Based on the teaching reform practice of CDIO teaching philosophy and taking the teaching practice of guidance course of statistics as an example,some specific measures based on CDIO teaching philosophy are presented in this paper.The abilities and qualities required in CDIO syllabus were regarded as the target of this teaching reform.The reform methods employed in teaching processing,such as the transformation of teaching philosophy,the improvement of classroom teaching,the cultivation of students' qualities,and the reform of evaluation criteria are discussed in hope of making a detailed plan for the future development of the guidance course of statistics.


PurposeThis study aimed to develop a comprehensive framework that encompasses contextual determinants of integrated care implementation. The initial framework was developed based on literature and was refined based on contexts and mechanisms that facilitated or interfered with integrating a pilot parenting intervention, Behavior Checker (BC), into the routine service delivery in a rural primary care clinic in the USA.Design/methodology/approachThis study was a single organizational case study informed by the realist evaluation methodology. Data collection methods included key informant interviews, healthcare staff surveys, a focus group and direct observation of meetings. Data analysis focused on identifying the context-mechanism-outcome (CMO) frameworks, a heuristic used in a realist evaluation to map pathways of the interactions between program inputs and contextual conditions leading to intended and/or unintended outcomes.FindingsThe identified CMOs and antecedent contexts identified informed the process of revising the initial Comprehensive Framework for Integrated Healthcare Development and Implementation (CF-IHDI). The revised CF-IHDI contained six parent domains of outer setting, basic structures, people and value, intervention characteristics, organizational capabilities for change and key processes.Research limitations/implicationsThe CMOs and core characteristics of contextual conditions that activated facilitating mechanisms can inform future studies examining healthcare integration efforts.Practical implicationsThe CF-IHDI can guide primary care clinics in identifying factors and strategies to consider when integrating parenting or other psychosocial interventions into primary care routine service delivery.Originality/valueThe CF-IHDI developed in this study contributes to the knowledge of contexts and mechanisms that facilitate and interfere with integrated care implementation.


2 3 Anthropogenic impacts like intensified land use and climate change are severe threats to 2 4 freshwater biodiversity and effective biodiversity monitoring is therefore one of the most 2 5 urgent tasks. This is however often hampered by the lack of knowledge regarding the 2 6 number and ecology of species. Molecular tools have shown many freshwater taxa to 2 7 comprise morphologically cryptic species, which often occur in sympatry on a small 2 8 geographic scale. Here, we studied the freshwater snail Ancylus fluviatilis (MÜLLER, 1774) 2 9 species complex in the Iberian Montseny Mountains. We hypothesised 1) that several 3 0 species of A. fluviatilis sensu lato occur in the Montseny, 2) that different Ancylus species 3 1 seldom co-occur in syntopy due to different ecological demands or interspecific competition, 3 2 and 3) that species show a pattern of strong population structure within streams or 3 3 catchments due to ecological preferences or local adaptation. We barcoded 180 specimens 3 4 from 36 sites in the Montseny for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding gene 3 5 and molecularly identified two Ancylus species. These species seldom occurred in syntopy 3 6 and a species distribution modelling approach showed differing bioclimatic preferences of the 3 7 species. One species mainly occurs in cooler, higher altitude streams while the second 3 8 species occurs in lower-altitude areas with higher temperatures. Tests of population structure 3 9 showed that both species possibly do not disperse well in the study area and that 4 0 populations within species are likely adapted to certain bioclimatic conditions in different 4 1 regions of the Montseny. Our results highlight the need to incorporate molecular techniques 4 2 into routine monitoring programmes.


The habitat preference and impact of banteng (Bos javanicus) and pigs (Sus scrofa) in Gurig National Park, on Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, was investigated by systematically sampling twelve habitats. Animal signs (banteng and pig scats) and impacts (area of rooted, trampled or pugged ground and number of rubbed tree trunks) were recorded in 696 quadrats, each 5 × 20 m. Significant differences among habitats in sign and impact were detected. Pig rooting was concentrated on wetland communities, particularly sedgelands. Banteng sign focused on monsoon forest and coastal plains, where they caused less obvious damage than pigs. There was little evidence of either ungulate in the eucalypt communities, which are the most widespread of all habitats on the peninsula.

In monsoon forests, banteng densities were approximately 70 per km-2, Banteng, unlike pigs and buffalo, have remained near their point of introduction over the last 140 years, possibly because of the unique habitat mosaic consisting of grasslands abutting monsoon forest.


Cochlear implant(CI) restores hearing sensation in profoundly deafen patients by directly stimulating auditory nerve with electric pulses using an array of tonotopically inserted electrodes. Each intracochlear electrode is stimulated in response to input frequency that matches with the natural characteristic frequency at the electrode position in cochlear. However, current technology does not permit a coverage of electrodes that would have a good match between these two frequencies. This mismatch problem is even more apparent in unilaterally implanted users who has residual hearing in the contra-lateral ear. In this paper, we examined the underlying neuro-physiological mechanism when these CI users pitch matched the electrical stimulation at one electrode by adjusting the frequency of an acoustic tone presented in their unimplanted ear with EEG recording. Given these electro-acoustic stimulations may modulate the evoked cortical response of each CI subject differently, we apply the wavelet scattering transform to extract a deformation invariant cortical response from EEG recordings of 10 CI subjects when they were listening to their self-pitch matched electroacoustic stimulations. Results show that the proposed method captures the variability introduced by different subjects, and is a robust alternative to reveal the underlying neurophysiological responses.


theoretically informed and written by someone with a well-grounded understanding of the key debates and issues. This book makes a valuable contribution to the field of political studies, political theory and media studies and is to be highly recommended. In short, Dahlgren's book is well worth its price tag for anyone interested in the role of new media, contemporary political theory and democracy.


Abstract Benchmark problems representing the leading fusion blanket concepts are presented. Benchmark calculations for self-cooled Li17Pb83 and helium-cooled blankets were performed. Multigroup data libraries generated from ENDF/B-IV and V files using the NJOY and AMPX processing codes with different weighting functions were used. The sensitivity of the TBR to group structure and weighting spectrum increases as the thickness and Li enrichment decrease with up to 20% discrepancies for thin natural Li17Pb83 blankets.


{Continued from p. 1122, vol. xxxviii.) -b'ER^ records two cases of pregnancy and labour in hysterical women who were delivered in a state of trance. In both cases he could palpate the ovaries, which were very tender on pressure. He watched the tender spots ascend with the uterus during pregnancy, and descend with it after labour. The left ovary was t e ?ne best felt, and there was ovarian pain on pressure post-partura. Charcot has noted that in hysterical women, although the micioscope has not yet discovered any special anatomical lesion, t le ovaries are the seat of a swelling which renders them moie accessible to exploration. . , I have myself been able repeatedly to palpate the ovaries duiing pregnancy, and in every case even moderate pressure elicited pain.


PurposeThis study aims to investigate whether the effect of exposure to video communication displaying physical activity (PA) would affect viewers' snacking behavior depending on the type of message. Specifically, it is expected that food intake would be significantly higher when the message is labeled as a "commercial message" rather than a "health message".Design/methodology/approachTwo experimental studies are conducted that manipulate the type of message (commercial message vs health message). In Study 1, the participants' level of involvement (low vs high) is also manipulated. In Study 2, the intensity of the PA displayed in the videos (low vs high) is manipulated, and a control group is included. The main dependent variable is the number of sweets eaten while watching the ad.FindingsResults from both studies show that the influence of a PA exposure on food intake is influenced by the nature of the communication. Participants exposed to the commercial message eat more sweets than those exposed to the health message (ηp2= 0.06). Being exposed to a health message elicits self-regulated eating behaviors with no more sweets eaten than in the control group. In addition, the effect of the type of message is moderated by the intensity of the PA displayed. The difference of sweets consumed depending on the type of message is significant only when the physical intensity displayed is low.Research limitations/implicationsThe present research emphasizes the moderating role of the type of communication on food intake when recipients are exposed to a PA message. Further research must be conducted to enlarge the understanding of the phenomenon considering other critical variables such as inter-individual differences (e.g. body mass index and self-regulation skills), types of food (e.g. healthy vs unhealthy) and other contexts (e.g. watching sports events on television).Practical implicationsThe present findings have implications for marketers, health practitioners, policymakers and consumers. They stress the significance of how the implicit goals of the messages are taken into account within consumers' information processing and how this can affect subsequent consumption behaviors. PA displayed through a commercial message has the most negative impact on food intake, especially when the intensity of PA is low. PA displayed through a health message shows no impact on food intake, whatever the intensity of the PA. It emphasizes the importance of combining exposure to PA through advertising or sporting events to a message promoting healthy and balanced eating behaviors.Originality/valueThe value of the present research lies in an additional understanding of the complex effect of passive exposure to a PA message on subsequent food consumption. Furthermore, the present study expands research on persuasive communication and has critical implications for public health issues.


We consider the mean-field game price formation model introduced by Gomes and Saúde. In this MFG model, agents trade a commodity whose supply can be deterministic or stochastic. Agents maximize profit, taking into account current and future prices. The balance between supply and demand determines the price. We introduce a potential function that converts the MFG into a convex variational problem. This variational formulation is particularly suitable for machine learning approaches. Here, we use a recurrent neural network to solve this problem. In the last section of the paper, we compare our results with known analytical solutions.


OBJECTIVES
Calcineurin inhibitors are effective immunosuppressive agents, but associated adverse effects such as nephrotoxicity may limit efficacy. Dietary fish oil may minimize nephrotoxicity caused by long-term use of calcineurin inhibitors. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in rats that had normal kidney function or chronic kidney failure.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Rats that had normal kidney function or chronic renal failure that was induced by mass reduction surgery were treated with tacrolimus without or with fish oil, fish oil alone, or olive oil. Kidney function and histology were evaluated after 14 days.

