The purpose of this paper is to clarify the dynamic role of lithospheric density heterogeneities, in particular with respect to mountain building and other processes of intraplate deformation. Density anomalies within or just beneath the lithosphere constitute major sources for tectonic stress fields: the product of their magnitude by their depth is shown to characterize their ability to induce deformation. This rule of the density moment directly yields the lithospheric thickening or thinning rate when applied to structures of large lateral extent. For anomalies of lateral extent that is small in comparison with their depth, the deformation is vertically inhomogeneous and has been computed with the help of simple physical models of a stratified viscous Newtonian lithosphere. The analytical treatment is based on Fourier transform. Continent-continent collision thickens not only the crust but the entire lithosphere. The cold root underlying a mountain chain induces strong regional compressive stresses able to sustain the mountain bulding process without further help from forces transmitted from far away. Thus the continental lithosphere is in a somewhat metastable mechanical state. Adiabatic, i.e. rapid, thickening (or thinning) tends to grow further once initiated. Tectonic phases of strong compression correspond to the climax of such instabilities. The response of models with cold lithospheric roots of various intensities has been computed both in two and three dimensions. They yield velocity distributions and stress fields. Instructive comparisons are made with earthquake focal mechanisms and in situ stress measurements in the Alpine and Appalachian regions. In the presence of lateral variations of the mechanical properties of the lithosphere, the tectonic style is not only function of the local topography and of the nature of its compensation. Deformations in neighbouring provinces are coupled as shown by 3-dimensional models. For example, thickening sustained by a cold lithospheric root may generate extension in peripheral zones of weakness. These last results illustrate the point that the computation of regional tectonic stresses requires the knowledge of the density anomalies within the lithosphere on the one hand, and of geometrical constraints related to lateral mechanical heterogeneities on the other.


Ethnography is a topic of more conversations than it ever has been before. Outside of anthropology numerous agencies, disciplines, corporations, and communities experiment with the idea of ethnographic research. Even in the current political environment, talk of "local" and "community" suggest that interest in ethnographic expertise won't disappear.


The impacts and dependences of companies on natural resources is a key factor for their future performance. The new Ecosystem Services Benchmark identifies risks and performances of companies and provides a strategic framework on the issue, often overlooked in established management systems.


Numerical analysis of a Co-Cr medium-ring type head system for perpendicular recording are performed using a two dimensional model with a finite element method. A new magnetization model of the Co-Cr medium is proposed, a columnar structure being taken into consideration. The medium is divided into elements for the calculation and an additional field, Had∝( Mupper+ Mlower) is assumed to be applied from upper and lower elements within a column, where M is the magnetization of the element. The results of the simulation show that the interaction between elements plays an important role in the magnetization process of the Co-Cr medium.


Ruthenium reagents with two, four, and six chloromethyl functionalities, [(bpy)nRu{bpy(CH2Cl)2}3-n](PF6)2 (n = 0−2), were employed as multifunctional metalloinitiators for the cationic polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline to generate orange, glassy polymers with narrow molecular weight (MW) distributions. MWs were determined by GPC vs PMMA standards and for selected samples by GPC with multiangle laser light scattering (MALLS) detection. In-line diode array UV/vis spectroscopic analysis coupled with GPC MW determination confirms the presence of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ chromophores in the eluting polymers. Polymers are luminescent, and they exhibit thermal properties analogous to the metal-free PEOX counterparts (Tg ∼ 54 °C; onset of thermal decomposition at 365−385 °C). Unlike reactions run with a labile hexafunctional Fe initiator, reactions wherein MWs > 100K and degrees of polymerization (dp) >200 are attainable, Ru-centered polymers reach an upper MW limit of ∼25K regardless of the number of functionalities on ...


As a new welding process on aluminum alloy,DP-MIG welding process not only can achieve beautiful and well-proportioned welds,but also can improve the welding quality and efficiency.Kemppi-Pro Evolutionary Welding Power and DP-MIG welding procedure were used in this paper,DP-MIG and P-MIG were contrasted,the compactness and mechanical property of the weld with DP-MIG welding procedure were analyzed.The tests show that DP-MIG welding procedure meets the quality requirements of AWS D1.2 and is a kind of advanced,top-quality and stable welding procedure on aluminum alloy.


34or sa per cent., of tho cancerous, and 19, or 68.5 per cent., of the noncancerous c.ase4 , with the case of volvululs anid 014i of the cases of obEstruction, or 60 per centof cle whole nuttuber of caSes OPeratedUpon, receivs(l, nore oir less fully, the benctit of the operation. Oj tke 49 sue.re.-4fiL c(Ises:It; cases, Cancerous ulf 7 lojI-cauccroits, dliedl withlinl (; minozths. ; 7 s 1 live(d frntii h; to 12 Imiutr,tlit . 12 9) 3 ,, livedl froTrI I tn 54 years. 5 1 ,, 4 , were alive frotil ii to 14 years after operationr. S ,, h1ad1 left the ho0s4pital convaliescelnt.


Evaluation of teacher performance can also be used to determine career advancement, award performance rewards or establish sanctions for under-performing teachers. It constitutes an opportunity to recognize and reward teaching competence and performance, which is essential to retain effective teachers in schools as well as to make teaching an attractive career choice. (OECD, 2005)

In general, teacher evaluation frameworks might have consequences at the following levels: Career advancement. Most countries do not link directly teacher evaluation results with teacher· pay but, instead, to career progression (therefore establishing an indirect link with salaries). An example is England where teachers who meet the standards for "Post Threshold, Excellent and Advanced Skills Teachers" also access the higher pay scale.


Abstract Purpose—The purpose of this study is to investigate various aspects of capital budgeting techniques adopted by Kuwaiti non-financial companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE). Design/methodology/approach—A questionnaire is used to collect data from Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and other managers of manufacturing, service and real estate companies listed on the KSE. Findings—The result of the analysis unveiled that top management and people who used the assets are the main sources of capital budgeting ideas. The analysis also unveiled that net present value and profitability index are the most frequently used capital budgeting techniques and the choice of the technique is determined by the nature of the project under assessment, and the academic and professional capabilities of corporate staff. The analysis further demonstrated that factors such as uncertainty about the outcome of the capital budgeting techniques and lack of required data and information to use capital budgeting techniques could prevent Kuwaiti non-financial companies from adopting capital budgeting techniques. Finally, the analysis disclosed that non-financial factors such as strategic planning, corporate image, employees' capabilities and environment protection are taken into consideration when making capital budgeting decisions. Practical implications—Kuwaiti companies either possess technology or have the required resources to install advanced technology to assist them in employing sophisticated capital budgeting techniques that take into account inflation and risk. This would ensure more accurate results and minimize uncertainty about the outcome of the capital budgeting decisions. Originality/value—This study is based on primary data collected directly from non-financial companies listed on the KSE.


Influence of residual gas ionization on interaction for high average power Gyro-TWT is analyzed in this paper. The injection beam scatter by collision with residual gas, the gas ionization process, the ionized electrons and ions trajectory, bombardment effect on the tube material, and ionized electrons interaction with the millimeter wave are systemic analyzed and simulated, and verified by experiment. Based on these analyses, the problem of deterioration of the vacuum degree, performance degradation, instability, breakdown under high average power or continuous wave operation are solved by the methods of effective ions collecting and strapped ionized electron interception, accompanied by low outgassing material development. This mechanism also has an important guiding for improving the performance and reliability of other high-power electric vacuum devices.


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The present study deals with the effect of acid whey (AW) on physicochemical properties of non-nitrite organic dry-cured pork loins. The loins were divided into three experimental batches: with the curing mixture (C), with sea salt (S) and with sea salt combined with AW (SW). The evolution of physicochemical properties, colour, fatty acid profile and microbiological quality were assessed at 0, 30 and 90 days of refrigerated storage. Physicochemical parameters of dry-cured organic loins were significantly (P < 0.01) affected by treatment, storage time and the interaction between them. Sea salt in combination with AW was the most successful at reducing the browning reaction involved in the formation of dark colour in dry-cured loins. Significant reduction in a* value (P < 0.05) caused by replacement of curing salt by sea salt has been less pronounced in sample with AW. Storage diminished (P < 0.01) initial differences in profile of SFA, MUFA and n-3 induced by treatment method. AW added to uncured loins was able to protect PUFA against oxidation comparable to nitrite. The highest count of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in dry-cured loins with AW was accompanied by their lower pH (P < 0.05).


The nuclear two – parameters softness model has been used to calculate the energy levels of the ground state bands in even even actinide nuclei namely 228,230 Th, 230-238 U, 236-244 Pu, 242-248 Cm, 248,250 Fm and 252,254 No. For each band the optimum values of the softness parameter and the ground state moment of inertia are calculated by the fitting procedure between the calculated and the experimental excitation energies using a computer simulated search program. Very good agreement is found between the calculated and experimental data. The nuclear kinematic and dynamic moments of inertia have been calculated; a smooth gradual increase in both moments of inertia as function of rotational frequency was seen. The Δ I = 2 energy staggering index represents the finite difference approximation of fourth order derivative of the transition energies is extracted and examined. The transition energies in the ground state bands of 236 U and 238 U have quite identical energies within 2 KeV up to spin 24 ħ, which indicate that the phenomenon of identical bands is not restricted to superdeformed bands. The study indicates also that these conjugate pair of nuclei 236 U and 238 Uhave moments of inertia nearly identical. The potential energy surfaces for isotones 234 Th, 236 Uand 238 Pu are calculated and show rotational behavior mainly prolate deformed.


