In recent years, more and more marine oil and gas have been found in the Tarim Basin. Due to the blend of multi-source oil and gas as well as multi-period tectonics in this superimposed basin, the origin and relative contribution of these marine oil and gas are not clear. The method of oil and gas-source correlation has been used to study this problem, however, the fact that the distribution of source rocks is quite different from the discovered oil and gas reflects its limitation. For this study, forward modeling method was used to simulate the processes of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion from source rocks in the Tazhong area of the Tarim Basin.


A research project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of
master in finance, university of Nairobi


Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter involved in a variety of physiological functionality such as motor control, cognition, sexual arousal and reward. Furthermore, dysfunction in the dopaminergic system can lead a number of devastating neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, and substance abuse. Therefore, understanding the real-time mechanisms of dopamine signaling is of utmost importance. Real-time analysis of in vivo dopamine poses an interesting analytical challenge. Dopamine is released into the extracellular space deep below the cortical surface in nanomolar to micromolar concentrations on a sub-second timeframe. Because of these conditions, effective dopamine quantification requires a small selective detector that exhibits high temporal resolution and a low limit of detection. Fast scan cyclic voltammetry at carbon fiber microelectrodes has proven to be ideal for this task. The work detailed in this dissertation pairs in vivo voltammetry with electrical stimulation of dopaminergic axonal projections to controllably study dopamine kinetics.
 Previously our laboratory discovered the existence of two discrete dopamine domains in the rat dorsal striatum that exhibit unique dopamine kinetic responses to electrical stimulation. This dissertation is built on the foundation of that work. First, we discovered that the effect of a competitive inhibitor of the dopamine transporter is domain dependent. The kinetics of these domain dependent effects allowed us to predict that dopamine signaling in the extracellular space is subjected to restricted diffusion. We continued on to show that restricted diffusion prevents cross-talk between domains, thus maintaining a strict physical segregation between domains. Further work resulted in the discovery of five discrete dopamine domains. These domains exhibit differing extents of regulation, resulting in unique kinetic responses to electrical stimulation. Finally, we discovered the existence of long-term dopamine signaling. Following electrically stimulated dopamine release, free dopamine in the extracellular space is not completely cleared as previously believed. Instead, the free dopamine establishes a new steady state elevated baseline concentration. These discoveries provide new insight into the complex mechanisms that regulate dopamine signaling, and have the potential to explain the multiple functionalities of the dopaminergic system.


A novel reverse arterial intubation tube relates to the technical field of medical instruments and comprises a catheter with a hollow inner cavity. The novel reverse arterial intubation tube is characterized in that the catheter is an 'S'-shaped spiral structure, a guide wire inlet is arranged at a head end of the catheter, an outlet of the catheter is spiral, the flowing direction of the outlet of the catheter is opposite to the flowing direction of an inlet, a spiral sheet is arranged in the inner cavity nearby the outlet of the catheter, the inner cavity of the catheter is divided into a left branched blood flow pipe and a right branched blood flow pipe by the spiral sheet, the branched blood flow pipe on the right side is gradually reduced and closed, a side opening is arranged on the surface on the right side of the catheter, and a lubricating coating is coated on the surface of the catheter. The novel reverse arterial intubation tube not only can increase blood oxygen supply for upper limbs and the head of a patient, increases blood supply efficiency of forward blood flow of the artery of the patient and reduces influences of reverse blood flow to functions of the coronary artery, the aortic valve and the left ventricle of the patient as much as possible, but also can avoid the problem that blood supply for tissues of lower limbs of the patient is excessive relatively, and avoids or reduces 'south-north syndrome'.


Under the condition of given charging voltage, by adjusting the timing of the power supply trigger, the electromagnetic emission can produce different discharge current waveforms, and then produce different initial velocity. This paper mainly uses the characteristics of the discharge current in a single power module in electromagnetic launch, by specifying the rising time and the maximum value of the total discharge current; a multipopulation genetic algorithm is used to obtain the optimal trigger timing, and the speed control of electromagnetic launch can be achieved. The specific implementation process of algorithm are as follows: the rising time and the peak value of the expected current are set as the objective function, the timing is set as a variable, and the multiple time series are binary coded to get multiple individuals, and then calculate the degree of survival by crossover, mutation, and heredity among individuals, that is, to judge whether the rising time and the maximum value of the discharge current can reach the expected goal, and to keep the survival of the genes to the next generation and screen repeatedly, and then to select the optimal control timing. The optimal control strategy can be obtained by adjusting the parameters such as genetic algebra and mutation rate. The experimental results show that this method produces the optimal power supply timing, and through the application of digital signal processing control system, the expected discharge current waveform can be obtained in the experiment of electromagnetic launch, which also lay a good foundation for the rate control of electromagnetic launch.


Pseudomonas putida F1 is an aerobic motile bacterium and is capable of utilizing toluene as a growth substrate via the toluene oxygenase pathway 18). Toluene-induced cells of P. putida F1 show the activity to degrade the priority environmental pollutant trichloroethylene (TCE) 6,15). Toluene dioxygenase is responsible for TCE degradation in P. putida F1. This TCE-degrading bacterium has been intensively studied as bioremediation agents in chloroethylene-polluted environments. One special feature of P. putida F1 is chemotaxis to TCE and toluene 8). When P. putida F1 is grown in the presence of toluene, it shows chemotactic responses to TCE and toluene. The migration of TCE-degrading bacteria toward TCE is expected to speed the biodegradation process because it should bring the cells into contact with TCE 9). Despite these fi ndings, very little is known about the chemosensory protein mediating positive chemotaxis to TCE and toluene in TCE-degrading bacteria. Chemotactic ligands are detected by cell surface chemoreceptors called methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs). Upon binding a chemotactic ligand, a MCP generates chemotaxis signals that are communicated to the fl agellar motor via a series of chemotaxis proteins. In this study, we identifi ed and characterized MCPs for TCE in P. putida F1. For chemotaxis assays, P. putida F1, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PCT2 (a pctA pctB pctC mutant of P. aeruginosa PAO1) 13), and their derivatives were grown overnight in 2x YT medium 10) with shaking. Five hundred microliters of the culture broth was inoculated into T0 medium 17) in a 50-ml screw-capped vial. When cells were exposed to toluene, minimum salts basal medium 2) supplemented with 50 mM pyruvate as a solo carbon source was used for cultivation and 0.5 ml toluene was added to a small tube inside the screw-capped vial. P. putida and P. aeruginosa were cultivated at 28 and 37°C, respectively. Cells were harvested by centrifugation, washed twice with chemotaxis buff er A (10 mM HEPES [N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'2-ethanesulfonic acid], pH 7.0), and resuspended in the same buff er. Chemotaxis was assayed by computer-assisted capillary as described previously 7). Digital image processing was used to count the number of bacteria around the mouth of a capillary containing a known concentration of a test compound plus 1% agarose. For quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis, P. putida F1 was cultivated as described above. Cells were harvested by centrifugation at 4°C for 10 min. Total RNA was extracted from bacterial cells using an NucleoSpin® RNA II kit (MACHEREY-NAGEL, GmbH & Co., Düren, Germany) with a RNAprotect bacteria reagent (QIAGEN, Inc., Valencia, CA, USA) for the stabilization of RNA. RNA samples were treated with a RNase-free DNase set (MACHEREY-NAGEL) to eliminate contaminating DNA. Complete removal of DNA was confi rmed by PCR. A One Step SYBR PrimeScript RT-PCR kit (Takara Bio, Inc., Shiga, Japan) was used for cDNA generation and quantitative RT-PCR. Quantitative RT-PCR was carried out using a LightCycler system (Roche Diagnostics, Tokyo, Japan) with an reverse transcription at 42°C for 15 s followed by cycles of denaturation at 95°C for 5 s, primer annealing at 57°C for 10 s, and extension at 72°C for 6 s. Standard procedures were used for plasmid DNA preparations, restriction enzyme digestions, ligations, transformations and agarose gel electrophoresis 10). Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) Identifi cation and Characterization of Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins for Trichloroethylene in Pseudomonas putida F1


men's higher rates of fatal accidents, suicide, and homicide include greater exposure to job accidents, greater use of guns, and riskier driving habits, including driving more often while under the influence of alcoh01.~ Taken together, these varied behavioral contributions appear to be responsible for at least 50% of the sex differential in total mortality in the United States. It should be noted that these estimates are specific for the contemporary United States and, although many contemporary industrial countries show similar patterns, there has been considerable international and historical variation in the patterns and causes of sex differences in mortality.4


Atanasovsko Lake is a coastal lagoon used for salt extraction for many years. Its salinity varies within a wide range (from 6.3 to > 72‰). Despite these extreme conditions, phytoplankton blooms are often observed. Therefore, our aim was to study the key abiotic drivers and ecological optimum of the picoplankton in a 5-year period (2013-2017). The taxonomic composition, long-term dynamics and abiotic drivers of the autotrophic picoplankton (APP) has been investigated in North Saltern of the coastal lagoon in Atanasovsko Lake. The APP species were identified by using a polyphasic approach based on molecular and phylogenetic analyses of 16S/18S rDNA in combination with cytomorphological and ecological characterization. Picochlorum oklahomense (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) and marine Synechococcus sp. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) were the dominant genotypes within the APP. The relative biovolume of the APP to the total phytoplankton biovolume was strongly variable (from 36 to 99%) as the salinity and temperature were found to be the main abiotic drivers of its dynamics. Salinity between 30-59‰ and mid-summer temperature above 24°С provide an ecological optimum for the APP development at a relative biovolume of 93%. This is the first record of Picochlorum оklahomense/Synechococcus sp. assemblage within the APP composition of a European coastal lagoon.


