Disk brake device (1) is in the rotor 4, the carrier 5, a caliper (7) and the inner pad 43, a configuration having a brake operating mechanism. The brake actuation mechanism, the slide to the base plate 35, and the wedge plate 37, while sliding movement of the wedge plate 37 in the direction of rotation of the rotor (4) moving in a direction perpendicular to the braking surface (4a) and a member moving mechanism. A carrier (5) is either one of the gap between both ends of the inner side rotation provided with a movement regulating portion 16 and the inner side rotating movement controlling portion 16 and the base plate 35 sandwiching the base plate 35 It is inserted and a pressure positioning member 80 is mounted. By pressing the positioning member 80 is urged in the direction ttenae the base plate 35 with respect to the inner side rotating movement controlling portion 16, the positioning of the rotational direction of the base plate 35 with respect to the carrier (5) It is carried out.


OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the potential active components and therapeutic mechanisms of Shen-Kui-Tong-Mai granule (SKTMG) in the treatment of heart failure.

METHODS
Network pharmacology combined with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS), molecular docking, and in vivo validation was performed to identify the active components and the potential targets for SKTMG to improve chronic heart failure (CHF).

KEY FINDINGS
The network pharmacology identified 192 active compounds and 307 potential consensus targets for SKTMG. On the other hand, network analysis discovered 10 core target genes related to the MAPK signal pathway. These genes include AKT1, STAT3, MAPK1, P53, SRC, JUN, TNF, APP, MAPK8 and IL6. The molecular docking results revealed that the SKTMG components were luteolin, quercetin, astragaloside IV and kaempferol, which could bind AKT1, MAPK1, P53, JUN, TNF and MAPK8. Additionally, SKTMG inhibited phosphorylation of AKT, P38, P53 and c-JUN, and reduced TNF-α expression in CHF rats.

CONCLUSIONS
The present results demonstrated that network pharmacology combined with UHPLC-MS/MS, molecular docking and in vivo validation can facilitate the identification of active components and the potential targets for SKTMG to improve CHF.


It is crucial to ensure proper surveillance for the safety and security of people and their assets. The development of an aerial surveillance system might be very effective in catering to the challenges in surveillance systems. Current systems are expensive and complex. A cost-effective and efficient solution is required, which is easily accessible to anyone with a moderate budget. In aerial surveillance, quadcopters are equipped with state-of-the-art image processing technology that captures detailed photographs of every object underneath. A quadcopter-based solution is proposed to monitor desired premises for any unusual activities, like the movement of persons with weapons and face detection to achieve the desired surveillance. After detection of any unusual activity, the proposed system generates an alert for security personals. The proposed solution is based on quadcopter surveillance and video streaming for anomaly detection in the received video streams through deep learning models. A well-known FasterRCNN algorithm is modified for fast learning with feature reduction in the initial feature extraction step. Five different kinds of CNNs were evaluated for their ability to identify objects of interest in surveillance images. ResNet-50–based FasterRCNN with the highest average precision performed as an excellent solution for threat detection. The average precision of the system is 79% across all categories achieved.


Soil has the nature of acidity and alkalinity, mostly indicated by soil pH that could greatly affect soil ecological processes and functions. With exogenous inputs of acidic materials (such as acid rain), soils may more or less resist to maintain their pH levels within specific thresholds by various buffering processes. It has been well established that soil properties such as cation exchange capacity (CEC), soil organic matter (SOM), and clay content play important roles in mitigating the effects of acid inputs, but the factors varied across soils. This microcosm experiment was conducted to investigate changes in the soil pH and quantitatively estimate the critical pH threshold of simulated acid rain for three highly weathered soils (red soil, lateritic red soil, and latosol) that are typical soil types widely distributed across the world's subtropical and tropical climatic zones, as well as important influential factors, after continuously adding different levels of simulated acid rain on the surface of soil cores. The results showed that the change in the soil pH was not significantly different among the three soils, although it was exponentially related to soil CEC and clay content. Resultantly, the latosol that had high soil CEC and clay content was more resistant to simulated acid rain, especially when relatively weak simulated acid rain treatments were applied. The lateritic red soil that contained the lowest soil CEC and clay content showed the greatest decline in the soil pH under the strongest simulated acid rain treatment of pH being 2.5. Furthermore, we estimated the critical pH threshold of simulated acid rain for the three soils and observed that it was considerably different among the soils. Surprisingly, the pH threshold of simulated acid rain was also positively related to the soil CEC and clay content, therefore making the highest pH threshold in the latosol. Our results imply that soil CEC and clay content may play critical roles in the soil acid-buffering processes from two aspects; it could not only contribute to the soil acid-buffering capacity, but also affect the threshold of acidity of acid rain below which abrupt soil acidification may occur.


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My first and most appropriate acknowledgement is to Mrs Shirley Watson for giving me permission to edit the papers of her father, which I first examined in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library (then located at 28 Russell Square) in July 2005. I am so grateful to Mrs Watson for her generous hospitality in discussing her formidable father, illuminating me with family tales, beckoning memorabilia, and rare photographs, and enlightening me on several points of her father's career and life. As Jennings' only surviving child she, along with her son, Michael Watson, and daughter, Rebecca Caine, has been gracious enough to provide me with the support I needed to complete this task without ever seeking to control it.


Photoionization data of the trans-Fe element Rb\({}^{2+}\) are reported. Rydberg series 4s\({}^{2}\)4p\({}^{4}\)(\({}^{1}\)D\({}_{2}\)) n d and 4s\({}^{2}\)4p\({}^{4}\)(\({}^{3}\)P\({}_{1}\)) n d Rydberg series of Rb\({}^{2+}\) from the \({}^{2}\)P\({}^\circ\)\({}_{3}\)\({}_{/}\)\({}_{2}\) ground state and the \({}^{2}\)P\({}^\circ\)\({}_{1/2}\) metastable state of Rb\({}^{2+}\) converging respectively to the 4s\({}^{2}\)4p\({}^{4}\)(\({}^{1}\)D\({}_{2}\)) 4s\({}^{2}\)4p\({}^{4}\)(\({}^{3}\)P\({}_{1}\)) series limit in Rb\({}^{3}\)\({}^{+}\) are considered.\ Calculations are performed in the framework of the Screening constant by unit nuclear charge (SCUNC) method. Accurate data are tabulated up to $n=40$.\ It is shown that the SCUNC analytical formulas reproduce with an excellent precision, recent ALS measurements of Macaluso et al.  [ J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 49 (2016), 235002; 50 (2017), 119501)]. The energy deviations with respect to the ALS data are equal to 0.001 eV. New data are tabulated for \(n=21-40\).


The deformation dynamics of a moving compound droplet inside a microcapillary tube is investigated in Newtonian and non-Newtonian ambient fluids. The numerical method used is a ternary phase-field model to determine the temporal evolution and the subsequent hydrodynamics of compound droplets traveling inside a microcapillary tube. By solving the axisymmetric momentum equations, the compound droplet movement is identified by tracing the spatiotemporal evolution of a pair of two deformable interfaces. Results indicate that the rheological properties of the continuous phase significantly influence the compound droplet characteristics. The position of the center of the mass of both inner and outer drops along the tube axis increases linearly in a Newtonian ambient fluid while it is nonlinear in a non-Newtonian medium, and the deviation from the linear behavior increases as the concentration of the polymer solution increases. These distinct behaviors occur after a particular normalized time ( t *, which is normalized with R / U avg in which R is the radius of the tube and U avg is the average inlet velocity) during the early stages of droplet formation ( t * ∼ 1 ). The migration of the compound drop inside a Newtonian fluid approaches a relatively constant velocity after a specific time of the initial movement. Conversely, the movement velocity of both drops increases gradually until the pinch-off moment in non-Newtonian fluids, which means that a moving compound drop has an accelerative motion in all stages of movement in non-Newtonian fluids. The findings presented here are essential for employing compound droplets in droplet microfluidic systems for biological applications.


Robert Griffiths claims that the consistent histories approach to quantum theory recovers all of the predictions of standard quantum theory and retains the principle of locality, contrary to Bell's theorem. Griffiths locates the flaw in Bell's reasoning in his use of standard logic. According to Griffiths, quantum theory requires us to adopt new rules for reasoning, which he calls quantum reasoning. I review the structure of the standard logical connectives and the proof that reasoning by standard logic is always valid. Griffiths's novel logical "rule," which is claimed to expose Bell's error, serves rather only to obscure the fact that the theory Griffiths proposes is inconsistent and hence cannot be correct.


PURPOSE: Noodles with pores for uniformly inserting seasonings, and a producing method thereof are provided to reduce the addition content of sodium of cooked noodles. CONSTITUTION: A producing method of noodles with pores for uniformly inserting seasonings comprises the following steps: inserting dough including grains and salt water into an extruder; discharging the dough through an outlet of the extruder to obtain the noodles(50); forming the pores(52) on the noodles using a perforating machine(22) formed with plural needle assemblies; and cutting and drying the noodles with the pores. The pores are formed by laser beam emitted from the perforating machine with an air jet injection body.


The utility model relates to a toilet flushing system with high-grade gray water as a main water source. China is excessively short of water resources, and the per capita hold of water resources is only equivalent to one fourth of the global per capita hold. 500 among 666 cities in China lack water. 30 among 32 cities with the population above one million in China are short of water within a long term. The urban water deficit is more than 16 million square meters in the country. The toilet flushing system comprises a water storage tank (1), one end of the water storage tank (1) is connected with a bottomless cylindrical barrel (2), the bottomless cylindrical barrel (2) is connected with a washing basin drainage pipe (3), the water storage tank (1) is provided with an overflow pipe (4) at a high level and a water discharging pipe (5) at a low level, and the water discharging pipe (5) is connected with a pipe (5) for toilet flushing water, i.e. high-grade gray water. The utility model realizes the secondary utilization of toilet sewage.


