The ionic, mainly potassium contamination of the oxide layers of filament metallized MOS capacitors is determined from BT-stress and high temperature I–U measurements and compared with the potassium contamination of tungsten filaments used for metal evaporation. A correlation is found between these quantities. Evidence is given that the potassium contamination of tungsten filaments can lead to high ionic (viz. potassium) contamination levels in MOS structures. Moreover, the filaments cannot be purified significantly by repeated evaporations.

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Introduction Crossed ectopia is a uncommon condition in which a kidney is located on the side opposite to the side where its ureter inserts into bladder (1). Crossed ectopic kidneys are fused to their ipsilateral mate in more than 90% of cases. Crossed ectopia without fusion is rare (1 in 75,000 autopsies) as compared to the fused crossed ectopia with fusion (2). We here by present a case of crossed fused renal ectopia-inferior type. Case Report A 35 year old male patient presented with history of pain in left lumbar region for the last one month.General physical examination and Routine laboratory investigations were normal. Ultrasound revealed absence of kidney on right side and a large left kidney which possible represents the unilateral fused kidney. Intravenous pyelography revealed that there is unilateral (large) fused kidney on left side with no kidney on right side. Ureter draining the upper moiety i.e. left kidney drains into urinary bladder on the left side and the ureter draining the lower moiety (embryologically right kidney) crosses the midline and drains into the right side of urinary bladder.Diagnosis of Crossed Fused Renal Ectopia (inferior ectopia type) or Crossed Renal Ectopia with fusion (inferior ectopia type) was thus established. Discussion Crossed ectopia is more often seen on left side, as was the case in the present patient. In crossed fused ectopia the kidney is located on the opposite side from its ureteral orifice, and the crossed kidney usually lies inferior to the normal kidney. The various fusion anomalies are designated as (i) unilateral fused kidney with inferior Fig 2. Intravenous Pyelography (15 minutes) Film Reveals Fused Kidney on Left Side with no Nephrogram on right side. Ureter of the Upper Moiety (Left Kidney ) Draining in to Bladder on Left Side and Ureter Draining the Lower Moiety Draining the Lower Kidney on Left Side with no Nephrogram on Right Side. Ureter of the Upper Moiety (Left kidney ) Draining in to Bladder on Left Side and Ureter Draining the Lower Moiety Draining the Lower Moiety(Embryologically Right Kidney) Draining in to Bladder on Right Side After Crossing Midline Fig 1. Longitudinal USG Image reveals a Large Unilateral Fused Kidney (left side) Abstarct Crossed Fused Ectopia a rare condition is presented here with a discussion on its clinical presentation dignosis and management


Objective:To study the expression estrogen receptor(ER) and progesterone receptor(PR) in Adenoid Cystic Cancer(ACC) and theirs relationship with clinical information.Method:The clinical data of 42 ACC were analyzed retrospectively.The immunohistochemistry SP method was used to study the expression of ER and PR in 42 cases of ACC and 14 of normal parotid gland tissue.The gender,age,clinical stage,location of the tumor,pathological type and metastasis were compared between ER positive and negative group.Result:ER were positively expressed in both ACC(38.09%) and normal parotid gland tissue(71.13%) while its positive expression rate were letter in ACC(P=0.030).PR were just positively expressed in normal parotid gland tissue and its positive expression rate was 64.29%.In this study,the expression of ER was significantly correlated with pathological type and lymph node metastasis status(P0.05),but not with gender,age,clinical stage,location of the tumor(P0.05).Conclusion:The expression of ER and PR may play a role on the carcinogenesis and progression of ACC.


Megan H. MacNabb, Anna-Liisa Brownell, Kimmo Jokivarsi, Chase W. Kessinger, Michael R. Tetsuya Hara, Jessica Truelove, Ahmed Tawakol, Gregory R. Wojtkiewicz, William J. Hucker, Formed, Neutrophil-Rich Thrombus the Detection of Recurrent Same-Site Deep Vein Thrombosis by Illuminating Recently F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Enables 18 Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008902 2014;130:1044-1052; originally published online July 28, 2014; Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/130/13/1044 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/suppl/2014/07/28/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008902.DC1.html Data Supplement (unedited) at:


Innovation inside consulting firms has missed specific attention in academic research. Consulting firms usually are considered to be part of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS), Professional Service Firms (PSF) or Project-based Firms (PbF). However, consultancies possess particular characteristics that might affect generalizations made in studies targeting all the categories stated before. Consulting firms usually help other companies to be innovative, but they also need to have innovation within themselves in order to survive in the market, maintain and attract more clients. The objective of this paper is to explore the theoretical basis and to analyze the emerging literature related to innovation in consulting firms. This may help to understand what characteristics differentiate innovation in consulting firms from innovation in other service organizations. The methodology applied is based on a semi-quantitative literature review involving three main steps: first, we identify keywords to select the articles and create a database; second we make a quantitative analysis on the database using information from Science Direct, Emerald Insight and Google Scholar (journals, citations, type of firms, academic clusters); and finally, we identify the main contributors and research streams on the field. Our database has 206 publications including journals articles, conference papers, books and working papers: more than 70% of these publications have been published in the period from 2008 to 2014 and 24% (59 articles) focused on service innovation in the context of consulting firms. From these 59 articles, 15 articles have been considered as relevant works according to the methodology used. Some scientific journals stand out with their contribution in the literature: Research Policy, International Journal of Project Management, Journal of Knowledge Management and Scandinavian Journal of Management.


passion, ideas that were so controversial near the turn of the twentieth century. Using Wilde's description of his art and philosophy of aesthetics, Foldy attempts to explain Wilde's sexuality within the framework of his metaphysics. Finally, the author's summation of Wilde and his place in history is wonderfully readable and cogent. One must be taken aback by Foldy's discussion of the Marquess of Queensberry and the prime minister, Lord Rosebery, vis a vis Oscar Wilde. Foldy readily admits there is no indication of any connection between Wilde and Rosebery and that there is also no evidence of Rosebery being involved in a homosexual relationship with Queensberry's oldest son, Francis Archibald Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig, who was killed in a shooting accident in 1894. Having no evidence with which to continue this thread, Foldy proceeds to fabricate a convoluted tale of blackmail, influence, and murder. This is fantastic, indeed. What Foldy might have taken into greater account was Queensberry's troublesome personality. The Marquess was not merely a difficult character, but a mischief-maker within his own family, a loose cannon in society, and a man who found fault with everyone (except himself). Had it not been for his title, he likely would have been locked up. The larger question, which Foldy does not address, is why Oscar Wilde felt compelled to bring the suit against the Marquess of Queensberry for having published that defamatory libel. Foldy explains that Wilde's friends were anxious that he not bring the suit, and they informed him that public opinion seemed to be against him. Nevertheless, Wilde continued and set in motion the legal mechanisms which eventually brought him to prison. The endnotes for this work are ample and informative, with an extensive bibliography, and an adequate index. The impact of the book would have been improved with the inclusion of photographs of the principles, especially since Wilde's physiognomy and style figured largely in the trials.


The use of three phase induction motor as the electric drive is very popular because of the cheaper price, robust construction, and free maintenance, but it has a characteristic that is not linear so it is hard in the control. Some of the developed methods are expected to obtain better control. This paper presents Indirect Field Oriented Control (IFOC) based on PID control used speed control of 3-phase induction motor. Using these controls can help get a better output response with a short time to reach the speed reference. The simulation result, Speed reference 700 Rpm needed 0.18 sec to achieve speed reference and 0.95 sec to a steady speed. Then 800 Rpm 0.19 sec to achieve speed reference and 0.88 sec to a steady speed, 900 Rpm 0.2 sec to achieve speed reference and 1 sec to a steady speed. The design of IFOC-PID control a have better system response, evidenced by a very short time to achieve speed reference and steady speed condition.


The overcurrent protection circuit for an inverter device includes three arms each composed of a pair of series connected electric gates. A junction between them is connected to a load and opposite ends are connected across a d.c. power source. The arms supply a three phase a.c. power to the load by on-off controlling the electric gates sequentially according to on-off signals of the electric gates supplied from a control circuit. Majority logic circuitry is provided and stress conditions in the electric gates which receive a stress produced when the electric gates are turned off are detected in order to release gates from a large stress exerted on the gates when an output short circuit occurs. The majority logic circuitry controls the sequence of turning off the electric gates so that the stress on the detected gate is reduced.


(57) Abstract: At least, (a) the amino acid C4BPα chain C-terminal fragment of between 124 to 549, and the α-chain polypeptide fusion molecule comprising a polypeptide fragment which is heterologous to said, and (b) amino acids 120-235 between C4BPβ chain C-terminal fragments of, and with the β-chain provides a recombinant heteromultimeric protein comprising a polypeptide fusion molecule comprising a polypeptide fragment of heterologous, (a) and (b) is, their C-terminal region by binding at, multimeric protein to form a multimeric protein.


Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, due mostly to premature development and accelerated course of atherosclerosis. Apart form traditional risk factors influencing the devel− opment of atherosclerosis in general population, the role of the factors associated with endothelial damage, the oxidative stress−altered lipoprotein structure and function and chronic inflammation was recently characterized. It was suggested that activation of local renin−angiotensin system, increased oxidative stress and production of pro− inflammatory cytokines like interleukin−6 (Il−6) and tumor necrosis factor−α (TNF−α) are probable candidates to play a key role in early stages of CKD. Persistent microalbuminuria and proteinuria are independent risk factors for progression of both renal injury and vascular disease. As kidney function impairment progresses in the course of CKD, the prevalence and magnitude of several non−traditional risk factors for atherosclerosis, such as oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, accumulation of advanced glycation end−products and other toxic metabolites and vascular calcification increase. In patients with renal failure low serum levels of cholesterol, homocysteine, low blood pressure and malnutrition are associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and it was suggested that development of the malnutrition, inflammation, atherosclerosis (MIA) syn− drome is involved in the "reverse epidemiology" of cardiovascular complications in patients with end−stage renal disease (Adv Clin Exp Med 2006, 15, 2, 227–232).


