The argument that the Tunney Act applies only to consent decrees is, quite simply, that Congress said no more. It spoke only of "consent judgment^],"1 not of stipulations to dismiss. This claim for a literal construction is reinforced in two ways: first, by citing some of the many cases in which courts have construed statutes to mean no more than they precisely said;2 and second, by alluding to the separation of powers. The separation of powers argument must itself be understood at two levels. At one, it asserts that Congress can be assumed to have drawn the line between judgments and dismissals because it would be bad policy to get courts involved in reviewing executive decisions about whether to proceed with a lawsuit. At the other level, it asserts that to mandate judicial oversight of such a decision would be unconstitutional.


Happiness is one of the psychospiritual elements in human life. Currently, many people suffer from emotional disorders due to their unhappy souls. The guide for soul treatment from Allah s.w.t. can help freeing human beings from the symptoms of mental disorders that can disrupt the harmony of human life and the other God's creations. In order to obtain the guidance, it is crucial to study the teachings conveyed by the prophets as well as the ongoing guidance provided by the religious scholars as the heirs of the prophets. Therefore, the need for a review of the work left by previous scholars should be done in addition to the effort on understanding the guidelines found in the Qur'an and Hadith. The pearls of knowledge quoted by previous scholars, including Al Ghazali, put a lot of emphasis on the aspect of soul treatment for human beings. Qualitative approach using content analysis method found that the element of happiness according to Al Ghazali is one of the psychospiritual methods that can be utilized by the global community.


Materials selection for liquid metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) primary systems including the vessel, piping, heat exchanger, steam generator, core internals, and fuel cladding is reviewed on the basis of a logic chain. Based on this approach the austenitic stainless steels appear to be the most acceptable candidates for first generation demonstration LMFBRs. However, several real or potential problems exist with these or other materials when exposed to the LMFBR environment including temperature, neutron fluence and sodium. Specific problems discussed are creep fatigue interactions resulting in reduced component life, sigma or chi phase embrittlement, thermal sensitization, possible stress corrosion, and void formation and swelling of core internals and fuel cladding when exposed to high neutron fluences at proposed reactor temperatures. tf4h\^ j §. Jji 'S a, > A a ef


Code-switching in the vocational English class plays an important role, it is an effective means of teaching, and appropriate application can play its positive features. This paper describes the current situation and the type of codeswitching, and Jiangxi Vocational College of Economics and Management 10 English teachers and 400 students for the survey, research on vocational English classroom code-switching frequency and its purpose.


This article examines the proliferation of alt. health influencers during the COVID-19 pandemic. I analyse the presentation strategies used by four alt. health influencers to achieve visibility and status on Instagram over a 12-month period from the date the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020. My analysis reveals the ways in which these influencers appeal to the utopian discourses of early web culture and the underlying principles of wellness culture to build and sustain an online following. While early accounts of micro-celebrity treat participatory culture as democratising and progressive, this article demonstrates how the participatory affordances of social media have been exploited to spread conspiratorial thinking and far-right extremism. These findings develop previous work on 'micro-celebrity' and 'conspirituality' by demonstrating how wellness culture and web culture can coalesce for authoritarian ends.


Abstract The paper addresses ways in which distributions of defects in engineering alloys lead to a distribution or ′scatter′ in measures of resistance to plastic flow or brittle fracture. The argument is that the statistical treatment and interpretation of any such distribution should be based on inferences drawn from micromechanical modelling of flow and fracture processes, rather than from empirical analysis. Examples cover distributions of ultimate tensile strength in aluminium alloy castings, the cleavage fracture stress in notched bars of ferritic weld-metal and fracture toughness values in ′quasihomogeneous′ quenched-and-tempered steels. Visual inspection of distributions are used to assess changes produced by heat treatment or processing variables. Attention is paid to the fracture toughness distributions obtained for ′heterogeneous′ materials and to the extrapolation of fracture toughness values to very low failure probabilities.


Objective To determine the clinical valuation of different ways of hysteroscopic surgery for endometrial polyps. Methods Clinical effects were analysed retrospectively on total 86 patients underwent different ways of hysteroscopic surgery according to women physiological stages, the desire of fertility and clinical symptoms, the mean followed-up duration was (18±6) months. Results Among 86 cases, after polyps resected. In 53 cases menstrual change, 48 cases were cured, 5 cases were invalid. In 20 cases dysmenorrhea, 16 cases were valid, 4 cases were invalid. In 22 cases secondary anemia, 18 cases were cured, 4 cases recovered. Conclusions Fertile stage: uterine curettage should be undergone for patients without menstrual change after polyps resected; among patients with menstrual change, whole layer of endometria were resected for the ones (more than 40 ages) without desire of fertility and superficial layer of endometria were resected for the others after polyps resected. Perimenopause: uterine curettage should be undergone for patients without menstrual change and whole layer of endometria were reacted for patients with menstrual change after polyps resected. Postmenopause: uterine curettage should be undergone for patients without vaginal bleeding and endometria ablation should be carried out for patients with vaginal bleeding.

Key words:
Uterine disease;  Hysteroscopic electrosection


This article reveals the under-lying meaning of urban planning work. Italso demonstrates that urban planningis essentially a direct reflection of socialand administrative forces. The authorbelieves that the professional role of plan-ners should be understood within thecurrent political and social context,andplanners'social responsibilitiesshould be improved in the continuoussystem reform.[


Hypolimnetic aeration was used in conjunction with reductions in phosphorus (P) inputs in order to lower the P concentrations in two eutrophic lakes. Based on more than 10 years of experience with artificial mixing and hypolimnetic oxygenation we conclude that the lakes' internal P cycling was not affected by increased hypolimnetic dissolved oxygen (D.O.) concentrations. We show that irrespective of oxic conditions in the hypolimnion the sediment/water interface remained anoxic due to unchanged high sedimentation rates of organic matter. This may explain why oxygenation did not increase the P retention capacity of the sediment. However, the presented information indicates that, contrary to general assumption, anoxic sediment surface and high P release rates from lake sediments may not be cause-effect related but simply two parallel symptoms of one common cause:  excessive organic matter and P sedimentation exhausting the stock of hypolimnetic D.O. and exceeding the P retention capacity of the sediment aft...


Fear is a problem of people and its existence in the workplace could cause a lot of damage to the organisation because of failure to acknowledge its presence. This study seeks to determine the types of fear experienced by workers or prevalent in public and private Nigerian work environments. To accomplish the objectives of this study, a crosssectional survey was deployed using questionnaires to collect data for the study. A purposive sampling technique was adopted in the selection of specific organisations in the identified sectors based on their size and selection of employees from these institutions was based on convenience sampling. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed to employees of Tertiary Education, Health, Financial Institutions as well as the Civil Service (State and Federal) all in Benin City. Data obtained were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Also, descriptive statistical analysis, Chi-square, t-test, ANOVA, and Multiple regression tests were conducted at 0.05 levels of significances. The results showed that: there are different types of fear prevalent in the workplace and the most common types are fear of failure, fear of having disagreements that might lead to damaged relationships and fear of not meeting one's expected targets; Evidence from this study revealed that fear exists in the workplace and the types of fear prevalent in the workplace are different in the public and private sector organisations. In view of our findings, we recommend that organisations can deploy the use of trust, shared vision, effective leadership and delegation of authority to reduce fear and to create win-win dynamics throughout the organisation.


Performance funding policy has been adopted for more than 30 years in the United States.In Florida,this policy was implemented only in Community College System in 1994.The 2013 Preeminent State Research University Program and the 2014 Performance Funding Model in State University System revitalized performance-funding policy in Florida's higher education.This article introduces the contexts and configurations of the new policy and discusses its implications.The article is concluded with three observations.Firstly,the goals of preeminence and efficiency of universities are realized by using different performance indicator systems.Secondly,both incentive and punishment mechanisms need to be appropriately used.Thirdly,the Performance Funding Model in the State of Florida integrates the features of PF 1.0 and PF 2.0.


A digital signal processor (DSP) includes a SIMD-based organization wherein operations are executed on a plurality of single-instruction multiple data (SIMD) datapaths or Stages connected in cascade. The functionality and data values at each Stage may be different, including a different width (e.g., a different number of bits per value) in each Stage. The operands and destination for data in a computa tional datapath are Selected indirectly through vector pointer registers in a vector pointerS datapath. Each vector pointer register contains a plurality of pointers into a register file of a computational datapath.


Cassava starch can be converted into sugars by enzymatic hydrolysis to be used for ethanol production. In this work, the studied variables were starch and enzymes concentration seeking a higher conversion of the reducing sugars routine. Two series of experiments were conducted following the steps of gelatinization, liquefaction, and saccharification, ending with the fermentation step. It was found that a 100–250 times increase in α-amylase concentration results in a 23% increase in the starch yield. Therefore, an optimal enzyme concentration could be found. The glucoamylase enzyme has proved to be more effective, evaluated by the rate of starch conversion (k), at a lower concentration of starch (10%), and enzyme (10 U/g). In simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF), the hydrolysis yield was 33% higher than in a conventional process, achieving efficiencies higher than 70%. The solid residue separated after the SSF process proved to be a high-quality animal feed additive.


