Mindful of the assertion that children with vision impairment (VI) are three times more likely than their peers to develop a mental health problem, this study aimed to identify practitioner-perceived priorities in supporting the emotional well-being of visually impaired children, via eliciting self-reported explorations of professional practice and experiences of Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (QTVI). Using a focus group-based interviewing technique with QTVIs from a single peripatetic VI advisory service in England, the study found that despite evident good practice, the QTVIs could feel inhibited by a lack of confidence in their ability to deliver adequate and appropriate intervention. This stems from a perceived lack of knowledge of resources available, a feeling of 'reinventing the wheel' and 'bolting on' to existing generic materials to try to improve their relevance to VI, and also an uncertainty regarding ownership of delivery of such interventions. QTVIs demonstrated clear willingness to support the emotional well-being of pupils on their caseload, but expressed a desire for more professional training, a clearer understanding of the breadth of the QTVI role, and a centralisation of knowledge and resources pertaining to emotional well-being. Therefore, this article recommends the development of resources for sharing good practice, as well as encouraging the VI educational sector to provide additional continuing professional development opportunities, and also potentially a review of the course specification of the Mandatory Qualification for Vision Impairment Teaching in England.


"Many people struggle on a daily basis with the issue of mobility. For most, the struggle of mobility is due to a physical handicap that is prohibiting their movement. Wheelchairs were invented to help provide a remedy for these situations. However, standard wheelchairs still seem to prove ineffective for a large percentage of users. This includes people with weak muscle, the blind, paraplegics, or those who were born with congenital amputation. With the advancement of technology, it is possible to make wheelchairs, "smart" and "safe" to allow people with disabilities to use such chair by simply communicating with them.This research aims to deliver an automated, safe and convenient solution for assistive technologies/advanced smart assistance which will enable elderly and handicapped people with locomotive disabilities to travel around alone with no assistance. The command of the person in the form of voice, written information, or hand gesture, is captured by the wheel chair artificial brain and convert it to a control command, which tells the wheelchair where to go. In order for the artificial brain to perform properly, it must know the environment it is operating in and the coordinates of the different possible spots the chair is likely to go.The research project is broken down into four stages, namely: a) Mapping of the environment b) Localization of the Wheelchair in the environment c) Autonomous Navigation and d) Human command Interpretation. In this phase of the research, the human voice is used to provide the locations to go to"


A new high-efficient multilevel half-bridge converter is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter regulates the output voltage by adjusting applied voltage on the main transformer with an auxiliary circuit while main switches are operated at both fixed duty ratio and switching frequency. Therefore, no magnetizing dc offset current exists on the main transformer and all switches can be operated with zero voltage switching condition. Furthermore, multilevel voltage shown at the output filter reduces the output inductance significantly. To verify these features of the proposed circuit, operational principle and experimental results will be presented with the 700 W prototype.


The dynamics of the functional status and adaptation processes in students during the period of study in a higher education institution was investigated. Adaptation processes in students during period of studies in a higher education institution, assessed in terms of the nature of the shift in cardiac rhythm variability indices and characterized by having a positive trend in junior courses were shown to change an intensification of mechanisms of cardiac rhythm control in senior courses.


This study deals with existential psychotherapy from the perspective of Rollo May and Irvin Yalom; it includes the concepts of death, freedom, meaning, responsibility, and loneliness. Furthermore, an existential approach is an approach that cares about cultural sensitivity and works with its clients from this perspective. When it comes to sensitivity to culture, it is almost impossible not to talk about religion and spirituality. Spirituality has been an increasingly found field in literature in recent years. In addition, it is an indisputable fact that the spiritual resources of the client should be investigated, the spiritual and religious dimensions of the clients should be studied in the psychological counseling process, and sustainable coping mechanisms should be developed. When the literature is examined, it is seen that there are insufficient studies on how to deal with spirituality in the psychological counseling process in terms of existential theory. For this reason, this study aims to address the perspectives of existentialist philosophers on spirituality, to reveal the relationship between spirituality and existential psychology, to bring a spiritual perspective to existential psychological counseling processes on this ground, and to offer technical and process suggestions to the field workers. For this purpose, relevant literature information, existential spiritually oriented counseling principles and techniques, evaluations, suggestions in the conclusion, a case example, and formulations of this case are included in the study. With the given titles, a unique perspective is presented to spiritually oriented counseling practices from an existential perspective, and existential techniques are adapted to the culture.


Abstract
 The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna deltas has newly emerged 'char' islands, which are very vulnerable, socially, institutionally and environmentally. This book explains how the governments of Bangladesh and the Netherlands cooperated on a land-based rural development project to give settlers security and purpose. The 13 chapters in this book are based on experience gathered from implementing the Char Development and Settlement Project undertaken since 1994.


Excerpt] Facts cannot completely describe the challenges faced by working women. But facts are important in painting a picture of the lives of working women and informing policies and actions needed. These fact sheets provide a picture of Black, Hispanic, and Asian working women in the United States in the following areas: • women's contribution to family income; • unemployment and the effects of the recession; • families in poverty; • educational attainment and likelihood of unemployment; • the impact of educational attainment on women's pay; • occupational distribution and impact on pay; • the wage gap between men and women; • the real cost of the wage gap; and • the impact of the gender wage gap on the retirement income of older women.


AbstractGlioma is a major form of brain cancer throughout the world and studies have shown that the cases and survival rates of brain cancer differ depending on a person's race. The only major genetic difference between races is a small amount of DNA bases; single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP). This is due to little within-species genomic diversity. A predisposition to glioma is neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) shown as tumour growth along the spine and brain stem. NF2 encodes one protein, merlin. Merlin has many roles within the cell at both the membrane and nucleus. At the membrane merlin traffics molecules into and out of the cell and regulates many downstream pathways that are associated with cancer development. In the membrane: merlin stabilises the genome, has an impact in cell-cycle regulation and has an influence. Therefore a change in merlin's function alters the cell, producing many hallmarks of cancer. Glioma and NF2 are both familial, inherited diseases that can pass down and be passed down from parent to offspring. Much research on merlin studies the mutations and potential epigenetic causes of merlin deregulation. Despite this, no study has focused on the inheritance of merlin in relation to its inheritance pattern i.e. Mendelian inheritance. By studying merlin, one can better understand cancer development. Thus by studying the inheritance pattern on merlin, one can deduce the inheritance of familial cancer and the racial bias of brain cancer, confirming merlin's genetic or epigenetic origin. NF2 is an autosomal-dominant condition, however the inheritance pattern of brain tumour may not correlate to this. So by studying the inheritance pattern of merlin in a human model and studying the DNA methylation of the gene NF2; this could answer the current argument of whether mutant merlin or merlin's expression patterns cause the phenotype of NF2 and glioma, evidence is available for both. Recent publications have shown that merlin may be a useful biomarker in glioma therapeutics. The aim of this research is to study the inheritance pattern of merlin in human races using a Drosophila model. Firstly, the aim is to examine the inheritance pattern of merlin in Drosophila. Secondly, to examine the inheritance pattern to deduce whether the inheritance/gene mutation is responsible for NF2 or whether epigenetics is the main cause. Studying the inheritance pattern would aid a conclusion of whether mutations of merlin or epigenetic changes to merlin lead to the phenotype of NF2 and glioma.


The adequate development of the first stages of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, is an important step for the successful commercial cultivation of this species. The companies cultivating H. rufescens in Chile utilize plastic plates, colonized by a mixture of diatoms, as settlement substrate and food for larvae, but with poor results on abalone survival and growth. Here, we report the utilization of recruitment plates conditioned with Ulva sp. germlings, in order to evaluate larval settlement, survival and growth rate of H. rufescens postlarvae. The results were compared with traditional methods as control. Settlement was lower with Ulva sp. (52 ± 3%) than the control treatment (86 ± 2%). However, at Day 15, the post-larval survival in the control group was lower than the Ulva sp. treatment, reaching 59 ± 18% and 77 ± 8%, respectively. Survival decreased on Day 30 in both treatments. The specific growth rate of the postlarvae was higher in plates conditioned with Ulva sp. (1.9 ± 0.1% growth/d), than control plates (0.8 ± 0.1% growth/d). Our results support the use of germlings of Ulva sp. on plastic plates as a good option for the cultivation of the first stage of development of the red abalone, improving the post-larval growth rate, with a positive impact on commercial farms.


Lymphocytes from seventeen subjects with previously diagnosed Legionnaires' disease and 63 subjects without a history of Legionellosis were studied in a transformation assay with a crude extract of Legionella pneumophila. In the lymphocyte transformation assay the mean stimulation index was 48+/-14 in the Legionnaires' disease group and 18+/-13 (p less than 0.001) in the control group. Endotoxin from Escherichia coli did not stimulate the cultures. Extracts from multiple other gram negative bacilli had minimal stimulation which was similar in lymphocytes from both groups. Lymphocytes from 2/3 of the subjects without a history of Legionellosis had increased incorporation of radionucleotide over background when incubated with the crude extract of L. pneumophila indicating that these subjects may have been exposed to L. pneumophila in the past and may be immune to Legionnaires' disease. This may help explain the very low attack rate (1.6-3.4%) in epidemics.


