The paper contains the description of mass poisoning of honey bees and the method used to determine dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, methoxychlor, and lindane in the insects. The ultrasound-aided extraction of pesticides from dead bees was conducted using dichloromethane and the analysis of the extracts was conducted using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The whole procedure was validated.


Analysis of the complexity and variability from the biomedical physiological time series data raises significant interest as a promising and sensitive marker of abnormality or impairment assessment in muscle physiology, especially in electromyography (EMG) signal. This paper aimed to measure subject-specific (i.e., individual) fractal dimension as a quantitative measure of complexity of EMG signal (i.e., detecting long-range correlations in noisy signal) from upper limb bicep brachii (BB) muscle during five elbow joint angles movement (at 0°, 30°, 60°, 90° and 120°). The EMG signal was recorded from ten healthy (mean±SD age: 22.4±1.5 years) participants using wearable sensor. The fractal scaling (α-values) of the EMG time series was assessed using a non-linear technique called detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA). Majority of the results show that DFA α-values at each angle exhibit anti-correlated (i.e., DFA α < 0.05) behavior. Few results show positive correlation (i.e., DFA α between 0.53 to 0.77), but none of the α values have 1.0 (strongly correlated/pink noise). No significant difference exits between the elbow angles except one case, i.e., 0° vs. 30° (p < 0.05). This DFA-based complexity measuring results from EMG signal holds promise for rehabilitation of control of upper limb muscle activation patterns.


The main motive of this paper is to describe touch projector technology and how it can be untilise. This paper's intention is to give information about new technology which allows projection on any surface using very small device. This paper also contains briefs history of touch projector technology and describes the review of resent devices used as touch projector. It also illustrates and focuses on their uses in conferences, education, entertainment and business. Additionally this paper also details about some point such as surface, return value and battery are required some enhancement.


We consider the one-loop partition function of free quantum field theory in locally Anti-de Sitter space-times. In three dimensions, the one loop determinants for scalar, gauge and graviton excitations are computed explicitly using heat kernel techniques. We obtain precisely the result anticipated by Brown and Henneaux: the partition function includes a sum over ``boundary excitations'' of AdS3, which are the Virasoro descendants of empty Anti-de Sitter space. This result also allows us to compute the one-loop corrections to the Euclidean action of the BTZ black hole as well its higher genus generalizations.


Complexity of medication regimens may adversely affect adherence and treatment outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the complexity of medication regimens. In this retrospective study, complexity of the medication regimens for outpatients was assessed using the medication regimen complexity index (MRCI). The correlation between medication complexity and the parameters of age, gender, underlying disorder and the number of medications were determined. Significant parameters impact on medication complexity were found to be age and number of medications. Therefore older patients, as well as patients taking several medications, should be monitored for compliance and adherence must be emphasized.

 Key words: Medication, complexity, adherence, treatment, regimens.


The unification of the laws that govern the physical phenomena, it has been research topic for different scientist generations. These investigations have been accomplished by different methods, but mainly in this century with the application of the quantum mechanics which governs the phenomena of the microworld and tends to assume the laws of the macroworld. The function proposed for the unification of the physical processes, is achieved modifying the interpretation that gives origin to the equation of Einstein-Kolmogorov, extrapolating it from the infinitely small to the infinitely large; making possible the obtainment of a unique function that contains the physical laws, taking into account the parameter existence time for each physical state.


Abstract We conducted a longitudinal study to investigate whether increased serum gamma-glutamyltransferase independently predicts subsequent development of hyperuricemia. The study participants included 3 310 Japanese men without hyperuricemia, aged 20–54 years. The participants had annual heath examinations for 6 years to assess incident hyperuricemia (defined as serum uric acid>416.4 μmol/l and/or taking medication for hyperuricemia). The risk of incident hyperuricemia was compared in participants grouped according to their baseline serum gamma-glutamyltransferase level. During follow-up, there were 529 incident cases of hyperuricemia. A positive, dose-response relationship was observed between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the risk of incident hyperuricemia. The hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for hyperuricemia, compared with a serum gamma-glutamyltransferase level≤19 U/l, were 1.32 (1.05–1.67) for 20–39 U/l, 1.28 (0.90–1.83) for 40–59 U/l, 1.56 (0.98–2.47) for 60–79 U/l, and 1.57 (1.02–2.41) for ≥80 U/l after adjustment for baseline serum uric acid, creatinine, total cholesterol, and glycated hemoglobin levels, ln(serum alanine aminotransferase), age, systolic blood pressure, medications for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes, body mass index, and smoking and exercise habits. A similar positive relationship was observed regardless of the presence or absence of alcohol drinking, obesity, metabolic disorders (any combination of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and/or diabetes), or clinically high serum aminotransferases, without evidence of a significant interaction between increased serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and risk factors for incident hyperuricemia. These findings indicate that increased serum gamma-glutamyltransferase is an independent predictor of subsequent development of hyperuricemia.


The invention discloses a method for germinating peony seeds and promoting the growth of peony seedlings by using germs capable of promoting the growth of peonies and resisting the pathogenic bacteria. The method for rooting and germinating the peony seeds comprises the steps of soaking the dormant peony seeds to obtain soaked peony seeds, treating the soaked peony seeds through paenibacillus polymyxa CSM1101 for 1-3 hours to obtain peony seeds subjected to fungicide treatment, and cultivating the peony seeds subjected to the fungicide treatment to obtain rooted and germinated seedlings, wherein the preservation number of the paenibacillus polymyxa CSM1101 in the general microorganism center of the China Committee for Culture Collection of Microorganisms is CGMCC No.8527.


Vaccine against CMV promising in Phase II trial Doctors are preferred source for vaccine information Vaccine for viral Hepatitis C may be promising Gates Foundation funds two Indian vaccine companies Orphan drug status for personalized cancer vaccine BiovaxID ImmusanT develops immunotherapy to restore tolerance to glutenin celiac disease FDA expands indication for Merck's Shingles vaccine


This study suggests three spatial distribution functions of strength parameters, which can be adopted in the derivation of failure conditions for transversely isotropic rocks. All three proposed functions, which are the oblate spheroidal function, the exponential function, and the function based on the directional projection of the strength parameter tensor, consist of two model parameters. With assumption that the cohesion and friction angle can be described by the proposed distribution functions, the transversely isotropic Mohr-Coulomb criterion is formulated and used as a failure condition in the simulation of the conventional triaxial tests. The simulation results confirm that the failure criteria incorporating the proposed distribution functions could reproduce the general trend in the variations of the axial stress at failure and the directions of failure planes with varying inclination of the weankness planes and confining pressure. Among three distribution functions, the function based on the directional projection of the strength parameter tensor yields the highest axial strength, while the axial strength estimated by the oblate spheroidal distribution function is the lowest.


A system signal processing for transmission and reception of data between a first apparatus signal processing (1) and a second apparatus signal processing (2) through a bus (3), the processing system comprising said first signals and second equipment signal processing by which said first apparatus signal processing (1) comprises a first processing section of the upper layer (11), a first processing section of the intermediate layer (12) and a first processing section of the lower layer (13), transmitting said first apparatus signal processing (1) data transfer from said first processing section of the upper layer (11) through said first processing section the intermediate (12) to said first processing section of the lower layer coating (13) subsequently transmitting data from said prime transfer ra processing section of the lower layer (13) to said second device signal processing (2) through a bus (3), receiving the response signal sent from said second apparatus signal processing (2) in response to data transfer in said first processing section of the lower layer (13) and the transmission of the response signal received through said first processing section of the intermediate layer (12) to said first processing section the top layer (11), said second apparatus signal processing (2) comprises a second processing section of the upper layer (21), a second processing section of the intermediate layer (22) and a second processing section the lower layer (23), transmitting said second signal processing apparatus (2) the transfer data received by said second processing section of the lower layer (23) desd and said first apparatus signal processing (1) through said bus (3), said second processing section of the upper layer (21) through said second processing section of the intermediate layer (22), transmitting a response signal to transfer data from said second processing section of the intermediate layer (22) to said second processing section of the lower layer (23), subsequently, the transmission of the response signal from said second section processing the lower layer (23) to said first apparatus signal processing (1) through said bus (3), said first processing section of the lower layer (13) comprises a first storage unit (131) having a first memory capacity for a predetermined data packet divided limited size, temporarily storing said first memory unit (131) packet data divided after transm ision of packet data divided through said bus (3), said first processing section of the intermediate layer (12) comprises a second storage unit (121) having a second memory capacity larger than the limited size for data divided packets, temporarily storing said second storage unit (121) packet data transfer upon receipt of the packet data transfer from said first processing section of the upper layer (11) and transferring data transfer packet received at said first processing section of the lower layer (13), said first processing section of the upper layer (11) transmits the packet data transfer size, which is larger than the first capacity memory and which is equal to or smaller than the second memory, said first processing section of the intermediate layer (12) Said first processing section of the intermediate layer (12) receives the data transfer packet transmitted from said first processing section of the upper layer (11), divides the data transfer packet in a plurality of packet data divided where each has a size equal to or smaller than the limited data divided packets and transmits the packet data 45 divided into said first processing section of the lower layer (13), when no data packet size divided not transmitted upon receipt of the response signal from said first processing section of the lower layer (13), said first processing section of the intermediate layer (12) transmits data divided packets transmitted to said first processing section the lower layer (13) without transmitting any response signal to said first processing section of the top layer (11), said second processing section of the intermediate layer (22) comprises a third storage unit (221) having a third capacity default memory, said second processing section of the intermediate layer (22) receives a plurality of transfer data from said second processing section of the lower layer (23) so that the transfer data received are not larger than the third memory, stores the plurality of transfer data received in said third storage unit ( 221) and in which in any of the following cases: (a) a first case where the reception of the plurality of data transfer from said second processing section of the lower layer (23) and (b) is completed a second case in which the transmission of data transfer is completed from said first signal processing apparatus (1).