Objective To investigate the changes of serum LH, FSH, estradiol and testosterone in healthy infants. Methods Serum samples were obtained from 358 infants (183 boys, 175 girls) aged from 1 month to 12 months. LH、FSH、estradiol and testosterone concentrations were determined by chemiluminescence immunoassay. Factors (birth weight, gestational age, birth order, maternal age and labor type) associated with these four hormones were recorded within 3 months after delivery. Results (1) In boy infants, peaks of serum LH and FSH concentrations were observed at 2~3 months of age (LH 3.5 IU/L; FSH 3.4 IU/L), then decreased to low concentrations (LH1.56 IU/L; FSH1.5 IU/L) after 6 months of age, and serum testosterone concentrations reached peak (9.15nmol/L) at 2~4 months of age, then decreased rapidly, and remained low (1.34 nmol/L) after 6 months of age in boy infants. In girl infants, serum FSH concentrations reached peak (7.1 IU/L) at 2~3 months of age. There were little changes in serum LH and testosterone concentrations in female infants (LH4.7 IU/L; testosterone, 2.49 nmol/L). Serum estradiol concentrations decreased significantly after birth to the lowest concentrations after 3 months of age in both sexes. (2) During the six months following delivery, serum testosterone and LH concentrations were significantly higher in boy infants than that in girl infants, whereas concentrations of FSH were higher in girl infants than that in boy infants. Serum estradiol concentrations did not differ between genders in all age groups except in the ~2 months old groups (girl infantsboy infants). (3) No correlations were found between serum concentrations of these four hormones and birth weight, gestational age, birth order, maternal age, labor type before 3 months (P0.05). Conclusion Peaks of serum gonadotropin and sex hormone concentrations are reached at 2~4 months of age and sexual dimorphism is shown, suggesting that in boy and girl infants, different mechanisms may be involved in regulating the development of gonads.


We develop a Hamiltonian description of point particles in (2+1)-dimensions using connection and frame-field variables for general relativity. The topology of each spatial hypersurface is that of a punctured two-sphere with particles residing at the punctures. We describe this topology with a CW complex (a collection of two cells glued together along the edges), and use this to fix a gauge and reduce the Hamiltonian. The equations of motion for the fields describe a dynamical triangulation where each vertex moves according to the equation of motion for a free relativistic particle. The evolution is continuous except for when triangles collapse (i.e. the edges become parallel) causing discrete, topological changes in the underlying CW complex. We then introduce the loop gravity phase space parameterized by holonomy–flux variables on a graph (a network of one-dimensional links). By embedding a graph within the CW complex, we find a description of this system in terms of loop variables. The resulting equations of motion describe the same dynamical triangulation as the connection and frame-field variables. In this framework, the collapse of a triangle causes a discrete change in the underlying graph, giving a concrete realization of the graph-changing moves that many expect to feature in full loop quantum gravity. The main result is a dynamical model of loop gravity that agrees with general relativity and is well-suited for quantization using existing methods.


The epidemic is best described as 'explosive' and occurs disproportionately among young women, with more than 60% of infections occurring in the 20 - 30-year age group. 2 As the epidemic matures there has been an increase in young adult morbidity and mortality that mirrors the observed HIV infection patterns. 3 The objective of this study was to investigate the temporal trends of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) at the Prince Cyril Zulu Communicable Diseases Clinic (CDC), an urban outpatient specialist TB facility in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Data were extracted from the clinic's computerised register. The chi-square test for linear trend assessed changes in the distribution of PTB from 1998 to 2004. Data on age were categorised as 0 - 19 years, 20 - 39 years, and ≥ 40 years, and the effect of gender was examined separately for each age group because of the differential impact of the HIV infection by gender and age. 2 The total number of new TB cases increased from 1998 to 2004, with an average annual increase of 13.3% per year (Table I). The total number of patient visits increased substantially, with an average annual increase of 15.2% per year (p < 0.001). Significantly more patients were either self-referred ( p < 0.001) or referred from hospitals (p < 0.001). There was a downward trend in the rate per year of PTB cases, which proportionally decreased from 70% in 1998 to 53% in 2004 (p < 0.001). While more men than women were diagnosed with PTB, the proportion of men decreased from 68% in 1998 to 60% in 2004, while the proportion of women increased from 32% in 1998 to 40% in 2004 (p < 0.001). Of note is the difference in the proportion of PTB between men and women by age (Fig. 1); in the 20 - 39-year age group the proportion of women


Performing and understanding conversational irony requires a complex management of multiple viewpoints. To communicate and negotiate these intricate viewpoint shifts, speakers (and addressees) often use nonverbal means (e.g. gaze shifts, shrugs, shifts in body orientation, hand gestures, etc.) next to verbal viewpoint strategies. In the present paper we zoom in on the perspective of the speaker and try to describe and quantify bodily behavior in ironic utterances compared to non-ironic ones. To this end, we use data from a video-corpus of three-party interactions with participants wearing mobile eye-tracking devices that allow for precise eye gaze data. Our results show that speakers display more of the multimodal resources under scrutiny in ironic cases compared to non-ironic cases. More specifically, the involvement of bodily resources is mainly manifested in the use of laughter, head movements and body repositionings. We further show how those resources cluster into certain multimodal packages, and how the exact timing of the bodily behavior is relevant (i.e. the gaze behavior at the end of an ironic segment differs most notably from the end of a non-ironic one). Next to a quantitative analysis of the resources used in ironic talk in interaction, we also illustrate our findings with qualitative descriptions of relevant examples.


The development status,processing technologies and product markets of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems(MEMS) technology are introduced.The packaging technology and existing problems of MEMS product are mainly discussed,combining the MEMS materials and processing techniques,and the development prospects of MEMS technology are prospected.


Coagulase positive stophylococci were isolated from anterior nares of normal person and patients in Obstetric ward and Nursery in Chiang Mai Hospital.lsolate from pus specimens sent to the hospital diagnostic microbiology laboratory also included in the study.Antibiotic sensitivity tests were done by the Diffusion Method with 6 antibiotics as follows : tetracycline,kanamycin,erythromycin,penicillin,streptomycin and Chloramphenicol.Sixteen different patterns were obtained.The majority of strains (57.0 percent) were sensitive to all except penicillin.Other patterns were found in lower percentage. Strains were typed with the international set of 22 typing phages at the Routime Test Dilution (RTD).Those non-typable with phages at RTD were retyped at 1,000 RTD.The total typable strains was 62.6 percent.Thirty-seven percent of all typable strains were in group III,but no predominant phage type was founds.Strains of type 54 were frequently occurred among carriers but a few were found from lesions.


Is it possible to be active with aerobic despite the health problems? How to motivate children to do more sport? How is the children view developing on aerobic? All these are the questions which are going to be used by student under terms of her study in AC KIDFIT Pardubice. She will put her attention to the members of the club and to the running of the club itself from anthropological perspective of individual and collective participants. She will be attending all activities in the club, making interviews with the participants and if there will be need she use a questionnaire as a complementary method.


The study explained scientifically a series of practice of running a school to market,education reform,setting up curriculum of meeting the need of high-level education,reform curriculum test and evaluation system,and explore personnes training mode for Work Study for mechanical-electrical integration Technology Speciality,in the end it can have a good effect in teaching and it also played an important role in building up mechanical-electrical integration Technology Speciality.


1. Introduction With the development of the World Wide Web, many traditional media like written and printed text, photography, film and music find a new, digital home. This did not happen without some changes in format. A new language of design with new rules for navigation, layout and interactivity had to be developed by authors and readers. It is here that imagery, interactivity, and narrative converged. How does the Web affect the methods and reception of prior media when they are transferred to this new environment?


A new control principle of the rate interpolation for three axes linkage was specifically studied in application of the CNC tangent method to the high-order aspherical surface machining process.In the theory,time setting by the electrical cam(ECAM) and PVT control mode were applied,and HMM(Hidden markov model) was introduced.The introduction of HMM which is decoded by vitebi algorithm can compensate the tracking error in the best status switch and realize forecast compensation.All these measures will control the velocity monotonously and continuously,and can increase the seal surface accuracy.Using HMM to realize speed-servo and improve machining accuracy is a new attempt in the field of CNC control technique,and it will open up the development potential for the automatic control technique.


Local population registers were compiled in Japan from about 1670 on and continued for the next two centuries. Established as part of an effort to exterminate Christianity, these "registers ofreligious investigation" (shumon aratarne cho) list the name, age, and relationship to head of household for individuals in villages and towns throughout Japan. This article describes their origin, the type and quality of information they contain, their uses for demographic and social structural analysis, and their availability to scholars.


Terrestrial volatiles may have been acquired by a late veneer of carbonaceous chondrite-like material impacting the proto-Earth after core formation was completed. However, volatile exchange between the surface and the deep Earth has likely clouded some of the late-veneer signatures. In this talk, we will present recent advances in our understanding of the isotope geochemistry of key volatile elements. A particular focus on sulfur, selenium, and nitrogen. allows us to assess whether the late veneer delivered substantial amounts of volatiles to Earth. Mantle plume sources show variable sulfur isotope signatures. 34 S/ 32 S ratios appear correlated with proxies of recycling. The trends show that basalts with no clear evidence of recycled materials have a sub-chondritic 34 S/ 32 S ratio. Sulfur partitioning experiments suggest metal/silicate equilibria may be at play: the sub-chondritic S isotope composition observed in the modern mantle is likely a relic of planetary differentiation. This observation does not require a volatile-rich late veneer. Selenium is often compared to sulfur, since S and Se likely behave similarly in high-temperature processes. High-precision 82 Se/ 76 Se data show basalts are more depleted in 82 Se than most carbonaceous chondrites. This is evidence against the delivery of volatiles by late accretion of carbonaceous chondrites.


I ho provision nl" essential drugs is onlv one element of a comprehensive primary heallh eare iPIK'i svsteni. Although Health Action International •:H\I:< \MHKS 11:.. s 11 \ iir'. drug related problems, a J^vs nui. Ivliovc lh.il fie provision ul drills is the most important element til" PHC\ hi fact, any mention nl the rational use of essential drugs is ivmarkabl} absent from (lie P>78 Alma Ata Declaration on PI1C the issue is only dealt with in Point 14 ol ilie detailed recommendations. Declarations ul this son tend to hecome set in stone, h is not normally possible to add amendments alter the benefit ul experience. One of the most important lessons of the last ten years is that we cannot assume that essential drills.once available, will automatically he used rationally.and 1 hat inessential drugs will then magically lade from the scene. The provision of essential drugs has io he accompanied hy measures, at all levels of the health eare system, lo encourage and promote the rational use of drugs anil to discourage irrational use.


