Actions to reduce the combustion of fossil fuels often decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as air pollutants and hereby bring multiple benefits for improvement of energy efficiency, climate change, and air quality associated with human health benefits. Therefore, air quality and health co-benefits can provide strong additional motivation for improving energy efficiency. In China, the cement industry is the second largest energy consumer and key emitter of CO2 and air pollutants. It accounts for 7% of total energy consumption in China and 15% of CO2, 21% of PM, 4% SO2 and 10% of NOX of total emissions, respectively. In this study, An integrated approach that comprises a number of different methods and tools within the same platform (i.e., provincial energy conservation supply curves (ECSC), Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS) model, GIS, TM5, and Health Impact Assessment) is developed and used to assess the potential of energy savings and emission mitigation of air pollutants, as well as the environmental and health impacts of pollution arising from China's cement industry at the provincial level during the period 2011-2030. The results show significant heterogeneity across provinces in terms of potential energy saving as well as emission mitigation of CO2 and air pollutants (i.e. PM, SO2, and NOX) in the next two decades. In addition, the current commercially available energy efficiency measures would decrease 25% of SO2, 20% of NOX, and 5% of PM2.5 reducing 0.017‰ (5425 case in 2020 and 7811 case in 2030) of premature deaths (adults ≥ 30 ages). Therefore, it is more cost effective for policymakers to consider both air quality and health impacts together when planning and implementing energy policy than to pay attention to each issue separately.


Side population (SP) cells are a small subpopulation of cells found in many mammalian tissues and organs, identified by their capacity to efflux Hoechst 33342 dye. They are enriched for stem/progenitor cell activity. SP cells isolated from the adult mouse lung can be separated into a CD45+ subset (bone marrow-derived) and a CD45− subset that can be subdivided into CD31− and CD31+ subpopulations. CD45−/CD31− lung SP (LSP) cells are known to be mesenchymal stem cells. However, CD45−/CD31+ LSP cells are not fully characterized. In the present study, it was found that CD45−/CD31+ LSP cells were able to form colonies. Based on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), these cells were separated into VEGFR2− and VEGFR2+ cells. The CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2− LSP cells expressed genes characteristic of smooth muscle and endothelial progenitors, and were able to differentiate into smooth muscle and endothelial cells in vitro. The CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2+ LSP cells expressed genes characteristic of endothelial progenitors and gave rise to endothelial cells, although not smooth muscle, in vitro. The data demonstrate that CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2− LSP cells differentiated into CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2+ LSP cells and then endothelial cells, indicating that CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2+ LSP cells are likely to be derived from CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2− LSP cells. Taken together, the results suggest that CD45−/CD31+ LSP cells can be separated into CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2− LSP cells, which may be progenitors of endothelial and smooth muscle, whereas CD45−/CD31+/VEGFR2+ LSP cells may serve as late commitment endothelial progenitors in the adult mouse lung.


Electrochemical Hydrogen Generation by Biomass Electrolysis with Pt_MoS2 Electrode Maria Sarno*, Eleonora Ponticorvo a Department of Physics "E.R. Caianiello", University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy. b NanoMates, Research Centre for Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology at the University of Salerno, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy. firstname.lastname@example.com


Ink marbling refers to techniques for creating intricate designs in colored inks floating on a liquid surface. If the marbling motions are executed slowly, then this layer of inks can be modeled as a two-dimensional incompressible Newtonian fluid.
In this highly constrained model many marbling techniques can be exactly represented by closed form homeomorphisms. Homeomorphisms can be composed and compute the composite mapping at any resolution. Computing homeomorphisms directly is orders of magnitude faster than finite-element methods in solving ink marbling flows.
Most marbling patterns involve drawing rakes from one side of the tank to the other; and these can be modeled by exact closed form homeomorphisms. But pictorial designs for flowers and animals use short strokes of a single stylus; presented is an exact velocity field for Oseen fluid flow and its application to creating short stroke marbling homeomorphisms.


Hollow mesoporous silica spheres (HMSSs) with an average diameter of 180 nm and magnetic-functionalized HMSSs have been successfully fabricated via a one-step facile route using the amphiphilic block copolymer polystyrene-block-poly (acrylic acid) (PS215-b-PAA12) and the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as co-templates.


Designing a microscopy facility can be completed in a step by step approach, whether it be a completely new facility or an existing one moving into expanded quarters. The procedure is independent of size. There are several major factors that must be taken into consideration. Check lists can be compiled by the microscopist. One should easily be able to start at any point along the way. The time and effort initially put into the design will pay for itself many times over in convenience and efficiency of the resulting laboratory. Prior to drawing the actual design of the microscopy facility but critical to the design specifics, it is necessary to compile the following information: considerations for determining the size of the facility; general EM lab requirements which affect site determination; activity functional flow diagram; EM room requirements; a list of all the equipment to be placed in the EM facility and exact specifications for each; design features not associated with specific equipment; activities requiring space that are not specific to the equipment; general building requirements not specifically related to microscopy operations; and ergonomic and psychological factors.


Abstract Among organized molecular assemblies, microemulsions, transparent, homogeneous, isotropic, thermodynamically stable systems, have been recently used in industrial domains close to the dyeing area. The evaluation of extending the microemulsion technique to dyeing processes is proposed reporting some encouraging results obtained by quantitative thermodynamic measurements and by traditional qualitative laboratory tests.


This study addresses sport in higher education in relation to its organization structure, quality and sports performance. We have studied documents, normative acts and the way in which certain decisional factors involved in higher education sports activities are organized. The lack of a concrete strategy in this respect, renders the information sources to be relatively limited. Particularly, our research was based on scientific documentation, historical method and document analysis. There is a small number of legitimated athletes related to the number of higher education students. Higher education sport is a non-functional system, it cannot generate a representative number of participants in the National University Championships, and the international representation is not a natural consequence of the internal competition. Therefore, it is imperative for higher education sports to be the foundation of performance sports. This involves changing both the approach to this phenomenon and its organizational structure. Also, the development of human resources and sports infrastructure are essential conditions for the development of sports activity.


. The possibility to determine cosmological parameters on the basis of a wide set of observational data including the Abell-ACO cluster power spectrum and mass function, peculiar velocities of galaxies, the distribution of Ly- (cid:11) clouds and CMB temperature (cid:13)uctuations is analyzed. Assuming a (cid:13)at universe, (cid:10) (cid:3) + (cid:10) m = 1, with purely scalar perturbations, we show that a (cid:31) 2 minimization method applied on this data set determines quite precisely the values of the spectral index n of the primordial power spectrum, the baryon and massive neutrino density (cid:10) b and (cid:10) (cid:23) respec-tively, the Hubble constant h (cid:17) H 0 = (100km/s/Mpc) and the value of the cosmological constant, (cid:10) (cid:3) . Varying all parameters we (cid:12)nd that a tilted (cid:3)MDM model with one species of massive neutrinos and the parameters n = 1 : 13 (cid:6) 0 : 10, (cid:10) m = 0 : 41 (cid:6) 0 : 11, (cid:10) (cid:23) = 0 : 06 (cid:6) 0 : 028, (cid:10) b = 0 : 039 (cid:6) 0 : 014 and h = 0 : 70 (cid:6) 0 : 12 matches the observational data best.


The present invention relates to a permanent-magnet synchronous motor drive system and its test method, the permanent magnet synchronous motor driving system according to the present invention is made of a permanent-magnet synchronous motor and an inverter that includes a three-phase terminal. The resonant frequency is generated between the inductance and the capacitance measured between the one of said three-phase terminal and the ground. The inverter drives the permanent magnet synchronous motor, and generating the carrier frequency. The resonance frequency of the permanent-magnet synchronous motor is not consistent or close to the carrier frequency of the inverter. A permanent magnet, a motor, an inverter, a resonance frequency, the carrier frequency


Being able to effectively and efficiently locate assets is essential for many entities (e.g. hospitals, manufacturing floors and warehouses). In order to utilize limited budget and resources efficiently, accurate locating or tracking is required in many fields. In this thesis, we will focus on how to locate an item using RFID in real time indoor tracking mechanism. The purpose of using RFID is to minimize the searching time, effort, and cost. Electronic tag is attached for each asset, where It's information is pre-inserted into the system through user interface. The tag reader is composed of RFID sensor, microcontroller, and serial-to-Ethernet chip. The RFID sensor reads the serial number of the tag, within the given range, through radio waves then it passes the data serially to the MCU, which will transmit it through SPI to the serial-to-Ethernet chip. The Ethernet chip will convert the data to be transmitted through Ethernet network to remote server. When a tag number for any asset reaches the server, its associated information will be displayed through user interface and updated accordingly. Thus, this thesis presents design, implementation and testing of a system which use RFID and Ethernet for efficient asset location and tracking.