In the second part of a four-part series, I consider an exercise in analysis that arises in many applications: Why is the price of 〈 some commodity 〉 equal to 〈 whatever its solution value 〉? The ability to interpret dual prices in a linear programming solution is part of economic analysis, and the mathematical basis is as old as linear programming, itself. New approaches, however, go beyond the usual duality arguments in answering this question in more practical terms. One of these new approaches is path tracing, which seeks a portion of the linear program that accounts for the row's price by activity costs from sources to the row. In some cases this is a simple path in a network problem. More generally, in ordinary network terms, it can be a tree or involve embedded cycles, but it is regarded as a path in hypergraph terms.


This study is aimed at evaluating the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of developed instant foutou flour. Blanched semiripe plantain dried flakes, blanched/unblanched cassava dried flakes, and cassava starch were blended in the proportions 70 : 20 : 10 (FTF1), 80 : 30 : 0 (FTF3/FTF2), and 80 : 0 : 20 (FTF4), respectively, and ground. Foutou made from FTF1 and FTF2 were the most similar to traditional foutou (FTTRAD) for texture attributes. These foutou were fairly stick (5.66-5.73), firm (5.66-6.04), easy to mold (6.13-6.20), and pasty (6.00-6.26). FTF1 was appreciated and preferred by consumers because its color is relatively more yellow and its sweetness is relatively higher than those of other reconstituted foutou. All studied foutou flours exhibited low moisture content (6.09%-8.33%) and values of

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This study focusses on the gender system in five "novels of development" (Entwicklungsroman) ranging from the medieval to the contemporary. The following works are examined: Parzival  by Wolfram vo ...


The title compound, C12H12Cl3NO2, is a purple chromophore with an absorption at 563 nm in acetone solution. The benzenoid ring in the structure exhibits strong quinoid-like character. In the crystal structure, the molecules pack in alternating layers that are stabilized by close Cl⋯Cl intermolecular contacts.


Seeds of Lilium formolongi were used as material to explored the method and possibility of use colchicine disposed seeds of Lilium formolongi of and induced 2n pollen by the method of orthogonal test design.The results showed that the average treatment time for seed germination of 5 days,colchicine concentration of 0.05% or 0.2% were optimal combination for seed germination of Lilium formolongi.At the same time,the rate of orthogonal range analysis of large pollen,the concentration of colchicine was the most important factor induced large pollen,0.1% colchicine concentration,treatment time was 24 h,7 d of the treatment time of seed germination,the optimal combination induced large pollen were Tomita No.3.


PURPOSE: A multi-band matching circuit is provided to be capable of using inter-different two or more frequency bands. CONSTITUTION: A switch(12) is switched so that an input signal is transmitted to an output port assigned according to each frequency band. When one side of a λ/4 transmission line(11) is a short-circuit, the other side of the λ/4 transmission line(11) is an open-circuit according to the switching of the switch(12). Matching circuits(10,13) output the input signal to the output port assigned according to the each frequency band. The switch(12) is a PIN diode switch with an excellent RF(Radio Frequency) characteristic.


--- This study aims to determine the effects of main Kinesio Taping on hand function of patients with hemiplegia post-stroke at Hospital Dos de Mayo.

Technique was applied Kinesio Taping, using KIN TAPE ® rolls (Kinesio Taping) selected patients. The type of study was analytical-observational, no control group, prospective, longitudinal. We included eight patients of both sexes, aged between 40 and 75 years, who were attending the Occupational Therapy service at Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, with an initial assessment of Brunnstrom (Phase 3, 4, and 5 as the scale recovery of Signe Brunnstrom hemiplegia). Of individuals in the study, 50% of the cases had a diagnosis hemiplegia (4 patients), while the rest belongs to hemiparesis; 62.50% (5 patients) are male with 37.50% (3 patients) women. In relation to the affected side of the body, 63.5% (5 patients) have the right affected, with 100% (8 patients) skilled.

For evaluating the manual functionality was used the Sollerman's test, To analyze the types or forms of grip, was selected of the Sollerman's test, 8 subtest representing these grips. While assessing that stage in Brunnstrom stages are patients, we used a Brunnstrom assessment format, then followed up three months, obtaining initial results (no application of KIN TAPE ®) and final (if there application KIN TAPE ®). Determined in this way: manual functionality (before), manual functionality (after), types or forms of grip (before), types or forms of grip (later) stage in the stages Brunnstrom (before) and stage in the stages Brunnstrom (after).

The results obtained were: four patients who started with Brunnstrom 3 including three patients with poor manual dexterity (two Brunnstrom April evolved with regular manual dexterity, while one remained in Brunnstrom 3 and evolved to a poor manual dexterity), a patient with a poor manual dexterity Brunnstrom step 4 and evolved into a regular manual dexterity, four patients started with Brunnstrom four, of which three patients with a regular manual dexterity upgraded to a good manual dexterity (two evolved one Brunnstrom 5 Brunnstrom 6) , a patient evolved to Brunnstrom 6 and was maintained with good manual dexterity.

It was concluded that this study demonstrated that the use of Kinesio Taping technique (KIN TAPE ®) as a therapeutic tool to positively influence the course of treatment in the patient with hemiplegia, and to maintain and / or improve manual dexterity obtained with the help of Occupational Therapist.

Keywords: Kinesio Taping, hand function, hemiplegia.


ABSTRACT The first draft genome of Halostagnicola sp. A56, isolated from the Andaman Islands is reported here. The A56 genome comprises 3,178,490 bp in 26 contigs with a G+C content of 60.8%. The genome annotation revealed that A56 could have potential applications for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate or bioplastics.


The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of climate change education program using newspaper articles on scientific awareness and attitudes toward science of 5 graders. Domestic news articles about heat wave and fine dust were searched to develop a climate change education program and eight lessons of climate change education program were developed based on previous research-each consists of four lessons following the order of cause, phenomenon, influence and response. This program was applied to chosen thirty six 5 graders of K elementary school placed in S city. The effects of the program were analyzed and overall score of scientific awareness and attitudes toward science increased compare to pre-test scores. According to analysis on each sub-elements, the score of scientific awareness and value increased and participants recognized the usefulness of scientists. Participants' score on attitudes toward science showed that they explained the law of nature for the first time. In conclusion, the climate change education program can supply chance for elementary school students to experience positive change in scientific awareness and attitudes toward science.


Transfer learning has been considered a key solution for the problem of learning when there is a lack of knowledge in some target domains. Its idea is to benefit from the learning on different (but related in some way) domains that have adequate knowledge and transfer what can improve the learning in the target domains. Although incompleteness is one of the main causes of knowledge shortage in many machine learning real-world tasks, it has received a little effort to be addressed by transfer learning. In particular, to the best of our knowledge, there is no single study to utilize transfer learning for the symbolic regression task when the underlying data are incomplete. The current work addresses this point by presenting a transfer learning method for symbolic regression on data with high ratios of missing values. A multi-tree genetic programming algorithm based feature-based transformation is proposed for transferring data from a complete source domain to a different, incomplete target domain. The experimental work has been conducted on real-world data sets considering different transfer learning scenarios each is determined based on three factors: missingness ratio, domain difference, and task similarity. In most cases, the proposed method achieved positive transductive transfer learning in both homogeneous and heterogeneous domains. Moreover, even with less significant success, the obtained results show the applicability of the proposed approach for inductive transfer learning.


The use of information and communication technologies in the educational process of preschool education is one of the urgent problems of preschool pedagogy. It is a great pleasure for children to complete tasks and actively work in classes using computer tools. A variety of animations, sound, bright colors, and dynamics of drawings increase children's attention. That is why the future educator must be able to select, use, harmoniously combine and create relevant content for preschool children. The basics of computer literacy and familiarity with the world around the computer is part of the cycle of scientific training. Students studying in the field of knowledge 01 Education / Pedagogy, specialty 012 Preschool education with a bachelor's degree, must be ready to use computer technology in working with children. The subject of study of the discipline is the process of forming in future educators the main stages of the organization of the educational process with the use of computer technology. The purpose of teaching the discipline "Computer technology in working with children" is to prepare future educators to use computer technology in working with children. The main emphasis is on the peculiarities of using the technical characteristics of the computer as a new specific means of child activity and the use of educational software when working with children (didactic games, educational programs, educational and game complexes, etc.); formation of students' awareness of the effective use of existing information technologies in the organization of the educational process to solve various educational tasks.
The article describes laboratory work for students studying in the field of knowledge 01 Education / Pedagogy, specialty 012 Preschool education, educational qualification degree "Bachelor".