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Evaluating the spread of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms from a multi-profile hospital.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
There were analyzed 3940 strains of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms from patients with septic-purulent infections.

RESULTS
From the total, 51.44% samples of isolated strains showed resistance to antibiotics, including Gram negative (61.66%), and Gram positive ones (40.25%). A higher degree of resistance showed strains of Acinetobacter spp. (86.87%), P. rettegeri (83.40%) and K. pneumoniae (73.35%). Etiological structure of septic-purulent infections, as well as the degree of resistance, has proved to be varied, depending on the hospital profile unit. Isolated strains showed a higher resistance to penicillins and cephalosporins.

CONCLUSION
Microorganisms isolated from patients with nosocomial septic-purulent infections have showed a higher resistance to antibiotics.


Amorphous alloy for use in magnetic heads has a compsn. represented by the formula (Fe1-aCoa)100-b(SicBd)b, where a= 0.930.95; b= 23-27 at.%, and c/(c+d) is 0.55-0.65. Second phase particles are dispersed in an alloy matrix in which 1.0-2.0 at.% Cr, for corrosion resistance, and 0-4.0 at.% Ru are added to the alloy, the particles pref. being of Al203. The value for b represents the density of metalloids Si, B and is limited to prevent magnetic flux density becoming undesirably low, while being maintained above 23 at.% to maintain magnetic permeability and assist formation of an amorphous alloy, allowing stable prodn. of amorphous thin film with thickness of more than 40 microns.


Beam-column connections play an important role in the load capacity of frame structures. In Vietnam, in the current design calculation standards for steel frame structures, to simplify calculations, the beam-column connections in the frame structures is considered as the two idealized extremes of either rigid connection or pinned connection. The actual behavior of beam-column connection is neglected. The paper presents the optimization calculation of steel frame structure taking into account the semi-rigid beam-column connections. The optimization problem is solved by Genetic algorithm method and the calculation procedure was implemented by Matlab programming software. Some numerical examples are conducted and from there the conclusions and recommendations of calculations and design of steel frames will be proposed.


Abstract Levorotatory 1-amino-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethylphosphonic acid (TyrP) of unknown configuration is a part of hypotensive tri-peptides produced by Actinomycetes1 and is the only 1-aminoalkane phosphonate found so far in living organisms. Nitration of enantiomers of PheP followed by reduction of the p-nitro group and diazotization yielded enantiomers of TyrP of specific rotations +67 and −67° (c.0.9;1n HCl). Single crystal X-ray analysis showed S configuration for dextrorotatory TyrP. Thus, natural levorotatory TyrP has the R configuration and belongs to the L series of aminoacids.


e23136Background: We have reported the usefulness of Family with sequence similarity 83, member B (FAM83B) as a novel biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma. FAM83B e...


Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication reduces gastric cancer risk. Since 2013, a population‐wide H. pylori eradication strategy for patients with chronic gastritis has begun to prevent gastric cancer in Japan. The aim of this study was to evaluate the economic and health effects of H. pylori eradication strategy in national gastric cancer prevention program.


Objective To explore effect of comfort care for myopic patients treated by laser in situ keratomileusis(LASIK).Methods All of 1 121 eyes(572 cases) on which LASIK were performed,were divided into two groups: first group(group A,301 cases 590eyes) as control group,conventional care;Second group(group B,271 cases 531eyes) as experimental group,comfort care.The Visual acuity and complications of two groups in postoperative were observed,the psychological situation of anxiety and tension,comfort leveland degree of satisfaction for medical workers in postoperative were compared.Results There was a higher proportion in Visual acuity at 5.0 or more in the experimental than those of the control group.There was lower incidence in dry eye postoperatively in the experimental than those of the control group.There was lower incidence in the patient's anxiety,tension in the experimental than those of the control group.There was far higher satisfaction for medical workers and operation in the experimental than those in the control group.There was significant difference in each index between two groups.Conclusion Comfort care for myopic patients treated by LASIK,help to improve visual acuity in postoperative,reduce postoperative complications,strengthen patient confidence for the operation and improve the comfort level and degree of satisfaction for operation.


Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) can serve as seeds in the polyol synthesis of silver nanostructures. However, when heating suspensions of Ag NP seeds up to commonly employed reaction temperatures (e.g., 90 °C or higher for reactions in ethylene glycol), the size distribution of the product Ag NPs can broaden dramatically through a combination of oxidative dissolution, aggregation, and ripening. Results demonstrate that judicious selection of capping agent and pH can protect Ag NP seeds from these reactions, which prevents broadening of the size distribution. Further, polycrystalline seeds can be selectively dissolved, leaving single crystal seeds largely unaltered.


In multi input multi output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems, a group of low complexity subspace based time domain channel estimation methods are studied. These methods are based on parametric channel model, where the response of the channel is considered as a collection of sparse propagation paths. Considering the channel correlation matrix, translate estimation of channel parameters into an unconstrained minimized problem. To solve this problem, subspace tracking based Kalman filter method is proposed, which employs the constant subspace to construct state equation and measurement equation. The Least Mean Square and Recursive Least Square algorithms are applied and evaluated. These methods represent a group of low complexity subspace schemes. The approach can be extended to multi carrier code-division multiple-access systems. The simulation results prove that the Kalman filter method in time domain channel estimation can track faster fading channel, and is more accurate with low complexity.


In this letter, we aim at improving the system sum-rate performance of an assisted aerial base station (ABS) network by considering use of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). We jointly optimize the RIS phase shifts and ABS altitudes using the proposed conjugate gradient and particle swarm optimization (CG-PSO) scheme. Moreover, we divide the problem into sub-problems and solve them using an alternative optimization method. First, an optimal RIS phase shift is computed using the conjugate gradient (CG) under the fixed ABS altitude and varying transmit power. Finally, we find the optimal ABS altitude using particle swarm optimization (PSO), which results in improved sum rate under the optimized RIS phase shift. The results show that the CG-PSO scheme significantly improves the system sum rate compared to the baseline schemes.


Sichuan rare earth deposit is prolific in China.The bench scale test of beneficiation was studied with bastnaesite from Mianning,Sichuan as research object.Aiming to occurrence features of the rare earth ore,using water glass as depressant,modified hydroxamic acid as collector,at pH value within 7.5~8,a rare earth concentrate with REO content of 62.10% and REO recovery of 86.98% was gained.


The statistics of electric arc transfers along the collector of traction electric motors of the 2ES6 electric locomotive for 2020 are given. It is noted that half of the failures are associated with a potential spark on the collector, which indicates increased armature currents in the electric locomotive power circuit. The given voltage curve of the contact network also indicates that the power circuit is subject to constant current fluctuations. In the model of the power circuit of the 2ES6 electric locomotive, the mechanical component of the drive has been modified. It takes into account the resistance to train movement on one of the difficult sections of the Sverdlovsk Sabik - Sarga railway, as well as the inertia of the rotating parts of the 2ES6 electric locomotive and four-axle freight gondolas. The effect of voltage fluctuations in the contact network on current transients at different values of the maximum excitation voltage has been modelled. It is established that with the increase in the excitation voltage, the amplitudes of the armature current and the excitation current decrease, the duration of exceeding the currents of their limit value decreases. With voltage fluctuations up to 200 V, the armature current and the excitation current in the power circuit of the 2ES6 electric locomotive are in the range of their limit values with the increased value of the maximum excitation voltage of 120 V. With voltage fluctuations of more than 200 V, it is advisable to use low pass input filters.


Due to their renewability, extraordinary optical, thermal and mechanical properties, nanostructured cellulose also known as nanocellulose (NCs), namely, cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and bacterial cellulose (BC) have been used for preparation of nanocomposites. Their usage in electronic devices in quite recent and very promising. In this study, NCs will be produced by chemical routes from natural fibers such as ramie. Isolated NCs will be incorporated into polyaniline (PANI) using different routes to prepare unique porous hybrid PANI/NCs films with desired porosity, pore size distribution and pore interconnectivity.


The present work of degree, of the line of social and community development, seeks to analyze how the work practices carried out by the working children of the village of Los Soches and of the Rincon de Suba neighborhood in Bogota, inscribed in forms of community existence or family, allow the emergence of subjectivities that resignify the notions of work and hegemonic citizenship anchored in the key of human rights. Some conceptual elements are proposed on the notion of work-poiesis, perspective of rights, processes of subjectivation, public policies and the construction of new citizenships, through different authors whose contributions and reflections allow to build a critical perspective of the practices developed by the working boys and girls. The results and analysis of the perceptions, ideas, feelings and emotions that emerge from the children in relation to the work they do, are contrasted with the categories addressed in the conceptual framework, seeking an approach to the understanding of child labor and childhood in front of the children. to the tensions that emerge with the contemporary notions of these and the multiple ways in which the child and girl are configured, based on the legitimacy of the protection of their rights.


Photograph shows the equestrian statue of George Washington at the Washington Monument in Capitol Square Park. The smaller pedestals below hold statues of Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson. The spire of St. Paul's Church is on the left.


