A clonal evaluation trial in clonal seed orchard of twenty-three promising clones of Dalbergia sissoo was established at Pindori Mindo Mind, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) in 1996. The same trial was estimated for the identification of outstanding clones for mass multiplication and field development of this species. The clones from Gonda, UP had overall better performance with an exception of Clone 12 of Pathri, Haridwar, Uttaranchal. Clones from Hanumanghar (Rajasthan) and Yamunanagar (Haryana) performed poorly. The clones 192, 204, 232, and 66 (Gonda, U.P.) and 12 (Pathri, Haridwar, Uttaranchal) were not only high performers but also had better adaptability to this location and therefore, recommended for mass clonal multiplication for future plantation in Punjab. On the basis of growth performance and heritability estimates, height, GBH and clear bole were found to be genetically controlled traits and could be considered reliable for selection for further improvement programmes. It would ensure establishment of healthy and disease resistant vegetative multiplication garden and CSOs with high performers for regular supply of quality planting stock in Dalbergia sissoo .


The xeroradiographic properties of selenium have been investigated using a typical medical x‐ray spectrum. The influence of applied field was found to be very important in determining the surface potential discharge rate for both positively and negatively charged selenium. The x‐ray energy absorbed per surface charge neutralized varied from 39 to 2.2 eV as the applied field increased from 104 to 2.4×105 V/cm. No effect of thickness on the discharge properties of evaporated selenium layers up to 530‐μm thick was observed.


We investigate the quantum transport dynamics of periodically delta-kicked Bose–Einstein condensate under the effect of spatially modulated nonlinear interactions. The spatial modulation frequency can dramatically affect the transport behaviors of the ultra-cold atoms. For odd frequency, the linear growth of the directed current is close to that of the noninteracting case for not very strong nonlinear interaction. Both the acceleration and the quantum state evolution gradually approach that of the noninteracting case with increasing frequency. For other values of frequency, a very weak nonlinear interaction can dramatically reduce the linear growth of the directed current. The quantum state evolution differs rapidly from that of the noninteracting case. The underlying dynamic mechanism is uncovered and some important implications are addressed.


The science of regenerative medicine has undergone significant advances in the 2 decades with the development of stem cells as a potential therapeutic option. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) represent a conceptually relatively safe therapeutic option owing to their low tumorigenicity and potential to differentiate into various cell types including os-teogenic, adipogenic, chondronic, and myogenic lines. MSCs are highly viable, nonimmu-nogenic, and are known to provide structural support in spinal cord injuries when continu-ally transfused. the regenerative contribution MSCs afford lies in their an-ti-inflammatory, structural, and trophic support in injury environments. As trophic sup-porters, MSCs are amongst the highest secreting cell types, allowing them to exert large effects by secreting numerous cytokines and growth factors. In fact, when injected intrave-nously into rats, MSCs have been shown to home to the spleen, where they exert immuno-modulatory effects by increasing circulating levels of interleukin-10, thereby reducing lesion volume and tissue loss, ultimately improving functional recovery. the a previous study uncovering a novel role for MSCs in establishing neuroprotective sheaths that deposit extracellular matrix components and prevent oxidative damage to nerve fibres. These MSC-derived sheaths, investigated by Ma and colleagues, 4 were found to enwrap neurites stretching across the lesion site, despite lacking expression of myelin basic protein and Schwann cell markers. These findings demonstrate the potential for MSCs to act as reparative supporting


A maintenance knowledge base (MKB) is an information system capable of offering solutions to diagnostic problems at a level comparable with that of experts in the field. The development of a maintenance knowledge base for a system is an iterative process; it is typically built using previous experience and expertise. In most cases, the development of diagnostic procedures in a MKB is a completely manual process; system engineers utilize existing sources of information, such as schematics, system design and reliability data, failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) and maintenance logs ("cases"), in creating these procedures. A major problem with these diagnostic systems is that the knowledge bases (models and diagnostic decision trees or rules generated from them) are static, and that they are updated infrequently. Consequently, they are hard to adapt to newly-designed systems and/or to new maintenance logs collected from the field. In this paper, we will present an innovative approach that seamlessly combines model-based reasoning (MBR) and data-driven or case-based reasoning (CBR) for adaptive knowledge base creation, maintenance and update through multi-signal flow graph modeling. The adaptive MKB utilizes a diagnostic information model of the system ("the prior") and combines it using a Bayesian framework with the historical and current reliability data/maintenance logs ("data") that are part of a knowledge capture mechanism for the continuous refinement of the knowledge base ("posterior"). This adaptive MKB not only significantly reduces the upfront effort in creating the initial diagnostic model, but also has substantial potential in reducing the barrier of entry (and hence adoption) of model-based diagnostic methodology for system fault detection and diagnosis (FDD).


Abstract The study of subglacial movements taking place in regions of cavitation beneath the Glacier d'Argentière, has demonstrated the necessity for using several cavitometers. The very unusual conditions in which such apparatus is installed to measure simultaneously the velocity and the position of the ice vault have led us to design and produce a prototype of a portable cavitometer which records the data on magnetic tape (cassettes).


Selective attention involves attending to task-relevant information and inhibiting task-irrelevant information. While spatial priming is known to efficiently shape selective attention, the nature of language-mediated effects on selective attention is not well-understood, particularly in young toddlers. We compare the impact of language-mediated and spatially-mediated attention in an eye-tracking paradigm in which two objects are presented in one of four possible locations and one of the objects is highlighted. The impact of labelling on attention orienting during a prime phase was tested in a subsequent probe phase, where either the identity, location or both were manipulated, and compared to the impact of spatial priming. To elucidate the role of development on these effects, the study was conducted with 18and 26-month-old toddlers. The results revealed that both language-mediated and spatially-mediated priming lead to attention orienting during the probe phase: attended information during the prime phase facilitates attention during the probe phase while ignored features are inhibited. However, in contrast to spatially-mediated attention during the prime phase, language-mediated attention can override these inhibitory effects. The impact of language on overcoming inhibitory effects is particularly noteworthy in the older age group.


The objective of this study was to test whether branching intensity is interspecifically correlated with the biomass allocation patterns of woody species at the level of the whole plant. For this purpose, we examined leaf size and number and branch size and number at different branch orders and computed both a commonly used measure and a newly constructed measure of branching intensity (i.e., Whitney's parameter and γ, respectively) to determine whether biomass allocation patterns are correlated with branching intensity for 25 shrub species from a dry valley in southwest China. Whitney's parameter (BI) was calculated as
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Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has revolutionised management of multiple malignancies but may be complicated by development of immune-related adverse events including inflammatory arthritis. Once triggered, arthritis may persist, with 50% patients having ongoing symptoms even 1 year after stopping ICI treatment. EULAR guidance, based on small retrospective and prospective studies and case reports, recommends treatment with corticosteroids, with escalation to DMARDs particularly where arthritis remains active at doses of prednisolone >10mgs [1]. There is some evidence to support use of biologic DMARDs in management, but a lack of studies using validated rheumatology scoring tools to objectively assess ICI arthritis response to biologic agents [2-4].The aim of this study was to assess efficacy of TNF-alpha inhibitors in ICI arthritis, using change in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) as an outcome measure. The CDAI was chosen as it is independent of ESR and CRP which may be influenced by other complications of malignancy and its treatment.This was a single centre retrospective study of 65 patients referred with musculoskeletal symptoms following use of an ICI. Patients with ICI arthritis treated with a TNF-alpha inhibitor were identified and their notes systematically reviewed for information about malignancy diagnosis, use of ICI, presentation with inflammatory arthritis and its response to treatment, with arthritis activity monitored using the CDAI.40 of the 65 patients referred presented with an inflammatory arthritis and 9 were treated with a TNF-alpha inhibitor to manage arthritis. These included 4 male and 5 female patients, with mean age 65 years. 5 patients had melanoma, 2 renal cell cancer, 1 mesothelioma and 1 gall bladder adenocarcinoma. All 9 patients had received treatment with a PD-1/PDL-1 inhibitor, with 5 patients also receiving a CTLA-4 inhibitor. 1 patient had a prior diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis and 1 had a prior diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Both experienced increased arthritis activity following ICI treatment. The remaining 7 patients developed new onset polyarthritis following ICI treatment, with 1 of 7 being anti-CCP and RF positive.Prior to use of a TNF-alpha inhibitor, all 9 patients had received treatment with prednisolone. 4 patients had been treated with methotrexate, of whom 3 had also had sulfasalazine. 6 of 9 patients received adalimumab as a first biologic, with the other 3 receiving infliximab.CDAI prior to use of a TNF-alpha inhibitor ranged from 20 to 62, with a mean of 32.8. 2 patients had moderate disease activity (CDAI>10 and ≤22) and 7 patients had high disease activity (CDAI>22). The CDAI at follow up ranged from 4 to 31 with a mean of 13.2. 5 patients had low disease activity (CDAI≤10), 4 patients had moderate disease activity and 2 patients had high disease activity at this time. Use of a TNF-alpha inhibitor was associated with a clinically meaningful improvement in CDAI in 8 of 9 patients at follow up after a mean of 11 weeks of treatment, including 1 patient who continued with ICI treatment.This single centre retrospective study suggests efficacy of TNF-alpha inhibitors in management of ICI arthritis. Similar to previous work, this study is small and limited by lack of a control cohort but has the advantage of using a validated rheumatology scoring tool to confirm changes in arthritis activity. TNF-alpha inhibitors have a shorter time to onset of action than csDMARDs and so offer an opportunity for early control of ICI arthritis, with potential for use in parallel with continued ICI treatment if needed for management of the underlying malignancy.[1] Kostine et al Ann Rheum Dis 2021 80:36[2] Jensen et al Biomed Pharmacotherapy 2022 148:112687[3] De La Fuente et al RMD Open 2022 8(2):e002612[4] Holmstroem et al J Immunother Cancer 2022 10:e005111NIL.None Declared.


BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE
The treatment pattern for cT1-2N0 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral tongue is controversial; the postoperative recurrence rate of the disease is high and the salvage effect is poor. This study was to explore the postoperative recurrence-related factors of cT1-2N0 SCC of the oral tongue, to analyze their effects on the survival, and to seek more reasonable therapeutic modality.

METHODS
Clinical data of 125 patients with cT1-2N0 SCC of the oral tongue, treated in Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University from Jan. 1992 to Dec. 2000, were reviewed. Of the 125 patients, 58 were at stage T1, 67 were at stage T2; 17 (13.6%) were treated with local operation alone, 53 (42.4%) were treated with both local operation and selective neck dissection, and 55 (44.0%) were treated with operation and chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. The correlations of disease duration, tumor growth pattern, clinical TNM stage, pathologic grade, occult cervical lymphatic metastasis, tumor invasion depth, treatment methods and neck management to tumor recurrence and prognosis were analyzed.

RESULTS
Forty-one (32.8%) patients had recurrence; the overall 5-year survival rate was 62.59%. The 5-year survival rate was significantly lower in recurrent group than in non-recurrent group (38.74% vs. 74.69%, log-rank=19.27, P<0.001). Disease duration (Chi(2) test, P=0.002), tumor growth pattern (Chi(2) test, P<0.001), neck management (Chi(2) test, P<0.001) and occult cervical lymphatic metastasis (Cox regression, P=0.001) were significantly related to the recurrence of cT1-2N0 SCC of the oral tongue. Tumor invasion depth (Cox regression, P=0.005) and the site of recurrent tumor (Cox regression, P<0.001) were significantly related to the prognosis of cT1-2N0 SCC of the oral tongue.

CONCLUSION
Disease duration, tumor growth pattern, neck management, and occult cervical lymphatic metastasis are main recurrent factors of cT1-2N0 SCC of the oral tongue; tumor invasion depth and the site of recurrent tumor are important prognostic factors.


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Good corporate governance ensures that managers provide all stakeholders with the information needed to make well-informed decisions. Western governments have enacted regulations designed to ensure the availability to accurate and timely information. While many developing countries have passed similar laws, the extent of their success varies. As a result, investors holding a controlling interest in a firm may not act to the benefit of non-controlling shareholders. To gain insights on the corporate mangers' view about corporate governance, the officers of 23 firms located in six developing countries in Asia were interviewed. The survey shows that there is a widespread agreement on the benefits of good corporate governance. And to a large extent, firms are taking steps to make their decision making ethical and transparent. The influence of government regulators, pressures from foreign investors and the firms' internal desire to practice good management are working to continually improve corporate governance.


Emulabs, network testbeds on which experiments can be carried out through a web interface, are widely recognized as useful research environments. We believe that Emulabs are also excellent platforms for teaching courses in operating systems and networking. Moreover, equipment costs have fallen, and Emulab software has evolved, to the point where any school could conceivably afford their own. This raises the obvious question: "Should institutions build and operate their own Emulab?". To get a handle on this question, we describe our experiences building and operating Edulabs--Emulabs specifically designed for education--at Calvin College and the University of Kentucky. We argue that with the right technical support, owning and operating one's own Emulab is a worthwhile endeavor that has many benefits. We acknowledge, however, that in the absence of good technical support, deploying one's own Emulab can be a difficult enterprise. We also describe how we enhanced Emulab to improve its utility in an educational setting.


As a new kind of electronic wastes, used liquid crystal displays(LCDs) have great utilization value for recycling.Also they may cause potential pollutions. The related recycling research is of great significance at present. The current technologies and methods for recovering indium from the waste LCDs by extraction are reviewed. According to the existing problems of the present research, the promising development directions of the exraction methods for recycling Indium from waste LCDs are put forward.


The pyrolysis of butene-1 was investigated by a flow technique, toluene being used as a carrier gas. It was found that butene-1 decomposed into allyl and methyl radicals according to the equation CH2 : CH.CH2— CH3 → CH2 : CH.CH2 + CH3. Methyl radicals were removed by reaction with toluene giving methane and benzyl radicals. The rate of the initial decomposition was measured by the rate of formation of methane. The decomposition was found to be a homogeneous first order gas reaction. The activation energy was calculated at 61.5 kcal./mole and it was identified with the CH2 : CH.CH2— CH3 bond dissociation energy. Taking D(CH2 : CH.CH2—CH3) at 61.5 kcal./mole we calculated from thermochemical data D(CH2 : CH.CH2—H) at 76.5 kcal./mole and the heat of formation of allyl radical at + 30 kcal./mole. The fate of allyl radicals is discussed and the thermal stability of these is compared with that of benzyl radicals.


The motor vehicle (1) comprises a power unit (8), at least two axles (2,5), a device (9) for mechanical transmission of the engine torque to a first axle, a device (10) for hydraulic torque transmission engine to another axle associated with an automatic controller (11), operating means for measuring parameters of the motor vehicle and a mechanism (12) for coupling / uncoupling associated with the hydraulic transmission device. The automatic controller (11) of the hydraulic transmission device is capable of acting on the drive train to change the engine torque according to the comparison of operating parameters of the motor vehicle with the reference values.


p-Electron delocalization may be important in determining the stability of the symmetric hydrogen bonds in a recently proposed model of "polywater."


Benthic primary production and oxygen consumption are important components of lake biogeochemical cycling. We performed whole–lake nutrient manipulations in Arctic Alaska to assess the controls of lake morphometry, nutrients, and light on benthic community metabolism. One deep, stratified lake (Lake E5) and one shallow, well–mixed lake (Lake E6) in the Alaskan Arctic were fertilized with low levels of nitrogen (56 mg N m−3 yr−1) and phosphorus (8 mg P m−3 yr−1) from 2001 to 2013. Benthic primary production was not stimulated by fertilization in either lake. In the deep lake, decreased water clarity is consistent with an increase in phytoplankton biomass during fertilization. Benthic GPP decreased by 7–47 mg C m−2 d−1 (not statistically significant) and benthic respiration increased from 87 ± 20 to 167 ± 9 (SE) mg C m−2 d−1. The areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit increased by 15 mg O2 m−2 d−1 each year during the 13 yr of monitoring, apparently driven by lower (more negative) benthic NEP. In the shallow lake, phytoplankton concentration did not change with fertilization. As a result, the light environment did not change and benthic GPP did not decrease. Overall the data suggest that (1) benthic algae are not nutrient limited in either the deep or shallow lake, (2) lake morphometry modulated the overall nutrient impact on benthic metabolism by controlling the response of phytoplankton, and by extension, light and organic carbon supply to the benthos, (3) year–to–year variability in light attenuation explains considerable variability in benthic GPP between lakes and years, (4) correlations between both dissolved organic carbon concentrations and light attenuation coefficients (kd) between lakes suggests a regional control on light attenuation, and (5) the dissolved oxygen concentrations in the deep experimental lake are highly sensitive to nutrient enrichment.


ABSTRACT Tree growth, crop yield and cost benefit analysis of guava (Psidum guajava cv. Allahabad safeda) and Assam lemon (Citrus lemon cv. Local) based agrihorticulture agroforestry system (AFS) was analyzed in a split plot experiment on acid alfisol under rainfed conditions at ICAR Research farm, Umiam, Meghalaya, India. Three rice varieties, RCPL-1-24, RCPL-1-25 and RCPL-1-29, were intercropped with guava and Assam lemon fruit trees. While guava plants attained a height growth of 4.30 m, the Citrus lemon attained a height of 1.94 m, after 5 years of transplantation. The canopy spread was 3.60 and 2.33 m, respectively, for guava and Assam lemon. Average grain yield and total yield of all the three rice varieties was significantly (P = 0.05) higher in control plots than in guava and Assam lemon blocks, but no significant differences were obtained in the productivity of rice varieties under guava and Assam lemon. On average, RCPL-1-24 exhibited maximum grain yield (42.70 q/ha in guava block and 41.66 q/ha in Assam lemon) as compared to other rice varieties. Total biomass production was also highest in RCPL-1-24 upland rice under guava and Assam lemon. Fruit yield of guava and Assam lemon was, respectively, 70.62 q/ha and 50.12 q/ha. The average monetary input was Rs. 25,440 (US$ 553.00), Rs. 24,650 (US$ 536.00) and Rs. 21,440 (US$ 466.00) to guava block, Assam lemon block and control plots, respectively. The net monetary benefit was significantly (P = 0.05) higher in tree-based systems than the control. Between species, the guava based system showed significantly (P = 0.05) higher net benefit than the Assam lemon based system. On average, net monetary benefit was Rs. 20,610/ha (US$ 448.00) to guava based AFS, followed by Assam lemon based AFS (Rs. 13,787.60/ha or US$ 300.00), irrespective of rice varieties. Thus the guava and Assam lemon based agrihorticultural AFS exhibited, respectively, 2.96 and 1.98-fold higher net return as compared to control. Agrihorticulture AFS was found most suitable to the rainfed agricultural system of Meghalaya. The implications of the results are discussed in the context of suitability of the fruit tree species and their usefulness in agroforestry systems.


