The Black Sea physical analysis and Forecasting System (BSFS) is part of the Black Sea Monitoring and Forecasting Centre (BS-MFC) for the Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS). It provides analysis every day analysis and 10 days forecast fields for the blue ocean variables (including temperature, salinity, sea surface height, mixed layer depth and currents) in the Black Sea region since. In this work, we present the new version of the operational system that will be part of the next CMEMS  release. The hydrodynamical core model is based on NEMO v4.0, solved on 1/40º horizontal resolution spatial grid (including the overall Black Sea, the Bosporus Strait and part of the Marmara Sea) and 121 vertical levels with z-star. The core model uses ECMWF analysis and forecast atmospheric forcing and GPCP monthly climatological precipitation for computing heat, water and momentum fluxes. A total number of 72 rivers is accounted, as monthly climatology provided by SESAME project. The model implements a new representation of the Danube River with interannual river discharge datasets provided by the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management. One of the main innovations of this system is the opening of the Bosporus Strait by using a box-approach in a portion of the Marmara Sea: it is achieved thanks to high resolution temperature, salinity, sea surface height, zonal and meridional velocity solutions provided by a novel implementation of the Marmara Sea model including straits based on Shyfem: it represents the optimal interface between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The hydrodynamical model is online coupled to an upgraded version of the OceanVar, the CMCC data assimilation scheme, able to assimilate SLA L3 satellite data, T/S in-situ profiles and SST from CMEMS TACs. The contribution focuses on model setup description, processing system and validation. To evaluate BSFS pre-operational run and monitor the operational production, we provide metrics as proposed within GODAE/Oceanpredict and MERSEA/MyOcean (which includes CLASS 1, 2 and 4 metrics).


In this paper, RF LDMOS devices with gain of 16.5dB, high efficiency (~60%) and high power density (1.26W/mm) at 2.5 GHz is demonstrated. The basic device structure is described and the load pull test setup was put up to evaluate its RF performance. Moreover, the Hot Carrier Injection (HCI) issue is suppressed to a negligible level (less than 5% over the extrapolated 20 years). The broadband property is investigated by characterizing the device's RF performance at 1GHz and also at a range among 2.3 to 2.5 GHz. The transducer gain and efficiency are greatly improved which is consistent with trend indicated by the small signal S parameter test result. The RF test results show us a broadband S band RF LDMOS transistor with excellent performance.


Shadow mapping is a technique for doing real-time shadowing. Recent work has shown that shadow mapping hardware can be used as a second depth test in addition to the z-test. In this paper, we explore the computational power provided by this second depth test by examining the problem of rendering objects described as CSG (Constructive Solid Geometry) expressions. We provide an algorithm that asymptotically improves the number of rendering passes required to display a CSG object by a factor of n by exploiting the two-sided depth test. Interestingly, a matching lower bound can be proved demonstrating that our algorithm is optimal.


While purchasing products on an e-commerce website, a user has to go through multiple sites to find the product at its best in terms of prices as well as reviews. Going through complete reviews list to understand sentiments of other fellow users is a tedious task. Sentiment analysis with the blend of machine learning could be useful in predicting the product reviews or consumers attitude towards to newly launched product. Presently there is no such system which could aggregate the reviews and provide an un-biased insight of consumer sentiments over a product. Our system would be able to aggregate the reviews of a product from a web source and using machine learning algorithm would predict the sentiment of users towards it. This data analytic tool will provide insights to new consumers and product owner regarding the product. The system also aims to compare the similar products from various sources and provide deep analysis regarding same. The system once developed could be applied to compute the sentiment in any field where data analytics plays important role.


Accurate forest structural type (FST) assessment provides a valuable support tool to distinguish the different structures in forest stands, achieve sustainable forest management and formulate effective decisions. Data from four research sites within three biogeographical regions – Boreal, Mediterranean and Atlantic – were used in this study, and reliable methodologies were developed for FST assessment. First, the Gini coefficient (GC) of tree size inequality was used for the structural characterisation, and the effects of plot size, stand density and point density of airborne laser scanning (ALS) on the ALS-assisted GC estimations were evaluated for the Boreal region. Second, four forest structural attributes – quadratic mean diameter (QMD), GC, basal area larger than the mean (BALM) and stand density (N) – from the three biogeographical regions were used to develop regionindependent methods for FST assessment. Lastly, a threshold value to represent maximum entropy was determined and was used to classify the various FST directly from ALS data using L-coefficient of variation and L-skewness of ALS echo heights. Aboveground biomass (AGB) was predicted for each FST and was compared with the AGB predictions without prestratification. The results showed that (a) plot size had a greater effect on the ALS-assisted GC estimation compared to stand size and point density, and that 250–450 m plot size (radius 9–12 m for circular plots) is the optimal plot size for reliable ALS-assisted GC estimations, (b) GC and BALM are the most reliable bivariate descriptors for FST assessment, and single storey, multi-storey and reversed-J type forest structures can be separated by lower, medium and upper GC and BALM values, respectively, while QMD and N are relevant for the separation of young/mature and sparse/dense subtypes, and (c) based on the mathematical proofs, the threshold values calculated from ALS echo heights and tree basal areas to represent maximum entropy should be 0.33 and 0.50, respectively. Moderate improvements were observed in the AGB predictions from FST classified directly from ALS data compared to the full dataset but critical differences were identified in the selection of ALS metrics by the prediction models. For example, higher percentiles were more relevant in uneven-sized structures and open canopy areas, while cover metrics and average percentiles were important in the even-sized structures and closed canopy areas. Thus, these results are very useful in improving our understanding of the relationships that underpin the choice of ALS predictors in structurally complex forests.


Stable Au nanorods with a uni-directi o nal pin-like morpho logy have been prepared o n th e surface of g lassy carbo n (GC) e lectrodes via a potential-step electrodeposition method from H2S04 soluti on containing Na[AuCI41 in th e presence of cysteine as an additive. The Au nanorods are characterized by a relativel y low Au(lll) facets area because o f a continu ous uni-directi onal growth of the crystal along the (I II ) orientation leading to a pin-like morphology o f the crystals. In oth er words, there is a significant enrichment of Au(lOO) and Au(IIO) facets in contrast to the spherical Au a noparticl es prepared in th e absence of cysteine. The peak potential of th e oxygen reduction reaction, measured in Orsaturated 0.5 M H2S0 4, at the thus- prepared Au nanorods e lectrodeposited onto glassy carbon (nano-Au/GC) electrodes shows a significant positive shift compared to that obta in ed at th e nano Au/GC e lectrode prepared in th e absence of cysteine, de mo nstratin g a hi gher electrocatalytic activity of th ese Au na norods. IPC Code: Int. Cl 7 B82B; C25B; C25D


The rapid advance of fused‐ring electron acceptors (FREAs) has greatly promoted the leap‐forward development of organic solar cells (OSCs). However, the synthetic complexity of FREAs may be detrimental for future commercial applications. Recently, nonfused‐ring electron acceptors (NREAs) have been developed to be a promising candidate to maintain a rational balance between cost and performance, of which the cores are composed of simple fused rings (NREAs‐I) or nonfused rings (NREAs‐II). Moreover, "noncovalently conformational locks", are used as an effective strategy to enhance the rigidity and planarity of NREAs and improve device performance. Herein, a novel series of NREAs‐II (PhO4T‐1, PhO4T‐2, and PhO4T‐3) is constructed as a valuable platform for exploring the impact of the end group engineering on optoelectronic properties, intermolecular packing behaviors, and device performance. As a result, a high power conversion efficiency of 13.76% is achieved for PhO4T‐3 based OSCs, which is much higher than those of the PhO4T‐1 and PhO4T‐2‐based devices. Compared with several representative FREAs, PhO4T‐3 possesses the highest figure‐of‐merit value of 133.45 based on a cost‐efficiency evaluation. This work demonstrates that the simple‐structured NREAs‐II are promising candidates for low‐cost and high‐performance OSCs.


In recent years, the city of Davao has been experiencing floods all throughout the year. Things like flooded streets, overflowing of rivers, stranded commuters, and residents fleeing to evacuation centres are now considered normal especially if an heavy rain will continue for more than an hour. The positive economic growth of the city is attributed to its strategic location and favourable climate since it is considered to be typhoon free unlike the national capital region Manila and other major cities in the Visayas region. But these changing climate patterns can affect these upward economic growth if the local government units will not act on these issues promptly. An uptodate spatial information is needed to support authorities for a timely evidence-based decisions in disaster management. This study will assess the vulnerability of the exposed population and other entities of Talomo District in Davao City, Philippines. Emphasis on the vulnerability component of the United Nations framework on Risk which is Hazard x Vulnerability and the factors affecting vulnerability are exposure, susceptibility and capacity. An open source software (QGIS and MapWindow) where used to process digital elevation models (DEMs) in combination with other spatial data (OpenStreetMap) can be an important database for topography-related analyses.


The basic working elements of efflux installation are introduced.Designed a special efflux installation which fitted the fact of mines,the efflux installation mainly contained efflux nozzle, composite chamber and gradual changed tube.Analyzed the relation between enter press,out press,out flux and the suction of pipette in the forms of experiment and application.Conformed the best flux of efflux installation in known press.


It is shown that the functional determinant ($\sim$ effective action) for a scalar field propagating on the mixed signature product of unit spheres, S$^q\times$S$^p$, according to the GJMS operator, depends, if $d$ is odd, only on $d=p+q$ and on whether $p$ is even or odd. In the first case the effective action equals twice the standard quantity on S$^d$ and vanishes in the second.