Panax notoginseng is a valuable traditional medicine in China, which could stanch the blood, disperse gore and reduce the pain caused by blood diseases. Understanding the accumulation dynamics of elements during the growth of PN is conducive to guiding rational fertilization in production. In this study, 17 elements (B, Na, Mg, Al, P, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, Cd, and Pb) in PN from different periods were determined by ICP-OES and ICP-MS. The result showed that the change of element accumulation in different periods was consistent with the growth rule of PN. Element content in leaves and roots differed during the same period. Therefore, according to the changes of element content in different periods, scientific fertilization can be carried out to improve the quality and yield of PN. Besides, to study the accumulation characteristics of Panax in the same place, 17 elements in P. vietnamensis, P. stipuleanatus and P. bipinnatifidus were also determined by ICP-OES and ICP-MS. The result showed that P. vietnamensis and P. stipuleanatus exhibited more similar in elements than the P. notoginseng and P. bipinnatifidus. HCA and PCA analysis found that different Panax species can be distinguished based on element content.


Measurements of granules from within the podetial cups of different chemical variants of the Cladonia chlorophaea complex in North Carolina show clear correlation between granule size and certain chemical characters. The results support the view that the replacement of cryptochlorophaeic acid by grayanic acid in this group is taxonomically more significant than the presence or absence of fumarprotocetraric acid. In the species tested, the soredia of C. conista are the smallest, those of C. perlomera and C. grayi are intermediate, and those of C. cryptochlorophaea are the largest. The Cladonia chlorophaea group was treated by Sandstede (1931) as including two species-C. chlorophaea (Flirke) Spreng., containing fumarprotocetraric acid and consequently distinguished by a bitter taste, and C. grayi Merr. ex Sandst., lacking fumarprotocetraric acid and consequently with a mild taste. Asahina (1940) discovered grayanic acid, cryptochlorophaeic acid, and merochlorophaeic acid in this group and divided the complex into four species: Cladonia grayi, C. cryptochlorophaea Asah., and C. merochlo?rophaea Asah. are characterized by the presence of grayanic acid, cryptochlorophaeic acid, and merochlorophaeic acid, respectively, while C. chlorophaea is considered to have fumarprotocetraric acid only. Within each of the first three species, the presence or absence of fumarprotocetraric acid is generally ignored from taxonomic considerations, but Asahina treated such fumarprotocetraric acid variants as forms. Although these four species are the most common ones of the chlorophaea group, many other variants have been recorded (Ahti, 1966; Culberson & Kristinsson, 1969). The morphologic variability has generally been considered to be the same within all the chemically different races in the complex. Ahti (1966), however, indicated some morphological differences between some of the plants called C. merochlorophaea and those of the other chemical species, and Krog (1968) claimed that the rangiformic acid variant in Alaska has a characteristic morphology. Wetherbee (1969) has demonstrated substrate specificity in some of the chemical species in Michigan. The present paper deals with the morphology and distribution of the chemical variants of the C. chlorophaea group in North Carolina. Since a preliminary survey indicated that there was a significant difference in the size of the soredia in the podetial cups between some of the chemical variants, a large-scale survey was made. Other 1 This study was supported by grant GB-6041X from the National Science Foundation. I thank Dr. William Louis Culberson for his interest in this work and for linguistic corrections and Dr. Chicita F. Culberson for her advice on the identification of the lichen substances. 2 Department of Botany, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706. Present address: NMttlirugripasafnit Q Akureyri, P.O. Box 580, Akureyri, Iceland. This content downloaded from 22.214.171.124 on Mon, 19 Sep 2016 04:46:55 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 14 THE BRYOLOGIST [Volume 74 100 Cladonia grayi PD+ s ---C. grayi PD?. C. cryptochlorophaea PD+ . .... .. ........ C. cryptochlorophaea PDo/ .... C)' I 0 100 200 300p LLI N A


Revision with unchanged content. C++ is still one of the most powerful programming languages with an amazing list of features. However, many new languages and programming paradigms have arisen, so the choice of the best environment for specific applications becomes more difficult. Therefore, the main question of this book is how to apply capabilities of new concepts to C++. The book covers topics like Object Persistence, Reflection, Value Observation, Event Calling, Garbage Collection and even Thread Safety. For applying these abilities the approach of intelligent data containers, called properties, is picked up. Furthermore, in scope of this book, a template-based C++ Container Library, which implements the mentioned concepts, has been developed. Its name Property Set Library (PSL) is based on the used property approach, and its structure and way of implementation is also described in detail. This book is not only for C++ programmers who are interested in details about usable techniques, the freely available library can also be used practically.


The internodes length above upmost ear is the one of the main factors impacting the canopy structure of maize,analyzing the genetic characteristics is the great significance to improve the structure of groups and the photo-synthetic efficiency.In this study,a genetic linkage map containing 212 simple sequence repeat(SSR) markers was constructed based on a mapping population consisting of 229 F2 individuals from the cross between inbred lines Yu82 and Shen137.This SSR linkage map spans a total of 1 943.8 cMwith an average interval of 8.76 cM.Quantitative trait loci(QTL) for internodes length above upmost ear were identified in 229 F2∶3 families.Fourteen QTLs for internodes length were detected which distribute on 1,2,3,4,7 and 9 chromosomes,but common QTL were not detected.qThi-IL3,qForIL3,qFifIL3 respectively from the third,the forth and the fifth internodes length above upmost ear may be a major QTL which control internodes length.There is a common marker interval to qThiIL3,qForIL3 and qFifIL3.Sin-gle QTL contribution to phenotypic variation ranged from 8.89% to 16.36%.


In 2003,a large-scale liquefied phenomenon occurred in Bachu-Jiashi region of Xinjiang due to an earthquake of Ms6.8,39 in-situ CPT data are collected from the liquefied liquefied sites.Since the existing CPT-based prediction methods for soil liquefaction are not applicable to Bachu region of Xinjiang,a new evaluation formula is proposed based on the measured data of cone tip resistance value,ground water level,sand burial depth and intensity.The evaluation method is divided into the initial evaluation and the next evaluation.The evaluation success ratio is 95% in liquefied sites and is 94% in non-liquefied sites.The results show that the model has high reliability.The form of the proposed formula is in accordance with that of the most commonly-used liquefaction formula in China.The new formula may provide technical support for prediction of soil liquefaction in Xinjiang and relate areas.


1498 Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an anionic phospholipid that resides almost exclusively on the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane of mammalian cells under normal conditions. We have demonstrated that PS is selectively expressed on the outer leaflet of tumor vascular endothelium but not in normal vessels, possibly due in part to exposure to stress conditions in the tumor microenvironment, making PS an excellent candidate for tumor vascular targeting. We have developed a monoclonal anti-PS antibody, 3G4. When injected into tumor bearing mice, 3G4 localize specifically to tumor endothelium. In preclinical studies, 3G4 alone significantly inhibits tumor growth in a variety of rodent tumor models. Up to 50% regressions were seen in syngeneic and human tumors, including human breast carcinomas. Docetaxel is the most effective single cytotoxic drugs against breast cancer. It binds to microtubule and inhibits microtubule depolymerization, results in disrupted cell mitosis and proliferation and induces apoptosis, therefore PS exposure. In this study, we evaluated whether 3G4 can enhance the therapeutic effect of docetaxel in an orthotopic human MDA-MB-435 breast tumors model. In vitro, docetaxel increased PS exposure on endothelial cells. In vivo, docetaxel significantly increased PS exposure on tumor vessels, fifty-six percent tumor blood vessels were PS positive in docetaxel treated group compared with 35% in control group. Tumor growth was inhibited by 93% in the combination treated group, as compared with 68% and 60% in groups treated with docetaxel and 3G4 alone, respectively (P


In clinical medicine, the elasticity of artery reflects diastolic function, and it is one of the important indicators of diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. Ultrasonic echo tracking is a kind of new technology risen in recent years to detect arterial elasticity. Arterial elasticity coefficients are got by processing the ultrasound echo signal transmitted in different organs and tissue of human. In ultrasonic echo tracking, accurately estimate the time shift between two signals or phase shift is the key problem of elasticity estimation. Although the correlated technique can be used to realize, yet its calculation problem is the bottleneck of the implementation. In this paper, an improved Newton iterative algorithm was applied to estimate time shift of ultrasonic echo signal, so the precise time displacement estimation was achieved, and the problem of aliasing was overcome at the same time. In addition, because the ultrasonic echo data is large, and large part of it is unnecessary, so an adaptive testing blood vessel position tracking gate setting technology is proposed to improve the efficiency of data processing, and it reduced the computational complexity to a certain extent and improve the efficiency of data processing.


One of the effective methods to resolve the conflict between the ever-increasing medical demands and relatively limited medical resources is to improve the work efficiency of the medical institutions as well as to effectively control their operating cost through continuous reforms and improvements of the management modes in the medical industry. The Lean Management and Six Sigma Management theories which have been applied in manufacturing industry and service industry are now gradually being introduced to clinical medicine. This article systematically describes the Lean Management and Six Sigma Management theories and illustrates some examples of its application in health management renovation and the effects achieved.

Key words:
Hospital administration; Lean Six Sigma Theory


We consider the concept of generalized Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy, where instead of the Shannon entropy function, we consider an arbitrary concave function defined on the unit interval, vanishing in the origin. Under mild assumptions on this function, we show that this isomorphism invariant is linearly dependent on the Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy.


