiple mixed strain Probiotics, selected on the basis of their natural antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance to antibiotics such as vancomycin, bacitracin, and sulfonamides, in an attempt to successfully override the hospital associated infections due to Clostridium difficile (C. diff) and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Suitable procedures were developed to study the antibiotic resistance or sensitivity of the Probiotics and other gastrointestinal tract associated flora. The associative growth relationships of the mixed strain Probiotics were determined prior to pairing them in terms of their compatibility, using the differential plating techniques and phage typing. The specific phages infecting several Probiotics have been isolated and the techniques were developed to study the strain dominance among the stains of the same species of Probiotics using the bacteriophages. The effect of individual strains of the multiple mixed strain Probiotics on the inhibition of C. diff and MRSA has been evaluated and compared to the level of inhibition if all the Probiotic strains combined as mixed cultures. The synergetic effects of mixed Probiotic cultures in combination with the vancomycin, bacitracin and sulfamethoxazole to inhibit the growth of C. diff and MRSA was evaluated. Using the results of associative growth studies, antibiotic resistance and sensitivities, phage patterns, a prophylactic and curative or therapeutic blend of the multiple mixed strain Probiotics were developed (using cryogenic technology) and tested using community based clinical trials in the hospital atmosphere.


Low temperature deformation behavior of warm- rolled Fe- 2 8Al- 2 Ti alloy was investigated by tensile tests.This alloy shows superplasticity in 6 0 0~ 70 0℃ under strain rates of 1.2 5× 10 - 4 s- 1and 2 .5× 10 - 4 s- 1.The tensile elongation increases with the temperature from 6 0 0~ 70 0℃ and the maximum is up to 389%at70 0℃ .Strain- rate sensitivity( m value) is below0 .3.The fracture surface observations indicate that the fracture mode of this alloy varies from a mixture of transgranular cleavage and intergranular frac- ture to ductile fracture in 6 0 0~ 70 0℃ .Our optical micrographs reveal that dynamic recovery and recrystal- lization take place during the tensile deformation process,which lead to the superplasticity in warm- rolled Fe- 2 8Al- 2 Ti alloy.


The rheological behaviors of HPAM solution in a rheometer and in porous media and residual resistance factors are measured through experiments. Displacement experiments are proceeded with various concentration, injecting speed and core permeabilities. The results show that with the concentration increase of HPAM solution, the bulk viscosities, the apparent viscosities and the residual resistance factors increase, depleted layer thickness decreases and the displacement efficiency increases. The depleted layer thickness of HPAM solution decreases, viscoelasticities and displacement efficiency increase with injecting speed increase. The increase of permeabilities can increase displacement efficiency. What can increase displacement efficiency of polymer flooding is the increase of the force to pull residual oil which is parallel to oil water interface generated by the increase of apparent viscosity or the decrease of depleted layer thickness, which are the results of the overlap of polymer molecules.


Farmer's social perception is an important factor in the future development of agriculture. Especially the perception of young farmers needs serious attention considering that they are the pioneers of agriculture in the future. This study aims to examine the perceptions of young farmers towards their future and parents' perceptions of the future of young farmers. The census study involved 151 coffee-farming families with productive-age children who were then interviewed separately. Data analysis using different test, factor analysis, then integrated in socio-spatial. The perception of the group of parents is greatly influenced by how they have strong access to farming, they assume that the activities of this sector require hard work, time consuming, energy and are synonymous with gross and dirty work. This is a precursor to form a social perception that more income is not the main benchmark in determining the social class of the community but rather the type of livelihood. The decision taken by farmer parents for their children is based more on social perceptions that farming work is still considered low in the social strata even though the income generated is in a decent category. In contrast to the perception of parents, young farmers are more optimistic about the future in developing business in agriculture seeing the potential and agricultural resources they have. The perception of young farmers is formed not entirely because of high education, but the ability to access information is a factor forming the perception of groups of young farmers, low education does not correlate with their ability to access information. Based on these results, we conclude that differences in perceptions are present as a result of differences in age backgrounds, perspectives, and characteristics. Poverty that has long ensnared the farming community has changed the social perception of the perspective of the current farming community, so that the perception emerged for farmers that leaving the agricultural sector is the best way to leave poverty. Therefore, it is necessary to launch an agricultural education system into the village, how the education system directly reaches the farming community in the village in order to create a modern agricultural social environment that is business-oriented in the community and family so that it can equate perceptions of the future agricultural business.


Due to the global trend of energy saving and emission reduction and the rapid development of new energy vehicles, the global lithium battery market is experiencing rapid growth in demand, mainly for power lithium battery. Among the many power batteries, ternary cathode material battery (NCM battery) and lithium iron phosphate battery s are the most installed. Although the safety of lithium iron phosphate battery is very good, it is not satisfactory in terms of energy density and range. In order to improve these shortcomings and allow for further security improvements, BYD blade battery with a new structure has received attention. This article analyzes the feasibility of BYD blade battery as a power battery by presenting the advantages and disadvantages of BYD blade battery. It can be concluded from the nail penetration test that BYD blade battery has good safety and is not easy to catch fire and explode. In addition, the unique structure of BYD blade battery allows it to have the advantages of high energy density, long cycle life and wonderful safety performance. In today's electric vehicle market, NCM still occupy most of the market. In the future, it is necessary to highlight the advantages of the blade battery and put it into application. This paper integrates current information about BYD blade battery and compares the cars using the blade battery with the cars using other power batteries, so as to play a role in the promotion of BYD blade battery in the future.


