The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of the reading final examination in SMA N8 Medan grade eleventh in terms of reliability, level difficulty, discrimination power and level of distractor. This research is qualitative-quantitative research. The subject of research are the grade XI of SMA N8 Medan. Data is analyzed by ANATES program version 4.0.9. The analysis shows that: (1) items of multiple choice question that can be said as valid are 14 items ( 56%), while the invalid items amounted to 11 items ( 44%). (2) Items mutiple choice question can said as reliable because it equal 0,90 so it can said reliable. (3) items of multiple choice questions that categorized easy are 3 items (12%), satisfactory category 7 ( 28%) difficult category 2 (8%) and the other calculate categorized very easy 3 items (12%) and very difficult 3 (12%). (4) items of multiple choice questions that categorized poor are 12 items (48%),average category are 2 items (8%), good items category 1 items (4%) and excellent items are 8 items (32%).


The decomposition of N2O through oxygen abstraction and surface peroxide ion formation is studied over the whole sequence, MgO−BaO, of alkaline-earth rock-salt metal oxides. The initial barrier to abstraction follows the expectations (MgO > CaO > SrO > BaO) of O2- chemistry. Good agreement with experiment is obtained for MgO and CaO, but for BaO the discrepancy is large. Consideration of both the Langmuir−Hinshelwood and the Elay−Rideal mechanisms suggests that for MgO the surface is regenerated already at low peroxide ion coverage through diffusion and recombination. For CaO, diffusion is hindered and recombination probably occurs only at higher peroxide ion coverage obtained through deposition of oxygen. SrO and BaO allow neither diffusion over the surface nor recombination of oxygen from two surface peroxide ions. Instead, the Elay−Rideal mechanism becomes active with activation energy at high coverage in good agreement with the experiment for BaO.


The Objective of the paper is to study the mission done by St. Montfort and his followers spread all over and above all to do research in Montfortian mission for the poor, needy and the disabled. It also talks about the early life of St.Montfort which evidences the later missions of his own and of his fellow members. Introduction Louis was born at Montfort-la-cane, now Montfort-sur-meu, on January 31, 1673. He was baptized the following day in St. John's church. He was given the name Louis. Later on Marie was added to it. As a young boy, Louis learnt prayers from his mother and his father taught him the three R's (Reading, writing, Arithmetic). Not only did he do primary studies; he helped his father in teaching his younger brothers and sisters. Louis taught them religion and prayer. The parish priest helped Louis in his studies. Louis spent ten years of his childhood at Iffendic (1675-84), the parish church was 3 kms away and he used to frequent this and renew his baptismal vows at the baptismal font. The church at Iffendic was dedicated to St. Eloi. When Louis became old enough, he was permitted to serve mass. From 1684-92, he was a student of St. Thomas Becket College. The college had about 3,000 students. It had a name and the students received a liberal but profoundly Christian education. From 1688-1690, he studied humanities under Fr. La Camus and rhetoric under Fr. Gilbert. Fr. Descartes was Louis' spiritual director. Through Fr. Cames, his first teacher, Louis became a member of the sodality of the blessed virgin. In spite of his activity among the sick to the poor, Louis stayed at the head of his class. He learned to write Latin verse. He was a serious student and stood first in his class. Among the students there was one, who was poor and other students made fun of him because of his torn clothes. Louis addressed the students, took a collection from them, the collection came up only to half of what was needed to have new clothes yet, he took that student to a tailor and said, "Here is my brothers and yours. I have made a Collection for him in my class and got as much as I could in order to have new clothes bought, did as he was requested. After this incident, the students began to treat Louis with great respect. For the Poor and the Needy Fr. Julian Bellier, the chaplain of the General Hospital, guided Louis in his service to the poor through this priest he came in contact with human misery. Louis met the poor in the General hospital helped them. The discovery of the poor was perhaps the most decisive event of his adolescence. Louis was much devoted to Mary and joined the sodality of our Lady. After joining the sodality, he learned to work with others in common project and found joy in friendship. While studying at Rennes, he had a deep experience of God and he spent much time in prayer and penance. From 1690-92, Louis studied logic and philosophy and theology. Fr. Francois Boucher had a community for poor students near Montaigu College, the conditions to this community were very poor, and the food was atrocious. During the winter of 1694, Louis became dangerously ill and he was admitted with a hospital called "HotelDieu" His love for Mary was unique and extraordinary. No mean of his era was so openly, so completely, so ardently hers. During the summer of 1699, Louis and another seminarian were chosen to represent the sulpician community at the solemn annual pilgrimage to Dur Lay of Chartes. Before leaving Paris, Fr. Louis made another telling gesture he renounced the annual income attached to the chapel of St. Julian de concelle, which was his source of financial support during the last 5 years. Fr. Louis found himself to be a disappointed man. Hence on December 6, 1700, he wrote to Fr. Les chassier "my intention was, as yours was too, to prepare for mission work, especially for teaching catechism to the poor, since this is what attracts me most. But I am not doing that at all and I do not think that I shall ever do it here. Fr. Louis had clear goals and options He opted to serve the poor and his goal was to make Jesus and Mary known and loved. When Fr. Louis reached Poitiers, as the Bishop was out of station, he went to the Poor house there. I could serve the poor physically, even it I could not serve them spiritually. Practicing Gospel Values "We can express our love for our creator by caring for his creations in all possible way". In other words, 'worship of God is worship of Nature. St. Francis of Assisi had given us a good example how to integrate our spirituality with Nature. Authentic Montfortian – Gabrielite Leader. Leadership and Brotherhood are complementary to each other as the two sides of the same coin. As a community they continue to translate in our lives with joy, positive inquisitiveness and enthusiasm. By and large, the people around us observe our communities as witnessing the Gospel values. However, there are lots of deficiencies where we are really challenged to improve the quality of our religious life, simples life-style, bearing joyful testimony to our vowed life, committed Montfortian dynamism, authentic men of prayer and spiritual depth, transparency in material and money management, unity is fraternal life, dedication to the cause of the


The purpose of this study is to report bilateral central retinal vein occlusion in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and the effects of intravitreal bevacizumab injection. This is a case report of a patient seen and treated in the ophthalmology department of Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty. Bilateral central retinal vein occlusion was observed in the patient because of hyperviscosity due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma which resulted in decreased visual acuity and increased macular thickness. Bilateral intravitreal bevacizumab injection increased best corrected visual acuity increased and reduced intraretinal, subretinal edema markedly. A hyperviscosity syndrome or inflammatory condition should be suspected when a patient, less than 50 years, has bilateral and simultaneous central retinal vein occlusion. Intravitreal bevacizumab injection is as an effective treatment for intraretinal and subretinal edema in central retinal vein occlusion secondary to non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

J. Exp. Clin. Med., 2012; 29:80-82


There is a need for more information on how forages are going to respond to applied fertilizer when grown on soils in the Central Interior of B.C. In addition, knowledge of which nutrients are limiting is essential to prevent the application of fertilizer elements that are not required. Forages in the Central Interior of B.C. all respond to applied nitrogen fertilizer and some are known to respond to phosphorus and sulfur. In this study the crop response to increasing rates and split applications of nitrogen was determined at 3 locations. A third part of the test determined crop response to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium or a mixture of micro-nutrients which included copper, zinc, boron and molybdenum. Use of nitrogen fertilizer increased forage dry matter yields by 100-200% compared to fields which received no nitrogen fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer did not increase the quality as the crude protein and percent digestibility both decreased with increasing amounts of nitrogen at moderate rates. Split applications of nitrogen increased yields between 2 and 5% over single spring applications. These small increases do not warrant two separate applications. The minus trial showed that nitrogen was the most limiting and, therefore, the most economical fertilizer element to apply. Phosphorus was also limiting but to a lesser extent. Potassium and the micro-nutrients tested were not deficient. Economically the application of fertilizer N is very sound in that the expected returns from the applied fertilizer will more than pay for the extra input costs. At relatively low applications of N fertilizer (56 kg N/ha) not only is there more forage produced per hectare but also there is in increased economic return of between $26 to $37 per hectare after accounting for the additional costs. This is something that should be considered seriously.


Most pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC) are lethal and resistant to immunotherapy. Thus, identifying the immunogenic subgroup (iPDAC) and therapeutic targets can save lives. Herein, we present molecular features of iPDAC. 3 cohorts (A, B, C) from 288 patients whose sequenced tumors (MSK-IMPACT) were classified by homologous recombination deficiency groups. MSI-H were excluded. Survival, tumor mutation burden, genomic instability score, and enriched pathways for each cohort are included in Table 1. Patients in A (BRCA1/2/PALB2) had longer survivals vs B/C. 61 samples were selected for bulk RNAseq analysis for A vs C. Gene Ontology was enriched for upregulated humoral, T cell, and neutrophil immunity. CIBERSORT suggested higher infiltration of gamma delta T (Tgd) cells (p=0.039) and neutrophils (p=0.012), but lower Treg (p=0.001). Multidimensional insights in cellular components of cancer, immune, stroma, and neural genes were obtained by single nuclear RNA (snRNAseq) analysis from 30 biopsies for A vs C. 10x Genomics Chromium platform for library and Scanpy for computational analysis after Cell Ranger pipelines were used. 61,868 nuclei were profiled from 18 (13 baseline and 5 matched longitudinal) samples after quality evaluation. UMAP accurately clustered cells from each patient. Long-term survivors (LTS) had heterogenous baseline immune cell infiltrates of plasma cells, neutrophils, and CD8 (+) cytotoxic T cells. In matched samples of LTS, evolution of more prominent CD8 (+) T cells, macrophage, plasma cell, and neutrophil were observed. Single nucleus T-Cell Receptor sequencing for clonal trajectory inference will be done to determine the associated single cell molecular features contributing to iPDAC and identify novel targets for future intervention.
 Table 1. Cohort (Total: N=288) A: core HRD (BRCA1/2/PALB2) B: non-core HRD (ATM, BARD1, BLM, CHEK2, RAD50, RAD51C, RTEL1, MUTYH) C: others without HR-gene alterations Number (%) 48 (16.6) 19 (6.5) 221 (76) Median overall survival (95% confidence Interval) 33 months (3.6-64) 16 (11- not reached) 16 (14-18) Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) 4.4 3.5 3.9 Genomic Instability Score (GIS, HRD score) 26 12 13 Gene Ongology term, enrichment score, adjusted p-value Adaptive immune response, GO:0002250, 0.49, 1.69e-10 Not included Reference to cohort A Humoral immune response, GO:0006959, 0.58, 1.67e-9 T cell activation, GO:0042110, 0.44, 2.75e-8 Neutrophil chemotaxis, GO:0030593, 0.73, 4.3e-10
 Citation Format: Wungki Park, Catherine O'Connor, Shigeaki Umeda, Roshan Sharma, Yingjie Zhu, Elias-Ramzey Karnoub, Anna Varghese, Kevin C. Soares, Alejandro Jimemez, Asli Yavas, Kenneth H. Yu, Balachandran P. Vinod, Joanne F. Chou, Danny N. Khalil, Kelsen David, Hulya Sahin Ozkan, Olca Basturk, Marinela Capanu, Tal Nawy, Michael F. Berger, Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, Jorge S. Reis-Filho, Ronan Chaligne, Nadeem Riaz, Dana Pe'er, Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, Eileen M. O'Reilly. Molecular profiles and single cell analysis identify immunogenic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (iPDAC) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 6421.


