Bisimulation can be defined in a simple way using coinductive methods, and has rather pleasant properties. Ready similarity was proposed by Meyer et al. as a way to weakening the bisimulation equivalence thus getting a semantics defined in a similar way, but supported for more reasonable (weaker) observational properties.
Global bisimulations were introduced by Frutos et al. in order to study different variants of non-determinism getting, in particular, a semantics under which the internal choice operator becomes associative. Global bisimulations are defined as plain bisimulations but allowing the use of new moves, called global transitions, that can change the processes not only locally in its head, but anywhere.
Now we are continuing the study of global bisimulation but focusing on the way different semantics can be characterised as global bisimulation semantics. In particular, we have studied ready similarity, on the one hand because it was proposed as the strongest reasonable semantics weaker than bisimulation; on the other hand, because ready similarity was not directly defined as an equivalence relation but as the nucleus of an order relation, and this open the question whether it is also possible to define it as a symmetric bisimulation-like semantics.
We have got a simple and elegant characterisation of ready similarity as a global bisimulation semantics, that provides a direct symmetric characterisation of it as an equivalence relation, without using any order as intermediate concept. Besides, we have found that it is not necessary to start from a simulation based semantics to get an equivalent global bisimulation. What has proved to be very useful is the axiomatic characterization of the semantics. Following these ideas we have got also global bisimulation for several semantics, including refusals and traces. That provides a general framework that allows to relate both intensional and extensional semantics.


The present study has been carried out with the aim of evaluating the progress of abdominal wound healing after abdominal surgery and to detect any changes that might occur during the reparative phase using B-mode ultrasound. Five dogs of different breeds, sex and age were used in this study. The dogs had undergone ventral abdominal surgery for various reasons. A real-time B-mode ultrasound machine (Capasee TOSHIBA) connected with a 7.5 MHz linear array transducer was used in this study. The ultrasonographic examination was done transversely across the ventral abdominal midline (wound) from cranial to caudal and longitudinal scan was done along the wound (incision site) from cranial to caudal. Initial scanning was carried out on day one (approximately 24 hours) post-operation. Subsequent scans were carried out on the basis of one day apart while the animal was still in the hospital. The ultrasonographic appearance of wound (surgical site) at the early stage was ill-defined hypoechoic with acoustic shadowing artefact. With time the wound appeared hypoechoic with some degree of an echogenic centre and casting acoustic shadowing artefact. By day 11 post-operation, the wound was found to have a disorganized echogenic structure with acoustic shadowing artefact. By day 13 post-operation, the wound appeared as disorganized hyperechoic with acoustic shadowing artefact due to the presence of fibrous tissue formation. Results from this study also demonstrate that the wound could be evaluated in both transverse and longitudinal scans. However, the transverse scan seems to be easier than the longitudinal scan in evaluation of the surgical wound.


Efficient thread mapping relies upon matching the behaviour of the application with system characteristics. The main aim of this paper is to evaluate the influence of the OpenMP thread mapping on the computation performance of the matrix factorisations on Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor and hybrid CPU-MIC platforms. The authors consider parallel LU factorisations with and without pivoting, both from MKL (Math Kernel Library) library. The results show that the choice of thread affinity, the number of threads and the execution mode have a measurable impact on the performance and the scalability of the LU factorisations.


Background: Improving functioning levels are an important goal of treatment in schizophrenia. Most studies have described long-term course and outcome in schizophrenia. However, understanding factors influencing functioning in the immediate recovery period following an acute exacerbation may be of important clinical relevance. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the factors that influence well-being and socio-occupational functioning following an acute exacerbation in schizophrenia patients. Materials and Methods: The study included 40 patients during the period from June 2013 to June 2014. The possible effect of gender, duration of illness, duration of untreated psychosis, premorbid adjustment, cognitive impairment, facial affect perception and treatment compliance on well-being, and socio-occupational functioning was examined. Results: About 45% of the individuals experienced below average well-being. On logistic regression analysis poor compliance with medication and poorer cognitive functioning significantly differentiated the patient group with below average well-being from those with an above average well-being. Male gender, poor premorbid adjustment, poor compliance to treatment, poor cognitive functioning, and greater duration of untreated psychosis were found to be associated with a poorer socio-occupational functioning. Conclusion: Clinical interventions focusing on improving cognitive impairment and compliance to treatment could play a role in improving well-being, and socio-occupational functioning in schizophrenia patients following an acute exacerbation.


Computer science and engineering education is faced with the need to respond to rapid changes in a global economy while still fulfilling the role of teaching the fundamentals. This paper presents techniques for assessing the development of an advanced database concepts course for undergraduates that responds to an industry perspective of the technological advances in the field. Cooperative learning and hands-on assignments relating theory to practice are the pedagogical foundation for an advanced undergraduate course. An alumni survey illustrates that students perceived that the course activities and strategies enabled them to attain the course objectives.


We report the synthesis of genipin cross-linked polyionic complex (PIC) micelles by mixing a pH-sensitive/disulfide-based polymer, poly(DTPA-co-cysam), which was synthesized by copolymerization of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic (DTPA) dianhydride with cystamine, and a pH-sensitive copolymer, polyethylene glycol-block-poly(L-lysine) (PEG-b-PLL), with the aid of metal ion and subsequent cross-link. Their size and colloidal property were found to be determined by mixing weight percentage, polymer molecular weight, and metal ion. Upon genipin cross-link, the cross-linked compound not only stabilizes the assembled nanostructures but also induces red fluorescence, which is promising as a fluorescent probe for cell imaging. The experimental data suggested that the emission of red fluorescence may result from the presence of carboxyl group in the compact, cross-linked micelles. These genipin cross-linked PIC micelles were found to be biocompatible toward fibroblast 3T3 cells and exhibited noticeable pH-sensitive and glutathione-cleavable behavior based on doxorubicin (DOX) release experiments, suggesting that they are promising stimuli-responsive drug vehicles. The drug release behavior was found to depend on particle/membrane permeability and the percentage of amino group in the particles/membranes. This approach provides a simple and facile method to prepare multifunctional, cross-linked micelles by properly design of constituent homopolymer/copolymer for specific purpose.


For decades now privatisation has been a part of the everyday practice of economic and property policy. Its analysis and critique have become established and substantial, and they show that the promises of neoliberal privatisation policy in terms of de-bureaucratisation, increase in efficiency, cost savings or price reduction and decentralisation or even democratisation have not been fulfilled; instead there is a multitude of problematic consequences, such as de-democratisation or growing inequality. The world economic crisis of 2008/2009 makes clear this policy's enormous potential for crisis. However, if alternatives are at issue, then the uncertainty is considerable. What concepts can be used to embrace these alternatives? For if we do not succeed in holding up a publicly effective counter-concept to the «private» and to «privatisation», and in so doing create a conceptualpolitical contrasting point of identification to the rhetoric and politics of the private, opposition to the politics of privatisation will lack precision, vision and the power of political persuasion and mobilisation. It is especially necessary to develop a precise conception of how to shape reality, that is a conception which is able to introduce concrete political changes in the institutional and regulatory orders of the economy, which represent a real and differentiated alternative to theworld of the private, which has arisen almost everywhere in the last three decades.


This purpose of this project was to examine the experiences of five male nursing students, to uncover the challenges involved with reconciling the perceived feminine nature of their occupation with the demands of a traditional masculine gender regime. The research was based within a social constructionist epistemological paradigm, employing a critical theory interpretation and grounded theory methodology. Conducted through semi-structured interviews, the participant's accounts demonstrated the ways in which they modified, rejected and generally re-conceptualised dominant masculinities within the non-traditional setting. Their experiences were captured through three dominant themes; script assessment, self-authorship and authenticity. Emerging from these themes was a grounded theory of developmental gender authenticity, an iterative process of masculine identity construction that was similar for all of the men as they increasingly distanced themselves from the normative gender discourses with which they were formerly familiar. Traditional masculine practices lost most if not all legitimacy for the participants, as they committed themselves to authentic ongoing personal projects to reconstruct their gender identity to produce a progressively socialised self. Running Head: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MASCULINE IDENTITY 3


Abstract The toxicity of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in drinking water has been studied extensively, and available in vivo and in vitro studies provide a robust dataset for application of advanced toxicological tools to inform the mode of action (MOA). This study aimed to contribute to the understanding of Cr(VI) MOA by evaluating high-throughput screening (HTS) data and other in vitro data relevant to Cr(VI), and comparing these findings to robust in vivo data, including transcriptomic profiles in target tissues. Evaluation of Tox21 HTS data for Cr(VI) identified 11 active assay endpoints relevant to the Ten Key Characteristics of Carcinogens (TKCCs) that have been proposed by other investigators. Four of these endpoints were related to TP53 (tumor protein 53) activation mapping to genotoxicity (KCC#2), and four were related to cell death/proliferation (KCC#10). HTS results were consistent with other in vitro data from the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database. In vitro responses were compared to in vivo transcriptomic responses in the most sensitive target tissue, the duodenum, of mice exposed to ≤ 180 ppm Cr(VI) for 7 and 90 days. Pathways that were altered both in vitro and in vivo included those relevant to cell death/proliferation. In contrast, pathways relevant to p53/DNA damage were identified in vitro but not in vivo. Benchmark dose modeling and phenotypic anchoring of in vivo transcriptomic responses strengthened the finding that Cr(VI) causes cell stress/injury followed by proliferation in the mouse duodenum at high doses. These findings contribute to the body of evidence supporting a non-mutagenic MOA for Cr(VI)-induced intestinal cancer.


