The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between identity and a good language learner. I focus on what factors had an effect on a student's identity construction in the study abroad (SA) context and how these factors contribute to enhancing his language learning. Although a large amount of research about identity in SA has already been conducted, Block (2007, p. 185) states that there is a need for further exploration in this field, involving various gender and nationality combinations, in particular such as Japanese men in foreign contexts. Therefore, I interviewed a male Japanese Ph.D. visiting student in the UK, because most Japanese research subjects in SA contexts have previously been women in the US or Australia (Skarin, 2001; Block, 2006; Piller &Takahashi, 2006). Between the 1990s and 2000s, the image of students in SA has changed from that of passive students to that of active students, thanks to Roberts, Byram, Barro, Jordan, and Street (2001) (cited in Block 2007, p. 147). This study targets British undergraduate students on Year Abroad Program. However, little is known about these kinds of active students in other settings. The Japanese male subject whom I interviewed can be considered an active student because he assertively and enthusiastically collected data for his doctoral thesis within his host country. Therefore, this study will focus upon not only an example of Japanese male students in the study abroad context but also upon an active student. In this essay, I will explore a Japanese male students' identity construction in SA contexts and an active student as a good language learner. I begin by reviewing the literature, and provide an overview of what constitutes 'a good language learner'. I subsequently consider post-structualist' concepts related to identity such as positioning and community of practice to analyze his identity formation. A notable researcher in the field of language and identity, Block(2007) utilized the poststructuralism-inflected approach. I adopted the same approach to analyze the data. Then, I will present the methodology which I used to collect data. Next, I will survey the subject's life history and motivation before study in the UK which seemed to have an effect on his language learning. Dornyei (2009, p. 218) states that 'in existing research on language motivation, context or culture is located externally, as something pre-existing, a stable independent background variable, outside The Relationship between Identity and a Good Language Learner


The application of discrete singular convolution (DSC) algorithm in solving the Schrodinger equation of one-electron systems was attempted with a hydrogen atom as an example. Using the uniform discretization and Shannon kernel, the Schrodinger equations were solved in spherical coordinates. Compared with other methods such as discrete variable representation, Hartree–Fock, and density functional theory, the DSC algorithm is robust and efficient in numerical solutions for achieving accurate eigenvalues of excited states, and thus, especially suitable for problems in which lots of accurate eigenvalues of excited states are requested. The restrictions of boundary conditions on the discretization and the impact of singularities are studied. Both the boundary conditions and singularities were found to be critical in the numerical applications.


It has been my privilege and honor to be the president of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) for the past two years. In fact, it has been an important milestone in my career and an opportunity of a lifetime. IES is a 100% volunteer-based Society, and being in contact with many outstanding volunteers has been the most enriching experience that I could ever have imagined.


The lack of protection of journalists' authors rights in Spain undermines their living standards and journalism ethics. A delegation of the IFJ/EFJ ...


In previous studies we have shown that the immune response of different inbred mouse strains to the ordered synthetic antigen (Tyr‐Tyr‐Glu‐Glu)‐A‐‐L is similar to that observed with the random polypetide (T, G)‐A‐‐L in the pattern of response and in the cross‐reactivity of specific antibodies with it. By inhibition studies of the hemolytic plaque‐forming cell (PFC) assay we have now further confirmed that T‐T‐G‐G is the major determinant in the random (T, G)‐A‐‐L.


The two-dimensional, compressible, mass-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are usedto investigate flows about a typical circulation control airfoil. The governing equationsare solved using the implicit approximate-factorization algorithm of Beam-Warming with amodified algebraic eddy viscosity model. The dynamic stall properties of a circulation controlairfoil with different jet momentum coefficients and oscillating frequencies are revealed.


Objective: To investigate the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous pericardial drainage with indwelling catheter. Methods: A kind of central vein catheter was percutaneously indwelled for pericardial drainage in 54 patients with moderate or severe amount of pericardial effusion under the guide of echocardiograph. Results: The procedures of indwelling catheter drainage for pericardial effusion were successfully performed in all 54 patients, and the catheters were remained for 5~20 days without tissue or organ injury nor secondary infection. Catheter obstruction was found in 2 cases and symptomatic hypotension was observed in 1. Only 1 patient present evidences of pericardial constriction later. Conclusion: Percutaneous indwelling pericardiocentesis is a simple, effective and safe way in management of patients with pericardial effusion.


The token economy program, which is a method for behaviour modification, has been used worldwide for different groups within different settings in order to vhange behaviour.Research has found the t ...


Objective To observe the efficacy of Teprenone in treatment of chronic superficial gastritis in the elderly.Methods 90 patients with chronic superficial gastritis were divided into two groups according to Hp status,Hp(+) consisted of 46 patients,Hp(-) consisted of 44 patients.All patients took Teprenone three times a day after eating for 8 weeks.The patients were followed 8 weeks after treatment,symptoms,endoscopy,pathology and side-effect were compared between two groups.Results The effective rate for superior abdomen distention,nausea,belching,heartburn,sour regurgitation were 94%,80%,84%,84%and 79%respectively,the total effective rate was 94%;the total effective rate in Hp(-) group was 90.8%while it was 93.2%in Hp(+) group,the difference was not significant(P0.05).The gastric mucosal inflammation was alleviated and the side-effect was mild;in Hp(+) patients,the status can not be changed and pathological changes can not be reversed.Conclusion As a mcosal potective aent,Teprenone is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic superficial gastritis in the elderly.


ABOUT INFLUENCE CONDITIONS COOLING OF THE ELECTRODES
ON CHARACTER DEFORMATION OF THE SURFACES OF DETAILS
IN RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING / V. BEREZIENKO, S. FURMANOV, T. BENDIK, E. VORONOV


The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of location and promotion on purchasing decisions at Sarua Keneh Payakumbuh City simultaneously and partially. Hypothesis testing was carried out using the T, F, and R2 tests. The results showed that location and promotion simultaneously had a significant effect on purchasing decisions for Sarua Keneh, Payakumbuh City. Partially, location has a significant effect on the purchasing decision of Sarua Keneh Payakumbuh City, while promotion has no significant effect on the brand Sarua Keneh Payakumbuh City.


Introduction: scientific journals play an important role in the process of scientific communication and in validating new knowledge. It is opportune to study the quality and quantity of the published articles. Bibliographical references are a main support to assess the process of scientific communication. Objectives: to analyze, through bibliometric techniques, the scientific activity and information production of Revista Medica Electronica, as a scientific publication of the province of Matanzas in 2015. The studied variables were: quantity of published articles, kind of documents and bibliographical references. Material and Methods: a descriptive, longitudinal study was carried out on the articles published in Revista Medica Electronica during 2015. The sample were articles published in the analyzed period. The studied variables were: quantity of published articles, kind of documents and bibliographical references. When analyzing the bibliographical references, it were taken into account the quantity of them per issue and per journal section, the kind of quoted documents and their obsolescence. The Price index was used to determine the grade of antiquity. Results: the quantity of works increased beginning from the third issue of 2015. There it was correspondence between the quantity of references and the quantity of articles per issue. The antiquity index ranged from 62.56 to 74.61 %. Conclusions: Original articles were prevalent. The quantity of articles per issue decreased in comparison with previous years. The originals have the antiquity percentage required for the bibliographical references.


This special edition is devoted to the life and theoretical work of sociologist Elise Boulding (1920–2010). We are thankful for the tremendous contributions that she made in furthering our understanding of peace education. Boulding was in on the ground floor of three key fields of academic inquiry: women's, peace, and futures studies. Readers of The Journal of Peace Education may be most familiar with her contributions to peace education and to peace studies. Elise Boulding blended together a career that was distinguished for both its scholarship and activism. Boulding was a major player in the early theoretical understanding of feminism and women's studies. Her doctoral dissertation in 1969 was a study of global women, the study of the influence of economic development on gender roles and relationships. This early academic work had been preceded by several decades of active volunteer work for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). In the late 1960s she became international chair of WILPF. Earlier in the 1960s she had conducted a study of the women who participated in the Women's Strike for Peace. Boulding is perhaps best known in the area of women's studies for her seminal work, The Underside of History: A View of Women through Time (Boulding 1992), originally published in 1976. In that book she explored the changing roles of women from Paleolithic times to the present, writing that women are often underreported and hence underappreciated in the telling of history. Elise Boulding had a unique vision of peace education. She was not a teacher in the formal K-12 educational sense, nor was she a teacher of teachers. She looked to families, to local and International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) to establish the roots for peace and build a culture of peace, a term that grew in popularity at the beginning of the new century and has been largely attributed to her. She envisioned a 'global civic culture' not simply made of nation states but as a global community of human beings. She affirmed the important role that each individual can make toward peacebuilding, starting with each of us as individuals and moving out toward our families, our neighborhood, community, to the nation, and world. Her ideas on transnational connections came to fruition in Building a Global Civic Culture: Education for an Interdependent World (Boulding 1988). For Boulding, Journal of Peace Education Vol. 9, No. 2, August 2012, 111–114


In order to detect the low frequency electric field,a Ag/AgCl solid-state electrode was prepared.Feasibility of the electrode used in marine electric field sensor was studied by the stability,the sensitivity and its response to the known signal of impressed electric field.Characteristic of the electrochemical reaction on the surface of the electrode at different frequencies was studied by electrochemical impedance spectrum.The results showed that the Ag/AgCl electrode could be used as detection probe in the sensor because of its stability, precision,and excellent response.The optimum of frequencies of the electrode was limited by the rate of the reaction on its surface.