The gross disconnect between preclinical toxicity screening and clinical testing causes a low success rate for new drug candidates. Substantial numbers of redundant samples are prepared in order to analyze cellular reactions over an extended time course. Furthermore, protocols that investigate organ toxicity using animal testing are inaccurate at predicting in vivo toxicity and present an ethical dilemma in regards to animal welfare. The advent of more accurate 3D in vitro cultures like organs-on-a-chip (OOCs) has improved our ability to probe the potential effects of drug candidates in vivo. However, standard colorimetric assays, which are labor intensive and may affect the underlying cellular activity, are still used to assay new cultures. Cellular microphysiometry systems like the IMOLA-IVD (cellasys GmbH), a microsensor array-based assaying technique, offer a solution to these issues with the ability to noninvasively monitor biological changes in real-time. To date, the IMOLA-IVD's has been used to monitor morphology, oxygen consumption and extracellular acidification rate from a diverse array of standard cellular cultures ranging from planar cultures to biopsied tissue [1]. When combined with more complex in vitro cultures, these "biochips" can be converted into rapid, high-content, cell-based assays that are easily automated. In the presented work, a candidate 3D in vitro culture, the reconstructed human epidermis (RhE) artificial skin, was integrated with a modified IMOLA-IVD biochip for online monitoring of extracellular acidification. RhE, grown on standard polycarbonate membrane culture inserts, mimic the structure and function of standard human epidermis. A few have already been used in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) validated in in vitro skin irritation and toxicity assays. Monitoring the metabolic output of an RhE in real-time can reveal time-resolved data on the toxic effect new compounds have on the epidermis. Automatic screening can also provide a new pathway that can revolutionize the process of testing new chemicals for skin irritancy. For this reason, we developed the protocol for an automated skin corrosion/irritation assay. IMOLA Biochip-D's were modified to perfuse cell culture inserts with medium while maintaining an air-liquid interface. Metabolic signals were recorded in real-time in an incubator via the IMOLA-IVD system. RhE from CellSystems GmbH (epiCS) cultured on culture inserts were perfused automatically with medium via a peristaltic pump, IMOLA fluidic modules and the DALiA control software. Future work will involve developing this method into irritancy and corrosivity assays that follow from OECD testing guideline 431 (corrosion) and 439 (irritation), by exposing the epiCS to potentially toxic agents.


The propagation and emission of light in a real photonic crystal is routinely affected by the intrinsic disorder and its finite-size. Thus, theoretical calculation based on the notion of a defect free crystal with an infinite thickness is irrational in the real world experiments. Here, we report an acute modification of light propagation and emission induced by the finite-size of the crystal. We have measured the emission intensity and rate from single domain of the crystal to study the finite size effect on the spontaneous emission suppression. The results show spatial fluctuation of spontaneous emission suppression across domains that have a linear scaling with crystal size. The results have implications in contriving devices pertaining to controlled spontaneous emission such as in cavity quantum electrodynamics.


Some new estimations of block diagonally dominant degree for the schur complement of I( II)-block diagonally dominant matrices are given. By applying the estimations,we present new inclusion regions for eigenvalues of the Schur complement of block diagonally dominant matrices. And it is proved that these results improve the corresponding those in [Liu et al,Theorems on Schur complement of block diagonally dominant matrices and their application in reducing the order for the solution of large scale linear systems[J]. Linear Algebra Appl,2011,435: 3085- 3100.]. Finally,a numerical example is given to illustrate the theory results.


Carlos Rojas Osorio's Carla Cordua y la filosofia contemporanea is a comprehensive overview of the philosopher's works. Her thought is a defense of important conquests of the mind: the variety of reason in Kant, the historical dimension of reason in Hegel, Husserl's lifeworld (Lebenswelt), freedom in Sartre (and Kant), human existence's factiticy and historicity in Heidegger, the centrality of language in Wittgenstein and Sloterdijk's distinctions regarding truth. Cordua's work is a statement concerning the variety of reason, as can be shown in the rationality intrinsic to aesthetics, ethics and history. The study of this variety is accompanied by the question of the possible unity of reason, the demarcations between truth and meaning and the considerations of philosophy as a task. Rojas Osorio's book will be study in relation to his previous works and his own contributions to philosophy.


Web crawlers are widely used software programs designed to automatically search the online universe to find and collect information. The data that crawlers provide help make sense of the vast and often chaotic nature of the Web. Crawlers find websites and content that power search engines and online marketplaces. As people and organizations put an ever-increasing amount of information online, tech companies and researchers deploy more advanced algorithms that feed on that data. Even governments and law enforcement now use crawlers to carry out their missions. Despite the ubiquity of crawlers, their use is ambiguously regulated largely by online social norms whereby webpage headers signal whether automated "robots" are welcome to crawl their sites. As courts take on the issues raised by web crawlers, user privacy hangs in the balance. In August 2017, the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction in such a case, deciding that * Zachary Gold works for the New York City Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer. He previously researched privacy and human rights issues at the Data & Society Research Institute, a non-profit independent research organization in New York that studies the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric and automated technologies. He obtained his J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law and his M.A. in Public Policy from SUNY Stony Brook. Dr. Mark Latonero (Ph.D. University of Southern California) leads the Human Rights Program at the Data & Society Research Institute. He is a fellow at UC Berkeley School of Law's Human Rights Center as well as the USC Annenberg School and Leiden University in the Netherlands. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the City of New York. 1 Gold and Latonero: Robots Welcome? Ethical and Legal Considerations for Web Crawling Published by UW Law Digital Commons, 2018 276 WASHINGTON JOURNAL OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY & ARTS [VOL. 13:3 LinkedIn's website must be open to such crawlers. In March 2018, the District Court for the District of Columbia granted standing for an as-applied challenge to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to a group of academic researchers and a news organization. The Court allowed them to proceed with a case in which they now allege the law's making a violation of website Terms of Service a crime effectively prohibits web crawling and infringes on their First Amendment Rights. In addition, news media is inundated with stories like Cambridge Analytica wherein web crawlers were used to scrape data from millions of Facebook accounts for political purposes. This paper discusses the history of web crawlers in courts as well as the uses of such programs by a wide array of actors. It addresses ethical and legal issues surrounding the crawling and scraping of data posted online for uses not intended by the original poster or by the website on which the information is hosted. The article further suggests that stronger rules are necessary to protect the users' initial expectations about how their data would be used, as well as their privacy.


To understand community service-learning (CSL) in global contexts, an Indigenous perspective is needed to reflect the range of contextual and historical issues. Theoretical discussions of CSL generally reference theories of experiential and reflective learning; however, work in critical pedagogy and anti-colonial discourse can be utilized to generate a framework that embraces the breadth and depth of CSL in different regions. Extant research on CSL in Africa has found that student learning and development are influenced by pressures faced by the higher education system as well as historical and contextual issues encountered by students while engaged in CSL.  As discussed in this article, incorporating an Indigenous perspective within existing theoretical frameworks can enable the development of models, pedagogical approaches, and practices that reflect needs of Kenyan communities. The authors present a rationale for further CSL research in Kenya to ensure culturally sensitive, theoretically sound, and non-exploitive CSL that fosters positive outcomes for students, partner organizations, communities, and higher education institutions.


The objectives of the research were to develop a set of guidelines for Dilatometer testing and interpretation and to investigate the effects of dynamic insertion. Guidelines were developed based on an extensive review of published and unpublished DMT material. Sections of the report include: a description of the test equipment and testing procedure, the determination and significance of the Marchetti indices, correlations between these indices and geotechnical parameters, and geotechnical design procedures based on the DMT. To investigate the effects of dynamic insertion of the DMT blade into the ground, over 1500 ft. of parallel quasi-static and dynamic dilatometer soundings and over 600 ft. of Cone Penetration Test soundings were performed at six different sites. It was found that the A-pressure readings were significantly reduced in many soils by dynamic insertion. B-pressures were affected proportionally less than A-pressures. C-pressures were unaffected in drained materials. The greatest influences on both A and B were in loose to medium dense natural cohesionless sand deposits. Importantly, there was little effect on the pressure difference delta p in all materials tested. A conservative recommendation is made of multiplying A-pressure readings obtained by dynamic insertion in loose sands and silty sands by a factor of two to provide equivalent static values. B-pressures need not be corrected.


The article raised the implied meaning contained in the film entitled "suspicious couple" by Chiko Chiata. The goals or aims of this research are to uncover the use of implicature in a film using Grice's cooperative principle framework and to entangle the implied meanings in the conversations in terms of their maxim arrangement. The theory used is conversational implicature based on theory (Grice, 1989). Every implied meaning or conversational implicature in it is what is explained. To explain the various implied meanings, it is necessary to use methods and methods that are in accordance with the lines. the methodology used is the type of research, the method of collecting and analyzing data such as qualitative descriptive taken from theory (Sudaryanto, 2015) is this research method because words, phrases are forms to explain data. For data analysis, pragmatic identity is used in this study. Observational and non-participatory methods were applied in data collection. This study finds many implied meanings in both pronunciation and movement in the film "Suspicious Partner" which is a crime and life genre. but in this study took 16 examples of implied meaning to be understood properly. whose discussion is related to the type of conversational implicature in its implicature branch.


Traditional livestock production systems based on grass monoculture tend to exhaust natural resources in a process of continuous degradation. Alternatively, silvopastoral systems are a prototype of agroforestry with a livestock component and are characterized as cleaner production that provides four major environmental benefits: carbon sequestration and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity conservation, soil enrichment and improved air and water quality. Incorporation of a silvopastoral system increases the quantity and quality of wildlife habitat, provides wide range of versatility in potential outputs from the land base and yields economic returns that are comparable to other land uses. The strategies for promoting productivity growth will require concerted research and development on improved use of less fed areas, technology delivery, initial investments, a policy framework and improved farmer-researcher-extension linkages. Despite of the above discussed facts, silvopastoral systems are underestimated and underutilized throughout the developing countries.


