The purpose of this study is to make an accurate understanding of brain plasticity and find an implication for educational setting. Considered as one of the most important issues in the neuroeducation field, brain plasticity is defined as a brain characteristic of which brain functions and structures can be changed by environments and experiences. The current study was based on a framework that understanding brain plasticity itself has a positive effect on both the student and the educator, making it a new approach in neuroeducation. Through reviews of recent brain plasticity research, comprehension of brain plasticity were made by a combination of results in neuroscience, cognitive science and educational psychology. The comprehension of the critical period in human learning and the possible impact of the understanding of brain plasticity on education were also addressed. This study holds great significance in the respect of its original integral approach towards the relationship between brain science and education. Educators should have precise understanding of the brain and make efforts to infuse brain science and education carefully without exaggeration or distortion of the results.


The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the influence of coactors on the running performance of 13 visually impaired individuals. There was no significant difference for visually impaired sprint runners running alone and with a coactor. The "mere presence" of a coactor was not enough for social facilitation to occur when visual evaluation was not present.


The article reviews the book "Theory of Mind & the Triad of Perspectives on Autism & Asperger Syndrome," by Olga Bogdashina.


Management of Electric Vehicle charging has gained significant interest mainly due its impacts on the distribution systems. Several control strategies which are proposed in the literature consider electric vehicle charging as time based signals on the system. This work proposes an alternative method by considering the charging as dynamic events on the distribution system. Proposed multi-state semi control and full control models are based on the ability to charge the vehicles at different rates and the ability to move from one state to another. Finally, a dynamic full control model based on the distribution system conditions is proposed. The proposed model has the potential to manage the load on the distribution transformer to sustain its life with this new type of load.


Networked Memory's Places or How the Symbols of the Past Are Becoming an Area of Network Users' Activity
 The main aim of the study is to attempt an reinterpretation of the category of "lieux de


We derive explicit formulae for estimation in logistic regression models where some of the covariates are missing. Our approach allows for modelling the distribution of the missing covariates either as a multivariate normal or as a multivariate t-distribution. A main advantage of this method is that it is fast and does not require the use of iterative procedures. A model selection method is derived which allows to choose among these distributions. In addition, we consider versions of Akaike's information criterion that are based on the expectation–maximization algorithm and multiple imputation methods that have a wide applicability to model selection in likelihood models in general.


This volume is the 31st update of a text that is "revised annually in January to incorporate current advances" in internal and geriatric medicine and the related fields of obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry, and neurology. The editors and 45 authors (32 currently on the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco) have produced a remarkably lucid clinical text for any physician seeking a concise, authoritative statement of the state of the art. Where controversy exists and decision making is not clear-cut, the authors so state. The format is noteworthy: a quick reference to commonly presenting problems on the inside front cover, an index that performs effectively, bibliography listings usually limited to three at the end of each topic, occasionally annotated, and tables that are simple, complementing rather than competing with the text. Who might wish to use this volume? It provides terse answers for the busy


ABSTRACT Since 2007, when Mexico City decriminalized abortion during the first trimester, a debate has been taking place regarding abortion and the right to conscientious objection (CO). Many people argue that, since the provision of abortions (or "legal terminations of pregnancy" as they are called under Mexico City's law) is now a statutory duty of healthcare personnel there can be no place for "conscientious objection." Others claim that, even if such an objection were to be allowed, it should not be seen as a right, since talk about a right to CO may lead to a slippery slope where we may end up recognizing a right to disobey the law. In this paper, I argue that there is a right to CO and that this may be justified through the notions of autonomy and integrity, which a liberal democracy should respect. However, it cannot be an absolute right, and in the case of abortion, it conflicts with women's reproductive rights. Therefore, CO should be carefully regulated so that it does not obstruct the exercise of women's reproductive rights. Regulation should address questions about who is entitled to object, how such objection should take place, and what can legitimately be objected to.


The work concerns the literature review which unambiguously shows that the composite coatings which apart from the d-electron metal powder contain another component of the composite, i.e. the p-electron metal powder, have not been obtained so far. This kind of qualitative composition of the coating enables selective extraction of the p-electron metal from the nickel matrix of the composite, as well as – after heat treatment – results in the formation of the mixture of intermetallic phases with the hitherto unknown activity in the electrochemical processes.


The utilization of electroluminescence (EL) imaging has proven to be a reliable and precise method for inspecting photovoltaic (PV) modules, due to its high spatial resolution, which allows for the detection of various types of defects. However, the manual analysis of EL images is both expensive, and time-consuming, and requires a specialist with extensive knowledge to identify a wide range of defects. In this study, we propose a deep learning-based technique for the automatic detection of defective solar cells from EL images. Specifically, we employed two convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures in our proposed framework. The first architecture is a transfer learning-based VGG16 model that has been fine-tuned with custom fully connected neural network layers to classify defective and non-defective solar cells. The second architecture is a lightweight CNN model that was created from scratch and was used as a baseline for classification comparison with the VGG16 fine-tuned model. The models were trained on a publicly available monocrystalline solar cell image dataset. To address overfitting and to increase the dataset size, we utilized data augmentation techniques. Our proposed method achieved a 95.2% accuracy on the test dataset, which is higher than in previous studies. The implementation of our proposed method will enable continuous, rapid, and precise quality inspection of solar PV plants. Proper maintenance of solar PV panels can significantly improve their efficiency, safety, and power output.


Objective: The present study is aimed to develop and validate a simple, precise and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method, according to ASEAN guideline for the validation of the analytical procedure, for the determination of mefenamic acid in a topical emulgel preparation.
Methods: An emulgel of 1 % mefenamic acid was prepared using carbopol 940 as a gelling agent and cremophor EL as an emulsifying agent. It was diluted with ethanol to make a sample concentration of 200 mg/ml. The method used a C18 column (5 µm; 250 x 4.6 mm) with the mobile phase, consisting of acetonitrile, acetic acid, and water in a ratio of 75:1:24. The column was maintained at 25 °C. The flow rate was 1 ml/min and the injection volume was 10 ml. The peak response was monitored by UV at 282 nm. It was validated for specificity, range, linearity, precision, accuracy, limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ). In addition, forced degradation (hydrolysis, oxidation and dry heat) was performed to determine the capability of the proposed method to analyze the chemical stability of the drug samples during storage.
Results: The method was specific to the drug while other excipients did not interfere with the quantitation of mefenamic acid. It was linear in the concentration range of 1.29 to 806 mg/ml. LOD and LOQ were 4.88 and 14.78 mg/ml, respectively. Accuracy of the method was demonstrated by recovery experiments on the synthetic mixture method and the mean percent recovery was 101.10±1.56. Repeatability and intermediate precision were rugged with %RSD values of 1.30 and 1.07, respectively. The method could separate mefenamic acid from other degradation products of forced degradation.
Conclusion: The HPLC method presented herein is simple, accurate, sensitive and reproducible for the determination of mefenamic acid in an emulgel. It is served as a stability-indicating method and can be used for the analysis of the drug during product development and stability studies.


Summary Semi-hardwood cuttings of olive cv. 'Tokhmkabki' (low rooting ability) and cv. 'Roghani' (high rooting ability) were obtained from 1-year-old shoots. Cuttings were dipped in 2000, 4000, and 6000 mg·L-1 IBA, 150 or 300 mg·L-1 putrescine and their combination before rooting in greenhouse equipped with an automatic mist system. Rooting ability was evaluated four months aft er planting for each treatment. Satisfactory rooting occurred when IBA was applied with putrescine, whereas cuttings treated with IBA or putrescine alone showed a limited capacity of rooting in both cultivars. Th e greatest rooting percentage for cv. 'Roghani' was detected when IBA at 4000 mg∙L-1 + putrescine 300 at mg∙L-1, IBA at 4000 mg∙L-1 + putrescine at 150 mg∙L-1 were applied. For cv. 'Tokhmkabki' the most successful treatments were IBA at 6000


Each cell produces thousands of gene products that differ in cellular localization, chemical properties, interactions with other cellular factors, abundance, and half lives. Controlling these events presents an enormous organizational challenge. In recent years, biological quality-control systems were identified addressing this problem. The importance of these systems is underlined by the facts that several quality-control factors are essential for viability and are directly implicated in many severe diseases, such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, amyloid, and autoimmune diseases.


In order to trace target in infrared sequence images efficiently,a target tracing algorithm is proposedby edge-gray features fusion and the edge-gray target model is established according to edge and gray informa-tion in infrared sequence images by studying gray features on Mean shift algorithm.The model can improvecomputing ability of Mean shift algorithm in the process of tracing target in infrared sequence images.Also,itis shown that our approach can help to improve the ability of gray histogram in describing target model and ad-vance robustness of tracing target algorithm.


The need for access to high quality career guidance, information and counselling services throughout life is now recognised as being of critical importance. In Australia we are beginning to recognise the need to prepare people for more complex and frequent transitions throughout their lives. It is now essential to strengthen systems to assist individuals to develop the skills and knowledge to manage their career and learning choices more effectively.


He's well-known in AI circles not only for his extensive work in logic, planning, and robotics, but also for his blunt public appraisals of the state of AI research. In 1976, he wrote an essay titled ``Artificial Intelligence Meets Natural Stupidity,'' in which he chastised AI researchers (himself included) for various forms of wishful thinking that allowed one to interpret a (sometimes unimplemented) program's relatively meaningless data manipulation as meaningful, intelligent thought. In 1987, he effectively renounced an area of research to which he had devoted many years of work: ``A Critique of Pure Reason'' expresses his disillusionment with attempts to base common-sense reasoning on deductive logic, and challenges the fundamental assumptions of logic-based AI.


