A combination of naltrexone and bupropion produces a significant, 4.7% greater weight loss than placebo when combined with behavior modification, according to phase 3 study results.


ABSTRACT Australia's 23rd prime minister, Bob Hawke, is celebrated for a world record set at the University of Oxford in the 1950s for the fastest consumption of a yard of ale. The beer record is apocryphal, having five evidential flaws. However, the embellishment—or fabrication—of the record was crucial to the "larrikin-leader" dual image Hawke constructed over the course of the 1970s as he manoeuvred to enter parliament. Hawke's dual image appealed widely from the 1970s onwards because of the rise of the "ocker": a middle-class caricature of Australians. By the 1980s, a refined "ocker chic" identity had emerged in which the middle class could erect a national culture that feigned meritocracy. In the 2020s, politicians, professionals, performative fathers and others identify with an ahistorical nation in which irreverence, elasticated leather boots, cowboy hats, Bavarian-style cold beer, and stories of endurance in foreign lands help to conceal their privilege. While many commentators have tried to explain this phenomenon, Diane Kirkby's formulation of ocker chic reveals the interchange between class, gender and race that has preserved neoliberal capitalism in Australia.


The article focuses on the figure of Mazzini Beduschi. He was a painter and participated at First World War as an official of artillery. The article analyzes, through the unpublished letters he wrote to his wife, not only his position on the war as an Italian nationalist but also the sequences of his experiences of war.


This work aims to communicate the experience obtained from the application of a group psychotherapeutic intervention from the contextual model in adolescents with emotional problems referred to a mental health centre. We will focus first on the clinical characteristics of adolescents attending mental health consultation and the needs they present. second, we will briefly describe the contextual model as well as the therapies that form the basis for such intervention and that are brought together under this model: acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Functional analytic Psychotherapy. Third, we will thoroughly present the dynamics introduced in psychotherapeutic sessions and lessons learned by adolescents. Finally, we will point out the conclusions and the most important implications of this work.


The present invention relates to a cleaning head for a vacuum cleaner. Cleaner head having a dirty air inlet, an outlet pipe and a rotary brush bar, a dirty air inlet of the suction chamber provided in the main cleaning head, an outlet pipe for connection to a suction source, the rotating brush bar is housed in the main suction chamber internally to a floor surface through the dirty air inlet in contact with agitation. The brush bar is driven by air cooling the motor, the motor is mounted inside the cleaner head, wherein at least a portion of the motor inside the brush bar. In order to cool the motor, the motor outer housing is provided with a plurality of air cooling holes, the cooling air holes comprising at least one air inlet and at least one exhaust port in use. According to the present invention, each intake port through an intake duct connected to an upstream stationary clean air inlet, and an exhaust port for each similarly connected to the downstream clean air outlet by a stationary exhaust duct. This avoids the rotation of the brush bar itself serves as a cooling air to the motor problems associated conduit.


The distribution of proton energy losses in optical parts including optical lenses and mirrors was calculated using SRIM program, based on Mont Carlo method. The effect of proton energy on the optical spectrum of lenses and mirrors was also investigated through irradiation experiments, with the proton energy varying from 0.03 to 1 MeV. An approach of on‐ground simulation of the proton spectrum in space was proposed taking into account the different characteristics of proton spectra in the radiation belt, solar cosmic ray, and galactic cosmic rays in GEO as well as the corresponding distribution of energy loss in optical parts.


Language as a social activity is part of culture. Language is a very important community legacy, its function, position and benefits. Likewise with the Balinese language as a means of communication in Balinese society. Balinese is used as an introduction in Balinese life. In the life of the community, the Balinese language has an important role as a communication tool because the Balinese language is located as a mother tongue. Mother tongue is the first language that is mastered by humans from birth through interactions with fellow members of the language community, such as family and community environment. As a mother tongue, Balinese has a function, namely: a symbol of regional pride and Balinese society, a symbol of Balinese identity, a means of communication within the Balinese family and community, and supporters of Balinese regional literature and the growth of Indonesian language and literature. Based on a brief description of the background of this paper, there are three issues that need to be discussed, namely: what is the nature and elements of Balinese culture?, and how is the relationship between Balinese language and Balinese Culture?


The greatest advance in vacuum technology in the last decade or so has been the development of ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) apparatus and techniques which have extended the production and measurement of vacua to the pressure region 10-9 to 10-14 Torr. Under UHV conditions surface properties can be studied without gas adsorption1 occurring because the gas impingement rate is negligible.


: Network traffic data is huge in volume and needs to be processed in real time to detect Intrusions. By utilizing the power of latest Hardware with multi-core processors and GPGPU computing, there is a scope for processing the huge volume of network traffic data in near real-time. This study is intended for examining the potential of Network Anomaly Detection Algorithm (NADA) presented by the authors [9] for parallelization. NADA was parallelized using parallel toolbox functions in Matlab. Other classification algorithms such as Naive Bayes, SVM and Decision trees were also implemented using the pre-defined functions in Matlab and the time taken for execution of these algorithms were compared with NADA for various sizes of data. This study uses the new version of Kyoto University's Intrusion Detection/Evaluation benchmark dataset for experimentation. The parallel performance measures such as time taken, speedup and efficiency are encouraging.


—This paper presents an idea-phase introduction of how to utilize swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in performing a dismounted company attack. UAVs are used in the process of data gathering and as tools to increase overall Situational Awareness (SA). A company represents a basic military unit performing time-critical tasks whose completion is mandatory for operational survival. The discussed idea-stage solution relies on using UAVs as tools of military commanders to act as data collectors, hub-stations and tools to gather data from the areas of interest. Since the tempo of operations at tactical level (battalion and below) has increased, the amount and type of data gathered are crucial in terms of operational success. The need for timely and accurate data from a designated area is necessary for improved decision making process, which is dependable on Situational Awareness and Common Operational Picture (COP). Once the critical data have been gathered and analyzed, UAVs act as versatile assisting tools in military operations in the roles of collecting and forwarding data to support processes of control and command. The main contribution of this paper is to identify the possibilities and the process of how to improve the overall performance of military troops by utilizing UAVs as assisting tools in gathering real-time data required for decision making.


Dolores gives birth to her first child, Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore, nicknamed Dede. Helene gives into actor/director Lowell Sherman's daily proposals and marries him in a lavish ceremony held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Though they have reconciled, Helene chooses not to ask Maurice to give her away. John Barrymore does the honors instead. Married life again goes awry for Helene. The couple fight constantly, with Sherman's omnipresent mother, Julia, adding insult to injury. The small movie parts Maurice had been getting evaporate with the Crash of 1929, forcing him to return to vaudeville to make ends meet. While performing in a sketch in Stockton, California, he befriends a young woman named Vivienne Sengler. She sues him a year later on a bogus charge that he had backed out of his promise to marry her. Eventually, she drops the case, but not before dragging the Costello name through the mud.


The present project of order investigation / intervention, it seeks to describe from the systemic perspective the transformer in the speech in pairs who present guidelines of interaction happened by dynamics of power that favor the appearance of the violence. The population is constituted by three heterosexual pairs, without importing his marital status, but that are defined in his union as constituted pair, with that The principal aim was realized approximately between 6 and 8 meetings agreements to the particularity of the case is directed to describe the dynamics of power that exist in the pairs with conjugal conflict and to identify the beliefs of kind that support them to favor the change of the relation from the systemic therapy. From the utilization of the analysis of narratives it was observed as the pairs who suffer conflict due to the beliefs of kind that promote the relations of subordinator, on having linked itself to a process of systemic therapy they are allowed to find different possibilities from the recognition of resources that favored the change in the dynamics of conjugal interaction, in which now the voice is born in mind of other one and where every member that the pair composes could steady as autonomous, responsible and free individual.


To improve the efficacy of traditional medical image retrieval, this paper presents a new medical algorithm that uses discreet cosine transformation innovatively. This paper chose 42 pictures from upper torso CT images obtained from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in ShengJing Hospital to serve as databases. Then by comparing the retrieval results, 6 pictures' similarity to the given query image, gotten by different retrieval algorithms to judge the efficacy of different algorithms. In the results, DCT algorithms display better retrieval performance than traditional grayscale histogram cumulative algorithm, extracting more similar images obviously. If scholarships overcome some drawbacks of this algorithms, this technology would have promising prospect to be applied for medical system in hospital. Keywords-content based retrieval; medical image retrieval; grayscale histogram; DCT; similarity ;


Blockchain is an innovative technology, which emerged in 2008 and presents important possibilities for application. Thus, this article aims to analyze the main characteristics, of the business models, the companies that use the blockchain. To this end, a survey was carried out based on Crunchbase, which is a market intelligence platform. Resulting in a sample of 48 companies more relevant according to the site. The next step was to make a content analysis, with the help of the Iramuteq software, of the material collected on the websites of these companies. As a result of the process, three classes of business blockchain impact were found: a distributed value structure, a governance structure, and an application structure aimed at encrypted and tokens.