This paper describes a theoretical framework for thinking about self-reliance and self-sufficiency at the local level as one strategy for sustainable local development. Localisation can be regarded as a reaction to the process of globalisation, and can be interpreted in terms of governance and resource use. Self-reliance is related to control over decision making, whereas self-sufficiency refers to fulfilling an individual's or group's physical needs, and thus is linked to resource use. Territoriality can also be interpreted in terms of decision making and resource use. The findings of an interview study concerning self-reliance and self-sufficiency at the local level are presented and discussed in relation to the framework. The strengths of self-reliance and self-sufficiency as strategies for sustainable local development are that these provide opportunities for human-scale, territorial development processes, which through their local scale generate the possibilities of taking into account feedback from the natural environment, and building redundancy into the global system.


We present a study of the magnetic properties of YNiO 3 in the paramagnetic range above and below the metal-insulator (MI) transition. The dc susceptibility Χ d c (measured up to 1000 K) is a decreasing function of T for T> 150 K (the Neel temperature) and we observe two different Curie-Weiss regimes corresponding to the metallic and insulating phases. In the metallic phase, this behavior seems to be associated with the small ionic radius of Y 3 + . An electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrum compatible with Ni 2 + is visible in the insulating phase but only a fraction of the Ni ions contributes to this resonance. We explain the ESR and Χ d c behavior for T<T M I in terms of charge disproportionation of the type 2Ni 3 + → N1 2 + + Ni 4 + , associated with the previously observed structural transition across T M I . Effects of thermally excited electronic configurations on Χ d c are discussed.


Abstract An extensive search of newspaper reports, archival material, and the literature has revealed that many more tsunamis have affected the New Zealand coast than hitherto realised. 32 tsunami events are listed, including their probability of occurrence, the maximum runup height, as well as the epicentre and Richter magnitude for those events associated with earthquakes. Most coastal regions of New Zealand are reported as experiencing tsunamis. Generally these events have been associated with earthquakes, although the tsunami source mechanisms have also been attributed to large rotational slumps, submarine slumping along the Chatham Rise, and submarine mud volcanism associated with diapiric intrusions on the continental shelf off Poverty Bay. Tsunami waves and seiching accompanying the Krakatoa eruption of 1883 appear to have been induced by pressure coupling between the atmosphere and oceans. Most tsunamis have affected the east coast. This largely reflects both exposure to pan-Pacific origins and th...


Foiketing (Parliament) slates that for the last 30 years it has been Danish policy not to accept nuclear arms on Danish territory (including ports). The government is urged to inform visiting naval ships of this.

Hereatter the Ting (Parliament) proceeds to the next item on the agenda.

Proposal fur motivated agenda set forward by The Social Democrats on April 14 1988


The System of Viewpoint-Structure Teaching Technology is a scientific and efficient teaching method and general model of teaching. As a General Teaching Technology, it contains three related aspects, strongly supporting one another and explaining the whole system of teaching activities technically, thus becoming the invariant teaching model. The Basic Pattern of Viewpoint Structure Teaching reveals the fundamentally logic links of teaching process and its programs.The Structure of Teaching Elements explains the essential elements of teaching and the relations among them. Besides, the System of Teaching Behavior presents and illustrates the scientific and efficient behavior regulations and their essentials in classroom, which reflects the basic teaching patterns and structure of teaching elements based on key principles of scientific teaching.


The invention discloses a halogen-free flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane material. The polyurethane material is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 70-80 parts of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, 5-20 parts of melamine cyanurate, 3-4 parts of antimonous oxide, 0.1-1 part of antioxidant 1010, 1-2 parts of lithium silicate, 0.1-0.2 parts of vanadium acetylacetonate, 2-3 parts of locust bean gum, 1-2 parts of tetrabutylammonium bromide, 1-2 parts of magnesium sulfate, 1-2 parts of 1,2-dimethyl imidazole, 1-2 parts of sodium gluconate and 1-2 parts of processing aid. The halogen-free flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane material disclosed by the invention is mainly based on halogen-free phosphorus based flame retardants and no halogen is contained in the flame retardants, so that the polyurethane material completely meets the environment-friendly requirement; the halogen-free flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane material is excellent in flame retardant effect, good in suppleness, elasticity and cold resistance and free of pollution.


The article considers a research of the economic security level of industrial production in the Kaliningrad region for the period from 2005 to 2018. The relevance of this research is due to the important role of industrial production in ensuring the competitiveness of the regional economy. The analysis is based on a comparison of economic security indicators with their threshold values. For analysis, indicators are transformed to a dimensionless value. As a result of the research, information about the status of economic security indicators of industrial production in the Kaliningrad region was obtained. Information about the location of indicators relative to the zone of "risk" and "stability" in dynamics was obtained. The results of research give an idea about the level of the economic security of industrial production. The results of the analysis can be used to assess the sustainability of the industrial production development, as well as to assess the level of economic security of the region as a whole.


This paper explores some problems which exist in conventional teaching model of automobile technology in higher vocational institutes,and gives the reform proposals according to these problems.


In the next century, the "fission breeder" concept will not be practical to solve the global energy problems, including environmental and North-South problems. As a new measure, a simple rational Th molten salt breeding fuel cycle system, named "Thorium Molten-Salt Nuclear Energy Synergetics [THORIMS-NES]", which composed of simple power stations and fissile producers, is proposed. This is effective to establish the essential improvement in issues of resources, safety, power-size flexibility, anti-nuclear proliferation and terrorism, radiowaste, economy, etc. securing the simple operation, maintenance, chemical processing, and rational breeding fuel cycle. As examples, 155 MWe fuel self-sustaining power station "FUJI-II", 7 MWe pilot-plant "miniFUJI-II", 1 GeV-300 mA proton Accelerator Molten-Salt Breeder "AMSB", and their combined fuel cycle system are explained.


NOT ENOUGH of T. S. Eliot's writing is in print, we complain, and the editions we have are inadequate because they contain no scholarly apparatus. The only two to have appeared in full academic dress, strangely, are editions of lectures and poems that Eliot chose not to publish. Because he wished there to be no biography his widow has never co-operated with a biographer, and information about him remains scattered, sometimes inaccessible. Publication of his letters has been at a standstill since the first volume in 1988, access to holdings in some archives is denied until distant dates, and requests for copyright permission are routinely refused. Mrs Eliot has squirrelled away untold treasures (including much of Eliot's library), and strengthens her control over material by buying back her husband's letters in the auction rooms. This extreme protectiveness is abetted by Faber & Faber, of which she is a major shareholder. Now though, we are entering a new era in the publication of T. S. Eliot which may well make us nostalgically grateful for


The scarce consideration of the problem of colour interpretation induced by photographic images is the cause of oversimplified chromatic interpretations conducted on the House of the Fascist Party; studies carried out over the last few years have proven these interpretations to be wrong. This paper presents the recent study carried out on the stratigraphic analysis of fourteen samples taken from the atrium, ground floor and first floor of the House of the Fascist Party in Como, with the intent to identify pigments and binders and to establish the sequence of finishes, from the original stratum to the strata accumulated over time through maintenance operations.


The qualitative and quantitative composition of two species of Oplopanax root was studied by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection. Extraction of components from the investigated objects was carried out by extraction of dry ground raw material with 70% ethanol. For the analysis of polar compounds, the extracts were further derivatized to give the corresponding trimethylsilyl derivatives. Identification of components was carried out using commercial (NIST17, Wiley14) and own custom mass-spectrometer libraries. The percentage of components found was calculated using the areas of the corresponding chromatographic peaks. Found in these samples were 130 compounds of various classes: terpenes and their derivatives, alcohols, aldehydes, polyyns, polyenes, various acids and their derivatives, phenols, sterols, lignans, vitamins, nucleosides, glycosides and sugars. It has been established that the qualitative and quantitative composition of root extracts varies even within the same species. The presence of 26 compounds common to the two species of Oplopanax, including 12 acids, 3 polyyns, 6 terpenes and one representative each from the class polyenes, aldehydes, lignans, glycosides and sterols, was revealed. As a result of the comparative analysis, it was established that 4 compounds from the class of polyyns (falcarindiol acetate, oplopanediol acetate, oplopantriol A and oplopantriol B) are found only in the roots of O. horridus.


This contribution reports about possible applications of microvaristor filled silicone rubber at composite insulators. It is shown how composite long rod insulators might be equipped with special field control features. Different insulator variations fitted with microvaristor filled sheds or shanks have been investigated. The insulators are dimensioned for Um = 170 kV and Um = 420 kV. Different variations of the two types were tested for their a.c. and d.c. behaviour under artificial rain. Special designs with doublelayer-sheaths are presented. In these investigations the insulators with microvaristor filled silicone rubber components showed interesting properties limiting partial discharges at the insulator. The suitability of microvaristor filled silicone rubber for application both in the sheds and in the sheath is checked visually and by a daylight-UV-camera and discussed based on these positive results. A further important issue is the thermal reaction of the insulators, checked by an IR camera.


Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Repeated infections with C. trachomatis lead to serious sequelae, such as infertility. It is unclear why the adaptive immune system, specifically the CD8 + T cell response, is unable to protect against subsequent C. trachomatis infections. In this article, we characterize the mucosal CD8 + T cell response to C. trachomatis in the murine genital tract. We demonstrate that the immunoinhibitory ligand, PD-L1, contributes to the defective CD8 + T cell response. Deletion or inhibition of PD-L1 restores the CD8 + T cell response and enhances C. trachomatis clearance. The Journal of Immunology , 2014, 192: 000–000. infects people the States each year, and the of anti–CD4 Q-Dot, anti–CD8–allophyco- cyanin–Cy7, or anti–CD90.2-PeCy7 (BioLegend). Cells also were incubated with anti–CD11b-PB, anti–CD11c-PB, anti–CD19-PB, and anti–B220-PB to exclude these populations. For activation marker analysis, we examined anti– CD62L-FITC and anti–CD127-PerCP (BD Biosciences). Anti–IFN- g PE


BACKGROUND Given newly debates on the association of birth-month with various diseases, we investigated the association of patients' birth-month with a burdensome lethal disease, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS The data comes from an ongoing cohort-registry conducted on patients with STEMI registered to a mega cardiovascular hospital, in Western Iran (2016 - 2019). Baseline and follow-up data were collected using the European observational registry program (EORP) case report form, through interviewing eligible patients and reviewing their medical records. The quality of data as well as ethics considerations has been approved by EORP and Kermanshah University Medical Sciences (KUMS) Ethics Committees. RESULTS Among 2341 patients (81.5 % male) analysed, the peak of event [myocardial infarction (MI)] was 10 am followed by 8 pm. Their mean age (± SD) was 60.34 ± 12.40 years, minimum 19 years and maximum 96 years. March was significantly more frequent birth-month (16.4 %) (p < 0.001). Nevertheless, in terms of MI incidence, no significant variation was found between 12 months of a year, as well as the four seasons. The most common risk factors were smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes. About 3.8 % (n = 90) died in hospital (23 women). More than 6 % of patients expired during the first year of follow up. Although birth- month of 18.89 % (n = 17) of those expired was March, the difference was not significant (p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS Among 12 months, March was highly significant common birth-month among patients with STEMI; however, this birth-month was not significantly associated with MI frequency of MI risk factors and/or a worse outcome. KEY WORDS Birth Month, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Risk Factors, Outcomes


This paper reports on the development of compact surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors for mobile robot olfaction. Underwater robots benefit from olfactory sensing capabilities in various tasks including the search for unexploded ordnance and undersea wreckage. Although the SPR-based chemical sensor is a promising sensing platform, the cumbersome optical setup has been limiting its use on mobile robots. The proposed sensor employs a periodic metal structure formed on a self-assembled layer of polystyrene particles of 200 nm in diameter. With the grating of this size, SPR can be excited even with a simple LED light source. The change in the absorbance is simply measured using a photodiode. Demonstration of the proposed SPR sensor is provided by mounting the sensors on an underwater crayfish robot that autonomously searches for a chemical source. The fabricated sensor shows linear response to ascorbic acid for a concentration range from 20 to 80 mM. Responses of the bare and thiol-coated gold nanostructure to different chemical substances are presented to show the change in the selectivity of the sensor by the coating. Discussions are made on the importance of sample collection for the sensor to attain sensitive chemical detection on a mobile robot.


This research purpose to increase student achievement of calculate operation, to clasification upper and lower group, to compute item difficulty, to compute discrimination index, validity, and reliability of test. This research was classroom action research. It was done in program Studi Pendidikan Luar Sekolah. The sample in this research are 52 students. This research was done 6 phases. In each phase the student be given jobsheet after learning to exercise to do the jobsheet. In the next eatching, the students were given the jobsheet was coreccted. If the jobsheet be found wrong answer, the student get guide for to correct the answer. The result of this research is the teaching that used guide of exercise can be increasing student achievement of calucalate operation, to clasification upper and lower group, to compute item difficulty, to compute discriminasi index, validity and reliabilty of test.


In this study, some parameters were measured during the production phase of the electricity generated by the solar panel. Light, temperature, humidity, voltage, current and power measurements were carried out during the production of the electric energy of the solar panel. Measurements were instantly transferred to the cloud technology. The Internet of Objects (IOT) is very popular today. Many objects can communicate with each other. Measured data for objects can also be analyzed on an instantly, hourly, daily, etc. basis thanks to cloud technology. Renewable energy keeps updating as the energy generation system of the future and it is constantly developing. In this study, the parameters measured in renewable energy systems were examined. In this study, some parameters were measured during the production phase of the electricity generated by the solar panel. Light, temperature, humidity, voltage, current and power measurements were carried out during the production of the electric energy of the solar panel. Measurements were instantly transferred to the cloud technology. The Internet of Objects (IOT) is very popular today. Many objects can communicate with each other. Measured data for objects can also be analyzed on an instantly, hourly, daily, etc. basis thanks to cloud technology. Renewable energy keeps updating as the energy generation system of the future and it is constantly developing. In this study, the parameters measured in renewable energy systems were examined.


A review of the literature on computers and writing reveals that a dichotomy exists. The great debate that has been taking place in the world of writing instruction mirrors the emerging debate concerning the implementation of computers in education. Applications and research fall into one of two categories: the computer as a teaching instrument of the basic skills or the computer used in holistic ways as a writing tool. There seems to be reason for optimism about the teaching of writing, the role of the computer in that process, and the fact that the current interest in writing and computerized instruction may serve to create a new emphasis and new strategies in the art. Word processing is probably the most common way the computer is used holistically as a writing tool. Various studies done on computer assisted programs include Burns and Culp's experiment with a college freshman English group and Colette Daiute's studies on the effects of word processing with computers on children's writing. The question of how the composing process is affected using the computer a complex one. Work in the area of computers and writing needs to take into account the ongoing research on the writing process, so that the best' educational implementations of this new writing tool may be discovered. (OF) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** 4 U.& DOPANTEMINT Of, SIXICAVON NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ED " ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER IERICI This document tuts been reproduced as reCeiVOCI from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minot changes hays been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this docu, mint do not necessarily represent official NIE position Or policy. USING THE COMPUTER AS WRITING TEACHER: THE HEART OF THE GREAT DEBATES


dressed head-on. So it seems by conversations at the recent February 2008 ACEDHH meeting in Monterrey. Deaf education doctoral leadership programs already established or "to be" established by universities in Texas, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, and at Gallaudet University as well as through the Gallaudet Leadership Institute and the VL2 Lab lead me to believe the brains and hearts of those of us who will be retiring in the next 6 to 10 years can be and will be replaced with competent leaders to take over university teacher training, community colleges, and K–12 programs. Both the Deaf community and the hearing community should support these programs by encouraging and mentoring their colleagues at the bachelors and masters degree level to obtain the terminal doctorate degree. Our brains and hearts need to be passed on to the next generation of leaders. We need their creativity, imagination, and research and teaching abilities.


Based on Malinowski's definition of culture as an integral whole of artifacts, organizations, and values, this paper analyzes the possibility of China's rapid economic development leading to a revival of Chinese culture with ren (benevolence) as its core value. Emerging economies such as India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, and Indonesia have their own unique cultural heritages. In the twenty-first century multipolar growth world, they are also likely to maintain their respective core values and become modern nations like the forerunning Western industrialized nations, Japan, and Korea. The twenty-first century is likely to be a time of all civilizations developing, prospering, and shining together.


We report the characteristics of aminosilane-grafted mesoporous silicas as adsorbents of oxyanions in acidic conditions. Mono-, di-, and triamino-functionalized silicas were prepared to examine the influence of amino group density. The triaminosilane-grafted mesoporous silica adsorbed more chromate and arsenate than expected from the increased number of sites, suggesting stable complex formations. Functionalized SBA-1 showed larger adsorption capacities than MCM-41 derivatives. The adsorption capacity was independent of the average surface density of monoamino groups, demonstrating domain formation of fixed silanes. These structural characteristics on molecular and meso scales may offer insights into understanding the mechanism of heterogeneous oxyanion capture by amino-functionalized solids, which are promising inexpensive reagents for reducing toxic anion pollution.


Let $\mu$ be a finite Radon measure in $\mathbb{R}^d$ with polynomial growth of degree $n$, although not necessarily $n$-AD-regular. We prove that under some geometric conditions on $\mu$ that are closely related to rectifiability and involve the so-called $\beta$-numbers of Jones, David and Semmes, all singular integral operators with an odd and sufficiently smooth Calder\'on-Zygmund kernel are bounded in $L^2(\mu)$. As a corollary, we obtain a lower bound for the Lipschitz harmonic capacity of a compact set in $\mathbb{R}^d$ only in terms of its metric and geometric properties.


A regional sanitary landfill has been proposed for southern Puerto Rico. The proposed site consists of two parcels of land with a total surface area of 1.63 Km (402.1 acres). As part of the studies and evaluations carried out to determine the environmental impact of the construction and operation of such facility, a study of erosion and sediment transport has been conducted. Six different rainfall events have been analyzed and the sediment yield for each one assessed. The rainfall events correspond to frequencies ranging from 1 year to 50 years with duration of 24 hours. The sediment yields for existing conditions were determined and compared to those after construction. Sediment yield comparisons showed that there would be augmentation in sediment yield for the disturbed conditions for all rainfall events. The results showed also that the generated runoff within the watershed would increase due to the vegetation removal and compaction of the soils. Sediment and erosion control structures were simulated with the computer program SEDIMOT II. Sedimentation ponds were rectangular in shape and had side slopes of 1 on 1. The result of the sedimentation pond simulations demonstrated that the excess sediment load generated within the landfill can be retained efficiently by the ponds. Trap efficiencies averaged 42.5 % which is adequate for the intended purposes. Peak flows could not be reduced significantly by these ponds which makes necessary the design of additional measures to control surface runoff from the site.