Housing finance in Nigeria is facing a lot of problems among which are inadequate mortgage finance, inaccessibility to other form of formal loans from other financial institutions due to stringent conditions attached to its access; urbanization brought about by ever increasing human population; and the economic recession being experienced in Nigeria. Housing development financing and shelter provision among the low and medium income groups become more critical because of lack of access to credit; and these groups constitute the vast majority of the urban households in Nigeria. There are no robust and pragmatic housing finance systems on ground. The reality on ground led to evolution of informal housing finance system of which thrift and credit cooperative is one. Against this background the paper examine the role played by the Federal University of Technology, Akure cooperative multi-purpose society in the provision of housing finance to its members, Secondary data were collected for this study through the use of structured questionnaire from 29.5% of its members. Secondary data were equally obtained from archival data of the society and analysed. The study revealed that majority of their members relied on collection of loans from the cooperative society for their housing development finance. The preferences for this form of finance were given as: ease of processing loan application; low interest rate charge on loan; and ease of amortization. The paper posits that government should intervene in housing finance through methods such as site and service scheme, provision of low interest loans with longer moratorium periods, and special political consideration and leverage be given to the housing need of low and medium income earners to ameliorate poverty among this group.


A new and efficient protocol for the preparation of 4,5-diaminocyclopent-2-enones via the reaction of N-sulfonylimine with secondary amines, with p-toluenesulfonamide acting as a leaving group, is presented. In addition, p-toluenesulfonamide worked well as a catalyst even with a catalytic amount for the reaction of 2-furaldehyde and secondary amines to afford the corresponding products in higher yields.


The basis of this study is that traditional models of leadership do not adequately address the complexity of challenges presented to leaders engaged in IT-facilitated process improvements. The result is that most IT (information technology) implementations either fail outright or do not meet expectations. This study was conducted therefore, to close the knowledge gap that exists between the leadership decision to seek IT-facilitated improvement and the leadership approach needed to successfully accomplish it. Case study and qualitative research methodologies were employed to reveal assumptions and beliefs of leadership that influenced the development of network-based applications in a financial service organization-how improvement projects were initiated, implemented, and accepted by the staff for whom they were intended. The analysis of data led to the description of seven leadership themes—Institutional Climate, Involvement, Communication, Learning, Development Strategy, Resources, and Impact. Of particular interest are the assumptions and beliefs of the Impact theme, which provides evidence that ITfacilitated process improvements were successfully implemented in the financial service organization studied. The assumptions and beliefs of leadership are then used to determine how the described framework of leadership is aligned with the Postindustrial Model of Leadership suggested by Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal (1991)—a model that they contend extends beyond the limitations of traditional models. The


PAF-dependent transacetylase (TA) modifies the functions of platelet-activating factor (PAF), a potent inflammatory lipid, either by transferring the acetyl group from PAF to lysophospholipids (TA L activity), or to sphingosine (TA S activity) or by hydrolyzing PAF (acetylhydrolase activity). In stimulated endothelial cells (EC), TA L activity contributes to the synthesis of acyl-PAF, an acyl analog of PAF, that antagonizes PAF functions and is regulated by the cellular redox state. In this study, we investigated the possible involvement of TA in the flavonoid antioxidant mechanism(s) during oxidative stress in EC induced by hydrogen peroxide. The treatment of EC with H 2 O 2 resulted in 4-fold increase of the acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase activity (AT), that is responsible for PAF biosynthesis, while the TA L activity increased only by 53%. However, the preincubation of H 2 O 2 -treated EC with the flavonoids hesperedin, naringin, and quercetin strongly inhibited AT activity and activated TA L by 290%, 340%, and 250%, respectively.


As urbanization process deepens in Sunan,the roles of small towns in creating a healthy urbanization pattern is worth rethinking.The paper takes the accumulation of rural enterprise capital as a thread to discuss the impacts of township and village enterprise(TVEs) on small town development.The paper attempts to construct an analytical framework of "industrial capital growth-evolution of small towns",which contains issues of capital expansion,space function and feedback mechanism in an endogenous growth prospective.It explains the functions of TVEs and how they drive Sunan's rural industrialization and industrial capital accumulation during two periods,namely double-track economy period and market period.This paper suggests that it is necessary to provide support for the endogenous capital accumulation model centered on TVEs.And path of industrial upgrading through "getting rid of low-end value chain lock" as a long-term regional development strategy should be adopted to transform Sunan.


The oxidation and corrosion of copper are fundamental issues studied for many decades due to their ubiquitous and transversal impact. However, the oxidation of copper used as catalyst for graphene synthesis has opened a singular problem not yet solved. Contradictory results are reported about the protecting or enhancing role of graphene in copper oxidation. We study short- and long-term oxidation of copper with different characteristics, such as oxygen content and morphology, with and without graphene, and in polycrystalline copper foils and almost totally textured (100) and (111) copper films on MgO and sapphire substrates, respectively. We propose a mechanism to explain the enhanced oxidation of polycrystalline copper originated by oxygen encapsulated by the graphene impermeable layer during graphene growth. The initial oxygen content and the existence of grain boundaries are the main factors that determine the relevance of this process. Graphene is shown to prevent oxidation from the atmosphere for any...


Seedbed preparation is influenced by soil features (e.g. soil type, soil moisture, weeds), crops features and machinery. No matter the drilling method, there must comply with seedbed conditions because it influence the germination and emergence of the crop.


Alternative definitions are given of basic concepts of generalized thermostatistics. In particular, generalizations of Shannon's entropy, of the Boltzmann-Gibbs distribution, and of relative entropy are considered. Particular choices made in Tsallis' nonextensive thermostatistics are questioned.


In this paper, we propose a simple and novel approach to the design of a dual axis controller for photovoltaic (PV) cells. The objective is to reduce the electronic circuitry associated with previous and existing designs while at the same time ensuring a robust principle of operation. Two pairs of Light Dependent Resistors (LDR), an ATMEGA 328P microcontroller and a servomotor form the principal components of the circuit model. The model works by performing averages of the signals generated from four (4) LDR's placed at the four corners of a photovoltaic cell. Based on the computed averages, the microcontroller relays instructions to servo motors for rotation of the PV cells towards the direction of maximum incident sun rays. All simulations were performed using the PROTEUS software. Results obtained show a 54.71% increase in the generated output power for the tracking system as opposed to the fixed solar panel. The design was successfully constructed and implemented.


A series of experiments are carried out on notched specimens to investigate the mechanism of toughness improvement of warm prestressing (WPS)of alloy steel. The macro mechanical parameters are measured and the fracture surfaces and the microscopic features in front of notch roots of specimens unloaded after WPS are observed. Experimental results show that warm prestressing cycles which produce compressive residual stress and make the notch root open and blunted can improve notch toughness at low temperatures. Conversely, WPS cycles which produce tensile residual stress and make the notch closed and sharpened will deteriorate notch toughness. With increasing the preload of WPS, more and more particles with potential cleavage nuclei are decohered and blunted to cavities. This effect also can improve notch toughness.


Features of the brain of this oceanic squid have been investigated and related, as far as possible, to its habits and mode of life. The body and arms are much vacuolated for buoyancy and the animal probably lives with the head upwards. The very long whip-like tentacles are not vacuolated and perhaps hang downwards. They are covered by numerous minute pedunculated suckers, perhaps providing a sticky surface. A special nerve running outside the brain carries signals from the arms and tentacles to the magnocellular lobe, which is very large and of complex structure. However, there are no giant cells and the mantle is weak. Propulsion is mainly by the large fins, which are controlled from the magnocellular lobe, presumably using the information from the arms and tentacles.


Objective Alzheimer's illnesses are becoming medical nightmares because there is no exact solution and existing nootropic medicines (Piracetam, tacrine, and metrifonate) have significant drawbacks. The goal of this study was to see if the ethanolic root extract of Grewia hirsuta (ERGH) could improve memory in rats who had been given scopolamine.
Materials and procedures At rats, ERGH was given orally in dosages of 200 and 400 mg/kg for 28 days, followed by Scopolamine (18 mg/kg i.p.) from the 25th to the 27th day. The usual nootropic drug was piracetam (200 mg/kg). The elevated plus maze (EPM), Morris water maze (MWM), and passive avoidance (PA) paradigms are used to assess cognitive functioning. Invivo anti-oxidant activity and brain acetylcholine esterase (AchE) activity were assessed.
 Results: At the indicated doses, ERGH extract showed a substantial memory-enhancing activity by decreasing the transfer latency in EPM, increasing the escape latency in MWM, and increasing the shock-free zone in PA. In scopolamine-induced amnesia rats, pretreatment with ERGH resulted in a significant drop in AchE enzyme, an increase in enzymatic antioxidant, and a decrease in MDA levels.
Conclusion Because of its several favorable benefits, such as memory-improving properties, anticholinesterase activity, and antioxidant activity, ERGH may prove to be a useful drug in the current study, and it would be important to investigate its potential in the care of Alzheimer's patients.


Objective: Diversity of blood pressure response and great variability within studies emphasise the need to identify predictors of renal denervation efficacy. Previous studies identified various predictors within periods of 3–6 months. Design and method: The goal of the current study is to examine the possible predictors of sustained decline of blood pressure after renal denervation in a long-term period of 2 years. Evaluated patients were either randomised in the original Prague-15 study or were pilot patients, meeting the same inclusion criteria of true-resistant hypertension. Patients were considered as responsive when the decline of 24 h systolic blood pressure > 10 mmHg was present 6, 12 and 24 months after the procedure. In addition, analysis for separate visits was performed. Denervation was performed using the unipolar Symplicity® Renal Denervation System. Extensive assessment of computed tomography angiography by numerous measurements including morphology of the renal arteries was performed. Results: A total of 48 patients were analysed with 27 patients suitable for long-term prediction. According to the protocol of the study, spironolactone was added at 12-month follow-up as a crossover and these patients were excluded from long-term analysis. Five of the 27 patients were identified as long-term responders with average 24 h blood pressure decline of 20/9 mmHg. Strongest predictors of BP decline were higher baseline 24 h systolic blood pressure (p = 0.01) and higher diameter of the left renal artery (p = 0.04). Conclusions: Only a minority of denervated patients exhibited sustained blood pressure decline. Higher baseline blood pressure and higher renal artery diameter were the strongest predictors. Our findings thus might theoretically support the actual hypothesis of the necessity to ablate the distal parts of the renal artery (these conditions might allow such ablation to be performed).


