The present invention relates to a pump intended to be mounted inside the bottleneck (8), comprising a spray product. Pump of the invention comprises a receiving means of a flexible suction pump (2) and embedded in a rigid sleeve (4), with said sleeve ring (6). Sized annular volume (10) above the ring, the volume is large enough to pump (2) can be performed in a substantially curved manner during assembly. The present invention is applied to a glass bottle.


This study was financed with the aid of a PhD studentship from the University of Plymouth, and relevant scientific conferences attendance funded by The Marine Biological Association of the UK, the British Ecological Society, Plymouth Marine Science Education Foundation, and University of Plymouth Doctoral Training Centre.
 List of accepted publications:
 Lemasson, A.J., Fletcher, S., Hall-Spencer, J.M., and A.M., Knights. 2017 "Linking the biological impacts of ocean acidification on oysters to changes in ecosystem services: A review". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 492, 49-62. 10.1016/j.jembe.2017.01.019
 Lemasson, A.J., Kuri, V., Hall-Spencer, J.M., Fletcher, S., Moate, R. and A.M., Knights. 2017 "Sensory qualities of oysters unaltered by a short exposure to combined elevated pCO2 and temperature". Frontiers in Marine Science. 4:352. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00352


In this paper, we applied Sumudu decomposition method coupled with the Taylors series to solve linear and non-linear Advection problems. It is observed that the proposed method is highly suitable for such problems and overcomes some of the basic deficiencies of traditional decomposition method. Several examples are given to re-confirm the efficiency of the suggested algorithm.


Subtitle: Divisional advisory boards and focus groups help the company's strategic sourcing team meet its divisions' needs. Results include higher driver ratings, increased productivity, and enhanced internal and supplier processes.


SUMMARY The urinary excretions of creatinine, allantoin and total purine derivatives by Merino ewes were compared with predictions based on the assumptions that creatinine excretion scaled to liveweight (the creatinine coefficient) was constant and was not affected by diet. The creatinine coefficient varied between individuals and was found to be affected by diet (P<0·01). As a result, there were systematic deviations (p<0·01) in the predictions of allantoin and total purine derivative excretion. If predictions of purine derivative excretion are to be made for individual animals in the absence of total urine collections, prior determination of individual creatinine coefficients is required and predictions may be confounded by diet effects on creatinine excretion. Predictions for groups on the basis of general relationships between the creatinine coefficient and liveweight may be subject to errors between diets of > 10%.


The sustainable development is an important issue for our society. Thus, urban green spaces are a key element in order to assure a sustainable urban development. Although, most often they are associated as having only an aesthetic function, the urban green spaces perform important socioeconomic and environmental functions. Therefore, ensuring the existence of a great number of green spaces within an urban area is one of the objectives of the new European policies for urban planning, taking into account the sustainable urban development trend promoted by the new European strategies and also the fact that in the last decade we have been confronted to an intensive land artificialization due to the extensive phenomenon of urban sprawl. Thus, the purpose of this research is to analyze the spatial distribution of green urban spaces in the Central and Eastern European post-socialist countries, members of the European Union, as well as the population accessibility to the green urban spaces. The main question of the study is how the EU urban planning policies has influenced the countries from the Central and Eastern Europe in maintaining and developing the urban green spaces. Do they assure an equitable accessibility to the urban green spaces for all the population in their fastest developing cities of their countries – the capitals? Or are there spatial disparities in what concerns their location patterns? Using a quantitative methodology, doubled by the use of GIS tools and statistics, this research aims to question the eventual typologies regarding the spatial distribution of green spaces as well as their quantitative aspects (their number, the area etc.).


This work studied the impact of ethanol immersion (E), ultrasound (U), and ultrasound-ethanol immersion (UE) for 10, and 20 min on the drying characteristics of quince. After pretreatments, the samples were dried at a hot dryer at 90℃ and air velocity of 2 m/s. Drying time was reduced by 50% for samples pretreated in Ultrasonic-Ethanol (UE20) for 20 min. Moisture diffusion coefficient varied from 1.880 to 2.933×10-9 m2/s. The friction drag force, convective heat transfer coefficient, and convective mass transfer coefficient were 6.110×10-6 N, 24.077 W/m2K, and 0.020 m/s, respectively. The thermal conductivity, the specific heat, and the density of quince samples ranged from 0.5278 to 0.5876 W/m. K, 3554.00 to 3908.00 J/kg. K, and 814.95 to 904.60 kg/m3, respectively. Among all pretreatments, UE20 could prefer for significant decreases in the drying time and improve drying characteristics of quince at the industrial extent.


HCV naturally infects both humans and chimpanzees. The high burden of the disease is related to the induction of chronic liver disease in 80% of infected humans with 20 % of the infected people develop liver cirrhosis and end- stage liver diseases as well as hepatocellular carcinoma (1). About half of the infected people did not show any noticeable symptoms until starting the cirrhotic stage of the disease. Elevated liver enzymes and serological screening of HCV antibodies are used to initially screen the exposure of the HCV. Positive individuals are then subjected to the screening for the presence of viral RNA to confirm active infection(2). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


Non-contact magnetic cutting (NCMC) is a process by which repetitively applied pulsed magnetic fields are used to extend and direct very fine cuts in metals. A companion paper, presented at this conference, explains the technique in more detail. Under the right conditions, the NCMC process can produce fine, precise cuts, but different conditions produce bifurcations in the cuts, which are not desirable. This paper examines a series of experiments and finite element simulations to determine the conditions that produce bifurcations when using the NCMC process to cut aluminum plate. We discuss the relative importance of two systematic factors and one random factor leading to the formation or suppression of bifurcations. The Lorentz force acts in the direction of the cut and tends to suppress the formation of bifurcations, whereas the principal stress are directed at 45 degrees to the cut and favor the formation of bifurcations. The shape in which molten aluminum resolidifies between pulses is a random factor that can lead to the formation of bifurcations.


Desferrioxamine is a complex hydroxylamine capable of chelating iron in the ferric state and currently used therapeutically in the treatment of disorders of iron overload. The mechanism of iron-induced free-radical production may have an important role in pathological conditions such as thalassaemia (Model1 & Beck 1974) and excess iron in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients (Gutteridge et al., 1981). Free-radical formation catalysed by transition metals is well-documented according to the Fenton (see Walling, 1982) and Haber-Weiss reactions (Haber & Weiss, 1934).


The invention discloses a preparation method of a functional organic fertilizer for soil restoration. The method comprises the following steps: mixing crushed straws with blue-green algae according to the mass ratio of (1-5):10 to obtain a mixture, and then adding a biomass-transformed complex microbial inoculant and a biomass-transformed inductive material to the mixture; evenly mixing and then carrying out conventional stacking fermentation for 5-15 days, so as to obtain a semi-solid organic fertilizer; and mixing and pelletizing the semi-solid organic fertilizer, clay, biomass carbon ash and a heavy metal ion chelating agent according to the ratio of 1000:(50-200):(50-150):(1-5), so as to obtain the functional organic fertilizer for soil restoration. The organic fertilizer disclosed by the invention has a persistent slow-release fertilizer effect, and can adsorb, chelate and immobilize the heavy metal ions in a deactivation manner, soil fleeciness is facilitated, the moisture retention and the breathability are improved, rooting of plants is facilitated, formation of beneficial components of soil microelements and the like is optimized, the heavy metal-polluted soil is effectively restored, and secondary pollution of the soil is not caused.


The article discusses the problem of automatic detection of amendments found in the Polish statutory law. We treat the problem as a token-classification task and we introduce a scheme constructed by analysis of more than 200 amending bills. We apply recent neural architectures such as BERT and BiRNN to the task of token classification. The achieved results of all models are very high as micro average F1 score ranges from 96.3% to 98.2% for BiRNN. The presented solution is a first step towards fully automatic structuring and application of amendments in the Polish statutory law.


The mtDNA D-loop and its adjacent regions were amplified and sequenced in 28 individuals from different haplotypes detected using PCR-RFLP in Ukraine scale carp(Cyprinus carpio),crucian carp(Carassius auratus),silver carp(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix),big head carp(Aristichthys nobilis),grass carp(Ctenopharyngodon idellus) and Ussuri bullhead(Pseudobgrus ussuriensis) by PCR.The amplified fragment length of mtDNA D-loop and its adjacent regions in the fish were varied from 1 500 bp to 1 800 bp,and are compared with the mtDNA complete sequences of five fish species from GenBank by Clustal 1.83 software.It was found that the amplified fragment was comprised of complete tRNAPro,D-loop,tRNAPhe sequences and about 400 bp part of the 12S rRNA sequence.Sequences of 28 individuals were submitted to GenBank for serial numbers(KC292921-KC292948),and the base composition and difference of the six species,and the genetic distance were calculated based on Kimura's 2-Parameter model and NJ phylogenetic tree with five sequences from GenBank was constructed by Mega 4.0 software.The sequence structure analysis showed that the intraspecific and interspecific differences in D-loop region were higher in the four region sequences of six species than those in other species.NJ phylogenetic trees of six species were consistent with the traditional classification methods,showing useful for fish species classification and identification.In addition,restriction sites of all kinds of haplotypes were found in sequences,which is consistent with PCR-RFLP experimental results.More variation out of the restriction sites were observed compared with RFLP analysis.


