This chapter provides an evolutionary context to comparative research on monotremes and marsupials. It explains the evolutionary origins of the three major living mammalian clades from within the ancient amniote lineage of synapsids, summarises their most obvious biological differences, and briefly outlines the difference between the terms "Monotremata, Marsupialia and Placentalia" vs. "Prototheria, Metatheria and Eutheria". The living monotreme and marsupial families are introduced via short characterisations of their general biology and evolution. An up-to-date family-level phylogeny is provided for marsupials, together with a summary of our past and current understanding of their phylogenetic relationships. The known fossil record and biogeography of both radiations is summarised; particular attention is given to a recent paradigm shift on monotreme evolution, with the latest research suggesting that monotremes are part of an ancient, Gondwanan radiation of mammals that independently evolved a tribosphenic dentition. The unusual biogeographical history of marsupials and their extinct relatives, including a probable origin in the northern continents and later distribution across South America, Antarctica, and Australia, is also discussed.


Previous studies have indicated that crude preparations of hCG (hCG-c) are much more active than purified preparations (hCG-p) in displacing 125I-labeled bovine TSH ([l25I]iodo-bTSH) from receptors in human and bovine thyroid membranes when the two are compared on the basis of their gonadotropic activity. In an attempt to elucidate the nature of the TSH-displacing factor in hCG-c and in view of the past reports indicating that such preparations contain a spectrum of desialylated hCG molecules, we have desialylated both hCG-c and hCG-p by treatment with neuraminidase and have studied their interactions with human thyroid membranes. Exposure of hCG-c to neuraminidase for increasing lengths of time yielded preparations with progressively greater ability to inhibit the binding of [125I]iodo-bTSH to the membranes, and the increase in inhibitory potency was directly related to the quantity of sialic acid released into the medium. On an equal weight basis, desialylated hCG-c was approximately 5 times more active...


When the Antioch University board of trustees announced in June 2007 that it was suspending the operations of the historic Antioch College as of June 2008, the college's fac ulty, staff, students, and alumni mourned. Then, as Mother Jones recommended, we began to organize. Our goal was to reclaim the college and its progressive educational mission from decades of dys functional governance. This is the story of Antioch College in Exile, the project that became the Nonstop Liberal Arts Institute, an un usual one-year experiment in higher education and one of several strategies employed to save Antioch College from extinction? strategies that, as of this writing, appear to have been successful. Antioch College operations were suspended after an intensive year-long struggle by its faculty and alumni to save the 155 year-old institution, known for its influential innovations in American higher education. In the late 1960s, the historic liber al arts college had become the flagship campus of an extended network that included adult education centers across the coun try. By the 1980s, this network was known as Antioch University.


We examine the turbulence driven by the ion and electron temperature gradients in selected magnetic configurations of the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator. The inherent flexibility in the configuration space of W7-X enables us to find candidate configurations manifesting low turbulent transport. We follow insights gained by stellarator optimization techniques, in order to identify key geometric features, which are directly related to the ion and electron heat fluxes produced by plasma turbulence. One such a feature is the flux expansion at locations where the curvature is particularly unfavourable. Starting from a configuration routinely used in the W7-X experiment, we end up with an optimized configuration. Based on this equilibrium, we select a configuration from W7-X configuration database with a similar feature as the optimized one. With the help of nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations, we show that the heat flux in this configuration is less stiff than in the initial configuration, both for ion temperature gradient and electron temperature gradient turbulence.


A new evaluation method of the aquiculture loss caused by red tides has been discussed in the present study.By analysing the structure of loss caused by red tide hazard,the aquaculture loss is divided into three types: direct aquaculture loss,indirect aquaculture loss and recovery cost.In addition,based on the different demand of timing,it was also divided into three grades: prediction assessment before hazard,tracking or monitoring assessment during hazard and on-the-spot surveying assessment after hazard.Finally,a practical example of assessing the loss of red tides occurring in Nanji Island,Zhejiang in June 2005,was given by red tides hazard loss assessment system established above.Its results were as follows: Prediction assessment before hazard: Classification is BR2.Early warning color is orange,and the second emergency measure was taken.Tracking or monitoring assessment during hazard: the direct economic loss is RMB 33 million.On-the-spot surveying assessment after hazard: the direct economic loss is 31 million.The total economic loss is 42.9 million.


The utility model discloses a precision stamping. A concave die is fixed under an upper die base, the middle of the concave die is provided with an inverse pressing plate which is provided with an air-breather arranged along the vertical direction, and the air-breather is communicated with an air intake opening arranged along the horizontal direction of an upper die, wherein the inverse pressing plate is independent relative to the concave die, the upper end of the inverse pressing plate is connected with an upper dowel steel which passes through the upper die base. A convex-concave die fixing plate capable of vertically sliding is arranged on a lower die base, a concave-convex die is arranged in the convex-concave die fixing plate, wherein the bottom portion of the convex-concave die fixing plate is connected with a lower dowel steel which passes through the lower die base, and the concave-convex die and a lower fixing plate are relatively fixed. The technical scheme of the utility model is that the concave die is arranged on the upper die, the convex-concave die is arranged on a lower die, the downward moving of a punching slide provides clamping pressure and blanking pressure, upper hydraulic pressure provides counter pressure, and lower hydraulic pressure provides lift force, thereby ensuring that fine blanking parts are blown off from the upper die and are taken away by a receiving device, completely solving the problem of difficult discharging of the fine blanking, being capable of realizing automatic conveying and continuous fine blanking of lighter and smaller parts, and substantially promoting the fine blanking efficiency and the automation degree.


In this paper, a modified a posteriori probability (APP) based algorithm for the decoding of low- density parity-check (LDPC) codes is proposed. The modified APP-based algorithm utilizes an additional processing in the bit nodes to improve the accuracy instead of the check nodes normalization performed in normalized APP-based algorithm. The modified APP- based algorithm yields desirable trade-off between performance and decoding complexity.


Simple Summary Wasps, generally referred to as "farmers friends" because of their ability to control devastating fruit flies, were imported from Hawaii and released in Kenya for the management of the invasive Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis. It was noted that the introduced wasp had developed a liking for the native fruit fly species Ceratitis cosyra which already has a native wasp controlling it. We therefore undertook a study to understand the interaction of the introduced and native wasp on the invader Oriental and native fruit flies. Our results show that when the native wasp attacks the invader fruit fly, the wasp is killed because of the strong immune system of the oriental fruit fly. The good news is that the introduced wasp efficiently controls both the invader and the native fruit flies. We have discussed these findings based on various scientific principles which favor the co-existence of the two wasps without any detrimental effect on their survival. We have also suggested that more studies be conducted in open field conditions where both fruit flies occur in abundance and choices regarding which fruit fly species to attack are much wider. Abstract The braconid wasp, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), was introduced in Kenya from Hawaii for classical biological control of the invasive tephritid, Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel. Following reports that D. longicaudata had formed new associations with Ceratitis cosyra, laboratory experiments were conducted to assess the interaction between the introduced and the native parasitoid of C. cosyra; Psyttalia cosyrae (Wilkinson) under three scenarios: B. dorsalis only, C. cosyra only and mixed populations of the two species. Parasitoids were introduced to the host as sole, sequential and simultaneous releases. Host searching and probing events were five times higher for D. longicaudata than P. cosyrae with both hosts. Total parasitism was highest (78%) when D. longicaudata was released alone on C. cosyra, compared to 20% for P. cosyrae released on the same host. Releases of P. cosyrae on B. dorsalis resulted in 0% parasitism, compared to 64% parasitism by D. longicaudata. Specific parasitism for P. cosyrae was three times higher when P. cosyrae was released first in sequential releases on C. cosyra compared to when it was released after D. longicaudata. These findings suggest that the two parasitoids can both suppress C. cosyra but B. dorsalis acts as a reproductive sink for P. cosyrae. Our findings should form the basis of field investigations where options are much wider for both parasitoids.


Abstract DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, is an important constituent of brain membranes and has a key role in brain development and function. This review aims to highlight recent research on DHA's role during age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Animal and in vitro studies have provided some interesting mechanistic leads, especially on brain glucose metabolism, that may be involved in neuroprotection by DHA. However, results from human studies are more mitigated, perhaps due to changing DHA metabolism during aging. Recent innovative tools such as 13C-DHA for metabolic studies and 11C-DHA for PET provide interesting opportunities to study factors that affect DHA homeostasis during aging and to better understand whether and how to use DHA to delay or treat Alzheimer's disease.


In this paper,firstly the current situation of the college P.E.selected teaching courses was investigated and its some problems was found,and then some correlative reasons was researched and analyzed,finally some corresponding countermeasures was proposed,so as to the colleges attaching importance to the P.E.selected teaching.


Abstract In this paper an information system is presented, which is developed to meet the requirements on simulation, on-line monitoring, quality management and optimum design of large scale belt conveyor systems. The core of this information system is a mathematical model and an observer. Successful application is also presented to illustrate the proposed approach. Copyright© 2002 IFAC


The imaging method of the mid-course missile is one of the key techniques of the missile defense system. Cause of the special precession character of the ballistic missile warhead, the small rotation angle assumption is not satisfied, which leads to blurring of the image obtained by Range Doppler (RD) algorithm. To solve this problem, a novel wideband imaging method for precession targets with rotational symmetry is proposed in this paper. Using Back Projection Transform (BPT), the echoes of the target in the range-time domain are transformed to reconstruct the scattering centers position in the parameter domain by means of coherent accumulation. The algorithm is verified by the experiment results of the anechoic chamber data, which demonstrates that the algorithm is more efficient than the Generalized Radon Transform (GRT) method.