This paper presents a millimeter-wave (mmWave) mixer in 0.13μm SiGe HBT technology. The single-ended mixer is designed to down convert modulated mmWave signals with high speed up to 10Gbps. The on-wafer measured results show that, the fabricated 0.7mm × 0.5mm mixer exhibits a 10dB return-loss bandwidth covering the whole D-band (110-170GHz) at RF input port.


Based on the concept of capability of maturity model,this paper develops an innovative maturity model of methods application,which consists of maturity level and its internal structure. It provides a frame about laddertyped evolution for enterprises to improve their innovative ability. Using the model as a tool for evaluating enterprises' innovative ability,the enterprises can timely identify the problems during the process of applying innovative methods and find the countermeasures so as to improve the ability of applying innovative methods.


Among the most promising sources of gravitational waves for ground‐based detectors are the signals emitted during the coalescence of compact binary systems containing neutron stars or black holes. In recent years, the first generation LIGO and Virgo detectors have recorded science data over long observation periods. These data have been analyzed in search of signals from compact binary coalescences—both all‐sky searches and searches associated with short gamma‐ray bursts have been performed. We review recent results and outline the prospects for future observations.


A damping device for use between a first and a second element (10, 20) of a civil engineering construction, where it can at least partially damp relative movement of the first and second structural elements (10, 20) in the event of rapid motion. Said device comprises a cylinder (30) that is stationary relative to the first structural element (10) and defines two chambers (31, 32) containing a fluid material and separated by a wall (33), at least one movable piston (33; 37, 38) being slidable within said stationary cylinder (30). Said wall (33) comprises at least one channel (34) interconnecting the two chambers (31, 32). The device is characterised in that it comprises at least one two-way valve (40) which seals said channel (34) when at rest but opens it to enable high-pressure fluid flow between the chambers when the pressure in one of said chambers (31, 32) increases as a result of rapid movement of the second structural element (20) relative to said first structural element (10), said valve (40) being urged into the closed position by a resilient member (45).


Gumin's WaveFunctionCollapse (WFC) algorithm attempts to generate output designs that resemble provided input designs. While the algorithm's constraint-solving core is able to ensure that no local patterns are adjacent in the outputs that were not adjacent in the input, it does not accurately reproduce statistical properties of the input designs. Examining the algorithm's behavior at the level of pattern adjacencies, we show that there are large gaps between the statistics of the input and output designs, even when applying Gumin's search heuristic intended to influence output statistics. By offering a very small revision to this search heuristic, we show that the resemblance of outputs to inputs can be dramatically improved. Another way of improving resemblance is to increase the size of local patterns considered by WFC, but this can easily lead to a kind of overfitting that results in the outputs plagiarizing large portions of the input design. By contrast, our alternate revision increases resemblance without increasing pattern size. The simplicity of our method, requiring a very localized change to existing WFC implementations, allows it to be immediately applied to a wide range of applications.


This study establishes analytically what the asymptotic behavior of the Dickey-Fuller coefficient tests and the Dickey-Fuller t-statistic tests will be when the true data-generating process is a trigonometric function of an integrated process. Using some recently established limit theorems, it is shown that for such a data generating process, the asymptotic behavior of these unit root tests is reminiscent of that of a stationary series. These results confirm analytically the conclusions of Granger and Hallman in an earlier paper. The results of this paper are applied to the Fourier flexible form methodology.


Three-dimensional analysis of aurora is important for the research of solar wind and magnetic storms, because aurora reflects the relationship between solar wind and terrestrial magnetism. Therefore a method to reconstruct a three-dimensional shape of aurora precisely is demanded. In this paper, a method to measure three-dimensional shape of auroa by using only two fish-eye cameras is proposed. Two fish-eye cameras were installed at Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A to get the time series images of aurora. The images photographed by the cameras are performed calibration by using the star to estimate the camera attitude. The dense feature points are detected from the images of aurora by using template matching though the image of aurora has few characteristic pattern. Moreover, a feature point tracking between two images continuing in time is performed to improve precision of the feature point detection. Then the three-dimensional coordinates of feature points are calculated by triangulation, aurora shape is measured and visualized.


The identification of different components in the fat-soluble components of Cassia Obtusifolia L mixture was achieved by HPLC-ESI/MS and extracted ion chromatography(EIC).The formation of adduct ions and fatty acid was discussed.Saturated fatty acids could be detected as cationized ions + and unsaturated fatty acids could be detected as adducts ions [M+solvent+H]+ in positive ion mode.The method was used to resolve overlapping peaks of the chromatogram,and linolenic acid and other six fatty acids were identified from extract of Cassia Obtusifolia L.The results were satisfactory.


The standard molar Gibbs free energies and equilibrium constants of reactions concerned in methane aromatization under non-oxidative condition were calculation.The results showed that the temperature was the key factor which affects the reaction thermodynamics.The higher temperature was propitious to the conversion of methane and the production of aromatic hydrocarbon,however,the more carbon deposit was produced if the temperature was too high.A suitable reaction temperature was prerequisite for obtaining a higher yield of aromatic hydrocarbon.


MEMS Accelerometers are widely used as sensing element to measure acceleration, tilt, shock. Accelerometer measures acceleration of a device which is used as an input to some type of control systems and those control systems change their dynamic conditions according to measured acceleration. This paper presents a capacitive accelerometer composed of pure oxide stacking to avoid the initial residual stress when the device is taken out from the substrate providing better thermal stability resulting in more accuracy of device in more harsh conditions. Sensitivity is improved by using full bridge differential capacitive sensing packaged us-ing LTCC technology. Performance analysis of device is done by finite element analysis (FEA) tool Intellisuite® and further optimization is achieved by varying beam length and beam width with pure oxide stacking struc-ture and LTCC packaging.


it removed rather than to join it. And fourthly, and more importantly, the redundant seizures of factories had nothing to do with workers trying to maximise their wages and working conditions to match any other more privileged workers. At that time, when Chile was undergoing a high political polarisation, workers did not mobilise as a mere collection of individuals searching for improved material gains, but as politicised trade union members of, and controlled by, the many political parties. What was at stake was the question of power. Redundant seizures were the outcome of both pressure by the opposition (and the USA) to sabotage production and hence stability, and from the left of Allende to accelerate the process of power shifting. Private owners (and lorry drivers) were also controlled and led by (opposition) political parties. The result was, of course, a collapse of control. Finally, his main conclusion appears to mean that any strategy which does not significantly hurt the standing power bloc can be attempted, within a background of allocative efficiency and macrobalance, otherwise repressive reaction will win the day. This seems more a recipe for (most) OECD countries than for Latin American ones. For OECD countries development (and growth) is essentially a process of (marginal) fine tuning, for a wider consensus has already been reached based generally on lower inequalities and on majority preferences. That is, the question of power has, at least for the foreseeable future, already been settled. This is hardly true for Latin America, in which political power is linked to economic and military power (and normally supported by the USA). In a context of high inequalities marginal fine tuning amounts to too little, or to leaving things just as they are. Keeping macrobalance under control, however and resorting to efficient market allocations, once the elites have been significantly pushed back, is a goal worth pursuing.


Most present steganographic schemes implant the mystery payload by limiting a heuristically characterized mutilation. Likewise, their security is assessed observationally utilizing classifiers outfitted with rich image models. In this paper, we seek after an option approach in view of a privately evaluated multivariate Gaussian cover image show that is adequately easy to infer a shut shape expression for the energy of the most intense locator of substance versatile slightest noteworthy piece coordinating at the same time, in the meantime, sufficiently complex to catch the non-stationary character of common images. We demonstrate that when the cover display estimator is legitimately picked, the best in class execution can be gotten. The shut shape expression for perceptibility inside the picked model is utilized to get new essential understanding in regards to the execution furthest reaches of observational steganalysis indicators worked as classifiers. Image search Reranking is a successful way to deal with refine the content based image search result. Most existing Reranking methodologies depend on low-level visual components. Misuse semantic characteristics for image search Reranking. A hypergraph is then used to show the connection between images by incorporating low-level visual components and trait highlights. Hypergraph positioning is then performed to arrange the images. Its fundamental guideline is that outwardly comparative images ought to have comparative positioning scores. In this work, we propose a visual-property joint hypergraph learning way to deal with at the same time investigate two data sources. Specifically, we consider a novel perceptibility constrained sender and gauge the protected payload of individual images.


This pest survey card was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M-2020-0114), at the request of the European Commission. Its purpose is to guide the Member States in preparing data and information for Bactrocera zonata surveys. These are required to design statistically sound and risk-based pest surveys, in line with current international standards. Bactrocera zonata is a clearly defined taxonomic entity. Imports of fruits of Prunus species and several other hosts are currently subject to specific measures aiming to prevent entry of non-European Tephritidae. Nevertheless, the most likely introduction of B. zonata would be via transport of infested fruit followed by gradual natural spread. Bactrocera zonata is currently absent from the EU and surveys would therefore be aimed at substantiating pest freedom. Adult trapping is the preferred survey method for the detection of B. zonata. The preferred timing for surveillance is during the summer months when abundant fruits are available from the main host plants. Bactrocera zonata is a polyphagous species that has currently been reported to attack over 50 cultivated and wild plant species. The primary host for detection surveys in the EU would be cultivated peaches and nectarines, whereas other host species should be included in case of delimiting surveys. Bactrocera zonata is expected to be able to establish in the southern part of the EU. Identification of B. zonata at the species level requires morphological examination of adults and molecular protocols are available.