Let X1,…, X_n (n p) be a random sample from multivariate normal distribution N_p(μ, ∑), where μ ∈RP and ∑ is a positive definite matrix, both μ and ∑ being unknown. In this paper it is shown for the entropy loss L(sum from to ^,∑ ) = tr(∑~-1 sum from to^) - log|Σ~-1 sum from to ^|-p the best affine equivariant estimator of the covariance matrix ∑ is inadmissible and an improved estimator is explicitly constructed.


We study zero temperature phase transitions in two classes of random quantum systems---the $q$-state quantum Potts and clock models. For models with purely ferromagnetic interactions in one dimension, we show that for strong randomness there is a second order transition with critical properties that can be determined exactly by use of a renormalization group procedure. Somewhat surprisingly, the critical behavior is completely independent of $q$. For the $qg4$ clock model, we suggest the existence of a novel multicritical point at intermediate randomness. We also consider the $T\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}0$ transition from a paramagnet to a spin glass in an infinite-range model, and find $q$ independent exponents.


FIELD: weapons and ammunition. SUBSTANCE: proposed method comprises special-purpose control unit and ballistic computer. Note here that fighting vehicle coordinates are defined automatically with the help of coordinate dimensioning system and loaded into control unit manually from commander station. The latter is used to monitor weather data received from fire automatic control system transducers and target coordinates to be loaded into control unit. Fighting vehicle lengthwise axis position is defined with respect to preselected main horizontal direction with due allowance for preloaded coordinates of orienting point, or with respect to north-south horizontal direction defined with the help of azimuth transducer. EFFECT: expanded fighting performances, perfected fire control system. 6 cl, 3 dwg


During the past two decades, most researchers employed a questionnaire to characterize the effect of noise on psychosomatic responses. Developments in physiological techniques offer a non-invasive method for recording brain activity with electroencephalography (EEG). This method for assessing the impact of noise on attention is growing in popularity. The aim of this study was to investigate brain activity changes in response to noise exposure during attention-demanding tasks by using EEG power and phase coherence estimation. We hypothesized that brain rhythms could be affected by environmental stimuli and would be reflected in the EEG power and phase coherence. Nineteen healthy right-handed university students (mean age = 21.5 ± 2.0 years) participated in this study. The experiment comprised recording EEG data for participants in the following steps: rest with eyes closed (< 50 dBA), rest with eyes open, listening in a noisy environment (85 dBA), performance on an attention-demanding task in a quiet environment (< 50 dBA), and performance on an attention-demanding task in a noisy environment (85 dBA). Significant differences were observed between stages, and the participants performed more effectively in the quiet environment, where they showed higher rates of correct responses (p <.05). From the assessment of the EEG power and phase coherence estimation, the study demonstrated the following: (1) Alpha-2 (10-13 Hz) power and phase coherence decreased when participants shifted from closed eyes to open eyes, while theta power increased. (2) In contrast, during the noise exposure phase, whether during an attention-demanding task or not, beta (13-30 Hz) phase coherence decreased in the brain, but theta phase coherence was not affected compared to the results in the quiet environment. We suggest that the high frequency of neural synchronization is relevant for cognitive performance, and that participants at risk for selective attention are affected by noise exposure.


Despite the tremendous growth in the cellular data network usage due to the popularity of smartphones, so far there is rather limited understanding of the network infrastructure of various cellular...


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Import agrarian products is a prerequisite for meeting the demand of national consumers, especially taking into account various tastes and significant comparative advantages in the production of goods at the domestic and foreign markets. Although historical and modern scientific and practical approaches to the importance of import supplies for certain countries and industries vary both negatively and positively. The purpose of the research. The main purpose of the study is to systematize import threats, to coordinate the anti-crisis measures and to form the strategic approaches, which minimize the negative impact of import on the national agrarian business. Methodology. In the scientific research methods of comparison, synthesis and synthesis were used, as well as historical and axiomatic methods. Results. In the paper were analyzed the current trends of purchasing the foreign agrarian products and the functioning of domestic agricultural formations on the basis of using the imported goods. It was determined that the key problems of the modern economy were high level of energy intensity of national production, low quality and technological characteristics of finished products, asymmetry of foreign economic relations, low level of competitiveness of many national nomenclature positions in the agrarian sector. Practical meaning. According to international experience it was founded that in Latin America import was oriented to the domestic market and in Asia – to the foreign market. Also it was recognized that Ukraine's trading partners were more interested in exporting raw materials or products with high added value. Prospects for further research. According to the results of the conducted studies, determinants of the regulatory system of Ukraine in countering global imbalances were identified. A strategy for minimizing the impact of import threats on the activities of domestic agrarian units has been developed. It has suggested the regulation of the import substitution policy in the conditions of openness of the national economy and the liberalization of foreign trade relations; the market saturation with domestic and foreign food products with high quality, a wider range and an affordable price range in accordance with the requirements of the international economic environment.


Objectives: This study assessed differences between pediatric athletes' anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed limb and non-reconstructed limb compared to limbs with no lower extremity surgical history during a side-step cut. Methods: 28 limbs with an ACL reconstruction within the 12 months prior to testing (operative limbs), 28 contralateral limbs (non-operative limbs) and 56 limbs with no lower extremity surgical history (control limbs; 28 individuals) were included. Lower extremity kinematic and kinetic 3-dimensional data was recorded during the deceleration phase of a side-step cut. Outcomes were evaluated at initial foot contact and between initial foot contact and maximum knee flexion of the cutting limb. Differences between operative and non-operative limbs and control limbs were assessed using analysis of variance with Bonferroni post-hoc tests. Results: Operative limbs had higher peak hip adduction (-0.14° ± 7.3 vs. -6.1° ± 5.0, =0.01) and higher average external knee valgus moments (0.16 Nm/kg ± 0.50 vs. -0.21Nm/kg ± 0.58, p=0.02) compared to control limbs. In terms of shock absorption, operative limbs had lower peak ground reaction forces (23.2 N/kg ± 4.7 vs. 28.3 N/kg ± 5.8, p<0.0001) and peak ankle dorsiflexion (14.5° ± 7.5 vs. 20.0° ± 6.4, p=0.002) compared to control limbs with lower peak external knee flexor moments (1.4 Nm/kg ± 0.61 vs. 2.0 Nm/kg ± 0.63, p<0.0001) and less power absorption at the knee (0.38 Ws/kg ± 0.31 vs. 0.55Ws/kg ± 0.34, p=0.05) and ankle (0.43 Ws/kg ± 0.21 vs. 0.65 Ws/kg ± 0.41, p=0.01). Though non-operative limbs had less knee valgus (-1.0° ± 3.5 vs. 1.1° ± 3.3, p=0.04) at initial contact, they had higher peak knee valgus (3.6° ± 5.7 vs. 0.58° ± 4.1, p=0.04) and higher average external knee valgus moments (0.09 Nm/kg ±0.59 vs. -0.21Nm/kg ±0.58, p=0.06) compared to control limbs. Non-operative limbs also had less pelvic obliquity compared to control limbs (10.4° ± 5.8 vs. 14.6° ± 7.7, p=0.04). Lower peak ground reaction forces (24.5 N/kg ± 4.5 vs. 28.3 N/kg ± 5.8, p=0.005), increased power absorption at the hip (0.43 Ws/kg ± 0.48 vs. 0.15 Ws/kg ± 0.23, p=0.005), and decreased power absorption at the ankle (0.49 Ws/kg ± 0.23 vs. 0.65 Ws/kg ± 0.41, p=0.09) were seen in non-operative compared to control limbs. Conclusion: Limbs with ACL reconstruction exhibited poorer hip stability compared to control limbs. ACL reconstructed limbs also had less energy absorption at the knee and lower peak vertical ground reaction forces, likely reflecting an avoidance strategy when performing a cut using an ACL reconstructed limb. The uninjured, contralateral limbs of ACL reconstructed patients also demonstrated reduced ground reaction forces and altered neuromuscular control. These changes may reflect overall tentativeness in performing a cut but also suggest baseline suboptimal neuromuscular control that possibly lends insight into the increased risk of contralateral ACL tear seen in patients who have sustained an index ACL tear. It is also possible that the biomechanical strategies present on the operative side could be putting the non-operative limb at risk for injury. These findings support the need for ongoing research into rehabilitation protocols and return to sport timing and also support to existing injury prevention programs.


ABSTRACT Accurate knowledge of soil moisture is critical for hydrological and agricultural applications such as agricultural irrigation management, drought characterization, and flood detection. Researchers have attempted to provide soil moisture using various methods and techniques. Traditionally, the amount of soil moisture was based on field measurements. On the other hand, remote sensing satellites have been widely used to provide continuous soil moisture measurements worldwide, encountering problems such as the lack of simultaneous spatial and temporal sampling rates and dependence on weather conditions. However, in recent decades, GNSS signals reflected from the Earth's surface (GNSS-R technique) have been increasingly used for soil moisture monitoring, due to the numerous advantages it offers. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of soil moisture retrieved by two space-based GNSS-R missions (TDS-1 and CYGNSS) to show the general past trends, gaps, and opportunities for soil moisture monitoring through GNSS-R observations.