Co-production is often considered a solution to improve service quality and production efficiency, yet research on the reasons why citizens participate in the creation and/or implementation of public services is still limited to specific sectors. In this article, we study the different citizens' motivations discussed in the literature. We distinguished two categories of motivations, personal and circumstantial. By means of a guided survey, we collected data on these different motivations in a Belgian case in the unstudied setting of community development. The results show that even in a community development case, where material incentives are used to entice citizens in a vulnerable socio-economic position to participate, the reasons behind co-production are still more diverse and complex than simple benefit maximization.


Four monomers including AMPS, acrylic acid (AA), N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA), and sodium allylsulfonate (AS) were used to synthesize quaternary fluid loss reducer (FRW) through copolymerization. The optimal reaction conditions were optimized by orthogonal experiment method, and the water loss reduction performance of FRW was evaluated. The results show that the optimal synthesis conditions for FRW are that the molar ratio of AMPS:AA:DMAA:AS is 4.2:1.8:3.5:0.5, the amount of initiator added is 0.3% of the total monomer mass, the monomer mass percentage is 40%, The reaction temperature was 50°C, and the pH was 7. The performance evaluation results show that FRW has good fluid loss control ability. Under the condition of adding 2%, the fluid loss is 141mL when the temperature is 220°C, which has no negative impact on the comprehensive performance of cement slurry and has strong practicability.


The atomic-beam laser-rf double-resonance technique has been used to study the hyperfine structure (hfs) of the metastable {sup 7}{ital L}{sub 5--11} and {sup 7}{ital K}{sub 4} states of the 4{ital f}{sup 4}5{ital d}6{ital s} configuration in {sup 143,145}Nd I. Four zero-field intervals were measured in each state and the results used to assign the conventional hfs constants {ital A} and {ital B}. Comparison of the results with predictions of the Sandars-Beck model allowed evaluation of the relevant single-electron radial hfs integrals. These are compared with earlier results from the Nd I atomic ground term and with extrapolations from other rare-earth elements. The unusually large orbital-angular-momentum values ({ital L}=7 and 8 for the states studied) do not appear to have introduced any anomalous effects. {ital Ab} {ital initio} calculations are not yet feasible for the complex 4{ital f}{sup 4}5{ital d}6{ital s} levels studied.


Metamath's only rule is string substitution. Starting from a theorem to be proven, variables are substituted until we reach axioms. In our setup, we consider a tactic to be the label of a theorem in set.mm, along with the necessary substitutions. For instance, to show that 2 + 2 = 4, we can use the rule eqtr4i which states that A = B ∧ C = B ⇒ A = C with substitutions: A = (2 + 2), B = (2+ (1+ 1)), and C = 4. We are then left with two subgoals to prove: (2+ 2) = (2+ (1+ 1)) and 4 = (2 + (1 + 1)). The corresponding proof-tree can be found in Figure 4.


The study aimed to determine demographic indicators of the population of domestic dogs and cats with owner in human settlements in the district of Ventanilla, Callao (Peru). A cluster sampling was performed to select the population groups and a stratified and systematic sampling was used to select the dwellings. The information was collected through a survey. The demographic characteristics of dogs and cats, and the relation dog:person and cat:person was calculated. In total, 61.9 and 40.0% of the houses owned dogs and cats, respectively. The number of pets per household was 1.8 in both species. The number of offspring in dogs was 4.3 and in cats was 3.1. The estimated survival rate was 56.2 ± 3.0% for puppies and 66.4 ± 3.9% for kittens. The estimated life expectancy was 4.21 ± 0.44 years in dogs and 2.64 ± 0.46 years in cats. It was estimated that there were 1 dog per 3.98 persons and 1 cat per 5.34 persons. Twenty-three percent of respondents said they maintained stray dogs outside homes. It is expected that the information provided will serve health authorities to plan population control programs and responsible pet ownership in this population.


Developed and tested a model of the change management strategies that predict openness and commitment to a large‐scale organizational change. Based on a sample of 164 employees, a partially‐ and a fully‐mediated model were compared with the former providing the best fit to the data. Communication and job security predicted openness and trust both directly and indirectly, via procedural justice. Participation predicted trust directly and indirectly but predicted openness to change only indirectly (via procedural justice). Turnover intentions were negatively predicted by openness and trust. Finally, turnover intentions predicted neglect. These results highlight the role of procedural justice perceptions in understanding organizational change.


Games and interactive entertainment (IE) on the 'Net are the future. In this paper, we describe what this interactive experience looks like (Interactive TV, 3D Avatar Chat and RPG, Quake 2007, Shooters 2013!, ExtremeSports 2015!, MartialArts Forever! and VR Sex). We describe how people interact with such systems. We describe the hardware necessary for the home and for the 'Net. We define the technical requirements to make IE happen. And we define the uncompleted work, the research and development that needs to be done to make our multiplayer, 3D virtual environments of live and autonomous characters compeling enough for consumers to hand over their hard-earned Euros. Interactive Entertainment Games and interactive entertainment (IE) are the main technology drivers for the 'Net. For the purposes of this paper, we shorten Internet of the Future to 'Net to distinguish it from today's World Wide Wait. We believe that the 'Net will evolve from today's Internet, provided sufficient R&D work is accomplished and sufficient capital is provided. We can't say exactly when all this will evolve but we are hopeful. We also probably cannot say for certain what future entertainment on the 'Net looks like but we can hypothesize from what games look like today. So we start out by looking at hypothetical versions of today's entertainment extrapolated into the future to identify perhaps what R&D we need to accomplish to get there. We need to look at what these IE systems will look like and how people will interact with such systems. To make our job a little bit easier, we make some assumptions on what we will have in the future: • Infinite bandwidth to the home. • Infinite 3D graphics capability & computing power in the home. • Affordable for the home. If this becomes so, what will our games and IE systems be? Again, scenarios derived from today are the best we can do. We will probably have the following IE systems: • Interactive TV chattin' with Julie... • 3D Avatar Chat & RPG (Role Playing Games) persistent worlds, GangsOnline, SaveThePrincess, SlayTheBeast ... • Quake 2007 – "smell the blood" (the nth version of this very special shooter ...) • Shooters 2013! these will always be with us! • ExtremeSports 2015! the word Extreme is rapidly becoming a cliche but what the heck! • MartialArts Forever! at least its not MaritalArts. • VR Sex the technology driver ...


This paper deals with tracking of face blobs containing pose changes. We propose a novel tracking method to deal with face pose changes during the tracking. In the method, tracking is formulated as an approximate solution to the MAP estimate of the state vector, consisting of a linear and a nonlinear part. Multi-pose face appearances are described by local linear models, each being related to a single pose and estimated by probabilistic PCA (PPCA). A Markov model with pose indices as its states is used to model the transitions between poses. Shape and locations of face blobs and the associated pose indices are assumed to be nonlinear, and are estimated by a Rao-Blackwellized particle filter (RBPF). This enables a separate estimation of the linear state vector through marginalizing the joint probability. The proposed method has been tested for videos containing frequent face pose changes and large illumination variations, where 5 poses (left, frontal, right, up, down) were modeled. The tracking results are shown to be robust to variable speed of pose changes and with relatively tight boxes.


In this paper we describe the design, science objectives, and preliminary results of the Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment (DEUCE). DEUCE is a dual-channel, sounding-rocket borne spectrograph consisting of a Wolter-II telescope and the largest MCP detector ever own in space. The DEUCE science objective is to obtain the first 700-1150 A spectra of highly ionizing hot stars in order to calibrate stellar models and better understand the role of such stars in ionization upkeep. DEUCE launched in December 2018 and obtained a quality spectrum of B star Epsilon Canis Majoris, which is preliminarily presented and discussed.


8. Dominique Julia : Problems of religious historiography. ; In a first section, the author attempts to define the historical conditions which have organised research into the field of religion since the beginning of the century. The distinction religious/ non religious tends, in a society on the road to secularisation, to disappear, giving way to cleavages which separate methods of investigation from models of interpretation (historical, sociological or psychological). In the second section he attempts to present some directions of research in need of urgent exploration : sociology of religious groups and culture, analysis of discourse, study of exclusions, revolutionary historiography.


ABSTRACT In Europe, it is relatively uncommon to find studies that investigate the criminal profiles of violent offenders, especially infrequent are those that pay special attention to offenders' mental health/substance use disorders and histories of violence during childhood. The current research explores whether inmates who are incarcerated for violent offenses (n = 536) in Spain are different in terms of the aforementioned factors as compared to inmates incarcerated for non-violent offenses (n = 536). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that violent offenders, as compared to their non-violent counterparts, were more likely to be younger, younger at the time of their first arrest, single, use alcohol, receive treatment in prison for anxiety or schizophrenia, and report physical abuse during childhood.


The system is based on a client-server architecture. Clients accede to laboratory through a standard web-browser, without plug-ins. Exploiting HTML pages, ASP scripting and software drivers, resident on the web-server, users are able to select the experience that they want to run, to manage the instrumentation that reside in laboratory, and to re- configure measure's object according to parameters that they want to test. The instruments reconfigurability and measurement objects is performed by switch/relays module and to keep to reality as much as possible, every result is returned to client by a web cam.


As IT circumstance is complicated and the scale of infra increase, a recognition of security information system and data availability are raised. At this point, a value of information assets regards important, a study of high performance backup system for disaster recovery countermeasure is a field to impact on business directly. Therefore, this study executes duplication of high performance backup system and data consistency verification. And, a performance of comparison to DB table recovery process, a transaction process speed of duplication according to network bandwidth, and performance evaluation were executed.