tigate this hypothesis, pairs and ex-paired (separated) males were incubated in medium 169 with 10% human serum (Basch, 1981, Journal of Parasitology 67: 179-185) at 37 C in flowing 5% CO2. Immunofluorescence of the ex-paired males diminished after 24 hr and disappeared by the third day, whereas paired males continued to show strong reactivity. In paired females, immunofluorescence was seen only on the surface. No reactivity was seen in the underlying finger-like projections in females, which have the same cytoarchitecture as in males (Silk et al., 1969, South African Journal of Medical Sciences 34: 1-10). This observation is consistent with the presumption that the antigen is synthesized in the subtegumental cytons of the male, from which it is transferred to the surface through the finger-like projections. It is known (McLaren, 1980, Schistosoma mansoni: The parasite surface in relation to host immunity, Research Studies Press, New York, p. 14) that subtegumental cells are the site of synthesis igate this hypothesis, pairs and ex-paired (sepof tegumental inclusions, which are translocated into the tegument via microtubule-lined cytoplasmic connections. If the material immunoreactive to monoclonal 134 B2/9/4 is transferred to, but not synthesized by, the female, it should be detectable on the female surface but not in the subsequent processes or cytons. Our observations are in agreement with this hypothesis. Unisexual females, freshly perfused from mice, showed no immunofluorescence; when paired for 2 wk in vitro with either unisexual or ex-paired males, weak to moderate immunofluorescence appeared over their entire surface. Control unisexual females similarly incubated in medium 169 without males showed no immunofluores-


Abstract Two novel tetracyclic derivatives, namely 5 and 8, have been synthesized by intramolecular cyclization of the 10-bromoacetyl-10,11-dihydro-11-ethoxycarbonylpyrrolo[1,2-b] [1,2,5]benzothiadiazepine 5,5-dioxide (3) and, respectively, the bis-methylamide of 11-carboxy-10,11-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-b] [1,2,5]benzothiadiazepine-11-acetic acid 5,5-dioxide (4). The last compound formed when treating with an excess of methylamine either the lactam 5 or the diethyl ester of 11-carboxy-10,11-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-b] [1,2,5]benzothiadiazepine-11-acetic acid 5,5-dioxide (7). An unambiguous synthesis of the diester 7 was achieved to confirm the chemical structure of derivatives 4 and 5.


Demand-side management has been recently recognized as a strategic concept in smart electricity grids. In this context, active demand (AD) represents a demand response scenario in which households and small commercial consumers participate in grid management through appropriate modifications of their consumption patterns during certain time periods in return of a monetary reward. The participation is mediated by a new player, called aggregator, who designs the consumption pattern modifications to make up standardized products to be sold on the energy market. The presence of this new input to consumers generated by aggregators modifies the load behavior, asking for load forecasting algorithms that explicitly consider the AD effect. In this paper, we propose an approach to load forecasting in the presence of AD, based on gray-box models where the seasonal component of the load is extracted by a suitable preprocessing and AD is considered as an exogenous input to a linear transfer function model. The approach is thought for a distribution system operator that performs technical validation of AD products, and therefore possesses full information about the AD schedule in the network. A comparison of the performance of the proposed approach with techniques not using the information on AD and with approaches based on nonlinear black-box models is performed on a real load time series recorded in an area of the Italian low voltage network.


The performance of grass filter strips (GFS) in reducing PO₄-P concentrations and soil loss from the forage cropland was tested in an experiment on the 10% slope in Grassland and Forages Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration (RDA) from October 2007 to September 2009. Forage cropland with rye-com double cropping system receiving inorganic fertilizer or livestock manure (LM) were compared in a natural condition. The plots were hydrologically isolated in a randomized block layout of 3 treatments × 2 factors × 3 replicates. Main plots consisted of the length of GFS, such as 25 ㎡ (5×5 m), 50㎡ (5×10 m), 75㎡ (5×15 m). Sub plots consisted of the type of LM, such as chemical fertilizer (CF), cattle manure (CM) and swine manure (SM). Concentrations of PO₄-P in surface runoff water were reduced as the length of GFS increased. Especially, GFS with 10 m and 15 m reduced PO₄-P concentrations significantly compared to that with 0 m (p<0.05). However, there was not significant different between PO₄-P concentrations of GFS with 10m and that of GFS with 15 m. Moreover, Soil loss in surface runoff water were reduced as the length of GFS increased. GFS with 15 m reduced soil loss significantly compared to that with 5 m and 10 m (p<0.05). The results from this study suggest GFS improve the removal and trapping PO₄-P and soil loss from forage cropland.


Objectives This study aimed to understand young people's perception of the potential utility of arts and culture, focusing on online access, for supporting their mental health. Design A qualitative interview study. Setting Online. Participants Participants were selected by purposeful sampling from an online survey of arts and culture for mental health and well-being. Method Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted from 30 July 2020 to 9 September 2020. Rich interview data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Thirteen participants aged 18–24 who were socio-demographically diverse and varied in their use of online arts and culture (OAC) and in their level of psychological distress were interviewed. Six themes, 'Characteristics of other activities', 'Online engagement', 'Human connection', 'Mechanisms of impact', 'Mental health outcomes' and 'Engagement optimisation', were identified along with subthemes. Participants identified that online engagement had some advantages over in-person engagement and benefits were greater with familiarity and regular use. Participants described that human connection was the feature of OAC most likely to benefit mental health and emphasised the importance of representation. Mechanisms included improving perspective, reflection, learning, escapism, creativity, exploration and discovery. Outcomes were described as the disruption of negative thought patterns, lifting of mood and increased feelings of calm and proactivity. Conclusions This study demonstrates that young people have a critical level of insight and understanding regarding their mental health and ways in which it might be improved. These findings can be used to optimise the mental health benefits of OAC in an engaging and acceptable way for young people. These methodologies could be applied to other types of community resources for mental health.


To see the power at normal conditions and at optimal conditions, the researchers used the Electrical Transient Analyzer Program (ETAP). Simulation using Load Flow (LF) and Optimal Power Flow (OPF) is a tool to produce power flow during normal conditions and when the power flow is optimal as a comparison for calculating the cost of generation from the power produced by each generator. After carrying out the Load Flow simulation process, when normal conditions were obtained, the simulation results showed that the active power released by the plant was 807.3 MW. Whereas after carrying out the Optimal Power Flow (OPF) simulation process, at optimal conditions. The simulation results show that the active power released by the generator is 806.2 MW.

Keywords: Electrical Transient Analyzer Program (ETAP), Optimal Power Flow (OPF), Losses


Canadian Footwear in the Age of the Machine. Mechanization transformed shoemaking. For example, by mid-century Quebec City, and Montreal in particular, had become home to a thriving boot and shoe business. The time of shoes as a scarce and expensive commodity was over. By 1900, leather products in the province of Quebec's leather products - chiefly shoes - ranked 2nd in the province's industries.


As traced by the author, a union's duty of fair representation in Cali fornia public sector labor law has statutory and common law origins, and arises in a variety of representational contexts, including grievance han dling, contract negotiations and internal union affairs. Jurisdictional and procedural issues involving the proper forum, exhaustion of remedies, and statutes of limitations add complex considerations for this developing area of the law. Further problems are presented by attempts to fashion appro priate remedies for a union's violation of its duty. While many fair repre sentation issues have been resolved by administrative and judicial decisions, often drawing upon federal precedent, significant questions re main. Many of these questions are related to the unique due process and civil service rights that distinguish public employees from those in the pri vate sector. The existence of such rights suggests that individual public employees may benefit from heightened scrutiny of union decisionmaking, and that unions, as well as employees, may benefit from the survival of alternative forums and remedies.


This directory is an depth reference book of the ASEAN oil and gas industry,comprising information of official organization and coommercial business.


Aim. To identify predictors of progression of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with hypertension (HT), coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic heart failure (CHF) with recurrent AF. Material and methods . The study included 31 2 patients with recurrent AF. The patients were divided into 3 groups according to a leading underlying condition: essential HT (n=1 36), CHD (n=11 2), and CHF with III-IV functional class by NYHA (n=64). The average follow-up duration was 60±3 months. Progression of AF was defined as development of long-standing persistent or permanent AF. Results. All three groups of patients with recurrent AF revealed progression of the arrhythmia from paroxysmal or persistent to a sustained permanent form during the 5-year prospective follow-up. The rate of AF progression in the patients with CHF was significantly higher and accounted for 59% as compared to 46% in the patients with hypertension (p=0.002) and 51% in the patients with CHD (p=0.008). AF progression in patients with HT correlated significantly with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (odds ratio [OR] 1.25; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 1.03-1.52) and increased arterial wall stiffness (OR 2.3; 95%CI 1.95-2.65). The independent predictors of arrhythmia progression in patients with CHD were a history of myocardial infarction (OR 1.23; 95%CI 0.9-1.5), irreversible LV wall motion abnormalities (OR 1.41; 95%CI 1.1-1.7), and increased plasma level of N-terminal pro-A-type natriuretic peptide (Nt-proANP; OR 1.16; 95%CI 0.8-1.4). Reduction in LV ejection fraction below 40% (OR 0.84; 95%CI 0.7-0.89) and increased plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP; OR 2.3; 95%CI 1.93-2.67) were independent predictors of AF progression from persistent to permanent form in the patients with systolic heart failure. Conclusion. Progression of AF is related to the underlying cardiovascular disease. The early vascular aging syndrome and LV hypertrophy are the main factors of AF progression in patients with HT. Previous myocardial infarction with irreversible hypokinesia is associated with AF progression in patients with CHD. Reduced LV ejection fraction and increased plasma BNP predict AF progression in patients with CHF.


Author in this article describes mechanism and behavior of youth and market in the context of unique activity undertaken by recording companies operating in the field of phonographic industry. Author strives to prove the great importance of youth market for the recording companies from the prospect of making great profits. Furthermore these kind of companies are deeply confined within this market. In the latter part of article, one described the methods used by surveyed companies as concerns their interaction and activities undertaken to younger customers.