Objective To test the changing patterns of hemorheologic indexes in human blood of different sexe age. Methods The hemorheologic indexes in 300 male and 300 female Changsha resident adults of different age groups were determined by MDK-3200G apparatus for analyzing the indexes changing patterns. Results The typical characteristics of non-Newtonian fluid were presented in low shear rate human blood,but in high shear rate human blood the characteristics of Newtonian fluid were presented. The hemorheologic indexes decreased with the increasing of age in male but it increased with the increasing of age in female. The changes of hemorheologic indexes in Changsha residents showed significant difference between different regions. Conclusion In the areas of medical laboratory and artificial organ research,the reference normal value of hemorheologic indexes of human blood should defined according to the groups with different region age and sexe.


This investigation evaluates the relative effects of thermochemical and electrochemical reactions on the transport of elements, particularly manganese, from the flux to the weld metal in submerged arc welding. The experimental fluxes used were silica-calcium oxide-based, containing 20 wt-% MnO, 15 wt-% CaF[sub 2], and SiO[sub 2] to CaO ratios that varies from 5.50 to 1.16. The slags formed show good detachability, and the welds produced have good bead morphology. The dilution effect was eliminated by drawing the welding wire from the same materials as the base plate. The welding parameters were held constant during weld production and two polarities were used. The arc was found to be stable, but was more so for electrode-positive (reverse) polarity welds. The results of chemical analyses of fluxes, slags and welds are consistent with the following three mechanisms working in parallel that all affect the compositions (and the apparent compositions) of weld metal: (1) the pyrochemical reactions between the slag and the metal; (2) electrochemical reactions at the anodes and cathodes (oxidation and reduction, respectively); and (3) occlusion of slag or solid products of reactions in the weld pool. 22 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.


This study examined children's understandings of poverty in a Kindergarten classroom. Along with meaning-making around poverty, the study examined pedagogical conditions that support investigations of socio-political aspects of sustainability with young children. Data included observations of children's play, artefacts, conversation transcripts, and teacher reflective journal entries. Findings showed that the children's understandings of poverty shifted and reverted throughout the project and were influenced by broader social events. Further, that young children's engagement with socio-political aspects of sustainability can be supported via purposeful, play-based and arts-based pedagogies. This study addresses a gap in early childhood education for sustainability research by moving beyond a prevalent focus on environmental aspects of sustainability.


Random fields regression model,a battery of tests for neglected nonlinearity based on the theory of random fields,Bayesian Estimation were combined to investigate the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty in China since January 1990.The results show that the relationship between two variables is an asymmetric U-shaped curve,convincingly support Friedman's hypothesis that a rise in the inflation rate increases inflation uncertainty.Turning to Cukierman-Meltzer's hypothesis,the relationship between two variables is down U-shaped curve,where the left side has positive but the right side has negative effects.


More and more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) become more important in lightening system, for instance in cars, street lights, flashlights and individual lightening solutions. With the increasing use of LEDs an effect becomes visible: after short operating times some LEDs lose their brightness or become ohmic. What is the reason for this effect? How does the production process influence the appearance of this effect and how do we investigate the aging of LEDs? These questions will be discussed in this paper.


Rotational Profiler provides an analytical algorithm to compute sets of classical torsional dihedral parameters by fitting an empirical energy profile to a reference one that can be obtained experimentally or by quantum-mechanical methods. The resulting profiles are compatible with the functional forms in the most widely used biomolecular force fields (e.g., GROMOS, AMBER, OPLS, and CHARMM). The linear least-squares regression method is used to generate sets of parameters that best satisfy the fitting. Rotational Profiler is free to use, analytical, and force field/package independent. The formalism is herein described, and its usage, in an interactive and automated manner, is made available as a Web server at http://rotprof.lncc.br.


We argue for a multi-method action research approach that is primarily qualitatively based. We draw on the results of a staged multi-method study of customer value, and demonstrate how such an approach can illuminate complex change and learning oriented phenomena. The method is discussed, and knowledge creation considered in relation to efficacy of the methodological approach. In general, multi-method multi-stage action research projects are complex and difficult to manage, however can result in rich contributions to knowledge and improved management practice. Furthermore, we argue that qualitatively based action research can build bridges between academe and the business community.


The invention discloses a solid-state transformer partial discharge on-line monitoring method, and belongs to the technical field of solid-state transformer detection. The solid-state transformer partial discharge on-line monitoring method comprises the steps of hardware configuration and monitoring. In the hardware configuration step, a current sensor is connected with a broadband digital oscilloscope, and the broadband digital oscilloscope, a processing computer, a data storage server and an analysis system are connected in sequence. Changes in leakage current on a ground wire of a solid-state transformer to be detected are monitored and used as characteristic signals for judging insulation aging of the solid-state transformer, graphs obtained through a data processing step are used for showing the characteristic differences of all parameters in phase distribution and amplitude quantitative distribution, the insulating state of the solid-state transformer is effectively evaluated, potential insulation defects of the solid-state transformer can be found as early as possible, the requirement for intelligent device repairing regulation signals is met, and an intelligent grid control and maintenance device can work efficiently and operate safely and reliably. The solid-state transformer partial discharge on-line monitoring method enables power grid equipment to be maintained in time, reduce losses and reduce the production cost.


Two cats were presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Mannuthy with complaint of rectal prolapse from past two days. Presented animals were weak and emaciated. On abdominal palpation a small sausage shaped structure could be palpated and the animal exhibited pain on palpation. Due to the oedema of the prolapsed mass it could not be reduced into normal position. The ultrasonographic examination of the abdomen produced a target sign suggestive that the condition was intussusception. Decided to correct the condition surgically. Opened the abdominal cavity through the Linea alba and exteriorized the affected portion from remaining segments. Manually reduced the affected portion under general anaesthesia. Closed the abdominal cavity and skin incision as per the standard manner. Animals were exhibited successful recovery.


In the article, the results of the researches of total evaporation, the modes of irrigation and the productivity of corn on grain in the conditions of a steppe zone of the Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania are presented. The empirical dependences characterizing relationships of cause and effect in system: hydroweather conditions an irrigated agrobiocenosis, allowing to improve methodology of irrigation planning and to increase accuracy of irrigation planning, taking into account existential variability of climatic factors are presented


Two papers have recently questioned the quantitative consistency of the search and matching models. Shimer (2005) has argued that a text-book matching model is unable to explain the cyclical variation of unemployment and vacancies in the U.S. economy. Costain and Reiter (2007) have found the existence of a trade-off in the model's performance: any attempt to change the calibrated values in order to amend such business cycle inability would jeopardize the model's predictions about the impact of unemployment benefits on the hazard rate. In surveying the literature originated in these findings, I distinguish three different avenues that have been followed to correct the model: change in wage formation, change in the calibration, changes in the model specification. The last approach seems to reach the best results both from a business cycle and from a microeconomic viewpoint.


The microstructure test and mechanical tests were carried out on welded joints of ADB610 steel welded by a new type of low carbon bainite under three kinds of weld heat input.By the metallographic microstructure analysis,it is found that there is ferrite and bainite in base material zone,weld metal zone and heat-affected zone,and there are Fe3C dispersing on the surface ferrite and bainite.The weld heat input has great influences on the microstructure and mechanical property in weld metal zone.Increasing weld heat input,the quantity of bainite decreases and the quantity of ferrite increases,and crystalline grain is larger in weld metal zone.From the analysis on data of tension test,the impact toughness test and bending test,it can be concluded that the welded joints of ADB610 steel have higher strength,excellent impact toughness at low temperature.In weld metal zone,the bainite contnet increases,the content of ferrite increases,the grain size increases,then the impact toughness decreases with the increase of weld heat input.


.......................................................................................................................................... i Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... ii List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. v List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... vi List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. vii List of Appendices ...................................................................................................................... viii Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Overview of Research ................................................................................................................. 2 Rationale...................................................................................................................................... 3 Delimitations and Limitations ..................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Literature and Theoretical Framework Review ..................................................... 6 Literature Review ........................................................................................................................ 6 Event Leveraging ..................................................................................................................... 6 Partnerships and Collaborative Governance ............................................................................ 8 Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................................. 19 The Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance .................................................. 22 Chapter 3: Research Context and Methodology ...................................................................... 36 Research Context....................................................................................................................... 36 Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 38


British manufacturers have lagged behind the United States in developing unified marketing organizations. This has occurred largely as a result of unique social and political circumstances and economic problems so vividly exemplified by the devaluation of the pound last November. Nevertheless, many developments have taken place since 1961, especially among firms considered to be market leaders. Many of these moves were reactions against the inroad of foreign (particularly American) competitors in the United Kingdom. Although British firms have made some adaptations in organizational form, they have essentially followed American directions and patterns, once again demonstrating the universality of the marketing concept.