Rats Induced Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Conscious − Damage After Endothelin-1 Delayed Treatment With AM-36, a Novel Neuroprotective Agent, Reduces Neuronal Print ISSN: 0039-2499. Online ISSN: 1524-4628 Copyright © 1999 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Stroke doi: 10.1161/01.STR.30.12.2704 1999;30:2704-2712 Stroke. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/30/12/2704 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the


The utility model relates to the field of machinery, in particular to an automatic conveying mechanism for conveying of short shafts. The existing simple conveyor-way line rolling under the action of gravity is used to convey relatively irregular discs generally. Generally, short shafts are manually mounted and clamped in single-unit operation, automation level is low, intensity of labor of operators is high, and efficiency is low. The automatic conveying mechanism comprises a vibrating disk which is designed according to characteristics of parts to be conveyed, such as actual size, shape, weight and material. A discharge hole of the vibrating disk is connected with an elevator, and an outlet of the elevator is connected with a middle bin. A set of fullness control mechanism and distribution mechanism is disposed on the middle bin. An outlet of the middle bin is connected with a conveying mechanism. The automatic conveying mechanism has the advantages that batches of short shafts are neatly arranged according to actual needs and are supplied to next procedure one by one through the vibrating disk, the elevator, the middle bin, the fullness control mechanism, the distribution mechanism and the conveying mechanism, full-automatic feeding in machining of the short shafts is achieved, automation level of production process is increased, productivity is improved, production cost is effectively lowered, and labor intensity and work environment are improved for workers.


Forty hybrid broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. (Italica Group)) accessions were screened for heat tolerance and holding ability over three planting dates in 1988 at the Long Island Horticultural Research Laboratory in Riverhead, N.Y. Holding periods were quantified using the number of consecutive days between the time individual heads reached 10 cm diameter and cutting, which occurred when the sepals had fully expanded and had just begun to separate. In 1989 and 1991, heat stress was applied at various weeks during maturation to determine the most sensitive stage or stages of plant development in terms of reduction in holding period and head weight. Field studies and heat stress experiments indicate that heat stress may be most critical during the time the immature inflorescence measures 5 to 10 mm in diameter. This stage corresponds to ≈ 3 weeks before harvest for summer plantings in the northeastern United States.


This chapter argues that niches are built by "clustering distinctiveness"—drawing together particular types of people who are otherwise rare in the larger environment. First, this requires filtering out the influence of patronage politics, reducing the importance of networks on hiring decisions that leave employees more beholden to their patron than to their position. Second, it requires active selection. Selection entails finding, attracting, and recruiting a rare human resource: people who have motivations, inclinations, practices, and skill sets that provide a foundation for building a rational, impersonal administration oriented towards achieving the organization's goals. In the face of environmental challenges, the chapter highlights the intensive recruitment process of employees across the Ghanaian niches, including selection strategies, probationary periods, and recruiting from already professionalized environments. Those intensive and highly interpersonal recruitment processes create a sense within recruits that they are special and have been chosen—specifically, chosen for particular characteristics like incorruptibility and hard work, which others in the niche also share. Clustering a critical mass of those scarce resources with a shared sense of commonality enables new organizational possibilities, fostering in-group identification, dedication, and enhanced effort, culminating in a subculture of the bureaucratic ethos.


The authors describe the ultrasonographic appearance of an incarcerated (impacted) gravid uterus in a 27-year-old woman. This entity is an uncommon but potentially serious complication of pregnancy.


We study the relationship between the distribution of data, on the one hand, and classifier performance, on the other, for non-parametric classifiers. It is shown that predictable factors such as the available amount of training data (relative to the dimensionality of the feature space), the spatial variability of the effective average distance between data samples, and the type and amount of noise in the data set influence such classifiers to a significant degree. The methods developed here can be used to gain a detailed understanding of classifier design and selection.


Complete sets of measurements are reported of the elastic, dielectric, optical, and viscous properties of new liquid-crystal mixtures for twisted nematic displays. Their optical and capacitive threshold voltages were shown to be identical and were used to determine the twist elastic constants k22. The splay (k11) and bend (k33) elastic constants were measured using a novel phase sensitive capacitance bridge, The new mixtures consist of nematic and isotropic components belonging to different chemical classes. Large mesomorphic temperature ranges (Tc> 100° C), fast electrooptical response, 1.5-V operation, and 3-V 1:3 multiplexability could be achieved with different eutectic mixtures. Good agreement was found between material properties of physically and chemically different mixtures and their static and dynamic electrooptical performance in twisted nematic displays.


Camellia cake organic fertilizer was applied to turf grass Cynodon spp.Rich.to study the influence of different fertilizer treatments on the appearance quality of turf,resistance to diseases and pests,tiller number,leaf nutrient contents,chlorophyll content and soil effect to turf.The results show that Camellia cake organic fertilizer had a good biological influence on growth of turf grass Cynodon: the turf's color,texture,density,and uniformity have been significantly improved;the number of tillers has been quickly increased by applying Camellia cake which had been removed tea saponin and fermented,while the pests and diseases have been effectively prevented by applying Camellia cake which had not been removed tea saponin;the nutrients of total nitrogen,total phosphorus,total potassium,and chlorophyll content have been promoted,and the physical and chemical properties of soil have been improved by applying Camellia cake.The fertilization amount of 30 g/m2 had a better promotion to the growth of turf grass Cynodon than the fertilization amount of 15 g/m2.


Electrochemical electrodes based on dense and vertically aligned arrays of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were produced. The open tips of individual hollow nanotubes are exposed as active sites while the entangled nanotube stems encapsulated in epoxy collectively provide multiplexed and highly conductive pathways for charge transport. This unique structure together with the extraordinary electrical and electrochemical properties of MWCNTs offers a high signal-to-noise ratio (thus high sensitivity) and a large detection range, compared with other carbon-based electrodes. Our electrodes can detect K(3)FeCN(6) and dopamine at concentrations as low as 5 nM and 10 nM, respectively, and are responsive in a large dynamic range that spans almost 5 orders of magnitude.


Objective – To evaluate the effect on bond strength of an acrylic resin and thermoatived resilient denture liner material with different concentrations of propolis. Methods – Fourty eight specimens of acrylic resin (Lucitone 550, Dentsply) were made and united with the soft liner (Coe Soft, GC America) with different concentrations of propolis: group 1 (control) – only Coe Soft; Group 2 – Coe Soft + 75 mg of propolis; Group 3 – Coe Soft + 150 mg of propolis, and Group 4 – Coe Soft + 300 mg of propolis. The union traction resistance test was performed, and the type of fracture was evaluated. The data were analyzed descriptively and by one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's test (p=0.05). Results – There was no difference between the control group and when 75 mg of propolis was added (p>0.05), while the group with 150 mg of propolis showed lower bond strength (p<0.05), However, group 4 did not differ from the others (p>0.05). Regarding the kind of fails, the control group and group 2 showed the same failures: 91.7% cohesive and 8.3% adhesive. Group 3 showed only cohesive failure, and group 4 had cohesive failures (58.4%), adhesive (8.3%) and mixed (33.3%). Conclusions – It can be concluded that 75 mg of propolis extract may be considered the most suitable concentration to be added in the soft denture liner, considering that the properties of soft denture liner was not changed. Descriptors: Propolis; Dental prosthesis; Denture liners


Purpose
Among various metal oxide nano particles, MgO NPs and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) in particular are gaining increasing attention due to their multifunctional characteristics, low cost and compatibility with textile materials. Each type of nanoparticle excels over others in certain properties. As such, it is often crucial to carry out comparative studies of NPs to identify the one showing higher efficiency/output for particular applications of textile products.

Design/methodology/approach
In the investigation reported in this paper, ZnO NPs and MgO NPs were synthesised via sol-gel technique and characterised. For comparative analysis, the synthesised NPs were evaluated for multiple properties using standard procedures before and after being applied on cotton fabrics by a dip-pad-dry-cure method.

Findings
XRD and FTIR analyses confirmed the successful synthesis of ZnO and MgO NPs. Homogeneous formation of desired NPs and their dense and uniform deposition on the cotton fibre surface were observed using SEM. ZnO NPs and MgO NPs coatings on cotton were observed to significantly enhance self-cleaning/stain removal properties achieving Grade 5 and Grade 4 categories, respectively. In terms of ultraviolet (UV) protection, ZnO or MgO NP coated fabrics showed UPF values of greater than 50, i.e. excellent in blocking UV rays. MgO NPs exhibited 20% cleaning efficiency in treating reactive dye wastewater against ZnO NPs which were 4% efficient in the same treatment, so MgO was more suitable for such type of treatments at low cost. Both NPs were able to impart multifunctionality to cotton fabrics as per requirement of the end products. However, ZnO NPs were better for stain removal from the fabrics while MgO NPs were appropriate for UV blocking.

Originality/value
It was therefore clear that multifunctional textile products could be developed by employing a single type of cost effective and efficient nano particles.


to 72 hours. Eleven children received mechanical thrombolysis with or without intra-arterial tPA including four children with BAO. Overall, 29% had procedural complications (80% hemorrhagic) while complete recanalization was achieved in 35%, very similar to the rate of procedural complications. These data are even more discouraging when clinical outcomes are considered. Since arterial recanalization can cause reperfusion injury including increased cerebral hemorrhage, arterial recanalization does not itself equate to a good clinically relevant outcome. Unfortunately, brain imaging and clinical outcomes were not systematically reported in pediatric cases. In summary, the outcome in childhood BAO treated with antithrombotic treatment alone is reassuring. The added value of mechanical reperfusion in childhood BAO is highly questionable and mechanical thrombolysis should not be generally considered in pediatric BAO. Exceptions might include children presenting in coma or locked-in syndrome; however, even these children can have a good prognosis. Therefore, even in these extreme cases, a decision to proceed with mechanical device therapy in a young child (e.g. pre-adolescent) should only be considered by a pediatric neuro-interventionist and only in close collaboration with a pediatric neurologist expert in stroke. Meanwhile, the accrual of more outcome data for the various subtypes of childhood AIS in the International Pediatric Stroke Study, Swiss Registry, and other multicenter studies will continue to refine our extrapolation of adult stroke treatment to childhood stroke.


