Today's software development methodologies are equipped with a plethora of methods and techniques for business process engineering and Requirements Engineering. However, heavy investments in IT have not brought forth expected results. What seems to be lacking is a systematic approach that consolidates both disciplines to gain a synergistic effect. To address this challenge we extend UseCase Driven Approach (UCDA) by binding use case models with business process models. Our approach begins with comprehending the business processes and creating their model. Then, it takes the stakeholders through identifying improvement opportunities in the processes and selecting these processes that are supposed to be computer-aided. Finally, system requirements are derived from the process model. Requirements Engineering, Business Process Modeling, BPM, use cases, UCDA, requirements traceability


Contents: Foreword, Prasenjit Duara Introduction, Izumi Kurioishi A study of Japanese colonial architecture in East Asia, Yasuhiko Nishizawa Recentering the city: municipal architecture in Shanghai, 1927-1937, Cole Roskam Scholarship and political identity: Asianism in Tadashi Sekinoa (TM)s survey of Chinese heritage before 1935, Xu Subin Transplanting state Shinto: the reconfiguration of existing built and natural environments in colonized Taiwan, Akihito Aoi From political governance and spatial restructure to urban transformation and architectural achievements: discourse on architecture in the Japanese colonial period, 1895-1945, Chao-Ching Fu Macaua (TM)s urban transformation 1927-1949: the significance of Sino-Portuguese foreign relations in the urban form, Paula Morais Colonial modernity and urban space: Seoul and the 1930s land readjustment project, Junichiro Ishida and Jooya Kim On Park Kil-ryonga (TM)s discovering, understanding, and designing of Korean architecture, Woo Don-Son Domesticating othersa (TM) space: surveys and reforms of housing in Chosen and Japan by Wajiro Kon, Izumi Kuroishi. Index.


Traditionally, there are two main views about the meaning of ' MaTong facing him' in the Historic Records - Biography of XiangYu. One is with the back towards XiangYu', the other is "with the face towards XiangYu'. However, Prof Xiao Zhenyu completely disagrees with the former views. He prefers to the explanation of ' surveying him carefully' and thinks that is reasonable on the basis of word meaning, context and the linguistic logic. Compared with the former, his opinion is new and different, but in my view, his explanation is contrary to the word meaning and the linguistic logic, therefore, the traditional views would be better.


fell during the remaining part of the expiratory phase, an inward leak developed, producing the trough between the two 'tails' in the capnograph trace. When the breathing system pressure increased at the start of the next inspiratory phase the first 'tail', as described above, was produced. In this way, during controlled ventilation the breathing-system gas sample is diluted with air at low breathing-system pressures, but undiluted at higher pressures. The 'tails' of the capnogragh trace represent undiluted breathing-system gas, whereas the trough between the tails represents the diluted gas sample. The fact that previous authors have only described a single tail is possibly related to the position of the hole and the pressure generated in the breathing system. The greater the pressure generated, the taller the 'tail' [2]. The further the sampling line defect is from the breathing system end, the lower the pressure in the sampling line and therefore the less likelihood of the second tail occurring at the beginning of expiration. The observation that during manual ventilation the capnograph tracewas normal can be explained by the relatively high breathing system pressure (produced by manual bag squeezing and a PEEP effect caused by a partially closed APL valve) during both the inspiratory and expiratory phases, which is sufficient to prevent air entry through the sample line and dilution of the gas sample. We think our description of the double tail is the most likely explanation; however, we welcome further thoughts.


1. IntroductionIn introducing the Global Education First (GEF) initiative in 2012, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon portrayed the necessary changes in the goals and methods of education for preparing students to face the future challenges of the global world.Schools have traditionally prepared people to pass exams, proceed to the next level, and graduate into the workplace. We now face the much greater challenge of raising global citizens... Education must fully assume its central role in helping people to forge more just, peaceful, tolerant, and inclusive societies. It must give people the understanding, skills, and values they need to cooperate in resolving the interconnected challenges of the 21st century (Education First, 2012, 20).In addition to knowledge and competence in different subject areas, students more than before need to be equipped with a will and an ability to collaborate with people reflecting various cultural backgrounds, life styles, and values. Students need to be prepared for global citizenship featured by active participation, collaboration, and reinforcement of human rights. This calls for increased attention and allocation of resources to the pedagogy of human rights education. Increased understanding, skills, and personal strength for sustaining and further strengthening peace, equity, and wellbeing are needed for a sustainable future. However, research indicates problems in implementing human rights education, and child rights education in particular. This calls for more knowledge about the pedagogy of human rights education.Learning and teaching about child rights are not systematically embedded in curricular frameworks and teachers are rarely familiar with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (DICE, 2010). For example, even though respondents in the recent international UNICEF baseline survey identified teacher training as the most important area for action, such as academic freedom and de-regulation of higher education seemed to refrain from achieving coherence in the area (Jerome, Emerson, Lundy, & Orr, 2015). On the other hand, opportunities for children's participation in decision-making in school were widespread but the number of schools and type of participation were mixed in most countries. Notably, child rights education was explicitly and consistently monitored only in a few countries.This paper report results from an action research project and study that aimed at testing and further development of a drama based model in child rights education. The study aim at clarifying teachers' and students' experiences and gains from the implementation of the model, exercises, and materials on child rights education developed by the the Finnish National Committee for UNICEF. The authors first outline a theoretical basis for human and child rights education, which is followed by an introduction of drama as a powerful pedagogical method of learning about, through, and for human rights. After this, we will focus on an action research and some results from a study that engaged regular secondary school teachers and their students in implementing the pedagogical model for child rights education.2. Human rights educationHuman rights education is informed by and consistent with The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 but also with other international human rights agreements. In their definitions, researchers and agencies tend to lean on the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, which was the first official international definition of human rights education. It has been said to 'represent the current conception on the content of human rights education and training in the international law' (Kouros & Vainio 2014, 6). It lists three components of human rights education. First, education about human rights includes provision of knowledge and understanding of human rights norms and principles, the underpinning values and the mechanisms for the protection of human rights. …


This paper introduced the research advances on traditional improved method and modern transgenic technology method of rice eating quality improvement,pointed out problems of modern transgenic technology in rice breeding,in order to improve rice eating quality.


T he aim of the study was mineralogical-gemological and microthermometric analy- sis of color types of spodumenes (green spodumenes, kunzite) from the Nilaw mine (Laghman Province, Afghanistan). These minerals contain numerous fluid inclusions, both primary and secondary, as well as mineral ones. The analyses of fluid inclusion assemblages (FIA) in green spodumenes showed of temperatures of homogenization (into vapor phase) of carbon dioxide (ThCO2) varing from 27.1 to 27.8°C and total homogenization temperatures (ThTOT )o f 252-271°C. Temperature of crystallization after correction varies from 370 to 430°C and pres- sure — from 1.16 to 1.44 kbar. Composition of brines (in mol%): H2O = 0.93-0.94, CO2 = 0.027-0.038, NaCl = 0.029-0.032, with salinities from 4.33 to 6.59 wt. % NaCl eq. was also cal- culated. For FIAs in kunzite, temperatures of homogenization of carbon dioxide (ThCO2) range from 27.0 to27.3°C, whereas total temperatures of homogenization (ThTOT) is 238-250°C. Values of Tcr are 300-334°C and Pcr — 0.81-1.12 kbar. Composition of brines (in mol%) is: H2O = 0.57-0.75, CO2 = 0.22-0.40, NaCl ca 0.02; and salinity 4.5-5.7 wt. % NaCl eq. The obtained results show that the studied minerals precipitated from medium-temperature and low-pressure hydrothermal solutions varying in chemical composition. New Polish terminology for English equivalents regarding petrography of fluid inclusions was also proposed


This paper proposes an Adaptive Cross-layer Mapping algorithm for Multi view Video Coding (ACMMVC) over IEEE 802.11e Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). To support the varying Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements of emerging applications, four access categories (ACs) have been defined in the IEEE 802.11e standard. Each AC has a different transmission priority, which implies the higher the transmission priority, the better the opportunity to transmit. In order to improve the transmission of video data over IP networks, the Multiview Video Coding (MVC) extension of the H.264/MPEG 4 AVC standard has been introduced. The MVC adopts the layered video scheme. The proposed mapping algorithm utilizes a cross-layer approach and dynamically assigns packets of different layers to one of the four ACs. The experiment results demonstrate that the proposed mapping algorithm achieves better QoS than the conventional methods such as the static mapping algorithm.


ALBERT J. REISS, JR. e colaboracao de OTIS D. DUNCAN, PAUL K. HATT e CECIL C. NORTH. "Occupations and Social Status". 60 Fifth Avenue, New York, 11. "The Free Press of Glencoe, Inc." (A Division of the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company) Copyright 1961, 305 paginas.


Cooperative diversity through mobile terminals is faced with a number of deployment challenges such as security (as terminals have to detect partner's signals), incentive and coercion packages (as users have to be motivated to use their terminals to assist others), and huge capital investment (as terminals have to be modified to make them ready for cooperation). This paper discusses fixed relay-enabled user cooperation that are being considered in the WINNER project for deploying beyond 3G wireless communication networks. The schemes operate by engaging two users in cooperation without their knowledge. The schemes which can be viewed as an add-on to network facility have significant impact on the costs, security and end-to-end (E2E) performance of two-hop wireless networks. In addition, the proposed schemes can be used in a number of networks since current terminals do not require any modifications.


It is pointed out that the idealized problem of positron focusing considered by G. W. Hong has a simple analytical solution, but the properties of the exact solution do not agree at all with the approximate solution obtained by Hong's iterative procedure. In addition, the idealized problem considered by Hong completely ignores two factors which may play decisive roles in any practical focusing scheme.