measure student knowledge as well when presented orally as when presented in mimeographed form.' The results have generally shown that the oral method is as good as the mimeographed method. Student reaction to the oral method, however, is often unfavorable, with the result that class morale or teacher-pupil harmony sometimes suffers if the oral method is used extensively. Students are likely to complain that they do not have a fair chance when the teacher reads the questions to the class and that, if the tests were presented to them on mimeographed sheets, the results would be much more indicative of the knowledge actually possessed. This student preference for the mimeographed method is rather pronounced at the time the first test is presented orally and decreases in amount as more experience is gained in using both methods, but some students are firmly and unalterably opposed to the oral method and persist in classifying themselves as martyrs when they are so tested. The purpose of this article is to report results of an experimental study of the question of student preference and to show the extent to which preference is supported or justified by actual performance. The oral method, as used in this study, consisted first in having each student write on a piece of paper a column of numbers-i, 2, 3, etc.-for the test items to be presented. Then the instructor read each test item aloud to the class twice, and only twice. If a statement was judged by the student to be true, he placed a plus sign


The possibility of increasing pasture productivity by sod-seeding tame forages directly into poor condition pastures of the Aspen Parkland region of Western Canada was first reported in 1967 (Bowes and Friesen 1967). Bowes and Friesen used paraquat to reduce competition from the existing vegetation one day after alfalfa was seeded directly into a bluegrass sod. The introduction of glyphosate which has no apparent residue, the translocates and provides effective control of many broad leaf and grass species makes the herbicide an excellent candidate for general vegetation suppression before sod-seeding (Baird et al. 1971). In Saskatchewan, glyphosate has successfully suppressed the resident vegetation, reducing it's competition so tame forage species could be sodseeded (Waddington and Bowren 1976).


Due to the growing interest of community and government in conserving natural areas, together with the more general growth in environmental and conservation awareness, environmental management has become an important factor in seismic acquisition. Public perception of the environmental effects of onshore petroleum exploration mainly relates to seismic activities. It is these techniques which have been, historically, the most visibly destructive to the landscape. Modified acquisition methods are being implemented, particularly in line preparation procedures. These are now vastly different to those which were employed ten years ago. This paper compares the past and present methods of seismic acquisition and discusses the techniques currently being introduced by operating oil companies and geophysical contractors to obtain high quality data but with minimal impact on the environment. The introduction of environmentally sound seismic has been gradual; however companies have reported that, with proper supervision, there has been minimal impact on the cost of operations resulting from the adoption of more stringent codes of environmental practice.


The potential quality of the 6 pasture grasses Setaria sphacelata var. sericea cvv. Nandi, Kazungula and Narok and var. splendida, Digitaria eriantha ssp. pentzii (pangola grass), and Pennisetum clandestinum cv. Whittet (kikuyu grass) was assessed in terms of liveweight gain of beef cattle, using a leader and follower grazing system. Pasture management was designed to provide adequate quantities of young leaf to the leaders throughout the year. This was achieved by rotational grazing and weekly adjustment of the number of followers, depending on quantity of feed available. Annual liveweight gain of the leaders (kg/steer.year) ranged from 135 (kikuyu grass) to 159 (cv. Narok) (540-636 kg/ha.year). Differences between grasses on an annual basis and over summer were not statistically significant (P = 0.12), although significant differences in liveweight gain of leaders - - - were obtained during the winter. This was associated with differences between grasses in growth at lower temperatures, and in frost tolerance. Liveweight gain of the follower group was markedly higher for pangola grass and var. splendida (272 kg/ha.year) than for the other varieties (77-140 kg/ha.year). This difference was associated with differences in number of grazing days and in the superior liveweight gain per head of followers grazing pangola grass and splendida. Liveweight gain of leaders per annum was comparable for years 1 and 2 but fell dramatically from February to August in year 3. This was associated with high rainfall, reduced solar radiation, and a decrease in in vitro digestibility of plucked leaf of all setaria varieties but not of pangola or kikuyu grasses. The relatively low liveweight gains obtained in year 3 were not associated with any overall mineral or protein deficiency.


The influence of potassium and magnesium on growth, yield and uptake of nutrients in clusterbean crop Cv. Bundelkhand 1 was assessed from a pot experiment on a sandy loam soil in Kharif season of 200708. The levels of potassium and Mn significantly affected the green foliage, dry matter yield and nutrient content, uptake of NPK and Mn by clusterbean at both the cuttings. The treatment which received 60 kg of K2O ha -1 and 10 kg of MnCl2 ha -1 recorded the highest green foliage, dry matter yield, nutrient content, uptake of NPK and Mn over control. The results clearly indicated that appropriate level of major and micro nutrient combination could affect morpho-physiological, biochemical attributes, yield and yield components in clusterbean.


This letter proposes a simple design of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) downlink transmission. In particular, conventional spatial division multiple access (SDMA) is used first at the base station to generate orthogonal beams by using the spatial directions of the near users' channels. Then, IRS-assisted NOMA is used to ensure that additional cell-edge users can also be served on these beams by aligning the cell-edge users' effective channel vectors with the predetermined spatial directions. Both analytical and simulation results are provided to demonstrate the performance of the proposed IRS-NOMA scheme and also study the impact of hardware impairments on IRS-NOMA.


This paper presents aspects of an attempt to begin to understand the nature and characteristics of human error in structural engineering design processes, and the effect human error may have on structural reliability. In simplest terms, this will be exhibited by the sensitivity of the structural reliability assessment to changes in human error and human variability input. Apart from any intrinsic value such as an assessment may have, it is the necessary first step in the wider context of attempting rationally to set appropriate reliability ensuring measures.


The invention provides expansive fire-retardant paint which comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 21.0 parts of ammonium polyphosphate, 11.5 parts of pentaerythritol, 11.5 parts of melamine, 4.7 parts of titanium white, 1.0 part of 10% sodium hexametaphosphate, 3.7 parts of 3% hexamethyl cellulose, 11.2 parts of chlorinated paraffin wax, 18.2 parts of water and 7.2 parts of trichloroethyl phosphate toughened polyvinyl acetate emulsion. The paint provided by the invention is non-toxic and harmless, has zero radioactivity, is high in weather resistance and light fastness and favorable in environment-friendly adsorption capacity, and can not be decolorized when being used for a long time.


To investigate climate change, scientists and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are developing the IceCube satellite, which will be no larger than a loaf of bread.


Virtue is not only the production of high-technology ,but also that of the development of physics ,mathematics and science of thought which act on one another .In this article, it is trialproved that virtue is the effort of the idea of science and technique in the west which agrees with ancient philosophy of China. And virtue is a kind of modern form of a couple of basic category ,You and Wu, in ancient philosophy of China.


This essay surveys the political historiography of the early medieval principality of Bavaria, particularly in three periods; that of the Bavarians' emergence in the sixth century, the time of a complex interrelationship between Bavarians and Franks and their Agilolfing and Carolingian ruling houses in the eighth century, and the transitions of power from Charlemagne's takeover of Bavaria in 788 and the transfer to a new Luitpolding duchy in 907. The Bavarian case serves as a useful counternarrative to those of larger peoples like the Franks or Lombards, and illustrates that the inheritance of Roman tradition, the relationship between rulers and ruled, and the creation and maintenance of ethnic identities could be flexible and complex in the early Middle Ages.


In Indian Literature, the great epic Mahabharatacircling around the themes such as war, boon, curse, moral values, good and evil, the importance of dharma and so on. But, the root theme is "Relationship". Mahabharata is also known as family epic. Better Understanding, Acceptance, Sacrifice and Forgiving plays an important role for happy relationship. A mother and son relationship is strong in nature and there is a deep routed bond between them. No other person can understand a child better than a mother. As a mother, Shilavathi was worried about her son Yuvanashva for not having child. Later, she hates her son when he became a mother for a child. Many researches were done from Yuvanashva's perspective and on Gender studies. This paper analyse the perspective of Shilavathi towards her son in The Pregnant King by Devdutt Pattanaik.


We describe an application of the ILF system that provides th computer algebra system Mathematica with the possibility to retriev e theorems from a part of the mathematical library of the Mizar system. The automated th orem provers integrated in ILF make it possible to retrieve even theorems that have not been written by the authors of the articles in the library, but can be easily p roved from such theorems.


Photoelectronic properties of orthorhombic undoped κ-Ga2O3 epitaxial thin films, grown on sapphire substrates by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition, were evaluated under X-ray irradiation (CuKα line, 8.05 keV) for the first...


The recent introduction of new derivatives with future dividend payments as underlyings allows to construct a direct test of rational bubbles. We suggest a simple, new method to calculate the fundamental value of stock indices. Using this approach, bubbles become observable. We calculate the time series of the bubble component of the Euro-Stoxx 50 index and investigate its properties. Using a formal hypothesis test we find that the behavior of the bubble is compatible with rationality.


This paper emphasizes the future of ecology educati on. It defines education as a process and procedure of imparting and acquiring of knowled ge through teaching and learning, especially at a school or similar institution and e nvironment. The paper asserts that a right to education has been recognized by some gove rnments since at the global level, Article 13 of the United Nations' 1966 Internationa l Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognizes the right of everyon e to an education. Although education is compulsory in most places up to a certain age, a tt ndance at school often isn't, and a minority of parents often choose home-schooling, elearning or similar for their children. The history and current state of ecology education is reviewed. The paper concludes that the challenge of funding would continue to reverber at in educational circles as more support systems and endowments are sought and found .


Logs are a key bit of leeway and play a vital role in organizations, for the quickest and most productive approach to transform machine data into performance. Log management is a powerful method that incorporates both analysis and event correlation which gives the underlying driver of any security infringement, that may not be able to figure out, even after going through hours. Machine-generated data are more complicated, unstructured and difficult to analyze. However, it is significant to analyze and optimize the execution of a machine. Splunk is an emerging trend for Machine Learning, which amend data analysis to the next level. Splunk makes simple to tackle the intensity of machine learning to enhance the security and operations by searching, analyzing and visualizing the logs generated from networks, applications, devices, etc. This paper proposes, how the logs are overseen by Splunk to produce real-time perceptions.