BACKGROUND
Obstructive sleep apnoea is the periodic reduction (hypopnoea) or cessation (apnoea) of breathing due to narrowing or occlusion of the upper airway during sleep. The main symptom is daytime sleepiness although there it has been linked to premature death, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, stroke and road traffic accidents.

OBJECTIVES
The main treatment for sleep apnoea is with continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) treatment, which consists of a flow generator and mask. These are used at night to prevent apnoea, hypoxia and sleep disturbance. The objective was to assess the effects of CPAP in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults.

SEARCH STRATEGY
We searched the Cochrane Airways Group RCT register (MEDLINE 1966 to 2000, Embase 1974 to 2000, Cinahl 1982 to 2000) and the reference lists of articles. We consulted experts in the field.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Randomised trials comparing nocturnal CPAP with placebo or other treatments in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea and an apnoea/hypopnoea index greater than five per hour.

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Trial quality was assessed and two reviewers extracted data independently. Study authors were contacted for missing information.

MAIN RESULTS
Twelve trials involving 475 people were included. Most studies had methodological shortcomings. Most trials were of crossover design. Compared with placebo, CPAP showed significant improvements in objective and subjective sleepiness and several quality of life and depression measures. Patients preferred CPAP to placebo (odds ratio 0.4, 95% confidence interval 0.2 to 0.8). There was no significant effect on daytime blood pressure. Compared with oral appliances, CPAP significantly improved the apnoea/hypopnoea index (weighted mean difference -7.3, 95% confidence interval -10.0 to -4.7) and minimum oxygen saturation during sleep. Patients strongly preferred the oral appliance to CPAP (odds ratio 9.5, 95% confidence interval 4.3 to 21.1).

REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS
CPAP is more effective than placebo in improving sleepiness and quality of life measures for people with obstructive sleep apnoea. It is more effective than oral appliances in improving respiratory disturbances. Although patients prefer CPAP to placebo, they preference oral appliances to CPAP.


Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide importance. Besides rodents, dogs have also been implicated as a source of infection to humans. Samples of urine and blood from 142 stray dogs were examined for leptospirosis by serological tests and bacterial cultures. Of these, 83% (118/142) and 33% (471142) of the serum samples were positive by ELISA-IgM/IgG and the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) respectively. No leptospiral isolates were obtained on culture. Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona was found to be the most predominant serovar in the dogs with an infection rate of 68% at MAT titres of ~ 100. Urine and serum samples were randomly selected for detection and identification of leptospires by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and low-stringency PCR assay respectively. All seropositive samples selected were positive by PCR assay. One urine sample showed the presence of leptospires based on PCR assay.


We study the relationships between firm financial structure and growth for a large sample of Italian firms observed from 1998 to 2003. We expand upon existing analyses testing whether liquidity constraints affect firm performance by considering among growth determinants also firm debt structure. Panel regression analyses show that more liquid firms tend to grow more. However, firms do not use their capital to expand, but rather to increase debt. We also find that firm growth is highly fragile as it is positively correlated with non financial liabilities and it is not sustained by a long term debt maturity. Finally, quantile regressions suggest that fast growing firms are characterized by higher growth cashflow sensitivities and heavily rely on external debt, but seem to be less bank backed than the rest of the sample. Overall, our findings suggest that the link between firms investment and expansion decisions is far more complicated than postulated by standard tests of investment cashflow sensitivities.


This chapter reviews the legacy of several ancient Chinese sages (i.e. Guanzi, Hanfeizi, Shangyang, Xunzi, and Yanzi) and explores their thinking of ruling the state and managing the people. The thoughts of the old are compared with those known in the mainstream Western management texts. Striking similarities in thoughts and key organization and management issues of old and new are identified. For contemporary organizations to be successful, essential people-management principles must be espoused to sustain organizations for a long term as to preserve ancient states. Nonetheless, the world is in ceaseless change, dynasties and nations rise and fall as organizations acquire, merge, die, or emerge as new. Despite perpetual principles, management techniques require constant adaptation to meet modern challenges.


The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of diets containing different fiber sources on the performance, corporal composition and intestinal morphometry of pacu juveniles (Piaractus mesopotamicus). This study evaluated five isoproteic (23% digestible protein), isoenergetic (3250kcal digestible energy/kg) and isofibrous (9% crude fiber) diets, each one containing a fiber source such as soybean meal, soybean hulls, sunflower meal and citric pulp in two levels of inclusion (30 and 45%). A total of 300 pacu juveniles (25,12±0,78g) were stocked in 25 experimental aquariums (200 liters) equipped with aeration and heating system. The best growth and feed conversion results were obtained with diets containing soybean meal and sunflower meal. Diets containing soybean hulls and citrus pulp worsened the juvenile pacu performance. Moreover, only the diet containing 45% citrus pulp decreased the villous number per area in the intestinal epithelium. From the results we can conclude that some fibrous ingredient may affect juvenile pacu performance, corporal composition and intestinal epithelium characteristics.


Dorysthenes granulosus(Thomson) is one of important soil insect for sugarcane,which caused deeply damage to sugarcane in recent years.The reasons of damage are mainly because that the planting fashion of sugarcane is too unitary,the consciousness of control is weak and even don't take any measures to control by the growers.Integrated control should be taken to control D.granulosus by knowing about its morphological character and biological characteristics,and to apply beneficial organism such as Metarrhizium anisopliaeare and entomo-pathogenic nematodes which could have an obvious effect,but it is affected by environment in field and still needs to study deeply.To induce the imago by lamp and to eliminate sources is also a very important measure in controlling the pest.


Health as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. A healthy population is an important criterion for overall well being of a nation. The present paper is a review of the health status in Assam.


Wireless Ad hoc Networks have received significant attention in recent years due to their easiness to setup and their potential applications in many domains. Such networks can be useful in situations where there is not enough time or resource to configure a wired network. The shared media used by wireless networks, grant exclusive rights for a node to transmit a packet. Access to this media is controlled by the Media Access Control (MAC) protocol. These protocols are of significant importance since the wireless communication channel is inherently prone to errors and unique problems such as the hidden-terminal problem, the exposed-terminal problem, deafness and signal fading effects etc. Although lots of researcher has been performed research on these MAC protocols and presented various issues involved in it. Through this paper an attempt is done to present all relevant challenges/issues that may occur while designing a MAC protocol. A classification of MAC protocols and their brief description, based on their operating principles with different antenna modes and important features are discussed in this paper. Traditional MAC protocols in ad hoc networks employ omni-directional antennas. Recently, directional antennas have emerged as an alternative due to their capability of spatial reuse, low probability of detection, robustness to jamming, and other beneficial features which increases coverage range and subsequently network capacity in the communication network. Different antenna modes with their functionality and working technology are discussed. Finally, a comparison study of both omni-directional and directional MAC protocols based on their characteristics and underlying features is presented and conclude the paper. KeywordsMAC, antenna, channel, RTS/CTS, hidden & exposed terminal


Radon is the primary source of radiat ion exposure for most people in the United States . Although radon concentrations are known to vary temporally, radon exposure estimates are often based on measurement periods as short as two days. We studied the temporal radon variation in 80 central North American homes for periods ranging from two days to one year. Elevated radon and extreme climatic variation are common in this region Average radon concentrations were measured on the lowest living level for two and four days in four seasons; each month for a year; for 90 days, and separate yearlong measurements at both a primary site and in one additional room, usually a bedroom. The annual-average radon concentration distribution in the lowest living areas had a geometric mean of 190 Bq m-3 (geometric standard deviation of 2.1) and 140 Bq m-3 (GSD=2.1) at the secondary site. Annual average radon concentrations are the current "gold standard" for risk assessment in homes. However, in practical applications, like epidemiologic studies and home diagnostic testing, shorter measurement periods are either desirable or dictated by some condition. The adjusted coefficient of variation of the month-long radon measurements about the annual average radon at the primary site was 40%. The variation of seasonal average s (25%) or half-year averages (17%) are low enough to provide good substitutes for the annual average in most applications. Shorter-term (two to four day) measurements varied as much as 76% about the annual average at a location. These measurements had only modest predicative value as diagnostic tests for the U.S. EPA action level (150 Bq m ) at either the measurement location or the average value in the house.