Dating the timing of ductile shear deformation is critical to the understanding of complex, multi‐episode kinematics that commonly occur within the study of continental tectonics. The Tan‐Lu fault zone (TLFZ) in East China is a lithospheric discontinuity that records multistage sinistral strike‐slip shearing during Mesozoic time. Herein, based on field mapping, pressure‐temperature estimates via microstructures, quartz lattice preferred orientations, and geothermobarometer analysis, and U–Pb geochronology, we present a detailed examination of a portion of the southern TLFZ known as the Fucha Shan ductile shear zone. Two phases of sinistral ductile shear deformation in the shear zone are identified. The main phase occurred under amphibolite‐facies metamorphic conditions (500°C–650°C, 2.8–5.2 Kbar). U–Pb dating of synkinematic titanite indicate deformation occurred ca. 142–140 Ma. This age information is consistent with U–Pb dating of zircon from crosscutting granitic dikes that provide an upper limit of the shearing of ca. 134 Ma. A later, but less well‐developed phase of sinistral ductile shearing variably overprints older structures within the Fucha Shan shear zone at greenschist‐facies metamorphic conditions. U–Pb dating of apatite grains in rocks that record this later event are interpreted to indicate that shearing occurred ca. 118–108 Ma. These results provide new insight into Early Cretaceous shear deformation history within the southern TLFZ in the context of the late Mesozoic intracontinental deformation in East Asia.


Depending on the location of Argos satellite automatically, the pop-up satellite archival tagging (PSAT) technology as a new method, has developed to the second generation in the past decade. With the characteristics of higher precision, larger amount of information and independent recapture, this technology could help researchers understand the biological and ecological features of fish, such as migration, growth, reproduction and feeding. At present, it is regarded as an important method to acquire information of marine biology, and one of effective ways to evaluate the marine fishery resource. Foreign scholars had obtained plentiful information and proved the advantage of this method by exploring PSAT activities in three oceans since 1990's. However, the beginning of research on PSAT technology in our country is relatively late, and the application in evaluation of fishery resource is still at preliminary stage. Therefore, this paper mainly introduce PSAT and its application in ocean fisheries, with respect to providing references for domestic researchers in relevant studies.


Essential oil-based and coconut oil nanoemulgels were formulated, and their anti-arthritic effect was evaluated. Nanoemulsions of lemon, ginger, turmeric, and coconut oil were formed by spontaneous emulsification. Nanoemulgels were obtained using 1 % of carboxymethylcellulose and carbopol. Characterizations included pH, transmittance, viscosity, conductivity, spreadability, and droplet size. Stability studies were performed. Arthritis was induced in Wister rats by injecting 0.1 ml formaldehyde (2 % v/v) into the sub plantar region. Paw volumes and thickness were measured for 28 days. Particles were nanosized with polydispersity indices ranging from 0.21 to 0.75. Formulations had pH of 4.96 to 6.81. Transmittances ranged from 0.02 to 95.6 %. Viscosities ranged from 308.3 to 1807 mPaS. Nanoemulgels were more stable at 25 ± 2 ºC. Anti-arthritic evaluations showed that ginger and lemon nanoemulgels exhibited higher and similar percentage inhibition patterns from days 7 to 28. Only ginger nanoemulgel reached basal paw values on day 28. Analysis of variance showed statistically significant differences (p< 0.05) in results obtained on day 7 between Voltaren® and the lemon, turmeric, and coconut groups, while on day 21, there were also significant differences (p<0.05) between the Voltaren® group and the ginger and coconut groups. Ginger nanoemulgel was most effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis.


Semantic annotation of Web Services can facilitate the automated service discovery and composition. At present, however, many solutions suffer from redundant annotations or imprecise derived annotations. The fundamental task to address the issue is to find parameters that have same semantics in a large number of Web Services. This paper proposes a classification based approach for identifying parameters that are semantically equivalent, laying the foundation for non-redundant annotation. Subsequently the paper presents the non-redundant annotation, in which the parameter space is firstly reduced, and then semantic annotation is performed on the reduced parameter space, finally annotation results of the reduced parameter space are expanded to the original parameter space. To evaluate the final annotation results, the paper gives a methodology based on service discovery. The experimental results indicate that the parameter association approach can achieve outstanding accuracy in identifying the equivalence between parameters. Moreover, it is suggested that the non-redundant annotation can greatly reduce redundant annotations, and can augment the semantics of Web Services with adequate accuracy, which can achieve similar performance in service discovery as OWL-S services do.


HD 139614 is known to be a ∼14-Myr-old, possibly pre-main-sequence star in the Sco-Cen OB association in the Upper Centaurus-Lupus subgroup, with a slightly warped circumstellar disc containing ring structures hinting at one or more planets. The star's chemical abundance pattern is metal-deficient except for volatile elements, which places it in the λ Boo class and suggests it has recently accreted gas-rich but dust-poor material. We identify seven dipole and four radial pulsation modes among its δ Sct pulsations using the TESS light curve and an échelle diagram. Precision modelling with the mesa stellar evolution and gyre stellar oscillation programs confirms it is on the pre-main sequence. Asteroseismic, grid-based modelling suggests an age of 10.75 ± 0.77 Myr, a mass of 1.52 ± 0.02 M ⊙, and a global metal abundance of Z = 0.0100 ± 0.0010. This represents the first asteroseismic determination of the bulk metallicity of a λ Boo star. The precise age and metallicity offer a benchmark for age estimates in Upper Centaurus–Lupus, and for understanding disc retention and planet formation around intermediate-mass stars.