A truncated Wiener-Volterra functional series is used to represent the input-output relation of a non-linear dynamic system. By expanding Volterra kernels using orthonormal Laguerre functions, a Wiener-type non-linear model consisting of a Laguerre network followed by a memoryless Taylor expansion function is obtained. When functional series and Laguerre series truncations are allowed, an appropriate choice of the Laguerre filter pole permits a description of the process dynamics with a small number of parameters. Because the resulting model is linear in the parameters, those parameters can be estimated using a simple recursive least-squares (RLS) algorithm. Furthermore, a predictive control law is derived on the basis of the model and an industrial plant adaptive control simulation is performed. This method can be used for the modelling and control of a large class of non-linear dynamic systems.


Vocational high school is represented institution which produces students who had completed ready to work. In preparing their graduates, there are not all vocational high schools carry out the standardized competencies by using
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professional certification first level, which actually that is a standardization management dealing with the assessments process and equipments based on the requirements of national agency for certification test certificates profession. The aims of this research are to describe the characteristics of certification institution first level, the mechanism of getting competence certificates and also to reveal the strenghts and weaknesess of the implementation certification competence first level in State Vocational High School 1 of Purworejo. The method used in this research are qualitative methods by using ethnographic research designs. The data collection techniques use the observation, interviews, and documentations. This study uses an interactive analysis model. The results of this research are: 1) The characteristics of the certification institution first level in this school are testing the certification for their own students and also the students of the network schools, the curriculum used has been synchronized with the Indonesian National Work Competency Standards, the certification scheme used is the operating cluster certification scheme basic and cluster certification scheme for basic milling machine operation. The scheme licenses held for three years. The 2015-2018 period has certified 984 participants, 52.3% are competent and 47.7% have not been competent. 2) The mechanisms of competency certification are included the preparation, the implementation, the supervision and the evaluation of certification tests those are guided by applicable regulations, with the preparation of test materials that are integrated with the implementation of the learning process. 3) The strengths of this programs are to foster students' enthusiasm in taking education, using the Inquiry Learning model in preparing students for certification testing, having competency assessors in accordance with competency certification needs, while the weaknesses are the number of the lacks of equipments, the administrative personnel who are still lacking and not carrying out surveillance of holders competency certificate. The conclutions of this research are the managements of First Level Certification Institution includes licensing of certification schemes, curriculum synchronization, provision of industrial standard infrastructure, financing, fulfillment of competency assessors, implementation of certification tests according to guidelines, issuance and maintenance of competency certificates.


Abstract We present results of numerical simulations that show that Earth's tidal forces can both distort and disrupt Earth-crossing asteroids that have weak "rubble-pile" structures. Building on previous studies, we consider more realistic asteroid shapes and trajectories, test a variety of spin rates and axis orientations, and employ a dissipation algorithm to treat more accurately collisions between the particles that make up the model asteroid. We explore a large parameter space, including the asteroid's periapse q , encounter velocity with the Earth v ∞ , spin period P , initial spin axis orientation, and body orientation at periapse. We parameterize the simulation outcomes by the amount of mass stripped from the asteroid during a flyby. Our most severe disruptions result in fragment trains similar in character to the "string of pearls" created when Comet D/Shoemaker–Levy 9 was disrupted near Jupiter in 1992. Less catastrophic disruptions cause material to be stripped off in more isotropic fashion, leaving a central remnant with a characteristic distorted shape. Some ejecta can enter into stable orbits around the remnant, creating a binary or multiple system. Even when no mass is lost tidal forces and torques can modify the asteroid's shape and spin. Our results show that mass loss is enhanced for small values of q , v ∞ , and P , and depends to a certain extent on the body's initial spin orientation (for example, retrograde rotation reduces mass loss). An elongated asteroid was found to be far easier to disrupt than a spherical one, though the orientation of the ellipsoid at periapse can noticeably change the outcome. The size and orbital distribution of the ejecta are discussed, along with the applications of this technique towards an understanding of doublet craters, crater chains, and asteroids with peculiar shapes and spins.


Methyl(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum-tricarbonyl(cyclopentadienyl) tungsten has been prepared by the reaction of methylchloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II) with sodium tricarbonyl-(cyclopentadienyl)tungstate(0). Methyl transfer from platinum to tungsten smoothly takes place on thermolysis as well as by the reaction with tertiary phosphine ligands, CO, or olefins.


In our earlier work we have proposed a watermarking algorithm for JPEG/MPEG streams that is based on selectively discarding high frequency DCT coefficients. Like any watermarking algorithm, the performance of our method must be evaluated by the robustness of the watermark, the size of the watermark, and the visual degradation the watermark introduces. These performance factors are controlled by three parameters, namely the maximal coarseness of the quantizer used in re-encoding, the number of DCT blocks used to embed a single watermark bit, and the lowest DCT coefficient that we permit to be discarded. It is possible to determine these parameters experimentally. In this paper, however, we follow a more rigorous approach and develop a statistical model for the watermarking algorithm. Using this model we derive the probability that a label bit cannot be embedded. The resulting model can be used, for instance, for maximizing the robustness against re-encoding and for developing adequate error correcting codes for the label bit string.


Manasan is an adapted formula for infants on the basis of cow's milk simulating the mode of action of human milk on faeces-pH and faeces microflora. In two temporally separated tests the effect of Manasan-feeding on faeces-pH, faeces flora, and acid-base-homeostasis was controlled and compared with the effect of human milk and Ki-Na-formula. With Manasan fed up from birth or following breast-feeding faeces-pH was to be found in an acid range, clearly. With Ki-Na the faeces-pH was situated in the neutral range. With Manasan the bacteria flora revealed a noteworthy decrease in the number of Bacteroides germs achieving a non-putrefactive milieu. Concerning the acid-base-homeostasis as with human milk so with Manasan late metabolic acidosis were to meet rarely. The experiments revealed that in important parameters, particularly with microecological signs, Manasan is comparable with human milk.


Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) is widely used for planning in domains where the potential actions can be represented as a tree of sequential decisions. To efficiently select an action, MCTS usually needs to perform many simulations to build a reliable tree representation of the decision space. As such, a bottleneck to MCTS arises when enough simulations cannot be performed between action selections. This is particularly highlighted in continuously running tasks, for which the time available to perform simulations between actions tends to be limited due to the environment's state constantly changing. In this paper, we present an approach that extends the time available for Monte Carlo simulations when allowed. Our approach is to effectively balance the prospect of selecting the right action with the time that can be spared to perform MCTS simulations before the next action selection. For that, we considered the simulation time as a decision variable to be selected alongside an action. We extended the Hierarchical Optimistic Optimization applied to Tree (HOOT) method to adapt our approach to environments with a continuous decision space. We evaluated our approach on tasks with a continuous decision space using OpenAI gym's Pendulum and Continuous Mountain Car environments and on those with discrete action space using the arcade learning environment (ALE) platform. The evaluation results show that, with variable simulation times, the proposed approach outperforms the conventional MCTS in the evaluated continuous decision space tasks and improves the performance of MCTS in most of the ALE tasks.


Article covering a new course teaching law and bioterrorism made available to students of the Texas Tech University School of Law.


This chapter shows the continuities of a specifically modernist vision of utopia (as expressed in modernist architectural theory and practice) within the framework of Soviet architectural activity of the 1930s. It could be argued that modernist architects chose to work on such projects as a survival strategy, which would ensure long-term employment and wages, while giving them an important role within the Soviet Union's industrialisation programme and therefore a secure ideological status within the architectural community. As Nikolai Miliutin had stressed, a modernist idiom was also initially regarded as the appropriate language for other buildings such as the workers' clubs and palaces of culture. Such continuities in method and personnel are striking, and serve to highlight the fact that, under Stalin, the design method could remain avant-garde, while the external styling might display a more historicist and ornate treatment. Keywords: avant-garde; modernist architects; Nikolai Miliutin; Soviet Union's industrialisation programme; Stalin; utopia


Central bank transparency has become one of the key features of monetary policy recently. This survey article provides a structured review of the theoretical literature on the consequences of transparency of monetary policy, proposing a distinction between uncertainty and incentive effects of transparency. The theoretical insights are compared to the various ways in which central banks have become transparent in practice. In addition, there is an assessment of the empirical evidence concerning the transparency of monetary policy.


We evaluated whether multiplex polymerase chain reaction (M-PCR) detects viable micro-organisms by comparing micro-organism identification with standard urine culture (SUC) and expanded quantitative urine culture (EQUC). Of the 395 organisms detected by M-PCR, EQUC detected 89.1% (p = 0.10), whereas SUC detected 27.3% (p < 0.0001 vs. M-PCR and p < 0.0001 vs EQUC). M-PCR identified 260 nonfastidious bacteria, EQUC detected 96.5% (p = 0.68), whereas SUC detected 41.5% (p < 0.0001). Common nonfastidious bacteria missed by SUC included Escherichia coli (72.5% detected), Klebsiella pneumoniae (66.7% detected), Enterococcus faecalis (34.6% detected) and Enterococcus faecium (0% detected). M-PCR identified 135 fastidious bacteria and EQUC 101 (74.8%, p = 0.01), whereas SUC failed to detect any (0%, p < 0.0001). Clinical samples evaluated using EQUC and M-PCR yielded very similar findings, indicating that most microbes identified by M-PCR represented viable organisms, and validating M-PCR as a diagnostic tool for UTIs.