In line with the GLTN focus on strengthening land policy, improving global knowledge, and strengthening capacity of partners, the GLTN Secretariat engaged ITC (University of Twente) to explore the feasibility of the design and development of curricula in Responsible Land Administration. The general objective is to strengthen the capacity of higher education and other relevant networks or institutions globally and provide quality undergraduate and post-graduate courses on the theme of pro-poor, gender responsive land tools. In inception phase representatives from ITC and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in consultation with GLTN secretariat, guided by the project's general objective, developed a framework with overall approach. The main output was a curriculum design entitled "Teaching Essentials for Responsible Land Administration" with a course title "Responsible Land Administration 101" was created and distributed for review and comments. A final report included a brief outline of a draft curriculum and recommendations for next phase/s of curriculum development.
This preliminary work forms the basis for the next stage of development, which is coordinated by RMIT University and University of East London under project 2 of the GLTN Research and Training Cluster. This project aims to develop detailed outlines for each of the 6 Modules, and commence development of full curricula. Based on the original design by ITC expanded outlines for each Module have been developed and it is on these that we are seeking expert input with key stakeholders. In November 2016, an expert group meeting (EGM) was held at the University of East London. The EGM was organized by GLTN partners UN-Habitat, the University of East London and RMIT University. A total of 18 experts, from various countries and academic and professional disciplines within the land sector, discussed and agreed on next steps in the production of a structured knowledge base to support the development and delivery of the curriculum. The potential users include any land-related academic program and self-study courses with potential for certification.
This EGM has established a firm foundation for the development of the structured knowledge base, which is planned for completion during 2017. Six modules are planned, including an introductory, module on responsible land administration, plus five substantial modules covering the key subject areas of access to land & land tenure security, land management & planning, land policy & regulatory frameworks, land based financing / land value sharing, and responsible land administration and information.


The article includes an analysis of a multiple asset portfolio, paying special attention to an imprecision risk, burdening the component instruments. The imprecision of decision premises is modeled in the imprecisely stated present value of portfolio assets, given subjectively by the investor in the form of trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. Next, for each asset and consisting portfolio we define imprecision measures appointed based on a fuzzy discounting factor. Analyzed theoretical model takes into account not only rational premises of a decision, but also allows for an inclusion of behavioral, technical and technological factors. During the performed research, relations between imprecision risk measures of assets and portfolio were found. Imprecision risk assessments are computed based on energy and entropy measures. Also, a case study is given, presenting mechanics of the model and methods of calculating risk measures. Performed analysis led to formulating some conclusions about the form and behavior of imprecision risk burdening a portfolio.


In order to more deeply understand the mechanism between microorganism and atmospheric inhaled mineral fine particles. Albite, the typical mineral fine particle in the atmosphere, was used as the research object. This study investigated the air common bacteria-Staphylococcus aureus acted on albite for 7 days. By inductively coupled plasma (ICP), zeta potentials analyzer, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) testing means, we can analyse soluble ions, surface charge, surface groups and surface morphology of albite. The results were listed as followes: 1 Staphylococcus aureus could promote the dissolution of albite, and promote the soluble Si, Al and Fe ions; 2 Staphylococcus aureus would adsorb on albite surface, gave its some characteristics to albite, changed surface charge, and made the zeta potential move in the positive direction. The above results are important for the establishment of the inhaled fine particles of mineral environmental and health impact assessment system.


PART I: MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES AND IN CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES Membranes in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries and in Conservation of Natural Resources: An Introduction A.M. Sastre, Syed S.H. Rizvi and A.K Pabby Application of Membrane Contactors in Mass Transfer Devices A. Gupta and A. Pittman, Membrane Chromatography M.E. Avramescu, Z. Borneman, and M. Wessling Membranes in Gas Separation M.B. Hagg Pervaporation: Theory, Practice and Applications in the Chemical and Allied Industries V. Pangarkar and S. Pal Current Status and Prospects for Ceramic Membrane Applications C. Guizard and P. Amblard Membrane Technology and Supercritical Fluids: Recent Advances G. Rios, S. Sarrade, and D. Paolucci Techniques to Enhance the Performance of Membrane Processes A.G. Fane and S. Chang Separation and Removal of Hydrocarbons Using Polymer Membranes S.I. Semenova Zeolite Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization, Important Applications and Recent Advances R. Mallada, M. Arruebo, P. Pina Membrane Fouling: Recent Strategies and Methodologies for Its Minimization M.F.A. Goosen, R. Roque, and S. S. Sablani Membrane Extraction in Preconcentration, Sampling and Trace Analysis J.A. Jonsson Hybrid Liquid Membrane Processes with Organic Water-Immiscible Carriers (OHLM): Application in Chemical and Biochemical Separations V. Kislik Advancements in Membranes Processes for Pharmaceutical Applications R. Kuriyel, M. Fushijima, and G. Jung Membranes in Drug Delivery M. Grassi Bio-Responsive Hydrogel Membranes J. Hubble and R. Zhang PART II: MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, FOOD PROCESSING, LIFE SCIENCES AND ENERGY CONVERSION Membrane Applications in Biotechnology, Food Processing Life Sciences and Energy Conversion: Introduction S.S.H. Rizvi Ultrafiltration Based Protein Bioseparation R. Ghosh Membrane Distillation in Food Industry S. Nene, G. Patil, and K.S.M.S. Raghavrao Applications of Membrane Separation in the Brewing Industry C.I. Moraru and U. Schrader Development of Bipolar Membrane Technology in Food and Bio-Industries G. Pourcelly and L. Bazinet Applications of Membrane Technology in the Dairy Industry P.A. Marcelo and S.S.H. Rizvi Microporous Membrane Blood Oxygenators B. Han and S.R. Wickramasinghe Transporting and Separating Molecules Using Tailored Nanotube Membranes C.R. Martin and P. Kohli The Use of Emulsion Liquid Membrane Systems in Chemical and Biotechnological Separations J. Perera and G.W. Stevens Membrane Electroporation and Emerging Biomedical Applications K.P. Mishra Proton Conducting Membrane for Fuel Cells V. Rao, K.A. Friedrich, and U. Stimming PART III: MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING NUCLEAR), ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND FUTURE TRENDS IN MEMBRANE SCIENCE Membranes Applications in Industrial Waste Management (Including Nuclear), Environmental Engineering and Future Trends in Membrane Science: Introduction A.K Pabby and A.M. Sastre Treatment of Radioactive Effluents: Introduction, Fundamentals and Scope of Different Membrane Processes B.M. Misra and V. Ramchandran Radioactive Waste Processing: Advancement in Pressure Driven Processes and Current World Scenario G. Zakrzewska-Trznadel Liquid Membranes Based Separations of Actinides P.K. Mahopatra and V.K. Manchanda Reverse Osmosis Based Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Wastes Generated in Hospital Facility and in Steel Industry: Case Studies M. Sancho, J.M. Arnal, G. Verdu, and J. Lora Evaluation of Membrane Based Processing of Radioactive Nuclear Plant waste: Case Studies A.K. Pabby, S.K. Gupta, S.R. Sawant, N.S. Rathore, P. Janadan, R.D. Changrani, and P.K. Dey Application of Donnan membrane process for recovery of coagulants from water treatment residuals A.K. SenGupta and P. Prakash Utilization of Membrane Processes in Treating Various Effluent Generated in the Pulp and Paper Industry and M. Nystrom Membrane Bio-Reactors for Waste Water Treatment E. Casey Membrane Assisted Solvent Extraction for Recovery of Metallic Pollutants: Process Modeling and Optimization I. Ortiz and A. Irabien Membrane Contactors for Gaseous Streams Treatments A. Criscuoli and E. Drioli Strip Dispersion Technique: Application for the Strategic and Precious Metal Separation and Treatment of Wastewater Streams A.K. Pabby, S.C. Roy, J.V. Sonawane, F.J. Alguacil, and A.M. Sastre Electrically Enhanced Membrane Separations and Catalysis V.M. Linkov, B.J. Bladergroen, and M.A. Maluleke Membrane Processes for Treatment of Industrial Tannery Effluents: A Case Study A. Bodalo-Santoyo, E.Gomez, and A.M. Hidalgo New Developments in Nanofiltration Technology: A Case Study on Recovery of Impurity-Free Sodium Thiocyanate for Acrylic Fibre Industry S. Sridhar and B. Smitha Future Progresses in Membrane Engineering E. Drioli and E. Fontananova


A low-noise and -power readout integrated circuit (IC) for two-electrode electrocardiogram (ECG) recording is developed in this study using a common-mode charge pump (CMCP) for a robust 20-VPP common-mode interference (CMI). Two-electrode ECG recording offers more comfort than three-electrode ECG recording. Contrasting to the three-electrode ECG recording, the two-electrode ECG recording is affected by CMI during measurements; the intervention of a large CMI will distort the ECG signal measurement. To achieve robustness for the CMI, the proposed ECG readout IC adopts CMCP—it uses switched capacitors that store and subtract CMI by control logic. In this paper, a window comparator structure is applied to CMCP to obtain a signal with less distortion. The window voltage ranges were set between the input common-mode ranges in which IA can operate. Therefore, a signal with less distortion was obtained by stopping the operation of CMCP between the window voltage ranges. It also reduced additional current consumption. To achieve this, the proposed circuit is implemented using a chopper stabilization technique. The chopper implemented in the amplifier can reduce low-frequency noise components, such as 1/f noise, and it comprises a CMCP, current feedback instrumentation amplifier, QRS peak detector, relaxation oscillator, voltage reference, timing generator, and serial peripheral interface on a single chip. The proposed circuit was designed using a standard 0.18 μm CMOS process with an active area of 0.54 mm2. The proposed CMCP achieves a CMI robustness of 20 VPP at 60 Hz. The measured input-referred noise level was 119 nV/√Hz at 1 Hz, and the power consumption was 23.83 μW with a 1.8 V power supply.


With Gleeb-1500 thermal simulating test machine the CCT curve of Φ12 mm ML35 steel is studied,and its controlled-cooling process adjusted according to the curve,and excellent mechanical properties and cold heading ability for wire got.