Background: The Indian elderly population is currently the second largest in the world. Mental disorders have got high prevalence and low priority among elderly in most of the countries around the world, of which depression being the most common treatable condition. In India, there is scarcity of research on prevalence and factors influencing depression among elderly from urban poor locality by adopting a geriatric depression scale-15 (GDS-15) scale. Objectives: (1) To find out the prevalence of geriatric depression, (2) to find out the factors associated with depression. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted at urban poor locality of Bengaluru on 100 elderly people by applying GDS-15 Kannada version to assess the prevalence of depression and information regarding the sociodemographic characteristics, financial status, and comorbid conditions were collected. Results: The prevalence of depression assessed by using GDS-15 Kannada version was found to be 36%. Depression was more among 12 (70.6%) from medium standard of living index (SLI) group compared to 24 (28.9%) from high SLI group, which was shown to be statistically significant. Among the elderly with depression, 31 (86.1%) had some medical comorbidities when compared with 33 (51.6%) elderly without depression, which was found to be statistically significant. Conclusions: The current research has shown prevalence of depression according to GDS-15 (Kannada version) as 36% and influenced by SLI, hold on assets, insomnia and comorbidities, which needs to be confirmed by undertaking further studies.


Ice ages have occurred a number of times in Earth9s history, and are important in understanding changes in long-term climate. However, it is difficult to demonstrate the presence of ice sheets in the ancient record because their sedimentary products can resemble those from nonglacial processes (e.g., debris flows). Diagnostic large-scale glacial landforms, produced beneath ice sheets and preserved on continental shelves after deglaciation, can establish a glacial origin. Three-dimensional seismic evidence from the 2.7 Ma Naust Formation, Norwegian margin, illustrates several glacial landforms that are also commonly occurring features on modern high-latitude shelves: (1) streamlined mega-scale lineations produced by fast-flowing ice streams; (2) ploughmarks formed by iceberg keels; and (3) regularly spaced transverse ridges or push moraines formed during ice retreat. We have found, for example, buried ice-keel ploughmarks on a paleoshelf dating to ca. 2 Ma. Norwegian margin seismic stratigraphy data show that ice advanced and retreated many times, and some paleoshelf surfaces were preserved. Such paleosurfaces must survive ocean basin destruction for glacial landforms to be useful in identification of ancient depositional environments.


In recent years, archaeologists and Native American communities have struggled to find common ground even though more than a century ago a man of Seneca descent raised on New York's Cattaraugus Reservation, Arthur C. Parker, joined the ranks of professional archaeology. Until now, Parker's life and legacy as the first Native American archaeologist have been neither closely studied nor widely recognized. At a time when heated debates about the control of Native American heritage have come to dominate archaeology, Parker's experiences form a singular lens to view the field's tangled history and current predicaments with Indigenous peoples. In Inheriting the Past, Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh examines Parker's winding career path and asks why it has taken generations for Native peoples to follow in his footsteps. Closely tracing Parker's life through extensive archival research, Colwell-Chanthaphonh explores how Parker crafted a professional identity and negotiated dilemmas arising from questions of privilege, ownership, authorship, and public participation. How Parker, as well as the discipline more broadly, chose to address the conflict between Native American rights and the pursuit of scientific discovery ultimately helped form archaeology's moral community. Parker's rise in archaeology just as the field was taking shape demonstrates that Native Americans could have found a place in the scholarly pursuit of the past years ago and altered its trajectory. Instead, it has taken more than a century to articulate the promise of an Indigenous archaeology, n archaeological practice carried out by, for, and with Native peoples. As the current generation of researchers explores new possibilities of inclusiveness, Parker's struggles and successes serve as a singular reference point to reflect on archaeology's history and its future.


Chapter 1: Anatomy of the Lymphatic System Chapter 2: Terminal Vascular System (Microcirculation), Interstitial Connective Tissue, Lymph Capillaries and Precollectors Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Comparative Lymphology Chapter 4: Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Lymphatic System Chapter 5: Lymphostatic Diseases Chapter 6: Morphological Changes Chapter 7: Lymphatic Tissue and its Vessel Systems Chapter 8: Acute Inflammation Chapter 9: Lipedema Chapter 10: Benign Symmetrical Lipomatosis Chapter 11: Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) and Venous-Lymphostatic Insufficiency Chapter 12: Generalized Edemas in Women Chapter 13: Radiological Diagnostic Procedures in Edema of the Extremities Chapter 14: Metastasis of Malignant Tumor Chapter 15: Angiodysplasia Chapter 16: Molecular Lymphology and Genetics of Lymphedema-Angiodysplasia Syndromes Chapter 17: Practical Instructions for Therapists - Manual Lymph Drainage Chapter 18: Decongestive Kinesiotherapy, Respiratory Therapy, Physiotherapy and Other Physical Therapy Techniques Chapter 19: Compression Therapy Chapter 20: Guidelines for the Application of MLD / CDT for Primary and Secondary Lymphedema and Other Selected Pathologies


Colonial institutions are thought to be an important determinates of post-independence levels of political stability, economic growth, and public goods provision. In particular, many scholars have suggested that British institutional and cultural legacies are more conducive to growth than those of France or other colonizers. Systematic tests of this hypothesis are complicated by unobserved heterogeneity among nations due to variable pre- and post-colonial histories. We focus on the West African nation of Cameroon, which includes regions colonized by both Britain and France, and use the artificial former colonial boundary as a discontinuity within a national demographic survey. We show that rural areas on the British side of discontinuity have higher levels of wealth and local public provision of piped water. Results for urban areas and centrally-provided public goods show no such effect, suggesting that post-independence policies also play a role in shaping outcomes. Though our ability to identify causal mechanisms is limited, the evidence suggests that communities on the British side benefited from a policy of indirect rule and lack of forced labor, which produced more vigorous local institutions.


The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Jernau Morat Gurgeh. The Player of Games. Master of every board, computer and strategy. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel and incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game...a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor. Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh accepts the game, and with it the challenge of his life - and very possibly his death.Praise for Iain M. Banks:"Poetic, humorous, baffling, terrifying, sexy -- the books of Iain M. Banks are all these things and more" -- NME"An exquisitely riotous tour de force of the imagination which writes its own rules simply for the pleasure of breaking them." -- Time Out


Drive Even More Value from Virtualization: Write VMware Applications that Automate Virtual Infrastructure Management Companies running VMware have already achieved enormous gains through virtualization. The next wave of benefits will come when they reduce the time and effort required to run and manage VMware platforms. The VMware Infrastructure Software Development Kit (VI SDK) includes application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow developers and administrators to do just that. Until now, there has been little documentation for the APIs. In VMware VI and vSphere SDK, software architect Steve Jin demystifies the entire VMware VI and new vSphere SDK and offers detailed, task-based coverage of using the APIs to manage VMware more efficiently and cost-effectively. Jin walks you through using the VI SDK and cloud-computing vSphere SDK to manage ESX servers, ESX clusters, and VirtualCenter servers in any environmentno matter how complex. Drawing on his extensive expertise working with VMware strategic partners and enterprise customers, he places the VI SDK in practical context, presenting realistic samples and proven best practices for building robust, effective solutions. Jin demonstrates how to manage every facet of a VMware environment, including inventory, host systems, virtual machines (VMs), snapshots, VMotion, clusters, resource pools, networking, storage, data stores, events, alarms, users, security, licenses, and scheduled tasks. Coverage includes Understanding how the VI SDK fits into your VMware VI and Cloud Ready vSphere Environment Discovering the VI and vSphere SDK from the bottom up Using the authors new VI Java API to write shorter, faster, and more maintainable code Managing VI and vSphere inventory and configurations Moving running VMs and storages across different physical platforms without disruption Optimizing system resources, hardening system securities, backing up VMs and other resources Leveraging events, alarms, and scheduled tasks to automate the system management Developing powerful applications that integrate multiple API features and run on top of or alongside VMware platforms Using the VI SDK to monitor performance Scripting with the VI SDK: building solutions with VI Perl, PowerShell, and Jython Avoiding the pitfalls that trip up VMware VI developers Integrating with and extending VMware platforms using VI SDK This book is an indispensable resource for all VMware developers and administrators who want to get more done in less time; for hardware vendors who want to integrate their products with VMware; for ISV developers building new VMware applications; and for every professional and student seeking a deeper mastery of virtualization.


The category of visual stimuli has been reliably decoded from patterns of neural activity in extrastriate visual cortex [1]. It has yet to be seen whether object identity can be inferred from this activity. We present fMRI data measuring responses in human extrastriate cortex to a set of 12 distinct object images. We use a simple winner-take-all classifier, using half the data from each recording session as a training set, to evaluate encoding of object identity across fMRI voxels. Since this approach is sensitive to the inclusion of noisy voxels, we describe two methods for identifying subsets of voxels in the data which optimally distinguish object identity. One method characterizes the reliability of each voxel within subsets of the data, while another estimates the mutual information of each voxel with the stimulus set. We find that both metrics can identify subsets of the data which reliably encode object identity, even when noisy measurements are artificially added to the data. The mutual information metric is less efficient at this task, likely due to constraints in fMRI data.