Good afternoon. It's an extraordinary honor and pleasure for me to be asked by the AAP to present the 2019 Kober Medal to Professor C. Ronald Kahn, my close friend and colleague for the past 45 years. I can think of no person more deserving of this prestigious award. The early days As some of you know, Ron grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, so my celebratory comments will have a Kentucky theme. Just as the Kentucky Derby begins with a call to the Derby, we might begin this event with a "Call to the Kober, 2019" (Supplemental Video 1; supplemental material available online with this article; https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI133156DS1). At his core, those who know him well see Ron as basically "the boy from Louisville." This is a city known for the Louisville Slugger baseball bat and the Kentucky Derby, but in the realm of medical science, it is also known as the birthplace of C. Ronald Kahn. Ron's "Old Kentucky Home" was a house on Meadow Road. If it hasn't yet, this house should someday be decorated with a prominent brass plaque to record this history. The core Kahn family included his mom and dad, Reva and Dave, and his older brother Arnie (Figure 1). They were a source of great love and support during his childhood. Speaking of love, here [...] AAP Kober Medal Presentation


The refinement on a depth-averaged model with effects of vertical acceleration was tested in this paper. A refined type equation is firstly derived with the iteration procedure to modify a vertical velocity distribution under irrotational condition, which is slightly different from the model by Madsen et al and Nwogu. The pressure distribution is determined by using the modified vertical velocity distribution. The way used by Madsen is further applied to the depth averaged momentum equation, which is derived by substituting the modified vertical velocity and pressure distribution, to avoid the singularity in linear dispersion relation. To evaluate the model performance, the equation is applied to the free surface oscillation in a water tank and the relation of linear distribution is compared with the Airy wave. In addition, the non-linear approximate solution of the equation is analytically derived and the characteristics of the equation are examined through the comparison with the numerical solution by vertical 2-D CFD model.


The nonlinear optical properties were measured for two high- refractive-index glasses to obtain a general description of the n2 dispersion for wide-bandgap dielectrics and to select a new reference material for CS2 which shows pulse-width dependent n2. We determined the n2 values of the glasses by Z-scan method in visible region using femtosecond lasers and the values in near infrared region by THG method. We used the n2 value of fused silica as a standard that was determined precisely from reliable second-order nonlinear constants through two- consecutive cascading process. Dispersions of n2 were found dominated by two-photon absorption (TPA) and fitted with the empirical equation obtained for semiconductor materials in the longer wavelength region above TPA edge. For shorter wavelength region, discrepancy was observed between calculated and measured values. We also measured the n2 values using THG, DFWM, Z-scan, and Kerr-shutter methods with different pulse widths and repetition rates. It was found the values coincided well among the methods while CS2 showed strong dependence.


Background: Ovarian stimulation is part of assisted reproductive technology (ART) process, which aims to spur the growth of follicles to be developed, so that it will increase the chance of getting pregnant. LH surge cause the final follicular maturation, ovulation and becoming corpus luteum. So that an increase in LH may adversely affect the development of the follicle and eventually affect in-vitro fertilization. Objective To determine the effect of basal LH hormone to follicles on the stimulation of ovarian. Method: Cohort Retrospective. Research Location: Permata Hati Clinic of Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta Result dan Discussion: The study included 70 cycles of 70 women who underwent ovarian stimulation for in-vitro fertilization and fulfill inclusion and exclusion criterias. The subjects were divided into 2 groups based on basal LH hormone levels i.e. LH ≤ 3 mIU/ml as the test group and LH >3 mIU/ml as the control group. From analysis, response to ovarian stimulation in group with LH ≤3 mIU/ml was significantly different than LH >3 mIU/ml (RR 1,875; 95% CI 1,275–2,757; p=0,00*). Conclusion: Low level of basal LH (≤ 3 mIU/ml) generating fewer number of mature follicles in patients who performed ovarian stimulation in in-vitro fertilization program. Keyword: basal LH, ovarian stimulation, in-vitro fertilization.


Interpreting the modern television series Doctor Who as an extended metaphor of everyday posthuman life, this article explicates the postphenomenological qualities of the six series released during Steven Moffat's tenure as showrunner. By explicating precisely how the show's televisual format amplifies and intersects with its overtly technology-centred narrative content, I develop a posthumanistic conception of Doctor Who's intra-active rhetorical strategies. This era of the show illustrates the vital role played by the cultural imaginaries of our contemporary lifeworlds upon the realisation of the posthuman future, by vicariously implicating viewers in its mundane discourse. Additionally, its narrative penchant for frequent timeline resets is symptomatic of the intra-active engagements formed between viewers and the technological apparatus of the series itself. By closely analysing a representative sample of episodes, I demonstrate that by watching Doctor Who, viewers are interpellated to recognise their agential capacity to inform our species' posthuman potential.


Few economic works have stood the test of time as well as Walter Bagehot's Lombard Street, published in 1873. Bagehot appealed to experience rather than to logic to support his view that the Bank of England should hold the country's ultimate banking reserves, and should stand as a lender of last resort in time of crisis. His general philosophy is epitomized in the words of the concluding chapter: "A system of credit which has slowly grown up as years went on, which has suited itself to the course of business, which has forced itself on the habits of men, will not be altered because theorists disapprove of it, or because books are written against it."'' Yet Bagehot was badly confused in his account of the principal historical case-the panic of 1825-on which he built his argument. He attributed to the panic weeks of December, 1825, events which happened nearly three months later. To my knowledge no correction appears in any of the twenty or more editions of Lombard Street published since 1873, nor has any reference to Bagehot's mistake been made in the many commentaries on his book. So it would seem in order to set the record straight on this historic episode in the history of central banking. In December, 1825, following three years of credit expansion by the Bank of England and an alarming decline in the Bank's reserves beginning late in 1824, England suffered a major financial crisis. Six London banks, including Pole Thornton & Company, of which Henry Sykes Thornton, the son of Henry Thornton, was a partner, closed their doors, as did some sixty country banks. In the face of panic demands the solvency of many other banks and merchants was threatened because they could not turn sound assets into cash. The Bank of England, although at first loath to change its conventional practices, under Government urging expanded credit on an unprecedented scale and the panic passed. Bagehot quoted approvingly (pp. 51-52) the statement of Jeremiah Harman, a former Governor, and Director during the crisis, before the Bank Charter Committee of 1832:


The extended use of IT devices has raised scholars' awareness to its impact on the organization of classroom interactions. Studies claim that the intensive use of IT in the classroom has the potential of revolutionizing education in a way that it increases students' ownership and control over their learning processes (Ryberg 2013). Others claim that devices such as interactive whiteboards contribute to the emergence of an "effective style" of teaching (Gillen et al. 2007: 254). Further, Lotherington & Ronda (2014) emphasize the role of IT, multimedia, multimodality, collaborative communication, agentive participation and multitasking for a contemporary understanding of what they call "communicative competence 2.0" (p. 19). However, as both Gillen et al. (2007) and Ryberg (2013) establish, it is not the technology in itself but the "role of teachers" (Ryberg et al. 2013: 102) and the transformation of "underlying pedagogy" (Gillen et al. 2007: 254) what count in pedagogical revolutions. Based on the above considerations, I investigate how IT-based classroom scenes are discursively reconstructed in teacher training videos. These videos explicitly aim at influencing current practices, so their investigation illuminates (sometimes hidden) policies in teacher education as well as in curriculum planning and implementation.


In this study, a discrete time model for a simplified front wheel suspension system which has nonlinear damping and stiffness property is introduced. The model is estimated from the discrete data which are generated based on the real car parameters. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated through numerical simulations, and the simulation results show that the proposed method can estimate the nonlinear behavior of the suspension system very well.


Fracturing fluid carries proppants to hydraulic fractures, and the performance of fracturing fluid is the key to hydraulic fracturing. The conventional slickwater has a large friction reduction rate of over 70% that allows a high pumping rate during fracturing. The new viscous slickwater has a higher viscosity that enhances the proppant-carrying capacity while maintaining a large friction reduction rate, and it has been widely used in the field. However, the increase of slickwater viscosity can form a filter cake that affects the leak-off of fracturing fluid and hinders the closure of propped fractures. In this study, after rheological properties of the conventional and viscous slickwater are studied, their friction reduction rates and leak-off coefficients are quantified in the lab and from field operation curves. Laboratory measurements show that at high shear rates, the 0.4% viscous slickwater can maintain a viscosity of above 10 mPa·s; its leak-off coefficient is about 5 times lower than that of the 0.1% conventional slickwater according to corefloods under in-situ CT scans. Calculation results from field tests agree with the above results, which ensures the performance of the viscous slickwater and can further guide the optimization of shut-in treatment in the field.

 Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to enhance the production and recovery rate of unconventional reservoirs, such as shale formations, which are typically characterized by low permeability, high flow resistance, and poor connectivity (Xu et al., 2004). This involves injecting fracturing fluid, a pressurized fluid, into the wellbore to create and extend fractures in the rock, which facilitates the flow of oil and gas into the well (Zhou et al., 2019). One of the significant challenges of hydraulic fracturing is efficiently delivering the fracturing fluid to the target formation, which usually includes the flow of viscous fluid, creation of solid surfaces, and leak-off of fracturing fluid (Emmanuel et al., 2016). The high pressure and complex geometry of the wellbore and fracture network lead to significant leak-off, which reduces flow velocity, increases the cost, and prolongs the time required to complete the operation (Yang et al., 2016). To overcome this, various additives have been developed to reduce leak-off and enhance the ability of the fluid to carry proppants and other solids into the fractures. However, the fracturing fluid can also leak off into the surrounding rock under pressure, which accumulates in the formation, makes it challenging to form wider fractures, and there is a potential for well productivity impairment due to the loss of fracturing fluids into the rock matrix (Sharma & Agrawal et al., 2013). Currently, slickwater is the most widely used fracturing fluid system. However, it has several limitations, including low viscosity and poor sand-carrying capacity. To address these issues, the viscous slickwater has been developed. It is a fracturing fluid that exhibits different viscosities at different concentrations, which allows it to maintain relatively high viscosity even at high shear rates (Liang et al., 2022). This property reduces leak-off and enhances the ability of the fluid to carry proppants.