In this paper, we propose an innovative emulation-based framework for the generation of test programs oriented to SMT microprocessor validation. The two major characteristics of the proposed framework are an effective method to gather information about the processor internal status via its emulation, and an efficient algorithm which exploits these pieces of information for a generation process which is particularly suited for SMT processors. Performance counters (PCs) as well as ad hoc registers are used to achieve the former result, while a feedback-based generation process is devised to achieve the latter. Experimental results gathered on a real complex design (the OpenSPARC™ T1 core) show that the proposed framework can achieve high quality results with acceptable CPU time and human effort requirements.


Introduction Ultrasonography (US) uses nonionizing sound waves to produce 2or 3-dimensional gray-scale images. Although adopted earlier in other fields of medicine, the first US descriptions of normal and abnormal musculoskeletal (MS) tissues were published in 1958 and 1972, respectively (1,2). The use of color/power Doppler for synovitis was first described in 1994 (3). Annual publications on MSUS have increased exponentially from 7 in 1991 to 175 in 2011 (4). In addition to orthopedic surgery, physiatry, and podiatry, the use of MSUS has gained increasing acceptance in the field of rheumatology (5,6). Combining clinical findings, a strong understanding of the immunobiology of rheumatic diseases, and the potential for realtime dynamic imaging makes the use of MSUS a powerful addition to the diagnostic skills of the rheumatology provider. Applications of MSUS include the diagnosis of inflammatory and noninflammatory rheumatic disease, the assessment of an individual's response to treatment, and guidance for procedures (7–9) (Table 1). MSUS is gaining acceptance as an imaging modality among rheumatologists, but little has been published regarding the experience in the United States. Many entities, including the Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR) and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), have taken a proactive role in the use of MSUS by offering educational courses, training educators, and developing a set of reasonable use criteria and certification. Despite many challenges in academic settings, inroads have been made at the fellowship training level by clinician educators to incorporate MSUS into individual program curricula. This review describes the evolution of this modality with its beginnings in Europe and its further adoption in the United States, reviews the necessary components for its practice, examines the economic and education-related challenges to its implementation, and offers solutions and resources to overcome these barriers.


The invention relates to a method, an arrangement and a device for transmission of information between a central (DSLAM) and at least one decentralized unit (TN1, TN2, TN3) in a communication network. In this example, it is estimated a distance between the at least one decentralized (TN1, TN2, TN3) and the central (DSLAM) transfer unit during the training phase in a decentralized unit (TN1, TN2, TN3) and a representing said distance value (kl In the central unit (DSLAM) is based on the transmitted value (kl Subsequently, the transmission of information in response to the fictitious distance representing value (kl


This paper shows that amongst the p-groups of order p5, where p denotes an odd prime, there is only one group whose automorphism group is again a p-group. This automorphism group has order p6 and it is shown that this is the smallest order a p-group may have when it occurs as an automorphism group. The paper also shows that all groups of order p5 have an automorphism of order 2 apart from the group above and three other related groups.


This paper presents an architectural framework of an Expert System in the area of agriculture and describes the design and development of the rule based expert system, using the shell ESTA (Expert System for Text Animation). The designed system is intended for the diagnosis of common diseases occurring in the rice plant. An Expert System is a computer program normally composed of a knowledge base, inference engine and user-interface. The proposed expert system facilitates different components including decision support module with interactive user interfaces for diagnosis on the basis of response(s) of the user made against the queries related to particular disease symptoms. ESTA programming is based on logic programming approach. The system integrates a structured knowledge base that contains knowledge about symptoms and remedies of diseases in the rice plant appearing during their life span. An image database is also integrated with the system for making the decision support more interactive. The pictures related to disease symptoms are stored in the picture database and the intelligent system module prompts these with the interface based on rule based decision making algorithms. The system has been tested with domain dataset, and results given by the system have been validated with domain experts.


Abstract Recent INAH excavations and reanalysis of data from the Carnegie Institution archaeological project document the survival and revival of Classic and Terminal Classic traditions at Postclassic Mayapán, the last Maya capital in Mexico. The survival of some Terminal Classic ceramic types and architectural forms at Mayapán around A.D. 1100–1200 reflects a pattern of continuity. A revival of earlier traditions is notable in the erection of stelae marking the katun endings and in Postclassic architecture that incorporates iconographie elements from Terminal Classic Puuc sites and the city of Chichén Itzá. The rulers and priests of Mayapán displayed their connection with the Terminal Classic Maya heritage to assert political power. The Puuc revival at Mayapán is linked with the Xiu priests, whereas the revival of the Itzá heritage of Chichén Itzá is affiliated with the Cocom rulers. Between A.D. 1250 and 1400, revival-style architecture at Mayapán was inspired by local traditions in the area of Yucatán. After A.D. 1400, trade contact with the East Coast inspired new art forms linked with the international style associated with Mixteca-Puebla art.


A new method of path averaging for waves propagating in a random dilute system of identical scatterers is developed. The scattering matrix of such a system is calculated. The method systematically takes into account repeating scatterings on the same scatterer and effects of correlations. Results obtained show the significant influence of new effects on the extinction of a coherent field and are valid in both the diffusive and localized regimes.


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A Polish researcher has analyzed the findings from 19 in-depth interviews with experienced HR managers to consider how organizational approaches to employee development changed during the covid19 pandemic. The findings provided insights into the changes in form and methodology, but also revealed employees' desire for new approaches to help their development, as well as their stress and fatigue when overloaded with multiple, online development initiatives.

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Information and computer technology (ICT) are found to accumulate, salvage, broadcast or receive information through the electronic way. Construction industry engages the services of builders, engineers, surveyors, architects, Geographic Information System (GIS), clients, consultants, contractors, workers and suppliers, all with conflicting interests in the project which demands an intense exchange of data and information. Consequently, the construction industry is one of the most information demanding industries and requires close coordination of a large number of specialized mutually dependent organizations to achieve cost, time and quality goals of a particular project. The industry is described by incorrect and ill-timed communications that often result in costly delays. As a result, ICT could be of tremendous help in this regard. This study explains the usage level of ICT and its impact on the construction industry in Nigeria. Relevant data were obtained from the Nigerian Bureau of statistics in Abuja and a survey was done in the industry comprising professionals, academia and the general public. The study produced limitations, benefits and possible solutions to how ICT can become better in its usage in the construction industry.


The basic concepts and terms of a rather relevant sphere today - nanotechnology - are presented. All over the world, nanotechnology is one of the main topics for the study and development of science of the XXI century. Nanotechnology is a complex of scientific disciplines related to the manipulation of substances at the atomic and molecular levels, the purpose of which is primarily to create nanostructures, devices and materials with special properties. This sphere has such an interest precisely because it has the possibility of versatile application and carries a fairly large growth potential. Unfortunately, at the moment, not all the properties of nanomicroelements have been fully studied.


ABSTRACT Many researchers have focused on the role colonialism has played in causing interstate border disputes in Africa. Besides the colonial issue, this paper seeks to investigate what other factors fuel interstate border disputes in Africa and determine how effectively the disputes can be resolved. In recent decades, Africa has been tormented by and is still experiencing numerous interstate border disputes which have serious implications for the disputing states. Some of the disputes are resolved, but violations of human rights and instability still occur in these regions. By analysing the content of some relevant documents and with the use of interviews, this paper reveals that most disputing African states rely heavily on foreign intervention (especially by their erstwhile colonial masters) in the resolution of their disputes. It is argued that African leaders need to be more committed and exhibit better leadership in resolving their border disputes, and that they should always seek the expertise of African forums such as the African Union (AU) before calling for foreign intervention. It is suggested that African leaders and the AU understand the problems of Africans better than anyone else, and they are also the ones mostly greatly affected by these disputes. Thus, there needs to be more of a focus on addressing the root causes of disputes in order to avoid them resurfacing, rather than seeking to merely halt them.


This paper presents the design approach and development of a novel External Pipeline Robot (EPR) named ExPiRo with the capability of moving on linear segments of cylindrical structures with variable diameters in the range 100 mm to 130 mm. The robot has a passive pipe clutching mechanism created from two parallelogram four-bar linkages. The designed robot can carry payloads up to 2.2 kg. The ExPiRo prototype demonstrated the desired ability to travel on a varying diameter pipe during testing. A control system for position controlling of the robot within the pipeline is also proposed. An ADAMS-MATLAB co-simulation is conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed control system. The control system demonstrated significant stability in reaching different goal positions.


Effects of outward-bound training(group activity)on interpersonal relationship in college students were investigated.Students were analyzed based on their hometown or origin,specialty and gender.Data show that such training positively affected interpersonal relationship,such effects were significant when analyzed either in terms of student origin,specialty or gender.


The present study was conducted to investigate phosphate removal from aqueous solution using industrial wastes, red mud (RM), acid treated red mud (ATRM) and converter furnace steel slag (CFSS). The chemical composition of adsorbents was analyzed using X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Batch experiments and...


This paper continues the investigation of the dyadically additive function a defined by a(n) = the number of l's in the binary expansion of n. Previously, Bellman and Shapiro (cf. "On a problem in additive number theory." Annals of Mathematics, 49 (1948) 333-340) showed that 2J.ia(fc)~ x Iogjc/21og2. They then considered the iterates of a defined by aq = aq-i°a and observed that Ar(x) = 2I=i ar(k) is not asymptotic to any elementary function for r ̂ 2.