This dissertation examined the subjective experience of individuals who have healed from Chronic Lyme Disease (CLD). Despite significant attention paid to the controversy over CLD diagnosis and treatment, scholarly research has neglected the psychosocial and/or spiritual factors that facilitate healing from the perspective of CLD sufferers. This study addressed this research gap by using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore the barriers and facilitators of healing among those who have healed from CLD. Six participants who had suffered from CLD and considered themselves healed from the disease were recruited and interviewed. The qualitative data was reduced to meaning units, which were then grouped into common themes, were clustered into superordinate themes. Quality control procedures, including peer audits and journaling, were implemented to enhance the credibility and trustworthiness of the analysis. Findings revealed that the political controversy over CLD and a lack of understanding from conventional medicine practitioners were barriers to healing. Participants reported that healing in mind, body and spirit was necessary to transcend suffering, and that healing each one of these systems had a reciprocal effect on the others. Participants experienced validation and social support as facilitators to health. Participants explained that changing their ways of life, changing their relationship to thoughts and emotions, engaging in a spiritual practice, looking introspectively, and undergoing a "spiritual awakening" allowed for an increased sense of meaning and agency, which facilitated healing. These spiritual practices included prayer, yoga, meditation, chakra stretching, and a "spiritual retreat." Alternative medicine was also cited by participants as helpful in healing from CLD. Some of the implications of these results include a need for (a) improved collaboration between the CLD sufferer and the medical community to minimize perceived stigma; (b) conventional medical COMMON FACTORS IN HEALING FROM CHRONIC LYME DISEASE 2 professionals to refer CLD sufferers to practitioners who recognize, diagnose, and treat CLD in order to shorten the lag time between CLD onset and diagnosis/treatment; and © emotional, introspective, and spiritual help in healing the disease through individual and group therapy. Future research on alternative medicine for CLD, comparative treatment studies, and the effectiveness of individual and group therapy models for CLD is recommended.


Peptide antigen-presentation by Major Histocompatibility Class (MHC) I proteins initiates CD8+ T cell mediated immunity against pathogens and cancers. MHC I molecules typically bind peptides nine amino acids in length with both ends tucked inside the major A and F binding pocket. It has been known for a while that longer peptides can also bind by either bulging out of the groove in the middle of the peptide or by binding in a zig-zag fashion inside the groove. In a recent study, we identified an alternative binding conformation of naturally occurring peptides from Toxoplasma gondii bound by HLA-A*02:01. These peptides were extended at the C-terminus (PΩ) and contained charged amino acids not more than 3 residues after the anchor amino acid at PΩ, which enabled them to open the F pocket and expose their C terminal extension into the solvent. Here, we show that the mechanism of F pocket opening is dictated by the charge of the first charged amino acid found within the extension. While positively charged amino acid result in the Tyr84 swing, amino acids that are negatively charged induce a not previously described Lys146 lift. Further, we demonstrate that the peptides with alternative binding modes have properties that fit very poorly to the conventional MHC class I pathway, and suggest they are presented via alternative means, potentially including cross presentation via the MHC class II pathway.


In 2008, the government commissioned Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education University of London to develop and implement a pilot programme in order to determine the impact of, and best method for, introducing a social pedagogic approach in residential children's homes in line with the Care Matters White Paper's commitment (DCSF 2007). The intentions were modest - to make some 'ripples' in the world of residential childcare. This report is of the development and implementation part of the pilot programme. There are around 2,000 children's homes in England, run by private for profit, independent and public sector employers and around 6,500 young people are in residence at any one time (SFR 2009). Since 2002, children's homes, as with other services for children, have been regulated by, and inspected against, national minimum standards, which, although not intended to be a benchmark of practice, or representing standardisation of provision (DH 2002), arguably implied just that. Clough, Bullock and Ward (2006) viewed the requirement to meet bureaucratic standards as risking the undervaluing of important and complex issues of quality and process. It was in this context that the pilot programme took place. As an established tradition in continental Europe, social pedagogy is often understood as 'education in its broadest sense' (Petrie et al. 2009) - an educational approach to social issues. Its breadth can be seen in its concern for the whole person as emotional, thinking and physical beings, promoting their active engagement in decisions about their own lives and as members of society. It is a discipline that takes account of the complexity of different social contexts. In continental European countries social pedagogues typically have a bachelor's degree, combining academic knowledge, with practical, organisational and communication skills and often, the expressive arts and/or outdoor adventure/ environmental activities. Social pedagogues working in residential care in continental European countries expect to exercise a range of responsibilities both inward looking to the home itself and outward looking to the interface between the children's home and the wider society to which the young person belongs. The pilot programme was designed around three groups of children's homes or 'pilot sites' with differing social pedagogic input, ranging from social pedagogues trained overseas but working to residential care worker job titles, to social pedagogues working to social pedagogue job titles with, in addition, part of their time devoted to training and awareness raising activities. Children's homes were selected for their stated support of the programme objectives and their willingness to learn about social pedagogy from the social pedagogues. Forty eight social pedagogues were recruited through employer's recruitment procedures although some left before the end of the programme period.


Instead of measuring the wavefront deformations directly, Hartmann and Shack-Hartmann tests measure the wavefront slopes, which are equivalent to the ray transverse aberrations. Numerous different integration methods have been described in the literature to obtain the wavefront deformations from these measurements. Basically, they can be classified in two different categories, i.e., modal and zonal. In this work we describe a modal method to integrate Hartmann and Shack-Hartmann patterns using orthogonal wavefront slope aberration polynomials, instead of the commonly used Zernike polynomials for the wavefront deformations.


The article studies the phenomenon of competitiveness of a business entity and reflects various methodological approaches to its valuation. Comparative analysis of methodological approaches determined the choice of the appropriate valuation algorithm employed in the empirical part of this research. The study tests one of the valuation methods and provides a critical comprehension of the possibility to obtain adequate estimates of an enterprise's level of competitiveness regarding the realities of the contemporary industrial economy. It is concluded that future valuations of firms' competitiveness would require additional factors to be included into integral indices to comply with the pace of industrial economy. These factors entail innovation and R&D potential that are the key components to enable development of leading sectors of an economy.


This paper deals with the optimal location and parameters of Unified Power Flow Controllers (UPFCs) in electrical power systems. The UPFC is one of the most promising FACTS devices in terms of its ability to control power system quantities. Shunt FACTS devices are used for controlling transmission voltage, power flow, reducing reactive losses, and damping of power system oscillations for high power transfer levels. In this paper, the optimal location of a shunt FACT device is investigated for an actual line model of a transmission line having series compensation at the center. As one of the most promising FACTS devices in terms of its ability to control power system quantities, UPFC Effect of change in the degree of series compensation on the optimal placement of the shunt FACTS device to get the highest possible benefit is studied. The results obtained shown that optimal placement of the shunt FACTS device varies with the change in the level of series compensation. IndexTerms— FACTS, Series compensation, Transmission line system, optimal placement. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________


"Give a person a fish and he will have food for a day; teach him to grow fish and he will have food for a lifetime", so goes the old Chinese saying. Application of this wisdom on a world-wide scale could go a long way in producing food for the hungry millions. To help spread this principle and philosophy is important in aquaculture. This thesis focuses on strategies to improve the growing techniques of juvenile flatfish with emphasis on yellowtail flounder, Limanda ferruginea (Storer), which has been identified as a potential species for cold-water aquaculture along the north-east coast of Canada. -- Optimal food rations can affect the commercial success of any aquaculture venture. The effects of ration levels on growth performance of 0+ juvenile yellowtail flounder was examined for fish held under a 16L:8D photoperiod. Two experiments were conducted; the first using ration levels of 1, 2, 4, 6% (body weight⋅d⁻¹ (bw ⋅d⁻¹)) on small juveniles (mean initial weight ± SE 1.0 ± 0.04 g) held at 7.0°C with a stocking density of 0.95 kg⋅m⁻ ²(~ 45% bottom coverage). The second experiment used ration levels of 1, 1.5, 2, 3% bw ⋅d⁻¹ on large juveniles (mean initial weight ± SE 7.39 ± .07 g) held at 10°C with a stocking density of 1.45 kg⋅m⁻² (~ 34% bottom coverage). Survival in both experiments was not significantly different. Results of experiment 1 indicated that fish fed 1% bw ⋅d⁻¹ had significantly lower growth (weight, length, body depth and specific growth rates)(p<0.05) than those fed 2, 4 and 6% bw ⋅d⁻¹. Significant differences (p<0.05) with gross food conversion rations (GFCR's) were found between fish fed rations of 1% and 2% and those fed 4% and 6% rations, but 4-6% bw ⋅d⁻¹ were poor in terms of gross food conversion ratios, resulting in food wastage. Results of experiment 2 indicated that fish fed 1, 1.5 and 2% bw ⋅d⁻¹ had significantly lower growth (weight, length and specific growth rates) (p<0.05)than fish fed 3% bw ⋅d⁻¹. Gross food conversion rations (GFCR's) were significantly different (p<0.05) for all 4 rations. Overall, this study demonstrated that it would be more feasible to use a ration of 2% bw ⋅d⁻¹ for small juveniles and 1-1.5% bw ⋅d⁻¹ for large juveniles. -- It has been demonstrated that increased photoperiods improve growth and survival during the larval stage of this species. I conducted an experiment to determine the effect of photoperiod on growth and survival of 1+ juvenile yellowtail flounder. This experiment compared growth and survival rates of juveniles (mean initial weight ± SE = 9.25 ± 0.22 g) under 24, 18, 12 and daily ambient photoperiod. A stocking density of 0.47 kg⋅m⁻² (~10% bottom coverage) and a feeding ration of 2% (body weight⋅d⁻¹ (bw⋅d⁻¹)) was used. Temperature was held at 7.0°C. No significant differences in growth or survival among juveniles were found under the different photoperiods. It appears that the most cost-effective approach is to provide a simulated natural photoperiod for juvenile yellowtail flounder. -- There is a need for an "optimal stocking density" of juvenile flatfish to be established for cultured species in hatchery situations. This final study in my thesis examined the effects of three different stocking densities on the growth performance and survival of 0+ juvenile yellowtail flounder held under 16L:8D photoperiod. Three densities of 0.47,0.95 and 1.9 kg⋅m⁻² with 23%, 45% and 90% bottom coverage was used. Juvenile yellowtail (mean initial weight ± SE = 1.02 ±0.05 g) were fed a feed ration of 2% (body weight⋅d⁻¹ (bw⋅d⁻¹)). Temperature was 7.0°C. No significant differences in growth or survival between juveniles were found under the different stocking densities. However, stocking densities with 90% bottom coverage had slightly lower growth rates and higher gross food conversion ratios. -- Overall results suggests that juvenile yellowtail flounder can be stocked at densities greater than 100% bottom coverage. Economically, it appears more feasible to use a ration of 2% bw⋅d⁻¹ for small juveniles and 1-1.5% bw⋅d⁻¹ for larger juveniles and it appears that the most cost-effective approach is to provide simulated natural photoperiod (min. 6-8 hours) for juvenile yellowtail flounder production.