RESULTS
Mean body weight loss, serum creatinine, change in serum creatinine, and rate of decrease in creatinine clearance were greater in normal rats that received than did not receive tacrolimus. Tacrolimus nephrotoxicity was greater in rats that had chronic renal failure than normal kidney function, but the mean change in serum creatinine was significantly lower in rats with chronic renal failure that were treated with tacrolimus and fish oil than tacrolimus alone. Fish oil supplementation was associated with fewer abnormal histopathologic lesions in the kidneys of tacrolimustreated rats that had normal kidney function or chronic renal failure (not signifant).

CONCLUSIONS
Fish oil may be protective against the development of kidney dysfunction and histopathologic changes in rats treated with tacrolimus.


Abstract : A study of the flammability of fabrics and other solids under unusual atmospheric conditions was initiated. The most profound effect on both ease of ignition and linear burning rate was caused by oxygen enrichment. For example, many materials which did not ignite in 21% oxygen ignited and burned readily at 31% or 41% oxygen. With a given atmosphere, increase in pressure was often effective in causing ignition where no ignition occurred at lower pressures. Substitution of helium for nitrogen in mixtures with oxygen had two generally significant effects. Helium decreased the tendency of a material to ignite. This effect was shown to be due largely to the high thermal conductivity of helium. Once ignited, burning rates were often much faster in helium than nitrogen.


Synthetic gene delivery vectors based on polyelectrolyte complexes of nucleic acids and polycations are widely studied as safe substitutes of viral vectors. Here, we synthesized a series of thermor...


Every night, a large range of idle smartphones square measure blocked into an influence supply for recharging the battery. Given the increasing computing capabilities of smartphones, these idle phones constitute a sizeable computing infrastructure. Therefore, for an enterprise that provides its staff with smartphones, we argue that a computing infrastructure that leverages idle smartphones being charged nightlong is AN energy-efficient and efficient various to running tasks on ancient server infrastructure. While parallel execution and scheduling models exist for servers (e.g.,MapReduce), smartphones present a distinctive set of technical challenges attributable to the heterogeneousness in electronic equipment clock speed, variability in network bandwidth, and lower availability compared to servers In this paper, we address several of these challenges to develop CWC—a distributed computing infrastructure mistreatment smartphones. Specifically, our contributions are: (i) we profile the charging behaviors of real phone house owners to show the viability of our approach,(ii) we modify programmers to execute parallelizable tasks on smartphones with very little effort, (iii) we develop a straightforward task migration model to resume interrupted task executions, associate degree (iv) we implement and valuate a paradigm of CWC (with eighteen robot smartphones) that employs an underlying novel programming algorithmic rule to minimize the make span of a group of tasks. Our extensive evaluations demonstrate that the performance of our approach makes our vision viable. Further, we expressly evaluate the performance of CWC's programming element to demonstrate its effectivity compared to alternative doable approaches.


One of the major challenges in the sulfur cathode of the Li-S batteries is to achieve high sulfur loading, fast Li ions transfer, and lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) shuttling suppressing simultaneously. This issue can be well solved by the development of molybdenum carbide decorated N-doped carbon hierarchical double-shelled hollow spheres (Mo2C/C HDS-HSs). The mesoporous thick inner shell and the central void of the HDS-HSs achieve the high sulfur loading, facilitate the ion/electrolyte penetration, and accelerate the charge transfer. The microporous thin outer shell suppresses the LiPSs shuttling and reduces the charge/mass diffusion distance. The double-shelled hollow structure accommodates the volume expansion during lithiation. Furthermore, Mo2C/C composition renders the HDS-HSs cathode with improved conductivity, enhanced affinity to LiPSs, and accelerated kinetics of LiPSs conversion. The structural and compositional advantages render the Mo2C/C/S HDS-HSs electrode with the high specific capacity, excellent rate capability, and ultra-long cycling stability in the composed Li-S batteries.


Abstract In category learning, the order in which cases are presented affects how they are learned. Categories that are presented early are encoded in terms of their typical features, while categories that are presented late are coded in terms of their distinctive features. Kruschke (1996) suggested that learners shift their attention to the distinctive features in later learning to avoid interference from earlier cases. In this article, we show that the same principle applies in cued recall. Subjects consecutively studied two lists of word triples, using an anticipation procedure. The second list was composed of triples that contained one of the words from the first list. The pattern of cued recall results was the same as that observed in the category learning task, suggesting that a common mechanism of rapidly shifting selective attention underlies both situations. The results cannot be accounted for by global memory models, which have no mechanism for rapidly shifting selective attention. The paradigm ...


The genetic variability of 22 protein loci was investigated in two sheep flocks: 22 females Romney Marsh and 124 animals derived from crossbreeding between Romney Marsh and Merino Booroola, reared by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria -EMBRAPA, Bage, RS, Brazil). Eight loci were polymorphic; the others showed no variation. The usefulness of the eight plymorphic systems (Cat, DIA I, EP-1, EsA, HbB, ME, Tf, and X Prot.) in parentage tests was analyzed. The probability to find two random identical animals in each breed was estimated as 1:1000. The efficiency of these proteins for exclusion of one of two possible sires in parentage tests was about 77% both for Romney Marsh and Romney/ Booroola flocks. Although parentage tests in sheep have not been enforced in Brazil up to now, the establishment of this technique is important for the prevention of non-paternity on the excellent rams.


We investigated Czochralski-grown YAG:Pr single crystal as a potential novel scintillator. Optical characteristics including photoluminescence, radioluminescence, scintillation decay, radiation damage and thermoluminescence were measured. Their dependence on the dopant concentration was studied. The radiation damage results show that with increasing concentration of Pr the radiation damage reduces. Thermoluminescence above room temperature shows the dominant glow curve peak around 250 °C. Comparing to YAG:Ce scintillator an advantage of YAG:Pr is its much faster scintillation decay (16-17 ns at room temperature) and an absence of slow components in the decay. Therefore YAG:Pr appears as potentially interesting scintillator material. (© 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Corporate editors report having more autonomy and satisfaction than their counterparts at entrepreneurial newspapers. But in contrast to conventional wisdom, publishers and reporters at corporate newspapers are also more satisfied with their jobs.


Objective:Seal integrity of the prefilled syringes containing small volume of injection product was confirmed by the bacterial challenging test.Methods:According to production requirements,the pre-casting sterile syringe filling trypticase soy broth was incubated for 14 days,soaked in a suspension containing Escherichia coli for 4 hours.Bacterial contamination was observed after samples were incubated for 7 days.Results:The syringes were not contaminated by the tested E.coli.Conclusion:Prefilled syringes with sealing system can meet the requirements of integrity and protect the products from bacterial invasion.


Compared with the urban aging population, the rural aging population in China is larger, and is subject to a lower per capita income, lower social security coverage, and insufficient security capacity. Therefore, ensuring the health of middle-aged and older farmers is an inevitable requirement for maintaining the stability of rural areas and society. This study uses data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS) 2018, an ordered probit model and instrumental variable approach to empirically analyze the effect of land circulation out on the physical health of middle-aged and older farmers over 45. The results indicate that land circulation out positively and significantly affects farmers' health. Again, farmer's non-agricultural work and household income play a significant role in this positive relationship between land circulation out and farmers' health. Thus, the promotion of non-agricultural work for farmers and household income enhancement could alleviate household budget constraints while increasing health investment. The findings provide policies advocating for rural health development from land circulation perspectives.


Objective Advancements in computer technology have proven beneficial for large-scale assessment. Many paper-and-pencil format large-scale assessments are now administered electronically with the use of a computer over the internet. Of the many benefits on administering electronic assessments, the most important is the ability for innovative items that integrate digital media to increase the type of knowledge and skills to be measured examinees through computer adaptive tests (CAT). As the popularity and use of CAT increases, it is particularly important to investigate the fairness of these exams which requires investigation of differential item function (DIF) to yield information about bias of examinations. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of CATSIB, a revision of SIBTEST to accommodate CAT responses, in detecting DIF in a multi-stage adaptive testing (MST) environment when impact is introduced to the system. Specifically, we) investigate the power and type I error rates on directional DIF detection of an MST environment when positive and negative impact are present. MST is an adaptive test, similar to CAT, which is growing in popularity and used in several large-scale examinations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's Uniform (CPA). MST is a unique form of CAT where modules of items are administered to examinees based on their ability levels. The modules administered are determined based on the responses given in previous modules. The difficulty of a module of items administered is designed to match examinees' ability levels, in order to optimally estimate the examinees' ability 3 with minimal tolerance of error. For example, if the examinee performs well on the first module, then the computer will provide the examinee with a more difficult module of items as it calculates an estimate of the examinees' ability levels after each module. The key benefit of administrating exams in an MST environment is the idea of grouping items into modules, which can potentially allow the exam to administer items adapted to the examinee's ability while meeting content constraints as posed by the construct of the exam. This benefit of MST allows for better control of the type and content of items while maintaining the adaptive aspect of the exam (Gierl, 2011). These advantages have persuaded several large-scale examinations to use MST as their framework for adaptive testing. Theoretical Framework CAT present examinees with items tailored for their ability levels which are calculated based on the responses given in previous …


It is a well known fact that the union of the Reverse H\"{o}lder classes coincides with the union of the Muckenhoupt classes $A_p$, but the $A_\infty$ constant of the weight $w$, which is a limit of its $A_p$ constants, is not a natural characterization for the weight in Reverse H\"{o}lder classes. We introduce the $RH_1$ condition as a limiting case of the $RH_p$ inequalities as $p$ tends to 1. Then we show sharp bound on $RH_1$ constant of the weight $w$ in terms of its $A_\infty$ constant (from above and from below). We also prove the sharp version of the Gehring theorem for the case $p=1$, completing the answer to the famous question of Bojarski in dimension one.
We illustrate our results by two straight-forward applications: to the Dirichlet problem for elliptic PDE's.


