Unpublished letters in the Burke archive (Sheffield and Northampton) reveal that when Captain James Cook's Resolution departed Plymouth in July 1776, Lieutenant James King harbored strong pro-American sympathies and that these sympathies were possibly shared by his fellow messmates. King, with strong familial and political ties to Edmund Burke, would become one of Cook's most trusted aides, commander of HMS Discovery on the voyage home, and author of volume three of A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1784), the official history of the voyage, a publication that has put him at the center of continuing scholarly disputes concerning Cook's death. This essay reconstructs King's previously unknown American experience, suggests the formative effect of his activities on both sides of the Atlantic in the years just prior Cook's third voyage, and proposes new approaches to reading his contested record of Cook's third voyage.


Pn is the high‐frequency, scattered P phase guided for great distances within the old oceanic lithosphere. Two arrays of ocean bottom seismometers were deployed on old (150–160 Ma) seafloor in the northwestern Pacific south of Shatsky Rise for the Pacific Lithosphere Anisotropy and Thickness Experiment. We use Pn phases from 403 earthquakes during the 1 year of deployment to measure apparent velocities across the arrays. Each array was deployed on a separate limb of a magnetic bight, formed near a fast‐spreading, ridge‐ridge‐ridge triple junction. Using high‐frequency waves (5–10 Hz), we look at variations of Pn velocities as a function of azimuth. In the western array, we find Pn anisotropy with velocities ranging from ~8.7 km/s in the back azimuth (θ) direction of 310° to ~7.7 km/s at ~350°. In the eastern array, the velocity ranges from ~8.5 km/s in back azimuth direction of ~210° to ~7.7 km/s at 260° and ~310°. We observe rapid velocity changes with azimuth in the both arrays requiring sinusoidal variations of roughly equal amplitude as a function of both 2θ and 4θ, which is not expected for the orthorhombic symmetry of olivine or orthopyroxene. The fastest directions on the two limbs are roughly orthogonal to each other suggesting the dominance of fossil anisotropy, but the fast directions of the 2θ components are skewed counterclockwise from the spreading directions. We speculate that the rapid azimuthal variations may be caused by vertical stratification with changing anisotropy with depth in the oceanic lithosphere.


The need to develop generic skills for effective competition in today's world has become imperative. To carry out this study, a descriptive survey design was used to determine how a language teacher can help to develop generic skills in the students. A group of teachers of the 'Use of English' from the sampled universities (University of Nigeria, Enugu campus 12, Nsukka campus 28 and Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu 15) was used. The total number being 55 was used because it is a small population. The study is therefore designed to find out the specific generic skills that should be emphasized by the English language teacher and to find out what methods/strategies that can be used by English Language lecturers to foster generic skills inherent in language lessons. A 28 item questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection while analysis was by means and standard deviations. 2.50 was the accepted mean and anything below it was rejected. The results showed that many generic skills can be fostered through proper teaching of English language and recommendations were made.


Psychology 3e makes research intriguing by relating the stories of thousands of researchers, encouraging students to apply concepts to personal experiences, and promoting critical thinking with extensive pedagogy.


Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited Copyright © 2016 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited 796 www.pccmjournal.org August 2016 • Volume 17 • Number 8 Pertussis has been a vexing public health problem for decades. Robust infant and childhood pertussis immunization programs have resulted in dramatic reduction in morbidity and mortality, especially in industrialized countries. However, some of these countries have experienced a "pertussis resurgence" along with associated morbidity/mortality and consequent financial burden (1). In contrast, many developing countries continue to grapple with pertussis control through routine vaccination efforts and attempts to build effective surveillance systems (2, 3). Against this backdrop, significant additions to scientific literature on "critical" pertussis are of great interest to the global community. In this issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Straney et al (4) presents the largest series to date, of infants with severe pertussis, with the stated objectives of calculating its incidence, exploring clinically relevant outcomes, and identifying risk-factors for mortality. Briefly, the authors searched records of 29 ICUs in Australia and New Zealand to identify infants with pertussis during the period 2002–2014. ICU admissions were compared to national-level surveillance data to calculate incidence. Markers of disease severity and outcomes in the participating ICUs were recorded to calculate final outcome, and a few well-recognized clinical characteristics were examined as "risk factors" for adverse outcome. From the report (4), it is unclear whether all the participating ICUs had uniform or similar admission criteria. Similarly, the clinical indications for initiating specific therapeutic strategies are also unclear. Despite the commendable effort, the report (4) raises many questions. First, the title and aims of the study suggest that it is related to "severe" pertussis, without defining the term. However, the text shows that only infants admitted to the ICUs were included in the analysis. Previous authors have labeled pertussis requiring intensive care as "critical pertussis"; this term encompasses clinical indicators of disease severity and consequent need for intensive care, including apneic episodes, severe pneumonia, convulsions, and their associated complications (5, 6).The distinction between "severe" and "critical" pertussis is more than semantic because studying the former necessitates identifying severe cases (with specific definitions) from all the areas for patient care (not just the ICUs), such as emergency departments, neonatal care units, and perhaps even community health facilities. Therefore this study (4) deals with critical pertussis, not necessarily severe pertussis. We believe that pediatric (and neonatal) intensivists would be primarily interested to learn more about 1) predictors of the need for intensive care; 2) appropriate timing of transfer to ICUs; 3) indication (and timing) of ventilation and other strategies; 4) outcome(s) of specific strategies used in the ICU (especially early detection of pulmonary hypertension, leukoreduction strategies [7, 8] such as exchange transfusion [9] or early extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO], N-acetyl cysteine lavage, etc [10]); 5) predictors of (un)favorable outcome(s); and 6) strategies to use limited resources efficaciously and effectively. In fact, some of these issues were raised previously also in this journal (11). However, these points remain largely unexplored in this study (4). The inclusion criteria for pertussis in this study was the identification of registry codes associated with the disease (4). Infants whose records showed these codes as the principal, underlying, or associated diagnosis were included in the analysis. Thus confirmation of diagnosis was not mandatory, in contrast to some previous studies (5, 12). This means that some of the included infants could have had other clinical conditions (with or without pertussis). Further, heightened clinical suspicion during periods of outbreaks would translate to more infants being suspected with pertussis at all levels of healthcare, and consequently greater frequency of referral for intensive care. This could be the reason for the twoto threefold leap in ICU admissions during 2009–2013 (4). The recent Global Pertussis Initiative has devised clinical definitions of pertussis in various age groups, but still includes laboratory criteria (13). Against this background, a subgroup analysis of laboratory confirmed pertussis cases could have enhanced the validity of some of the conclusions in this study (4). The authors express "requirement" of intensive care whereas they mean "receipt of intensive care." This is also not a semantic issue because the infants included in this analysis are the ones that "received" intensive care, whereas many more might have "required" it but did not receive (on account of resource limitation, delayed referral, and mortality prior to arrival to an ICU). Therefore, the data on proportion of infants requiring intensive care may not be entirely valid, unless readers can *See also p. 735.


Wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) is a progenitor of cultivated barley and naturally grows in Turkey. H. spontaneum genotypes possess superior characteristics for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance factors. In this study, 3 virulent Pyrenophora teres f. maculata and 3 virulent P. teres f. teres isolates were tested under greenhouse conditions in order to find net blotch resistant H. spontaneum genotypes. A total of 104 H. spontaneum genotypes were used. Twenty-six H. spontaneum genotypes which corresponded to 25% of the genotypes (genotypes numbered 8, 13, 14, 16, 22, 24, 27, 31, 37, 44, 47, 54, 58, 62, 65, 66, 69, 74, 78, 81, 89, 94, 99, 102, 104 and 107) exhibited reactions classified in the resistant group to 3 virulent P. teres f. maculata isolates. Eight H. spontaneum genotypes which corresponded to 7.6% of the genotypes (genotypes numbered 24, 27, 29, 33, 44, 54, 89 and 94) exhibited reactions classified in the resistant group to 3 virulent P. teres f. teres isolates. Six H. spontaneum genotypes which corresponded to 5.7% of the genotypes (genotypes numbered 24, 27, 44, 54, 89 and 94) exhibited reactions in the resistant group to both 6 virulent P. teres f. teres and P. teres f. maculata isolates. In addition, a considerable number of genotypes exhibited resistant group reactions to one or two isolates of both forms of the pathogen. These genotypes could be used for developing net blotch resistant barley cultivars.