Structural changes in proteoglycans (PGs) were examined during the neuritogenesis of PC12 cells induced by nerve growth factor (NGF). (1) A heparan sulfate (HS) PG and a chondroitin sulfate (CS) PG were synthesized by PC 12 cells, irrespective of the presence of NGF or the duration of culture. PGs released from PC12 cells into the culture medium were mostly CSPGs. (2) In the absence of NGF, the apparent molecular mass of HSPG prepared from PC 12 cells after 3 days of culture was in the range of 90–190 kDa for the intact form (Kav= 0.38 on Sepharose CL‐6B), 12 kDa for HS, and 61 kDa for the core protein. In the presence of NGF, these values were 90–190 kDa, 10 kDa, and 51 kDa and 61 kDa, respectively. The intact forms of cell‐associated CSPG had apparent molecular mass ranges of 120–150 kDa and 120–190 kDa (Kav= 0.38 and 0.34), with CSs of 15 kDa and 20 kDa in the presence and absence of NGF, respectively. The apparent molecular mass of the core protein of cell‐associated CSPG was 92 kDa, irrespective of the presence of NGF. The molecular sizes of cell‐associated PGs and their glycosaminoglycans remained unchanged during culture. (3) CSPGs released by PC12 cells into the culture medium were separated into two peaks (I and II) by column chromatography on DEAE‐cellulose. The peak II fraction prepared from the medium with NGF after 3 days of culture consisted of CSPG with Kav= 0.22 on Sephacryl S‐300 [40–84 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS‐PAGE)]. The CS and core protein of this CSPG had apparent molecular masses of 26 kDa and 15–17 kDa, respectively. The peak I fraction was separated further into three fractions of different molecular sizes on Sephadex G‐200 (I‐1,I‐2,I‐3). In the presence of NGF, peak I‐1 prepared after 3 days of culture consisted of mostly CSPG (130–170 kDa by SDS‐PAGE; Kav= 0.13 on Sephacryl S‐300) with CS of 32 kDa and a core protein of 105 kDa. Peaks 1–2 and 1–3 contained, respectively, CSPGs of 38–74 kDa and 31–56 kDa for their intact forms, with CSs of 25 kDa and 15 kDa. The apparent molecular masses of the core proteins of their CSPGs were 15–17 kDa. These CSPGs had similar molecular sizes, irrespective of the presence of NGF or the duration of culture. (4) These results indicate that structural changes in PGs during the neuritogenesis in PC12 cells induced by NGF occurred mostly in cell‐associated PGs and preceded elongation of neurites.


Primitive achondrites like acapulcoite-lodranites are important materials to investigate the early differentiation processes of asteroids. Short-lived radionuclide chronometers are useful to understand the first few million years of the solar system history. In this study, we have performed internal and external isochrons for several acapulcoite and lodranite using the Al-Mg system in order to unravel their geological history. We have analyzed 3 acapulcoite and 1 lodranite meteorites (Dho125, Dho290, Y981505 and Y981725 respectively. We performed mineral separation on Dho290 and Y981725 by using isodynamic magnetic separator (Frantz, L-1) and could obtain Mg isotopic data from 3 separated fractions and one bulk rock for both of meteorites. All bulk rock fragments have δMg* deficits (-0.0004 to -0.072) and subchondritic to chondritic Al/Mg ratios, in agreement with a previous study [1]. The δMg* deficits of these acapulcoites and lodranite can be interpreted as the evidences of the early formation of this group of meteorites. We obtained internal isochrons with (Al/Al)0 of (6.57±2.93)x10 and (1.05±1.68)x10 for Y981725 and Dho290 respectively. While the error associated to Dho290 is large and still under investigation, Y981725 gives a formation age of 4.6±2.1 Ma. This is in agreement with a previous Hf-W study [2], hence confirming an ancient metamorphic/melting episode at the very beginning of the solar system on the acapulcoite/lodranite parent body. Those ages will be refined, bringing new insights into the early differentiation of asteroids.


Interface between mineral and environmental legislation : The example of Sweden as an historic mining country in the european union


A bstmcf-The measurement of the static and dynamic dimensions of articular cartilage is important €or a better understanding of the mechanical behavior of cartilage. Although such dimensional measurements have been reported with reasonable accuracy, improvements in accuracy along with the ability to determine articular geometry over large regions of the articular surface warrant e€forts to develop more automated methods to accomplish this task. An approach was implemented to address these issues using intact cartilage on the tibial plateau of rabbit knees. The variation in the acoustic signal was found to be significantly greater than previously reported for articular cartilage. Methods based on only a single A-scan cannot be relied on for accurate measurements a t a particular point on the articular surface. However, additional procedures applied to a C-scan made up of individual Ascans can be applied to obtain more accurate dimensional estimates,


Summary form only given. As robust sources for an increasing number of industrial applications, ultrafast lasers with sub-picosecond pulse duration have experienced a steady growth over the past decades. In this presentation, recent progress of ultrafast laser-based nanoscale material growth and processing will be discussed, along with selected emerging applications of laser-produced nanomaterials in the development of renewable energy technologies. One example of energy technologies that has benefited greatly from laser-based materials development is efficient electricity transmission by utilizing high critical temperature superconductor wires. Pulsed laser deposition, which typically involves applying a nanosecond laser beam to ablate a target material followed by depositing the precursor vapor onto a substrate, is an effective technique for developing superconductors as well as many other industrial materials. However, a main technical obstacle for making materials at the nanometer scale using nanosecond lasers is the formation of micron-sized particulates from the ejected melts. Ultrafast lasers, with pulse duration shorter than the characteristic time of thermal diffusion, enable nanomaterials fabrication with reduced micro-sized particulates when operated in the so-called non-thermal ablation regime. Under very high irradiation power of ultrafast lasers, electrons in the target material can be heated much faster than they are cooled through electron-phonon interactions. Emission of high-density energetic electrons from the target surface can take place, followed by separation between the escaped electrons and the positively charged parent ions, which eventually leave the surface with the buildup of a strong electric field. Consequently, ultrafast laser pulses are able to ablate solid materials without encountering significant thermal processes (e.g., melting), therefore enabling high quality nanomaterial growth. In the meantime, direct write of nanoscale structures with minimal lateral damage in the material can be realized. Utilizing femtosecond laser pulses, we are developing a variety of nanomaterials and nanostructures that have practical applications for high capacity solid-state hydrogen storage and high efficiency solid-state lighting.


To have knowledge about the gas and material temperatures in the exhaust system of today's vehicles is of great importance. These temperatures need to be known for component protection, control- an ...


Voice communication between the spacecraft and the ground is a key component of the manned space communication system.Combined with the composition and the information flow of the USB voice system,a new method for voice communication loop detection is presented based on the full-state simulator.The air-to-ground voice communication loop based on the full-state simulator can well detect the working condition of voice communication in the manned space communication system,which can also detect the working condition of voice communication of a single tracking and control station separately and frequently,ensuring the unimpeded voice communication loop and providing an important guarantee for the successful completion of the manned space missions.


Abstract : The growth and fabrication of GaN nanorod (NR) light-emitting diode (LED) arrays have attracted much attention because of their advantages of higher crystal quality, larger sidewall emission area, and non-polar or semi-polar quantum well (QW) formation. This report describes development of regularly-patterned GaN NR LED arrays grown on a patterned template with either continuous or pulsed growth mode using metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy (MOVPE). Such an array device is expected to be useful for practical lighting application. Usually, with the pulsed growth mode, by switching group-III and V sources on and off alternatively, the NR geometry can be more uniform over an array. InGaN/GaN QWs can be deposited on the c-plane top face, m-plane sidewalls, and {1-101}-plane slant facets on a c-axis-oriented NR with the highest (lowest) growth rate in the c-plane ({1-101}-plane). After the overgrowth of p-GaN on an NR with n-GaN core and QW deposition, an NR LED array can be implemented by covering the NRs with a transparent conductor. It has been demonstrated that the optical and electrical performances of an NR LED array can be comparable to those of a planar LED. Further developments in NR LED growth and process techniques can lead to an outperforming LED device with the NR structure.


. The Banjar ethnic group is an ethnic group that inhabits the South Kalimantan region, Indonesia. The Banjar ethnic group has a variety of local wisdom, one of which is folk songs. The Banjar folk song contains cultural manifestations that reflect the Banjar ethnic identity. This identity can be seen from the perspective of the life and work ethic of the Banjar ethnic group owned by the community. This study uses an anthropolinguistic approach with a qualitative descriptive research method. The data source in this study was the Banjar song lyrics with the title, Uma Abah. The song is a creation of H. Anang Ardiansyah. The results showed that the Banjar ethnic group has a view of life and a work ethic that they usually apply in their daily life. The Banjar ethnic view of life is (1) belief in God, (2) belief in customs, and (3) a view of life in the form of reflection. Meanwhile, the work ethic of the Banjar community is in the form of (1) hard work, (2) being responsible, (3) diligent, and diligent.