An analysis device, comprising: a separation chamber (18), the separating chamber (18) separated by a centrifugal force the sample liquid into a solution component and a solid component; higher specific gravity component quantitative cavity (23), the higher specific gravity component quantitative cavity (23) a good separation of the solid component holding portion is delivered to the higher specific gravity component quantitative cavity (23); a sample solution overflow cavity (22), the sample solution overflow cavity (22) provided in the high specific gravity between component quantitative cavity (23) and the separation chamber (18), and the connecting channel conveying the sample liquid separation chamber (18) (21) connected to; capillary chamber (19), the capillary tube cavity (19) formed in separation interior cavity (18) for the separated within the separation chamber (18) a good solution component (blood plasma) is temporarily held, the plasma component (57a) remaining in the separation chamber (18) (19) caught by the capillary cavity set.


It also greatly facilitated and hastened this, which was the most difficult stage in the operation; he reckoned the saving of time at about twenty minutes. With regard to the round ligament, he always crushed it firmly before dividing it, and if this were done in the cases he was dealing with in his paper, it would never bleed. As regards scraping away the growth as a preliminary step some days before the operation, in fungating growths he always did this, but what he wished to urge was that even in cases in which this had been done the growth should be treated again with the sharp spoon and cautery and finally the vagina should be plugged with sterile gauze just before the operation. If this were done when the vagina was divided not a drop of discharge was to be seen. Since adopting this technique he had had no case of infection of either the abdominal or pelvic wound. The vaginal discharge after the operation was almost nil.


Through the analysis of common progress of problem solving,the progress is divided,and the relevant mathematical description is given.Then,the problem of interaction in the progress of problem solving is explained.Based on the above theory,a method of the progress of information integration is introduced and applied to the practical project.


This paper reviews some of the options for limiting emissions from aircraft engine exhausts. Its main purpose however, is, to investigate the possibility of a Government-airline partnership and to this end, the issues are reviewed along with a summary of the possible approaches that have been identified to date.


The utility model provides an egg baking device which comprises one or multiple heating units, wherein each heating unit comprises a heating device and a container made from a heat conducting material, and each container comprises one or multiple concave parts capable of containing only one egg; and the heating device of each heating unit is fixed and closely attached to the outer wall of the container. In the utility model, the container made from the heat conducting material is heated to warm up through the heating device, and the warmed container further heats eggs, dried fruits or other foods in the container. Not only can steam heating be realized by adding water into the container, but also baking can be directly carried out without adding water so as to economize water and electricity, baked eggs, dried fruits or other foods can be further provided, and different kinds of experience can be brought for a user.


This research study looks at the factors affecting behavioral intentions in hospitality industry of Pakistan. For this study, 150 customers from different hospitality industry were asked questions about commitment, service quality and trust, and behavioral intentions. When the surveys were completed and returned, the data was entered into SPSS for analysis.  Several tests were run on the data, and it presented significant findings. The findings show that all variables like commitment, service quality and trust and behavioral intentions have mutually relationship with each other. Regression analysis shows that their commitment, service quality and trust have positive and significant relationship with behavioral intentions.


A method for computer-aided prediction of easily movements of neural signals of a brain, the neural signals are respectively associated with the presented movements in the brain, in which neural signals are detected and the likely movements thereof are calculated, and using a predetermined model, wherein each a sensed neural signal and a detected movement can be associated with each other, wherein for the probability with which a sensed neural signal of a respective predetermined movement corresponding to a predetermined distribution is assumed, which is defined by certain parameters, wherein in the predetermined model adapted from the neuronal signal is received.


To study the association between dietary fiber, betacarotene and breast cancer, the average daily intake of these dietary components was compared among 133 incident breast cancer cases and 238 population controls. Average daily intake of cereal products, fruit and vegetables was also studied. A statistically significant lower energy‐adjusted intake of dietary fiber was observed in cases than in controls (mean ± SD: 25.4 ± 6.7 g vs. 27.7 ± 7.4 g, 95% confidence interval (CI) of the age‐adjusted difference = −3.8, −0.8). Intake of betacarotene was similar for cases and controls. The multivariate adjusted odds ratio (OR) of breast cancer among women in the highest quartile of intake of cereal products, as compared to those in the lowest quartile, was 0.42 (95% CI = 0.19 – 0.92) and the trend was statistically significant (p = 0.03). The corresponding OR for intake of dietary fiber was 0.55 (95% CI = 0.26 – 1.17) but the trend was not significant. The OR for the highest quartile of intake of beta‐carotene, fruit, vegetables, and all vegetable products combined was less than unity, but there was no significant inverse trend. These results suggest that a high intake of cereal products, especially those rich in fiber, may be inversely related to incidence of breast cancer.


Previously, we published a list of abbreviations for genus names of bacteria. We now present the guidelines used for abbreviation construction, an expanded list of codes used for parts of genus names, and an improved list of abbreviations. An appendix contains a discussion of some methods for searching lists of abbreviations and an indication of the relative merits of the search methods.