This paper reports a preliminary study of recently proposed vibration sensor using an external cavity laser sensor. The behavior of the sensor is compared with conventional laser interferometers used for aerospace applications. It is found that the new method has advantages in the relatively few optical components that are required, namely: a collimated laser diode, and a reflective surface at the point of incidence on the structure. In addition, output of the device is an absolute measure of displacement. As well as outlining the principle of operation of the device, the practical issues of application are discussed. Although the system is still in development it offers the prospect of a low-cost, robust alternative to standard laser vibrometry.


Reviewing the process of initiating lifelong learning and the need to form value orientations within the personality is one of the major perspectives for the entire educational system. The content of the article highlights constituent parts of lifelong learning and value orientation, reflects personal opinions on the relationship between lifelong learning and the process of forming value guidelines for personality supported by arguments derived from a theoretical-scientific study aiming at practical application. Consequently, the reflection on the process of value orientations formation resulted in developing a mechanism for the formation of value orientations within the personality as correlated with the educational process, sociocultural implications and as projected in lifelong learning. The mechanism of orientation formation towards values and through values is established from the perspective of the personality development in ontogenesis and it allows for its extension throughout various educational stages.


root subgroups and simple groups of Lie-type by Franz Georg Timmesfeld, Birkhauser Verlag AG, KIOsterberg 23, CH-4010 Basel, Switzerland, 2001, pp.389, sFr. 168. In 1955, Chevalley classified simple algebraic groups over an arbitrary algebraically closed ground field by proving that they were obtained by base change from certain Chevalley group (scheme)s over Z. He proved further that the group or rational points of these group schemes over a finite field were simple groups (modulo their centres). Thus he produced remarkable and new examples of finite simple groups (Chevaily groups corresponding to exceptional Lie groups. and the Ree—Suzuki groups). These are called simple of Lie type. They are generalization of groups of the form SL"(F q) (mod centre), where F q is the Finite field with q elements. We mention here that according to the classification of finite simple groups, apart from alternating groups and the groups considered by Chevally (including the Ree—Suzuki groups), there are only finitely many finite simple groups; the latter are called sporadic groups. In 1964, Tits proved a beautiful generalization of the foregoing result of Chevalley. Let K be any field and let G be a simple connected simple algebraic group defined and isotropic over the field K. Here, 'isotropic' means that there exists a proper parabolic subgroup P defined over the field K. Assume P is minimal with this property, and let U+ denote its unipotent radical. Let U be an unipotent subgroup which is conjugate to II+ by an element of G(K) and is opposed to U+ , i.e. U-ntl+ = II). For example, if G = SL, then ti f (resp. W ) may be taken to be the group of unipotent upper (resp. lower) triangular matrices. The theorem of Tits says that the quotient of G(K) by its centre is an abstract simple group. This generalizes the Theorem of Chevalley. In proving this theorem, Tits made, as did Chevalley, a detailed study of root subgroups. corresponding to the root system of G with respect to a maximal split torus T and commutator relations between them (in the case of Chevalley groups, these are called the Chevalley commutator relations). Again, in the case of SL", the root groups correspond to the groups 11 + :EU : I E K, 1 S .f1). One may thus say that the finite group of Lie type is described in terms of (root subgroups which lie in) a rank one group, namely, SL(2) or SU(2.1) (the group SU(2,1) may be defined for an arbitrary field with a quadratic Galois extension). While analyzing the structure of arbitrary finite simple groups, it was found that (by several authors like Fischer, Aschbacher, Timmesfeld himself) an important class of finite simple groups


This thesis seeks to discover what are the consequences of the value gap, for the emerging artists and the music industry by critically evaluating the concept of value gap and what it means for the music industry. This will also lead the way to discovering how emerging artists are "making it" in the era of music streaming, and which aspects are playing a significant role in this. In addition, the consequences of the value gap in terms of creating value are discussed, both for the emerging artists and for the music industry. Lastly it is discovered that how is the music industry adapting to the changes that the value gap and the streaming services have created.
The aim is to critically evaluate the notion of the value gap, and to discover whether is it a claim coming from the music industry, or are artists of today not receiving enough revenue for their music. The information is gathered by qualitatively interviewing emerging artists and music industry professionals in Finland.
This thesis argues that value gap, is not as simple as the industry makes it look like. There is a common claim, that due to streaming services artists are not receiving financial value in the same as if they would sell records. Therefore it is seen that the latest technological developments in the music industry have made artists careers challenging, but this research argues that the situation is not quite as simple. It is true, that as a consequence of the value the artist work has come more versatile and multidimensional, as besides making music they need to also perform live, maintain an image on social media, have social connections in the industry and to understand the different hierarchical levels they might be faced with on their way to the success. However, this does not entail that the value is less, instead it comes from different sources and formats, and is not as direct as at the times of record sales. These changes have had an impact on all the sectors in the music industry, and significant consequences are visible for artists and enterprises in the music industry.


Social exclusion and discrimination refer to the process and outcome of keeping a social group outside the power centers and resources. Self Help Groups can be defined as supportive educational and usually change oriented mutual aid group that addresses life problems or conditions commonly shared by all members. The present study is made an attempt to identify the motivational factors of the women's to formation of Self Help Groups and to analyse the decision making power taken by women in Self Help Groups.


In this thesis,firstly consider the following discrete single-species system with delay and feedback control.We establish the sufficient conditions for the persistence and by constructing a Lyapunov function to prove the uniformly asymptotic stability of the above system.


A field experiment was conducted during 2009–10 at Research Farm, Project Coordinating Unit (Sesame and Niger), Jawarharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Jabalpur (M.P.) with 8 treatment combinations consisting of different nutrient management viz. T1-Control, T2-100% RDF, T3-50% RDF + 50% N through FYM, T4-100% Recommended N through FYM, T5-50% RDF + 50% N through VC, T6-100% Recommended N through VC, T7-50% RDF + 50% N through NOC, T8-100% Recommended N through NOC in a randomized block design with three replications. Along 30 cm row spacing test varieties TKG-22 was sown in July, 2010 with fertilizers application Application of 100% RDF through inorganics recorded the maximum NUE (84.66%). With regard to the organic sources 100% level of N through NOC recorded maximum NUE (78.53%) followed by vermin-compost and FYM sole (77.31%). Numerically higher values of NUE's were observed with 50% RDF + 50% N through NOC (83.41%) followed by 50% RDF + 50% N through VC (82.19%) and 50% RDF + 50% N through FYM (79.75%) over control. Any marked deviation was not seen in the physico-chemical properties of soil after experimentation of sesame due to application of different treatments consisting of organic, inorganic and INM tested during the investigation.


Manganese pans, found in coarse-textured soil material underlying acid peat deposits in the humid regions of Newfoundland, were examined for the presence of microorganisms capable of oxidizing and precipitating manganese in agar media and from solution. Microorganisms of the genera Sphaerotilus (Leptothrix), Pedomicrobium, Metallogenium, Kusnezovia, Caulococcus, and Siderococcus, which are known manganese oxidizers, were not detected. Microorganisms resembling Hyphomicrobium, which have been found to take part in manganese oxidation, were present but showed no tendency to oxidize manganese in pure cultures. Commonly found was a fungus, a Cephalosporium sp., which grew at pH 4.5 and produced black deposits on agar medium containing only manganous sulfate. The X-ray pattern of these deposits showed variation in chemical composition. They were either identical with that of Mn3O4 (hausmannite) or similar to delta MnO2 (birnessite). The fungus lived heterotrophically; no signs of autotrophy were detected. Afte...


While remote sensing technologies for airconditioners have been available for some time, no research has been done on airconditioner remote sensing of the body. This thesis looks at the opportunities for remotely sensing body temperature from the wrist. The goal of this report was to evaluate any potential energy savings to be had for airconditioners by utilising this measure of the body. A prototype was designed emphasising factors such as size, weight and energy consumption/battery life. The prototype was then evaluated for success by comparison with baseline energy use and the observance of a reduction in the coefficient of determination between outside air temperature and energy use. While dramatic energy savings were not realised due to the simplistic nature of the prototype, a saving of almost a kilowatt hour for sub 35oC days was able to be achieved. These results show the promise that body temperature sensing offers.


OBJECTIVE
Individuals who are preoccupied with food are more likely to develop maladaptive eating behaviours and eating disorders. Thus, it is advisable to investigate the factors that increase vulnerability to food preoccupation (FP) to prevent its harmful impact on physical and mental health. Our objective in this study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and FP in Polish women (N = 407) and examine a possible pathway through body-related shame and body-related guilt and self-esteem.

METHOD
Participants completed an abbreviated version of the Eating Attitudes Test-26, the Body and Appearance Self-Conscious Emotions Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.

RESULTS
The findings demonstrated a positive indirect effect of BMI on FP through body-related shame and body-related guilt. However, this effect was moderated by self-esteem only for body-related shame; namely, in women with a low or average level of self-esteem, higher BMI was related to higher body-related shame, which, in turn, was associated with higher levels of FP. These associations were not observed in women with a high level of self-esteem.

DISCUSSION
Body-related shame may help explain the relationship between BMI and FP. Moreover, self-esteem serves as a protective factor against body-related shame related to higher BMI and, as a result, against FP.