The present invention relates to a control circuit and a LED driver application and a control method thereof. The control circuit is applied to one kind of a light emitting diode (LED) driver, comprising a counter, the signal source circuit and sampling circuit. A counter responsive to the leading edge of the brightness control signal (Front Edge) is calculated during operation of the length of the count parameter indicates the brightness control signal. Sampling the luminance control circuit is responsive to the trailing edge (Rear Edge) signal count parameter highest bit (MSB) of the sampled signal samples. When the sampling signal corresponds to the termination value and the starting value, which represent the length of time during operation of greater than and less than the time threshold threshold. Signal source circuitry is responsive to a termination value and the starting value to provide a first sampling signal corresponding to a second level and a second level (second level lower than) the reference voltage boosting drive signal to drive the LED driver (the Boost Converter).


2-Methoxy-3,5-dinitropyridine, C6N3O5H5, crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n, with cell parameters a = 7.496(5), b = 18.38(1), c = 6.068(2) A, β = 77.18(4)°, V = 815(1) A3, and four molecules per unit cell. Its structure was solved by direct methods and refined by least-squares procedures to a final R = 4.99%, Rw = 5.42%, for 753 observed independent reflections. The molecule is not planar, a rotation of the methoxy and 3-nitro groups out of the pyridine ring (7° and 16°, respectively) is observed. The methoxy group is located syn to the ring nitrogen atom to avoid repulsion with the 3-NO2 group and adopts a geometry different from the mean reported in the literature for methoxyaromatic groups. Geometrical parameters suggested by Domenicano and Murray-Rust and Norrestam and Schepper are used to analyze substituent effects on the pyridine shape and the possible causes of non-additivity of substituent effects are discussed. The relation of molecular conformation with reactivity of the t...


Synthetic sea level (SL) records of the Cartagena Bay and the Uraba Gulf, from 1991 to 2010, were obtained through this methodology. Simulated series were adjusted against different probability functions (e.g. Log-Normal, Normal, Weibull, Gumbel). Normal and Gumbel distributions provided the best fit for mean and extreme regimes, respectively. Within the Cartagena Bay, there were no significant differences in the mean regime; whereas for the Uraba Gulf its magnitude increased as much as twice southward. Moreover, the extreme regime exhibited the largest values in the southern sector of the Uraba Gulf. This methodology might be implemented in areas where sea level records are scarce or poorly reliable. Thus, it may valuable for planning and building port and coastal infrastructure, as well as for implementing risk reduction measures.


We have studied and obtained logic gates through three-core nonlinear directional couplers and dual-core nonlinear directional couplers operating in continuous wave mode in which the laser signal has the same wavelength. In symmetrical three-core nonlinear directional couplers with its identical cores in a planar arrangement was studied using a control pulse applied to the first core. In dual core the structure was the asymmetric two core switching process was held in symmetrical triangular fiber couplers and three-core nonlinear directional couplers using the coupled mode of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation. The logic gates, AND, OR and NXOR were generated from the triangular three-core nonlinear directional couplers, while planar three-core nonlinear directional couplers produced logic gates AND, NAND, OR and XOR. For this two basic modes were considered. The first triangular structure with three symmetrical core were considered from an equilateral triangle and used a control signal applied to the first core. In the second model the symmetric cross structure with three cores in a parallel equidistant arrangement. We have obtained optical logic gates in a fiber coupler doped with erbium, leaded the resonant non linearity to change the refractive index which helped to reduce the device switching energy threshold.


Abstrat Paddy soil in Korea generally required the addition of silicate to enhance rice productivity. Even though a silicate fertilizer has been applied at 4-year intervals by the Korean government, the quantity has not been sufficient, due to financial constraints, and an alternative source of cheaper silicate is required. Fly ash, which has a high silicate content, was selected as an alternative in the present study. To improve fly ash, which is highly alkaline and has a high boron content, the material was mixed with a by-product of gypsum (hereafter, described as gypsum) and the pH changes were monitored in water using an incubation test. The initial pH of the water suspension was compatible with the optimum range (ca. 6.5–7.0) for rice using a mixture of 75% fly ash and 25% gypsum. A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the productivity of rice (Oryza sativa) on silt loamy soil to which 0 (FG 0), 20 (FG 20), 40 (FG 40), or 60 (FG 60) Mg ha−1 of the mixture were added. Silicate and lime treatments were selected as a control. The highest rice yield was achieved following the addition of 40 Mg ha−1 of the mixture to the soil. The mixture of fly ash and gypsum increased the uptake of silicate and phosphate and the amount of exchangeable calcium in the soil. The plant elemental uptake revealed that the application of the fly ash and gypsum mixture did not result in an excessive uptake of heavy metals by the rice in the submerged paddy soil. The amount of available boron increased with the increase in the amount of fly ash up to 0.62 mg kg−1 following the application of 60 Mg ha−1 of the mixture, but did not reach toxicity levels for rice, probably due to the dilution and leaching effects under the submerged growing conditions. It is concluded that the fly ash and gypsum mixture could be a good alternative to inorganic soil amendments to restore the soil nutrient balance in paddy soil.


Welcome to the first EPOJ issue of 2021. This past year
has been challenging for everyone the world over and
we hope that you and your near and dear ones are safe
and healthy. 2020 has also pushed us as a community
to rethink the entire project organising paradigm.
Given the shift to working remotely, we have naturally
seen newer forms of communicating and coordinating
emerge driven by Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT). The way in which work is broken
down and distributed has also changed as has the
means by which project organisations are governed.
In some cases the pandemic has accelerated the
trajectory of adoption of technologies – drones and
other automatons are fast becoming commonplace in
projects across the world. However, while there may
have been gains during the pandemic there have been
significant challenges as well.


In this paper, an interrogation method for a fiber-optic distributed disturbance sensor based on  $\varphi $ -optical time reflectometry to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for far-end disturbance is proposed. The wavelet de-noising based on simulated annealing algorithm with an adaptive threshold is utilized to smooth the noises and recover the signal. Then, the 2-D edge detection is employed to detect and locate multiple disturbances, simultaneously by calculating the spatial gradient of the grey image of the Rayleigh backscattering traces. This method is validated in a long-term field test, and three different disturbance events are detected and located along a 25.05-km-long sensing fiber, simultaneously. Experimental results show that the proposed method can reduce the gain imbalance between the front end and far end due to the attenuation of Rayleigh backscattered light, which means that it is effective to improve the SNR of far-end disturbance and recognize the location of disturbance in a harsh environment with strong background noises.


The air filter in engine intake system has a function of filtrating the dirt in the scavenging air as well as attenuating the noise. The noise attenuation within the air cleaner filter, however, has been regarded as negligible by the field engineers. In this paper, for the analysis of the acoustical performance of air filter, an acoustical model was suggested and the characteristics of air filter system were investigated. Fibrous structure of the filter element was modeled as a micro-perforated panel using the flow resistivity and porosity. The pleated geometry of the filter element was modeled as two coupled ducts that have permeable walls, in which each duct area was assumed being constant. Using such simplified geometry, a mathematical model was developed for the sound propagation within a narrow duct system. Visco-thermal effect was considered in modeling the sound propagation through such tubes; the filter box was modeled as a rigid rectangular box. By combining two models, a four-pole transfer matrix was derived. For the validation purpose, transmission loss was measured for a plastic rectangular box containing an air filter. A noticeable effect of the air filter element was observed by including the filter into the box. Comparing the predicted and measured data, we found that the predicted TL agrees well with experimental results, in particular, in magnitude and frequency at TL troughs.


In this paper, we derive a nonlinear dynamical model for an overhead crane. The model takes into account simultaneous travel and transverse motions of the crane. The aim is to transport an object along a specified transport route in such a way that the swing angles are suppressed as quickly as possible. We develop an antiswing control system which adopts a feedback control to specify the crane speed at every moment. The gain matrix is chosen such that a desired rate of decay of the swing angles is obtained. The model and control scheme are simulated on a digital computer and the results prove that the feedback control works well.


Introduction: The Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) is a three-component, uncemented implant in widespread use throughout Europe. STAR has achieved encouraging results with short and medium term outcome. We present the long term (13–19 year) results of a consecutive series of 200 STAR ankles. Methods: Between November 1993 and February 2000, a total of 200 consecutive STARs were carried out in 184 patients. Patients were followed up both clinically and radiologically, until death or failure, with time to decision to revision or fusion as the endpoint. Pain and function were assessed using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and hindfoot score. Results: Of the 200 STARs, 109 (105 patients) were alive at latest review. 12 STARs (11 patients) were lost to follow-up, leaving 97 ankles for clinical review. Of these, 76 ankles were surviving and 21 ankles had failed [13 underwent arthrodesis, 4 had an exchange of poly insert, and 4 had a revision TAR], with mean time to failure 82 months (2–156 months). For the 91 ankles in 79 patients who died during the study, 8 had failed [6 underwent revision TAR and 2 had an arthrodesis]. The implant survival at 15 years with endpoint of revision for any reason was 76.9% [95% CI 66.4 to 87.3]. The mean AOFAS score was 72 [20 to 96]. The mean annual failure rate was 1.5%, which was steady across the study period. Conclusion: The 15 year survivorship for the STAR prosthesis was 76.9%, which provides a benchmark for other later design ankle prostheses. We found no drop off in failure rate or function over the study period.