This paper shows the potentialities of two characterization procedures on the electrical and mechanical characterizations of ohmic RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches. The first is a "fast electrical" procedure that uses an electrical stimulus and monitors the RF signals at the input and output ports of the switch; the second is a "fast hybrid" procedure, i.e., electrical and mechanical, with an electrical input adopted to actuate the device and a mechanical measurement conducted with an optical profilometer, which monitors the displacement and the velocity of the moving membrane when the input electrical signal is applied. Both systems are validated on cantilever and clamped-clamped resistive RF-MEMS switches. We developed these measurement procedures to speed up the measurement process and, consequently, to limit charge trapping during the characterization process. In future analyses, the procedure will be systematically applied to investigate reliability issues when the switch is subjected to multiple impacts and long-term actuation. The use of such procedures will permit separating electrical and mechanical failure mechanisms.


Distribution of phytoplankton and their composition were presented in Boka Kotorska Bay, small semi-enclosed bay, situated in south-eastern part of Adriatic Sea. Samples were taken at seven stations in the whole Boka Kotorska Bay, on monthly interval from April to September 2010. Abundance was higher in inner part Kotor Bay and decreasing in outer part Tivat Bay, especially in the most opened part of Bay Herceg Novi Bay. Diatoms prevailed throughout all investigated period, with maximum in summer (1.2 x 10 cells L). Domination of nutrient preferred species: Thalassionema nitzschioides, Pseudo-nitzschia spp., Leptocylindrus danicus, Nitzschia longissima was noticed. Due to the anticipated increase of human impact in the area, this study can serve as a basis for future environmental studies in Boka Kotorska Bay.


Recent observations of stellar scintillation provide new evidence that atmospheric dispersion alone is not sufficient to cause the saturation observed at large zenith angles. Saturation is produced by lateral spreading of the (initially collimated) light in traversing the turbulent atmosphere—a phenomenon called seeing by astronomers, or multiple scattering by optical physicists. The magnitude of this effect, as estimated from stellar scintillation data, agrees well with the minimum resolution predicted by Fried and by Hulett, and is correlated as expected with the strength of scintillation in the zenith.


Magnetic fields can be used to increase the flash over potential across a dielectric surface when applied in the appropriate direction. The first experimental arrangement utilizes a DC magnetic field capable of producing up to 0.7 T. In a second experimental arrangement, the insulating effects of pulsed magnetic fields produced by currents of up to 175 kA are investigated. Experiments with inhomogeneous fields indicated that the condition for magnetic insulation has to be satisfied in the cathode region only to increase the surface flashover voltage. Permanent magnets can be used to accomplish this. Magnetic insulation effects for space conditions (low earth orbit) have been investigated.


Objective: In this study, we describe the management and outcome of children with intussusception and analyze the sonographic findings that can be used to differentiate transient, self-limited small bowel intussusception from the cases with an indication for surgery.
Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of pediatric patients with the diagnosis of invagination who had been followed up in the pediatric surgery service between 2012-2017.
Results: The median age was 39.5±35.9 (range 2-171) months. Among these patients, 57 (64%) had been followed up without surgery, and the remaining patients (n= 32, 36%) had undergone surgery. The median age of patients who had not undergone surgery was significantly greater than that of the patients who had undergone surgery (52.2±38.4 vs. 16.75±12.6; p


Abstract Results of the co-operative fattening of farm chickens which was carried on last fall at the Poultry Department of the Manitoba Agricultural College were very gratifying Upwards of seventy farmers located in all parts of the province participated in the work. All told 1567 chickens were sold, bringing a grand total of $1559, or approximately $1 a piece. 'About 75 old hens were sent in which brought down the average price considerably lower than it otherwise would have been. The highest price received for No. 1 stock was 25 cents per pound, and the lowest 20 cents, while the highest price received for No. 2 stock was 18 cents per pound and the lowest 16 cents. These prices were for carcasses wiht heads and feet on and undrawn. About 75 per cent. of the carcasses graded out No. 1 stock. The first chickens were received October 9th, and the last …


Granting customary land tenure to Papua New Guinean citizens was a major step in the unique development of the Nation. Those who promoted it as a policy surely meant to encourage more than a narrow right to alienate, or otherwise dispose of land for minimal economic gain. Yet under pressure from large scale extractive industry, this seems the best that can be hoped for. "Twenty toea has no power now" examines this contemporary reality, one facing customary land owners in the vicinity of the Ramu Nickel development on the Rai Coast. Through attention to current concerns, and the question of whether "land" should be reducible to a simple "economic" asset to be realized through marketing produce or cash cropping, I argue for a deeper investigation of, and commitment to, the principles that make customary tenure viable as a foundation for a vital social form. I suggest that governance regimes that assume property as the natural basis for human sociality do not do enough to recognize or support diverse life-ways.


The ketones (I) are converted to the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids (VI) via Reformatskii reaction, acetoxylation, elimination of acetic acid, and saponification.


Urachal carcinoma (UrC) is a rare, aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis that is frequently diagnosed in advanced stages. Due to its rarity, the current staging systems, namely Sheldon, Mayo, and Ontario were established based on relatively small patient cohorts, necessitating further validation. We used a large patient population from the National Cancer Database to model a novel staging system based on the Tumor (T), Node(N), and Metastasis (M) (TNM) staging system and compared it to established staging systems.


This numerical analysis presents the airside performance of a wavy fin-and-tube heat exchanger having 4 row configurations considering steady, incompressible and 3D flow. Results are presented in the form of friction factor (f), Colburn factor (j) and efficiency index (j/f). The effects of longitudinal pitch (Ll), transverse pitch (Lt), Fin Pitch (Fp), wavy angle (Wa) and inlet flow angle (α) on wavy finand-tube heat exchanger are studied. Different inlet flow angles such as 0˚, ± 17.5˚ and ± 35˚ are employed normal to the face of the heat exchanger. There is a strong correlation between the response of the flow efficiency, pressure drop and heat transfer performance to these parameters.