The equations k(s+t) = (s)+n(t) and k(s+t) = m(s)n(t), called Pexider equations, have been completely solved on R 2 . If they are assumed to hold only on an open region, they can be extended to R 2 (the second when k is nowhere 0) and solved that way. In this paper their common generalization k(s + t) = (s) + m(s)n(t) is extended from an open region to R 2 and then completely solved if k is not constant on any proper interval. This equation has further interesting particular cases, such as k(s + t) = (s) + m(s)k(t) and k(s+t) = k(s) +m(s)n(t), that arose in characterization of geometric and power means and in a problem of equivalence of certain utility representations, respectively, where the equations may hold only on an open region in R 2 . Thus these problems are solved too.


Aim  Hwang et al. aimed to evaluate the risk of malignancy among individuals with eczema, allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma, compared with the general Taiwanese population.


The main pile frame structure manufacturing assembling work to a pile driving barge is one of the traditional big steel structure manufacturing assembling projects.In consideration the particular of that the main pile frame structure is being manufactured on land and assembled in the sea,the article introduced the focal points of the main pile frame steel structure manufacturing assembling technology process for our several pile driving barges.And it also showed us how the mentioned technology process above is being perfected and brought forth new ideas.At the same time,the article also made a special analysis to the implementing effects between the different technologies.


BACKGROUND: Transitional challenges in the disease profile and healthcare systems have revealed the need for the development of guidelines to assist healthcare practitioners in decision making regarding patient care. Implementing strong evidence‐based guideline recommendations into clinical practice is associated with improved clinical outcomes for patients, and integrated and collaborative nutritional services.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify perceived barriers to implementing national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines in critically ill adults in a district hospital and primary healthcare institutions in South Africa.

METHODS: A quantitative descriptive research design was followed in this study. The district and institutions were selected using non-probability deliberate purposive and convenience sampling methods to select healthcare professionals (HCPs) for the study. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire and analysed with the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.

RESULTS: Ninety-six HCPs participated in the study which included nurses (76.0%, n = 73), doctors (10.4%, n = 10), pharmacists (7.3%, n = 7), nutrition specialists (5.2%, n = 5), and a speech-language therapist (1.0%, n = 1). Lack of awareness among HCPs and unavailability of enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines ENTPGs in the institutions were identified as potential high priority barriers to implementation.

CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate the need for introducing guidelines to HCPs and institutions to create awareness of such guidelines and thus encourage adherence to recommendations. There is a strong need for further research on strategies to manage the identified barriers to facilitate adoption and implementation of the national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines for adults in a South African context.


My attention was drawn to the Starting Out article, 'Sitting in silence with grieving parents gave them support' (reflections May 9). Nursing student Jordan Renouf writes about supporting a baby's parents after a failed attempt at resuscitation in an emergency department.


Using one-step solid state reaction method, we have successfully synthesized the superconductor SrFe1-xRuxAs. X-ray diffraction indicates that the material has formed the ThCr2Si2-type structure with a space group 14/mmm. The systematic evolution of the lattice constants demonstrates that the Fe ions are successfully replaced by the Ru. By increasing the doping content of Ru, the spin-density-wave (SDW) transition in the parent compound is suppressed and superconductivity emerges. The maximum superconducting transition temperature is found at 13.5 K with the doping level of x = 0.7. The temperature dependence of DC magnetization confirms superconducting transitions at around 12 K. Our results indicate that similar to non-isoelectronic substitution, isoelectronic substitution contributes to changes in both the carrier concentration and internal pressure, and superconductivity could be induced by isoelectronic substitution.


Clay minerals are regarded as an important factor affecting the results of low salinity water (LSW) flooding. However, most researchers put great attention on their microscopic properties, only few of them investigated the influence of clay minerals by the sand pack flooding experiments. This paper quantifies the effects of clay minerals on LSW flooding with artificial sand pack samples. We used three kinds of sand pack samples (100% quartz sand; 90%/10% quartz sand/kaolinite or montmorillonite) and heavy oil in the LSW flooding experiments. For the samples made of montmorillonite, results show that there exists an optimal salinity range for the LSW flooding. The best salinity range of Na+ is between 1,000 mg/L and 5,000 mg/L, and Ca2+ is between 500 mg/L and 1,000 mg/L. As for kaolinite, a better result will be produced with lower salinity. In addition, using CaCl solution floods samples made of montmorillonite has a better result. A similar phenomenon was also observed when NaCl solution was used to flood kaolinite samples. Respect of flooding modes, the continuous injection of high-low salinity water is more effective, but the LSW flooding method is better considering the economy and time cost.


The popularity of mobile devices has increased significantly, and nowadays they are used for the most diverse purposes like accessing the Internet or helping on business matters. Such popularity emerged as a consequence of the compatibility of these devices with a large variety of applications. However, the complexity of these applications boosted the demand for computational resources on mobile devices. Code Offloading is a solution that aims to mitigate this problem by reducing the use of resources and battery on mobile devices by sending parts of applications to be processed in the cloud. In this sense, this paper presents an evaluation of a transparent code offloading technique, where no modification in the application source code is required to allow the smartphone to send parts of the application to be processed in the cloud. We used a face detection application for the evaluation. Results showed the technique can improve applications performance in some scenarios, achieving speed-up of 12x in the best case.


The article presents the characteristics of broadband HF radio communications. Basic military standards for the broadband HF radio are briefly described. The state of knowledge about standards and basic issues related to the work of electrically small antennas for wideband transmission (WBHF and HF-XL) is presented. The scope of the article is limited to the skywave HF communications. It is due to the fact that the groundwave broadband radio communications is practically realized on higher frequencies (e.g. VHF, UHF). Results of simulations and measurements of the operating bandwidth of various types of HF antennas made in the test set with RKP-8100 radios produced by CTM are presented.


The mechanisms involved in the formation and transport of aerosols that might be present during possible fusion reactor accidents were investigated. A cascade impactor was used to collect particles formed by oxidation and volatilization of a tungsten alloy containing 1% rhenium, an activation product of tungsten. The alloy was tested at 800, 1000 and 1200{degrees}C in flowing air and at 800{degrees}C in steam. The quantities, size distributions, and chemical compositions of the particles were determined using a variety of analytical methods. Comparisons were then made with calculations of the vapor release rate, the aerosol nucleation, and the transport of aerosol to the impactor.


In this interview we discuss the advances in treatment for colorectal cancer, as well as ongoing developments to find new and better therapies to treat this type of cancer.


Non-renewable resources are an obstacle for positive long run growth if they are essential for production, households solve an intertemporal Ramsey problem and population is growing. Modern growth models predict that growth is positively related to growth in production factors. Hence, there are opposing forces at work if labor as one factor is growing and the use of the non-renewable resource as another factor is shrinking. The paper develops a semi-endogenous growth model with one labor and one resource using sector and derives conditions for stable positive long run growth in per capita production and consumption.


According to the fact that the lifting pipe will break off at about 3000 meters,a transporting pipe is designed,which is made of carbon fiber composite materials.Is analysed,using ANSYS,conclusion shows that it can be used in deep sea mining.The calculation and analysis on the parameters of a new hydraulic transporting system that made up of a carbon fiber composite pipe,a pump-ore tank combined and a flexible pipe,indicate that the pump-head is 420~740m,and the power is 430~480kW.The design and manufacture of the pump needed above are mature in technology.Thus,this new transporting system is proved to be flexible.


The determination of turbulent-layers wind speed observed through Generalized SCIDAR technique (G-SCIDAR) requires an efficient and contrasted code. We have developed a fully automated algorithm based on wavelet transforms to derive the velocity magnitude and direction of atmospheric turbulent layers from G-SCIDAR measurements. The algorithm makes use of five cross-correlations of a series of scintillation patterns separated by lapses of Δt, 2Δt, 3Δt, 4Δt and 5Δt. The wavelet analysis of such cross-correlation images provides the position, direction and altitude of the different turbulent layers detected in each image. The comparison and consistency of results in consecutive cross-correlations allows the determination of the turbulence layers velocities and avoids misidentifications associated with noise and/or overlapping layers. The software includes the correction due to the projection effects on the observing direction of the actual velocity vector of turbulence layers. The algorithm has been applied to simulated data with excellent results, as well as to actual G-SCIDAR observations. For the validation of velocities derived for real G-SCIDAR data we have compared them to the velocities provided by balloon measurements. The software has been designed to analyze huge amounts of G-SCIDAR measurements.


In the field of fiber optic acoustic sensors, a method for acoustic desensitization of certain sections of optic fibers by means of the use of higher elastic modulus coatings, such as an electrodeposited nickel jacket.


The invention belongs to the technical field of vibration and impact, and relates to a high-energy pipeline impact energy absorber which is mainly applied to weakening of whipping of high-energy pipelines in a nuclear power plant or a chemical plant and dissipation of kinetic energy of broken pipelines. The energy absorber comprises an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, an energy-dissipation lead body, an impact pipe, a sleeve end baffle and an impact pipe end baffle, wherein the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve are welded to the sleeve end baffle; the space between the two sleeves is filled with the energy-dissipation lead body, after being impacted, the impact pipe squeezes the energy-dissipation lead body, so that the energy-dissipation lead body plastically deforms and moves towards the internal space of the energy absorber to fill the internal space. The high-energy pipeline impact energy absorber is simple in structure, convenient to mount, high in reliability, good in corrosion resistance and high in cost performance; impact energy is effectively absorbed, and the secondary impact problem of the high-energy pipelines is solved.


Water vapor is one of the most important contaminants which caused devices failure. Internal water vapor content of hermetic package devices is closely related to the sealing performance, water absorption substances inside the package, leak plugging and other factors. The main mechanisms of leak plugging and water absorption by moisture absorbing substances are theoretically analyzed in this paper. Considering the harmfulness that result from the water absorption substances releasing moisture at high temperature, a simplified model is proposed, which is used to describe the internal water vapor content of a package with moisture absorbing substances. At last, this paper performs a study on related seal failure criterion in military standards by using two modes under different instances. A conclusion about the seal failure criterion in military standards is made when helium mass spectrometer leak detection method is used to detect the leak rate.