The effects of Gaussian white noise and Gaussian colored noise on the periodic orbits of period-5 (P-5) and period-6 (P-6) in their coexisting domain of a piecewise linear map are investigated numerically. The probability densities of some orbits are calculated. When the noise intensity is D = 0.0001, only the orbits of P-5 exist, and the coexisting phenomenon is destroyed. On the other hand, the self-correlation time ? of the colored noise also affects the coexisting phenomenon. When ?c ?'c (?c and ?c' are critical values), only the orbits of P-6 exist, and the stability of the P-6 orbits is enhanced greatly. When ? < ?c, the orbits of P-5 and P-6 coexist, but the stability of the P-5 orbits is enhanced and that of P-6 is weakened with ? increasing.


Successful teams have three things in common: (1) they meet their performance goals, (2) their members feel satisfied that they are learning/benefiting from being a part of the team, and (3) the process the team uses to collaborate sets it up for future success. Recent research, however, suggests that only about 25% of teams meet these criteria. The rest of the teams typically experience less-than-ideal processes and a decline in performance and/or satisfaction. This technical note explores what goes wrong with teams, the ways in which conflict can both help and hurt a team, and how a team can harness the benefits and limit the liabilities of conflict.
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Conflict Management in Teams
Successful teams have three things in common: (1) they meet their performance goals, (2)their members feel satisfied that they are learning/benefiting from being a part of the team, and (3)the process the team uses to collaborate sets it up for future success. Recent research, however, suggests that in as little as five weeks of working together, only about 25% of teams meet these criteria. The rest of the teams typically experience less-than-ideal processes and a decline in performance and/or satisfaction.
So what goes wrong? Most team members report that conflict among team members gets in the way of effective teamwork, and this conclusion is largely supported by academic research. The effect of conflict on teams is not always straightforward, however. Under the right conditions, for example, conflict can stimulate divergent thinking and lead to improved problem solving. On the other hand, it also tends to increase defensiveness, distract members from effective problem solving, and generate interpersonal animosity. So what determines whether a team can harness the benefits and limit the liabilities of conflict?
More than a decade of research provides a clear answer: how team conflict is managed. Because conflict happens in all teams (even the most effective ones), the presence of conflict has little bearing on whether one team is more successful than another. The factor most important to team success is how teams handle conflict when it does arise—and there are clear and reliable patterns associated with (in)effective conflict management. These patterns center on a critical tradeoff that teams implicitly or explicitly make when deciding how to deal with their conflict: the tradeoff between getting work done and making individual members happy.
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Hemotopoietic stem cell mobilization with cytokines alone, has still been widely accepted as the initial attempt for stem cell mobilization. Chemotherapy based mobilization can be preferred as first choice in high risk patients or for remobilization. But mobilization failure still remains to be a problem in one third of patients. Salvage mobilization strategies have been composed to give one more chance to 'poor mobilizers'. Synergistic effect of a reversible inhibitor of CXCR4, plerixafor, with G‐CSF has opened a new era for these patients. Preemptive approach in predicted poor mobilizers, immediate salvage approach for patients with suboptimal mobilization or remobilization approach of plerixafor in failed mobilizers have all been demonstrated convincing results in various studies. Alternative CXCR4 inhibitors, VLA4 inhibitors, bortezomib, parathormone have also been emerged as novel agents for mobilization failure. J. Clin. Apheresis 30:273–280, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


We assessed CD4 cell recovery in 175 children with advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease who had received a 4-drug antiretroviral regimen and were categorized as viral load (VL) responders (VLRs), partial VLRs, or non-VLRs. Median CD4 cell counts increased from baseline to week 48, and, among children with maximal follow-up, increases in CD4 cell counts were sustained to week 96 among VLRs and partial VLRs but not among non-VLRs. For VL rebounders still in the study, CD4 cell counts remained increased for 32 weeks after VL rebound. Sustained immunologic benefits can be achieved even with partial VL response in children with advanced disease.


The article analyzes the most important sphere of the economy of any state, which is the agro-industrial complex. It provides production of the most important products necessary for human life and society as a whole. At the same time it is the innovation and implementation of innovation activities that can ensure the competitiveness of the country's agricultural products in the world arena. The aim of this article is to identify the features of scientific support of innovative development of agro-industrial complex in modern economic conditions. The key priorities of scientific support of the process of implementation of advanced technologies in this area have been considered. The features of the implementation of innovation processes in agriculture have been investigated. The model of innovative development of agriculture of the country is offered.


With the development of the global economy and the continuous expansion of international trade, currency internationalization has become an important goal of monetary policies of various countries. In this context, China has become the second largest economy in the world, and promoting the internationalization of the RMB has become one of the urgent issues for the Chinese government to address. In recent years, the internationalization of RMB has achieved remarkable results, but the use of RMB is still limited in the international commodity market, especially in the oil market. This paper takes the RMB-denominated oil trade as an entry point to analyze its contribution to the internationalization of the RMB and its potential impact. The paper first explains the importance of oil trade to the global economy and analyzes the current situation of the oil market with the US dollar as the main settlement currency. As one of the most important energy sources in the world, oil occupies a pivotal position in international trade. However, for a long time, the pricing and settlement of the oil market has relied mainly on the U.S. dollar, which gives the U.S. dollar a significant dominant position in the global arena and also exposes other countries to the risks associated with exchange rate fluctuations in oil trade. Second, this paper analyzes theoretically and empirically the role of RMB-denominated oil trade in promoting RMB internationalization. Theoretically, RMB-denominated oil trade will help increase the demand for RMB in the international market, reduce exchange rate risk, and thus accelerate the process of RMB internationalization. The empirical analysis shows that in recent years, with the growing volume of China's oil imports and the advancement of RMB internationalization, RMB-denominated oil trade has achieved initial results, and some countries have started to adopt RMB for oil settlement. Then, the paper discusses the challenges faced by RMB-denominated oil trade and the policy measures that the Chinese government should take. In the current international financial system, the U.S. dollar is "entrenched" as an international currency, and it is not easy to realize RMB-denominated oil trade. The Chinese government should strive to improve the credibility and convertibility of the RMB, actively participate in international oil market rule-making, strengthen cooperation with major oil producing and marketing countries, and promote domestic financial market reform to create a favorable external environment for RMB-denominated oil trade. Finally, the paper concludes that RMB-denominated oil trade is important for RMB internationalization. By realizing RMB-denominated oil trade, it is expected to improve the position of RMB in the international market and create favorable conditions for RMB internationalization. At the same time, it will help promote global currency diversification, reduce the sensitivity of China's economy to external shocks, and achieve more stable and sustainable economic development.


whether humans are the only ones for whom language can be asocial. After psychologist Penny Patterson taught year-old gorilla Koko some rudimentary sign language, she was found to deceive, shift blame, and otherwise cover up her transgressions. In other words, while we might be in agreement that we share mirror neurons with simians, perhaps negation (linguistic or otherwise) is also not exclusively human. Multitude: Between Innovation and Negation gives us much to work with, albeit in raw form. Sketches, lecture notes, obsessive taxonomies, provocative but hermetic arguments: All of these provide fodder for new analyses. However, much faith is required to make some of these leaps. After two books with multitude in the title, you would think we would have a better sense of this historical subject. One still waits for a book-length project from Virno that would flesh out this project. Despite its uneven presentation, the book adds significantly to current philosophizing about sovereignty and political decisions, though unlike much of the Agamben-inspired work, Virno highlights nonjuridical processes. He finds in the fusion of species traits and historical conditions a new, materialist route into questions of subjectivity and politics. For this reason, the book is itself a resource for innovative action.


Objective To approach the feasibility of FlaB-PCR used for the detection of leptospira. Methods The proper primer was synthesized according to FlaB gene and its sensitivity and specificity was evaluated compared to the primer G1/G2 recommended by public health industry standard. It was applied to leptospira detection of frog and rats which were from Longyou and Changshan. And it was identified by PCR. Results FlaB-PCR was highly sensitive and specific, and pathogenic leptospira DNA could be specifically amplified with the selected primer. The PCR results on leptospira isolated from Zhejiang province in 2007 were in accordance with the serology results. The positive rate of the kidneys of rats and frogs was 20.94% by FlaB-PCR. Compared with the primer G1/G2 recommended by public health industry, the coincidence of two methods was 90.54%. Conclusion FlaB-PCR can detect the pathogenicity leptospira specifically and quickly, which can reflect the carrying rate of leptospira in wild animals accurately and efficiently and provide the evidence for leptospira control.


Supply chain management (SCM) is the process of integrating suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, and retailers in the supply chain, so that goods are produced and delivered in the right quantities, and at the right time, while minimizing costs as well as satisfying customer's requirements (Cooper et al., 1997). Managing the entire supply chain is a key factor for a successful business. World-class organizations now realize that non-integrated manufacturing processes, non-integrated distribution processes and poor relationships with suppliers and customers are inadequate for their success (Chang & Makatsoris, 2001). A typical supply chain consists of a number of organizations; it starts with suppliers, who provide raw materials to manufacturers, which manufacture products and keep the manufactured goods in the warehouses. Then, products are sent to distribution centres and shipped to retailers. Due to the complexities of supply chain and to the numerous players involved in the product flow, supply chain design is a relevant topic for developing an optimal platform for an effective SCM (Yan et al., 2003). The proper design of a supply chain encompasses a set of decisions, embracing both strategic and tactical levels. Examples of such decisions concern number of echelons required and number of facilities per echelon, reorder policy to be adopted by echelons, assignment of each market region to one or more locations, selection of suppliers for sub-assemblies, components and materials (Chopra & Meindl, 2004; Hammami et al., 2008). At the same time, there are several expected benefits from a proper supply chain configuration, which include better coordination of material and capacity, reduced order cycle time, decrease in inventory cost and bullwhip effect (Lee et al., 2004), transport optimization, and increased customer responsiveness (Chang & Makatsoris, 2001). An analysis of the recent literature shows that the problem of optimizing supply chain design is approached by researchers either with linear programming (operational research) models or through simulation models. Linear programming models are exploited with several aims, which encompass determining the number, location, and capacity of DCs, minimizing the total cost, or maximizing the profit of the supply chain (e.g., Yan et al., 2003; Tiwari et al., 2010; Bashiri & Tabrizi, 2010). Furthermore, problems such as supplier 1


Purpose – This paper aims to explore the relationship between external pressures and the adoption of employee performance management systems within academic units of Flemish higher education institutions. The literature on contextually based HRM and institutionalism is used to underpin the theoretical propositions.Design/methodology/approach – A comparative case study is described to provide evidence for the theoretical arguments.Findings – It has been suggested that academic units face a set of external pressures, which leads to different employee performance management systems. This study finds that academic units imitate their legitimacy‐based reference group and legitimacy‐driven imitation and the adoption of external employee performance management requirements distort the alignment of employee performance management systems.Research limitations/implications – Future research could formally test the relationship between external drivers and the adoption of strategic and integrated employee performanc...