In this thesis I try to advance our understanding of the nature of time. In particular I defend the idea that there is an objective difference between the past, the present, and the future; a metaphysical tense. This is in opposition to the idea that these distinctions merely mark an aspect of our perspective on entities in time.
 I argue that tensed beliefs – beliefs that go hand-in-hand with tensed language – are essential to our lives as rational animals. Firstly, they are essential to our practices of providing reasons for action and acting for reasons. Secondly, they are essential for our lives as emotional animals whose emotions are appropriately responsive to the world.
 Perry has argued that indexical – including tensed – beliefs are essential for actions. In order to attend my meeting, it is not enough that I know that it is at 2pm, I must also know that it is now 1:55pm. Examining Perry's argument I show that its proper conclusion is that tensed and first-personal beliefs are necessary for rational actions.
 I argue that reasons are facts (not belief/desire complexes or intensional entities). Further, the rationality of an action derives solely from these reasons, so that when an agent is not mistaken their action is rational purely insofar as it is done for a reason that justifies it. This means that beliefs are required for rational actions only to the extent that they provide an awareness of reasons and thereby enable an action.
 A proper understanding of rational action thus enables me to say that if an action must involve one belief rather than another in order to be rational, this must be because the former belief involves an awareness of a reason, hence fact, that the latter does not. Combining this with the proper conclusion of Perry's argument we can say that tensed beliefs are required in the place of any tenseless beliefs in rational actions, and therefore must involve an awareness of facts that the latter cannot capture. Given that our actions are by and large rational, it follows there are facts captured by tensed beliefs not captured by tenseless beliefs. There is a metaphysical tense. Prior has argued that some emotions involve tensed beliefs and Cockburn has furthered this to show that the appropriateness of some emotions depends upon these beliefs. It is inappropriate to grieve a future death or fear a past danger.
 I show that the appropriateness of emotions stems from the reasons they are felt for and that these reasons are revealed by the beliefs involved in these emotions. This enables me to argue that if an emotion must involve one belief rather than another to be appropriate, then this can only be because the former belief captures a reason that the latter does not. In combination with Prior/Cockburn's conclusion I am thus able to argue, analogously to the case of rational actions, that if there are emotions which must involve tensed beliefs to be appropriate and there are examples of appropriate such emotions, then metaphysical tense is real.
 My thesis thus derives a conclusion about the nature of time from our nature as rational animals. These arguments also have implications for a proper understanding of first-personal indexicals, which must now be recognized to pick out facts not captured by non-first-personal language. The former of these conclusions has been famously attacked by McTaggart, and the latter by Wittgenstein, and so I will also say something to rebut these criticisms. My arguments also have implications for certain issues surrounding the cognitive significance of co-referring names/natural kind terms which I will show to be unproblematic.


The paper explores the linkages between 'Education' and 'Poverty' and the possibility of poverty reduction through better employment opportunities. The paper proceeds with the understanding that poverty acts as both cause and effect of a lack of education. In particular, the paper examines whether education is contributing to poverty reduction among rural households in Bangladesh, based on a school level survey as well as household survey conducted under the Programme for Research on Chronic Poverty (PRCPB) Phase-II. The study addresses the question regarding the access of poor and non-poor to primary and secondary levels of education by looking at the impact of poverty on the enrolment rates. Links between poverty and the rate of SSC completion and the success rate of SSC are also analyzed. The empirical evidence suggests high differentials between the poor and non-poor groups, the variations increasing along the continuum of education levels from primary to secondary to SSC completion. Reduction of such differential requires an understanding of where previous policies have failed in closing these gaps, as well as, a policy approach which will ensure that stipend and other support programmes for education give priority to poorer children. The paper has also addressed questions regarding the quality of education received by poor and non-poor (mainly based on qualitative assessment of children's performance, repetition of classes, and their SSC grades), and the links between quality of school attended and poverty. An analysis of the state of unemployment and the extent of underemployment among the educated youth from various poverty groups has been carried out. The findings indicate that the level of education is positively associated with the percentage of labour force in salaried employment. Hence, it is imperative to take initiatives towards job creation and skill development of those who have education below SSC level.


We propose a way to estimate the value function of a convex proximal minimization problem. The scheme constructs a convex set within which the optimizer resides and iteratively refines the set every time that the value function is sampled, namely every time that the proximal minimization problem is solved exactly. The motivation stems from multi-agent distributed optimization problems, where each agent is described by a proximal minimization problem unknown to the global coordinator. We prove convergence results related to the solution of such distributed optimization problems in the special case where the projected gradient method is used and demonstrate that the developed scheme significantly reduces communication requirements when applied to a microgrid setting.


Blitzed! was the first collaboration between violinist Darragh Morgan and myself. As an improvising jazz-rock guitarist who dabbles in classical music I was immediately struck by the ease with which Darragh transcended stylistic boundaries, never failing to enhance any musical situation in which he found himself, whether it be contemporary classical, jazz-rock or Irish traditional, with his unique blend of insight, passion and technical brilliance. Blitzed!, dedicated to Darragh, is designed to give free reign to these qualities, utilising notational conventions, pioneered by Witold Lutoslawski, which, whilst allowing for a large amount of improvisational freedom on behalf of the performer, also facilitate careful guidance of the improvisation in terms of pitch and rhythm by the composer. The electronic part is constructed solely using transformations of samples taken from Darragh's wonderful Peter Boardman violin.


The concept of parental conflict, as it is used in the custody evaluation literature, rarely conveys the motivational complexity of chronic parental acrimony. The concept of pathological hatred better describes and explains why some parents continue bitter fighting years after their divorce. Kernberg's classificatory schema of pathological hatred is applied to high-conflict divorces in which such hatred may be viewed as an effort to destroy, while at the same time desperately needing, the other parent. Difficulties mourning the lost marital relationship, stemming from either character pathology or childhood trauma, create a fertile breeding ground for pathological hatred. The concept of parental competence is also frequently oversimplified in the custody evaluation literature, where it is viewed as an assortment of unrelated skills. From a psychoanalytic perspective, the capacity for parenting is viewed as an outgrowth of a parent's object relationships, defensive structure, ego functioning, superego functioning, and unresolved developmental conflicts. Pathological hatred of the other parent tends to erode the parent's capacity for nurturance, as the parent sacrifices support of the child's developmental needs to the goal of making the child a pawn in the interparental hatred. The negative impact on the child's development can be insidious. An understanding of pathological hatred in high-conflict divorce enables the forensic custody evaluator to assist courts in making appropriate recommendations for therapeutic intervention, as well as custodial and visitation plans that have the potential to ameliorate or at least contain the damaging impact of the interparent hostilities on the child's development.


The prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Britain and Europe has grown in recent years as a result of international migration, and European institutions have grown increasingly concerned with eradicating the practice. According to the European Parliament, approximately 500,000 girls and women living in Europe have undergone FGM and are suffering with the lifelong consequences of the procedure, and more than 30,000 girls in Britain are thought to be at risk of future FGM. Although Britain strengthened its law against FGM in 2003, the number of girls at risk continues to grow, and there have been no convictions for FGM in England and Wales. This Article examines Britain's legal and policy approach to FGM, analyzing key gaps in British law that allow girls at risk to go unprotected, and giving a range of policy suggestions for closing these gaps. The Article also gives particular attention to the relationship between FGM and so-called "designer vagina" surgeries, addressing the double standard whereby FGM is prohibited by law while designer vagina surgery has been allowed to flourish. The Article concludes with legal and policy recommendations for increasing protection against FGM and for coordinating the approach to FGM and designer vagina surgery. In particular, it proposes a Model FGM law which is much more robust than Britain's current FGM law and which provides additional opportunities to protect those at-risk and to prosecute those who facilitate or carry out FGM.