In the paper effects of the buffer layer (especially LiF) on performances (luminanceand external efficiency ) of organic EL devices are described, and enhancement ofbrightness and efficiencies by the composite cathode (LiF-Al) and metal-doped organiclayer were also reviewed as well.


By using of the features of DCT coefficients in frequency domain and the correlation of the predictive mode in spatial domain,the proposed algorithm evaluated the complexity of encoding block and selected encoding block size firstly,computed the texture direction and pre-selected most possibly prediction mode of 16×16 block secondly,and then got the neighbor block's optimum mode and narrowed mode selection range of 4×4 block.The experiments show that,compared with existing algorithms,in the case of almost equal quality,the speed of the algorithm is significantly improved.


This paper describes an artificial tactile sense with multi-elements that not only takes the pressure information without crushing an object in the hand, but also discriminates one pattern from another on the surfaces being in touch therewith.

The eigenvalue of pattern of stress distribution on the surface of the receptor elements is derived from the lielmholtz equation. The element spacing of receptor is designed by using the relative error of the eigenvalue of the sampled pattern as the design specification.

A simple experiment classifying cylinders, trigonal prism and square pillar was performed by the artificial hand with multi-elements. As a result, a high percentage of correct answer is obtained.


This report details experiments performed on three different copper-based catalysts: Cu/Cr{sub 2}O{sub 3}, Cu/MnO/Cr{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Cu/ZnO/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}. Of these three catalysts, the Cu/ZnO/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} exhibits the greatest stability when slurried in octacosane. More than 1000 hours-on-stream indicate that the catalyst activity is not detrimentally affected by high pressure, high H{sub 2}/CO ratio, or the presence of alkenes. All of these are necessary stability characteristics for the water-gas shift catalyst, if it is to be used in combination with a cobalt Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. A review of documented reduction procedures for cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts is presented.


Do ownership characteristics moderate strategy, or is ownership a strategic vari able in itself? This is the research question that motivates this study. In order to shed light on this issue, Berle and Means' (1932) separation of ownership and control thesis as well as Demsetz and Lehn's (1985) symmetrical model of owner ship are empirically evaluated in the Canadian context. The findings indicate that neither framework is sufficient to explain the strategic conduct and profitability of firms operating in Canada. It is suggested that a broader based approach incorporating government and foreign ownership distinctions would be more promising avenues for future research than those which solely consider Berle and Means' (1932) dichotomy.


A research project done in partial fulfillment of requirements for a Master of Arts degree
in environmental planning and management


High mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) is an architectural transcriptional factor that is negatively regulated by Let-7 microRNA. Dysregulated HMGA2 has been shown to exhibit a myeloproliferative phenotype in engineered mice. To decipher the Let-7-HMGA2 axis in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), we studied a cohort of 151 MPN patients. Overexpressed HMGA2 was detected in about one-fifth of the cases, and it was more commonly seen in ET (26.9%, vs. 12.7% in PV, p =0.044). Compared to their counterparts, HMGA2-overexpressing patients had higher platelet counts, increased thromboembolic risk, and inferior thrombosis-free survival. Fluorescence in situ hybridizationanalysis showed that chromosomal translocation was not a major cause of HMGA2 overexpression in MPN patients, yet there was an inverse correlation between the expression levels of let-7a and HMGA2 . Furthermore, up-regulation of HMGA2 was significantly associated with MPN patients carrying JAK2 V617F mutation. In vitro studies showed that Ba/F3 cells carried JAK2 V617F (Ba/F3-JAK2V617F) had decreased let-7a and up-regulated HMGA2 . Silencing of HMGA2 in Ba/F3-JAK2V617F cells resulted in growth inhibition coupled with a significant increase in apoptosis. Our findings suggest that, in a subset of JAK2 -mutated MPN patients, Let-7-HMGA2 axis plays a prominent role in the pathogenesis of the disease that leads to unique clinical phenotypes.

Disclosures Hsu: Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan): Research Funding; Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital: Employment, Research Funding. Chen: Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan): Research Funding; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi branch: Research Funding. Gau: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan: Employment. Huang: Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital: Employment, Research Funding. You: Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan: Employment. Lung: Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital: Employment, Research Funding. Chen: Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital: Employment. Ho: Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital: Employment, Research Funding. Li: Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital: Employment, Research Funding. Lu: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan: Employment. Lee: Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital: Employment, Research Funding.


Within this paper results of ongoing investigations will be presented. Main subject of studies is laid on the present situation of alert management onboard ships navigational bridges and potential use of data recorded with mandatory ship-borne VDR equipment during normal ship operation to support the process of on board collision avoidance. The investigations and results discussed and presented in the paper are gained within trhe work in two different projects on research and technical development. The first is the European MARNIS – project on Maritime Navigation and Information Services. It is funded by the European Commission, Department for Energy and Transport. Secondly some of the results presented here are part of investigations performed under the national RD project "Maritime Safety Assistance Rostock" which is funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research Berlin.


The importance of requirement elucidation, in shaping both the customer's needs and initial solutions during the concept stage of the design process, is well recognised. It is also the case that alternative hullform styles can bring distinct performance benefits in achieving emerging requirements. However, design methods and tools currently available do not facilitate the ready exploration of alternate hullform styles during the process of requirement elucidation. This paper outlines a library based ship concept design tool intended to assist the designer with hullform selection in the initial exploratory stage of the ship design process. In addition to discussing both the need for a tool and the reasoning underlying the tool's development, this paper also describes potential applications of the tool in concert with other design methods, such as the UCL derived Design Building Block Approach.


Large eddy simulations of aircraft wake vortex evolution in various turbulent and stably stratified atmospheric environments have been conducted with two different LES codes. Passive tracers are used to investigate exchange processes between the vortex cores, the vortex oval and its environment as well as redistribution processes along the vortex tubes. A post processing method is employed to identify the vortex center lines even in progressed states of vortex decay where the coherent vortex structure is getting lost. This method allows, for example, analyzing the circulation evolution of vortex rings, establishing statistics of vortex deformation, and revealing the mechanisms of the vortex bursting phenomenon. Vortex bursting is related to the collision of secondary vorticity structures propagating along the vortex lines. In neutrally and weakly stratified environments long-living vortex rings are observed where circulation decay proceeds in three phases. During the initial diffusion phase vortex decay may depend on integral turbulence length scales. On average, the detrainment of a passive tracer from the primary vortices is correlated with circulation decay.


In this paper, a theory is presented which allows to quantitatively predict the final stationary state achieved by a transported space-charge dominated beam during a process of collisionless relaxation. It is shown that a fully matched beam relaxes to a Fermi-Dirac distribution. However, when a mismatch is present and the beam oscillates, halo formation leads to a phase separation. The theory developed allows to quantitatively predict both the density and the velocity distributions in the final stationary state, including the halo.


DOCUMENT RESUME CE 042 380 Fitzgerald, Louise F. Education and Work: The Essential Tension. Information Series No. 304. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, Ohio. National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. 85 400-84-0004 56p. National Center Publications, National Center for Research in Vocational Education, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1090 (Order No. 1N304--$5.50). Information Analyses.ERIC Information Analysis Products (071) MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. Basic Skills; Black Employment; Educational Benefits; Educational Research; *Educational Status Comparison; *Education Work Relationship; Employed Women; Employment Level; Job Skills; Occupational Mobility; *Outcomes of Education; Racial Discrimination; *Role of Education; *Salary Wage Differentials; Sex Discrimination; Vocational Adjustment; Vocational Education; Work Environment An enormous body of literature illuminates various facets of the relationship between education and employment. Views of the proper role of education have ranged from cultural transmission to societal transformation and individual development, to the current belief that it prepares for transition to adulthood, i.e., the movement from school to work. The majority of research on the education-work relationship has used the status-attainment model to demonstrate that educational level is strongly related to occupational attainment. However, the experience of blacks and women, who are overrepresented in traditional, low-level, and low-paying occupations, refutes this explanation. There is evidence that the differential returns to education for minorities and women result from continued discrimination in hiring and compensation. Another issue of education-work research concerns the benefits of vocational education. Despite the evidence, researchers appear reluctant to conclude that it provides little advantage. However, it may be more appropriate to judge vocational education by how well it does what it is meant to do. Research has also found that many workers are severely disadvantaged by lack of basic, employability, and job adjustment skills. Evidence also exists that both transferable and transfer skills are necessary for occupational adaptability. Research indicates that these skills are learned mostly in the work environment and not in school. This body of research could be improved by focus on specification of variables, less reliance on economic formulations and overinterprPtation of data, increased hypothesis testing, and interdisciplinary collaboration. (SK) iv* Information Series No. 304 EDUCATION AND WORK: THE ESSENTIAL TENSION Louise F. Fitzgerald Kent State University ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education The National Center for Research In Vocational Education The Ohio State University 1960 Kenny Road Columbus, OH 43210-1090


Current lead is the main source of heat leakage for superconducting cryogenic system in normal operation. The Peltier current lead (PCL), which is fabricated by inserting a thermoelectric material Bi2Te3 into the room temperature end of the conventional copper lead, can effectively reduce the heat leakage created by current leads. In this paper, the PCL with varying cross section is proposed. The heat leakage of PCL in water and natural cooling modes at its room temperature end were simulated and tested experimentally. The experimental results indicate that the two modes of PCL with varying cross section behave differently in allowable current range and the PCL with varying cross section can effectively reduce the heat leakage.