The objective of this study was to determine the comparative changes in the monthly blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentration, total protein (TP) concentration in blood serum and the body condition score of Nguni cows and heifers raised on sweetveld. Twenty-four clinically healthy animals in different parities, namely Parity 1 (n = 5), Parity 2 (n = 5), Parity 3-6 (n = 9) and heifers (n = 5), were randomly selected for the study. BUN concentration, TP concentration and body condition scores of the animals were measured over 12 months. Blood samples were collected from the coccygeal vein, while body condition score was assessed once a month during weighing. Cows in Parity 1 maintained a significantly higher body condition score (2.6 ± 0.01) than all the other animals in the trial. All the cows and heifers maintained higher levels of BUN concentration (7.5 ± 0.03 mmol/L) in November, while a lower value (1.9 ± 0.03 mmol/L) was recorded in January. The TP concentration was lowest in August at 70.8 ± 2.65 g/L, before it improved to reach a peak value of 92.3 ± 2.66 g/L in March. The Nguni cows and heifers had variations in the levels of BUN and TP concentrations in the various months while maintaining a steady body condition score throughout the trial.


From the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metonymy is a conceptual operation in which one entity maps onto the other entity within a single domain at the conceptual level.
There are two related perspectives as to what motivates metonymy: metonymy as having a referential function and metonymy as being motivated by conceptual contiguity. However, there are some linguistic expressions that are less readily identifiable as being motivated in one
of these ways.
For example, many scholars (e.g., Gibbs 1990, Barnden 2010) argues that example (1) The creampuff didn't even show up has a referential function, like metonymy, but is, in fact, an instance of metaphor. Analogously, in (2) Ann has her mother's eyes, Warren (1999) argues the relationship between the inherited characteristic is motivated by both perceptual similarity and conceptual contiguity. What these two examples reveal is the following: First, metaphor can
exhibit symptoms normally attributed to metonymy, and second, there appears not to always be a clear distinction between where metonymy ends and metaphor begins. This observation leads to a number of outstanding questions. First, is metonymy in fact a unified phenomenon? Second,
if not, how are metonymies motivated? Third, how is metonymy related to other figurative phenomena, especially metaphor? I argue that metonymy, while constituting a unified
phenomenon, nevertheless exhibits variation.
In point of fact, I claim that examples (1) and (2) amount to distinct types of metonymy, which lie on a continuum. To answer the second question, I examine the nature of metonymic compositionality. I do so to show how metonymic linguistic 'vehicles' interface with the (nonlinguistic)
conceptual level in the course of figurative language understanding. Finally, I explore the relationship between metaphor and metonymy. I argue that they are related in terms of occupying a continuum with different linguistic expressions and, on occasion, exhibiting symptoms of both


Background:  Patients with low back pain often need to adjust movement strategies and require feedback on their performance. The implementation of a systematic but individualized approach was designed to provide a streamlined approach for therapists to identify appropriate targets for patients with low back pain. Purpose: To present an efficient method (Back-in-Action) to teach and practice movement strategies for patients with low back pain. Design : Administrative Two Patient Case Study Methods: The top three most limiting activities reported on the Modified Oswestry Disability Index were selected to develop an individualized exercise training circuit and a movement education home exercise program for two patients with chronic back pain (Patient A: female, age 54 and Patient B: female, age 64). Pain education materials were provided to each patient. A modified Functional Independent Measure scoring system provided standardization of feedback as a reflection of each patient progress. Results: After a two month trial program, therapists reported moderate to strong patient compliance and were highly satisfied with patient performance. By discharge, both patients decreased in disability levels according to MODI scores (Patient A: Pre: 46%, Post: 10%; Patient B: Pre: 62%, Post: 31%). Conclusions: The "Back in Action" program incorporates patient-centered individualized activity circuit training by prioritizing responses from outcome measures and records standardized measures of the extent of feedback along with functional outcome measures as a reflection of improvement. The system is efficient, tailored to individual needs, and allows patients to practice movement strategies with feedback. Further investigation of the reliability of the feedback scoring system and overall outcomes is warranted. Clinical Relevance: The program described in this paper is likely to be useful to readers who are seeking options to provide efficient but thorough methods to manage one of the top disabilities contributing a major burden to the health care system. The paper also provides justification for use of outcome measures to drive exercise prioritization, and suggests options for methods to meet patient satisfaction, and financial reimbursement.


The relationship between trade and culture can be singled-out and deservedly labelled as unique in the discussion of 'trade and ...' issues. The reasons for this exceptional quality lie in the intensity of the relationship, which is indeed most often framed as 'trade versus culture' and has been a significant stumbling block, especially as audiovisual services are concerned, in the Uruguay Round and in the subsequent developments. The second specificity of the relationship is that the international community has organised its efforts in a rather effective manner to offset the lack of satisfying solutions within the framework of the WTO. The legally binding UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a clear sign of the potency of the international endeavour, on the one hand, and of the (almost desperate) desire to contest the existing WTO norms in the field of trade and culture, on the other. A third distinctive characteristic of the pair 'trade and culture', which is rarely mentioned and blissfully ignored in any Geneva or Paris talks, is that while the pro-trade and pro-culture opponents have been digging deeper in their respective trenches, the environment where trade and cultural issues are to be regulated has radically changed. The emergence and spread of digital technologies have modified profoundly the conditions for cultural content creation, distribution and access, and rendered some of the associated market failures obsolete, thus mitigating to a substantial degree the 'clash' nature of trade and culture.Against this backdrop, the present paper analyses in a finer-grained manner the move from 'trade and culture' towards 'trade versus culture'. It argues that both the domain of trade and that of culture have suffered from the aspirations to draw clearer lines between the WTO and other trade-related issues, charging the conflict to an extent that leaves few opportunities for practical solutions, which in an advanced digital setting would have been feasible.


Sepsis aggregates undesirable immune response causing depression of ventricular myocardium and diastolic dysfunction. This present study examined the effect of a plant-derived flavone tangeretin (TG) on autophagy and reduction in myocardial dysfunction. The sepsis was induced by cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) in male Sprague–Dawley rats. Abnormal changes were seen in the heart after the sepsis induction. These abnormalities were analyzed based on the cardiac markers, namely Cardiac myosin light chain-1 (cMLC1) and Cardiac troponin I (cTnl), echocardiography, and plasma parameters, like Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and Creatinine kinase (CK). Microanatomy of the heart was studied using hematoxylin and eosin stained histopathological samples of cardiac tissue. Western blot technique was used to detect the nature and extent of protein with the amount of a specific RNA (gene expression) in the cardiac homogenate. Oxidative damage was analyzed using redox marker, reduced glutathione. This study successfully showed that TG attenuated sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction by inhibiting myocardial autophagy via silencing the Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression and acting on the AKT/mTOR pathway. The present findings supported that TG is a novel cardioprotective therapeutic target for sepsis induced myocardial dysfunction.


An M&A due diligence is the process in which one of the parties to the transaction undertakes to investigate the other in order to judge whether to go forward with the transaction on the terms proposed. It encompasses the missions in three phases: searching and preliminary screening potential candidates, evaluating the candidates and deciding the target, and assisting the after-transaction integration. This work suggests using a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making approach (Fuzzy MCDM) and develops detailed algorithms to carry out the second-phase task. The approach of MCDM is able to facilitate the analysis and integration of information from different aspects and criteria. The theory of Fuzzy Sets can include qualitative information in addition to quantitative information. In the developed algorithms the evaluators' subjective judgments are expressed in linguistic terms which can better reflect human intuitive thought than the quantitative scores. These linguistic judgments are transformed into fuzzy numbers and made subsequent synthesis with quantitative financial figures. The order of candidates can be ranked after a defuzzification. Then the acquiring firm can work out a more specific study, including pricing and costing, on the priority candidates so as to decide the target.


Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provided a scientific opinion regarding the safety of an amendment of the specifications for the food additive microcrystalline cellulose (E 460(i)). The scope of the current application was to amend the solubility of the food additive to 'practically insoluble or insoluble in sodium hydroxide solution'. Currently, the existing EU specifications describe microcrystalline cellulose as 'slightly soluble in sodium hydroxide'. In support of the request, the applicant carried out solubility tests on four batches of microcrystalline cellulose (E 460(i)). Because the concentration of sodium hydroxide solution to be used for the solubility tests is not indicated in the applicable JECFA testing procedures, the applicant performed the test using a concentration (50 g/L) as specified in the European Pharmacopeia. The tests indicated that the quantity of sodium hydroxide solution required to dissolve 1 g of the sample is more than 10,000 mL. The Panel noted that no analytical measurements of the solubility in a range of concentrations of sodium hydroxide solution were submitted in the application dossier and that, according to published information, the solubility of microcrystalline cellulose depends on the concentration of sodium hydroxide solution. The Panel also noted that in the current EU specifications for microcrystalline cellulose (E 460(i)) the concentration of sodium hydroxide solution to be used for testing solubility is not given. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the amendment to the specifications as regards the solubility of microcrystalline cellulose (E 460(i)) proposed by the applicant would not give rise to a safety concern. However, the Panel recommended that the concentration of sodium hydroxide solution to be used in the solubility test should be indicated in the EU specifications.


An intuitive way to detect out-of-distribution (OOD) data is via the density function of a fitted probabilistic generative model: points with low density may be classed as OOD. But this approach has been found to fail, in deep learning set-tings. In this paper, we list some falsehoods that machine learning researchers believe about density-based OOD detection. Many recent works have proposed likelihood-ratio-based methods to 'fix' the problem. We propose a framework, the OOD proxy framework , to unify these methods, and we argue that likelihood ratio is a principled method for OOD detection and not a mere 'fix'. Finally, we discuss the relationship between domain discrimination and semantics.