Objective To discuss and summarize the comprehensive nursing experience of patients with ICU. Methods60 cases of critically ill patients were used science and reasonable comprehensive nursing,for example basic nursing,comfort nursing,enteral nutrition nursing,catheter nursing and psychological nursing,to observe curative effect. Results60 cases patients showed obvious improvement.Conclusion Science and reasonable comprehensive nursing,which can effectively reduce the incidence of complications,improve the life quality of patients.


Appendicitis is a common surgical emergency in children. With a wide range of underlying causes and various clinical presentations, timely diagnosis can sometimes be a diagnostic challenge unless the child presents with classical symptoms of appendicitis. Appendicular abscess and appendicular perforation are likely complications of appendicitis. Ultrasound abdomen is an important diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of appendicitis. There are many instances for a diagnostic delay of appendicitis in children as there can be variegate and vague presentations and there are many instances of functional abdominal pain. Hence abdominal pain in children should be viewed with caution by the paediatrician and repeated physical examinations should be done and a surgical opinion should be taken when there is a diagnostic dilemma.


An Abstract The paper presents a labelled tableau system for S4.3, based on D'Agostino, Mondadori system KE [1] for Classical Propositional Logic and labelled rules for S4 of Fitting [4]. Weak connectedness is provided by the unique, nonbranching ν-rule. The system is analytic and provides decision procedure


In order to assess the impact of climate change on the sustainable use of marine living resources, according to the projection value of the sustainable use of marine living resources, the Eviews6.0 software was used to estimate the nuclear density, and the dynamic characteristics of the sustainable use of marine living resources were obtained. In order to obtain the optimal allocation of the sustainable utilization of marine living resources and make the marine industry obtain the maximum net income, the set of climate factors affecting the sustainable utilization of marine living resources is established, and the AHP method is applied to establish the hierarchical structure model to real- ize the evaluation of the sustainable development of marine living resources. In the validation phase, one benchmark scenario and three simulation scenarios were set up for analysis. The sim- ulation scenarios were temperature, precipitation, humidity and climate conditions. The results show that the climate factors of temperature and precipitation have little influence on the sustain- able development of marine biological resources, while humidity has a certain influence on the sustainable development of marine biological resources. Through the comprehensive comparison of marine living resources consumption and economic development, it is concluded that marine living resources consumption has a great impact on social and economic development.


This is a follow-up paper arising from a World Health Organisation meeting which was held in Disley (near Manchester) in England in September 1984. The original paper for that conference (Maynard (1984)) was revised as a result of comments perceived at the Disley meeting and circulated to participants in a revised form (Maynard (1986)). As a result of comments received at Disley and subsequently this paper has been written to provide the present overview of the economic aspects of addiction control policies.


We present a study of the stellar populations of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGNs). Our goal is to search for spectroscopic signatures of young and intermediate-age stars and to investigate their relationship with the ionization mechanism in LLAGNs. The method used is based on the stellar population synthesis of the optical continuum of the innermost (20-100 pc) regions in these galaxies. For this purpose, we have collected high spatial resolution optical (2900-5700 Å) STIS spectra of 28 nearby LLAGNs that are available in the Hubble Space Telescope archive. The analysis of these data is compared with a similar analysis also presented here for 51 ground-based spectra of LLAGNs. Our main findings are as follows: (1) No features due to Wolf-Rayet stars were convincingly detected in the STIS spectra. (2) Young stars contribute very little to the optical continuum in the ground-based aperture. However, the fraction of light provided by these stars is higher than 10% in most of the weak-[O I] ([O ]/Hα ≤ 0.25) LLAGN STIS spectra. (3) Intermediate-age stars contribute significantly to the optical continuum of these nuclei. This population is more frequent in objects with weak than with strong [O I]. Weak-[O I] LLAGNs that have young stars stand out for their intermediate-age population. (4) Most of the strong-[O I] LLAGNs have predominantly old stellar population. A few of these objects also show a featureless continuum that contributes significantly to the optical continuum. These results suggest that young and intermediate-age stars do not play a significant role in the ionization of LLAGNs with strong [O I]. However, the ionization in weak-[O I] LLAGNs with young and/or intermediate-age populations could be due to stellar processes. A comparison of the properties of these objects with Seyfert 2 galaxies that harbor a nuclear starburst suggests that weak-[O I] LLAGNs are the lower luminosity counterparts of the Seyfert 2 composite nuclei.


Over the past two decades, there have been persistent interests in the study of filter banks (FBs), due to their successes in wide applications such as compression, filtering and communication, and their unifying role for block, lapped and wavelet transforms. The core issue in the study of FBs is the theory and design approaches. Among all the existing methods, one of the most efficient ones is the lattice factorization based design method which employs the classic divide-and-conquer strategy, i.e., constructing a higher-order matrix polynomial by cascading several lower-order modular building blocks. Lattice factorization can offer modular and robust structures which enable the unconstrained optimization based FB design and are friendly to hardware realization in very large scale integrated circuits. Taking account of these advantages, this dissertation is devoted to a systematic investigation of the theory, lattice factorizations and designs for both critically sampled and oversampled FBs, as studied in Part I (Chapters 2-5) and Part II (Chapters 6-8), respectively. In Part I for critically sampled systems, we firstly review the fundamentals of FBs. Then, we begin to study a large class of M-channel finite impulse response (FIR) FBs with arbitrary equal lengths L — KM + j3 (0 < ,8 < M, K € N), in order to relax the unnecessary constraint of L = KM imposed in most existing works. The necessary existence conditions on the filter length L are derived, and various novel lattice factorizations are established for such class of FBs and with various desired properties, including perfect reconstruction (PR), paraunitariness (PU), linear phase (LP) and regularity. The arbitrary filter length L can be easily achieved by appropriately choosing design parameters (3 and K. More importantly, it can be shown that these lattice factorizations can completely span the whole class of both M-channel FIR PUFBs and LPPUFBs with any valid length, and the class of PRFBs and LPPRFBs with lengths L < 2M. These proposed structures are also shown to be minimal for LPPRFBs in the sense of the number of delay elements used in the implementation. In addition to these outcomes, more theoretical issues for the lattice factorizations of LPPRFBs are further investigated. Firstly, through pointing out the limitation of the existing works, we show the nonexistence of any complete order-one lattice facto'-' nation. Secondly, we establish the suboptimality of the existing lattice factorization based design method for LPPRFBs, through studying the spaces hp for LPPRFBs spanned by the lattice structures and their closeness property under polynomial transformations. In addition, Several design examples are presented to validate the proposed lattice structures and the LPPRFBs are further evaluated in a transform-based image coding framework to illustrate the length effect on image compression. Inspired from the successful application of unequal-length FBs in low bit rate image coding, we further investigate a class of unequal-length FBs. The existence conditions and various lattice structures are developed and the structures for LPPRFBs are shown to be minimal. Our derived ii ATTENTION: The Singapore Copyright Act applies to the use of this document. Nanyang Technological University Library


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This paper is concerned with the interaction between transport improvements and the rural economy. An institutional approach, based primarily on the new institutionalism theory, was used as the theoretical basis for the analysis. Using the evidence from Ambeso Village of Tana Toraja District, Indonesia, the paper examines the way transport improvements have been introduced and provided opportunities for positive change as well as individual responses to these opportunities. The paper ends by emphasising the role of institutions in the interaction between transport and the rural economy and the need for transport policy and research to transcend its traditional boundaries and address the complexities of institutions and institutional change.


In this paper, two new flip-flop circuits with PCRAM latches that are FF-1 and FF-2, respectively, are proposed not to waste leakage during sleep time. Unlike the FF-1 circuit that has a normal PCRAM latch, the FF-2 circuit has a selective write latch that can reduce the switching activity in writing operation to save switching power at sleep-in moment. Moreover, a sequential sleep-in control is proposed to reduce the rush current peak that is observed at the sleep-in moment. From the simulation of storing '000000' to the PCRAM latch, we could verify that the proposed FF-1 and FF-2 consume smaller power than the conventional 45-nm FF if the sleep time is longer than 465 μs and 95 μs, respectively, at 125°C. For the rush current peak, the sequential sleep-in control could reduce the current peak as much as 77%.


In order to strengthen the skills and creativity of Fatayat Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) members, Handwash soap making training is a useful activity.  Soap making training can provide Fatayat NU members with the opportunity to acquire new skills. In this training, participants will learn various techniques and methods in making quality soap. This community service activity can also provide information and knowledge to Fatayat NU women about making Sesbania leaf extract nanoparticle handwash soap. Based on the evaluation results, it shows an increase in the knowledge of Fatayat NU about making handwash. With an increase in the average value of pretest results from 40 and posttest 75 This community service is an effective means of disseminating information and knowledge about hygiene, health, and the importance of washing hands with soap.


In partnership with the Midwest Dropout Prevention Research Alliance the study team used student-level data and a five-step process to identify the most accurate indicators of students' failure to graduate from high school on time. Student-level data came from attendance records, transcripts, and discipline records of grade 8 and 9 students in three Ohio school districts. The study found that the most accurate early warning indicators of students being off track for graduating on time vary by school district and grade level. Overall, the most accurate indicators in both grades were based on coursework (grade point average and number of credits earned). On average, indicators were more accurate in grade 9 than in grade 8. Other districts may be able to use the methods described in this report to identify early warning indicators for their grade 8 and 9 students.


In this research, the impact of aerodynamics on the perception of weight in virtual environments was studied. A real-time aerodynamic simulation was created for objects with different shapes and weights, and an experiment was conducted to determine the correlation between subjects' weight perception and the presence of simulated aerodynamic forces on virtual objects. The results showed that the weight of light objects was more accurately conveyed and the perceived realism was improved when simulated aerodynamic forces were included.