Defects in laminated composite structures like voids and impact damages have a major influence on the fatigue behaviour. These defects may occur in the manufacturing process and during lifetime of composite parts and lead to matrix cracks within single layers and to delaminations between adjacent layers with different fibre orientations. We investigated the relationship between voids and impact damage and fatigue lifetime. Specimens made of a glass fibre non‐crimp fabric were produced by vacuum assisted resin infusion. Voids were introduced by air‐bypass simulating a leakage during the vacuum assisted resin infusion‐process. Impact damage was induced using a canon. Stringer‐panels with the basic dimensions of 1000 mm × 1200 mm and a radius of 1980 mm were tested under multiaxial load situations in a hexapod test rig and a tension/compression‐shear test rig.


Reactive ion etching (RIE) of p-GaN and p-AlxGa1-xN has been investigated using Cl2/CH4/Ar plasmas in the conventional RIE technique. It has been found that variation of CH4 percentage in gas mixtures leads to changes in the etch rate of both p-GaN and p-Al0.15Ga0.85N. The maximum etch rate for p-GaN has been found to be 257 nm/min in Cl2/Ar plasma containing 2.5% CH4 and the value is 170 nm/min for p-Al0.15Ga0.85N in Cl2/Ar plasma containing 10% CH4. With increasing rf power, the etch rates for p-GaN and p-Al0.15Ga0.85N reach as high as 433 nm/min and 255 nm/min respectively. Under optimum conditions of gas composition, radiofrequency (rf) power, and temperature, an anisotropic and smooth etch profile is obtained. The etched surface exhibits small roughness.


The present invention provides an underwater imaging helmet apparatus, comprising a composite illumination assembly, the camera assembly, display assembly, control processing component, the control component through processing composite waterproof cable illumination assembly, the camera assembly and the display module with power; compound with illumination assembly divers to an underwater lighting; imaging synchronizing component and outputs a video signal to the imaging control processing component when a diver; control processing assembly for processing the video signal from the image display component, and feeds the processed video signal to the display component; Show component receives the video signal from the control and processing module by the display showing to the human eye. The present invention is adaptable, flexible, can effectively suppress scattering noise, small, lightweight, the diver to help achieve target viewing, obstacle avoidance navigation purposes.


Ferwerda, Flynn and Horiuchi (2017) showed a not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) attitude toward refugee resettlement among Americans and their responsiveness to threatening media frames. Our study extends their experimental study with a focus on Japan. We conceptualize two types of NIMBY-ism with regard to refugee resettlement within-country and between-country NIMBY-ism and manipulate the proximity to a threat in media frames. The findings suggest that Japanese people are not only prone to free-ride other countries' efforts to address the global refugee crisis, exhibiting a larger sentiment of between-country NIMBY-ism, but also susceptible to threatening frames regardless of whether a threat is directly relevant to Japan. While conscious interactions with foreigners make them less susceptible to those frames, such interactions are rare for most Japanese. These results imply a continued challenge for Japan to accept more refugees, at least in the short term.


Presented on October 19, 2011 at 4:30 pm in the LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management building on the Georgia Tech campus.


Abstract:Building on the recent work of Yahya Elsaghe, this examination of Detlev Spinell, the central figure in Thomas Mann's "Tristan", a central text in the literature of European decadence, discusses Spinell in the context of his clearly delineated presentation as an Austrian Jew. That Spinell is a 'redender Name', revealing much about his characterization, is discussed here for the first time. Examination of Tristan alongside Mann's 'Judengeschichte' "Wälsungenblut" reveals the extent to which Mann incorporated aspects of the writings of the Viennese miniaturist Peter Altenberg into both stories, and extends the findings of research by Wolfdietrich Rasch and Jost Hermand from the 1960s.


Sustained and effective biodiversity conservation in a developing country such as Nepal is faced with the increasing pressure that the growing population exerts on the country's natural resources. Nepal has adopted a community-based approach to conservation management, including sharing of revenues from protected areas with local people living in the buffer zones around protected areas. The aim is to mitigate conflicts. This paper discusses the evolution of conservation policy for buffer zones in Nepal. The strengths and weaknesses of buffer zone policy are analysed, and the efforts to put policy into practice are examined and discussed. The analysis of buffer zone initiatives reveals that there are inconsistencies between the vision of the programme and its policies and practices. For better integration of conservation and development objectives, empowerment and equity in benefit sharing and gender issues need to be adequately incorporated in buffer zone policy and programme implementation.


The C=N bonds in N-arylsalicylideneimines are readily reduced by hydrogen in the presence of Adams's platinum catalyst, forming N-aryl-o-hydroxybenzylamines. Copper(II), cobalt(II), and cobalt(III) complexes of the imines are reduced to the metal and appropriate benzylamine but larger amounts of catalyst are required for complete reduction of the complexes than are necessary to reduce the free bases. The C=N bonds of uncoordinated quadridentate ligands such as NN?-ethylenebis-(salicylideneimine) may be similarly reduced but neither the C-=N bonds nor the metal ions can be reduced in the Cu, Ni, or Co complexes derived from these and related ligands even in the presence of very large amounts of catalyst. The bidentate o-hydroxybenzylamines do not react with nickel, cobalt, zinc, or manganese ions but the formation of copper complexes has been demonstrated by continuous variation studies and the isolation of complexes of the form Cu(II)L. CH3COO. The quadridentate amines, however, react readily with bivalent metals.


The hydrogen cyanide potential (HCNp) of 17 cultivars of white clover were compared. With inadequate phosphorus supply, HCNp ranged from 24 mg kg DM−1 for cv Lucky to approximately 640 mg kg DM−1 for cv Huia and from 6 to 322 mg kg DM−1 for the same cultivars, with adequate phosphorus. The four North American cultivars examined had notably lower HCNp than all European or Australasian cultivars except cv Clarence.


Hydrogen reduction of hierarchical spinel intermediates that were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method results in Ni/γ-Al2O3 nanocomposites with Ni nanoparticles (∼5.5 nm) well dispersed and embedded in nanoflakes of the hollow Al2O3 microspheres. The good dispersion of small metal nanoparticles and strong metal–support interactions that resulted from decomposition of spinel intermediates during reduction are essential for the efficient and sustainable high temperature dry reforming of methane (DRM) catalysis. The high surface area (170 m2 g−1) composite catalysts show coke and sintering resistance in long term DRM catalysis at 750 °C, the highest temperature ever tested for hierarchical nanostructures. Ni loadings and the calcination temperatures of the spinel intermediate are investigated for their effect on the morphology and the catalytic performance of the final catalysts. It is interesting that some initially non-active control catalysts can be activated during long term testing.


With the increasing competition between enterprises, customer relationship management becomes more and more important. In order to distinguish quality customers, it is significant to calculate customer lifetime value. This paper proposes a customer lifetime value evaluation model to analyse the customer value. After ranking customers based on the customer value, automobile dealers can take measures to attract quality customers. Automobile dealers' profitability earning power can be improved by making customers loyal.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) on Public Private Partnership (PPP) markets around the world. Specifically, it aims to highlight the extent of over reliance on debt finance, as well as the conditions needed to attract enhanced levels of institutional investment into key infrastructural provision.Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative insight for the paper is derived from the Infrastructure Online Database. The Infrastructure Journal (IJ) Online Database profiles PFI/PPP deals around the world depicting the key actors involved, as well as the capital value of deals and the financial structures applied in terms of debt, equity and Multilateral and Government Finance. The quantitative insight derived from the IJ database is complemented by interview evidence and forum‐based discussion. In total, 38 interviews were conducted with a diverse range of key stakeholder groupings from across the public and private sectors, including governm...


Abstract During the last three decades of the eighteenth century, the Old Bailey Proceedings (or Sessions Paper) declined and collapsed as a viable publishing enterprise. The writer-publishers of the Proceedings attributed that collapse to a dramatic expansion in newspaper reporting of trials at the Old Bailey. This article surveys the scale and substance of London newspaper reporting of Old Bailey trials from 1770 to 1800. It concludes that, although there was indeed an enormous increase in the number of Old Bailey cases reported in the newspapers, nonetheless, the extent of newspaper reporting was neither sufficiently complete nor ideologically consistent enough to provide the sole and entire explanation for the collapse in public favour suffered by the Proceedings after 1770. Rather, it is suggested, both the disappearing audience for the Sessions Paper and the new patterns of newspaper reporting suggest a distinctive shift in the readership of mainstream, respectable literature of crime — a trend towards viewing crime, more and more, as the product of a frightening and distinctively 'criminal' class of persons, rather than a pattern of behaviour to which anyone might be susceptible.


This paper presents the frame of entrance door on type TM1 locomotive, points out some of the shortage and brings forward amelioration measures,which have improved the airproof capability of the entrance door.


The role of surface transport in the passage of a gas at low pressure through fine tubes or pores is examined in terms of simple models of mobile and localized adsorption. The amount of surface transport becomes about equal to the amount of gas transport when the tubes or pores have radii of the order of several hundred Angstrom units. The theory predicts that surface transport will have little effect on the pressure gradient across the tube or pores in the absence of a temperature gradient. But the pressure gradient should be increased considerably, as a result of surface transport, over the usual (thermal transpiration) pressure gradient when there is a temperature gradient across the tube or pores.


A technique is presented for state-feedback and state-feedforward block decomposition of a class of multivariable systems into a block-cascaded form structure having the assigned block poles and block zeros. A state-space technique is also presented for minimal realization of a multivariable compensator, represented by a voltage transfer function matrix, using the decoupled RC cascaded networks and summers.