THREE TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR SOLO ORGAN: SONATA DA CHIESA, Op. 3, No. 3, BY ARCANGELO CORELLI, OVERTURE TO LA FORZA DEL DESTINO BY GIUSEPPE VERDI, FESTIVE OVERTURE, Op. 96, BY DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH Sinhae Jang, D.M.A. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chair: Dr. Sandra C. Turner The purpose of this dissertation was to provide three transcriptions for solo organ along with a performance guide and commentaries for each of them. The original orchestral pieces, Sonata da chiesa Op. 3, No. 3 by Corelli, Overture to La forza del destino by Verdi, and Festive Overture Op. 96 by Shostakovich, were selected according to technical accessibility as well as artistic possibilities for the new performing medium. Each chapter, devoted to one transcription, is divided into three sections: (1) an introduction, containing a brief overview of the piece and the process of transcription with musical examples; (2) a performer's guide, including basic analysis, registration and manual suggestions, and tempo suggestions for each movement or section; and (3) the organ transcription score, providing suggested registration and manual changes, tempo and dynamics, and an indication of the composer's original orchestration and instrumentation. Four appendices are given. Appendix 1 presents the stop list of the Gheens Memorial Organ at Broadway Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, on which all three transcriptions have been performed. Appendices 2, 3, and 4 are the registration lists used for the performance of these organ transcriptions.


In this study, multiwall carbon nanotube (MCNT)‐supported Pd (Pd/MWCNT) catalysts are prepared by using NaBH4 reduction method. In order to maximize the oxidation and reduction of H2SO4, synthesis conditions (Pd ratio, molar ratio of NaBH4/K2PdCl4, volume of deionized water, and duration of agitation) are optimized by using response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum synthesis conditions are determined as 58.2% of Pd by weight, 154.6 molar ratio of NaBH4 to K2PdCl4, 19.48 mL of deionized water, and 186.16 min of agitation duration. The effect of electrochemical measurement conditions on the oxidation kinetics of Pd/MWCNT is also investigated by RSM. The optimum electrochemical measurement conditions are found as 10 μL of catalyst mixture, 90°C of H2SO4 solution, and 5.5 M H2SO4. The Pd/MWCNT, Pd50Ag50/MWCNT, and Pd65.6Ag33.6Cr0.80/MWCNT catalysts prepared under optimized conditions are characterized by using X‐ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, N2 adsorption‐desorption, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The crystallite sizes of these catalysts are found as 4.85, 5.66, and 5.26 nm for Pd/MWCNT, Pd50Ag50/MWCNT, and Pd65.6Ag33.6Cr0.80/MWCNT catalysts, respectively. Isotherms of all these catalysts are found to be similar to Type V isotherms with H3 hysteresis loop. The average particle size of Pd50Ag50/MWCNT and Pd65.6Ag33.6Cr0.80/MWCNT catalysts are determined as 5.2 and 9.2 nm, respectively. Electrochemical performance of as‐prepared catalysts is evaluated by using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The formic acid electrooxidation (FAEO) activities are found as 18.9, 27.8, and 51.6 mA/cm2 for Pd/MWCNT, Pd50Ag50/MWCNT, and Pd65.6Ag33.6Cr0.80/MWCNT, respectively. Pd65.6Ag33.6Cr0.80/MWCNT shows the highest activity and stability. Optimization of synthesis conditions and electrochemical measurement parameters allow us to obtain very good electrochemical activity and stability for FAEO reaction compared with anode catalysts in the literature.


The general topic of this thesis is coherence in natural language, where coherence refers to informational relations that hold between segments of a discourse. More specifically, this thesis aims to (1) develop criteria for a descriptively adequate data structure for representing discourse coherence; (2) test the influence of coherence on psycholinguistic processes, in particular, pronoun processing; (3) test the influence of coherence on the relative saliency of discourse segments in a text.
In order to address the first aim, a method was developed for hand-annotating a database of naturally occurring texts for coherence structures. The thus obtained database of coherence structures was used to test assumptions about descriptively adequate data structures for representing discourse coherence. In particular, the assumption that discourse coherence can be represented in trees was tested, and results suggest that more powerful data structures than trees are needed (labeled chain graphs, where the labels represent types of coherence relations, and an ordered array of nodes represents the temporal order of discourse segments in a text).
The second aim was addressed in an on-line comprehension and an off-line production experiment. Results from both experiments suggest that only a coherence-based account predicted the full range of observed data. In that account, the observed preferences in pronoun processing are not a result of pronoun-specific mechanisms, but a byproduct of more general cognitive mechanisms that operate when establishing coherence.
In order to address the third aim, layout-, word-, and coherence-based approaches to discourse segment ranking were compared to human rankings. Results suggest that word-based accounts provide a strong baseline, and that some coherence-based approaches best predict the human data. However, coherence-based algorithms that operate on trees did not perform as well as coherence-based algorithms that operate on more general graphs. It is suggested that that might in part be due to the fact that more general graphs are more descriptively adequate than trees for representing discourse coherence. (Copies available exclusively from MIT Libraries, Rm. 14-0551, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. Ph. 617-253-5668; Fax 617-253-1690.)


Background: The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra L., also known as ‹Licorice,' is used as an expectorant in cough and cold preparations, used to treat hepatitis, and have therapeutic benefit against some other viruses. The roots of Abrus precatorius L. belonging to the family Leguminosae are commonly known as 'Indian wild Licorice.' The roots of both of these plants are used in Indian systems of medicine (I.S.M.) to treat various health ailments. The root of A. precatorius is used as a substitute or sometimes as an adulterant of G. glabra. Objectives: The present study aimed to develop comparative standards for easy and fast identification of root drug samples of two selected species. Materials and Methods: The present study involved a comparative macroscopic and microscopic characterization of the root drug samples of G. glabra and A. precatorius using compound and stereo microscopes. Results: Comparative study of qualitative and quantitative characters revealed significant differences in surface and microscopic characters. Anatomical characters such as cortex and phloem zone appearance, the appearance of vascular rays, and some powder characters, i.e., color and taste of powder and shape and size of starch grains, clearly differentiated the genuine 'Liquorice' drug root samples from other drug species. Conclusion: Botanical characters compiled in the present study can be used as a reference standard for future identification of individual raw root drug samples and the comparative distinction of both species' root samples.


Abstract With the continuous increase of international oil prices, more and more shipping companies look for new solutions to the ever present question: How to reduce operational fuel consumption and decrease air pollution. Ship route planning is an indispensable part of the ship navigation process. In the modern world, the passage planning aspect of navigation is shifting. No longer do we see mariners drawing course lines on a paper chart. No longer do they calculate distances with compasses. Elaborate algorithms on various digital devices perform all these tasks. Algorithms plot the optimum tracks on digital charts and algorithms can decide how to avoid collision situations. Nowadays charter companies do not rely solely on the experienced navigators on board their vessels to decide the best route. Instead, this task is outsourced ashore to routing and weather-routing enterprises. The algorithms used by those enterprises are continuously evolving and getting better and better. They are coming popular because of another reason – more and more the shipping society support the newly idea for using crewless ships. However, are they up to the task to eliminate the human element in passage planning? In this article, we are going to review some of the weak points of the algorithms in use.


This book deals with the interpretation of illness and sickness, and the systems for preserving and restoring health in various social contexts, kinds of therapeutic operators, plurality of prevention and recovery knowledge and practices, from shamans to western medical doctors, health preservation and magical-religious perspectives, ritual therapies effectiveness, health care delivery systems in multicultural societies. An outline of the complex and wide phenomenology of the "social side" of health/sickness dynamics.


This dissertation demonstrates how discourse surrounding Indonesian herbal indigenous medicine, or jamu, shapes Muslim women's health choices and sexual and gender subjectivities in contemporary Central Java, Indonesia. With jamu being composed mainly of roots from plants, "Our Roots, Our Strength" refers to how jamu creates a space for cultural discourse and practice that enables Muslim women to engage with power in terms of their reproductive and sexual health. Women turn to jamu for their most intimate health needs because, unlike state-supported biomedical campaigns which many women feel are aggressive, political and invasive, jamu: 1) is an informal, grassroots and gendered discourse, 2) supports long-held gender constructions and Indonesian-Islamic belief and medical systems, and 3) supports a holistic view of a woman's health which includes sexuality and pleasure. At the same time, this research reveals the ways in which the jamu industry has made its' wealth off of the creation of women's health needs, particularly in the sale of jamu to "regulate" menstruation and to "satisfy" one's husband through the use of herbal vaginal drying agents, both of which support gender inequality and are assumed biomedically to facilitate infection. While most often criticized as unscientific and dismissed by the formal public health sector, this study points to the need for formal women's healthcare to be invested in understanding the role jamu plays in many women's lives. This study is based on 15 months of ethnographic research including 116 in-depth interviews and participant observation in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, focusing on jamu as a primary health resource for Muslim women by investigating the commercial production, distribution and consumption of jamu in small, medium and large industry contexts. Using jamu as a lens through which to examine the interplay of sex, gender, medicine, religion, and capitalism, this study contributes to anthropological scholarship on the jamu industry; the role of gender, sexuality, and Islam in health culture; the need for religious, sexuality and cultural studies in the construction of public health programs and policies; and the diversity of local religious moralities in the Muslim world.