The importance of this paper arises in light of the increasing frequency for consumers to approach online sources about symptoms of illness, a process that has previously been described as 'Cyberchondria'. Critics are increasingly questioning the quality of interactive health information in 'The Age of Risk'.
Research in this field is often concerned with a focus on the negatives of the Internet. This raises questions from sociological and feminist academics as to whether the Internet is a direct mediator of health and illness information, or whether there are other social and cultural factors involved which contribute to the risk of the 'prosumer'. This paper approaches these problems discussing the importance of implementing software quality measures to control the potential negative effects of the information on those who are entering the information with a negative 'lay epistemology'.
Drawing on techniques of discourse analysis, qualitative data was collected in interviews concerning laypeople's use of health and illness channels. This paper identifies the system that laypeople use in gathering knowledge from a number of sources in order to form their own 'lay epistemology'. Using the method of 'intersectionality', cultural and socially constructed categories have been used in analysis.
This paper suggests that although the Internet is a major source of information, there are decisions which the layperson makes prior to this approach which affect their discernment of their findings. This paper looks at how consumers differ in their interpretation of this information which aids academics in the development of systems to protect those groups that are vulnerable.


The detection of the lung nodules can be found out by introducing Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) scheme. Most of lung nodules that are missed by radiologists as well as computer-aided detection (CADe) schemes overlap with ribs or clavicles in (CXRs). Computed tomography is used to detect the lung nodules but it's costlier. The proposed method uses the X-Rays, are preferred due to cost effective, low radiation dose and effective diagnostic tool. Computerized Detection Scheme system detected nodule candidates on VDE images by use of lung segmentation and morphological filtering techniques. Segmentation of lung regions based on our M-ASM and nodules at the lung borders by using coarse to fine segmentation techniques and watershed segmentation algorithm. The classification and feature analysis of the nodule candidates into nodules or non nodules by use of non linear Support Vector Machine (SVM) with Gaussian kernel classifier. By implementing this work, experimental results show that the different rib contrast parameter, smoothness and entropy are compared with conventional method.


This paper is concerned with finite unions of ideals and modules. The first main result is that, if N ⊆ N 1 ∪ N 2 ∪ … ∪ N s is a covering of a module N by submodules N i , such that all but two of the N i are intersections of strongly irreducible modules, then N ⊆ N k for some k. The special case when N is a multiplication module is considered. The second main result generalizes earlier results on coverings by primary submodules. In the last section unions of cosets is studied.


Multiscale problems occur in many scientific and engineering disciplines, in petroleum engineering, material science, etc. These problems are characterized by the great deal of spatial and time scales which make it difficult to analyze theoretically or solve numerically. On the other hand, the large scale features of the solutions are often of main interest. Thus, it is desirable to have a numerical method that can capture the effect of small scales on large scales without resolving the small scale details. In the first part of this work we analyze the multiscale finite element method (MsFEM) introduced in [28] for elliptic problems with oscillatory coefficients. The idea behind MsFEM is to capture the small scale information through the base functions constructed in elements that are larger than the small scale of the problem. This is achieved by solving for the finite element base functions from the leading order of homogeneous elliptic equation. We analyze MsFEM for different situations both analytically and numerically. We also investigate the origin of the resonance errors associated with the method and discuss the ways to improve them. In the second part we discuss flow based upscaling of absolute permeability which is an important step in the practical simulations of flow through heterogeneous formations. The central idea is to compute the upscaled, grid-block permeability from fine scale solutions of the flow equation. It is well known that the grid block permeability may be strongly influenced by the boundary conditions imposed on the flow equations and the size of grid blocks. We analyze the effects of the boundary conditions and grid block sizes on the computed grid block absolute permeabilities. Moreover, we employ the ideas developed in the analysis of MsFEM to improve the computed values of absolute permeability. The last part of the work is the application of MsFEM as well as upscaling of absolute permeability on upscaling of two-phase flow. In this part we consider coarse models using MsFEM. We demonstrate the efficiency of these models for practical problems. Moreover, we show that these models improve the existing approaches.


Computer models are widely used to simulate real processes. Within the computer model, there always exist some parameters which are unobservable in the real process but need to be specified in the model. The procedure to adjust these unknown parameters in order to fit the model to observed data and improve predictive capability is known as calibration. Practically, calibration is typically done manually. In this paper, we propose an effective and efficient algorithm based on the stochastic approximation (SA) approach that can be easily automated. We first demonstrate the feasibility of applying stochastic approximation to stochastic computer model calibration and apply it to three stochastic simulation models. We compare our proposed SA approach with another direct calibration search method, the genetic algorithm. The results indicate that our proposed SA approach performs equally as well in terms of accuracy and significantly better in terms of computational search time. We further consider the calibration parameter uncertainty in the subsequent application of the calibrated model and propose an approach to quantify it using asymptotic approximations.


Objective: To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on the emergence agitation in children after desflurane anesthesia.
Materials-Methods: In this prospective  randomized comparative study, 50 children between the age group 2-10 years of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status  I or II, who were scheduled for infrainguinal urologic surgery were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups. Group dexmedetomidine (Group B) (n=25) received 0.2 μg/kg dexmedetomidine in 10 ml saline intravenously over 10 minutes after induction and group control (Group A) (n=25) received only 10 ml saline infusion after induction. The emergence agitation levels of the children were evaluated according to the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale in the recovery room and postoperative pain scores were evaluated using Children's and Infants' Postoperative Pain Scale at the 10th and 30th minutes after extubation. Age, gender, weight, hemodynamic parameters, duration of anesthesia, duration of surgery and side effects were recorded.
Results: There was no significant difference in Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scores at the 10th and 30th minutes after extubation between dexmedetomidine and saline groups. The decrease in emergence agitation at the 30th minute compared to the 10th minute was independent from sex, age and anesthesia duration in both groups. Incidence of hypotension and bradycardia was higher in the dexmedetomidine group compared to the saline group.
Conclusion: In children aged from two to 10 who undergo surgery with desflurane anesthesia, dexmedetomidine administration was not effective in preventing postoperative emergence agitation and caused increased side effects, such as hypotension and bradycardia.


A steam generator tube rupture (SGTR) incident occurred in Mihama Unit 2 on February 9, 1991. This is the first SGTR incident where the emergency core cooling system was actuated in Japan. With some measures being taken to improve the model, the precise simulation of the SGTR using RETRAN-02/MOD4 was conducted. A nonequilibrium model was applied to the secondary side of the damaged SG to obtain a reasonable response of the secondary pressure. The model of the reactor upper head was improved to simulate void generation during reactor coolant system depressurization, and there was good agreement with the actual plant data.


ABSTRACT Streptococcus mutans, a member of the human oral flora, is a widely recognized etiological agent of dental caries. The cariogenic potential of S. mutans is related to its ability to metabolize a wide variety of sugars, form a robust biofilm, produce copious amounts of lactic acid, and thrive in the acid environment that it generates. The remarkable genetic variability present within the species is reflected at the phenotypic level, notably in the differences in the cariogenic potential between strains. However, the genetic basis of these differences is yet to be elucidated. In this study, we surveyed by PCR and DNA hybridization the distribution of putative virulence genes, genomic islands, and insertion sequences across a collection of 33 strains isolated from either children with severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) or those who were caries free (CF). We found this genetically diverse group of isolates to be remarkably homogeneous with regard to the distribution of the putative virulence genes and genetic elements analyzed. Our findings point to the role of other factors in the pathogenesis of S-ECC, such as uncharacterized virulence genes, differences in gene expression and/or enzymatic activity, cooperation between S. mutans strains or with other members of the oral biota, and host factors.


This chapter examines anarchist feminism as a politics that has emerged through critical engagements with both anarchism and non-anarchist feminisms. As a current within anarchism, anarchist feminism is rightly linked to the writing of leading anarchist women, typically neglected in anarchist canons. Yet in different historical moments anarchist feminism has emerged as a critique of feminism as well as an assessment of anarchist movement practices and principles. The argument is that contemporary anarchist feminism is contextualized by a powerful historical narrative which has both marginalized anarchism within feminism and described feminism's intersection with anarchism as a transformative moment. This narrative is described by a wave theory which stresses the successive disruptions of feminism, each building on the earlier disturbance to advance a modified politics. The first section gives an account of feminist wave theory, to show how the boundaries of feminism have been constructed in ways that are neglectful of, if not antithetical to, anarchism. It then sketches two anarchist responses to wave theory, showing how activists have sought to find tools within anarchism to develop anarchist feminism or, alternatively, turned to feminism for anarchism's re-invention as an anarchist feminist politics. The final two sections examine the impact of wave narratives on contemporary anarchist feminisms and consider what the writings of prominent anarchist women contribute to anarchist feminist thinking.