Little attention has been given to the important effect of low velocities on condenser and heat exchanger tubing performance. In particular, debris plays a critical role in inlet-end erosion-corrosion, and sedimentation left unremoved significantly hinders heat transfer


In the industrial scenes, the real-time property has to be considered in the data transmission. A novel routing scheme is proposed to reduce the packet loss rate effectively in the industrial wireless sensor networks. The scheme is based on Bellman-Ford algorithm, and saves some other shorter paths for the multipath transmission. According to different requirements of QoS in data transferring, the scheme can use more than one path to send the same packet synchronously. Moreover, the scheme use a unique label to mark every packet to assure that the receiver can discard the same packet from different path after a packet arrives in the receiver. Therefore, this scheme can reduce the probability of packet retransmission, and enhance the real-time property in the industrial wireless sensor networks. Keywords-routing; bellman-ford algorithm; real-time transferring; wireless sensor networks


Nonlinear transduction mechanism in electrostrictive and magnetostrictive materials is exploited to demonstrate multiplexed low frequency fiber optic electric and magnetic field sensors. The sensor utilizes a single interferometer and a single unmodulated laser while demonstrating extremely low cross-talk between the electric and magnetic channels. Low frequency electromagnetic signals from remotely located electric and magnetic dipoles are detected with the fiber optic sensor.


Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) code is a class of error-correcting codes which have limited capacity. For long code lengths, LDPC codes can even outperform Turbo codes. LDPC is regarded as one of the key technologies that realize the high-speed broadband wireless networks in the future. In this thesis, a new encoding method of LDPC is attempted to construct the parity check matrix from the point of view of primitive polynomial. That is to say, the matrix is made use of primitive polynomial and the technology of ranks decomposition. Matlab is implemented to do a number of computer-aided simulations for getting the performance of the primitive LDPC encoding.


Due to the globalization of electric power technology, international standard becomes more and more important because international standard such as IEC standard is typical international standard and recognized as most wide-spread standard. In this paper, recently revised IEC standard 60505 for thermal endurance test method of electrical insulation system is explained as one of the most basic test methods of electrical insulating materials under electrical, thermal, mechanical and environmental stress.


This paper studies financial statement consistency — the purported means to comparability — from an information perspective. We model consistency as firms' required propensity to apply common accounting methods to individual transactions and show that consistency creates information spillover through correlated measurements ("spillover channel") while potentially reducing the informativeness of one's own report ("standalone channel"). The model generates two central predictions. First, optimal consistency decreases with a transaction's fundamental correlation as high correlation diminishes information gains via the spillover channel. Second, optimal consistency decreases with a transaction's fundamental volatility as high volatility exacerbates information losses via the standalone channel. Empirical evidence supports both predictions. Overall, this paper contributes a framework for studying comparability and draws useful policy implications. This paper was accepted by Brian Bushee, accounting.


European countries have significantly lower incidences of teen pregnancy, births, abortions, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To determine why some countries have so much better success helping adolescents develop into sexually healthy adults, Advocates for Youth and the University of North Carolina developed a European study tour on adolescent sexual behavior and responsibility during summer 1998. The specific goal was to explore which factors contribute to better sexual health among adolescents in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. The differences between countries are exemplified in the recent age-specific birth data; for every 1000 girls aged 15-19 years, the birth rate is 64 in the US, 13 in Germany, 9 in France, and 7 in the Netherlands. Evidence was found during the trip that the promotion of sexual health and responsible choices can be as effective in the US as it is in Europe. Promoting contraceptives and making them available to teens are the norm in the countries studied, and such ready availability of contraceptives and explicit sexual education has not increased teens' levels of sexual activity. In fact, the median age at first intercourse is 16.4 years in the US, 17 in Germany, 17.4 in France, and 17.8 in the Netherlands. Politics have unfortunately polarized and frustrated sexuality education in the US.


: An analysis of the herpetofauna contained in material from the Borchers locality (early Pleistocene, Meade County, Kansas, USA) yielded the following faunal additions: Ambystoma tigrinum, Cnemidophorus cf. C. sexlineatus, and a new horned lizard (Phrynosoma adinognathus). The new species is similar to P. douglassi in many respects, but is larger and much more robust struc-turally. THE fossils described in this paper were recovered from material at the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History col-lected by the late


We propose a method to compress the enormous amount of data originating from tactile sensors is presented that explicitly exploits the inherent sparseness over space and time, sending tactile "events" only when a contact is detected. The resulting modular architecture is based on FPGA modules that acquire data samples from off-the-shelf tactile sensors based on capacitive transducers and generate and transmit an event-driven readout. This architecture has been specifically implemented for integration on robots with a large number of tactile sensors, to reduce communication bandwidth, power and processing requirements. An asynchronous serial address-event representation protocol further optimises effective data transmission rate (efficiency of 94.1%) and latency (340 ns) with respect to more common transmission protocols (e.g., Ethernet, CAN). We propose two complementary algorithms for the translation of raw-data into events, optimising data rate and bandwidth, or exploiting the asynchronous nature of the event-driven encoding and the temporal information within the sensory signal. Data reduction capability can reach up to 20 % of the correspondent clock-based encoding, with limited information loss due to the compression.


Background: Many instructors use trivia-style review games to encourage self-testing, increase student engagement, and promote collaboration. However, most published examples of review games include trivia questions only, rather than activities that incorporate kinesthetic learning. Objective: We evaluate a review activity modeled after the game Cranium, which includes charades, pictionary, sculpting, and trivia questions. Method: In Pilot Study 1, general psychology students (n = 25) completed a self-report evaluation of Cranium, and we compared performance on exam items practiced during Cranium versus control items. In Pilot Study 2, students (n = 23) were assigned to review for a mock exam via Cranium, a trivia-only version of Cranium, or a practice question review. Results: Students rated Cranium as enjoyable and useful, though not more so than comparison activities, and Cranium elicited similar exam performance to comparison activities. Conclusion: Cranium is similar, not superior, to trivia-only and practice question review activities in terms of student perceptions and exam performance. Teaching Implications: Cranium provides an additional tool for instructors to engage students in team-based review activities in general psychology. Games that incorporate self-testing are likely useful for student engagement and learning, and the specific choice of activity may depend on instructor and student preference.


Macca receives calls from three listeners named Paul: one from Northern California, one on the Hume Highway heading for the Wangaratta area, and another from Wilcannia.

Damien calls from a hot-air balloon above Parkes in NSW; and Anne is a retired school principal now living in Longreach, Qld.

Ian learns about Reserve Forces Day from studio-guest, Tim Fischer.


We have investigated the wet classification of a submicron silica particle using the counterand orthogonalelectrophoresis method. The counter-electrophoresis method is a classification technique to move particles in the opposite direction with respect to their gravitational settling direction using electrophoresis. In contrast, the orthogonalelectrophoresis method is a technique to move particles using electrophoresis in the orthogonal direction with respect to the flow direction of the slurry. In order to examine the effectiveness of these two methods, two types of slurry were prepared: an ultrasonicated silica slurry with a constant electrophoretic mobility regardless of the particle diameter and a bead-milled silica slurry in which the absolute value of the electrophoretic mobility increases with the increase in the particle size. The results revealed that understanding the electrophoretic characteristics of the slurry and selecting a suitable classification method are important parameters for conducting wet classification using electrophoretic phenomena.


This paper describes liquid sterilization using intense pulse electric fields (iPEF) combined with mild thermal treatment. A 600 ns-long mono-polar rectangular high voltage pulse was repetitively applied to a 4 mm-gap, parallel plain electrode set in an iPEF application cell. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) solution including Enterobactor aerogenes (E. aerogenes) was exposed to moderate heat (<; 55°C) before and after exposure to tens of 50 kV/cm pulses. Temperatures of the pre- and post-treatment heaters were controlled independently. The influence of post-treatment temperature kept at 55°C for 2 minutes was evaluated with pre-treatment temperature fixed at 40°C. Results indicate a synergistic effect, with bacterial population reduced by 6.6 log10 under the condition of 55°C and 35 pulses, which is sufficient for food processing. Sterilization potency depends not only on pulse number but also on thermal treatment temperature. Bacterial death is considered to be caused by heat influx due to PEF-induced membrane disintegration.


The fatty acid transporter CD36 has recently been proposed as a putative 'fat' taste receptor. CD36 is expressed in the taste bud cells of rodents, and CD36‐null mice have a diminished preference for a high fat diet. The objective of this study was to determine whether a common single nucleotide polymorphism (−31118G>A; rs1761667) in the CD36 gene influences habitual fat consumption in humans. We recruited 166 women and 77 men aged 20–29 years who completed a food frequency questionnaire and provided a fasting blood sample that was used to isolate DNA for genotyping by real time‐PCR. No differences in total fat intake (grams/d) were observed between the genotypes. However, the percent of daily energy from total fat was significantly different between the AA (28.8 ± 6.7%, n=61), GA (30.7 ± 6.8%, n=125), and GG (32.3 ± 5.6%, n=57) genotypes (p=0.02). These results were similar for both women and men, and adjusting for BMI and physical activity did not materially alter the results. These findings demonstrate that genetic variation in CD36 is associated with differences in habitual dietary fat intake, and provide the first evidence to support the role of CD36 as a 'fat' taste receptor in humans.


canal by bony fragments after spine trauma. Similarly, the relationship of inflammatory and tumor masses to the spinal canal can be evaluated better by CT than by conventional methods and the introduction of metrizamide may extend the diagnostic applications of computerized tomography in the spine. The major limitations of spinal CT are related to the technique of examination. Scout view, tilting gantry and perhaps multiplanar recon,struction capabilities are necessary to diagnose subtle changes in degenerative disc and facet disease. Fourth generation machines with high-resolution capabilities are producing images with excellent anatomic detail within the spinal canal. Unfortunately, however, these are not generally available so that widespread application of CT diagnosis in these problems may be delayed. LAWRENCE W. BASSETT, MD ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, MD


Egg‐sensitized infants who have never eaten egg may react at first ingestion. We sought to determine the association between skin prick test (SPT) and specific IgE (sIgE) to egg proteins (EP) and oral food challenge (OFC) outcomes to find cut‐off points which can diagnose egg allergy.