Tests were made using the Virginia Dept. of Highways and Transportation normal operating procedures to determine if photogrammetrically bridged horizontal control established from high altitude photography would be improved by a simultaneous adjustment with the lower altitude photography which would be used for the compilation. Tests were made to evaluate the metric qualities of two cameras when used in Analytical Aerial Triangulation and to determine if there was any appreciable difference in the metric qualities of black and white and color photography. It was determined that a simultaneous adjustment will usually improve the quality of the bridged control, that there was a difference in the metric qualities of the two cameras tested and no appreciable difference in the metric qualities of black and white and color film. /FHWA/


One of the features that characterized the Italian post-war development has particularly drawn the attention of scholars and foreign observers: namely, the rise of a number (between 60 and 100, according to the criteria employed) of "industrial districts" in a large portion in northern and central Italy, with some extensions toward the south. The phenomenon may not have aroused so much attention if it had not coincided with a period of good results for Italian exports, especially of the goods that were in fact produced in those industrial districts (textiles, clothing, shoes, furniture, etc.). What promoted studies and research was the "shocking" fact that, while in the same period the major Italian firms (although much more prepared to operate on worldwide markets) were losing ground with respect to their foreign competitors, a myriad of small firms managed to increase their share of the domestic and international markets, to gain profits, and to create new jobs, despite their well-known disadvantages in sales facilities, scale of production, access to credit, and experience of foreign markets. This fact contradicted deeply rooted beliefs of economists of almost all schools, who were convinced that the chances of smaller firms were inherently weak and declining in time. One of the suggested explanations of this anomaly, the one employing the notion of "industrial district," aroused a large discussion in Italy and abroad. Part of the success of this kind of explanation was admittedly due to the fact that research carried out in other countries (France, Spain, the United States, etc.) yielded, almost at the same time, surprisingly similar results [editor's note: see reference to C. Sabel, "Flexible specialization and the re-emergence of regional economies," in the article by Inzerilli in the preceding issue for a full account of


Lossy compression of hyperspectral and ultraspectral images is traditionally performed using 3D transform coding. This approach yields good performance, but the complexity and memory requirements make it unsuitable for onboard compression. In this paper we propose a low-complexity lossy compression scheme based on prediction, quantization and rate-distortion optimization. The scheme employs coset codes coupled with the newconcept of "informed quantization", and requires no entropy coding. The performance of the resulting algorithm is competitive with that of state-of-the-art 3D transform coding schemes, but the complexity is immensely lower, making it suitable for onboard compression at high throughputs.


Th is paper argues that relativism prevents discourse, positive interaction and the growth of understanding since relativism eliminates the possibility of doubt and, subsequently, reason. Conversely, pluralism supports the concept of a universal moral claim in that we can only understand a fragment of the universe, but through dialogue, can advance towards greater understanding. Th is approach allows human beings in a multicultural society to move away from bigotry toward understanding and create a "we" rather than an "us" and "them" mentality. A continued claim of the validity of relativism would only hinder this process. In a more positive vein, we will also try to review some logical and pragmatic arguments that suggest how relativism can be overcome and universal moral rules can be defended without hindering pluralism.


WA:SHINOTON. Aug. 19 {AP},American vessels were riven 10 J10un today to gel out ot tbe harIlor of Palma. In the Balearic )11&ndl, or face the dan~rs of a. ~anl8h government attack On the JrebCl-controllOld city from air and, eea. AnxioUS for the safety ot as Americans sti li there, the "ta.te 'department Immediately Instructed the heavy cruiser Quincy. which fArrtvcd oft Pa.Lma. this mornIng, to sail with all tbose who could b& ",,"waded to lea.ve, Including Robert D. Lonll)'ear. ot Cambridge. Mass., 'the American coneul.


Despite a multitude of empirical studies, little consensus exists on whether neural networks are able to generalise compositionally. As a response to this controversy, we present a set of tests that provide a bridge between, on the one hand, the vast amount of linguistic and philosophical theory about compositionality of language and, on the other, the successful neural models of language. We collect different interpretations of compositionality and translate them into five theoretically grounded tests for models that are formulated on a task-independent level. To demonstrate the usefulness of this evaluation paradigm, we instantiate these five tests on a highly compositional data set which we dub PCFG SET, apply the resulting tests to three popular sequence-to-sequence models and provide an in-depth analysis of the results.


We investigate intraday seasonality in, and relationships between, informational efficiency, volatility, volume and liquidity. Platinum and gold, both traded in overlapping sessions in Tokyo and New York, provide an interesting comparison because Tokyo is an internationally important trading venue for platinum but not for gold. Our analysis indicates that both platinum and gold markets in Tokyo are dominated by uninformed trading, while there is evidence supporting both uninformed and informed trading in New York. Separating global trading hours into Tokyo, London and New York day sessions, we also find that uninformed trading is more prevalent during the Tokyo day session while informed trading dominates the New York day session for both metals in both locations. This evidence suggests that futures markets for the same underlying commodity on different exchanges have different microstructure characteristics, while both informed and uninformed traders choose when to trade depending on market characteristics in different time zones.


The invention relates to the field of medical devices, such as dialysis devices, for example. The aim of the invention is to further develop a medical device such that the design complexity of the medical device, the assembly, cleaning and maintenance expenses for the medical device, as well as the costs for the medical device decrease, yet the diversity of functions increases at the same time. The medical device according to the invention thus comprises a monitor, which is equipped to act as an acoustic transducer or as an optical sensor, or as a receiver and transmitter of electromagnetic waves. The invention further relates to a method, according to which the control of the medical device is influenced as a function of the input and output of information by means of the monitor according to the invention.


It has been shown that the Rh(dipy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/ ion formed as a result of photolysis practically completely releases H/sub 2/ from H/sub 2/O in the presence of a sufficient concentration of a Pt catalyst when the reaction is carried out in the interior of a vesicle or in the external solution. The rate constants measured by flash photolysis for the individual electron-transfer steps in the reaction of Rh(dipy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/ with a Pt site can be used to describe the processes involved in the evolution of H/sub 2/.


Adaptive optics is an imaging technique that has been used on many ground based telescopes to improve image resolution and reduce the effects of atmospheric turbulence. While adaptive optics has known uses on the ground, applying this technique to space telescopes has major advantages for exoplanet imaging, inter-satellite laser communication, high energy systems, and other military applications. The Deformable Mirror Demonstration Mission (DeMi) is a 6U CubeSat, that will demonstrate the use of adaptive optics, specifically a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) deformable mirror, in space. Not only will the DeMi mission characterize the deformable mirror on-orbit, the mission will also demonstrate deformable mirror control using closed loop image plane sensing and wavefront sensing on internal and external light sources. DeMi uses COTS components like Thorlabs mirrors, Pixelink complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor cameras, and a Boston Micromachines Corporation "multi" deformable mirror. DeMi is currently in the optical integration and testing stage. The payload design and assembly is being tested by assembling 3D printed payload components. Optical alignment and configuration is being tested by mounting the optical components to the 3D printed payload assembly. Current and future testing will inform payload design and payload assembly plan changes. DeMi is expected to launch winter of 2019.


Abstract The solid state structure of the co-crystal between proximal p-tert-butylcalix[4]dihydroquinone, ethylacetate and 4,4'-bipyridine shows an interesting interplay of H-bond and van der Waals interactions that allow to rationalise the assembly possibilities of the calixarene compound under study.


Successful application of finite control set model predictive control strategies with long prediction horizon depends on the careful design of the optimization algorithm. The conventional method involves transforming the problem to an equivalent box-constrained integer least-squares formulation that can be solved with branch-and-bound techniques, such as the sphere decoding algorithm (SDA). In this work, it is proposed to define an artificial neural network (ANN) to replace the SDA, avoiding its inherent computational variability. Similarly to practical applications of the SDA, the ANN finds an approximate solution of the underlying optimization problem. In contrast, the main benefit of the proposed approach is that it can be implemented in a low-cost microprocessing platform, greatly improving the performance in terms of resources in comparison with other advanced techniques proposed in the literature.


In order to further reduce the power loss, and increase the computation speed, future microprocessors desires lower voltage, higher current, tighter voltage regulation, and faster transient from their voltage regulators. In the last decade, interleaved buck converters have been studied and used extensively for powering microprocessors. Due to their inherent limitations in current sharing, capacitor size, step down ratio, and energy flow pattern, it becomes very difficult for interleaved buck converters to keep up with the demands of the future microprocessors. In this paper, a new candidate, a multiphase LLC resonant converter is proposed, which features zero voltage switching for both inverter and rectifier switches; wide load range; limited frequency range; fast dynamic response; high efficiency; and automatic current sharing. These features ensure the proposed multiphase LLC resonant converter a good voltage regulator candidate for the next generation microprocessors. All theoretical analyses are verified by a 1 V 50 W prototype and its experimental results


A system of constitutive equations is proposed that describes the viscoplastic behavior of a class of metal alloys when subjected to large deformations. The model is purely elastic before the plastic state is reached, and becomes elastic/viscoplastic after the plastic state has been exceeded. Three main assumptions are made with regard to the strain-rate dependency in the proposed formulation. The inelastic strain rate tensor is assumed to be normal to each point of the rate dependent convex yield surface. The Initial yield stress obtained from uniaxial tests is assumed to be dependent on the rate of strain loading. Finally, the hardening effect is due to isotropic and kinematic work hardening and due to the influence of the strain-rate effect. Uniaxial tests are conducted in this work on specimens made of commercially pure aluminum in order to check the validity of the pro posed constitutive model and to determine the material parameters of the model. The uniaxial loading-reverse loading tests are conducted at five different constant strain-rate values in an effort to obtain a wide range of applicability of the proposed model. The material behavior is simulated numerically using the proposed constitutive model, and compared with the experimental results in order to check the accuracy of the proposed model. The applicability and effectiveness of the proposed constitutive model in solving complex (i.e., and shape and any deformation) finite deformation problems is demonstrated by the numerical simulation of a moderately thick plate. Experimental verification is provided for the bending of a thick plate. Creep and relaxation behavior of the commercially pure aluminum is also investigated.