In the international framework India is finding a larger position for itself. This hope is focused on the belief that India is a prosperous democracy with substantial human and material resources; it is an increasingly strong economic power; it has a proven record as a responsible and law-abiding regime, and as a member of the non-aligned party it has consistently shared the interests of the developing nations. Indian foreign policy makers argue that India wants to re-invent itself at this point of 'take-off' as a great force. India needs new alliance for the proposed new position, including the dominant superpower, the United States of America (US). The US has said it would turn India into a great force. This essay attempts to examine the old pattern of relations with Russia that India had enjoyed. There's an Indo-US triangular alliance taking its place. How is this current type of strategic partnership distinct from that of the Indo Soviet/ Russian alliance? However, both countries' natural desire to strive towards multipolarity in world politics has helped restore the relationship, particularly over the past decade. Remarkably, ties with the US no longer stand in the way of stronger relations between India and Russia. The turbulent security climate marked by what is frequently assumed to be the state-sponsored insurgency in vulnerable Asian areas, the war in Afghanistan, and the political turmoil in both Afghanistan and Central Asian countries has paved the way for a strategic alliance between India and Russia. 1 Cite this article as: Rahman, S. and Tul-Kubra, S. (2020). Contemporary Research: An Interdisciplinary Academic Journal, vol. 4 (1) Sayedur Rahman, Assistant Professor, Begum Rokeya University, Bangladesh, also Master's Student in National Research University Moscow; Shakila -TulKubra, M.Phil Research Fellow, Begum Rokeya University, Bangladesh. Email: email@example.com Article history: Received on September 2; Accepted on October 7; Published on October 30 Peer reviewed under the authority of CRAIAJ, academic journal of Ghodaghodi Multiple Campus, Kailali, Nepal, with ISSN 2717-4611 (Print) and ISSN 2717-462X (Online). © 2020, CRAIAJ Contemporary Research: An Interdisciplinary Academic Journal, 2020, vol. 4 (1): 153-173 154 Full text of this article can be downloaded from www.craiaj.com and www.nepjol.info


To solve the privacy-preserving data-publishing problem in context of vertical distribution,the definition of global k-anonymity and its necessary and sufficient conditions are given based on the concept of equivalent groups of tuples,the global equivalent groups of tuples are solved by using a polynomial representation method,a distributed privacy-preserving k-anonymity model which has the character of privacy,accuracy and fairness by applying the set polynomial indication method and homomorphic encryption protocol based on secure multi-party computation is proposed.The model can help each data owner to securely publish real and affect data set for statistical analyzing and data mining without revealing sensitive original information.Experiments demonstrate that this model can provide the good capability of security,accuracy and efficiency.


The low power wide area has a lot of attraction to research from many researchers in the world due to their ability to offer connectivity to low-power devices over a large area. With the Internet of Things (IoT) systems, the low-power wide area technologies contributed a critical position. It can be complemented and replaced the conventional wireless technologies for smart city, wireless sensor network, smart grid…. In this paper, we survey several LPWA technologies like Sigfox, LoRa, Narrow Bandwidth IoT… Besides that, we proposed the next generation architecture of LPWA network for energy platform using AI/Deep learning to reduce power consumption.


Updating finite element(FE)model is something of optimization.The purpose of model updating is to identify and correct uncertain parameters of FE model,which can lead to the better predictions of structural real dynamic and static behavior.In accordance with the modal data obtained from field tests of the model of Type JJ162/42-K Derrick,the optimization design principle based on the structural sensitivity analysis was used to update the ideal finite element model of the derrick.The results reflect the true state of derrick structure and actual work performance.


Oriented Peptide Mixture Libraries can provide a full matrix of preferred and disfavored amino acids at each subsite of an optimal substrate for a new proteinase. This approach is rapid and convenient, requiring only two mixture libraries to complete the analysis. In this paper we demonstrate an extension of this type of analysis, using a focused library employing unnatural amino acids to probe the depth of the S1 position in the catalytic site of the alpha secretase ADAM-10. This analysis indicates that ADAM- 10 will accept amino acids with substantial length and hydrophobicity (e.g. 2- naphthylalanine), but suggests that the S1 site has limitations in the apparent "width" of substituents being presented (e.g. 1-naphthylalanine; gamma branching). A highly selective and efficient substrate for ADAM-10, with a selectivity factor of 380,000 M -1 s -1 , was derived from the predicted consensus substrate. This detailed analysis provides a starting point for the design of inhibitors of this interesting proteinase.


We report the use of a new crystal: Yb:GdCOB for the development of a regenerative amplifier. This amplifier used in a CPA system generates 21-mJ pulses with a bandwidth of 8-nm leading to 350-fs, 12-mJ pulses after compression.


Objective : Hyperglycemia complications have negative effect on the movement system like all other systems in patients with diabetic neuropathy. In these patients, it is necessary to get a real clinical diagnosis and it is important to understand the relationship between movement system and hyperglycemia. Our purpose was to investigate the relationship between hyperglycemia values and changes in the movement system in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Materials and Method : We included 33 patients aged between 45-76 with Type 2 diabetic neuropathy. Patient's demographic characteristics and duration of disease were recorded. Measurements related with the movement system are performed with biosensoric Biodex Balance SD balance systems. Adaptation time to gravity change and postural sway parameters were examined in the movement system. Results : The mean age of the patients was 60.72± 7.05(48-76) years. There was a positive correlation between adaptation time to gravity change and age (r:0.445). In addition, there was a positive relationship between adaptation time to gravity change and body mass index measurements (r:0.429). There wasn't found any relationship between hyperglycaemia parameters (HbA1c and fasting blood glucose) and movement measurements. Conclusion : There wasn't found direct relationship between hyperglycemia and movement system. Abstract Objective : Molecular diagnostics lies at the milestones of modern-day biochemistry. The identification of genetic and proteomic targets and patterns relies on the proper choice of detection methods, a combination of biochemical recognition architecture and signal processing. DNA-chip technology, by placing multiple probes on a single flats surface, allows for the storage of a tremendous amount of information and massively parallel detection of target species. The aim of this study, developing a new fast DNA-chip procedure for the detection of point mutations. Materials-Method : For this study, quartz crystal (qcm) electrodes surface modified with Poly Hema-Mac nanopolymer than, DNA-probes performed schiff base with the nanopolymer. Samples of genomic DNA were extracted from venous blood leukocytes and than, Arms (Amplification-Refractory Mutation System) method was used for creating amplicons. The amplicons were detected by using qcm DNA-chip. We compare the results with gel electrophoresis. Results : The samples of wild type, α-thalassemia heterozygote, and homozygote samples PCR products were applied on the genosensor. When hybridization occurs on the electrode surface, quartz crystals frequency changes depend on the length of the probes. In this way, we can recognize the mutation type. Conclusıon : DNA-chip was evaluated for multiplex recognization of α- thalassemia mutations. This nanopolymer based piezoelectric DNA-chip can be using an alternative technique for the determination of α- thalassemia mutations because it has more advantageous. For example, when this genosensor compared with conventional methods, it is faster, cheaper, more specific and less hazardous exposure. Abstract Objective : Recently, breath analysis has attracted much attention for disease monitoring and clinical diagnostics due to its non-invasive nature. Several substances in human breath are considered as biomarkers or tracer compounds which are correlated to different diseases such as ammonia (kidney disease), HCN (bacterial infection) or acetone (diabetes). To achieve accurate diagnosis, minimum detection limit for a sensor should be in the range of sub-ppm (parts per million) or ppb (parts per billion) level. Detection of these low concentrations is major challenge in development of a breath analyzer sensor. Moreover, selective detection is required for precise diagnosis. For point-of-care diagnosis, portable, low cost and user-friendly sensors are also desirable. To meet these requirements, emphasis is placed on metal-oxide (MOX) based chemiresistive gas sensors. Chemiresistive sensors, which consist of various semiconducting MOXs such as SnO 2 , ZnO and NiO have been studied for use as exhaled breath sensors due to their adequate reaction with biomarkers. Materials and Method: Nanostructured MOXs; TiO 2 and CuO were fabricated as sensing materials by hydrothermal method. Fabricated sensor devices were tested toward some biomarkers such as acetone, ammonia and HCN in the range of ppb and sub-ppm levels. Results: TiO 2 and CuO based sensors exhibited sensitive behavior for acetone and HCN, respectively in the range of disease concentration. Therefore, these sensors can be good candidates for diagnosis of diabetes and bacterial infection. Conclusion : According to this study, sensor arrays (electronic nose) can be developed with MOX based sensors for breath component analysis to detect diabetes and bacterial infections. nanorods were studied at different temperatures and concentrations. It has been shown that TiO 2 nanorods can be used to sense diabetes biomarker, acetone, with a concentration level of 0.45 ppm at 200 o C. Also, CuO nanorods sense 0.27 ppm HCN at 250 o C, which is a biomarker for cystic fibrosis. Both TiO 2 and CuO based gas sensors are very good candidates for further sensor array (electronic nose) applications to diagnose diabetes and cystic fibrosis diseases. Abstract Objective : Grasping varies depending on some criteria such as age, gender, general health status and anthropometric characteristics. Grip strength is an important measure of dexterity and functionality. Working with heavy loads, applying excessive force without rest breaks has been mentioned as an important ergonomic risk factor in the literature. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of rest breaks during grasping activity. Materials and Methods : 70 individuals were included in the study. Individuals were randomly divided into 3 groups as without break working cycle group, 1 min. Break working cycle group, 2 min. break working cycle group. The electromyography measurements were taken from the flexor and extensor wrist muscle group with BIOPAC (Biopac Systems, Santa Barbara, CA, USA) body signal devices during grasping 10 min and 10 kg grasping force. The dynamometer of same devices was used for measurement of grasping force. Results : 70 voluntary participants were participated to the study. 24 (17 male, 7 female) of them were in the without break group, 24 (11 male, 13 female) of them were in the 1 minute break group, 22 (10 male, 12 female) of them were 2 minute break group. It was observed that muscle activation of the working group increased significantly with 2 minutes break cycle (p <0.001). Conclusion : According to our study, muscle activation increased by 2 minutes break. According to this result, we think that giving appropriate rest breaks is important for preventing of work related musculoskeletal disorders. Abstract Objective : The interaction between biotin and streptavidin is the most powerful non-covalent biological interaction known, and some test manufacturers design tests using this strong interaction. High dose biotin-containing preparations used by patients may cause interference in these principled immunoassay systems. In our study, we aimed to evaluate biotin interference for thyrotropin (TSH), free thyroxine (fT4) and free triiodothyronine (fT3) which are exist in thyroid function test panel. Materials and Method : Biotin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) was added at 7 different levels (5-12.5-25-50-100-200-500 ng/mL) to serum pools containing 3 different levels (low, normal, high) of TSH (0.072-1.107-8.663 mIU/L), fT4 (0.46-1.073-2.86 ng/dL) and fT3 (1.56-2.71-5.8 ng/L). All analyzes were performed using the chemiluminescent immunoassay in Beckman Coulter DXI 800 (Beckman Coulter Inc., Fullerton, USA) analyzer. Following the addition of biotin, the change of the recovery value that > 10% accepted as significant interference. Results : In low, normal and high-level serum pools, the biotin levels at which the interference started (positive interference) were 12.5-25-25 ng/mL for fT3 and 5-12.5-5 ng/mL for fT4, respectively. No interference was observed after addition of biotin in the TSH assay. Conclusion : In the presence of a test result which does not correlate with the clinic, laboratory specialists should be aware that biotin may interfere with immunoassays, causing erroneous high or low results. Abstract Objective: Ceruloplasmin also known as ferroxidase shows oxidase activity against ferric iron (Fe +2 ), polyphenols and polyamines. In the study we aimed to develop a method of kinetic measurement to determine the activity of ferroxidase in serum with a unique, cheaper, user friendly method than its counterparts in the world. Material and Methods : Ferrous ions are oxidized to ferric iron ions by ferroxidase activity, the color intensity of the product formed is directly proportional to enzyme activity. In our method, chromogen is not used during measurement and the product is directly measured. The analytical performance characteristics of the new method such as linearity, discrimination ability, inhibition and correlation were investigated. Results: There was a strong correlation between our new method and the conventional method of ferroxidase measurement. Our method appeared to have an effective discriminating ability and linear absorbance increase. Also, No activity was observed in the sample inhibited with sodium azide during inhibition study. Conclusion: This kinetic method developed by us for the first time, by performing preliminary work is a direct measurement method of the resulting product (Fe +3 ) without using any chromogen. Also, It significantly cost low when compared to counterparts with a short reaction time. Abstract Objectives : Balance disorders are common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In balance disorders, exercise therapy is effective and different approaches such as group or individual training are applied. In our st