To investigate the unintended effects of GM crops, an iTRAQ-based comparative proteomic analysis was performed with seed cotyledons of 2 GM soybean lines, MON87705 and MON87701×MON89788, and the corresponding non-transgenic isogenic variety A3525. Thirty-five DAPs were identified in MON87705/A3525, 27 of which were upregulated and 8 downregulated. Thirty-eight DAPs were identified from the MON87701×MON89788/A3525 sample, including 29 upregulated proteins and 9 downregulated proteins. Pathway enrichment analysis showed that most of these DAPs participate in protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum and in metabolic pathways. Protein-protein interaction analysis of these DAPs demonstrated that the main interacting proteins are associated with post-translational modification, protein turnover, chaperones, and signal transduction mechanisms. Nevertheless, these DAPs were not identified as new unintended toxins or allergens and only showed changes in abundance. All these results suggest that the seed cotyledon proteomic profiles of the 2 GM soybean lines studied were not dramatically altered compared with that of their natural isogenic control.


Objective To evaluate the value of ocular fundus atherosclerosis(OFA),brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity(BaPwv) and ankle arm pressure index(ABI) in predicting the extent of coronary artery lesions with coronary angiography(CAG) as gold standard.Methods A total of 472 patients were divided into four groups according to the CAG result:normal group(66 cases), single vessel lesion group(138 cases),double vessels lesion group(174 cases) and multiple vessels or left main lesion group(94 cases). All patients underwent OFA examination.BaPwv and ABI detection.Additionally,the data on medical history,electrocardiogram, color Doppllr cardiograph and serum factors were collected.Results In patients without ocular fundus atherosclerosis,86%cases had normal coronary artery.In patients with degreeⅡocular fundus atherosclerosis,71%cases had double vessels lesion.Single vessel lesion group,double vessels lesion group and multiple vessels or left main lesion group had higher BaPwv value than normal group(P0.05).There was significant difference in BaPwv value between the single vessel lesion[(11.53±1.96) m/s],double vessels lesion[(12.45±1.23) m/s]or multiple vessels lesion group[(14.20±3.24) m/s,P0.05].DegreeⅡocular fundus atherosclerosis and BaPwv14 m/s were powerful predictive factors for multiple vessels lesion[OR=11.82,95%CI 7.65-14.91;OR=10.02.95%CI 5.85-12.14,P0.01],Conclusion Ocular fundus atherosclerosis and BaPwv can mirror the extent of coronary artery lesions. DegreeⅡocular fundus atherosclerosis and BaPwv14 m/s are powerful predictive factors for multiple vessels lesion.


The phenomenon of the higher land prices due to the increasing number of people to make the price of the property more expensive, but much needed. This research was conducted at PT. Adinata Graha Raya, a property development company in the region Kaliwungu, Kendal. Due to the economic growth has slowed down, making capital-intensive sector sales slowed participate, the study tried to measure the effect of applying pemsaran strategies through online, offline and culture of service excellence. Total population of 730 people who are consumers who already buy and sell with PT. Adinata Graha Raya, with a sample of 100 people. The research method is a method of quantitative analysis to measure the effect of variable Online Marketing, Offline Marketing and Service Excellence to the Consumer Loyalty with Customer Satisfaction as an intervening variable. Then processed using SPSS use test instruments, Classical Assumption Test, and Test Regression Coefficients two stages. Research shows that a low Online has the most impact on consumer satisfaction than variables Offline and Service Excellence. Online Marketing strategies thus need for a strengthening reinforcement without lowering Offline strategies and Service Excellence. Keywords: Online Marketing, Offline Marketing, Service excellent, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty


This article analyzes the topic of relational motives within the business disciplines and represents one attempt in responding to criticisms of a lacking framework capable of providing wider and more coherent understandings of relational typologies. By means of a review of the management and leadership literature and using a utility-by-motives clustering, six relational motives are identified and ordered hierarchically using a paired comparison methodology. The value of this approach for scholars and practitioners is explored and specific areas of further research are suggested.


Many improvements were made to the traditional crusher,which forms a set of advanced higher yields to a crushers' production technology of PC series.It greatly increased the efficiency and quality of the production,and change the present situation that the tradition machine could only produce general and moderate lever of production,for the production and processing high quality products in CARST region provides a solid guarantees.


: With the development of economy and society, our country has made great achievements in the field of construction. The speed of construction and the technical difficulty of production has reached a new level. The problem that comes along is that as the difficulty of construction increases and the scale of the project increases, the incidence of safety accidents also increases. And effective safety management can ensure the economic benefits while reducing the incidence of dangerous accidents and avoid unnecessary casualties. It is extremely important for the enterprise, the society and the country. This paper analyzes the current situation in safety management and explains the causes of accidents and their influencing factors through the theory of safety science. From there, we have to increase the efforts of government supervision, strengthen the safety responsibility of construction units, strengthen the education and differential management of people with high accident rates, as well as the prevention of major risks, and other aspects of specific analysis.


Two cases of uncommon tumor-like alterations on the lower legs are discussed to be related to peizongenic pedal papules and diagnosed as myoceles.


We study the thermodynamics in the grand canonical ensemble of $D$-dimensional charged Gauss-Bonnet-AdS black holes in the extended phase space. We find that the usual small-large black hole phase transition, which exhibits analogy with the van der Waals liquid-gas system, holds in five-dimensional spherical charged Gauss-Bonnet-AdS black holes when its potential is fixed within the range $0l\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Phi}}l\frac{\sqrt{3}\ensuremath{\pi}}{4}$. For the other higher dimensional and topological charged Gauss-Bonnet-AdS black holes, there is no such phase transition. In the limiting case, Reissner-Nordstrom AdS black holes, with vanishing Gauss-Bonnet parameter, there is no critical behavior in the grand canonical ensemble. This result holds independent of the spacetime dimensions and topologies. We also examine the behavior of physical quantities in the vicinity of the critical point in the five-dimensional spherical charged Gauss-Bonnet-AdS black holes.


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plain provoking! For in these passages Nicolson is more idiosyncratic, more contentious, and sometimes wrong, So, for example, he sees Nelson and his captains as "Homeric" in their concept of heroism. While this may be true of some of the better educated among them, it is certainly not true of the central character, who never mentions the Greek heroes in any of his extensive correspondence. If Nelson had a heroic model at all, it was Shakespeare's King Henry V, not Achilles. In the end, however, this has no pretension to be a definitive book on Trafalgar, let alone Nelson. Rather, it is a brilliant variation on a naval theme, a stimulating philosophical reflection on the familiar story and, above all, a thrilling and yet harrowing, evocation of the carnage that was unleashed off Cape Trafalgar two hundred years ago. In short, it is a worthy contribution to the legacy of the Trafalgar Festival by one of Britain's foremost writers, and is therefore highly recommended.


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A 17-year-old boy is referred for evaluation of fever, malaise, left-sided neck swelling, headache, and a 10-lb weight loss. Symptoms began 2 weeks ago. He has had multiple medical evaluations, including an urgent care visit during which a rapid streptococcal antigen test result was negative and a subsequent emergency department visit during which he was treated for cervical lymphadenitis with oral clindamycin. He denies rash, sore throat, conjunctivitis, shortness of breath, cough, joint swelling, or pain. He denies exposure to kittens and has no risk factors for tuberculosis.

Vital signs are as follows: temperature, 101.5 ° F (38.6 ° C); heart rate, 104 beats per minute; respiratory rate, 18 breaths per minute; and blood pressure, 116/54 mm Hg. He appears tired but is not in acute distress. There is left-sided neck swelling in the posterior cervical triangle with no overlying erythema or warmth. The area of swelling is tender but not fluctuant. Neck range of motion is limited because of pain. The oropharynx is normal. He has no other lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly, and the remainder of his physical examination findings are normal.

Laboratory evaluation reveals the following: a white blood cell count of 3,000/μL (3.0 × 109/L), with 46% neutrophils (absolute neutrophil count, 1,400), 37% lymphocytes, and 15% monocytes; hemoglobin, 14.4 g/dL (144 g/L); and hematocrit, 40% (0.40). Further laboratory test results are unremarkable, including a normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein level, comprehensive metabolic panel, lactate dehydrogenase level, uric acid level, monospot test result, and urinalysis. Screening for numerous infections, including human immunodeficiency virus, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, gonorrhea, Chlamydia , Bartonella, and tuberculosis, yields negative results. Computed tomography (CT) reveals the …


This study was aimed at investigating the effect of different models of fasting on fertility of adult male wistar rats. 15 adult male rats were randomly divided into 3 groups. The rats in group 1(control) were fed ad libitum while rats in groups 2 and 3 were fasted 12hours and 24hours respectfully and fed within1 hour for 65 days. Fasting caused alteration in body and organ weights, food consumption, sperm motility, viability, volume and count, and reproductive hormones, LH, FSH and T. In the fasted rats, body weight increased progressively during the period of experiment by increased food consumption but the testes weight decreased significantly. Fasting blood sugar increased progressively as compared with the control group but within normal ranges for rats. There was no significant (p>0.05) difference in the mean value of sperm volume of rats in the control and fasted groups. The degree of sperm motility was lowered but not significant (p>0.05).Sperm count was significantly (p<0.05) lowered in the fasted animals compared to animals in control group indicating a drop in cellular turnover as a result of inhibition of spermatogenesis or cellular regression after fasting. Serum LH and FSH were reduced significantly (p<0.05). T concentration was also reduced but not significantly (p>0.05). The significant reduction in LH and FSH might have accounted for the observed reduction in sperm counts in the fasted animals used for this study.


In recent years, new strategies for bacteria determination have been developed in order to achieve rapid detection and adequate limits of detection for quantification of microorganisms. This review classifies voltammetric sensors according to whether the bacteria are directly or indirectly detected. Direct methods are based on the recognition of the bacteria themselves, either in labeled or label-free mode. In contrast, indirect methods detect a metabolite produced by the bacteria. New trends in bacteria sensors involve DNA analysis, which makes it possible to improve the sensitivity and specificity of measurements. Voltammetric sensors provide good linear ranges and low limits of detection and are useful for analysis of food and clinical and environmental samples.