This article has the purpose of approaching the existent interrelation between the international managerial compounds and the public spheres of specific democratic societies. For such, public debate is investigated, in the mediatic scene, regarding the problem of tobacco–spurred by the processing of the Anti-tobacco Law (Law in the 10.167/00)–, attempting to understand those forms in the widest scenery of the discussions of public interest which motivated adaptations and limits to the marketing plans of the company. The quasi interdiction of the process of construction of marks for the law has direct impact in the symbolic mediation between the company and its publics, besides altering the competition profile and performance in the market. We seek to investigate, the way on behalf of which the Souza Cruz company dialogued, with the other social actors, in a private way, in a scenery of great adversities, covering up its practices of discursive elements which allowed legalizing in face of political, ethical demands, and its existence, transcending, on the whole, the strict domain of the economical rationality.


Faced with a reordering of geopolitical landscapes, Western discourse, after an eighty-year hiatus since World War II, promises to raise new barriers, inaugurating a model of exclusivist, purificatory discourse. Consequently, current representations of non-belonging subsist under the assault of grand narratives which only serve to foreclose the very thinking of exilic representations in polemical and radical form. My paper theorises the raising of barriers as an adherence to master discourses which perpetually seek to discipline, regulate and neutralise exile in a 'well-trodden, pathologized aesthetic' (Baal 2015). As a researcher and playwright I will be considering how the effect of dominant narratives impacts upon our capacity to imagine and dramatize new mythicometaphysical terrains and readdress cosmopolitanism. Given that any truth must first be allowed into speakability by the schemes of linguistic and political permissiveness, I will be asking, as a woman dramatist and researcher, how it might be possible through narrating this marginalized existence, to cause the barrier to fall, and to what extent the project of cosmopolitanism has been undermined by the structured layering of orders and ideologies. Drawing on deconstructive approaches, and principally on the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and his work on sovereignty, womanhood and Cosmopolitanism, I consider how embedded discourses constitutive of subject-formation lead to historically sanitized notions of nationhood and identity. Progressing from Derrida's position on exteriority and exile as conditions of possibility (Derrida 1998), I conclude that the drama of exile compels us to rise above the barrier and retheorise foreignness and citizenship by revealing a space of meta-cosmopolitanism; a space of energising movement and privileging the signifier of anarchy over event.


Morphometric analysis of honeybee wings can be used to discriminate between honeybee subspecies. The classic morphometric methods used to identify honeybee subspecies are time consuming while geometric morphometric analysis are proven to be more efficient and rapid for the identification of honeybee subspecies.  Even if the geometric morphometric analysis involves several steps such as: obtaining the image of the honeybee wing,  processing the wings image (settlement of the 19 points), classification and validation, in terms of consumed time,it  takes less than classic morphometric methodes and it is easier to apply. The aim of this study was to identify honeybee subspecies from the Romanian South-Eastern area, using the geometric morphometric method. To accomplish this, the semiautomated French system ApiClass was used. This system  allows us to identify the honeybee subspecies based on the wing's image of the Apis mellifera honeybee worker. The program is using the recent approaches of geometric morphometry and is analyzing the wing considering 19 points  corresponding to the intersections of the main veins of the bee forewings. These coordinates are processed by the system before being analyzed  after which the system returns the probability of  the analyzed honeybee belonging to one of the honeybee subspecies from its reference system. The system has more than 5000 honeybee wing references  off the main lines and honeybee subspecies.  Using this system we analyzed  samples from the counties of Braila, Buzau, Galati and Ilfov. Each sample was composed from wings of  20 honeybees. Most of the analyzed samples were identified as hybrids without being possible  to specify the type or the level of the hybridization: only three samples were identified as being Apis mellifera carnica presenting a homology degree over 90%.


In this work, we investigated the anti‐hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity of lamivudine, adefovir, tenofovir, penciclovir and lobucavir after short‐term (i.e. 24 or 48 h) or continuous (9 days) exposure of the HBV‐containing cell line, HepG2 2.2.15, to these drugs. Lamivudine maintained significant anti‐HBV activity when added for only 24 or 48 h to the cell cultures compared to when the drug was present for the whole period (9 days) on the cells, i.e. 50% effective concentration (EC50) values for the inhibition of HBV DNA synthesis were 0.07 ± 0.02 μg ml−1 after 24 h of incubation, 0.02 ± 0.01 μg ml−1 after 48 h of incubation and 0.0016 ± 0.001 μg ml−1 after 9 days of incubation. Similarly, the nucleoside phosphonate analogues, adefovir and tenofovir, retained significant anti‐HBV activity when added for only a short period of time to the cells. The EC50 values were 12 ± 1 μg ml−1 (24 h) and 1.0 ± 0.2 μg ml−1 (48 h) vs 0.003 ± 0.001 μg ml−1 (9 days) for adefovir, and 6.5 ± 1.1 μg ml−1 (24 h) and 0.8 ± 0.1 μg ml−1 (48 h) vs 0.03 ± 0.02 μg ml−1 (9 days) for tenofovir. In contrast, penciclovir and lobucavir lost most of their anti‐viral activity when present on the cells for 48 h or less.


India is an emerging country in population. In 2011, Indian Census Department figured out, more than 104 million elderly persons. Among them 53 million are females and 51 million are males. With reference to rural and urbanity 73 million people live in rural areas. Among them 29% elder people reside in urban areas. In Andhra Pradesh 2011 census report 60 age group of the elderly population is 451781. India has diversity of tribal population reflecting its great ethnic diversity. They are scattered all over the hilly, forest, and plain regions of the country in different ecological settings, with a variety of socio-economic-cultural patterns and diversified dietary habits. Today changing family structure has caused increased problems of old age people. In recent years, nuclear families existing due to some factors, the old rich family members are facing psychological, physical, financial, abuse and other miscellaneous problems. The miscellaneous problems may be related to inability to get accustomed with modern and innovative techniques and methods, traditional viewpoints and perspectives, occurrence of conflicts and disputes, disagreements, inability to get along with others, boredom, lack of knowledge and awareness, loss of control, low self-esteem and lack of preparedness for old age. Sugalie tribe is one of the largest tribes in Andhra Pradesh, majority of Sugalis live at forest areas in Andhra Pradesh. The study area of Pedda Tanda is the foot hill of Seshachalam forest,at this Thanda , a significant number of aged Sugalie people are involved and supported for research work. The study paper provides insight into the social, economic and health conditions of problems of the oldest people residing in the Pedda Tanda and assists the scope for social work the old age people in Sugali tribes.


A theoretical study of the laminar squeeze flow of copper water and alumina water nanofluids between a flat circular stationary disk and a curved circular moving disk is carried out using energy integral method. The squeeze film behaviour is examined analytically and the effects of inertia and curvature on the squeeze film pressure, load carrying capacity of the fluid and temperature are analysed. Further, the problem is solved numerically for a sinusoidal motion of the upper curved disk taking an exponential form of the gap width. It is found that the copper water nanofluid is better than alumina water nanofluid for better heat transfer rates. While high inertia forces strongly influence the squeeze film behaviour, low inertia forces are favourable for temperature distribution. Further, concave nature of the upper disk gives better squeeze film characteristics than convex disk. However, convex disk is better than concave disk as far as the temperature distribution is concerned.


Over the past few years, there has been great concern over the presence of alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (parabens) in consumer products and their link to breast cancer. These compounds have been found in human blood, milk, urine, and breast tissue.


Th e "boundary line analysis method" calculates the minimal total annual operational costs used for the optimisation of number of tractors owned by agricultural companies. Th is calculation refl ects the actual need of tractors used in the selected time periods during a year. Th e above method is based on data gained during fi ve day periods (so-called pentads) in t he plant production Farm Estate Lany which belongs to the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Based on the annual use of tractors in the company, operational costs involve tractors owned and hired. Th e calculated curve changes in relation to the total annual costs for the owned tractors. Th e economically optimal number of the owned tractors would be reached at the minimum point where the total annual costs curve is low whilst all working operations in the company have been done. Due to the use of tractors during the pentads, it is recommended to own exactly the number of tractor-machine sets given by the calculated minimum. For all the other works, it is advisable to use hired tractors, operationally leased tractors or outsourced services.


The HF plasma enhanced sulphidation is used, as a low temperature alternative of passivation of the InP surface for the elaboration of the gate insulator in MISFET-InP. The species (atom, radical, ion) present in the H2S glow discharge and the potential repartition in a HF plasma, capacitive type with internal electrodes, are described. We comment models of the sulphide layers with composition and surface and interface roughness resulting of XPS Spectroscopy, Spectroscopic Ellipsometry ang Grazing X Ray Reflectrometry. We give a growth mechanism of the sulphide layer and we show the duality between the growth and ionic bombardment mechanisms of a growing layer in HF plasma.


Many cities have realized that investment in the revitalization of streets and pedestrian walkways and care for conservation of monuments and historical sites, not only can boost economic profile of the area, but can bring the city in world tourist route. The objective of these trails is to make life of the pedestrians more pleasant, encouraging them to do shopping and so local economy increase.


This paper explores the relationship between dualclass share structure, agency cost and company performance, and divides the dual-class share structure according to multiple different dimensions of B shares voting. With voting right as an alternative argument, this article studies voting rights and the relationship between company performance and adopts dualclass share structure of listed companies to determine reasonable B shares multiples to provide theoretical reference for the right to vote. The paper mainly solves two key problems: first, under the background of dual-class share structure, whether voting right has a positive impact on company performance; second, what is the influence path of voting right on company performance? This paper will discuss whether voting right influences company performance through the mediating role of


Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is a rare malignancy arising from the olfactory epithelium of the nasal vault. ENB accounts for 3% to 6% of all intranasal tumors and has the best prognosis among sinonasal malignancies with neuroendocrine differentiation. The optimal treatment continues to be controversial, but the benefit of adjuvant therapy, particularly radiotherapy, has been well described in the literature. The largest reported series evaluated neoadjuvant radiotherapy of 50 Gy, with or without neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and found improved resectability with improved patient survival. We present two cases of advanced ENB at our institution treated with a preoperative concurrent radiochemotherapy in a manner akin to that of small-cell carcinoma of the lung.