An integrated team artificial intelligence electromagnetic, T-AI-EM environment is developed to accurately determine the performance characteristics of synchronous reluctance machines (SynRM) with axially laminated anisotropic (ALA) rotor configurations. This T-AI-EM approach is also used to develop an optimum design of SynRM for traction applications. The main objective of this optimization is to minimize the torque ripple while maximizing the output torque to ensure high acceleration and smooth operation. Furthermore, this model will enable the SynRM motor to easily interact in real time with the control unit of the hybrid-electric vehicle, HEV. The T-AI-EM is composed of two main blocks. The first block consists of electromagnetic module utilizing indirectly coupled finite element state space (FE-SS) model. The second consists of an AI based model inspired from team member concept that consists of several adaptive network fuzzy inference systems, ANFISs, supervised by a radial based network, RBN.


Second-order nonlinearities in whispering gallery mode resonators are highly investigated for their many applications such as wavelength converters, entangled photon sources, and generation of freq...


Car audio guidance device for mounting is a transmitter 11, a tuner 12, a touch sensor 13, the smart ECU (16), D seokcheuk speaker (18), P seokcheuk speaker (19) mounted on the vehicle (10) having to be used for in-vehicle systems such as a smart entry system that performs mutual communication with the portable device (30). According to a guidance device, a smart ECU (16) has the user and stored in the memory (16b) subjected to a predetermined operation for the smart entry system. If the user has determined that the smart entry system, the user operates the system from the driver's speaker 18 or the front passenger's seat side speaker 19. In the case that is not stored in that memory (16b) performing a predetermined operation in the past, outputting a voice guidance about how, and if the user is stored is subjected to a predetermined operation, and stops the voice guidance.


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The significant quantities of Bronze Age metalwork recovered from the River Thames have focused archaeological attention on the presence of metalwork from riverine locations and led to the expectation that rivers should contain metalwork. Finds from bogs and marshes have also been considered to be part of this practice of deposition in 'wet places'. Whilst rivers and bogs can indeed be thought of as 'wet', this overlooks the fundamental physical and cosmological differences between these two types of wetland. This paper will consider Bronze Age metalwork finds from rivers in the west of Britain, paying particular attention to Britain's longest river, the Severn. The finds will be compared to those from bogs and marshes, and an attempt will be made to explain these differences in terms of the opposing metaphorical qualities of flowing and standing water, and the landscapes in which these wet places are located.


This paper presents electromagnetic modeling of multiple driven grounding rods in homogeneous/two-layer soil. The mathematical model is formulated by mixed potential integral equation (MPIE) on the basis of Sommerfield integrals. Several configurations of multiple driven rods located in homogeneous or two-layer soil are analyzed. The authors are focused on the calculation of the current density along the rods in wide frequency range from 100Hz to 1MHz.


The insurance claim is a basic problem in insurance companies. Insurance insurers always have a challenge to the growing of insurance claim loss. Because there is the occurrence of claim fraud and the volume of claim data increases in the insurance companies. As a result, it is difficult to classify the insured claim status during the claim review process. Therefore, the aims of the study was to build a machine learning model that classifies and make motor insurance claim status prediction in machine learning approach. To achieve this study Missing value ratio, Z- Score, encoding techniques and entropy were used as data set preparation techniques. The final preprocessed data sets split using K- Fold cross validation techniques into training and testing sets. Finally the prediction model was built using Random Forest (RF) and Multi Class –Support Vector Machine (SVM).The performance of the models, RF and Multi –Class SVM classifiers were evaluated using Accuracy, Precision, Recall, and F- measure. The prediction accuracy of the model is capable of predicting the motor insurance claim status with 98.36% and 98.17% by RF and SVM classifiers respectively. As a result, RF classifier is slightly better than Multi-Class Support vector machines. Developing and implementing hybrid model to benefit from the advantages of different algorithms having graphical user interface to apply the solution to real world problem of the insurance company is a pressing future work.


For 25 years, Wilsons Promontory National Park has been the main focus of Neil Moorhouse's painting. He is continually inspired by its unique scenery and the amazing nature experiences it offers.


-Magnetic ordering temperature (TC) and the magnetic hyperfine interaction of amorphous (FexNi,-,)80B20 (0.375 2 x 5 1) have been determined by '~e Mijssbaues spectroscopy. The average exchange interaction of JFeNi 7 1.5 J F ~ ~ ~ and J N ~ N ~ " 0 have been deduced. The hyperfine field distributions CP(H) are well-deflned and show only a slight asymmetry about Hpeak, the peak value of P(H). Hpeak and <H> = IH P(H) dH decrease whereas the average isomer shift Increase as Fe concentration is reduced. A noticeable amount of Fe atoms have a saturation field higher than 340 kOe, the saturation value for crystalline a-Fe. 1 . Introduction.Most of the amorphous magnetic solids studied to date fall into two categories : rare earth-transition metal systems and transition(TM)metalloid systems / I / . In the case of the latter the TM concentration typically is about 80 5 5 at.%. It is tempting to compare the behavior of the TM-metalloid system with that of crystalline TM alloys and several have done so. In this work, amorphous samples of (FexNil-x)soB,, have been studied. It is shown that the properties of the (Fe-Ni)-metalloid samples are quite different from those of Fe-Ni alloys 2. Experimental .Amorphous samples of (FexNil , , (FexNi,-x)80PlsBs /4/ are also shown in figure 1. Bz0 were prepared by the rotating drum method 121. Samples with Fe concentration much 'less than 30 at.% 700 could not be made amorphous. The "as-prepared" samples were used in the 5 7 ~ e Mijssbauer spectroscopy measurements. 3. Results and discussion.3.1. Curie Temperatures <Tc1.The magnetic ordering temperatures(TC) of (FexNil,x)80B,o have been determined by the onset of the magnetic hyperfine interaction. These values are shown in figure 1 as a function of Pe concentraI ~ I ~ ~ , ~ , , 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 tion. The values for samples with ~ 0 . 7 5 and 0.875 X have larger errors due to the proximity of crystallization to T,. These values are in good agreement Fig' ' : Hpeak peaL ' P(H))S a' = & P(H) &, average isomer shift {relative to a-Fe at 4.2 K} and with those of Becker et al. /3/ determined from mathe magnetic ordering temperature of amorphous gnetic measurements. (FeXNi,-,)8oBno as a function of Fe concentration. The values of TC for amorphous (FexNil-x)so~lbBs are For comparison, the values of T for amorphous also shown for comparison. C Work supported by NSF Grant No. DMR77-09598. The values of TC decrease drastically from the Ferich samples to the Ni-rich samples. Magnetically, Article published online by EDP Sciences and available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1979244 c2130 JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE while ferromagntism occurs in most of the concentration range, spin-glass behavior occurs in the samples with low Fe content (x <_ 0.15) /5/ . These features are substantially different from those of crystalline Fe-Ni alloys /6/. Although low Fe concentration samples are not available for amorphous (FexNi,-x)00B20, their behavior would be similar to that of other Fe-Ni glasses with similar Fe-Ni contents. The average exchange interaction among Fe and Ni of JFeFe = 680 K, JFeNi = 1.5 JFeFe and JNiNi" 0 have been determined using the results from a coherent potential calculation /7/ . The very different values of JFeFe and JNiNi are clear from the concentration dependence of TC. The larger value of JFeNi comes from the fact that the curve shown in figure 1 has a maximum in the mid-Fe-concentration range. 3.2. Magggtis-hyperfine interact&o,g.The magnetic hyperfine spectra of (FeXNi,-X)~~B20 at 4.2 K are shown in figure 2. The distributions of hyperfine fields {P(H)) contained in these spectra have been analysed using the Fourier series method developed by Window / 7 / . The reliability and the shortcomings of this method have been described elsewhere /9,10/. Fig. 2 : Magnetic hyperfine spectra and field distrlbution IP(H) of amorphous (FexNi,-x) soB2 o at 4.2 K. average isomer shift and no effective quadrupole interaction. The P(H) obtained from these spectra are quite structureless and slightly asymmetrical. For samples with decreasing Fe concentration, the P(H) shifts to lower H values. The values of Hpeak {the peak of P(H) ) , <H> = .fH P(H) dH {the average hyperfine field) and the average isomer shift determined are shown in figure 1 as a function of Fe content. The isomer shift values are relative to that of crystalline a-Fe at 4.2 K. Both Hpeak and <H> increase monotonically with Fe content whereas the average isomer shift decreases with Fe content. Unlike the behavior of TC, Hpeak and <H> show no maximum in the mid-Fe-concentration range. These features are also similar to those of other (Fe-Ni) metallic glasses /4,10/. Of considerable interest is the value of Hmax, the value at which P(H) approaches zero. A number of P(H) analyses of amorphous Fe-metalloid systems have indicated that at room temperature, Hmax is less than that of crystalline a-Fe(330 kOe) /I,]]/. This implies that no appreciable amount of Fe atoms could have hyperfine field values higher than that of a-Fe. Wowever, it appears that this is not the case for the saturation P(H) measured near 0 K. As shown in figure 2, for the Fe-rich samples, Hmax is about 380 kOe; there are a noticeable amount of Fe atoms which have hyperfine fields higher than 340 kOe, the saturation value for a-Fe. Previously, Bernas et al. /I21 have indicated that the conduction electron contribution to the hyperfine field is much less important in crystalline Fe-B interstitial compounds. The present results of a larger Hmax is consistent with this conclusion since the conduction electron contribution has an opposite sign to that of the core polarization. Since the spectra are very symmetric about the centroid, we have assumed in these analyses a single


Smoking is an activity that has become part of human life in differene partsof the world. However smoking is a thing that can be said to be relativelynew, because cigarettes have not been known at the time of Prophet SAW.Because it is a new one, it's not suprising it is appears a variety of differentopinions in a non legislation, both ulama in person or religious organizationwhich is often used as a reference for the general public. Muhammadiyahthrought the council of tarjih have established to consider unlawful thesmoking, while Nahdatul Ulama established that the smoking law merelyimproper. The differences of opinion certainly is something to be examinedfuther. Moreover, both organization are the largest organization inIndonesia and has fanaticism its self. So that whatever be the decicionwould have passable


In this paper, we study a one-dimensional motion of viscous gas near vacuum with (or without) gravity. We are interested in the case that the gas is in contact with the vacuum at a finite interval. This is a free boundary problem for the one-dimensional isentropic Navier--Stokes equations, and the free boundaries are the interfaces separating the gas from vacuum, across which the density changes continuously. The regularity and behavior of the solutions near the interfaces and expanding rate of the interfaces are studied. Smoothness of the solutions is discussed. The uniqueness of the weak solutions to the free boundary problem is also proved.