Annual time series of land cover maps have the potential to monitor land cover changes at relatively short time scales. The North American Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS) aims at providing such information by mapping 19 land cover classes consistently for Canada, the United States, and Mexico using 250m MODIS time series. Change detection relies on a map updating approach by first detecting areas of potential change and then reclassifying the land cover class for only those areas. This paper presents preliminary results for Mexico for the period from 2005 to 2011. The estimated mean area of annual change is approximately 160,000ha and thus relatively small. An advantage of this method is high map consistency in the land cover time series. The map consistency in the land cover time series is an advantage for long-term monitoring.


from Japanese Patent, JP 5,170,756 (1993). Primary Examiner-José G. Dees Assistant Examiner Barbara S. Frazier Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Arnold, White & Durkee


This chapter provides an overview of production practices in the British film industry over a fifty year period. It does this through an analysis of the role of the producer, dividing producers into three broad types: moguls (who owned a studio); A feature producers (involved in quality productions) and artisans (B feature producers who survived by volume production). Following a wide-ranging introduction that surveys the role of the producer and its importance, three case studies are provided to give detailed, in-depth analysis: Julius Hagen (artisan); Joseph Janni (A feature producer); and Nat Cohen (mogul), whose careers collectively span the entire period.


Early diagnostics of socially significant diseases and increase in their danger for society are now of high priority. To solve these problems, it is required to raise more and more considerable resources. However, government financing through compulsory insurance and local budgets is not enough in this regard. It appears necessary to search for additional reserves to solve the problem, particularly, when we are modernising the public health service and have an opportunity to make amendments into legal framework. Among one of additional sources of public health financing is insurance of socially significant diseases through private insurance companies. By now, their role remains insignificant, but if to change the interest of insurance business using laws, its social responsibility will change. Besides, it is required to legally compel the private insurance organisations to insure all the cases of diseases that will increase the level and quality of medical aid and medical services.


Biologics are a key component of the treatment armamentarium for inflammatory arthritis (IA). Questions remain surrounding the prescription, efficacy and safety of biologics in the older population. This study aims to describe the use of biologics in older patients with IA and compare it to younger patients.

 This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with a diagnosis of IA who were receiving a biologic. Data was collected from medical charts at rheumatology outpatient clinics. Patients were divided into two groups: younger group (age 45 – 65) and older group (age >70).

 Each group had 30 patients (total n=60). 58% were female and the mean age overall was 65 years. Rheumatoid arthritis was the most common diagnosis (57%). 8 patients had active disease, and these were mainly older patients (n=6). 8 different biologics featured; the majority of patients received the standard dose of biologic (87% of younger, 80% of older). The incidence of biologic discontinuation due to drug ineffectiveness was the same for both groups (16%). 1 older patient had a biologic discontinued due to a serious adverse event. Infections requiring hospitalisation were not common (total n=5) but were more frequent amongst older patients (n=4). 47% of younger and 60% of older patients received concomitant therapy; most received a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) (72%), and those who received a steroid (n=6) were more likely to be older (n=5).

 Biologic prescribing was similar between both groups with regard to the dosage administered, but there were differences in the types of biologics prescribed to each group. Rates of significant infection were low overall, however they were more prevalent amongst the older population. More older patients had active disease, and more were prescribed concomitant steroid therapy, which may represent under-dosing of biologic therapy in this older cohort.


Abstract Extract A rapid analysis of certain migratory movements serves to set off a problem of immigrant assimilation that is, for many reasons, of the first importance. This problem is concerned, first and foremost, with the emigrant country itself, which loses every year a certain fraction of its inhabitants.


In this paper we examine the concept of Pareto optimality in a simplified Gale economic model without assuming continuity of the utility functions. We apply some existing results on higher-order optimality conditions to get necessary and sufficient conditions for a locally Pareto optimal allocation.


In every clinic caring for a volume of children there are seen, from time to time, infants with skeletal lesions resembling those due to trauma but unaccompanied by readily volunteered and adequate account of injury. While such cases would appear to be of interest to a variety of disciplines, discussion of them has been chiefly by roentgenologists. Caffey 1 first emphasized the frequent association of chronic subdural hematoma and fractures of the long bones in 1946, but, since he was unable to obtain histories of violence in the material he considered, no conclusion as to the nature of this complex was advanced. He was also the first to point out the frequency with which defects in the metaphyses, as contrasted to the shafts of bones, were encountered. Smith, 2 in Canada, two groups in France, 3 and Lis and Frauenberger, 4 in this country, noted the same relationship in single


Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is study to what extent the idea of a total quality management (TQM) system (Deming, ISO, Baldrige, and EFQM) which is borrowed from business is applicable in a higher education institution.Design/methodology/approach – A meta‐evaluation methodology is used which emphasises Rovik's seven theoretical assumptions on how management ideas are spread in a given sector.Findings – The findings of this paper reveal that that in many cases the current evidence of application of TQM is not compatible with the assumed criteria of the Rovik model. The quality systems are not often socially acceptable, they do not follow a clear philosophy and theory, do not show the productivity of institutions, are less progressive, have low harmonies, unrealistically publicized but in terms of individualized aspects there are some supportive successful case applied in non‐academic higher education.Originality/value – The value and new message of this paper is its investigation of the fitness...


This paper probes into the innovation of the book acquisitioning work of university library under the network environment from aspects of the quality construction of acquisitioning personnel, relying on the information technology, controlling the process of acquisitioning and guaranteeing the collection quality.


This study discusses the financial inclusion mechanisms that function under a capitalist production. Financial inclusion is a field which is given importance due to being a central element of the new conception of development and a way to overcome recession in the capitalist system. In the new development conception, the removal of barriers to access to finance, that is, financial inclusion has become important to reduce inequality. Being a form of financialization, financial inclusion has also become widespread in many countries in recent years as a way of overcome recession that emerges in the functioning of capitalism by supporting demands. The objective of this study is to investigate the causes of financial inclusion and its interactions with inequalities using descriptive analysis. The study argues that inequality-based functioning of the capitalist system triggers income inequalities, it needs mechanisms like financial inclusion to eliminate these inequalities (to the extent that it complicates the functioning of the system), and financial inclusion increases inequalities instead of reducing them.


The issue of making decisions accurately and swiftly is crucial in the present and is bolstered by an abundance of data; therefore, making correct decisions can save the future. With a large amount of data and numbers, however, the decision-making process will become even more muddled if the statistical ranking values are identical. Therefore, a method is required to determine whether a hazy decision becomes clearer or a decision that is nearly identical is the best. The method used has existed for more than 50 years, and it is fuzzy logic. In the selection of fuzzi, the term Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is frequently used, and it continues to be used and expanded. As a result, the increasing number of articles that contain information about Fuzzy Logic Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) can be used as research material using Bibliometric analysis based on the Scopus. With Bibliometric analysis, tens of thousands of related articles can be analyzed and displayed with VOSviewer software using a variety of categories including authors, titles, citations, updates, and other information to demonstrate the most recent direction of future research on fuzzy logic Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM).


In the experiment,the seeds of seedless watermelon were soaked with different concentrations of gibberellic acid(GA3) ,benzyladenine(6-BA) and natural brassinolide(NBR) to study their effects on germination of seedless watermelon. The results showed that 6-BA and NBR could remarkably promote the seed vitality,increase the germination rate and germination vigor,and make seedling grow well,and the effects of 150 mg /L 6-BA and NBR solution diluted with 4000 times were the best. GA3 solution soaking had no significant effects on seed germination of seedless watermelon and the seedling didn't grow well,and the reasons needed to be further proven.


This article explores the phenomenon of "motivation crowding out": higher incentives leading to lower offers, contrary to standard microeconomic theory. Two economic explanations for this phenomenon are presented. The model by B`enabou and Tirole explains it by appeal to information asymmetries between principal and agent; incentives are read as cues about what the principal thinks about the situation. The model by Sliwka refers to conformist behavior: the agents take incentives to be informative about social norms. The topic of motivation crowding out illustrates the challenge posed to microeconomics by behavioral economic research and the attempts to accommodate such findings within the framework of traditional microeconomics.


The phase III HIV-1 trial RV144 in Thailand tested the efficacy of a vaccine consisting in priming with a canarypox vector carrying three HIV genes (gag, pol and env) and boosting wth the protein gp120 env. The tested vaccine has so far been the only one showing protection from HIV-1 infection, although with a limited efficacy of 31.2% efficacy. Post hoc analyses of the trial results showed that HIV-specific Immunoglobulin (Ig) G binding to the envelope (Env) V1V2 region inversely correlated with infection risk, while the presence of IgA directly correlated with the risk of infection.