In order to estimate random time delay in network control system(NCS),an algorithm based on a parameter self-adjusting AR model was proposed for time delay estimation and prediction in NCS.The parameters based on the principle of forecast accuracy and real-time response are determined,and the AR model of network time delay is established to forecast time-delay by the LMS algorithm and adjust the parameter of AR model by the new time-delay data on-line.The simulation results show that this method has a good prediciton precision and real-time response.


Paris-An international consensus committee has recommended that men with
intermediate-risk prostate cancer be treated with high-dose 3D conformal
radiotherapy-with or without hormonal therapy-rather than with combined
external-beam radiation and brachytherapy.


Climatic disasters are a recurrent problem in Peru. The impacts of disasters differ between and within regions and communities. Rural upland communities, largely dependent on small-scale agriculture and natural resources for survival, are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of extreme climate events. Government policies have not only failed to mitigate this vulnerability, but have served to exacerbate it. Women face particular vulnerabilities in the context of extreme climate events. Traditional analysis and government policy approaches have served to obscure these. This article reflects on the gender-specific lessons learned by the Centre for Andean Advancement and Development, CEPRODA MINGA, during its work with poor rural communities in the Piura region of Peru in the aftermath of the 1997-8 El Niño phenomenon. It focuses on the ways in which rural communities, and women in particular, have traditionally been excluded from policy creation, and considers how they can become influential social and political actors creating their own strategies for sustainable development and disaster mitigation and preparedness.


Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most common form of leishmaniasis that causes skin lesions on exposed parts of the body. It is endemic in over 170 districts and highly prevalent in the northern and southern parts of Ethiopia. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the determinants of CL among students of Wegeltena secondary school in Delanta district, Northeast Ethiopia.


Porcelain is of but slightly less importance than glass in the chemical laboratory. In ordinary use it soon becomes evident whether or not the ware is mechanically strong and whether it is able to withstand sudden changes in temperature. In exact analytical work it is equally important that the glaze should offer the maximum resistance to attack by reagents. For many years chemists had at their disposal certain makes of ware which were of excellent quality, so that the resistance of porcelain to reagents was almost a laboratory byword. The placing on the market of ware from other sources and the inability to obtain the familiar brands made it desirable to subject both the new and old kinds to a series of comparative tests. At the outset it was recognized that the results would probably not be as clear-cut and definite as those with glass. The weight of the porcelain prevented the testing of crucibles and dishes above a certain limited size. This meant that only a small surface of presumably highly resistant material would be exposed to attack. In addition, the shapes of the crucibles, and still more of the dishes, varied for the different makes, so that with a given volume of reagent not necessarily the same area of glaze would be attacked. During the progress of the work it was found that this factor was


Motion estimation and Edge detection are one of the bottlenecks in terms in image processing and computer vision, particularly in the areas of feature detection and feature extraction, to refer to algorithms which aim at identifying points in a digital image frames of an video at which the frame-image brightness changes sharply or more formally has discontinuities. Real-time video and image processing is used in a wide variety of applications from video surveillance and traffic management to medical imaging applications. In this paper a novel methodology has been carried out to generate an adaptive threshold technique, based on Entropy, is used to filter the edges from its background from a video. An automatic approach for a vehicle crosses a speed limit this can be highlighted by counting the number of image frames generated in a defined background region.


Within the framework of the safety review of a pressurized water reactor, TUV NORD SysTec GmbH & Co.KG analyzed plant behavior for the case of a leakage in a steam generator heating tube by means of the ATHLET thermohydraulic code system using realistic initial and boundary conditions. The analysis was performed to show that operation of the safety injection pumps avoids 2 out of 3 emergency cooling criteria being triggered. After coolant transfer from the primary to the secondary side, activity retention is ensured only if the coolant is contained by the components of the secondary system. This requires the pressure in the failed steam generator to remain below the level of 88.3 bar at which the safety valves respond. Startup of the safety injection pumps would jeopardize activity retention because of the zero head of these pumps. Analysis indicated the filling level of the pressurizer to be above 3.6 m during the accident. The minimum margin from the "pressurizer level <2.28 m" reactor protection limit is around 1.3 m. Consequently, only the first of the 3 emergency cooling criteria (in this case, "coolant pressure <132 bar") will respond. This avoids unwanted boosting of the coolant pressure due to connection of the safety injection pumps. By the end of the period of observation, approx. 36 Mg of coolant are transferred to the secondary side. Activity retention is ensured by the components of the secondary system.