Abstract Cast aluminium alloy has sometimes been utilised for various products after applying plastic working combining with heat treatment. The thermomechanical treatment will bring not only positive effects (workhardening and grain refinement) but also negative effects (damage on particles and increase of porosity) on the mechanical properties in the cast aluminium alloy. In this study, the relation between microstructures and fatigue properties has been investigated in hot forged and heat treated Al–Si–Mg casting alloys with different Si contents. An ex situ observation of fatigue crack propagation showed different crack behaviours depending on the microstructures arising from the different Si contents. The crack in the α phase propagated quickly in comparison with the crack located in the eutectic and grain boundaries in the Al–3·1Si–0·4Mg alloy. The crack propagation rate was not constant in the Al–7·7Si–0·4Mg alloy due to the agglomerated Si particles in the eutectic region.


Thirty-five specimens of the articulate brachiopod Neorhynchia strebeli were collected from a site at 814 m in the Weddell Sea. This was only the second species of the order Rhynchonellida to be found in Antarctica. Formerly N. strebeli was known solely from abyssal Pacific Ocean localities. A circumantarctic distribution is suggested in addition to the known deep-sea Pacific range. The specimens of this collection showed considerable commissure variation, suggesting that the previously proposed erection of two subspecies on the basis of this character is erroneous, and emphasises the phenotypic plasticity of some articulate brachiopods. The valve lengths and the number of alpha growth rings in the sample showed a normal distribution and a von Bertalanffy growth function was fitted to the data: Lt = 23 (1-exp[-0·228t]). If the alpha growth rings were of annual periodicity, the ages attained by the Antarctic N. strebeli of 11 y would be substantially lower than those reported for other Weddell Sea brachiopods. The epibiotic communities occurring on the valves of N. strebeli were impoverished, which is characteristic of deep water Antarctic brachiopods. The few specimens collected with their substratum were attached to small pebbles, but the typical attachment substrata may be different.


In this paper we deal with the problem related to effective assessment of reliability of electric power systems, particularly, the efficiency of pseudorandom number generators while using the Monte Carlo method for generation of random states of electric power systems. We consider the efficiency of four pseudorandom number generators: linear congruential generator, lagged Fibonacci generator, Mersenne Twister and Sobol sequence. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for analysis of randomness of sequences was used to analyze the above pseudorandom generators. Based on this analysis, it has been determined that the most random sequence may be obtained while using the Sobol sequences generator. Next, visual analysis of these pseudorandom number sequences was conducted. It showed that 2d points gained from the Sobol sequence filled the surface more evenly than other generators, where as the linear congruential generator and the lagged Fibonacci generator would form voids. In the final part of the research, the analyzed pseudo random generators were used in a model for reliability assessment using the Monte Carlo method. We modeled a three-node electric power system test scheme. As a result, the linear congruential generator and the lagged Fibonacci generator did not stabilize even after ten thousand random states of the system. These results correlate with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and show that these generators are barely random and unsuitable for reliability assessment using the Monte Carlo method. The Mersenne Twister and the Sobol sequence results were much better. The expected value of power shortage stabilized by the 4000th rando state with the Sobol sequence. In conclusion, we can say that the Sobol sequence is the most suitable pseudorandom generator for reliability assessment using the Monte-Carlo method than the other generators considered above.


The shallow refracted path through sea floor sediments plays a significant role in the transmission of acoustic energy at low frequencies. Explosive data from three bottom acoustics stations, located in the Caribbean Sea and Bering Sea, were processed through a high‐bandpass (2 to 20 kHz) filter and a low‐bandpass (20 to 200 Hz) filter. Bottom returns at the high frequencies were found to be reflections. Bottom returns at the low frequencies were found to come from both reflected and refracted paths. For bottom grazing angles of 90 ° to 25 ° low‐frequency acoustic energy was observed to come from reflected paths. For bottom grazing angles of 25 ° to the angle of intromission (10 °) the dominant contribution of low frequency acoustic energy comes from shallow refracted paths through the sediments. At angles less than the angle of intromission, low‐frequency acoustic energy appears to be received from both the refracted and the reflected paths. The refracted path is possible because of the positive velocity...


In order to change traditional management model of school hospital,improve the efficiency of college hospital management to meet the development of people's livelihood projects,using JSP and MySQL database technologies to design B/S structure college hospital management system,at present running well and pre-promotion at other colleges.


ABSTRACT In this article, we seek to challenge some of the ways in which the '2015 Mediterranean migration crisis' has been scripted by elites. Situated within – and contributing to – a flourishing research agenda on everyday geographies and ontologies of personal (in)security, we aim to bring non-elite knowledge and experience to the foreground. We do so by examining the diverse grounded perspectives of those on the move who are arguably the key dramatis personae in the so-called 'crisis' and yet whose voices are often absent in dominant representations of it. Specifically, we focus on the dynamic interplay between contemporary European Union border security apparatuses and mobile subjects who encounter, negotiate and challenge these apparatuses. Drawing upon 37 in-depth qualitative interviews with recent arrivals as part of a multi-sited research project across the Mediterranean region, we offer a historicized and geographically situated analysis of the contested politics of 'irregularity' on the island of Malta. As a geopolitically significant site along the central Mediterranean route, the changes in migratory dynamics witnessed in Malta over the past two decades offer an instructive lens through which the 'crisis' narrative can be usefully problematized and disaggregated.


In recent years a large theoretical and empirical literature has emerged on hysteresis in unemployment. This paper reviews the theoretical part of this literature, including the various insider-outsider models that have been advanced to explain hysteresis. The review finds that while the assumptions required to generate full hysteresis are somewhat extreme, a less severe form of hysteresis, called persistence, emerges quite readily from models with reasonable assumptions. The paper however questions the extent to which the recent experience of unemployment can be explained by this approach.


Summary Cinchoninic acid and nine of its derivatives have been studied with respect to the inhibition of the appearance of phenol red color in the lumina of the tubules of frog kidney slices in vitro. Three of these have been found more active in this respect than is caronamide and one equally active.


The very rapid changes in society as a result of the revolution in communication technology have made all areas of life more competitive. Likewise with the determination of learning innovations must be adjusted to the consideration of approaches in learning in order to produce quality Human Resources (HR). Therefore, especially in the conditions of Covid 19 which require the holding of distance learning, it is necessary to increase the competence of managers and students by applying information technology-based learning such as the blended learning model. This service aims to describe the implementation of a blended learning training program for learning at the Nurul Falah Smart House, Bandung. To reveal the data and information, the community service team conducted a blended learning training program on learning at the Nurul Falah Smart House, Bandung city by applying the lecture, question and answer, discussion, demonstration and brainstorming methods. The blended learning training system in its cycle is divided into three stages, namely, the planning, implementation and evaluation stages. In practice, it always begins with a needs analysis, then compiles a training design then develops blended learning training materials, conducts training and ends with an evaluation. The results of this training evaluation indicate an increase in the cognitive aspects of the training participants, an increase from before and after training.


* Adrijana Martinović, Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci / Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Hahlić 6, 51000 Rijeka, Hrvatska / Croatia, firstname.lastname@example.com 1 This paper has been supported by Croatian Science Foundation under the project No. 5079 "Perspectives of maintaining the social state: towards the transformation of social security systems for individuals in personalized medicine". The paper was partially prepared during a research stay at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Munich with the support of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Solidarity as Key Determinant of Social Security Systems in the EU


Dr. H. H. Green: In considering nutrition and endocrinology in relation to disease of the larger domesticated animals it is not always easy to decide whether a given syndrome is due to specific nutritional deficiency, or primarily to endocrine dysfunction, or to faulty operation of. other physiological mechanisms for utilization of nutrients. A quarter of a century ago, before the nutritional relationships between calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D and sunlight were clearly recognized, the so-called "stiff-sickness" of grazing cows in South Africa was attributed to plant poisoning and referred to as "crotalism". From 1918 onwards the true relationships became recognized and to-day the position is clear. When the syndrome of rickets or osteomalacia occurs in pigs or poultry intensively reared on cereal products rich in phosphorus but low in calcium, its *etiology is the same as that of the human subject-combined deficiency of vitamin D and calcium. In grazing animals it does not occur in this country at all, since so much of their life is spent out of doors and the leafy parts of plants are rich in calcium. But in many parts of the world the soil is so deficient in phosphorus that although young grass still contains the moderate amounts prerequisite for its own growth, the translocation of the element from leaf to seed, leaves the residual vegetative parts deficient for cattle grazing under ranching conditions. They then develop aphosphorosis, characterized by depraved appetite, stunted growth, reduced fertility, and in extreme cases by the osteodystrophic changes histologically recognizable as osteomalacia. In the same areas sheep may escape the grosser manifestations of aphosphorosis, a difference attributable to the different habits of prehension of the two species of ruminant. The bovine consumes tufts of older, stemmy grass, the sheep nibbles closer to the ground and selects younger, leafier vegetation, richer in phosphorus. Another disorder associated with calcium and phosphorus metabolism, which is of interest from the point of view of comparative medicine, is asteodystrophia fibrosa of the horse. The real cause is improper balance between calcium and phosphorus in the diet. If the ratio, expressed as the oxides CaO and P2,O, as in agricultural usage, exceeds 1:3 equines will gradually develop osteofibrosis, a disease histologically not unlike von Recklinghausen's disease in man. Human dietaries commonly show a calcium phosphorus ratio as wide as that occasioning osteitis fibrosa in the horse but the corresponding disease does not seem to be shown in man unless associated with tumours of the parathyroid glands. The reason for the apparent involvement of endocrine function in one species and not the other is not clear. Hypomagnesamia.-With regard to association of endocrine function with mineral metabolism, there are several diseases in animals apparently having no parallel in human


We explore the relation between sound institutions favouring innovation and technology investment and firms' emissions reduction. Even though emission abatement is achieved at the firm or plant level, we postulate that structural and institutional fac- tors underpinning green innovation, skills and technology adoption at the country level are of material importance. Advances in technology and infrastructure are the main drivers for the reduction of emissions and are, in turn, intrinsically linked to overall country characteristics. Sound institutions can act as enablers and accelerators for firms and industries in the green transition process, hence we find an attenuating effect on emissions conditional on firm attributes.