Objective To investigate the effect of olanzapine administration on glucose metabolism and to explore its mechanism. Methods 20 C57BL /6J mice were randomized into study group poured with intragastric olanzapine administration [5 mg /( kg·d) ]and control group poured with intragastric olanzapine-citric acid dissolvent [10 mg /( kg·d) ]. Body weight was measured everyday and food-intake was measured every week. Celiac glucose tolerance was measured at the 3rd and the 6th week,and the insulin tolerance was measured at the last day of the 6th week. Western blot technology was used to detect the phosphorylation level of Akt hepatic protein. Results The average food-intake in study group was significantly higher than that in control group from the 3rd week of the study( P 0. 05),the average body weight in study group was significantly higher than that in control group from the 26th day of the study( P 0. 05). At the 6th week of the study,level of fasting blood glucose in study group was significantly higher than that in control group( P 0. 05) and the AUC of Celiac glucose tolerance in study group was also significantly higher than that in control group( P 0. 05). Insulin tolerance test showed that the insulin sensitivity in study group was significantly lower than that in control group( P 0. 05). The phosphorylation level of Akt hepatic protein in study group was significantly lower than that in control group( P 0. 05). Conclusion Long term olanzapine administration induces weight gain,hyperphagia,glucose tolerance abnormal and insulin resistance. The insulin resistance in olanzapine treated mice is due to the downregulation of Akt phosphorylation level which plays an important role in insulin signaling pathway in hepatic tissue.


A heat-labile factor incell-free filtrate ofa Vibrio cholerae cul- tureinduces amarked rise inthewet-weight concentration ofadenosine 3':5'- cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP)intheintestinal mucosaofthedog.The increase becomes appreciable 1-1.5 hrafter intraluminal administration ofthe filtrate, about thesametimeastheonsetofintestinal secretion inresponse toa heat-labile enterotoxin inthefiltrate. Theseresults areconsistent withthe hypothesis thatcyclic AMP maybeanintermediary intheintestinal secretory response tocholera toxin. Whenaddedtosheets ofisolated rabbit ileal mucosa, adenosine 3':5'- cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) induces an abrupt reversal ofnet chloride flux fromtheabsorptive tothesecretory direction, along withother ion-flux changes.' Ifwateraccompanies theionsisosmotically asubstantial secretion offluid should result. Invivoaswellasinvitro, agents thatmay increase concentrations ofcyclic AMP inother tissues (prostaglandins) orpoten- tiate suchelevation (theophylline) also induce netintestinal secretion ofions and, atleast invivo, ofwater.'4 Similar indirect evidence suggests thatcyclic AMP mayplayaphysiological role notonly inintestinal secretion butalso invarious other gastrointestinal secretory processes.- Sofarasweknow,however, an increase intissue concentrations ofcyclic AMP hasnotbeendemonstrated inany gastrointestinal secretory state (see noteadded inproof). A heat-labile enterotoxic moiety found incell-free filtrates ofVibrio cholerae cultures evokes aprofuse intestinal secretion inseveral species.6'7 Suchfiltrates arereported2 48tohaveeffects onintestinal ionfluxes invitro, andonfluxes ofwaterandions invivo, closely mimicking those ofexogenous cyclic AMP, prostaglandins, andtheophylline. Ithastherefore beensuggested' 4thatthe mechanism bywhich cholera enterotoxin induces intestinal secretion mayinvolve cyclic AMP. Theplausibility ofthishypothesis isnotdiminished byrecent reports thatpartially purified cholera enterotoxin inlowconcentrations also mimics oneeffect ofcyclic AMP inafunctionally quite different system, thefat cell, whereitstimulates lipolysis.9 10 Asyet,however, ithasnotbeendirectly demonstrated that acell-free filtrate ofaV.cholerae culture caninduce arise in


Expansion of a high-pressure liquid refrigerant through the use of a thermostatic expansion valve or other device is commonplace in vapor-compression cycles to regulate the quality and flow rate of the refrigerant entering the evaporator. In vapor-compression systems, as the condensed refrigerant undergoes this expansion, its pressure and temperature drop, and part of the liquid evaporates. We (researchers at Kansas State University) are developing a cooling cycle that instead pumps a high-pressure refrigerant through a supersonic converging-diverging nozzle. As the liquid refrigerant passes through the nozzle, its velocity reaches supersonic (or critical-flow) conditions, substantially decreasing the refrigerant's pressure. This sharp pressure change vaporizes some of the refrigerant and absorbs heat from the surrounding conditions during this phase change. Due to the design of the nozzle, a shockwave trips the supersonic two-phase refrigerant back to the starting conditions, condensing the remaining vapor. The critical-flow refrigeration cycle would provide space cooling, similar to a chiller, by running a secondary fluid such as water or glycol over one or more nozzles. Rather than utilizing a compressor to raise the pressure of the refrigerant, as in a vapor-cycle system, the critical-flow cycle utilizes a high-pressure pump to drive refrigerant liquid through the cooling cycle.more » Additionally, the design of the nozzle can be tailored for a given refrigerant, such that environmentally benign substances can act as the working fluid. This refrigeration cycle is still in early-stage development with prototype development several years away. The complex multi-phase flow at supersonic conditions presents numerous challenges to fully understanding and modeling the cycle. With the support of DOE and venture-capital investors, initial research was conducted at PAX Streamline, and later, at Caitin. We (researchers at Kansas State University) have continued development of the cycle and have gained an in-depth understanding of the governing fundamental knowledge, based on the laws of physics and thermodynamics and verified with our testing results. Through this research, we are identifying optimal working fluid and operating conditions to eventually demonstrate the core technology for space cooling or other applications.« less


The Japan Surgical Society (JSS) should investigate mainly general surgery, surgical education, and political approach. The Specialized surgery, which has also been studied by the JSS, should be fully evaluated in various subspecialty surgical societies, i.e. gastrointestinal, respiratory, circulatory, pediatric, and others. This is reasonable, since the board of each subspecialty has the same basic requirements as the board of the JSS and this is how the JSS and other surgical subspecialty societies can coexist. In addition, the JSS must make efforts to improve surgeons' lives overall by means of effective politics and to motivate medical students to become surgeons to prevent a scarcity, which will also contribute to the welfare of the public.


This article presents an analysis of the problems that have hassled foreign language teaching researchers in China.It is proposed that a solution to these problems should lie in what might be termed as domestically based and oriented researches on the foreign language teaching in China.The domestically based and oriented research is supposed to be carried out in accordance with the principles of domestic orientation,particularity emphasis,practice-based theorization and a combination of quality and quantity research methodology.It might be of significance to remedy the overdosed Occidentalism in the FLT research.


The invention provides a novel solid wood multilayer veneer panel and a production method thereof. A substrate adopts a medium density fiberboard, a flakeboard, a wood board with a single layer structure or a plywood board with a laminated structure having more than three layers; a panel comprises balance paper and melamine-impregnated adhesive film decorative paper; and the substrate is attachedwith the balance paper and the melamine-impregnated adhesive film decorative paper in sequence. The production process comprises the following steps of: selection, gluing, hot pressing, natural drying, trimming, inspection and the like. After the substrate is covered with the balance paper and the melamine-impregnated adhesive film decorative paper, the hot pressing is carried out between an uppertemplate and a lower template of a hydraulic machine. The temperature of the upper template and the lower template is between 90 and 150 DEG C, the pressure is between 200 and 600kg/cm , and the pressing time is between 1 and 20 minutes. A layer of the balance paper is additionally arranged between the substrate and the decorative paper to ensure that the surface of the substrate does not needa whole piece of high-quality veneer, which not only reduces cost and defective rate, but also greatly improves impact resistance of the veneer panel.


Previously, RS has increased gut fermentation in several rodent models including the non‐obese type 2 diabetic Goto Kakazaki rat. We investigated if the obese ZDF rats would respond to RS with fermentation in the cecum with increased cecal weights (marker of fermentation) and would RS in whole grain flour have a greater effect. There were 4 groups: Amioca control (AC), RS, dent WG control (DWGC), and WGRS (first three groups n=12, WGRS n=11). The signifying diet components, Amioca starch, high amylose maize starch, dent corn flour and WG high amylose maize flour, were analyzed by proximate analysis and modified Englyst assay for formulating diets for macronutrient content and RS amount, respectively. The RS by weight of the final diets was: AC 0%, DWGC 6.9%, RS 25%, and WGRS 25%. Results were significant if p<0.05. Cecal weights (g) were significantly different among all groups: AC 0.46, DWGC 0.55, RS 0.87, and HMWG 1.14±0.03. These increased cecal weights showed that ZDF rats fermented RS and that the combination of WG and high RS has a 30% greater effect than RS without WG. This synergistic effect is evidence for greater possible health benefits of WG. Funding sources: Ingredion, Inc. and LSU AgCenter.


The paper is dealing with geomorphosites and tries to evaluate them from a selected area. Based on an assessment formula, we selected geomorphosites from the northern Vâlcea County. The method evaluates the touristic value and takes into account four values: scenic, scientific, cultural and economic. Based on this, we have evaluated almost 30 sites which have a score that ranges between 0.15 and 0.85. Many geomorphosites took high and medium values, but because it is very difficult to reach them or they are not included in touristic paths, the sites are not so much visited. In the end, few geotouristic paths with high density of geomorphosites are lined out.


A light source comprising a light engine (10), especially with at least one LED and/or at least one laser light emitting element, and further comprising a light guide (11) and an out-coupling structure (12) is proposed. By this, a flexible scheme to tailor the source size and radiation characteristic of an LED-or laser based system is provided. The size and the position of the out-coupling structure (12) can be chosen to be comparable to the size and position of the filament or arc of a conventional light source like an incandescent-, halogen-or gas discharge burner. The disclosed LED/laserlight source is retrofit from an optical point of view so that it can replace a conventional light source like an incandescent-, halogen-or gas discharge bulb or burner in an illumination device.