Background: We made the n/i/eNOS knockout (KO) mice which neuronal (n), inducible (i) and endothelial (e) nitric oxide synthase (NOS) genes are completely disrupted. Recently, we found that the 2/3 nephrectomy (NX) caused an early onset of acute myocardial infarction in the n/i/eNOS KO mice, suggesting that impaired NO production plays an important role in the association between the kidney and the heart. The aim of this study was to determine whether sex difference is present in the mortality of the 2/3NX n/i/eNOS KO mice, and to clarify what mechanisms are involved. Methods: The male and female mice (8 weeks) underwent 2/3 nephrectomy with or without gonadectomy. The tube containing crystalline testosterone was implanted into a part of the gonadectomized mice. Four weeks after 2/3NX, systolic blood pressures were measured by tail cuff method and the plasma lipid profiles were measured by colorimetric method. Results: Since approximately 90% of male n/i/eNOS KO mice died of myocardial infarction in our previous study, the death rate was used as an index of the incidence of myocardial infarction. The mortality of the male 2/3NX n/i/eNOS KO mice was markedly higher than that of the female mice. Ovariectomy did not affect the mortality rate of female 2/3NX n/i/eNOS KO mice, whereas orchidectomy significantly reduced that of male 2/3NX n/i/eNOS KO mice. In the male 2/3NX n/i/eNOS KO in 2/3NX n/i/eNOS not in male present


The invention discloses a method for extracting an alpha-amylase inhibitor from white kidney beans by use of a microwave-compound enzyme coupling method. According to the method, the white kidney beans are used as raw materials; the alpha-amylase inhibitor in the white kidney beans can be dissolved and separated out from the white kidney beans in an acceleration manner through microwave-compound enzyme coupling treatment after the white kidney beans are smashed; meanwhile, impurities such as fat, proteins and saccharides can be removed from the white kidney beans by only dozens of minutes through enzyme hydrolysis by one step under microwave-compound enzyme coupling catalytic hydrolysis, so that the purity of the alpha-amylase inhibitor in a coarse extract is much higher than that of the alpha-amylase inhibitor extracted by the common coarse extraction method; a pure high-activity alpha-amylase inhibitor can be obtained through ultrafiltration and ion column chromatographic refining. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the extraction condition is mild; water is used as a solvent, so that the pure nature of the product can be guaranteed; furthermore, due to the microwave-compound enzyme coupling method, the time for extracting the pure product is greatly shortened, and the inhibition activity of the product is over 90 percent; basic raw materials can be supplied to promotion of the development of a sugar reduction and fat reduction market in China.


Three years after introduction of a strategic plan for teaching and learning within a Norwegian university faculty, ten stakeholders (e.g. heads of departments, administrative leaders) were interviewed about how they understood and endorsed the strategy, aiming to identify and analyse factors that hindered and/or facilitated its successful adoption. Findings indicate that the strategy had little impact on teaching and learning activities, but it triggered some pedagogical discussion. The study explores the nature of these discussions and considers whether discussion fostered significant networks which have the potential to enhance teaching and learning. Implications for the implementation of teaching and learning policies are discussed.


Author(s): Balsara, NP; Newman, J | Abstract: © The Author(s) 2015. Published by ECS. We derive a general relationship between the applied potential across a binary electrolyte in a symmetric cell and steady-state current density, iss. The relationship is applicable to salts comprising ions that are either univalent or multivalent. In concentrated solutions, iss depends on the electrolyte conductivity which governs i0, the initially recorded current density at time zero when the potential is applied, and a dimensionless parameter derived here in terms of multicomponent transport coefficients. In the dilute limit, the ratio iSS/i0 is the cation transference number, irrespective of the charge on the cation or the anion.


Managing bioinformatics experiments is challenging due to the orchestration and interoperation of tools with semantics. An effective approach for managing those experiments is through workflow management systems (WfMS). We present several WfMS features for supporting genome homology workflows and discuss relevant issues for typical genomic experiments. In our evaluation we used OrthoSearch, a real genomic pipeline originally defined as a Perl script. We modeled it as a scientific workflow and implemented it on Kepler WfMS. We show a case study detecting distant homologies on trypanomatids metabolic pathways. Our results reinforce the benefits of WfMS over script languages and point out challenges to WfMS in distributed environments.


In this study,four referential types are distinguished,which include sentential cataphora,discourse cataphora,local discourse cataphora and local discourse anaphora.Our data analyses show that 1) sentential cataphora is used less frequently in Chinese than in English,with the pattern "Ф+ N",rather than "P + N",as the norm;2) in Chinese,discourse cataphora is generally only used in titles and captions,whose main pragmatic function is to achieve brevity,whereas in English it may also occur in other parts of texts;and 3) in all the four referential types,the discourse function of the sentence-initial clause containing a pronoun or zero is the same in both Chinese and English,i.e.,to encode background information.


The Royal College of Nursing recently published a 'Working Well – At breaking Point' survey (RCN, 2005) which in summary indicated that:


The invention relates to a core-shell type magnetic nano-composite particle based on Fe3O4 and houghite and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of magnetic nano material technology and drug slow/control release technology. The magnetic nano-composite particle has a typical core-shell structure. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing a nano ferroferric oxide particle with a controllable particle diameter and even distribution in advance by adopting a solvent thermal method, and then coating a layer of organic carbon being rich in hydroxy on the surface of the particle; further coating inorganic anion intercalation houghite with different thickness on the surface of the particle through coprecipitation self assembly, obtaining a magnetic control targeting drug carrier with the core-shell structure through baking, and then obtaining a magnetic drug-loaded nano-particle having the core-shell structure and the slow/control release performance by means of a structure memory effect load antiinflammatory agent or anticarcinogen with a houghite structure. The invention has the advantages that the prepared novel magnetic nanocomposite particle has even particle diameter distribution and integrated core-shell structure.


Purpose
The paper aims to explore the informational role of futures volume in the simultaneous relationship between option volume and spot volatility to forecast the volatility of the underlying asset.

Design/methodology/approach
The generalized method of moments is used to estimate the simultaneous equations of endogeneity between spot volatility and option volume. Futures volume is specified as an exogenous variable in both legs of the estimation of simultaneous equations. However, the future volume is also tested as a dependent variable to prove preference for investment by informed investors in futures along with options.

Findings
The result indicates that futures volume has a significant association with the bi-directional simultaneous equation estimation between spot volatility and option volume. Moreover, the result of this paper proves that informed investors also prefer futures markets over the spot market. However, there is no change observed in the relationship between option volume and spot volatility due to either call or put options or moneyness.

Originality/value
The possible role of futures volume in the simultaneous equations between spot volatility and option volume has not yet been researched. This paper pioneers in demonstrating that futures volume is an exogenous variable in the simultaneous equation modeling between spot volatility and option volume. Moreover, in the contemporaneous as well as predictive relationships between spot volatility and option volume, futures volume as an exogenous variable is significant in forecasting spot volatility. In addition to this, the current paper uniquely provides evidence of investment in futures also over the spot market by informed investors.


A study in a recent issue of the highly respected journal Science reported that lipid hydroperoxides (rancid fat molecules) react with vitamin C to form products that could potentially harm DNA. Although the reaction of these products with DNA was not demonstrated in the study, the authors suggested that vitamin C can form genotoxins (DNA-damaging agents) from lipid hydro-peroxides, titling their paper "Vitamin C-induced decomposition of lipid hydroperoxides to endogenous genotoxins." If these reactions were to occur in the human body, vitamin C in the presence of lipid hydroperoxides could potentially enhance mutagenesis and cancer risk. Not surprisingly, the study led to a spate of alarmist media reports warning that vitamin C "can lead to cancer," "Lab study finds vitamin C dangers," and "Vitamin C pills tied to DNA risk."


ABSTRACT Land cover and its change are one of the important factors of global environmental change. The new GaoFen-2 (GF-2) satellite provides abundant spectral features and texture information, and airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) provides accurate three-dimensional coordinates at a finer scale. Fusing these data has the potential to improve land-cover classification. In the article, we selected the Random Forest (RF) as a classifier. The spectral bands of GF-2, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), normalized digital surface model derived from lidar data, and their grey-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) textures including mean, variance, homogeneity, contrast, dissimilarity, entropy, second moment, and correlation were generated to create seven scenarios with different combination of RF input variables. We estimated the classification performance on GF-2 satellite data, compared and assessed the individual and combined contributions of GF-2 and lidar data with regard to classification accuracy using fusion data, and identified the optimum combination of input variables that best balances classification performance with the computational challenges for land-cover classification. The results showed that GF-2 multispectral data alone or the fusion of GF-2 data and other sources can provide relatively good classification mapping accuracy in complex urban environments. The classification accuracy of fused data from the GF-2 satellite and lidar data exceeded those of GF-2 or lidar data alone. Moreover, GLCM textures significantly improved the classification performance whether using GF-2 satellite data or lidar height data. A fusion of GF-2 multispectral data, NDVI, lidar data, and their texture features (102 RF variables) achieved the best classification accuracy in seven scenarios. Using the optimum set of variables (55 variables) for RF yielded the most satisfactory classification result, achieving a total accuracy and kappa coefficient of 94.51% and 0.93, respectively. The producer's accuracy and user's accuracy exceeded 90% for almost all classes. This study aims to provide a reference for the efficient improvement of land-cover classification and offer support for extending the applications of classification algorithms and data sources.