The present invention is related to a method for recovering two or more genes, or gene products, or cDNAs, of encoding for an immunoreceptor having two or more subunits, wherein the two or more genes, or gene products, are comprised in a given source cell. The invention is further related to a method of creating a library of expressor cells, in the library, each cell is capable of expressing two or more genes, or gene products, encoding for the subunits of the immunoreceptor. The invention is further related to a method of screening a library of expressor cells as created according to the above method, for one cell that expresses an immunoreceptor that has specificity for a given target molecule.


In order to have an effective utilization of the radio wave resources, it is important to estimate propagation path in the urban area. In our previous work, we have examined the diffracted fields by two edges with an arbitrary angle which are in different and same heights. In this paper, the frequency characteristics of the diffracted fields by two horizontal edges of a building rooftop are discussed. The numerical calculations are carried out for two wedges of a building rooftop on perfect conductor and concrete wedges and for two cases: with parapets or without parapets. The numerical results confirm our analytical results that single, double and slope diffraction components are inverse proportional with the square root of frequency, frequency, and square of frequency, respectively.


The research described in this report involved both nondestructive evaluation and destructive testing of a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) honeycomb specimen. The specimen is representative of an FRP bridge that is to be constructed in Troupsburg, New York. The specimen was tested in fatigue at Clarkson University prior to its arrival at Tulane University. The specimen was loaded and unloaded at Tulane University on several different occasions spanning a period of four months. Strain, load, displacement, and acoustic emission were monitored. A finite element model of the specimen was developed and this model was compared to the measured displacement data.


Biometric testicular traits were evaluated on 24 entire male Santa Ines lambs, with mean initial weight of 24.5 kg ± 2.88. These were distributed in four treatments (n=6): HPv (animals drenched + high protein concentrate), HPn: (animals not drenched + high protein concentrate), LPv: (animals drenched + low protein concentrate), LPn: (animals not drenched + low protein concentrate) for eight and a half months. Before slaughter testicular measurements were taken in situ . Scrotal perimeter (SC) was measured using tape as well as length (LENG) and width (WID) using calipers. Testicular shape and volume (using prolate and cylinder equation) were calculated. After slaughter the measurements were taken in vitro . Real testicle volume (VOLR) was measured using water displacement. Length (LENGV) and width (WIDV) were measured with calipers after skin removal. The testicles were symmetrical and calipers were an accurate means of in situ measurement of the testicle size. The form of the testicles affected the volume. The average of the prolate sphere and cylinder equations gave the best estimate for real testicle volume. High protein levels in the diet accompanied by antihelminth treatment led to higher body weight in the sheep, this being the main factor for variation in testicle biometric traits. KEY WORDS: Shape, sheep, testicle biometry, volume.


The classic approach in turbomachinery design optimization considers only nominal geometries while manufacturing tolerances are evaluated in post-processing. Without any knowledge about such deviations, the optimizer chooses the solution corresponding to the highest attainable performance. However, such a shape may require tight and expensive tolerances to maintain the expected performance in large-scale populations or even necessitate tolerances not realizable with the available manufacturing process. Therefore, the entire optimization activity would need to be re-run to look for a more robust solution.
In contrast, Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) methods take into account the tolerances applicable to every design parameter and propagate those uncertainties to the output. When applied in combination with an optimizer, performance data along with information related to the robustness and reliability of every geometry become available, thus allowing to find optimal solutions that are less sensitive to the design parameters deviations.
In this work, we present the development of an efficient evaluation framework through the application of the Probabilistic Collocation method, a sampling-based UQ technique generating high-fidelity statistical data of the uncertainties impact on the output solution, coupled with the Smolyak algorithm to reduce the sampling size. A metamodel-assisted approach steers the optimization using surrogate modeling to rapidly approximate the statistical data using the Monte-Carlo method. The UQ model is invoked only when the optimizer approaches convergence in order to confirm the robustness of the identified optimum or to lead the optimization to a more robust region of the design space.
The methodology is applied to the robust optimization of a radial turbine rotor with 32 design variables, nine of which were affected by uncertainties. The proposed approach provides a more robust and reliable design against geometrical uncertainties, in addition to the sensitivity analysis, with an estimated overhead below 30% of the cost of a traditional design optimization.


Contents: Part I The Global Context: Setting the Stage for Sex and Labor Trafficking: Introduction, Susan Tiano Human trafficking: a perfect storm of contributing factors, Susan Tiano Migration the forgotten link in the nexus between freedom from want and freedom from fear, Sandro Calvani and Olivia Jung (in collaboration with Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia) Trafficking in women and girls: commodification for profit, Kathryn Farr. Part II Human Trafficking in Mexico: Trata de Personas: Mexico's efforts, Gustavo de UnA!nue Aguirre CorazA^3n Azul: a hope for the vulnerable, Roberto Rodriquez HernA!ndez Sex trafficking in Mexico: the nexus between poverty, violence against women, and gender inequalities, Jenny Clark Assessing human trafficking in Mexico: the American Bar Association rule of law initiative's experience, Brenner Allen. Part III Human Trafficking Along the US-Mexico Border: Human trafficking and the US-Mexico border: reflections on a complex issue in a binational context, Tony Payan The best smugglers in El Paso, David B. Ham Human trafficking through Mexico and the southwest border: accounts from Hidalgo and Cochise counties, Richard J. Schaefer and Carolyn Gonzales Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: labor exploitation and human trafficking of Mexican nationals to the Gulf Coast, Stephanie Hepburn. Part IV Combating Human Trafficking: Coordinated Responses Across Communities and Borders: Roadblocks to legal help for trafficking victims: T-visas and the Mondragon raid, Lise Olsen A model for coordination in anti-human trafficking task forces: the El Paso, Texas, site protocol, Virginia McCrimmon Combating human trafficking in the US-Mexico borderlands, Moira Murphy-Aguilar and Susan Tiano Index.


It takes a long time to get rid of an idea which has been handed down to us for many generations, and which has grown up with us from our earliest years of professional knowledge. Two of the most striking instances of the tenacity with which traditions cling to us are the belief in the heredity of consumption and of cancer. Notwithstanding that every physician can remember cases in his own practice, of both these diseases occurring in patients whose fathers, mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers were absolutely free from any cancerous or tubercular taint, still the constant assertion of. its heredity by the insurance companies and the text-books has kept us from seeing what has been evident to many of the laity during the last twenty years, that these diseases are not hereditary, but that they are on the contrary among the most contagious known.


The aim of this research was to show the effect of motivation and creativity with activitated learning which was produced by problem based learning to students achievement. The population of this research was all Senior High School students for grade XI Science of SMA Al Washliyah 3 Medan on second semester in 2011/2012 Academic Year. The sample was that one (1) class of that school which consisting 30 students. The data of research was the motivation, creativity, activitated, and students achievement data. The data was analysed by using the regression linear as t-test sample on significance level 0.05: (1) There was found the effect of students motivation that has produced through problem based learning model to students achievement on the teaching of Chemistry, (2) There was found that students achievement, and (3) There was found that students activitated learning that has produced through problem based learning model on the teaching of Chemistry.


The torsional vibration problems often occur to industrial robots during start and stop due to the use of flexible wheel in harmonic gear reducer as a transmission pair. Because of the influence of nonlinear stiffness, transmission error, and other factors, the nonlinear torsional vibration of harmonic gear reducer will affect the stability and reliability of transmission system. In this article, based on the structural characteristics of the harmonic gear reducer, considering the nonlinear torsional stiffness, transmission error, meshing damping, and other factors, the nonlinear torsional dynamic model of the harmonic gear reducer was established with the theoretical analysis and the experimental results. Based on this model, the influence of various factors such as rotational speed, moment of inertia, torsional stiffness, and transmission error on the nonlinear torsional vibration of harmonic gear reducer was discussed. The results show that the vibration amplitude of harmonic gear reducer increases with the increase of speed, transmission error, and motor inertia, and decreases with the increase of load inertia and damping. The dynamic model and analysis method established in the study can provide the theoretical guidance for the optimal design and the vibration reduction of harmonic gear reducer.


As a pioneer of the Turkish novel, Halit Ziya Usakligil played a crucial role in the modernization of Turkish literature. Nonetheless, his contribution to the Turkish short story has been neglected by scholars and literary critics, although he has more than two hundred shortstories. However, Usakligil makes great changes in Turkish short story writing by applying new narrative techniques. Constructing multidirectional symbols is in the most important one among them. He sets up symbols in such a way that they include more than one implication and these implications have a consistency as a whole. More importantly, symbols function as a literary device to convey the textual truth which the author constructs conscientiously. Having such symbolization is a corner stone in transition from an omnipotent narrator which forces the reader to be passive within the narration in which the author as signs duty to the reader in reception and consuming of the text. In this article, I focus on one of his well-known stories, Ferhunde Kalfa, and I argue that he brought a new and modern symbolization to Turkish story writing, and made it a basic feature of narrative technique. Key words: Halit Ziya Usakligil, modernization, short story, symbol, narrative technique, Ferhunde Kalfa.


The objectives of science and technology for the community (IbM) is to resolve the problems faced by small industries making salted eggs in Tambakrejo, Semarang. The main problem is in the produce of salted egg takes a long time (14 days) and marketing are still limited. Implementation team is lecture and students with expertise appropriate to the needs of the field. In making appropriate technology equipment in the workshop of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Semarang State University. The results of these activities, among others, a set of tools salted egg maker with pressure (UPSE-Under Pressure Salted Egg) in which this tool can generate salted eggs within one-two days. In the aspect of management has produced an output in the form of salted egg packaging design in two partners and certificates P-IRT from the City Health Office Semarang.