ABSTRACTObjectivesTimely data on the health and vital status of study participants is important for cohort management and patient recruitment processes in addition to traditional observational research. We have investigated the potential to modify data sourcing and linkage processes so that data is linked daily, in near real-time. Such modifications will improve the currency of linked data for end users but impact on the quality of the data for recent periods. This work aims to provide a conceptual framework for understanding drivers of quality and empirical evidence on the type and extent of quality impacts associated with linking death and recent hospitalisation data in near real-time for a large population.
ApproachWe compared different linkage strategies including real-time linkage to study the type and extent of quality impacts observed using a large population cohort linked to jurisdictional level hospitalisation and death data.
Results Changes in data quality arise from several sources: incomplete enumeration of the most recently occurring events (known as delayed notifications), differences in the availability of up-to-date personal information to assist in data linkage, and the adoption of faster probabilistic linkage techniques that skip some computational and/or manual steps (e.g. clustering and clerical review) that are performed in conventional gold-standard probabilistic linkage processes.
Compared to a gold standard process faster linkage techniques with reduced personal information produced quality metrics of precision, recall and F measure in excess of 98.0 for linkage of a population cohort with death registrations. While precision was maintained at 98.0 for linkage to hospitalisation data recall was reduced to 91.1.
Delayed notifications have a pronounced effect on quality. If incomplete enumeration is factored into quality metrics, the effective recall for the last quarter of data drops to 0.82 and 0.33 for deaths and most recent hospitalisation respectively.
ConclusionsHigh quality and current information about health and vital status can be obtained through data linkage, but there are tradeoffs between timeliness and ascertainment. Delayed notifications in jurisdictional level administrative data systems appear more problematic than subtle changes in linkage technique. The quality impacts of near-real time linkage vary significantly by data collection and so its usefulness is highly dependent on its desired purpose and quality requirements.


Understanding the biological mechanisms behind aging, lifespan and healthspan is becoming increasingly important as the proportion of the world's population over the age of 65 grows, along with the cost and complexity of their care. BigData oriented approaches and analysis methods enable current and future bio-gerontologists to synthesize, distill and interpret vast, heterogeneous data from functional genomics studies of aging. GeneWeaver is an analysis system for integration of data that allows investigators to store, search, and analyze immense amounts of data including user-submitted experimental data, data from primary publications, and data in other databases. Aging related genome-wide gene sets from primary publications were curated into this system in concert with data from other model-organism and aging-specific databases, and applied to several questions in genrontology using. For example, we identified Cd63 as a frequently represented gene among aging-related genome-wide results. To evaluate the role of Cd63 in aging, we performed RNAi knockdown of the C. elegans ortholog, tsp-7, demonstrating that this manipulation is capable of extending lifespan. The tools in GeneWeaver enable aging researchers to make new discoveries into the associations between the genes, normal biological processes, and diseases that affect aging, healthspan, and lifespan.


A human brain cDNA clone encoding glutathione synthetase (EC 220.127.116.11) has been sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli. The protein is 474 amino acids in length with a subunit molecular mass of 52,352 Da. The recombinant protein exhibits glutathione synthetase activity and occurs as a homodimer. The recombinant glutathione synthetase was purified to homogeneity and had a specific activity of 1.73 mumol/min per mg of protein, an isoelectric point of 5.35 and a pH optimum between 7.0 and 7.5. Southern blots of human genomic DNA hybridized with the glutathione synthetase cDNA revealed a relatively simple pattern of strongly hybridizing fragments, indicating the absence of a large gene family and suggesting that there may be only one glutathione synthetase gene in the human genome.


There is substantial variation in language experience between learners, yet there is surprising similarity in the language structure they eventually acquire. While it is possible that this canalisation of language structure may be due to constraints imposed by modulators, such as an innate language system, it may instead derive from the broader, communicative environment in which language is acquired. In this paper, the latter perspective is tested for its adequacy in explaining the robustness of language learning to environmental variation. A computational model of word learning from cross-situational, multimodal information was constructed and tested. Key to the model's robustness was the presence of multiple, individually unreliable information sources that could support learning when combined. This "degeneracy" in the language system had a detrimental effect on learning when compared to a noise-free environment, but was critically important for acquiring a canalised system that is resistant to environmental noise in communication.


In the present study gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) with automated wire addition was used to additively manufacture (AM) a representative thin-walled aerospace component from Ti-6Al-4V in a layer-wise manner. Residual strains, and hence stresses, were analysed quantitatively using neutron diffraction techniques on the KOWARI strain scanner at the OPAL research facility operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). Results showed that residual strains within such an AM sample could be measured with relative ease using the neutron diffraction method. Residual stress levels were found to be greatest in the longitudinal direction and concentrated at the interface between the base plate and deposited wall. Difficulties in measurement of lattice strains in some discrete locations within the deposited material were ascribed to the formation of localised grain orientation where alpha-Ti laths form in aligned colonies within prior beta-Ti grain boundaries upon cooling. Neutron diffraction measurements of residual stress were cross-correlated using the contour method with results found to be in close agreement. Observations of microstructure reveal 'basket-weave' morphology typical of fusion welds in Ti-6Al-4V. Microhardness measurements show lower hardness in the deposited material compared to the base plate and a further small decrease in hardness in the top region of the deposit, indicating a dependence on thermal cycling from sequential weld deposition.


We apply first order perturbation theory and reciprocity to the scalar radiative transport equation for the temporal field auto-correlation function to study its sensitivity to changes in the Brownian motion of the constituent scattering particles.


The maxil lary anterior teeth are the key elements cont ributing to the esthetic importance of what we call dentofacial beauty . However the selection and arrangement of maxil lary anterior teeth for edentulous patients in a natural and esthetically pleasing form has remained an elus ive and challenging endeavor. Over the years, norms, criteria and guidelines for esthetic tooth selection have been suggested by the artisans of the dental profession. However, no universally accepted parameter currently exists for selection of anterior teeth in local population , and no such studies have been carried out previously1 , this study was conducted to determine the significance of correlation between the maxil lary inter canine linear width and inter alar distance, inner inter canthal distance in the local population to potentially provide a guide for selecting maxil lary anterior teeth.


Aims. By studying the photospheric abundances of 4 RV Tauri stars in the LMC, we test whether the depletion pattern of refractory elements, seen in similar Galactic sources, is also common for extragalactic sources. Since this depletion process probably only occurs through interaction with a stable disc, we investigate the circumstellar environment of these sources. Methods. A detailed photospheric abundance study was performed using high-resolution UVES optical spectra. To study the circumstellar environment we use photometric data to construct the spectral energy distributions of the stars, and determine the geometry of the circumstellar environment, whereas low-resolution Spitzer-IRS infrared spectra are used to trace its mineralogy. Results. Our results show that, also in the LMC, the photospheres of RV Tauri stars are commonly affected by the depletion process, although it can differ significantly in strength from source to source. From our detailed disc modelling and mineralogy study, we find that this process, as in the Galaxy, appears closely related to the presence of a stable Keplerian disc. The newly studied extragalactic objects have similar observational characteristics as Galactic post-AGB binaries surrounded by a dusty disc, and are therefore also believed to be part of a binary system. One source shows a very small infrared excess, atypical for a disc source, but still has evidence for depletion. We speculate this could point to the presence of a very evolved disc, similar to debris discs seen around young stellar objects.


Carbon market serves as an emerging commodity market in financial services, where the carbon price returns and volatilities play significant roles in understanding the carbon market dynamics, besides making decisions related to the reduction of carbon emissions. In view of that, this research focuses on examining the cross-commodity volatility spillover effects in the European carbon, fossil fuel and biofuel markets. The sample includes daily closing prices of futures commodities such as carbon, crude oil, coal, natural gas and biodiesel, from March 25, 2008 to July 31, 2019. I employ a bi-variate version of VAR-GARCH-in-mean-BEKK model that allows for flexible distributional assumptions and asymmetry in the variance-covariance matrix. Besides, special attention is given in selecting the appropriate volatility spillover model. The empirical results reveal statistically significant spillover effects, in terms of returns and volatilities, from crude oil and coal markets to carbon market. On the other hand, there are statistically insignificant spillover effects, in terms of returns and volatilities, from natural gas and biodiesel markets to carbon market. These findings could assist the investors to build more effective investment portfolios. Furthermore, power enterprises and other industrial sectors could also regulate their energy consumption structure to attain optimal carbon emission reduction strategies.


The paper describes experimental results of bistatic studies of meteor echoes at 200 mc using a high power source and highly directive antennas. The transmission paths studied ranged from 940 to 1800 km in length and included many off-great-circle paths. Diurnal burst rate curves are given for each path. Median duration of the VHF bursts is compared with theory. For certain paths, duty cycle and Doppler shift data are given. At some sites signals were received from ionization aligned with the Earth's magnetic field.