The synthesis of (S)-N-Boc-bis(4-fluorophenyl)alanine, an intermediate in the synthesis of denagliptin, is described from the synthesis of a 12 g proof of principle sample to a >900 kg cGMP manufacturing campaign. The chiral centre was established by the asymmetric hydrogenation of the sterically crowded precursor, ethyl 2-acetamido-3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)acrylate. The ability to isolate the various intermediates in a physical form that would readily allow filtration, washing, and ultimately purification underpinned the successful manufacturing campaign.


This paper describes basic ideas behind a new standard on how data between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems and Industrial Environmental Management Information Systems (IEMIS) can be exchanged. It gives an example of how these data can be passed into the IEMIS Umberto and shortly discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this approach.


Sixty-five state supported schools for the deaf were surveyed to obtain basic data on the provision of statewide outreach services. Fifty schools (77%) responded, 41 (82%) of which were engaged in state-wide outreach. Twelve states are authorized by statute, 13 by interagency or memorandum of agreement with SEAs (State Education Agency) or LEAs (Local Education Agency). Sixteen states have undertaken these efforts independently or under less formal arrangements. Funding varies—some receive state or federal funds, others include such services as part of their regular budgets. The data contained herein should be valuable to schools and states wishing to become "partners" in the education of deaf children.


Background: The proportion of Posyandu utilization by infants decreases with age of the child. Tegal Binangun Puskesmas has the lowest coverage of posyandu visits (D / S), amounting to 66.30% of 41 puskesmas in Palembang..Methods: An analytical research was conducted with cross sectional design in December 2019 - February 2020. The population of the study was 1,909 children under five years old in the working area of Tegal Binangun Public Health Center in Palembang. The research sample was mothers of toddlers 12 - 59 months in the working area of the Tegal Binangun Public Health Center in Palembang. 189 samples were selected by proportional random sampling. Data collection instruments are data collection papers that contain research variables. Data is taken from questionnaires about respondents' predisposing factors and direct observation of posyandu register books and KIA books. Data were analyzed using chi-square and logistic regression.Result: 153 respondents (81%) with low use of posyandu (0 - 7 times). Statistical tests showed that the age variable <30 years (p = 001. PR = 3,464), variable number of children under five (p = 0.041, PR = 3.509), under five age variables (p = 0.029, PR = 2.806), mother employment status variable ( p = 0.030, PR = 4.675), the mother's last education variable (p = 0.033, PR = 2,421), the mother's knowledge level variable (p = 0,000, PR = 9,100), and the mother's attitude variable (p = 0.005, PR = 3,077) . The knowledge level variable is the most dominant variable influencing the use of posyandu by toddlers aged 12-59 months. The researcher suggests that increasing the participation of all sectors in optimizing the implementation of posyandu.Conclusion : There is a relationship between maternal age, number of toddlers, toddler age, maternal employment status, last education, mother's level of knowledge and mother's attitude towards the use of posyandu


An experiment was to conducted to know the influence of growth regulators NAA and their combination on rooting of stem cuttings in Dragon fruit [Hylocereus undatus (Haworth)] which was conducted during 2020-21 at Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow (226025). The experiment was laid out by following Complete Randomized Design with twelve treatments replicated thrice. The stem cuttings of Dragon fruit were treated with different dosesof plant growth regulator NAA. The result reveals that longest length of roots per cutting, average number of roots per cutting, diameter of root per cutting, fresh weight of root per cutting and dry weight of root per cutting was recorded significantly in cuttings treated with NAA @ 200 ppm and NAA @ 175 ppm, respectively


We begin by demonstrating that the neuronal state equation from Dynamic Causal Modelling takes on the form of the discretized Fokker-Planck equation upon the inclusion of local activity gradients within a network. Using the Jacobian of this modified neuronal state equation, we show that an initially unstable system can be rendered stable via a decrease in diffusivity. Therefore, if a node within the system is known to be unstable due to a tendency toward epileptic seizures for example, then our results indicate that intervention techniques should take the counter-intuitive approach of mirroring activity in the nodes immediately surrounding a pathological region - effectively fighting seizures with seizures. Finally, using a two-region system as an example, we show that one can also tune diffusivity in such a way as to allow for the suppression of oscillatory activity during epileptic seizures.


The growth in organised crime has caught South African law enforcement agencies unprepared. The policing agencies of the South African state are struggling to make the conversion from authoritarian control to democratic forms of policing. The SAPS and other state law enforcement institutions do not yet have the resources or technical expertise to cope adequately with organised crime. Given that organised crime was never a priority under apartheid rule indeed, there is evidence that local criminal gangs were used to disrupt the activities of pro-democracy activists it is now difficult to measure the extent of its growth since 1990.


The paper uses augmented KPF as theoretical framework,and does empirical study about determinants of China manufacturing industries' technological innovation with panel data.Particularly,it investigates the export trade and industry agglomeration's effect on technological innovation in manufacturing industries.The results are as below:Firstly, there is one-way causal relationship from export trade to technological innovation in China's manufacturing industries that export trade significantly promotes technological innovation.Secondly,RD institutions' individual promotion role on technological innovation isn't significant,but with the joint effect of export,the RD institutions' role becomes significant.And the larger the industry exports,the greater the RD institutions' promotion role is.Thirdly,industrial cluster has a certain role on promoting innovation.Fourthly,from technology-intensive industries to capital-intensive industries and labor-intensive industries,the technological innovation ability of manufacturing industry decreases in order.


The invention discloses a method and device for developing a service for RPC (Remote Procedure Call), relating to the technical field of network communication. The embodiment of the invention provides a method for developing the service for the RPC, comprising the following steps of acquiring operation environment configuration and main model configuration required and supported by the service development; configuring a corresponding extended model for a main model according to the operation environment configuration; and generating description files of the service according to the operation environment configuration, the selected main model and the corresponding extended model. By utilizing the embodiment of the invention, the repeated development of the same service logic can be avoided, and the development complexity of the service logic is reduced.