Large continental earthquakes are infrequent, but they are important for understanding active tectonics. Many pre-1990, magnitude greater than 7 earthquakes have not been well documented due to a lack of data. The declassification of KeyHole (KH) imagery provides opportunities for investigating those historical events. In this study, we present new geodetic observations of surface deformation from the 1976/11/24 Ms 7.3 Chaldiran earthquake in eastern Turkey. We use various historical KH imagery and modern Pleiades stereo imagery to determine the coseismic deformation, providing new constraints on the 1976 rupture. Based on the image measurements, we resolve the coseismic slip at depth. The inverted slip from a simple elastic dislocation model, ∼4.0 m at shallow depth of the Hidirmentes segment, is larger than the surface displacement, around 3 m from previous field surveys, suggesting that the coseismic deformation is a combination of slip on the primary fault with 30±16 per cent off-fault deformation. We also measure cumulative offsets at two sites with well-preserved features, and find a constant ratio of horizontal to vertical offsets throughout the past few earthquake cycles. Both the observed constant slip ratio in this study and offset clusters from previous field measurements support that the Chaldiran fault exhibits a characteristic slip behaviour in the late Quaternary. By combining all the geodetic and geological observations in the broader region, we also present a brief analysis of the slip rate of the Chaldiran fault.


In medical interviews, Japanese patients often use onomatopoeia such as "zuki-zuki" and "chiku-chiku" to express their pains or medical conditions. However, onomatopoeia varies from language to language, and Japanese onomatopoeia cannot be used to express their pains in medical interviews with foreign doctors. So in this study, we constructed a system which supports communication between Japanese patients and foreign doctors by evaluating meanings expressed by onomatopoeia. When a user inputs Japanese onomatopoeia, our system refers to the database, and estimates the relationships between the sounds used in the onomatopoeia and meanings expressed by multilingual 35 rating scales such as "sharp-dull", "strong-weak", and "momentary-continuous".


on the of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in African women during pregnancy and postpartum. compared to during pyrimethamine postpartum, variability in the at different postpartum. in using nonpregnant group.


Introduction The curious effect of an increase of the placebo effect across year of publication has been shown for depression, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as for some medical conditions like hypertension and pain. Objectives We aimed to observe how randomised clinical trials with a placebo control behave at this respect in panic disorder trials. Methods We searched the PubMed database using the strategy: (panic disorder OR panic attack disorder) AND placebo, which on 3 November 2020 produced 779 records. Inclusion criteria were the above stated, excluded were all studies focusing on the same patients as others and those not providing intelligible data. In our selection we used the PRISMA statement and reached agreement with Delphi rounds. Results We identified through other sources further 3 studies. The finally eligible studies were 82, excluded were 700 studies, mainly consisting of reviews (176), challenge studies (173), not dealing with panic disorder (67), studies with unsuitable designs to detect placebo effect (53), studies using same populations as others (36), those with misfocused outcomes (57), those lumping diagnoses and not allowing to separate data for panic disorder (22), and those not using placebo at all (21). Mean response to placebo in included panic disorder studies was 36.01±19.812, ranging from 0 to 76.19%; the correlation with year of publication was positive and significant (Pearson's r= 0.246; p=0.026). Conclusions The effect of placebo in randomised control trials has increased across the years, but this field of research appears to be idle in recent years. Disclosure No significant relationships.


The utility model relates to a multifunctional folding fan which is characterized by being composed of a fan head, a folding bracket, a support, a clock, a small flashlight and a USB (universal serial bus) plug wire, wherein a groove is arranged on the support; one end of the folding bracket is connected in the groove of the support, and the other end of the folding bracket is connected with the fan head; the folding bracket can be matched in the groove after being folded and contracted; the folding bracket is divided into three sections of brackets; each section of the bracket is in a framework type; the three sections of brackets can be sequentially matched and folded; a power line is arranged in each section of bracket; a support rod is arranged on the sides of adjacent brackets; and the angle of the support rod can be adjusted at will, and the support rod can be supported by and fixed together with the adjacent bracket; and the small flashlight is arranged on the cross rod of the folding bracket and connected with a fan line. The multifunctional folding fan provided by the utility model has simple and skilful structure and small volume, and is convenient to carry and place after folded; moreover, the whole structure is flexible, and the angle can be adjusted at will; and the multifunctional folding fan is convenient and energy-saving, and has small and beautiful appearance and certain interest.


Objective To review the various techniques of laparoscopic management of ovarian cysts and specimen retrieval.

Design Medline search on topics related to ovarian cysts, ovarian endometrioma, medical and surgical management.

Results Transvaginal scanning and measurement of CA 125 level are useful preoperative investigations. The value of preoperative Doppler ultrasound is yet to be established. In the absence of any features of malignancy, ovarian cysts of more than 5 cm may be safely removed laparoscopically. In ovarian endometrioma, drainage followed by ablation of the cyst wall is acceptable, although recent randomized data suggest that cystectomy produces better results. Rupture of stage 1a ovarian carcinoma does not worsen the prognosis if the laparoscopy is converted to laparotomy immediately.

Conclusion The optimal outcome of laparoscopic management of ovarian cysts depends on careful patient selection and the ability to remove the cyst intact without spillage of its contents. A timely conversion from laparoscopy to laparotomy in cases of malignancy will not worsen the eventual prognosis.


The reactions of thiolate anions with α-substituted 2-nitropropanes
have been studied. The products of these reactions are the
corresponding disulphides, α-nitrothioethers, and 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitropropane. The ratio of the products in relation to the structure
of the starting materials is discussed. The α-nitrothioethers are
formed by the SRN1 mechanism, while the available evidence suggests
that the disulphides are formed by a non-radical mechanism.
Some α-nitrothioethers have been reacted with a series of anions.
Several of these reactions have been shown to proceed by the SRN1
mechanism, with displacement of thiolate anion.
The reaction of nitronate anions with aromatic disulphides has been shown to give α-nitrothioethers under mild conditions. The reaction
has been shown by kinetic studies to be second order overall.


This report, sponsored by the Center for Conflict Management at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), examines coalition efforts to strengthen the Iraqi government, provide essential services and infrastructure, and counter the insurgency by building Iraq's budgetary system. The budgetary process provides Iraq with a significant source of political and institutional stability in the midst of ongoing political tension and violence. These recommendations are consistent with USIP's findings that effective systems of public finance contribute significantly to the success of postconflict stabilization efforts.


IN THE SIX YEARS SINCE APPLE introduced the iPhone, with its stylus-free multitouch display, touch screens have become the preferred interface for mobile devices. Market demand for touch screens shows no signs of slowing. Last year's worldwide revenues of US $16 billion are anticipated to jump to $31.9 billion in 2018, according to market research firm DisplaySearch. However, without the tactile feedback provided by buttons, it can be easy to lose a sense of where you are on the display or of data you have entered. Or you can accidentally enter data by just resting a finger on the screen.


In the contemporary business environment it is necessary for the majority of firms to create strategic partnerships in order to develop a competitive advantage in their industry. As a result the competitiveness of an individual firm's value chain is dependent on the success of its strategic partnerships with its suppliers, other internal business or functional units and industry linkages. No business is an island. In spite of this, strategic partnerships are often dysfunctional or at the very least are not as effective as they could be.


First,the connotation of members' perceived value of knowledge sharing in virtual community is explored.Then this paper tries to explore attribution on knowledge sharing through in-depth interviews, based on grounded theory. The research shows that members' perceived value of knowledge sharing in virtual community include practical value, emotional value, social value and altruistic value,the role of which on perceived value is tested by structural equation modeling. Finally, the limitations of the study and future research directions are proposed.


This paper explores the performance of decentralized reinforcement learning agents with communication capabilities for the operation of traffic signals in an oversaturated network. An explicit coordinating mechanism is implemented as part of the reward structure of the agent using the max-plus algorithm, aiming at improving the network-wide performance. Results from a simulated network with realistic features showed that Q-learning agents could process a greater number of vehicles than optimized signal timings from state-of-practice simulation software TRANSYT7F, even under varying oversaturation conditions. The effect of adding the max-plus algorithm was limited, but towards improved performance in terms of both total throughput and reduced number of stops per vehicle. Ongoing research evaluates potential conditions where the coordination should be emphasized to further enhance results, as well as alternative implementations of the max-plus algorithm.


ejd.2011.1594 Auteur(s) : Sanae Nakano, Naoki Oiso email@example.com, Akira Kawada Department of Dermatology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511, Japan Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, non-infectious neutrophilic dermatosis that is frequently associated with a systemic disorder. It includes the classic ulcerative form and atypical pustular, bullous, and superficial forms. Pustular PG usually occurs as discrete painful pustules with a surrounding [...]