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Tables: Changes in carriers' operating profits/losses, 2007-2011 -- Available top shipping lines ranked by 2011 operating profit/loss margin -- Top carriers' profit/loss per TEU in 2009-2011 -- Carrier Z-score 2007-2011 -- Carrier debt-to-EBITDA ratio 2007-2011.


Distributed collaborative beamforming has been intriguing considerable interest, whereas slow convergence would hinder practical applications of the conventional algorithms to networks of massive arrays. When non-circular complex-valued signals are involved, the conventional distributed beamforming algorithms would be sub-optimal. We consider herein adaptive diffusion approaches to enhance the beamforming performance for networks of massive (vector-sensor) arrays in potentially non-circular measurement noise scenarios. Formulating the tensorial array signal model, we develop a global adaptive tensorial beamforming algorithm and the corresponding distributed counterpart leveraging the minimum Gaussian entropy criterion for networks of massive arrays. The convergence behavior of the proposed algorithms in the small step-size regime is theoretically and experimentally demonstrated. Illustrative simulations validate the superior performance of the proposed algorithms, especially in the non-circular measurement noise scenarios.


Expansive soils which occurs in the arid and semi-arid climate regions of the world cause serious problems on civil engineering structures. Such soils swell when given an access to water and shrink when they dry out. A lot of attempts are being made to control the swellshrink behavior of these soils. The factors that affect the swelling potential of the expansive soil mainly depends upon the properties of soil, environmental factors and stress conditions. Each year, expansive soils causes damage to houses, roads, pipelines, and other structures. This is more than twice the damage from floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes combined. Due to the extensive swelling clay occurrences of north-eastern parts of Nicosia, this area was selected as the study area. The selection of the area was decided due to the presence of direct outcrops of all formations containing marls of Miocene period, known for their high to very high swell potential. Hamitkoy is a growing development area in north-east part of Nicosia reputable of expansive soil damages to the existing buildings and roads, yet still a popular area for the building industry on the island. This project investigated the soil profile of a selected locality based on data from a UNOPS funded project and evaluated the soil parameters required for the design of foundations, including the depth of active zone, swell pressure, and surface heave. The structural analysis of a two story residential building was carried out by SAFE. Between the rib mat and flexible waffle mat, the ribbed mat has been selected to be designed by the SAFE software. The flat plate mat is the commonly used foundation type in Northern Cyprus which is constructed directly on the ground surface. This study aims to show that this is a wrong practice due to damages caused to buildings by the center or edge lift or settlement of mats due to swell-shrink behavior of soils, and to emphasize that a more suitable foundation type, ribbed mat, should be adopted by the construction industry for the structural integrity, as well as feasibility, economy and environmental concerns.


The classical Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem provides a topological formula, in terms of characteristic classes, of the Fredholm index of certain elliptic operators. It bridges in an impressive way geometry and topology with functional analysis, and had influenced, since its discovery in the 1960's, many areas of mathematics. I plan to follow somehow the outline of the original Annals papers [1] and [2], but with more emphasis on Dirac and differential operators, rather than pseudo-differential operators. In the final part of the course I shall indicate some modern applications and approaches.


In the introduction of this work an overview of the basic advantages of CFOA circuits is presented. It is explained theirs higher Slew rate, possibility of the GBW-product separation, the realization using a fewer number of passive elements, ... After enumerating the basic advantages of the CFOA circuit, the realization of the GP2 filter follows. First, the GP2 filter is realized using OA, and then the realizations with the use of CCII+ circuits follow. There are two ways of realization, one using CCII+ circuit only (a more demanding way). In this realization, larger number of elements is needed, many of them are redundant, nevertheless it realizes the transfer function identical to that of the GP2 filter with OA. The other realization using several different types of CCII circuits, achieves significant savings of CCII circuits and passive elements. In the end, as an example, the low-pass, 8th-order Buterworth filter is designed, and simulated in the PSpice electric circuit analysis program.


meet all of their needs with a single set of lessons. These students ran the gamut of problems: one student had been kicked out of several high schools; several students told me they were dyslexic and didn't read; and a few college-bound students had failed English because of senioritis. Thrown in with this majority were a few ESL students who didn't need the credit but just wanted to learn more English. No matter how I designed the class, chances were my course would not connect with these students, most of whom had failed English at least once.


We introduce a content selection method for opinion summarization based on a well-studied, formal mathematical model, the p-median clustering problem from facility location theory. Our method replaces a series of local, myopic steps to content selection with a global solution, and is designed to allow content and realization decisions to be naturally integrated. We evaluate and compare our method against an existing heuristic-based method on content selection, using human selections as a gold standard. We find that the algorithms perform similarly, suggesting that our content selection method is robust enough to support integration with other aspects of summarization.


OBJECTIVE I understand all types of hospital clinical specimens sent from the main Gram-negative bacillus distribution and resistance,for clinical anti-infection treatment and provide the basis for the rational use of antibiotics.METHODS Clinical submitted the sputum,Blood,Urinary tract secretions,Wound secretions,Humoral etc all kinds of specimens from the conventional training,use Viekt-ATB auto-system,and K-B paper disk diffusion in accordance with NCCLS standards was employed for drug sensitivity tests.RESULTS July 2006 June 2007 Clinical specimens were isolated various major G-Bacillus 707,Habitat of the top three are:Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,16 kinds of antibiotics resistance in varying degrees.three major imipenem Enterobacteriaceae bacteria resistant rates are 0.0%,Highly resistant to ampicillin,to cefoperazone/sulbactam,piperacillin/tazobactam resistance rate of 3.3% to 34.0%.In non-fermented bacteria,In addition to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Aeromonas natural resistance to imipenem,The remaining resistance to imipenem rate of 10.2%.ESBLs β-lactamase resistant strains increased significantly.CONCLUSIONS Clinicians should,concerned about drug resistant strains appear,according to test results of individual susceptibility,rationalize the choice of antibiotics,to control and reduce the formation of drug resistant strains.


Abstract Radical decarboxylation has emerged as an attractive method for the formation of C–C bonds starting from easily accessible carboxylic acids. In this review, we attempt to bring the readers up to date in this rapidly expanding field. Specifically, we will cover recent advances in Csp3–C bond formation via the radical decarboxylation of aliphatic carboxylic acids and their activated forms, such as N-hydroxyphthalimide esters (NHP esters), alkyl diacyl peroxides, alkyl peresters, and aryliodine(III) dicarboxylates. The scope and limitation of these transformations will be discussed, highlighting gaps in knowledge and research and examining the mechanisms underlying radical decarboxylation. We aim to make this review a stepping stone for further development in this field. 1 Introduction 2 Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids 3 N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters (NHP Esters) 4 Alkyl Diacyl Peroxides 5 Alkyl Peresters 6 Aryliodine(III) Dicarboxylates 7 Conclusion


Three-level (3L) neutral point clamped (NPC), flying capacitor (FC), and H-bridge (HB) voltage source converters (VSCs) as a grid-side full-scale medium voltage (MV) converter are modeled, controlled, and simulated for the grid connection of a hypothetical 6MW wind turbine. Via the converter topological features and the simulation results demonstrating the converter performance, these three 3L-VSCs are discussed and compared in terms of power density and reliability, which can be considered as two of the most important criteria for the converters placed in wind turbine nacelles. Given the grid connection circuit (without capacitive switching ripple filters), the 3L-HB-VSC is expected to be superior with respect to power density and reliability over the 3L-NPC- and -FC-VSCs.


The instructional strategies presently taught to prospective swimming and water safety instructors are based upon a teacher to student ratio of 1 to 5 for beginning children and one-to10 or 15 for more skillful children and adults.t-" However, many aquatic educators find themselves faced with much larger classes of heterogeneously grouped students than guidelines suggest. To effectively handle groups of 25 or more students, alternative teaching and organizational methods must be developed and employed. Qualified students may assist as certified instructors, water safety aides, and lifeguards. The presence of welltrained students increases the effectiveness of the teacher and brings the teacher-to-student ratio closer to established guidelines.


Abstract : Three experiments have provided a rough evaluation of the pointing errors of the 28-foot paraboloid and its mount. One examined the errors introduced by the pedestal, including the azimuth bearing, the second evaluated the pointing of an optical telescope attached to the backup structure, and the third showed that the departure between the telescope boresight and the millimeter-wave boresight is not a large fraction of a beamwidth. The experiments yielded estimates of base tilt, structural sag, elevation-axis skew, and collimation error. When allowance is made analytically for these defects, static pointing of the optical telescope at night has RMS errors of about 0.01 deg on each axis; this quantity is one-seventh of a 35-GHz beamwidth. Appendixes give data on the location of the antenna and the procedure for focusing.


Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are maturing in performance and becoming available for routine use in environmental applications including weather reconnaissance and remote sensing. This paper presents a discussion of UAV characteristics and unique features compared with other measurement platforms. A summary of potential remote sensing applications is provided, along with details for four types of tropical cyclone missions. Capabilities of platforms developed under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program are reviewed, including the Altus, Perseus, and solar- powered Pathfinder, all of which have flown to over 57,000 ft (17 km). In many scientific missions, the science objectives drive the experimental design, thus defining the sensor payload, aircraft performance, and operational requirements. Some examples of science missions and the requisite UAV / payload system are given. A discussion of technology developments needed to fully mature UAV systems for routine operational use is included, along with remarks on future science and commercial UAV business opportunities.