In 1938, Howard Granville Sharpe was working on his small ranch, 13 miles south of Carmel on the Big Sur coast in California, when he spied something strange in the kelp beds offshore. A longtime native of the area, Mr. Sharpe was no stranger to the Big Sur coast, yet he and his ranch hands were perplexed to find a group of sleek animals lazing around the kelp beds offshore of Bixby Creek. Two days later, he drove north to Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, where he was politely rebuffed after reporting to the marine scientists there that he had discovered a species of sea otter. Entreaties to the local press and scientists at the California Fish and Game Commission were met with similar amusement and skepticism. A few days later, Fish and Game officials agreed to travel south to Sharpe's Rainbow Headlands ranch, where they were amazed to find the first family of sea otters observed in nearly a century in California. Professor Harold Heath from the Hopkins Marine Station later remarked, "Had you reported dinosaurs or ichthyosaurs running down your canyon, swimming about, we couldn't have been more utterly dumbfounded" (Sharpe 1989). With this observation, a new chapter of natural history was written on the California coast. Sea otters had occasionally been observed since the late 1800s but were widely believed to be regionally extinct after 200 years of hunting for the lucrative fur industry. Within a few decades of their rediscovery, however, otter populations spread northward up the coast, repopulating their previous range. The recovery of otters was not met with universal enthusiasm. In an early case of shifted baselines, sea otters were viewed as a new arrival by coastal California residents whose perspectives of the coast were formed over a shorter period of time than the otters' history of ONE


In order to measure acoustic particle velocity a cross comparison between two measurement techniques is performed in the present investigation. Results from the velocity transducer of an acoustic pressure–velocity probe are compared to absolute levels of the acoustic particle velocity, obtained by means of particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements, sampled up to a frequency of 20 kHz. For the frequency distribution of the measured acoustic particle velocity the dynamic range reaches up to 65 dB. It will be shown that the used high-speed PIV system is a very powerful tool to obtain absolute velocity levels in a large frequency range. One big advantage of this measurement technique is that it can be performed in any sound field and does not depend on a large anechoic room.


The caridean shrimp Bathypalaemonella serratipalma was photographed by a remotely operated vehicle at 1120–2223 m in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The shrimp was living on previously unreported host cnidarians of the families Isididae and Alcyoniidae, and a black coral (Antipatharia), as well as previously reported gorgonian hosts ( Chrysogorgia and Iridogorgia spp.). We did not observe interactions between B. serratipalma and other invertebrates living on these hosts, nor did the shrimp occur on the same host cnidarians as the anomurans Uroptychus nitidus or Eumunida picta .


According to the features of load?9bearing of concrete beam anchored in stratified anisotropic surrounding rock, a basic computational method of FEM for analysing anchoret concrete beam is proposed. The stresses, deformations, stabilities of anchored concrete beam and its surrounding rock during construction and operation are calculated by 3D elastoplastic FEM. And according to the mechanism of "bearing, arch and suspension" of anchor?bar and the features of 3D nonlinear FEM, an implicit rod element to simulate the suspending anchor?bar of concrete beam is employed. The calculation results from an illustration demonstrate that this FEM can better reflect some basic regularities of load?bearing of concrete beam anchored in stratified anisotropic surrounding rock. Thus , an effectively analytic way is provided for the calculation of an anchored concrete beam buried in this kind of rock mass.


It is puzzling that although human rights pervade nearly all actions that affect the public, so little attention is devoted to their administration. The absence of books, chapters or even courses describing human rights administration is a silent reproach to our profession. To suggest how such a study might proceed, this article considers three questions: (1) how rights like those outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are converted to policies; (2) how human experiences can suggest priorities in their administration; and (3) how to improve the performance of the 'virtual bureaucracy' that is carrying the related administrative responsibilities. Serious studies of human rights administration must deal with three critical problems: their complexity as they infuse other public policy issues; their universality as they interact at all levels of public and private society; and their ubiquity, which renders coherent bureaucratic structures and reforms difficult. Such studies are justified because large-scale efforts to provide education in rights administration can make important contributions to the realization of human dignity. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of the spray drying conditions and formulations on the stability of protein.METHODS Recombinant human interferon alpha-2b (rHuIFN α-2b) was used as a model protein. The effects of spray drying conditions, pH, buffer systems, excipients and additives were evaluated. RESULTS The stability of rHuIFN α-2b was improved by the addition of lecithin, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), Tween 20, lysine , hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin(HPCD) and hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) when lactose was chosen as excipient. CONCLUSION Formulation variables and processes can be optimized to improve the stability of rHuIFN α-2b.


Heat stress causes a decrease in metabolic and immune function, thus resulting in decreased production. Natural extracts such as the active compound diallyl-n-sulfide (Dn-S) are one strategy to overcome the adverse effects of heat stress. One hundred and fifty female laying hens, with a mean bodyweight of 1191.38±25.54 g, aged 11 weeks, were used in this experiment to study Dn-S's impact from garlic on the metabolite profile of the glycogenolysis pathway and heart failure in laying hens. The sample of laying hens was divided into five treatment groups, each with 25 samples and the Dn-S from garlic isolated by distillation technique. The study was carried out with three types of experimental treatment, groups with a zone temperature of heat stress (38°C) and without Dn-S, heat stress (38°C) and 100 μL Dn-S/sample, heat stress (38°C) and 1125 μL Dn-S/sample, respectively. Based on the results of the study, it shows that heat stress causes an increase in the rate of glycogenolysis. It appears that the administration of 200 μL Dn-S effectively reduces the rate of glycogenolysis and can maintain a normal heart condition. It was concluded that heat stress in laying hens could be avoided by administering diallyl n-sulfide (Dn-S) from garlic. Dn-S has an essential role in preventing changes in the osmotic pressure of body fluids. Overall, it can cope with the metabolic and physiological changes associated with heat stress.


In this paper we examine the students' and teacher's satisfaction with the newly introduced web-based environment in integrated learning model. The study involved 63 students (4th year) of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. For the analysis both quantitative and qualitative methods are used. To obtain data, an online student satisfaction survey was conducted that included 27 items on a 5-point Likert scale and three open-ended questions that determined student satisfaction with the online environment. The results of survey show that students' level of satisfaction is much higher than average, especially such advantages were noted as the availability, simplicity and clarity of use, as well as the presence of useful theoretical material. According to the interview with coordinator the process of preparing for classroom activities has become more time-consuming for students, but their final results on discipline became much higher. The teacher and students noted that one of the problems was the interaction with team members from other time zones during the online project, thus it is extremely important to try to ensure the distribution of participants in work teams from the same time zone in the next semester. Overall, the developed web-based environment can be confirmed effective and successful.


e16077 Background: Body mass index (BMI) and inflammation indexes are easily evaluated, predict survival in many tumors, and are potentially modifiable. The "obesity paradox" of longer survival in cancer patients with high BMI has been explained by altered fatty acid pathways, which could have an impact in immune-inflammatory function, and leptin-driven increase in T cell aging resulting in higher PD-1 expression and dysfunction, which leaves tumors notably more sensitive to checkpoint blockade. We evaluated the potential association of inflammatory indexes and BMI with the clinical outcome of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Methods: A prospective cohort of patients with mRCC treated with nivolumab enrolled in the Italian Expanded Access Program (EAP) from July 2015 through April 2016 was examined. Reference measures of inflammation were identified for neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) < /≥3, systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) < /≥3 and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) < /≥232. Patients were classified as high BMI (≥25 kg/m2) versus normal BMI ( < 25 kg/m2). Results: Among 313 evaluable patients, 289 (75.1%) were male, median age was 65 years (range, 40 to 84), with 105 (24.9%) ≥70 years. In univariate analysis, age ≥70 years, performance status, BMI, SII, NLR and PLR were able to predict outcome. In multivariate analyses, SII ≥1375, BMI < 25 and age ≥70 years independently predicted OS (HR, 2.96; 95% CI, 2.05-4.27; HR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.10-2.30 and HR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.07-2.55, respectively). Under the model of independent effects, a patient with both SII ≥1375 and BMI < 25 was estimated to have much worse OS (HR, 3.37; 95% CI, 2.29-4.95, p < 0.0001) than a patient with neither or only one risk factor. SII changes at 3 months predicted OS (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: BMI combined with inflammation tripled the risk of death, suggesting that these biomarkers are critical prognostic factors for OS in patients with mRCC treated with nivolumab.


This research investigates the application of logistic regression analysis for flood prone risk mapping in the Lam Se Bok watershed area. The study found that floods have occurred as many as 15 times since 2005. In 2019, flooding covered 200.01 km of the watershed (5.51% of the total watershed). Among the areas that flood every year, 15 floods occurred in the lower part of the LSBW basin in Na Udom village, Khok Sawang and Fa Huan village, Rai Khi sub-district, which are in the south of Lue Amnat District, Amnat Charoen Province, as well as in parts of Dum Yai sub-district, Muang Sam Sip district, Ubon Ratchathani. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the influence of certain variables on this flooding. The variables showing positive β values were mean annual precipitation and distance to a road. The variables showing negative β values included elevation, terrain, slope, soil drainage, distance to stream, land-use, and distance to village, respectively. All of these variables can be analyzed for their Flood Prone Risk area in GIS. The study found that floodprone areas at the very high-level flood prone risk areas, with a total area of 638.59 km (17.59%), high level flood prone risk areas cover an area of 1,848.10 km2 (50.92%). Medium flood prone risk areas cover 794.95 km2 (21.90%). Low flood prone risk areas cover 310.86 km2 (8.56%), the least vulnerable to flooding encompassed 46.35 km2 (1.27%)., and occurred in areas with low elevation and areas with high annual average rainfall when the variable was located in the middle and downstream parts of the LSBW river basin. Key-words: Flood prone, Flood Risk Analysis, Lam Se Bok Watershed, Ubon Ratchathani.