This paper focuses on the ability of carbon nanofibre (CNF) networks for in situ monitoring of fatigue induced disbond damage in carbon fibre adhesive bonded joints. The mode I fatigue delamination behaviour of composite joints bonded with an unmodified epoxy adhesive and 0.7 wt% CNF modified epoxy adhesive are evaluated. The inclusion of CNFs in the epoxy adhesive increases its conductivity by five orders of magnitude while simultaneously retarding the delamination growth rate. The mode I critical strain energy of the CNF modified adhesive increases by about five folds from 88 J/m to 450 J/m under cyclic fatigue loading. The improved electrical conductivity is utilized to evaluate the ability of the CNF network to monitor and detect the fatigue induced disbond damage by in situ measuring the resistance changes using a four probe setup. The changes in total resistance was a function of the bulk electrical resistivity of the adhesive and the bond dimensions, which were related to the disbond length to model and determine the size of the disbond. Good agreement were found between the optical disbond observations and the calculated disbond length using the in situ resistance measurements, therefore proving the ability of CNFs to not only detect delamination as small as 1 mm in composite bonded joints but also retard its growth rate. 1 INTRODUCTION One of the key challenges for increasing the uptake of fibre composites is the need for joining during initial modular construction. Adhesive bonded joining provides many advantages such as high strength to weight ratio, low stress concentration, fewer processing requirements and good Raj B. Ladani, Shuying Wu, Adrian P. Mouritz, Anthony J. Kinloch, Kamran Ghorbani and Chun H. Wang environmental resistance[1]. However, a major drawback with adhesive joints is their inability to be disassembled for periodic inspection. Therefore, bolted joints are currently preferred in the industry for joining composite parts, in spite of their low bearing strength and the resultant higher stress concentration regions emanating from the discontinuity of the reinforcing fibres[2]. Thermosetting epoxy polymers are widely used for bonding purposes due to their superior mechanical property and good resistance to environmental degradation. However, due to their inherently brittle structure, they offer poor resistance to delamination or disbond damage[3]. An undetected barely visible damage in epoxy bonded joints can rapidly grow to failure under cyclic loads due to the low fatigue strain energy threshold of epoxy polymers[4,5]. Since regular visual aircraft inspection carried out during service are limited to the detection of flaws that lie near the surface, an underlying disbond could remain undetected between service intervals and therefor has mandated overdesigning of the composite structures[6]. Moreover, current damage inspection techniques are limited to ultrasonic, radiography and acoustic emission for adhesively bonded composite joints. Potential drop and eddy current technique cannot be used due to the absence of through-thickness conductivity in bonded composite joints as a result of the dielectric property of the epoxy matrix and adhesives[7]. With regular visual inspections limited to the detection of flaws that lie near the surface, there is a strong need for additional repeatable and reliable non-destructive inspection techniques that could be applied on field and in situ to monitor the integrity of bonded composite joints. In addition, a lightweight bonded joint design in only possible if the damage growth behaviour is sufficiently slow to enable the planning of an inspection schedule that enable reliable detection of damage before it becomes critical[8]. Recent studies have shown that conductive canbon nanofillers such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs)[9,10] or carbon nanofibres (CNFs)[11,12] can form conductive networks in polymeric materials at extremely low weight fractions while simultaneously improving the fracture toughness. These conductive fillers have been incorporated into fibre composites for damage detection[13–16]. More recently, Lim et al.[17] reported the use of CNT networks to monitor the initiation of damage in epoxy bonded lap joints under quasi-static and dynamic tensile loading. Similarly, Mactabi et al.[18] studied the electromechanical response of CNT networks incorporated in bonded lap joints under tensile fatigue loading. In adhesives containing conductive carbon nanofilles, any damage to the nanofiller network due to crack growth would result in a permanent electrical response which could be used to determine the size of the disbond or delamination damage. The potential application of this technique to monitor and detect mode I fatigue crack growth in epoxy bonded composite joints has never been investigated. The present study focuses on utilizing CNFs in epoxy adhesive bonded composite joints to in situ monitor disbond damage while simultaneously improving the resistance to crack growth under mode I fatigue. The mode I fatigue crack growth resistance of the CNF modified epoxy adhesive bonded composite joints is compared to the neat epoxy adhesive. The electrical response of the nanocomposite adhesive is measured in-situ during mode I fatigue test using DC potential drop technique. The in-situ resistance measurements are used to determine the size of the propagating crack. 2 MATERIALS AND EXPERIMENTAL The epoxy adhesive used for bonding composites was blend of five parts of bisphenol A '105' and one part of the hardener '206' (from West System). Commercially-available vapour-grown carbon nanofibres, Pyrograf® III PR-24-HHT and supplied by Applied Sciences Inc., USA, were employed as the nanofiller. Carbon fibre composite substrates were manufactured using 12 plies of unidirectional T700 carbon fibre/epoxy prepreg (VTM 264 supplied by Applied Composites Group). The substrates, with dimensions of 300 mm x 250 mm x 2.5 mm, were cured and consolidated in an autoclave at 120 C for 1 hr., in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended cure process. The substrate surfaces were abraded using 320 grit aluminium oxide abrasive paper, cleaned under running tap water for about 2 minutes, degreased with acetone, and finally cleaned with distilled water to remove any surface impurities. A three-roll mill (Dermamill 100) was used to disperse the CNFs in the liquid epoxy resin. Firstly, 0.7 wt% of the CNFs were hand mixed with dispersion-aiding additives based upon solvent-free acrylate copolymers, namely Disperbyk-191 and -192 (supplied by BYK ®). The 20 International Conference on Composite Materials Copenhagen, 19-24 July 2015 dispersive surfactants that were added to the CNFs were equal to the weight of the CNFs, resulting in a mixture of CNFs:191:192 weight ratio of 1:1:1. The CNF-surfactant mixture was then added to the epoxy resin, with no curing agent yet added, and hand mixed for 5 minutes. This mixture was then passed four times through the three-roll mill at 150 rpm and the gap size was gradually reduced with each subsequent pass to achieve a homogeneous dispersion of CNFs. The surface treated carbon fibre composite substrates (150 mm x 250 mm) were placed between glass fibre frames which were used as a dam to prevent the epoxy mixture from flowing out of the joint. Spacers, 2 mm in thickness made of glass slides, were placed at both ends of the joint to control the thickness of the epoxy layer between the substrates. Teflon-coated tape about 30 mm long and 11 μm thick was placed at an approximately equal distance between the two substrates, at one end of the joint, to act as a crack starter. The amine-based curing agent was added to the dispersed CNF/epoxy resin mixture and hand-mixed for approximately 5 minutes. This CNF-modified epoxy resin mixture was then poured between the substrates. The epoxy adhesive was then cured at room temperature (i.e. 250 C) for 48 h in total to form the epoxy nanocomposite. The joints were allowed to cure under ambient conditions prior to cutting into 20 mm wide double-cantilever beam (DCB) adhesivelybonded specimens. Composite bonded joints with two different adhesives are investigated in this study namely, unmodified epoxy adhesive and 0.7 wt% CNF modified adhesive. For the 0.7 wt% CNF sample, the electrical contact were established by sanding the outer surface of the adherends to slightly expose the carbon fibres and strain gauge wires were bonded with conductive silver paint. The contact points were covered with an insulating tape. Non-conductive grips were used to isolate the DCB sample from the load frame. The mode I fatigue delamination test were conducted under displacement control at 5 Hz with a stress intensity ratio of 0.5 by adapting the ASTM D6115-97 standard on a 3 kN electromagnetic pulse driven Instron E3000 fatigue test rig. In situ resistance measurements were acquired by a four probe resistance measurement technique using Delloger80 dataker during mode I fatigue delamination tests. The crack growth increments were recorded using a travelling microscope. The fatigue test setup is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1: Experimental setup for in situ resistance monitoring during mode I fatigue test 3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Crack growth resistance of the CNF modified adhesive Fig. 2 shows the delamination growth rate curves for the unmodified and CNF modified adhesive bonded composite joints recorded during mode I fatigue tests performed under displacement control and the stress intensity ratio of 0.5. The addition of 0.7 wt% CNF in the adhesive increased the critical strain energy by about five folds from 88 J/m to 450 J/m. Similarly, the threshold strain energy increased from 19.5 J/m to 55 J/m. This shows that the unmodified adhesive is a low toughness epoxy. However, the addition of just 0.7 wt% CNF increases its fracture toughness by about five folds which results in improved delamination resistance. Electrical conta