The BIST circuit based on March algorithm can reach to very high fault coverage, but it exposes the shortcoming of occupying too large area when testing SRAM of small scale .In this article, based on the working characteristic of the four pieces of 640×18 bit SRAM in timing controller "LTTC1" of big panel, a new test method was brought forward. The new method imposed test pattern on the SRAM according to continuous and incremental address, avoiding the unnecessary test led to by March C. Meanwhile, it made the MBIST circuit superior, reducing the number of transistors and area overhead led to by routing. The results showed that it can produce the test effect that March C+ can do.


This report aims to provide data, analysis and commentary to stimulate discussion on emerging
trends in relation to the provision of specialist palliative care in Ireland. The report draws on existing data from four key sources – the Health Service Executive's (HSE) Minimum Data Set for Palliative Care, (MDS, 2011); the National Cancer Registry (NCRI, 2010); the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE, 2010) and HSE population records (2011) to compare and contrast administrative regions of the health service against national averages on a number of key indicators (number of hospice beds, waiting times for first assessment of patient, place of death, etc) and to examine the impact of varying levels of investment in palliative care on access to services and service activity. In particular, the report seeks to explore possible relationships between access to specialist palliative care services and place of death. It is clear from the data emerging from all four sources that there is a marked correlation between the availability or otherwise of hospice/palliative care services and where people die.


We discuss the development of a global three-dimensional tracer model and use it to examine the atmospheric dispersal of passive tracer gases, particularly carbon dioxide, and their transport to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The tracer model is based on the University of Melbourne General Circulation Model and includes the effect of convective transport. Our results indicate the importance of a realistic treatment of the effect of convection. The model is applied to the dispersion of idealized distributions of tracer to determine atmospheric transport times. We examine particularly the time taken for the "tracer front" to reach the Antarctic coast and the South Pole in the case of clouds initialized at three latitudinal domains. The transport in all cases is seen to be very rapid south of about 45°S; this is due to the mixing associated with the strong and numerous transient disturbances at these latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. The model is also used with an inverse technique and an annual mean carbon dioxide type distribution to deduce apparent sources and sinks of this gas. Net sources are found in the Northern Hemisphere and equatorial regions and net sinks in the Southern Hemisphere. This latter result is of considerable interest in view of the uncertainty of the CO 2 uptake by the Southern Hemisphere oceans. DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.1992.00013.x


Child labor is still a world level problematic, which affects millions of boys, girls and teenagers due to a negative impact generated in the infant or young adult in the moment he or she enters in the labor market. This is the reason why in the last decade there has been an increase of studies concerning this phenomenon, by several states and international organizations, whose main purpose has been the research of how to analyze the causes and the factors that maintain this phenomenon, as well as diffusing a public consciousness of its negative effects. This paper takes different investigations that have been developed by a multiplicity of authors and international organizations taking into account their diversity and multidimensional aspects in Latin America. The emphasis of this investigation has been oriented to countries as Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, taking into account their similar characteristics regarding their linguistic elements; the development of similar historical periods; a series of economic processes characterized by developing economies (some more dynamic than others); and social dynamics in which there are gaps of inequality in relation to social stratification, unequal distribution of wealth, and other factors that have configurated a broad spectrum where the roots of child labor have developed. The publication of literature regarding the topic of child labor reflects the great interest of academics in relation to these countries; this interest has been shown in a great number of papers written from different perspectives. Beginning with a revision of several studies made in Latin America between 2000 and 2015, from a qualitative approach, the aim is to determine which factors have a greater incidence in explaining child labor, the way it has been approached and the conclusions regarding this problematic. At the end of this work, there are some proposals and recommendations that will help as bases for future investigations.