The principle of flameproof protection is to place electrical equipment in an enclosure which does not need to be sealed but which will not ignite a surrounding explosive gas if the same explosive mixture is ignited within the enclosure. A flameproof enclosure is therefore in effect a type of pressure vessel in which all openings and running clearances have been shown by test to be reliable flame traps.


This article presents a comparative study between Judaism and Catholicism concerning the i nterpretation of the second biblical commandment of the Decalogue , which forbids manufactureimages , during Antiquity and Middle Age.


(1) This is a subject to which very little study has been directed. The first to enunciate any proposition regarding it was Jacobi; but the solitary result which he reached received no attention from mathematicians,—certainly no fruitful attention,—during seventy years following the publication of it. Jacobi was concerned with a problem regarding the partition of a fraction with composite denominator (u1 − t1) (u2 − t2) … into other fractions whose denominators are factors of the original, where u1, u2, … are linear homogeneous functions of one and the same set of variables. The specific character of the partition was only definable by viewing the given fraction (u1−t1)−1 (u2−t2)−1…as expanded in series form, it being required that each partial fraction should be the aggregate of a certain set of terms in this series. Of course the question of the order of the terms in each factor of the original denominator had to be attended to at the outset, since the expansion for (a1x+b1y+c1z−t)−1 is not the same as for (b1y+c1z+a1x−t)−1. Now one general proposition to which Jacobi was led in the course of this investigation was that the coefficient ofx1−1x2−1x3−1…in the expansion ofy1−1u2−1u3−1…, where is |a1b2c3…|−1, provided that in energy case the first term of uris that containing xr.


Published data on modern antitumor drugs, acting as epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, are pre sented. Their inevitable side effects — skin toxicity — are explained by their nature. Therapeutic approaches to management of these reactions are discussed and a clinical case is presented.


Physico-chemical properties and catalytic activity of silver exchanged L-type zeolite were studied by infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO and pyridine, X-ray diffractometry, TPR(temperature programmed reduction), hydrogen adsorption and acid-catalyzed reactions. Hydrogen was chemisorbed reversibly on the reduced silver exchanged L-type zeolite, and the active site for the hydrogen adsorption was related to a silver cluster such as . For o-xylene transformation, the catalytic activity of AgL-48 in the presence of hydrogen was much higher than that of nitrogen alone as a carrier gas. This enhancing effect of hydrogen was reversible by the presence and the absence of gaseous hydrogen in the reaction system. This enhancing effect was also observed in the other acid-catalyzed reactions, and the chemisorbed hydrogen on the reduced AgL-48 zeolite was retained as acidic protons in the zeolite.


The present invention relates to a display device and a controlling method thereof. The present invention provides the display device comprising: a first display and a second display for outputting an image; a sensor part for generating position state information including the position and the direction of the first display and the second display by measuring the position state of the first display and the second display, and generating the movement direction and distance of the first display or the second display by measuring position change information of the first display or the second display; and a controller for detecting a user command to the first display or the second display and controlling the first display or the second display by using the position state information and the position change information. The display device and the controlling method thereof according to the present invention provide an intuitive user interface constructed for enabling a user to control efficiently a plurality of displays. [Reference numerals] (AA) Acceleration;(BB) Time


The energy absorption of surge arresters on power systems due to lightning strokes is evaluated using the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP). On the basis of this study, a selection criteria is given in order to determinate the optimal arrester for a location. The improvement is applied to a practical example. The analysis shows that the failure probability of an arrester depends on its energy capability, the rated voltage and the power system configuration. The discharge energy and the critical current producing damage in the arrester are calculated, which permit the failure probability to be determined.


Mathematical tasks in tests are central to students' learning.Research shows that there is a significant gap between mathematical tasks in national tests and teacher-made tests.In this pilot study ...


A method and a system for providing a location information acquisition service in a mobile communication network are provided to prevent a bad influence on each individual privacy and the possibility of a crime by using location information by acquiring the longitudinal/latitudinal information of a location information requester's GPS mobile terminal and the longitudinal/latitudinal information of a correspondent GPS mobile terminal, analyzing the acquired information, calculating distance and direction, and providing a location information acquisition service to the requester's GPS mobile terminal by using the calculated distance and direction. A location information acquisition server acquires the longitudinal and latitudinal information of a location information requester's mobile terminal and the longitudinal and latitudinal information of a correspondent mobile terminal in real time using a satellite, obtains location information through the acquired longitudinal and latitudinal information, and stores the obtained location information in a location information DB(S201,S203). At this moment, if the requester makes a location information request signal to obtain location information of the correspondent mobile terminal(S205), the location information request signal is delivered to a main server through a BTS, a BSC, and an MSC(S207). The main server fetches the location information of the correspondent mobile terminal from the location information DB with the consent of the correspondent mobile terminal and provides it to the requester's mobile terminal through the BSC, the MSC, and the BTS(S211).


Abstract Peracid activated organophosphorus (OP) insecticides were evaluated against electric eel and a range of insect acetylcholinesterases (AChE). Incubation of chlorpyrifos and sulprofos with meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (MCPBA) produced active metabolites capable of distinguishing between AChE enzymes conferring OP susceptibility and resistance in populations of the tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, and the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua Hubner. These products were also active against enzymes present in the lygus bug Lygus hesperus Knight and the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood. Although profenofos was active against electric eel AChE, incubation of the OP with MCPBA did not enhance its anti-AChE properties toward the eel or insect AChEs.


: This theoretical paper argues that a proper way to deal with the problem of organizational complexity is through the paradigm of managerial and organizational cognition and proposes a three part framework for analysis of organizational dynamics. The perspective of organizational complexity arises from the notion that a number of different kinds of activities are being carried out simultaneously by different people or groups of people. Therefore, there is no single authoritative locus of control that sets tasks and controls results for everybody. The paper proposes that in order to generate helpful theories of organizational action in such context we should be adapting a cognitive paradigm which define ways in which people in organizations define the situation, become aware of alternative courses of action, evaluate the consequences of these actions, and consider the significance of the action in a socially constructed world. The paper argues that there are three crucial tension that would benefit from the application of complexity theory in organizational studies: the tension between subjects and their surroundings which give rise to its unpredictability, the tension from discrepancy and ambiguity of interpretations of organizational members and the tension between individual interpretations and coherent and meaningful modus operandi set by the management.


In 2009, the regulations for the Formula One World Championship were amended to allow the use of kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS). The new regulations stipulated that the KERS drive shaft be limited to the rear wheels, that output should be no more than 60 kW, and that the amount of energy used per lap be no more than 400 kJ. Honda had been conducting R&D in this area since the summer of 2007, and had developed a high speed, high output, direct oil-cooled motor, a water-cooled power control unit (PCU) which integrated a motor drive inverter unit and voltage control system, as well as a high power density lithium ion battery, all based on being small and lightweight enough for Formula One characteristics. This system was first used to drive on straight roads in April 2008, and in May of that year Honda beat out other teams to conduct the world's first driving tests in an actual vehicle at the Silverstone Circuit, where the technology's superiority and high level of safety were proven. * Automobile R&D Center


The management of anastomotic leak after sigmoid colectomy for diverticular disease has not been well defined. Specifically, there is a lack of literature on optimal types of reoperations for leaks. The aim of this study was to describe and compare reoperative approaches and their postoperative outcomes.


Abstract Loss of roost sites in buildings represents the major threat to Myotis myotis populations in the Czech Republic. To identify features that may determine roost selection by M. myotis, we compared a range of structural and habitat variables for 17 maternity roosts and 17 unoccupied, but potentially suitable, buildings in the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic). Roosts and control sites were mainly in churches and chateaus and all were detached from the surrounding buildings and uninsulated. The only difference between habitat surrounding roost and control buildings was that roost buildings had relatively lower amounts of hedges as linear connective features. Our results suggest that bats do not select building features from among suitable detached and uninsulated churches and chateaus and that bats tend to select building roosts that are not connected to woodland by hedges. Protection of roosts is an important conservation issue for female M. myotis and suitable roost sites such as detached and uninsulated buildings that are not connected to woodland by hedges are important maternity roosting resources.


Student mobility and school segregation are two important issues with significant equity implications for urban school districts that are often addressed separately. This article examines the relationship between student mobility and school segregation. The findings indicate that more segregated schools typically have smaller within-school achievement gaps, a lower proportion of proficient students, a higher proportion of low-income and minority students, and higher nonstructural mobility rates (especially within-year mobility) than less segregated schools. The results also suggest that, regardless of the timing of school changes, high levels of achievement segregation are a significant predictor of student mobility. Policy implications are discussed.


Indeterminacy is the principal pragmatic feature of hedging, which is used frequently in scientific article writing. This paper first has a brief look at the history of the using of hedges in scientific research articles and also at its current research tendency, and then discusses its main pragmatic features from two aspects: 1) how propositions are appropriately conveyed; 2) how the author protects his own face and acquires the ratification from readers to his new ideas at the same time.