Dr Foord has made a very valuable point. Table I shows a comparison of the detail of my costings of oral cholecystography OCG and upper abdominal ultrasound. Although I was expecting the latter to cost more because of the higher cost of radiology time, the costs to the District of the two procedures turned out to be very similar.


We report on the investigation of domain imaging in (001) oriented BaTiO3 giant grains studied by means of secondary electron microscopy. Samples were prepared by the modified exaggerated growth method, polished, etched and finally mechanically affected by a uniaxial in situ compression test in scanning force microscopy. Samples were characterized in the absence of applied mechanical stress by scanning electron microscopy. A back-switching process is proposed to be induced due to the electron beam causing compensation of the excess of positive surface charges inside the ferroelastic switched C + domain.


Let $D$ be a directed graph of order $n$. An anti-directed Hamilton cycle $H$ in $D$ is a Hamilton cycle in the graph underlying $D$ such that no pair of consecutive arcs in $H$ form a directed path in $D$. We prove that if $D$ is a directed graph with even order $n$ and if the indegree and the outdegree of each vertex of $D$ is at least ${2\over 3}n$ then $D$ contains an anti-directed Hamilton cycle. This improves a bound of Grant. Let $V(D) = P \cup Q$ be a partition of $V(D)$. A $(P,Q)$ vertex-oriented Hamilton cycle in $D$ is a Hamilton cycle $H$ in the graph underlying $D$ such that for each $v \in P$, consecutive arcs of $H$ incident on $v$ do not form a directed path in $D$, and, for each $v \in Q$, consecutive arcs of $H$ incident on $v$ form a directed path in $D$. We give sufficient conditions for the existence of a $(P,Q)$ vertex-oriented Hamilton cycle in $D$ for the cases when $|P| \geq {2\over 3}n$ and when ${1\over 3}n \leq |P| \leq {2\over 3}n$. This sharpens a bound given by Badheka et al.


The parameter space of the phylogenetic tree estimation problem consists of three com? ponents, T, t, and 8. The tree topology T is a discrete entity that is not a proper statistical parameter but that can nevertheless be estimated using the maximum likelihood criterion. Its role is to specify the branch length parameters and the form of the likelihood function(s). Branch lengths t are conditional on T and are meaningful only for specific values of T. Parameters 8 in the model of nucleotide substitution are common to all the tree topologies and represent such values as the transition/trans version rate ratio. T and t thus represent the tree, and 8 represents the model. With typical DNA sequence data, differences in T have only a small effect on the likelihood, but changing 8 will influence the likelihood greatly. Estimates of 8 are also found to be insensitive to T, making it possible to obtain reliable estimates of 8 and to perform tests concerning the model (8) even if knowledge of the evolutionary relationship (T) is not available. In contrast, tests con? cerning t, such as testing the existence of a molecular clock, appear to be more difficult to perform when the true topology is unknown. In this paper, we explore the peculiarity of the parameter space of the tree estimation problem and suggest methods for overcoming some difficulties in? volved with tests concerning the model. We also address difficulties concerning hypothesis testing on T, i.e., evaluation of the reliability of the estimated tree topology. We note that estimation of and particularly tests concerning T depend critically on the assumed model. (Maximum likeli? hood; models; parameter space; consistency; sampling errors; hypothesis testing; nucleotide sub? stitution; phylogeny estimation; molecular systematics; molecular clock.)


The purposive of this reseach to examine the effect of financial distress, gender
of audit committee, type of industry, complexity of operations, income or loss of
operations, and profitability of audit delay. The population in this reseach is a LQ-
45 company listed in Indonesia Stock Exhange (IDX) period 2014-2017.
Purposive sampling technique used to obtain the sample size by 28 company with
the acquisition of observational data as much as 112 company. Multiple
regressions analysis was used to test the hypothesis to explain the relationship
between the variables in this reseach.
The results showed type of industry have significant effect towards audit delay.
While financial distress, gender of audit committee, complexity of operations,
income or loss operations, and profitability have no effect on audit delay.


It is inevitable that the cracks would exist in the parts repaired with broad-beam arc cladding technology,which would make the cladding layers enduring ability decreased.In this paper,the terms attributing to the cracks were analyzed to avoid defects.Single pass powder feeding cladding was carried out,in which the substrate was 38CrSi and 5%~8% Re was added to the cladding material Ni-Cr-B-WC.In order to study the microstructure,hardness,and wear resistance of the cladding layers,scanning electron microscope(SEM),hardness instrument,and microhardness tester were utilized.The results indicate that,with the addition of the rare earth elements,the grains could be refined and the range of the columnar crystal would be obviously decreased.Consequently,the hardness of the layers could be improved and the wear resistance increase about 1 time.Furthermore,the layers' strength-toughness would be improved,in contrast to a decreased brittleness,thus the cracking tendency of the layers would be decreased effectively.


Much can be learned from looking back and reflecting on events in the repository arena over the past few years. Repository systems, institutional managers, repository managers, advisory organisations and repository users have all come a long way in this short time. Looking back acts as a way of grounding prior activity in the present context. It can also provide invaluable insights into where repositories are headed. The activity of deliberating on past events may be of value to a range of individuals engaged in repository activities. This might include funding bodies, professional organisations, publishers, institutions with an existing repository; or those in the process of considering the deployment of one, repository managers, repository project workers, and repository contributors and content consumers. Some possible areas for consideration are technical and non-technical factors that encompass the whole range of the repository spectrum, from development through deployment, to advocacy and use. This article introduces this reflective process from the perspective of a repository project funded under the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Digital Repositories Programme (JISC DRP) over the period 2005-2007. The Rights and Rewards Project's focus for the last two years has primarily been directed towards repositories with teaching and learning content. Although we consider repositories from the perspective of our local focus, i.e. an Institutional Repository, we also address issues from a wider sphere of influence. It is also worth bearing in mind that in the development of a repository of teaching resources we have benefited from prior studies by those setting up and maintaining research repositories. This invaluable background information has been extended to encompass a teaching perspective by the research undertaken by this and other projects. We present a brief background to repositories, and suggest some areas where shifts in perceptions may be occurring. This overview covers current context, the marketplace for repositories, actors and their roles, managing expectations, and service requirements. We also offer a light-hearted metaphorical view of the Rights and Rewards Project's "repository adventure". Areas for additional research activity are also discussed.


Popular approaches to classifying action segments in long, realistic, untrimmed videos start with high quality action proposals. Current action proposal methods based on deep learning are trained on labeled video segments. Obtaining annotated segments for untrimmed videos is time consuming, expensive and error-prone as annotated temporal action boundaries are imprecise, subjective and inconsistent. By embracing this uncertainty we explore to significantly speed up temporal annotations by using just a single key frame label for each action instance instead of the inherently imprecise start and end frames. To tackle the class imbalance by using only a single frame, we evaluate an extremely simple Positive-Unlabeled algorithm (PU-learning). We demonstrate on THUMOS'14 and ActivityNet that using a single key frame label give good results while being significantly faster to annotate. In addition, we show that our simple method, PUNet 1, is data-efficient which further reduces the need for expensive annotations.1https://github.com/NoorZia/punet


Abstract 24Background:NK/T-cell nasal type lymphoma is an aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma that destroys the palate and nasal anatomy. The incidence in the US and Europe is very low; however, Asia and South America have reported incidence up to 10-15%. This study was done to assess the incidence of this type of lymphoma in our institution, outcomes of treatment efficiency, and to explore demographic, clinical and biological characteristics associated with poor outcomes.Methods:Seventeen NK/T-cell lymphoma patients were diagnosed between 2014-2015, who were treated with radiotherapy plus weekly cisplatin 3-5 doses and consolidation with gemcytabine, oxaliplatin y L-asparaginase 1-4 doses or cisplatin, etoposide, ifosfamide and dexamethasone by 3 doses.Results:The incidence of NK/T-cell lymphoma was 9% of all lymphomas. Median age was 35 years (range: 20-64). The nose is the most frequent location (94.1%,16/17), and 23.5% (4/17) presented with high tumor burden. 100% of these patients presented with palate p...


Graphene woven fabrics (GWFs) consisting of a large number of overlapping graphene micro-ribbons were fabricated by chemical vapor deposition. We demonstrated that GWF films can emit sound efficiently once they are actuated by a sound-frequency electric field owing to the thermoacoustic effect. Because of its ultra-low heat capacity per unit area, the GWF shows sound generation performance comparable to single-layer graphene and carbon nanotubes, and would perform better than them when it is suspended on a high porosity substrate. This sound source can be used in a wide variety of applications, taking advantage of its transparency, flexibility, ultrathin nature, absence of moving parts, and biologically compatible characteristics.


Substantial residual risk of development of macro- and microvascular complications is retained in most patients despite contemporary standards of therapy. The search for the solution of actual problem of lowering of residual risk of vascular complications is the aim of multiple current scientific studies conducted in medical practice of the world. The program Residual Vascular Risk Reduction Initiative (R3i) was called upon to join efforts of medical professionals and patients from different countries for solution of the global problem of residual risk of development of vascular complications. In the review we describe objective and main directions of activity of this project. We also give characteristics of individual component factors of residual risk of development of vascular complications investigated in the framework of the R3i program as well as possible methods of improvement of their correction.


Closed circulating water system culture is the advanced culture model and is also the future trend. The paper summarized the status and the scale of the recirculating aquaculture system of the flounder in our country and discussed the growth and physiologic characteristics of the flounder under the condition. Flounders' common diseases and control measures in the factory circulating water were introduced. We discussed the hotspot and nodus problems in circulating water culture system of the flounders such as Cynoglossus semilaevis and turbot and also discussed the development trend of technology and research in the field.