The aim of the study is to investigate intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV risk among antenatal care attendees at primary care health care facilities in a South African setting. A convenient sample of 984 pregnant women (mean age of 26.1 years, SD=6.3 years) attending 35 antenatal clinics were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Collected data was captured and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Services (SPSS) Version 16 computer programme. Proportions of HIV risk and IPV were assessed. Odds of IPV were estimated using logistic regression analysis. Results indicate high rates of intimate partner violence and HIV risk: 14% of the women had experienced physical partner violence in the past 12 months, 14% reported a history of having an STI in the past 12 months, 6.7% had consistently (every time) used a condom with their primary partner in the past three months, and 70.1% reported knowing that their primary partners placed them at risk for HIV transmission, 78.6% were worried that they might already have or in the future get HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Logistic regression found that the variables not cohabitating, having two or more sexual partners in the past 12 months, having a history of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and partner alcohol abuse were associated with intimate partner violence.


The finger print chromatograms of extractions of Schisandra sphenanthera by different extractive methods were established,the method provide useful information on quality control of raw material and its application.HPLC was adopted to evaluate the quality of Schisandra sphenanthera.Raw material was extracted by supercritical CO_2 fluid extraction,chloroform,methanol,ethanol or 50% ethanol respectively. The finger print chromatograms were set up and compared with each other.And the contents of four kinds of lignin were analyzed.The results showed the method developed is stable,reliable and repeatable for the quality control of Schisandra sphenanthera,The methods can be used for the finger print chromatogram determination of raw material of Schisandra sphenanthera,and provide a finger print chromatographic reference for different extraction methods.


The phonon spectra in 7-1 structure of gold nanowire, which is the simplest structure among possible helical multi-shell nanowire, are studied by using molecular dynamics simulations with a tight-binding many-body potential. Our simulation identifies the outer tube (shell) and inner gold-atom row (core strand) vibrational modes. Generally, atomic interactions have a stiffening force constant due to the shortening the neighbor distance in the interior atoms. The high frequency characteristics of the vibrational modes of core strand are more pronounced than that of outer shell. However, the global phonon density of states (DOS) is predominated by the outer shell modes. The results show that the vibrational frequencies of the ultrathin gold nanowires are dependent on the strain of the wire stretching. The high frequency modes gradually decrease when strain is increased


This study examined the attitudes of pharmacy faculty toward student evaluation of classroom teaching and the effects of student evaluations on classroom instructional practices. A questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 1,600 pharmacy faculty, and 43.6 percent responded. Nineteen statements measured attitude on a five-point scale (1=strongly disagree). After item analyses, the statements were combined to produce a mean attitude of 3.07, indicating the faculty tend to not commit themselves on the issue of student evaluation of classroom teaching. For each of 22 instructional activities, faculty indicated changes, i.e., increases in the activity, decreases, or no change, attributable to student evaluations. Over half the faculty (52.4 percent) reported making changes in eight or more of the activities and 96.6 percent reported making at least one change. Relationships between academic and demographic characteristics of the faculty and attitudes and instructional changes were examined. Where statistical significance was found, the authors felt the differences were too small to be of practical consequence. Despite a noncommittal attitude on the part of faculty toward student evaluation of classroom teaching, these evaluations do contribute to instructional change.


Animal Welfare: What do Environmental Colors Mean for Fish?
Animal Welfare is not an easy concept. The science of animal welfare is relatively new, once it has started to develop in the 60's, probably as a consequence of the publication of the book Animal Machines, which exposed several practices that ignored animal suffering. Since then, there has been an unceasing search aiming to identify the welfare conditions of the animals. In this way, researchers have found different welfare indicators. However, there are many issues involving such indicators, once both physiological and behavioral parameters showed to be not unequivocal.


A novel polarisation-independent optical circulator, which employs two fibre-optic polarising beam splitters and two yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) spherical lenses, is reported. The present structure has the advantage of low-loss splicing with other single-mode fibres. The insertion loss was 2.5 dB at 1.30 ?m wavelength, and was almost independent of the incident polarisation angle. The backward attenuation was more than 18 dB.


Air Traffic Management (ATM) ensures the safety of flights by optimizing flows and maintaining separation between aircraft. Many ATM applications involve some aircraft trajectory optimization in order to improve the performance of the overall system. Trajectories are objects belonging to spaces with infinite dimensions. Widely used approaches are based on discretization, sampling trajectories at some regular points,and then using appropriate representations to reduce the dimension of the search space. We propose an approach in which trajectories in a two-dimensional space are designed with the help of convex hull generation. By using static as well as moving obstacles for which the position and the size are controlled by artificial evolution, we propose a new algorithm for efficient trajectory planning in Terminal Maneuvering Areas.


Preliminary surveys of brackish and freshwater habitats in the southeast and east of South Korea produced a total of fifteenspecies. Ten of these species are new records for Korea, and one additional species, belonging to the genus Tanycypris, isnewly described herein. Twenty-seven species of nonmarine ostracods are now reported from Korea, but this is probablyonly a small proportion of the actual number of species inhabiting the peninsula. The presence of Dolerocypris ikeyai Smith & Kamiya, 2006, Cryptocandona brehmi (Klie, 1934), Cryptocandona tsukagoshii Smith, 2011, Physocypria nip- ponica Okubo, 1990 and Vestalenula cylindrica (Straub, 1952) on the Korean Peninsula demonstrates that these species are also distributed on the continent, and are not endemic to Japan.


blind crossover.12 The total number of complaints on guanadrel was 70, on guanethidine 93 and on placebo 67. There were five complaints of dizziness while taking guanadrel, as compared to 12 after receiving guanethidine and seven while on placebo. There were three, six and two complaints of diarrhea during treatment with guanadrel, guanethidine, and placebo, respectively. Both drugs generated ten complaints of ejaculatory failure. There were eight complaints of ejaculatory failure while on placebo. In the hemodynamic comparisons of guanadrel and guanethidine in eight patients, Pascual and Julius found that dizziness occurred mainly in the morning with guanethidine and that there was no relationship to the time of drug admini~tration.~ On the other hand, the dizzziness that occurred in patients receiving guanadrel occurred after the dose. Chrysant and Frohlich reported a similar number of adverse effects after guanadrel or guanethidine treatment in 12 hypertensive patients.' ' In the seven patients treated with guanethidine, there were 19 complaints of adverse effects, while in the five guanadrel-treated patients there were seven complaints. Adverse effects included orthostatic hypotension, muscle weakness, diarrhea, nasal congestion, ejaculatory failure, nocturia and leg cramps. In the guanadrel-treated patients, there were no complaints of orthostatic hypotension, nasal congestion or failure of ejaculation. There is as yet no indication that guanadrel has a major effect on hematologic, hepatic or renal funct i ~ n . ~ . 4, 9, lo, 11, l 5 Similarly, there has been no reported effect on serum electrolytes, uric acid or blood glu-


This essay takes up the musician Jiang WenYe (1910-1983). Jiang had not written the particular considerations upon the problems about <a homeland and strange land >. However, when we will look at his musical life, it is not difficult to understand that the place which enclosed him was extremely important. Taiwan was a homeland for Taiwan-born Jiang. But at the same time Taiwan was a strange land for him in the meaning "Taiwan was a part of the Japanese territory" in those days. In addition, though Japan (Tokyo) where he played an active part as a musician must be a strange land, it may be said as the homeland for "a Japanese" Jiang WenYe. Of course, this is to apply to all the Taiwanese people of prewar whole. However, though they were put in the same place and under the same circumstances, nobody had written such the works as "Taiwanese dance music" and "Four songs of the Taiwanese original inhabitants", except Jiang. If we would have regarded this fact as a natural result, it would have been to underestimate Jiang. Because it was only the person who will sincerely confront a strange land and ideate a homeland that will be able to create the poetry. Therefore, approaching such the problems as how Jiang lived between a homeland and a strange land and how he faced a strange land, we hope that it will be the certain light to consider about the creation of Jiang. On this paper, we will try to examine how music of Jiang was created over the subject <strange land/ homeland>.


These first measurements of the nonlinear optical properties of fluorides (BaMgF4 and BaZnF4) show these air‐stable compounds to be noncritically phase matchable at room temperature for a 1.06‐μ pump. The highly ionic compounds are also quite resistant to optical damage (∼109 W/cm2). The materials should find applications as frequency doublers in cases where spatial power distribution makes crystals with walk off less desirable and/or cases where high pump powers require crystals which are resistent to damage.