The Golan Heights-most of the Qunaytra province and parts of the Dera'a province of southwest Syria-is a mountainous plateau (average altitude: 3,280 feet) coveted for its strategic position and rich water resources.' Israel occupied 1,250 of its 1,750 sq. km during the 1967 war. As a result of the 1973 war, about 100 sq. km were returned to Syria, which means that 1,150 sq. km remain under Israeli occupation. On the eve of the 1967 war, the Qunaytra province had an ethnically diverse population of some 147,613 distributed among 163 villages and towns and 108 individual farms.2 The vast majority of the population was Arab, mostly Sunni Muslim but with small Alawite and Druze minorities; there were also significant communities of Circassians and Turcomans, small numbers of Armenians and Kurds, and some 9,000 Palestinian refugees from the 1948 war. While often residing in separate villages spread throughout the entire territory, these communities lived in harmony, especially after Syria gained its independence with the end of French occupation. During the 1967 war, Israel seized about 70 percent of the territory with a population of approximately 130,000 living in 139 villages and towns and 61 farms. Within a month, the entire Golan Heights was virtually empty: all


The real-time OD prediction is a vital issue in DTA based traffic prediction systems. Previous researches along this direction are very sparse due to the low availability of OD volume observations. This study, utilizing the taxi GPS data collected in Singapore, demonstrated the effectiveness of different statistical models in predicting the future OD. The performance of four different classical statistical methods including historical average, ARIMA model, KNN method and ANN model are tested and compared using the dataset. The study has demonstrated that ANN models have highest overall prediction accuracy compared with other methods and can provide reliable prediction up to several hours range.


Abstract : The Advanced Propulsion Technology Branch (APTB) of the Propulsion and Flight Division (PFD) is currently engaged in the investigation of both liquid and solid propellant electrothermal-chemical (ETC) propulsion concepts. A major goal of this technology investigation is to demonstrate that ETC propulsion offers performance advantages (increase muzzle kinetic energy) in comparison to conventional solid propellant performance. To experimentally quantify differences in performance between ETC and conventional solid propellant technologies requires optimization of the propelling charges. For solid propellant ETC (SPETC) such an optimization requires an accurate knowledge of the burning characteristics (linear burn rate) of the propellant. For the APTB experimental program, one of the baseline solid propellants will be M5,lot RAD-64597


Recent research shows the advantage of introducing deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based voltage control to power systems. However, the existing DRL-based voltage control schemes are centralized and become intractable and even fail to converge when applied to a large-scale power system, since the agent interactions increase exponentially. To extend the centralized DRL to large-scale power systems, this paper proposes a scalable DRL algorithm based on the mean-field theory for voltage control in unbalanced distribution systems. In particular, an update mechanism is introduced to approximate the interactions among agents by averaging the effects from neighbouring agents. The developed solution leverages the awareness of neighboring agents and can be implemented in a distributed manner while significantly reducing the requirement of action interactions. Considering switchable capacitors, voltage regulators, and smart inverters as the DRL agents, illustrative results on the IEEE 123-bus system verify the effective control performance of the proposed solution.


The 1990s described as the Education for All or EFA decade in India witnessed unprecedented dynamism and policy determination in the spread of school education across rural India with attention to quality. Considered as a state known for its historical lead in education as also its geographical constraints the paper finds present here considerable advance in infrastructure and access to it for rural the population of Uttarakhand in the Himalayas. A regressions analysis with household survey data however reveals unevenness and traditional areas of disadvantage lingering in the diffusion of school education with respect to generation, gender, location and social class. Even after elapse of the EFA decade, the governments working in the state need to address these disparities by attending specifically to the marginalized sections of namely, female citizens, the minority religion or backward caste, remote villages, higher –altitude, less-developed districts and all that also undoes the wrongs of bygone years, through a system that is less sharply stratified by ages.


In this study, Nano Manganese substituted hydroxyapatite artificial bone powders (nMnHAp) have been investigated by means of mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic numbers and electron densities experimentally. The samples were excited with using 778 keV, 964 keV, 1085 keV, 1111 keV, 1408 keV and 1457 keV gamma photons from Europium-152 (Eu 152 ).The gamma photons from the source were counted by using gamma spectroscopy, a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector. The mass attenuation coefficients of the hydroxyapatites artificial bone powders (including hydroxyapatite without any substituted metal and real bone powder) were compared with each other. This study has been dealt with as a guide to medical field. Also the results have been evaluated in terms of the electron density and effectice atomic number.


The invention discloses a public air conditioner. The public air conditioner comprises an air conditioner shell, a detection device and a recording device, wherein an air inlet and an air outlet are formed in the air conditioner shell, an air passage which is used for communicating the air inlet with the air outlet is formed in the air conditioner shell, and a draught fan and a heat exchanger are arranged in the air passage; the detection device is used for detecting users in an air conditioning environment and registering user identifications of the users; the recording device is used for recording the using situation of the users for the public air conditioner and associating the using situation of the users with the corresponding user identification. The invention also discloses a public air conditioner system and a control method of the public air conditioner. According to the public air conditioner, the public air conditioner system and the control method of the public air conditioner, disclosed by the invention, the using situation of the public air conditioner can be recorded, the using situation of the public air conditioner can also be associated with the user identification, and accurate positioning of the users of the public air conditioner is realized.


Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) is an important human bacterial pathogen responsible for more than 78 million infections per annum globally(1). In Australia and elsewhere, NG infection rates are increasing and, critically, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in NG poses a substantial threat to health security(2). In response, the Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme (AGSP) was established in 1979, and has steadfastly evolved since that time to meet the challenges of continuously emerging AMR (Figure 1).


The invention discloses an amino acid spraying cleaner which comprises an amino acid surface active agent. The amino acid surface active agent is the main active component. The weight ratio of the amino acid surface active agent is 0.1-25%. The amino acid spraying cleaner is further prepared from, by weight, 70-90% of water, 0.5-5% of a wetting agent and 0.1-1% of a corrosion remover. According to the amino acid spraying cleaner, the amino acid surface active agent is adopted as the main active component, and surface active agents such as LAS, AS, AES and SAS for a traditional spraying cleaner are replaced; human injuries and environmental pollution caused by chemical detergent residues are omitted, no stimulation or irritability exists, the natural amino acid surface active agent with the biodegradability is adopted, no toxicity or corrosion or pollution or residues exists; oil stains on the surfaces of kitchen utensils can be rapidly removed, and food safety is ensured.


We developed a supply chain simulation tool using a multi-functional modeling method which easily defines a complicated whole supply chain in 5 kinds of partial model. This tool was applied to real supply chain data, and by the simulation ability of the tool was evaluated.


Zirconacycles 1, obtained from diethyl 1-alkynylphosphonates, insert either acyl chlorides or nitriles to provide, after acidic workup, (E)-3-oxo-1-alkenylphosphonates, 2, in isolated yields of 55-83%. Insertion produces only one regio- and stereoisomer. The reaction is quite general and proceeds well with both aliphatic and aromatic acyl chlorides. Acetonitrile and p-methoxybenzonitrile also inserted efficiently. Insertion of isobutyl chloroformate produced the vinylphosphonocarboxylate, 2c, the first representative of this class of compounds.


Internet of Things (IoT) is an augmentation of existing internet facility to deliver communication, connection and internetworking between various devices and physical objects also known as "Things". Accessibility of great speed internet makes it possible to switch and control numerous kinds of devices very easily. This paper discussed a smart low-cost home automation system which is designed using IoT. With the help of this system, all the home appliances and electronic machines can be controlled and observed through a website very easily. The metering method of a home can also be supervised using this system. Not only the consumers but also the dealers will get the opportunity to observe the anomalies of the power distribution system by watching the metering system. Online billing system also included in the designed system.


Glucose 6‐phosphate dehydrogenase (G‐6‐PD) deficiency was identified in three children who were evaluated because of chronic nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. One child is of German extraction, another Puerto Rican, and the third Mexican. In each of the patients the hemolytic process was well compensated, but each had one or more episodes of anemia following exposure to an oxidant drug or with infections. The electrophoretic, functional, and kinetic properties of the mutant enzymes, derived both from the patients' erythrocytes and from cultured fibroblasts, allowed each to be distinguished from G‐6‐PD variants previously described.


To investigate the relationship between right atrial deformation and the right ventricular size and function.

 94 patients with various cardiovascular pathologies have been included in the study group. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography with subsequent off-line analysis using speckle tracking technique and measurement of numerous right atrial deformation parameters, including peak atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) and peak atrial contraction strain (PACS), as well as established indices of right ventricular size and function, including right ventricular basal diameter in apical four-chamber view (RVITd), tricuspid annular peak systolic excursion (TAPSE) and global longitudinal strain (GLS).

 There was a statistically significant weak correlation between RA strain (PACS and PALS) and RV parameters. RV-GLS showed significant correlation with PALS (r = -0,38; p = 0,0015) and PACS (r = - 0,30; p = 0,013). Similarly, TAPSE correlated with PALS and PACS (r = 0,34; p = 0,02) and (r = 0,23; p = 0,04) respectively. However, there was no correlation between right atrial function and RVIT.

 Right atrial deformation parameters weakly correlate with right ventricular function indices and show no correlation with the size of the right ventricle.


On 19 December 2007, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) charged three UK businessmen with cartel offence under the Enterprise Act. This is the first time that charges have been brought for the…


The influence of tailboard on the exit flow fields of compressor cascades with normal straight, positive and negative curved blades were investigated at zero incidence. Through the analyses of the experimental results, the effects of tailboard on the loss distributions and the secondary flow vectors of these different cascades were discussed. The results showed that tailboard had great effect on compressor cascade, especially on curved blade cascade. The energy loss of the negative curved blades was the highest in the three cascades.