This research was developed to find an effective way of improving pupils' cooperation behavior.After applying a 6-week program named "six step conflict-resolution training" to the pupils in the experimental classes,the level of these pupils' conflict-solving strategies in both hypothetical and everyday situations is proved significantly higher than that of the pupils in the control classes;also,according to the interview with the teachers in experimental classes,researchers found that these pupils could apply the high-level conflict-solving strategies in their daily life.It is proved that the "six step conflict-resolution training" program can improve the level of conflict-solving strategies both in the hypothetical and everyday situations,so this program is an effective way to develop pupils' cooperation behaviors.


546Background: Genetic variants in the CYP2D6 gene or inhibition of the enzyme result in reduced concentrations of endoxifen in tamoxifen-treated individuals. Whether CYP2D6 activity or endoxifen concentrations lead to reduced tamoxifen efficacy has been debated. Methods: We enrolled patients with locally advanced or stage IV hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who were candidates for single agent tamoxifen (any line). The primary objective was to correlate CYP2D6 activity and PFS. This required enrollment of 204 of 240 patients where CYP2D6 score could be determined, at least 10% with score of 0, followed for at least 12 weeks (cycle 3, C3), 180 PFS events using a two-sided 0.05 level log-rank test to detect an HR of 1.95 between CYP2D6 scores 0 (poor metabolizer) and 1+2 (intermediate/extensive metabolizers). A secondary objective included endoxifen concentration and PFS. We performed CYP2D6 analysis at baseline (Roche Amplichip), and determined endoxifen concentrations (Quest Diagnostics) at C3 and...


Part 1: Semi-Lagrangian advective schemes and their use in meteorological modeling by J. R. Bates Adaptive mesh refinement for hyperbolic equations by M. J. Berger Averaged multivalued solutions and time discretization for conservation laws by Y. Brenier Computing with high-resolution upwind schemes for hyperbolic equations by S. R. Chakravarthy and S. Osher Mathematical modeling of the steam-water condensation in a condenser by C. Conca Some theoretical and computational considerations of atmospheric fronts by M. J. P. Cullen and R. J. Purser Numerical solution of Euler's equation by perturbed functionals by S. K. Dey A mathematical model and numerical study of platelet aggregation during blood clotting by A. L. Fogelson Computational methods for discontinuities in fluids by O. A. McBryan Problems and numerical methods of the incorporation of mountains in atmospheric models by F. Mesinger and Z. I. Janjic Discrete shocks for systems of conservation laws by D. Michelson Initial-boundary value problems for incomplete singular perturbations of hyperbolic systems by D. Michelson A mixed finite element method for $3d$ Navier-Stokes equations by J. C. Nedelec Stability of the flow around a circular cylinder to forced disturbances by V. A. Patel Some contributions to the modelling of discontinuous flows by P. Roe Techniques for numerical simulation of large-scale eddies in geophysical fluid dynamics by R. Sadourny Finite difference techniques for nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws by R. Sanders Conforming finite element methods for incompressible and nearly incompressible continua by L. R. Scott and M. Vogelius Vortex methods and turbulent combustion by J. A. Sethian Numerical solutions of rotating internal flows by C. G. Speziale High resolution TVD schemes using flux limiters by P. Sweby Stability of hyperbolic finite-difference models with one or two boundaries by L. N. Trefethen Matching the Navier-Stokes equations with observations by T. Gal-Chen Dynamics of flame propagation in a turbulent field by A. F. Ghoniem New stability criteria for difference approximations of hyperbolic initial-boundary value problems by M. Goldberg and E. Tadmor A modified finite element method for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations by P. M. Gresho Computational fusion magnetohydrodynamics by R. C. Grimm A finite amplitude eigenmode technique to solve and analyze nonlinear equations by R. Grotjahn Numerical boundary conditions by B. Gustafsson Numerical simulation in three space dimensions of time-dependent thermal convection in a rotating fluid by D. H. Hathaway and R. C. J. Somerville Static rezone methods for tensor-product grids by J. M. Hyman and M. J. Naughton A nonoscillatory shock capturing scheme using flux limited dissipation by A. Jameson Part 2: The use of spectral techniques in numerical weather prediction by M. Jarraud and A. P. M. Baede Improved flux calculations for viscous incompressible flow by the variable penalty method by H. Kheshgi and M. Luskin TVD schemes in one and two space dimensions by R. J. LeVeque and J. B. Goodman Upwind-difference methods for aerodynamic problems governed by the Euler equations by B. van Leer An MHD model of the earth's magnetosphere by C. C. Wu Application of TVD schemes for the Euler equations of gas dynamics by H. C. Yee, R. F. Warming, and A. Harten Recent applications of spectral methods in fluid dynamics by T. A. Zang and M. Y. Hussaini.


Acetolysis of dextran B-1299-S provides a preparative approach to crystalline u-kojibiose octaacetate. The latter was transformed via crystalline hepta-O-acetylct-kojibiosyl bromide into p-nitrophenyl and p-isothiocyanatophenyl /3-kojibiosides.


This paper studies the respective cultural effect on each language and the embodiment of the difference of each idiom.Also this paper shows the importance of understanding the cultural backgrounds in intercultural communication.


A clock recovery circuit has been successfully tested at frequencies up to 20 GHz. This cell is designed for a rapid-single-flux-quantum (RSFQ) telecommunication data switch. It serves to set the receiver clock in phase with the incoming digital signal. The circuit consists of a dc-to-SFQ converter, ring oscillator [(RO) is a closed-loop RSFQ Josephson transmission line], confluence buffer, and an 8-bit binary counter. The input signal transforms to SFQ pulses, and each pulse resets the phase of the ring oscillator, giving a locking time of 1 bit. Thus, the pull-in (capture) range and hold-in (tracking) range are the same, and strictly depend on the encoding of the input signal. This range is estimated to be about 1 GHz at frequency 20 GHz, if the sequence of consecutive ONEs or ZEROs does not exceed 20 bits. The quality factor QRO of ring oscillator is about 2000, which gives a jitter of 50 fs for a 35-junction RO. A sampling technique was used to demonstrate phase recovery (phase locking) with only one ...


The contemporary international investment legal regime represents the perfect embodiment of commercial cosmopolitanism. Foreign investors are protected by a thickening web of bilateral (and trilateral) investment and trade treaties that provide for expansive property rights backed by secluded, fragmented but powerful and growing international arbitration. The appropriation of human rights standards and jurisprudence to disproportionately protect foreign investors plays into the critique of legal cosmopolitanism. Paradoxically, the current patchwork is partially the result of a successful 'cosmopolitan from below' archetype championed by these critics. This paper begins by examining investment regimes, counter-resistance and their endurance. It then moves to examine various roads to refor, asking whether the theologies of resistance and liberation, 'cosmopolitanism to come', provide a way forward or whether we need to accept or even celebrate the realities of political economy and tread a more pragmatic, State-centric and transnational legal path.


Prior to the quantitative generation of design alternatives, the generation of qualitative structural forms considering the interrelationships of form-material-force is important in conceptual design stage. Therefore, the design of structural form considering force flow, and moreover the appreciation of the efficiency of the designed structural form is needed. This study will adopt the concept of graphic statics together with Maxwell's Theorem on load path for the development of new paradigm for conceptual design. Specifically, the use of graphic statics is to design structural forms considering force flow while the Maxwell's Theorem on load path for the estimation of structural form efficiency. The proposed design method in this study will help designers conceive innovative structural forms considering structural safety, material efficiency, and structural art altogether.


This paper talks about near-death experiences and their nature causing conflicts with the current view of the body and mind. The paper discusses different views about the nature of the human mind and body.


A number of statistical properties of a random, moving surface are obtained in the special case when the surface is Gaussian and isotropic. The results may be stated with special simplicity for a 'ring' spectrum when the energy in the spectrum is confined to one particular wavelength y. In particular, the average density of maxima per unit area equals pie/(2/3y2), and the average length, per unit area, of the contour drawn at the mean level equals pie/(/2y)


This paper presents a brief overview of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and considers ways to combine this treatment with pharmacological treatments of panic disorder. For example, CBT combined w ...


Engineers who want to improve the looks o f t h e i r r e p o r t s , i n s t r u c t i o n s h e e t s , newsletters, program and technical direc tories, and other printed material might cons ider the first software for desktop typesett ing with the IBM P C and a dotmatrix printer. The software package, called Type-SetIt, changes a PC equipped with the popular Hercules graphics card into a typesetter able to generate 1200 typefaces in 75 sizes, from 5/64 inch to 1 1/4 inches, such as these:


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The incidence of Heterobasidion annosum was examined in three young hybrid larch (Larix × eurolepis) plantations in southern Sweden that were established after felling Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands heavily infected by the fungus. The incidence of H. annosum was 7 %, 33 %, and 70 %, respectively, in the 2-, 3-, and 5-year-old plantations. In all plantations, H. annosum was the most frequent rot-causing fungus (81 %) and all isolates tested belonged to the P-intersterility group. No visible external differences between infected and healthy seedlings were found on any site. Both tap and lateral roots were infected by H. annosum. The results suggest that when hybrid larch is planted on sandy soils after clear felling of Norway spruce heavily infected by H. annosum, it is very susceptible to infection by H. annosum. Furthermore, transfer of H. annosum from infected stumps to hybrid larch occurs during the first few years after planting on scarified sites. In this study, scarification may have exacerbated the root disease situation and actually led to more early infections by distributing pieces inoculum across the sites.