The man who creates TV cameras for space is bad news to the lens de-signer. He asks for a high quality lens or telescope with painful design constraints, and can only offer a need for very low volume production. On top of that, he wants a lens tommorrow, not next week, because he is faced with an unslippable spacecraft schedule. The requirements vary with the type of mission and kind of space-craft, but invariably impose physical or optical difficulties beyond those normally experienced in lens design. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these constraints as related to typical types of space missions, the kind of optical design problems they have created, and what can be done to arrive at an acceptable interface between optical designer and camera design engineer.


Incidental gallbladder cancer is a rare event, and its prognosis is largely affected by the tumour stage and treatment. The aim of this study was to analyse the management, treatment and survival of patients with incidental gallbladder cancer in a national cohort over a decade.


Recent research on multimodal communication in the material world shows how things matter in social contexts and make a traceable difference in the unfolding of interactions. Interestingly enough, the artifacts typically used as tools of inquiry (i.e. the recording devices) are rarely deemed worthy of similar analytical attention, as if they were irrelevant or inconsequential to the organization of social interaction taking place in the field. Adopting a theoretical framework on distributed and hybrid agency, this article discusses and empirically shows how these objects play a crucial role in defining the institutional goal of the interaction and, therefore, contribute to the crafting of the data. The analysis of examples from a collection of references made to the recording devices in different research interactions illustrates the circumstances in which these references occur and the activities accomplished by participants by referring to these 'embarrassing' objects. In the discussion we propose that the analytical underestimation of the role of things 'talked-into being' in the research setting is consistent with and can contribute to a vision of research practices as a mirror of the social reality out there.


Introduction: Influence of physical activity with supplement consumption on the decrease of free radicals effects is not well known during exercise. Purslane is one of the richest sources of omega-3 fatty acid. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 8-week exercise with Purslane consumption on peroxidant and antioxidants indicators (MDA, SOD, CAT) in women with type 2 diabetes. Methods: 28 sedentary women with type 2 diabetes participated in this study with average age of 50 years and with no history of regular exercise that were randomly divided into 4 groups: control (C), exercise (E), supplementation (S) and exercise + supplementation (E+S). Training programs were 60-75 minutes of aerobic exercise, 3 times in week with 50-70% of maximal heart rate. S and E+S groups consumed 5gr of Purslane seeds with lunch and performed aerobic exercise after 3 hours. Also, 2/5 gr Purslane was consumed with dinner. Blood samples were taken in two phases (before and after 8 weeks) following 12 to 14 hours of being fasted. Results: MDA decreased significantly, but SOD and CAT levels increased significantly in E, S, E+S groups after 8 weeks (P > 0/05). Also there was a significant difference between MDA in E and E+S groups after 8 weeks (P=0/015). Conclusion: The results showed that regular aerobic exercise with Purslane consumption can improve peroxidant and antioxidant balance in women with type 2 diabetes and prevent exercise-induced oxidative stress and also diabetes.


This paper will discuss geriatric day hospital and in-patient ward furniture/equipment used by the occupational therapist in the assessment and re-training of patients in the activities of daily living. A major proportion of an occupational therapist's time in a geriatric department is concerned with the preparation of patients for an independent existence in the community and full advantage must be taken of new designs of furniture/equipment. Most patients in geriatric wards suffer from locomotor handicaps in addition to their internal medical illnesses. Specially designed furniture/equipment is frequently necessary as a temporary measure, both for assessment and to aid further independence, and permanently for some patients as they will never be able to use such items as standard beds, chairs or baths on account of their degree of residual incapacity. Special furniture/equipment is needed either:-


The implementation of the mechanism of formation and grouping of criteria blocks personnel evaluation and method of calculating its' the final results are considered in the article. The basic principles of calculating the final evaluation values for criteria blocks are described, the appropriate formulas for the calculation are given, as well as grading of the evaluation results.


1. To diagnose a student's individual strengths and weaknesses in six different dimensions of tonal and rhythmic aural perception and music literacy achievement. 2. To compare a student's tonal and rhythmic aural perception and music literacy achievement to his musical potential as indicated by Musical Aptitude Profile results. 3. To evaluate the extent of a student's continuous development from simple to complex tonal and rhythmic aural perception and music literacy achievement. 4. To determine a student's relative standing among other students in tonal and rhythmic aural perception and music literacy achievement.


An accessory for temporarily supporting a panel, such as for example a sealing panel, which is to be attached to a support or framework, for example next to an element which has already been attached, such as another ceiling panel, comprises a bearing member which can be arranged on the said support or framework or on an edge of the element which has previously been fixed, and a supporting member on which the panel which is to be attached can be supported in a position in which an edge thereof faces towards the edge of the element which has already been attached. After the panel in question has been attached, at least the bearing member can remain behind on the element which has previously been attached.


Objective] To provide evidences for clinical diagnosis,treatment and prevention of the related diseases by analyzing in deaths of internal illness aged people. [Methods] Retrospective investigation was done to all the patients aged over 60 years who died of internal diseases in our hospital in the period from January to December of 2002. [Results] Some basic diseases existed in 133 of the 135 death cases (98.5%), among which 97 patients (71.9%) suffered from heart disease, 64 (47.4%) from hypertension and 49 (36.3%) from chronic obstructive emphysema. Pulmonary infection was the main inducer of death, accounting for 83.7% (113/135). Multiple organ failure occurred in 60 of the 135 death cases (44%). Functional failure was found in 142 organ times, among which respiratory failure dominated accounting for 38.7% (55/142). [Conclusion] In our country many of the aged people suffer from some chronic diseases. Pulmonary infection is the most common factor to induce the disease and lead to death, so that to enforce the resistace ability and prevent infection of the respiratory tract are the keys to improve the living quality and prolong life.


The latest statement from the High Court on duties of excise poses an interesting question with regard to the fiscal relationship between Commonwealth and State governments. The absence of fiscal accountability in all levels of government in Australia serves to frustrate the objectives of the federal system. While the decision in Ngo Ngo Ha v New South Wales1 (Ha) brings some clarity to a confusing area, the High Court's adoption of a broad approach to s 90 of the Constitution has the effect of increasing the disparity between the revenue and expenditure of Commonwealth and State governments. In light of the economic and political implications of the decision, it must be asked whether the correct purpose has been attributed to the section.


Digital humanities and library and information science (LIS) are closely related disciplines. In this second part of a series we analyse projects supporting research and applying digital humanities technologies, published by the European Association for Digital Humanities (EADH), such as #dariahTeach, The Programming Historian, CATMA (Computer Aided Textual Markup and Analysis), EVT (Edition Visualization Technology), READ (Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents), OES (Open Encyclopedia System) wishing to support their spreading in LIS education and libraries, as well as to raise the standard of content provision services in Hungary


It is shown that, despite E. Durkheim's theoretical pronouncements to the contrary, he makes explicit & abundant use of psychological theories. Three of his psychological theories are considered: (1) the vitality theory, (2) the duality theory, & (3) the deliberation theory. It is shown that all three are involved in the concept of mechanical solidarity & in his social explanation of suicide. It is also shown how they are part of his social explanation of religion. It is hoped that sociologists will follow Durkheim's example of applying psychological theories to the explanation of social phenomena. A. Orianne.


The Crime Bill of 1994 has generated a large cash flow of federal funds into state and local coffers for hiring additional personnel. In the rush to get the federal funding, many agencies have altered their hiring practices for police personnel in order to meet deadlines and quotas. Agencies have experienced a vast array of libelous situations, occupational problems, non-productive employees, and worst of all, bad cops charged with criminal activities when pre-employment screening practices have been shortcut. This article examines what can happen when hiring practices are accelerated and thorough background investigations condensed or eliminated. The article presents three elements of a quality background investigation and five policy development guidelines for producing a background investigation manual and procedure. The article also presents a sample Background Investigation Manual and Procedure and related forms developed by the author for use in his agency utilizing the concepts and principles presented.


This paper reports on the first demonstration of super high frequency (SHF) lateral-field-excited (LFE) aluminum nitride (AlN) cross-sectional Lamé mode resonators (CLMRs). A simple 2-mask process was used to fabricate LFE AlN CLMRs operating at 4.2 GHz with an electromechanical-coupling coefficient kt2 of 1.2 %, providing > 20 MHz filter bandwidth. Anchor loss is reduced to provide 2X higher quality factor (Qm > 1150) implemented with a small termination impedance of 160 Ω. Such important features render AlN LFE CLMRs promising candidates for low-cost yet high-performance wireless communication technologies, such as LTE‐Advanced contiguous carrier aggregation which requires up to 20 MHz bandwidth.


We provide a brief overview of theoretical models of defects and plastic flow processes in nanocrystalline materials with focuses placed on their specific deformation mechanisms being commonly not effective in conventional coarse-grained polycrystals. In particular, we will consider triple junction diffusional creep and rotational deformation mode in nanocrystalline materials. Also, the notion of nano-dislocations is introduced and used in a description of plastic flow localization in nanocrystalline materials. Finally, we discuss deformation mechanisms releasing misfit stresses in nanocrystalline films and coatings.