【Task】 Even when having two or more vehicle identification member, easily and reliably, to provide a vehicle information transmission method and apparatus to allow operation. A From the first identifying object ID1 for vehicles V, a vehicle information transmission method for transmitting information to the second identifying object ID2, and MOD_SYNC step of activating the synchronous mode, the first identifying object ID1 and the second identifying object ID2 and OPEN_SSRF step to open a two-way communication session between, according to the date DT associated with information to be transmitted, the information, one of the identifying objects (e.g., ID1) other identifying object from (e.g., ID2) information to and an information transmission step of transmitting. .FIELD 1


Saline oral rinse samples were obtained from 100 hospitalised patients in Hong Kong to determine the oral point prevalence of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rods (AGNR) and yeasts. AGNR and yeasts were isolated from 59 per cent and 53 per cent of patients respectively. Enterobacteriaceae species comprised 50 per cent of all AGNR with an overall prevalence of 32 per cent. Enterobacteriaceae prevalence rates were higher in patients taking β-adrenergic blocking agents ( P <0.01), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors ( P <0.05), combinations of antacids and analgesics ( P <0.05) and combinations of antacids and antibiotics ( P <0.05). In addition, Enterobacteriaceae prevalence was higher in patients hospitalised for longer than 15 days than in those hospitalised for 8–15 days ( P <0.05). Candida albicans comprised 75 per cent of all yeasts isolated. Subjects over 60 years of age had a higher prevalence of yeasts than those under 60 ( P <0.05). Patients wearing dentures ( n =25) had a higher oral yeast prevalence (76 per cent) than those not wearing dentures (45 per cent) ( P <0.01). The impact, if any, of the high oral prevalence of AGNR in hospitalised patients on the outcome of their disease processes needs to be ascertained. Keywords: oral prevalence, gram-negative rods, yeasts, hospitalised


An implicit 2D3V particle-in-cell code is used to study proton and deuteron acceleration from an ultrathin CD foil with thickness between 20 and 200 nm using linear and circular polarization. The proton and deuteron beams drive nuclear fusion reactions from converter foils in a pitcher-catcher set-up. The neutron yield for three representative reactions d − d, d − Li, and p − Li has been calculated analytically using the total neutron production cross section and ion stopping power. For linear polarization, maximum normalized neutron yield of Y−d-d=3.4×106, Y−d-Li=3.2×107, and Y−p-Li=6.8×106 neutrons/J laser energy has been calculated at the optimum foil thickness of 50 nm. For circular polarization, the optimum foil thickness is 20 nm, for which the corresponding neutron yields are Y−d-d=1.9×106, Y−d-Li=2.0×107, and Y−p-Li=2.7×106, respectively. The laser polarization strongly affects the neutron production; for our regime, i.e., intensity I=1×1021 W/cm2, pulse duration τFWHM=30 fs, and laser energy ɛlas...


The results of the study of rare-metal (Bi, Te, Se. Be, In) mineralization of skarn deposits (Sn, Zn) in the Pitkäranta Mining District, genetically related to the Salmi anorthosite-rapakivi granite batholiths of Early Riphean age are reported. Minerals and their chemical composition were identified on the base of optical microscopy as well as electron microanalysis. The diversity of rare-metal ore mineralization (native metals, oxides, and hydroxides, carbonates, tellurides, selenides, sulfides, sulphosalts, borates, and silicates) in Pitkäranta Mining District ores is indicative of considerable variations in the physicochemical conditions of their formation controlled by the discrete-pulse-like supply of fluids. Bismuth, wittichenite, and matildite are the most common rare-metal minerals. Sulfosalts of the bismuthinite-aikinite series are represented only by its end-members. The absence of solid solution exsolution structures in sulfobismuthides suggests that they crystallized from hydrothermal solutions at low temperatures. Be (>10 minerals) and In (roquesite) minerals occur mainly in aposkarn greisens. Roquesite in Pitkäranta Mining District ores formed upon greisen alteration of skarns with In released upon the alteration of In-bearing solid sphalerite (Cu1+ In3+) ↔ (Zn2+, Fe2+) and chalcopyrite In3+ ↔ Fe3+ and 2Fe3+ ↔ (Fe2+, Zn2+) Sn4+ solutions. Sphalerite with an average In concentration of 2001 ppm, is a major In-bearing mineral in the ores.


Background: Assessment of hospital performance plays an important role in improving the quantity and quality of services. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the teaching hospitals of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences using Pabon Lasso model during 2006-2011. Methods : This descriptive-analytical study was carried out to assess the performance of six teaching hospitals of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences during 2006-2011 using Pabon Lasso Model. This model uses three indexes of bed occupancy rate, bed turnover rate and the average length of stay, simultaneously. The data were collected using a standardized checklist, and Excel software was used for analyzing the data and charting Pabon Lasso. Results: The results showed that one of the studied hospitals had high bed occupancy rate and low turnover rate, two hospitals had high turnover rate and low bed occupancy rate, one hospital had high bed occupancy rate and high bed turnover rate, and two hospitals had low bed turnover rate and high bed occupancy rate. Conclusion: According to this study, about 85 percent of hospitals had low performance in indexes of bed occupancy rate, bed turnover rate or both. So, the reasons for the low performance must be evaluated and analyzed. Also, based on the characteristics of the hospitals, proper strategies can be applied to improve the performance of hospitals and increase the efficiency of resources.


This article is devoted to demonstrate the heuristic potential of theoretical principles by microsoсiological analysis of one of the indicators of family – family relations. Theoretical analysis of the interaction experience is quite large, but there is the question about it's possibility to describe the specifics of that relationship that arise in family interaction. The study of family relationships requires an integrated approach to the comprehension of many related components: system of spouses value orientations, family life cycle, socioeconomic living conditions of couple. However, the accentuation exactly on actionbehavioral aspect allows to make assumptions about correlations between: success of family interaction and microclimate in the family; satisfaction level of interpersonal interaction and overall satisfaction with marriage, familiarity of family interaction and density of childbearing, and so on. The presentation of microsoсiological theoretical achievements will be carried out of sociological schools, orientations and their members that are the most popular references in this area. this paper will presents the theory of exchange, supporters of symbolic interactionism, dramatic and etnometodological approach and family systems theory.


For the past two and a half years I have served in the dual role of planning director and, subsequently, dean of a School of Allied Health Sciences, and planner and implementer of an undergraduate curriculum in occupational therapy. This duality has given me unique opportunities to influence yet, in a far greater sense, to be influenced by those I work with in medical record administration, medical technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and radiologic technology, as well as in medicine and the associated health occupations. I have moved away from a single orientation, that of occupational therapy, toward a more eclectic approach (perhaps ecumenical is a better word) in relation to the education of the young health professional. If my remarks come through as somewhat generic, I hope you will understand that this is due largely to my own learning experiences these past few years with my friends, the allied health scientists. They have contributed immeasurably to my thinking and believing processes and I wish to recognize their contribution to whatever expertise I may possess. The program for this conference does not carry the title of my presentation, which was not decided upon until very late in its preparation-the final writing stage. I have chosen "Requisites for Relevance" since it best seems to impart the theme: if occupational therapy, along with other health-related professions, is to survive and thrive in the present and future atmosphere of the "push-pull-click-click" of health care services, then it must remain relevant. Not only must occupational therapy maintain its contemporaneity with the other disciplines, it must remain fresh and unique unto itself. This, then, is the maior premise of my presentation. There are numerous ways in which any given profession might identify its requisites for relevance and undoubtedly many would be held in common. I have selected three which seem appropriate and significant to occupational therapy. Hopefully, these might also have meaning in terms of the other health care service professions represented at this conference.


Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL) is considered the leading lithography technology choice for semiconductor devices at 16nm HP node and beyond. However, before EUV Lithography can enter into High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) of advanced semiconductor devices, the ability to guarantee mask integrity at point-of-exposure must be established. Highly efficient, damage free mask cleaning plays a critical role during the mask manufacturing cycle and throughout the life of the mask, where the absence of a pellicle to protect the EUV mask increases the risk of contamination during storage, handling and use. In this paper, we will present effective EUVL mask cleaning technology solutions for mask manufacturing and in-fab mask maintenance, which employs an intelligent, holistic approach to maximize Mean Time Between Cleans (MBTC) and extend the useful life span of the reticle. The data presented will demonstrate the protection of the capping and absorber layers, preservation of pattern integrity as well as optical and mechanical properties to avoid unpredictable CD-linewidth and overlay shifts. Experiments were performed on EUV blanks and pattern masks using various process conditions. Conditions showing high particle removal efficiency (PRE) and minimum surface layer impact were then selected for durability studies. Surface layer impact was evaluated over multiple cleaning cycles by means of UV reflectivity metrology XPS analysis and wafer prints. Experimental results were compared to computational models. Mask life time predictions where made using the same computational models. The paper will provide a generic overview of the cleaning sequence which yielded best results, but will also provide recommendations for an efficient in-fab mask maintenance scheme, addressing handling, storage, cleaning and inspection.


Environmental conflicts are a familiar phenomenon in all industrial societies, and social scientists have produced a great number of studies of different environmental conflicts. One conventional way to conceptualize them is known as NIMBY ("not in my backyard"). Although the recent NIMBY literature has revealed the complexity of the issue, the approach continues to be beset by a number of problems. It has been difficult to conceptualize the dynamic character of a conflict from this perspective. This paper suggests that the theory of environmental conflicts should shift in an epistemological and social interactionist direction, toward social constructionist theory. This paper offers a constructionist analysis of three environmental conflicts in Finland. The disputes over the siting of a nuclear waste facility are viewed as processes of perceiving radioactive waste in the different municipalities. The conflicts are examined as struggles over scientific‐technical, economic, and political definitions of the ...