The deployment of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is continuously increasing on a global scale due to governmental commitments to ensure energy security, decarbonisation and address environmental concerns, by phasing out Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. However, if charging is not appropriately controlled, massive EV penetration can lead to significant challenges for local distribution systems. In this context, this paper presents a new extensive tool, based on a Matlab/Simulink platform, to model distribution networks and analyse the impacts of charging of EVs, generation from local Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and the use of smart grid technologies to mitigate these impacts. The tool models the geographical locations of the distribution substations and the nodes where local loads, RES and EV charges may be connected. It allows the user to study the operational framework of current and future distribution networks and enables techno-economic assessment to be made. The modelling tool simulates the daily basis operation of any low-voltage (LV) distribution grid, considering the interaction with both consumers and local RES. This is done by evaluating key system performance measures, such as nodal voltages, line currents and transformer overloading. A user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) facilitates the flexible management of the input parameters. The tool was applied to analyse an existing UK LV distribution network, to demonstrate the feasibility of smart charging and V2G (Vehicle to Grid) technology and the advantages over uncontrolled charging. This paper presents the outline of the modelling tool and the results of investigation of the different scenarios considered in this research.


BACKGROUND
A health coaching intervention in addition to usual physiotherapy care increased recovery expectation and activity in people with non-chronic NSLBP and low recovery expectation.

OBJECTIVE
We aimed to fully describe the coaching intervention to allow replication and enable a deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind health coaching in this setting.

METHODS
A qualitative analysis was conducted using notes taken by the coach during the health coaching intervention. Two researchers independently applied open coding and content analysis, using the factors of low recovery expectation identified in a previous qualitative investigation as a framework.

RESULTS
For the majority of participants coaching rapidly progressed to goal setting and action planning, with less time spent on increasing the importance and confidence to return to activity. The factors of the person, progression, pain, performance and treatment were addressed across all phases of the coaching intervention.

CONCLUSION
This effective health coaching intervention for people with non-chronic NSLBP and low recovery expectation concentrated on goal setting and action planning and addressed the essential factors of recovery expectations. This study suggests that coaching interventions are likely to be different in this population compared to similar interventions in chronic conditions due to pre-existing levels of readiness to change.


SUMMARY We present a new approach for performing broad-band ground motion time histories (0.1– 30 Hz) of a future earthquake in a sedimentary basin. Synthetics are computed with an hybrid scheme combining reciprocity-based 3-D-spectral element method simulations at low frequencies and empirical Green's functions (EGF) at high frequencies. The combination between both deterministic and empirical parts results in a set of hybrid Green's functions, summed according to a new k −2 kinematic model algorithm. The summation technique enables to remove the high-frequency artefacts that appear above the EGF corner frequency. The ground motion variability is assessed by generating a variety of source parameter sets selected from ap rioriprobability density functions. This leads to a population of response spectra, from which the median spectral acceleration and standard deviation values are derived. The method is applied to simulate a M W 5.5 event in the deep Grenoble basin (French Alps). The comparison with EC8 regulations suggests the need of specific design spectra in the Grenoble valley.


Known as much for the emotional outbursts and violence of its fans as for its own stars, soccer (or football, as it is known outside the United States) is a global game. Its international controlling body, FIFA, boasts more members than the United Nations. Bill Murray traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was called "the simplest game" through its codification in the nineteenth century to the 1994 World Cup, held for the first time in the United States. Murray weaves the sport's growth into the culture and politics of the countries where it has been taken up, analyzing its reputation as a game that has seen more riots and on-field brawls than all other types of football combined. He vividly illustrates how soccer has become the world's most popular sport, one that has resisted the interference of politicians, dictators, and profiteers and - more recently - the demands of television, through which it has spread to virtually every corner of the globe. The World's Game will be entertaining and enlightening to anyone from the most avid, knowledgeable fan to those who merely hope to learn a little about the sport.


From May to December 1993, a house-by-house survey was conducted on the changes in clinical manifestations of filariasis among 814 pre-control mf carriers in 88 villages of five towns/districts on Kinmen Islands. Four hundred and sixteen (51%) pre-control mf carriers were examined physically with history taking. The rates of disappearance, improvement, no change, aggravation, and new occurrence were 72% (229), 6% (26), 14% (59), 6% (24) and 2% (8), respectively. The rates of disappearance and improvement were higher for the acute than for the chronic manifestations. However, these rates were also high for hydrocele and chyluria. These findings indicate that the acute manifestations disappear or greatly improve after filariasis eradication by a low dose of DEC medicated salt for a period of 6 months. However, the chronic ones remain unchanged or even aggravated to become one of the more important public health problems.


A selective work that documents the formative impact of the region's earlier history, this is the first work of its kind to include within its purview not only older, more familiar countries of Eastern Europe like Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland, but relative newcomers as well, such as the Baltic states and the successors of Yugoslavia. The first section of the bibliography, General Works of East European History, presents core bibliographies for geographical regions of Eastern Europe and for each nation state. Included are reference aides and bibliographies, general and descriptive histories of the land, peoples, and economies, and works depicting intellectual and cultural life in these areas. A second section, the Subject Bibliography, then provides citations for an array of subjects of central importance to East European history, arranged alphabetically. The subjects treated here are multifarious, ranging from broad concepts to specific events and personages. Such an arrangement of topics, bypassing vexed questions of nationality, is particularly appropriate to the history of countries of this region, where interrelationships are strong and where current national borders reflect only in part the multifaceted past. The contents of this bibliography herald the transition of Eastern Europe from the Cold War to a period of rapid, portentous change. This will be a welcome addition to any specialized collection and to many general libraries.


The clinical significance of initial DEAE chromatography of glucocorticoid binders in lymphoblastic disease was evaluated in an animal model. Domestic cats and dogs with lymphoblastic disease were treated with prednisone, 2 mg/kg/day, for 14 days, and the outcome of therapy was correlated with DEAE chromatograms of glucocorticoid binders, using 3H-triamcinolone as ligand. Six of 30 animals had a single-peak low-salt binder species, similar to that seen in a subset of human leukemia, and none of these responded. Of the 29 animals with chromatograms identical to normal tissues, 6 had a complete response and another 11 a partial response. This distribution of responders is statistically significant (p = 0.02). Thus, the leukemia-associated single-peak DEAE species appears to be associated with glucocorticoid resistance, as defined by clinical responsiveness. In contrast, the two-peak normal pattern is a necessary, but insufficient, criterion for defining responsive disease.


Dermally-implanted microparticle sensors are being developed for on-demand monitoring of blood sugar levels. For these to be deployed in vivo, a matched optoelectronic system for delivery of excitation, collection and analysis of escaping fluorescent signal is needed. Previous studies predicted the characteristics of fluorescence from microparticle sensors to facilitate design of hardware system. Based on the results of simulations, we designed and constructed the optical part of this opto-electronic system. This study experimentally verified the simulation results and tested the capability of the designed optical system. Reliable skin phantoms sufficient for future dynamic tests were developed. Skin phantoms with different thicknesses were made and the optical properties of skin phantoms were determined with an integrating sphere system and Inverse Adding-Doubling method. Measurements of sensor emission spectrum through phantoms with different thicknesses were done with the designed optical system. Simulations for the experiment situation were performed. The experimental measurements agreed well with simulations in most cases. The results of hardware experiment and validation with skin phantoms provided us with critical information for future dynamic tests and animal experiments.


The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a research program to assess the health and nutritional status of the population in the United States. In this work, we present a visual analytics system designed to help researchers explore patterns and form hypotheses within the NHANES dataset. The visualization component of the environment is an extension of traditional scatter plot matrices. Since the upper portion of the scatter plot matrix is a redundant encoding, we utilize this space, to show the projected N-dimensional clustering of points. The rows and columns of the matrix are automatically ordered using information about the cluster projection in each space as a means of showing the most meaningful dimensions. A comparison module has also been included that allows the user to compare groupings of people to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This tool enhances the analysis work by aiding discovery and hypothesis formation.


This thesis examines the origins and impact of environmental conflict ideas. It focuses on the work of Canadian political scientist Thomas Homer-Dixon, whose model of environmental conflict achieved considerable prominence in U.S. foreign policy circles in the 1990s. The thesis argues that this success was due in part to widely shared neo-Malthusian assumptions about the Third World, and to the support of private foundations and policymakers with a strategic interest in promoting these views. It analyzes how population control became an important feature of American foreign policy and environmentalism in the post-World War Two period. It then describes the role of the "degradation narrative" -- the belief that population pressures and poverty precipitate environmental degradation, migration, and violent conflict -- in the development of the environment and security field. Based on archival research and interviews with key policymakers, foundation officers, and scholars, the thesis identifies a process of "circumscribed heterodoxy" in which an illusion of openness to diverse views masks a politics of uniformity at both the project and policy level. It examines the intentional and unintentional effects of environmental conflict ideas on U.S. policy institutions, and considers the nature of the knowledge communities that formed around these ideas. In so doing, the thesis offers insights into the complex relationships between knowledge, power, and policy.


The various industrial processes have a diverse effect on the environment
through pollution. In view of these observations, some environmentally benign synthetically protocols
have developed under green chemistry. For rapid and sustainable synthesis, the microwave
irradiation (MI) has gained popularity as a powerful tool compared to conventional synthesis. The
present study describes the synthesis of novel substituted 1, 3-diaryl-2-propene-1-one derivative
using alumina supported K3PO4-MWI combination.