BACKGROUND: Members of minority groups are generally low utilizers of dermatologic specialty care. Research in the area of health disparities among minority ethnic groups in dermatology is limited. Racial and ethnic disparities in the basic science knowledge, epidemiologic evaluation, and clinical investigations of dermatologic disease have been reported. This study sought to expand on previous research in an attempt to better understand the factors related to access to dermatologic care among minority populations. METHODS: The study was a cross-sectional survey designed to explore reasons for the reduced use of dermatologists among minority populations. The study population was recruited from medical offices affiliated with the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) and Hartford Hospital (HH). One hundred and thirty individuals participated in this study. Data were analyzed using a combination of univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis. The independent variables were barriers that were found in the literature and those identified during phase one of the study. The dependent variable was use of dermatologic care. SAS® (Statistical Analysis Software) was used to conduct all the analyses. RESULTS: This study examined numerous reasons for reduced use of dermatologists by minority populations. The statistically significant reasons for limited use of dermatologists were: • "I have to wait a long time for an appointment" • "I am not sure if insurance will cover it" • "I don't have a dermatologist" • "My problems are not taken seriously" • "My doctor doesn't listen to me" • "I was not pleased with the service at the doctor's office" Other factors related to not seeing a dermatologist were, whether or not the individual was employed, the location where the patient was recruited, the financial resources of the individual, and knowing someone who had seen a dermatologist. CONCLUSION: All of the reasons found to have a significant relationship to use of dermatologic care are amenable to interventions such as educating patients, educating providers, and making changes in the health care delivery system. Promoting greater use of specialized dermatologic care among racial and ethnic minorities is important because this population group is at risk for significant skin-


Distribution grids constitute complex networks of lines oftentimes reconfigured to minimize losses, balance loads, alleviate faults, or for maintenance purposes. Topology monitoring becomes a critical task for optimal grid scheduling. While synchrophasor installations are limited in low-voltage grids, utilities have an abundance of smart meter data at their disposal. In this context, a statistical learning framework is put forth for verifying single-phase grid structures using non-synchronized voltage data. The related maximum likelihood task boils down to minimizing a non-convex function over a non-convex set. The function involves the sample voltage covariance matrix and the feasible set is relaxed to its convex hull. Asymptotically in the number of data, the actual topology yields the global minimizer of the original and the relaxed problems. Under a simplified data model, the function turns out to be convex, thus offering optimality guarantees. Prior information on line statuses is also incorporated via a maximum a-posteriori approach. The formulated tasks are tackled using solvers having complementary strengths. Numerical tests using real data on benchmark feeders demonstrate that reliable topology estimates can be acquired even with a few smart meter data, while the non-convex schemes exhibit superior line verification performance at the expense of additional computational time.


An age‐associated increase in susceptibility to various infectious diseases results from age‐related changes in the immune systems. We reported that reconstitution of T cells in aged mice partially restored the defects in antigen‐driven expansion and cytokine production of naïve T cells. Thus, it is postulated that thymic involution and the decline in the production of new T cells in elderly result in an accumulation of naïve cells that have persisted for an extended time and that have therefore become dysfunctional. However, our understanding about naïve T cell homeostasis in aged animals remains incomplete. Here we found that turnover of naïve CD4 T cells in aged mice was slower than in young mice, in spite of decreased ability of aged cells to drive homeostatic proliferation. Transfer experiments revealed that the survival advantage of aged naïve CD4 T cells was controlled by T cell‐intrinsic factors and was less dependent on TCR signaling mediated by self‐MHC recognition. Thus, we suggest that the survival advantage of aged naïve CD4 T cells leads to their longer lifespan, which in turn contributes to immune impairments with aging. This has important implications for understanding how and why aged individuals develop defects that prevent their efficient response to vaccination. Supported by grant AG‐21600 and the Trudeau Institute.


This paper examines print advertisements in Malaysia to determine how advertisers seek to achieve their primary goal of persuading or influencing an audience by the use of both language and visuals. It describes the main component moves and rhetorical strategies used by writers to articulate the communicative purpose of the genre and the language in the advertisements. A descriptive framework for multi-modal texts is adopted for analysing the visuals. How the advertisements encode national identity and cultural values, and illustrate innovative language use is shown. The findings illustrate the multilayered and competing values from various sources in the Malaysian society and reinforce the traditional as well as the new values based on national, global or commercial priorities.


The purpose of this paper is to analyze public policies in relation to cancer care program for children in Venezuela, which have been developed in the period 2005-2010. This will set out the following objectives: a) Collect information on the incidence of childhood cancer in Venezuela, b) Describe public policy in relation to childhood cancer, operation, design and implementation in the State Democratic c) Propose a program comprehensive care to children with cancer in Venezuela as a contribution to public policy. The research question posed was how to assess the health system in childhood cancer if there are no concrete proposals within the National Health System? The methodology used was qualitative - descriptive - analytical. The level of analysis of the study was conceived in the form of theoretical research literature, making a detailed list of its characteristics, so that the results of the search for information as well as in their interpretative analysis have theoretical and practical elements for analysis. For this investigation was necessary to define the time, perform field work through a non-participant observation or qualitative criteria led to delimit the actions, people and information that would be collected, this allowed the exchange with stakeholders directly and obtaining data that were outlined through some informal interviews or institutions responsible for cancer services / hematology children in hospitals which are the busiest in the country obtained after visits to health institutions that provide some information of interest for research. Finally the basic conclusions: a) Interpretation of a system of singular interest management are seen from the plurality of demand b) welfare policy Rethinking Health System c) Planning and resource allocation as a benefit to the target population for the creating an inclusive policy on childhood cancer in Venezuela. Descriptors: The Childhood Cancer, Public Policy, Health Policy, Health in Venezuela, The Power, Demand Sector, The State, comprehensive care.


Mural tomb in Goa-ri(Goryeong) built in the 6th Century Gaya period investigated precisely by the scientific method. They were used to optical equipments for investigation and made a damage map according to the damaging types. The mortar layer was mostly exfoliated from the rest of the wall except f...


The Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array will be an astronomical facility operating in the millimetre and sub-millimetre range (31 GHz – 950 GHz) currently under construction on a plateau in the Chilean Andes. The array will consist of at least 66 Cassegrain type reflector antennas, total collecting area nearly 6000 m, operating as a synthesis aperture interferometer. This article provides an overview of the receiver system design, including key performance parameters, project organization, and current project status.


Because human knowledge is uncertain, knowledge‐base systems must include an uncertainty scheme. Many procedures have been developed to handle uncertain reasoning in expert systems. It is therefore important to investigate the appropriateness of the available techniques before applying one to a specific problem domain. This paper discusses the different sources of uncertainty for a construction contract legal expert system called DISCON as well as the system's approaches to handling such uncertainties.


I will examine some of the turning points in recent history of aesthetics. I claim that recent developments in broadened its range of and made it more up-to-date vis-à-vis concurrent art, but have also taken aesthetics into realms that were previously not its own. In this respect, I see Jacques Rancière as the pivotal figure, whose recent writings offer a possible novel – although also risky – endeavor. Furthermore, I will examine some other – divergent, but also highly productive – aesthetic theories of the recent decades.


In this paper a new technique of encryption for embedding secret information in the frequency domains of a cover audio signal is described. A novel method is presented for inaudibly hiding information in an audio signal. The method uses quadratic form as key matrix. The data is first encrypted using the key matrix. The secure data is further embedded in the audio signal in frequency domain using fast Fourier transforms and the results have been analyzed. This consists of data encryption at two levels and the cipher text so obtained becomes quite impossible to break or to interrupt.


The content of some vitamins in Cacalia hastata L. leaves (Asteraceae) known food and medical plant of Siberia is investigated. It is established, that Cacalia hastata is a source of an ascorbic acid (up to 1,63 %) and carotinoids (up to 600 mg%). Also accumulation of an ascorbic acid and photosynthetic pigments in Cacalia hastata leaves depending on a phase of plant vegetation is investigated.


The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land, sitting at the apex of the federal judiciary and reviewing appeals from the lower federal courts as well as from state supreme courts. Yet, in spite ofthe familiar expression?"I'll take my case all the way to the Supreme Court"?few litigants actually take their cases all the way to the Court, and even fewer are granted a hearing. For the overwhelm ing majority of cases in the federal system, the decisions ofthe lower courts are in fact final and never appealed or granted review. Indeed, the modern Supreme Court confronts a very small percentage ofthe cases in the system. Moreover, the Court no longer functions, as it once did, to resolve private disputes and to correct errors in the lower courts. As a result, the lower federal courts handle most ofthe federal judiciary's business, wielding enormous power with finality in all but a small fraction ofthe federal judiciary's caseload.


This paper describes the experimentally developed relationships between Reynold's Number (Re) and droplet size of different hollow cone nozzles. The experiments were conducted at 250 kPa, 300 kPa, 350 kPa, 400 kPa, 450 kPa, and 500 kPa spray fluid pressures. The University Boom Sprayer Test Bench was employed for conducting lab experiments in the laboratories of the Department of Farm Machinery & Power and the University Boom Sprayer was employed for field experiments at the Post-graduate Agricultural Research Station experimental fields, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. The dimensionless ratio of droplet size to nozzle aperture diameter (diD) followed straight line trend up-to Reynold's Number 40,000, for locally made nozzle (d=1.6 mm), up-to 33,000 for imported yellow nozzle (d=1.3 mm), and upto 18,000 for imported orange nozzle (d=0.7 mm). The droplet size decreased with the increase in fluid pressure but remained constant at pressures above 450 kPa. Therefore, it would be uneconomical to spray the crop above 450 kPa due to the use of costly high pressure hoses. The critical fluid velocities for spray fluid atomization were found to be 20.36 mis, 23 mis, and 33.16 m/s for locally made nozzle, imported yellow nozzle, and imported orange nozzle respectively.


Aimed at improving transport connections between the two countries and thereby strengthening cultural and economic co-operation, the link is expected to stimulate the development of a joint labour and housing market on each side of Øresund. In short, the link is expected to further the integration of the Øresund region, paving the way for successful competition with Europe's other major regional centres.


Bulk and surface recombination are the main material parameters that determine the performance of crystalline silicon solar cells. We present a new method for the nondestructive, simultaneous mapping of the diffusion length and the surface recombination velocity of a silicon wafer. The method uses the hardware of the electrolytical metal tracer (ELYMAT). The separation between bulk and surface recombination is achieved by illuminating the sample with laser beams of two different colors. By solving the diffusion equation for both laser penetration depths the diffusion length and the surface recombination velocity can be calculated from the measured diffusion currents. First experiments are presented which show the basic feasibility of the method.