This article is about the production of race and ethnicity in research encounters. It is based on a type of retrospective, comparative memory work, through which we analyse, compare and contrast our respective experiences of moments when race and ethnicity have been produced during our interactions with research participants. We suggest that adding memory work to the analysis of research experiences is one way of exposing the production of race and ethnicity in research interactions, and that a comparative approach to memory work can help clarify how positionalities may not always be good predictors of processes of racialisation in research situations. We also suggest that by looking for instances in which we have felt (or been made to feel) our own 'difference' or 'sameness', power or a sense disorientation, we may contribute to destabilising the categories and categorisations, which might otherwise go unquestioned in research encounters. Our analysis makes clear how we cannot assume any fixation of where, in whom, or in which topics race or ethnicity is located. We suggest that memory work is a useful tool for learning about the production of race and ethnicity, and comparative or contrastive memory work in collaboration with other researchers differently positioned from oneself is a useful approach when engaging in 'researching differences'.


Previous studies have demonstrated that fluency affects judgment and decision-making. The purpose of the present research was to investigate the effect of perceptual fluency in a causal learning task that usually induces an illusion of causality in non-contingent conditions. We predicted that a reduction of fluency could improve accuracy in the detection of non-contingency and, therefore, could be used to debias illusory perceptions of causality. Participants were randomly assigned to either an easy-to-read or a hard-to-read condition. Our results showed a strong bias (i.e., overestimation) of causality in those participants who performed the non-contingent task in the easy-to-read font, which replicated the standard causality bias effect. This effect was reduced when the same task was presented in a hard-to-read font. Overall, our results provide evidence for a reduction of the causality bias when presenting the problem in a hard-to-read font. This suggests that perceptual fluency affects causal judgments.


This paper describes the development of settlements and roads in the Southeastern Zagreb Foothills from the 13th to the 16th century. The Foothills are a microregion bordered by the river Sava in the south, Zagreb in the west, the Medvednica in the north, and the Zelina Foothills in the east. In the High and Late Middle Ages and the early modern period, this microregion was located in the eastern parts of the Zagreb County and did not have any specific name, unlike today, when it is colloquially known as the Sesvete Foothills, the Foothills, or the Sesvete Area, after the Sesvete district of Zagreb. Today, it is the most densely inhabited area where the foothills meet the Sava plain, while its central hilly parts, with numerous mountain stream valleys and their tributaries, were the most densely populated area in the High and Late Middle Ages and the early modern period. The first settlements in this area developed below fortresses or seats of parishes in the 13th century in the hilly parts of the Zagreb Foothills, but later settlements, in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, developed mostly along the main plains roads. These roads connected the Austro-German lands in the west with the Slavonian and Hungarian counties in the Sava-Drava interfluve and the Podunavlje to the east, and the central parts of the Kingdom of Hungary with the eastern Adriatic ports. All settlements were part of four large estates, which encompassed almost the entire Southeastern Zagreb Foothills area.


The present invention relates to a variable diameter tube segment support mechanism, which comprises a variable diameter tube segment support mechanism, comprising a main web, a web, a motor, a driving gear, driven gear n and n identical variable diameter institutions,. The primary web and the web plate are circular, concentrically fixed in parallel outside the machine base; the n variable diameter of the means in the main webs and webs distributed uniformly circumferentially disposed radially supported between the inner wall of the main pipe section webs and webs; the n variable diameter inner end positioning mechanism installed between the main web and the web, and through the n-driven gear and the motor drive gear coupling, the outer end each pair of tubes in rolling contact with said inner wall is supported by an auxiliary wheel. The mechanism can automatically adjust to accommodate the central tube section, a large diameter pipe sections to adapt range, can be underactuated, play a good positioning and supporting role.


This study was meant to explore student perceptions and reflections on a group work technique of peer and self assessment at Botho University, Francistown. The paper was necessitated by the inherent short-comings of the rudimental use of group assignment as a pedagogical tool for attaining intended learning outcomes in teaching given the premise that many students in group assignments are free riders. A lot has been written on peer and self assessment and the literature has recommended composite assessment that incorporates instructor's grade with self and peers' grades to generate an individual grade to alleviate the free ride syndrome. A descriptive survey was used for this study as the research design. A systematic sampling method of twenty four (24) students from a cohort of hundred and fourteen (114) at Botho University, Francistown doing Legal Aspects of Business for the January to June 2015 semester. A self-administered questionnaire triangulated with semi-structured interviews were used as data collection instruments. The study established that group members facilitate learning amongst themselves and that peer and self assessment is an effective and efficient approach in improving student performance. This study recommended that a quasi-experimental pre and post test can be employed before and after the adoption of peer and self assessment. More-so it recommended further research to be carried out to investigate reflections and perceptions of teaching instructors on the usefulness and effectiveness of self and peer assessment.


—Client psychology profile is one of the methods used by UUM's Counselling Centre to analyze client psychological health conditions. This psychological profile is in a physical form which means the questions that need to be answered are on the paper. This psychology profile consists of three types of psychological modules whereby each module consists of questions related to psychology. The estimated time taken to answer this psychological profile is around 10 minutes. This physical form method may cause data to be lost and it will create issues when counselors want to retrieve the data back. This paper is aimed to develop Sistem Profil Kesejahteraan Psikologi (SPKP) for Counselling Centre of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in helping to know the client's psychological health before meeting up with the counselor. By focusing on analyzing Counselling Centre client's data, the basis of this web application system is to create a new space that will help Counselling Centre to improve the way they collect data, store data, and also improve their quality in time management whereby all those data can be collect, store, retrieve and analyze in a single click. By developing this system, Counselling Centre can monitor clients' psychological health before they meet up with the counselor.


(Note: I am not an expert in PM measurements, so I am unable to critically evaluate the various PM methods that were applied in this study. Hopefully, other reviewers can address the accuracy and reliability of the measurement techniques. The following comments assume that the measurements as well as the modeling can be taken as reasonably accurate and artifact free. The validity of this assumption regarding the measurements may be aided by the very large PM concentrations reported here.)


The publication introduces into scientific circulation an archival document that occupies a special place in the biography of Fedor Dostoevsky. It is a so-called "sworn list" dated August 20, 1841, that contains an Oath Declaration with twenty-one signature autographs (including Dostoevsky's signature) of students of the lower officer class of the Main Engineering School, who were recently (two weeks prior) awarded the first officer rank — field engineer-ensigns (class XIV, according to the Table of Ranks). During his studies at the Main Engineering School, Dostoevsky took the oath twice — in 1838, after being assigned to a conductor company, and in 1841, when switching to officer classes. The text of the Oath Declaration was legally approved and published in the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire as "Form of the national oath of allegiance to citizenship." Dostoevsky's autograph under the printed text of the Oath Declaration leads researchers to construe it as a personal official document, which necessitates its inclusion in the main body of the academic Complete Works of the writer. Twenty signature autographs of Dostoevsky's classmates under the Oath Declaration, as well as the signature of the priest who swore them in, allow us to significantly expand the understanding of the future writer's environment during his studies at the Main Engineering School.


A positively gated ultrafast amplifying shutter is described. The population inversion created by the action of an intense picosecond pulse in a saturable absorbing dye provides the means for high gain amplification of optical signals. The introduction of a second pulse at a wavelength within the emission band of the dye rapidly depletes the inversion and thus terminates the gain. Gated amplifier gains from 50 to 100 are reported and control of delays between the pulses allows shutter aperture times to be reproducibly varied from ∼12 to ≳60 psec.


The development of Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) showed growing trend in Indonesia and also in Pekanbaru. Although small-scale enterprises, but it has very meaningful role to contribute to prop up the national economy and create many new jobs. The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of entrepreneurial competencies on business performance, and its opportunities and threats in the two types of small and medium enterprises that is, food and restaurants industries. Data was collected using a questionnaire. As many as 52 respondents from SMEs in food industries and 58 respondents SMEs in restaurants industries are participating in this study. Data is processed descriptively and quantitatively. The result of the study showed that both types of SMEs have high entrepreneurial competencies in their business. Based on quantitative analysis using regression, it was found that both entrepreneurial competencies have positive and significant effect on performance. Opportunities held by SMEs in Pekanbaru, among others, are economic growth above the national average, high level of public consumption, the conducive atmosphere to investment, geographically located close to the neighboring countries and so on. Nevertheless we can not deny the empowerment of the SME sector is still faced with the challenges, such as limited access to capital, raw material, information technology, qualified human resources, marketing the product or services, lacked of guidance from government, exchange rate, high interest rate, and so on. Therefore, increasing competitiveness of SMEs is urgently required especially in dealing with the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. * Corresponding author. E-mail address: email@example.com © 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/lic nses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership (CIEL), School of Business and Managements (SBM), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). 89 Diana Eravia et al. / Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 169 ( 2015 ) 88 – 97


Data mining concerns with extracting the required important data from the database and ignoring the rest. With the success of data mining, privacy preservation has also acquired the great importance. The new concept privacy preserving data mining PPDM, concerns with preserving the privacy of sensitive individuals data. In this paper, privacy of sensitive attribute data concerned with individual user or data miner is preserved. For preserving the privacy additive perturbation method is used, in which random noise are added to the sensitive attribute values from the require data set and perturb copies are generated. A new concept multilevel trust MLT-PPDM approach is used, in which we generate multiple perturb copies of same data for the data miners at different trust level. For perturb copies generation, group generation algorithm is used, in which for a given original data, multiple perturbed copies of same data will be generated. We are using relational streaming database which means records in the database are updated continuously and at the same time for each updated records perturb copies will be generated successfully, which is the new contribution to the proposed work.