Henry James's 1903 story, "The Birthplace," is the tale of an elderly couple, Morris and Isabel Gedge, who realize a dream of a lifetime in being made caretakers of the birthplace of a great poet. The place is called Blackport-onDwindle, and tiie poet simply "Him"—references to both a place and an author James knew well, Stratford-on-Avon and William Shakespeare (Edel 149). On first learning that he has been appointed caretaker of this "enshrined Presence" (BP 478), Morris Gedge is exalted: "He felt as if a window had opened into a great green woodland, a woodland tiiat had a name all glorious, immortal, that was peopled with vivid figures, each of them renowned, and that gave out a murmur, deep as tiie sound of die sea, which was the rustle in forest shade of all the poetry, the beauty, the colour of life. It would be prodigious that of this transfigured world he should keep the key" (BP 464). The exaltation, however, quickly drops. The Gedges are to serve not just as caretakers but as guides for die tourists who flock to the site and Morris Gedge begins to feel tiiat "They. . . seemed to have got into die way of crowding Him out. He found himself even a litde resenting this for Him" (474). Echoing a theme of many of James's tales of the literary life, Morris perceives that the actual facts about the Poet's life are scant ("He covered His tracks as no other human being has ever done" 489) and are believed in mainly out of the failure of any real feeling or imagination for the poet's works. '"They [the tourists] want to see where He hung up His hat and where He kept His boots and where His mother boiled her pot. . . . None of Them care tuppence about Him. The only thing They care about is this empty shell—or rather, for it isn't empty, the extraneous preposterous stuffing of it" (499, 482). As caretaker and guide, Morris develops a bad conscience about his participation in what he now regards as a hideous and farcical spectacle: "he was on his way to become two quite different persons, the public and the private. ... He was splitting into halves, unmistakably—he who, whatever else he had been, had at least always been so entire and in his way so solid. One of the halves. . . was the keeper, the show-man, the priest of the idol; tiie other piece was the poor unsuccessful honest man he had always been" (486). Morris's bitterness and disillusionment assume their most extreme form when


Objective To observe the stability of starch capsule shell about moisture content and atmosphere resisting ability.Methods For 10 days in different condition of relative humidity,moisture content of the starch capsule shell was compared with that of conventional soft gelatin capsule shell.The starch capsule shell was filled with Evening Primrose Oil and packaged in various forms,after that the peroxide value was determined.Results Moisture content of the starch capsule shell was lower than that of conventional soft gelatin capsule shell.The peroxide value of evening primrose oil changed slightly.Conclusion The starch capsule shell was stable and it could be used to soft capsule.


Small boat operator"s certificate of competency took up 39.0% of total license holders and required for at least 19,000 boats in 2013, was proposed the improvement items by reviewing the acts and criteria related to the current test and analyzed the questions of set at examinations. About 31% of questions of the current written test are unsuitable for the target boat and operational knowledge of the operator. It is appropriate that the subject categorization criteria and contents of the subjects will be improved to include practical details related to safe ship operation, and the number of questions increased according to each subject category in amended examination after January 1st, 2017. The interview test should be improved so that the questions can be forwarded in a clear manner through formulation of practical problems, photos, etc. considering the real situations such as high age/low education status of testee and it is necessary to lengthen the interview time per testee. The test and interview personnel should consist of a human resource pool with experience in small boat operator training and workers of related areas familiar with field terminology. Furthermore, the test should be divided into small boats of 2 to 5 tons and those exceeding 5 tons according to the tonnage of small boats.


This paper demonstrated that there are some negative effects of anaerobic condition in liquid phase on bio-removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas,and obtained quantitative conclusions to support the view of setting a separate reactor for removing hydrogen sulfide.


The water scavenger beetle genus Coelostoma Brullé, 1835 of Taiwan is reviewed based on freshly collected material and museum specimens. Seven species are recognized, of which one new species, Coelostoma (Lachnocoelostoma) taiwanense sp. nov., is described. Distributional data of C. fallaciosum Orchymont, 1936 and C. stultum (Walker, 1858) are summarized. Coelostoma phallicum Orchymont, 1940, C. wui Orchymont, 1940, C. vitalisi Orchymont, 1923 and C. bhutanicum Jayaswal, 1972 are reported for the first time from Taiwan. Coelostoma vagum Orchymont, 1940 is excluded from Taiwanese fauna pending the rediscovery of vouchers or newly collected specimens. A distribution map and key to Taiwanese species of the genus are provided.


Recent articles on the gifted self are characterized by theoretical confusion and lack of definitional clarity. This article, anchored in current self psychology theory, defines the self experience as the person's subjective experience of organization and meaning, the maintenance of which is crucial to normal functioning. Interactions with others are a formative part of the self experience. Traits of giftedness, and the reactions of others to these, contribute to the gifted self experience. Social and emotional problems of giftedness, such as those that arise with asynchronous development and perfectionism, are based on a compromised sense of cohesion and unity of the self experience.


The majority of the worlds population produces in small or informal sector enterprises. The concepts of formal employment wages labor and work therefore do not fit their reality. Accordingly commonly accepted economic theory and practice should be able to interpret and represent such activities. Current economic theory and practice however inadequately reflect the realities of populations throughout the world. While informal sector activity in developing countries may have been recognized for decades informal and small business activities are becoming increasingly necessary prevalent and accepted in more developed nations. Tough economic conditions and concurrent corporate restructuring increasingly breed job insecurity and diminishing job-related social benefits. Our notion of business logic and economics must be reconstructed to accommodate an emerging global reality of people simply seeking sustainable livelihoods. An appropriate economic model would incorporate social and human values based upon prevailing cultural traditions and value systems.


The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a devastating effect on the global public health. Computed Tomography (CT) is an effective tool in the screening of COVID-19. It is of great importance to rapidly and accurately segment COVID-19 lesions from CT images to help diagnostic and patient monitoring. In this paper, we propose a U-net based segmentation network using attention mechanism. As not all the features extracted from the encoders are useful for segmentation, we propose to incorporate an efficient attention mechanism, to an U-Net architecture to re-weight the feature representation channel-wise to capture rich contextual relationships for better features representation while maintaining a better time complexity. In addition, a novel subsampling techniques for CNN is introduced to significantly increase the amount of information kept by feature maps through subsampling layers and we finally use a focal Tversky loss to deal with small lesion segmentation. The experiment results, evaluated on a COVID-19 CT scans segmentation dataset where 3250 CT slices are available, demonstrate the proposed method can achieve an accurate and rapid segmentation on COVID-19 segmentation. The method takes only a fraction of second to segment a single CT slice.


The arrival of the 3G era will greatly change our life.At the same time it will also give our life new experience.Behind the vigorous development of the 3G industry,3G talent gap has become a problem that plagues operators and mobile phone manufacturers.In order to solve the problem,enterprises and universities cooperate closely in the cultivation of innovative 3G talents.Therefore,applied undergraduate colleges and universities should use different schemes combined with practice to improve students' practical ability to adapt to the needs of the market.


This exhibition began with the UNESCO CIty of Literature "One City - One Book" Festival on James Joyce's "Dubliners" (1 April 2011) and ended on Bloomsday (16 June 2011) during the International Joyce Symposium, organized by TCD and UCD jointly. Dublin City Gallery: The Hugh Lane, Oonagh Young Gallery, O'Neill's Pub and Dublin City Council for O'Connell Bridge participated in the project and collaboratively provided venues for the works of Francis Bacon, Amanda Coogan, Alejandro Cesarco, Mark Orange and Diter Rot. The exhibition engaged with Joyce's city Dublin by making viewers traverse it, experiencing one work at a time - as characters in Joyce's universe, as research about it and as corresponding - or diverging - interpretations of Joyce's oeuvre and his city.


Based on the remote sensing images in 1990,2000 and 2008,the relative rate and net speed of land use change were considered,and the integrated indexes of land use degree was also calculated.Spatial and temporal differences in the change and degree of land use in the Weigan River Basin in recent 20 years were analyzed,and the relationship between land use degree and level of social and economic development was discussed.The results showed that:(1) The main land use types in Weigan River Basin were grassland and unused land,the percentages of which were over 31% and 57%,respectively.There were spatial and temporal differences in the size of area distribution and change of land use types.During 1990—2008,the overall trend of land use in this oasis presented an increase in forest land,water area and construction land,and a decrease in grassland,wetland and unused land,while cultivated land area increased first and then decrease,and the overall trend was increase.(2) Because of the larger proportion of unused land area,the integrated index of land use degree was lower,which showed a significant improvement in recent years.The land use degree index in the counties of Kuqa,Xayar,and Xinhe increased gradually,while that in Baicheng County reduced after the first increase,and it increased in overall.The efficiency of land use in all counties in Weigan River Basin was growing year by year,and the growth rate in 2000—2008 was larger than that in 1990—2000.(3) There was a positive correlation between the degree of land use and the level of social and economic development.The higher the land use degree index was,the higher the GDP per unit area and the index of spatial urbanization were.The spatial differences in the proportion of unused land area had a greater effect on the differences in the level of urbanization.(4) These changes were tightly related to human-activity enhancements and social and economic development.


A trial was laid out at CPCRI, Kasaragod, to study the effect of green manure alongwith phorate and neem oil cake, singly and in combination, for the control of Radopholus sirnilis infesting arecanut, banana and black pepper. Phorate, @25g/plant, alone or in combination with neem cake @lkg/plant was effective in reducing the nematode population on all the tested crops. Application of Glyricidia leaves @5kg/plant also reduced the nematode population significantly.