Background: The evolution of the pandemic has burdened the national healthcare systems worldwide and at present, there is no preferred antiviral treatment for COVID-19. Recently, the SARS-Cov-2 protease structure was released that may be exploited in in-silico studies in order to conduct molecular docking anal-


This work addresses methods to assess the aggregate accuracy and computational costs of numerical techniques in charged particle optics (CPO) simulation. Numerical issues are examined in the areas of accurate field computation and high precision trajectory integration. Improved algorithms will be presented. An approach to determine the accuracy and computational costs of combined field and integration techniques will be presented.


This article provides a simplified methodology for calculating Cohen's d, η^2 and ω^2 effect sizes from published experiments that use t-tests and F-tests. Whereas statistical tests of significance tell us the likelihood that experimental results differ from chance expectations, effect-size measurements tell us the relative magnitude of the experimental treatment. They tell us the size of the experimental effect. Effect sizes are especially important because they allow us to compare the magnitude of experimental treatments from one experiment to another.


This article deals with the possibilities of using selected activating methods and organizational forms of teaching in the context of the use of information and communication technologies. Activating methods are analysed from the theoretical point of view, especially with regard to problem solving, constructing new knowledge, acquiring communication and intercultural competence, motivation, cooperation and the development of the pupil's personality. It also describes their advantages and disadvantages or limits. Additionally, the article presents practical examples useful for lessons of Russian as a foreign language.


One of the requirements for the CAMP project was an investigation into the impacts of invasive alien plants (IAPs) on water resources within the Luvuvhu catchment, and how these impacts could vary under differing policy approaches. The policy of relevance in this regard is that defined by the Working for Water Programme (WfW). This is an initiative of the South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry that aims to reduce the spread of IAPs through clearing operations, thereby providing employment and training within the poorer sectors of society. As part of a wider socio-economic analysis (Hope, 2003, in press) this report describes a modelling process that was undertaken to determine the hydrological impacts of various clearing and non-clearing scenarios.


System Identification of Hydraulic Actuators is critical for analyzing their performance and designing a suitable Control System. Hydraulic actuators are extensively used in many applications, ranging from flight simulators, robotics, orthopaedic surgery, material testing, construction and many other industrial types of machinery. In the aviation industry, hydraulic actuators are currently being used in full flight simulators used for controlling the position and orientation of the motion platform. Every actuator has its own characteristics, therefore, the choice of excitation signals for System Identification must take into account the dynamics of the actuator under consideration. This work proposes the selection of excitation signals based on bandwidth of the hydraulic actuator. Validation of the proposed selection is done by performing system identification, obtaining a mathematical model and comparing it with a nonlinear hydraulic actuator model designed in Simscape. After validation, a nonlinear PID control has been tuned on the identified model and tested on the nonlinear model. Extensive simulations have been run and results show accurate mathematical modelling, as well as precise control has been achieved through the proposed methodology.


David Smith (Fig. 1) was an artist who thought of himself as a worker. The acknowledgment of this fact has the potential to reshape responses to his art, encourage a rethinking of the choices he made in his career, and bring much needed attention to the role politics played in his life. As the epigraph to this study indicates, Smith was not so unschooled in the problematic relationship between artist and worker as to equate the two. It must also be noted at the outset that Smith's interest in identifying with the worker was only significant historically because he was, in reality, an artist. However, if the gap between the two was, by his own admission, impossible to span, Smith repeatedly contested it by positioning himself as a worker. This link to the working class was especially important for his personal political philosophy as an avowed Marxist, but was no mere theoretical posturing on his part.2 Rather, it was a stance lived through participation in collective organisations (including membership in the United Steelworkers of America mentioned above), periods of conventional labour at the factories of the Studebaker Corporation and the American Locomotive Company, and the materials and techniques he employed to make sculpture. By examining these aspects of his career through the model of the artist-worker he elected to follow, it will be possible to gain a greater understanding of how Marxist philosophy shaped his actions, not only in the overtly politicized era of the 1930s, but forward into the 1960s as well.


Open networked manufacturing mode,networked real-time monitoring,NC equipment E-service system and framework and function of networked remote fault diagnosis as well as networked application in metalforming machinery have been described.


This paper introduces the Ughur sokmak sugar civil process and selection principle,elaborates sokmak sugar nutritional value very characteristics,and points out the problems existing in modern factory of sokmak sugar,and analyzes key technologies,future prospects for sokmak sugar.


Objectives The development of algorithms and computer programs for the analysis of screening performance in situations with multiple normally (Gaussian) distributed selection markers and a priori risks depending on a stratification of the population. Methods The S-PLUS programming language was used to construct programs producing distributions of log likelihood ratios based on the Monte Carlo simulation. These distributions were used to construct programs for the calculation of roc curves, including a possible stratification of the population. Results S-PLUS programs for the analysis of screening performance are listed and described. The programs can be used without any special knowledge of S-PLUS. An example of the use of the programs is given.


Normal incidence multilayer x-ray mirror technology has now advanced to the point that high resolution x-ray microscopes with relatively large fields of view are feasible. High resolution aplanatic imaging x-ray microscopes configured from low x-ray scatter normal incidence multilayer optics should be ideal for laser fusion research, biological investigations, and for astronomical studies when used in conjunction with grazing incidence or multilayer x-ray telescope systems. We have designed several Schwarzschild x-ray microscope optics. Diffraction analysis indicates better than 400 A spatial res-olution in the object plane up to a 1 mm field of view can be achieved with 125 A radiation . We are currently fabricating a 20x normal incidence multilayer x-ray microscope of 1.35 meter overall length. We have also analyzed and designed other microscope systems for use in conjunction with x-ray telescopes. We report on the results of these studies and the x-ray microscope fabrication effort.


Objective:Our study was to evaluate the reliability and feasibility of pulmonary resection by video-assisted minithoractomy for patients with lung cancer.Methods:Between January 2006 and April 2007.12 patients withh lung cancer successfully underwent VATS lobectomy.The minimal thoractomy from 5 to 6cm was made at fourth or fifth intercostal space and lobectomy was underwent for conventional or dedicated endoscopic instruments in VATS.Result:VATS was successfully performed without significant postoperative complication and only used 2-3 hours.Conclusion:Video assisted thoracotomy surgery should fulfill the same quality lymphadenectomy and definitive resecton of lung tumor.


Literature presents many approaches for location detection of a mobile device in a IEEE 802.11 LAN; one of them is based on the use of a pattern matching algorithm. Although it's generally used in indoor environment, the first aim of the paper is to investigate the feasibility of outdoor localisation of a mobile device in a IEEE 802.11b environment. Then the paper presents a proposal aimed to reduce the complexity typically featured by the location detection approach based on pattern matching algorithm. The proposal is based on the use of a signal propagation model. Performance of the novel approach has been evaluated for outdoor localisation and the main results achieved is shown in the paper


The invention provides a glass panel fixing method for a gas water heater and the gas water heater and aims at solving the problems that when a fixing piece is used, a glass panel is easy to damage and the overall appearance is affected, and when a double-sided adhesive tape is used, the glass panel is easy to drop and the fixing strength is not high in the prior art. The technical scheme is as follows: the glass panel fixing method for the gas water heater comprises the following steps: firstly forming a glue injection hole on a metal surface shell; aligning the glass panel with the metal surface shell; injecting sticky glue into the glue injection hole from the back surface of the metal surface shell; and fixing and shaping the metal surface shell and the glass panel after the glue injection hole is filled with the sticky glue, and then completing the fixation. According to the glass panel fixing method disclosed by the invention, by fixing the glass panel on the metal surface shell of the water heater through the sticky glue, the sticking area is increased, the sticking is firm, and the sticky glue can further play a role in reducing pressure and buffering; and furthermore, the overall appearance effect of the glass panel can not be damaged, and the safety of the glass panel is improved.


After years of political crises and negotiations, the deep-rooted conflict between Dutch- and French-speaking parties recently led to the 2011 agreement concerning a further reform of the Belgian state. This reform mainly furthers decentralises the – already federal – state structure, including the allocation of additional competences and fiscal powers to sub-national entities (Regions and Communities). But this new state reform also brings about a radical reform of the upper house: the Belgian Senate. Since 1995, the Senate was composed of three different types of members: Senators directly elected by two linguistically separated electorate (the Dutch-speaking and the French-speaking electorates), Senators indirectly elected by the Community parliaments and Senators coopted by the two other types. The French- and German-speaking linguistic minorities had a fixed amount of seats in this assembly. The reform of the state radically changed the legislative competences of the Senate and its composition as its members will now be designated by Regional and Community parliaments (plus 10 coopted senators). Broadly speaking, the appointment of the majority of the Senators moved from a system of direct and language-based election to a system of indirect and mixed regional and language-based designation. This change is not without consequence for the representation of linguistic minorities. In May 2014, regional, community and federal elections will be organised in Belgium, testing for the first time this new system of designation of Senators by regional and community parliaments. This paper intends to present the 2013 reform of the Senate in Belgium and its consequence for the representation of linguistic minorities. The situations before and after the reform of the Senate will be compared, not only in terms of the way Senators are appointed but in terms of its consequence on the linguistic aspects of the regional and community elections campaign and of the profile of the appointed Senators.