Floriated like and nanobelt nanostructures of Zn3V2O7(OH)2(H2O)2 were successfully synthesized by a template-free hydrothermal route. The as-prepared floriated nanostructures were composed of 2D nanosheets, which intercrossed with each other through self-assembly. The influence of the hydrothermal temperature on the morphology and photocatalytic activities of products was systematically investigated. Significantly, this is the first time that Zn3V2O7(OH)2(H2O)2 was used as a photocatalyst for organic pollutant degradation under UV light irradiation. Moreover, Zn3V2O8 with porous nanostructures could be formed viacalcination of the corresponding Zn3V2O7(OH)2(H2O)2. It was found that the Zn3V2O8 nanostructure still possessed floriated like morphology and the pore sizes within the floriated were about 4 nm. All these characteristics were beneficial for the improvement of photocatalytic activity. The reaction constant (k) of the best quality Zn3V2O8 nanostructure was three times that of the sample prepared by solid-state reaction under visible-light irradiation.


Injection mould base manufacturing is a typical made-to-order production mode of less pitch and multi-types.Effective tracing is much concerned among mould industry.Three kinds of typical production tracing methods used in mould manufacturing enterprise are analyzed. The system structure,main functions and the user operation interface design are investigated.With the recording of all the plates' beginning and ending time at every work spot,all the statistic information can be gotten and analyzed on line instantly and the production progress state can be easily monitored and enquired.The software system is developed on J2EE platform by adopting B/S structure and SQL Server.


This paper describes an algorithm developed to improve the accuracy of Multiple-Sensor Weigh-in-Motion systems. A multilayer feedforward Neural Network is used to combine the output from the individual sensors into one improved estimate of static gross or axle weight. Simulated traffic data indicated that the neural network was largely unaffected by the introduction of a bias in the sensor readings and that different training sets did not influence the results greatly. The addition of noise caused a slight loss of accuracy. Experimental data from a field trial in France showed that the neural network can produce results with a higher degree of accuracy than the simple average method.


This study presents a technology for determining the dynamic parameters of the foundation structures of radio telescopes by a non-contact method based on the use of laser vibration measuring equipment. The main results of a dynamic process analysis are described. The research was carried out in the form of microdynamic tests of foundation structures with the determination of natural oscillation periods based on lower vibrational forms. Measurements of natural vibrations of radio telescope foundations under applied shock were performed, followed by spectral mapping of vibrational processes. The tests were carried out using a tachometric laser vibrometer RSV-150 included in the register of vibration measuring equipment in Russia. Spectral mappings were obtained using Fourier transforms implemented in software packages of the hardware developers. The dynamic features of radio tele-scope foundations are formalized in the form of spectral maps of the initial records of vibrational proc-esses. The method of microdynamic tests using a vibration meter is presented, along with the principles of its operation and the sequence of numerical processing of records of dynamic processes imple-mented on a personal computer using frequency displays of natural vibrations of structures. The values of natural vibration frequencies obtained as a result of measurements confirmed the rigidity and integ-rity of foundation piles. Pronounced solitary peaks of natural vibration frequencies point to the form of natural vibrations of structures as single-mass systems with the absence of deformational forms of vi-brations in the foundation body.


Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors based on attenuated total reflection (ATR) have been widely used in biochemistry and genetic engineering, because it is a sensitive and label-free method. The dimension of the sensing probe is millimeters or more, so that the required amount of a sample solution is more than 100 μL even if a micro chamber is used. For multifunctional biosensing applications, therefore, a small biosensing platform is needed. We employed localized surface plasmons (LSPs) in gold nanostructures, instead of the conventional ATR-based SPR, to realize such small sensing probes. A few works on biosensing developed in our research group will be shown in this paper. One is a fabrication method of gold nanoparticles by annealing of thin gold film less than 10 nm thick. The optimized condition for producing nanoparticles for biosensing applications is discussed. The other is a sensitive optical fiber biosensor based on LSPs in gold nanoparticles. This optical fiber biosensor has advantages: easy handling and remote sensing. These merits come from the fact that the sensor probe is formed at the endface of a standard multimode optical fiber whose core diameter is 50 μm. Instead of such a small probe area, it has similar sensitivity to that of the ATR-based SPR sensors. This optical fiber biosensor enables us to perform biosensing with a sample solution of less than 100 nL. Finally we show biosensing based on nonlinear optics. Second-harmonic generation is one of the secondorder nonlinear optical phenomena and is a surface sensitive phenomenon. Here we show that it provides us a highly sensitive way for biosensing.


Objective To discuss therapy of high complex anal fistula.Methods Divided 83 patients into two groups.Therapy group have 58 patients using multiple incisions by using incision-thread-drawing procedure to high complex anal fistula,other 25 patients using hemi-thread drawing exclusion therapy.Results After operation 0.5~6 years,there is a significant differences between two groups.Conclusion Multiple incisions by using incision-thread-drawing procedure to high complex anal fistula can shorten treatment total time and decline the rate of post-operative complications and recurrence


The authors describe experiences with the redesign of fans and exhausters with a view to increasing their efficiency and wear resistance. The use of modern economically efficient, aerodynamic configurations with backward curved blades is discussed. A method for the design and evaluation of the strength and rigidity of impellers has been tested on machines in continuous operation.


of their liberty. Las Casas however rightly maintained that this was contrary to Christian teaching and it is pleasing to note that in a solemn debate at Valladolid, Las Casas' views carried the day. In practice however Las Casas failed to secure the reforms for which he had worked all his life—the vested interests were too strong. Nevertheless, the ideas which he championed deeply affected subsequent royal policy in the Indies and the worst abuses of the encomienda system were abolished soon afterwards. This essay achieves its purpose of showing how the practice of statesmen can be modified by the ideas of intellectuals and enthusiasts, and of demonstrating the political and, above all, the moral dangers of Imperialism. J.B.O.


Objective To study the expression of AQP5 and ERK protein in colorectal cancer and their correla-tion with the progression of colorectal cancer. Methods Expression of AQP5 and ERK proteins were detected by microtissue array and immunohistochemistry in 60 samples of colorectal cancer tissue and 20 mucosal samples of colorectal tissue, 5cm far away from the colorectal cancer tissue. AQP5 protein expression was compared with the clinico-pathologic parameters related to ERK protein. Results The positive expression rate of AQP5 was sig-nificantly higher in colorectal cancer tissue(53.3%) than that of in colorectal mucosa (0%), P0.05. The expres-sion of AQP5 was related with the loss of tumor differentiation, lymph node metastasis and TNM stage (P0.05). The expresion of AQP5 increased with the depth of tumor invasion, the lymph node metastasis and TNM stage. The positive expression rate of ERK was higher in colorectal cancer tissue(55.0%) than that of in colorectal mu-cosa(20%), P0.05, and also increased with the depth of tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis and TNM stage. AQP5 was positively related with the expression of ERK in colorectal cancer (C=0.745, P0.05). Conclusions The expression level of AQP5 is closely related to the biological behavior of colorectal cancer. Its higher expres-sion may be promote Ras/ERK/Rb signaling pathways, resulting in carcinogenesis, invasion and metastasis.


The control mechanisms involved in implantation can be divided into those operating from outside the uterus and intracellular controls within the organ. The hormones of the ovary ensure that uterine preparation is synchronized with the presence of a mature blastocyst in the uterine lumen, whilst the intracellular controls regulate and integrate the changes which take place within the organ and between it and the blastocyst. A prominent feature of these changes in many species is the transformation of the connective tissue stromal cells into specialized decidual cells in which the blastocyst comes to lie, either by passing through the uterine epithelium or by degeneration of the epithelium around it. This transformation will be referred to as the decidual cell reaction (DCR).


Program music became popular as the product of music and literature in the 19th century, which was the era of integrated art. It gained recognition as the genre which expressed literary spirit of Romanticism most effectively. Robert Schumann (1810-56) is the representative composer of Romanticism who combined his literary talent with music, leading to the creation of program music. Among his early piano cycles, Carnaval op. 9 is the piece which fully demonstrates the connection with literature and this is evident in the program of the work. Consisting of 21 sections, the piece has each movement with the program which describes scenes of carnivals Schumann has named. However, all programs do not match with the title ``carnaval`` content-wise and representative programs include ``Sphinx``, ``Butterfly`` and ``Dancing Letters.`` Also, in the arrangement of programs shows ambiguity, leaving the listeners sensing unnatural quality in the piece. This study began with the question that the work is not simply a program music that describes carnivals. It was designed to associate the ambiguity of the work with German writer, Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763-1825). The purpose of this study is to examine composer`s real intention and purpose in the work. Specific goals include exploring the work in depth from various angles including the interpretation of various programs including ``Sphinx``, the impact of Johann Paul`s literary works, multilayered meaning and symbolism of programs and arrangements. Johann Paul is a writer who has influenced Schumann`s music the most. In this study, his literary characteristics were examined from six aspects such as contrasting dual figure structure, quotation, short story, suggestion and mystery, satire and humor and breakaway. The ambiguity in the program of Carnaval op. 9 is newly examined in connection with literary characteristics of Johann Paul. It was founded that ``Sphinx``, ``Butterfly`` and ``Dancing Letters`` are the intended devices placed by Schumann to suggest the most important theme of the piece. Moreover, the hidden intention behind character programs and the arrangement ofprograms is multilayered and implied in a symbolic manner. In short, Carnaval op. 9 resembles the air of carnivals with the description of clowns in masks and dance balls. However in reality, it is a ``literary-musical`` work with the critique and satire of the societyat the time and the composer`s own story behind elaborate images such as ``masks`` and ``clowns.``