Objective: To explore the accuracy of Thinprep cytology test( TCT) in diagnosis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma and analyze the causes of missed diagnosis. Methods: A total of 704 cases diagnosed as cervical squamous cell carcinoma definitely by pathological examination and undergoing TCT at one month before definite diagnosis in the hospital from July 2005 to June 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Among 704 cases,8 cases( 1. 1%) were diagnosed as within normal limits( WNL),71 cases( 10. 1%) were diagnosed as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance( ASC-US),112 cases( 15. 9%) were diagnosed as atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high squamous grade intraepithelial lesion( ASC-H),69 cases( 9. 8%) were diagnosed as low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion( LSIL),226 cases( 32. 1%) were diagnosed as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion( HSIL),218 cases( 31. 0%) were diagnosed as cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusion: TCT is an effective method for screening cervical diseases,but its accuracy for direct diagnosis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma is not high,more improvements are requested to reduce the misdiagnostic rate.


Calculation of evaporation is needed in many applications including swimming pools, water reservoirs, nuclear fuel pools, pools for rejection of heat from refrigeration systems, process tanks, etc. Hence accurate methods for prediction of evaporation are needed. Many prediction methods have been published including analytical models and empirical correlations. In the present study, 18 published prediction methods are compared to a very wide-ranging database which includes data from laboratory scale studies, swimming pools, and fuel pools in nuclear power plants. The data are from 25 sources. The range of data includes air temperatures from 6°C to 200°C, water temperatures from 7.1°C to 94.2°C, relative humidity from 0.21% to 98%, and air velocity from 0 to 8.5 m/s. The accuracy of prediction methods is examined for conditions in which natural convection dominates, that in which forced convection dominates, and that in which natural convection is absent. The results are reported and discussed. Recommendations are made for application.


The direct laser acceleration (DLA) of electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) operating in the forced or quasi-blowout regimes has been investigated through experiment and simulation. When there is a significant overlap between the trapped electrons and the drive laser in a LWFA cavity, the resulting electrons can gain energy from both the LWFA and the DLA mechanisms. Experimental work investigates the properties of the electron beams produced in a LWFA with ionization injection by dispersing those beams in the direction perpendicular to the laser polarization. These electron beams show certain spectral features that are characteristic of DLA. These characteristic features are reproduced using particle-in-cell simulations, where particle tracking was used to elucidate the roles of LWFA and DLA to the energy gain of the electrons in this experimental regime and to demonstrate that such spectral features are definitive signatures of the presence of DLA in LWFA.


The challenges of unconventional reservoirs have driven electric submersible pump (ESP) providers to continue making improvements to the mechanical design of the pump stages. These improvements enable covering wider operating flow ranges and maximizing production without the need to replace the artificial lift system with a different method such as gas lift or rod pumps.
 In 2016 and 2020, two new pump types were introduced as a solution for unconventional wells. This case study summarizes the results of the analysis of 52 ESPs installed with the new pump types in the Midland Basin from 2019 to 2021 for a leading operator in the basin. The operator's well test data showed a declining production averaging from 1,300 to 100 BFPD, with water cut from 40% to 99% and gas-oil ratios up to 9,000 SCF/STB.
 This paper presents the results of how the re-engineering of a standard mixed-flow stage becomes a solution to improve the performance of the ESPs when producing from unconventional shale plays where the downhole environment is extremely harsh. The re-engineering of the standard mixed-flow stage produced a stage characterized by high hydraulic performance and superior efficiency. The study's conclusions can also be applied to conventional shale plays with more benign conditions.
 To develop the new stages used in the two new pump types, an engineering team conducted an extensive study considering the available run life data and the results of the top failure modes of the ESPs when operating at low flow ranges in unconventional wells. The engineering team considered a stage design to optimize the operation in the low-flow-rate region by a better distribution of downthrust and stress management of the pump's internal components.


A research intended to analyze effectiveness of partnership between wood-processing industry and communities for supporting sustainable development of forest plantations management (Kibarhut) in Java Island. The research was conducted in 3 locations (Sukaraja, Bawang, and Krucil) on April–October 2008. Up to 2008, 3 industries (INPAK) had been planted 14,537.12 ha of Kibarhut in 4 provinces of Java Island. Partnership of Kibarhut was carried out with land owners (Type 1 and 2) and the proprietors of state property (Type 3), using non-formal (Type 1) and formal contracts (Type 2 and 3). Partnership, as a form of agency relationships, were formally enforced based upon written clausuls on contracts of Kibarhut, as well as involvement of informal institutions (elite figures of the village). The study resulted that Kibarhut had financial feasibility for all actors involved, and competitive and comparative advantages. However, the nonformal contract had very high opportunistic behavior and moral hazard risks therefore had possibility to disturb its continuation. The study concluded that the formal contracts (Type 2 dan 3) did not only generate positive incentives for the actors but also had enforceable contract based upon their initial commitment, therefore the formal contracts had possibility to support sustainable development of Kibarhut in Java Island.


Objective\ To construct Alzheimer's animal model by injection of okadaic acid into dorsal hippocampus of rats.\ Methods\ Okadaic acid was injected into dorsal hippocampus, once every two days for three times.\ The place navigation and spatial probe ability in rats were assessed by Morris water maze on day 15 after the first injection of dorsal hippocampus.\ After the spatial probe test, the pathologic changes in hippocampus of rats were observed by Bielshowsky stain.\ Results\ By injection of okadaic acid into the dorsal hippocampus, the spatial learning and memory ability in rats was significantly impaired by okadaic acid, and the fused, disordered and thickened neurofibrils, still a few neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques in hippocampus of rats were observed.\ Conclusion\ That the injection of okadaic acid into dorsal hippocampus of rats may be an effective and easy method to perform experimental model of AD. \;


the characteristic values of compact operators which may be of independent interest. These are established in Sections 1 and 2 and are applied in Section 3 to general operators with compact resolvent. Applications to spaces of distributions and to elliptic operators are given in Sections 4 and 5. The asymptotic formula for the eigenvalues of classical second order operators is due to Weyl [12]. His results were rederived by Carleman, using a powerful method which has been applied to more general elliptic problems by Pleijel, Browder, Garding, Agmon, and others; see [1], [7], and the references there. However, this method demands more regularity of the coefficients of the operator than seems necessary for validity of the formula. In an earlier paper [5] the author extended the formula to the Dirichlet problem under minimal assumptions on the coefficients, by approximation argument in the spirit of that of Weyl. The present paper establishes the result for coercive (differential) boundary value problems and for certain non-local


The year 1577 was a watershed for linguistic politics in Mexico. After more than five decades in Mexico, the Spanish crown signaled a break from its previous tolerance of the use of indigenous language in catechesis and doctrinal publications. The landmark case is the crown's confiscation of Bernardino de Sahagún's Historia General in 1577. Simultaneously, the Mexican Inquisition pursued an assault on vernacular Scripture, confiscating dozens of Spanish scriptural editions, and culminating in the Inquisition's prohibition of Nahuatl and other indigenous-language translations of Scripture, in particular Ecclesiastes and the Epístolas y Evangelios (Epistles and Gospels). Also central was the second trial of a noted Erasmian, Alonso Cabello, who had spent much of the same year in house arrest in Tlatelolco. All this came on the heels of the establishment of the Holy Office in Mexico in November 1571 and its first full-scale purge of prohibited books, including well over 200 editions of Scripture—dozens of them in Spanish and a few in Nahuatl—that had circulated freely in Mexico. Prior to the 1570s exico had witnessed intense debates about the role of language in missionary projects, in catechesis, and in the education of indigenous Mexicans, alongside those regarding the proper language for Scripture and devotional works.


RHIZOBIUM NODULATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF PARASERIANTHES FALCATARIA INNOCULATED BY MYCHORRHIZAE UNDER SIDOARJO MUD STRESS. This study aims to find out: (i) the influence of mycorrhizal fungi and the percentage of Sidoarjo mud on Rhizobium's nodulation and sengon seedling growth, and (ii) percentage mud that provide the same relative response of seed growth compared with no mud. The factorial experiment was repeated 3 times with the first factor: the percentage of mud (0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%) and the second factor: mycorrhizal fungi (without and with mycorrhiza). Sidoarjo mud and mycorrhizal fungi affect the intensity root nodules, growth of seedlings, fresh weight and dry weight of seedlings. The percentage of mud to 10% relativey gave a response of intensity of root nodules, growth, and intensity of mycorrhizal infection did not differ with 'without mud' and better than the percentage of sludge 20% and 30%.


THm TRANSMISSION OF MALAiA between human hosts without a mosquito Ivector was first' reported in 1884 by Gerhardt,1 and such transmission is now well recognized; intentional malaria infestation by the parenteral route comprises a well known era in medicine, accidental transmission by whole blood transfusion is well documented,2'3 and transplacental malaria has been reported.4 The first cases of accidental transmission between narcotic addicts were reported in 1929 by Biggam5 who reported ten cases of falciparum malaria contracted by the sharing of needles by heroin users in Cairo. Between 1933 and the early 1940's several reports of additional cases of malaria among addicts were reported. No such cases were reported after 1942.