In the paper, several approaches to modeling and optimization of radiation tolerant microsystems are discussed. In a contrast to traditional approaches, microsystems are designed and manufactured at multiple length scales. It is shown that a multiscale approach should be used in modeling and optimization of microsystems.


Eighteen cases of angioma of the spinal cord are presented, 13 of which were operated on. After an analysis of the clinical findings, emphasis is placed on the importance of myelography with iodized oil which permitted the correct diagnosis in 83 per cent of the cases.


The majority of Bayesian networks learning and inference algorithms rely on the assumption that all random variables are discrete, which is not necessarily the case in real-world problems. In situations where some variables are continuous, a trade-off between the expressive power of the model and the computational complexity of inference has to be done: on one hand, conditional Gaussian models are computationally efficient but they lack expressive power; on the other hand, mixtures of exponentials (MTE), bases or polynomials are expressive but this comes at the expense of tractability. In this paper, we propose an alternative model that lies in between. It is composed of a "discrete" Bayesian network (BN) combined with a set of monodimensional conditional truncated densities modeling the uncertainty over the continuous random variables given their discrete counterpart resulting from a discretization process. We show that inference computation times in this new model are close to those in discrete BNs. Experiments confirm the tractability of the model and highlight its expressive power by comparing it with MTE.


This study was conducted to investigate the incidence rate of metabolic syndrome, and the related factors were examined. 620 persons who had participated in both initial and second survey were selected. Initial survey was performed at the year of 2006 and second survey was performed at the year of 2010. Among them, 460 persons who didn't initially have a metabolic syndrome were selected as the final study subjects. They were classified into 2 categories; stationary normal group (352, 76.5%), and metabolic syndrome incidence group (108, 23.5%). The incidence rate of metabolic syndrome for the subjects was 25.2 per 1,000 person years. Sex, obesity, and smoking had significant effect on the incidence of metabolic syndrome. In multiple logistic regression analysis,after controlling variables, obesity index was found to be major factor in the incidence of metabolic syndrome. The risk of metabolic syndrome was increased by overweight or obesity. The strategy to control body weight should be emphasized for prevention of metabolic syndrome.


Ownership of the family home is usually not disputed until either the relationship between the spouses or cohabitants breakdown or there is a competing claim over the property by a third party. In such circumstances, determination of ownership rights becomes imperative. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 gives the courts adjustive powers to deal with disputes between spouses on the breakdown of the marriage. Notwithstanding this, there may be circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to determine property rights between spouses. Furthermore, the adjustive powers of the courts are not applicable to cohabitants. Thus, in the absence of legal co-ownership in the family home, cohabitants and spouses who cannot rely on the 1973 Act will have to establish an equitable interest in the property. The analyses relied on are primarily based on property law and trusts principles and, more particularly, imputed trusts and proprietary estoppel. Under trusts principles, imputed trusts are usually taken to refer to resulting and constructive trusts.


Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of geographical boundaries. Located between latitude 49 degrees north and the North Pole, Canada stretches from east to west, across 5 1/2 time zones, a distance of 7500 kilometers. These tremendous distances and the variations in topography and weather have provided a formidable challenge for Canadian electric power utilities as they seek to serve a sparse population settled for the most part in the south close to the US/Canada border. The author describes how these conditions have pressured Canadian utilities to take the lead in the design and construction of mega-hydro-electric and nuclear generating stations, extra high voltage transmission lines and innovative rural distribution systems.<<ETX>>


: The additive manufacture through the FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) process is one of the most utilized techniques of 3D printing nowadays, which consists of the extrusion of a thermoplastic filament, provided continuously from a reel, through a nozzle extruder heated for the material deposition in layers. In this process, the deposited polymer cools rapidly for the layer solidification, and then it is reheated with the deposition of the upper layers, making important the study of the thermoplastic properties in accord to the pieces thermal history, especially in relation to the glass transition (Tg) temperature and the crystallization temperature (Tc). The first indicates the temperature from which the polymeric chains gain mobility and relates with the adhesion between the deposited layers. The second marks the organization tendency of the macromolecules in crystals, that normally make the material more resistant, though less ductile. Due to this phenomenon, the FFF printed piece's mechanical properties become dependent on parameters such as the printing speed, nozzle and table temperatures, and layer height, in addition to post-processing operations like reheating. In this sense, this research aimed to evaluate the influence of the printing parameters mentioned and reheating on the FFF fabricated polylactic acid (PLA) piece's impact resistance. It utilized a complete factorial type experimental planning with 2 levels and 3 variables (2³), that allowed use of variance analysis (ANOVA) to identify which are the most significant factors for the impact resistance evaluated according to the norm ASTM D4508. The reheating was identified as the most influential parameter, since only 20 minutes reheating was enough to increase the piece's average resistance by more than 300%. The crystallinity change became evident by the reheated piece's opacity when compared to the translucent pieces obtained through printing. The results demonstrated notable efficacy of the reheating process on improving the piece's properties, pointing to a great cost-benefit strategy for the industrial segments and for professional consumers attributed to the FFF printing.


The synthesis and characterization of aluminum alkoxide and alkyl complexes stabilized by piperazidine-bridged bis(phenolate) ligands are described. Treatment of ligand precursors H2[ONNO]1 {H2[ONNO]1=1,4-bis(2-hydroxy-3-tert-butyl-5-methylbenzyl)piperazidine} and H2[ONNO]2 {H2[ONNO]2=1,4-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzyl)piperazidine} with AlEt2(OCH2Ph) and AlEt2(OPr-i), which were generated in situ by the reactions of AlEt3 with equivalent of the corresponding alcohols, in a 1c1 molar ratio in THF gave the corresponding aluminum alkoxide complexes [ONNO]1Al(OCH2Ph) (1) and [ONNO]2Al(OPr-i) (2), respectively. The reaction of H2[ONNO]1 with AlEt2(OCH2Ph) in a 1c2 molar ratio in THF afforded a mixture of monometallic aluminum ethyl complex [ONNO]1AlEt (3) and complex 1, which can be isolated by stepwise crystallization. Similarly, H2[ONNO]2 reacted with AlEt2(OPr-i) in a 1c2 molar ratio in THF to give a mixture of aluminum ethyl complex [ONNO]2AlEt (4) and complex 2. Complexes 1 and 2 were also available via treatment of complexes 3 and 4 with 1 equiv. of benzyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol, respectively. All of these complexes were fully characterized including X-ray structural determination. It was found that complexes 1 to 4 can initiate the ring-opening polymerization of e-caprolactone, and complexes 1 and 2 showed higher catalytic activity in comparison with complexes 3 and 4.


In 1990 over 1 million women were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); by the year 2000 over half of all new infections will involve women. The issue of women and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) must receive greater political and policy emphasis informed by awareness that HIV/AIDS affects women differently than men. Women are more biologically vulnerable to HIV infection due to the larger mucosal surface exposed during intercourse. Women are more epidemiologically vulnerable given their likelihood to marry or have sex with older men who have had many sexual partners. In addition women are more socially vulnerable as a result of their lack of power in sexual relationships--a phenomenon that makes it difficult for them to negotiate safe sex or insist on condom use. This inequality between men and women is a root cause of the rising incidence of HIV among women and advocacy for women with HIV provides an opportunity for men and women to work together to re-examine gender roles and improve womens status.


800x600 A priority scheme is proposed in which the prioritized customers get guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) by the cloud computing system in terms of lesser response time. The concept of selection probability is introduced according to which the cloud metascheduler chooses the next query for execution. The prioritized customers are categorized into different priority queues which are modeled as M/M/1/K/K queues and an analytical model is developed for the calculation of selection probabilities. Two algorithms are proposed for explaining the processing at the users' end and at the cloud computing server's end. The results obtained are validated using the numerical simulations. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */
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The main purpose of this study is to see how Nigerian tax officials prevent and detect tax fraud. The tax authorities of Bayelsa state are the principal focus of this study. The information for the project came from both primary and secondary sources. 133 questionnaires were circulated to obtain primary data, and all of the returned surveys were received. Secondary data for this study was gathered from journals and other papers. This is how questionnaire responses were categorized. Frequency and contingency tables were created. Tax fraud is connected to inefficient and unproductive tax management, according to the conclusions of this study. The conclusions of this inquiry will help tax administrators, government officials, taxpayers, financial analysts, and auditors who pay taxes.


Aims:  To examine Saccharomyces cerevisae strains with previously reported beneficial properties and aflatoxin B1 binding capacity, for their ability to remove ochratoxin A (OTA) and zearalenone (ZEA) and to study the relation between cell wall thickness and detoxificant ability of yeast strains.


On the isocyanide carbon atom, two CC sigma bonds are formed in the bicyclization reaction of the readily available acyclic substrates with tosylmethyl isocyanides. The reaction can proceed under extremely mild and metal-free conditions to give the products in high to excellent yields. The powerful potential of this strategy deserves attention because it is a new paradigm for trapping of the incipient imidoyl anion, by a carbon electrophile instead of a proton.