Abstract: In this study the influence of partial relief of Ordinary Portland cement by Metakaolin and Rice Husk Ash were delved. In the last decade the use of supplementary bonding accoutrements has come an integral part of high strength and high performance concrete blend design. Rice hull ash is a by- product material attained from the controlled combustion of rice hull which consists of non-crystalline silicon dioxidewith high specific face area and high pozzolanic reactivity. Metakaolin helps to reduce the quantum of calcium hydroxide, therefore performing in stronger and durable concrete. OPC was replaced with these mineral admixtures at 2, 4, 6 and 8% by weight. 0% relief served as the control. Compressive Strength test was carried out on hardened 150 mm concrete cells after at 7 and 28 days curing in water. Compression strength test confirms its felicity as a partial relief mineral amalgamation.


The paper proposes an investigation of risk related to IT and media assets quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in a downside framework. Daily returns were used to estimate three variants of downside measure, such as the beta coefficient and co- -skewness. A cross-sectional analysis provides evidence that these downside measures are priced. The analysis of investment portfolios shows that co-semi skewness is a better variable of effectiveness than downside beta.


Introduction 1. Data Privacy Law in Context 2. Overview of Data Privacy Law 3. National Law 4. Aims and Scope of Data Privacy Law 5. Core Principles of data Privacy Law 6. Oversight and Enforcement of Data Privacy Law 7. Prospects for Global Consensus


The emergence of mobile financial technology (mobile fintech) services raises numerous public concerns regarding privacy issues;consequently, researchers in mobile technology acceptance have focused on consumers' privacy self-disclosure behaviors under the usual scenario. However, there is still a lack of understanding on how external influences, such as a public health crisis, affect consumers' privacy decision-making process. Therefore, in this article, we examine the effects of privacy- and pandemic-related antecedents on mobile fintech users' information self-disclosure behavior during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The present research adopts a self-administered questionnaire with 712 effective responses for data collection and a two-stage partial least squares-structural equation modeling-artificial neural network (PLS-SEM-ANN) approach to test the theoretical lens proposed. The results indicate that the significant structural paths in the model are consistent with the proposed hypotheses and existing literature. Surprisingly, face-to-face avoidance (FFA) does not significantly influence consumers' self-disclosure willingness. Infection severity and infection susceptibility were insignificant with FFA. The present research is the first to investigate consumers' privacy-related behavior via integrating the privacy-calculus framework with control agency theory. This research focuses on consumers' decision-making during the pandemic, explicitly highlighting the macroenvironment's role in influencing an individual's behavior.


Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) are driven by the geoelectric field induced by fluctuations of Earth's magnetic field. Drivers of intense GICs are often associated with large impulsive events such as coronal mass ejections. To a lesser extent fluctuations from regular oscillations of the geomagnetic field, or geomagnetic pulsations, have also been identified as possible drivers of GICs. In this work we show that these low‐frequency pulsations are directly observed in measured GIC data from power networks. Due to the low‐pass nature of GICs, Pc5 and lower‐frequency pulsations drive significant GICs for an extended duration even at midlatitudes. Longer‐period Ps6‐type disturbances apparently not typical of midlatitudes are seen with GIC amplitudes comparable to the peak GIC at storm sudden commencement. The quasi‐ac (alternating current) nature of the sustained pulsation driving affects the power system response and cannot be properly modeled using only direct current (dc) models. A further consideration is that the often used dB/dt GIC proxy is biased to the sampling rate of the geomagnetic field measurements used. The dB/dt metric does not adequately characterize GIC activity at frequencies in the low ultralow‐frequency (ULF) range, and a frequency‐weighted proxy akin to geoelectric field should be used instead.


Intermittent Periodic Transmit (IPT forwarding) is known as a packet forwarding scheme that achieves highly efficient packet relays in wireless multihop networks. In the method, a source node sends source packets intermittently and periodically with some transmit period, by which co-transmission space of forwarding packets, that is defined as space between multihop nodes in packet transmission, can be controlled in accordance with the given transmit period. If the transmit period is greater than a certain limit, packet collisions due to interference are eliminated and thus packet forwarding is maximized in its efficiency. However, the IPT forwarding needs elaborations on network topology for a given node layout because the principle of the scheme relies on string topology of node layout. This paper proposes a technique to enable the IPT forwarding in any network topologies. In the proposed scheme, a source node reserves a packet forwarding path to make the relay nodes on the path devote themselves to forward the packets originated by the source node. In addition, neighboring nodes close to the forwarding path are made to set their NAV (Network Allocation Vector) to prevent them from giving interference to the nodes on the reserved path. The proposed scheme can be combined with a conventional routing algorithm such as tree type ones or mesh type ones. Simulation results ensure that the combination of the IPT forwarding with the proposed path reservation achieves higher throughput and lower average packet delay compared with a conventional packet forwarding method.


We provide a thorough description of all the artifacts that are generated by the messenger application Telegram on Android OS. We also provide interpretation of messages that are generated and how they relate to one another. Based on the results of digital forensics investigation and analysis in this paper, an analyst/investigator will be able to read, reconstruct and provide chronological explanations of messages which are generated by the user. Using three different smartphone device vendors and Android OS versions as the objects of our experiments, we conducted tests in a forensically sound manner.


This research aims to determine the effect of liquidity ratio (CR), solvency ratio (DER), profitability ratio (ROA), and activity ratio (TATO) on the Stock Price. The object that  is  used in this research are property and real estate sub sector companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange year 2015-2017. The population in this research is a whole of property and real estate sub sector companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange year 2015-2017 were 48 companies. The sampling technique is used purposive sampling with several criteria,  namely property and real estate sub sector companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange year 2015-2017, companies that submit financial reports during the research period, and companies that have positive net income report. The number of samples that fit the criteria were 34  companies. Data were analyzed by using data regression analysis with Eviews 6 software. The  results of this  research showed  that current  ratio, debt to equity ratio and total asset turn over are partially have positive and not have significant effect on the stock price, while return on assets have negative and not have significant effect on the stock price. Simultaneously that the current ratio, debt to equity ratio, return on assets and total asset turnover not have  significant effect on  the  stock price. R-square value of 0.019 indicates that the ability of the current ratio, debt to equity ratio, return on assets,  and  total  asset  turnover  while  explaining  the  Stock  Price  is  1.9%,  and  the 98.1% is explained by other variables which not contained in this research.


The seismicity of western Canada has been studied for the period 1899–1975. The quality of the data collected improved through this period as the number of recording stations increased and the location and analysis methods developed, but significant uncertainties and biases remain. Although these restrictions limit detailed correlation of seismic events with specific tectonic features, in general the most active earthquake areas correspond to the boundaries between the major lithospheric plates. These are the Queen Charlotte – Fairweather fault system (Pacific–America plates), the offshore ridge-fracture zone system (Pacific – Juan de Fuca plates), and the Vancouver Island – Puget Sound region (Juan de Fuca – America plates). Strain release calculations show that most seismic energy is released along the Queen Charlotte – Fairweather fault system and that at present a significant accumulation of strain may be available for release as earthquakes in the Vancouver Island – Puget Sound area. Except for the a...


In this paper we will explore current advances and the future directions of nerve regeneration implants. We will discuss the challenges of developing implants which can be chronically implanted for long-term nerve regeneration and stimulation. We will also discuss the need for developing such implants to be low-power and minimally invasive. We will compare solutions proposed in the literature as well as develop some criteria which we believe will maximize the success of future implant development.


A method of measuring pulse voltages up to 10 kV at a frequency of 200 Mc/s is described. The voltage to be measured is applied to one end of a three-quarter wavelength line, short circuited at the other end. The sinusoidal distribution of voltage thus set up is used as a potential divider, the voltage at a small, known distance from the voltage node being measured with a valve peak-voltmeter. A method of eliminating the input capacitance of the valve voltmeter is described. Possible sources of error are discussed and their magnitude is estimated.


Simon Raper chronicles the rise and fall of the deterministic view of the universe – the idea that all events can be explained entirely by their causes – and how this change in mindset altered our understanding of probability


Background: The covid-19 pandemic challenges patients with severe mental illnesses in many aspects Curfews, quarantine and isolation are stressors that impair mental wellbeing and can lead to increases in substance use or relapse in patients with substance use disorders Among the latter, patients with opioid use disorder are particularly vulnerable due to high prevalence of psychiatric or somatic comorbidities On the other hand, both availability and access to health care is limited during the pandemic, which severely affects patients under opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) Aim: This report focusses on the Bavarian experience with opioid dependent patients and OMT Conclusions: Measures to counteract the health risks for this group of patients require the maintenance of OMT facilities under safe conditions in terms of service, hygiene and risk of infection


TiO2 Nanotube array electrodes were prepared using anodic oxidation method.The morphology and the crystal structure of TiO2 nanotube array electrode were characterized by filed emission scanning electron microscope(FESEM)and X-ray diffraction(XRD),respectively.Using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)technique,the difference of conductivity of TiO2nanotube array electrode was investigated under various anodic polarization potentials.The electrode activity for producing hydroxyl radicals(·OH)was studied by flu- orescence spectrum technique using terephthalic acid as·OH capture agent.The effects of three kinds of sup- porting electrolytes were investigated on electrocatalytic degradation efficiency of MO.The degradation reaction mechanism of MO was discussed in the presence of·OH capture agent.The results indicated that the conduc- tivity of TiO2nanotube array electrode increased with anodic polarization potentials.A great quantity of·OH generated on the surface of TiO2 nanotube electrode in the presence of electric field.The two kinds of support- ing electrolytes,Na2 SO4 and NaNO3,had not been involved in the oxidizing reaction of MO and the electrocata- lytic degradation of MO accorded with the first order reaction kinetics by the action of TiO2nanotube array elec- trode.However,the supporting electrolyte of NaCl took effect to electrocatalytic degradation of TiO2nanotube array electrode for MO,leading to the complex reaction kinetics.In the presence of·OH capture agent,the degradation of MO still took place,suggesting that MO could be directly oxidized on the surface of TiO2nano- tube array electrode.