The sonic velocity values of propellant gases under different conditions reveal significant difference,which have important influence on process description and simulation of interior ballistics.In order to control the change rules of sonic velocity,based on the relation formula of thermodynamics,the sonic formula of non-ideal gas was deduced,the calculation results of sonic velocity of powder gas under different conditions of gun interior ballistics were presented,and a comparison between the calculation results conducted from the deduced formula and the results conducted under the assumption of ideal gas were performed and analyzed.The results showed that the deduced sonic formula of non-ideal gas is more accurate than the result conducted under the assumption of ideal gas,and it is more appropriate to actual physics process.This method has more important reference for analysis and simulation of interior ballistic process.


5527 Background: Belotecan is a camptothecin derivative with anti-tumor properties. Previous studies suggested the feasibility of belotecan-based chemotherapy for patients with primary or recurrent ovarian cancer. Thus, we conducted a phase IIb trial to compare the efficacy and safety between belotecan and another derivative of camptothecin, topotecan, in patients with recurrent or refractory ovarian cancer. Methods: Patients with recurrent or refractory ovarian cancer were randomized to receive belotecan 0.5 mg/m2 (B-arm) or topotecan 1.5 mg/m2(T-arm) intravenously for 5 consecutive days every 3 weeks till 6 cycles or disease progression. The primary endpoint was overall response rate based on RECIST or GCIG criteria, and secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and adverse events according to NCI-CTCAE version 4.0. Results: One hundred and forty one patients were randomized from January 2011 to June 2014. Among all patients, 140 were eligible in full analysis (FA) ...


There are two goals for presenting this article. The first goal is to discuss transvestism or cross-dressing, the history of diagnosis and traditional treatment, cross-dresser's fears, and counseling with nonconventional people. The second goal is to prepare counselor educators, counselors, and counseling supervisors by encouraging consideration for the cross-dressing client and encouraging discussions around a cross-dressing client's fear pertaining to gender identity and gender expression and to improve the therapeutic practices with nontraditional gender identities and nontraditional gender expressions.


ABSTRACT Despite the documented role of physical activity (PA) in the overall health and links to academic achievement for young children, students' recess time has decreased nationally over the last several decades. Accordingly, teacher education programs largely overlook the importance of PA and related pedagogy, including oversight of recess by academic core teachers. Given these current trends in education, relatively little scholarship has examined the proper promotion and provision of PA-based play during such free time for young students. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of teacher education students participating in an experiential learning environment designed to support active play opportunities for children. Participants (N = 43) completed a 5-hour recess assistance volunteer activity, thereby leading active play, and were then asked to write about their experiences. Student journal reflections were examined by researchers and coded in three phases: open, axial, and selective coding. Findings indicated student teachers perceived three educational and professional development needs to successfully facilitate active play opportunities as future teachers: pedagogical experiences, content-based experiences, and relationship building.


Aim. To identify the value of selected parameters and integral indices of treadmill test (TT), such as Duke Treadmill Score (DTS), Centre for Preventive Medicine index (CPMI), and modified CPMI, in the assessment of cardiovascular complication (CVC) risk among patients with chronic coronary heart disease (CCHD). Material and methods. The study included all consecutive patients with the admission diagnosis of CCHD (n=260), who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) and TT in the period from January 1st 2004 to December 31st 2007, and were permanent residents of Moscow City or Moscow Region. Primary end-point was death from all causes; non-fatal CVC included acute myocardial infarction, acute cerebrovascular accident, and revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft surgery). Results. The mean time to the development of primary end-point was 3,2 years; it total, it was registered in 71 patients (32,0 %). The incidence of primary end-point was higher in patients with ST segment depression ≥1 mm at TT, positive TT result, or chest pain development during the test. Achievement of target heart rate and TT time ≥12 minutes was associated with a better prognosis. In patients with high and intermediate risk by DTS and CPMI, the incidence of primary end-point was higher than in patients with low risk. Modified CPMI demonstrated high correlation with the primary end-point. Conclusion. The highest prognostic value in the assessment of the risk of CCHD complications was demonstrated by TT result, ST segment depression ≥1 mm, TT time, and chronotropic TT response. The role of CPMI and modified CPMI as predictors of CVC risk in CCHD patients was assessed.


The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of maternal diet on changes in maternal weight and body composition in well-nourished lactating women during the first eight weeks postpartum. The goal is to promote a healthy rate of maternal weight reduction, while maintaining successful lactation and infant growth on the prescribed diet.


This volume contains fourteen articles split across four parts, exploring the debate around the topics of fintech, AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrency. Featuring a cast of global contributors, this is an unmissable volume exploring the most current research on digital innovation in the financial and business worlds.


The duality filter is used to change the optical signal spectrum of transparent material,the modulation of optical signal,from phase modulation to intensity modulation,is realized.So the phase defects of transparent material can be detected.The experimental results of using different filters to detect got-up phase defects and natural phase defects of common glass are also given,for example, high-pass filter,low-pass filter,phase filter and knife-edge filter.


The authors have checked and confirmed that the numbers presented, and insights inferred for the values of Δpr, Δtmax and Δtmin are based on the corrected formula presented herewith. The positive values for the Δs are interpreted as an increase from historical values and negatives are interpreted as a decrease. Hence this does not affect the results and conclusions in the paper. REFERENCE Dhaubanjar, S., Prasad Pandey, V. and Bharati, L. (2020) Climate futures for Western Nepal based on regional climate models in the CORDEX-SA. International Journal of Climatology, 40, 2201–2225. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6327. DOI: 10.1002/joc.6833


Tomato grown in the substrate mixed with decomposed wheat husk and awn,mushroom residue and corn cob in the volume proportion of 5∶3∶2,was top dressed at low(L),moderate(M)or high(H)level and at the frequency once for each fruit cluster(A)or once for alternate fruit cluster(B).The growth,fruit yield and quality,nutrient absorption of tomato and the fertilizer utilization rate were investigated.The results showed that tomato in the treatments A-L(low fertilizer at each fruit cluster)and B-M(moderate fertilizer at alternate fruit cluster)grew the best,but in B-L(low fertilizer at alternate fruit cluster)treatment grew the worst among all the treatments.Tomato in treatment A-H(high fertilizer at each fruit cluster)and B-H(high fertilizer at alternate fruit cluster)absorbed more potassium than in other treatments.The highest fertilizer utilization rate was treatment A-L(low fertilizer at each fruit cluster),and the lowest was treatment A-H.The highest yield was got in the treatment B-M,which was 20.5% higher than the control.The effect of treatment A-L was just next to the treatment B-M and its yield was 15.8% higher than the control.The better fruit quality indexes were found among the treatments with low level of fertilization.Tomato in low fertilizer at each fruit cluster and moderate fertilizer at alternate fruit cluster are recommended as the suitable fertilization system for tomato cultivation on the tested organic substrate.


Objective To explore a practical and effective method for vaginal relaxation.Methods Splited through the junction between vagina and mucosa,striped mucosa,then separated the bulbocavernosus and formed the muscle flap.Folded and sutured the muscle flap,longitudinal sutured the vaginal mucosa,also made it the carina and keeped the vaginal mucosa.Results The group of 20 patients were used the bulbocavernosus way to narrow vagina.The quality of sexual life of 18 patients have markedly improved during 6 months to 3 years after the operation.Conclusion This operation can treat the vaginal relaxation,and markedly improve the quality of patients'sexual life.It was a optimized method for treating the postpartum vaginal relaxation.


In this study, we evaluated the effect of individualized, embedded choice opportunities in daily routines on the task initiations and protests by one man with severe disabilities. An initial functional analysis conducted during Phase 1 revealed that low rates of participation and high rates of protests in household activities were related to prompts that offered no control. Subsequently in Phase 2, we modified prompts within three different routines to provide greater control through choice. Within the context of an A-B-A-B design, the effects of a "traditional" no-choice versus choice task analysis were evaluated in each routine across three staff. The results demonstrated that when routines included opportunities for choice, task initiations were high, whereas protests, including severe aggression, were virtually eliminated. These results are discussed in relation to their implications for participant control, individualizing choice opportunities, embedding choice in daily routines, and the prevention of problem behaviors.


Semiconductor nanowires show great potential for controlling light–matter interactions. Moreover, their polarization-dependent optical properties, primarily enabled by their dielectric mismatch, are a significant requisite for a plethora of emerging applications spanning from polarized photodetection to quantum photonics and quantum communication. Herein, we study the polarization dependence of photoluminescence (PL) properties from fab-compatible nanophotonic structures, comprising arrays of ultrathin (20 nm) silicon carbide nanowires (NWs) doped with oxygen and erbium ions. Polarization-resolved PL studies demonstrate a significant excitation polarization anisotropy (∼0.7) of the visible NW PL for light polarized parallel and perpendicular to the NWs' long axis. This anisotropic behavior agrees with our simulations and with the classical dielectric contrast model and is consistent across the investigated periodicity range of the NW arrays. Furthermore, the effect of this anisotropy on the NW carrier dynamics is explored through power-dependence and transient PL measurements. We have observed a faster carrier lifetime for light polarized parallel to the NWs than the perpendicular polarization. Finally, we demonstrate a translation of this polarization dependence to the technologically significant erbium-induced 1540 nm emission from the erbium centers in the NW arrays. The ability to engineer emission polarization and placement of these centers in the NW array offers a promising platform for emission enhancement of telecom emitters through effective coupling to optical nanocavities for applications in chip-scale photonics and quantum photonics.