The goal of repeat imaging (detailed studies of prospects as new information is available) using PSDM is to generate new locations for both development and exploration targets. We present two case studies of repeat imaging and grid tomography in the Gulf of Mexico acreage. The first field (field H) consists of angular beddings truncating at the base of a thick salt. The second field (field T) consists of sediments under a salt of unknown thickness where well control shows only thin salt penetration. The up dip potential of the pay sands for both prospects had not been shown clearly in the previous depth processing. A careful model building approach with automated residual moveout estimation and 3-D grid tomography in the supra-salt area enabled us to estimate the sediment velocity properly. This helped us to reinterpret the top salt and base salt and enhance the sub-salt reflections. We provide two examples of the velocity model building and depth imaging in this area.


Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema, asthma and chronic bronchitis, has been recognized as the most common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]. It is characterized by an obstruction of the lung airflow and not fully reversible due to long-term inflammatory process throughout the airways, parenchyma, and pulmonary vasculature [2]. Approximately 20% of adult populations have reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (FEV1) values, which indicate impaired lung function [3]. Asthma, COPD, and fibrotic lung disease have been Background and objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been reported as the most common cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. The present study aimed to investigate a possible link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and increased risk of cardiovascular disease in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Methods: A quantitative, case-control study was conducted on 159 patients with COPD as the case croup and 159 adult people without COPD as control group. Case groups were patients who have COPD and admitted to the medical ward at Hawler Teaching Hospital and Rzgary Teaching Hospital. Control groups were those without COPD and went to City Park and Mala-fandy Primary Health Center. Data was collected from January 2018 to August 2018 through direct interview and using a questionnaire. A spirometer machine was used to confirm the diagnosis of COPD. Data analysis was carried out through descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage), skeunosis-kurtosis test, t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson's Chi-squared test, and univariate logistic regression. Results: Compared to the control group, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were found to be at a significantly higher risk of developing hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, dyslipidemia, and lung cancer. Moreover, there was an inverse correlation between increased severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and increased hypertension and stroke. In addition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia were found to be significant risk factors for ischemic heart disease. Conclusions: The risk of cardiovascular comorbidities was significantly higher in the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and there is a significant association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular comorbidities.


A store (18) BLADES VARIED USES knife comprising a body rotating around a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of grooves extending longitudinally spaced circumferentially VAN TO RECEIVE SOME LEAVES RESPECTIVE. THE WAREHOUSE comprises PARTIES FIRST AND SECOND (46, 48), EACH OF WHICH HAS A SERIES OF MEMBERS OF FINGERS (52, 58) extending from respective portions END (50, 56), being THE TWO PARTS MOUNTED together by longitudinal movement of the fingers (52) OF THE FIRST PART, between fingers (58) OF THE SECOND PART, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE receiving slot blade (20) between each adjacent pair of fingers (52, 28).


One of the principal objectives of the Middletown Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Program was to achieve as close to 100 per cent vaccination of the selected age group as possible. We had hoped also to be able to determine whether the oral vaccine, because of its simpler and pleasanter mode of administration, would be accepted by families who had rejected or had been indifferent to Salk-type vaccine. However, since a high proportion of Middletown children had received the latter, it was clear from the beginning that any conclusion on this second point would be tentative because of the very small numbers involved. In any event, a vigorous educational campaign was planned and carried out in the days immediately preceding the administration of oral vaccine.


The effect of agroforestry ecosystems on local environment was studied by using multilevel fuzzy synthetic evaluation--grey correlativity analysis model. Based on the detection and analysis on the environment of agroforestry ecosystems in arid plateau of north Weihe River in Shaanxi province, the agroforestry ecosystems environmental effects of type 1 (T1) in which the main intercrops were apple and crops and type 2 (T2) in which the main intercrops were prickly ash and crops were assessed and analyzed. The results were as follows: the contaminated status of soil, water and agricultural products in T1 and T2 belonged to gradeⅠ; the present social economical benefits of T1 (grade Ⅱ) was better than T2 (grade Ⅲ); however, the ecological environmental effects of T2 was gradeⅡ, better than T1 that was grade Ⅲ; the comprehensive environmental effects of T1 and T2 were all gradeⅠ, grey correlativity analysis for the two types showed that the comprehensive environmental effects of T2 was better than T1, with the correlation of T1 and T2 0.667 0 and 0.667 4 respectively. From the comprehensive environmental effects and the benefits of ecological sustainable development, T2 was better than T1.


An analytical investigation of the stability of a surfactant-laden liquid film with a free surface, owing under the influence of gravity on an inclined plane, is conducted. This investigation focusses on the onset of instability of a steady equilibrium flow when the surfactant concentration along the surface affects surface tension, while at the same time, the concentration of surfactant in the bulk of the layer affects the mass density of the liquid. A linear stability analysis is carried out and an asymptotic solution is obtained for the growth rate of long perturbations. The results obtained reflect how the various control parameters influence the onset of instability.


The article describes the lesson of discovery of new knowledge, which focuses on the skills of actualization of knowledge, independent and group work, self-examination.


Women with advanced heart failure have better prognosis than men (men versus women HR 2.5, 95% CI 1.1–5.5, p=0.03). Although interaction ischemic heart disease-gender was not significant, HR was 1.6 (95% CI 0.5–5.6, p=0.43) for patients with coronary artery disease and 3.4 (95% CI 1.1–10.5, p=0.03) for patients without. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.


Objective:To understand the clinical characteristic of larger intestine carcinoma with genetic relativity.Methords:We investigate ancestry of 120 cases larger intestine carcinoma,and analysis clinical data of 14 cases with genetic relativity.Results:The percent of larger intestine with genetic relativity 11.67%.There were 6 family with larger intestine carcinoma family,the percent was 1/20,and suffering number was 14 in large intesting carcinoma family.Conclution:The family number are unneglectable with genetic relativity larger intestine carcinoma,we should improve the acquaintanceship for the essentiality to investigate larger intestine carcinoma family.


This study describes White women preservice teachers' talk in and about an antiracist teacher education course aimed at raising students' awareness of racial inequities. Rather than be fully engaged participants in classroom discussions, White women distanced themselves through strategies of silence, social disassociation, and separation from responsibility. They used these strategies in response to perceptions that they were being positioned as racist, directly implicated in institutional racism, or responsible for racial discrimination. The article concludes with thoughts about how instructors might engage White women and antiracist curriculum, and therefore affect their ability to effectively teach students from various cultural backgrounds, through metadialogic approaches to race discussions.


Indianapolis meeting. In 2009, the 1st Viral Clearance Symposium was held in Indianapolis, IN to interactively discuss methods for virus removal and inactivation during biopharmaceutical manufacture. This conference series was initiated with the goal of gathering the world's top experts on this


Abstract : This is a final manual on Manpower and Personnel Requirements Determination Methodologies (MANPERS). This manual covers specific material that must be employed to identify manpower requirements and to define personnel skills during the process of research, development, and acquisition of new equipment and weapons.


The de-facto standard for programming distributed memory parallel architectures are the PVM and MPI message passing libraries. Their low level of abstraction makes the programmer''s task error-prone and reduces application portability. SODA is a novel programming model that presents a much higher level of abstraction and manages most low-level distribution and parallelism details implicitly. SODA is based on an extension of the active objects paradigm. This work is structured into two main parts. In the first part we present a novel data-flow synchronisation mechanism for active objects that increases ease-of-use, efficiency, liveliness and correctness compared to previous approaches. SODA active objects are the units of concurrency and distribution and they make the underlying parallelism largely implicit. Details, such as mapping, communication and decomposition are transparent. The second part is a demonstration of SODA''s benefits in the light of a complex, real-world application. It shows how SODA''s active object concept can support object-oriented programming paradigms and therefore becomes a viable solution to large-scale real-world programs.


Main idea of the project is to introduce MATLAB as an automation software building tool while developing a monitoring and controlling system for a mini hydro power plant.


This paper deals with the problem of estimating the delays and amplitudes of a weighted superposition of pulses, called stream of pulses. This problem is motivated by a variety of applications, such as ultrasound and radar. This paper shows that the recovery error of a tractable convex optimization problem is proportional to the noise level. Additionally, the estimated delays are clustered around the true delays. This holds provided that the pulse meets a few mild localization properties and that a separation condition holds. If the amplitudes are known to be positive, the separation is unnecessary. In this case, the recovery error is proportional to the noise level and depends on the maximal number of delays within a resolution cell.