Chalcones are important compounds which are widely spread in nature like in fruits,
vegetables, tea, spices, etc. The 2'-hydroxy derivative of chalcones plays an important role in the
synthesis of bioactive compounds. The present communication deals with a convenient and rapid
synthesis of 1, 3-diaryl-2-propene-1-one under the support of alumina-tripotassium phosphate and microwave
irradiation. Our efforts are focused on the introduction of typical and easier route for the
synthesis of title compounds using a microwave. All synthesized chalcones have been screened and
evaluated for the antioxidant activity by DPPH and nitric oxide radical scavenging. Some of these compounds
are found to be more potent scavengers and may lead to the development of a new class of antioxidants.

The α, β-unsaturated carbonyl functionality contains two electrophilic centers allowing
them to undergo addition and cyclization reactions with different nucleophiles. In the literature
survey, we found that Chalcones were synthesized using tripotassium phosphate catalyst under refluxing
by a conventional method. A novel method for the synthesis of 1, 3-diaryl-2-propene-1-one
via Claisen Schmidt has been introduced by reacting substituted 2'- hydroxyl acetonaphthones with
substituted aromatic aldehydes under the support of basic alumina –tripotassium phosphate via microwave
radiations. Formation of corresponding Chalcones was confirmed by spectral studies followed
by their screening for antioxidant activity. The scavenging activity is expressed in terms of
% inhibition and IC50 value (μg/ml).

The structures of newly synthesized Chalcones were confirmed and in good agreement
with obtained spectral analysis such as IR, NMR, Mass and elemental analysis. Commercially
available basic alumina and tripotassium phosphate in combination of microwave were utilized
and found to be effective, convenient route for the synthesis of 1, 3-diaryl-2-propene-1-one derivatives
with desirable yields in short reaction time (5-12 min). The results of antioxidant activity
revealed that the IC50 value for compounds 3a, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3j, 3l and 3n are lower than
that of standard ascorbic acid to scavenge DPPH radical. This indicates that these compounds are
more significant scavengers in comparison with standard drug. On the other hand, compounds 3a,
3b, 3c, 3d, 3g, 3l and 3n are more potent scavengers for NO free radical.

 We have introduced an efficient, ecofriendly, simple and fast microwave assisted
method using basic alumina-tripotassium phosphate for the synthesis of 1, 3-diaryl-2-propene-1-
one derivatives. Microwave irradiation provides an effective way for the preparation of Chalcones
in terms of several advantages as a simple procedure, short reaction time, milder reaction condition,
cleaner reaction and excellent yield. The scavenging activity of chalcones against DPPH and NO free
radicals showed excellent properties of antioxidants.


An automobile tracking system is an electronic device installed in a automobile to know the owner or a third party to track the automobile location. This paper proposed to design a automobile tracking system that works using GPS and GSM Modules, which would be the less cost source of automobile tracking and it would work as anti-theft system. It is an embedded system which is used for tracking and positioning of any automobile by using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global system for mobile communication (GSM). This proposed project will continuously monitor a moving Automobile and send the status of the Automobile on user demand. For doing so an Adriano is interfaced serially to a GSM Modem and GPS Receiver. A GSM modem is used to send the position (Latitude and Longitude) of the automobile from a place where the automobile is actually there. The GPS modem will continuously give the data i.e. the latitude and longitude indicating the position of the automobile to the Adriano. The same data is sent to the Adriano continuously when it gets the request from the user. If the owner wants to track the automobile he has to send the request to the Adriano using the GSM Module. When Adriano get the request then it send the current position of the automobile to the registered numbered through the GSM Module.


In the past 10 years a statistical technique, approximate Bayesian computa- tion (ABC), has been developed that can be used to infer parameters and choose between models in the complicated scenarios that are often consid- ered in the environmental sciences. For example, based on gene sequence and microsatellite data, the method has been used to choose between com- peting models of human demographic history as well as to infer growth rates, times of divergence, and other parameters. The method fits naturally in the Bayesian inferential framework, and a brief overview is given of the key con- cepts. Three main approaches to ABC have been developed, and these are described and compared. Although the method arose in population genetics, ABC is increasingly used in other fields, including epidemiology, systems bi- ology, ecology, and agent-based modeling, and many of these applications are briefly described.


We model mortgage refinancing as a bargaining game involving the borrowing household, the incumbent lender, and an outside bank. In equilibrium, the borrower ' s ability to refinance depends both on the competitiveness of the local banking market and on the cost of switching banks. We find empirical support for the key predictions of our model using a unique data set containing the population of mortgages in Belgium. Households ' refinancing propensities are positively correlated with the number of local branches and negatively correlated with local mortgage market concentration. Moreover, households are more likely to refinance externally if they already have a relation with more than one bank, but the effect is mitigated if their current mortgage lender has a branch locally.


General comment : The Author evaluated the Toxicological potential of aqueous extracts from Clematis hirsuta and Rhamnus prinoides . Results from the presented study are highly relevant as they provide useful information on the Biosecurity and Bio-safety of the medicinal plant to users. The study has also uncovered the previously unknown knowledge on the toxicological potential of Clematis hirsuta and Rhamnus prinoides hence providing bio-safety assurance to users of herbal medicine while also contributing new knowledge to science


Quantum channel simulations constructing probability tensors for biological multi-taxa in phylogenetics are proposed. These are given in terms of positive trace preserving maps (quantum channels), operating on quantum density matrices, using evolving systems of quantum walks with multiple walkers. Simulation of a variety of standard phylogenetic branching models, applying on trees of various topologies, is constructed using appropriate decoherent quantum circuits. For the sequences of biological characters so modelled, quantum simulations of statistical inference for them are constructed, given appropriate aligned molecular sequence data. This is achieved by the introduction of a quantum pruning map, operating on likelihood operator observables, utilizing state-observable duality and quantum measurement theory. More general stategies for related quantum simulation targets are also discussed.


The term lipid encompasses a great host of compounds (e.g. fatty acids (FAs), mono-, di- and triglycerides), that are almost ubiquitously present in foods; their characterization and quantification is then of importance for an analytical chemist.

The first step for an accurate analysis is sample preparation: choosing an appropriate solvent or phases can isolate one particular class of lipid from a sample [a good separation of classes can be accomplised by thin-layer chromatography (TLC)]; obviously, the sample pretreatment will be governed by the determinations to follow. Indeed, nowadays, there is a host of techniques, mainly chromatographic, for lipid analysis. TLC is a rapid way to gather information about the sample (presence of conjugated double and triple bonds, free FAs and of oxygenated FAs), particularly with the development of modified normal phases. For example, silica gel can be impregnated with boric acid, which inhibits isomerization of mono- and diglycerides, or it can be treated with silver ions [argentation, for silver ion thin-layer chromatography (Ag-TLC)] used for resolution of unsaturated FAs. Gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) are the most common techniques actually employed, because of their versatility (many parameters can be changed, e.g. stationary and mobile phases, detector) and to their capacity to be hyphenated (coupled with another measuring device). Particularly, the advent of the light-scattering detector has allowed greater reproducibility in the HPLC of lipids. Mass spectrometry (MS) is often coupled with GC. However, coupling MS with another MS (MS/MS or tandem MS) is useful for the determination of the structure of long-chain FAs with improved selectivity and sensitivity. Finally, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is able to identify functional groups, even in mixtures, and is a valid aid for the elucidation of structures with double bonds (DBs) by interpretation of the coupling patterns.

Each analytical method relies on appropriate sample preparation (e.g. methylation for the GC analysis of FAs) and a critical approach to evaluate its usefulness.


Proteinuria is one of the hallmarks of preeclampsia (PE) that differentiates other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Protein misfolding and aggregation is an emerging pathological condition underlying many chronic metabolic diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies indicate protein aggregation as an emerging biomarker of preeclampsia, wherein several proteins are aggregated and dysregulated in the body fluids of preeclamptic women, provoking the multi-systemic clinical manifestations of the disease. At the cellular level, these misfolded and aggregated proteins are potentially toxic interfering with the normal physiological process, eliciting the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway activators in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that subsequently augments the ER quality control systems to remove these aberrant proteins. ER resident chaperones, folding enzymes and other proteins serve as part of the ER quality control machinery in restoring nascent protein folding. These ER chaperones are crucial for ER function aiding in native protein folding, maintaining calcium homeostasis, as sensors of ER stress and also as immune modulators. Consequently, ER chaperones seems to be involved in many cellular processes, yet the association is expanding to be explored. Understanding the role and mechanism of ER chaperones in regulating protein misfolding and aggregation would provide new avenues for therapeutic intervention as well as for the development of new diagnostic approaches.


The main purposes of this study were: 1) to identify teachers' perceptions towards principal's leadership behaviors at Jeyang Middle School; 2) to identify teachers' perceptions towards principal's leadership behaviors at Hkachyang Middle School; 3) to compare principals' leadership behaviors perceived by teachers between Jeyang and Hkachyang Middle Schools in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The researcher designed this study as a quantitative and comparative study using the questionnaire in two parts. Part one was associated with the teachers' demographic profile which consisted of five items in terms of age, educational background, teaching Experience, training experiences, and number of year(s) of teaching at current school. In part two, Path-Goal leadership behavior questionnaire from Northouse (2010) which included four dimensions (Directive, Supportive, Participative, and Achievement-oriented) of leadership behaviors was applied to determine teachers' perceptions of principals' leadership behaviors at the selected schools.


CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT AND ROUTING FOR MULTI-RADIO WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS Ahmet Murat Özdemiray M.S. in Computer Engineering Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Körpeoğlu September, 2008 Wireless Mesh Network is a promising technology since it extends the range of wireless coverage by multi-hop transmission between routers. However, in multihop networks the total throughput decreases with increasing number of nodes and hops. To increase the total throughput, some mesh routers are equipped with multiple radios to use the available bandwidth of multiple non-overlapping channels. However, channel assignment should be done carefully to effectively use this available bandwidth. Moreover, the optimal channel assignment algorithm is NP-hard. In this thesis, we propose a joint channel assignment and routing solution to effectively use the available bandwidth for multi-radio wireless mesh networks with given network topology and traffic profile. Initially, we predict the final routes of the flows and estimate the loads on the links using these path predictions and given traffic profile. Then three different heuristics determine the assignment order of the links. Then the least busy channel among the available channels is assigned to the link. Finally, our routing algorithm routes the flows such that the selected path is the least busy path among the alternatives. We evaluated our channel assignment and routing algorithm using ns-2 simulator which supports multiple channels and multiple radios per node and we compared our results with single channel WMNs, and different algorithms for multi-radio multi-channel WMNs. The results show that our joint algorithm successfully achieves up to 5 times more throughput than single channel WMN with using just 2 radios and 3 channels. Our algorithms also out-performs other compared channel assignment algorithms for multi-radio multi-channel WMNs.


Introduction: Sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) undergoes physiological modulation by respiration but it remains unclear whether this process is altered by age and hypertension.
Aims: To establish relationship between respiration and neural regulation of the cardiovascular system in aging and hypertension.
Methods: Multiunit muscle SNA, BP, respiratory parameters and heart rate were recorded at rest in young and older healthy men and hypertensive patients, then repeated in hypertensive group after acute and long-term device-guided slow deep-breathing (SDB) training.
Results: Muscle SNA was higher in older subjects but showed similar modulation by respiration in both age groups. In young acute SDB reduced SNA, with no effect on sympathetic and cardiac baroreflex sensitivity. The sympathoinhibition was not related to changes in baroreflex sensitivity, but it reflected increases in lung inflation afferent input and/or reduction in central respiratory-sympathetic coupling. Long-term SDB training inhibited muscle SNA in hypertensive patients and led to acute increase in heart rate variability and longer-term BP reduction. There were no changes in baroreflex sensitivity, cardiac structure/function or arterial stiffness in response to SDB training.
Conclusions: The study provides new mechanistic insights into sympathetic regulatory pathways in hypertension and aging, which may help to establish anti-hypertensive strategy based on respiratory modulation.


This paper argues that the information processing paradigm which is still fundamental to digital library engineering is not adequate for the way in which information and informational objects ‐ as stored in Digital Library systems ‐ should be treated. The recent move within information science towards emancipation from the Shannon/Weaver information theory concept provides some indications of how Digital Libraries could be conceptualised in a way that has not yet been implemented in standardised formal frameworks such as the DELOS or the 5S-Framework. A deeper understanding of information processes beyond the concepts and usage of such systems could help to make better use of the enormous potential and resources in the field of Digital Library engineering. Resulting effects could be the way in which knowledge transfer and acquisition processes are supported by adequate interfaces and, subsequently, by new ways of embedding collections in communities of information practice, such as research teams or learning groups.


Using data from an original survey conducted in June 2020, this study examines the prevalence, frequency, and productivity of working from home (WFH) practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The results reveal that the percentage of employees who practiced WFH was approximately 32%. Labor input attributed to WFH arrangements accounted for approximately 19% of total working hours. Highly educated, high-wage, white-collar employees who work in large firms in metropolitan areas tended to practice WFH. The mean WFH productivity relative to working at the usual workplace was about 60% to 70%, and it was lower for employees who started WFH practices only after the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, highly educated, and high-wage employees, as well as long-distance commuters, tended to exhibit a relatively small reduction in WFH productivity.


This essay explores the usefulness of looking outside of education for inspiration, particularly with regard to seemingly intractable issues that have been resigned to the margins.  First, it proposes that, rather than comparing education to medicine and law—the traditional comparison fields for education—we turn instead to the "helping fields" of nursing and social work, which seem to offer better parallels.  Then it considers a test case: the stalled conversation around linking research and practice in education.  Finally, the work offers a model framework of the sort that might be generated through such cross-field analysis—one for organizing our thinking about what matters in moving research into practice in education.


: Methotrexate represents a new therapeutic modality in patients with corticoresistant asthma. Its mechanism of action is the competitive inhibition of the folate reducing enzyme, converting folic acid in tetrahydrofolate during the S phase of the cell cycle. It is 50% fixed to albumin and excreted by glomerular filtration and proximal tubule secretion.


The aim of this study was to assess the effect of calcitic seaweed (CS), calcitic limestone (CL) and monodicalcium phosphate (DP) fed to piglets in various combinations on their gastrointestinal tract and bones. A total of 128 piglets (21 days old, 5.50 ± 0.49 kg bodyweight (BW) were assigned to treatments in a randomized complete block design and eight replications to one of four diets: D1: with CL + DP, D2: with CL, CS + DP, D3, similar to D2, but with 30% less calcium from CS and DP, and D4: with CS + DP. Treatments affected the metatarsal bones, mineral concentration in the heart and liver, and pH in the cecum and colon.Piglets fed D4 tended to have a greater Enterobacteriaceae count in the jejunum and ileum compared withD1 (4.82 vs 4.79 CFU/g). Piglets fed D1 and D3 had a greater Enterobacteriaceae count in their cecum than D4 (4.79 and 4.80 vs 4.76). The D2 and D1 treatments produced greater crypt depth (CD) in the duodenum and ileum compared with D3 and D4, respectively. Feeding D3 resulted in a greater villus height (VH) to CD ratio in the duodenum compared with D2 and showed a 24.5% increase in heart weight compared with fed D1. In conclusion, CS could be an alternative source of calcium source for piglets. The inconsistent findings of the present study suggest the need for further studies to better understand the interplay of effects of Ca2+ source and level on its metabolism.


Background & Objective: Clinical teaching, learning support activities in clinical environments Which aims to achieve student learning goals for clinical care and good infrastructure to align theoretical knowledge to practical skills, So that the current state of knowledge can improve the quality of students admitted to the operating room to provide in the future . Thus the aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of clinical education from Perspectives of Operating Room Students Materials & Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 81 operating room students of Fasa University of Medical Sciences Using consensus sampling method in 2461 2016. Data were collected using a valid questionnaire including demographic variables and assessing the viewpoints of students about clinical education. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics in SPSS v. 22 . Results: In this study, 22 (27.2%) men and 59 (72.8%) were female. According to study results from the perspective of students (37%) confidence clinical instructors to students, 6/55% to prepare students to enter the clinical setting, 48.1% confidence and willingness of teachers to students and to students, 55.6% Prepare students to enter the learning, 50.6% confidence and a positive attitude to education, 44.6% Personnel familiar with the professional ethics and42% Adverse environmental features. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, clinical education in the operating room has problems and shortcomings needing to be addressed by authorities, professors and clinical education experts in order to resolve existing problems and weaknesses.


The curative potencies of cytochrome c applied 8 hours after lethal doses of alpha-amanitin in mice are confirmed. In a comprehensive series of experiments, various dosage schedules were explored. Optimal effects with cure rates approaching 100% were obtained either with repeated doses of cytochrome c or by combining it with penicillin. Male mice are more sensitive to alpha-amanitin than female mice but it was established that the antidote is effective in both sexes. Substantial cure rates are seen even when the treatment after supralethal doses of alpha-amanitin is withheld for 12 hours after the poisoning.


Background: The purpose of the present study was to compare the rate of short-term wound complications associated with rotational flaps and that associated with free flaps for coverage of traumatic soft-tissue defects about the tibia. Methods: Of 601 patients prospectively enrolled in a multicenter study of high-energy trauma of the lower extremity, 190 patients (195 limbs) required flap coverage and had six months of follow-up. The injury data included the ASIF/OTA classification of the tibial fracture and the soft-tissue injury and the functional status of the neurovascular and muscular structures of the soft-tissue compartments at the time of soft-tissue coverage. The treatment data consisted of the type of flap, the timing of the flap coverage, and the type of fixation. The patient characteristics that were recorded included the age, gender, presence of comorbidities, and smoking status at the time of the injury. Short-term complications included wound infection, wound necrosis, and loss of the flap within the first six months after the injury. Results: Eighty-eight limbs were treated with a rotational flap, and 107 limbs were treated with a free flap. Overall, complications occurred after fifty-three (27 percent) of the 195 flap procedures; forty-six (87 percent) of the fifty-three required operative treatment. The two treatment groups were similar with respect to age, gender, comorbidities, preinjury smoking status, ASIF/OTA classification of the fracture, and prevalence of vascular injury requiring repair (p > 0.05). There were two important differences between the two groups. First, three of the four leg compartments - that is, the anterior, lateral, and deep posterior compartments - were more likely to be functionally compromised in the free-flap group than in the rotational flap group (p < 0.05), suggesting that patients in the free-flap group had sustained more severe soft-tissue injuries. Second, the Injury Severity Score was significantly higher (p = 0.001) in the rotational flap group (mean, 14 points) than in the free-flap group (mean, 11 points), suggesting that patients in the former group had sustained more substantial total body trauma. Overall, there were no significant differences between the two groups with respect to the complication rates. However, among those with the most severe grade of underlying osseous injury (an ASIF/OTA type-C injury), 44 percent of the limbs that were treated with a rotational flap had a wound complication compared with 23 percent of the limbs that were treated with a free flap (p = 0.10). To control for any differences between the two groups with respect to the severity of the injury, the treatment methods, or the patient characteristics, multivariate regression modeling was performed. An interaction effect between the type of flap and the severity of the underlying osseous injury demonstrated significance (p < 0.05) after controlling for other factors. Of the limbs that sustained an ASIF/OTA type-C osseous injury, those that were treated with a rotational flap were 4.3 times more likely to have a wound complication requiring operative intervention than were those treated with a free flap. No significant difference in the rate of complications was detected with respect to the type of flap used for the limbs that had lower-grade osseous injuries. Conclusions: We found that use of a free flap to treat limbs with a severe underlying osseous injury was significantly less likely to lead to a wound complication requiring operative intervention than was use of a rotational flap.