ON THE 10th of February, 1933, Thomas Mann delivered his last lecture on German soil, reading the Leiden und Gr8i3e Richard Wagners in the Auditorium maximum of the University of Munich. As early as 1911 he had written: "Was ich Richard Wagner an Kunstgliick und Kunsterkenntnis verdanke, kann ich nie vergessen und sollte ich mich noch so weit im Geiste von ihm entfernen."' Wagner's influence is reflected conspicuously in his early works. Moreover Thomas Mann acknowledged this debt and on numerous occasions paid direct tribute. It was but natural that Thomas Mann's name became linked in the public mind with that of Wagner. When in 1933 Germany as well as France, Holland, and Belgium planned celebrations in commemoration of the fiftieth year of the composer's death, the principal speaker selected was Thomas Mann. Could there have been a more fitting choice! In order to present the Wagner speech in Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam, Thomas Mann left Germany February 11, expecting to return some months later. In April he arrived in Switzerland for a brief rest. The German domestic picture had changed considerably since his departure. The Reichstag had been burned and the present regime had been consolidating its power. Nevertheless Thomas Mann was planning to return to Germany, but was dissuaded by Mrs. Mann and by his daughter Erika, who, however, made a last visit to their Munich home in order to secure the completed portion of the Joseph manuscript. From Munich she telephoned that the "weather was very bad." Erika urged her father to remain in Switzerland to await developments. Thomas Mann became reconciled to spending the next few months away from home, for he hoped the developments in Germany might be transitory. The date of their departure from Germany remained fixed in the minds of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Mann for it also marked their wedding anniversary. Months lengthened into years, and during the five years from 1933 to 1938 his home was in Kiissnacht at the Vierwaldstlittersee. Thus was the beginning of his exile. The first of a series of trips to America was made in 1934. In 1936 Thomas Mann was again in America, this time to accept an honorary degree from Harvard. He had been reluctant to interrupt his work to undertake this trip, and


Due to the significant increase of using web-based data services and a wide range of AJAX technology is adopted and applied, Mashup-based integration is expanding its service range constantly.Through this process it creates more opportunity for the network applications as well as added values for the users.Mashup use cases could be for instance classified according to the used application types,They can be divided into mapping Mashups,pictures and video Mashups,search and shopping Mashups,News Mashups.Nowadays,the more applications with Mashup technology in different areas,it brings to a highly dynamic and creative new areas,and therefore it has considerable longterm developments.


A fast rotation-driven structure for a screwdriver comprises a connecting bar, a grab handle, a regulation set and a rotation-driven mechanism. The regulation set and the rotation-driven mechanism are arranged on one end where the connecting bar and the grab handle are in combined connection, and the rotation-driven mechanism is fixed to one body with the connecting bar, which comprises a fixed ring, a big gear, a plurality of small gears and a braking element, wherein the fixed ring is sleeved on a proper position of a surrounding surface of an external sleeve body, and the braking element is fixed on an end part of the external body, and an inner edge of the braking element is hollow and is provided with latches in a ring, and the big gear and the small gear are pivot arranged in the latches and being meshed together, and an outer edge of the braking element is provided with a plurality of pushing-stopping parts in concave and convex alternation, and the pushing-stopping parts are nested with locking grooves of the grab handle, which drives a bar body to rotate in the same direction whatever direction the grab handle is rotated.


The Familiar Stranger Phenomenon in Public Transportation Viewed from the Big Five Personality Traits ABSTRACT The familiar stranger phenomenon is a unique social phenomenon in urban life and the common characteristic: familiar with a number people's faces but never interacting. This research using descriptive research design. The responses of 31 participants were collected from open-ended questions and Big Five Inventory scale, then analyzed using "open coding" categorizing strategy and statistical descriptive analysis. Results found that familiar stranger phenomenon caused by feeling familiarity, unique activities, different appearances, that are interesting to observe. Reluctance to interact caused by lack of desire, indifference, strange feelings, and self-security.The participants had high scores on openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness. Extraversion scores are in the medium and high categories. Neuroticism score was found in the moderate category. Result of personality trait analysis describes the public transportation of KRL Commuter Line users as individuals who tend to be easily attracted, curious, sympathetic and happy when observing familiar strangers. Reluctance to interact with familiar stranger may be caused by the failure to find strong rational reasons. Cautious and planned behavior tends to influence individuals to be reluctant to interact with familiar stranger.


This paper designs the entrance control system for the comprehensive practical training workshop,using RFID technology and using 89E58 as the key controller,and presents a program of hardware and software for the system.This system can identify the user card information and code and provides a real-time monitoring on the entry into and exit from the workshop through bus.


Cloud Computing handles the computation and storage needs in an efficient and cost-effective manner. One of the emerging research area in the cloud computing is scheduling of workloads. In this paper, we present a comprehensive survey on workload scheduling in cloud computing environment. In particular, we focus on summarizing the scheduling methods, type of workloads and considered QoS parameters along with the comments on each selected studies. Furthermore, we have analyzed several workload scheduling approaches to find out the recent research trends. In addition, we have highlighted possible future research directions in this research area. One of the important finding of the survey is that, most of the approaches failed in providing adaptive scheduling policies. In future, context information such as cost, energy, workload pattern, network cost, etc can be considered to make workload scheduling policies more adaptive.


Abstract : A laboratory experiment has been conducted to investigate the effect on eight subjects of 3-hour exposures to vertical vibration, and to compare the results with the recommendations for maintaining efficiency of the International Standard ISO 2631 - 'Guide for the evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration'. The vibration used was 5Hz vertical, with an acceleration level of 1.2m/sq s rms. Four tasks were used, audio vigilance, visual search, compensatory tracking by hand and handwriting. Effects on sight and hearing were checked at the beginning and end of each session. Based on average results, little evidence was found to support the time-dependency of the limits specified for 5Hz in the International Standard in that little fatigue effect was discovered. There was, however, an immediate appreciable decrement in performance of three out of the four tasks as a direct effect of the vibration, suggesting that the short-term nominal limit specified (2.8m/sq s rms for 1- 4min) is too high, for the particular tasks used.


OVERVIEW: a. The Art of Regulatory Science. What engineers should know about the regulatory process. Getting your class 1 or 2 device market cleared in the US. b. What about Europe. CE mark, Notified Bodies, Competent Authorities and other interesting facts. c. Regulatory pitfalls.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


The Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of The Wilson Ornithological Society was held Thursday, 3 1 May to Sunday, 3 June 1984 at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The meeting was held jointly with the annual meeting of the Carolina Bird Club, and was hosted by the University and by the Lower Cape Fear Bird Club. Dr. James Pamell chaired the Local Committee on Arrangements, which consisted of: Bill Adams, Walter Biggs, Robin Bjork, Jane Bracket, Dick Dillaman, Dargan Frierson, Mark Galizio, Courtney Hackney, Julie Hovis, Kitty Kosh, Jan Sumerel, Greg Massey, Frances Needham, Mark Shields, David Webster, Bill Woodhouse, and Sally Zimmerman. The meeting began with a wine and cheese reception for participants at the University Union on Thursday evening. Friday there were early morning field trips, after which the First Business Meeting was held. The Society was welcomed by Dr. Daniel Plyler, Dean of Arts and Sciences. President Jerome A. Jackson responded for the Society. After the first business meeting, the paper sessions began. There were several memorable events, in addition to the scientific paper sessions, during the meeting: a wine and cheese reception was held in the courtyard of the University Union Thursday evening; on Friday evening a Shrimp-a-roo, a local specialty featuring dining on boiled shrimp at the beach, was held at the Ft. Fisher Marine Resources Center; there were films, and also a display of wildlife art by Carolina artists; the spouses' program included tours of Poplar Grove Plantation, the Wilmington waterfront area, the battleship U.S.S. North Carolina, and historic homes of Wilmington. Workshops on several ornithological topics were a special attraction of this meeting. These workshops and their leaders were: bird photography, by Ken Taylor; raptor rehabilitation, by Richard Brown; seabird identification, by David Lee and Gilbert Grant; and techniques of wood carving, by Neal Conoley. Field trips to local birding areas were organized every morning of the meeting. On Sunday, there were trips to the Green Swamp, to the Lower Cape Fear River, and to Holly Shelter, as well as a day-long pelagic cruise. The annual banquet was held on Saturday night in the University Union. After the banquet John Henry Dick presented a program on wildlife of India. At the banquet, President Jackson announced these awards:


We consider several aspects of high-order harmonic generation in solids: the effects of elastic and inelastic scattering, varying pulse characteristics and inclusion of material-specific parameters through a realistic band structure. We reproduce many observed characteristics of high harmonic generation experiments in solids including the formation of only odd harmonics in inversion-symmetric materials, and the nonlinear formation of high harmonics with increasing field. We find that the harmonic spectra are fairly robust against elastic and inelastic scattering. Furthermore, we find that the pulse characteristics can play an important role in determining the harmonic spectra.


Studies of experimental tumor and tissue lo causation and renal clearance in mice of 67@j. chloride, citrate, lactate, and iron-DTPA reveal significant differences between the 67Ga-iron. three compounds show slower renal clearance and higher tumor nudlide content. The tumor to-brain ratios remain good during the time of study. ratios There is zig with time. Subtle differences between


Title Age and Geochemistry of the Charlestown Group, Ireland: Implications for the Grampian-Taconic Orogeny and Regional Mineral Potential Authors(s) Herrington, Richard J.; Hollis, Steven P.; Cooper, Mark; et al. Publication date 2015-11-04 Conference details 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1-4 November, 2015 Publisher The Geological Society of America Link to online version https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2015AM/webprogram/Paper265473.html Item record/more information http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8178


ANSYS finite element model of the compressor pipeline system was developed to investigate the dynamic behavior of the pipe and define the places of high vibration. ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL) was used for modeling. The calculation results of the model allow us to define high vibration areas and sound pressure level of the pipeline. In order to reduce high vibroacoustic parameters the vibration dampers were installed in the places with highest vibration amplitude. The model of vibration damper was included in the model of pipeline system. The calculation re-sults of the vibration and pulsation of pipeline system with and without dampers were demon-strated effectiveness of the dampers.