ChArUco boards are used for camera calibration, monocular pose estimation, and pose verification in both robotics and augmented reality. Such fiducials are detectable via traditional computer vision methods (as found in OpenCV) in well-lit environments, but classical methods fail when the lighting is poor or when the image undergoes extreme motion blur. We present Deep ChArUco, a real-time pose estimation system which combines two custom deep networks, ChArUcoNet and RefineNet, with the Perspective-n-Point (PnP) algorithm to estimate the marker's 6DoF pose. ChArUcoNet is a two-headed marker-specific convolutional neural network (CNN) which jointly outputs ID-specific classifiers and 2D point locations. The 2D point locations are further refined into subpixel coordinates using RefineNet. Our networks are trained using a combination of auto-labeled videos of the target marker, synthetic subpixel corner data, and extreme data augmentation. We evaluate Deep ChArUco in challenging low-light, high-motion, high-blur scenarios and demonstrate that our approach is superior to a traditional OpenCV-based method for ChArUco marker detection and pose estimation.


An intelligent control architecture for the Smart Grid is proposed which combines two recently developed industrial standards. The utility network is modelled as IEC 61850-compliant logical nodes, embedded in an IEC 61499 distributed automation framework. We make the case that an incremental approach is required for the transition to the future EnergyWeb by bringing intelligence down to the level of substation automation devices to enrich the applications that can be created using interoperable Smart Grid devices. Using Matlab-based simulation environment we demonstrate that the collaborative environment achieves self-healing through simple fault location and power restoration.


A different approach toward mid-infrared spectroscopic imaging microscopy is introduced in which instrumentation is designed about an InSb multichannel, focal-plane array detector and a variable-bandpass dielectric filter. The system may be configured for either macroscopic or microscopic applications, and high-fidelity, chemically specific images may be acquired in real time. With the dielectric filter used in this assembly, continuous tuning is provided for the infrared 4000–2320 cm−1 spectral region with spectral resolutions of approximately 35–18 cm−1 at the extremes of this wavelength interval. The functioning of the imaging microscope is demonstrated with samples including polystyrene microspheres, preparations of lipids and an amino acid embedded in KBr disks, and a tissue sample derived from a coronal slice of a monkey cerebellum.


There are books on the nuts and bolts of web design and there are books about website aesthetics, showcasing examples of good design. How to Design Websites contains the essentials of both, addressing the skillsets required to produce websites that are functional and elegant but from a graphic designer s perspective. It demonstrates that you can design a working website in minutes without the need for expensive programs. Chapters include Code, Layout, Text and Typography, and Images and Colour Schemes. Useful tips and tricks panels are included, as well as step-by-step projects such as how to produce a portfolio site that will be of interest to design students and to graduates of all disciplines. Inspirational Trailblazer case studies showcase the best of contemporary designers and their work. Blogs, Facebook, Flickr and HTML5, and new ways of using the web, such as mobile phones and netbooks, are also discussed.


Biobased production has been promoted as an alternative to fossil‐based production to mitigate climate change. However, emerging concerns over the sustainability of biobased products have shown that tensions can emerge between different objectives and concerns, like emission reduction targets and food security, and that these are dependent on local contexts. Here we present the Open Sustainability‐in‐Design (OSiD) framework, the aim of which is to integrate a context‐sensitive sustainability analysis in the conceptual design of biobased processes. The framework is illustrated, taking as an example the production of sustainable aviation fuel in southeast Brazil. The OSiD framework is a novel concept that brings the perspectives of stakeholders and considerations of the regional context to an ex ante sustainability analysis of biobased production. This work also illustrates a way to integrate methods from different scientific disciplines supporting the analysis of sustainability and the identification of tensions between different sustainability aspects. Making these tensions explicit early in the development of biobased production can make them more responsive to emerging sustainability concerns. Considering the global pressure to reduce carbon emissions, situating sustainability analyses in their socio‐technical contexts as presented here can help to explain and improve the impacts of biobased production in the transition away from fossil resources. © 2021 The Authors. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining published by Society of Industrial Chemistry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.


Changes in water mass distribution and horizontal circulation due to seasonal influences on the Ross Sea continental shelf are investigated using a circumpolar numerical model. An anticyclonic circulation cell that extends across the open shelf and into the ice shelf cavity is formed in the model. The increased east–west density gradient caused by the strong brine release in the Ross Sea polynya in winter results in an intensification of this anticyclonic cell from 1.5 Sv to 2.5 Sv. This supports the concept of a thermohaline-driven horizontal circulation on the Ross Sea continental shelf. In addition to a temporal change in the circulation strength, the changes in the density structure lead to complex temporal and spatial variability in the circulation around Ross Island. Due to seasonal variation in circulation strength and water temperatures, the area averaged basal melt rate of 25 cm a−1 shows a bimodal seasonal cycle ranging from 20–28 cm a−1, with maxima in March and August.


Much has been written about the unlikelihood of innate, syntax-specific, universal knowledge of language (Universal Grammar) on the grounds that it is biologically implausible, unresponsive to cross-linguistic facts, theoretically inelegant, and implausible and unnecessary from the perspective of language acquisition. While relevant, much of this discussion fails to address the sorts of facts that generative linguists often take as evidence in favor of the Universal Grammar Hypothesis: subtle, intricate, knowledge about language that speakers implicitly know without being taught. This paper revisits a few often-cited such cases and argues that, although the facts are sometimes even more complex and subtle than is generally appreciated, appeals to Universal Grammar fail to explain the phenomena. Instead, such facts are strongly motivated by the functions of the constructions involved. The following specific cases are discussed: (a) the distribution and interpretation of anaphoric one, (b) constraints on long-distance dependencies, (c) subject-auxiliary inversion, and (d) cross-linguistic linking generalizations between semantics and syntax.


The primary objective of this study was to determine if greenhouse light environment would affect outplanting success for northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) in clearcuts and shelterwoods. In 2002, northern red oak seedlings were grown from acorns under full-ambient (sun) and half-ambient (shade) light conditions in a greenhouse. Seedlings grown under full sun conditions were significantly taller and had more leaves and more flushes than seedlings grown in shade. Rootcollar diameter of sun-grown seedlings did not differ significantly from those of shade-grown seedlings. In February 2003, both sun-grown and shade-grown seedlings were outplanted in a clearcut and under an oak shelterwood. Three replicates of the oak shelterwood were created in November 2002 by using herbicide to selectively remove mid-canopy species; no gaps were created in the overstory canopy. Three clearcut plots were harvested in winter 2002. The clearcuts averaged 1 m2/ha residual basal area, 32 percent canopy cover, and photosynthetically active radiation was reduced to 30 percent less than above-canopy levels. Residual basal area for the shelterwood averaged 19 m2/ha, with 98 percent canopy cover and photosynthetically active radiation reduced by 86 percent. After one field growing season, sun seedlings outplanted in clearcuts had significantly greater basal diameter growth than either sun or shade seedlings planted in shelterwoods. Prior exposure to higher ambient light levels did not result in greater light use by outplanted seedlings.


[Extract] The novels of the American science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper represent a sustained inquiry into the problem of overpopulation. Ursula K. Heise suggested in 2001 that the idea of overpopulation had "lost its terror" (1), but Tepper's anxiety persists, and her twenty-first-century publications have continued to develop the theme that preoccupied her at the beginning of her writing career. Tepper has identified the ideas in her novels as "Malthusian" (2010b), but the relation of her fiction to the eighteenth-century political economist's population theory is complex. Like Thomas Malthus, Tepper connects population growth with human unhappiness, and looks for ways to reduce population-related miseries. Unlike Malthus, who understood such miseries as obstacles to desirable population increase, Tepper understands them as consequences of undesirable increase, as arguments against it. Nor does the desire to moderate population growth allow Tepper to be more neatly categorized as neo-Malthusian. With less confidence than Malthus in the potential of human reason to comprehend the role of reduced population growth in the reduction of misery, she remains skeptical about neo-Malthusian technological solutions to the problem of famine. Tepper also rejects the belief, explicit in Malthus's thought and implicit in neo-Malthusian varieties of it, that nature's purpose is to serve human interests. For Tepper, population-related misery arises from a fundamental misunderstanding of ecological relations. The means of reducing misery are not to be found by concentrating on humans alone, she suggests, but by imagining a different human–nature relation.


How does one become a "futurist" – in one's own eyes and in the eyes of other people? What life experiences and professional experiences provide relevant learning for aspiring futurists; and for practising futurists who wish to develop their skills and their ability to deliver value to their employing organisations or consulting clients? Why do many futurists ignore the challenges involved in the personal journey that must be undertaken by leaders who wish to act on the insights that emerge from futures studies work in their organisations? Finally, why do there seem to be so few rich futurists? The author reflects on these and other questions in this article.


In order to execute a program on a remote computer, it mustfirst be transferred over a network. This transmission incurs the over-head of network latency before execution can begin. This latency can vary greatly depending upon the size of the program., where it is located (e.g., on a local network or across the Internet), and the bandwidth available to retrieve the program. Existing technologies, like Java, require that a jle be filly transferred before it can start executing. For large files and low bandwidth lines, this delay can be significant.In this paper we propose and evaluate a non-strict form of mobile program execution. A mobile program is any program that is transferred to a different machine and executed. The goal of nonstrict execution is to overlap execution with transfer; allowing the program to start executing as soon as possible. Non-strict execution allows a procedure in the program to start executing as soon as its code and data have transferred. To enable this technology, we examine several techniques for rearranging procedures and reorganizing the data inside Java classjles. Our results show that nonstrict execution decreases the initial transfer delay between 31% and 56% on average, with an average reduction in overall execution time between 25% and 40%.