Purpose: This study aimed to provide the baseline data for improving self-esteem under the influences of parental and peer attachment and depression in adolescents. Methods: The data were collected from 200 middle and high school students in D metropolitan city by completing questionnaires from August 19 to August 30, 2013. Results: The results of this study were as follows: The self-esteem was significantly different in academic grades, father's education level and economic status in adolescents. The relation of the variables to self-esteem by the statistical power in order was depression, peer attachment and parental attachment. The more the subjects were depressed, the more self-esteem dropped. The better parental and peer attachment, and household socio-economic status, the higher self-esteem was. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed the level of parental and peer attachment and depression, which explained 38% of the total variance in self-esteem. Conclusion: Adolescents who had high self-esteem could reduce their depression and form good parental and peer attachment that would prevent them from being maladjusted. These results will affect the various activities of adolescent. Therefore, the way in which adolescents can improve their self-esteem should be found.


Multicore processors have become mainstream and the number of co es in a chip will continue to increase every year. Programming these archite ctures to effectively exploit their very high computation power is a non trivial task. Firs t, an application program needs to be explicitly restructured using a set of code transforma tion techniques to optimize for specific architectural features, especially for paralleli sm and data locality. Then a significant amount of time is spent on tuning the optimized code to fi nd the best optimization parameter values. However, high performance often means lo wer productivity as the optimized codes become difficult to understand, maintain and m o ify. In this dissertation, we present techniques to address these issues by automatic g eneration of efficient parallel programs, and by the use of empirical search for tuning. The r es arch from this dissertation has been implemented and made publicly available as two useful software tools: one for parameterized tiled loop generation, and one for empiri cal performance tuning using annotations. Tiling is a critical loop transformation that optimizes bot h for data locality enhancement as well as coarse-grained parallel execution on many-c ore systems. Parameterized tiled code refers to tiled loops where the tile sizes are not fi xed compile-time constants. It is important for auto-tuning systems since they often execu te a large number of runs with dynamically varied tile sizes. Multi-level tiling is essen tial for maximizing data locality in systems with deep memory hierarchies. Previous approach es to tiled code generation have addressed parametric tiling but have been restricted t o perfect loop nests and sequential execution. Prior parallel tiling solutions can handle imperfect loop nests but are only applicable to compile-time constant tile sizes. We develop systematic solutions to parameterized multi-level tiling of arbitrary imperfectly nest d affine loops for both sequential and parallel execution. We develop approaches to mapping in dependent tiles to different processing units using compile-time and run-time sched ules. The proposed parametric tiling approaches have been implemented in the PrimeTile co de generation tool that can automatically generate parallel tiled code from affine C pro gram sections.


This paper examines why a supposedly leading figure in the Irish revolution, Sam Maguire, has been forgotten by Irish society. It counterposes this act of forgetting a hero with the seminal place that the trophy that was brought into being to commemorate him, the Sam Maguire Cup, currently occupies in Irish society. The paper argues that by looking more closely at items of material culture, particularly those pertaining to sport, we can better understand how national narratives are produced and sustained by society through sporting forms. The paper problematises the issue of what actually constitutes the heroic, and by using theories from comparative studies of material culture and phenomenological approaches, considers new ways in which the enshrining of the sporting hero can be understood.


Most traditional approaches to anaphora resolution rely heavily on linguistic and domain knowledge. One of the disadvantages of developing a knowledge-based system, however, is that it is a very labourand time-consuming task. This paper presents a robust, knowledgepoor approach to resolving pronouns in technical manuals in both English and Polish. This approach is a modification of the practical approach reported in [Mitkov 97] and operates on texts pre-processed by a part-of-speech tagger. Input is checked against agreement and tested for a number of antecedent indicators. Candidates are assigned scores by each indicator and the candidate with the highest score is returned as the antecedent. Preliminary evaluation reports precision of over 90%.


From the perspective of institutional theory, this research studies the impact of special economic zone policy on enterprise innovation performance. Using the data of China Stock Market & Accounting Research Database, this research adopts propensity score matching method and mediation effect model to conduct empirical research. The results show that the implementation of the special economic zone policy improves the corporate innovation performance in the region, and the special economic zone policy significantly promotes enterprise innovation through enterprise research and development investment. Therefore, the government should strengthen the effective implementation of special economic zone policy, enhance corporate innovation power, optimize innovation environment in the region, and promote the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure.


The year 1993 began with the Philippines sdii saddled with the legacies of prob lems of the administrations of former Presidents Coraz?n C. Aquino and Ferdinand E. Marcos. President Fidel V. Ramos had started the first full year of his term of office in 1992 faced by these stark realities, together with the psy chological drag of having been elected as a plurality president (24 per cent plurality for his victory), and by the destructions wrought by natural disasters in the previous years. Nevertheless, favourable circumstances existed for the country to extricate itself from the depths of economic and social woes. Not only had the Philip pines achieved real independence in 1991 after the departure of U.S. troops from the Philippine military bases, but the collapse of the Communist Party rule in Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union itself created condidons for achieving peace within the Philippines. Moreover, the condnued groundswell for change, starting from the so-called EDSA revolution of 1986 to the trou bled administration of Aquino, to Ramos' election, represented the impetus to break new ground for moving the country forward. President Ramos indeed saw the opportunities for putting the country on a fresh start to achieve a better life for the people. The first part of his regime in 1992 was a period for identifying the positive factors for the country's develop ment as well as for laying out the programme for resolving the major problems that were inherited from the past administrations. The year 1993 was time for action. Consequently, by the last quarter of the year the President had a high approval rating of 71 per cent, as returned by the Social Weather Station.


With SAS ® 9 two new types of object become available in the DATA step environment. They are called hash tables and hash iterator objects, and their performance speed will amaze anybody having to merge, sort or perform table lookups with large data sets. This paper includes a basic discussion on the concept of hash tables and the theory that lies behind them. As a hash table is an "associative array", we will discover that some advanced programmers have already been benefiting from hash tables in previous versions of SAS. The main section will be a more practical approach into the definition and use of hash tables in SAS 9. Through simple code examples we will illustrate the new methods and properties that are available and how to use them to radically improve your performance time. We will learn how to make use of the iterator object to order data and summarise information without the need for a SAS procedure. The later part of this paper will include a comparison between some traditional lookup methods (e.g.: formats, merge and SQL) and hash tables to try and convince any leftover sceptics of the full power of hash tables.


The structure of two mixed valent molybdenum phosphates, CsMo2P2O10 and K1.5Mo2P2O10 · H2O has been solved from single crystals by X-ray diffraction in the space group P21/c with a = 9.428(1), b = 9.943(2), c = 12.348(2) A and β = 127.38(1)° for CsMo2P2O10 and a = 9.721(2), b = 9.805(3), c = 12.329(3) A and β = 128.73(2)° for K1.5Mo2P2O10 · H2O. These compounds isotypic with NH4Mo2P2O10 · H2O and RbMo2P2O10 · (1 − x)H2O exhibit the leucophosphite structure. The possibility of cationic non stoichiometry in this structure is also shown by the synthesis of two isotypic compounds A1.5Mo2P2O10 · xH2O (A = Rb, Tl). In these monophosphates, one site Mo(1) is fully occupied by MoV, whereas the other octahedral site Mo(2) exhibits a variable valency MoIIIMoIV to MoV. The main difference between these different phosphates deals with the distribution of the A cations inside the tunnels, depending upon their size and their content.

Eine Reihe von gemischt-valenten Molybdanmonophosphaten – isotyp mit Leucophosphiten wie CsMo2P2O10 und K1,5Mo2P2O10 · H2O

Die Struktur von zwei gemischtvalenten Molybdanphosphaten, CsMo2P2O10 und K1,5Mo2P2O10 · H2O, wurde mittels Einkristall-Rontgen-Strukturanalyse bestimmt: Raumgruppe P21/c mit a = 9,428(1), b = 9,943(2), c = 12,348(2) A, β = 127,38(1)° fur CsMo2P2O10 und a = 9,721(2), b = 9,805(3), c = 12,329(3) A, β = 128,73(2)° fur K1,5Mo2P2O10 · H2O. Diese Verbindungen sind isotyp mit NH4Mo2P2O10 · H2O und RbMo2P2O10 · (1 − x)H2O, die die Leucophosphitstruktur reprasentieren. Die Moglichkeit eines Kationdefizits in dieser Struktur wird durch die Synthese der zwei isotypen Verbindungen A1,5Mo2P2O10 · xH2O (A = Rb, Tl) gezeigt. In diesen Monophosphaten ist eine Lage Mo(1) voll besetzt mit MoV, wahrend die andere oktaedrische Lage Mo(2) mit Molybdan unterschiedlicher Valenz MoIII, MoIV bis MoV besetzt wird. Der wesentlichste Unterschied zwischen diesen verschiedenen Phosphaten beruht auf der Verteilung der A-Kationen in den Tunneln in Abhangigkeit von ihrer Grose und Art.


The invention discloses a lighter casing automatic screen printer. The lighter casing automatic screen printer is a ring-shaped automatic screen printing production line which comprises an automatic charging portion, at least one A surface screen printing and drying portion composed of a screen printing portion and a drying portion, a hot stamping machine portion, an automatic casing overturning portion, at least one B surface screen printing and drying portion composed of a screen printing portion and a drying portion, and an automatic discharging portion which are arranged according to a production flow sequence, and the automatic screen printing production line further comprises a plurality of fixture mold cores moving along the whole production line. The lighter casing automatic screen printer achieves the full-automatic production of automatically charging of the screen printing of a lighter casing, automatically overturning of the lighter casing after the drying and the screen printing, and completing the screen printing and the drying of the other surface and the discharging process.