A binomial nomenclature identifies any two-person, two-move (2x2) ordinal game as a combination of symmetric game payoffs, based on the topology of payoff swaps that arranges 2x2 ordinal games in a natural order. Preference orderings categorize 2x2 ordinal games according to type of ties formed by transformations of strict games. Location of best payoffs defines orientations for games equivalent by interchanging rows or columns. Two-letter abbreviations for symmetric game names provide a compact notation. A systematic and efficient nomenclature identifying equivalent and similar 2x2 games helps locate interesting games; aids in understanding the diversity of elementary models of strategic situations available for experimentation, simulation, and analysis; and facilitates comparative and cumulative research in game theory.


Purpose. In construction there is a need to create new structures, including spatial coverage systems, the use of which will save materials and reduce the complexity of assembling processes and manufacturing. Summarizing the results of preliminary theoretical study of existing types of spatial structures, purpose of the article is to find perspective directions for the development of new structures, which would be deprived of the drawbacks of analogues while ensuring the economic effect due to the rational use of materials and energy saving. Methodology. To achieve this purpose, the research of constructive solutions of various spatial systems was carried out. There were analyzed domestic and foreign patent databases and the results of experimental tests and theoretical studies. Findings. The main stages of development for a new type of spatial structure (spatial structural and cable-stayed composite structure) are highlighted. Information on the features of its structure is given. Spatial structural and cable-stayed composite structures are a completely new type of spatial bearing systems, which, due to the original constructive decision, have a wide field of application. The basic element of created structures is the modular element that has the shape of a thorough pyramid and consists of a plate and tubular rods. Modular elements are manufactured in factories. Straight and curved structures, as well as various bearing systems and their combinations can be made of modules. Originality. The author has formulated a concept of original constructive forms and their supporting elements. New types of spatial structural and cable-stayed composite structures for buildings and constructions of different purposes were proposed and created. Practical value. Designed cable-stayed structures have a wide field of application, they can be used for industrial and civil construction. The use of created structures in the construction of buildings and structures can provide a significant economic effect due to the rational use of materials and energy saving at the stage of manufacturing and installation.


Hexagon Resources Limited (ASX:HXG) (Hexagon or the Company) has executed a binding Investment agreement whereby Hexagon has secured an option to acquire a 49% interest in an advanced, downstream rare-earth elements separation technology from Innovation Metals Corp. (IMC). IMC's proprietary RapidSXTM separation technology will enable current and future rareearth producers outside of China to serve US, European, Japanese and Korean markets, mitigating the current extreme concentration of rare-earth supply and separation capability in China. The rare-earth processing business meshes well with Hexagon's build-out of downstream processing of energy materials and is well covered by the US team that the company has already assembled.


as PALM/STORM [5] and RESOLFT [6]. The common denominator is that marker molecules are repeatedly transferred between two distinct states, namely a bright one and a dark one. It is easily realized that when most markers are dark at a particular instant of time, the few remaining bright ones can more easily be told apart, instead of mingling together. The only difference between all methods is merely how the markers are transferred between the states: with STED and RESOLFT this is achieved in a deliberate manner through a light field shaped such that it suppresses all markers except a few, while in the PALM/ STORM world, the markers are made to blink randomly such that only a few are emitting at each moment in time. The latter methods create super-resolution images only with the help of reconstruction algorithms. Overall, these techniques rectify the poor resolution associated with traditional light microscopy while retaining its big advantages. Naturally, in 2008 Nature Methods elected nanoscopy as the method of the year and the many awards and prizes for this technology highlight its impact on the life sciences. In the oncoming years, we expect nanoscopes to replace most confocal microscopes. STED and RESOLFT in an Open Platform


An empirical study of the time and effort for release stabilization on Linux and Chrome found that small teams controlled the stabilization effort, few changes were reverted, and the original developer didn't do much of the rework. Despite regular rapid release cycles, a rush period occurred before release stabilization, and stabilization periods could vary up to 10 days.


In order to increase organizations' productivity, managers focus on employees' creativity in setting and achieving forward-looking goals. This approach is known "Management by objectives" (MBO), which requires every department manager to set specific measurable goals with each employee and discuss the result toward the previously set goals. On the other hand, every employee has a unique personality that differentiates him from others. Hence, understanding the employee personality gives clues about how he acts and feels in various situations. Therefore, to manage people effectively, it is helpful to understand their different personalities for placing them into their suitable jobs and to understand how they can set their specific goals. This research aims at investigating the influences of personality types on MBO in the hotels industry. A survey method was used to collect practical data from 229 employees in 31 five star hotels in Greater Cairo; the obtained data was analyzed statistically. The research revealed that there are two personality types had positive influences on MBO dimensions. The research recommends that hotels should study employees' personality types to be able to create teams of personality types that can positively influence MBO.


Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the gold standard in kidney function assessment and is used to determine progression of kidney disease and drug-induced kidney toxicity. One of the most accepted ways to assess GFR is by measuring the rate of disappearance of labeled inulin from the blood; as inulin is completely filtered at the kidneys' glomeruli (but neither secreted nor reabsorbed by the tubules), this rate of disappearance is directly proportional to GFR. We have developed a near infrared (NIR) fluorescent-labeled form of inulin (GFR-VivoTM 680) in a spectral region providing low background and high tissue penetration (ex/em = 670/685 nm) for in vivo application. Fluorescence molecular tomographic (FMT) imaging of the heart was used to detect and quantify blood levels of GFR-Vivo 680 at multiple time points, providing the necessary data to calculate the clearance rates in individual animals. Following an intravenous bolus of NIR-Inulin in SKH-1E mice, FMT® images were acquired at 1, 5, 15, 30, and 45 minutes post-injection. Clearance rates were calculated using a two-compartment curve fitting, yielding average rates of 270 + 6 mL/min in normal mice. GFR-Vivo 680, in combination with FMT heart imaging, provides a non-invasive fluorescent imaging approach to generate consistent GFR measurements in models of kidney disease, dysfunction, and drug toxicity. An in vivo non-invasive method to determine glomerular filtration rate (GFR) GFR-Vivo 680 Fluorescent Imaging Agent A P P L I C A T I O N N O T E


Key Points Question Are plasma EBV DNA titers associated with outcomes for patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC) receiving anti–programmed cell death 1 (anti–PD-1) monotherapy? Findings In this prognostic study of 190 patients with RM-NPC receiving anti–PD-1 monotherapy, baseline plasma EBV DNA titers and their dynamics were significantly associated with progression-free survival, overall survival, and durable clinical benefit (defined as progression-free survival of ≥6 months). A significant plasma EBV DNA titer increase occurred prior to radiographic disease progression. Meaning This study suggests that longitudinal plasma EBV DNA monitoring could be incorporated into the guidance of personalized disease management and future clinical trials for patients with NPC in the era of immunotherapy.


Process approaches form a minoritarian vocation in contemporary social thought. The concept of process is regularly used in unconsidered ways that are continuous with untutored uses outside academic texts. But there is relatively little detailed engagement with, or focused conceptual development centered on, the concept—despite a recent burst of process analyses, above all in organization studies and in corners of sociology and geography that engage with pragmatism, Bergson, or Deleuze. Chapter 6 examines whether lives, practices, and the practice plenum embrace or are themselves processes. To explore this issue, Schatzki draws on a slew of prominent notions of process and work with Heidegger's and Mead's ideas about action and life as well as his own conception of practices.


The invention, from 2,5-diamino-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine or a salt thereof, a process for producing 2-amino-4,6-dichloro-5-formamidopyrimidine. According to this method, a) 2,5-diamino-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine or a salt or tautomer of in formamide [Formula agent chloride and the formula (I), Jin to form. The method according to the invention allows the purity of sufficient yield and high levels of the final product to be obtained. The solvent used, on the basis of markedly reduced reaction volumes and significantly simpler method according auxiliaries and residual materials, notably the cost required for the production of 2-amino-4,6-dichloro-5-formyl-aminopyrimidine decrease.


In order for Web services to be able to fully exploit the advantages of dynamic binding, requesting agents must be given a way to select the most "convenient" service at invoke time. Current techniques do not address the problem of selecting services that best fit a requester' needs. In this paper, we propose an extension of the UDDI specification in order to provide and exploit predictions about the behavior of Web services. Such values/parameters are expressed in terms of availability, reliability and completion time. The computed predictions are used by requesting agents to implement an effective dynamic service selection. A prototype, named eUDDIr, implementing such extension has been developed. Our proposal is particularly suited for scenarios where requestors do not wish to explicitly deal with QoS aspects, or in case provider agents have no convenience in building up the infrastructure for guaranteed QoS, but aim to provide services of good quality to their customers. The adoption of eUDDIr can effectively improve the service requestors "satisfaction", in particular when they are involved in a Web services composition process.