Membrane fouling remains a major barrier to membrane separation, particularly obvious in polymer membranes. Dopamine (DA) is of great value as a precursor for conjugation hydrophilic molecules. In this study, PP hollow fibrous membranes were first modified by DA to form a layer of polydopamine (PDA) coating. Then taurine and glycidol were introduced respectively with assisted by PDA reactive layer, the prepared membranes corresponding to PP-T and PP-G membranes, respectively. PP and the modified PP membranes were confirmed by a thorough membrane characterization of ATR-FTIR, XPS, and FESEM measurements. The hydrophilic properties and permeability were measured by water contact angle (WCA) and permeation flux test. BSA was used to as model protein to evaluate the antifouling properties of the membranes. The results showed that taurine and glycidol were successfully introduced onto the membrane surface. The WCA of PP-T and PP-G membranes can be reduced to 32° and 26°, and the flux recovery ratio increased around 90.6% and 89.8%, respectively. Based on the experimental results, taurine and glycidol effectively improved the hydrophilic and anti-fouling performance of PP membrane. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 44430.


As a stationary solution of the Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation, the Haissinski equation predicts the equilibrium line density of a bunch circulating in a storage ring for a given wake function. This paper shows that a few equations can be derived from the Haissinski equation in a self-consistent manner. These equations can be applied to electron storage rings to bridge the gap between impedance computations and beam-based measurements.


To help SE student teams learn from their project process, we propose the use of facilitated postmortem workshops in which each team reconstructs its project timeline.  Individual team members' experience of the project is included by team members drawing individual 'experience curves' along the timeline. The approach is based on current industry practice and adapted in accordance with theory on reflection and learning. We present the detailed design of the workshops as they were implemented in an undergraduate SE project course as well as some recommendations for future workshops. The workshops are effective for promoting active participation, constructing a shared representation of the project process, and revisiting project issues from multiple perspectives. Evaluation showed that students were satisfied with the workshop and motivated to use the approach in later projects.


Cis/trans isomerization of the alkene in these pyridine-functionalized porphyrins results in a reorganization of the molecular architecture: the polymeric trans form of 1 transforms into the dimeric cis form when irradiated with UV light. A cis/trans mixture of isomers is obtained when the pure compounds are treated with iodine.


Object of the present invention is that the ultraviolet curable ink and smoothed sufficiently suppress adhesion of dust and the like. The ink jet printer (1) mounting an ink jet head (6) and ultraviolet irradiation device (4, 5), the ink jet head (6) can reciprocate in the scanning direction (S) of the carriage (2) spray a color ink and the clear ink, the ultraviolet irradiation device (4, 5) emits ultraviolet light. Then, the control unit (8) of the carriage (2) To a way of discharging the color ink by color ink coating medium, the carriage (2) of the backward path, of the color ink landed on the medium is irradiated with ultraviolet light color ink curing. Thereafter, the medium is conveyed in the feed direction, the carriage (2) to a road, to the clear ink is ejected clear ink applied to a surface of the color ink after curing, the carriage (2) of the backward path, for applying clear inks to ultraviolet irradiation a cured clear ink medium.


Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base stations (BSs) can be a promising solution to provide connectivity and quality-of-service guarantees during temporary events and after disasters. In this paper, we consider a scenario where UAV-BSs are serving a large number of mobile users in a hot spot area (e.g., in a stadium). We introduce non-orthogonal multiple-access (NOMA) transmission at UAV-BSs to serve more users simultaneously considering user distances as the available feedback for a user ordering during NOMA formulation. With millimeter-wave transmission and multi-antenna techniques, we assume that UAV-BS generates directional beams and multiple users are served simultaneously within the same beam. However, due to the limitations of physical vertical beamwidth of the UAV-BS beam, it may not be possible to cover the entire user region at UAV altitudes of practical relevance. During such situations, a beam scanning approach is proposed to maximize the achievable sum rates. We develop a comprehensive framework over which outage probabilities and respective sum rates are derived rigorously and we investigate the optimal operational altitude of UAV-BS to maximize the sum rates using our analytical framework. Our analysis shows that NOMA with distance feedback can provide better outage sum rates than orthogonal multiple access.


Abstract Background : Giardia intestinalis, the most common parasite in the world, causes several adverse effects on school children, with the prevalence rate ranging between 7.3% and 28% (mean 13.8%) in Turkey. The aim of the present study was to investigate possible adverse effects of G. intestinalis on success at school, and the mean weight and height of primary school children in Sivas, Turkey.


We performed an immunohistochemical analysis to investigate the expression of p53 protein in a panel of 18 laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas, 15 primary tumours and three in relapse, previously analysed by us for the presence of p53 gene mutations. Dysplastic and/or normal surrounding mucosa was evaluated in 15 different tumours. The results of our study are the following: (1) expression of p53 protein was observed in one out of five tumours positive for p53 gene mutations (20%) and in 10 out of 13 (80%) negative cases; (2), p53 protein over‐expression was frequently observed in normal and/or dysplastic mucosa surrounding either wild‐type (7/11) or mutated p53 tumours (2/4); (3), p53 immunoreactive cells showed a pattern of distribution in normal and mildly/moderately dysplastic mucosa (basal layers), different from that in severely dysplastic mucosa (whole thickness). These data further support the hypothesis that p53 protein over‐expression may be a marker of the earliest phases of multistep tumorigenesis in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.


The study was conducted to find out the impacts of Self Help Groups (SHGs) Approach in the lives of beneficiaries at household level: in case of Hosanna Family Empowerment Program which is part of the development projects of Children's Home Societies and Family Services (CHSFS). Children's Home Society and Family Services (CHSFS) is one of the international not-for profit organizations in Ethiopia which are promoting SHG approach as a model for transformational development. Self-Help Group is an informal association of people in a village, hamlet or urban neighborhood with the principal objective of empowering destitute women economically, socially, politically, institutionally and spiritually. The researcher focused on analyzing the significant impacts of SHGs compared to other developmental endeavors undertaken by the organization under the study with the following specific objectives in mind:  To investigate if the economic aspects of the beneficiaries at household level demonstrated improvement  To assess if SHG approach has brought the desired results on the lives of the beneficiaries in the social, political and leadership aspects of their lives.  To recommend if SHG could be adopted as a development model for mitigating poverty at the national level. The researcher used questionnaire for educated respondents and scheduled interview for illiterate respondents. In order to enhance the validity of the research, both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied in the research. The analysis of the findings of the research reveals that involvement in SHGs has significant economic and social contributions on the lives of poor women.


Using dormant buds (DB) for germplasm cryopreservation was published few decades ago and since then, dormant buds have been used to preserve genetic resources of selected horticultural woody plant species. The advantages of employing DB in preservation are widely known; the most relevance is no requirements of aseptic cultures, high processing throughput and involvement of a relatively low skilled technical support; but the method has also shortcomings, such as seasonality of processing and lack of procedural modifications that might support preservation of all accessions in a collection. The US, NLGRP cryopreserved DB of 2168 unique Malus (Mill.) accessions (among 51 species) with a ≥40% post cryo viability. The method worked well for all accessions in 20 species, for ≥90% of accessions in six species and at a various percent (0-89%) in the remaining 25 species. For species with the largest number of processed accessions, the M. domestica, Borkh., M. hybrid and M. sieversii (Ledeb.) M. Roem. (1355, 326 and 128 cryopreserved accessions, respectively), the percent of accessions responding favorable to the DB method was high (96, 96 and 82%). The results indicated variability in Malus DB response to liquid nitrogen exposure; similar results were recorded in the Pyrus L. collections. Procedural refinements of the DB cryopreservation method could increase the method applicability to a much higher number of Malus species and its use in other collections of horticultural woody plants like Prunus L. and Pyrus L.


Within the European Union, environmentally friendly produced food is receiving increasing interest. The main objective of this article is to identify and explain the willingness to pay (WTP) for milk of nature conservation. Furthermore these data were used to estimate the elasticity of the WTP. A consumer survey (n=600) was undertaken and the results analysed by means of descriptive and multivariate data analysis. The findings show that 70% of the interviewees are prepared to pay a price premium - on average even about 30%. However, looking at the elasticity analysis, it becomes clear that consumers react quite price–sensitively.