In the paper, analysis of charge distribution in the gallium arsenide monocrystals are presented. The absorption spectrums are investigated. It is described that non-destroying testing of monocrystals before diffusion is possible.


As a major index for improving English teaching ability in colleges and universities, English classroom teaching level serves as an important guarantee for enrolling excellent would-be students, and plays a crucial role in enhancing the competitiveness of English major. For this reason, this paper studies the evaluation of English classroom teaching level in colleges and universities. An evaluation index system is established by analyzing the selecting principles for evaluation indexes of English classroom teaching level. Furthermore, such evaluation is graded, and the fuzzy membership of an evaluation object concerning various indexes in different grades is worked out. Then, AHP method is employed to obtain the corresponding weight of evaluation indexes, so as to establish a multi-index measurement model of English classroom teaching level in colleges and universities based on fuzzy system theory. The result of case study demonstrates that the presented model is feasible.


There is great difference of critical current in HTS tapes under the magnetic field with different magnitude and oritations at 77K, which shows strongly anisotropy of critical current. Based on detailed experiments,a simple analytical empirical relation of critical current is obtained. If critical current characteristics of parallel and perpendicular magnetic fields are known, we can calculate the critical current with any angle between tape surface and directions of magnetic fields. The calculated results are in good agreement with those of experiments, which is important for application of HTS from practical point of view.


The present invention relates to a device for treating water comprising a supply (3), a treatment tank (4), a drain (9), a regulator (13), and a bypass (22) which connects the supply (3) to the drain (9). The device for treating water is characterized in that in the main canalisation (2), on either side of the regulator (13), is provided a shut-off valve (12, 14); in that the device (1) comprises a first shunt canalisation (18) which bridges the first shut-off valve (12) and the regulator (13) and comprises a second shunt canalisation (20) which bridges the regulator (13) and the second shut-off valve (14), whereby both shunt canalisations (18, 20) comprise a shut-off valve (19, 21), and whereby the shut-off valves (12 , 14) are open on either side of the regulator (13) during the treatment phase, whereas the other shut - of f valves (19, 21) are open during the rinse or regeneration phase. Furthermore, the regulator (13) and the first and second shut-off valves (12, 14) are arranged in a pipeline (10) which connects the treatment tank (4) to the drain (9).


Fluconazole isanewbis-triazole antifungal compound whichhasinvivo andinvitro activity against Candida spp.andCryptococcus neoformans andexcellent penetration into cerebrospinal fluid. However, little isknown about thepenetration offluconazole into tissue sites other thancerebrospinal fluid. We therefore studied by high-pressure liquid chromatography thepenetration offluconazole into ninedifferent tissue sites attimes of peakandtrough concentrations inplasma inrabbits. Fluconazole penetrated into all tissue sites. Tissue/plasma concentration ratios weregreater attimeoftrough concentrations inplasma thanattimesofpeak concentrations inplasma. Thefinding thatfluconazole penetrated intotarget organs commonly infected by Candida spp.andC.neoformans further supports thetherapeutic potential offluconazole fordisseminated candidiasis orcryptococcosis inimmunocompromised hosts.


Poster: "ECR 2013 / C-2663 / Ultrasound investigation in the diagnosis and prediction of event free survival in patients with bone sarcomas  " by: "I. Begun; Minsk Region/BY"


THE REPORT OUTLINED A STRATEGY FOR THE USE AND CONTROL OF CONCRETE AGGREGATES FROM SOURCES THAT MAY CONTAIN DOLOMITE LIMESTONES DELETERIOUSLY REACTIVE WITH CEMENT ALKALIES. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED UPON THE RESULTS FROM A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROJECT WHICH HAS INCLUDED STUDIES OF MATERIALS CHARACTERISTICS, THE MECHANISMS OF REACTION, TESTING METHODS, AND FIELD PERFORMANCE. THE ANNONATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINED IN THE REPORT INCLUDED 34 REPORTS, PAPERS, AND PRESENTATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL'S RESEARCH THAT FORM THE BASES FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE CONTROL PROGRAM IS TO AVOID THE INCLUSION OF REACTIVE AGGREGATES IN CONCRETE OR IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REDUCE THEIR AMOUNT TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF THE AGGREGATE CONTENT. THE STRATEGY IS BASED UPON TWO STAGES OF SAMPLING. IN STAGE I, COMPARATIVELY FEW SAMPLES WOULD BE TESTED FROM EACH PRODUCING SOURCE. SOURCES IN WHICH DETRIMENTALLY REACTIVE ROCK IS ABSENT WOULD BE APPROVED FOR USE. FOR SOURCES CONTAINING MATERIAL CLASSIFIED AS REACTIVE BASED UPON THE STAGE I SAMPLING, MORE EXTENSIVE STAGE II SAMPLING WOULD BE REQUIRED. AGGREGATES WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS REACTIVE BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF TESTING: (1) BY MEANS OF LENGTH CHANGE MEASUREMENTS OF ROCK MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM C586, (2) FROM PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION OF ROCK AS DESCRIBED IN ASTM C295, AND (3) IN UNUSUAL CASES USING THE PROCEDURES OF ASTM C157 TO MEASURE LENGTH CHANGES OF CONCRETE CONTAINING THE ROCK AS AGGREGATES. BASED UPON THE RESULTS FROM THE RESEARCH PROJECT, VALUES FOR CLASSIFYING AGGREGATES AS REACTIVE OR NONREACTIVE HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. /FHWA/


This paper scrutinizes current motivation theory and presents criticism concerning its lack of referential specification (what behavior it is about), its paramorph character Iwhat motivational processes and mechanisms arel, the neglect of the factor time Ihow long it takes for motivation to develop and persist), the lack of integration (how particular theories and models fit togetherl, the lack of explanatory and predictive power in real life work settings Iwhat it contributes to common knowledge). Motivation theory is compared to an incomplete jigsaw puzzle of which the many pieces are difficult to put together. An effort is made to put several pieces together and develop a comprehensive model of motivational processes pertaining to work activity in everyday life. Key concepts in the model are goals, intentions, and promises, but cognitive and social factors are also included. The model describes the dynamics of multiple motivations developing and existing in parallel, and competing for priority, in a multi-stage process. The interplay between work and non-work goals, and secret and public goals is accounted for. The model has a wide range of practical implications. They pertain to such aspects as changing intentions, making and keeping promises, postponing and deferring intended activities, and balancing private and public goals which are highly relevant for everyday behavior at work. From this important lessons can be drawn from this for leadership and self-management. In addition there are also impfications for performance appraisal, remuneration, training, and selection. Thus far, the model is based on an amalgam of theoretical notions developed in isolation, and only supported by descriptive and explorative evidence. Formal empirical tests are difficult to carry out in real-life settings, due to the emphasis on multiplicity and temporality, as well as on secret goals and non-work. A number


Patients with T2DM display endothelial dysfunction that predicts cardiovascular risk. We have previously demonstrated reduced eNOS activation in endothelial cells (ECs) isolated from patients with T2DM. We sought to identify drivers of EC dysfunction using a combination of proteomic and transcriptomic approaches by measuring: serum O-link cardiovascular panels II and III along with insulin-mediated eNOS phosphorylation and miRNA profiling (NextGen sequencing) in isolated ECs. In 69 patients (37 with T2DM and 32 age- and sex-similar non-T2DM controls) proteomic analysis identified 35 upregulated and 6 downregulated (FDR p<0.05) proteins that included metabolic, vascular and fluid homeostasis, immune and apoptosis related biomarkers. Several biomarkers related to the degree of insulin-mediated eNOS phosphorylation in isolated EC: (renin r= -0.38, p=0.004, chymotrypsin C r= 0.37, p=0.006, paraoxinase 3, r= 0.35, p=0.009, lipoprotein lipase r= 0.34, p=0.01, superoxide dismutase 2 r= 0.31, p=0.02 and adrenomedullin r= -0.27, p=0.049). In a subset of 10 patients (5/group), we confirmed expression of EC-specific miRNA in ECs purified by CD144 microbeads. Comparing patients with T2DM and controls we found 6 upregulated and 7 downregulated miRNAs (FDR P<0.05). Ingenuity Pathway Analysis shows that these miRNAs are involved in the regulation of inflammation, glucose metabolism, stress signaling and cell cycle pathways. Further we found overlap of differentially expressed miRNA with predicted regulation of biomarkers that were altered in T2DM including: miR-4326 and miR-1270 regulate TNFRSF10A and ALCAM, while, miR-4433-5p and miR-342-3p are involved in regulation of superoxide dismutase 2. Our findings demonstrate that an association of circulating biomarkers particularly those that relate to fluid metabolism and oxidative stress with altered endothelial cell signaling in patients with T2DM. Further we have early evidence of altered non-coding miRNA expression in ECs in T2DM that may be related to inflammation and oxidative stress. Ongoing studies are evaluating the functional implications of altered miRNA expression in regulating vascular function in patients with T2DM.