The present work goals the study of vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) of binary system composed by heptane and dodecane. The importance of VLE study lies on its applications on industrial processes, such as separation and also for the description of vapor-liquid coexistence loci. The experimental stage of this work consists on the obtainment of a calibration curve, which correlates the mixture density with the molar fraction of the components. Afterwards many experiments are performed using an ebulliometer, model VLE-602 FISCHER with pressure control. Each experiment provides two samples, which contains liquid and condensed vapor phases. The molar fraction of components in each phase is determined by a calibration curve. The ebulliometer also provides the vapor and liquid temperatures and the pressure in which the experiment was taken. The data obtained on the experimental stage of this work are used for the estimation of binary interaction parameters of the Wilson model. The determination of these parameters appears as an optimization task through the minimization of an objective-function (or fitness function). For such, a stochastic method known as Differential Evolution was applied. This method consists in a simple and very efficient algorithm. Finally, it is possible to plot the phases diagram with the experimental points and the Wilson model prediction for the mixture.


In the present work, the enhancement of natural convection heat transfer utilizing nanofluids as working fluid from horizontal circular cylinder situated in a square enclosure is investigated numerically. The type of the nanofluid is the water-based copper Cu. A model is developed to analyze heat transfer performance of nanofluids inside an enclosure taking into account the solid particle dispersionrs on the flow and heat transfer characteristics. The study uses different Raylieh numbers (10 4 , 10 5 , and 10 6 ), different enclosure width to cylinder diameter ratios W/D (1.667, 2.5 and 5) and volume fraction of nanoparticles between 0 to 0.2. The work included the solution of the governing equations in the vorticity-stream function formulation which were transformed into body fitted coordinate system. The transformations are based initially on algebraic grid generation, then using elliptic grid generation to map the physical domain between the heated horizontal cylinder and the enclosure into a computational domain. The disecritization equation system are solved by using finite difference method. The code build using Fortran 90 to execute the numerical algorithm. The results display the effect of Raylieh number, enclosure width to cylinder diameter ratio, and volume fractions of the nanofluids on the thermal and hydrodynamic characteristics. The results were compared with previous numerical results, which showed good agreement. The Nusselt number increases with increasing the Raylieh number for all cases. An enhancement in average Nusselt number was found with the volume fraction of nanofluids for the whole range of Rayleigh number. The results show that the isotherms are nearly similar when the volume fraction of nanoparticles is increased from 0 to 0.2 for each Raylieh number and enclosure width to cylinder diameter ratio, while, the streamlines are changed for same ranges.


The congestion index is a methodology that can be utilized for estimating the effects of operational improvements on the transportation system of an urban area. This methodology was used to estimate the effects of four types of transportation system improvement projects in Houston, Texas: a freeway traffic management system, a motorist assistance program, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, and a regional computerized traffic signal system. The congestion index method uses the roadway congestion index (RCI) and its relationship with congestion cost per capita to estimate the benefit derived from operational improvements. The RCI provides an areawide assessment of congestion based upon the ratio of vehicle travel to facility distance on the freeway and principal arterial street system.


PURPOSE: A remodeling seismic retrofit structure using a PC member for an aged reinforced concrete beam-column structure and a remodeling construction method using the same are provided to improve construction performance and durability. CONSTITUTION: A remodeling construction method using a remodeling seismic retrofit structure using a PC member for an aged reinforced concrete beam-column structure is as follows. A steel plate is installed in one side of a PC member(1) using anchors. The steel plate forms multiple holes in which the anchor can be inserted. A perforation part is formed in one surface of an aged reinforced concrete column through the holes. A PC column is coupled to an aged column using epoxy to increase strength of the column.


The measurement of the reverse recovery characteristics and holding current of large active area thyristors (rated 25A average or greater) is more complex than for small active area devices because of the need to be sure the entire active area of the Device Under Test is conducting on-state current before the measurement is made. If this precaution is not observed the recovered charge measured may be too low and the holding current measured may be too high. Test methods have been devised by JEDEC Committee JC-22 in which a soaking current is used to assure the complete turn-on of the device under test before measurements of recovery characteristics and holding current are made. These methods are described and discussed herein.


In the case of Miller v. Alabama, the US Supreme Court held that mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles constituted a violation of the Eighth Amendment provision against cruel and unusual punishment. This case, along with other recently decided cases, appears to mark a shift in policy away from adultification of juveniles and toward a more rehabilitative philosophy. This article contains an analysis of three Supreme Court holdings, a review of Supreme Court rationale in reaching these decisions, and an analysis of the legislative changes that have occurred since Miller was decided.


In the process of group cooperation study in "task actuation" type, students are guided by the tasks, which are carefully design by the teacher. Group cooperation study can carry on the interaction learning between the teacher and the students, the students and the students. Students analyze the knowledge and the new skills under teacher's instruction, and grasp the course content through to complete the tasks. It has obtained the good teaching effect to apply this method in "petroleum engineering curriculum design".


Revised and edited) An American Perspective on British Higher Education: The Decline of Diversity, Autonomy and Trust in Post-war British Higher Education 1 Martin Trow The Goldman School of Public Policy, and The Center for Studies in Higher Education UC Berkeley, CA 94720 firstname.lastname@example.com This paper takes the form of reflections on the history of the relationship between British higher education and various British governments since WW II, and most particularly since 1980, the beginning of the Thatcher revolution, putting current events into an historical as well as a comparative perspective. And I do this quite consciously as an American observer, with all the handicaps and advantages that accrue to that perspective. While there are great disadvantages for an American attempting to study higher education in Britain (or any foreign country), there are also some advantages. One advantage is the tendency of a foreign observer to stand outside the institution and its political context, and to raise questions about what natives ordinarily take for granted. So I begin with a series of "surprises" to this observer as I learned about British attitudes and values attached to higher education, surprises at aspects of the system that most English academics would take for granted, but which seemed strange to an American. Ten of these "surprises," for this foreigner, together constitute a set of assumptions made or values held by most English people who think about their own universities. This set of assumptions or values together characterize the normative framework which has shaped much thinking and governmental policy toward HE in this country since WW II. I do appreciate that there will not be consensus among all English academics on these assumptions, and maybe less agreement among British students of higher education. (Students of higher education are more inclined to question its assumptions than most people.) Moreover, views on some of them seem to be changing. Nevertheless, my hypothesis is that these assumptions or Paper prepared for a conference on the White Paper of 2003, sponsored by The Center for Studies of Higher Education, UC Berkeley, and New College, Oxford, in Oxford, September. 28- 30, 2004. A summary version of this paper has been published as "The Decline of Diversity, Autonomy and Trust in Post-War British Higher Education: an American Perspective," in Perspectives, Vol. 8, No. 4, October 20004.


The incorrect disposal of contaminated effluents from textile industries is a major contribution to their environmental impact. We aimed to use the chitosan biopolymer from industrial sources as a potential adsorbent agent. The experiments were performed in Jar-Test simulating an industrial scale treatment. Both pH and mass variations were analyzed. Our UV spectra results showed that all datasets fitted to the Langmuir model, indicating the formation of monolayers. Kinetics studies confirmed that adsorption follows a pseudo-second order model, in addition to a chemisorption pattern during adsorption. Kinetics studies also demonstrated intraparticle diffusion, which confirmed a strong adsorbate/adsorbent interaction with the dye. The Jar-Test proved to be an efficient system to simulate treatment of effluents on an industrial scale, thus ranking chitosan powder as a good adsorbent and eligible to future large-scale applications. Keywords: chitosan, intraparticle diffusions, chemisorption, isotherms, kinetics


The interval rough number rough sets model is the generalization of the classical rough sets. Since the lower approximation condition of interval rough number rough sets model is a full inclusion relation which is too strict to tolerate noisy data, strict conditions increase the possibility of a sample classified into a wrong class. To overcome the above shortcomings, an interval rough number variable precision rough sets model is proposed in this paper, which is combined with interval rough number similarity and the concept of variable precision rough sets. The model introduces the error parameter and can improve the tolerance of noise data. Then the related properties of the model are also proved. Moreover, we construct a maximal positive domain attribute reduction method based on the proposed model, which can process the data type of interval rough number without discretization. Finally, numerical examples are given to verify the rationality of the model.


A short social history of ballet music is presented, with the view that music for the choreographic muse has gone from a relatively low social status to a much higher status in about a century and a half. A selected, annotated bibliography on ballet music is also given.


Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for package delivery is an emerging technology. This technology facilitates delivery by providing safety, speed, road flexibility, reducing road congestion, etc. However, as the UAVs' path can be monitored by the public, such delivery could pose serious privacy issues. This is due to the fact that an attacker can monitor UAVs' path toward a destination and passively infer sensitive information about the users or even actively interfere in a package delivery system. To address this problem, in this paper, we study the challenges of preserving the privacy of a UAV's destination in an adversarial zone. We propose a set of path planning algorithms to protect the UAV's destination from a curious adversary. Our model does not rely on security by obscurity, which means that we assume the path planning algorithm is known to the public including adversary.


This text was written after hearing a childlike question about voice, a question asked by  Lara, a girl at a "basic" school in a rural area of the Azores islands that resulted in a diferent way of understanding the motives and intentions that are implicit in the way we practice community of philosphical inquiry with children and adults.  This question also unveiled important aspects of the way we construct ourselves as adults who believe in the importance of teaching philosophy in elementary school. This text describes an attempt to follow the trail of inquiry triggered by Lara's question, and documents three moments or possibilities of re-questioning. These moments – which are not understood as forming an orderly sequence, but rather represent inroads into the initial question – emerge as possibilities marked by the rhythm of inquiry that followed. Those questions were: What do we hear when we talk about voice? What do we say when we talk about listening? And what do we think about when we share voices and listen actively? The text invites us to focus on voice as a concept aligned with a certain paradigmatic model of thinking commonly referred to as "philosophy,"and also invites us to consider the concept of listening as a construct that returns us to the origins of western philosophy. Finally, the text invites us to consider different ways of understanding voice and listening as based on the idea of thinking as an in-between space of sharing, focusing specifically on activities centering philosophical dialogue with children.