Business leaders need bold strategies to stay relevant and win. In "Big Think Strategy", Schmitt shows how to bring bold thinking into your business by sourcing big ideas and executing them creatively. With the tools in this book, any leader can overcome institutionalized 'small think' - the inertia, the narrow-mindedness, and the aversion to risk that block true innovation. Your reward? Big, bold, and decidedly doable strategies that excite your employees and leave your rivals scrambling. Drawing on years of advising corporate leaders on creativity and strategy development, Schmitt explains how to infuse fresh thinking into the planning process. Through his commentary on the Trojan War, the film "Fitzcarraldo", and the composer Gustav Mahler, Schmitt uncovers the essence of bold leadership and the levers of revolutionary change.Abundant examples from Apple, Whole Foods, MySpace, IBM, General Electric, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to name a few, show 'big think strategy' in action. Tested by daring executives in a diverse range of industries, the practical ideas and tools in this book will help you leverage bold ideas in your strategic planning and position your firm uniquely for lasting market relevance and success.


Nikpour's article explores the emergence of new iterations of Islamic universalism in the mid-twentieth century by examining two important 1960s texts that are rarely if ever discussed in the same context: The Autobiography of Malcolm X and a travelogue titled Khasi Dar Miqhat (Lost in the Crowd) by Iranian intellectual Jalal al-e Ahmad. Malcolm X's famous autobiography was published in 1965, just a few months after both he and Al-e Ahmad had returned to Iran from the hajj trip that is narrated in the 1966 Khasi Dar Mighat. Nikpour argues that these hajj texts signal a new political and ethical imaginary of the anticolonial era. Malcolm X and Jalal Al-e Ahmad were both political thinkers whose lives were marked by restless intellectual and political exploration. Though both men had worldly concerns, they are each more generally read from within the provincial national concerns found in American and Iranian studies respectively. Whereas Malcolm's sudden death in 1965 is often interpreted as the tragic cutting short of his newfound ethical engagements, Al-e Ahmad's abrupt death in 1969 is seen as minor footnote in the locomotive momentum of the Islamic ideology of the Islamic Republic he is said to have helped found with his writing. This essay asks whether it is possible to read the ethical horizons imagined by these political theorists without collapsing them into common tropes of black nationalism (for Malcolm) and linear precursors to the 1979 Iranian revolution (Al-e Ahmad).


Eye movements are often misdirected toward a distractor when it appears abruptly, an effect known as oculomotor capture. Fundamental differences between eye movements and attention have led to questions about the relationship of oculomotor capture to the more general effect of sudden onsets on performance, known as attentional capture. This study explores that issue by examining the time course of eye movements and manual localization responses to targets in the presence of sudden-onset distractors. The results demonstrate that for both response types, the proportion of trials on which responses are erroneously directed to sudden onsets reflects the quality of information about the visual display at a given point in time. Oculomotor capture appears to be a specific instance of a more general attentional capture effect. Differences and similarities between the two types of capture can be explained by the critical idea that the quality of information about a visual display changes over time and that different response systems tend to access this information at different moments in time.


Objectives This study aims to investigate the relationship between serum level of nesfatin-1 and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) clinical parameters such as pain severity, disease activity, fatigue, emotional state, and sleep quality. Patients and methods Forty-six female patients with FMS (median age 40 years; range, 18 to 53 years) and 46 healthy female controls (median age 36 years; range, 19 to 52 years) were included in the study. Severity of pain, disease activity, fatigue, sleep quality, and emotional status were evaluated by visual analog scale, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), respectively. Serum nesfatin-1 concentrations (pg/mL) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. Results There was no significant difference with respect to demographic characteristics between the FMS patients and healthy controls. When clinical parameters were compared, MAF, BDI, BAI, and PSQI scores were significantly higher in FMS patients than controls (p<0.05). Serum nesfatin-1 concentration was significantly lower in patients with FMS (p<0.05). When compared to the FMS patients without anxiety, serum nesfatin-1 concentration was significantly increased in FMS patients with anxiety (p<0.05). Serum nesfatin-1 concentration was positively correlated with BAI scores in patients with FMS (p<0.05). Conclusion Low nesfatin-1 serum levels may contribute to pathological changes in FMS. In addition, nesfatin-1 may also be involved in the mediation of anxiety-related responses in FMS.


While manufacturing has been struggling to recoup job losses, Canada's tradable services sectors have been expanding, providing an increased number of well-paying jobs in Canada in the midst of tough economic times, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Tradable Services: Canada's Overlooked Success Story," author Daniel Schwanen finds the relative strength of the Canadian economy has shifted towards the services side, and policy should now seek to exploit that strength.


The past Survey year was one of incremental change in the health-law arena. As usual in odd-numbered years, the most significant change in law came out of the Texas legislature, although the agencies and Texas Supreme Court made their own notable contributions, particularly with respect to telemedicine, hospital districts' liability for indigent health care, and the use of physician extenders. Every two years the legislature spends six months considering hundreds upon hundreds of bills dealing with public health, health care providers of every type, patient issues, and taxation and liability rules that shape the delivery of health care services within the state of Texas. As this past Survey year illustrates, we are increasingly challenged to develop statutory responses to keep up with technological, medical, and political developments. Telemedicine, to take but one example from this past year, is a fast-moving field in which business practices change faster than many full-time legislatures can respond.With the passage of a sweeping federal health care reform law in 2010, and the promulgation of well over 1,000 implementing regulations over the next four years, the need for speed as well as thoughtful deliberation will pose major challenges to state law-makers.


The 'Moult Rate' (MR) method has been used widely to derive stage-specific growth rates in juvenile copepods. It is the most common field-based method. Unfortunately, the equation underlying the method is wrong and, consequently, large errors in juvenile growth rate estimates are widespread. The equation derives growth from the mean weight of 2 consecutive stages (i and i + 1) and the duration of stage i. The weight change and the period to which this change is attributed are, therefore, offset. We explore this potential source of error in the MR method critically. Errors arise as a result of 2 primary factors: (1) unequal durations of successive stages and (2) unequal rates of growth of successive stages. The method of deriving the mean weight (arithmetic or geometric) also has an impact and is examined. Using a steady-state assumption, a range of scenarios and the errors that arise are examined. The literature is then reviewed and the size of errors resulting from MR method application in both field and laboratory situations is estimated. Our results suggest that the MR method can lead to large errors in growth estimation in any stage, but some stages are particu- larly prone. Errors for the C5 stage are often large because the following stage (the adult) does not moult, and has a different rate of body weight increase. For the same reason, errors are also great where the following stage is not actively moulting (e.g. when diapausing). In these circumstances, published work has commonly greatly underestimated growth. For example, MR growth ranges from 11 to 47% of the value derived correctly for this stage, gi_corr (calculated assuming the non-moulting stage does not grow). In late stages that are followed by actively moulting stages, the MR method has commonly given values in excess of 150% of gi_corr, but underestimation also occurs, with values <90% of gi_corr. We propose new methods and equations that overcome these problems. These equa- tions are written with and without within-stage mortality included. The equations are relatively insensitive to mortality rates within the range found in the field, but only provided that the stage duration is not determined from moult rate. Stage duration estimates obtained from measuring moulting rates of field-collected animals are very sensitive to mortality rates of the animals prior to capture, and field mortality rates are often high enough to produce dramatic over-estimation of stage duration.


Implementing state-based parameterized periodic trajectories on complex robotic systems, e.g., humanoid robots, can lead to instability due to sensor noise exacerbated by dynamic movements. As a means of understanding this phenomenon, and motivated by field testing on the humanoid robot DURUS, this paper presents sufficient conditions for the boundedness of hybrid periodic orbits (i.e., boundedness of walking gaits) for time dependent control Lyapunov functions. In particular, this paper considers virtual constraints that yield hybrid zero dynamics with desired outputs that are a function of time or a state-based phase variable. If the difference between the phase variable and time is bounded, we establish exponential boundedness to the zero dynamics surface. These results are extended to hybrid dynamical systems, establishing exponential boundedness of hybrid periodic orbits, i.e., we show that stable walking can be achieved through time-based implementations of state-based virtual constraints. These results are verified on the bipedal humanoid robot DURUS both in simulation and experimentally; it is demonstrated that a close match between time based tracking and state based tracking can be achieved as long as there is a close match between the time and phase based desired output trajectories.


This paper reviews Indonesia's South-South Cooperation (SSC) efforts with an aim of providing policy recommendations to improve Indonesia's management and implementation of its development assistance. The National Coordination Team on South-South Cooperation (NCT-SSC)—the current national institution mandated with SSC in Indonesia—is suffering from fundamental constraints in terms of coordination, organization, and institutionalization. Furthermore, the efforts to further the institutionalization by establishing a single agency for SSC have been progressing very slowly due to a lack of firm legal basis on one hand, and a proclivity for practical, business-as-usual approach on the other. To improve the institution and programming of Indonesian development assistance, a number of recommendations are suggested. First, a strong legal basis through the issuance of a Presidential Regulation on SSC management should be pushed to serve as a precursor to the single agency. Second, better public communication and outreach should be conducted to promote the SSC programs. Adequate monitoring and evaluation system should also be developed to measure program impacts. Moreover, Indonesia needs to have a strategy to promote the participation of business sector in SSC, such as by promoting firms' participation as contractor or a source of fund for projects in beneficiary countries. Finally, expertise in specific fields, such as agriculture and tsunami and earthquake risk management, should be promoted as a niche branding of Indonesia's assistance.