How can we render our schools a better place for our students? How could we help them become joyful learners and higher achievers? In this issue, the authors of six articles try to shed some light on these fundamental questions. Through their research, they examine how quality of learning environment (as indexed by teacher-student and peer-to-peer quality of relationships), motivational variables (such as self-efficacy beliefs, growth mindset, and achievement goal pursuit), and trait-like characteristics (as reflected by temperament, emotion regulation skills, gender, and family background) relate to desired educational outcomes. Outcomes that include, but are not limited to, adaptive learning behaviours, academic achievement, and well-being. In the first article of this issue, Schwab et al. (2022) showed that teachers' beliefs regarding how well they could use effective instructional strategies towards each particular student, how well they kept that student sufficiently engaged, and whether they could provide sufficient emotional support towards her or him predicted that student's academic self-concept. Remarkably, teachers and students partly agreed on teachers' effectiveness in these three domains. However, no such agreement was observed for classroom management. Inspection of the means implies that for that behaviour, teachers overrated (or students underestimated) their ability to manage disruptive behaviours and set up a conducive classroom atmosphere. This interesting phenomenon is worth further investigation through studies that will try to triangulate teachers' and students' ratings with thirdparty observations. At any rate, Schwab et al. pointed out that the higher teachers' ability to set up effective instructional strategies, engage their students, and provide emotional support, the more their students' self-concept is on the rise. In the second article, Vestad et al. (2022) illustrated the joint role of personal and contextual antecedents in predicting students' efficacy beliefs – a cornerstone of adaptive academic functioning (Honicke & Broadbent, 2016; Richardson et al., 2012). Using longitudinal data from a large sample of adolescent students, Vestad et al. showed how changes over a school year in academic beliefs coincide with respective changes in personal attributes (namely, emotional regulation and relationship skills) and contextual features (herein, perceived emotional support from teachers and collaborative peer relations). Of note, the confluence between academic efficacy beliefs and this set of predictors was found after controlling for students' grade point average. Such findings underscore the vital role that educators can play in the learning process as supportive learning environments can foster students' efficacy beliefs over and above their actual competencies. Equally important, Vestad et al. showed the inextricable relations between personal and contextual variables, as variation in emotional regulation and relationship skills corresponded to the respective fluctuation of emotional support and peer relations. We hope we see soon more studies which through multiple waves spanning more than one school year, will examine not only the linear but also non-linear trajectories of self-efficacy beliefs and their coincidence with emotional regulation, relationship skills, and perceived emotional support that relevant third variables might moderate.


Nanofabrication of metallic nanostructures/nanoparticles enables the detection of analyte molecules at ultra-low concentrations with the aid of plasmon induced hot-spots. The high fabrication cost and large fabrication time of nanostructures limit their usage in practical applications. Here we present a cost effective approach to recycle the SERS substrates.


In this paper, we contend that the "Smith case" in Gettier's attempt to refute the justified true belief (JTB) account of knowledge does not work. This is because the said case fails to satisfy the truth condition, and thus is not a case of JTB at all. We demonstrate this claim using the framework of Donnellan's distinction between the referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions. Accordingly, the truth value of Smith's proposition "The man who will get the job has ten coins in his pocket" partly depends on how Smith uses the definite description "the man who will get the job" when he utters the proposition. Since, upon uttering the proposition, Smith has in mind a particular individual, namely Jones, and not just whoever will fit the attribute specified in the definite description, Smith uses the definite description referentially. And so when it turns out that it is Smith who eventually gets the job, the definite description fails to refer to Jones as intended by Smith, thereby making Smith's proposition false. To think that Smith's proposition is still true, in this regard, is to use the definite description attributively—that it is about whoever will fit the definite description. Apparently, when Gettier claims that Smith's proposition is still true, to demonstrate that it is a case of JTB, he, in effect, imposes his attributive understanding of Smith's usage of the definite description on Smith's own epistemic situation.


The utility model discloses a luminous sports helmet. The existing sports bicycle is not provided with a lighting luminaire or a warning luminaire. When light is poor, a rider can not see the road in front, and a vehicle coming from the rear is not easy to find the rider. To solve the problem, the luminous sports helmet comprises a sports helmet body and is characterized in that the front part and back part of the sports helmet body are both provided with LED (light-emitting diode) lamps which are connected with a control circuit board, a button switch and a rechargeable battery by lead wires to form a luminous LED luminous circuit. The rider can wear the luminous sports helmet to get around at night and turns on the button switch when passing through a road section with poor light rays. The LED lamp at the front part of the sports helmet body can illuminate the road surface in the front of the rider. The LED lamp at the back part of the sports helmet body warns the rider of the vehicle coming from the rear, thereby being safer. The luminous sports helmet has the advantages of simple structure and convenient use and is suitable for persons loving cycling sports.


Let $f: X \to \mathbb{A}^1$ be a regular function on a smooth complex algebraic variety $X$. We formulate and prove an equivalence between the algebraic formal twisted de Rham complex of $f$ and the vanishing cycles with respect to $f$ as objects in the category of sheaves valued in the derived $\infty$-category of modules over $\widehat{\mathscr{E}}_{\mathbb{C},0}^{\mathrm{alg}}$, the ring of germs of algebraic formal microdifferential operators. This is a direct generalization of Kontsevich's conjecture, proven in work by Sabbah and then Sabbah--Saito, of an algebraic formula computing vanishing cohomology. The novelty in our approach is the introduction of a canonical $V$-filtration on the derived $\infty$-category of regular holonomic $\mathscr{D}_{\mathbb{C},0}$-modules, and the use of various techniques from the theory of higher categories and higher algebra in the context of the subject of microdifferential calculus.


The emulation control of robot was researched by using Java3D. The joint and shank of robot were turned into Java3D object. Every action of robot was simulated by behavior object of Java3D. Some design problems were discussed and solved such as Scene Graph, Shape Modeling, iterative algorithm on coordinate transform and collision response etc. Some effective methods of programme and code instance were offered.


This report reviews critically the epidemiological literature that has addressed the possible relation between shift work and risk of breast cancer. Four published studies were identified that have directly investigated this relation, two cohort studies and two case-control studies. Each has different methodological strengths, and each has found some significant associations, sometimes with dose or duration response effects, albeit with varying size of risk and to different aspects of shift work. A potential mechanism for a relation between shift work and breast cancer risk would be via an effect of altered light exposure at night on levels of melatonin or other hormones that might affect cancer risk; this mechanism has not been established, however. Overall, the evidence for an association of breast cancer risk with shift work is appreciable but not definitive, and it remains unclear whether any association is causal or a consequence of confounding. Further epidemiological research is needed to clarify the relation. This report and the work it describes were funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the author alone and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. This report reviews critically the epidemiological literature that has addressed the possible relation between shift work and risk of breast cancer, and suggests the directions of future research that might clarify this relationship. The idea that shift work might influence breast cancer risk derives from the hypothesis of Stevens 1 , in 1987, that light exposure at night might affect breast cancer risk by a hormonal mechanism. Four published studies were identified that have directly investigated whether shift work is associated with risk of breast cancer, two cohort studies and two case-control studies. Each has different methodological strengths, and each has found some significant relations, sometimes with dose or duration response effects, albeit to different aspects of shift work. A potential mechanism for a relation between shift work and breast cancer risk would be via an effect of altered light exposure at night on levels of melatonin or other hormones that might affect cancer risk; this mechanism has not been established, however. Overall, the evidence for an association …


Eusebius of Caesarea began the eighth book of his Historia Ecclesiastica with the above paragraph, reiterating the concluding remarks of his seventh book. The first seven books reflect, amongst other themes, an intense focus on demonstrating apostolic succession, and contain episcopal lists of the four apostolic sees: Rome, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem. This preoccupation is also evident, and even more comprehensive, in the eighth book of the Chronici Canones. Eusebius' abrupt deviation from this trajectory has been described as a 'mystery' by Burgess, who can offer no explanation as to why 'apostolic succession ceased to be an important issue for Eusebius after the beginning of the persecution and the acceptance of Christianity by Constantine'. The panegyrical quality of Book X (and the Canones), inappropriate in a work of historiography, are surpassed only by Eusebius' rendering of Constantine in Vita Constantini, in which he patently flatters the emperor, presenting him as a 'vice-regent of God'. Despite the discernable cleavage caused by these digressions, however, Historia Ecclesiastica and Canones yield significant evidence that Eusebius followed a plan with a singular outcome in mind. Although he is frequently cast as an innovator in the genre of Christian


A ceramic coating of 50 μm thick on the surface of friction stir welding(FSW) joint on 2219 aluminum alloy was fabricated by microarc oxidation(MAO) technique in the silicate electrolyte.The surface morphology,phase constituent and microhardness of the coatings on the parent phase and FSW joint of aluminum alloy were in-vestigated,furthermore the interactions of alloy microstructure and MAO coating growth were analyzed.The results show that the effect of microstructure of aluminum alloy on growth of MAO coating is weak,and the properties of MAO coatings on the parent phase and FSW joint of aluminum alloy are almost same.The ceramic coatings at dif-ferent zones of joint consist of α-Al2O3,γ-Al2O3 and mullite(3Al2O3.2SiO2) phases.The microhardness of coatings on the parent phase and FSW joint of aluminum alloy is same,which average microhardness is about HV 1500.In addition,the microstructure of aluminum alloy near the coating/alloy interface is not influenced by high-tempera-ture process of microarc discharge.


(57) Abstract: The present invention is a hypohalite bleach and encompasses liquid compositions more surfactant mixture of 1.5%, the surfactant mixture has an alkyl alkoxylated sulphate surfactant and to compositions comprising an alkyl sulfate surfactant. These compositions, while achieving excellent chemical stability upon storage of the composition, exhibit excellent stain removal performance.


Photodetectors fabricated in GaAs have been vertically coupled to optical fibers using a cavity anisotropically etched in the backside of the GaAs substrate. The detector used was a Schottky photodiode amplified by an integrated MESFET. The cavity was etched from the backside using reactive ion etching (RIE). AlGaAs epitaxially grown on the substrate was used as an etch stop layer. A tapered optical fiber inserted in the backside cavity is accurately aligned to the detector and is mechanically stable. The vertical coupling approach is real-estate efficient and is particularly well suited for spatially parallel optical computing.


HerA proteins are members of the FtsK/HerA superfamily of ATP‐dependent DNA translocases. FtsK is a bacterial protein that translocates double‐stranded DNA during cell division. The herA gene is found in an operon with the gene for its nuclease partner NurA. In archaea, herA and nurA are essential genes that encode enzymes capable of processing a variety of DNA substrates. Evidence obtained from studying these enzymes in vitro in P. furiosus and in vivo in S. acidocaldarius indicates that they have a critical role in homologous recombination in archaea. Recent in vitro work in S. solfataricus has demonstrated a dsDNA translocase activity for the NurA/HerA complex, an activity associated with FtsK from E. coli. This result and the phylogenetic relationship between FtsK and HerA suggest HerA has a similar role in archaea as FtsK in bacteria.