Emission at the Na D lines has been observed from the intersection of crossed molecular beams of K and NaCl irradiated by a cw dye laser at wavelengths from 590 and 735 nm. The three‐beam signal exhibits a threshold near 735 nm and is linearly dependent on the laser and molecular beam intensities. This three‐beam signal has been observed under experimental conditions in which all two‐beam signals are accounted for, and is attributed to the formation of Na* by photoexcitation of the KNaCl reaction complex. The effective two‐body cross section for the process is approximately 10−21 cm2 in a laser field of 1.5 kW/cm2.


With the onset of the financial crisis in the autumn of 2008, representatives of top ten leading Russian companies in the retail sector faced with acute liquidity crisis amid a sharp rise in price of borrowed funds, "stood in line" for loans to state banks (and many of them have received). The main argument when applying for this extra help was needed to pay suppliers and maintain afloat domestic producers.


For a long time,the national power in political field becomes the dominating issue in traditional theory of power,so,the traditional conception of power is limited to the political field.Through the micro-analysis of power and taking into account the characteristics of the power in modern society,Foucault provided a new view to study power.It is Foucault′s study on power that has exerted considerable influence on the contemporary theories on power.


The pluralistic music culture of the minority nationalities in Guizhou province is a sort of colorful regional music culture that has come into being over years of exchanging and interflowing.The national music in Guizhou province has the characteristics of pluralism,complaxity,being opening and variety.The peculiar geographic and climatic elements,the economic situation,and the production and life style of the minority nationalities in Guizhou province have done much in the making of their music characteristics and spirit,their special viewpoint of music value,and the peculiar social attitude of the music of different nationalities in Guizhou province.


A vertical transition between substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) and super mini-coaxial connector for millimeter-wave (mm-wave) is presented. It consists of via-pad/anti-pad structure embedded in the SIW printed circuit board (PCB) to match the SIW's TE10-like mode and the connector's TEM mode with low loss over the operating frequency band. The transition is designed and used to construct back-to-back test structures at 20 GHz and 30 GHz bands for evaluation. Both the simulation and measurement results are presented.


Having assumed the burden of understanding political life in two-and-a-half dozen unruly countries, political scientists who study the new states of tropical Africa must leap with assurance where angels fear to tread. We have borrowed, adapted, or invented an array of frameworks designed to guide perceptions of disparate events, and Africa is now uniformly viewed through the best lenses of contemporary comparative politics with a focus on political modernization, development and integration. Unfortunately, it appears that when we rely exclusively on these tools in order to accomplish our task, the aspects of political life which we, as well as non-specialists, see most clearly with the naked eye of informed common sense, remain beyond the range of our scientific vision. In our pursuit of scientific progress, we have learned to discern such forms as regular patterns of behavior which constitute structures and institutions; but the most salient characteristic of political life in Africa is that it constitutes an almost institutionless arena with conflict and disorder as its most prominent features. In recent years, almost every new African state has experienced more or less successful military or civilian coups, insurrections, mutinies, severe riots, and significant political assassinations. Some of them appear to be permanently on the brink of disintegration into several new political units. With little regard for the comfort of social scientists, the incidence of conflict and disorder appears unrelated to such variables as type of colonial experience, size, number of parties, absolute level or rate of economic and social development, as well as to the overall characteristics of regimes. The downfall of what was widely regarded as the continent's most promising democracy in January, 1966, was followed in February by the demise of what many thought to be the continent's harshest authoritarian regime.


The WirelessMAN (metropolitan area network) air interface in IEEE Standard 802.16 continues to evolve to address new opportunities in broadband wireless access. This article summarizes the status of the standard and WG and outlines the directions being taken in ongoing development work. It also places the standard in the ITU context by exploring its role in IMT-2000 and reviewing the upcoming activities in IMT-Advanced development.


For example,Jean Piaget, observing that all children pass through similar learning stages, constructed a developmental theory of intellectual growth. Piaget's stages of cognitive development-sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, and formal operations-reflect "the dominant schemes of thinking children use and the approximate ages at which they use them to organize and interact with their environment."! Marilyn Ptlederer Zimmerman theorized that musical intelligence might develop along similar lines to Piaget's biologicallybased theory of cognitive growth. She has written extensively on how music should be taught to accommodate the various stages of cognitive development. Robert Gagne synthesized the research of Piaget with that of learning specialists in cognitive and behavioral psychology and developed an overall model of learning. According to Gagne, effective lessons include nine events that fall into one of three phases: preparation phase, acquisition and performance phase, and transfer phase.' Gagne constructed a sequential hierarchy of types of learning: signal learning, stimulus-response learning, chaining, verbal association, multiple discrimination,concept learning, principle learning, and problem solving.' Some of the many other educational psychologists whose research has affected music education are Jerome Bruner, LevVygotsky, Howard Gardner, and B. F. Skinner. In their book Music in Childhood, Patricia Shehan-Campbell and Carol Scott-Kassner provide a succinct summary oflearning theories that inform music instruction." Shehan-Campbell and Scott-Kassnerare just two of many music educators who have written about the ways in which music concepts should be sequenced to maximize the natural learning process of children. In the instrumental music arena, Edwin Gordon has emerged as one of the first music educators to develop a specific approach based on his own music learning theory, which draws from the vast body of educational psychology knowledge. Gordon's music learning theory (GMLT) has been developed into a specific method, not unlike the methods of Shinichi Suzuki, Zoltan Kodaly, Carl Orff, and Emile-Jacques Dalcroze. All of these music pedagogues attempted to create the ultimate sequence for teaching the various elements of music. The primary difference between Gordon's work and that of Suzuki, Kodaly, Orff, and Dalcroze is that Gordon's work is based on the fairly recent (1960s and later) research of cognitive psychologistsmentioned above. Suzuki,Kodaly, Orff, and Dalcroze,on the other hand, developed their ideas intuitively before much of the research in general education had been conducted or widelycirculated. And, as pointed out by Darrel Walters in a Handbook of Research onMusic Teaching andLearning article, "In the process of amalgamating approaches to music learning, some music educators have identified


The so-called Brompton cocktail is a pain-relieving elixir that was championed by hospice innovators in Britain, taken up in many parts of the world, and then swiftly abandoned in the face of research evidence that questioned its efficacy and brought about its demise. This chapter identifies the clinical purposes that supported the Brompton cocktail and outlines how these came to be served by other approaches within the emerging hospice armamentarium. It also shows how a particular technology of care was disaggregated into a set of clinical, pharmacological, and practical problems through a series of studies conducted by one of the first research programs in modern palliative medicine.


Cystic fibrosis (CF) results from mutations in the gene that encodes the CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein located on chromosome 7. This gene encodes a protein that functions as a cyclic adenosine monophosphate-regulated chloride channel. Abnormal function of the channel results in aberrant conductance across the apical


or general fishing rights. The earliest recorded movement to control the collection, storage and sale of shell-fish for human consumption is contained in the Charter granted . by James I., to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in 1604. This Charter imposed upon the Company the duty of searching out and destroying unsound and unwholesome fish, and remains to-day the chief weapon in the fight against the transmission of disease by shell-fish.


Chapter 7 follows a young Jewish immigrant, Minnie Goldstein, and her family as they make their way from Warsaw, Poland, to New York City's Lower East Side in 1894. Based on her personal and autobiographic account of her life story in America, the chapter juxtaposes the girl's memories of her family life in America and of the Jewish diaspora in general with the derogatory depiction of life in the Lower East Side tenements by progressive reformers such as Jacob Riis. The chapter also discusses how perceptions of ethnically and religiously diverse family concepts served to make the so-called "new immigrants" an exotic and pathological other in a culture and politics increasingly focusing on the idea of "racial purity." Thus, the chapter argues that modern concepts and practices of ethnicity and race were closely related to specific understandings of family life.