Microbial metabolism in Reservoir 29, an acid (pH 3) strip mine lake in the Greene-Sullivan State Forest, Indiana, was studied. There were active populations of algae and heterotrophic bacteria in the lake. Algal productivity was relatively low, presumably because of the poor nutritional status of the lake. Bacterial sulfate reduction in the sediments of Reservoir 29 was extensively studied, because this process can neutralize acidity. The reduction of sulfate was biologically mediated, because it had a temperature optimum of 37 C. Hydrogen gas was the only electron donor that stimulated sulfate reduction at pH 3; organic acids.


Scholarship within the field of international criminal justice has increasingly turned towards expressivist strands of thought, characterised by a concern for the didactic qualities of international criminal courts. Taking expressivism as its point of departure, this paper critically examines the expressive limits of international criminal justice. Specifically, the paper examines the extent to which international criminal courts have been expressively constrained both in their ability to alleviate the traumas of victims and in their receptivity to the local cultural values of conflict-affected communities. The paper argues that a critical reflection on the expressive limits of international criminal courts, paying particular attention to their retributive core and cultural assumptions, can help such institutions better navigate the complex terrain in which they operate, reducing aspirations concerning what they should be expected to achieve in practice and improving their legitimacy amongst local communities.


Apparent partition coefficient in octanol-water and binding percentage to BSA of ~(153)Sm-NTMP, ~(153)Sm-HEDTMP, ~(153)Sm-DCTMP, ~(153)Sm-EDTMP, ~(153)Sm-DTPMP, ~(113,117) Sn~m-EDTMP, ~(113,117) Sn~m-HEDTMP, ~(113,117) Sn~m-DTPMP are measured. The results show that there is a linear relationship between the relative magnitude of the apparent partition coefficient in octanol-watetr and the relative magnitude of the binding percentage to BSA of these ~(153)Sm(~(113,117)Sn~m) complexes. This linear relationship provides a new method for determination of the apparent partition coefficient in octanol-water of ~(153)Sm(~(113,117)Sn~m) complexes of this kind. This linear relationship also implicates that hydrophobic force plays an important role in the binding of ~(153)Sm(~(113,117)Sn~m)complexes to BSA.


14128 Background: ECO-4601 is a structurally novel farnesylated dibenzodiazepinone with broad μM in vitro cytotoxic activity, and in vivo antitumor efficacy in rat glioma, hormone-independent human...


Let H be a Hilbert space,Ai:D(Ai)=H→2H be maximal monotone operators,i=1,2,…,N.Motivated by the iterative methods studied by Rockafellar and Mann,two sufficient and necessary conditions that two new iterative schemes with errors which are strongly convergent to the common zero point for a family of finite maximal monotone operators are given.


Faridabad city is the biggest urban agglomeration of the Haryana State consisting of the old municipal town of Faridabad, Ballabgarh, and the New Industrial Town (NIT). The city has been divided into 35 wards. An attempt has been madeto assess the cumulative impact of various criteria which have been selected in order to evaluate the status of vulnerability to solid waste of different urban wards in spatial perspective. A total of eight criteria were selected and considered for ward wise vulnerability assessment.Composite Z-score indexis obtained to assess thelevel of vulnerability. There is a significant spatial variation in the level of vulnerability in Municipal Corporation Faridabad (MCF). Old part of the city and industrial areas and low lying areas along river Yamuna in the eastern most part are high to very high vulnerable. Contrarily, very low vulnerability areas are either hilly areas in the north westof the city or occupied by high income group population along the national highway- 2 where solid waste management practices are better.


This paper analyzes the money demand function for Malawi during the period of 1985-2010 using monthly data. During the sample period, several structural changes occurred in the economy. Most of these changes were ignited by the structural adjustment programs that started in the late 1980s, then came the move to plural politics in the early 1990s. This was followed by structural reforms in the financial sector. In the very recent past, there has been an increase in real economic activity as measured by strong growth in real GDP in the years after 2002 and the financial innovations within the banking system after the year 2000. These factors do not seem to have affected the stability of the demand for money and hence increasing the probability of success for the conduct of monetary policy. Cointegration test results indicate a long-run relationship amongst real money balances, prices, income, exchange rate, Treasury bill rate and financial innovation. While all variables significantly influence money demand in the long-run, short-run policy must be directed at increasing financial innovation, open market activities and improving the productivity of the economy to provide higher return on alternative investments.


Due to the anatomical proximity of the last ileal loop and the bladder, Crohn's disease can affect the urinary tract by the formation of an Enterovesical Fistula (EVF). Although rare, it represents a complication with a potential impact on the patient's quality of life and it is often difficult to manage. In addition to the Computed Tomographic (CT) findings, several other examinations can contribute to the diagnosis of EVF, which calls for adequate management based on disconnection of the digestive tract from the bladder and maintenance of medical treatment. Despite therapeutic advances in the context of Crohn's disease, the EVF remains a surgical indication. The present case reported is of a successfully managed EVF which was revealed by fecaluria aiming to emphasise the clinical aspects and various diagnostic tools with a special mention of the key role of medical imaging in the diagnostic process and the surgical management.


Being reviewed the developing experience of the dynamic force identification for mechanical vibration, an overview is presented about the research on present situation and concealed problems.In accordance with the characteristics of short time and nonstationary, it is pointed out in the paper that the force identification models with high accuracy could be established by utilizing those advantages of the theories at the leading edges for signal analysis and processing, such as modal filter, wavelet analysis and fractals. The research direction in this field is prospected as well.


The tax code, at present, affords great discretion to the IRS in enforcing its individual provisions. This discretion contributes to distrust among taxpayers, bureaucratic inefficiency, and waste. By allocating funding for specific tax programs, Congress can restore trust, streamline the tax process, and make wiser use of taxpayer dollars.


This review deals with stereoselective acetate aldol reactions mediated by metal enolates. It summarizes recent advances in aldol additions of unsubstituted metal enolates that either incorporate chiral auxiliaries, stoichiometric Lewis acids, or catalytic Lewis acids or bases, or act in substrate-controlled reactions. These approaches provide stereocontrolled aldol transformations that allow the efficient synthesis of structurally complex natural products.


The study on the physical properties of fired perforated brick in Nantong mainly from water absorption, bulk density and compressive strength has been accomplished. The physical properties of fired perforated brick which were manufactured under the different RH (relative air humidity) have been compared, and the analysis of the RH (relative air humidity) influence on the physical properties of fired perforated brick has been concluded. The results showed that, the water absorption and compressive strength of products which have been produced under the condition that the RH was about 50% were higher, but the bulk density was lower.


In this article I show how the characters of Yawar fiesta (1941), by Jose Maria Arguedas, are characterized by contrasts, Indians, whites and mestizos a...


IntroductionIn Japan, edoxaban has been used for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) since June 2011. Edoxaban is an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, ...


A teaching management information system to the creditsystem is introduced.The design and the implementation of the system are discussed from all the respects,such as structure,system functions,and the configure of software and hardware.This paper analyses the mostly difficultise and provides the resolvents.The security issues are mainly discussed at the end of the paper.


In this study, the sorption capacity of limestone samples for CO2 was investigated to determine the conditions under which they can be used in the high-temperature carbonate loop process. For the work, limestone samples from the Czech Republic were used, which contained a high proportion of CaO (more than 97 wt.%). A total of 20 cycles of calcination (950 °C) and subsequent CO2 sorption–carbonation (650 °C) were performed for each limestone sample tested. The sorption capacity towards CO2 in the 20th cycle was less than 10% of the value determined in the first carbonation cycle of the samples and the most significant decrease was observed between the first and second cycles. The highest sorption capacity was determined for the Branžovy sample, which captured 268 mL of CO2/per 1 g of sorbent by chemisorption. Only 15 mL of carbon dioxide per 1 g of sorbent was bound by physisorption. However, in repeated use, the Vitošov limestone had the highest sorption capacity for CO2. For all samples, the amount of carbon dioxide bound by physisorption was in the range of 4 to 10% of the amount bound by chemisorption. Due to sintering of the material, the BET specific surface area decreased by 95 to 96%.


The importance of brands have been more and more referred to, as result of the increase o competitiveness and of the need of organizations to show the differences and to aggregate value to their products and services. On the other hand, the concept of Brand Equity for the consumer has been strongly quoted in the existing literature by distinguished authors in this field (AAKER, 2000; KAPFERER, 2004), but there are only few empiric studies that try to measure it, verifying its impact on the consumer's purchasing intent. Through two surveys with about 760 questionnaires that were preceded by a qualitative exploratory phase the study was aimed in validating a scale of Brand Equity for the automotive sector. The scale that was created revealed to have good psychometric proprieties. Next, during the search for a nomological validity, it was possible to observe the impact of the brand equity in the customer's purchasing intent. This paper also suggests the development of the BEI (Brand Equity Index), capable of comparing several different brands and evaluating their attractiveness. The high correlation between the BEI, the purchasing intention and the actual automobile sales volume, corroborates to point out their capacity as a predictor of market transactions. The results also contribute to the marketing managers, since they show significant managing implications of the brand equity, enabling them to identify the dimensions which are considered relevant in the client's choice of an automobile's brand.  The proposed methodology can be applied in other sectors of the economy, amplifying therefore the contribution of this paper.