The rise in popularity of Large Language Models (LLMs) has prompted discussions in academic circles, with students exploring LLM-based tools for coursework inquiries and instructors exploring them for teaching and research. Even though a lot of work is underway to create LLM-based tools tailored for students and instructors, there is a lack of comprehensive user studies that capture the perspectives of students and instructors regarding LLMs. This paper addresses this gap by conducting surveys and interviews within undergraduate engineering universities in India. Using 1306 survey responses among students, 112 student interviews, and 27 instructor interviews around the academic usage of ChatGPT (a popular LLM), this paper offers insights into the current usage patterns, perceived benefits, threats, and challenges, as well as recommendations for enhancing the adoption of LLMs among students and instructors. These insights are further utilized to discuss the practical implications of LLMs in undergraduate engineering education and beyond.


The contribution brings information about a unique find of segment made of chert breccia. The segment was discovered in a Unětice settlement at Radlowice, district Olawa, Polish Lower Silesia. Raw material of the segment comes from a prehistoric mining area in the Krumlovský les Upland, SW Moravia.


Precision medicine is of considerable interest in clinical, academic and regulatory parties. The key to precision medicine is the optimal treatment regime. Recently, Zhou et al. (2017) developed residual weighted learning (RWL) to construct the optimal regime that directly optimize the clinical outcome. However, this method involves computationally intensive non-convex optimization, which cannot guarantee a global solution. Furthermore, this method does not possess fully semiparametrical efficiency. In this article, we propose augmented outcome-weighted learning (AOL). The method is built on a doubly robust augmented inverse probability weighted estimator, and hence constructs semiparametrically efficient regimes. Our proposed AOL is closely related to RWL. The weights are obtained from counterfactual residuals, where negative residuals are reflected to positive and accordingly their treatment assignments are switched to opposites. Convex loss functions are thus applied to guarantee a global solution and to reduce computations. We show that AOL is universally consistent, i.e., the estimated regime of AOL converges the Bayes regime when the sample size approaches infinity, without knowing any specifics of the distribution of the data. We also propose variable selection methods for linear and nonlinear regimes, respectively, to further improve performance. The performance of the proposed AOL methods is illustrated in simulation studies and in an analysis of the Nefazodone-CBASP clinical trial data.


Hollandale Fit for Life Steps, a 6‐month community intervention involving volunteer "coaches" leading fellow community members in walking groups, utilizes the community‐based participatory research model (CBPR). CBPR may improve community interventions by empowering community members to be active partners in the research process. Community members have been involved in every research component of the program from study design development to participant recruitment and data collection. Community members were trained, attained competencies, and performed anthropometric, biological and interview‐administered assessments on study participants. Data collection is occurring at enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, and at 6 months post‐intervention. Challenges encountered utilizing CBPR include extensive time in developing working relationships and training community members in the research process juxtaposed with community members' desires to see action and results quickly. Benefits of CBPR are evident in the 3 month data collection retention rates. Community members trained to be walking coaches had a 100% (8 of 8) retention rate from enrollment to 3 month data collection. Walking group participant retention rate was 95% (79 of 83) and retention of community data collectors was 60% (6 of 10). Use of CBPR has directed the university partners to focus on research questions of greatest relevance to the community. In turn, outreach beyond the short duration of the planned intervention is being realized through community members actively planning events related to the current intervention.


Fuels Cells are being considered for various applications on airplanes and space vehicles. It is critical that fuel cells meet the performance and airplane system-level environmental requirements. Fuels cells are being considered for replacing batteries as a non-time limited emergency power source; as a replacement for the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs); and as the primary power source for propulsion on high altitude long endurance aircraft and high altitude airships. For high altitude long endurance airplane or airship applications, fuels cells are being considered as regenerative closed loop power sources. Two major types of fuel cells, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), are the most probable choices due to their relatively high level of development and potential for commercialization. For transportation applications, the PEMFC is in the forefront because of its compact size, quick startup time and low operating temperatures (∼80°C). In the future, for aerospace applications, the SOFC should become more common because of its ability to use converted hydrocarbon fuels along with some of the impurities such as CO, its high operating temperatures (∼1,000°C) and its potential to combine with a gas turbine to gain even higher efficiency (1). For use on present day airplanes, since the operators of commercial airplanes have no desire to maintain the logistics and carry another type of fuel (e.g. Hydrogen), fuel processing is required to convert current fuels, such as Jet A, JP-5 or JP-8 to hydrogen in order to drive the fuel cells. The complexity of the fuel processing is dependent on the purity required. Here, the SOFC seems to have a definite advantage over the PEMFC.


Background: Increasing evidence shows the impact of mutational burden in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and impact on clinical response. Classifying these mutations into exclusive sub-types that are mutually exclusive was recently attempted. We sought to identify differences in mutational burden in AML patients based on race.
 Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the patient charts to distinguish the mutational markers of AML that substantially impact the outcome of AML. We categorized the mutations in seven functional groups with mutually exclusive mutations Signaling and kinase pathway (FLT3, KRAS, NRAS, KIT, PNPN1, JAK2, CBL), Epigenetic modifiers (DNMT3A, IDH1, IDH2, TET2, ASXL1, EZH2, and MLL/KMT2A), Nucleophosmin (NPM1), Transcription factors (CEBPA, RUNX1, and GATA2), Tumor suppressors (TP53), Spliceosome complex (SRSF2, U2AF1, SF3B1, and ZRSR2), and Cohesin complex (RAD21, STAG1, STAG2, SMC1A, and SMC3). For estimating racial distribution, we included only Whites and African Americans (AA) in the study as they represent 95% of the total population at our Cancer Center. Remission and relapse were defined per standard guidelines. We compiled data of all newly diagnosed AML patients treated at our institution between 2016 to the end of 2019. Both next generation sequencing (NGS) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) methods of genetic marker recognition techniques were included in the study.
 Results: 159 patients with AML were included in the analysis. We excluded seven patients of different race, including Asian (n=2), Hispanic (n=3), and unknown (n=2). The median age of the patients at diagnosis were 47 years (range 14 - 84 years), 73.3 % were white Caucasian, and 52.8% were female. The median age for white and African American (AA) patients was similar (47 vs 42 year respectively, p=0.55659), however, AAs have more female than Whites (65.9% vs. 47.8%, p=0.04164). In descriptive analysis of genetic marker mutation distributions between Whites and AA we observed signaling and kinase pathway 26.9% vs 25%, p=0.80231; epigenetic modifiers 14.8% vs 25%, p=0.13144; nucleophosmin 14.8% vs 13.6%, p=85460; transcription factors 5.2% vs 6.82%, p=0.69686; tumor suppressors 7.8% vs 0%; spliceosome complex 6.1% vs 2.3%, p=0.32647 and cohesin complex 1% vs 0%, respectively. Overall, 32.2% achieved complete remission (CR), 21.5% complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) and 45.6% Refractory. The CR + CRi rates of Whites and AA were not statistically significant (54.8% vs 52.3% respectively, p=0.77699). The median number of induction required for CR in both races was the same (2 and 2, respectively). We did not find any differences in number of induction for achieving CR by race. However, the rate of relapse was higher in white patients than in AA (49.1% vs 31.8%, respectively) (p=0.05039).
 Conclusion: This analysis suggests that there might be variations in functional categories of mutations markers in AML patients by race, tumor suppressors (TP53) found more frequently in whites and epigenetic modifiers in AA. This might be at least in part the reason for a higher relapse rate among whites. Additional studies and larger cohorts are needed to further explore the correlation between race, molecular markers and outcomes for AML.
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Real Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning uses carrier-phase measurements to provide sub-centimeter level positioning accuracy. The accuracy deteriorates, if cycle slips (CS) occur. Currently, CS detection for single frequency RTK receivers is an important research area for mass market applications. This paper implements a Hatch filter based CS detection scheme for single frequency RTK receivers. The technique depends on double-difference code and carrier-phase measurements only and does not require additional information in the form of a dynamic model or external sensors. It is seen that the technique can detect CS on one and multiple instances in a single satellite signal. It can also detect concurrent CS on multiple satellite signals. It is also observed that the minimum detectable size of CS varies for each satellite and is dependent on its elevation angle and SNR.


In recent years,with continuous increase of high resolution seismic data,seismic stratigraphy has been more and more closely connected with high-resolution sequence stratigraphy.According to the theory of sequence stratigraphy,the seismic data should firstly be reprocessed and reconstructed to build the isochronous stratigraphy framework in this kind of application.After building this isochronous seismic volume,all seismic sequence identification,seismic facies analysis and reservoir characterization should be carried out under this isochronous stratigraphic framework.The results of the study have proved that the approaches are valid and can achieve ideal results.


The extensive inspiration of Boccaccio in the work of the scholar Giuseppe Betussi is a fecund source of research. This study reconsiders it in some respects: the attendance in the Paduan Academy of Infiammati (1542); the narrative device of ekphrasis; the concept of poetry as fabula-historia.
Already in his translations of Boccaccio's Latin works (1545-1547) Betussi is interested in visual arts; in mythological repertories and "theatres of memory" (common places, threes of knowledge, illustrated cycles), produced by encyclopaedia in the sixteenth century (Imagini del tempio, Ragionamento sopra il Cataio). His works, founded on the praise and exemplum, according to Boccaccio (genealogy and homines illustres), reflect the contribution of Infiammati to the issue of "paragone", even after the dissolution of the Academy.
In the modern age the celebration of historical origins is a topos for the aristocracy. The iconographic program, or "invention" in Ragionamento sopra il Cathaio, an emblematic description of a sumptuous palace, represents, for instance, a perfect tribute for a glorious family, the Obizzi.
Therefore ekphrasis not only is visualization of memorable events and knowledge, but it is above all a venue of the text for the aesthetic discussion about visual arts.