This paper analyzed a number of issues of the grass-roots traditional sports culture among China's ethnic minority: the analyses of the manifestation forms,the features,the current situation the grass-roots traditional sports culture and necessity,feasibility and other issues of the research of the grass-roots traditional sports culture.The purpose of the research is to shift the national grass-roots traditional sports to scientific,standardized,social and industrial development,to create the cultural atmosphere and conditions for the construction of socialist harmonious society,national unity,people living in peace and enjoying their work.


We examine the possibility that a massive dark object (MDO) at the center of some galaxies can be the side of a wormhole throat. This hypothesis could provide the basis for a viable modeling of MDOs with wormhole throats provided it passes the first crucial test: Orbits of stars near the throat ought to be highly relativistic. By analyzing the effective potential for causal geodesies near the throat of an arbitrary spherical wormhole, we find that the modeling can pass this test provided a fine tuning of the data determining the wormhole.


Background Intestinal ischemia–reperfusion (IR) is a frequently occurring phenomenon during abdominal and thoracic vascular surgery, small bowel transplantation, hemorrhagic shock, and surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass, carrying high morbidity and mortality. Ambroxol hydrochloride is an active N-desmethyl metabolite of bromhexine hydrochloride. Ambroxol is indicated as 'secretolytic therapy in bronchopulmonary diseases associated with abnormal mucus secretion and impaired mucus transport'. Aim The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of ambroxol on experimentally induced acute organ oxidative stress in the form of remote organ injury including kidney and heart after intestinal IR. Materials and methods Thirty animals were classified into five groups. First group: normal control group, second group: nontreated intestinal IR group (intestinal IR was induced by mesenteric artery ligation), third group: ambroxol pretreated intestinal IR group (35 mg/kg), fourth group: ambroxol pretreated intestinal IR group (70 mg/kg), fifth group: ambroxol pretreated intestinal IR group (140 mg/kg). Results Ambroxol significantly reduced the malondialdehyde level in the heart and the kidney when compared with intestinal IR with no medication group. It also improved cardiac troponin and, kidney functions (urea and creatinine) and histopathological affection when compared with intestinal IR with no medication group. Conclusively, in this study ambroxol could have a protective effect against intestinal IR through its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effect.


Optical bistability is realized using a Faraday rotator which has a high rotating power owing to multiple reflections in a planar glass plate. The linearly polarized light is modulated by the coil current of the electromagnet. Optical hysteresis is observed when the current is changed in proportion to the intensity of the light transmitted through the modulator. An application of this device to stabilizing the light intensity of the cw laser intensity is described.


Introduction and objective: This study aims to analyze the influence of degree of curvature in the occurrence of apical deviations after the oscillatory prep...


This article discusses school administrators' continued legal support for their use of functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral interventions and strategies for supporting children with disabilities who exhibit problem behaviors under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 and its implementing regulations. This article will help school and legal administrators unacquainted with concepts versant to behaviorists, close the knowledge gap and learn the functional behavioral assessment's purpose, application and implementation to more effectively train and manage personnel through the process. The outcome for school administrators in obtaining the legal and practical knowledge presented here will be to improve school climate.


Le Fort injuries are complex fractures of the midface, named after Rene Le Fort who studied cadaver skulls that were subjected to blunt force trauma. His experiments determined the areas of structural weakness of the maxilla designated as "lines of weakness" where fractures occurred. These fractures are classified into 3 distinct groups based on the direction of the fracture: horizontal, pyramidal or transverse. The pterygoid plate is involved in all types of Le Fort fractures. This may result in a pterygomaxillary separation. The absence of a pterygoid fracture rules out a Le Fort fracture. However, the presence of a pterygoid fracture does not specifically indicate whether a Le Fort fracture exists. Up to one-third of pterygoid plate fractures do not result from a Le Fort fracture pattern.


This case response centers on the client Sue, a professional mediator who seeks counseling to resolve a conflict with her employer that threatens her vocational identity (M. C. Rehfuss, 2003). P. B. Baltes's (1997) Selective Optimization With Compensation model of human development and J. Heckhausen and R. Schulz's (1995) Life-Span Theory of Control are used to frame Sue's career development, identify her current control orientation, and assist her in making the transition from compensation to an optimizing strategy. Such a strategy aims to preserve her vocational identity while satisfying the needs of her employer.


The explosion of surveillance cameras in smart cites and the increasing demand of low latency visual analysis have pushed the horizon from the traditional image/video compression to feature compression. Due to the recent advances of face recognition, we investigate the simultaneous compression of facial images and deep features, which is demonstrated to be beneficial in terms of the whole system performance including visual quality and recognition accuracy. Herein, we propose the Texture-Feature-Quality-Index (TFQI) to measure the ultimate utility of the facial images based on automatic visual analysis and monitoring. Furthermore, based on TFQI, a bit allocation scheme is proposed to optimally allocate the given bits for images and features, such that the overall coding performance can be optimized. The proposed scheme is validated using the standard face verification benchmark, Labeled Faces in the Wild (LFW). Better rate-TFQI and rate-Accuracy performance compared to the traditional texture coding can be achieved, especially in the scenario of low bit-rate coding.


The development and validation of an anglicized version of Kohn's (1972) Authoritarianism–Rebellion Scale is described. It proved adequately reliable and related predictably to the following: Conservatism; Ethnocentrism; Intolerance of Ambiguity; Dogmatism; membership in each of four political groups; and demographic information on political preference, religious preference and religious attendance. Principal components analysis yielded five rotated factors interpreted as sociopolitical rebelliousness, general right-wing authoritarianism, authoritarian submission, a prepolitical authoritarian-rebellious dimension and ethnocentrism. Several pertinent analyses failed to support the hypothesis of an 'authoritarianism of the left'.


View Online Nano-Micro Conf., 2017, 1, 01059 | 1 Published by Nature Research Society http://nrs.org Titanium Dioxide Films with Pure Anatase Phase Synthesized by Mist Chemical Vapour Deposition Chaoyang Li,* Qiang Zhang, Lilin Xie School of System Engineering, Kochi University of Technology , 185 Miyanokuchi Tosayamada cho Kami City, Kochi 782-8502, Japan Corresponding Author. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Received: 31 May 2017, Accepted: 16 June 2017, Published Online: 29 October 2017 Citation Information: Chaoyang Li, Qiang Zhang, Lilin Xie, Nano-Micro Conference, 2017, 1, 01059 doi: 10.11605/cp.nmc2017.01059 Abstract Pure anatase structured TiO2 films were successfully synthesized by a novel fine channel mist chemical vapour deposition which is a vacuum free, low temperature method [1]. The effects of TTIP concentration on the morphological, structural and optical properties of TiO2 films were investigated. It was confirmed that anatase crystallinity of TiO2 film increased with the increase of TTIP concentration. Figure 1 showed that XRD patterns of TiO2 thin films which were synthesized with the different concentration of TTIP in ethanol varying from 0.025 to 0.4 mol/L. The high catalytic activity will be expected by using obtained stable anatase TiO2 films.Pure anatase structured TiO2 films were successfully synthesized by a novel fine channel mist chemical vapour deposition which is a vacuum free, low temperature method [1]. The effects of TTIP concentration on the morphological, structural and optical properties of TiO2 films were investigated. It was confirmed that anatase crystallinity of TiO2 film increased with the increase of TTIP concentration. Figure 1 showed that XRD patterns of TiO2 thin films which were synthesized with the different concentration of TTIP in ethanol varying from 0.025 to 0.4 mol/L. The high catalytic activity will be expected by using obtained stable anatase TiO2 films. References [1] T. Kawaharamura; S. Fujita, An approach for single crystalline zinc oxide thin films with fine channel mist chemical vapor deposition method. Physica Status Solidi (c). 5, 3138-3140 (2008). doi:10.1002/pssc.200779305 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. © The Author(s) 2017 Figure 1. XRD patterns of TiO2 films synthesized at TTIP concentration of 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 mol/L.


Introduction : Children are generally most vulnerable and least able to help themselves. Malnutrition in its several forms of under nutrition has been coined as "silent emergency" by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Rural area shows inequalities in distribution of beneficiaries in form of structure, performance and pattern of economic growth. Objectives : To estimate prevalence of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), to find out association between various factors and prevalence of malnutrition and to assess various aspects of feeding of child with prevalence of malnutrition in children of 3-6 years of age. Method : A community based cross sectional study was conducted on 3-6 years old children of rural area of study district. Results : Out of total 894 children, 27.96% children were underweight and 6.71% children were severely underweight. Malnutrition was seen in 42.78% children amongst those who did not consume calories as per Recommonded Dietary Allowarce (RDA). Conclusion : Protein energy malnutrition in form of underweight was present in more than one third children. Higher prevalence of malnutrition was found in children who had birth weight of less than 2.5 kilograms, having interpregnancy interval of less than 24 months, of birth order of 4 or more, who were breastfed for a period of 6 to 12 months, to whom complementary feeding was started before the age of 6 months or who were partially immunized.


A new formulation of the theory of quantum mechanical multichannel scattering for three-body collinear systems is proposed. It is shown, that in this simple case the principle of quantum determinism in the general case breaks down and we have a micro-irreversible quantum mechanics. The first principle calculations of the quantum chaos (wave chaos) were pursued on the example of an elementary chemical reaction Li+(FH)->(LiFH)*->(LiF)+H.


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With a team of equally expert contributors, Gary Johnson has written the "advanced guide" to LabVIEW. This is a high-level package for how-to help on fully networking advanced programming techniques. 250 illus.