A powerful combinational path sensitization engine is r equired for the effi cient implementation of tools for test pattern generation, timing analysis, and delay-fault testing. Path sensitization can be posed as a sear ch, in the ndimensional Boolean space, for a consistent assignment of logic values to the cir cuit nodes which also satisfi es a given condition. While the conditions for path sensitization ar e different for different applications, the sear ch mechanism need not be. In this paper we pr o ose and demonstrate the effectiveness of several new deterministic techniques for search-space pr uning for test pattern generation. These techniques ar b sed on a dynamic analysis of the sear ch process and can be viewed as extensions of methods that wer e introduced in FAN and SOCRA TES. In par ticular, we present linear -time algorithms for dynamically identifying unique sensitization points and for dynamically maintaining reduced head line sets. In addition, we pr sent two powerful mechanisms that drastically r educe the number of backtracks: failur e-driven asser tions and dependency-dir ected backtracking. Both mechanisms can be viewed as a form of learning while sear ching and have analogs in other application domains. These sear ch pruning methods have been implemented in a generic path sensitization engine called LEAP . A test pattern generator , TG-LEAP, that uses this engine was also developed. W e present experimental r esults that compar e the effectiveness of our pr o osed search pruning strategies to those of PODEM, F AN, and SOCRA TES. In par ticular, we show that LEAP is very efficient in identifying r edundant faults and in generating tests for diffi cult faults. CSE-TR-178-93: Search-Space Pruning Heuristics for Path Sensitization in Test Pattern Generation 1


The flow around a model geometry of an engine installation equipped-wing, for low speed/high angle of attack flight conditions is investigated by means of URANS computations and 3C–PIV measurements.
Environmental concerns such as pollution-reducing and engine noise attenuation have to prompt engine manufacturers to design UHBR (Ultra High Bypass Ratio) turbojets. This requires to increase their diameters leading to a close-coupled configuration. As a consequence, aerodynamic interaction between the engine and the aircraft becomes more critical during take-off and landing phases and a complex unsteady vortex dynamics is generated on the wing extrados. This complex flow causes a drop in aircraft aerodynamics performances, characterized by a loss of maximum lift and an increase of drag, resulting in a loss of climb gradient.
This work deals with the flow that develops around a simplified geometry of an engine/pylon/wing installation. This study is achieved on the basis of 3C–PIV measurements and URANS computations data. As a first step to a more comprehensive knowledge of this complex physics, the study is initially conducted at a Reynolds number of 200000, based on the chord wing (c = 0.1m) and on the free stream velocity (U∞ = 30m/s). Several angles of attack (α) and slip angles (β) of the model have been investigated. Vortex dynamics is precisely described with a vortex tracking post-processing algorithm.
A precise description of this vortex dynamics interacting with the wing boundary layer will allow to design some future active flow control strategies.


I E healing of corneal wounds presents special features which are dictated by the structure and chemical con-L JT stitution of the cornea, and the physical conditions under which it takes place. Corneal wound healing will be discussed in relation to the ultramicroscopic structure of the fibers, the metabolism of ground substance components, the tension on the wound induced by intraocular pressure, activation of corneal cells in early stages of healing, and the structural basis of transparency. The cornea consists of very regularly arranged collagen fibrils, which are grouped in lamellae. Between the fibrils and the lamellae is the ground substance of connective tissues; the vehicle through which the metabolites are conveyed, and the component which is subject to the greatest variation in volume by the loss or gain of fluid. Within the ground substance and between the fibers are the cells of the corneal stroma, the keratocytes or fibrocytes. These are responsible for the synthesis and maintenance of both the fibers and ground substance. All three components of the cornea, cells, ground substance and fibers, are involved in healing. all a clear of


The displacements of opposing surfaces of PZT ceramic bar resonators were measured under length extensional mode resonance using a high frequency double beam laser interferometer system. The results of the measured displacements are in good agreement with displacement values calculated using modified Cady equations.


In recent years, small- to mid-scale farms have increasingly emphasized the importance of branding and establishing the appropriate identity to enter the value-added market. Farms in the Driftless Area (mostly Southwest Wisconsin) are slowly developing a regional food system and their attempts to take advantage of its strategic location in supplying abundant, quality cold chain product to the metropolitan areas, recognized as the Circle City (Chicago to the Twin-Cities). A large proportion of Circle City's food is imported from outside the Upper Midwest, while the Driftless area is capable of producing more food to meet the region's needs. Farms specialize in small-scale and organic food production, but production must increase and producers must shift from direct marketing to intermediation in order to increase food supply from the area to the Circle City. At the same time, Driftless producers should continue and enhance their sustainable production methods and experiment with producing a more diverse array of food products; both of which are important dimensions to a self-reliant food system. This paper uses analyses of Transearch and ESRI ArcGIS Business Analyst to synthesize the supply-demand relationship of food products that the Driftless Area shares with the Circle City by quantifying the amount of cold chain food product that is transported on a regional level. This paper makes recommendations that small- to mid-scale farmers can follow to scale-up production and to enter wholesale markets by developing relationships between each other and logistics firms, and then developing and utilizing aggregation points, which reduce risk to the producers.


Any branch of law, private or public, has a system of sources of law, which is somewhat standard. This system became "set in stone" for many law systems around the world, starting with Constituion, legal acts of goverment and ending with brief overview of legal traditions in some branches of law. However, this system completely forgets about legal doctrine. But after legislation took over, legal doctrine lost meaning which it had before and was cast aside into shadow of legislation and basic system of sources of law. Furthermore, legal doctrine was an instrument which provided unity for any law system. The idea in its core is simple – greatest and most known legal works of different authors became rulebooks for diffenret branches of law, which were used not only for education, but as a source of law to resolve dispute, when there was missing link in legislation and when judge cannot settle dispute using law of state. This is the case, when doctrine was used as a source of law and a source for regulation. Same can be said about legal doctrine, as core for any law, passed by a parliament. In ideal case, scientists and authors of legal dontrine works should consult lawmakers regarding theoretical and doctrinal basis of any decision or action they are planning to take. So, any legal action will have strong core in it and won't be decided only on experience and opinions of lawmakers, but also with strong theoretical background for such decision. In conclusion, we think that legal doctrine requires further analysis and this topic is very important for legal studies in Ukraine. Core of legal doctrinal works becomes bigger and bigger with increasing number of scholars in this sector of science. From the nature of legal doctrine, it is clear that it can provide better understanding of law and improve connection between scientists and lawmakers. Keywords: source of law, Constitution, natural law, legal system, concept of legal doctrine, system of sources of law.


Chlorotic areas appear between the veins of the leaves, which are somewhat smaller than normal, in early stages of the trouble. In severe cases, leaves become markedly smaller in size (Plate 1), are somewhat trough shaped with a tendency to become recurvate, and are chlorotic or slightly bronzed in color particularly between the veins. The twig growth is also considerably reduced so that the leaves are close together, resulting in a rosette appearance (Plate 2). Severely affected old leaves frequently develop many small dead spots in the leaf blades.


We give a proof of the parabolic/singular Koszul duality for the category O of affine Kac-Moody algebras. The main new tool is a relation between moment graphs and finite codimensional affine Schubert varieties. We apply this duality to q-Schur algebras and to cyclotomic rational double affine Hecke algebras. This yields a proof of a conjecture of Chuang-Miyachi relating the level-rank duality with the Ringel-Koszul duality of cyclotomic rational double affine Hecke algebras.


This article describes the first half century life of the Casa de Ninos Expositos (The Foundlings House of Buenos Aires) established in 1779 and remarks the economic and administrative conflicts between secular and religious orders. Tensions between different levels of the Spanish State and Catholic Church for its administration were increased up to the total secularization of the House. Children life conditions and mortality are also analized in the institutional context where wetnurses bred foundlings in each singular home.


The low-sulfidation epithermal gold prospects from the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria are dominantly hoste d by syndetachment sedimentary rocks of Maastrichtian-Paleo cene age. On the basis of the alteration mineralogy and textural relationships, it is concluded that gold may have b e n deposited as a consequence of different physica l-chemical processes in the various prospects: cooling or boiling of the or fluid, oxidation or other changes caused by mixin g of two fluids, or wall rock reactions such as reduction of fluids by organ ic matter or sulfidation. The gold transport as a b isulfide complex and the importance of sulfidation as depositional process i s uggested by: 1) sulphidation of host rock iron; 2) mass transfer studies; 3) low salinity of the fluids; and 4) high Au/Ag ratio s in electrum. Given that gold was transported as a bisulfide complex, knowledge of the sites of H 2S generation is crucial to gather information about the source and the pathways of the ore-forming fluids. The combined oxygen and wide range sulfur i sotopic compositions suggests a variety of sources: including magmatic/metamorphic fluids, or surficial waters eq uilibrated with magmatic and metamorphic rocks, as well as dissolution of pyrite, and thermochemical sulfate reduction in sed im ntary rocks in various prospects.


Research on conformational space of protein structure in which proteins take clear regulation plays a key role in protein structure prediction and simulation.In this study we make use of 449 nonredundant and high-resolution proteins and represent fragment based on C_α-C_α distances.Then visualization of conformational space for protein structure fragments is built based on principal component analysis method.And every protein structure can be projected into the space,which form a ordering path.So we can observe the distribution of fragments(4-9 residue fragment)and its linkage relationship.The maps bear on distince congregation and every kind fragment corresponding to clear secondary structure.


To resolve the problem of high sulfur content of catalytic gasoline and meet the requirements of upgrading product quality,GSR5-HZ sulfur reduction additive offered by Grace Division Company has been applied in the FCC unit of CNOOC Huizhou Refiner from May 24 to September 3,2010.The effect of sulfur reduction was tested.The commercial test result shows that the flow resistance and the stability of sulfur reduction additive are better and have good matching with the main catalyst CGP-Hz without obvious negative influence on product quality.The product slate is changed.The yield of liquefied petroleum gas and gasoline decrease and the total conversion rate decreases by 1.20%.With 25% additive in system inventory,the average removal rate of sulfur content in gasoline is 13.50%.