In order to solve the problems of poor communication, low efficiency and poor service quality in information operation and security management, a Web-based intelligent information security operation and maintenance system is proposed. Adopting SOA (service-oriented architecture) architecture and based on IitLL (information technology infrastructure library) technology, an integrated management system of information security operation and maintenance services is established to meet business and management requirements. The system is mainly composed of data acquisition layer, summary analysis layer and presentation layer, and realizes three management functions: business operation, operation and maintenance services and information security. Through configuration management tracking and intelligent log analysis, the automatic collection, analysis and early warning of information security incidents are realized, which provides a basis for dealing with all kinds of incidents. The application shows that the system realizes the unified scheduling of operation and maintenance human resources, and realizes the unified management and process standardization of information security and operation and maintenance services through real-time monitoring of business systems and infrastructure. (Abstract)


Liberty to protect and preserve life is negated if the ability to defend (gun laws) and the ability to take care of our own health (Decisions by Committee) is taken away.


The literature and own experimental data on the synthesis of microbial surfactants of different chemical nature (rhamnolipids, sophorolipids, manozylerythritollipids, lipopeptides) at various waste (vegetable oil and fat, sugar, dairy industry, agriculture, forestry, biodiesel, as well as waste fried vegetable oils) are presented. Most suitable substrates for the synthesis of microbial surfactants are oil containing waste that, unlike, for example, lignocellulose, whey, technical glycerol do not require pre-treatment and purification. Replacing traditional substrates for the biosynthesis of surfactant with industrial waste will help to reduce the cost of technology by several times, dispose of unwanted waste, solve the problem of storage or disposal of large amounts of waste from the food industry, agricultural sector and companies that produce biodiesel, which spent large amount of energy and money for such needs.


Attention to food problems in Indonesia is considered very important, because food is the largest expenditure in the household. there are 104,242 heads of households who depend on rice farming and horticulture, and 137,309 elderly people aged 18–60 years who work as registered farmers in Tulang Bawang district. The rice commodity agribusiness development strategy is prepared based on external results and an internal evaluation matrix. This research aimed to determining the appropriate strategy for the development of rice commodity agribusiness in Tulang Bawang Regency in increasing food security after the Covid-19 pandemic. The methodology uses the location of the research was carried out in the Tulang Bawang Regency. The type of data used is primary and secondary data. The methodology is, using the EFE (External Factor Evaluation) and IFE (Internal Factor Evaluation) matrices. After that, a SWOT (Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats) QSPM (Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix) analysis was carried out. Alternative the market penetration and development strategy undertaken is the intensification of rice farming; synergy between farmers, entrepreneurs and the government; strengthening regional food policies that are pro-farmers; revitalization of agricultural facilities and infrastructure.


Preliminary results of hypersonic helium tunnel investigations of whether disturbance measurements in the freestream alone are adequate to describe the model boundary-layer input disturbances, or whether the model shock wave changes the freestream disturbances before they reach the model boundary layer. It was found that the spectra in the freestream are typical of the wide band turbulence as it exists for sound radiated from a turbulent boundary layer. In the shock layer some redistribution of the spectra seems to occur, especially at the highest stagnation pressure, but the more interesting feature is the gradual development of a discrete component, around 70 kHz in the spectra. This feature is believed to be associated with boundary-layer transition.


Purpose – This paper aims to examine consumers' non-profit brand image, brand typicality and past behaviour as determinants of intention to donate to two children charity brands. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this study were obtained from two separate studies via a questionnaire, both in the context of two children charities, one for Barnardo's and the other for BBC Children in Need charity. A theoretical model is developed, tested and compared across the two charity brands. Findings – Findings highlight that different factors influence intentions to donate time and money according to the charity brand. Brand typicality is a key determinant of time donations, while the impact of non-profit brand image dimensions on time and money donations differs across the two charities. Past behaviour affects intentions to donate money in both charities but impacts time donations in only one of the two charities investigated. Research limitations/implications – The study examines specific dimensions of non-pro...


On 23 November 2004 a large crowd in San Juan Ixtayopan in Tlahuac delegacion (borough) in Mexico City, lynched three agents of the Federal Preventative Police (Policia Federal Preventiva, henceforth PFP), presumably for attempting to kidnap children attending the Popul Vuh elementary school. These strangers had appeared in San Juan several weeks earlier, their presence noted by local residents as they carried out surveillance around the school and took photographs of children and nearby buildings. On the day in question, a rumour spread quickly and widely that three men had kidnapped a child (or perhaps two) from the school and were preparing to flee; a crowd numbering 300 or more amassed and converged on the agents' vehicle. Though no kidnapped child was discovered in their possession, subdirector Victor Mireles Barrera and officer Cristobal Bonilla were pulled from the car, beaten senseless over the course of two hours and eventually doused with gasoline and burned. Officer Edgar Moreno Nolasco was beaten and dragged a kilometre or more downhill to the town kiosk, where he might have met the same fate as his colleagues had he not been rescued late that night by federal judicial agents and the Federal District's Special Immediate Reaction Group in a hastily organized operation that involved liberal use of tear gas and threats to open fire on the crowd. Despite life-threatening injuries, including severe damage to his kidneys, Moreno survived the ordeal that claimed the lives of his colleagues on the police force.1Lynchings are not new to Mexico, particularly since the advent of neoliberalism. Antonio Fuentes documented 331 lynchings between 1984 and 2003, over 30% of which resulted in the death of one or more persons. Although concentrated in rural areas of south and centre south states such as Puebla, Oaxaca, Guerrero and Chiapas, Fuentes' sources registered at least one lynching in 25 of 32 states (including the Federal District2). Indeed, the Federal District led the statistics with 71 lynchings (Fuentes 2007:115, 122). Some of the incidents are striking in their details. In Veracruz in 1996, an amateur videographer taped the five-minute trial of an accused murdererrapist and his subsequent immolation. A few years later in Huejutla, Hidalgo, state governor Jesus Murillo made a dangerous, late night, over-the-mountain helicopter trip in a futile effort to halt the lynching of two travelling stamp salesmen erroneously accused of child kidnapping and organ theft. There the mob shouted the governor down before dispatching the captives (Quinones 2001). Albeit spectacular, neither incident exercised the Mexican press for more than a few days, probably because they occurred in communities remote from the capital and were perpetrated by people whom most Mexico City cosmopolites consider only partly civilized.The lynching in San Juan Ixtayopan differed from many others for at least four reasons: first, it occurred within the boundaries of the capital and the victims were federal policemen; second, television crews called to the scene by the perpetrators broadcast the grisly proceedings live; third, the lynching became another chapter in a long-standing dispute between Mexico City mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and President Vicente Fox Quesada of the ruling National Action Party (PAN), which Lopez Obrador and the PRD hoped to unseat in the July 2006 presidential elections; and fourth, if violence and politics were not enough, the drug trade and even guerrillas found their way into the mix, resulting in a volatile ideological cocktail that gave rise to endless political manoeuvring, public commentary and much uninformed speculation. La Jornada, Mexico's principal centre-left daily newspaper, devoted more than 200 articles to the San Juan Ixtayopan case and its aftermath during the two months following the tragedy in Tlahuac.In this article we examine these particularities in the context of two decades of neoliberal capitalism, which has produced profound changes in the "structure of feeling" (Williams 1977) in Mexican society. …


This paper provides an overview of well-established user interface evaluation technique: Heuristic Analysis. This background information is used to evaluate the user interface of the e-Title prototype. Analysis of the eTitle prototype


In all the Electric Power System (EPS), DC power systems are used. These have as main feature the insulation of the land. These circuits are only grounded by land leakage relays, which does not cause them to be switched off, and human intervention is required to identify the location of the fault and the proper repair. In a little branched circuit, there are few circuit breakers that must be turned off to carry out the investigation. Yet, in large power plants, the number of circuits makes this task difficult and an high risk for the EPS. The risk is presented by disconnecting circuits essential for the control and protection of high voltage equipment, which may leave a part without proper protection or cause accidental activation of any protection or control device. The present work seeks to develop a proposed solution for the detection of the leakage of direct current to the ground in the substation of Biguacu, this work can be used as a model for the other installations of the EPS. Throughout this process, prototypes were elaborated, tested in computational system, laboratory and in the substation, contemplating a whole process of development necessary for an end product.
These tests proved that the proposed solution was adequate for the case, needing only some improvements to be used commercially.


Experimental trail was conducted in free choice conditions at intermediate zone of Jammu and Kashmir, India during kharif season 2007. Various beetle populations viz. white grub (Holotrichia consaguinea), Blister beetle (Mylabris pustulata), flower eating beetle (Protatia alboquattata Vig.), wire worms (Melanotus communis Gyllenhal) and flea beetle (Phyllotera sp.) were observed at the experimental site. Among these pests H. consaguinea populations were found to be the dominating one. Correlation studies depicted that, both H. consaguinea adults and grubs were positively correlated with maximum and minimum temperatures. M. pustulata and P. alboquattata were negatively correlated with maximum and minimum temperatures, other beetles were positively correlated. H. consaguinea grubs, M. communis adults, were negatively correlated with relative humidity. M. pustulata and Phyllotreta sp. were positively correlated with relative humidity. As infestation of these insects is concerned wire worm, white grub larvae, white grub adult and blister beetle, fed on germinating seedlings, roots, leaves and silk, respectively however, both P. alboquattata and grain feeding flea beetle were found to feed on cob grains. Thus these beetles led to varying degree of damage and their distribution on maize plant.Â


A finite element approach to determine the aerodynamic influence coefficients consistent with the stiffness and inertia properties of a flying vehicle in supersonic13; flow is presented. This is basically a kinematic method which reduces the dynamical equations of a nonconservative system to a simple and elegant form. This approach amalgamates the disciplines of matrix algebra, and is essentially suitable for a modern high speed digital computer.