Objective To observe the changes in serum levels of soluble fractalkine(sFkn) in hematopoietic stem cell transplant(HSCT) recipients,and to investigate the relationship between sFkn and acute graft-versus-host disease(aGVHD).Methods The serum levels of sFkn were measured by ELISA in 12 patients with malignant hematologic diseases who underwent HSCT before and 15,30,45,60 and 90 days after transplantation.The levels of sFkn in 35 normal subjects were detected as the control.The relationship between sFkn and aGVHD was analyzed.Results There were no differences in sFkn concentration between normal subjects and patients with acute leukemia before HSCT.At 15 days after HSCT,compared with the control,the levels of sFkn did not changed in 3 autologous HSCT recipients and 5 allogeneic HSCT recipients without aGVHD(P0.05),but significantly increased in 4 allogeneic HSCT recipients with aGVHD(P0.001).Conclusion The increase of sFkn may associated with aGVHD in patients who underwent HSCT.Therefore,monitoring of sFkn may be beneficial for the diagnosis of aGVHD after allogeneic HSCT.


A low-power CMOS autozeroed comparator suitable for high-frequency A/D convertors is discussed. The use of a source follower in the autozeroed inverter stage allows the circuit to provide an optimum tradeoff between speed, gain and power dissipation. Relationships are given that relate the time response, both in the autozeroing and comparating phase, to the circuit parameters. An experimental prototype, fabricated with a 2μm CMOS process, is also presented.


This paper mainly analyzes the application of artificial intelligence technology in power system fault diagnosis, and focuses on the power system fault diagnosis system developed by artificial intelligence technology to conduct a full study, in order to ensure that power system faults can comprehensively improve the safety and stability of power system operation after diagnosis by artificial intelligence technology, and then ensure the efficiency of power system.


Analytic results are presented for the probability of detecting an electron neutrino after passage through a resonant oscillation region. If the electron neutrino is produced far above the resonance density, this probability is simply given by //sub e//sub =/>approx. =sin/sup 2/theta/sub 0/ +P/sub x/cos2theta/sub 0/, where theta/sub 0/ is the vacuum mixing angle. The probability is averaged over the production as well as the detection positions of the neutrino and P/sub x/ is the Landau-Zener transition probability between adiabatic states. Finally, this result is applied to resonance oscillations within the solar interior.


Lesotho, a small sovereign country located within the borders of the Republic of South Africa, displays a paradox as regards immigration. It lacks the attributes of a typical receiving country, but it has been attractive to immigrants, especially from those countries in sub-Saharan Africa which are not members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Lesotho's attraction to immigrants is explained largely by its ability to offer better remuneration for skilled workers than many non-SADC sub-Saharan African countries, and by its strategic location as an easy transit gate into South Africa, widely perceived as the 'Europe' of the continent. However, the influx of immigrants into Lesotho has generated a wave of anti-foreigner feelings among sections of the population and heightened the debate about the relevance of foreigners to national development. The paper reiterates the principal conventional arguments against immigration: that it compromises jobs, raises crime rates, intensifies the spread of diseases, undermines the homogeneity of the state and nation and exerts additional strain on the country's already overstretched resources. Demonstrating the limits of these arguments, the paper argues that for Lesotho, grappling with unemployment and manpower shortages, immigration is an asset rather than a liability because it creates jobs, brings in skills that are otherwise in short supply and raises the country's international profile and competitiveness.


This article aims to review the background of the bilateral economic
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Tanud subdistrict, Damnoen Saduak District in Ratchaburi Province is an area where there are a lot of farms, especially Guava farms. Guava produces both small and medium sizes with fast productivity for harvesting, this brings Guava farmers in good business. However, now Guava and several of agriculture products are imported from many countries such as China, Taiwan, etc. As a result of competition, it causes Thai farmers suffer from its quality supply chain. Therefore, Thai farmers have to involve in adopting of modern, innovative, and high technology for increasing their productivity. The "Smart-Farm Technologies are technologies which help farmers, especially Guava farmers, in order to compete with their potential exported markets. On the other hand, almost Thai farmer in this research had no experience for using any technology before. Thus, this study was focused on the farmer's attitude of adapt this technology in their farm. The research is a Quantitative Research by survey questionnaires including open-end questions to purposive sampling. Starting from awareness session running in parallel with the collection of data through survey questionnaires with farmers, the majority are Guava farmers. Then, analysis has been done by computer program (SPSS) with Multiple Linear Regression Analysis.The research model is adapted through the theory of TAM (Technology Acceptance Model), consisting of nine hypotheses from three independent factors (Usability Factor, Financial Factor, Area Structure Factor), and three dependent factors (Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, and Attitude for using). According to results, hypotheses are accepted. However, recommendations may be to government for further development of mechanism in two areas; 1) first investment funding and 2) technology standard. Recommendation may also to do survey in wider area than one subdistrict.


In order to understand Charmonium Physics there are much theoretical explanations on "ρπ puzzle" ofCharmonium decays with a comparative study of theoretical concepts and experimental data. "ρπ puzzle" is theviolation of the 12% rule satisfied by most of the hadronic decay modes. In this paper, experimental and theoreticalperspectives and possibilities are reviewed. Charmonium decay into light hadrons is a rich source of informationabout strong interactions between quarks and gluons. Flavor change in c is an ideal case to study light hadronspectroscopy to probe their gluon contents and flavor. In order to understand Charmodynamics and the mysterious"ρπ puzzle" systematic, theoretical, experimental as well as concrete phenomenological knowledge ispresented.Final state interaction, suppressed and enhanced hypothesis always play leading role to answer thisquestion. Exploration of "ρπ puzzle" will be an expedition for opening new worlds of hadron phenomenology and agreat scientific triumph for the pedestrians and scientists of high energy physics. For future developments, it is muchurgent to construct new phenomenology, systematic measurements in charmonium decays are needed to answer "ρπpuzzle". In this context, a large expected data of CLEO-c and BESIII will open a new era of charmodynamics willgive a profound understanding of "ρπ puzzle".


The purpose of this paper is to investigate the justification of objective assessment of the agricultural sector energetic potential, and the increasing of the accuracy of assessments results of energy resources of plant by-products.,The study of the problems of bioenergetic potential assessment in the study is carried out in the following order: first, the potential is assessed based upon the 2005-2017 year's observation data; second, the energetic potential is assessed based upon linear and nonlinear optimization model; and finally, the assessment of the bioenergetic potential predicted values is carried out under the condition of the current pace of development of agricultural business by 2035.,The findings show that the solving of optimization tasks enabled us to make a comparison of the real structure of agricultural production and to justify the optimal structure of the cultivated areas under the conditions of agricultural business profit maximization with due allowance for both main and additional energy products. Using the linear trend model the predicted value of the agricultural sector energetic potential by the year 2035 is obtained. However, it is far more likely that the domestic bioenergetics will take a slower pace of development and to satisfy its own energy demands.,Based on the data of the reference interval of 2005-2018, the predicted values of biomass for 2035 were obtained in the amount of 28 million tons of oil equivalent, which taking into account the indices of generation efficiency, is sufficient to produce 104 billion kW-h.,The use of biomass for energy generation can impact the local environment, for example, by affecting air quality, biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems and water quantity and quality and by changing the local use of land. Social impacts also may arise, notably by affecting local community livelihoods (for example, access to and use of land and resources), food security and economic parameters such as employment and poverty.,The paper presents for the first time the results of the empiric analysis of the Ukrainian sector bioenergetic potential formation that showed that even with respect to the losses during the energy generation, the agricultural production energetic potential will be enough to substitute nuclear national power engineering.


A new electronic read‐out system has been devised which enables one to obtain a fast answer from a chronotron to be used with accelerator beams of particles. It allows for an analysis of time delay with variable and continuous time intervals. The timing is pulse‐height independent with an accuracy increasing for large pulses. The recovery time is in the range of one microsecond.With delay‐line clipped coincidence pulses from two photomultipliers being fed into a 12‐channel chronotron with a 30‐mμsec range, a time resolution with half‐width at half maximum of 1.2 mμsec was readily obtained. Using only 4 channels, with a range of 10 mμsec, a half‐width at half maximum of 6×10−10 sec was observed. A simplified version with only three channels has made a useful fast coincidence circuit.


THE THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES FOR FINDING THE CONFIDENCE LIMITS OF EMPIRICALLY OBTAINED ACCIDENT FIGURES ARE OUTLINED. THE CONVENTIONAL STATISTICAL ESTIMATES AT PRESENT KNOWN FROM LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT ARE VALID ONLY FOR HIGH ACCIDENT FIGURES OBTAINED EMPIRICALLY. THE ESTIMATE PRESENTED IS BASED ON THE BAYES STATISTICAL PROCEDURE. IT IS VALID INDEPENDENTLY OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EMPIRICALLY OBTAINED ACCIDENT RATE. IT THEREFORE OFFERS THE POSSIBILITY OF LAYING DOWN CONFIDENCE LIMITS EVEN FOR VERY LOW EMPIRICALLY OBTAINED ACCIDENT FIGURES. BY UTILIZING THE LARGELY KNOWN TABLES OF THE CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION IT IS RELATIVELY EASY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CONFIDENCE LIMITS. THIS ESTIMATE ALSO ENABLES A PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OF AN ACCIDENT RATE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION. THIS PROCEDURE CAN LEAD TO A REDUCTION IN THE SPAN WIDTH OF THE CONFIDENCE INTERVAL AND THUS TO THE DEFINING OF A STATEMENT. THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THIS TREATISE LEADS TO THE COMPILATION OF TABLES AND DIAGRAMS FOR THE CONFIDENCE LIMITS OF ACCIDENT FIGURES.