In this work, 16 nm indium nitride ( InN ) nanoparticles ( NPs ) are used to increase the performance of thin- fi lm c-Si HIT solar cells. InN NPs were spin-coated on top of an ITO layer of c-Si HIT solar cells. The c-Si HIT cell is a stack of 2 μ m p type c-Si, 4 – 5 nm n type a-Si, 15 nm n + type a-Si and 80 nm ITO grown on a p + type Si substrate. On average, short circuit current density ( J sc ) increases from 19.64 mA cm − 2 to 21.54 mA cm − 2 with a relative improvement of 9.67% and ef fi ciency increases from 6.09% to


objective To explore the effect of memantine(MEM) on spatial learning and memory,the expression of Calbindin-D28k(Ca-28) in the hippocampus of rats with chronic epilepsy induced by pentylenetetrazol(PTZ).Methods Totally 60 rats were randomly divided into normal control group,PTZ group and MEM+PTZ group.All of their behaviors were observed by Morris water maze.Meanwhile,the expression of Ca-28 mRNA was determined by reverset ranscription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),and the expression of Ca-28 protein was determined by Western blot respectively.Results In PTZ group,the learning and memory ability of the epileptic rats was impaired,the expression of mRNA and protein of Ca-28 were decreased(P0.05) as compared with control group.The learning and memory ability of the MEM+PTZ group rats was improved,the expressions of mRNA and protein of Ca-28 were increased(P0.05) as compared with PTZ group.Conclusions The impairment of learning and memory ability of epileptic rats kindled by PTZ,and the decrease of mRNA and protein of Ca-28 at the same time.MEM can improve the impaired learing and memory ability,and increase the expression of Ca-28.


A simple and highly sensitive rate assay of serum γ-glutamyltranspeptidase activity is described, using a novel fluorogenic substrate, 7-(γ-L-glutamyl)-4-methylcoumarinylamide. The reaction is initiated by adding 20 μl of serum, and fluorescence development in 1 min due to the 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin liberated at 37°C is followed directly on a recorder. A close correlation was found between activities measured by the fluorometric method and by a conventional method using a chromogenic substrate, γ-L-glutamyl-p-nitronanilide.


This article presents a contingency-based stochastic security-constrained unit commitment to address the integration of wind power producers to the joint energy and reserve markets. The model considers ancillary services as a solution to cope with the uncertainties of the problem. In this regard, a comprehensive model is considered that maintains the profit of supplementary services. The contingency ranking is a popular method for reducing the computation burden of the unit commitment problem, but performing the contingency analysis changes the high-impact events in previous ranking methods. This article employs an intelligent contingency ranking technique to address the above issue and to find the actual top-ranked outages based on the final solution. The proposed algorithm simultaneously clears the energy and reserve based on the mechanism of the day-ahead market. The main idea of this article is to develop a framework for considering the most effective outages in the presence of the uncertainty of wind power without a heavy computation burden. Also, energy storage systems are considered to evaluate the impact of the scheduling of storage under uncertainties. Also, an accelerated Benders decomposition technique is applied to solve the problem. Numerical results on a six-bus and the IEEE 118-bus test systems show the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Furthermore, it shows that utilizing both wind farms and storage devices will reduce the total operational cost of the system, while the intelligent contingency ranking analysis and enough reserves ensure the security of power supply.


This paper expounds the characters of scraper coveyor and belt coveyor,the virtues and shortcomings using hydraulic coupling,model selection and match principles and the matters we should pay attention to when we use it.


The Jack Rabbit experiments, performed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, focus on detonation wave corner turning and shock desensitization. Indeed, while important for safety or charge design, the behaviour of explosives in these regimes is poorly understood. In this paper, our temperature based reactive burn model is calibrated for LX-17 and compared to the Jack Rabbit data. It is shown that our model can reproduce the corner turning and shock desensitization behaviour of four out of the five experiments.


In response to the application requirements of identifying and classifying multiple types of fibers, this paper proposes a fiber recognition algorithm based on improved Mask RCNN to achieve recognition and classification of multiple types of fibers, reduce the labor cost of fiber inspection, and improve inspection efficiency and quality. Firstly, a data augmentation strategy is adopted, which combines three data augmentation methods: RandomFlip, RandomCrop, and Cutout to achieve the best increase in network performance; Subsequently, a multi-scale training strategy is introduced to improve the model's training efficiency while also enhancing its robustness to scale; Finally, the attention mechanism module of convolutional blocks is added to solve the problem of low recognition and classification accuracy caused by small differences in fine-grained granularity between certain fiber classes. The experimental results show that the algorithm achieves a recognition and classification accuracy of 97.87% on the test set by introducing techniques such as data augmentation, multi-scale training, and CBAM, significantly improving the recognition and classification accuracy of various fiber targets.


This chapter provides a review of the current state of the principles, procedures, and practices within program evaluation. We address a few incisive and difficult questions about the current state of the field: (1) What are the kinds of program evaluations? (2) Why do program evaluation results often have so little impact on social policy? (3) Does program evaluation suffer from a counterproductive system of incentives? and (4) What do program evaluators actually do? We compare and contrast the merits and limitations, strengths and weaknesses, and relative progress of the two primary contemporary movements within program evaluation, Quantitative Methods and Qualitative Methods, and we propose an epistemological framework for integrating the two movements as complementary forms of investigation, each contributing to different stages in the scientific process. In the final section, we provide recommendations for systemic institutional reforms addressing identified structural problems within the real-world practice of program evaluation.


The article reflects the foundations of the formation of land resource potential. The methodology of land resource evaluation through the differential rent I and II is explored.


The utility model discloses an intelligent energy-saving socket, comprising a socket body and a control circuit arranged inside the socket body; and a main device jack and a slave device jack are arranged on the socket body. The control circuit comprises a singlechip circuit which performs control on a power supply output line of the slave device jack according to the collected current condition of the main device jack; a main device jack load current sampling module which is connected with the singlechip circuit and used for sampling the load working current over the jack and transmitting to the singlechip for storing; a slave device jack load current sampling module which is connected with the singlechip circuit and used for sampling the load working current over the jack and transmitting to the singlechip to realize load overcurrent protection and corresponding control; and a driving module which includes a plurality of relays and is used for on-off control of a power supply of the slave device jack. The intelligent energy-saving socket saves electric energy, is convenient and flexible, and has strong practicability.


Basic quality education is one of the effective ways to train students with creativity,innovative thinkings and comprehensive qualities.Appreciation of fine arts is one of the organic parts of quality education.Through the visual sense process of recreating works of fine arts,the appreciators can develope their abilities of association,imagination and illusion.And this process can stimulate the leapforward of appreciator ' s thinkings,produce new thinkings and creativity.And this unique function can ' t be substituted by others.


Supporters of a complete ban on smoking in Germany's pubs and restaurants have started a new public relations offensive to convince politicians to enact a uniform national ban similar to the stringent smoke free laws in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The German Cancer Research Centre kicked off the campaign on 22 June by publishing a new report analysing the effects of non-uniform partial smoking bans enacted over the past three years by Germany's 16 states.

On the positive side, the report notes that partial bans have improved "air quality in public places" and have increased the proportion …


Grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs) integrate intelligent technologies, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resources that generate value to a range of stakeholders including the GEB owner, the electric grid, the environment, and society. The right combination of utility policies must be implemented to incentivize the operation and adoption of GEB-enabling technologies to fully realize this value. Utility policies vary widely across the United States due to differences in utility ownership types, regulations, and the local mix of energy generation sources. Consequently, the value proposition of GEBs also varies across the country. Limited research to date has tried to understand how this value is affected by utility policies. To address the research gap, this work surveys the current landscape of residential utility rates and distributed generation compensation mechanisms in the United States, highlighting likely interactions between utility policies and GEBs and identifying potential regions for early adoption.


The Hamiltonian and the spin operators for a spin 3/2 are represented in the basis formed by the Kronecker productions of the 2×2 Pauli matrices. This reformulation allows us to represent a spin 3/2 as a system of two coupled fictitious spins 1/2. Correlations between these fictitious spins are studied using well-developed methods. We investigate the temperature and field dependences of correlations, such as mutual information, classical correlations, entanglement, and geometric and quantum discords in the fictitious spin-1/2 system describing a nuclear spin 3/2 which is placed in magnetic and inhomogeneous electric fields. It is shown that the correlations between the fictitious spins demonstrate properties which differ from those of real two-spin systems. In contrast to real systems all the correlations between the fictitious spins do not vanish with increasing external magnetic field; at a high magnetic field the correlations tend to their limiting values. Classical correlations, quantum and geometric ...


This is the first published overview of OAST's focused program, the Civil Space Technology Initiative, (CSTI) which started in FY88. This publication describes the goals, technical approach, current status, and plans for CSTI. Periodic updates are planned.