In the traditional QoS multicast network routing algorithm, when the node encounters abnormal traffic network data, the node data overflows. The current protocol is lack of directional guidance for overflow, which causes abnormal data jitter and disorder, the data path planning of traditional Qos protocol blocked and network delay. In order to solve this problem, this paper presents an enhanced safety algorithm for QoS multicast network routing optimization. The constraint relationship between security level of input parameters of network service request and trust level of network service is set, in order to judge and screen the traffic overflow nodes generated by abnormal operation. Then filtered set of network services is used to construct a multi-path network services digraph and converts it into web services selection tree in use of pointing relationship between sub-services. Finally, it sorts the paths and according to the size of Qos path selects the optimal one to carry out through tracing method. Simulation results show the new algorithm has optimum network quality of service and lower complexity. DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/telkomnika.v12i4.4245


An experimental study was made on the process of anacardol aldehyde diethylenetriamine polymer's(PCD)solidifying epoxy resin and the properties of the product of this process,PCD-ER. The results showed that the PCD-ER, obtained by the polycondensation between a proper quantity of diethylenetriamine(≤7.47%)and PC, has better physical and chemical properties in film, better stability of storage, and excellent acidproof and alkaliproof property. The results of Infrared Spectrum showed that first a condensation reaction took place between the hydroxymethy in PC with the aminonaphthalene in multi-amine, then the side-chain was oxygenated and polymerized with PCD. Under the addition of epoxy group in ER and the active hydrogen in aminonaphthalene in PCD, the PCD-ER was further crosslinked and polymerizated in the process of solidification.


This book is more than a new edition of the oldest versions (G for Grottaferrata, and E for Escorial) of the Digenis Akritis. Jeffreys gives an informative and challenging introduction, and her accurate texts and translations are accompanied by a concise commentary on both G and E. The texts of G and E are based on the previous editions of Trapp and Alexiou, although accurately recollated and revised. For non-specialists, Jeffreys' book provides an informative introduction to a puzzling subject. Specialists will be especially interested in Jeffreys' approach to the controversy concerning the 'originality' of G and E. The G and E versions of Digenis Akritis are quite different in plot and style. Following other scholars, Jeffreys assumes a common predecessor, *Digenis, now lost. In her introduction and commentary, Jeffreys analyses and compares G and E. By so going she points out the various similarities they share, which she ascribes to *Digenis. She thus extrapolates from the extant texts to their hypothetical predecessor. This method is not new to studies of Digenis Akritis, but is here applied with remarkable consistency. Thus, while the texts of G and E are transmitted in manuscripts dating to the late thirteenth-early fourteenth and late fifteenth centuries respectively, in her introduction and commentary Jeffreys discusses a hypothetical twelfth century text. She provides an impressive number of pieces of a fragmentary puzzle. Unfortunately, she leaves it largely to the reader to put these pieces together. A more consistent method of cross-reference from the one text to the other would have been helpful. Erich Trapp's synoptic edition (Digenes Akrites. Synoptische Ausgabe der dltesten Versionen. [Wiener Byzantinistische Studien, VII. Vienna 1971]) will remain useful for finding parallel narrative sequences in the different versions. It would have been helpful for Jeffreys to have included a separate commentary drawing attention to those elements both G and E share. Jeffreys argues that *Digenis was composed in the context of the twelfth-century Komnenian revival of erotic romance. Actually, both G and E show a number of generic features of Byzantine romance, yet *Digenis, as far as one can judge, diverges significantly from the four Komnenian romances.


This article reports on a continuing study of the stoneworking technology of the Lindenmeier Folsom. Production time, sequential stages of manufacture, and fluting technique are examined and discussed on the basis of extensive replication and experimentation, as well as of macroscopic and microscopic analysis of one of the original Lindenmeier Folsom assemblages. Results of this study indicate that simplicity of technique, along with desired form, were crucial factors in the decision making associated with the production of the Lindenmeier Folsom.


This is the first study to conduct neuro-subtyping of autism spectrum disorder with a semi-supervised clustering method HYDRA. With the use of functional connectivity data from a large cohort of ASD, ABIDE, a multi-scale dimension-reduction method OPNNMF was first conducted to get a more robust and representable feature space with reduced dimensions. A three-layer procedure was conducted to obtain the optimal clustering in terms of better validity and reliability indices resulting two distinct clusters. By comparing with unsupervised clustering, the semi-supervised method showed more distinct connectivity patterns between clusters. Heterogenous brain-behavior relationships under various brain networks were observed across clusters indicating potential usage of ASD neuro-subtyping to detect reliable neuro-biomarkers assisting precise diagnosis and treatment in the future.


Abstract The purpose of this paper is, first, to present a systematic cognitive type theory, which we believe can provide a better explanation of the semantic work of iconic signs than the iconic type theory proposed by Groupe μ (1992). The second objective is to present Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and to show its limitations in accounting for visual metaphoric phenomena. We suggest those constraints can be corrected with the cognitive type model. At the end, we attempt to illustrate how the cognitive type notion can explain visual metaphoric phenomena, taking into account the main aspects of CMT.


: Natural materials have been represented as an interesting field of study in composites. Using such materials as reinforcement for polymer matrix composites has been focused on. In this study, samples made from walnut shells powder (WSP) mixed with polypropylene by 30%, 40%, and 50% weight fractions have been tested for mechanical and Tribological properties. Tensile and short beam tests have shown decreasing in the ultimate stress as the powder fraction was increased. Modulus of elasticity was noticed to be decreasing as the percentage elongation was increased. However, wear results showed enhancement in the specific wear rate with increasing the powder fraction. Even more, it was noticed that increasing the normal force has led to minimizing material losses. Similar to the wear, the hardness test showed improvement by increasing the powder percentage.


Over the past several decades, investment through the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has become an essential source of support for academic and clinical cancer research. The dividends paid by this investment have been discoveries that have reduced suffering and mortality due to cancer. For cancer patients and survivors, it is money well spent.


Abstract Externally applied elicitors can induce systemic resistance against more than one pest in plants. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) was infested at the seedling stage with the serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera:Agromyzidae), and the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae). The impact of Pseudomonas-Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) in tomato in interspecific interactions between these two phytophagous herbivores was studied in the laboratory. Induction of resistance by Pseudomonas, and feeding by leafminer larvae and immature whiteflies, resulted in induction of the defense-specific proteins, chitinases, polyphenol oxidases, peroxidases, p-1,3-glucanase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, and the accumulation of phenolic compounds. The degree of defense triggering varied among these sources of elicitation, that is, treatment with P.fluorescens and by insect herbivory. On uninduced control plants, whitefly feeding triggered better responses than did leafminer infestation. In contrast, on Pseudomo-«as-induced plants stimulation and elicitor response impaired the preference and performance of both insects. The Pseudomonas-induced and whitefly pre-infestation of plants caused a reduction of 56.4% of eggs and 67.7% of feeding punctures by the leafminer per plant than on control plants. Whitefly pre-infestation caused a reduction of 32.5% and 37.6% of eggs and feeding punctures by the leafminer, respectively, and Pseudomonas induction alone resulted in a reduction of 36.6% and 33.5% of eggs and feeding punctures by the leafminer, respectively. Leafminer pre-infestation on Pseudomonas-induced plants resulted in a reduction of 63.5% and 49.6% in fecundity and progeny production by whiteflies, respectively, whereas leafminer pre-infestation alone caused a reduction of 31.4% in fecundity and an increase of 1.1% progeny production, and Pseudomonas induction alone resulted in a reduction of 35.5% and 32.6% in fecundity and progeny production by whiteflies, respectively. The study indicated that induction of resistance by ISR using Pseudomonas could be used in insect pest management through enhanced defense metabolism for sustainable agriculture.


In this study, the authors observed decreased body weight and fat mass in Bhmt KO mice model, and further investigated the possible role of Hcy-induced liver ER stress in adipose browning. The authors concluded that Hcy-CREBH-FGF21-adipose browning pathway was responsible for the WAT atrophy in Bhmt KO mice. This finding is of great importance to understand the multiple roles of homocysteine in health and disease. However, there are a few concerns with this study:


This chapter discusses the content of the recently adopted Polar Code and outlines the methodology used in the working group of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) that led to the Code being developed and adopted. In doing so, the chapter provides invaluable insight into the workings of International Maritime Organization (IMO) committees. In addition, the chapter maintains that, in the absence of political will to do so, the intended results of this lengthy negotiation at IMO will not be achieved. An additional area this chapter identifies for further action concerns the International Life-saving Appliance (LSA) Code and the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (FTP). This area urgently needs revision in order to take into account the new requirements of the Polar Code regarding procedures and performance standards.