The Crasostrea gigas protein was hydrolyzed by trypsin(PTN) and neutrease.The effects of hydrolysis time,pH and UNeutrease∶UPTN(UN∶UP) on hydrolysis degree were optimized by orthogonal design based on single factor tests.The reducing ability and DPPH free radical scavenging activity of the enzymatic hydrolysate were determined.The results showed that the optimum extraction conditions were determined as 3 h of hydrolysis time,pH 7,UN∶UP=1∶3.The degree of hydrolysis was 27.09%.The enzymatic hydrolysate was with reducing capability and strong DPPH free radical scavenging activity.


PurposeThe present study aims to develop and offer a model to evaluate the customers' attitude and intention to adopt solar net metering systems (commonly called solar NMS) in a developing economy. Therefore, the research examines different factors affecting the Indian households' attitudes and intention to adopt solar NMS.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 247 solar NMS users from India. The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was applied using SmartPLS 3.3.2 software to analyze the impact of various factors on their adoption intention. The conceptual model comprises environmental concern, perceived ease of use (PEOU), subjective norms, perceived usefulness (PU), attitude and behavioral intention to adopt solar NMS.FindingsSubjective norms and environmental concerns significantly influence the PU and PEOU of solar NMS. Also, PU and PEOU significantly influence their attitude and intentions toward adopting solar NMS. Thus, the perceived social pressure and environmental concern affect their perception of solar NMS's usefulness and ease of use, leading to favorable attitudes and adoption intentions. Additionally, the solar NMS benefits the customers, society and the environment by enhancing environmental quality, compatibility with the modern lifestyle, and reducing dependency on the power grid and electricity bills. These benefits shape the customers' overall perception and increase the adoption of solar technologies.Originality/valueThe present research helps bridge the gaps in the existing literature by identifying (1) factors affecting customers' intention toward solar technologies in developing nations and (2) describing the significant prediction of environmental concern and subjective norms to increase solar technologies adoption.


From the current confusion met in bidding,points out that the total price of a calibration model brings the bad influence to the construction industry.Analyzes the bidding adaptability under the condition of the hypostatic material,and puts forward the concept of two phase identification method.The identification method and bidding have better adaptability,can reduce the workload,shorten the tender bidding time,and fully embody the competitive.Benefiting to the enterprise complement of formation and better ensuring the engineering quality,that can help to accelerate"SanXin" application and promotion,raise building materials industry out of the low end of the wandering,realize the industry upgrade.


The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) is a Brazilian neo-Pentecostal megachurch. Over the past 40 years, it has established branches in over 100 countries among the economically and socially marginalised. This holds true in Australia, where congregants are disenfranchised migrants from diverse ethnic backgrounds and (former) refugees. Drawing on 2 years of ethnographic research in the UCKG's Australian headquarters, this article explores why a Brazilian church, with a seemingly disagreeable character, attracts a multicultural migrant congregation in Australia. I argue that the UCKG is attractive to these congregants because it provides a space where its followers' ethnicity is accepted; its cosmovision is easily translated to its congregation's diverse spiritual sensibilities; and it offers 'pioneering techniques' to overcome life obstacles for those on the margins of Australian society. This work contributes to scholarly literature concerning Brazilian religiosity outside of Brazil, and the role religion plays in migrant settlement.


Objective To analyze the dialysis adequacy of the maintenance hemodialysis patients under different dialyzate flow.Methods Forty-eight patients under maintenance hemodialysis were divided into four groups according to dialyzate flow:500 ml/min group,600 ml/min group,700 ml/min group and 800 ml/min group,with 12 patients in each group.Each group was treated 6 weeks.The albumin (Alb),hemoglobin(Hb),hematocrit(Hct),blood urea nitrogen (BUN),serum creatinine(SCr) and parathyroid hormone(iPTH) levels before and after treatment were examined,Kt/V and urea reduction ratio(URR) were calculated separately.Results There was no significant difference in Kt/V between 500 ml/min group and 600 ml/min group.Kt/V was no increased when the dialyzate flow rate increased from 500 ml/min to 600 ml/min,that was to say they could not improve the dialysis adequacy.There was statistically significant difference in Kt/V among 500 ml/min group,600 ml/min group,700 ml/min group and 800 ml/min group,and 800 ml/min group on the dialysis adequacy was better.Different dialyzate flow on the impact of the dialysis adequacy was compared in self-control method.Kt/V increased along with the increase of dialyzate flow,and the dialysis adequacy and dialyzate flow showed positive correlation.Conclusion The high dialyzate flow of dialysis treatment can improve Kt/V and has significant effect in enhancing the dialysis adequacy.

Key words:
Dialysis solutions;  Renal dialysis;  Flow


Cervical tumor segmentation on 3D 18FDG PET images is a challenging task due to the proximity between cervix and bladder. Since bladder has high capacity of 18FDG tracers, bladder intensity is similar to cervical tumor intensity in the PET image. This inhibits traditional segmentation methods based on intensity variation of the image to achieve high accuracy. We propose a supervised machine learning method that integrates a convolutional neural network (CNN) with prior information of cervical tumor. In the proposed prior information constraint CNN (PIC-CNN) algorithm, we first construct a CNN to weaken the bladder intensity value in the image. Based on the roundness of cervical tumor and relative positioning information between bladder and cervix, we obtain the final segmentation result from the output of the network by an auto-thresholding method. We evaluate the performance of the proposed PIC-CNN method on PET images from 50 cervical cancer patients whose cervix and bladder are abutting. The PIC-CNN method achieves a mean DSC value of 0.84 while transfer learning method based on fully convolutional neural networks (FCN) achieves 0.77 DSC. In addition, traditional segmentation methods such as automatic threshold and region-growing method only achieve 0.59 and 0.52 DSC values, respectively. The proposed method provides a more accurate way for segmenting cervical tumor in 3D PET image.


Limitations in the current blade technology constitute a technological barrier that needs to be broken in order to continue the improvement in wind-energy cost. Blade manufacturing is mostly based on composite laminates, which is labor-intensive and requires highly-quali‐ fied manpower. It constitutes a bottleneck to turbine upscaling that reflects into the increas‐ ing share of the cost of the rotor, within the total cost of the turbine, as turbine size increases. Figure 1 shows a compilation of data by NREL-DOE [26] on the proportional cost of each subsystem for different sizes of wind-turbines, where the systematic increase of the rotor cost share is clearly reflected.


Abstract The G8D method is a universal method for solving problems arising in production processes, also used in optimisation of these processes. The method allows the detection and elimination of any drawbacks occurring in manufacturing processes and ensuring the safety of these processes. In the article, the authors have presented one of the sensitive and critical disciplines of the G8D problem solving method in production processes, i.e. discipline D2 - "problem description". The authors have presented the algorithm of procedure in the discipline D2 as well as the quality management tools that can be used to correctly "describe the problem". The authors have also discussed the procedure for the discipline D2 in the "problem description" for the case of the projection welding of a nut.


Kirrily de Polnay is a Nutrition Adviser for MSF based in Brussels and is leader of the MSF Nutrtion Working Group. She is a medical doctor by training, with a background in paediatrics. She previously worked in the field with MSF and at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp before returning to MSF in a headquarters role in 2016. "There are MAMs, then there are MAMs" Be no it Fi ck /M SF Views ........................................................................


Goat rearing is an important source of livelihood for many rural people in India. Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom established telephonic helpline service to solve their problems timely. During the year 2009–10, 1150 calls were received from 217 districts of 22 states. Nearly half of the calls were received from Uttar Pradesh followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. July and August months were the more busy months compared to others. There was no significant difference in number of monthly calls from October 2009 to March 2010. Majority of the callers were men. Around 57% callers sought for training related information and 9.57% called for disease related information. Timely and relevant technical information in goat husbandry was provided through CIRG helpline service.


Nucleus hernia (HNP) is a disease that often causes pain in the vertebrae. HNP occurs due to the presence of nucleus pulpus (a filling material in the form of a springy substance such as gell) that comes out of the discus vertebral (spinal joints). Early symptoms of this disease are often not realized by sufferers. As a result of this lack of awareness can actually cause activities to be inhibited. This is because HNP can cause pain in the spine that can affect the pain in the thighs, calves and legs and can even cause spinal deformities. To reduce the risk of this HNP disease, we need an expert system that can help both sufferers and experts in diagnosing the initial symptoms of this disease so that prevention of harmful effects can be done more quickly. In this study, an expert system was made that functions to diagnose the early symptoms of HNP with a case-based reasoning method as an expert system logic that was made. This solution was made because with the help of web technology, patients can easily diagnose the symptoms of HNP anytime and anywhere


We study a new class of scenarios with the gaugino mass unification at the weak scale. The unification conditions are generally classified and then, the mirage gauge mediation is explored where the low-energy mass spectrum is governed by a mirage of unified gauge coupling which is seen by low-energy observers. The gaugino masses have natural and stable low-scale unification. The mass parameters of scalar quarks and leptons are given by gauge couplings but exhibit no large mass hierarchy. They are nonuniversal even when mediated at the gauge coupling unification scale. In addition, the gravitino is rather heavy and not the lightest superparticle. These facts are in contrast to existing gauge and mirage mediation models. We also present several explicit models for dynamically realizing the TeV-scale unification.