The paper presents the results of the study of microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of the promising high-strength economically alloyed Fe-Cr-Mo steel, designed for the production of the oil country tubular goods (OCTG): casing and tubing. The main qualifying standards for this steel are to provide simultaneous increase of strength and resistance to sulfide stress cracking (SSC). It was shown that these requirements could be achieved by a special heat treatment, which results in the formation of a secondary sorbite structure with a lower dislocation density and dispersion-strengthened V, Nb carbides.The paper presents the results of the study of microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of the promising high-strength economically alloyed Fe-Cr-Mo steel, designed for the production of the oil country tubular goods (OCTG): casing and tubing. The main qualifying standards for this steel are to provide simultaneous increase of strength and resistance to sulfide stress cracking (SSC). It was shown that these requirements could be achieved by a special heat treatment, which results in the formation of a secondary sorbite structure with a lower dislocation density and dispersion-strengthened V, Nb carbides.


Sentinel lymph node biopsy in the surgical treatment of initial breast cancer has been increasingly adopted to assess axillary status as a way to replace total lymphadenectomy. The sentinel lymph node can be identified using coloring agents or radiopharmaceuticals. In Brazil, patent blue is the most used dye for this type of procedure, with high rates of identification and safety; however, in some cases, the use of this substance can lead to the occurrence of anaphylactic reactions. The case presented here refers to a 41-year-old female patient admitted for a surgical procedure for total mastectomy associated with sentinel lymph node biopsy with patent blue. After surgical initiation, the patient developed severe anaphylactic shock, staying 21 days in the intensive care unit (ICU) for recovery. Most anaphylactic reactions that occur in the transoperative period are mediated by IgE antibodies, resulting in the degranulation of mast cells and basophils, with the release of mediators such as histamine, prostaglandins, proteoglycans, and cytokines, leading to the clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. There is evidence that part of the population is allergic to patent blue, and may present with manifestations ranging from hives and pruritus to severe cardiovascular collapse, requiring hospitalization in an ICU. The purpose of this article was to report a case of severe anaphylactic reaction to patent blue and to review the literature regarding this infrequent and potentially serious situation.


We overview the properties of non-infinitesimal deformations of G2-structures on seven-manifolds, and in particular, focus on deformations that lie in the seven-dimensional representation of G2 and are thus defined by a vector. We then consider deformations from G2-structures with the torsion class having one-dimensional and seven-dimensional components (so-called conformally nearly parallel G2-manifolds) to G2-structures with just a one-dimensional torsion component (nearly parallel G2-manifolds). We find that deformations between such structures exist if and only if the metric is a particular warped product metric.


Pongpan Tanajak, Siriporn C Chattipakorn and Nipon Chattipakorn Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, and Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand


This study tests the Miller (1977) hypothesis as an explanation for stock price behavior around technology firms' earnings announcements during the late 1990s. Specifically, we examine whether the anomalous tendency for stock prices to increase (decrease) before (after) earnings announcements during this period is associated with an increase (decrease) in investor disagreement before (after) the announcement. For a sample of high-tech stocks in 1998, we use the daily number of messages posted on a firm's Internet message board (chat room) as a measure of the level of investor disagreement about the firm's prospects. Consistent with Miller, we find that stocks with a larger increase in the level of disagreement before the announcement tend to have a larger pre-announcement price increase, and a larger price reversal after the earnings announcement. We also find that both small and large investors buy before the announcement and sell afterward, although large investors begin selling sooner than retail investors. In addition, we find our disagreement measure is directly related to net initiated order flow from retail investors, but not institutional investors. Finally, we find that the relative amount of retail versus institutional trading in a stock is positively related to the pre-announcement price runup and negatively related to the post-announcement reversal, and that disagreement is significantly associated with these return patterns only for the subsample of stocks with the highest proportion of retail trading. These results are consistent with the view that retail investors are less willing or less able to (short) sell than institutional investors, and they suggest the Miller hypothesis applies more to retail investors than to institutional investors in this setting. JEL Classification: D82, G14, G19.


This Letter describes the first real space observation for the formation of a house of cards structure in polypropylene/clay nanocomposite melt under elongational flow by TEM analysis. Both strong strain-induced hardening and rheopexy features are originated from the perpendicular alignment of the silicate layers to the stretching direction.


Ensembles of single-source events, produced in peripheral and central collisions and correponding respectively to quasi-projectile and quasi-fusion sources, are analyzed. After selections on fragment kinematic properties, excitation energies of the sources are derived using the calorimetric method and the mean behaviour of fragments of the two ensembles are compared. Differences observed in their partitions, especially the charge asymmetry, can be related to collective energy deposited in the systems during the collisions.


ABSTRACT
International Organization for Migration (IOM) represents
an international organization which has an important role
in the handling of foreign refugees in addition to UNHCR.
Hundreds of offices spread throughout the world to
strengthened aspiration and goal of IOM. As an
international organization, it has always tried to achieve
its goal of creating an orderly and humane migrant.
Globalization is pushing the world population movements
which actually would give important role mediating,
communicating, and solving problem of refugees' interest.
Through observation and interviewed with stakeholders,
this paper describes the IOM as an independent actor in
the middle of his cooperation with other elements in both
government and non-government in the handling of foreign
refugees in Yogyakarta. Whereas, Yogyakarta is not a major
traffic illegal migrants both refugees and asylum seekers.
Through RMIM and RCA program, IOM strengthened cooperation
between government institutions in Yogyakarta in the
handling of foreign refugees.
Keywords: IOM, foreign refugees, international
organizations.


This paper describes the results of the damage diagnosis performed on Ponte Rotto, a Roman bridge on the ancient Appia way located close to the city of Benevento (southern Italy). Despite it can be considered one of the most important remains of this type of monument in Campania region, the bridge was abandoned for centuries, being in a rather poor state of conservation; therefore, an accurate damage diagnosis has been carried out using an interdisciplinary approach, in order to plan conservative, preventive and restoration work for the requalification of this archaeological heritage. Photogrammetric survey and damage diagnosis following the Fitzner's method allowed identifying and quantifying the geomaterials adopted for the construction of the bridge and the weathering forms affecting it. Georeferenced orthoimages permitted the mapping of their areal distribution, the definition of the damage categories, and the estimation of the linear and progressive damage indexes, that revealed a definitely bad conservation state.


The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 places significant and costly new burdens on public companies. Meeting the recurring requirements for financial reporting under SOX effectively will demand innovative application of information technology. The Continuous Auditing Web Services model (CAWS) provides a framework for considering how to efficiently manage and automate financial reporting. We propose extending the basic ideas behind CAWS, to leverage the flexibility and power of Extensible Business Resource Language (XBRL) in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. The resulting comprehensive IT support for financial reporting, auditing, internal control, and monitoring functions will enable corporations to achieve SOX compliance in a timely, sustainable and cost-effective manner. Our analysis demonstrates the appropriateness of the XBRL-based solution by showing how the capabilities of such a system can address the specific requirements imposed by SOX.


Abstract : In this document we report a detailed investigation of the kinetics of condensation and switching scaling behavior upon large lattice mismatch and extremely high supersaturation (SS), which is exemplified by the novel class of complex oxide heterostructures composed of a correlated metal RENiO3 (RENO, RE=La,Nd,Pr) and wide-gap dielectric LaAlO3 (LAO). The [n RENO/m LAO]xN superlattices (SL), where n and m are the numbers of unit cells and N denotes the number of periods, were grown by PLD on atomically flat TiO2 terminated (001) SrTiO3 (STO) single crystals, which were prepared by our recently developed wet-etch procedure to minimize electronic surface and near surface defects. In the following, we focus on a representative RE=La subclass of these SLs. For the project our PLD system was substantially redesigned and equipped with a newly developed high pressure RHEED, which is capable of operating in the background oxygen pressure of up to 400 mTorr, with an advanced feedback control of the current and a custom developed 12-bit high-speed imaging system. We employ a real-time 3D imaging mode to monitor both specular and diffuse intensities within a large portion of the momentum space and per laser pulse. By recording the temporal evolution of the diffracted intensity during the growth, we can obtain details on the development of surface morphology and atomic structure including changes in surface disorder, defects formation, agglomeration of islands, and step bunching.


Financial feasibility analysis of capital investment in kokum (Garcinia indica) in South Konkan(Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts in Maharashtra) revealed profitability of the enterprise.The initial investment for establishing orchards raised from seedlings and grafts were Rs.38,877 ha-1 and Rs. 69,196 ha-1, respectively. The total cost of production and gross returnswere Rs. 26,417 ha-1 and Rs. 42,820 ha-1 and Rs. 44,931 ha-1 and Rs. 45,572 ha-1, respectively fororchards raised from seedlings and grafts, with a benefit : cost ratio of 1.11 and 1.70,respectively. The net present value for both the types of orchards were positive with a payback period of 7-8 years.


Objective: The aim of this study is to examine a resilience training intervention that impacts autonomic responses to stress and improves cardiovascular risk, psychological, and physiological outcomes in police. Methods: Officers [(n = 38) 22 to 54 years] modified emotional and physical responses to stress using self-regulation. Measurements include psychological and physiological measures [eg, heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure, C-reactive protein)] obtained at three time intervals. Results: Age was significantly (P < 0.05) associated with changes on several measures of psychological stress (eg, critical incident stress, emotional vitality, and depression). Associations were found between coherence and improved HbA1c (r = −0.66, P < 0.001) and stress due to organizational pressures (r = −0.44, P = 0.03). Improvements in sympathetic and parasympathetic contributors of HRV were significant (P < 0.03). Conclusion: A stress-resilience intervention improves certain responses to job stress with greater benefits for younger participants.