Tonggang group is the biggest conglomerate iron company in Jilin Province,one of the key enterprises of the Northeast old industry base,currently it can produce 7 000 000 t/y in scale,and will produce 10 000 000 t/y in 2009,at the appointed time,that will need iron resources of about 15 000 000 t.at present the raw material self-sufficient rate of Tonggang group is about 30%,the existing iron resources can't satisfy the sustainable development.According to the present condition of the mineral mountain with existing steel,discussed iron resources supply and demand situation of the Tonggang group,meanwhile,put forward the future prospecting thinking in Jilin Province.


MISSION Equality of opportunity, equal access to accommodations, and equality before the law are recognized as basic American principles. These principles entail another: equal access to information. Project Archimedes seeks to promote equal access to information for individuals with disabilities by influencing the early design stages of tomorrow's computer-based technology. Equal access to information requires the ability to communicate rapidly and efficiently with humans and computers. This includes a wide variety of activities, such as: everyday conversations, committee meetings, instructions on the job, requests for information, access to databases, use of application programs, and use of computer-controlled technology such as VCRs, fax machines, and microwave ovens. Many of the accomplishments in removing barriers to communication have dealt with physical access to the sources of information: building ramps, lowering of ATM machines and telephones, installing elevators, and so forth. Many obstacles remain for disabled people once they sit before a computer or at a conference table, however. A person with motor impairments may not be able to use a keyboard or mouse or dial a telephone or pick up a computer printout. A person with cerebral pals.,' may have unintelligible speech. A deaf person, even if an interpreter is provided, may have problems getting or holding the attention of other committee members. An individual with developmental or learning disabilities may be able to do all of these things, but have great difficulty remembering, for a given set of responsibilities, what has been done and what remains to be done. The Archimedes Project is based on the following guiding principles: Everyone requires help in gaining and effectively using information, not only those individuals who have disabilities. In itself, information is neither accessible nor inaccessible; the form in which it is presented makes it so. To be disabled is not neccssarily to be handicapped. Handicaps can often be removed where disabilities cannot. Handicaps often arise from decisions to design tools exclusively for individuals with the standard mix of perceptual and motor abilities. Designed access is preferable to retrofitted access. A merger of theory and practical expertise is crucial to designed access that makes use of state-of-the-art technology. Solutions that provide general access can benefit everyone. CSLI AND PROJECT ARCHIMEDES The Archimedes Project is well-situated for carrying out its mission. As a part of the Center for the Study for Language and Information (CSLI), an independent research lab at Stanford University, it can influence …


Godwin's Law is a well known internet adage about the prevalence of analogies to Nazi Germany in online discussions. Though Godwin's Law can be shown to be mathematically true by a triviallly universal proof, this does not account for the perceived frequency of Nazi analogies specifically by Godwin and others. The undertaking of this research is to study the empirical distribution of online Nazi-comparisons by examining the comments section of major online news outlets. It is shown that number of comments until the first Nazi-comparison does not follow a geometric distribution (as presumed by the trivial theory), but rather demonstrates power-law characteristics above a specified threshold. The dataset in this study is shown to resemble a type II Pareto (Lomax) distribution, though ways to improve this model are suggested in conclusion.


Trimetazidine, 1-(2, 3, 4-trimethoxybenzyl) piperazine, was examined in relation to its influence on the inotropic action of strophanthin-G in electrically driven isolated guinea-pig atria. Trimetazidine slightly diminished the effect of strophanthin-G in high Ca, high K, and low K media as well as in Locke's solution. The early stage reduction of the effect of strophanthin-G caused by a low Ca medium was prevented by the presence of trimetazidine. In a low Na medium, the effect of strophanthin-G was manifested by trimetazidine. From these results, it may be assumed that trimetazidine augments the posi-tive inotropic action of strophanthin-G through its prevention of the loss of available calcium ions in atria kept in a low Ca or low Na medium.


This paper aims to scale back the Traffic incidents entitled "TRAFFIC INCIDENT DETECTION technique supported MACHINE LEARNING" . Timely and actual detection of traffic incidents will effectively cut back personal casualties and property losses, and improve the capability of macro-control and scientific decision-making of traffic. The unbalance of traffic incident knowledge features a nice impact on the detection impact. Therefore, a traffic incident detection technique supported machine learning (FA-WRF) is intended. Through the analysis of the amendment rule of traffic flow framework to make the initial incident variable. The correlational analysis (FA) technique is employed to scale back the extent of the initial incident variables. victimization Bootstrap improved algorithmic rule to fate the information extraction normal of the coaching set. The Medical counseling Committee constant worth is calculated for the classification impact of the choice tree when coaching, and is allotted to every tree as a weight worth, therefore on make sure that the trees with higher classification capability have additional ballot power within the ballot method, so improve the classification performance of the random forest (RF) algorithmic rule for unbalanced knowledge.


The study was carried out from 1982 - 1989 at seven stations located in various parts of Byelorussia. The stations represented different land-use types. The abundance and structure (spacial, sex, age) of the otter Lutra Intra (Linnaeus, 1758) population and some features of breeding biology (time of birth, female role in reproduction, fecundity) were examined. Mortality of both adult and young animals, together with causes of death, were assessed. The effects of harvest and of man-made modifications to areas (mostly transformation of natural waterbodies and the creation of new water reservoirs) on the structure and breeding of otter populations were studied. Institute of Zoology, BSSR Academy of Sciences, Scoriny 27, 220733 Minsk, USSR


Definition and reuse of robot instructions is still an art that requires extensive engineering, not only of the infrastructure but also of the adaptation of robot capabilities to the context and domain at hand. Technical approaches are numerous, but the lack of practical success is an indication of hidden difficulties, which we have experienced as complications over the last two decades. Based on recent insights we got the idea that it is insufficient to consider technical, economical, and human aspects separately; a new and more coherent type of integration is necessary. A key example is the notion of (robot) skills, which according to this idea should be defined such that the technical capabilities are encapsulated according to business values, and at the same time grounded in terms of knowledge such that human operation is facilitated. (Less)


This work presents design and controlling of photovoltaic fuel cell and super capacitor based hybrid system in standalone applications. It uses solar PV array with fuel cell as the major power sources. The sources will share their energy efficiently to supply the load connected. During transients in loads, the supercapacitor will be used to supply/absorb the power. The major control part consists of controller to maximize the power tracking with PV system, buck converter, fuel cell controller arrangement to manage power and controller for inverter to regulate frequency and voltage. The aim of hybrid standalone system is to supply quality power to the users with a sustained frequency and voltage along with efficient power management with simple control methods. The designing and control techniques of hybrid standalone system are analyzed in MATLAB/Simulink. IndexTerms PV system, fuel cell, MPPT, Controller for inverter


Based on the posts and telecommunications of Chihli Providence(Hebei)in the late Qing Dynasty,the developing process of posts and telecommunications of Hebei during the January of 1912 to July of 1937,which has grown gradually from nothing,from old type to new type and from small size to big size,are detailedly dis- cussed.From January of 1912 to July of 1937,bounded by 1928,Hebei was governed by Beijing government and Nanjing government successively.Hence,this period was divided into the time of Beijing government and the ear- ly time of Nanjing government,and the postal service,telegraphy and telephone are researched.By 1935.the post and communication office that includes post,telegraphy and telephone had appeared in Hebei,which declared the developing direction of posts and telecommunications in the future.


The effect of the homogenization conditions of the film-forming emulsions on the mechanical properties of Methylcellulose (MC)-based films containing stearic acids (SA) was studied. For this purpose, the initial emulsions were prepared in different dry matter ratios and treated by different homogenization methods. The mechanical properties, including elastic modulus (EM), tensile strength (TS) and elongation (E) became worse with the increase of the SA content. Then the mechanical properties were compared as a function of the polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG-400) contents. As a plasticizer, the increasing of PEG-400 could improved E greatly, but EM and TS both declined slightly. And finally, when homogenization conditions were more intense, EM and TS increased significantly while E showed a fairly smooth curve.


Recursive methods for ARMA parameter estimation is attractive for speech spectrum analysis . ǰhese methods can
not be applied directly to speech analysis where the input signal (the excitation source of the vocal tract) is unknown .
In this paper, after clarifying the mechanism, in the case of unknown input signal, that limits the estimation
precision, we describe a solution based on the impuls detection and suppression in the residue . ǰhis approach can
improve the parameter estimation accuracy mainly for the case where the residue is close to an impuls train . It has
been shown that this method improves the spectrum estimation of speech signais .


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Due to the rapid growth of technology, we have reached the tipped point where we can re-invent and revamp administrative structures. Green buildings are also one of the creations of modern architectures that are widely used in latest technologies. US based LEED and Indian based IGBC are accredited with their rating scale to show how modern buildings are constructed as eco-friendly with the nature. Library and librarian are directly related to the society, they should not harm our nature but they should play as role leader to save our natural environment. This paper deals with what green library building is, how they are accredited, what are the things required for, and also what is the future of Green Library Buildings in our modern India.