The present invention relates to a method for measuring thin film thickness, and comprises a reflectivity acquisition step, a refractive index assumption step, a conversion step, an error checking step, a phase extraction step, a phase restoration step, and a thickness calculation step. The reflectivity acquisition step acquires a light intensity signal of a thin film, and acquires a reflectivity of the thin film through the light intensity signal. The refractive index assumption step assumes the refractive index of air and the refractive index of the thin film to be a real number, and the refractive index of a substrate on which the thin film is formed to be a complex number. The conversion step converts the reflectivity into a normal reflectivity. The error checking step checks whether a first difference value, which is a difference between the maximum value of the normal reflectivity converted in the conversion step and a first reference value, or a second difference value, which is a difference between the minimum value of the normal reflectivity converted in the conversion step and a second reference value, falls within a preset error range. The phase extraction step extracts a phase when the first difference value or the second difference value falls within the error range. The phase restoration step restores the phase extracted in the phase extraction step. The thickness calculation step calculates a thickness of the thin film from the phase restored in the phase restoration step.


OBJECTIVE
To explore the effects of proBDNF on cell proliferation and differentiation in hippocampal dentate gyrus in Alzheimer' disease (AD) rat model.

METHODS
The AD rat model was established. Alzet osmotic minipumps were connected to right hippocampus of AD rat and filled with proBDNF, sheep antibody to proBDNF or normal sheep serum respectively. Rats received the injection for 14 days at the speed of 0.5 microl/h. 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU, 50 mg/kg, ip) was injected twice daily for 14 days. BrdU immunohistochemistry was processed to determine the number of newly generated cells. To examine the phenotype of newly generated cells, immunofluorescent triple labeling was conducted to colocalize BrdU-positive cells with rabbit anti-doublecortin (DCX) or mouse anti-glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP).

RESULTS
proBDNF group had fewer BrdU positive cells in dentate gyrus (P < 0.01), while anti-proBDNF group had more BrdU positive cells (P < 0.01) as compared with control group respectively. Immunofluorescent triple labeling showed that there was no phenotypic difference of BrdU positive cells between each group.

CONCLUSION
proBDNF can suppress the proliferation of hippocampal neuron in dentate gyrus in AD rats while anti-proBDNF has the opposite effect. These findings suggest that promoting the hippocampal neurogenesis by blocking the functions of endogenous proBDNF may be a potential therapeutic strategy for AD.


The invention relates to an automobile driving test system and an automobile driving test method, which can accurately measure the performance of turning, accelerating, braking and the like of an automobile under the operation of a driver. The system consists of a pavement indication detecting plate, a vehicular controller and an upper computer. The pavement indication detecting plate is placed on the pavement of a detection field, the front plate of the pavement indication detecting plate is symmetrically provided with inductive elements, the bottom surface plate is provided with a contact switch, and the pavement indication detecting plate is also provided with a pavement indicating lamp. The vehicular controller is arranged on a tested automobile, the top of the vehicular controller isprovided with a wireless antenna, and the front of the vehicular controller is provided with a display window and a key set. The upper computer is arranged in a monitoring room. In order to overcome the defect that the conventional test system is fixed and inflexible and cannot reflect individual capability and automobile performance, the automobile driving test system with simple and feasible structure, reasonable layout and accurate test and the automobile driving test method are provided.


Objective: To identify circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) linked to disease stage and disability in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: Sera from 296 participants including patients with MS, other neurologic diseases (Alzheimer disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis and asthma) and healthy controls (HCs) were tested. miRNA profiles were determined using LNA (locked nucleic acid)-based quantitative PCR. Patients with MS were categorized according to disease stage and disability. In the discovery phase, 652 miRNAs were measured in sera from 26 patients with MS and 20 HCs. Following this, significant miRNAs (p < 0.05) from the discovery set were validated using quantitative PCR in 58 patients with MS, 30 HCs, and in 74 samples from other disease controls (Alzheimer disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis). Results: We validated 7 miRNAs that differentiate patients with MS from HCs (p < 0.05 in both the discovery and validation phase); miR-320a upregulation was the most significantly changing serum miRNA in patients with MS. We also identified 2 miRNAs linked to disease progression, with miR-27a-3p being the most significant. Ten miRNAs correlated with the Expanded Disability Status Scale of which miR.199a.5p had the strongest correlation with disability. Of the 15 unique miRNAs we identified in the different group comparisons, 12 have previously been reported to be associated with MS but not in serum. Conclusions: Our findings identify circulating serum miRNAs as potential biomarkers to diagnose and monitor disease status in MS. Classification of evidence: This study provides Class III evidence that circulating serum miRNAs can be used as biomarker for MS.


In this paper Lie group theory is used to reduce the order of ordinary differential equations. For an ordinary differential equation admitting one parameter Lie group symmetry, order of differential equation, in principle, can always be reduce by one. Ordinary differential equation admitting mutli parameter Solvable Lie symmetry,  the order can be reduced by cardinality of admitted symmetry group.Seperation of variables by canonical coordinates of admitted is also given. Keywords: Lie group, infinitesimal transformations, vector algebra, admitted symmetry


Experimental testing of attitude determination systems still plays an important role, despite increasing use of simulations. Testing provides a means to numerically quantify system performance, giv ...


This method has been used during the last four years in the design and construction of 35 recording studios. It proved to be accurate and, besides, it halved the cost of the acoustical treatment. In the first part of the paper, a new criterion for the correct distribution of normal room modes is described. It is based on the resonance modes density curve related to one-thirds of octave. This criterion replaces unsuccessful earlier ones The second part of the paper deals with the analysis of the design of a special device for acoustical absorption, named Standardized Acoustical Panel (S.A.P.). These devices provide accurate acoustical absorp tion and the compensation of the acoustical properties of the rest of the materials used in the room. The computer calculations include the plotting of the reverberation time vs. frequency curve.


As material characteristics of a bond layer directly affect the measurement accuracy of Fiber Bragg Grating(FBG) strain sensors,this paper simulates the impact of elastic modulus of the bond layer materials on strain transfer coefficient K according to the bond layer strain transfer model and the formula of strain transfer coefficient K under the premise of determining the structure size parameters.The results show that the strain transfer efficiency of metal is superior obviously to that of the organic adhesive.A contrast test is carried out.Test results indicate that the strain transfer coefficient K of the lead maintains a level of 0.98 while that of epoxy maintains about 0.90,and the former′s transfer efficiency has increased by 8.9% as compared with that of the latter.By replacing epoxy with the lead,it can greatly improve the strain measurement precision,and can more fully exert fiber optic sensors′ strain measurement ability.


Summary Three-term seismic inversion creates data cubes representing P-impedance, Poisson's ratio and density estimates. Due to the limited vertical resolution of seismic data, these volumes will often represent the average values of multiple lithological units. In the areas of hydrocarbon bearing sediments, the three elastic volumes represent an unknown net to gross (N/G) and an unknown water saturation in the reservoir rock. When hydrocarbons, especially gas and light oil, are involved, the effects of saturation are highly non-linear for P-impedance and Poisson's ratio. However, we can take advantage of the fact that clastic depositional environments tend to be binary, i. e., consisting of alternating sand and shale. This study shows that if we have access to information regarding the elastic properties of the brine sands, shales, and the particular hydrocarbons involved, the elastic inversion products can be used to extract N/G, net water saturation (Sw) for the sand layers and total recoverable volumes given a particular production scenario.


This report describes an efficient hierarchical design and optimization approach for ultra-low power and minimum area CMOS logic circuits in a system-on-a-chip (SoC) design environment. For state of the art systems, the trade-off solutions between the conflicting design criteria (Delay, Area, and Power) should be considered. In this report, we consider interactions between abstraction levels of the design hierarchy and present techniques that co-optimize the power and the area without performance degradation through judiciously explored technology parameters: Supply voltage, Threshold voltage, and Device width. Experimental results deliver over an order of magnitude savings in power over conventional optimization methods.


Abstract The purpose of this article is to describe the development and implementation of a co‐teaching model at a small state university in the northeast. In addition, this article will share lessons learned from this experience by two professors, as well as describe the impact on the beliefs and teaching behaviors of their students. One of the professors is a member of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, and the second is from the Department of Professional and Secondary Education. The co‐teaching initiative began in 1996 and continues until the present, with a graduate course on inclusionary practices taught collaboratively each fall. The impetus for the initiative came from an identified need for general education and special education teachers to co‐teach in classrooms where students with disabilities are included. Given that co‐teaching is an expected teacher behavior, the practice must be taught with intent and modeled by professors to increase the likelihood that it will be implemented successfully in P‐12 classrooms.


With the introduction of new forms of surveillance and an expansive list of criteria to meet, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has become the source of distress and even suicide, for some residents of Assam unable to provide this information. Lawmakers, academics and members of civil society must thus consider the state's accountability regarding this, writes Rafiul Ahmed.


It is unlikely that uniqueness theorem holds for stationary black holes in higher dimensional spacetimes. However, we will examine the possibility that the higher multipole moments classify vacuum solutions uniquely. Especially, we compute the potentials associated with rotational Killing vectors and look at the dependence on the total mass M and angular momentum J. Consequently, there is a potential {sigma} which we cannot write down in terms of integer power of M and J explicitly. This may be regarded as an evidence for the uniqueness using multipole moments generated by {sigma}.