Nowadays, coastal areas are exposed to multiple hazards of increasing severity, such as coastal floods, erosion, subsidence due to a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors, including climate change and urbanisation. In order to cope with these challenges, new remote sensing monitoring solutions are required that are based on knowledge extraction and state of the art machine learning solutions that provide insights into the related physical mechanisms and allow the creation of innovative Decision Support Tools for managing authorities. In this paper, a novel user-friendly monitoring system is presented, based on state-of-the-art remote sensing and machine learning approaches. It uses processes for collecting and analysing data from various heterogeneous sources (satellite, in-situ, and other auxiliary data) for monitoring land cover and land use changes, coastline changes soil erosion, land deformations, and sea/ground water level. A rule-based Decision Support System (DSS) will be developed to evaluate changes over time and create alerts when needed. Finally, a WebGIS interface allows end-users to access and visualize information from the system. Experimental results deriving from various datasets are provided to assess the performance of the proposed system, which is implemented within the EPIPELAGIC bilateral Greece-China project. The system is currently being installed in the Greek case study area, namely Thermaikos Gulf in Thessaloniki, Greece.


Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is one of the most common and widely used spectroscopic techniques. Absorbing groups in the infrared region absorb within a certain wavelength region. The absorption peaks within this region are usually sharper when compared with absorption peaks from the ultraviolet and visible regions. In this way, IR spectroscopy can be very sensitive to determination of functional groups within a sample since different functional group absorbs different particular frequency of IR radiation. Also, each molecule has a characteristic spectrum often referred to as the fingerprint. A molecule can be identified by comparing its absorption peak to a data bank of spectra. IR spectroscopy is very useful in the identification and structure analysis of a variety of substances, including both organic and inorganic compounds. It can also be used for both qualitative and quantitative analysis of complex mixtures of similar compounds.


This study aimed to define the comparative economics of Kharif and summer paddy production in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. The four villages were selected from two blocks namely, Rudri and Hatkeshar from Dhamtari block, Silouti and Joratrai from Kurud block to collect the required information on comparative economics of Kharif and summer production of paddy crop. The study is confined to paddy crop which is the major field crop of Chhattisgarh and it is popularly known as the "Rice bowl of India". The growers were classified as marginal (0- 1.0 ha), small (1.1 < 2.0 ha), medium (2.1 < 4.0 ha) and large farmers (above 4 ha). The average cost of production per quintal of Kharif paddy was worked out to Rs. 581.61 and summer paddy was Rs. 497.93. The input-output ratio of Kharif paddy was worked out to 1:2.87 and for summer paddy was 1:2.55. The results of this study portray an encouraging picture of the current state of paddy production at farm level. A positive association between adoption rates of improved inputs and profitability of the new paddy technology was evident. High rate of adoption of HYVs of paddy was mainly due to the irrigation facilities and farmers willingness to increase the per unit productivity of land resources.


PURPOSE:To develop a folded plate roof, in which an end-section receiving material such as an eave gutter, an end rail, etc., is held stably and a folded plate roof sheathing is not deformed plastically and which has excellent durability and design properties. CONSTITUTION:Inward projected engaging sections 35 and outward projected fitting sections 36 are formed to the side sections 31 of a folded plate roof sheathing 3, and mounting sections 42 are, extended to lower sections from the roof-surface outsides of the long-sized support sections 41 of holding members 4 positioned inside the folded plate roof sheathing 3. Engaging pieces 45 engaged with the engaging sections 35 are formed to the support sections 41 while fixing sections 46 fixed to tight frames 2 fastened to a body 1 are shaped inside a roof surface, and engaging sections 63 fitted to the fitting sections 36 are formed to cap members 6 capped to the side sections 31.


A study was done of high school students' perceptions of gender bias on classroom management. Using an 8-item survey instrument developed from ideas presented by several classroom management experts and teachers, 198 female and 156 male high school students were surveyed. Students rated two teachers, identified only by gender, on each survey item. The students chose teachers who they felt fit the instrument's description of having a well-disciplined class. The results indicate that female teachers were more likely to be chosen as effective disciplinarians by female students, and male teachers were more likely to be chosen by male students. Female teachers were rated higher than were male teachers on four survey items. Male instructors were rated higher than female teachers on only one item. Female instructors were rated equal to or higher than male instructors on seven survey items. Also, the number of female teachers chosen as effective disciplinarians increased at each grade level. The only negative for female teachers discovered by this study was the belief that women are more likely to become frustrated than men. Included are copies of a letter to teachers, the survey instrument, and 26 references. (JB) *******************-a************************************************0*a Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. EFFECT OF STUDENT MAWR BIAS TOWARD THE IIVTRICTOR ON CLASSROOM MANAGENEAT AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL Kenneth D. VanOostendorp In partial fulfillment Of the requirement for Master of Arts in Secondary Education Siena Heights College Adrian, Michigan December 1991 U.O. DEPA5T/8E14T OF EDUCATION ()furl? M E eluLat,onal liesrefth and )mpffnvement xfSD ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMAtIOSI CI !VIER tFRIC1 Ins ocwurnont hes been reproduced de Mewed horn Ine peffiOn 0? orgen.tation breiersatmg ti r Minor changes have been mode 10 iinprove fejobdurtten Oaulay a Ppm/9 of vier, of opmiene Staled in Thi5 dor u ment do f1471 necassonly ref:1,0,er( (Mira) OE R NM tOT, ai 1)(11,ty 'PERMISSION TO REPHODUCE THIS MA1ER1M. HAS BEEN GRANTED BY -------TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES


of labour, but, when combined with low concentrations of local anaesthetics, analgesia with minimal motor and autonomic block is achieved. Such reductions in motor block can allow unaided maternal mobilisation during effective epidural analgesia (Naulty et al. 1989). Although many units still use repeated bolus epidural administration to provide analgesia, other techniques are becoming more popular. With continuous epidural infusions, more constant pain relief is achieved, whilst the potential side effects of bolus administration, such as maternal hypotension and large subarachnoid or intravascular injection, are avoided (Gaylard 1990). Reduction in the total dose of local anaesthetic can be achieved again by a continuous infusion of an opioid combined with a low dose of local anaesthetic. To allow the mother more control over her analgesia, patient controlled epidural analgesia has been tried in several centres. This technique has been shown to produce excellent analgesia and high maternal satisfaction (Gambling et al. 1988), although it would appear to offer few advantages over current infusion regimes. It is now widely agreed that withholding epidural analgesia in the second stage does not affect the instrumental delivery rate and only increases maternal distress. When using a top-up technique it has been shown to be beneficial to administer a bolus dose early in the second stage (Phillips et al. 1983), and there is now evidence to suggest that infusions can be maintained through the second stage without adversely affecting delivery (Chesnut et al. 1988). Thus with many different techniques of managing epidural analgesia in-labour combined with increasing number of drugs now administered producing quite different clinical effects, it is no longer acceptable to place epidural analgesia as a single entity in a woman's obstetric history. Robin Russell Felicity Reynolds Anaesthetic Department St Thomas Hospital London


Using GIS software and combining with the distribution of street population,accessibility of garden green space and citizens' convenience of every street of the city proper of Nanjing are quantitatively analyzed.Results show that the whole accessibility of garden green space of Nanjing is good but bad in some zones.Most of the regions can be arrived within 15minutes on foot,10minutes by non-motorized vehicles and 5minutes by motorized vehicles.Fine-accessibility zones mainly distribute in Xuanwu,Gulou,Baxia and Qinhuai,while bad-accessibility zones mainly distribute at the edge of the city proper such as streets of Honghua,Guanghua and Shuangzha and so on.Results of convenience of residents of every street show that most of the streets are relative convenient that the nearest garden green space can be reached in 15minutes on foot,10minutes by non-motor vehicle or 5minutes by motor vehicle at the street level.Based on above analysis,four factors on the green space accessibility are summed up:quality of garden green space,condition of traffic network,means of transportation and distribution of citizens.


In this article I propose that questions about the nature of contemporary Sufism, especially in Western contexts, can be addressed with further precision and nuance by shifting the focus from Sufism's relationship to Islam, to its relationship to shari'a, or Islamic law (fiqh). As very few questioned Sufism's Islamic nature prior to the modern period, this analytical shift offers the advantage of contextualizing contemporary debates about Sufism within the much richer history of intra-Islamic difference over Sufism and shari'a. I suggest that traditional Sufi-shari'a conceptions, though varied in nature, can be categorized for analytical purposes as (a) juristic, (b) supersessionist, and (c) formless Sufism. I propose these terms not as archetypal categories, but rather as a tentative template for mapping Sufi approaches to the shari'a, which can allow us to better appreciate how contemporary Western Sufi orientations towards the shari'a reflect premodern tendencies.


The utility model relates to a distribution control ware of integrated torque and actuating system, including main control unit and a plurality of driver that is used for driving motor, main control unit passes through control network and links to each other with a plurality of drivers, the motor number of pass links to each other with the driver according to the repayment line. The utility model discloses in the twinkling of an eye, the driver separately that will give many motors sends the torque instruction after obtaining the instruction to make a plurality of motors produce the biggest gyroscopic moment simultaneously.