Network Storage: Tools and Technologies for Storing Your Company's Data explains the changes occurring in storage, what they mean, and how to negotiate the minefields of conflicting technologies that litter the storage arena, all in an effort to help IT managers create a solid foundation for coming decades.

 The book begins with an overview of the current state of storage and its evolution from the network perspective, looking closely at the different protocols and connection schemes and how they differentiate in use case and operational behavior. The book explores the software changes that are motivating this evolution, ranging from data management, to in-stream processing and storage in virtual systems, and changes in the decades-old OS stack.

 It explores Software-Defined Storage as a way to construct storage networks, the impact of Big Data, high-performance computing, and the cloud on storage networking. As networks and data integrity are intertwined, the book looks at how data is split up and moved to the various appliances holding that dataset and its impact.

 Because data security is often neglected, users will find a comprehensive discussion on security issues that offers remedies that can be applied. The book concludes with a look at technologies on the horizon that will impact storage and its networks, such as NVDIMMs, The Hybrid Memory Cube, VSANs, and NAND Killers.

 Puts all the new developments in storage networking in a clear perspective for near-term and long-term planning

 Offers a complete overview of storage networking, serving as a go-to resource for creating a coherent implementation plan

 Provides the details needed to understand the area, and clears a path through the confusion and hype that surrounds such a radical revolution of the industry


Abstract Background Anthozoa, Endocnidozoa, and Medusozoa are the 3 major clades of Cnidaria. Medusozoa is further divided into 4 clades, Hydrozoa, Staurozoa, Cubozoa, and Scyphozoa—the latter 3 lineages make up the clade Acraspeda. Acraspeda encompasses extraordinary diversity in terms of life history, numerous nuisance species, taxa with complex eyes rivaling other animals, and some of the most venomous organisms on the planet. Genomes have recently become available within Scyphozoa and Cubozoa, but there are currently no published genomes within Staurozoa and Cubozoa. Findings Here we present 3 new draft genomes of Calvadosia cruxmelitensis (Staurozoa), Alatina alata (Cubozoa), and Cassiopea xamachana (Scyphozoa) for which we provide a preliminary orthology analysis that includes an inventory of their respective venom-related genes. Additionally, we identify synteny between POU and Hox genes that had previously been reported in a hydrozoan, suggesting this linkage is highly conserved, possibly dating back to at least the last common ancestor of Medusozoa, yet likely independent of vertebrate POU-Hox linkages. Conclusions These draft genomes provide a valuable resource for studying the evolutionary history and biology of these extraordinary animals, and for identifying genomic features underlying venom, vision, and life history traits in Acraspeda.


When considering issues of measuring welfare beyond GDP, a key ongoing but unfinished agenda is to how to measure the outputs of goods and services which are free at the point of delivery, for the purposes of national accounts. Public services such as schools and health services are the major example of this kind. Over a decade ago, Sir Tony Atkinson provided a principled framework for this end. Consistent with the basic principles of national accounting, he advocated an approach by which this output should be measured as the value added by the services concerned. This value, in turn, equated to the improvement in outcomes directly attributable to the activities of the public services concerned. Implementing this approach, as he recognised, is by no means straightforward, but the UK experience recounted above shows that strong progress can be made. Working with experts and practitioners, quantity and quality measures can be identified and used to give a good approximation to the value added by the key public services, and thus their contribution to GDP. New data and intelligent use of existing data means this can be done at low cost and in a way which maximises stakeholder understanding and acceptance. But national statistical institutes are also now grappling with a second task; measuring changes in welfare or wellbeing more generally, regardless of how they are generated. Health outcomes - life expectancy, for example, or healthy life expectancy – are influenced by a variety of factors besides publicly funded health services: diet, smoking prevalence and other lifestyle choices are obvious determinants. So, the central tasks under this agenda become firstly the identification of appropriate measures of outcome changes, secondly determining how much value our societies place on those changes, and thirdly to understand the relationship between the impact of the public service and other factors on the headline outcome measures.


The discovery of aspirin is customarily said to have resulted from Felix Hoffmann's rheumatic father encouraging his son to produce a medicine devoid of the unpleasant effects of sodium salicylate. Hoffmann, a chemist in the pharmaceutical laboratory of the German dye manufacturer Friedrich Bayer & Co in Elberfeld, consulted the chemical literature and came across the synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid and then prepared the first sample of pure acetylsalicylic acid on 10 August 1897. This was marketed in 1899 under the registered trademark of Aspirin. This account of the discovery first appeared in 1934 as a footnote in a history of chemical engineering written by Albrecht Schmidt, a chemist who had recently retired from IG Farbenindustrie—the organisation into which F Bayer & Co had been incorporated in 1925.1

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Until now, it has been generally accepted that Felix Hoffmann developed aspirin to help his rheumatic father

In 1949 Hoffman's former colleague Arthur Eichengrun claimed that the work had been done under his direction

Analysis of relevant archival and published material now supports Eichengrun's claim and throws doubt on the reliability of the source crediting Hoffmann

It is likely that acetylsalicylic acid was synthesised under Eichengrun's direction and that it would not have been introduced in 1899 without his intervention

The footnote also stated that Hoffmann had arranged for several chemical derivatives of salicylic acid to be examined, not just its acetyl ester. No indication was given of what the others were, but in 1899 Heinrich Dreser, head of the experimental pharmacology laboratory at Elberfeld, named them in a paper as propionyl, butyryl, valeryl, and benzoyl salicylic acids.2 He further alluded to them in 1907,3 and again in 1918.4 No earlier reports of the preparation of any of these are to be found, but three of them appear …


Watershed downstream pollution abatement has become a severe real challenge for country to build up the resource saving and environment-friendly society. Propose a twoplayer, finite-horizon stochastic differential game and analyze the influence of environment projects under three cases: autarky,individual investment and cooperation. Solving it by Bellman dynamic programming and comparing welfares at different time, the results show that allowing for investment cooperation between lower reaches and upper reaches could conform to the actuality and be beneficial to realize the objective of emission reduction.


General Nathan F. Twining distinguished himself in leading the American Fifteenth Air Force during the last full year of World War II in the European Theatre. Drawing on the leadership qualities he had already shown in combat in the Pacific Theatre, he was the only USAAF leader who commanded three separate air forces during World War II. His command of the Fifteenth Air Force gave him his biggest, longest lasting, and most challenging experience of the war, which would be the foundation for the reputation that eventually would win him appointment to the nation's highest military post as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Cold War.


In January of 1616, the month before before the Roman Inquisition would infamously condemn the Copernican theory as being "foolish and absurd in philosophy", Monsignor Francesco Ingoli addressed Galileo Galilei with an essay entitled "Disputation concerning the location and rest of Earth against the system of Copernicus". A rendition of this essay into English, along with the full text of the essay in the original Latin, is provided in this paper. The essay, upon which the Inquisition condemnation was likely based, lists mathematical, physical, and theological arguments against the Copernican theory. Ingoli asks Galileo to respond to those mathematical and physical arguments that are "more weighty", and does not ask him to respond to the theological arguments at all. The mathematical and physical arguments Ingoli presents are largely the anti-Copernican arguments of the great Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe; one of these (an argument based on measurements of the apparent sizes of stars) was all but unanswerable. Ingoli's emphasis on the scientific arguments of Brahe, and his lack of emphasis on theological arguments, raises the question of whether the condemnation of the Copernican theory was, in contrast to how it is usually viewed, essentially scientific in nature, following the ideas of Brahe.


It has been argued that the social sciences in general are currently undergoing an 'auto/biographical turn'. Internationally, the field remains largely Eurocentric and discussion of the particular problems presented by life writing in contexts such as Indonesia—in Asia more broadly—remains relatively rare. Nonetheless, within Indonesian studies, academic interest is increasing in the critical production, use, and interpretation of such materials, particularly in the context of the imagination and representation of an emerging 'modern' Indonesian identity. This paper examines ethical issues relating to such writing of Indonesian lives. It emerges from a concern over the 'over-ethicizing' and 'over-institutionalising' of non-medical life writing and examines the effects of prevailing regulations governing this activity in Australian universities. It then explores additional institutional constraints—sometimes directly contradicting Australia's national code of ethics—that might apply in the Indonesian context. It concludes with a discussion of the consequent challenges of attempting to write a biography of Indonesian author and journalist, Mochtar Lubis.1


The operation of a Doppler wind LIDAR in a mobile environment is very sensitive to shocks and vibrations, which can cause critical failures such as misalignment of the optical path and damage to optical components. To be able to stabilize the LIDAR and to perform wind field measurements in motion, a shock absorption and vibration isolation system was designed and implemented. The performance of the vehicle-mounted Doppler wind LIDAR was tested in motion, first in a circular test route with a diameter of about 30 m and later in regular expressway traffic. The vibration isolation efficiency of the system was found to be higher than 82% in the main vibration area and shock dynamic deflection was smaller than maximal deflection of the isolator. The stability of the laser locking frequency in the same mobile environment before and after the vibration isolation system installation was also found to be greatly improved. The reliability of the vibration isolation system was confirmed by good results of the analysis of the LIDAR data, in particular the plane position indicator of the line of sight velocity and the wind profile.