Introduction: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a well-recognized potentially malignant disorder of the oral mucosa with malignant potential estimated to be 7% to 13%. Both conservative and surgical treatment methodologies have been tried to bring relief from burning sensation, to decrease fibrous bands and to improve mouth opening. The role of curcumin as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant has not been well established for the treatment of OSMF. Therefore, this study is undertaken. Materials and methods: The patients of OSMF attending the outpatient department of dentistry and otorhinolaryngology constituted the subjects for this study. Both groups were injected twice a week with dexamethasone sodium phosphate 4 mg/mL for 12 weeks. In addition, the test group was asked to take orally tablet TurmixR (curcumin 300 mg and piperine 5 mg) tablet 300 mg thrice daily orally for 3 months. The following outcome variables were measured 3 months posttreatment [burning sensation on visual analog scale, mouth opening (in millimeters) by vernier calipers, percentage relief in symptoms from pretreatment stage, and ultrasonographic evaluation of thickness of fibrotic bands]. Results: The mean change in burning sensation and mouth opening at weeks 3, 5, 7, 9, and 12 was significantly more among test group. The mean change in band length on ultrasonography on both right and left side from pre to mid and posttreatment was significantly more among test group. Conclusion: The commercially prepared avatar of Curcuma longa (turmeric) shows promise in reduction of signs and symptoms of patients with OSMF.


To study Cr and Ni(heavy metals)in soils affected by long-term swine wastewater application,52 soil samples in the plough horizon(0~20 cm)of groundwater-irrigation farmland soils and sewage-irrigation farmland soils were collected.The total and bio-available content of heavy metals and pH and the content of soil nutrients in soils were measured respectively.And sewage-irrigation farmland soils were applied with swine waste water for 8 years from Jing'an swine-farm.Spatial variability of heavy metals was studied using Geographic Information System(GIS)technique and geostatistical analysis.The aim was to explore the affecting factor and accumulation contribution of Cr and Ni due to swine wastewater application.The results indicated that the ex- perimental and model-fitted variograms of total and bio-available content of Cr and Ni in soils were spherical model.And the total and bio-available content of Cr and Ni were moderate self-correlation.According to the analysis of background investigated,the variogram analysis,and the correlation analysis among heavy metals,pH and soils nutriments,it could be known that the Cr and Ni were mainly influenced by soil mineralization.The enrichment factor showed that the contribution of swine wastewater for Cr and Ni was little.The pH in soils would decrease and the bio-available concentration of Cr and Ni would increase after swine wastewater was applied.


The importance of long-range planning for space flight emergency systems is pointed out. Factors in emergency systems planning are considered, giving attention to some of the mission classes which have to be taken into account. Examples of the hazards in space flight include fire, decompression, mechanical structure failures, radiation, collision, and meteoroid penetration. The criteria for rescue vehicles are examined together with aspects regarding the conduction of rescue missions. Future space flight programs are discussed, taking into consideration low earth orbit space stations, geosynchronous orbit space stations, lunar operations, manned planetary missions, future space flight vehicles, the space shuttle, special purpose space vehicles, and a reusable nuclear shuttle.


Twenty-four lactating Holstein cows were used to compare the effect of two sources of supplemental selenium with or without supplemental dl-α-tocopherol acetate, on oxidative stability of their milk. The Se sources were inorganic Se mixed in the concentrate ration or alfalfa sprayed with 20 g Se ha−1 four wk before ensiling. Half of the cows on each treatment received 3000 IU d−1 of dl-α-tocopherol acetate for the first 4 wk (Period 1) and the other half received the tocopherol for the second 4 wk (Period 2). Improvement (P   0.05) when the tocopherol was fed without Se. Plasma and milk Se contents were higher (P <...


Charge transfer doping efficiencies of π-stacked poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) aggregate nanofibers are studied using spectroscopic and electron microscopy probes. Solution dispersions of self-assembled P3HT nanofibers are doped in the ground electronic state by adding varying amounts (w/w%) of the strong charge transfer dopant 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ). Careful control of self-assembly conditions allows us to select either the H- and J-aggregate limiting forms, which differ primarily in the degree of purity (i.e., molecular weight fractionation) and nanomorphology. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), electronic absorption, and Raman spectroscopy of F4-TCNQ–:P3HT+ species are then used to track doping efficiency with dopant loading. J-aggregate nanofibers exhibit over an order of magnitude larger doping efficiencies than polymorphic H-aggregate nanofibers. The higher purity and order of the former promote intrachain polaron delocalization whereas disorder arising fr...


This position paper brings to discussion a next step in the evolution of Cloud Computing as the organisation of multiple clouds. We summarise concepts related to the set of clouds called Inter-Cloud and its main elements (hybrid clouds, multi-clouds, etc.). We explore in more detail the Cloud Federation, which has stood as a well-behaved and voluntary organisation of clouds, focusing on its key features, advantages over other types of cloud organisation and existing models. Finally, we present a conceptual model of a Cloud Federation organised in layers, created based on the relationship of the main segments identified in this kind of organisation.


The work undertaken is the proposal and simulation of a reconfigurable microstrip antenna array for adaptive base station operating in the UMTS frequency band. Our array antenna is performed with Fr4 (Er = 4.5 tgδ = 0.02 h = 1.6mm). The basic antenna array is constituted of circular patches adapted with coplanar notches and circular patches parasite fed by electromagnetic coupling. The system also integrates a SPST switches. The simulations are performed with the ADS software.


The fi nancial and economic crisis of 2008-2009 was the fi rst call, which was to make the Russian society to focus on important issues, one of which is the quality of education as a basis for creating and sustaining an innovation ecosystem. Investment in education and the development of the necessary competencies are crucial in improving the competitiveness of the country: these are the competences of graduates that determine the potential productivity of the territory. Russia is facing the challenge of creating the type of economy that would enable attracting highly educated and skilled workers. This initiative is refl ected in the federal document the Conceptual of the Federal Action Programme for the Development of Education for 2016-2020 [1], which determines the quality and competitiveness of the Russian education as the prerogative of the state policy. The paper describes the current state of the educational market on the territory of the Bologna process members. It provides a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of the system of higher education in Russia with countries leading in the Global Innovation Index. The authors determined the range of problems associated with the 'insuffi cient effectiveness' of the educational system in Russia. Moreover, the authors proposed the view for establishing the policy aiming at development of innovative ecosystem.


Background: Science of medicine in the post-genomic era has significantly enhanced the knowledge of human diseases. These advancements could shed light to the translation of these benefits into drug therapeutics. Drug repurposing is a strategy that plays a pivotal role to provide novel insights into disease biology and further drive drug discovery as the ultimate goal. Herein, the current study aimed to analyse the global trends of drug repurposing peer-review publications from 2003 until 2022. Methods: We retrieved 1.371 articles related to drug repurposing studies and used similar terms and keywords, including "drug repositioning", "drug repurposing", "drug reprofiling", "drug reusing", and "drug recycling". Results: The number of drug repurposing publications has increased dramatically from 2003 through 2022. Besides, the most active country in publishing drug repurposing research is the United States, followed by China, India, the United Kingdom, and Italy, respectively. Meanwhile, the top five frequently used keywords are drug repurposing (n = 336), drug repositioning (n = 335), COVID-19 (n = 134), SARS-CoV-2 (n = 135), and molecular docking (n = 67). Conclusions: This study emphasizes the importance of conducting active research collaboration in drug repurposing and drug repositioning especially pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Objiective To disuss the safety and effetiveness of using Sulfentanyl combined with Esmolol in the fiberoptic bronchosocopy guided tracheal intubation.Methods Thirty-two patients assessed difficult airway were scheduled tudo surgery under general anaesthesia.The patients were randomly dividied into two groups.The control group only conducted with circothytoid membrane puncture and Tetracaine table linen spray.While intravenous injection of Sulfentanyl in 0.2ug/kgand Esmolol in 1.5mg/kg was performed for observation group under the base of local anaesthesia(T0),when FOB was inserted into oral cavity(T1)and advanced through vocal cords(T2) and when endotraceal tub was thresded onto trachea(T3).Responses like nestlessness nausea and coughing were also recorded.The patients satisfaction of the intubation was note afer operation.Results The obesevation group has much more good cases than the control grouo.It shows that using Sulfentanyl combined with Esmolol have good effects(0.025P0.05),No differences exist between in MAP HR SPO2 of two groups at T0.While for the observation group,a significant reducing(P0.5)in MAP and HR was observed at T1,T2 and T3.The intubation reflection in the observation group is significantly lower(P0.1).Conclusion Our research show that intravenous injection of Sulfentanyl 0.2ug/kgand Esmolol 1.5mg/kg can significantly reduce cardiovascalar and intubation reflections.


The aim of this paper is to test the usefulness of a new approach based on partial feedback linearization to control the Pendubot. The control problem stated in the article is to stabilize the Pendubot in the upright position. In particular, properties of the closed-loop system and the zero dynamics are investigated and illustrated by results of simulations. Next, the performance of a hybrid-like controller in the case of input saturation is evaluated by conduction extensive simulation trails. The experimental results suggest that the considered control methodology can be successfully applied for a real system.


Photoconductive properties of a polymer designed to be photorefractive are investigated. The polymer is composed of photoconducting PVK [poly(n-vinylcarbazole)], photosensitizing TNF (2, 4, 7-trinitro-9-fluorenone), and optically nonlinear DANS (4-N, N-dimethyl-4'-nitrostilbene). The electric-field dependence and λ dependence of its photoconductivity and photocarrier generation efficiency have been measured. And preliminary four-wave mixing experiments have been carried out.