Sponges are one of the main components of Mediterranean benthic ecosystems. Aim of this work was to perform a preliminary survey of conspicuous sponges in the Marine Protected Areas of Capo Caccia – Isola Piana and Asinara (North-Western Sardinia) harbouring wide Posidonia oceanica meadows. Specimens were photographed in vivo, collected along linear transects in shallow water by snorkeling and SCUBA diving, preserved (dry and/or ethanol) and identified at species level. Preliminary results show notable values of taxonomic richness when compared to previous papers confirming that P. oceanica meadows represent a suitable habitat for sponges. Some sponge species preferentially colonize rhizomes, others are found mainly in inter-mattes areas; only a few species are able to settle on leaves. Rhizomes offer a steady, permanent and shaded substratum, while leaves represent an unsteady substrate been smooth, short-lived, more exposed, and constantly moving. Sponges perform different key functional roles in the meadows: a) they host diversified invertebrate associations providing also refuge for sciaphilous invertebrates and nursery for juveniles at body surface and within canals of the aquiferous system; b) they are able to recycle particulate and dissolved organic matter acting as biofilters (active filter feeders); c) they contribute to improve circulation by pumping activity in the water column producing microcurrents particulary effective in lentic conditions. On the other side, to live in the meadows is very advantageous for sponges, gaining protection against storm surges. However data suggest the need of continuous monitoring to assess the impact of invasive algae such as those belonging to the genus Caulerpa and contribute to shed light on the problem of diversity loss by alien species.


Accurate determination of robot geometric and flexibility parameters permits significant reduction of systematic errors and improved end-effector positioning accuracy. We apply a 30-parameter flexible geometric model to the Mitsubishi PA10-6CE robot and reduce mean/peak positional errors from 1.80/2.45 mm to 0.33/0.71 mm while loaded at 44 N.


In vitro incubation of (±)‐N‐(n‐propyl)amphetamine (NPA) with the 12 000 g supernatant fraction of rat liver homogenate resulted in the formation of two N‐oxygenated products identified as N‐hydroxy‐1‐phenyl‐2‐(n‐propylamino)propane and N‐[(1‐methyl‐2‐phenyl) ethyl]‐1‐propanimine N‐oxide by g.l.c, g.l.c.‐m.s. and t.l.c. Amphetamine, phenylacetone, benzyl methyl ketoxime, and a previously unreported metabolite N‐(2‐hydroxy‐n‐propyl) amphetamine were also isolated. Increasing the pH of the incubation mixture from 7·4 to 8·4, or in vivo pretreatment of rats with 3‐methylcholanthrene caused an increase in the in vitro metabolic N‐oxidation of NPA, whereas pretreatment with phenobarbitone or NPA did not. The presence of SKF 525‐A in incubation mixtures reduced the amount of C‐oxidation and to a lesser degree of N‐oxidation. When (+)‐NPA or (–)‐NPA was used as substrate, C‐oxidation was favoured with the former and N‐oxidation with the latter.


I constructed a Late Pleistocene geochronological scale for European Russia employing 14C dating and paleobotanical studies of several reference sections.


The current study was designed to assess the effects of emulsified sausage supplemented with ginseng saponin on lipidmetabolism by applying a rat model. Four groups of 8 rats (5 wk old) were each allocated one of 4 treatments: basal feed(C), and basal feed with 20% sausage powder containing 0% (S0), 2% (S2) and 4% (S4) ginseng saponin. The experimentwas conducted for 4 wk. The results did not differ among the treatments with different amounts of sausage (ST), but dailyfeed intake (p<0.01) and feed conversion (p<0.001) were significantly increased in STs compared to C. Both total serumcholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were significantly ( p<0.001) reduced, by 45 and 46%, and 48 and 46%, in S2 andS4, respectively, compared to S0. In the liver, the total cholesterol level was dramatically (p<0.05) decreased according toincreasing sausage powder levels. In particular, S4 showed approximately 14% reduction compared to S0 (p<0.05). Livertriglyceride content also showed a similar tendency, where S2 and S4 resulted in 7% and 31% reduction. With regard to fattyacid composition in the liver tissues, palmitic acid (16:0), oleic acid (18:1), eicosanoic acid (20:1), and eicosatrienoic acid(20:3) did not differ among the STs, whereas both linoleic acid (18:2) (p<0.01) and linolenic acid (18:3) (p<0.001) showedsignificant increases in S2 compared to S0. The current data demonstrated that emulsified sausages supplemented with gin-seng saponin effectively reduce total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in the serum and liver, and increase unsat-urated and essential fatty acid in the liver. These data collectively imply that the sausage improved the overall lipid profilein a rat model, and can be further generalized to the result that emulsified sausage can improve lipid metabolism dependingon the products' formula.Key words: emulsified sausage, ginseng, saponin, lipid metabolism, fatty acid composition


OBJECTIVE
To study IgG rheumatoid factor (RF) from rheumatoid synovium.

METHODS
We fused the K6H6/B5 human-mouse heterohybridoma with unstimulated rheumatoid synovial B cells to generate IgG-RF-secreting hybridomas.

RESULTS
The RFs from 2 such hybridomas bound specifically to the Fc fragment of human IgG and self-associated to form immune complexes. Such immune complexes are a major characteristic of the pathogenic IgG-RFs in rheumatoid synovium.

CONCLUSION
IgG-RF-secreting hybridomas have been obtained. Analyses may reveal the underlying mechanisms of the induction of IgG-RF.


The present invention relates to a kind of alkali-free glass has a strain point of 680 ~ 735 ℃, an average thermal expansion coefficient at 50 ~ 350 ℃ of 30 × 10 ~ 43 × 10 / ℃, specific gravity of 2.60 or less, based on the mole percent oxide comprising SiO65 ~ 69%, AlO11.5 ~ 14%, BO3 ~ 6.5%, MgO 1 ~ 5%, CaO 7.5 ~ 12%, SrO 0 ~ 1%, BaO 0.5 ~ 6%, ZrO0 ~ 2%.


The electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties of the discotic mesogen 2,3,6,7,10,11-pentyloxytriphenylene (H5T) were studied with the use of cyclic voltammetry combined with UV-Vis and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in solution. The UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy of H5T in dichloromethane showed its monomeric state in a concentration range up to 10−3 mol dm−3. The reversible process of the electrochemical formation of the radical cation was evidenced within the experimentally accessible potential window. The in situ UV-Vis spectroelectrochemical measurements further enabled identification of the product of the redox process and evaluation of the effect of aggregation in the concentration range of 5 × 10−3 mol dm−3. The results are discussed in the frame of solvent effects on the self-assembly propensity of solute molecules, in a wide range of concentrations. In particular, the crucial role of the solvent polarity is indicated, which contributes to the understanding of solution effects and pre-programming of supramolecular organic materials, in particular anisotropic disc-shaped hexa-substituted triphenylenes.


: This study evaluated the reproducibility of measurements of facial skin vibration during singing by a scanning laser-Doppler vibrometer. A laser-Doppler vibrometer is an optical transducer capable of measuring the vibration velocity and the displacement of a certain point of a vibrating object on the basis of optical Doppler effect. A scanning vibrometer can scan and probe multiple predetermined points of a vibrating surface automatically. Three trained singers participated in this study. They sat with their head in a fixed position by attaching their forehead to the frame of a chin receiving stand. During the measurement, they were asked to sing the Japanese vowel /a/ in their comfortable pitch height continually, and the vibration velocity of the facial skin surface was obtained only during voicing. The results of three measurements for each participant showed that the root mean square errors of the vibration velocity were less than 4.0 dB. Moreover, the probability of outliers of the measurements, which were defined as measurement points whose vibration velocity was more than 6 dB apart from the median of the measured values, was 2.4%. Many of the outliers occurred at rounded facial surfaces where it was difficult to observe a reflected laser beam.


Vibratory screens are subject to high levels of acceleration and often impart significant dynamic loads on plant buildings, especially in cases where more than one of these screens are employed in process applications. To avoid premature failure and reduce plant building construction costs in critical cases, a variety of techniques are applied in practice. Most of these require substantially increased system mass, which is undesirable because of cost and static loading concerns. With this work the use of a liquid inertia tuned vibration absorber to reduce the structural input loading without significantly affecting the screen acceleration, is investigated. A mathematical model is developed and applied to the design of an experimental vibration absorber. This absorber was built and tested on a Schenck Hydropuls machine and the mathematical model was validated. The model was subsequently employed in a design study on a typical sand washing plant screen. Different absorber configurations are considered and it is demonstrated that substantial benefits may be realised by using a vibration absorber for reducing structural input loading in such applications.


In this study, we developed and tested a monitoring robot to measure the respiration of a person. Upon detecting any abnormality, such as a subject falling down of a person, the monitoring robot moves closer to the person. Subsequently, it automatically extracts the pectoral region from the images and determines the respiration using the measured pectoral movements. We demonstrated that our monitoring robot can automatically perform this series of operations.