A call center in India takes a customer service inquiry from Idaho; an Australian doctor reads an emergency x-ray for a U.S. patient; a professor in Moscow delivers a lecture via satellite to UK-based students—these examples of "going global" no longer seem so novel. Cancer clinical trials are also crossing international datelines. Between 2005 and 2006, international clinical trials initiated in the Asia-Pacific region increased by 50%, while major research initiatives—once the stronghold of U.S. institutions—are now run by EU-based investigators.


ABSTRACT A Chinese database collected from a random sample of more than 12,000 ninth-grade students in an SISS Extended Study (SES), a key project supported by the China State Commission of Education in the late 1980s, was used in this study to investigate gender differences in student science achievement. In this empirical data analysis, which uncovered significant gender differences across the nation, male students received the higher scores (p < .0001). The results were interpreted in light of the educational, political, social, and cultural contexts of modern-day China.


To overcome problems of traditional feature recognition methods of airport road crater image including low precision and speed and the lack of crater diameter and other geometric features after measuring,a detecting algorithm based on Harris algorithm was proposed.Results of simulation based on MATLAB show that this method not only identifies the craters exactly and quickly,but also detects the size of crater and evaluates the level of damage.It provides ideas for damage assessment and quantities calculation.


PURPOSE
To assess the performance of using transferred features from pre-trained deep convolutional networks (CNNs) in the task of classifying cancer in breast ultrasound images, and to compare this method of transfer learning with previous methods involving human-designed features.

METHODS
A breast ultrasound dataset consisting of 1125 cases and 2393 regions of interest (ROIs) was used. Each ROI was labeled as cystic, benign, or malignant. Features were extracted from each ROI using pre-trained CNNs and used to train support vector machine (SVM) classifiers in the tasks of distinguishing non-malignant (benign+cystic) vs malignant lesions and benign vs malignant lesions. For a baseline comparison, classifiers were also trained on prior analytically-extracted tumor features. Five-fold cross-validation (by case) was conducted with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) as the performance metric.

RESULTS
Classifiers trained on CNN-extracted features were comparable to classifiers trained on human-designed features. In the non-malignant vs malignant task, both the SVM trained on CNN-extracted features and the SVM trained on human-designed features obtained an AUC of 0.90. In the task of determining benign vs malignant, the SVM trained on CNN-extracted features obtained an AUC of 0.88, compared to the AUC of 0.85 obtained by the SVM trained on human-designed features.

CONCLUSION
We obtained strong results using transfer learning to characterize ultrasound breast cancer images. This method allows us to directly classify a small dataset of lesions in a computationally inexpensive fashion without any manual input. Modern deep learning methods in computer vision are contingent on large datasets and vast computational resources, which are often inaccessible for clinical applications. Consequently, we believe transfer learning methods will be important for computer-aided diagnosis schemes in order to utilize advancements in deep learning and computer vision without the associated costs. This work was partially funded by NIH grant U01 CA195564 and the University of Chicago Metcalf program. M.L.G. is a stockholder in R2/Hologic, co-founder and equity holder in Quantitative Insights, and receives royalties from Hologic, GE Medical Systems, MEDIAN Technologies, Riverain Medical, Mitsubishi, and Toshiba. K.D. received royalties from Hologic.


When a sample discriminant function D, is computed, it is desired to estimate the chance of misclassification using D8. This is often done by classifying the sample with the help of D8 or by computing 4((ID), where b is the cumulative normal distribution, and D2 is Mahalanobis' distance. When D. is applied to a new sample, the observed probabilities of misclassification are usually found to be greater than those computed from the initial sample. The purposes of this paper are to show that this increase in the probabilities of misclassification is directly related to the 'shrinkage' of the multiple correlation coefficient R2 in new samples and that these are related to the unbiased estimation of Mahalanobis' 62 using D2.


Background and early career the development of his parliamentary career, 1874-1906 character and relationship Mayor of Birmingham, 1873-1876 radicalism opposition and office, 1876-1886 Chamberlain, Gladstone and Ireland the Empire Tarrif reform, and a unionist defeat last years, 1906-14 a concluding assessment.


Antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) has recently attracted researchers' attention pertaining to its suitability as an absorber material in thin film solar cells. In this investigation, Sb2Se3 was deposited by conventional thermal evaporation technique to form a device in superstrate configuration. A post-deposition annealing at 300 °C for 30 minutes in a 1 mbar argon atmosphere was introduced for the device treatment. Comparative studies between the as-deposited and post-annealed were conducted to identify the factors that triggered the device improvement. An improvement in device efficiency from 0.9 % to 1.6 % was recorded via the post-annealed treatment, despite the scanning electron microscope (SEM) showing little changes in grain size improvement. Other characterizations were also conducted such as energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) as well as external quantum efficiency (EQE).


In work on flood prediction, E. J. Gumbel (1941) has introduced the distribution to describe the pattern of annual maxima x of daily discharges in rivers. He has developed (1942) a theory of control curves for future floods of sizes comparable with the average so far observed. Later he extended the control curves in a different manner (1953), showing that with an assigned probability, usually 2/3, a flood expected once in T years will occur within an assigned period of years. There may arise problems in which it is desirable to be able to extend Gumbel's original control curves to apply to floods well beyond the range of those observed. For instance, one may require limits for the 200-year flood when records exist for only 40 years.


BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to determine the economic factors and characteristics of universal healthcare development among Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). METHODS: A policy review was used to achieve this objective. This review established a comparative criterion of the key factors and characteristics of universal healthcare coverage development. Further, a comparison of four countries with established universal healthcare coverage, comprising of each type of healthcare system model, was undertaken against BRIC healthcare systems. The decided upon factors and characteristics of developing and BRIC countries were used to inform and understand the development of process of universal healthcare coverage. RESULTS: The analysis found that continual economic growth and investment into the healthcare coverage, are essential to successful universal healthcare coverage implementation and expansion. CONCLUSION: Understanding the models of healthcare systems along with the key economic factors and characteristics provides important context and understanding into the processes and mechanisms that drive successful universal healthcare coverage in developing countries. The factors and characteristics presented in this study provide a preliminary framework for understanding the conditions that contribute to universal healthcare coverage. Further, this framework can be used as a template for a critical comparison and analysis that can be applied to all high, middle- and low-income countries in their effort to establish universal healthcare coverage.


OBJECTIVE To study the pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence of finasteride tablets in 24 healthy male volunteers by LC-MS/MS assay.METHODS A single oral dose 1 mg of test tablets and reference tablets were given to each volunteers according to an open randomized crossover design.The concentration of finasteride in plasma was determined by LC-MS/MS.The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated and the bioequivalence was compared.RESULTS The main pharmacokinetic parameters of the test and reference preparations were as follows:AUC0-36 were(50.317±22.478) and(48.586±22.345)μg.h.L-1;AUC0-∞ were(52.939±24.352) and(50.880±23.837)μg.h.L-1;Tmax were(1.77±0.44) and(1.79±0.41) h;Cmax were(7.758±3.314) and(7.852±3.456)μg.L-1;t1/2 were(5.10±1.33) and(4.96±1.25) h.The relative bioavailability was(106.0±20.9)%.The main pharmacokinetic parameters showed no statistically significant difference between 2 preparations.CONCLUSION The 2 preparations were bioequivalent.


Directionally specific interstack S ⋯ S and S ⋯ Cl contacts may be employed to engineer crystal structures such that a 4 A short axis is obtained; a representative compound, the crystal structure of which has been determined, and which additionally exhibits unusual solid-state reactivity, is the title thione (1).


Article provides evaluation of capabilities to build complex networks, by modifying an Open Source driver of cheap Ethernet NICs. Methods of using logical interfaces and marking frames with IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tags are described. These methods combined with implementation of adequate algorithms in driver module provides the use of autoconfiguration and reliability techniques. Constraints of such solution are presented. Advanced computer network, providing reliability and fairness was built. It provides different traffic classes, automatic configuration of the stations and recovering from failures. In created network, efficiency of communication between neighbors matches up that of original Ethernet network.


Preliminary radionuclide concentrations in soil are presented which correspond to a 1.0 mrem/year dose equivalent to a homesteading individual. Those concentrations are called screening levels. The theoretical individual resides on the contaminated area and derives all his food from locally-raised sources. Pathways considered are ingestion of meat, milk, and vegetables (no water ingestion pathway), inhalation of resuspended soil, and external radiation dose from soil. The relative significance of each pathway is discussed. Screening levels for each radionuclide are based on limiting the total radiation dose from all pathways to 1.0 mrem/year (specifically 1.0 mrem weighted committed dose equivalent using ICRP 26 methodology). Using site-specific data for Idaho, screening levels for 13 radionuclides associated with D and D activities are derived. Calculated screening levels are compared with those proposed by the EPA and other authors. The screening level derivation is only one factor used in the D and D decision analysis, and the derived values are guidelines, not rigid criteria. Because of the conservative scenario used, the screening level concentrations may be several orders of magnitude low compared to those from a realistic analysis. Screening levels derived in this paper generally cannot be measured with widely-available survey instruments.


We introduce a class of continuous maps $f$ of a compact topological space $X$ admitting inducing schemes of hyperbolic type and describe the associated tower constructions. We then establish a thermodynamic formalism, i.e., we describe a class of real-valued potential functions $\varphi$ on $X$ such that $f$ possess a unique equilibrium measure $\mu_\varphi$, associated to each $\varphi$, which minimizes the free energy among the measures that are liftable to the tower. We also describe some ergodic properties of equilibrium measures including decay of correlations and the central limit theorem. We then study the liftability problem and show that under some additional assumptions on the inducing scheme every measure that charges the base of the tower and has sufficiently large entropy is liftable. Our results extend those obtained in [PS05, PS08] for inducing schemes of expanding types and apply to certain multidimensional maps. Applications include obtaining the thermodynamic formalism for Young's diffeomorphisms, the Henon family at the first birfucation and the Katok map. In particular for the Katok map we obtain the exponential decay of correlations for equilibrium measures associated to the geometric potentials with $0\le t<1$.