Exacum bicolor Roxb. is a deciduous herbaceous plant which is endemic to peninsular India. Due to its bitterness in taste local people use as herbal remedy for diabetes and skin disorder and also used for stomachic, febrifuge and antifungal diseases. The present study is designed to evaluate the qualitative phytochemical analysis and anthelmintic activity of extracts of leaves of Exacum bicolor. Extraction of the plant materials were carried out sequentially using different solvents (hexane>chloroform>ethyl acetate>methanol>water). Pheretima postuma was used as test organism for anthelmintic activity. Different concentrations (5, 10, 15 mg/ml) of all the extracts were tested for activity. The time of paralysis and time of death were studied and the activity was compared with albendazole (10mg/ml) as reference standard. Qualitative analysis confirmed the presence of phenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, saponin, steroids and terpenoids in detectable amounts. It was found that all the extracts showed dose-dependent anthelmintic activity but the hexane extract exhibited better inhibition of spontaneous motility (paralysis) and death of earthworms when compared to reference standard (P < 0.0001). The potent extract was partially purified by TLC and 6 bands were visualized where band no. 4 showed lesser time of paralysis (3.186 ±0.14 min) and time of death (5.324±0.11 min) at 10mg/ml when tested for anthelmintic activity. From the present study, it can be concluded that E. bicolor possesses potent anthelmintic activity. As per literature, this is the first scientific report on the anthelmintic properties of leaf extracts of Exacum bicolor.


On January 25, 2011 the author successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled Computational modeling of face-to-face social interaction using nonverbal behavioral cues.


According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a judgment module and a controller. The judgment module judges a communication connection state of the terminal that made the notification, when a message indicating that error reception of an unnecessary packet is detected by the terminal. The controller executes a process of preventing packet error distribution according to the communication connection state judged by the judgment module.


A class of switchable three-dimensional chaotic systems is built. These systems have seven terms on the right-hand side, three of which are quadratic nonlinear. Some of its basic dynamical properties are studied detailedly, such as the feature of equilibrium, the chaos attractor, Lyapunov exponent and fractal dimension. A practical circuit is designed to realize these systems.


Policy and policy making are continuous and complex task that crosses all levels of the country's organizations in public and private. It is an inherent role of government and company want to be survive and competitive in this chaotic area. Policy making is kind of mapping which maps the road of a country to get its goals. This paper aims to study the policy and policy making with concentration on Iran


Objectives: Whole-school interventions and programmes aim to change school environments to promote health. Previous reviews suggest these are often inappropriately informed by individualistic psychological theories. We undertook a systematic review of whole-school interventions to prevent substance use and violence. This paper reports on a synthesis of theories of change, assessing whether these aligned with, and suggested refinements to, the theory of human functioning and school organisation, a more encompassing, sociological theory. This theory proposes that schools improve health by promoting student commitment, achieved by eroding various 'boundaries' (e.g. between staff and students) and reframing provision based on student needs so that students commit more fully to school 'instructional' (learning) and 'regulatory' (behaviour) orders. Setting: International. Design: Systematic review. Methods: The study involved systematic searches, data extraction and quality assessment. Theories of change were synthesised using a best-fit framework. Results: Despite only one intervention being explicitly informed by the theory of human functioning and school organisation, the theories of change of most interventions aligned (at least in part) with aspects of this theory. Synthesis suggested various refinements to the theory. First, it suggested specific activities that can modify boundaries and reframing to increase student commitment. Second, it refined the concept of reframing to include building learning on existing student knowledge using a 'constructivist' approach. Third, it suggested future intervention might usefully seek to erode boundaries between the 'instructional' and 'regulatory' orders of the school to create a single 'developmental' order. Finally, it recognised that whole-school interventions might prevent violence and substance use among students in ways other than by building student commitment. Conclusion: Our refined theory of change provides a firmer basis for interventions. Future work is needed to examine empirical support for the refined theory.


The actuality of the studied issue is determined first of all, by the significant position occupied by academic values and linguistic-cultural concepts based on them in today's world, and second, by intensification of Russian-German communication in education, creating the need for comparative academic conceptual space. This paper is aimed at finding comparative characteristics of academic concept «university» in German and Russian linguistic cultures. The leading method of this research is linguistic experiment (free association methodology). As a result of this research, it was found that in the nucleus of «university» concept in associative and verbal network of German-speaking and Russian-speaking persons engaged in academic activity only the level of relevance differs. The only significant distinction recorded in the course of the associative experiment is the presence in German linguistic culture of associative interrelation of teachers' community with science and research and the absence of a similar interrelation in Russian teachers' consciousness.


The aim of this community service is to reduce addicted Smartphone by providing and introduction to mastery of English Vocabulary through the vocabulary word match game method for elementary school in Tumi Jaya Village, Jayapura OKU Timur. The method used is by using a word match game, this service program can be carried out well and run smoothly according to what has been planned from the beginning of the activity even though all service participants have not mastered the material well. This activity got a very good response with the evidence of the activeness of the service participants in participating in the learning process by not leaving the material before it was finished. The message conveyed by the leaders and parents of elementary school was that they must continued to hold follow-up activities in the form of similar training which are always held periodically so that they can improve their ability of elementary school in carrying out the learning process, especially in increasing vocabulary.


1000 to the surface area of 1700㎡ / g; 0.3 to 0.6 cc / g pore volume; 0.01 to chemically bond to the oxygen content of 1.5 wt%; And, an electrode for an energy storage device comprising a comprising a pH of 7.5 to 10, activated carbon. Further, the activated carbon electrodes, and a manufacturing method of the energy storage device is initiated.


The collegium system has come under a fair amount of criticism. One recommendation by a collegium came to be challenged in court. The court held that who could become a judge was a matter of fact, and any person had a right to question it. But who should become a judge was a matter of opinion and could not be questioned. As long as an effective consultation took place within a collegium in arriving at that opinion, the content or material placed before it to form the opinion could not be called for scrutiny in a court.Presently, by a recent order in the Fourth Judges' Case,the court has invited everyone, including the public  to suggest by mid-November 2015. how to improve it, broadly along the lines of - setting up an eligibility criteria for appointments, a permanent secratariat to help the collegium sift through material on potential candidates, infusing more transparency into the selection process, grievance redressal and any other suggestion not in these four categories, like transfer of judges.The position of Chief Justice of India is attained on the basis of seniority amongst the judges serving on the court.


We present an engine for text adventures - computer games with which the player interacts using natural language. The system employs current methods from computational linguistics and an efficient inference system for description logic to make the interaction more natural. The inference system is especially useful in the linguistic modules dealing with reference resolution and generation and we show how we use it to rank different readings in the case of referential and syntactic ambiguities. It turns out that the player's utterances are naturally restricted in the game scenario, which simplifies the language processing task.


microencapsulated composition. It comprises phenylxylylethane and an encapsulated insecticide compound in microcapsules having an average particle diameter less than 80 microns and a wall thickness less than 0.3 micron. Composition intended to fight against cockroaches.


Tunable infrared laser light may serve as a useful means by which to detect the presence of the targeted effluents. Since optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) have proven to be a versatile method of generating coherent light from the ultraviolet to the mid-infrared, this technology is a promising choice by which to service the CALIOPE applications. In addition, since some uncertainty remains regarding the precise wavelengths and molecules that will be targeted, the deployment of OPOs retains the greatest amount of wavelength flexibility. Another approach that the authors are considering is that of generating tunable infrared radiation directly with a diode-pumped solid state laser (DPSSL). One important advantage of a DPSSL is that it offers flexible pulse format modes that can be tailored to meet the needs of a particular application and target molecule. On the other hand, direct generation by a tunable DPSSL will generally be able to cover a more limited wavelength range than is possible with OPO technology. In support of the CALIOPE objectives the authors are exploring the potential for laser action among a class of materials comprised of transition metal-doped zinc chalcogenide crystals (i.e., ZnS, ZnSe and ZnTe). The Cr{sup 2+}, Co{sup 2+} and Ni{sup 2+} dopants were selected as the most favorable candidates, on the basis of their documented spectral properties in the scientific literature. Thus far, the authors have characterized the absorption and emission properties of these ions in the ZnS and ZnSe crystals. The absorption spectra are used to determine the preferred wavelength at which the crystal should be pumped, while the emission spectra reveal the extent of the tuning range potentially offered by the material. In addition, measurements of the emission lifetime as a function of temperature turn out to be quite useful, since this data is suggestive of the room temperature emission yield.


The U K 37 ' index is based on the measurement of the relative abundance of C 37 alkenones in marine samples and is used to estimate absolute palaeo-sea surface temperatures. The reliability of the data (and the value of their interpretation) depends on the minimization of those factors that give rise to errors in the measurement of U K 37 '. The index is calculated using gas chromatography, and here, the effect of chromatographic resolution on U K 37 ' is evaluated through the modelling of chromatograms with Gaussian or exponentially modified Gaussian peaks. It is shown that chromatographic resolution of the alkenones is indeed linked to the accuracy of U K 37 ', although the magnitude of the error depends on the actual values of U K 37 ', the degree of peak tailing, and the relative abundance of coelutants. However, it is not necessary to achieve baseline separation between the alkenones to obtain U K 37 ' values with errors that are climatically nonsignificant. Further work should demonstrate if these results can be reproduced experimentally, but in principle, the use of partially unresolved chromatograms with or without peak tailing does not appear to be a major source of error during U K 37 ' analysis.