The present invention relates to a device for injection of the product (1) in the injection site, comprising: - a housing (15) receiving said container (2), - a container with a needle (4) (2), - wherein the container releasably with (2) coupled to the needle shield (6), said apparatus (1) characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: - arranged in said means (1) distal end (2b) at or near the distal end of the device is provided holding means (13,14,17), said holding means is designed to prevent the container (2) relative to the housing (15) up (2) removing the needle shield from moving distally of the container (6).


Objective To evaluate the effect of minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) for fractures of distal tibia and compare it with that of traditional low contact dynamic compressive plate (LC-DCP) osteosynthesis. Methods From October 1998 to May 2002, 42 patients with distal tibial fracture were randomly assigned into MIPPO group and traditional group. The age, sex, fracture types and soft tissue condition of the patients in both groups were basically matched and balanced. All the operations were performed by the same group of surgeons. The patients in MIPPO group were treated with minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis by indirect reduction under "C"-arm guidance, while the patients in traditional group were treated with traditional open reduction and internal fixation of LC-DCP according to AO principles. Results All patients were followed up from 12 to 24 months with an average of 18.1 months . No pain or less inflammatory reaction was found in MIPPO group and traditional group. The postoperative fever of the patients in MIPPO group subsided averagely 3.4 days, and 5.2 days in traditional group. The mean hospitalization were 8.7 days in MIPPO group, and 16 days in traditional group, however, there was significant statistical difference between MIPPO and traditional group (t value 2.17 and 2.09, P 0.05). The mean operative time was 1.7 hours in MIPPO group and 1.1 hours in traditional group respectively, the average clinical healing time of the fractures in MIPPO group were 11.9 weeks compare to 13.2 days in traditional group, and there was no significant statistical difference between MIPPO group and traditional group (P 0.05). No nonunion or delayed union, as well no inflammation or internal fixation failure happened in MIPPO group, furthermore, 2 cases of delayed union and 1 case nonunion occurred in traditional group. Conclusion Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis is an optimal approach to treat distal tibial fractures. Compared with traditional osteosythesis procedures, it provides biological fixation with better healing and lower complication rate, it also meets higher cosmetic requirements.


European exploration of the western coasts of the Americas, imagining them as mere extensions of the eastern exploration initiated by the Venetians centuries earlier. Indeed, as Horodowich points out, as late as the 1700s the map rooms of the Doge's palace contained not only Venetian-produced maps of the world but depictions of the voyages of Venetian explorers, in particular Marco Polo. The images, Horodowich asserts, impressed upon visitors that "while the Spanish may have colonized the New World, the significance of these conquests paled in comparison to . . . the travels of Marco Polo, whose voyages had resulted in the first substantial knowledge of the East to which all western people continued to strive to gain access" (220). Ultimately, Horodowich argues, even as Venice's position in the new world order was on the wane, through its print output it remained relevant. Its influential dissemination of images of a NewWorld that bears an uncanny resemblance to Venice ensured that la Serenissima played a role in shaping the New World—if not in material space then at least in the imaginations of those Europeans who remained in the Old. Horodowich is a careful and meticulous scholar whose work is well researched. The number of sources consulted, both primary and secondary, is extensive, and the book is superbly illustrated. Just as importantly, Horodowich has achieved something very difficult: without compromising the scholarly quality and impact of the research, she has asserted her own voice; even at its most erudite, the book has a wonderfully personal tone. While The Venetian Discovery of America represents top-notch historical research, Horodowich also branches out into the sociological and somewhat psychological aspects of her subject. The book will, therefore, appeal to historians as well as to scholars of cultural studies, and will, undoubtedly, become essential reading to those who study the age of encounters.