This paper presents a review of the literature on the role of values in psychotherapy. A set of four clinical problems were mailed to a random sample of social workers, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists. The final sample of 30 mental health practitioners demonstrated values in the diagnosis and treatment of the four problems which were concerned with sex roles, work ethic, marriage and parent-child conflict.


(extract from Social Water issue's introduction - http://voices.uni-koeln.de/2017-3/socialwateranintroduction)
The article contrasts two imaginaries of a river: one as 'house', emphasising its physical and measurable dimensions, as economic and scientific approaches would; the other as 'home', emphasising its experiential, spiritual and emotional qualities, as the inhabitants of its banks, and sometimes even people living further afield, would. The author suggests using the concept of the 'milieu' to understand how people can simultaneously inhabit both a 'house' and a 'home', and to trace how the perspectives on the river as either one or the other are the product of different relations between river and people, rather than an intrinsic attribute of either the water or the individual.


Relation classification plays an important role in the field of natural language processing (NLP). The state-of-theart methods for this task use prior knowledge as features such as WordNet, Part-of-Speech(POS), shortest dependency path (SDP), which is helpful but brings error propagation. In this paper, we propose a convolutional neural network architecture, which builds word-level attention mechanism based on SDP to capture task-oriented patterns in sentences. We explore the way of combining prior knowledge and deep models properly to ease errors in prior knowledge. Additionally, a new objective function is designed to reduce the impact of artificial class, which is seldom touched in previous works. Experiments on the SemEval-2010 Task 8 benchmark dataset show that our model outperforms some of the state-of-the-art methods.


The COVID-19 outbreak caused several negative effects in industries of all sizes and in all parts of the world, leading academic and practitioners to ask whether organizations could have been better prepared to face disruptive situations. This paper aims to analyze business continuity practices performed by Brazilian industries. A survey was conducted with academics who work in the field of organizational resilience and business continuity and are familiar with the reality of Brazilian companies in the industrial sector. The participants assessed 16 practices (P) proposed by the ISO 22301:2020, considering two categories: large industries (LI) and small and medium-sized industries (SMI). Data analysis was performed using Hierarchical Cluster Analysis, frequency analysis, Fuzzy TOPSIS and sensitivity analysis. For LIs, P4 (leaders conduct periodic critical analyses of practices) was considered the practice with the best application rate, while for SMIs, P2 (understand stakeholders' needs and expectations, and use information in business continuity management) was chosen. In all scenarios tested for LIs and SMIs, P8 (well-structured systematic processes to analyze the impact of abnormal situations on their business and the potential risks of a disruption) and P16 (periodic audits of their business continuity management activities to identify opportunities for improvement, and information record) are in the bottom quartile. When compared to LIs in the Brazilian context, SMIs exhibit more profound deficiencies in terms of applying business continuity practices. The findings of this study can be of great value to assist managers in improving organizational resilience. Organizations should be better prepared to face future disruptive events, whether biological, social, technological, or economic.


SUMMARY The biochemical characteristics of CPS isolates collected from different varieties of French raw milk cheeses were investigated, together with their ability to produce staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) using the Transia (total SEs) and the Oxoid (typing of enterotoxins A to D) SE detection kits. Results indicated that isolates suspected to belong to the CPS group, could be divided into 3 groups comprising Staphylococcus aureus (82.2 %) ; S. intermedius, (13.3 %) and unexpectedly 4.5 % of coagulase negative staphylococci isolates. Within the group of S. aureus, isolates of biotype C were significantly more prevalent than other biotypes, in all the cheese varieties studied. Isolates belonging to the human A biotype were found at a very low level in all the cheese varieties. The study of the production in vitro of enterotoxins showed that SED was the most frequently produced (35 isolates were producers, all biotypes included). Cumulative identification of the other SEs gave 5 SEA producers (found exclusively in biotype A or of undetermined biotype isolates), 3 SEB producers and 11 SEC producers. Moreover, three isolates of bovine C biotype produced one or more enterotoxins that could be detected with the kit Transia, but are neither enterotoxins A, B, C nor D. In a very few cases, combined SEA + SED, SEB + SED, SEC + SED production were observed


We demonstrate the fabrication of reversible block copolymer (BCP) templates that can be used to control the spatial location of metal precursors and nanoparticles. A highly ordered polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) micellar array was obtained by solvent annealing. Subsequent immersion of the films in a preferential solvent for the minor component block caused a reorganization of the film to generate a porous structure upon drying. When such reconstructed films were subjected to external stimuli, like solvent vapor or heat, the initial morphology was recovered. These reversible BCP templates were used to control the placement such that, subsequently, oxygen plasma treatment led to the precise placement of metal nanoparticles in a film. By controlling the concentration of the metal precursor solutions, the sizes of the nanoparticles could be tuned.


The enhancement of laser-driven proton acceleration mechanism in TNSA regime has been demonstrated through the use of advanced nanostructured thin foils. The presence of a monolayer of polystyrene nanospheres on the target frontside has drastically enhanced the absorption of the incident laser beam, leading to a consequent increase in the maximum proton beam energy and total laser conversion efficiency. The experimental measurements have been carried out at the 100 TW and 1 PW laser systems available at the APRI-GIST facility. Experimental results and comparison with particle-in-cell numerical simulations are presented and discussed.


1. INTRODUCTION Teaching differential equations is more meaningful to most students when applications to real world problems are found. However, real world problems usually involve systems of equations that are often nonlinear without analytical solutions. Today these problems can be used in courses on differential equations because of modern computing hardware and sophisticated software. In this article, we examine a simple model to describe the global characteristics of an ecosystem inhabited by elephants. In such a system the elephants have a significant effect because each elephant eats hundreds of kilograms of trees or grass per day. Thus, understanding the dynamics between elephants and their food source is crucial. In particular, South Africa has experienced a rapid change from traditional livestock farming to game ranch farming driven by a change in the costs and revenues of these farming methods. Many farmers have introduced elephants to promote tourism, but face the problem of a significant reduction in tree densities to an extent that can adversely affect their game ranches. Here we show how to investigate the global dynamics of an elephant tree system with a simple set of ordinary differential equations. For simplification we consider savannah regions which are dry, have trees but almost no grass. This example results in a further simplification in that there is a reduced probability of fire. Examples of such systems are relatively common in southern Africa. Caughley [2] was the first person to suggest the use of a predator-prey ordinary differential equation model to describe the dynamics between elephants and trees. Here we describe the elephant-tree system using a different variation of predator-prey model first suggested by Holling [8]. We suggest that this version of the predator-prey model appears applicable to analyze elephant-tree dynamics. First we investigate the stability properties of the system and discuss the importance of those properties for an understanding of the global system dynamics. We then investigate actual solutions to the equations using the software package Matlab employing the Runge-Kutta numerical routine. Many other software packages such as Mathemaica or Maple could also be used. 2. THE MODEL Basic predator-prey models were first proposed by Lotka in 1925 [13] and then independentcy by Voltera in 1927 [14]. The approach is based on the logistic model for single species population growth given by where N denotes population density at time t, r is the intrinsic relative growth rate and K is the carrying capacity of the environment for the species. A version of the original model for two interacting species due to Holling [8] is used here for the interaction between elephant and trees and is given by wher T and E denote the densities of the tree and elephant populations at time t; r^sup T^ and r^sup E^ are the respective growth rates and K is the carrying capacity for the trees in the absence of elephant. The parameter g is the density of trees required for elephant equilibrium. It is expected that tree removal will be a function of tree density. However, elephants cannot remove trees at rates beyond their own capacity and so this function is expected to drop off with density. The relationship between prey removal and prey is called the functional response and given by f(T) in (2.2). Functional response in predator-prey models, was considered in detail by Holling [8], who described three broad categories of respose (Tyupe I, TypeII, TypeIII). Type I shows a linear increase to a plateau. In TypeII the predation rate is sigmoidal with an increase in prey. In Type III the predation rate is sigmodial with an increase in prey density. We have unpublished data that would suggest the elephant and trees show a Type II functional response. Holling [8] suggested a rectangular hyperbola to describe the TypeII functional response given here for elephant and trees as where d^sub T^ is the death rate of trees dues to elephants, and h is the average time spent by each elephant on each tree. …


ABSTRACT In order to address the problem of the underlying mechanism of mathematics learning disability (MLD), in the current research, we investigated the visual and auditory perceptions of elementary school children with visual and auditory MLD from the first to fourth grade. We found that children with visual mathematics learning disability (VMLD) and those with auditory mathematics learning disability (AMLD) all had problems in both visual and auditory perceptions. After further analysis, we found that children with VMLD suffered from more serious problems with visual perception than with auditory perception while it was the other way around for children with AMLD. Children with visual and auditory mathematics learning disability (V-AMLD) had both serious problems with visual and auditory perceptions. It thus can be seen that the visual Arabic code of number was more closely tied with the visual perception while the auditory-verbal code of number more closely associated with the auditory perception. The results shed light on the subtypes of MLD and contributed to the intervention.


As large cities evolve in time, the traffic demand and the road network adapt to the mutually presented changes by each other. As a result of this process, previously planned roads and intersections that were designed according to some optimality criteria at the time, turn out to be sub-optimal when traffic conditions change. This paper presents a method that can be used in order to identify intersections whose capacity is no longer in correspondence with the demand of vehicles on them and the choices agent make at those locations. Using real data from a survey describing the travel patterns of people in the city of Singapore we are able to model the routing choices of commuters and simulate the traffic demands on the road network. After calculating the turning probabilities on every intersection we are able to compare the traffic demand for every turn with the planned physical roads' capabilities. Furthermore we define a measure, which quantifies the deviation of the whole road network from the ideal demand-calculated values. We use these measures to evaluate the temporal and spatial profile of the mismatch between the roads and the demand for them. The measure is designed such that it is universal in nature and invariant to the absolute values of the traffic flows in the city. It can, therefore, be used to compare the proper utilization of road networks among different cities.