Abstract:This article argues that the first-person narrator and anti-hero of Anthony Burgess's famous dystopia is far from being the symbol for human freedom he has traditionally been taken to be. Quite the opposite, he is to be seen as a symbol for human "self-imposed nonage" at every point of the novel: from his alleged rebellion to his farewell to rape and aggression in the final chapter. All of his apparent acts of freedom are determined by the dynamic interplay of biological disposition and political exploitation. Burgess's theory of freedom, however, is more sophisticated than Alex's "turnspit freedom." It is displayed in two minor characters, F. Alexander and the prison chaplain, modelled on Burgess and his cousin the Catholic Archbishop George Dwyer, respectively, who display "political awareness" that leads to decisions based on informed judgment.


Our main aim in this paper is to use the technique of nonexpansive operators in more general iterative and noniterative fractional differential equations (Cauchy type). The noninteger case is taken in sense of the Riemann-Liouville fractional operators. Applications are illustrated.


In this paper we report the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and magnetic force microscope (MFM) measurements of magnetic multilayer nanoscale antidot samples. The systems used consist of Fe(60 A)/Ni(90 A)/Fe(60 A) (FeNiFe) multilayer antidots with hexagonal lattice fabricated on nanochannel glass (NCG) substrates with antidot diameters of 260, 362, 530, and 800 nm. The results indicate that the domain structure is commensurate with the holes due to the pinning effect of the antidots. This pinning effect is inversely proportional to the diameter of the antidots. The field dependent MFM data show that the hexagonal antidot lattice induces a weak anisotropy with the magnetic easy axis along the nearest neighbor direction. The unit cell in the antidot arrays could be used for data storage.


The invention - it relates to an alkali salt and a copper oxide supported on alumina sorbent, and a method of manufacture. Absorbent of the present invention - 100 parts by weight of alumina The alkaline salts of 1 to 10 wt. And copper oxide from 5 to 20 wt. And is supported, the alkali salts and copper nitrate - it was supported on alumina baked prepared. Absorbent of the present invention is not only excellent in absorption capacity and regeneration of sulfur dioxide conversion ratio, because the repeated not decrease the absorption capacity of the sulfur dioxide, in use, can be used in a dry process for removing sulfur dioxide.


Plantar fascia plays a major role as superficial to the muscle of the plantar surface of the foot and the most important arch stabilizing structure. Excessive stress and strain on plantar fascia may result in local inflammatory response that could cause plantar fasciitis. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to review recent studies that focuses on the assessment to investigate the mechanical stress and strain of plantar fascia that could lead to plantar fasciitis. This review also highlights both experimental and computational analysis for enhance understanding of plantar fascia response under daily activities load. Keywords—plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, mechanical stress, elastic strain.


The financial sector which play a crucial role in the economy by intermediating the transfer of savings to productive investment opportunities is among the sectors that is affected deeply from financial crises. Financial crises result in a shrinkage of the total amount of the financial sector's intermediation facilities and therefore decrease the productivity and efficiency of the financial sector. In this study the effects of the 2000-2001 financial crisis to the productivity and efficiency of the Turkish non-bank financial sector is analysed. The Malmquist Total Factor Productivity Index, constructed using nonparametric linear programming methods, is employed for the analysis. Analysis showed that the 2000-2001 financial crisis negatively affected the productivity and efficiency of the Turkish non-bank financial sector.


Party Statement had been treated as an independent evidence in traditional views,however,institutionalizing party statement will set aside the used points,and change the idea from the "struggle for the rights" to "discuss for the rights" ,and follow the three principles of truth,legitimacy and good faith. In addition,institutionalizing party statement can fully activate its function of representation,catalyst and regulatory,and promote the modernization of China's civil action through the improvement of the specific procedural rules and systems.


The new ways of learning and electronic communication with students offer many advantages that can be obtained through different solutions. Among them, the most widely used approach is the learning management system (LMS), which is the information technology (IT) of platforms whose purpose at supporting the learning process. There are several systems available that provide LMS systems; Commercial and open source systems. This article aims to provide a better understanding of these LMS systems with their types that exist and a detailed comparative study based on the capabilities of learning management systems, which will be used as part of comparative study multicriteria that will be needed achieve significant results and information for users. This paper will also help the professionals in decision-making by facilitating the choice of the best platform to be used according to desired criteria and importance. Our article goes into a global objective that aims the compliance of content and use of the technologies dedicated to learning such as cloud computing and mobile learning.


We discuss here the observations of Fe XVIII and XIX emission lines and compare the X‐ray, EUV and FUV lines with the spectral codes widely used today (e.g. FAC and APEC). We assess the relative accuracy of these spectral models and try to identify the critical atomic data and processes. Capella with a narrow enhancement in its emission measure distribution at 6 MK provides a unique opportunity to test the Fe XVIII and Fe XIX model emissivities which peak from 6 to 8 MK. We use the summed spectra from Chandra HETG/ACIS‐S and LETG/HRC‐S, as well as contemporaneous EUVE and FUSE observations, to measure line ratios for comparison with predictions.


Dynamic changing of the topology for tactical Ad Hoc network would lead to the frequent happening of repeated routing operation.Based on the characters of group mobility model,and under the condition of not relying on GPS for acquiring the relevant parameters of the nodes a new prediction mechanism for link expiration time is proposed.In the process of route choice,it tries to pick up the path with the longest existing time link,thus to reduce the influence resulted from the topology change.The simulation shows that this algorithm could efficiently reduce the repeated operation efficiently,decrease the ratio of lost packages and the delay between terminal nodes,and the increase the path stability.


MvfR (PqsR), a Pseudomonas aeruginosa LysR‐type transcriptional regulator, plays a critical role in the virulence of this pathogen. MvfR modulates the expression of multiple quorum sensing (QS)‐regulated virulence factors; and the expression of the phnAB and pqsA‐E genes that encode functions mediating 4‐hydroxy‐2‐alkylquinolines (HAQs) signalling compounds biosynthesis, including 3,4‐dihydroxy‐2‐heptylquinoline (PQS) and its precursor 4‐hydroxy‐2‐heptylquinoline (HHQ). PQS enhances the in vitro DNA‐binding affinity of MvfR to the pqsA‐E promoter, to suggest it might function as the in vivo MvfR ligand. Here we identify a novel MvfR ligand, as we show that HHQ binds to the MvfR ligand‐binding‐domain and potentiates MvfR binding to the pqsA‐E promoter leading to transcriptional activation of pqsA‐E genes. We show that HHQ is highly produced in vivo, where it is not fully converted into PQS, and demonstrate that it is required for MvfR‐dependent gene expression and pathogenicity; PQS is fully dispensable, as pqsH– mutant cells, which produce HHQ but completely lack PQS, display normal MvfR‐dependent gene expression and virulence. Conversely, PQS is required for full production of pyocyanin. These results uncover a novel biological role for HHQ; and provide novel insights on MvfR activation that may aid in the development of therapies that prevent or treat P. aeruginosa infections in humans.


Optimization is a method for searching the best candidate solution to lessen or expand the value of the objective problem. Broadly speaking algorithms can be orgabized into four main classes, i.e. biology-based algorithms, physics-based algorithms, sociology-based algorithms, and human intelligence-based algorithms. Swarm-intelligence (SI) based algorithms appeared as a commanding family of optimization techniques. The paper aims to commence a brief review of meta-heuristic algorithms especially Particle swarm optimization (PSO) and its sister variants in short. The understudy paper covers all important aspects of swarm intelligence PSO with deep insight learning for practitioners and scholars.


The present work search to understand of that it forms is possible to motivate and to premier the public server without opposing the rules of the public administration; this questioning appeared of the observation of the necessity of apt servers qualified and motivated to attend of the increasing and diversified demands that arrive the public institutions, in special, at this moment of economic growth tried by Brazil. This study it is based on the theory of the two factors of Herzberg, on the theory of the hierarchy of the necessities of Abraham Maslow, on theory X and Y of Douglas McGregor, in the study of three innovative experiences beyond one field research carried through between servers of the Office of the Attorney of the Republic in Rio de Janeiro and equal number of not serving popular approached in the Center of the Rio de Janeiro. The field survey revealed that the servers surveyed consider their pay, low; their volume and quality of work, good; since the population considers the remuneration of public server, good; volume and quality of work, low. The initiatives discussed were considered positive by the majority of both groups surveyed. We observe that little can be made in relation to them rewards financiers in the public sector, however verify that they are not decisive for the motivation of the human being, the innovative experiences and the studied theories indicate to be possible to work the not financial factors of form to get more satisfied and carried through servers who consequently produce more and better.


A high accuracy online flow rate measurement system has been used to demonstrate the effect of applied voltage, Vapp, on the volumetric flow rate, Q, through an electrospray system. Several solutions of the organic solvents ethylene and triethylene glycols doped with sodium iodide to give varying conductivities in the range of 0.0025–0.23S∕m have been sprayed. It was established for the first time that solution conductivity has no appreciable effect on the sensitivity of flow rate to applied voltage in the cone-jet mode of electrospray. However, it appears that even when the hydraulic resistance is taken into account, the sensitivity of flow rate as controlled by the applied voltage is additionally related to the emitter exit geometry. These findings are of particular importance to both spacecraft propulsion and electrospray mass spectrometry technologies and suggest careful emitter geometry design considerations will lead to greater control over electrospray properties.


This project investigates the application of signal processing techniques to three unique situations: 1) the extraction and suppression of a melody in a digital recording, 2)changing the tempo (time stretching) of a polyphonic musical recording without changing its pitch and 3) the reconstruction of audio waveforms which have been truncated (clipped) due to sample values exceeding full scale detection.