Firefly Algorithm (FA) is one of the new bio-inspired algorithm driven by the simulation of the flashing behavior of fireflies. To deal with the problems of low accuracy and local convergence in standard FA, the chaos theory is introduced into the evolutionary process of FA. Since chaotic mapping has certainty, ergodicity and stochastic property, by initializing the population of fireflies and replacing the constant value of absorption coefficient with four chaotic maps, the proposed FA increases its convergence rate and resulting precision. Comparisons experimentally show that convergence quality and accuracy are improved, which testify that modified FA with chaos is valid and feasible.


Various in situ measurements of the light-scattering diagram in ice clouds were performed with a new nephelometer during several airborne campaigns. These measurements were favorably compared with a theoretical scattering model called Inhomogeneous Hexagonal Monocrystal (IHM) model. This model consists in computing the scattering of light by an ensemble of randomly oriented hexagonal ice crystals containing spherical impurities of soot and air bubbles. It is achieved by using a combination of ray tracing, Mie theory, and Monte Carlo techniques and enables to retrieve the six independent elements of the scattering matrix. This good agreement between nephelometer measurements and IHM model provides an opportunity to use this model in order to analyze ADEOS-POLDER total and polarized reflectance measurements over ice clouds. POLDER uses an original concept to observe ice cloud properties, enabling to measure reflectances and polarized reflectances, for a given scene, under several (up to 14) viewing directions. A first analysis of ice cloud spherical albedoes over the terrestrial globe for November 10, 1996, and April 23, 1997, shows a rather good agreement between measurements and modeling. Moreover, polarized reflectances are also calculated and show a satisfactory agreement with measurements.


Real-time applications which require the transmission of data units at regular intervals are called. Continuous Media (CM) clients. All tra c and performance parameters of continuous media are de ned in relation to two basic parameters: the stream data unit and the periodicity of the application. CM clients have a strict upper bound on delay and on delayjitter. If an upper bound is provided on delay, delay-jitter will result only in early delivery, and can therefore be absorbed by using bu ering in the service provider. Data of a CM application are carried via a virtual circuit passing through various switches. The relatively long propagation delays of high speed networks cause global state information to be out of phase. This complicates the task of designing e ective congestion control schemes that preserve the quality of service (QoS) requirements of CM applications. Predictive control mechanisms represent one way to overcome this problem. In this project, I propose a predictive protocol for congestion control suitable for ATM networks carrying tra c from CM applications. The protocol exploits the predictive nature of CM applications to control congestion at the a ected switches based upon the status information of neighboring switches. For each virtual circuit, the switch predicts only the future behavior of itself and its two neighbors. The prediction is based on the periodic state information received from the two neighbors and the tra c characterization parameters of the connection. Control decisions are made by a switch based on the predictions for input cell rates, bu er availability, and output cell rates. The preliminary design of the protocol and its cell rate calculations are described. A simulation model will be used to gain insight into the behavior of the predictive protocol, and subsequently re ne its design and improve its performance.


Let $N$ be a simply connected, connected non-commutative nilpotent Lie group with Lie algebra $\mathfrak{n}$ having rational structure constants. We assume that $N=P\rtimes M,$ $M$ is commutative, and for all $\lambda\in \mathfrak{n}^{\ast}$ in general position the subalgebra $\mathfrak{p}=\log(P)$ is a polarization ideal subordinated to $\lambda$ ($\mathfrak{p}$ is a maximal ideal satisfying $[\mathfrak{p},\mathfrak{p}]\subseteq\ker\lambda$ for all $\lambda$ in general position and $\mathfrak{p}$ is necessarily commutative.) Under these assumptions, we prove that there exists a discrete uniform subgroup $\Gamma\subset N$ such that $L^{2}(N)$ admits band-limited spaces with respect to the group Fourier transform which are sampling spaces with respect to $\Gamma.$ We also provide explicit sufficient conditions which are easily checked for the existence of sampling spaces. Sufficient conditions for sampling spaces which enjoy the interpolation property are also given. Our result bears a striking resemblance with the well-known Whittaker-Kotel'nikov-Shannon sampling theorem.


Following diagnosis, type 2 diabetic subjects are invariably treated with life style modifications and metformin. However, majority of these subjects require addition of another therapeutic agent singly or in combination; with or without insulin within few months to few years. For several decades, sulphonylureas and insulin have been the second line agent of choice. Clinical practice guidelines also suggest a similar approach. Subsequently thiazolidinediones, alpha glucose inhibitors and other agents were added to therapeutic armamentarium. Unfortunately, none of these treatment options could address the issue of progressive decline in beta cell function. Furthermore, they are responsible for unacceptable incidence of hypoglycaemia, weight gain and other side effects related to individual agents.


Abstract : A Cartographic Scanner/Plotter was designed, built and delivered and a set of application programs were developed and delivered to provide USAETL with an experimental digital cartographic data processing capability for producing large area color separation map negatives. This report includes a brief summary of that activity, a description and discussion of some specific engineering items encountered during the project, and a summary of the performance test results. (Author)


One of the most important innovations of Islamic legislation was to restore the dignity and rights of women as responsible human beings, as individual souls standing before God. Whilst Islam emphasizes the rights and duties of all human beings towards God the Creator, woman is honored in Islam as the bearer of life and the pivot of the family unit. Her God-given function as spouse, mother, nurturer, and teacher of her children is vital for a stable society. The value of this essential function has been called into question in our times within a social movement, which is one of the many "isms" that has arisen in the modern era. Feminism is one of the "isms" of our times. It is a movement that has re-shaped the attitudes and changed the lives of countless num bers of people, mostly born in the Western world, in the second half of the twentieth century. It is a way of thinking of the modern age, which has also profoundly influenced many who, although not born Westerners, have followed in the wake of the modern Western value system. Like the other "isms" of our age (atheism, nazism, commu nism, fundamentalism, etc.) feminism is a "collectivism." Its strength lies in numbers, from the masses of its followers, rather than in its ideology. Like other collectivisms, its power of persuasion is culled from quantity; and quantity necessarily constrains quality. The Feminist movement has called upon millions of women to ignore their primary responsibilities as human beings and to put their God-given roles in life into question. It has been the motive for many to rebel against their femininity, their identity, their destinies. Many women have spent their lives fighting for social and econom ic equality with men in the world and have forgotten the real sig nificance of both the human state and their femininity.


Zeolite NaA membranes are synthesized on tubular α-Al2O3 supports by the secondary growth of gel layers. The gel layer is prepared by wetting–rubbing hydrogel with a composition similar to the secondary synthesis solution xNa2O:2SiO2:Al2O3:150H2O. The hydrogel's good uniformity makes it easier to gain a uniform gel layer. Zeolite NaA membranes are characterized by SEM and pervaporation separation of a 90 wt % ethanol/water mixture at 75 °C. The effects of the pretreatment time, pretreatment temperature, gel loading, and Na2O/Al2O3 ratio of the hydrogel on properties of zeolite NaA membranes are investigated. It is found that zeolite NaA membranes with high separation factors up to 10 000 can be obtained by secondary growth of gel layers. The optimal pretreatment conditions of the hydrogel are as follows: pretreatment temperature, 50 °C; pretreatment time, ≥18 h; and gel loading, 0.6–0.9 mg/cm2. The optimal composition of the hydrogel is 2.2Na2O:2SiO2:Al2O3:150H2O, which is the same as the synthesis soluti...


The purpose of this study is to determine the Quality of Administrative Services is applied in the Installation of New Electrical at PT. PLN (Persero) Area Makassar South. And find out the Constraints faced in providing Quality Administration Services Installation of New Electrical at PT. PLN (Persero) Area Makassar South. Type and design in this study uses descriptive quantitative, which describes the phenomenon of the quality of administrative services the installation of new electrical at PT. PLN (Persero) Area Makassar south. The results of the research show that the administrative Services are one of the types of services provided by PT.PLN (Persero) to the customer, which is of course a major concern of the company to maintain the company's image in the eyes of customers. Administrative services provided include administrative services the installation of new electrical, the addition of electrical power and electrical connections while. The whole of the process of providing administrative services, which allow contact Between customers and employees more and more, so that the administrative services rendered vulnerable to the complaint given to the customer due to dissatisfaction with the service provided. Customer dissatisfaction with the services provided, the course will have an adverse impact on the company. Therefore, to avoid such things, then the company should provide quality service. The indicators used to measure service quality are tangible, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy


To the Editor.— Monsel's solution is commonly used to control bleeding after minor surgical procedures such as curettage and biopsy. However, it is not unusual to observe continued pinpoint bleeding that requires repeated applications. We report an improved technique for applying Monsel's solution that consistently achieves immediate hemostasis. Our method involves applying the solution when the wound is not bleeding. In most situations, that can be achieved by placing the thumbs and index fingers at the opposite edges of the wound and stretching the skin. The wound is then wiped with gauze, the Monsel's solution applied, and the tension maintained for about 15 s. We have found that this maneuver rarely fails to control bleeding quickly. The lack of blood flow apparently allows more complete coagulation and sealing of the cut vessels.


The article deals with the concept "linguo-cultural literacy"; the state of formation problem of linguocultural literacy in Northern region of Kazakhstan is analyzed; it is substantiated the necessity to issue the dictionary in order to check the linguo-cultural literacy of people in Northern region of Kazakhstan, promoting the formation and increase of linguo-cultural literacy level and prospective development of bilingual society in the Northern region of Kazakhstan, presented as one of the ways to solve the problem. [Shalgimbekova K.S. The state of formation problem of linguo-cultural literacy in northern region of Kazakhstan. Life Sci J 2014;11(12s):374-376] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 79