We discuss the recent constraints on the nuclear equation of state (EoS) from pulsar mass measurements and from subthreshold production of kaons in heavy-ion collisions. While the recent pulsar data point towards a hard EoS, the analysis of the heavy-ion data allows only for soft equations of state. We resolve the apparent contradiction by considering the different density regimes probed. We argue that future measurements of global properties of low-mass pulsars can serve as an excellent cross-check to the heavy-ion data.


As a certain successor of the Soviet Union, Russia has become one of the most important poles of the Worlds politic and economy. At present, Russia carries on the Asia Pacific strategy in the later period of the Soviet Union, and develops it to some extent. Based on the analysis of the Asia Pacific policy and strategy in the later stage of the Soviet Union, the paper emphatically inquired into Russias New Eastern Policies and measures on carrying out the Asia Pacific politic and economic strategy now, and gave a positive analysis on the trend of the economic relations among the Far East Russia and the connected countries in the hear future. The paper also expounded the importance of Sino Russia relation for carrying out the Asia Pacific Strategy,and pointed out that constructing the strategic corporation relationship for the 21st century between China and Russia completely accords with the geo economic benefits of each country.


OLAP applications provide a possibility to data analysis over large collections of historical data in the data warehouses, supporting the decision-making process. This paper presents an application that creates a data cube and demonstrates the effectiveness of the applying the OLAP operations when it necessary to analyze the data and obtain the valuable information from the data. It allows the analysis of factual data that is daily downloads of folklore materials, according to dimensions of interest.


PURPOSE
To determine whether two-step cementation of prefabricated fiber posts leads to higher bond strengths.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Forty-eight human canine teeth were divided into six groups and fiber posts were cemented with DC Core, RelyX Unicem and Panavia F2.0, according to a one-step or two-step procedure. Per root, four cross-sections were prepared. The differences in push-out strength between procedure, cement and location within the root were determined.

RESULTS
For all cements, the push-out strengths for the two-step procedure were significantly higher than for the one-step procedure (p < 0.001). Differences between the cements for both the one-step and two-step procedure were not statistically significant (p = 0.05).

CONCLUSION
The reduction of the C-factor by means of a two-step cementation, a procedure equivalent to the layering technique of composite restorations, resulted in significantly higher bond strengths. The increase of 60% in bond strength may be beneficial to the retention of post and core restorations.