Each of the applications under investigation requires the implementation of signal processing algorithms. The melody extraction/suppression application is performed through the implementation of digital filters which target the harmonic components of a musical note. Four filters are examined: the finite impulse response filter, the two pole resonant filter, the notch filter, and the infinite impulse response bandstop filter.
The constant pitch time stretching application investigates two techniques: the phase vocoder and overlap-add. Finally the truncated waveform reconstruction application investigates the effectiveness of using low pass filtering and interpolation. All algorithms are implemented using a high level programming language and the performance of these algorithms is measured using a combination of quantitative and qualitative
assessment.

The melody extraction/suppression algorithms are shown to be capable of extracting and suppressing a melody to a certain extent, their effectiveness being dependent on the type of instrument which is being filtered. The truncated waveform reconstruction techniques proposed show only limited success, capable of removing clipping in simple waveforms with only minor amounts of clipping. The three time stretching techniques
all manage to successfully change the speed of a digital recording without changing its pitch, however each technique introduces their own distinct audible artifacts.


Basilar artery occlusion (BA occlusion) is a catastrophic event and a neurologic emergency that requires a rapid diagnosis and therapy. High mortality of patients treated only with nonthrombolytic methods has been reported several times in the literature. We treated a series of 9 patients with BA occlusion that underwent intra-arterial thrombolysis over a period of 9 years (1995-2004). Ultra-early MRI, including diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and MR angiography were performed in 6 patients. We retrospectively investigated MRI findings, clinical outcome and indication of thrombolysis in BA occlusion. Initial clinical status was critical in all cases. Five patients had atrial fibrillation. The DWI was performed 60 to 210 minutes after onset and showed different patterns of ischemic lesions. In 3 patients, no signs of high intensity areas in the brain stem could be identified. The remaining demonstrated multiple lesions involving the brain stem. The clinical outcome was unfavorable (SD, veg, dead) in the 3 patients with residual lesion in brain stem in spite of successful recanalization. We present the clinical outcomes of 6 patients with BA occlusion, focusing especially on ultra-early MRI findings. These results suggest that success is possible in patients with no signs of high-intensity areas in the brain stem in spite of its poorer condition before treatment if reperfusion was achieved with thrombolysis.


In this paper, we consider Galois representations of the absolute Galois group $\text{Gal}(\overline {\mathbb Q}/\mathbb Q)$ attached to modular forms for noncongruence subgroups of $\text{SL}_2(\mathbb Z)$. When the underlying modular curves have a model over $\mathbb Q$, these representations are constructed by Scholl and are referred to as Scholl representations, which form a large class of motivic Galois representations. In particular, by a result of Belyi, Scholl representations include the Galois actions on the Jacobian varieties of algebraic curves defined over $\mathbb Q$. As Scholl representations are motivic, they are expected to correspond to automorphic representations according to the Langlands philosophy. Using recent developments in the automorphy lifting theorem, we obtain various automphy and potential automorphy results for potentially $\text{GL}_2$-type Galois representations associated to noncongruence modular forms. Our results are applied to various kinds of examples. Especially, we obtain potential automorphy results for Galois representations attached to an infinite family of spaces of weight 3 noncongruence cusp forms of arbitrarily large dimensions.


Silver bromide crystals deposited on graphite (HOPG) were investigated with a scanning tunnelling microscope under ambient conditions. Different shapes and sizes of microcrystals, including octahedral forms and tabular grains, were observed and examined. With higher magnification atomically resolved images of the surfaces were obtained and the lattice constants determined. In addition, the AgBr crystals were examined by a scanning electron microscope.


This paper aims to arrive at a coherent concept of one sort of mental disorder and of appropriate methods of treating it. Incoherence arises because of the conflict between modern conceptions both of morality and of health and illness and the necessary us e of moral terms in defining what makes some mental disorders. Modern moral philosophy and modern conceptions of health and illness imply that health is a non-moral good, and so that illness is a "disorder" in a non-moral sense. Ancient ethics, on the oth er hand, allows states as well as actions to be morally evaluated, and so for the notion of a moral order or disorder which is not consciously chosen. It is argued that some kinds of mental disorder can be modeled on this conception of an unchosen moral d isorder, and that the appropriate treatment for them is that species of moral education that we call "psychotherapy."


With the increasing of the complexity of the modeling and simulation (MS), the correctness and credibility of the MS is very important. MS must be subjected to a rigorous verification, validation and accreditation (VVA) process to ensure that the MS is suitable for use in its intended purpose. Simulation system must be subjected to test and evaluation (TE) process to support the accreditation to the simulation system, too. In order to conduct VVA process and TE process effectively during MS full life cycle, it is very necessary to discuss the relationship of MS, VVA and TE.


The aims of this study 1) to develop of Social Studies teaching materials based on multimedia EPUB 2) To determine the effectiveness on learning outcomes of the development of social studies teaching materials based on multimedia EPUB. This study uses a development method based on the Dick and Carrey model. 1) The results of the development are informed from the validation of material experts who get 85% in the effective category. The results of the validation of linguists, media and design experts receive 89% percent in the effective category. Based on the percentage obtained, the Social Studies teaching materials based on multimedia EPUB meet the worthy standards of test. 2) The results of the trial on the learning of the Social Studies teaching materials based on multimedia EPUB obtain a score of 72% which states that the increase of post-test is influenced by the success of the use of teaching materials based on multimedia EPUB, so that the development of Social Studies teaching materials based on multimedia EPUB can be effectively used for the learning of Social Studies.


The relation of alpha reaction yield and specimen composition is analyzed. It is shown that in mixed substances the reaction yield from each substance does not depend linearily on its content. For homogeneous mixtures (the grains are small in comparison to the alpha path) the sign and the deflection magnitude are determined by the relation S/sub 2/M/sub 1//S/sub 1/M/ sub 2/(>1; <1; = 1). For a mixture of large grains, comparable to the alpha path, the sign and the magnitude of deflection depend on the magnitude d/sub 1//d/ sub 2/, the component weight ratio. (R.V.J.)


We discuss a generic event notification system using XML and SIP. XML messages are used for configuration and filtering of events as well as the generation of GUI. Event notification handling is implemented using SUBSCRIBE and NOTIFY methods. The integration of XML and SIP offers greater flexibility in creating a robust event notification architecture. We describe the protocol design and implementation of such a system.


We study the Bose polaron problem in a nonequilibrium setting, by considering an impurity embedded in a quantum fluid of light realized by exciton-polaritons in a microcavity, subject to a coherent drive and dissipation on account of pump and cavity losses. We obtain the polaron effective mass, the drag force acting on the impurity, and determine polaron trajectories at a semiclassical level. We find different dynamical regimes, originating from the unique features of the excitation spectrum of driven-dissipative polariton fluids, in particular a non-trivial regime of acceleration against the flow. Our work promotes the study of impurity dynamics as an alternative testbed for probing superfluidity in quantum fluids of light.


Much research has been conducted to investigate personality and daily behavior of these only children ('Onlies') due to the Chinese one-child-per-family policy, and report the singleton generation to be more selfish. As Microblog becomes increasingly popular recently in China, we studied cyber behavior of Onlies and children with siblings ('Others') on Sina Microblog ('Weibo'), a leading Microblog service provider in China. Participants were 1792 Weibo users. Their recorded data on Weibo were downloaded to assess their cyber behaviors. The general results show that (1) Onlies have a smaller social circle; (2)Onlies are more significantly active on social platform.


Publisher Rights Statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kingston D. G., Lavers D. A., and Hannah D. M. (2016) Floods in the Southern Alps of New Zealand: the importance of atmospheric rivers, Hydrol. Process., 30: 5063–5070, which has been published in final form at 10.1002/hyp.10982. This article may be used for noncommercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.


Huangjin Nature Reserve was in the inter area of Sichuan Basin and Yuan-Gui Plateau, and the regional vegetation here was the subtropical evergreen broadleaf tree which was partially damp. There were seed-bearing plants of 165 families, 745 genus, and 1521 species; the gymnosperm here were of 9 families, 19 genus, and 24 species; and the angiosperm were of 156 families, 726 genus, and 1497 species. The peculiar natural conditions and complex geological constitution made it a place where many plants gathered. As an evergreen broadleaf tree vegetation colony well protected in our nation or even in the subtropical zone (the same latitude) of the whole world, it was of high research and ecological value. This paragraph was based on the scientific research and planning work of our institute on provincial nature reserve in recent years, and the focus in on the constitution and character of seed-bearing plant flora in Huangjin Nature Reserve. It was concluded that the plant flora of Huangjin Nature Reserve were rich species, many endemic and rare plants and that the origin of the flora was from far ancientry, and that the floristic elements were complex and varied.


It is proposed to manufacture a reinforcing base for composite tubular structures by radial weaving. Methods for determining the parameters of preform reinforcement and technological parameters of radial weaving are developed.
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Hausdorff Abelian groups, Pontryagin duality and the principal.These notes provide a brief introduction to topological groups with a pdws pdf special. Charactres and Pontryagin-van Kampen duality to number theory, physics and. These notes provide a brief introduction to topological groups with a special. Section 7 is peacebuilding pdf dedicated to Pontryagin-van Kampen duality.We offer an elementary proof of Pontryagin duality peaceful warrior ebook pdf theorem for compact and. Pontryagin duality is a formidable tool in the theory of topological groups and.If an abelian topological group G, t satisfies Pontryagin duality, then the ίcompact. 5 referred to above for the case of abelian topological groups which.attractive generalization of this to topological groups is known only to a small group. Compact abelian groups, and to acquaint the reader with the Pontryagin.A topological abelian group G is Pontryagin reflexive, or P-reflexive for short, if. The topological Abelian groups for which Pontryagin duality holds. Some other.metrizable separable topological group to be Pontryagin reflexive it is sufficient that the. In 5 it was proved that, for topological abelian groups, the Pontryagin.quence of locally compact abelian groups satisfies Pontryagin duality. Let G be an abelian topological group that satisfies Pontryagin duality.The real numbers form a topological group under addition. In mathematics, a topological group is a group G together with a topology on G such that the. Create a book Download as PDF Printable version.In mathematics, specifically in harmonic analysis and the theory of topological groups, Pontryagin duality explains the general properties of the Fourier transform.Hofmann, K. H, Introduction to Topological Groups, Lecture Notes, TU Darmstsadt, 2006, pdf-file, 57 pp. S, Topologische Gruppen, Teile 1 und pdfybt gj djphjcnfyb 2.