Local communities often enter into conflict with the organization responsible for implementing a development project. These conflicts are caused by differences in interests, values, and expectations, and have a negative impact on the continuation and results of development initiatives. Although there has been significant improvement in the nexus of conflict resolution and development, there is still a need for site-specific analytical tools that are able to capture the diversity, complexity, and dynamism of communities. This paper presents the Model for the Analysis of Potential Conflict in Development (MAPCID) which allows practitioners to analyze conflict as an intrinsic part of local development. It transcends a static view of conflict by capturing the dynamics between organizations and local communities during a development project. By following this model, the practitioner analyzes seven levels of conflict drivers, stimulates the continuous alignment of power, culture, and goals, and enables timely participation of both parties in the development process. The promising use of MAPCID is demonstrated through the examination of a conflict between large-scale and smallscale gold miners in Suriname. Introduction: The Nexus between Conflict and Development Scholars in the conflict resolution field are increasingly studying conflict in development projects. Generally, development is considered to be longer term assistance that builds or develops a local community's economy and infrastructure. However, it is common for donors and development organizations to influence the types of programs which frequently lead to conflicts with the community. In many of these cases the community was not part of the program's selection or decision process (Zelizer, 2013). Practitioners are motivated to find new ways of effectively managing development interventions while minimizing conflict with local communities. There is some improvement in how conflict practitioners approach these Journal of Conflict Management 2014 Volume 2, Number 1 8 challenges, but there remains a great need for effective conflict analysis tools that may be used at each step of development projects. Over the last two decades, the development paradigm changed from top-down assistance provided by development organizations to local communities, to more collaborative processes between these parties (O'Brien, 2007). Scholars are now realizing there are differences in power, interests, values, decision-making ability, and expectations of outcomes between communities and development organizations (Barron, Diprose, & Woolcock, 2007; Oishi, 1995). This disparity led to the gradual marginalization or social exclusion of local poor people. With this paradigm shift, models for analyzing conflict in development projects are introducing additional measures of participation from the local level. One approach from the organization called Responding to Conflict applies a large set of conflict assessment tools to gain a holistic picture of conflict at the local level. The Canadian International Development Agency has a different approach; they use a set of guiding questions which requires the community to actively participate in gathering indicators on conflict and setting strategic goals for peace building (Kiplagat et al., 2004). Both tools focus primarily on conflict interventions to address the needs of the organization. Communities are then encouraged to analyze the incongruity between existing community structures and the project rather than approaching conflict as a localized, integrated, and dynamic process (Mac Ginty & Williams, 2009; Sharoni, 1996; Uvin, 2002). Conflict scholars Johan Galtung (1996) and John Paul Lederach (2003) address the structural differences in reality between local and global parties. These practitioners see conflict mitigated by transforming the power balance and creating a long-term relationship between the parties. This conflict transformation framework "tends to provide few practice guidelines for practitioners and does not tend to offer a structure for deciding what theories, intervention processes, practice models or techniques to employ in particular conflicts" (Hansen, 2013, p. 16). Practice models are needed for a better understanding and handling of reality differences to narrow this gap in the conflict resolution field. In this article we explore conflict as inherent to development. In using the term conflict, we mean the incompatibility between local and global parties in the process of defining long-term interests and goals in development. We present the Model for the Analysis of Potential Conflict in Development (MAPCID) for two reasons: (1) to systematically analyze and guide the process of integrating the community in the development process; and (2) to prevent intractable conflict by providing a set of tools to identify and transform conflict before and during the development intervention. The Model for the Analysis of Potential Conflict in Development (MAPCID) The point of departure for MAPCID analysis is that it examines the interaction of a donor, a community, and a development organization operating in a system. Having a systems approach enables the study of the conflict as a whole, while at the same time it also allows for the investigation of details with regard to the interaction between parties. Such an approach gives a richer understanding of the causes of intractable conflict and the possible interventions a practitioner can take (Li, Zhu, & Gerard, 2012). In the MAPCID system, the donor, as the provider of aid, is driven to facilitate social change at the community level. The community, the recipient of aid, consists of members bound together by history and place who continually negotiate differences in their aspirations and goals Journal of Conflict Management 2014 Volume 2, Number 1 9 by interacting with the other parties in the system. The development organization, the third element, feels mandated to execute activities for the wellbeing of the community. Such organizations may be private companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or government agencies (GOs). Each of the three parties in the system has a different interest in the development project. Donor, development organization, and community undergo alignment and realignment of their interests through each phase of the development process. Alignment of interests are often accompanied by conflict, may be incidental, or can become intractable. Incidental conflict is considered healthy and fosters relationships between the parties (Fiki & Lee, 2004). We assume the community has sufficient assets to manage this type conflict by themselves, based on their social capital (organizations, networks) and human capital (leadership, identity). Yet long term, intractable conflict requires outside intervention; without such intervention the development activity could be constrained (Brennan & Israel, 2008). MAPCID is specifically developed for analyzing (potential) intractable conflict in each phase of the development process. We assume a large power difference between the community and the development organization, and this unevenness in power typically results from differences in values, knowledge and financial resources. Situations with large power differences exist predominantly in developing countries where local communities live in poverty and are struggling to get their basic needs met. A conflict practitioner can holistically analyze the context of the development project and recommend interventions to transform the conflict. Then, the poor community can become empowered by participating in the project. In the beginning of the development project, each party establishes an individual goal (Figure 1). For example, in a mining area in Suriname, hundreds of small-scale mining entrepreneurs and one multinational are engaged in gold mining. Both parties have an individual goal of earning money from extracting gold; yet, only the multinational has been granted concession rights by the government for mining. The multinational financially and logistically assists the community members in executing development activities and at the same time allows the small-scale miners to mine on the concession. Thus, the multinational is the development organization also abbreviated here as DO. The DO's actions are steered by their headquarters, which in this case acts as the donor. MAPCID is designed for programming that is based on the local context and needs. We assume the local community has enough agency and interaction with the DO to generate options of development, and they are able to adjust these when necessary (Jones, 1998). The local community can thus create an individual goal and engage in integrative negotiation with the DO to convert this into a shared goal. The community and DO each undergo transformation; both want to improve their future situation and reach their full potential with the development intervention. To illustrate a shared goal we turn to the Suriname small-scale gold miners and DO who work together in using safe mining practices. Typically, small-scale miners use poisonous mercury to separate gold from the soil because safer techniques are too expensive for their tiny operations. The DO is concerned about small-scale miners using environmentally unsafe mining techniques, and initiated a project to collaborate with the miners over using safe mining techniques on the land. Through this effort they exchanged knowledge, tested values, and challenged strategies to learn about each other's reality. In the end, the community, as the lower power party, became empowered as seen in Figure 1. Journal of Conflict Management 2014 Volume 2, Number 1 10 Figure 1: The Path towards a Power Balance between Community and Development Organization Analysis of the Levels of MAPCID MAPCID is a systematic process of analysis which progresses through seven conflict asse


The objective of this work was to assess and characterize two clones, 169 and 685, of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and to evaluate the wine produced from these grapes. The experiment was carried out in São Joaquim, SC, Brazil, during the 2009 harvest season. During grape ripening, the evolution of physical-chemical properties, phenolic compounds, organic acids, and anthocyanins was evaluated. During grape harvest, yield components were determined for each clone. Individual and total phenolics, individual and total anthocyanins, and antioxidant activity were evaluated for wine. The clones were also assessed regarding the duration of their phenological cycle. During ripening, the evolution of phenolic compounds and of physical-chemical parameters was similar for both clones; however, during harvest, significant differences were observed regarding yield, number of bunches per plant and berries per bunch, leaf area, and organic acid, polyphenol, and anthocyanin content. The wines produced from these clones showed significant differences regarding chemical composition. The clones showed similar phenological cycle and responses to bioclimatic parameters. Principal component analysis shows that clone 685 is strongly correlated with color characteristics, mainly monomeric anthocyanins, while clone 169 is correlated with individual phenolic compounds.


Goblet cell adenocarcinoma (formerly goblet cell carcinoid) is a rare tumor almost exclusively involving the appendix. It is an amphicrine tumor consisting of both epithelial and neuroendocrine elements containing goblet cells. In the 2019 WHO classification update, GCC was reclassified as goblet cell adenocarcinoma of the appendix as it is recognized to have predominantly mucin secreting cells and a minor neuroendocrine component.

 A 72 year old,morbidly obese male presented with a 2 week history of abdominal pain and bilious vomiting. Imaging revealed a peri-appendiceal abscess. Due to the chronicity of his symptoms, he was treated conservatively with drainage of the abscess and intravenous antibiotics. He responded well and underwent elective laparoscopic appendectomy; at which time, the appendix appeared grossly unremarkable, measuring 5.1 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm with a wall thickness of 0.5 cm. Microscopically small nests and clusters of goblet cells circumferentially invaded dense collagenous stroma in the appendiceal wall. The neoplastic cells had large mucin vacuoles and small basally located nuclei. The cells were positive for CK20, CDX2, CD56, synaptophysin and focally positive for chromogranin. Ki-67 was 10%. CK7 was negative. These tumors are now graded and staged similar to colonic adenocarcinomas according to the 5 th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Tumors - Digestive System Tumors.

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 This case demonstrates that this rare tumor may be an incidental finding in an elderly patient presenting with appendicitis; accurate diagnosis of this rare tumor may require submission of the entire appendix for microscopic evaluation.


The previous chapter provided the legislative framework for transformation of the South African mining sector. Several anti-discriminatory legislation, policies and frameworks were discussed that were initiated by government to remove injustices of the past and to promote equality in the workplace. Specific reference was made to legislation, labour and mining legislation aimed at promoting women"s employment in the labour force in general and the mining sector specifically.


The aim of this study is to question and conduct a critical analysis of the relations of knowledge, knowledge itself and the capacities involved in the distance education process aided by new technologies. It focuses on the ojbectivation of the knowledge of distance education and the materialization and productivity of this type of work. The analysis considers: the training of the academic-professional workers in the units studied; the investments needed for training; the relationship between degrees and ability; the power relations/relations of knowledge; the relationship between educational k n o w l e d g e / e d u c a t i o n a l techniques; abilities and multiabilities; fragmentation and expropriation of the knowledge of the educational workers and virtual surplus value and profit in virtual distance education.


The interferometric techniques allow the generation of digital elevation models (DEM) from data collected by synthetic aperture radars (SAR). In this paper a geocoding method applied to ERS-1/2 data is proposed. It is based on an exact knowledge of the orbits, a step from phase to height in slantrange and, finally, a projection and interpolation to generate a final map in UTM coordinates. Next, a technique evaluated in the airborne case is also presented. It is able to relate directly the interferometric phase of every point of the image to its position in a global reference system.