Growth dynamics of modern innovation and information economy, both global and local, is not determined by a simple increase in production in all sectors, and that part which is generated by a variety of innovative and qualitative changes in the production process of goods and services. Further intensification of the innovative process in recent decades due to the formation of a new type of economic development based on the continuous change of the production base, and the nature of the products with the continuous creation of fundamentally new technologies as well as new types of goods and services. In the context of globalization, tightening the competition in the world market actualizes the problem of innovation and quality competition. This innovation has become the main vector of economic development (Ivanov N., 2013). The purpose of our research is to define and reveal such notions as human capital, economic innovation, economic structure, economic development, productive capital, innovation, innovative process, economic growth, and labor force. The article directs to study and reveal the role, impact and significance of human capital for economic innovation and development, to find out and explain the notions of human capital theory and the origin of human capital. The main reason for this research is the growing awareness of the fact that human resources and their interconnection are crucial for the activities of any entity, be it a firm, nation, economy or global economy. In their search, scientists tried to obtain an objective understanding of these concepts and compare these soft forms of capital with the traditional idea of capital as a factor of production in the economy. Continuing education and activization of creative opportunities concerns not only individual employees, but the team as a whole. It is about the formation of the intellectual capital of the company, as part of its intangible assets. The intellectual capital of the company and the country as a whole becomes a prerequisite for the inclusion of companies and countries in the global economy with the greatest benefit for the country and the standard of living o f its citizens. The intellectual capital of the company and the country as a whole becomes a prerequisite for the inclusion of companies and countries in the global economy with the greatest benefit for the country and the standard of living of its citizens. The human factor determines the country's competitiveness in the global economic system. Studies have led to the conclusion that the basis of modern competitive countries is the availability of innovative systems and human resources.


family: father, mother, and child. Corbett compared this to a contextualized domestic story in which the family is "encased within and permeated by the cultural surround" (p. 8). Finally, Corbett called out the "continued conflation of anatomy with gender," which in this current review I address by introducing the term gender/sex (p. 8). Theories about gender nonconformity and SO have always faced empirical challenges. The greatest are the large percentages of straight men and women who remember childhood gender nonconformity and the large percentages of gay men and women who remember gender-conforming childhoods. Corbett (2009) envisioned a football field in which the binary (fantasy) story has most people clustered around one or the other goal posts. But virtually all of the studies that show associations between childhood gender nonconformity and adult homosexuality also show a large number of people for whom such an association is absent. Rather than clustering at the goal posts, these unexplained—and, frankly, unexamined —people are scattered all over the field. Measurement itself presents problems. First, there is the recursive nature of the concept of childhood gender nonconformity. Individual identities involve a domain of interactions. Thus, a child cannot arrive at a stable sense of sameness or difference with regard to gender/sex identity without engaging in dyadic interactions and specific sorts of play activities. Individual identity necessarily entails largerworld interactions that produce contextualized meanings about gender/sex. Thus, for example, "girls are people who play with dolls" emerges as a generally known fact and it follows that, within the closed cultural bubble, you are a girl, or at least you are girlish, if you play with dolls. In this nexus, girls are supposed to grow up to play their role in the fantasy heterosexual family story, so people who are girls during childhood grow up to be heterosexual mothers. It is a closed system in terms of measurement and explanation. Furthermore, there is no uncontroversial way to assess childhood gender nonconformity. Retrospective studies rely on adult memories of childhood behaviors. Delving deeply into the problem of memory as data is beyond the scope of this review, but Bailey and colleagues have tried to establish adult memories as veridical of childhood behaviors (Bailey, Nothnagel, & Wolfe, 1995; Bailey & Zucker, 1995; Rieger, Linsenmeier, Gygax, & Bailey, 2008). Others understand memory as fundamentally (re)constructed such that by using adult memories to understand childhood antecedents, the processes that produced the adult memories would, themselves, require iterative deconstruction and interpretation (Ansermet & Magistretti, 2007). These two understandings of the epistemology of memory and the value of retrospective tools in psychological and sociological research have not really met head-to-head in an academic forum. There are also prospective studies that in theory might be a better bet for understanding links between childhood gender nonconformity and adult SO. Those studies performed to date, however, are also methodologically flawed because they have relied on preselected populations: children brought to clinics by their parents because they "exhibited extreme gender nonconformity as well as discomfort with or confusion about their gender identity" (Bailey et al., 2016, p. 57). Despite the theoretical and methodological difficulties that surround a focus on the link between childhood gender nonconformity and adult SO, it is worth looking at several strong efforts that use childhood characteristics to produce a developmental narrative for adult SO. In a first-of-its-kind study and analysis, Bell et al. (1981) tested pathway models for the development of homosexual preference in men and women. Using site-specific advertisements and snowball sampling, they recruited a sample of almost 500 straight and almost 1,000 gay men and women in the San Francisco area during the late 1960s. For their male sample they identified aspects of maternal and paternal relationships that correlated with childhood gender nonconformity, the strongest of which were "mother dominated father" and "negative relationship with father" (positive correlations of .18 and .17) and "identification with father" (negative correlation of −.27). Radiating out from childhood gender nonconformity were a variety of much stronger correlations, including "homosexual arousal in childhood" (.38), "felt sexually different in childhood" (.32), and "heterosexual arousal in childhood" (−.29). These in turn led directly or indirectly, with varying degrees of correlation, to adult homosexuality (Bell et al., 1981). The overall shape of the diagram for women differs in that there were more details of family relationships correlating with childhood gender nonconformity. For example, a negative relationship between parents correlated negatively (−.28) with identification with the mother. This, in turn, correlated negatively (−.30) with childhood gender nonconformity. But, similar to the male sample, childhood gender nonconformity correlated with isolation from other girls (.24), homosexual arousal in childhood (.27), and adolescent homosexual involvement (.41). The latter correlated strongly (.74) with adult homosexuality (Bell et al., 1981). Bell et al. (1981) constructed a framework that contrasted a biological cause for homosexuality with psychoanalytic family analyses, which suggested a pathological resolution of the Oedipal complex. Duberman (1991) has written movingly about the negative personal impact of the psychoanalytic belief system on men and women growing up gay in the 1940s and 1950s. Thus, I understand as progressive Bell et al.'s aim to move the study of homosexuality into an empirical mode. In finding empirical reasons to dismiss psychoanalysis, though, they invested in a different dualism: social experience versus biology, to which, as with the title to their final chapter, they appended a question mark. Acknowledging that their study did not collect biological data that could confirm a biological cause for homosexuality, they nevertheless concluded that their results "are not inconsistent with what one would expect to find if, indeed, there were a biological basis for sexual GENDER/SEX AND EMBODIMENT


This article discourses that there were four special features in social custom alteration of Sichuan during the period of Republic of China,that is,the current custom appeared later than that in coastal regions,and there was a disequilibrium between cited and countrysides;its social custom took on a variety of characteristics;the change of the current custom was only outside and superficial;breaking away from the old in social custom went beyond creating the new.


This research was conducted to examine the effect of commitment and attachment to the service quality of the millennial generation in the banking industry at PT. Makassar Branch BNI Bank. The population in this study amounted to 110 employees of the millennial generation at PT. Bank BNI Makassar Main Branch Office. The research sample used a random sampling method of 260 millennial employees at PT. Bank BNI KCU Makassar. This study used a quantitative approach, the data for this study were obtained through a research questionnaire filled out by the respondents. The data analysis method used is PLS (partial least square) SEM. The results of this study indicate that organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on the service quality of millennial employees. Engagement has a positive and significant effect on the quality of service for millennial employees. Meanwhile, the variables of organizational commitment and mutual attachment have a positive and significant effect on the quality of service for millennial employees.

Keywords: Commitment, Engagement, Quality of Millennial Service


Urban lake is one of ecosystem that has experienced anthropogenic pressures and this can affect its water quality. One of a robust approach to assess the water quality is by using Hilsenhoff Biotic Index (HBI). This tool is quite versatile since it can be applied by using any aquatic organism as proxy including macrozoobenthos. This invertebrate group also has an advantage since it is common and easy to collect. Here this study is first, aiming to provide HBI based water quality spatial model using macrozoobenthos as a proxy applied in urban lake in West Java in Southeast Asia and second to seek the best model that can represent the water quality variables in particular dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, and temperature. Based on the spatial model and HBI, either inlet or outlet parts of the lake, it has better water quality in comparison to central parts. Based on HBI values, water quality in inlet and outlet parts (HBI = 6.7) is categorized as fair and poor (HBI = 6.9) for the central parts of the lake. The increase in HBI and decrease in water quality are positively correlated with the increase in water temperature variable in comparison to water DO and pH variables. Akaike model selection confirms that the macrozoobenthos diversity can be used as a proxy for increase in water temperature (Ψ)HBI (~temp)(AIC = −10.264) followed by combination of water temperature increase and decrease in DO(Ψ)HBI (~temp+DO)(AIC = −9.042398).


Paraparetic Paraparetic variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome characterized by isolated leg weakness, areflexia and radicular leg pain that may simulate a cauda equina or spinal cord syndrome. The arms, ocular, facial, and oropharyngeal muscles are spared, and sphincteric function is normal.