Microwave (MW) application for heating was discovered in 1946 and has been applied in various fields. The detailed historical tracing is presented in the next section. Among the various aplications, it is possible to classify them into two major classes (Agrawal, 2005). In the first class, MW heating applied to drying, cooking foods and to excitation of chemical reactions such as inorganic/organic synthesis. The MW activated chemical reactions has been investigated in the field categorized as "MW Chemistry". In these applications, the heating temperature is usually low, because most of the aqueous and organic liquids have the boiling point below 500oC. Mainly, the heating is caused by a dielectric relaxation loss due to rotation of molecules, which is as the result of the interaction of the MW electric field with the electric dipole of the molecules. Electric dipoles in liquid or gas experience relatively free rotational motion, comparing with the dipoles in a solid. On the other hand, for the MW heating application to sintering of metal/ceramics, solid state reaction, solid state phase transition (such as vitrification or devitrification) and high temperature reduction reaction, elevated temperature is needed, which often exceeds above 500oC. In these cases, heating mechanism is not limited to dielectric loss but to the other mechanisms of ohmic loss due to eddy current, and the magnetic loss also becomes important. Most of the oxides become electric conductive above 1000oC (Kingery, et al., 1975. From these considerations, understanding the effect of MW magnetic field interaction with materials becomes important (Roy, et al. 2002, Yoshikawa et al. 2006). As will be given in this paper, the magnetic field not only influences the magnetic heating mechanism directly, but also raises the induction current more effectively than in the electric field. As the special characteristics of MW heating, three different heating aspects have been pointed out, namely they are the internal heating, the rapid heating and the selective heating (Bykov, et al., 2001). It is possible to consider the industrial application of MW heating from these aspects. Moreover, it has been reported that the so-called "non-thermal effect" of MW heating exists and enhances the sintering and the reaction kinetics. Although the origin of the non-thermal effect has not necessarily been clarified in the present stage, its phenomena keep providing us motivation to the reseraches on understanding and application of the MW heating.


: Foot rot caused by Phytophthora capsici is the most destructive disease of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and it affects the total production in all black pepper growing areas. Despite many fungicidal recommendations, the disease control is still a matter of concern. Hence it is important to incorporate more effective fungicides in the disease management plan. In the present study, twelve different fungicides and a microbial consortium were evaluated for their efficiency in suppressing P. capsici in black pepper. Fungicides differ in their efficiency in reducing P. capsici infection when applied before and after infection initiation. Dimethomorph 9% + Mancozeb 60% WP and Fosetyl Al 80%WP were found to be the best fungicides to manage the disease prophylactically as well as after the commencement of disease. Cymoxanil 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP, Fenamidone 10% + Mancozeb 50% WG, Kresoxim methyl 44.3% SC and Iprovalicarb 5.5% + Propineb 61.25% WP also provided more than 80% control when applied prophylactically and 50% or more control when applied after initiation of the disease. Application of microbial consortium was found effective only when applied prophylactically.


Test case reuse in migration projects brings double benefit: reuse of valuable knowledge as well as time and cost savings. Due to system changes, a direct reuse of test cases might be impossible. To facilitate reuse, the migration context, from both system migration as well as testing perspective, has to be considered. For example, system changes need to be detected, understood and then reflected to the test cases or the characteristics of the target testing framework have to be identified. In this paper, we present a novel framework that enables construction of context-specific migration methods for test cases.


This bachelor thesis deals with the program of the political anti-illusive theater with the focus on the directional processes of Milos Hynst in the Mahens Theater in Brno. The thesis analyzes his activity as the drama art-director. The emphasis being the director´s three main inscenations from the season 1965/1966. The main part of the thesis describes period in the first half of the sixties and concentrates on the changes of the dramaturgical program of the drama. By means of analyzing the inscenations from this era the thesis examines in detail director´s inscenational methods and tries to create a more exact image about the visual side of the respective plays.


Novel host‐targeted therapeutics could treat severe influenza A virus (IAV) infections, with reduced risk of drug resistance. LAT8881 is a synthetic form of the naturally occurring C‐terminal fragment of human growth hormone. Acting independently of the growth hormone receptor, it can reduce inflammation‐induced damage and promote tissue repair in an animal model of osteoarthritis. LAT8881 has been assessed in clinical trials for the treatment of obesity and neuropathy and has an excellent safety profile. We investigated the potential for LAT8881, its metabolite LAT9991F and LAT7771 derived from prolactin, a growth hormone structural homologue, to treat severe IAV infection.


The sera of two ewes immunized against hCG were studied intensively over a period of 3 yr for anti-, pro- and gonadotropic activities in an attempt to determine the factors responsible for these activities. Data from an additional ewe (9–437) were used for limited studies. Gonadotropic and progonadotropic responses were studied in intact immature female rats and in hypophysectomized male and female rats. In a few instances the LH contents of the sera were determined by radioimmunoassay. Gonadotropic responses were obtained in intact immature females and in hypophysectomized males but not in hypophysectomized females. On the other hand, administration of immunized ewe serum concurrently with crude or purified FSH resulted in an enhancement of the FSH response (progonadotropic activity) in both intact and hypophysectomized females. The concurrent injection of the serum with ovine LH into hypophysectomized males augmented the ventral prostate response to ovine LH. Thus, it was shown for the first time that a...


A novel high-resolution nanoprinting method through self-driven electrodeposition is proposed and certain aspects are confirmed with known copper electrochemistry through multiphysics modeling. A series of simulations are conducted involving a nanopipette filled with concentrated CuSO 4 solution introduced close to the working electrode (WE) in the cell of diluted CuSO 4 electrolyte, where Cu 2 + ions diffuse from nanopipette to the electrode and form a limited region with more concentrated cations compared to the rest of the cell. Meanwhile, this process leads to a more positive equilibrium potential of copper redox reaction and thereby local negative surface overpotential on WE. The negative surface overpotential drives the Cu 2 + electrodeposition in the form of a nano-protrusion on the target location.


It is recognised that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is under-diagnosed in the developing world. Spirometry aids the diagnosis and staging of COPD, and appears to be under-utilised. We conducted a pilot cross-sectional study to as- sess the feasibility of using spirometry as a routine out-patient investigation. A prospective respiratory questionnaire was completed and spirometry was conducted. Nineteen patients underwent spirometry; three (15%) patients had GOLD stage ≥2 obstructive airway disease; two (10%) showed >12% and >200 ml reversibility in FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second), in keeping with the diagnosis of asthma; and two (10%) were referred back to the medical outpatients department for reassessment and a trial of inhalers. We concluded that COPD is under-diagnosed in this setting. Spirometry is the gold standard for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of obstructive lung disease. Use of spirometry is feasible in this setting and successfully diagnosed new cases. Improved and continuous education about the importance of spirometry is vital. 2 or higher, at 22.2% in males and 16.7% in females in Cape Town, South Africa. 1 Given these estimates, the importance of diagnosing COPD in order to instigate preventative, as well as pharmaceutical interventions has become a key aim of GOLD. Spirometry aids the diagnosis and staging of COPD, 8 and appears to be under-utilised. 9-11 Desalu et al, suggest that this could be due to lack of availability, lack of awareness of the range of diseases that could be investigated, or lack of skills in interpreting the results. 10


Interactive Voice Response System is an important part of Call center, it controls whole voice flow. VoiceXML is the application of XML on Voice. Interactive Voice Response System based on VoiceXML has been presented in this paper. Realization of Core part of system has been dis cussed in the paper.


Objective To obtain more quantitative descriptive data of Chinese patients with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP).Methods Retrospective Study of the clinical materials of 39 cases with XP was performed.Results 2/3 of the patients with XP presented cutaneous symptoms at the age within 3 years.Ocular abnormalities were reported in 28.2% of the patients and neurologic abnormalities were found in 20.5% of the patients with XP.Malignant skin tumors had a median age of onset of 19.3 years.Consanguineous marriage of the patient's parents occurred in 61.3% of the patients in the entire series.1/3 of the patients had siblings with XP.Of the patients of siblings with XP,consanguineous marriage of their parents was noted for 72.7%.Conclusion The median age of onset of malignant skin tumors reported in Chinese patients with XP was 19.3 years,much older than that of 8 years reported in other countries ( most patients are white ) and that the life-span of Chinese patients with XP was longer than that of the XP patients of other countries.The possibility of siblings with XP of parents in consanguineous marriage was larger than that of siblings with XP of parents in none consanguineous marriage.


This report is a critical examination of the proposals to privatise Nigeria's electricity system. It draws on the most recent reports on energy in Africa and on global research carried out by the PSIRU.
The first part considers whether the government's plans are supported by empirical evidence. It examines the data on experience elsewhere in Africa and the world on the key issues:
- investment in electricity systems by public and private sector
- the record of attempts at privatisation of distribution companies
- the impact of privatised generation through independent power producers (IPPs)
- policies of other major developing economies on liberalisation and privatisation of the sector
The second part examines the experience so far with attempts to introduce private companies into the electricity sector into Nigeria. These include a series of corruption cases, and extensive government guarantees for private companies. It also looks at the role of the World Bank in supporting guarantees for private companies.
The final section sets out the alternative approach using public finance from oil and gas revenues, which could deliver universal access within five years.