A shell-model study is made of first-forbidden {beta} decay and related processes in {ital A}=205--212 nuclei. The interactions used are modifications of the Kuo-Herling realistic effective interactions for particles above and holes below {sup 208}Pb and a cross-shell {ital G}-matrix interaction connecting these two. Large-scale diagonalizations are made of 1p-1h excitations across the double-shell closure at {sup 208}Pb. The calculations of the first-forbidden rates use effective single-particle matrix elements which incorporate core polarization of the final state to first order. All first-order initial state 1p-1h admixtures are included explicitly in the diagonalization. A least-squares fit of theory to experiment for eighteen {Delta}{ital J}=0 and 1 decay rates was made with two unknowns: (1) an enhancement factor {epsilon}{sub mec} for the rank zero matrix element of {gamma}{sub 5}, and (2) an overall scaling factor for the rank one component of the decay rate. A good fit is achieved yielding {epsilon}{sub mec}=2.01{plus minus}0.05 and a rank-one scaling factor of 0.97{plus minus}0.06. The agreement of the latter with unity indicates a satisfactory understanding of the rank-one component of the decay. The result {epsilon}{sub mec}=2.01{plus minus}0.05 indicates an enhancement of the matrix element of {gamma}{sub 5} by 100% over the impulse approximation. A 40%more » effect is predicted from meson exchange. Thus, a deficiency in the meson-exchange calculation or some further as-yet-unforeseen contribution is suggested. Predictions for twenty other decays in {ital A}=205--211 nuclei are compared to experiment and found to be in good general agreement. A calculation of the capture of neutrinos by {sup 205}Tl is described in detail.« less


Simplified dynamic models were applied in a study of vibration in a high-speed railroad car. The mathematical models used were a four-degree-of-freedom model for vertical responses to vertical rail inputs and a ten-degree-of-freedom model for lateral response to lateral or rolling (cross-level) inputs from the rails. Elastic properties of the passenger car body were represented by bending and torsion of a uniform beam. Rail-to-car (truck) suspensions were modeled as spring-mass-dashpot oscillators. Lateral spring nonlinearities approximating certain complicated truck mechanisms were introduced. The models were excited by displacement and, in some cases, velocity inputs from the rails by both deterministic (including sinusoidal) and random input functions. Results were obtained both in the frequency and time domains. Solutions in the time domain for the lateral model were obtained for a wide variety of transient and random inputs generated on-line by an analog computer. Variations in one of the damping properties of the lateral car suspension gave large fluctuations in response over a range of car speeds for a given input. This damping coefficient was significant in reducing lateral car responses that were higher for nonlinear springs for three different inputs. (Author)


The aim of this research was to evaluate the change of microclimate as a criterion of welfare and its effect on average milk yield, composition and qualitative indicators in milk at the turn of spring and summer. Overall 25 bulk tank milk samples were analyzed in the period of 27. 5. 2013 to 20. 6. 2013. Samples were taken every day. The farm is situated in Žabčice (GPS49°0'51.786"N, 16°36'14.809"E). Measured properties were microclimate: barn airspace temperature (BAT), relative humidity (RH); average morning milk yield; milk composition: fat content (F), solids non-fat (SNF), protein content (P), lactose content (L) and qualitative indicators: active acidity (AA), titratable acidity (TA), density (D), rennet coagulation time (RCT), quality of curd (QC), somatic cell (SC). Based on the correlation of bulk milk samples of Holstein breed was found with increasing BAT increases AA (r = 0.84, P < 0.01), RCT (r = 0 .73,), reduces TA (r= -0.87, P < 0.01). In bulk milk samples was observed with increasing RH increases AA (r = 0.44, P < 0.01) and reduces TA (r = -0.47, P < 0.01). Other analyzed parameters were not affected by microclimate.


The aim of the study is to increase the efficiency of surgical treatment of patients with chronic periodontitis by the combined use of hyaluronic acid and diode laser during the flap. For a reliable evaluation of the results of treatment used clinical and radiological methods of research on different terms of treatment. The results of the study indicate a high efficacy of the drug based on hyaluronic acid and a diode laser during surgical treatment.


This paper discusses cyclic to acyclic transformations performed on graphs representing computational sequences. Such transformations are critical to the development of models of computations and computer systems for performance prediction. The nature of cycles in computer programs for parallel processors is discussed. Transformations are then developed which replace cyclic graph structures by mean-value equivalent acyclic structures. The acyclic equivalents retain the noncyclic part of the structure in the original graph by evaluating a multiplicative factor associated with the mean time required for each vertex execution in the original graph. Bias introduced in the acyclic approximation is explored.


Abstract The usefulness of thioglycosides, particularly 2-thiopyridyl glycosides2 having a suitable activating group at the anomeric center for glycosylation, has been well documented. Glycosylations of 2-thiopyridyl 4,6-di–acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (1) with aglycones to furnish the corresponding 2,3-unsaturated-∼-glycosides have been studied. The latter compounds are suitable for the preparation of 2,3-dideoxy-sugar glycosides.


The political, economic, and social structures of West African societies--from Gambia to the Niger Delta--varied considerably during the time of the slave trade. Analysis of the ethnic origins of the Africans brought to America as slaves reveals the continuing influence of these multifarious strains on the formation of African-American culture and identity.


Structured drug delivery systems may offer new and promising approaches for specific transport and release of active agents. In our investigations, two different approaches will be combined: Layer-by-Layer (LbL) particles and DNA origami nanostructures. The LbL technique uses microparticles which are alternatingly coated with biopolymers to produce a multifunctional layer structure. Core, layers and surface can be independently equipped with different functional molecules or nanoparticles [1]. Alternatively, nano-sized DNA Origami structures such as hollow cubes or tubes provide the opportunity to encapsulate active agents and trigger their release by a controlled opening of an attached lid [2]. Combining both, the DNA Origami and the LbL technique, is therefore promising for the development of even more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Here we illustrate the successful integration of DNA origami cage structures onto biopolymer LbL carrier microparticles. We demonstrate a very high coating yield of the carriers with the DNA nanostructure. Furthermore, we provide evidence that the origami cage preserves its structural integrity after the coating procedure.


We show that thin cirrus clouds, whose particle radius is greater than 50 μm and number concentration is less than 10 /L, extinct supercooled water clouds (SC) by use of the data of the space-borne lidar, Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), and the space-borne 94-GHz cloud profiling radar (CPR). We call the cirrus Large-and-Sparse-particle Clouds (LSC).

The space-borne imagers, such as Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), cannot measure LSC; hence, LSC had been difficult to be found by satellites. CALIOP is less sensitive to LSC than CPR though CALIOP is usually more sensitive to clouds than CPR because of the cloud particle size distribution of LSC.

The most significant feature of LSC is that LSC extinct SC and cloud particles of SC are changed into pristine ice particles. This is because (1) SC and LSC do not tend to coexist while horizontally oriented ice particle clouds (2D) and LSC tend to coexist, (2) the cloud top height of LSC is higher than that of SC, and (3) the terminal velocity of LSC particles is about 1 km/h.

Because 10-20% of clouds in the Arctic are LSC, LSC would indirectly impact on radiative forcing in the Arctics.


Silylrhodium(III) complexes RhX(H)(SiR1nR23-n)(PPh3)2 (1:  X = I, R1 = OSiMe3, R2 = Me, n = 1; 2:  X = I, R1 = OEt, n = 3; 3:  X = I, R1 = OEt, R2 = Me, n = 2; 4:  X = I, R1 = OEt, R2 = Me, n = 1; 5:  X = Cl, R1 = OSiMe3, R2 = Me, n = 1; 6:  X = Cl, R1 = OEt, n = 3; 7:  X = Cl, R1 = OEt, R2 = Me, n = 2; 8:  X = Cl, R1 = OEt, R2 = Me, n = 1) were prepared by oxidative addition of HSiR1nR23-n to RhX(PPh3)3 and characterized by means of NMR (1H, 13C{1H}, 31P{1H}, and 29Si{1H}) and IR spectroscopy as well as elemental analyses. X-ray crystallography of 1, 2, and 6 showed a distorted square-pyramidal coordination around the Rh center that is bonded to the silyl ligand at the apical position and to halo and hydrido ligands in trans positions in the basal plane. The Rh−Si bonds in 2 and 6 are the shortest among Rh−Si bonds of the silylrhodium complexes reported to date. 29Si{1H} NMR spectra of 1−8 show that the J(RhSi) value increases with an increase in the number of alkoxy substituents on the Si atom. Complex ...


The invention discloses a mobile air conditioner. The mobile air conditioner comprises a water fetch motor, a storage device, a detection unit and a controller. The storage device is used for storing a water level reference value and a humidity reference value. The detection unit is used for detecting a current water level value of a chassis and a current ambient humidity value. The controller is used for comparing the detected water level value and the water level reference value to obtain a first comparison result after the mobile air conditioner is powered on and determining whether a water fetch motor needs to be started or not according to the first comparison result as well as comparing the detected ambient humidity value with the humidity reference value to obtain second comparison result after the water fetch motor is started and determining whether the rotation speed of the water fetch motor needs to be adjusted according to the second comparison result. The invention also discloses a mobile air conditioner water fetch motor control method. According to the mobile air conditioner and the water fetch motor control method, the water fetch motor does not need to be operated in a dry environment so as to save the energy, and the rotation speed of the water fetch motor can be increased in a humid environment so as to accelerate the discharge of condensed water.


Abstract : We investigated the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of fast neutrons compared with X-rays in impeding development of immunity to an infective agent, the intestinal cestode Hymenolepis nana. Mice were irradiated with neutrons or X-rays and 2 days later given an immunizing dose of H. nana eggs. After another 2 days, the mice received a challenge dose of the eggs. Challenge egg doses were also given to sham-irradiated unimmunized and immunized controls. All mice were killed 90 to 92 hours after challenge, and the H. nana larvae (cysticercoids) that developed in the intestinal tissue were counted. An increased cysticercoid count in the irradiated mice, as compared with the count in unirradiated immunized controls, reflects suppression of immune capacity by the radiation. The results indicate a neutron RBE of 4 at 50 and 101 rad. (Author)


Caregivers while, the biggest providers of palliative care for terminally sick patients, are often neglected in the process of providing care, which inadvertently affects their overall health and w ...