FIELD: power engineering. SUBSTANCE: in a condensation steam power plant with a steam turbine plant a recirculated water system comprises separate hydraulic circuits for preparation and consumption of water for a cooling tower and comprises two tanks for water collection with a system to make up for water spent for evaporation, besides, tanks are connected to each other by a compensation pipe, providing for hydraulic independence of circuits for preparation of working water and its consumption. EFFECT: invention makes it possible to increase efficiency of power plant operation and to rationally use secondary energy resources. 1 dwg


want power for its own sake. For their part, the public health experts and state officials voiced suspicioiis that hospitals were mainly interested in the operation for its prestige and the attendant effects of patient referrals, research funding, and attraction of talented physicians and trainees. Historically, the hospitals have won the large majority of such battles, leading their opponents to feel helpless before what they see as a technological juggernaut. The waters were also poisoned by the difficulties the hospitals experienced in drawing up a proposal to work together. For a time, it appeared that one hospiral would attempt to go it alone, with the state's blessing. Hospitals satisfactorily resolved their differences behind the scenes, and the differences among those representing the hospitals, the insurance industry, public health academics, and the state were at least fully aired and moderated. The Task Force eventually reached unanimous agreement. This achievement is rather remarkable. While some may question the utiliry and cost-effectiveness of ad hoc blue ribbon panels, this one was certainly worthwhile. Ideally, the work should have consumed less than an entire year, but the panel brought together some v e n busy peoplc-distinpished surgeons, such as Paul Russell and Francis Moore, and repre. sentatives of all parties concerned, e.g., the general public, the insurance industry. religion, and law. Testimony was solicited from outside experts as well, including Arnold Relman, M.D., Editor of the New EnglatrdJouniaI 01 Medicine, Gerald Austen. M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvey Fineberg, M.D., Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. Important data were supplied by Roger Evans, Ph.D., of t h e Battelle Human Affairs Research Center in Seattle and Director of the National Heart Transplant Study, scheduled for release i n early 1985. In addition to its broad base and painstaking research, the Task Force deserved commendation for holding all of its 16 meetings in public. In regard to the Task Force's findings, it is hard to criticize the Report's assertion that heart and liver transplantations are very expensive undertakings. However, almost no data are available on the cost of a policy of not doing these transplantations. The costs of dying from end-stage heart disease are examined in the forthcoming National Heart Transplant Study, but policy decisions in Massachusetts, as elsewhere, have had to be made prior to the release of this information. More discussion in the Report of the problems of organ shortage might have been helpful, in case the New England Organ Bank proves unable to obtain the needed number of donor hearts and livers despite its record of success in kidney procurement. Among the possibilities might be the passage of presumed consent legislation, requiring a "yes or no" on a driver's license, or requiring physicians to broach the subject with families of potential donors. However, like discussions of the place of the artificial heart and of inter-species transplants, these issues can be addressed in the future.


Bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide (BTSP) serves as an effective oxidant of alcohols in the presence of chromium(VI) or ruthenium(II) complexes as catalysts in dichloromethane. Selective oxidation of primary alcohols in preference to secondary ones using RuCl2(PPh3)3 as a catalyst is also described.


This paper investigates the role inmate informants play in detecting inappropriate prisoner–guard relationships. Data for this exploratory study were collected as part of a larger project, where the author conducted 32 face-to-face interviews with prisoners who engaged in inappropriate boundary violations with correctional officers. Twelve of these respondents (38%) reported that their relationships were brought to an end due to an inmate informant. Based on the interviews, it is likely that inmate informants are motivated to violate the subcultural norm of silence when they perceive fellow prisoners are engaging in inappropriate behaviors with prison staff. Further research in this area is warranted.


The construction of the rule of law in China has become an international concern. This article discusses the impact of WTO accession on China's legal reform in the context of the rule of law jurisprudence. It discusses the "thin" / "thick" theories of the rule of law, arguing that the Lon Fuller's "thin" theory of the rule of law is a suitable model in the Chinese context. It sees that the "thin" version creates possibilities for the realization of any "thick" theories of the rule of law, including a liberal democratic version, albeit a sudden jump to this "thick" version is neither pragmatic nor even possible. China's urgent task at this stage is to build the requisite institutions to facilitate the establishment of a "thin" rule of law. Compliance with WTO obligations can directly help achieve this goal in terms of transparency, impartial application of laws, and judicial review.


Purpose – India began gas imports since 2004 through liquified natural gas (LNG) route. Imports through trans‐country gas pipelines could help in bringing gas directly into the densely populated Northern part of India, which are far from domestic gas resources as well as coastal LNG terminals. The purpose of this paper is to report scenarios, which quantify the impacts for India of regional cooperation to materialize trans‐country pipelines. The analysis covers time period from 2005 to 2030.Design/methodology/approach – The long‐term energy system model ANSWER‐MARKAL is used for the analysis.Findings – Trans‐country pipelines could deliver direct economic benefit of US$310 billion for the period 2010‐2030. Besides these, there are positive externalities in terms of lower greenhouse gas emissions and improved local environment, and enhanced energy security. However, the benefits are sensitive to global gas prices as higher gas prices would reduce the demand for gas and also the positive externalities from ...


[Objective] The research aimed to find out the characteristics of heavy metal input and output flux in Tianjin suburb vegetable farmland,which would help promoting the sustainable use of land resource.[Method]The research in 2 sites was carried out,where dry and wet atmospheric deposit,irrigation water,fertilizer and vegetable samples were collected.[Result]The heavy metal input flux of dry and wet atmospheric deposit was higher in industry area.The heavy metal output flux of vegetable was higher,where the heavy metal was more accumulated in soil.Dry and wet atmospheric deposit was the main heavy metal input resource of Tianjin suburb soil.Four heavy metal elements concentration in Tianjin suburb vegetable farmland soil was constantly increasing.[Conclusion] Remediation of contaminated soil and reduction of heavy metal input flux of dry and wet atmospheric deposit were important solutions to guarantee the sustainable utilization of suburb vegetable farmland.


In this work the vibrations were considered of the system of two degrees of freedom with nonlinear quadratic type elasticity and linear damping under the parametric excitation and simultaneous kinematic exertion. Analytical examinations were proceeded by the method of perturbation. The correctness of the results of analytical considerations and stability examination were proved by means of an analogue simulation.


For a quasicontinuous domain D,we prove that(1) the bitopology space(D,σ(D),ω(D)) ispairwise completely regular,(2) for anω-quasicontinuous domain D,the maximal points max(D) in itsScott topology inherited from D is regular if and only if it is a Polish space,and(3) the space(D,σb(D)) is zero-dimensional Tychonoff,whereσb(D) is the b-topology for the Scott topology on D.


The cooperation between China and Singapore aimed at training meet the need at home and abroad of China's cultural background,strong foreign language skills good communication and professional quality of application expertise.Articles by years of teaching practice experience of the new joint education and characteristics analysis of internationalization of teaching management of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools,Expounding the new teaching mode of co-operation,new cooperation in the construction of teaching management mode.


To improve the competitiveness of the hospital provides high quality medical services in a hospital coordinator role is emphasized. This study on customer orientation of the role ambiguity in order to identify the impact of degree of customer orientation were analyzed for demographic differences. Dependent variable, customer orientation affects role ambiguity as independent variables, and regression analysis were set. And the control variables are set to support situational factors, customer orientation on the role ambiguity and hierarchical regression analysis was performed. Obtained through empirical results are as follows: First, according to the demographic characteristics of the hospital coordinator customer orientation, the difference between gender and medical subjects are not shown. Age, education, work experience, job title, and the hospital on the pattern of customer orientation has shown a difference. Second, according to the hospital coordinator role ambiguity about its impact on customer orientation analysis can be a role implementation, job implementation, opinion communication in achieving customer orientation was negatively affected. Third, role ambiguity, and customer orientation factors for the moderating effects of organizational support for the role of customer orientation can role implementation, job implementation, opinion communication was a statistically significant. Fourth, the role ambiguity factors and customer orientation for the administrative support for the moderating effect of customer orientation and role implementation is significant, but job implementation, opinion communication were statistically significant. Fifth, the role ambiguity factors and customer support for customer orientation and customer orientation for the moderating effects of role performance and the opinion communication was not statistically significant. However, job implementation was statistically significant. €The limitations of this study are as follows: First, role ambiguity, situational factors and support due to limitations of the variable factors that may affect the customer orientation of a number of factors were excluded. So many exogenous variables in the measurement process can affect. Second, the variables measured as problems of self-assessment by the variable measuring the respondent`s bias may occur. Third, This study is difficult to generalize. In other words, several areas of the province conducted by the empirical results of the survey as a limit on the overall generalization can follow.


Diagnostic image sensing of chrono thinking currents is detected with voltammetric asay using a cadimum sulfide photo sensing electric eye circuit (EEC). Optimum results indicated when chrono cyclic and stripping voltammogram was used, Here, the working potential from -2.0 v initially to a 2.0 v switching potential, scan rate used 5.0 v/sec. The developed methods can be applied to muscle strength in nerve systems and thinking image diagnostics. EEC neuro specturms can be used for brain computer interfacing controls and other required interfaces.


The main objective of this study was to measure the performances after implementation of o r substitution by a modern and innovative manufacturing management system in a traditional just-in-case environment. The study was carried out in a casting based manufacturing plant of an electrical company which currently implementing the Japanese concept, Kaizen towards achieving the higher productivity. The study has focused into the Performance Indicators (PIs) currently being measured by the company. Careful investigations and observations have been undertaken and then additional tangible and intangible performance indicators have been introduced in order to show the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the system in an innovative manner. After analyzing the collected data, sufficient information has been generated on various aspects of performance evaluation. The success or beauty of the process has been recognized while the weakness or grey areas are noticed. Based on the literature survey and practical consideration, a number of recommendations have been suggested to the company to overcome the problems and improve their performances. However, due to lack of financial data, monetary-based PIs could not be carried out in this study.