The very high temperature reactor (VHTR) is one of the six reactor types selected in the Generation-IV research program. The VHTR is a graphite-moderated, helium-cooled reactor with a once-through uranium fuel cycle. It is designed to be highly efficient, to be flexible to adopt to the uranium/plutonium fuel cycle, to have a minimal waste production, while retaining its inherently safe characteristics. The results presented in this report relate to the preliminary investigations carried out on the VHTR design. The objective of these studies was to understand the physical aspects of the annular core and to identify the limits of both standard block type and pebble-bed VHTR designs with regard to a degradation of its passive safety features due to an increase of the operating temperature. From those results, possible improvements of the performances in term of power density and outlet temperature have been analyzed. Results for nominal operating conditions can be found in "Assessment of VHTR core design with regard to fuel temperature; Normal operation", (D-SI2.1). This report (D-SI2.2) emphasizes on the fuel temperature in the core during transients, i.e. Loss Of Forced Cooling conditions. Revisions Rev. Date Short description Author WP Leader SP Leader Coordinator


This large tome, 495 pages of text accompanied by substantial bibliography, chronological chart, index, documents (maps, plans, elevation of buildings) and 220 black and white illustrations, begins with a wry dedication: "to all those who have gone before me in approaching this impossible subject." While there is still plenty of speculation and interpretation, Jacq-Hergoualc'h offers an extremely solid base with his documentation, both literary and archaeological. After lists of the documents, figures and abbreviations, a very brief introduction leads into what becomes a very thorough study of Malaysian and Southern Thai history with particular relation to the entrepôt ports of the region from the beginning of our era. Chinese texts and artefacts and Indian or Indianized archaeological remains, the great rhythms of history in the Middle East, India and China,'Indianization' in the South-East Asian region, and the concept of Srivijaya, are some themes that Jacq-Hergoualc'h notes at the outset. Relatively detailed accounts of the geology, hydrology, and local climate and wind patterns introduce the main text. Who were the early peoples of the peninsula, and was their land an obstacle or a source of contacts and profit among Asian civilisations? The trans-peninsular routes are often cited to illustrate the vast saving of time and effort (not to mention safety in avoiding pirates and the like in the straits) that would have ensued if goods had been transported across the peninsula. The archaeological finds at both ends of these routes are very similar, and the idea seems logical enough: or it has to JacqHergoualc'h predecessors. But though Jacq-Hergoualc'h accepts that some solid goods like tin ingots or small goods may have gone by the trans-peninsular portage routes, by and large he rejects the land route in favour of sea-transport. Moving cumbersome, fragile goods, Chinese porcelain, the local kendi pots and the like, was 'highly improbable' on such routes, and Chinese reports offer enough instances of ships arriving at ports in both sides of the peninsula to confirm that a sea route was regularly employed. Shipping, circumpeninsular navigation, landing places, goods and mineral resources are all examined. Why did the east coast cities or small states prosper so much more than the west? Perhaps because of the coastal plains that developed there, giving access to richer agricultural potential. The polities formed could exploit the hornbill casques, sappanwood, tin etc that rendered the peninsula more than just an obstacle to shipping or a porterage route, but a rich commercial prospect in its own right.


OF THE DISSERTATION Predictions of protein chemical shifts and protein slow motions by Sishi Tang Dissertation Director: Dr. David A. Case Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) is one of the most powerful biophysical techniques for studying biomacromolecules. The advances of NMR techniques are often facilitated by the development of computational methods for the purpose of data interpretation and analyses. In this way, more information is extracted from the experimental measurements and complementary descriptions are given to details elusive to NMR probes, so that the structural and dynamical behavior of the biomolecule can be adequately described. Hence the two major goals of this thesis are: i) To calculate chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) accurately and to understand how CSA is influenced by the local environment. ii) To predict and characterize important metastable conformations of proteins probed in NMR relaxation experiments. The first aspect is covered by three chapters (Chapter 2 4), where CSA calculations using QM and QM/MM models are described and compared. First, we used a small fragment (NMA3) model to determine the effect of vibrational motion on the magnitude and orientation of CSAs. Next, we applied the same model to predict chemical shift tensors and achieve qualitative agreement with experimental measurements for the GB1 protein. Later we showed that a more expanded AF-QM/MM (automated


Previously, we reported that SS rats were more susceptible to myocardial ischemia‐reperfusion (I/R) injury than BN rats. To determine potential mechanisms for this differential susceptibility, we used microarray to identify unique genes expressed in the hearts of these rats. Microarray analysis revealed that the mitochondria protein enoyl CoA hydratase containing domain 2 (ECHDC2) is highly expressed in the SS hearts compared with BN hearts. RT‐PCR, western blot analysis and histology revealed that ECHDC2 was expressed ~7 fold higher in SS hearts than in BN hearts. To determine the function of ECHDC2 in the heart, we established HEK cells stably expressing ECHDC2. Induction of ECHDC2 expression by tetracycline increased cell fatty acid‐induced but not glucose‐induced O2 consumption. Under basal conditions, ECHDC2 overexpression did not induce cell death. However, when subjected to simulated ischemia or I/R, cells with ECHDC2 were markedly more susceptible to death. Our data suggest that ECHDC2 increases susceptibility of SS rats to I/R injury in part via modulating mitochondrial bioenergetics. Our findings are the first to suggest that ECHDC2 represents a novel target to prevent ischemic heart injury.


Karin de Boer's On Hegel: The Sway of the Negative offers an incisive interpretation and critique of Hegel's philosophy, from which the author draws the framework for her own philosophical position. De Boer's interpretation of Hegel stands out in the literature in a number of ways. First, her methodology flouts traditional interpretive strategies in that it consists neither in trying to uncover what Hegel 'really' wanted to say, nor in trying to reconstruct a 'better' version of Hegel by ridding his philosophical system of potential tensions or contradictions. Rather, de Boer attempts to 'think the unthought' in Hegel by locating a fundamental tension that, she argues, exists prior to the system, makes the system possible, and is nonetheless inexpressible from within the system. This strategy simultaneously offers a comprehensive and incisive new perspective on the Hegelian philosophy and paves the way for de Boer's articulation of a new philosophical position in its own right. De Boer's study constitutes an important contribution to the renewed interest in Hegel that has recently risen both west and east of the Atlantic, and is conversant with both 'analytic' and 'continental' readings of Hegel. In terms of its content, the work can be aligned with recent interpretations that highlight the non-totalizing strands in Hegel's thought (e.g., Nancy and Malabou), yet it stands out by the fact that de Boer neither argues that Hegel's thought is 'in truth' not totalizing, nor that Hegel can be 'saved' from his totalizing tendencies, but rather acknowledges the totalizing order of the Hegelian system while showing that this order presupposes a tension that both makes the system possible and constantly threatens to unravel it. De Boer thus does not deny the totalizing strands in Hegel but rather shows their ineluctable fragility from within the totality. On Hegel: The Sway of the Negative should be of great interest to experts and students of Hegel, and de Boer's application of her interpretation to a philosophical analysis of modernity broadens the scope of the book far beyond issues of Hegelian interpretation. One of the most impressive dimensions of de Boer's study is its achievement of a careful balance between expert textual interpretation and original philosophical work. De Boer's approach to the interpretation of Hegel is critical in a Hegelian sense: she develops a fundamental tension internal to Hegel's philosophy, shows it to be irresolvable within the confines of Hegel's system, and develops a new


In the past, straight perments were given using plastic panels. Because of the heavy weight of the panel, however, it was very difficult for...


Objective To identify and stratify the main stressors for the relatives of patients admitted to the adult intensive care unit of a teaching hospital. Methods Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted with relatives of patients admitted to an intensive care unit from April to October 2014. The following materials were used: a questionnaire containing identification information and demographic data of the relatives, clinical data of the patients, and 25 stressors adapted from the Intensive Care Unit Environmental Stressor Scale. The degree of stress caused by each factor was determined on a scale of values from 1 to 4. The stressors were ranked based on the average score obtained. Results The main cause of admission to the intensive care unit was clinical in 36 (52.2%) cases. The main stressors were the patient being in a state of coma (3.15 ± 1.23), the patient being unable to speak (3.15 ± 1.20), and the reason for admission (3.00 ± 1.27). After removing the 27 (39.1%) coma patients from the analysis, the main stressors for the relatives were the reason for admission (2.75 ± 1.354), seeing the patient in the intensive care unit (2.51 ± 1.227), and the patient being unable to speak (2.50 ± 1.269). Conclusion Difficulties in communication and in the relationship with the patient admitted to the intensive care unit were identified as the main stressors by their relatives, with the state of coma being predominant. By contrast, the environment, work routines, and relationship between the relatives and intensive care unit team had the least impact as stressors.


This paper brings together critiques of contemporary Australian cultural policy from three sources: academic research, arts leaders and public intellectuals. It discusses the discursive shift in cultural policy towards an instrumentalist framework, and reviews academic research on this shift and its implications. It then looks at critiques of policy shifts by public intellectuals and leaders within the arts sector to identify parallels and persistent themes across academic scholarship and public thinking on cultural policy. In particular, it identifies and examines the theme of absence of a place for cultural value and production in policy-making and looks at arguments that call for a reinstatement of policy driven by cultural value.


A two-user Gaussian Z-Interference Channel (GZIC) is considered, in which encoders are connected through noiseless links with finite capacities. In this setting, prior to each transmission block the encoders communicate with each other over the cooperative links. The capacity region and the sum-capacity of the channel are characterized within 1.71 bits per user and 2 bits in total, respectively. It is also established that properly sharing the total limited cooperation capacity between the cooperative links may enhance the achievable region, even when compared to the case of unidirectional transmitter cooperation with infinite cooperation capacity. To obtain the results, genie-aided upper bounds on the sum-capacity and cut-set bounds on the individual rates are compared with the achievable rate region. In the interference-limited regime, the achievable scheme enjoys a simple type of Han-Kobayashi signaling, together with the zero-forcing, and basic relaying techniques. In the noise-limited regime, it is shown that treating interference as noise achieves the capacity region up to a single bit per user.