Title on cover reads - Ohia decline: the role of Phytophthora cinnamomi. Reports were scanned in black and white at a resolution of 600 dots per inch and were converted to text using Adobe Paper Capture Plug-in.


An approach to improving the transformation process from UNL to natural language is described. We introduce the tree of possible transformations, which lets us generate all the possible transformation paths for the current sentence and rule set. The implementation of the algorithm in UNDL Platform is described.


The invention discloses a control system for an engine simulation load device. The control system comprises a host computer (1), a PLC (2), an execution control module and a double closed-loop adjusting unit (4); the PLC (2) is connected with the host computer (1); the execution control module is connected with the PLC (2) and the main circuit (3) of the engine simulation load device; and the double closed-loop adjusting unit (4) is connected with the PLC (2) and the main circuit (3) of the engine simulation load device. With the control system for the engine simulation load device of the invention adopted, the whole startup process of an engine can be simulated, and the startup processes of a plurality of types of engines can be simulated according to the curve requirements of the startup of the different types of engines. Since the double-closed loop adjusting unit is adopted, the real-time performance of the system can be ensured, and the stability and control precision of the system can be also ensured.


This paper constructs a set of heuristic rules for six types of question regarding to time,human,location, number,entity and description in Chinese QARC system.Each rule is further assigned with a weight optimized by the orthogonal array.Then the calculation of each candidate answer sentence is described over corresponding rules. The experiment on the CRCC v1.1(Chinese reading comprehension corpus) built by Shanxi University produces 83.09%HumSent accuracy.Compare with the results of ME-based method,the proposed approach achieves 81.13%HumSent accuracy,which is about 1%higher than the ME-based results on the same training and testing environment.


Various gravitational laws are examined. Binary pulsars imply unusual behavior as evidence for gravitational waves in contrast to Newtonian gravity. Gravity's intensity in the restricted three-body problem can significantly be reduced due to rotational centrifugal forces to explain shortcomings usually mentioned to invent dark matter. Although Libration Points are distinct, they represent a suitable testing ground. The Trojan asteroids at the Sun-Jupiter stable triangular points do not demonstrate that millions of asteroids reside at a singular point but with a very large scatter and do not asymptotically congeal due to attraction to create planetoids thereby suggesting Newtonian gravitation is not ample and has flaws. A phase-space trajectory methodology for an integral equation defines eigenvalues and a forcing function to test some different gravity laws. These findings indicate that a time-dependent law may not locally conserve energy and result in a celestial vibration, repulsive gravitation or produce gravitational waves. This provides insights for newer gravitational models possible suitable for using warp drive concepts. Furthermore, this effort warrants placing more space probes at the triangular Libration Points as cosmic anomalies.


Abstract: This study presents the species of echinoderms found inside rhodolith branches from Seixas Beach, State of Paraiba, Brazil, during one year of rhodolith sampling. A total of 64 specimens were analyzed and identified into 12 species, belonging to 11 genera, eight families and three classes. Brief taxonomic descriptions, figures and ecological notes for recorded species are provided. Ophiuroidea and Holothuroidea were the most representative taxa. Biogenic structures are an important habitat for young specimens and some small species of Echinodermata. Some species complete their life cycle in these structures, while others spend part of their life in these substrates and may also migrate to other habitats. The work complements the knowledge of echinoderm biodiversity from Northeastern of Brazil and aims to support future projects of protection and sustainable management of this area. Keywords: Echinoderms, inventory, Brazilian coast. Echinodermata associados a rodolitos da Praia do Seixas, Estado da Paraiba, Nordeste do Brasil


Three inherited disorders characterized by conjugated hyperbilirubinemia without cholestasis have been described: (1) the Dubin-Johnson syndrome, (2) Rotor's syndrome, and (3) hepatic storage disease. Observations summarized in Table 5-3 and noted in the discussion to follow suggest that hepatic storage disease and Rotor's syndrome are, in fact, identical. Additional familial disorders characterized by intermittent conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in association with cholestasis include benign recurrent cholestasis, recurrent cholestatic jaundice of pregnancy, and cholestatic jaundice associated with the use of oral contraceptives. These disorders are not considered further in this issue of Seminars. Dubin-Johnson syndrome and Rotor's syndrome are relatively uncommon disorders. They are characterized by chronic nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia that may be either conjugated or mixed. Both conditions are benign, but establishment of a precise diagnosis is important to differentiate them from other more serious disorders and to save patients from unnecessary anxiety or surgical intervention. Because of several similarities and an occasional report suggesting the occurrence of both syndromes in a single kindred,' they were considered to represent a single pathophysiologic entity. Later studies, however, have clearly demonstrated quite different underlying pathogenetic mechanisms.


Thermal polymerization of electroactive thin films using an aminobisthiophene vinylene monomer was done directly on electrodes. The resulting films reversibly switched colors in the visible-to-NIR regions, contingent on the monomers used for polymerization. Working transmissive electrochromic devices were fabricated using the electrode immobilized electroactive polymers. The devices exhibited reversible color changes with a moderate 150 duty cycle.


Every educational organization has a climate that distinguishes it from other schools and influences behavior and feel of teachers and students for that school. Climate is the perceived subjective effects of the formal system, the informal style of managers, and other important environmental factors on the attitudes, beliefs, values and motivation of people who work in a particular organization and in a sense the personality of a school. ∗ Yrd. Doç. Dr., A.K.Ü. , Eğitim Fakültesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, Eğitim Yönetimi, Teftişi, Planlaması ve Ekonomisi Anabilim Dalı


Worldwide, the use of electrical energy is rising rapidly. The electrical power supply will need to expand in order to meet the growing demand. Th is can be achieved by increasing generation capacities and adding Distributed Generation (DG) sets to the grid. Interconnection of such generation sets into existing grid leads to increase in fau lt current, which is a serious problem, because fault current exceeds the rating of circuit breaker which in turn threatens the reliability of the power system. The application of resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL) provides effective solution to many of the concerned issues. In this paper, the application of resistive SFCL is used to determine the feasible location in the smart grid system. The grid consists of conventional power p lant and a renewable energy source in the form of wind farm as a Distributed Generation unit . A complete power system model with resistive SFCL was implemented in MATLAB/Simulation software. Feasible location is found out with respect to the wind farm fault current when a three phase fault occurred at distribution grid and SFCL is p laced at various locations.


Pain arising from surgical procedures that damage the inferior alveolar nerve typically responds poorly to classic therapies. The present case reports the successful medical treatment of this problem with a 10-day course of a corticosteroid and a concomitant 30-day course of an anticonvulsant.


Sommario. In the paper is studied, in the diffusive scaling, the limiti ng behaviour of the Goldstein-Taylor model in a box, for a large class of initial and boundary conditions. It is shown that, in the limit, the evolution of the mas s density is governed by the heat equation, with initial conditions depending onl y on the initial data of the hyperbolic system, and conditions on the boundary depen ding only on the ones of the kinetic model.


One-pot solvothermal self-assembly is employed to prepare a series of Co3 based porous coordination polymers, viz. 1, [H2N(CH3)2]2[Co3(ip)4]·H2O, 2, [H2N(CH3)2]2[Co3(bdc)4]·(DMF)2, 3, [H2N(CH3)2]2[Co3(bpdc)4]·(CH3OH)2(DMF)1.5, where ip, bdc, bpdc, and DMF are 1,3-benzenedicarboxylate, 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate, and N,N′-dimethylformamide, respectively. Via different organic connectors such as ip, bdc, and bpdc, such Co3 molecular building blocks (MBB), [Co3(CO2)8]2−, are associated together to give a tunable 8-connected topological framework, viz. 42464 for 1, 36414576 for 2, and 36418536 for 3. Upon the geometry and the length of organic connectors, their corresponding porosity occupied by c counterions plus solvent molecules also can be tunable, for example, with the consideration of [H2N(CH3)2]+ counterions, the solvent-accessible volume is 460.2 A3 for 1, equal to 23.9% of the cell volume, 3320.4 A3 for 2, equal to 56.3% of the cell volume, 4107.2 A3 for 3, equal to 50% of t...


During the modernism era of food industry which is signed by the raising of junk food and fast food paradigm, healthy food becomes important issue to be addressed. It is expected that there provides good and healthy food so that people can keep better their health in the worldwide modernism of food. This writing discusses the role of Krobokan Tempe in supplementing nutrition for human body. It also discusses the quality of Tempe. It means that the characteristics and way of making Krobokan Tempe need to be highlighted. The best strategy for those is to produce a masterpiece; good, healthy, and nutritious tempe. Good, healthy and nutritious food in our consuming society needs to be produced and distributed.


The primary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease is hindered by the inadequacy of traditional risk factors to stratify CV risk. The presence of cardiac target organ damage (cTOD), as detected by measures of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and dysfunction, is associated with future CV outcomes, but is not currently assessed in asymptomatic individuals. Arterial stiffness contributes to cTOD and may represent a biomarker that can detect vascular dysfunction before the clinical manifestations of cTOD. Measurement of arterial stiffness may provide insight into premature risk for cTOD and afford opportunity for early intervention to prevent further damage. The purpose of this review is to examine the utility of arterial stiffness as a noninvasive biomarker of subclinical cTOD. To this end, we will examine the evidence sup- porting the association between arterial stiffness and measures of cTOD. We will then explore the developmental origins of arterial stiffness and cTOD and outline the progression of CV damage that occurs with age. We discuss the mechanistic role of pressure from wave reflections as a crucial link between arterial stiffness and cTOD. Finally, we examine these associations in context by exploring sex and racial differences in arterial stiffness as related to cTOD. Our comprehensive examination of the literature suggests that early identification of arterial stiffness would be a useful biomarker of future cTOD risk.