Protein degradation is a highly regulated process that is required for maintaining cellular homeostasis, and its deregulation is associated with development of a number of diseases including cancer. Neddylation is a posttranslational modification that involves conjugation of the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8 (neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally downregulated) to target proteins such as oncoproteins and tumor suppressors to regulate their functions through a cascade of enzymes including NEDD8-activating enzyme (E1), NEDD8-conjugating enzyme (E2), and NEDD8 ligases (E3). 1 As such, the neddylation pathway presents an attractive oncogenic target for development of anticancer therapies. The main cellular substrates for neddylation include components of the Cullin-RING E3 ligase (CRL), which is the largest multicomponent ubiquitin ligase family regulating the turnover of multiple tumor suppressor proteins such as p21, p27, and NF-Kappa-B Inhibitor Alpha, among others (Fig. 1A). 2 In an elegant study, Hua et al systematically investigated the effectiveness of the NAE inhibitor, MLN4924, against glioblastoma (GBM) in vitro and in vivo. MLN4924 is a newly developed small molecule inhibitor of the neddylation pathway that specifically inhibits NAE by binding to its active site and hindering its enzymatic activity. 3 Several other groups have shown that treatment of cancer cells with MLN4924 results in induction of DNA damage response, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, or senescence. 4,5 MLN4924 is currently under investigation in several phase 1/2 clinical trials for multiple solid tumor types and hematologic malignancies. 6 The ability of MLN4924 to cross the blood-brain barrier, its low toxicity, and clinical efficacy in other cancers suggests that this drug is an attractive treatment against GBM. Analysis of overall survival of GBM patients, as well as correlation with expression of global protein neddylation, indicated that higher global protein neddylation correlates with poor patient survival. They also found that GBM tumors generally express higher levels of NEDD8 and neddylation enzymes such as NAE1/UBA3 and UBC12 compared with adjacent normal brain tissue, with recurrent GBM tumors displaying even


A class of analytic solutions is given for RLW-Burgers equation (E 1) and KdV-Burgers equation (E 2) which include the results of some papers . In particular, the oscillation wave solution can be obtained for the equation E 1. Further, we have the following conclusion: the solutions u for the equations E 1 and E 2 can be expressed by u=U-B+σU-K, where U B is the solution fo the Burgers equation (3 2), U K is the solution of the RLW-equation (3 3) or the KdV-equation (3 4), and σ is a definite constant. Finally, the result of paper is corrected.


Classes of robot mechanisms are reviewed. Technology constraints on robot mechanism design are discussed and examples of various robot mechanisms are provided.


Abstract In this paper, an effort has been made to evaluate the convective heat transfer coefficient and mass of water evaporated from a single-slope passive solar still for different water depths (0.01, 0.015, 0.02 and 0.025 m) by various thermal models, namely Dunkle's model, Chen et al.'s model, Clark's model, Adhikari et al.'s model, Kumar and Tiwari's model, Zheng Hongfei et al.'s model and Tsilingiris's model. These models were studied and compared with our experimental work. Also, the energy and exergy efficiency were calculated and the percentage deviation between experimental and theoretical prediction is also listed out. The experimental validation of energy and exergy efficiency of single slope passive solar still using different thermal models was carried out at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. By comparing the theoretical values of the hourly yield with the experimental data it was found that Dunkle's, Chen et al.'s and Tsilingiris's models gave better conformity between the forecasted and experimental results. Kumar and Tiwari's model yield is very high, whereas Clark's model, Adhikari et al.'s model and Zheng Hongfei et al.'s model predict lower values as compared with our experimental results.


Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of transhepatic artery chmoembolization (TACE) in combination with radiofrequency (RF) on advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods In the combined group, 32 HCC patients receiving RF 2 3 weeks after the treatment of TACE. In the control group, 34 patients received the second round of TACE 2 3 weeks after the treatment of TACE. Then the two groups were compared. Results Two months after the treatments, the combined group was superior to the control in tumor shrinkage (P0 01), decline of AFP and improvement of symptoms. Meanwhile, the bone marrow inhibition and liver function impairment were significantly lighter in the combined group than in the control (P0 05, P0 01). Conclusions TACE in combination with ultrasound guided RF is an effective method in treatment of HCC. Meanwhile, the two techniques can reinforce each other.


The article provides information from the literature on the harvesting, sorting and placement of dried peach varieties in the drying area and methods of their drying. On this basis, the country can further develop exports of dry products and achieve positive results in agriculture.


Efficiency enhancement of linear power amplifiers of CDMA base station using Doherty amplifier concept is proposed. The new design concept for the load modulation matching and its experimental optimization procedure are introduced. The matching circuit consists of different offset transmission lines in the carrier and peaking amplifiers for power match across broad power levels. For experimental validation, an average 30-W 2.14GHz load modulation amplifier has been implemented using a high power silicon LDMOSFET. The load modulation amplifier (a combination of a carrier amplifier biased to class AB mode and a peaking amplifier biased to class C mode) has been compared with a conventional class AB operation by applying 9 channel forward-link broad-band CDMA signal. The results show a superior performance of the load modulation amplifier for both efficiency and linearity.


The injurious effects of recreational use on vegetation of natural areas is influenced by not only plant responses to the direct mechanical effects of trampling, but also by stress factors internal...


The cost of health care is higher in the U.S. than in Canada. In this study, researchers evaluated both costs and outcomes for more than 12,000 patients (4698 American and 7319 Canadian) who underwent coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) at five U.S. and …


In this paper, we systematically investigate the impurity-induced bound states in 1D non-Hermitian systems. By establishing an exact relationship between impurity potential and bound-state energy, we determine the minimum impurity potential required to generate bound states within each point energy gap. We demonstrate that the absence of Bloch saddle points necessitates a finite threshold of impurity potential; otherwise, infinitesimal impurity potential can create bound states. Furthermore, we show that the bound states residing in the point gaps with nonzero spectral winding exhibit sensitivity to boundary conditions and will be squeezed towards the edges when the boundaries are opened, indicating the bulk-boundary correspondence in terms of point-gap topology.


A mathematical model was developed in order to describe the effect of temperature on the degradation process of shredded carrots. Shredded carrots were stored in an air flux system in the range of temperature 0°-20°C. Storage time varied with temperature to observe the complete decay of pH and colour over time. The experimental data collected at 10°C were used to validate the model. The evolution of the pH over time was reasonably well describes by a Weibull equation, while a first order equation described the colour change. The rate constants of both models varied with temperature according to an Arrhenius type relationship with activation energy equal to 71±2 KJ/mol for the pH, and 89±5 KJ/mol for the colour.


On the basis of the potholes in the asphalt concrete pavements, the various patching (methods) and key control technology are studied in this paper.In addition, the most appropriate patching technology for different climate and maintenance conditions are also analyzed.


Bulls were feeded by 5 mg H\-2 pyridine average kg weight.The results have showed the activity, respiration rates,\+ 32 Pi uptake, acrosome integrity rates of the treatted-group spermatozoa were aignificantly increased by comparing with the control group\ (P0 01); but the abnormal rates of spermatozoa, was greatly decreased(P0 01).The study suggested that H\-2 pyridine may increase the integrity of sperm membrance,stimulate the metabolism of spermatozoa and energy translation process of spermatozoa.


Optical rib waveguides with various widths and heights were fabricated on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates. Silicon etching was based on dry etching with inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-type reactive ion etcher. The etching process was developed to ensure low optical losses. Propagation loss of 0.13/spl plusmn/0.02 dB/cm was measured for the fundamental mode at the wavelength of 1550 nm in a curved 114-cm-long waveguide. The reflection losses were suppressed by applying atomic layer deposition (ALD) in the growth of antireflection coatings (ARCs).


The results of an analysis of the energetic particle and magnetic field data acquired by the Voyager 2 spacecraft at distances of about 40-70 Jupiter radii on the nightside of the planet are reported. As in a previous study of similar data at distances of greater than about 80 Jupiter radii, the energy densities of ions (primarily protons) is found to be sufficient to provide the diamagnetic depressions measured in the magnetic field intensity as the spacecraft made successive encounters with the nightside plasma sheet. There is some evidence that the percent contribution of the protons to the energy balance decreases with increasing distance from the planet over this radial interval, although this conclusion is dependent upon the assumption that the proton and heavier ion (oxygen) energy spectra are similar.


As stated by Abdurrahman Wahid in his introduction, the book under discussion is the first one written in English, not in the Indonesian language, that discusses the Nahdatul Ulama (NU). This is of course very surprising, since the NU is one of the largest Muslim organizations in Indonesia. DOI:  10.15408/sdi.v4i4.770


Plasma‐sprayed YBa2CU3Oy coatings consist of a nonsuperconducting tetragonal phase with an a/c ratio of 1/3 (c=11.61) in the as‐sprayed condition. This phase is tentatively assigned to the solid solution Y1(Ba2−xYx) Cu3O7+δ. Heat treatment of this phase at 930 °C/24 h in oxygen results in orthorhombic symmetry, an expansion of the c axis (11.66 A), and the appearance of superconductivity. In this study it is shown that heat treatment in argon at 850 °C prior to the oxygen heat‐treatment leads to a crystal structure which closely matches the desired YBa2Cu3Oy (c=11.68), raises Tc, and narrows the transition width.


Abstract We study the number of representations n = n 1 n 2 n 3 · · · , where the n j are > 1 and fulfill certain conditions.


It is shown, that for upgrading communication systems by dispersion management to 40 Gbit/s TDM-transmission the RZ-modulation format is superior to conventional NRZ-modulation resulting in a 3-fold increase in standard-fibre length even at high power levels.


The analysis of the educational process at the Department of Operative Dentistry Clinic had been realized. Developed and implemented in the educational process of certification of practical skills control card students for the module, "oral surgery". Turn-based assessment of students' knowledge allows to objectively determine the knowledge and consolidate the mining algorithm of manual skills with the help of simulators for the formation of clinical thinking in students. Improvement of the standard of dental simulator (company «Frasaco») with detachable jaws for expanding the volume of manual skills and the adaptation of students to the real clinical situation. This technique has increased the quality indicators in the exam of practical training "Assistant Surgeon Dentist".