An aerial radiological survey was conducted over a 194-square- kilometer (75-square-mile) area encompassing the central portion of the Savannah River Site (SRS). The survey was flown during February 10--27, 1987. These radiological measurements were used as baseline data for the central area and for determining the extent of man-made radionuclide distribution. Previous SRS surveys included small portions of the area; the 1987 survey was covered during the site- wide survey conducted in 1979. Man-made radionuclides (including cobalt-60, cesium-137, protactinium-234m, and elevated levels of uranium-238 progeny) that were detected during the survey were typical of those produced by the reactor operations and material processing activities being conducted in the area. The natural terrestrial radiation levels were consistent with those measured during prior surveys of other SRS areas. 1 refs., 4 figs.


Ethical arguments related to childhood obesity policies raised during the 2010 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) symposium (1-7) sharpen our awareness of complex and fundamental questions about the functions of society and how policies are defined and implemented to benefit different entities. As solutions unfold, winners and losers will emerge, just as winners and losers emerge when society fails to find solutions and keeps the status quo, which is unacceptable. Even if child and adolescent obesity rates now leveled off, the high prevalence would have far-reaching, adverse effects on the health and fitness of current and future generations and, therefore, on the economic and social health of the entire society (3).


Large diamonds have been synthesized in FeNiCo-C system under HPHT conditions.Diamonds of type Ⅰb or Ⅱa grows upon(111) facet under 5.3 GPa and 1603 K,while flake or powder graphite respectively appears around the growing crystal.Graphite with different shape retards drastically the growth of large diamonds.The as-described flake or powder graphite from growth process of traditional type I b or Ⅱ a diamonds were distinguished by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The flake or powder graphite was testified to be re-grown graphite or micro-crystal graphite.The precipitation reasons of re-grown graphite and micro-crystal graphite were discussed.


Optical freeform surfaces can provide a higher degree of freedom in optical design, compared with spherical and aspherical optical components. The application of freeform optical components in imaging optical systems is conducive to simplifying the system structure and improving imaging quality, and has wide applications in illumination, imaging and non-imaging, etc. This paper introduces the basic principle and process of fast tool servo (FTS) diamond turning, and its application in the field of optical processing. A series of machining experiment was carried out on aluminum materials by FTS diamond turning for XY polynomial freeform surface mirrors, and the surface accuracy and roughness were measured. The effects of feed rate, spindle speed, and cutting depth on surface roughness were studied and corresponding functional relationship curves were determined. The results show that the feed rate had the greatest influence on surface roughness of aluminum freeform surfaces, as the feed rate increased, the surface roughness increased gradually; the spindle speed and cutting depth have relatively little influence on surface roughness. The fitting degree of curves was very high, which can predict the surface roughness of machined freeform more accurately. The 3-D surface accuracy PV of the final processed freeform surface was 0.22μm, and the 2-D surface roughness Ra value was 3.5nm, the machined surface reached a mirror finish.


Background As many as 90% of all trauma-related deaths occur in developing nations, and this is expected to get worse with modernisation. The current method of creating an emergency care system by modelling after that of a Western nation is too resource-heavy for most developing countries to handle. A cheaper, more community-based model is needed to establish new emergency care systems and to support them to full maturity. Methods A needs assessment was undertaken in Manenberg, a township in Cape Town with high violence and injury rates. Community leaders and successfully established local services were consulted for the design of a first responder care delivery model. The resultant community-based emergency first aid responder (EFAR) system was implemented, and EFARs were tracked over time to determine skill retention and usage. Results The EFAR system model and training curriculum. Basic EFARs are spread throughout the community with the option of becoming stationed advanced EFARs. All EFARs are overseen by a local organisation and a professional body, and are integrated with the local ambulance response if one exists. On competency examinations, all EFARs tested averaged 28.2% before training, 77.8% after training, 71.3% 4 months after training and 71.0% 6 months after training. EFARs reported using virtually every skill taught them, and further review showed that they had done so adequately. Conclusion The EFAR system is a low-cost, versatile model that can be used in a developing region both to lay the foundation for an emergency care system or support a new one to maturity.


The way children portray emotions in their drawings of human and nonhuman topics is assumed to reflect their artistic, emotional, and cognitive development. This study was designed to investigate the development of expressive drawings during childhood and into adolescence, using a large age range (5–15 years) and sample size (), so as to provide a precise and comprehensive view of age-related changes in children's ability to produce expressive drawings. More specifically, we focused on children's developing ability to use the techniques of literal and metaphorical expression, either alone or in combination. We also examined the effects of sex, topics (house, tree, or person), and the depicted emotion (happiness or sadness) on the use of each expressive technique. The main findings were that there is a developmental shift between childhood (5–10 years) and adolescence (11–15 years) in the use of expressive techniques, from simple (literal) to more complex forms of expression (metaphorical).


We have established a mass production technology of metal clad sheet and strip by the warm rolling joining process in the Naoetsu Works, and we are providing the material sheet mainly used for kitchen utensils on IH cooking instrument. Our clad sheets are made on the basis of the combination of two layers or three layers that assumed aluminum as a matrix material, and we can choose various stainless steel or titanium as laying upon materials. We realize new feature and high function to conventional materials by making materials choice depending on a purpose of use.


Although abdominal shape varies greatly among species of Anisoptera, even withinsome genera of the Libellulidae, the basic zygopteran abdominal shape is that of a cylinder; in fact, ASAH1NA (1954: 54) stated 'The Zygopterous abdomen is, without exception, cylindrical". That there is some variation on this themebecame apparent to me from observationsofdamselflies of the Megapodagrionidae and Chlorocyphidae in southeast Asia. Furthermore, the variation in wing colorationand wing shape, even within a genus, in the Chlorocyphidae appeared to be a phenomenon worthy of further consideration. This discussion is confined to males, which are brighter and more distinctive among species than are females. They are also better


The paper focuses on the findings of the psycholinguistic tests with German and Russian spontaneous speech in order to detect possible interrelations between the nature of division of spontaneous speech into sentences (their average length) and individual specifics of the expert who carries out this division. The kit of stimulating material consisted of the text part subject to the expert segmentation and the text part that included a five-factor personality questionnaire, information processing speed tests and two tests connected with the working memory capacity. The segmentation was conducted on the basis of the text information alone, without any reliance on the sound.
Despite the research hypothesis, the capacity of the expert's working memory demonstrated no connection with the average sentence length in either Russian or German. The information processing rate also had no effect on the sentence length. Nevertheless, it was established that during annotation of the German spontaneous speech, significant impact on the sentence length was made by the level of neuroticism, that is, experts with a higher score (more emotional) had a tendency to break the text into shorter statements. Using the material of the Russian language, the interrelation between the average sentence length and the "self-control – impulsiveness" proved statistically significant – that is, experts more prone to the self-regulation of their behavior tended to divide the text into longer sentences.
The analysis of the sentence length revealed statistically significant correlations (from moderate to strong) in the average sentence length in diverse texts as they were marked by the same expert; notably, this phenomenon was observed on the material of both the German and Russian languages. This fact evidences that the sentence length is individual for each expert and remains stable regardless of external factors, such as the language or the text type.


AbstractThe following sections are included:Relative Efficiency Properties of Markets and HierarchiesMultinational Firms and Market FailureIntermediate Product Markets and Vertical Direct Foreign InvesbnentHorizontal Direct Foreign Investment and the Market for Know-howInternational Capital Markets and Direct Foreign InvestmentPotential Anticompetitive Consequences of Multinational EnterpriseVertically Integrated MultinationalsThe Horizontal Expansion of Multinational FirmsEvaluationConclusionReferences


Vibration signal resulting from rolling bearing defects presents a rich content of physical information, the appropriate analysis methods of which can lead to the clear identification of the nature of the fault. A novel procedure is presented for construction of fault diagnosis dictionary through self-organization map (SOM). The experiments show that the bearing faults diagnosis dictionary could be effectively applied in the vibration pattern recognition for a roller bearing system.


A 1‐month‐old boy with familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FEL) had a barely detectable natural killer (NK) activity of 0% to 7% (median, 0.5%) with an effector/target ratio of 20:1. The number of Leu7+ and Leu11+ cells was within normal range. In terms of interleukin‐2 (IL‐2) receptor antigens, IL‐2R/p55 (Tac) was marginally expressed whereas IL‐2R/p75‐related antigen recognized by YTA‐1 monoclonal antibody (MAb), i.e., YTA‐1 antigen, was moderately expressed on the patient's mononuclear cells. Since the NK activity was restored in vitro by IL‐2 stimulation, insufficient in vivo IL‐2 production or altered cooperation of IL‐2R/p75 and IL‐2R/p55 (Tac) in the IL‐2 mediated immune response was suspected to be present. The induction of IL‐2R/p55 (Tac) in vitro was found to be impaired after stimulation with IL‐2, or YTA‐1 MAb. When the patient attained remission, the IL‐2R/p55 (Tac) induction had normalized, but low NK activity persisted. The results indicate that the IL‐2/IL‐2R system may play an important role in the etiology and pathogenesis of FEL.


Taking Sheyanghu town of Baoying county as the example,the paper according to the analysis of the tourism resources and market of the region,explores the tourism development location,plans the tourism products,points out many ideas,including the ecological vacation tourism,the traveling of the red culture,and folk custom tourism and so on,so as to have the scientific and reasonable planning for the tourism development in Lixiahe district.


In current network education,it appeared "only the resources,no people" this kind of phenomenon.The network cur-riculum's study was only has regarded the learner as tourist,and at last the network curriculum web became the storehouse of cur-riculum resources.The main reason is that online education does not build a good incentive.In this paper,through the Plants VS Zombies game to analyze the network of education incentives.Through construction outstanding network education incentives,then realize network educational goal process.