This paper addresses modeling and control issues related to practical high-frequency digital PWM control of constant-frequency boost, buck-boost and flyback converters. Discrete-time models, including the effects of A/D sampling and delays in the digital control loop, are derived for two cases: output voltage A/D sampling during transistor off time in combination with trailing-edge (TE) DPWM, and A/D sampling during transistor on time in combination with leading-edge (LE) DPWM. We show that off-time sampling with TE-DPWM, which is a common approach in digital controller realizations, can result in desirable minimum-phase responses, thus simplifying compensator design in wide bandwidth closed-loop voltage regulators based on boost or flyback converters. The results are verified by simulation and experimental results on a boost converter prototype.


In this paper, a multi-directional electromagnetic vibration energy harvester (EVEH) using the circular Halbach array (HA) is presented based on the Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. The circular HA is a specific arrangement of permanent magnets which could concentrate the magnetic field inside the circular array by a certain rule, while reduce the magnetic field outside the circular array to almost zero at the same time. The HA could break through the limitation of the related published vibration energy harvesters that could work in only one single direction. Thus, it could optimize the collecting efficiency. The experimental results show that the presented harvester could generate considerable electric output power in all vibrating directions. An optimal output power is 9.32 mW at a resonant frequency of 15.40 Hz with an acceleration of 0.5 g (with g=9.8 m/s2) across a 700-turn coil in the vibrating direction of 90°, which is 1.53 times than the minimum optimal one in the direction of 45°. The...


And holding means and a contact device according to the present invention relates to a holder for the button cells and contact of the lock / release remote control application in a motor vehicle. In such a device, the battery compartment should be separated as far as possible with other electronic components, in order to avoid disruptive contact with. For the upper side and the lower side of the coin cell will be used in contact with a spring clip, the spring clip connected to the electronic system by a cable and welding head. In order to avoid the complex structure of the battery case and in order to achieve good accessibility, the use of leaf spring type contact member proposed (19,31,34; 22,27,35), the contact member and the battery case (11, 13, 14) is connected, thus forming an electronic component supply and demand of energy interlocking connection.


A remarkable fossiliferous horizon dominated by ammonites has been recorded in Lower Barremian clayey limestones of the Butkov Quarry in the Slovak Central Carpathians. The rich ammonite assemblage yielded 16 genera and 21 species. The 15 species are described in detail; four of these are new. Numerous barremitids are accompanied by biostratigraphically significant pulchelliids, some heteromorphs and particularly by representatives of the family Holcodiscidae. The composition of the ammonite assemblage, which contains only taxa belonging to the Mediterranean faunal province, is characteristic of the Early Barremian Kotetishvilia compressissima ammonite Zone.


Hamiltonian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) is a Bayesian simulation method that barrows a track mapping technique for dynamical systems that employs the Hamiltonian (see Neal 2011). This method uses the gradient of the log of a posterior distribution that is made to correspond to a potential energy function, and maps a path that is modulated by a momentum vector that corresponds to a kinetic energy function. That is, a Bayesian simulation is made to follow Newtonian dynamics, and at the end of the track is a potential simulant that is either accepted or rejected according to a protocol for the Metropolis algorithm. The connection between Bayesian statistics and dynamical systems looks abstractly stilted, upon first appraisal. However, it's a well justified simulation method to sample from a posterior distribution.


This research explores the mechanism by which the buyers and suppliers adopt different information technologies (IT) as they enter into buyer-supplier relationships. It further studies how buyers' technology choices influence suppliers' technology adaptation in an Influential Adaptation model. Using empirical data collected from the Society of Manufacturing Engineer's executives, a confirmatory factor analysis was used to improve measurement rigors including convergent validity, discriminant validity, and reliability. The Planning IT use sub-construct is developed for this study. The structural model results show that suppliers' adoption of IT use is largely influenced by buyers' level of IT use; however, there is no clear relationship pattern relating to suppliers' IT use.


The invention discloses a heat pump type pressure gradient fruit vegetable heat treatment library. The library is composed of a library entry, a heat pump system, a circulation air system and a humidifying system, the library entry is divided into four parts of air treatment, air supply plenum, fruit vegetable heat treatment and return air plenum. The upper end and the lower end of the clapboard are respectively provided with three centrifugal fans and three pressure gradient fans, an air supply homogenizing plate and a return air floor plate are respectively arranged at the upper part and the lower part in the library, and a fruit vegetable heat treatment chamber is formed between the two plates. An air supply plenum chamber is formed between the air supply homogenizing plate and the upper top wall of the library entry, and a return air plenum chamber is formed between the return air floor plate and the lower bottom of the library entry. The condenser of the heat pump system is arranged in an air treatment chamber, a centrifugal humidifier is arranged above the right side of the clapboard, and the return air floor plate is placed with a fruit vegetable box. Pressure gradient air supply is adopted, so that treatment time can be reduced. The invention adopts heat pump heat source, the heat pump can supply 3-5 units of heat into the library while a compressor consumes every 1 unit electricity; compared with the electric heating method, fruit vegetable heat treatment energy consumption can be obviously reduced, and energy conservation effect of the system is obvious.


A continuing increase in demand for infrastructure, with the aim of realising Malaysia's developed nation status by 2020, has driven the government to seek smart partnerships with the private sector. In line with existing privatisation policies, the concept of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was introduced to carry out public projects in the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010). Yet, there is a lack of participation by the private sector due to difficulties in obtaining project finance. Financial institutions are generally unwilling to provide long-term financing for PFI projects as they suffer from limited liquidity and visibility. Local financing bodies are still relatively inexperienced and doubtful about PFI project financing. Unclear guidelines and regulations, as well as lack of government initiatives to promote such schemes, have also compounded the problem. The objectives of this paper are to identify critical success factors (CSF) influencing the financing of PFI projects and propose a relationship framework between CSF and success criteria in obtaining finance for PFI projects in Malaysia. An exploratory research method which includes a comprehensive literature review, interviews and questionnaire survey was adopted to strengthen the research case proposed. Four experienced key players in PFI projects were interviewed and fifty two respondents with finance; construction and public agency backgrounds answered the questionnaire. The findings indicate four main dimensions of CSF in obtaining finance for PFI projects including project attributes; Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) attributes; government attributes and financing attributes. An external environmental factor affecting PFI financing was the political and economic environment. The findings will provide guidelines to key players, i.e. SPV; financial institutions and government agencies in their financing strategies, particularly for Malaysian PFI projects.


This project was for the fabrication of 50 LF-8 and LF-9 support pads (holder assemblies) and covered the period July 1, 1976 through October 30, 1976. The initial starting point for this project was the support pad (`clamshell`). As progress was made in coordinating all of the piece parts going into the assembly, modification of the support pad was also required, To clarify the impact of this evolution on GINNED development efforts for the support pad, the program is divided into three categories: mold fabrication, support pad fabrication, and capability studies.


The paper considers method of computer simulation of well multilateral junctions corresponding to TAML Level-4. The base stages of algorithm of stress-strain condition calculation of cased main and side pipes are described. Durability of junction depending on internal pressure is established in a kind of functional dependences. The influence of side pipe thickness and whipstock angle on junction deformation is researched.


This article aims to study digital economy business systems ontology using socio-cyber-physical self-organization technologies based on new generation wireless networks 4G, 5G, and higher. The article proposes integrating value-added chains into multiplicative and reflexive structures with positive feedback. The purpose of this strategy is to form digital self-developing macroeconomics, built on a quasi-fractal principle "developing system of developing systems."


The invention discloses donkey meat sauce and a preparation method thereof. The donkey meat sauce is prepared from the following materials in parts by weight: 40-60 parts of donkey meat, 10-15 parts of hibiscus manihot flowers, 15-20 parts of mangoes, 10-15 parts of pawpaw, 5-10 parts of dried gumbos, 10-20 parts of green soya beans, 2-3 parts of climbing fig seeds, 1-2 parts of honeysuckle, 2-3 parts of scandent schefflera stems and leaves, 1-2 parts of Chinese buckeye seeds, 2-3 parts of gastrodia elata, 1-2 parts of radix pseudostellariae, 1-2 parts of morinda officinalis, 2-3 parts of elecampane, 1-2 parts of beautiful galangal fruits, 2-3 parts of cinnamon, 3-4 parts of wild peppers, 1-3 parts of rhizoma kaempferiae, 2-8 parts of salts, 15-30 parts of fresh red peppers, 10-20 parts of rice wine, 0.5-1 part of coix seed oil, 4-8 parts of peanut oil and a proper amount of water. The donkey meat sauce disclosed by the invention contains fruits and vegetables such as mangoes, pawpaw and hibiscus manihot flowers, a nutrient structure and taste of the donkey meat sauce are regulated, so that the product is fresh and delicious; by co-acting with healthcare components of the traditional Chinese medicine, the donkey meat sauce not only can season, but also is convenient to eat, and has effects of appetizing and refreshing, restoring menstrual flow and tonifying kidney, strengthening tendons and bones and removing heat and detoxifying.


The document describing the Summer Institute project is made up of the following information: Administrative procedures; Seminars/Special Courses/Tours/College fair; Facilities/ Transportation; Staff and Administration; Collaboration; Participant/Project monitoring and evaluation; Fiscal and developmental activities; Job readiness/Job internship development and placement; and Student Follow-up/Tracking. Appendices include presentations, self-evaluations; abstracts and papers developed by the students during their participation in the program.