Having a disordered mind, the hallucinatory distorts an individual's ability to separate truth from illusion, confusing dream with reality, making them almost indistinguishable. For the hallucinatory, the images seen and the voice heard are real. The characters are haunted by loss or grief, and from that loss or grief the hallucinatory figure is born. Although the hallucinatory figures are featured in some of the theatrical works, but they have gone largely unnoticed. There is no systematic study on hallucinatory figures or their purpose within the play. Nor is there any analysis of the different ways in which a playwright may choose to shape them or the affects their reveal has on the audience's perception of the character. It is the purpose of this study to create a systematic guide to the hallucinatory figure on the stage through Mary Chase's (1906-1981) Harvey (1945) and David Auburn's (1969- ) Proof (2000). Hallucination has been generally defined as "percepts arising in the absence of any external reality-seeing things or hearing things that are not there" (Sacks ix). Having a disordered mind, the hallucinatory distorts an individual's ability to separate truth from illusion, confusing dream with reality, making them almost indistinguishable. For the hallucinatory, the images seen and the voice heard are real. The hallucinatory figure can be created by a "wandering mind" (xiv), which is identified as a haunted mind. The characters are haunted by loss or grief, and from that loss or grief the hallucinatory figure is born. they There is systematic study Chase's ) Proof


1 have not felt justified so far in putting any record of my military experiences into print, for it has seemed to me that the gain was largely a personal one. communicable to others by advice at the bedside, but not original enough to warrant the writing of an article. It is true that one has become expert in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases which a few years ago one had never encountered, but that does not imply superior knowledge over those who have already written for many years on the subject of tropical medicine. At the present time, however, I feel that there are two reasons which justify a departure from my reticence; the first is that the experiences have now grown wide enough to be of some historical interest; the second is that in view of present-day discussions on post-war plans I feel the urge to present to those at home an outline of the life and work of a physician in the Army. I shall describe mainly my own experience, not because it has been unique or outstanding, but because it will serve as an example of the kind of work which most of us have been called upon to do. My first posting was as officer in charge of the medical division of a military hospital in England. Here the work was at times dull and rather trivial, but nevertheless one went through what might be called a period of professional rejuvenation. One lived in a mess among colleagues from all medical schools. This led to an exchange of ideas which was most valuable. We held weekly clinical meetings in which the dermatologist and pathologist took part, and once a fortnight the Command neurologist came to spend a whole day reviewing every neurological case we had collected in the meantime. One worked, for the first time, in close touch with psychiatrists, and though serious disease and death were uncommon, one learnt much of disorders in their early stages. In exchange for the problem of advanced heart failure one had the more difficult problem of whether heart disease was present at all. Such an experience is valuable for a matter of months but not indefinitely, and naturally our aim was to go abroad. My own hospital sailed for an unknown destination, which we rightly guessed to be North Africa, in Feb., 1943. We landed at Algiers, where unfortunately we were held up for a few weeks, but during that time I visited two hospitals already established, in both of which I found medical friends. I saw typhus for the first time, in the civil hospital, where Prof. Benhamou demonstrated rickettsia in the sternal marrow. We moved to Bone, where we set up a tented hospital for a few weeks; but the battle was moving on, and we followed it closely, opening up again at Medjes-el-Bab and then near Tunis. This brief period towards the end of the Tunisian Campaign was the only one in which my surgical colleagues were busier than I. Usually the medical division claimed two-thirds to threequarters of the beds.


A one-year monthly monitoring program of periphyton and water condition in 7 sections of Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek of Shanghai was conducted to show the seasonal change of the periphyton community structure.Principal component analysis(PCA) was performed to analyse seven water quality parameters and extract the main factors affecting the water quality.Combined with the community parameters of periphyton,the stepwise regression method was applied to establish the regression model showing relationship between the main water quality factors and the community parameters of periphyton.The key factors influencing the periphyton community were then found.The results show that diatom is the main part of periphyton,the dominant species and the community parameters show obvious seasonal changes;among the three principal components in PCA,the first one(PCA1) represents the content of COD_(Cr) and Chl-a,the second one(PCA2) represents the content of dissolved oxygen and phosphorus,the third one(PCA3) represents the content of nitrogen.PCA1 and PCA2 show apparent influence on the density of periphyton.The other community parameters are not apparently influenced by the principal components,indicating that the density of periphyton is an important index to indicate the water quality of river.


This paper reports on the use of an intelligent agent framework (called CAST-ITT) for implementing a team training system. CAST (Collaborative Agents Simulating Teamwork) provides the underlying model of teamwork and agents to simulate virtual team members. CAST-ITT (Intelligent Team Trainer) uses CAST to also monitor trainees, and support performance assessment and coaching for the purposes of evaluating the performance of a trainee as a member of a team. We demonstrate that a team training system can be built that uses CAST-ITT with good performance and can be used for achieving real world training objectives.


Do medieval exegetes display a particular attitude regarding the stories of the Bible that we introduce into the category of "myth" ? We aim to answer this question through an examination of the genealogies of chapters four and five of Genesis in the commentaries composed between the xiith and xivth centuries in the West. Those of chapter four (v. 17-22) are considered a myth on the origins of culture – the pastoral life, the work of metals, music, weaving –, those of chapter five present various problems, namely because of the length of the lives of the characters involved. It seems that the commentators of the Middle Ages are less sensitive to the "historical" dimension of these texts than to the teachings that we can deduce from the origins of human behaviour. The analysis that they perfom on the structure of these texts (using the symbolic value associated with numbers and underlining the differences of composition) and the tropological applications that they draw, infering from the Holy Scriptures the teachings of the Word permanently directed toward man, demonstrate that the methods that they use are akin to a certain analysis of myth today.


Abstract : Volume II (this volume) contains an annotated bibliography of 137 studies, analyses, and papers that were identified as part of the historical summary of aids to navigation analyses. A detailed categorization of each of the 137 reviewed studies is also included. In addition, a total of 59 studies conducted by the Coast Guard Research and Development Center that focus on aid technology, buoy moorings, and hardware are summarized and categorized. Another 31 relevant studies have been identified that are part of the analysis in Volume I. The detailed descriptions of the studies in this annotated bibliography provided the basis for the integrated description of the studies in Volume I. In most cases, the annotated bibliography contains a more detailed description of the various studies than is contained in the main report. The annotated bibliography also offers an opportunity for incorporating these summaries in an accessible electronic database.


Clinical Dilemma: A 27-year-old woman is in the 32nd week of her second pregnancy. After her first childbirth she suffered from postpartum depression (PPD) and was successfully treated with an antidepressant. Since then she has been asymptomatic. Now she asks for consultation whether she should be treated preventively for depression after her upcoming childbirth.


In a long period of time, certain thought has been holding the dominant position. With the new discovery of modern science and the people's introspection on modern society, People realized that the two traditions are oneside. We should overcome all these kinds of onesideness and confirm the value of uncertain thought.


Applying the theorems of Mobius inverse and Dirichlet inverse, a general algorithm to obtain biorthogonal functions based on generalized Fourier series analysis is introduced. In the algorithm, the orthogonal function can be not only Fourier or Legendre series, but also can be any one of all orthogonal function systems. These kinds of biorthogonal function sets are used as scramble signals to construct biorthogonal scramble modulation (BOSM) wireless transmission systems. In a BOSM system, the transmitted signal has significant security performance. Several different BOSM and orthogonal systems are compared on aspects of BER performance and spectrum efficiency, simulation results show that the BOSM systems based on Chebyshev polynomial and Legendre polynomial are better than BOSM system based on Fourier series, also better than orthogonal MCM and OFDM systems.


In this communication, experimental hydrate dissociation data for the ethane, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide + ethylene glycol + water system are first reported at 0.1, 0.2, 0.35, and 0.5 mass fractions of ethylene glycol in aqueous solution. The experimental data were generated using an isochoric pressure-search method. The experimental hydrate dissociation data are compared with the corresponding literature data and the experimental dissociation data for ethane, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide simple hydrates in the presence of pure water reported in the literature. A discussion is made on the reliability of the few sets of experimental hydrate dissociation data reported in the literature for the ethane, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide + ethylene glycol + water system. We finally report experimental hydrate dissociation data for the methane + methanol + water system at 0.55 and 0.65 mass fractions of methanol in aqueous solution. The experimental hydrate dissociation data are compared with ...


The paper characterizes the main determinants of the medium-term current account balance for oil-exporting countries using dynamic panel estimation techniques. It includes a large number of oil-exporting countries and extends the specifications commonly used in the literature to include an oil wealth variable as well as a proxy for the degree of maturity in oil production. The results reveal that factors that matter in determining the equilibrium current account balance of oil-exporting counties are fiscal balance, oil balance, oil wealth, age dependency, economic growth, and degree of oil production-related imports.


Conclusion: Since Gerbera plant has bulky roots, the roots of this plant cannot be developed well in the NFT system, so the use of the NFT system is not suitable for Gerbera cultivation. The best performance of plant samples was obtained from vermiculite culture media, but since there were no significant differences between vermiculite and vermiculite: perlite, so to reduce production costs, the use of vermiculite: perlite culture medium in the closed system is recommended for the cultivation of Gerbera plant.


High-purity anhydrous magnesium chloride was prepared by using magnesia and ammonium chloride as reactants, alumina as covering agent. The process was characterized by X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry analysis. The reaction mechanism involved in the process was proposed and discussed. In addition, the effects of molar ratio of ammonium chloride to magnesia, thickness of the covering agent (alumina), reaction temperature, and reaction time on the purity of anhydrous magnesium chloride were investigated. The content of magnesia in anhydrous magnesium chloride was achieved 0.014% under the optimum conditions: ammonium chloride and magnesia with the molar ratio of NH4Cl:MgO = 5:1 were mixed evenly. Alumina with the thickness of 1.1 cm was used as a covering agent. The mixture was maintained at 450 °C for 1.5 h for the complete reaction, and then calcined at 700 °C for 0.5 h to obtain well-sintered anhydrous magnesium chloride.