Cumulatively, participation in optional science learning experiences in school, after school, at home, and in the community may have a large impact on student interest in and knowledge of science. Therefore, interventions can have large long-term effects if they change student choice preferences for such optional science learning experiences. To be able to track K-12 students' intentions to participate in optional science learning experiences, we developed a new measure of science choice preferences in early adolescence. The present study with 284 5th and 894 6th graders from diverse school contexts (i.e., from the Bay Area and the Pittsburgh area) illustrates the value of applying Item Response Theory analyses to develop a measurement instrument. These analyses established the overall reliability of the instrument and each item in the scale, as well as the generalizability of the scale and individual items across subgroups by gender, by ethnicity, and by achievement levels in science. Further, preferences to participate in science were shown to be separate from preferences to participate in mathematics, engineering, or medicine. Finally, the science choice preferences measure is validated through replicated positive correlations with levels of science interest, self-efficacy, and learning achievement. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 52: 686–709, 2015.


Abstract This paper puts forward a new method of alphanumeric character recognition based on BP neural network classification and combined features. This method firstly establishes three BP networks respectively for three categories of characters which are classified according to their Euler numbers, with the combination of grid feature and projection feature as the input of each BP network. When recognizing a character, its combined features are fed into the three BP networks simultaneously without the necessity for judging its Euler number. The final recognition result is elaborated by synthetically analyzing the outputs of three BP networks. Experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively improve the recognition ability and efficiency, and has a good property of fault tolerance and robustness. Furthermore, the weight coefficients of combined features for each BP network are optimized, which can further improve the recognition rate.


Introduction PART 1: DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL METRICS AND PLANS * Mission: Figuring Out Who You Are* Values: Defining What You Stand For* Metrics: Selecting the Right Operational Performance Measures* Targets: Setting Goals and Objectives to Track Progress PART 2: DEVELOPING STRATEGIC METRICS AND PLANS * Gauges: Developing a Performance Index* Vision: Deciding What You Want to Become* Situation Analysis: Identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats* Key Success Factors: Defining How You Will Achieve Your Vision and Beat Competitors* Strategic Metrics: Identifying Measures Linked to Your Vision and Key Success Factors* Strategies: Developing Actions, Projects, and Initiatives to Reach Your Targets PART 3: IMPLEMENTING THE SCORECARD * Instrumentation: Designing Data-Collection Strategies * Dashboard Design: Systems for Communicating Performance Data * Integration: Linking Your Scorecard to Other Organizational Systems* Planning: Developing a Project Plan for a Balanced Scorecard Initiative Appendices: Balanced Scorecard Case Studies A. Manufacturing Organization B. Service Organization C. Support Organization D. Government Organization REFERENCES


The workshop on Business Mashups presented a Web centric platform that brings people, process and data together without any coding in a hosted multi-tenant environment.
 It showed how to transparently integrate new ad-hoc processes, collaboration services and resources available on the Web so that companies can enable their power users to create, run and monitor Business Mashups by simply using a Web browser.


As one of the alternative methods for preparing clean fuels and raw chemicals from non-petroleum sources,the catalytic conversion of syngas derived from coal,natural gas and biomass to C2-oxygenates such as alcohol,acetaldehyde and acetic acid has attracted great attention.Rhodium-based catalyst is one of the most effcctive catalytic system for the synthesis of C2-oxygenates from syngas.The recent studies of rhodium-based catalysts mainly including promoters,supports and preparation methods and conditions for synthesis of C2-oxygenates from syngas were reviewed.The perspective for further study was presented.


Abstract : This preliminary report discusses sensor fusion in the Tactical Land environment, describing several examples and identifying key issues related to the automated estimation of target characteristics including location, velocity and identity using disparate sensors or information sources.


This article reviews the developments in significant pedagogical and research domains in TESOL during the 50-year history of TESOL Quarterly. It situates these developments in the shift from a modernist to postmodern orientation in disciplinary discourses. The article also considers the changes in modes of knowledge dissemination in the journal by examining the changes in locations of research, authorship, article genres, and research methods. While there is an evolving diversity in the disciplinary discourses of TESOL that can appear to be a threat to the field's coherence, the article argues that this diversity can contribute to a more plural knowledge base and constructive disciplinary growth for TESOL.


Aim: To assess whether patients of NIDDM have a higher incidence of sensorineural hearing loss.Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted included 100 participants such that 50 were diabetics and another werenondiabetics. Pure Tone Audiometry was performed on the patient, and the results were assessed by comparing them to the patient'sdiabetes duration. The IBM SPSS version 20 software was used for all data analysis. The tables were created using cross tabulation andfrequency distribution.Results: On comparing the degree of hearing loss between both the groups and the mean hearing threshold of both the ears with durationof diabetes it was found that distribution of degree of hearing loss between the cases and control was significantly different.Conclusion: The study concluded that age had the direct association with the pure tone threshold level which means by increasing theage of the diabetes patients, hearing loss also increases as revealed by the significant p value of <0. 005.


The targets and outcomes to be achieved in the community service activities in the village of Bonto Birao,
Tondong Tallasa District, Pangkep Regency are the priorities and have been agreed with the Lembah Kalajong Farmers group partners; a) Availability of work equipment such as welding machines, hand grinders, hand drills, hand visas and other hand tools that can be used to repair damaged agricultural equipment, b) Five members of the farmer group have sufficient knowledge about practical electric welding workshop knowledge, c) Five members of the farmer group became skilled in repairing and modifying agricultural equipment, d) Increased income of farmer group members from efforts to repair and modify agricultural equipment at least Rp.500.000 per month. The implementation method are conducting electric welding workshop equipment, making training modules, conducting counseling and mentoring. The conclusion of the implementation of community service activities in the Lembah Kalajong farmer group are: a) members of the farmer group already have the knowledge and skills to use manufacturing workshop equipment such as electric welding machines, hand drills and hand grinders. B) members of the farmer group already have the knowledge and skills to care for, repair and modify agricultural equipment. C) farmer groups already have adequate equipment to maintain, repair and modify agricultural machinery.


Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of neonatal and small infants with parainfluenza virus Ⅲ(PIV3) pneumonia.Methods According to the clinical diagnosis criteria and the indirect immuno-fluorescent assay,there were 55 neonates and small infants who were diagnosed as PIV3 pneumonia in our hospital from Aug.2005 to Jul.2007.Their clinical data,such as their incidences,symptoms,signs,chest X-ray presentations,laboratory evaluation,therapy and prognosis were studied respectively.Results The 55 cases were composed by 80%(44/55 cases) small infants and 20%(11/55 cases) neonates.In spring and summer,the incidence rate was higher than that in other seasons.The cases of suburb(74.5%) were much more than that of rural area(25.5%).Twenty cases bellows appeared fine rales,combined stridor 8 cases,6 cases appeared stridormerely.Twenty-one bellows respiratory sound cruded and combined wheezy phlegm.All the cases were suffered from cough.Among the 55 cases,there were 34 cases had spasm cough,39 had feeding cough,26 had fever,14 cases had wheeze.Their extra lung presentations were slight diarrhea,vomiting.Their chest X-ray film showed that there were 18 cases with their right lung involved,2 cases left lung,and 35 cases with both side involved.All the cases had duration longer than 1 week,16 cases were 1-2 weeks,28 cases were 2-3 weeks,11 cases were 3 weeks.Among them,42 cases(76.4%) did not received antibiotics.All the patients did not get any drugs concerned with virus treatment.These 55 cases recovered well.Thirty-five of them were followed for 2 weeks,and no lung injury was detected.Conclusions The neonates and small infants pneumonia caused by PIV3 tends to occur in spring and summer.Its duration is long and severe cough is prominent.The right lung or both side are likely to be involved.Its complication is few.The clinical chara-cteristics and laboratory characteristics should be analyzed together to make correct diagnosis and treatment.


In recent years, because of the great potential applications in various areas such as human-computer interaction (HCI), safety, surveillance, and animation, facial expression recognition (FER) has become a hot topic in computer vision and pattern recognition. Although much progress has been made on FER and many algorithms have been studied such as PCA for FER, FER remains a challenge work due to the difficulties of dimension reduction and classification. In this paper, we give a novel approach for FER, which uses t-Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-SNE) for reducing the high-dimensional data into a relatively low-dimensional subspace and then uses AdaBoostM2 as the multi-classifier for the expression classification. The performance evaluation is based on the Japanese Female Facial Expression (JAFFE) database. Experimental results show that the proposed new algorithm applied to FER gains the better performance compared with those traditional algorithms, such as PCA, LDA, LLE and SNE.


In accordance with the request of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, the International Monetary Fund submitted to the Council's thirteenth session, a study on the capacity of underdeveloped countries to service investments of foreign capital. With compensatory financing eliminated from its consideration, the remainder of the country's international receipts appeared to furnish a reasonable total with which to compare its foreign debt service. Such a total would include the goods and services the country was able to sell abroad, the foreign capital that it was able to attract by its investment opportunities and the donations that it received for particular purposes other than compensatory financing. This total would be subject to wide fluctuations. Markets for the raw materials exported by underdeveloped countries were notoriously subject to sudden shifts in demand which could drastically affect both volume and price. Again the capital flow to underdeveloped countries could be suddenly interrupted if the markets for their raw material exports turned weak or if they pursued unstable or confiscatory policies at home. The dangers to an underdeveloped country's balance of payments position arose from the wide fluctuations in the value of raw material exports and inflow of capital that might occur almost overnight. It was these that raised questions of how quickly and how far imports of goods and services could be contracted in order to permit the service of the foreign debt to continue to be paid in full.