Numerous approaches for the ex-ante rationalization of information systems and technology have been suggested and studied extensively. However, research has not yet questioned the applicability of these approaches as enabling tools and their subsequent applicability in public nonprofit organizations, where social reality in terms of assumptions, theories and purpose, on which these investments are based and developed, plays an important role. Aiming to address this gap, this paper presents a model for analyzing large-scale information systems and e-Government investments in public nonprofit organizations, describes how it was applied and discusses the outcome of its application in the context of one such investment in Greece. We justify why ex-ante evaluation of e-government initiatives may be regarded as futile and meaningless for stakeholders who are not directly involved with the investment, or not given the opportunity to express their concern with regard to its' implementability and viability, but nevertheless are obliged to facilitate its successful adoption by the nonprofit organization.


Pt/Ta composite anode was tested at a constant current density of 200 mA/cm2.The electrochemical properties was characterized by potentindynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) in seawater at different temperatures,in combination with SEM morphology observation and energy disperse spectroscopy(EDS).The results showed that Pt/Ta composite anode could load large current density.Electrochemical catalytic activity of the anode decreased relatively and the charge transfer resistance of Faradaic process increased evidently at low temperatures.The surface microcrak and the gas evalufron from working anode accelerated the dissolution of anode.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is first, to develop a methodological framework for conducting a comprehensive literature review on an empirical phenomenon based on a vast amount of papers published. Second, to use this framework to gain an understanding of the current state of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) research field, and third, based on the literature review, to develop a conceptual framework identifying areas of concern with regard to ERP systems.Design/methodology/approach – Abstracts from 885 peer‐reviewed journal publications from 2000 to 2009 have been analysed according to journal, authors and year of publication, and further categorised into research discipline, research topic and methods used, using the structured methodological framework.Findings – The body of academic knowledge about ERP systems has reached a certain maturity and several different research disciplines have contributed to the field from different points of view using different methods, showing that the ERP rese...


We study notions such as finite presentability and coherence, for partially ordered abelian groups and vector spaces. Typical results are the following: (i) A partially ordered abelian group G is finitely presented if and only if G is finitely generated as a group, G is well-founded as a partially ordered set, and the set of minimal elements of G \ {0} is finite. (ii) Torsion-free, finitely presented partially ordered abelian groups can be represented as subgroups of some Z, with a finitely generated submonoid of (Z) as positive cone. (iii) Every unperforated, finitely presented partially ordered abelian group is Archimedean. Further, we establish connections with interpolation. In particular, we prove that a divisible dimension group G is a directed union of simplicial subgroups if and only if every finite subset of G is contained into a finitely presented ordered subgroup. Introduction The elementary theory of abelian groups implies that every finitely generated abelian group is finitely presented. The situation for partially ordered abelian groups is very different, as easy examples show. In [11], the second author establishes a general framework for convenient study of notions related to finite presentability for partially ordered modules over partially ordered rings. This framework yields for example statements such as the following: Theorem 1. Let G be a partially ordered abelian group. Then the following statements hold: (i) G is finitely presented if and only if G is finitely generated as a group, and G is finitely generated as a monoid. (ii) If G is finitely presented, then every ordered subgroup of G is finitely presented. In fact, this result can be extended to the much more general context of partially ordered right modules over a right coherent normally ordered ring. This context covers the case of partially ordered right vector spaces over a given totally ordered field, or, more generally, division ring, since commutativity is not required. In particular, the methods used are absolutely not specific to groups. By contrast, we obtain here specific results, such as the following (see Theorem 2.3): 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. 06F20, 06F25, 15A39, 12J15.


: Humanitarian supply chain management mainly involves logistics decisions that must be made before, during and after a disaster and is one of the standard challenges that relief agents must address. This study developed a conceptual model of an organizational simulator to analyse logistics decisions and proposed a humanitarian logistics game using this model that allows humanitarian relief managers and students to observe disaster scenarios and to experience in context decision making. Methodologically, bibliographic research served as the basis for developing the conceptual model and for proposing the game. Both the model and the proposed game were applied to two case studies involving relief efforts against hunger to validate their usage. The model's viability and usefulness in training were validated, and its support for decision-making management in humanitarian operations was confirmed.


Recent investigations in the Avdat/Aqev area of the Central Negev revealed a wealth of Levantine
Mousterian sites that seem to have been occupied during an early Wurm stadial. Mousterian occupation
of the area probably terminated by 43,000 B.C. because this is the date for the Middle to Upper
Paleolithic transition site of Boker Tachtit. Observations on the technological characteristics of the lithic
debris indicate patterning that is useful for clarifying technological trends in the Levantine Mousterian in
generai. Temporal shifts in flake shape and core preparation seem to be related and change in both is
related to change in occupation intensity at Nahal Aqev, a Mousterian "base-camp". A model is
proposed to account for technological change in the Levantine Mousterian in which temporal change in
flake shape and core preparation is related to demographie and subsistance shifts that accompanied
climatic and environmental shifts during the early Wurm. This model is significant because it proposes
an early date for the advent of the Levantine Mousterian, that the earliest Mousterian may have been
approximately contemporary with the Yabrudian and Amudian techno-complexes, and that the
Mousterian sequence at Tabun may be incomplete.


This study aims to look at the relationship between broken home family background and psychosocial development in class X students of SMK N 9 Padang. The population of this study was 420 people, with a sample of 204 people taken using the Proportional Sampling technique. The method used in this research is quantitative with the type of research that is correlational. This study examines the relationship between broken home family background and psychosocial development in students. The instrument used in data collection in this study was a questionnaire that was arranged according to the Likert scale model. Data analysis was performed using a statistical program on SPSS 20 and Microsoft Excel computers. Based on the hypothetical results, the rcount value is 0.429 while the rtable value is 0.138 because the rcount value is greater than the rtable value (0.429 rtable 0.138) so there is a significant relationship between children with broken home family backgrounds and their psychosocial development in everyday life.


It has been shown that radiochromic film is an ideal dosimeter for assessment and verification of delivered dose to irradiated blood products. Using a parallel opposing two‐field technique on a medical linear accelerator, blood is irradiated to diminish the risk of transfusion‐associated graft vs. host disease (TA‐GVHD). The blood products are irradiated in a Perspex blood box to an applied dose of 29.5–31.7 Gy. Verification of applied dose has been performed with thimble ionization chambers and radiochromic film. Radiochromic film results have matched absorbed dose measurements from ionization chambers at all sites within the 'active' treatment volume within ± 6% for a 95% confidence limit. Using a sample of 100 in‐vitro measurements, radiochromic film has measured the average applied dose to blood products to be 30.95 ± 2.6 Gy for two standard deviations. Like currently available 'irradiated' film labels, the radiochromic film also serves as a visible reminder that the blood products have been irradiated.


Key Messages • Zambia offers a conducive environment for beekeeping: abundant forest cover and indigenous knowledge and skills • Trade of honey and beeswax provides up to 25% of total annual income for tens of thousands of households • Certified organic honey, worth more than US$800,000, is exported every year • The new beekeeping policy offers opportunities to increase the collaboration between stakeholders within the sector as well as create supportive institutions which are needed for the sector to grow.


We describe our experiences in designing and implementing a distributed system for real-time 3D-visualization. Then, we introduce a design approach to develop 3D virtual museums focusing in the hypermedia and spatial navigation. We show how to apply a hypermedia design model (OOHDM) to this kind of application and discuss its weakness to model spatial navigation.


Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) films (10-20 /spl mu/m) were grown from SiH/sub 2/Cl/sub 2/ or SiCl/sub 4/ by a rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition (RTCVD) technique, with a growth rate up to 100 A/s at the substrate temperature (T/sub s/) of above 1030/spl deg/C. The average grain size and carrier mobility of the films were found to be dependent on T/sub s/ and the substrate materials. By using the poly-Si film, the solar cells have been prepared on the heavily phosphorus-doped Si wafer, and the energy conversion efficiency of the best cell is 9.88% (AM 1.5G, 100 mW/cm/sup 2/, 25/spl deg/C).


In the article the Lactuca indica's eleven pharmacological actions were discussed,and its application in the farming in nowadays was analyzed.Then we discussed its problems in the research and the application.


. We relate centroaffine immersions f : M" — R®"+! to horizontal immersions g of M™ into sent? (1) or HZ"*1(—1). We also show that f is an equiaffine sphere, i.e. the centroaffine normal is a constant multiple of the Blaschke normal, if and only if g is minimal.


Abstract Welfare-to-work programmes have a contested normative foundation. Critics argue that 'citizen responsibility' is being promoted to the sacrifice of more important social values, such as solidarity and fairness. This paper seeks to recapture what is valuable in citizen responsibility and to challenge the idea that the concept is intrinsically bound up with detrimental policy strategies. The paper develops a view of the responsible citizen as an appropriate addressee of moral expectations. This view highlights how addressing someone as responsible involves a presumption of reasonableness. Thereafter, the view is applied to conditions of street-level interaction, the design of policy instruments, and political discourse.


Mincer function has been widely used in empirical studies for studying the earnings-education relationship.Chinese scholars implement the localization of Mincer function and improve it to estimate the different types of return on education.This paper reviews the exertion and expansion of Mincer function in China from four viewpoints of accurate estimation,time series analysis,key variables expansions and dummy variables expansions.


This study sought to analyze empowerment as a determinant of women participation in microfinance services a case of Ruiru Catholic Development Sacco Kiambu County. Results of the study indicated a positive correlation between knowledge on dimensions of empowerment, household decision making, engagement in economic activities, control over household assets and income and participation in legal and political activities with participation in microfinance. However, the most significant variables were the respondent's level of education and engagement in economic activities. Findings indicated that less educated women participated more in microfinance compared to their educated counterparts and that women who were involved in economic activities participated more in microfinance compared to those who did not engage in economic activities. Recommendations made included; the need for microfinance institutions to sell their services more to the less educated women and the poor in general and the formulation of policies and regulations that facilitate easy participation of women in economic activities.