Abstract Background Microbial shifts have been associated with disease activity in Crohn's disease [CD], but findings on specific taxa are inconsistent. This may be due to differences in applied methods and cross-sectional study designs. We prospectively examined the faecal microbiota in adult CD patients with changing or stable disease course over time. Methods Faeces were collected at two time-points from 15 healthy control individuals [HCs], 35 CD patients who were in remission and who maintained remission [RRs], and 22 CD patients during remission and also during subsequent exacerbation [RAs]. The microbial composition was assessed by 16S rRNA [V4] gene sequencing. Results Compared with HCs, patients with CD had a lower microbial richness [p = 0.0002] and diversity [p = 0.005]. Moreover, the microbial community structure of a subset of patients, clustered apart from HCs, was characterized by low microbial diversity and Faecalibacterium abundance. Patients within this cluster did not differ with respect to long-term disease course compared with patients with a 'healthy-appearing' microbiota. Over time, microbial richness and diversity did not change in RR versus RA patients. Although the microbial community structure of both RR and RA patients was less stable over time compared with that of HCs, no differences were observed between the patient groups [p = 0.17]; nor was the stability impacted by Montreal classification, medication use, or surgery. Conclusion The altered microbiota composition and stability in CD was neither associated with disease activity nor long-term disease course, questioning its involvement in the development of an exacerbation. The aberrant microbiota composition in a subset of CD patients warrants further exploration of a more microbiota-driven etiology in this group.


Intracellular pattern recognition receptors MDA5, RIG-I, and LGP2 are essential components of the cellular response to virus infection and are homologous to the DEXH box subfamily of RNA helicases. However, the relevance of helicase activity in the regulation of interferon production remains elusive. To examine the importance of the helicase domain function for these signaling proteins, a series of mutations targeting conserved helicase sequence motifs were analyzed for enzymatic activity, RNA binding, interferon induction, and antiviral signaling. Results indicate that all targeted motifs are required for ATP hydrolysis, but a subset is involved in RNA binding. The enzymatically inactive mutants differed in their signaling ability. Notably, mutations to MDA5 motifs I, III, and VI and RIG-I motif III produced helicase proteins with constitutive antiviral activity, whereas mutations in RIG-I motif V retained ATP hydrolysis but failed to mediate signal transduction. These findings demonstrate that type I interferon production mediated by full-length MDA5 and RIG-I is independent of the helicase domain catalytic activity. In addition, neither enzymatic activity nor RNA binding was required for negative regulation of antiviral signaling by LGP2, supporting an RNA-independent interference mechanism.


The Person-centered Integrative Diagnosis (PID) is an emerging model of conceptualizing the process and formulation of clinical diagnosis. It aims at implementing into regular clinical practice the principles and vision of Person-centered Medicine, which proposes the whole person in context as the centre and goal of clinical care and public health. The Personcentered Integrative Diagnosis entails a broader and deeper notion of diagnosis, beyond the restricted concept of nosological diagnoses. The PID multilevel schema intends to provide the informational basis for person-centered integration of health care. It involves a formulation of health status through interactive participation and engagement of clinicians, patients, and families using all relevant descriptive tools (categorization, dimensions, and narratives). The PID model, as part of the Person-centered Psychiatry program, is intended to be used in diverse settings across the world and to serve multiple needs in clinical care, education, research, and public health. This paper focuses on the validation of the PID model by assessing its acceptability among practitioners and other stakeholders through international survey and discussion groups. The results of these surveys indicate high levels of conceptual acceptability of the PID model.


Objective. The multidrug resistance (MDR1) gene encodes for P-glycoprotein, a drug efflux pump. Mice deficient for the MDR1a gene spontaneously develop colitis. In humans, a polymorphism in exon 26 (C3435T) is associated with reduced expression levels and function of MDR1. Currently there are controversial data on the association between MDR1 and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The purpose of this study was to examine the involvement of this gene in IBD in a large population of Dutch patients with IBD and family-based controls. Material and methods. A total of 781 IBD cases and 315 controls were investigated. CD phenotypes were determined according to the Vienna Classification. Individuals were genotyped for six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) close to and in the MDR1 locus. This included the C3435T variant and six microsatellite markers close to and in the MDR1 locus. Single locus association analysis, haplotype association analysis and haplotype sharing statistic (HSS) were used to search for differences between patients and controls. Results. No association was observed for any of the SNPs with IBD as a group, or for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and Crohn's disease phenotypes, either by single locus or haplotype association analysis or by HSS. Conclusions. No association was observed between the MDR1 gene and IBD. This suggests that it is unlikely that MDR1 plays a role in IBD susceptibility.


It is well known that effective prediction of project cost related factors is an important aspect of software engineering. Unfortunately, despite extensive research over more than 30 years, this remains a significant problem for many practitioners. A major obstacle is the absence of reliable and systematic historic data, yet this is a sine qua non for almost all proposed methods: statistical, machine learning or calibration of existing models. The authors describe their sparse data method (SDM) based upon a pairwise comparison technique and T.L. Saaty's (1980) Analytic Hierarchy Process. Our minimum data requirement is a single known point. The technique is supported by a software tool known as DataSalvage. We show, for data from two companies, how our approach, based upon expert judgement, adds value to expert judgement by producing significantly more accurate and less biased results. A sensitivity analysis shows that our approach is robust to pairwise comparison errors. We then describe the results of a small usability trial with a practising project manager. From this empirical work we conclude that the technique is promising and may help overcome some of the present barriers to effective project prediction.


Summary Limited data are available about the diagnostic value of D-dimer testing in cancer patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism (PE).Therefore, we evaluated i) the safety and clinical usefulness of an ELISA D-dimer test to rule out PE in cancer patients compared with non-cancer patients and ii) whether adopting a higher D-dimer cut-off value might increase the usefulness of D-dimer in cancer patients. We analysed data from two outcome studies which enrolled 1,721 consecutive patients presenting in the emergency department with clinically suspected PE. Presence of an active malignancy was abstracted from the database. All patients underwent a sequential diagnostic work-up including an ELISA D-dimer test and a 3-month followup. Sensitivity and predictive value (NPV) were 100% in both cancer and non-cancer patients. PE was ruled out by a negative D-dimer test in 494/1,554 (32%) patients without cancer, and in 18/164 (11%) patients witha malignancy. At cut-off values varying from 500 to 900 µg/l, the sensitivity was unchanged (100%, 95% CI: 93% to 100%) and the specificity increased from 16% (95% CI:11% to 24%) to 30% (95% CI:22% to 39%).The 3-month thromboembolic risk was 0% (95 % CI: 0% to 18%) in cancer patients witha negative D-dimer test. ELISA D-dimer appears safe to rule out pulmonary embolism in cancer patients but it is negative in only one of ten patients at the usual cut-off value. Increasing the cut-off value of D-dimer in cancer patients might increase the test's clinical usefulness.


This paper investigates the discrimination between Photographic Images (PIM) and Computer Generated (CG) images. The proposed method exploits traces of Color Filter Array (CFA) interpolation, present in PIM images, together with the use of hypothesis testing theory. By using the Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT), the method proposed to distinguish PIM from CG images warrants a prescribed False Alarm Rate (FAR) and achieves the maximal detection power. Experimental results show the efficiency of the proposed methodology and the high robustness with respect to anti-forensic techniques.


The presented research paper demonstrates the dynamic development of political and economic relations between Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates as well as their importance for projects involving the implementation of the Lublin Triangle. The results and findings of the research show that without taking into account the state-owned company from Dubai DP World, the success of the strategic cooperation between Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania in transportation, as well as in the energy sector, will be limited. For this reason, it is necessary to include the Emirate company in some projects of the Lublin Triangle. Moreover, strategic alliances of the United Arab Emirates with states and international organizations of the Euro-Atlantic community, including the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, should be noted. In this context, the strategic importance of the UAE's partnership with Central and Eastern Europe should be taken into account. Moreover, a close, deep alliance with the United Arab Emirates will contribute to increasing the impact of the Lublin Triangle states on transatlantic partners. In addition, the UAE, being an economic and trade hub where the interests of Europe, the United States of America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia intersect, can contribute to increasing the role of Central and Eastern Europe in the global dimension. The Emirati company DP World is one of the largest global corporations, with around 150 branches in the world and working for seaports, terminals, industrial parks, logistics and economic zones. So, this Emirati economic entity has great potential in ensuring Central and Eastern Europe an effective supply chain and stable development of trade in the upcoming increasingly aggressive economic wars.