And forming a first layer by thermally coating a substrate with a metal boundary material, and forming a second layer by the first layer is thermally coated with a metal spraying material, coating the polymeric substrate methods are described. Related coated article, the covering member, the actuator and other items are also included. Coated articles resulting in chemical, there is peeling resistance in mechanical and / or thermally aggressive environments, it is mainly manufactured from readily moldable or machinable polymer lightweight high strength It enables the use of construction materials.


Abstract Deutsch-deutsche Kunstgeschichte am Beispiel von Hanne Darboven und Werner Tübke The histories of art in former East and West Germany have been described as evolving synchronously. This article, arguing from another point of view, analyzes two works from the 1980s, both of them outstanding in purpose and size: Werner Tübke's monumental painting Frühbürgerliche Revolution in Deutschland in the Museum Bad Frankenhausen (formerly GDR) and Hanne Darboven's Bismarckzeit in the Kunstmuseum Bonn (FRG). The investigation into their subjects, forms, and contents within their historical contexts – the period of Erich Honecker's claim for a socialist tradition and Helmut Schmidt's Realpolitik, respectively – reveals a greater distinctness grounded on different concepts of art, i.e., anti-modern (Tübke) versus modernist (Darboven). Nevertheless, in their view of German history a common kind of scepticism about teleology may be discerned, which is based on the artists' shared experiences of Germany's disastrous contribution to the twentieth century.


Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but progressive condition characterized by abnormal proliferation and remodeling, vasoconstriction, and thrombosis of the pulmonary vasculature, leading to elevated pulmonary arterial pressure, increases in peripheral vascular resistance, and ultimately to right heart failure and death. Recently, the therapeutic armamentarium for PAH has expanded.


The smart distribution system is required to be recovered effectively after the failure occurring. The control algorithm is the key factor. Due to the structure of the radial distribution network, a novel algorithm of reconstruction is presented. First, the calculation method of power flow is a back-forward sweep method based on layered node. Furthermore, a quantum genetic algorithm is proposed for the reconfiguration of the distribution network for multi-object. The quantum genetic algorithm utilizes the quantum bit to encode chromosome and uses the quantum rotation gate to achieve the adjustment of the chromosome. It has the advantage of rapid convergence to the global optimal solution, and overcomes the shortcoming of the genetic algorithm with large calculation burden. The multi-objective target is taken as the combination of the power loss of the distribution network and the number of switches operations. In this paper, the simulation and analysis of an IEEE 16 nodes system are carried out using MATLAB programming. The results demonstrate that the scheme finds out the optimal reconfiguration scheme more quickly comparing with the traditional genetic algorithm, and verifies the effectiveness of the proposed method.


We report a new route for fabricating opal films in which the particles are bounded by polymer gel. A loosely packed colloidal crystal immobilized in a hydrogel is homogeneously shrunk and dried and converted into a crack-free opal film. The obtained film shows a uniform diffraction color and excellent transmission spectral properties inherited from the starting state. The optical stop band wavelength is adjustable by varying the amount of gel-polymer.


Windfall housing sites are ones that come forward unexpectedly and have not been identified for housing through the plan preparation process. They are generally small, infill sites within the urban area, although large windfall sites can occasionally come forward.


Abstract : The goal of the RDFA project is to improve the accuracy and timeliness of estimates of the state of the electromagnetic (EM) propagation environment through (a) the development of the means to estimate atmospheric refractivity from radar clutter observations (refractivity-from-clutter or RFC ), and (b) to develop data fusion (DF) methods to fuse those data with background fields from numerical weather prediction (NWP) models.


The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of methods of applying triple superphosphate (TSP), Gafsa reactive phosphate rock and mixtures between these sources on phosphorus (P) utilization by maize and soybean plants. The experiments were carried out in a greenhouse, and the plants were grown in pots containing Typic Haplustox soil. The phosphorus sources were applied isolatedly or mixed (1:1 ratio) in a P rate of 90 mg kg -1 , in a non-localized or in a localized manner in the soil. To quantify plant-absorbed phosphorus from the different sources, treatments with soil and TSP labeled with 32 P were used. Phosphorus utilization from triple superphosphate applied locally was superior (9.8%) to the P utilization of this source applied non locally to the soil (7%). Inversely, better results with Gafsa phosphate rock occurred with P applied non locally to soil (3.8%), compared to the values obtained when the fertilizer was applied locally (0.5%). The phosphorus utilization from the Gafsa phosphate rock by maize and soybean plants increased when it was applied as compacted triple superphosphate and Gafsa phosphate rock mixture. In the presence of triple superphosphate, the soil-incorporated application of Gafsa phosphate rock led to greater utilization of phosphorus by soybean plants. The utilization of Gafsa phosphate rock phosphorus increases when it is applied together with triple superphosphate; and this effect depends on the methods of application of these phosphate sources.


In this article, a blind and robust medical image watermarking technique based on Finite Ridgelet Transform (FRT) and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) is proposed. A host medical image is first transformed into 16 × 16 non-overlapping blocks and then ridgelet transform is applied on the individual blocks to obtain sets of ridgelet coefficients. SVD is then applied on these sets, to obtain the corresponding U, S and V matrix. The watermark information is embedded into the host medical image by modification of the value of the significant elements of U matrix. This proposed technique is tested on various types of medical images such as X-ray and CT scan. The simulation results revealed that this technique provides better imperceptibility, with an average PSNR being 42.95 dB for all test medical images. This technique also overcomes the limitation of the existing technique which is applicable on only the Region of Interest (ROI) of the medical image.


We propose a new algorithm for the online supervisory control of partially observed discrete event systems. This algorithm is a parallel/distributed version of the online algorithm VLP-PO that we proposed in prior work. The situation under consideration in this paper is that of a system whose structure can be expressed as the shuffle of three state machines G/sub 1/, G/sub 12/, and G/sub 2/ (with disjoint event sets), where G/sub 12/ is to be interpreted as a common interface between the two system components G/sub 1/ and G/sub 2/. The legal language, denoted K, is global, but it can also be expressed as the parallel composition of two languages, K/sup 1//spl par/K/sup 2/, where K/sup i//spl sube/L(G/sub i//spl par/G/sub 12/), i=1,2. There are two communicating agents that simultaneously run (online) identical versions of the algorithm but on different models and legal languages: agent i, i=1, 2, operates on subsystem G/sub i//spl par/G/sub 12/ and legal language K/sup i/. We show that this scheme achieves the same behavior as the sequential VLP-PO algorithm, but at a total execution complexity that is significantly lower; this algorithm generates maximal observable and controllable sublanguages of the given legal language K.<<ETX>>


The organic fertilizers effects on soil and plant can not be replaced by any other fertilizer. By many measures which carries the characteristics of organic matter in physical, chemical and biological soil fertility contribute to raising it and thus to increase fruit production.The experience was founded in 2009 in a orchard production area, near Reghin town. In the experience we used nine types of fertilization. The Starkrimson variety on N120P100K120+leaf fertilizer (Agrofid N14P14K28) variant was obtained the production at 28.12 t/ha, the difference is very significant from the control (9.69t/ha) and the variant N100P80K100+40t/ha manure at three years was obtained the production at 28.81t/ha, the difference is very significant from the control (10.37t/ha). At the same variant fertilized with manure 20t/ha in variety Starkrimson achieved production increases of 0.46t/ha difference from the control was insignificant (Tab. 1). Tab.1 Production results obtained by the effect of differentiated fertilization from Apple, the variety Starkrimson 2009)


Remote sensing constitutes an advantageous tool towards the landslide/rockfall susceptibility mapping by incorporating optical satellite or radar data and photogrammetric data in Geographical Information System environment. A plethora of rockfall data can be derived by gigital surface models (DSMs). This article focuses on the effect of the spatial resolution of DSMs in rockfall investigations solely. DSMs with pixel size ranging from 5 cm to 90 m were taken into account for the study of three different rockfall events occurring in Western Greece, namely, at Moira, Myloi and Platiana settlements. Elevation profiles along the rockfall bodies were created from the diverse DSMs in GIS environment. Then, these profiles were implemented into the RocFall software for 2D rockfall simulations. The produced simulations were evaluated against their spatial resolution of DSMs and were confirmed with field observations and measurements. The ultimate scope of this paper is to conclude to the most appropriate DSM for rockfall simulations via RocFall software. It is observed that DSMs with high spatial resolution depicted a detailed and realistic topography, while DSMs with coarse/low resolution flattened the surface roughness. As rockfall simulations are linked to slope profile, this observation has an impact on RocFall outcomes. According to this study the most appropriate DSM, pertaining to this type of research, is the UAV, which produces the more accurate and realistic results. These results were assessed through the use of in situ measurements taken by the real rockfall events.