There has been much research on the benefits of music for children with autism. The domains benefitting most from the use of music are social and communications skills. The Sounds of Intent (SoI) Framework, has been developed by Ockelford and his colleagues to promote musical abilities amongst individuals with complex needs, including autism. Underpinned by the zygonic theory, studies employed SoI also indicate increased levels of engagement among individuals with complex needs, including autism. This paper aims to provide a summary on the development of the SoI framework particularly on autistic children. Additionally, this paper includes a review of other relevant past studies on the benefits of music for children with autism on their social and communication skills. After examining the positive effects of the SoI Framework and other related past studies, the researchers intend to embark on a study using the proactive domain of the SoI framework at an autism centre in Malaysia. The researchers will employ a case study design to observe levels of musical engagement, gauge the consistency of engagement, observe the levels of prompting provided by teachers and observe challenges faced in implementing the SoI in a Malaysian special needs classroom. It is hoped that the findings could indicate that SoI would benefit children with autism, their parents and special educators and add value to existing literature on the SoI framework. Hence, the findings of this study could serve as a springboard for SoI use in Malaysia.


In the present state of our knowledge it is best to assign the Tractatulus eximii doctoris Henrici de Hassia de arte praedicandi to an auctor incertus. The name Henry of Hesse was borne by two scholars in the fourteenth century; but we have no proof that this is the work of either. They were both professors of theology, both brilliant preachers, and practically contemporary; and the works of one have in the past often been attributed to the other.


Traumatic splenic rupture treated by splenic arterial embolization not only can reserve spleen but also prevent spleen from continually bleeding,with promising clinical effect.The paper reviews most of the traumatic splenic rupture treated by splenic arterial embolization including the basic and clinical research in recent years.


This article describes the first author's graduate work and dissertation which fell in a crack in time, that period where her institution moved from nearly an exclusive use of quantitative approaches to an awareness and acceptance of both qualitative and quantitative strategies. To be a student during the transition was to be in a very confusing situation. Yet, such a crack in time is probably not at all unusual, in fact it may be universal. Presented as a confessional tale (Van Maanen, 1988), the narrative centers on the student's research autobiography which includes reflections on her development as a researcher prior to graduate school, during her graduate program, and through her dissertation study. The curriculum and experiences that introduced the first author to research were not balanced in the presentation of alternative paradigms for inquiry. The article concludes with implications for graduate students and faculty, especially those who may be in a similar crack and want to speed the crossing.


In the present literature review the late data on state of nonspecific adaptative reactivity in healthy and sick people, methods of research and age unusual features are considered. The use of natural and simulated physical factors is explained from the point of view of general adaptative theory.


medicamentosa lozenge cooked sugar, of solid consistency, intended to dissolve in the oral cavity, comprising: · at least one active principle, · a major sweet excipient or selected from sucrose diluent, fructose, lactose , sorbitol, mannitol, lactitol, glucose, maltitol, isomalt, polydextrose, maltodextrins representing between 80 and 99% by weight of the tablet, and · a matrix agent cellulosic representing between 1 and 10% by weight of the tablet and allowing increased resistance of said pastille and thus allows slow release of the active principles which remains in prolonged contact with the buccopharyngeal area, the time of dissolution of the tablet in the oral cavity of at least 15 minutes.


— The effect of biaxial loading on the fatigue crack growth properties for a stainless steel has been examined. From comprehensive experiments, a significant biaxial stress effect on crack growth was found when the stress level was high and the crack was short. In this paper, the critical region where the effect of biaxial stress appears was clarified quantitatively. Moreover, the effect of changing the biaxial stress condition on fatigue crack growth behaviour was investigated. Significant acceleration of crack growth was observed just after the uniaxial or equibiaxial stress condition was changed to the shear stress condition. This acceleration seems to be due to the change of plastic zone shape at the crack tip.


One can explicitly construct unbounded functions having bounded mean oscillation (and in fact vanishing mean oscillation) with respect to any given ergodic measure-preserving transformation of a Lebesgue space. 1. BMO and VMO. A function which on the average does not differ too much from its average is said to have bounded mean oscillation, abbreviated BMO. When / is a real-valued function of a real variable, this condition is expressed by requiring that fWn J¡ m(I) Jj dm dm < oo, (1.1) where m is Lebesgue measure and the supremum is taken over all finite intervals 7 c R [9], [7] (see also [13] and the references given there). For the case of an ergodic measure-preserving transformation T of a probability space (X, ®, u), an analogous definition has been given by Coif man and Weiss [3]: a measurable function/on X is in BMO if and only if m-l MIbmo = sup ess sup 2 \f(Tkx) £ f(Px) m k-0 1 m j-0 < 00. (1.2) As stated in [3], these ergodic BMO functions have at least some of the interesting properties of the classical BMO functions: for example, they satisfy a certain distribution-function inequality, they can be represented as sums of bounded functions and their conjugates, and they form the dual of the space H ' of all functions whose maximal functions are integrable. Sarason [15] has defined the subclass of functions of vanishing mean oscillation (VMO); a real-valued function is in VMO if its oscillation over short intervals is small: lim sup 1 // m(I)j/ dm dm =0. *"-*o "\7)<.s m(I) J¡\ ) For ergodic flows the analogous definition is formulated easily, but there is a problem for the case of a single transformation T: X -* X. However, Sarason proved that VMO coincides with the closure in BMO of the bounded uniformly continuous functions. Now because of the theorem of Jewett [8] and Krieger [11], Received by the editors October 31, 1977. AMS (MOS) subject classifications (1970). Primary 28A65. 'Research supported in part by N.S.F. Grant MCS 7605786. © 1980 American Mathematical Society 0002-9939/80/0000-0359/$02.75 549 License or copyright restrictions may apply to redistribution; see http://www.ams.org/journal-terms-of-use


Two journalist-academics suggest that, judging by the experiences of some rather research-battle-weary delegates at a recent conference of the Association for Journalism Education, it can be an uphill struggle to persuade the university to consider journalism research as suitable for the Research Assessment Exercise. "If journalism courses and hackademics are to flourish," they write, "it is important to balance delivering a quality professional education with publishing scholarly research - the latter generally being viewed as the route to promotion and career advancement... Despite the obstacles, we are certain that academic life demands scholarship from everyone. Teaching is a privilege and a pleasure and, we believe, so is research."


We show that the data on $\gamma p$ and $\gamma\gamma$ interactions can be derived from the $pp$ and $\bar p p$ forward scattering amplitudes using vector meson dominance and the additive quark model. The nucleon-nucleon data are parameterized using a model where high energy cross sections rise with energy as a consequence of the increasing numbers of soft partons populating the colliding particles. We present detailed descriptions of the data on the total and elastic cross sections, the ratio of the real to imaginary part of the forward scattering amplitude, and on the slope of the differential cross sections for $pp$, $\bar p p$, $\gamma p$, $\gamma\gamma$, $\gamma p \to \gamma V$ and $\gamma\gamma \to V_i V_j$ reactions, where $V= \rho, \omega, \phi$. We make a wide range of predictions for future HERA and LHC experiments and for $\gamma\gamma$ measurements at LEP.


Objective In order to inprove curative effects of severe acute pancreatitis(SAP)M.ethods Authors have sunned up treating experience.of14 cases of SAP openated in the past 10 yearsR.esults The complications included shock in 10,pancreatic encephalopathy in 2,Mof in 6,and ARDS in 2,Mortality rate was 28%(4/14).Conclusions We think the key of decreasing mortality rate is correct treatment perinperutively, especiang early of course of disease,First,to strengthen individualization monitor of perioperation and do synthesis trentment;second,to restrain pancreas'external secretion;third,to make use of effective antibi- otic us early as possible;fourth,to do nutritional support of peripheral vein;fifth,to enhance complication, prevention and reeatment perioperaticely.


The present study was conducted to investigate the ability of bacteria to reduce Graphene Oxide (GO) sheets. Out of 82 bacterial isolates screened, one isolate was selected as a biological model for biosynthesis of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets. This isolate was identified by morphological, biochemical tests, VITEK2 System, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing, aligned and submitted to the NCBI, and confirmed as Escherichia coli strain E-NO.7 (accession no. MK685205). The UV-vis. absorption peak was around 284 nm. The SEM images revealed thin, wrinkled, closely associated nanosheets. The weight percentage of carbon was 82.00% and oxygen was 18.00%. XRD analysis exhibited a broad diffraction peak at 2θ= 26.5° corresponding to the interlayer spacing of 0.34 nm. The FTIR spectrum showed decrease in peaks associated to oxygen functional groups, while other peaks vanished completely.