Two organs of the human body undergo a remarkable reduction in size following birth, these are the uterus and the suprarenal glands. The neonatal loss in mass of the suprarenals seems to have been first noted by Scheel. 1 It is due in great part, if not entirely, to a degeneration of the inner and middle layers of the cortex. This process was first described by Starkel and Wegrzynowski 2 and, shortly after, independently by Thomas, 3 Kern, 4 and Armour and Elliott. 5 It has been pointed out that the neonatal loss in size of the uterus is preceded by a period of marked growth of this viscus in the latter part of fetal life, and that this neonatal involution reduces the organ to essentially the dimensions which would have obtained had the early fetal growth rate remained unchanged. Since the suprarenals undergo a neonatal involution which is concomitant with that of the uterus, it seems desirable to determine whether they also show a period of increased growth in the latter part of prenatal life. The present study is based on observations on the weights of 1087 pairs of suprarenal glands; 425 of fetuses, 338 of newborn infants, stillborn or dying within 2 days after birth, and 324 of children over 2 days and under 1 year of age. The course of growth of these structures is shown in the accompanying figure in which the suprarenal weight is plotted against the total body weight (as indicated on the base line scale) and the computed prenatal age and observed postnatal age, as indicated on the upper boundary line of the graph. The observations on fetal material indicate that the growth of the suprarenals before birth is proportional to the growth in body-weight for the relation between these weights is approximately rectilinear throughout the fetal period.


This paper numerically investigates the vortex and film composite cooling performance under rotating conditions. The cooling performance of the adiabatic and conjugate models is compared under the range of 0–4000 r/min. The conjugate model contains the fluid region: the cascade, the film holes, and the internal vortex cooling chamber, as well as the solid region: the blade material between the internal flow and the mainstream flow. The adiabatic model is established by removing the blade material part in the conjugate model. The dimensionless temperature θ inversely proportional to the temperature is adopted. Results show that the blade leading edge temperature doesn't vary linearly with the rotating speed. The stagnation line of the mainstream flow on the blade leading edge moves from the pressure surface to the suction surface. The maximum θ appears at 1500 r/min when the stagnation line stays certainly on the row of film holes located on the pressure surface and is 7.86% higher than the minimum θ. The minimum θ appears at 2500 r/min when the stagnation line stays on the position between the rows of film holes. The distribution of θ is much uniform, and the value of θ is much higher in the conjugate cases than the adiabatic cases due to the heat conduction through the blade material. The highest aerodynamic parameter appears at 2000 r/min due to its relatively low blade leading edge temperature and low coolant consumption and is 41% higher than the aerodynamic parameter at 0 r/min.


Abstract Four methyl cellulose samples in the degree of substitution range from 0.5 to 2.0 were characterised by combination of different analytical methods. Samples were analysed regarding their partial degree of substitution by hydrolysis and anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection. For calibration of the chromatographic system, standard substances were isolated by preparative HPLC and their structure was confirmed by 13C-NMR spectroscopy. For two methyl cellulose samples per-acetylation and 13C-NMR with inverse gated decoupling was carried out for comparison with the chromatographic analysis. Endoglucanase fragmentation of methyl celluloses was performed and water-soluble and insoluble fractions were analysed separately. A preparative size exclusion chromatography system for enzymatic-degraded water-soluble methyl cellulose was developed and the molar masses of the individual fractions were examined by analytical size exclusion chromatography. By combination of endoglucanase fragmentation, preparative chromatography, hydrolysis and anion exchange chromatography an approach for the analysis of the substitutent distribution along the polymeric chain of water-soluble methyl cellulose could be established.


Charmed particle searches at the AGS, published, in progress, and proposed are reviewed. The chi-2800 and D resonance phenomena are mainly considered. 11 references. (JFP)


In this paper, an accurate semi‐implicit rotational projection method is introduced to solve the Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible flow simulations. The accuracy of the fractional step procedure is investigated for the standard finite‐difference method, and the discrete forms are presented with arbitrary orders or accuracy. In contrast to the previous semi‐implicit projection methods, herein, an alternative way is proposed to decouple pressure from the momentum equation by employing the principle form of the pressure Poisson equation. This equation is based on the divergence of the convective terms and incorporates the actual pressure in the simulations. As a result, the accuracy of the method is not affected by the common choice of the pseudo‐pressure in the previous methods. Also, the velocity correction step is redefined, and boundary conditions are introduced accordingly. Several numerical tests are conducted to assess the robustness of the method for second and fourth orders of accuracy. The results are compared with the solutions obtained from a typical high‐resolution fully explicit method and available benchmark reports. Herein, the numerical tests are consisting of simulations for the Taylor–Green vortex, lid‐driven square cavity, and vortex–wall interaction. It is shown that the present method can preserve the order of accuracy for both velocity and pressure fields in second‐order and high‐order simulations. Furthermore, a very good agreement is observed between the results of the present method and benchmark simulations. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This essay briefly and systematically analyses and sums up the propaganda and report on Dazhai,which lasted for over 20 years and made an influence upon history in that times.By analyzing mainly the journalism reports on Shanxi Daily,the essay concludes that correct reporting the model of Dazhai was carried on during 1956 to 1966,that distorting reporting the model of Dazhai was carried on during 1967 to 1978,that reviewing the propagating Daizhai was carried on during 1979 to 1981,and that objective reporting the new Dazhai since Chinese reformation and opening has been carried on during 1982 up to present.


This study presents a pilot project and steps undertaken by Brunel Law School of Brunel University West London (UK) in response to the new challenges and pressures brought by globalisation in higher education. In the last few years there has been emerging consensus in the literature on the importance of internationalisation of higher education and student mobility as a tool for its achievement. Correspondingly, in the UK there has been a significant policy shift from the recruitment of international students to the development of collaborative agendas with overseas institutions and the student experience as the common platforms for the international activities of UK institutions. Thus, the aim of this study is to share with the legal education sector the experience of developing such a process of internationalisation through the design of a sustainable mobility programme for taught postgraduate students which has met the favourable response and financial support of the UK public funding system.