The growing "electrify everything" movement aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by transitioning households and firms away from natural gas toward electricity. This paper considers what this transition means for the customers who are left behind. Using historical evidence from growing and shrinking US natural gas utilities, we show that utilities add pipelines but rarely remove them, even when the customer base from which to recover costs is shrinking. Correspondingly, we find that utility revenues decrease less than one for one when a customer base is shrinking, consistent with higher bills for remaining customers. We then use our empirical estimates to predict how customer bills might increase in the future for different levels of building electrification. We highlight the equity implications of our results and conclude by discussing alternative utility financing options such as recouping fixed costs through taxes rather than prices.


Objective To evaluate if previously found associations between low serum bilirubin concentration and kidney function decline is independent of hemoglobin and other key confounders. Research design and methods Clinical trial data from the SAVOR-TIMI 53 trial as well as the UK primary care electronic healthcare records, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), were used to construct three cohorts of patients at risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The randomized clinical trial (RCT) cohort from the subset of SAVOR-TIMI 53 trial consisted of 10,555 type-2 diabetic patients with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The two observational data cohorts from CPRD consisted of 71,104 newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes (CPRD-DM2) and 82,065 newly diagnosed hypertensive (CPRD-HT) patients without diabetes. Cohorts were stratified according to baseline circulating total bilirubin levels to determine association on the primary end point of a 30% reduction from baseline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and the secondary end point of albuminuria. Results The confounder adjusted hazard ratios of the subpopulation with lower than median bilirubin levels compared to above median bilirubin levels for the primary end point were 1.18 (1.02–1.37), 1.12 (1.05–1.19) and 1.09 (1.01–1.17), for the secondary end point were 1.26 (1.06–1.52), 1.11 (1.01–1.21) and 1.18 (1.01–1.39) for SAVOR-TIMI 53, CPRD-DM2, CPRD-HT, respectively. Conclusion Our findings are consistent across all cohorts and endpoints: lower serum bilirubin levels are associated with a greater kidney function decline independent of hemoglobin and other key confounders. This suggests that increased monitoring of kidney health in patients with lower bilirubin levels may be considered, especially for diabetic patients.


I study a two period model where the buyer suffers from self-control problems and his level of temptation is private information. I derive the optimal behaviour of a seller that offers her product to a buyer. In period 1, the latter decides whether or not to "enter the store" based on the prices posted by the seller. In period 2 he decides how much of the product to buy, if any. Differently from the existing literature, I assume that the seller cannot commit to the prices posted in period 1. I show how, under this framework, the presence of tempted consumers and symmetric information can explain the existence of free vouchers offered by the seller to the consumer in exchange for entering the store. In contrast with classical contract theory, I show that the relatively untempted consumer (the "low type") can be better off when information about his type is private than when the seller is fully informed. Moreover, the presence of self-control may induce the seller to exclude the relatively strongly tempted consumer (the "high type") from the market.


Abstract Reoperation in porcine valve recipients is becoming increasingly frequent, owing to the limited durability of the valves. In reviewing our experience with first reoperation for porcine valve failure in 191 patients over a 17‐year period, we found that following certain routine surgical steps can minimize complications and improve the surgical outcome.


Analyzing the existing disk-based backup methods and considering the backup strategy, the author provides a backup method based on Virtual Disk Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service in SAN environment, which can decrease the backup window, ensure the data security and consistency, meet the needs of data backup at low cost.


Introduction Regardless of various disciplines and fields of study, it is almost an agreed-upon belief among scholars—especially, those investigating into the history of civilization and the field of translation studies—that the very act of translating from one language into another has been with us as human beings since time immemorial (see, for instance, Calzada Pérez, 2003, p. 1). Translation has been playing a crucial role in disseminating knowledge, expanding scientific breakthroughs, and passing on mankind achievements across cultures and generations since the dawn of civilization. Nonetheless, as a social, psychological, linguistic activity, translation may not be regarded as a neutral undertaking (cf. Hatim & Mason, 1997), but as an activity in which social, political, religious, and ideological beliefs of the translator can be traced, though not explicitly. With the emergence of the cultural turn in translation studies, external factors affecting translation have been paid attention to in this field. Therefore, macro factors, such as translator, history, culture, politics in target contexts, translators' agency and ideological manipulation have become the main concern of translation studies (Munday, 2008). In this relation, Lefevere (1992), one of the representatives of the Manipulation school, believes that translation is the rewriting of STs which are manipulated by ideology, poetics, patronage and universe of discourse in which ideology and poetics are the most important constituents (p. xi). According to what has been said, ideology, which is a component of translation manipulation, is very close to language and language is a part of culture, so the relationship between ideology and culture can be shown by these definitions: 1. Culture is "a complex of beliefs, attitudes, values, and rules which a group of people share" (Larson, 1984, p. 431). 2. Ideology is a system of beliefs shared by members of a certain social group, sharing the same attitudes or knowledge (van Dijk, 2002). In Simpson's words (1993, p. 5), ideology may be defined as "the taken-for-granted assumptions, value systems and sets of beliefs which reside in texts". According to these definitions, the translator should be well aware of the beliefs, attitudes, values and rules of the source culture, to understand them and to adequately translate them in the target culture. Since ancient Rome there has been a discussion on how to transfer culture-specific items of the source language text into the target language text (Robinson, 1997). The hardest thing in translation is to find right equivalents for words with cultural implications. In the theory of translation this problem is called as untranslatability. Staškevičiūtė and Baranauskienė (2005) claim that cultures have not developed at the same time and assumed the same characteristics; as a result, translatability and equivalents are not readily possible. Kazakova (2004) points out that translation is more complicated when there is a considerable temporal or spatial distance between the source and target cultures. In a similar vein, Thriveni (2002) stresses that the writer's cultural tendencies should be reflected in the translated text. As to the various translation strategies, or methods, applied by translators, or what Schleiermacher (1813, as cited in Lefevere, 1992) has labeled "the roads open to the translator", throughout the history of translation, the many different strategies that have emerged since ancient times may roughly be divided into two large categories: 'domesticating' and 'foreign zing' strategies (cf. Venuti, 1998, as cited in Ghazanfari, 2005, p. 28). Ideological/Cultural Orientations in the Translation of a Narrative Text: the Persian Translation of the Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan Mohsen Naderi 1 and Mohammad Ghazanfari 2


In this paper, we solve a (1+ 1)-dimensional Kaup system and seventh order Kawahara equation. The Lie symmetry analysis is used to perform the similarity reduction and to obtain the exact solutions of the (1+1)dimensional Kaup system and seventh order Kawahara equation. Similarity transformation method reduces (1+1)-dimensional Kaup system into a system of ODEs and nonlinear Kawahara equation into nonlinear ordinary differential equation (ODE) and helps to find exact solutions. With the help of reduction equations, we have obtained the exact explicit solutions. Moreover, later by power series method, the exact analytic solutions for seventh order Kawahara equation are obtained.


Significance Interventions to control coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in school settings often assume that simply limiting the number of students attending reduces the potential for disease spread. However, using a mathematical model parameterized with a detailed dataset of seasonal influenza in Japanese primary schools, we find that interventions that focus only on reducing the number of students in class at any moment in time (e.g., reduced class sizes and staggered attendance) may not be effective. We propose two approaches for pandemic management in school settings: a routine "preemptive" approach that attempts to keep the within-school reproduction number low by, for example, regular screening and cohorting and a "responsive" approach where fixed-period class closures are employed upon detection of a symptomatic case.


This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of Arabic gum (Ag) on hepatotoxicity induced by gentamycin in mice.    Forty adult male Bulb/c mice were used. The animal were divided into four groups (Gs) each group 10 animals. G1 considered as control, G2 treated with gentamycin(40mg/kg/day) for 8 days (i.p.). G3 treated with Ag (10 gm/kg/day) for 8 days administrated orally. Then G4 treated with both gentamycin and Ag for 8 days.    Biochemically, the results showed a significant decrease in levels  of serum ALT and AST in G4 as compared with G2 . Moreover, serum Glutathione (GSH) in G4 also elucidate a significant increasing  in its level, as well as a significant decrease in levels of malondialdihyde (MDA). Histopathologically, liver sections of  animals in G4 revealed an  ameliorative effects of Ag as compared with its compatible tissue sections of  G2. Liver of mice treated with    Ag (G3) showed an apoptosis in hepatocytes.    In conclusion, treatment of hepatotoxicity by Arabic gum , showed melioration in histopathological changes in hepatic tissues in addition to have ability for induction of apoptosis and meliorating liver picture.


This paper analyzes the energy output characteristic of PV array and the charge and discharge characteristic of batteries,and develops a new control method.A PV system charge controller based on AVR singlechip is designed.Experiments prove that the controller takes full advantage of PV array energy and imrpoves the batteries charge efficiency,which achieve the excellent charge control of the energy storage battery in PV system.


Jean La Fontaine interviewed by Jack Goody 15th December 1982, filming with the assistance of Alan Macfarlane and Sarah Harrison