"Nature et Souverainete." Gerard Mairet. SciencesPo. April 2012. --- In this short text, Gerard Mairet suggests some leads for a new political philosophy at a time of environmental crisis. He aims to demonstrate how the concept of sovereignty can be rethought in view of that crisis, bearing in mind that huge areas of the world environment elude all sovereignty: the atmosphere, the high seas, the Arctic. Mairet shows that by focusing exclusively on what supposedly makes humans distinctive, political theorists have failed to deal with the essential ethical questions: whether nature has rights over humans and humans have the right to fulfill their basic biological needs, writes Melanie Conroy.


This book coven many of the recent research obervations on the management and use of working animals in tropical agricultural systems. Studies of oxen, donkeys and camels in sub-Saharan Africa, cows and donkeys in Ethiopia, buffaloes in Vietnam, camels in Libya and horses and donkeys in Southern Italy are some of the topics included. Technical issues in nutritional requirments, feeding, management, health, implement, work practices and harnessing are discussed and the contribution that working animals continue to make in many agricultural and transport activities are quantified. The book is a valuable source of reference materials on draught animal technology. It is a must for any scientist, student or extension worker in rural and urban areas where animal power is found.


This paper presents a method for external power network monitoring. The method utilizes an unreduced model of a large part of the external system and it is based on state estimator approach. Any type of real-time measurements can be used. Since the external system model must not affect the internal system state estimate and power mismatches at boundary buses should be minimal, the boundary measurements are selected to be critical. The method is illustrated with the IEEE 14-bus system.


Each tissue and organ in the body has its own type of vasculature. Here we demonstrate that organotypic vasculature for the heart can be recreated in a three-dimensional cardiac microtissue (MT) model composed of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes (CMs), cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) and endothelial cells (ECs). ECs in cardiac MTs upregulated expression of markers enriched in human intramyocardial ECs (iECs), such as CD36, CLDN5, APLNR, NOTCH4, IGFBP3, ARHGAP18, which were previously identified in the single-cell RNA-seq dataset from the human fetal heart (6.5-7 weeks post coitum). We further show that the local microenvironment largely dictates the organ-specific identity of hiPSC-derived ECs: we compared ECs of different developmental origins derived from two distinct mesoderm subtypes (cardiac and paraxial mesoderm) and found that independent of whether the ECs were cardiac or paraxial mesoderm derived, they acquired similar identities upon integration into cardiac microtissues. This was confirmed by single-cell RNA-seq. Overall, the results indicated that whilst the initial gene profile of ECs was dictated by developmental origin, this could be modified by the local tissue environment such that the original identity was lost and the organotypic identity acquired through local environmental signals. This developmental "plasticity" in ECs has implications for multiple pathological and disease states.


. Under the macro background of severe deterioration of air quality, rapid development of science and technology and support of national policies, new energy vehicles have great potential for development, but the characteristics of large investment and unstable income in the early stage have made new energy automobile enterprises face high financial risks. This paper uses case analysis method, BYD Co., Ltd. as the research object, and builds a financial early warning model based on binomial logistic regression to warn BYD financial risks. It aims to provide effective advice for BYD and the new energy auto industry to control financial risks. The paper concludes that the BYD energy vehicle business has a promising future, but also faces serious financial risks. BYD should take timely measures to reduce financial risks and improve financial conditions.


The primary aim of the analysis presented herein is to consolidate the ideas of the 'conjugate-flow' theory, which proposes that vortex breakdown is fundamentally a transition from a uniform state of swirling flow to one featuring stationary waves of finite amplitude. The original flow is assumed to be supercritical (i.e. incapable of bearing infinitesimal stationary waves), and the mechanism of the transition is explained on the basis of physical principles that are well established in relation to the analogous supercritical-flow phenomenon of the hydraulic jump or bore. In previous presentations of the theory the existence of appropriately descriptive solutions to the full equations of motion has only been inferred from these general principles, but here the solutions are demonstrated explicitly by means of a perturbation analysis. This has basically much in common with the classical theory of solitary and cnoidal waves, which is known to explain well the essential properties of weak bores. In § 2 the basic equations of the problem are set out and the leading results of the original theoretical treatment are recalled. The new developments are mainly presented in § 3, where an analysis of finite-amplitude waves is completed by two different methods, each serving to illustrate points of interest. The effects of small energy losses and of small flow-force reductions (i.e. wave-resistance effects) are considered, and the analysis leads to a general classification of possible phenomena accompanying such changes of integral properties in either slightly supercritical or slightly subcritical vortex flows. The application to vortex breakdown remains the focus of attention, however, and § 3 includes a careful appraisal of some experimental observations on the phenomenon. In § 4 a summary is given of a variant on the previous methods which is required when the radial boundary of the flow is taken to infinity. The main analysis is developed without restriction to particular flow models, but in § 5 the results are applied to a specific example.


Emerging evidence links maternal and infant sleep problems to impairments in the mother-to-infant bond, but the independence and directionality of these associations remain unclear. The present study characterized concurrent and prospective effects of maternal sleep disturbances and poor infant sleep on the mother-infant relationship. As common sequalae of problematic sleep, nocturnal cognitive hyperarousal and daytime sleepiness were investigated as facilitating mechanisms.

 Sociodemographic information and clinical symptoms were measured prenatally then weekly across the first two postpartum months in 67 women. Participants reported insomnia symptoms, sleep duration, snoring, daytime sleepiness, nocturnal cognitive arousal (broadly focused and perinatal-specific), perseverative thinking, depression, infant colic, infant sleep quality, and mother-infant relationship quality. Mixed effects models were conducted to test hypotheses.

 Prenatal snoring and weak maternal-fetal attachment augured poorer postpartum bonding. Poor infant sleep was associated with increased odds for maternal insomnia and short sleep. Impairments in the mother-to-infant bond were linked to maternal insomnia, nocturnal perinatal-focused rumination, daytime sleepiness, depression, and poor infant sleep. Postnatal insomnia predicted future decreases in mother-infant relationship quality, and nocturnal cognitive hyperarousal partially mediated this association.

 Both maternal and infant sleep problems were associated with impairments in mother-to-infant bonding, independent of the effects of maternal depression and difficult infant temperament. Perseverative thinking at night, particularly on infant-related concerns, was linked to impaired bonding, rejection and anger, and infant-focused anxiety. Improving maternal and infant sleep, as well as maternal cognitive-emotional regulation, may improve the maternal-to-infant bond.

 This work was funded by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (198-FP-18, PI: Kalmbach). Dr. Cheng's effort was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K23 HL138166, PI: Cheng).


Many-core processors with Networks-on-Chip (NoCs) offer the scalable computational power required for complex embedded real-time (RT) applications such as autonomous driving. Migrating task between the cores forms the foundation for global and semi-partitioned RT scheduling algorithms which balance the CPU load, improve temperature distribution, and enhance fault tolerance. In this position paper we present a concept that enables tasklevel migration in hard RT many-core systems. The concept checks the feasibility of a migration request at runtime and migrates tasks only via resources whose availability was previously tested. Our concept is not restricted to options precomputed at design time and hence increases the adaptivity and dependability of RT applications on many-core processors while ensuring predictability.


— This paper presents an analysis study on the impacts of the changes of the capacitor banks, the loss of a transformer, and the installation of distributed generation on the voltage total harmonic distortion and harmonic resonance. The study is applied in a real system in Oman, Sohar Industrial Port–C Substation Network. Frequency scan method and Fourier series analysis method are used with the help of EDSA software. Moreover, the results are compared with limits specified by national Oman distribution code.


This study investigates the use of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems to epitomize second language (L2) listeners' problems in perception of TED talks. ASR-generated transcripts of videos often involve recognition errors, which may indicate difficult segments for L2 listeners. This paper aims to discover the rootcauses of the ASR errors and compare them with L2 listeners' transcription mistakes. Our analysis on the ASR errors revealed several categories, such as minimal pairs, homophones, negative cases, and boundary misrecognition, which are assumed to denote the challenging nature of the respective speech segments for L2 listeners. To confirm the usefulness of these categories, we asked L2 learners to watch and transcribe a short segment of TED videos, including the above-mentioned categories of errors. Results revealed that learners' transcription mistakes substantially increase when they transcribe segments of the audio in which ASR made errors. This finding confirmed the potential of using ASR errors as a predictor of L2 learners' difficulties in listening to a particular audio. Furthermore, this study provided us with valuable data to enrich the Partial and Synchronized Caption (PSC) system we proposed earlier to facilitate and promote L2 listening skills.


Background. The prevalence of temporomandibular joint diseases covers about 40% of the population. The main place (from 70 to 82%) among these diseases is occupied by the so-called intracapsular disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The lack of consensus on the use of treatment methods and clear protocols for the rehabilitation of patients with intracapsular TMJ disorders was the basis for the conduct of this study.
Objective. The purpose of the study was to analyze the treatment effectiveness in patients with intracapsular disorders of the temporomandibular joint using the complex of pathogenetically substantiated conservative and surgical methods. Methods. The research included 43 patients with complaints to pains and dysfunction of TMJ. Everything fulfilled the uniform protocol of inspection. Depending on disease degree to patients were assigned or a course of conservative treatment with use splint therapy, or surgical correction of defect.
Results. After analyzing the dynamics of patient treatment in the framework of this study, it was found that surgical correction of intracapsular disorders of the temporomandibular joint was effective in all patients examined by us.
Conclusion. To maintain a long-term stable result, this group of patients is shown orthodontic-orthopedic rehabilitation, with the goal of creating and maintaining correct occlusal relationships.


The cross sections of the 152Sm(γ,n) and 197Au(γ,n) reactions have been measured with the laser-Compton scattering (LCS) γ beam in the 8.3–12.4MeV energy range. The photon difference method has been used for LCS γ rays in the data analysis for the first time. The present data for 197Au measured as the standard are in agreement with the preceding data and the recent recommendation. On the other hand, the preceding data for 152Sm at 8.3 MeV are twice as large as the present data.