Paid coaches have to regularly deal with a range of potential stressors in the workplace. These stressors may include emotional and physical demands caused by the complex nature of coaching work. Many coaches have developed useful strategies to cope with these demands. Nevertheless, unexpected changes within the dynamic environment in which they typically operate (e.g., injury, public scrutiny, social media), problems with members of the board or management, continuous negative performance results, or personal factors may challenge the adequacy of coaches' coping mechanisms. This inability to cope with these stresses can lead to a state of chronic stress. If that state manifests permanently, it can result in a state of emotional exhaustion, ultimately leading to coach burnout. The aim of this article is to define the burnout phenomenon and to provide a clear description of the triggering factors. Furthermore, ideas are presented to guide how coaches can protect themselves and how officials (club or associ...


This chapter presents the concepts relevant to Gods adjustments and attribute that took the imperial family. Examining visual evidence of the religious representation of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, the book offers a new look at the identity of a Roman Emperor originating in North Africa. Septimius Severus came from a knightly family from Lepcis Magna in Africa Proconsularis. For all Deities, especially in the research with far-reaching consequences discussed Sol and Serapis are consider to be, whether any categorization as traditional is true. The original text of the chapter is in German.Keywords: imperial family; Septimius Severus


Book Publisher Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2002 378 pp. with index David Farkas is that remarkable kind of communications scholar who sees no culture war between the demands of rarefied academic research and services to the practitioner community. By all accounts, he is the most desirable of academics: the gifted researcher who is also a inspiring teacher. This latter ability has enabled him, in a team with Jean Farkas, to create a first-rate textbook/teaching resource for first courses in web design.


The polymerization of aldehydes has played a considerable role in the progress of chain reaction polymerization and has significantly contributed to our knowledge of polymer science. Polyformaldehyde, as homopolymer and copolymer, plays an important role as a significant niche product in engineering plastics use. Higher aldehyde polymerization demonstrates the importance of stereospecificity and the ceiling temperature of polymerization. A discussion of haloacetaldehyde polymers is reserved for an upcoming article. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 2293–2299, 2000


In this study, the toxicity of 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) on human Schwann cells (HSCs) was evaluated. Substantial alterations in the cell morphology and viability were observed at 4-OHT concentrations higher than 3 µg/mL. Therefore, we designed and synthesized a drug–polymer conjugate, based on N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) and ethyl acrylate (EA) for delivering 4-OHT to the target tissue without the detrimental consequences of the systemic therapy currently used. The macromer carrier of 4-OHT (MATX), with a functionalization degree of 80%, was synthesized in two steps and verified by 1H-NMR and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectroscopy. MATX was conjugated to the poly(HPMA-co-EA) copolymer network via radical polymerization. The influence of MATX on the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of poly(HPMA-co-EA-co-MATX) with a ratio of 69/29/2 wt% was compared to those of poly(HPMA-co-EA) networks with a similar feed mixture. The in vitro release of 4-OHT within 1 month was 6 wt% of the total amount of drug linked to the copolymer backbone.


Communication is done of an open safety-pin in the oesophagus of a baby of five months, which turned spontaneously in the stomach under Rontgen control to come back probably in the oesophagus with a ructus upon which the pin could be removed without difficulty. With this the case formerly described of an open safety-pin, which, with the point below, had pierced the oesophagus and had occasioned a vertebral affection, is explained aetiologically.


Abstract The control of secondary cooling is extremely important for the quality of billet in the continuous casting. In order to minimise the variation in surface temperature and excessive reheating of billet, which have a considerable influence on the formation of cracks and other defects, a real time heat transfer model that can be used for simulation of varying casting operations was developed. In order to verify the dynamic performance of this model, a charge coupled device temperature measurement system that can eliminate the impact of the scales was presented. The actual shell thickness profile and billet temperature were calculated in real time by this model online and were taken into account to feedback control the casting process based on the desired target cooling pattern to improve the existing cooling system. The dynamic control system based on this model was developed and implemented on some caster, and the billet quality was obviously improved.


We analyze and discuss the position of GRB 060218 and GRB 060614 in the $E_{\rm p,i} - E_{\rm iso}$ plane. GRB 060218 is important because of its similarity with GRB 980425, the prototypical event of the GRB–SN connection. While GRB 980425 is an outlier of the $E_{\rm p,i} - E_{\rm iso}$ correlation, we find that GRB 060218 is fully consistent with it. This evidence, combined with the "chromatic" behavior of the afterglow light curves, is at odds with the hypothesis that GRB 060218 was a "standard" GRB seen off-axis and supports the existence of a class of truly sub-energetic GRBs. GRB 060614 is a peculiar event not accompanied by a bright supernova. Based on published spectral information, we find that also this event is consistent with the $E_{\rm p,i} - E_{\rm iso}$ correlation. We discuss the implications of our results for the rate of sub-energetic GRBs, the GRB/SN connection and the properties of the newly discovered sub-class of long GRBs not associated with bright supernovae. We have included in our analysis other recent GRBs with clear evidence (or clear evidence of lack) of associated SNe.


Communication with the outside world or the caretakers is one of the major challenges for the people with disabilities. In this work, the authors propose a realtime algorithm to detect morse code from the eye blinks in a series from a live camera. The proposed algorithm detects eye landmarks and estimates the level of eye-opening using eye aspect ratio (EAR). The low-cost software decodes morse code precisely based on the duration of the eyes closed or opened which in turn is translated to English Language. So, this system is intended to provide an alternative form of communication for people with disabilities and to convey confidential messages.


The present invention relates to touch technology, particularly to a touch display apparatus and a driving method and a driving circuit, a touch display device, comprising: a first plurality of electrodes, which is built in the display panel; at least a first plurality of electrodes, it is located outer panel of said display; and, at least one gap for sensing touch force, which is present between the plurality of first electrodes and the second electrode, such that the plurality of first electrodes and the the capacitance between the second electrode is formed, said gap for sensing touch force varies according to the force applied to the touch panel of the touch display. According to the present invention, can not only sense a touch position, the pressing force can also sense a touch screen when a user touches sensed.


This technical paper presents the development of a hydraulic axial piston pump model with SimulationX.The axial piston pump can be divided in components like the pistons,the swash plate,the variable orifices of the inlet and outlet ports of the pump,the control valve that ensures a desired pressure in the circuit and a stroking piston to adjust the pump displacement.In this model 3D mechanics is seamless integrated with 1D Mechanics(Hydraulics).This means that the radial forces applied on the swash plate are took into consideration.This paper shows the special capabilities of SimulationX to develop such a mutidomain model.


ABSTRACT Since the 1980s, inappropriate human activities and excessive water-resource exploitation have had a serious impact on the water environment of the Huaihe River basin. Water shortage and water pollution are both important factors restricting local socio-economic development. To demonstrate the interactions between the socio-economic system and the water-resource system, a physically-based hydro-economic model was developed. After division of the basin into sub-regions, a distributed model was developed that describes the combined systems of water quantity–water quality–socio-economics (WQQSE), and simulates ƒthe changing processes of water quantity and water quality from 1991 to 2000. On the basis of this hydro-economic model, an optimal-control model was also developed to research the maximum sustainable socio-economic scale of the river basin by considering hydro-economic interactions, water supply, water quality and socio-economic development constraints. The results demonstrate that the models developed can be used to depict the hydro-economic interaction and to indicate preferable management strategies to meet the development needs of the future. EDITOR D. Koutsoyiannis; ASSOCIATE EDITOR Not assigned


A watt-level pulsed Tm-doped fiber laser operating at 1720 nm based on the gain-switch effect and intracavity tandemly pump scheme has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated for the first time.


Recently a ranking view of collaborative recommendation has received much attention in recommendation systems. Most of existing ranking approaches are based on pairwise assumption, i.e., everything that has not been selected is of less interest for a user. However it is usually not proper in many cases. To alleviate the limitation of this assumption, in this work, we present a unified framework, named Personalized Semantic Ranking (PSR). PSR models the personalized ranking and the user-generated content (UGC) simultaneously, and the semantic information extracted from UGC can make a remedy for the pairwise assumption. Moreover, utilizing the semantic information, PSR can capture the more subtle information of the user-item interaction and alleviate the overfitting problem caused by insufficient ratings. The learned topics in PSR can also serve as proper explanations for recommendation. Experimental results show that the proposed PSR yields significant improvements over the competitive compared methods on two typical datasets.


The recovery effect of sodium glutamate upon the insulin‐induced coma was studied on 115 schizophrenic cases. And, the following results were obtained


Growing evidence shows that in obtaining high performance, a well-managed time-constrained workflow scheduling is needed. Efficient workflow scheduling is critical for achieving high performance especially in heterogeneous computing system. However, it is a great challenge to improve performance and to optimize several objectives simultaneously. We propose a workflow scheduling algorithm that minimizes the makespan of the workflow application modeled by a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG). The new proposed scheduling algorithm is named Multi Dependency Joint (MDJ) Algorithm. The performance of MDJ is compared with existing algorithms such as, Highest Level First with Estimated Time (HLFET), Modified Critical Path (MCP) and Earliest Time First (ETF). As a result, the experiments show that our proposed MDJ algorithm outperforms HLEFT, MCP, and EFT with a 7% lower overall completion time.