The FEM model of the body and acoustic cavity are created, and the acoustic-structure coupled system is built up,and the SPL(sound press level) of points corresponding to the drivers ear and passengers ears were calculated using software LMS.virtual.lab. And there are several relatively noticeable acoustic pressure peaks around 60Hz, 102Hz, 120Hz and 168Hz. The maximum noise value was calculated by using the method of ATV method, several suggestions are advised to decrease the vehicle interior noise so that the vehicle ride comfort could be improved.


of Chicago Press for the 1. James Clifford, "O Studies in Society and H relationship is the subjec of "Art, Materiality and R Anthropological Institute .org.uk/conferences/art-m 2. Elizabeth Harney Art, Indigeneity, Colonia Edwards, The Practice o of Black Internationalism 3. Jeremy MacClanc Observation, of British S of the Royal Anthropolo 4. MacClancy, "Brie mode d'inemploi: De qu malaise dans la civilisati Hainard and Roland Kae Narratives of a reluctant modernist


The path integral for the free quantum motion on an arbitrary homogeneous space M is considered. The author expands the short-time propagator in unitary irreducible representations of the transformation group on M. The path integral is performed explicitly by using the orthogonality of the representations. The correct normalised wavefunctions are given by associate spherical functions and the energy spectrum is obtained from the time derivative of the Fourier coefficients of the expansion.


At a mine in central PA, high horizontal stresses have caused long running roof falls resulting in hazardous conditions for the miners and the premature abandonment of panels. Because of these conditions, the mine requested assistance of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in utilizing the "advance and relieve" method to mitigate the affects of horizontal stress on the mine roof. "Advance and relieve" mining involves the removal of a pillar or a portion of a pillar during development, thereby creating a cave along one side of the panel. Following cave development, the horizontal stress is relieved over the workings adjacent to the cave in the active panel. The mine has used this system in three panels with a significant reduction in stress damage and no large roof fells. INTRODUCTION When ground control problems are caused by horizontal stress, there are several approaches that can be used to combat the conditions that develop. One is to relieve or reduce the stress so that it causes less damage to the rock in the immediate vicinity of the mine openings. Horizontal stress relief can be accomplished by intentionally caving the roof that then in theory creates a stress shadow or a zone of reduced stress. Other mine openings driven in this stress shadow may suffer less demage. The geometry and location of the reduced stress zone depends on a number of factors including the cave height and cave orientation with respect to the horizontal stress direction. Longwall mining generates a cave with an accompanying stress shadow (Mark et al., 1998 and Mucho and Mark, 1994). However gateroad development is usually too far from the cave to be affected by the reduced stress. There are also zones around the longwall cave where stress concentrations are generated from the horizontal stress (Mark et al., 1998, Dolinar et al., 1996 and Sue and Hasenfus, 1996). In room and pillar operations, retreat mining that develops a cave will also create horizontal stress relief zones. However, unless properly sequenced, development mining may not be protected by the cave. In the worst case, development could be through zones of horizontal stress concentrations generated by the cave, thus increasing the likelihood of encountering stress related problems. A stress shadow can also be created by using a sacrificial opening or entry driven into the stress field in advance of the adjacent entries. With the failure of this opening, the following adjacent entries should be protected from the effects of high horizontal stress. However, it is difficult to mine and maintain a sacrificial opening due to slower development and substantial supplemental support requirements. A modification of the sacrificial entry concept was conducted as an experiment at a mine in West Virginia. In this experiment, the center entry of a 3 entry gateroad was mined in an arched configuration to a height 4.1 m (Aggson 1988 and Aggson and Mouyard, 1988). The entry was then lined with steel sets and lagging. The roof subsequently failed and created an opening with an effective height of 7.6 m above the floor. The extent of the stress relief zone was at least 25 m. This extensive stress relief zone could not be explained by the rock acting as a continuous, elastic, homogenous material. However, underground observations and numerical modeling, showed that slip on horizontal bedding planes was a significant contributor in forming such a large stress relief zone. Another approach that can be utilized especially in room and pillar mining is to create a cave adjacent to a panel or set of entries during development. This mining system is called the "advance and relieve" method. The first documented case of using the "advance and relieve" mining method in the U.S. was at the Sargent Hollow Mine, Wise County, VA (Chase et al., 1999). The mine had experienced poor roof conditions and directional roof falls associated with high horizontal stress and roof geology that was susceptible to stress damage. The mine used the system on one panel and on a portion of a second panel successfully. The investigation reached 4 main conclusions: (1) the roof control problems associated with high horizontal stress at this mine could be significantly reduced by "advance and relieve* mining, (2) a knowledge of the stress direction is critical when determining a panel orientation and a pillaring plan, (3) the degree of stress relief and the extent of the stress relief zones is a three dimensional problem, and (4) the face areas will be more quickly relieved the closer they are to the pillared out workings, however, this will reduce the safety zone that protects the working faces from the cave. The present study was conducted at the Tanoma Mine, Tanoma Mining Company, Inc., a room-andpillar coal operation that was experiencing roof cutters and long running roof falls caused by horizontal stress. Because these roof conditions created hazards for the miners, and caused several productions panels to be abandoned prematurely, the mine requested assistance from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NiOSH) in applying the "advance and relieve" method to reduce the affects of the horizontal stress during panel development. This paper presents information on the application of the "advance and relieve" system at the mine and discusses the important ground control issues related to the method.


RF magnetron sputtering technique has been used to deposit new films potentially applicable in phase-change memories. Ge2Sb2Te5 seems to be promising material, but it is not clear whether it is optimum composition for such application. We studied different deposition conditions and deposition of films doped by excess of Sb and doped also by Se, which equally replaces Te atoms compare to Ge2Sb2Te5. The sputtering target composition for our study was Ge2Sb2.3Te4Se1. Sputtered films contained less Se than target. Deposited films were characterized as-deposited and after thermal treatment in temperature range 30 – 300 °C.


Abstract In recent years, rapid technological advances have required the development of energy-related devices. In this regard, Supercapacitors (SCs) have been reported to be one of the most potential candidates to meet the demands of human's sustainable development owing to their unique properties such as outstanding cycling life, safe operation, low processing cost, and high power density compared to the batteries. This review describes the concise aspects of SCs including charge-storage mechanisms and scientific principles design of SCs as well as energy-related performance. In addition, the most important performance parameters of SCs, such as the operating potential window, electrolyte, and full cell voltage, are reviewed. Researches on electrode materials are crucial to SCs because they play a pivotal role in the performance of SCs. This review outlines recent research progress of carbon-based materials, transition metal oxides, sulfides, hydroxides, MXenes, and metal nitrides. Finally, we give a brief outline of SCs' strategic direction for future growth.


There are not yet competent test datasets for payload based anomaly intrusion detection system.This paper constructs a simulation network dataset to test and analyze anomaly intrusion detection models based on byte frequency.Experimental results indicate that the simulation dataset is valid for those models.Characteristics of packet size distribution imposes important effects on detection accuracy,and system needs to identify the main size range of packets to set a suitable detection threshold,giving higher priority to the smaller packets as soon as possible.Byte frequency differences between packets influence greatly those models calculating average frequency of grouped packets,these large differences may lead to the failure of packet-based model,and result in connection-based model lost much more performances.The modified packet-based model is not influenced by packet frequency differences.


AbstrcatBy the methods and principles of phytocoenology-ecology, the urban cultivated vegetation landscape classification system was established. The system included 3 classes, 8 types, 24 groups and some combinations. The number of combinations may be different according to different city. By taking Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan as a typical case, the urban cultivated vegetation landscape in Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan contained 3 classes, 8 types, 24 groups and 213 dispositions. 10 top patterns of urban cultivated plant communities was brought out.The urban cultivated vegetation landscape classification can be used in various cities and referred by other related study.


The foreseen enormous generation of mobile data would result in congestion of the spectrum available. To efficiently use the available spectrum new paradigm named fog computing is a promising solution. In this paper, we developed a fog-IoT network to provide an $\varepsilon$-optimal resource allocation to maximize the overall network throughput. A joint cloudlet selection and power allocation problem is formulated under association and Quality-of-Service (QoS) constraints. The formulated problem falls in class of mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problem which is NP-hard generally. We solved our problem by applying a less complex linearization technique that uses the outer approximation algorithm (OAA). Resource allocation and power allocation are efficiently conducted as a result of this optimization, which is less complicated compared to exhaustive search.


Abstract This paper reports the first experimental results on shattering solids by irradiating supercurrent proton beams. The obtained results have been compared with the data by irradiating pulse supercurrent electron beams and have been discussed. A calculation of the solid dielectric doses by irradiating 14 MeV neutrons has been carried out. By applying the present experiment and calculation the threshold intensities of the pulse thermonuclear fusion neutron fluxes, whereby the investigated crystals may be shattered, have been estimated.


An efficient formulation for far-field reconstruction from near-field measurements on a cylinder is presented. An experimental setup is devoted to the study of the influence on the reconstruction of the different geometric parameters.