MANY explanations of the origin of fjords are to be found in works on geography and geology as well as in guide books, but none of them seems fully to meet the case. Fjords are the natural result of the laws which govern the movement of glaciers; they are formed by erosion of the beds of glaciers as they flow into the sea and in the course of centuries become displaced inland. For a further account the reader is referred to my two papers on the theory of glacier mechanism. *f


Kinetic and thermogravimetric analyses were used to study on behavior solid state mixtures of 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid with sodium carbonate and bicarbonate in programmed heating conditions. Dependence of a reagents transformation degree vs. temperature is established. The basic opportunity solid state sodium salt of 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid synthesis is shown. Course of reaction in mechano-thermal activation of process was investigated.


Large-scale change is not possible without aligning individual and collective values, wisdom, and commitment to the architecture needed to support ethical practice. The process required for designing a system that supports ethical practice on a moment-to-moment basis involves synergistic operational strategies. These include personal transformational learning, information for decision-making, supporting principled change-makers and risk-takers, and creating an enabling work environment. Transformational design and action involve using practices, techniques, and methods that source inner capacity at every step of planning and implementation and embodying foundational values. Transformational design leverages key elements of co-creating new patterns, developing new norms and systems for sustainable change, transcending disempowering patterns, and creating a new narrative.


This paper introduces the principles of the formation of ultrasound grating.Regarding the difficulty in measuring sound velocity by using this phenomenon,it also discusses supporting measuring methods about the velocity of ultrasonic wave by ministrant equipment of testing the wave length made by the wave measurement principle of Michelson interferometer.Therefore,diffraction pattern changes can be more clearly observed,and the measurement accuracy is improved.In addition,it provides experimental methods and results.


Through regional hydrological,meteorological and geological data,geophysical exploration,hydro-geological surveys,drilling and pumping tests,hydrogeological conditions of the west of the mining area have been introduced preliminarily.Aquifer rock formations in this area can be divided into porous aquifer of unconsolidated rock strata and magmatic rocks fractured rocks rock formations.Comparing " big weel method " with " analogy method",and selecting " big well method " as the main method,pit inflow has been forecasted.Through water quality analysis,it is regarded that under natural conditions,Weishanhu surface water has non-recharging to waterfilled pit.


This study aims to determine the impact of the use of pesticides on chili (Capsicum annum L.) on the diversity of soil arthropods on land with semi-organic and Conventional farming systems in Dau sub-district, Malang regency, Indonesia. Arthropod sampling was carried out using the pitfall trap method, measuring the abiotic factors of soil temperature, soil pH, air humidity, and light intensity as well as the interview method. Arthropod diversity data analysis was analyzed using Microsoft Excel by calculating the Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H '), evenness (E), dominance index (ID), and taxa richness (TR). Then use the SPSS for Windows release 16 application with the Repeated Measure ANOVA test to determine differences in diversity of soil arthropods in semi-organic and Conventional. Previously the Normality test has been done. Interview results were analyzed descriptively. Arthropods found in the two locations showed different results in semi-organic fields before being sprayed with pesticides, found 10 order and 21 families, semi-organic fields after being sprayed with pesticides, found 10 order and 19 families. Then in Conventional land before spraying found 9 order and 18 families and Conventional after spraying found 9 order and 17. The total of all individuals found in semi-organic and Conventional land was 2008 individuals. Semi-organic land before spraying has the highest diversity value with an average of 3.44, while the lowest is Conventional land after spraying with an average diversity value of 2.10. Semi-organic before spraying compared with semi-organic after spraying a significant value of 1000> 0.05 was not significantly different. Conventional before spraying compared to Conventional after spraying showed a significant value of 0.026 <0.05 significantly different.


The paper analyzes the basic characteristics of the cultural community in the context of interpretive sociology, based on the notion of personality lifeworld. The difference between the society and the community as different levels of social reality is presented in motivation and discourse. Practical consciousness is treated as a form of conscious and unconscious reflexive behavior, its subjective and intersubjective basics are considered. The organic compound of phenomenological (temporal) and cultural (linguistic) aspects of practical consciousness is fixed in the subjective perception and memory. This allows to discover new functional connections in the socio-cultural dynamics of community, join the semantics of cultural forms and practical consciousness.


The enhancement of lnaternal and chttd health programs has enabled early detection and inteIV ention in routine health exanlination for children.However,there are regional differences in the contents of the checkup program.We exanained two cases of children with Hllld developmental disorders who had no risks at birth but had developmental problems that were over10oked during lllfant health checkups,Case l was a child whose disablity was noticed by the caregiver but who passed the health checkup and was unable to receive appropriate fonow― up.The disorder was detected by a speech herapist through a conllnunity chldcare support program,Case 2 was a ch』d whose disablity was not noticed by the caregiver and who passed the health checkup.The disorder、 vas detected by a speech therapist through the consultation syste■ l at our departinent.Btted on these two cases,the folowing problems concerning existing screening checklst systems were identified as the causes of fallure to detect disorders during checkups:lack of screening items,Iow expertise of personnel conducting checkups,lenient criteritt and insufficient fonow― up syStems.Considering he necessity for early detection and intervention in children with disabilities and the importance of foHow up after checkups, it was considered necessary for speech language― hearing therapists to be actively involved in the check up program. Key wOrds i routinc health exanlination for children, gray zone children, speech language一 hearing therapist キーワー ド :乳幼児健診,気になる子 ども,言語聴覚士 2008,11.26 受理


This paper extends the standard Diamond-Dybvig model for a general equilibrium in which depositors make their withdrawal decisions sequentially and banks strategically choose their contracts. There is a unique Subgame Perfect Nash Equilibrium (SPNE) in the decentralized economy. Bank runs can occur when depositors perceive a low return on bank assets. When information is imperfect, bank runs can happen even when the economy is in a good state. A representative bank can earn positive profits in equilibrium due to the sequential service constraint. When there are several risky projects available, the high-risk technology may be chosen as a socially efficient solution.


In this paper, we develop an indicator model for option spread decomposition with explicit references to the stock market to measure the expected change in the value of an option, the trade flows of multiple option series for the modeling of a trade indicator to reflect private information signals, and the factors affecting the value an option portfolio for the modeling of three risk indicators to reflect the respective inventory risk exposure faced by the option market makers. The trade and risk indicator model is empirically tested using panel data obtained from the Australian Stock Exchange electronic limit order book. Empirical tests reveal that the adverse information component depends on the timing of trades, liquidity, option leverage, trade imbalance, and the option type. The results support multiple sources of inventory holding costs that relate to the attempt by market makers to maintain a delta neutral position and minimize their portfolio exposure to the change in the value and volatility of the underlying stock. The inventory holding costs also differ across option series and are a function of the directional change in inventory risk exposure.


Dr M J van Wyk, of the Department of Sociology at the University of Port Elizabeth, looks at the renewed emphasis that is being placed on civil society and the prospects for establishing a successful civil society in South Africa.


Analysis of eye movement data have typically depended on manual procedures and have often required inordinate amounts of time. Analysis problems have limited the application of eye movement measurements in many situations for which such data, representing information seeking behavior, would be valuable. A computerized system for acquisition of eye and head movement data, and software for analysis of visual search behavior, is discussed herein. The data analysis system was developed in support of studies of drivers' visual search behavior under the influence of alcohol and marihuana supported by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The experimental facility now located at the Southern California Research Institute was originally developed at UCLA. Data processing support has been provided by Amex Civil Systems. The experimental facility consists of a driving simulator, head and eye movement sensors, a PDP-8 based data acquisition system, and software for data analysis written for an IBM 360 system. The hardware components are described briefly, followed by discussions of the eye movement analysis software and typical results.


THE changed position of the United JL States from a debtor to a creditor nation has created problems requiring the formulation of policies on which leading economic groups within this country have not always been in agreement. One important issue has been the relation of our foreign investment to our overseas trade. In order to stimulate the latter, a so-called &dquo;tying&dquo; policy has sometimes been urged. By this expression is meant either a formal insertion in the loan contract or an informal understanding between the borrower and the lender that the former will spend all or part of the proceeds of the loan in buying goods from the latter. Exporters and those manufacturers interested in foreign trade naturally endorse such a policy, for it results in increasing their sales to foreign countries. American bankers engaged in international investment finance quite generally oppose the policy of tied or restricted credits, for they interfere directly with the volume of foreign borrowing and so affect adversely the extent of their business.i Thus two important economic groups, motivated naturally by their respective interests, hold diametrically opposite views on a policy which is of truly national importance. In determining whether the United States shall follow a tied or an untied investment policy, it is well to consider the subject not from the viewpoint of any special interest, but from the standpoint of public welfare. With this thought in mind, the policies of foreign countries before and since the war will be surveyed and the conclusions applied in formulating a policy for the United States.


Photolysis of mixtures of t-butyl peroxide, triethylsilane, and an organic bromide RBr, in the cavity of an e.s.r. spectrometer affords a convenient specific source of the radical R·.


The Chinese phrase Liushou'ertong is a culture-loaded word,whose proper translation will accelerate the dissemination of Chinese culture.At present,the uniformed version of this word has not yet given.This essay supplies detailed differentiation among different versions of Liushou'ertong,and offers an analysis on the cultural differences of China and the West.