Although antiadaptationist authors encourage us to consider alternatives to adaptationist positions, the alternatives offered do not necessarily relieve us of the burdens of adaptationist explanations. Even if something is an exaptation, it may be derived from an adaptation. If it is a byproduct, it is a byproduct of an adaptation. Even the ELM, the hypothetical exapted learning mechanism, is an evolved learning mechanism, though used outside its natural domain.


Effects of hydrostatic extrusion on the thermal properties of polycarbonate (PC) and of high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) were studied using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements. A glass transition temperature (Tg) and a peak temperature were determined from the DSC curves for both PC and HIPS extrudates. The Tg values of the PC extrudates, with a percentage reduction in area, R, from 40 to 50%, change appreciably from the value for the as–received PC. The results of the hydrostatic extrusion of the PC billets suggest that a two stage deformation process of molecular chains may be involved. Shear-banding is observed for HIPS extrudates with R = 30 to 60%; this fact indicates that a sub-glass transition (β-transition) occurs at temperatures below Tg. It is suggested that the molecular chains of the HIPS extrudate with R = 70% are oriented in the direction of hydrostatic extrusion. The deformation mechanism of molecular chains caused by the hydrostatic extrusion is discussed.


Based on rationale of fuzzy mathematics,the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model of quality of surface water environment was established and the water quality of Poyang Lake was evaluated by this model.The results showed that the water quality of Poyang Lake reached Grade Ⅰ in 59.4% time sections and the water body was non-polluted;it was Grade Ⅱ in 13.5% time sections and the water body was light polluted;it was Grade Ⅲ in 13.5% time sections and the water body was moderate polluted;and the water body was heavy polluted in 13.6% time sections.


It has been argued that underpriced federal deposit insurance provides incentive for insured institutions to increase the value of shareholder equity by expanding into activities that shift risk onto the deposit insurer. Derivative instruments have been used by firms to change their risk exposure. Permitting firms with substantial moral hazard incentives to utilize interest-rate derivative instruments could lead to higher rather than lower exposure to risk. This article, using a sample of savings and loan associations (S&Ls), examines the proposition that involvement with interest-rate derivatives instruments increases depository institutions' risk. We find that there is a negative correlation between risk and derivatives usage. In addition, S&Ls that used derivatives experienced relatively greater growth in their fixed-rate mortgage portfolios. Copyright 1996 by Ohio State University Press.


Radiographic caries detection depends not only on correctly acquired radiographs but also on the way they are displayed and interpreted. Objective: This research aims to measure behavioral factors important for caries detection among dentists. Materials & Methods: A sample of 206 dentists was surveyed using a self-reported questionnaire after a focus group and a pilot study. Questions asked were related to the type of image used, the way the image is displayed, the use of magnification, and the use of vision correction aids if needed. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The use of the following was BW (>95%), viewing box (68%), masking extra-light (<15%), dimming room's light (<15%), magnification (<13%), and vision correction aid (85% from those who need it). The most frequently reported reasons were "availability" and "lack of knowledge". Conclusions: There is a significant undesirable behavioral practice during radiographic caries detection among the studied sample. The main reasons seem to be "convenience" and lack of knowledge.


there were sufficient data available and I found that, in these sixteen comparable institutions, 3,6zo students were enrolled in courses in history, I669 in economics, 977 in political science, and 9Z9 in sociology. Thus sociology had almost as many academic devotees as political science, approximately three-fifths as many as economics, and a little more than one-fourth as many as history.24 Within the last twenty years the progress of sociology in the South has been so rapid and so marked that it cannot even be summarized adequately here. There is now no higher educational institution where it does not have a place. At Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Fisk, Vanderbilt, Louisiana State, Southern Methodist, and Texas there are departments of distinction, and in at least one of these institutions a department of the first rank for the country as a whole. At Virginia, North Carolina, Fisk, and perhaps at Louisiana State University, there are in operation research programs of a high order of merit and achievement. At North Carolina regional and cultural trends are being emphasized, at Virginia community and social problem trends, at Fisk racial problems, at Texas the ecological emphasis obtains, and everywhereand especially in the state colleges-research in rural problems goes on apace. Rural investigation dominates in the South, because generous governmental funds are available for this purpose. If the South could only awaken to its magnificent opportunity to place human science on a par with mechanical and agricultural science, there would soon be money available to finance such a program of sociological investigation as would announce to the world the arrival of a new era in the history of mankind, in which men had at last resolved to study and understand, and master their own problems as adequately as they had previously mastered those of physics, and crops and domesticated beasts. 24 Ibid., p. 5I3.


The role of a sensitivity analysis of the results obtained using a process design expert system (or other computer-aided tool) is discussed. As an example of this type of tool, the design procedure of McKenna and Malone (PPD) is modified to include the case of the continuous production of free radical copolymers in solution. The design of a process for the production of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and an analysis of the sensitivity of the results of this design, and of the design of the production of polyethylene are presented Le role de l'analyse de la sensibilite des resultats obtenus avec un systeme expert (ou tout autre outil logiciel) de conception d'un procede est discute. A titre d'exemple d'un tel outil logiciel, la procedure de conception de procedes de polymerisation (PPD) de McKenna et Malone est modifiee afin de traiter le cas de la production continue de copolymeres radicalaires en solution. La conception d'un procede de production du copolymere du styrene et de l'acrylonitrile (SAN), et une analyse de la sensibilite des resultats de ce cas etude, ainsi que de la conception d'un procede pour la production de polyethylene sont discutes.


Dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) is used to protect sensitive loads in voltage disturbances of distribution generation (DG) system. In this paper, a variable step size incremental resistance based incremental conductance maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is implemented for solar photovoltaic (PV) grid connected system. A power quality study which includes perturb & observe (P&O) MPPT comparison is carried out during fault on grid side. At the same time, proportional integral and artificial intelligence-based fuzzy-logic controlled DVR is operated which injects voltage during the faulted grid side. Simulation results during fault show fuzzy logic based DVR scheme demonstrates simultaneous exchange of active reactive power, less total harmonic distortion in voltage source converter (VSC) current and grid current, less fluctuation of DC bus voltage to VSC, less DC current injection, and fast tracking of optimum operating point at unity power factor. This paper aims at simulating and validations of ...


THE OBJECT OF THE INVENTION IS A GROUP TO PREPARE MATERIAL SPONGE POLYURETHANE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING A) at least one organic polyisocyanate with b) at least one POLIOLPOLIALQUILENO (B1) with an index HYDROXY from 30 to 500, obtainable by alkoxylation AT LEAST PRINCIPLE OF A mOLECULE from the group N, N '' - bis (3 aminopropyl) - ETHYLENE - diamine, tripropylene - tetramine and tetrapropylene - pentamine with at least one oxide alkylene, preferably ethylene oxide and / or 1,2 - propylene oxide, or mixtures of polyols polyoxy alkylene (B1) AND OTHER polyhydroxyl compounds having a functionality from 2 to 8 and a HYDROXY from 15 to 500 YC) optionally MEANS chain extenders and / or crosslinking PRESENCE D ) AGENTS IMPULSION and optionally E) CATALYST YF) ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES AND polyols (B1) NEW polyoxyalkylene utilizable.


Corestones of quartz diorite bedrock in the Rio Icacos watershed in Puerto Rico weather spheroidally to form concentric sets of partially weathered rock layers (referred to here as rindlets) that slowly transform to saprolite. The rindlet zone (0.2–2 m thick) is overlain by saprolite (2–8 m) topped by soil (0.5–1 m). With the objective of understanding interactions between weathering, substrate availability, and resident micro‐organisms, we made geochemical and microbiological measurements as a function of depth in 5 m of regolith (soil + saprolite). We employed direct microscopic counting of total cell densities; enumeration of culturable aerobic heterotrophs; extraction of microbial DNA for yield calculations; and biochemical tests for iron‐oxidizing bacteria. Total cell densities, which ranged from 2.5 × 106 to 1.6 × 1010 g−1 regolith, were higher than 108 g−1 at three depths: in the upper 1 m, at 2.1 m, and between 3.7 and 4.9 m, just above the rindlet zone. High proportions of inactive or unculturable cells were indicated throughout the profile by very low percentages of culturable heterotrophs (0.0004% to 0.02% of total cell densities). The observed increases in total and culturable cells and DNA yields at lower depths were not correlated with organic carbon or total iron but were correlated with moisture and HCl‐extractable iron. Biochemical tests for aerobic iron‐oxidizers were also positive at 0.15–0.6 m, at 2.1–2.4 m, and at 4.9 m depths. To interpret microbial populations within the context of weathering reactions, we developed a model for estimating growth rates of lithoautotrophs and heterotrophs based on measured substrate fluxes. The calculations and observations are consistent with a model wherein electron donor flux driving bacterial growth at the saprolite–bedrock interface is dominated by Fe(II) and where autotrophic iron‐oxidizing bacteria support the heterotrophic population and contribute to bedrock disaggregation and saprolite formation.


This paper describes a new lead-tin-fluorophosphate glass spacing material for liquid crystal displays. One of the characteristic properties of this new material is its low melting temperature. By using this material together with conventional hard spacers we can construct a practical, strong liquid crystal display panel. A strong panel is realized by forming uni-diameter spacers from the new material. Thanks to the low melting temperature of the new material, all of the new-type spacers are the same size, resulting in a mechanically strong panel. The strength of the new liquid crystal display panel will open the door to many new applications


We extend Pure Type Systems with a function turning each term M of type A into a dummy |M| of the same type (|.| is not an identity, in that M ≠ |M|). Intuitively, a dummy represents an unknown, canonical object of the given type: dummies are opaque (cannot be internally inspected), and irrelevant in the sense that dummies of a same type are convertible to each other. This latter condition makes convertibility in PTS with dummies (DPTS) stronger than usual, hence raising not trivial consistency issues. DPTS offer an alternative approach to (proof) irrelevance, tagging irrelevant information at the level of terms and not of types, and avoiding the annoying syntactical duplication of products, abstractions and applications into an explicit and an implicit version, typical of systems like ICC*.