When two hard solid objects collide, acoustic waves are generated at the point of impact. The deformation of the objects and their subsequent separation are associated with the propagation of these acoustic waves through the objects and their reflection from the surfaces. In this paper we follow the time development of these processes in detail for one‐dimensional collisions involving Hooke's law springs. We calculate the degree of inelasticity of the collision from the state of internal excitation of the springs after separation occurs. An attempt is made to generalize the conclusions obtained in this one‐dimensional model to the qualitative description of the collision of hard spheres.


Abstract Monitoring of real-time magnetic signals at Popocatepetl during 2006 has allowed discrimination of magma injection and dome growth. Magnetic signals correlated with seismic, volcanotectonic events and harmonic tremor, as well as number of small emissions, spring water pH, ash components and dome evolution helped define upward magma transport and yield a better understanding of the volcanic plumbing system. Magma ascent occurs mostly in periods of 7±3 days associated with harmonic tremor and decreasing magnetic signals between −1.1 and −15 nT, followed by increasing signals linked to cooling of the domes and increased seismicity over periods of 1 to more than 3 months. The dome clogs the vent after the negative magnetic anomaly–harmonic tremor period associated with magma ascent and forces an explosive crater-reopening explosion. Larger negative changes in the magnetic signals occurred in April (−6 nT), August (−3 to −6 nT) and October to December (−5 to −15 nT), associated with dome formation and growth. Negative magnetic anomalies preceded eruptions by 3 days in 2006.


The peculiarity of historical and cultural development of Western Russia is caused by the long-term vicinity of conquering countries, such as Poland and Lithuania, and also by the influence of uniate aspiration os specific forces. Author uses the name of Western Russia for marking the habitation area of modern Belorussians' ancestors and partly Galician-Volhynian Russia, i.e. modern Notrh-Western Ukraine. The direct narration heroes were the saints grown by the people of White Russia. These saints are correlated with the epoch of Sergius of Radonezh. Ethnically they were the representatives of both Russian and Lithuanian people. The article touches on the problem of choosing Lithuania its religion and its impact on the fate of Orthodox men of faith. The author considers minestering the truth and Church service coupled with true enlightenment to be essential feature of Western Russian sacredness.


Advanced electro-hydrostatic actuators offer a high degree of maintainability and combat survivability of aircraft flight control systems, because all the components necessary to operate the actuator are collocated with the actuator. The quantitative feedback theory robust control method is used to design a controller for the actuator. The impact of parameter variations, sensor noise, and flight condition variability are explicitly considered in the design process. The controller utilizes a two loop feedback controls structure. The resulting linear design is not only robust with respect to plant parameter variations, but is also insensitive to the effects of sensor noise. Furthermore, the actuator's phase lag is reduced by incorporating phase constraints in the QFT design paradigm; thus, improving the performance of the overall flight control system.


How wonderful to discover than an eminent geologist and master of structural petrology, who has spent nearly half a century studying and interpreting rocks, all the while has kept an artistic eye on the beauty of the objects of his scientific achievements. In Beneath our Feet , Prof. Vernon has


girls is because ovarian follicular development depends upon stimulation by both follicle stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone. By the end of radiotherapy there was clinical, biochemical, and radiological evidence of tumour regression. The 3HCG concentration became undetectable and consequently the serum testosterone concentration fell from 28-4 to 1-7 nmol/l (98*46 ng/ml to 5.89 ng/ml). Within 2-3 months the testosterone concentration rose to 10 nmol/l (34.67 ng/ml) and there was an increase in the size of the testes. Gradually over the 2 year follow up period the serum follicle stimulating hormone value rose, associated with an increase in the size of the testes from 3 to 8 ml reflecting normal activity of the hypothalamic pituitary gonadotrophin axis. Operative intervention in patients with pineal tumours has a high morbidity and mortality.7 Furthermore, as illustrated by our patient, the pineal germinoma is highly radiosensitive and may be cured by radiotherapy alone.8 Providing the diagnosis can be made early, and unless a shunt is required, surgery may be avoided. The 3HCG assay allows such a diagnosis to be made biochemically and we believe that this should be measured in all boys with precocious puberty. References


Objective:To study the occurrence of tubulointerstitial lesions (TIL) in nephrotic syndrome (NS). Methods:The bio-chemical tests about renal tubular function and the pathological changes of 45 cases with nephrotic syndrome were investi-gated. Results:Compared with patients with lupus nephritis, the patients with primary glomerular nephritis (PGN) had dif-ferent urine NAG,HCO_3 ~ - ,TA,NH_4~+ and TIL (P0.05) ;proteinuria of PGN was positively correlated to urine NAG (P 0.05),urine osmolar pressure (P0.05) ,TA and NH_4~+(P0.01) and TIL (P0.01);compared with renal tubular functions of younger patients, those of older ones ( 35y) were prone to be injuried. Conclusion: Lupus nephritis causes more serious TIL than PGN;the increase of proteinuria and age may promote the development of TIL.


This article demonstrates the destructive intent of assimilation policies  through attempts at forced movement into artificially created 'communities', such as the Morwell transit village in Victoria, Australia, in the 1960s. It argues that the resistance by Indigenous people to forced assimilation was strong, and that  the challenges that they, and their supporters, made to assimilation and housing policies, were effective in contesting attempts to disconnect Indigenous people from their land. In June 1965, the Victorian Aborigines Welfare Board (the Board) was offered a 15-year lease on 4 acres of swampy land on the outskirts of Morwell, in Victoria's Latrobe Valley. The site was wedged between the railway line and the busy Princes Highway, prone to flooding, and zoned for industrial use.1 The Board planned to use the site to develop a 'transit village', in order to 'bring to Morwell all the aborigines [sic] now living at Lake Tyers'.2 This announcement drew condemnation from Aboriginal leader Doug Nicholls. In a statement on behalf of the Aborigines Advancement League, Nicholls attacked the 'setting up of a new fringe settlement' in Morwell, suggesting the plan was a 'continuation of the Government's policy of arbitrarily acquiring land and placing Aboriginal families thereon in areas which are alien to them'. Nicholls challenged the government's approach to assimilation, 1 National Archives of Australia (hereafter NAA), B357, 77; Fletcher, Chesters and Drysdale, 'Past, Present, Future', 22. 2 'Deadlock on Plan to Settle Aborigines', Morwell Advertiser, 17 May 1965, 1. ABORIGINAL HISTORY VOL 43 2019 94 declaring that no government or person had the right to say that Aboriginal people 'must assimilate and live in a particular area'.3 Nicholls's protests – and those of other Aboriginal leaders and activist groups – against the Morwell transit village were part of the broader and longer campaign by Aboriginal people to stop the closure of the last remaining Aboriginal reserve in Victoria, at Lake Tyers. By the end of 1965 the Morwell transit village scheme had been abandoned by the Board, and the threat posed to Lake Tyers was defeated in part due to their protests. This article provides a detailed examination of the short-lived Morwell transit village scheme. This research contributes to the examination of the longer history of attempts to dispossess and control Aboriginal people in Victoria through missions, reserves and housing programs. Penny Edmonds has examined the colonial construction of urban spaces as 'ordered and civilised' where Aboriginal people were subjected to a range of 'civilising' influences.4 The reordering of space under the hand of missionaries at Ebenezer and Ramahyuck as examined by Jane Lydon and Bain Attwood respectively shows the importance invested in controlling and managing spaces with the aim of affecting the behaviour of Aboriginal people.5 In particular, this article examines the intended assimilatory effects of transitional housing settlements informed by the motivation of government to disrupt Aboriginal communities and connection to land. Historians Jo Woolmington and Heather Goodall have interrogated the intended assimilatory effect of Aboriginal housing programs in New South Wales, and Corrine Manning has examined the spatial politics at work in transitional housing settlements in Victoria in the postwar era.6 These scholars have shown how the intended educative and transformative influence of housing was key to assimilation policies in the mid-twentieth century. As the last attempt of the Victorian Government to develop an overtly assimilationist transitional housing program, the Morwell transit village scheme provides an insight into how government aimed to use highly controlled housing settlements to further their assimilationist aims. The ongoing campaign to save Lake Tyers, which has been detailed elsewhere, was part of the broader movement of Aboriginal activism: within this story, the fight against the Morwell transit village demonstrates the complexity of grassroots resistance and political activism against government policies of assimilation in Victoria.7 3 Doug Nicholls, 'Statement on Aboriginal Affairs by Mr Rylah', 1 April 1965, Council for Aboriginal Rights (hereafter CAR) Papers, State Library Victoria (hereafter SLV), MS12913, Box 3/7, emphasis in original. 4 Edmonds, 'Intimate, Urbanising Frontier', 129–54. 5 Lydon, Fantastic Dreaming, 100–18; Attwood, Making of the Aborigines. 6 Woolmington, 'The "Assimilation" Years', 25–37; Goodall, 'Assimilation Beings in the Home', 75–101; Manning, 'A Helping White Hand', 193–208; Manning, 'Victoria's Transitional Aboriginal Housing Policy', 221–36. 7 See Attwood, Rights for Aborigines; Broome, Aboriginal Victorians, 194–99, 217–57; Taffe, 'Fighting for Lake Tyers'. The publicity surrounding protests both internationally and within Australia resulted in issues of race becoming more prominent in the public consciousness. Groups such as the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines ensured the dissemination of ideas and strategies for Aboriginal activists and their supporters. The Wave Hill walk-off, the Yirrkala petition and the Freedom Rides were well-publicised symbols of Aboriginal resistance, see Chesterman and Galligan, Citizens without Rights.