The shaved skin of rabbits were irradiated with daily doses of 300 r and irradiations were continued until 1500 r to 9000 r in total had been given. Macroscopic and microscopic observations showed early erythema developed in every case, 5 to 6 days from the beginning of irradiation. This erythema faded in 10 to 16 days even in the cases to which irradiation was being continued. Main erythema became manifest when more than 3000 r had been administered. Its time of appearance and duration was proportional to the dose administered. Epilation and baldness occurred over 3000 r and 6000 r, respectively. These findings coresponded to the histological change of hair follicles. The excoriation was different in nature within their border line in the vicinity of 4500 r. Acute erosion occurred in the case of irradiation of more than 6000 r and its findings were well in accordance macroscopically and microscopically. Up to 3000 r, hair was able to recover completely, but permanent baldness occurred over 7500 r. Recovery of epidermis had taken place below 6000 r when examined histologically, thickening at 7500 r and chronic ulceration in more than 7500 r were found. It was noteworthy that almost all ofmore » these findings coincided both macroscopically and microscopically. (Absts. Japan. Med., 1: No. 7, 1960.)« less


Dr. Subroto became Indonesia`s Minister of Mines and Energy in 1978, and was Secretary-General of OPEC from July 1988 to June 1994, the only person to ever serve two 3-year terms in that position. He is currently the Chairman of the Indonesian Institute of Energy Economics. PEI had the opportunity to interview Subroto about Indonesia`s future outlook in oil exploration and resource development.


Text neck syndrome is charactrised by pain in the neck, pain in the muscles of the neck and shoulder, and may even involve a degeneration of the bones, joints, or spinal discs in the neck. This becomes a problem when injury around the neck area happens over and over again through the use of mobile phone or other electronic devices over a long period of time. A study was conducted with an objective of identifying the incidence of Text neck syndrome among 50 young adults and their knowledge regarding the condition by using a questionnaire. Sample was selected by non probability sampling – purposive sampling technique and data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Study results show Majority of the sample (58%) had good knowledge and 32% had average knowledge regarding Text Neck Syndrome. There was subjects who show the clinical manifestations of text neck syndrome such as postural abnormality (8%) and neck pain (8%). It was also noted an association of knowledge on text neck syndrome with selected demographic variables such as gender, educational status and monthly income (p<0.05).


DNA computing, or more generally, molecular computing, is a recent development at the interface of computer science and molecular biology. In DNA computing, many computational models have been proposed in the framework of formal language theory and automata such as Watson-Crick grammars and sticker systems. A Watson-Crick grammar is a grammar model that generates double stranded strings, whereas a sticker system is a DNA computing model of the ligation and annealing operations over DNA strands using the Watson-Crick complementarity to form a complete double stranded DNA sequence. Most of the proposed DNA computing models make use of this concept, including the Watson-Crick grammars and sticker systems. Watson-Crick grammars and their variants can be explored using formal language theory which allows the development of new concepts of Watson-Crick grammars.  In this research, a new variant of Watson-Crick grammar called a static Watson-Crick regular grammar is introduced as an analytical counterpart of sticker systems. The computation of a sticker system starts from a given set of incomplete double stranded sequence to form a complete double stranded sequence. Here, a static Watson-Crick regular grammar differs from a dynamic Watson-Crick regular grammar in generating double stranded strings: the latter grammar produces each strand string "independently" and only check for the Watson-Crick complementarity of a generated complete double stranded string at the end, while the former grammar generates both strand strings "dependently", i.e., checking for the Watson-Crick complementarity for each complete substring. In this paper, computational properties of static Watson-Crick regular grammars are investigated to correlate with the Chomsky hierarchy and hierarchy of the families of dynamic Watson-Crick regular languages. The relationship between families of languages generated by static Watson-Crick regular grammars with several variants of sticker systems, Watson-Crick regular grammars and Chomsky grammars are presented by showing the hierarchy.


Under the conditions of photopic vision and mesopic vision,this paper tests response time of 10 testees with normal vision by selecting 5 background light intensities to study lighting effects of 4 light sources including high-pressure sodium lamp(HPS),metal halide lamp(MH),compact fluorescent lamp(CFL) and light emitting diode(LED) and conversion relationship between them.At the same time the paper calculates brightness contrast coefficient,relative lighting effect and reduced luminous efficiency of other 3 light sources with high-pressure sodium lamp as a reference and based on test results of response time,and finally determines suitability and energy conservation of different light sources in tunnel lighting environment in a comprehensive way.


We investigate the optimal level of IP integration for the deployment of an automatically switched optical network (ASON). We design and analyze a national network delivering a high bandwidth access to every user, and investigate the capital cost of ASONs with IP routers. Based on this analysis, we show that an ASON with IP routers at the edge is more cost-effective than other alternatives.


To carry out the real-time dynamic measurement of oil film thickness in seawater,a data acquisition and processing system based on DSP is designed on the basis of measurement system of oil film thickness based on differential laser trigonometry developed.The system consists of a camera interface circuit,a CPLD control and preprocessing circuit,a DSP main processing circuit and the buffer between the CPLD and DSP.The software drivers and the data processing algorithms are developed.Combining the data collection and processing system designed and optical measurement device,the experiments are conducted for different thickness of block gauge and petroleum of various thickness.The research results show that the system developed is feasible and applicable to dynamic on-line measurement of oil film thickness of oil spill on sea surface.


In this paper, we introduce a dynamic admission control (DAC) to protect and maintain QoS-demanding traffic streams in IEEE 802.11e enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) based wireless home network. The proposed DAC dynamically adjusts to achieve high bandwidth utilization while maintaining the desired QoS in a deteriorative channel condition. The ITU-T H.263++ scalable video codec and NS-2-based simu- lation results show that the proposed DAC can efficiently balance the tradeoff between resource utilization and QoS guarantee in unstable wireless home network.


The separate developments of electric cars and smart grids have brought them closer together. A large number of electric vehicles with V2G function, as mobile energy storage equipment, are connected to the power grid in an orderly manner, and have potential functions such as participating in the peak-frequency modulation of the power grid, acting as emergency power supply, and suppressing the disturbance of clean energy access. The disorderly intervention of electric vehicles in the power grid will inevitably cause interference to the stable operation of the power grid. In order to solve this problem, combined with the connection between the end of the power grid and electric cars, a peak regulating model based on support vector machine regression was constructed, and the parameters in the model were optimized by particle swarm optimization algorithm. The effectiveness of the model is verified through simulation examples. The application of the control strategy not only eliminates the disturbance of the electric cars to the power grid, but also realizes the "peak clipping and valley filling" of the power grid active load.


The emergency department set up a prescreening station on arrival for all patients, and any patients suspected of COVID-19 were diverted to other triage areas, minimizing potential exposures [ ]our health care system took a leadership role in reaching out to the community, supporting a 24/7 public hotline, testing structure and telehealth support COVID-19 infection guidelines are strictly implemented, COVID team, COVID wards created, RIST at all entrance of the hospital, distancing is strictly implemented, webinars, continuous education of staff, HCW online, RIST before going to work every day for nurses, non-punitive off duty for staff if they are not feeling well or if there's a family member who is sick, patient education and staff training EXPANDING BED CAPACITY = Converting underutilized units in the hospital to an intensive care or stepdown units and training procedural nurses with the acute nurses to work hand-in-hand


Symmetric /spl alpha/-stable (S/spl alpha/S) processes are used to model impulsive noise. Wiener filter theory is generally not meaningful in S/spl alpha/S environments because the expectations may be unbounded. To develop a filter theory for linear finite impulse response systems with independent identically distributed S/spl alpha/S inputs, we propose median orthogonality as a linear filter criterion, present a generalized Wiener-Hopf solution equation, and show a necessary condition for a filter to achieve the criterion. For non-Gaussian S/spl alpha/S densities, zero-forcing least-mean-square is the only well-known filter that satisfies the criterion, but others can easily be designed. We present a second algorithm and simulations showing that both converge to the generalized Wiener-Hopf solution.


This study aims to increase participation to learn science through learning model Mind Mapping in the fourth grade students of SD Negeri 01 Sudimoro 2015 / 2016. This research is a class act. Prior to the act of cooperation and involvement of students in the group 38.70%, responding to other people's opinion amounted to 35.48%, the task assigned by the teacher at 61.29%, dare to do the problems in front of the class amounted to 45.16% , In the first cycle there is increasing cooperation and involvement of students in the group amounted to 61.29%, responding to other people's opinion amounted to 54.83%, the task assigned by the teacher at 72.58, courageous work on the problems in front of a class of 62, 90. In the second cycle of cooperation and involvement of students in the group increased by 82.25%, giving response to the opinions of others increased by 74.19%, the task assigned by the teacher increased to 88.70%, dare to do the work in front of the class increases 82.25. In addition to increased participation learning learning outcomes of each cycle also increased before their actions amounted to 43.38%, in the first cycle increased to 69.91 and the second cycle increased by 74.19%. Based on the research that has been done can be concluded that Mind Mapping learning model can improve students' participation in science subjects fourth grade students of SD Negeri 01 Sudimoro year 2015/2016.


Four sets of 35 MW bulb turbine generator units and two main transformers were installed in the Feilaixia Power Plant.The main electrical connection is of enlarged block type.The income line Ⅰ and bus Ⅱ of station-service power 10kV system are connected to generator bus Ⅰ and bus Ⅱ.The three-phase four-wires digital meters at station-service power measuring point E and F are installed respectively at income line Ⅰ and line Ⅱ.In 2005,meter measuring errors occurred in station-service power 10kV system of the power plant,these might be caused by many reasons.The author analyzed possible causes and discussed fault resolution from points of reversed polarity in current loop and measuring data.Test methods of phase metering and standard metering were adopted to check three-phase voltage, current,phase and phase-splitting torque etc,in order to find out causes and to correct mistakes.Some advices and technical requirements about design,type selection,erection and adjusting for watt-hour measuring are put forward,in terms of connection mode,meter selection,phase sequence,zero line,as well as leading line and so on.


On the basis of a critique of its main lines of interpretation, specially the Marxist ones, the organization and the dynamics of the contemporary state are examined in their relationships with the civil society and regarding the problem of democratic legitimacy.