We present a new practical framework based on deep reinforcement learning and decision-time planning for real-world vehicle repositioning on ride-hailing (also known as mobility-on-demand, MoD) platforms. Our approach learns the driver-perspective state-value function using a batch training algorithm with spa-tiotemproal deep value networks. The optimal repositioning action is generated on-demand through value-based policy search, which combines planning and bootstrapping with the value networks. We benchmark our algorithm with baselines in an MoD simulation environment to demonstrate its superiority in improving the income rate. We have also designed and run a real-world experiment program with regular drivers on a major MoD platform. We have observed positive results on key metrics comparing our method with a group drivers who performed idle-time repositioning based on their own experience and knowledge.


The features provide the required comfort multizone buildings by using the power management multiagent system and comforts. This management system covers all controlled areas of the building and, if necessary, ensures the highest possible overall comfort in a building with a decrease in available electric power. The aim of this work is to develop a comfort control system multispectral building.


Oxidative stress is a major pathological factor in multiple major neurological diseases. Certain Sirtuin family proteins, such as sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), also play important roles in aging and cell survival. In this study we investigated the effect of oxidative stress on the gene expression and protein levels of sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) in primary murine astrocyte cultures and PC12 cells. Our Western blot studies, using the samples collected at 24 hrs after H2O2 treatment, showed that treatment of primary astrocyte cultures with 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 mM H2O2 increased SIRT2 levels by 100% ‐‐‐ 300% in astrocytes; and treatment of PC12 cells with 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 mM H2O2 increased SIRT2 levels by 30% ‐‐‐ 80% in the cells. Our real‐time PCR study, using the samples collected at 12 hrs after H2O2 treatment, has also suggested that 0.1 and 0.5 mM H2O2 increased the SIRT2 mRNA levels by approximately 100% in astrocytes. Our immunocytochemistry study has further provided preliminary results suggesting that H2O2 can induce an increase in SIRT2 levels in PC12 cells. Collectively, our study has suggested that oxidative stress can significantly increase the gene expression and protein levels in primary astrocyte cultures and PC12 cells, which may be involved in oxidative stress‐induced cell injury (supported by a National Key Basic Research '973 Program Grant' #2010CB834306, a Pujiang Scholar Program Award 09PJ1405900, and a Key Research Grant of Shanghai Municipal Educational Committee #09ZZ21).


ABSTRACT European survey data shows strong temporal fluctuations in climate change concern within European countries and large differences in concern between these countries. However, there is as yet no comprehensive understanding of what drives these longitudinal and cross-sectional patterns. To fill this knowledge gap, this study analyzes data of over 155,000 survey respondents from 28 European countries over the period 2008–2017. This study is the first to apply within-between random effects models to simultaneously analyze longitudinal and cross-sectional determinants of climate change concern, and examine if and how the influence of these determinants has changed over time. Substantively, it researches the nexus between climate change and two other crises that have captured the imagination of European publics over the studied period: the liberal democracy crisis and the economic crisis. The former is characterized by the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe. Right-wing populism is often at odds with climate change policies, and its rise in popularity could have undermined public concern about climate change. We find only a weak negative longitudinal relationship between such concern and the popularity of right-wing populist parties, and no significant cross-sectional relationship. We find that economic performance is strongly positively associated with concern, with GDP per capita being most important for explaining cross-country differences in concern, and deviations in unemployment being most important for explaining longitudinal within-country change. However, this negative longitudinal relationship with unemployment weakens considerably over time, illustrating the importance of including dynamic effects in modeling efforts to generate more reliable results. Key policy insights The percentage of European respondents mentioning climate change as one of the most serious world problems declined from 65% in 2008 to 43% in 2017. This study does not find a strong direct relationship between the rise of climate skeptic right-wing populist parties and public concern about climate change. Economic factors are important predictors of climate change concern, with GDP per capita being the dominant driver of between-country differences, and unemployment the dominant within-country predictor. The marginal impact of unemployment was much stronger during, rather than after, the economic crisis.


This thesis investigated whether perceived socioeconomic threat of climate change mitigation policies explains the ideological polarisation of climate change attitudes. Findings confirmed the role of mitigation threat, suggesting that an individual's concern about climate change may depend on their political ideology and the type of mitigation policy proposed.


Chinese myths and legends, as popular cultural products, may be subjected to the analytical methods of cultural studies, which is the approach this study adopts when investigating their complex relationship with Chinese society and history. In particular, the social and political criticisms embedded in these myths and legends are studied, and this is done through exploring the reasons for the prominence of the embedded criticisms in Chinese myths and legends, and sorting out the general trend of their development. The prominence is accounted for by the harsh censorship and the influence of the Chu spirit and Taoism on Chinese culture.1 In the development of these criticisms, four stages are marked, each (cor)responding to the historical circumstances and with its own distinct feature. The study concludes with the historicity of Chinese myths and legends; the criticisms are embedded in them and they, in turn, are embedded in Chinese society and history.


convincing advance in colonoscopy has been the mere recognition that this technique – somewhat similarly to ultrasound– is heavily operator-dependent [1]. This has been mainly because different degrees of operator competence in detecting small, subtle neoplastic lesions have been strictly related to the risk of interval cancer [2]. As detection is confined to the withdrawal phase, most technical innovations have been limited to this phase. Optimizing the withdrawal time and mucosal cleansing, meticulous exploration of the proximal side of the folds, cognitive improvement, and the use of high definition have become the new standard of diagnostic colonoscopy [1].


Background and purpose:Chk1/2 (checkpoint kinase 1/2) and Plk1(polo-like kinase 1)played the major role in the regulation of cell cycle when DNA was damaged. The aim of this study was to explore the association of these kinases with clinical pathology parameters of benign cervical lesions, malignant neoplasms and investigate the correlations between each other. Methods:Immunohistochemistry was applied to detect the expressions of Chk1, Chk2 and Plk1 in 43 cases of cervical carcinoma and 20 cases of chronic cervicitis.Results:The positive percenuages of Chk1, Chk2 and Plk1 were 76.7%,60.5% and 32.6% respectively in cervical carcinoma, and compared with 30.0%,35.0% and 0, respectively in chronic cervicitis; there were statistically significant higher expressions of Chk1 and Plk1 proteins in cervical carcinoma than that in chronic cervicitis (P0.01) except to Chk2, The expressions of Chk1, Chk2 and Plk1 were not associated with the age, pathology and clinical stage of cervical carcinoma patients (P0.05), while Chk1 and Plk1 expressions associated with differentiation of cervical carcinoma (P0.05). In 43 cervical carcinoma cases, Chk1 expression was positively correlated with Chk2 expression(r=0.492,P=0.001).Conclusions:Chk1 and Plk1 might be the ideal targets for cervical carcinoma therapy.


Halophilic (salt-loving) microorganisms have evolved physiological and genetic characteristics for success in their harsh saline environments. These characteristics include internal compatible solutes, efficient ion pumps, UV absorbing pigments, and acidic proteins, which help them to resist osmotic stress and the denaturing effects of salts, as well as the accompanying intense solar radiation. Many of the same characteristics which help them to counteract the deleterious effects of their environment also constitute valuable resources for biotechnology and nanotechnology. Although currently established applications of halophiles are limited primarily to compatible solutes in the cosmetic industry, and β-carotene and hydrolases in the nutritional and food industries, many other novel applications are under development. They include specialized applications for films of bacteriorhodopsin from halophiles for a variety of optical nanodevices, including high-capacity computer storage, and for stable enzymes from halophiles for use as industrial catalysts, some capable of functioning in organic solvents. Metabolic activities of halophiles are also being tapped for a variety of environmental applications, such as bioremediation of pollutants in saline wastewaters. Some subcellular components, such as polyhydroxyalkanoate granules, gas vesicles, and phospholipid vesicles, and bioactive compounds like halocins are being developed for medical applications. Applications of halophilic microorganisms are varied and represent significant commercial opportunities in the chemical, environmental, biofuel, medical, and educational industries.

Keywords:

halophiles;
enzymes;
bioremediation;
Archaea;
medicine;
bacteriorhodopsin;
protease;
biodegradation;
gas;
vesicle;
biofuel


The electron spin polarization (ESP) of a wide range of alloys of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, or Ti in Ni was measured by the spin-polarized tunneling technique using thin-film Al-${\mathrm{Al}}_{2}$${\mathrm{O}}_{3}$-ferromagnetic-alloy tunnel junctions. The measurements were made at a temperature of 0.4 K and in an applied magnetic field of 3.5-4.0 T. A phenomenological correlation between electron spin polarization and atomic magnetic moment which was previously observed for the pure ferromagnetic elements (Fe, Co, Ni), is shown to be valid for all the alloys measured. Various methods were used for the deposition of the thin-film alloys. Each of these methods gave the same relative values of ESP when compared to Ni deposited by the same method. The dependence of the measured polarization on deposition parameters of the ferromagnetic films is presented. The effect of the properties of the superconducting aluminum films and other sources of systematic error are analyzed. The present results greatly constrain possible explanations of spin-polarized tunneling currents from $3d$ ferromagnetic metals based on current theories of itinerant ferromagnetism.


[Extract] Most analysis of state crime focuses on state violence - ranging from torture and terror through to genocide. This chapter is an exploration of state crime in the form of systematic state-sponsored fraud and related breaches of human rights. It derives from a more general project on the relationship between colonization in settler societies and state crime (Cunneen 2008). Analysis of the ongoing effects of colonization on Indigenous populations reveals that one of the major factors in bringing about their contemporary immiseration has been the long-term and systematic exploitation of Indigenous labour. I am not thinking here of exploitation of labour in the strictly Marxist sense of the expropriation of surplus value (which applied to all workers), but rather exploitation through the organized system of a racialized, state-controlled labour market which includes specific fraudulent misappropriation of money (including wages, trust funds and other payments). The specific example drawn upon in this chapter is the exploitation of Indigenous people in Australia. However, the defrauding and gross mismanagement of trust funds established by the state for the benefit of Indigenous peoples has been evident in other settler states, such as the United States (US), where in 2009 there was a $3.4 billion settlement to a class action relating to the mismanagement of hundreds of thousands of American Indian trust accounts (Riccardi 2009; see also Kidd 2006: 28-35).