Provided is a solder ball that suppresses interfacial peeling at the bonding interface of the solder ball and suppresses non-fusion that occurs between the solder ball and a solder paste. The solder ball can be used for both a Ni electrode section having Au plating or the like, and a Cu electrode section having a water-soluble organic solderability preservative coated on Cu. This invention pertains to a lead-free solder ball for electrodes for BGA and CSP, having 1.6-2.9 mass% Ag, 0.7-0.8 mass% Cu, 0.05-0.08 mass% Ni, and the remainder comprising Sn. The lead-free solder ball has both excellent heat fatigue resistance and excellent drop impact resistance, even when the bonded printed circuit board is a Cu electrode or is a Ni electrode using Au plating or Au/Pd plating in the surface treatment thereof. In addition, a total of 0.003-0.1 mass% of at least one type of element selected from among Fe, Co, and Pt or a total of 0.003-0.1 mass% of at least one type of element selected from Bi, In, Sb, P, and Ge can be added to this composition.


Sydnones undergo electrophilic aromatic substitution at the 4-position1,2 and bromi-nation has been the most studied reaction of this type. For the latter, a number of methods, including Br2 / NaH...


A new complex chemiluminescence system, i.e., luminolH\-2O\-2 catalyzed by CoHR\+- complex is reported. Based on this catalyse a new chemliuminescence method for determining trace of Co() is proposed. The detection limit is 1.2910\+-9 g/L Co(), the linear dynamic range is 510\+-8110\+-5 g/L Co() and the variation coefficient at a cabalt concentration of 110\+-7 g/L Co() is 2.5 % (n=5). This mettod has been applied satisfactorily in the determination of trace cabalt in waste waters.


Purpose: To assess the reproducibility and reliability of the A-scan, Scheimpflug camera and Orbscan Topography system in measuring anterior chamber depth (ACD) Methods: In this prospective study of 207 eyes of 150 patients, ACD estimation prior to cataract surgery was done by three methods: A-scan, Scheimpflug camera, and Orbscan (in that order). One observer performed all measurements three times for each test. ACD was defined as the length between the center of anteror surface of cornea and the center of anterior lens surface. Results: The mean ACD by the three methods were 2.860.46 mm, 3.220.46 mm, and 3.130.44 mm, respectively: the differences were statistically significant (P


This paper presents a path planning algorithm for nonholonomic mobile manipulators multi-objective grasping that computes the mobile platform trajectory by maximizing the manipulability measures. The objective of the method is to find the best platform pose when the robot end-effector grasps object whose pose has been obtained by the visual system already. Firstly, we analyzed the distribution of operating performance of the manipulator inside its working space by manipulability measure. Then, we calculated the best platform pose by maximizing the manipulability measures, meanwhile took multi-objective and nonholonomic constraints into account. Finally, we controlled the mobile manipulators to approach the object by posture stabilization algorithm and picked it up by manipulator according to the result of inverse kinematics. The proposed method has been validated practicability and effectiveness by simulation examples and grasping experiment.


[Objective] The aim of the study was to provide the theoretical basis for propagation and production of Populus spp.seedling, and satisfy the need of Populus spp.seedling for road virescence and short-term industrial timber.[Methods] The stem segment without bud was used as materials for Populus spp.culture, 6-BA and NAA with different concentration were added in MS medium to study the effects of different treatments on the rate of bud differentiation.[Result] 2 mg/L 6-BA and 0.2 mg/L NAA were the best for bud induction from stem segment, and MS+2.0 mg/L 6-BA+0.2 mg/L NAA could get the highest initiative rate of bud differentiation(60.2%), which was the best culture medium for initial culture of Populus spp.[Conclusion] The appropriate plant regulator concentration was important for increasing the initiative rate of Populus spp.explant.


A dual-transformer-based hybrid dual active bridge (DAB) converter for plug-in electric vehicle charging to cope with wide load voltages is introduced in this article. The control degrees of freedom are extended by splitting the leg and transformer of the conventional DAB converter (CDABC) in two parts. Based on the numerical analysis, the full-domain four-variable closed-form optimal trajectories targeting at the minimum root mean square value of the leakage inductor current is attainted, and the unified-segmental control strategy is proposed to handle the working modes shifting without the current inrush. As a result, the conduction losses and switching losses can be significantly reduced in boost mode compared to CDABC. The discussed converter and control strategy are verified by a 1.0-kW prototype.


This thesis researched the influence of cultural factors on the process of reading comprehension in English with the relationship of culture,language and thought as a springboard.


Lithium-chlorine exchange of α-chloro α-sulfonyl ketones, easily prepared from 1-chloroalkyl aryl sulfoxides and aldehydes in good yields, with n-butyllithium gave α-sulfonyl ketones in high yields. Some trials to trap the enolate intermediate were carried out.


This study has explored the main sources of distracted driving among members of university community in Lebanon in terms of incidence of these sources on crashes, perception of level of dangerousness of each of them, and occurrence of the related behaviors. Results of Ramzi Salamé ( ) Titulaire de la Chaire Fondation Renault – Université Saint-Joseph en Management de la sécurité routière Campus de l'Innovation et du Sport, Rue de Damas, Beyrouth, Liban e-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com an online survey provided by 605 persons show that 30% of respondents have had at least a crash due to distracted driving with preponderance, as sources of distraction, of "being absorbed by own's thoughts" and the use of mobile phone to have a conversation, read or write a message. The occurrence of behaviors related to the sources of distraction appears to be negatively correlated with the perception of dangers of these same sources. However, the use of the mobile phone and certain other comparable sources of distraction appear to be less influenced by the perceived level of dangerousness and reflect the difficulty of the subjects to resist to the temptation of such use despite the danger associated to them. This study also reveals certain demographic differences among the concerned population as regards the occurrence of crashes related to the various sources of distraction.


Wedgelet-based Depth Modeling Mode (DMM) in the 3D extension of HEVC (3D-HEVC) divides a depth block into two segments by a straight line, which can hardly approximate well complex edges in depth blocks, and consequently deteriorates coding performance of the depth blocks. In order to improve the depth coding performance based on better block representation, two straight lines or two parabola curves are jointly used to separate the block in the Wedgelet-based DMM. While two lines or curves can achieve significantly better approximation to complex edges, it introduces a remarkably increasing number of wedgelet templates, which in turn greatly exacerbates coding complexity and compromises coding performance. To attack the problem, uniform down sampling of the templates is applied coupled with template merging based on similarity and symmetricity. The proposed method is evaluated on the platform of the 3D-HEVC reference software HTM-15.2, which shows an average of 0.24% coding gain in terms of BD-rate under the All-Intra configuration compared to the Wedgelet-based DMM in the 3D- HEVC.


Wireless broadcast routing is a complex problem, shown in the literature to be NP-complete. Current protocols implement either heuristics to find solutions that are not guaranteed to be optimal or classic flooding. However, many future use cases, like automotive applications, industrial robotics, and multimedia broadcast, will require efficient yet reliable methods. In this work, we use contextual multi-armed bandits together with opportunistic routing (OR) and network coding (NC) to find approximately optimal solutions to the problem of broadcast routing in a distributed fashion. Each router independently learns its own transmission credit, i.e., the number of packets to forward for each innovative packet received, so that the airtime cost, subject to latency constraints, is minimized. Results show that the proposed solutions, particularly the deep learning based one, vastly improve the overall reliability, while performing close to MORE multicast in terms of airtime and to B.A.T.M.A.N. in latency, both being the best candidates in the respective discipline among the tested ones.


this study was performed in the Research Station, Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz fact Southern city of Ahvaz in the geographic profile: latitude: '20 o 31 Longitude: '40 o 48 Altitude: 18 m and average rainfall: 256 mm in 2006 year. Research projects using the project once chopped plots in a randomized complete block design with treatments main bean varieties: four cultivar horse bean (Vicia Faba L.) plant: BARAKAT, ZOHRE, SHAMI and JAZAYERI and sub-levels of nitrogen fertilizer treatments three levels of nitrogen fertilizer (N1, N2 and N3 treatments, respectively 20 and 40 and 80 kg fertilizer N ha) were performed. A BARAKAT variety with highest yield was 4880 kg ha. Among the cultivar, the BARAKAT & JAZAYERI with the amount of dry matter 8209.06 and 8201.01 kg ha from a higher level than other cultivars, respectively. Process of dry matter accumulation in cultivar BARAKAT and T 80 = N3 kg per hectare were higher in treatments 20 = N1 and 40 = N2 kg ha of nitrogen fertilizer at 1% level with a time difference did not check growth parameters indicate superior varieties BARAKAT on the other cultivar in indicators of total dry matter, crop growth rate and leaf area index is. High yield in the treatments 80 = N3 and 40 = N2 probably due to supply fertilizer base required for plant growth in early stages yet stabilized biological nitrogen begin has not plants need nitrogen fertilizer have to be able to level green field increases and photosynthesis do more are to be. This higher amount of leaf area index of this treatment with a mean 3.7 which leads to higher dry matter accumulation was visible in the cause of dry matter allocation to seeds is more. (Tayeb Saki Nejad. Evaluation of horse bean production components. Life Science Journal. 2011;8(3):49-53) (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com .


Brazil is an emerging market country. This is characterized by fast economic growth, increased foreign investment, and international political clout. Brazil has the 6th largest economy in the world and is trying to find its place as a global power. As such it is going through many growing pains, as it becomes a world leader. Some of these pains include trying to protect its own cyber infrastructure as it tries to leverage its cyber power as an effective military tool. onomy in the world.


Based on credibility theory, this paper presents a new class of satisficing data envelopment analysis (DEA) model, in which the inputs and outputs are fuzzy variables and we adopt the concept of fuzzy chance-constrained programming and "satisficing concepts" of H. A. Simon. When the fuzzy inputs and fuzzy outputs are independent trapezoidal fuzzy variables, we transform the satisficing DEA model to its crisp equivalent class and then discuss two basic properties of the proposed satisficing DEA model. At last, a numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed satisficing DEA model and the relative efficiency is analyzed.