Tooling durability for advance high-strength steels has been investigated by Auto/Steel Partnership at an industrial site using AISI D2 die for trimming DP980 up to 100,000 hits. The topological characterization of the trimmed workpiece edges were measured by a laser confocal microscope that provided 3D surface geometries, and further analysed. It was found that, despite of initial portion of edge roughening and edge quality deterioration from the new trim die, in the majority portion of the trimming operation up to 100,000 hits the edge quality of the trimmed sheet metal edges show combined roughening and smoothing cycles, or called a "self-reconditioning" effect, with the edge quality to be within a stable roughness window. The non-even wear between two pieces of trim die pair and along the die cutting edge is observed and analysed. This finding leads to the need of better redefinition of trim die failure or trim die reconditioning criterion.


Concordism functioned as the consensus view in Protestant circles until the rise of Darwinism. Darwinism upended evangelical beliefs about the relationship between the Bible and science, and concordism began to fall out of favor. Subsequently, theologians began formulating statements which collated doctrines and definitions in attempts to delineate boundaries for orthodox belief. Yet while definitions and doctrines are necessary for belief, they are not sufficient for fruitful discussion and discovery of how the early chapters of Genesis could accurately depict the Earth's early history. With this realization, scholars began developing "hybrid models" which proposed intertwined theological-scientific theories in hopes of explaining both the known scientific evidence as well as the import of Scripture. Thus, even as concordism was disdained by theologically liberal academics, hybrid models multiplied, responded to new evidence, and achieved varying levels of adoption. Analysis of older hybrid models (as well as the recent hybrid model proposed by William Lane Craig) results in insights applicable to models more broadly as well as concordism in particular.


In 2002 physicists around the world celebrated the centenary of the birth of Paul Dirac, OM, FRS, Nobel Laureate, who was one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century. He made towering contributions to the formulation of quantum mechanics and he was one of the principal creators of quantum field theory. In 1928 he combined relativity and quantum mechanics in the Dirac equation, which provides a natural description for the spin of the electron and which led to the prediction, by Dirac himself, of the existence of anti-matter. In this article I try to explain, in the simplest terms, these major contributions to physics and to give some flavour of the man himself.


This article explores the contingency between the membership and daily functioning of religious confraternities, and the access to and extension of informal credit by urban households. It thus seeks to answer the question whether seventeenthand eighteenth-century religious confraternities mattered in generating the requirements for market expansion based on interpersonal credit in the local economy of a small early modern town in transition. The analysis suggests that, in so far as confraternal socialization did produce new opportunities for household credit and access to the market, these were shaped by the hierarchical, patriarchal and disciplinary structures and moral categories of post-Tridentine associations.


The variations of the lift coefficient,drag coefficient and pitch moment due to the apexflap located at 40 percent of the root chord of adelta-wing are investigated in the low-speed windtunnel. The experiment indicates the influence ofthe apex flap. It is shown that the apex flap canenhance the lift coefficient, lift-drag ratio and stallangle of attack. Thus, it can be concluded thatthe apex flap may greatly improve the aerodynamiccharacteristics of a delta-wing.


Goldhaber has recently suggested that the Kππ system with an effective mass around 1300 MeV may contain two resonances of the same spin and parity, but belonging to SU(3) octets whose neutral, nonstrange members have opposite eigenvalues under charge conjugation. We have analyzed the situations in which these mesons could, through their common Kππ decay mode, interfere in the Kππ effective-mass distribution. In the SU(3) limit, for example, the two mesons can interfere in the K + π + π - mass if one only analyzes events in the K 0 π + region of the Dalitz plot, but they cannot interfere if one includes both K 0 π + and ρ 0 K + events. We have also included effects of SU(3) breaking, both by putting in physical masses wherever possible, and by considering particle mixing, which vanishes in the SU(3) limit.


This study aimed to explore the patterns of Longest Digit Span from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V), including understanding the newest sequencing condition. While there is a large body of research discriminating the cognitive demands of the forward and backward conditions, there is less literature devoted to the cognitive underpinnings of the sequencing task, and no studies looking at the applicability of this task with children. Patterns observed clinically on these conditions have suggested that the sequencing condition may involve less executive demand than the backwards condition (Least Executive Demand model). Therefore, it was predicted that Longest Digit Span Backwards (LDSB) would predict the most amount of variance in Working Memory scores on the Comprehensive Executive Functioning Inventory (CEFI).

 Hierarchal multiple regression analysis controlling for FSIQ was completed utilizing an archival database (n = 38) of children and adolescences (ages 6–15) referred to a university-based neuropsychological assessment clinic.

 Longest digit span scores were not significant predictors of Working Memory scores on the CEFI [F (4, 27) =1.746, p = .169]. However, digit span capacity was weakly predictive of CEFI Attention scores [F (4, 27) = 2.818, p < .05; R2 = .295]; with sequencing capacity as the only significant predictor (beta = .62, p < .05).

 While there was no evidence that working memory capacity predicts real world working memory skills, there was evidence that digit sequencing capacity is predictive of parent reported attentional difficulties. Poor performance on DSS in children may be due to difficulties concentrating, sustaining attention or with avoiding distractions.


A new nondestructive quantitative method is developed to measure the adsorption of dyes in solid titania films for dye-sensitized solar cells. UV-vis spectroscopy study showed that the absorbance of dye in the solid film can be directly related to the absorbance measured by the typical destructive method used to quantify concentration. Concentrations of N-719 and N-749 dyes on solid titania films were successfully extracted using molar extinction coefficients of dye on solid titania films with value of 6916 and 6454 L·cmˉ1·molˉ1 respectively determined using the spectral peaks at 512 and 586 nm.


The article presents an efficient static random access memory (SRAM)-based in-memory computation (IMC) architecture which is capable of performing image classification with improved linearity. In this work, we proposed a thermometric code-based IMC (TC-IMC) to perform multibit multiply-and-accumulate (MAC) operations with improved linearity. An input sparsity-aware compact thermometric code approach is proposed to reduce the number of SRAM bitcells compared to the thermometric code-based encoding without loss of accuracy in the MAC operation. We proposed an optimal sampling time to improve the linearity of the TC-IMC MAC operation with maximum signal margin (SM) based on the detailed nonlinearity analysis of 8T SRAM-based TC-IMC architecture. The test chip measurement results in 180 nm process show that the proposed TC-IMC has 72% better linearity than the traditional IMC. The measured results on 100 Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology (MNIST) and CIFAR-10 test images show an accuracy of 97% and 87%, respectively. In addition, the proposed TC-IMC architecture achieves MAC compute latency of 25 ns, GOPS/kb (normalized to 1 b $\times $ 1 b) of 29.8, and energy efficiency of 2.3 TOPS/W. The simulation result of the entire 10000 MNIST and CIFAR-10 images considering process variation effects shows an accuracy of 98.7% and 90.4%, respectively.


Recent developments in robotics are potentially changing the nature of service, and research in human-robot interaction has previously shown that humanoid robots could possibly work in public space ...


In order to select new artificial wetland plants adapting to treat livestock and poultry wastewater and enrich wetland plant library,five ornamental plants such as Alocasia macrorhiza,Dieffenbachia picta,Zantedeschia aethiopica,Scindapsus aureum and Spathiphyllum floribundum 'Clevelandii'were selected for solution culture test. The selecting test result showed that all testing plants had strong purifying ability,and the purifying rate of TP and TN both reached above 90% with moderate concentration( CODCr between 150 mg /L and 180 mg /L ) . But Comprehensive assessment from stain resistance,biomass,root growth,economy and management showed that Alocasia macrorhiza and Zantedeschia aethiopica were suitable for artificial wetland. Especially,Alocasia macrorhiza showed stronger adaptability to environment and had bigger biomass. So,it was a recommentable new wetland plant.


Liang Yu-Sheng is one of the pioneers of the new breed of Kongfu novels.His family background and personal experience bring with him obvious celebrity grace.The core of celebrity grace appears as individual consciousness,which is indicated vividly in his novels,fresh on fictional outlooks,rhapsodical in characters,brilliant in literary talent and thoughts,and deliberate in temperament.This thus presents some of Liang's traditional thoughts and urges people to view his novels from a brand new perspective.That is,Kongfu novels overlooked the ideological value.In previous literature,because of popular opposition and research model,martial arts novels were often overlooked.But the study of Liang Yusheng's Kongfu novels can still make one strongly feel human's independent consciousness of identity and maintenance,the courage to face life,as well as the sharpness and profoundness of the official history.


Summary Haeckel outlined the first genealogical trees for plants and animals. A small portion of his work was dedicated to plant evolution. Haeckel gave a phylogenetic interpretation of the natural classification of plants as it existed at his time, deriving phylogeny from classification. According to him, a phylogeny based on comparative anatomy and upon which systematic evolution is founded, will be identical to that which could have been derived from ontogenesis or from paleontology if they had been known.


As the Web platform continues to mature, we see an increasing number of amazing technologies that take Geographic Information Systems (GIS) visualization applications to new levels of power and usability. By integrating new powerful technologies into GIS systems, we get higher performance results with additional functionalities. The most recent development capturing the attention of the browser based application developers is AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). In this paper we present a generic and performance efficient framework for integrating AJAX models into the browser based GIS Visualization Web Services systems.


positive (Figs. 3 and 4). In sanatorium for ten months, bed rest for six months. Now no sputum; considerable resolution. Case IV.-Female aged 16. Adolescent phthisis. Large cavity in right upper zone with fluid level; sputum positive (Fig. 5). Artificial pneumothorax attempted, contraselective collapse obtained. A.P. discontinued. Bed rest in sanatorium for eight months. Several skiagrams during this period showed cavity becoming progressively smaller. Now completely healed (Fig. 6); no sputum, excellent general condition.