The paper presents research materials and analysis of urban planning factors that influenced decision-making in the formation of projects of tourism and recreation complexes in the Leningrad Oblast. The objective of the study was to identify, analyze and generalize the historical and cultural potential of the territory, the totality of factors affecting the development and attraction of people to this territory, and the formation of a rich, comfortable residential and tourist environment.


The accuracy of the 95% confidence probability statement for mean was compared for three distributions for sample size obtained from the square root of N plus one rule with the Edgeworth approximation derived sample size. Results showed that the sample size obtained from this rule is not even enough to declare less than 20% of defectives in a moderate size population with a high degree of confidence. Therefore, the author concludes this rule should not be used to select a sampling plan to infer a population defective rate.


The gamma field accompanying neutrons may, in certain circumstances, play an important role in the analysis of neutron dosimetry and even in the interpretation of radiation induced steel embrittlement. At the High Flux Isotope Reactor pressure vessel the gamma induced reactions dominate the responses of {sup 237}Np and {sup 238}U dosimeters, and {sup 9}Be helium accumulation fluence monitors. The gamma induced atom displacement rate in steel is higher than corresponding neutron rate, and is the cause of ``accelerated embrittlement`` of HFIR materials. In a large body of water, adjacent to a fission plate, photofissions contribute significantly to the responses of fission monitors and need to be taken into account if the measurements are used for the qualification of the transport codes and cross-section libraries.


Objective To observe whether there was difference between the head-chest lead electrocardiogram(HCECG)and the routine leads electrocardiogram(RLECG)in diagnosis of patients with acute right ventricular infarction(ARVI).Methods HCECGs and RLECGs were recorded simultaneously in 58 normal persons and 42 patients with ARVI,which had been confirmed by coronary angiography.Each HCECG and RLECG was analyzed by the same senior physicians in clinical electrophysiology who knew nothing about the results.Then the diagnostic results of the HCECGs and RLECGs were compared with the true checking results.And the chi-square test was performed to observe if there was statistical difference between the HCECGs and RLECGs in diagnosis of patients with ARVI.Results The accurate rate in diagnosis of ARVI was 83.3%(35/42)in RLECGs,95.2%(40/42)in HCECGs,and the false positive rate was 32.7%(19/58)in RLECGs,0%(0/58)in HCECGs respectwely.There is both statistical significance between two methods(P0.05).Conclusion Head-chest lead system seemed to be better than routine lead system in diagnosis of the patients with ARVI.


Hidradenoma or Eccrine acrospiromas are rare benign tumours that arise from the eccrine sweat gland. Eccrine acrospiromas are nonencapsulated, well-circumscribed, multilobular dermal nodules that may involve the epidermis and extend into the subcutaneous fat. A 30-year-old male patient presented with an asymptomatic progressive swelling on the scalp of 6 months duration. Cutaneous examination: A solitary, non-tender, firm to hard, mobile swelling over the scalp. Dermoscopic examination: Revealed white and red areas. Histopathological examination revealed tissue lined by epidermis with dermis showing tumor arranged in nodular configuration with proliferating cells with cells with clear cytoplasm with focal areas of squamous metaplasia. There was no evidence of necrosis or mitotic figures and diagnosis of nodular hidradenoma was made.


An analytic epidemiologic, of cases and controls study in exploratory phase, aimed at determining if the frequency of breathing infections in children and adolescents with asthma from Pinar del Rio exceeded the one observed in those that didn't present that disease, was carried out from July, 2014 to June, 2015. Two groups of 585 members each one were conformed for that purpose, that is to say a control for each case. After having processed the information, there was a prevalence of the male sex, while, the common cold was the infection that affected with higher frequency fundamentally those patients aged 5-9. Also, it was emphasized an increment of the risk from suffering--in order of frequency--disorders, such as common cold, acute tonsillitis and pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, as well as interstitial pneumonia.


The article describes psychologo-pedagogical aspects of social experience's adoption by the children of junior school, identifies formation peculiarities of the knowledge about social phenomena, experience of carrying techniques of work, experience of emotional relations and experience of creative activity among the children of primary school age in the educational process.


This chapter contends that J. M. Coetzee's writing strives to achieve the detached and otherworldly modernism of Franz Kafka but fails to do so because political and ethical beliefs displace what the chapter calls the "Kafka effect," a form of writing that stands apart from the world and refuses to judge it. The chapter examines three aspects of Coetzee's work: his spare and minimalist style, his handling of authorial figures, and his turn toward the "reverse Bildungsroman." Despite Coetzee's "will to neutrality," novels like Life and Times of Michael K (1983), The Master of Petersburg (1995), Disgrace (1999), Elizabeth Costello (2003), and Slow Man (2005) ultimately take an ethical turn, in which the style is engaged rather than detached, authorial figures develop sympathy for marginalized groups, and central characters become members of subaltern communities. In other words, Coetzee's commitment to postcolonialism both complicates and qualifies his commitment to Kafka's modernism.


This paper reports preliminary findings of the impact of broom (Cytisus scoparius L.) and gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) on nutrient content and microbiological properties of soils in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Changes in soil properties were examined by comparing uninvaded native bushland, weed invasion fronts and monospecific weed stands for each weed species. Soils were analysed for microbial biomass phosphorus (MB-P), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), microbial biomass nitrogen (MB-N), available P, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN). The advancing gorse front had significantly higher MB-P, MB-C and MB-N than native soil. Soil under the broom invasion had significantly higher available P, DOC and TDN than native soil. This study forms part of a larger project examining the role of plant-soil feedback mechanisms that enable invasive species to change soil physical, chemical and biological conditions and allow continued invasion of native ecosystems.


For the extremely high sampling rate and high resolution required for multi-Gigabit orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication systems, time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are being considered. However, in practice, mismatches such as offset mismatch, gain mismatch and timing mismatch occur between the parallel sub-ADCs. This paper theoretically analyzes the impact of the different mismatches on the performance of the OFDM system. The theoretical results are confirmed by simulations and show that OFDM performance is strongly degraded, even for small mismatches.


When comparing the port management type between the both countries, there are some differences at some aspects. And also Korea is to move forward a hub port and logistics center in Northeast Asia while Japan is to pursue providing the port logistics service necessary for the Japanese economy. Major findings and implications are as follows. First, Port authority system should be extended to Gwangyang and Pyeongtaek port step by step. Second, any port which did not introducing a port authority system should enhance cooperating with its own local administration. Third, a port marketing strategy must be established and implemented by a port authority.


Taking an example of directional drilling to cross some inter-city urban road,the procedure and the method of drilling construction are introduced in the paper.Then,the construction technology is put forward in detail and quality controlling and its inspection acceptance are discussed from the angle of supervisory.


This study focuses on nujie, as a new conceptualization of women's public identity, and the transformations in its meaning in early twentieth-century China. Rather than merely perceiving nujie as a term for collective womanhood in the context of Chinese nationalism and feminism, this essay reinterprets it as a conceptual totality as well as a powerful category to redraw Chinese women's links to those connections between the Chinese nation and women, gendered social relations, and more broadly, the relationship of women to the modernizing world. By examining writings – in particular women's writings on nujie in late Qing women's feminist journals, this essay argues it was through the empowering category of nujie that women writers constructed feminist critiques within – and against – the nationalist discourse, and ultimately, envisioned a new collective identity for Chinese women.


Reflecting symmetry of Maxwell's equations solutions for periodic stratified media is explored. It is shown, that for electromagnetic waves in the system there are two non - identical Floquet - Bloch problems. The solutions of these problems are used for the analysis of spectrum of own frequencies of the Bragg's resonator. Classic problems of electrodynamics of periodic structures consist in the construction of regions of selective refleciion of waves or regions of non-transmission, in the calculation of coefficients of reflection of electromagnetic wave from the semi-endless structures of the repetitive elements. As well as in similar quantum problems,and problems of theory of parametric oscillations the electrodynamics of periodic structures is based on the Floquet theory for differential equations of the second order with the periodic coefficients ( 1,2). With expansion of application the Bragg's structures, mainly reflectors and resonators, it appears that for the analysis of such systems the theory needs substantial modification (3). We will consider the own waves of the one - dimension resonator, performed by cavity in the transparent dielectric medium, permeability of which is determined by the periodic function E (x +lo)=& (x)


Abstract In this work, a highly sensitive hydrostatic pressure sensor using one-dimensional (1D) photonic-crystal (PC) is designed and analyzed numerically for its sensing performance. The device design has silicon (Si) sensing layer at the top to sense the applied pressure. The proposed sensor performance has been studied for its pressure sensing, by applying boundary load on the sensing layer. The structure is designed, simulated and analyzed using an FEM tool. As the applied pressure is varied from 0 MPa to 10 MPa, resonant mode shifts towards the higher wavelength region. The effect of defect cavity length and the number of periods are also analyzed to choose the optimized value which enhances the sensor performance parameters. Simulation result shows that the proposed sensor has a very high sensitivity of 250 nm/GPa and Q-factor of 11,120 with the transmission of 99.99%.


The article introduces a designing method of sorting, ordering and totaling data in a table of MIS and its implementing, and shows the relatived programs written in FOXPRO DBMS.