HG-AFS was applied to the determination of arsenic in soil.Sample was digested with mixed solution of conc.HNO3-conc.HCl(1+1) heated in boiling water for 1 h.Influential factors,including negative high-voltage,lamp current,the flow-rates of carrier gas and shielding gas,amount of potassium borohydride added,concentration and kinds of acids,and interferences of coexisting ions were studied and optimized.Linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity and mass concentration of As was obtained in the range within 100 μg·L-1,with detection limit(3s/b) of 0.6 μg·L-1.Value of RSD(n=6) of the method found was less than 5%.The proposed method was applied to the analysis of standard material(ESS-1) and soil samples,and values of recovery found were ranged from 93% to 105%.


Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic surgery for gallstones,and futher to analyze the changes of immunoglobulin,CD4+ and CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ of laparoscopic surgery for gallstones in patients.Methods Selected the laparoscopic gallstone lithotripsy patients 62 cases from March 2009 to April 2010 in our hospital,established as a Group A,and the other selected the same time open gallstone lithotripsy 60 patients set up for the B group,effect of surgery,complications,and immunoglobulin and CD4+ and CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ changes were observed.Results Compared with group B,group A had less blood loss,flatus early postoperative pain,and residual stone ratewas low,group A postoperative pulmonary infection,abdominal infection,bleeding and bile leakage the number of adverse cases and wound healing were significantly less than group B,the difference was significant.Group A preoperative and postoperative CD4+,CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ had no significant difference,in postoperative 3 d A lymphocyte subsets decreased less than in group B,group A immune globulin IgA and IgM,IgG,although lower,but the difference was not significant,while the group B immune globulin in the early trauma significantly reduced(P 0.05).Conclusion The surgical results of laparoscopic surgery for gallstones is superior to open surgery,less bleeding,faster recovery,postoperative pain,fewer complications,and laparoscopic surgery can protect the immune function,and effective in reducing postoperative infection,worthy of promotion and application.


The binding of a novel ruthenium (Ⅱ) complex of [Ru (bpy) (H2iip) 2 (ClO4) 2 {bpy=2, 2'-bipyridyl, H2iip=2-(1H-indole-3-yl)-1H-imidazo [4, 5-f-[1, 10-phenanthroline}, to yeast-RNA was investigated by UV-Visible and emission spectroscopy titrations, steady-state emission quenching and competitive binding with ethidium bromide experiments. The results suggest that the binding of this complex to the RNA be intercalative with a binding constant of 7.09×10^6 L/mol, which is higher than that to calf thymus DNA and the RNA binding constant of an analogous complex [Ru (bpy) 2 (H2iip) (ClO4)2.


The sub-Antarctic genus Channichthys, endemic for the area of the Kerguelen-Heard Plateau of the Southern Ocean, includes 7 nominal species of unicorn icefishes: C. rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844, C. rugosus Regan, 1913, C. velifer Meissner, 1974, C. panticapaei Shandikov, 1995, C. irinae Shandikov, 1995, C. bospori Shandikov, 1995 and C. aelitae Shandikov, 1995. The last four were described on the basis of materials collected by the 1990 research expedition (the 23 cruise of R/V Professor Mesyatsev) of YugNIRO to the Kerguelen Islands area. The lately described C. normani Balushkin, 1996 is considered to be a junior synonym of C. panticapaei. In the present paper a new, the eighth species of genus Channichthys is described – C. mithridatis sp. n. – green icefish (on the basis of 29 specimens), collected in the same (R/V Professor Mesyatsev) cruise. The new species is closely related to C. irinae, but in the most differs from it by the uniserial gill-rakers, frequency distribution and greater number of spines in first dorsal fin, relatively smaller eye, large mouth and by traits of biology – C. mithridatis is piscivorous, while C. irinae is a typical zooplankton consumer.


Positional, tangential, and orthogonality constraints are all linear and can be easily incorporated into freeform curve and surface editing and manipulation environment. In this paper, we show that the area and volume constraints that are traditionally considered non linear and hence diicult to handle, can indeed be reformulated as linear constraints and similarly incorporated with ease into editing environment.


Purpose – This paper aims to offer a personal reflection on the 2012 joint conference of the American Society for Cybernetics and the Bateson Idea Group, "An Ecology of Ideas". The intent is to raise awareness, through examples, of ideas – and their associated ways of thinking – that the author tends to take for granted in the work as systems theorists as well as in everyday life, yet ideas that confound the very social issues the conferees were trying to address. Design/methodology/approach – The thoughts expressed arose after five days of listening to presentations and discussions, both formal and informal. The approach is conversational, with a desire to stimulate further conversation. Findings – Certain versions of systems theory – whole systems, purposeful systems, systems theory as ideology – rely on ideas that although written about extensively in philosophical and socio-political works go unchallenged in everyday life. Three of these ideas – hierarchy, purpose, belief – are embedded in the way of ...


The article studies the essence and role of innovations in the development of society together with the stages and directions of scientific research of the economy innovative development. The author presents the importance of innovative economy at different levels of administration as well.
The paper considers the prospects of innovative activity in regional and sectoral aspect on the basis of the priority of developing industries forming the state budget, which are economically and socially significant. The author defines that the innovative character of agrarian business is determined not only by general trends of scientific and technical progress of economy but also by the necessity of providing growing food requirements of the population.
The object of the conducted research is the development, theoretical and methodical justification of creating a territory of innovative development within the agrarian sector of the Republic of Crimea.
The research evaluates social and economic indicators of the agrarian sector in the Republic of Crimea; identifies problematic issues of its subjects' activity; and determines the main ways of solving them in the frame of creating an innovative and effective territory according to the principles of parity cooperation.
In this context the innovative territory is understood as an open system operating in a specific external environment caused by certain factors which represent a part of the social, economic and national innovative systems. The coordination of integrity of all subjects' activities has to become a distinctive feature of a system positively affecting management at the regional level.
The effectiveness of innovative territory functioning is expected to be determined by a set of indicators of the qualitative creation of innovative infrastructure including informational, organizational, marketing, educational and other institutes which ensure practical implementation and commercialization of innovative products. Public and private partnership in the form of establishing specialized financial institutions providing their interaction with scientific and production organizations has to become a conceptual basis of state regulation in this direction.


A 1600 l vacuum chamber buried 300 m underground required a continuous operational vacuum of <1×10−6 Torr. Due to physics criteria, high gas load (2×10−2 Torr l/s), space limitations, harsh operating environment and reliability requirements, a cryopump vacuum system was designed to meet all design and operational requirements. The vacuum system consisted of downhole and uphole subsystems linked by 460 m long pressurized copper helium gas lines and control cables. The uphole subsystem consisted of the helium compressors, automatic control, and monitoring system. The downhole system consisted of the vacuum pumps and all related supported hardware necessary for long unattended remote operation. The design, installation, and operational requirements are reviewed and summarized for this initial and unusual application of remotely operated cryopumps.A 1600 l vacuum chamber buried 300 m underground required a continuous operational vacuum of <1×10−6 Torr. Due to physics criteria, high gas load (2×10−2 Torr l/s), space limitations, harsh operating environment and reliability requirements, a cryopump vacuum system was designed to meet all design and operational requirements. The vacuum system consisted of downhole and uphole subsystems linked by 460 m long pressurized copper helium gas lines and control cables. The uphole subsystem consisted of the helium compressors, automatic control, and monitoring system. The downhole system consisted of the vacuum pumps and all related supported hardware necessary for long unattended remote operation. The design, installation, and operational requirements are reviewed and summarized for this initial and unusual application of remotely operated cryopumps.


In this work, mixed convection from an inclined square cylinder in a cavity is numerically investigated. A commercial CFD solver Ansys Fluent is used to solve the problem. First, the inclined square cylinder is located at the center of the cavity, then the location of the cylinder is changed along the x-axis. The cavity walls are assumed to be adiabatic and the cylinder walls are assumed to be isothermal boundary condition. The Reynolds number, Re varies from 100 to 300 and the Grashof numbers, Gr range from 103 to 105 throughout the work. The working fluid is chosen as air at Prandtl number, Pr = 0.7. The Nusselt number, Nu variations, the distributions of velocity and isotherms are presented in Tables and Figures.


ABSTRACT Reversible axial flow fans, used in tunnel ventilation systems are designed in a way that as the direction of impeller rotation changes, suction and discharge directions change without any sensible change in flow rate and pressure. Also, their reversibility must be higher than 90%. Therefore, the blade profiles of these fans (S-shaped or elliptic) are designed symmetrically. In the current work, a reversible axial flow fan was studied experimentally and numerically in various ambient conditions and blade positions. Additionally, the experimental test of the fan was performed according to the AMCA-210 standard. Comparison of simulation and experimental results indicated the acceptable agreement of simulation results with experimental findings. The main achievement is that each blade can be studied before fabrication. Hence, the performance curves of designed fans can be predicted with reasonable accuracy without the substantial cost of fabrication and testing, which can be highly beneficial for fan manufacturers.


We report on the coherent supercontinuum produced by ultra-fast IR pulses propagating through thin plates. The −20 dB supercontinuum spans from 750 to 1650 nm and has a total energy of 100 uJ.


The rapid development of network technology and its evolution toward heterogeneous networks has increased the demand to support automatic monitoring and the management of heterogeneous wireless communication networks. This paper presents a multilevel pattern mining architecture to support automatic network management by discovering interesting patterns from telecom network monitoring data. This architecture leverages and combines existing frequent itemset discovery over data streams, association rule deduction, frequent sequential pattern mining, and frequent temporal pattern mining techniques while also making use of distributed processing platforms to achieve high-volume throughput.