The chief goal of the present review is to present clinicoanatomic evidence that, (i) in contrast to most vertebrates, spastic hemiplegia in man is a symptom of damage to the pyramidal tracts, and (ii) although extrapyramidal structures are often injured as a contingency of anatomical proximity in cases of pyramidal damage, the extrapyramidal system plays no role in the production of human spastic hemiplegia. The views herein discussed reconcile several apparent incongruences concerning the pathophysiology of the human pyramidal syndrome. From a neurobiological perspective, the progressive commitment to occasional, habitual and obligate bipedalism fostered a profound internal reorganization of the mammalian brain at the early stages of human phylogenesis. The major anatomical counterpart of this reorganization was an unprecedented increase of the ansa lenticularis fiber system, which ultimately redirected the product of subcortical motor activity up to the motor cortices from which the pyramidal tracts originate. In this sense, while the fundamental motor organization of vertebrates is represented by the extrapyramidal system, the dominant motor plan in humans is uniquely represented by the prepyramidal system.


Based on the realistic world,seeking to enhance the quality of life is the Chinese educational tradition.While the dream of national revival is coming,the rethinking and reconstruction about the Chinese educational tradition are particularly urgent.The paper discuss it from the educational basic point and educational ideal.


Enterococcus faecalis is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired infection. Two hundred fifty one E. faecalis isolates from patients with urinary tract infection at Okayama University Hospital over an 8-year period from 1991 through 1998 were collected. The presence of the asaⅠ, cylA, aac (6')-aph (2''), and aph (3')-Ⅲgenes was analyzed by PCR methods. Of the 251 isolates, 205(81.7%) were positive for asaⅠ. The 81.5% (167/205) of asaⅠ-positive isolates also possessed either cylA or aminoglycoside resistance genes, compared to only 15.2% of (7/46) asaI-negative isolates (p<0.0001). The incidence of asaI gradually increased from 69.2% in 1991 to 90.7% in 1998. The number of isolates that contain asaI, cylA and asaI-positive and hemolysin-producing isolates revealed 22 different banding patterns, including 6 pairs with similar patterns. The plasmid analyses of these isolates showed different patterns except for 1 pair with similar PFGE pattern. These results suggest that E. faecalis possessing the asaⅠ gene may play an important role in the exchange of genetic information among enterococci in the urinary tract.


Based on the idea of salient pole tracking, the paper discusses two methods of high frequency voltage injection which inject rotating voltages and pulsating voltages. It respectively introduces the principle of the rotor position detection in these two methods, and points out the key technologies. The paper applies these two methods for building the simulation models in the vector control system of permanent magnet synchronous motor(PMSM) which is without position sensors, and compares with them. The comparative results show that, it is simpler for the structure of control system in the method of high frequency pulsating voltage injection(HFPVI), and the rotor position detection is faster; it is easier to achieve the system of high frequency rotating voltage injection(HFRVI), and performance of static and dynamic speed is better.


This study aimed to describe the research results related to students' conceptual understanding in mathematics analyzed based on their learning style. The method used in this study was Systematic Literature Review (SLR). The sample consists of 17 articles indexed in SINTA and Google Scholar, published in 2018 until October 2022, and located in Indonesia. The description in this study will be reviewed based on the year of publication, journal indexes, method uses, level of education, number of subjects, subject matters, research locations, and the theory used in learning style. Through the SLR method, it was found that there was an increasing and decreasing in the number of articles, there were dominantly published in Google Scholar, qualitative method was dominant, the research conducted in junior high school dominant, 14 out of 17 researchers used less than 30 subjects, algebra was dominant followed by geometry and measurement, the research was dominant conducted in Java, DePorter and Hernacki theory were dominantly.


Under the pressing demand for voltage sags mitigation, the effect of voltage sags mitigation and its economic benefits will directly affect the selection of voltage sags mitigation scheme by investors. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the economic benefits of the voltage sags mitigation scheme. The Net Present Value (NPV) method is the most commonly used economic evaluation method, in which the future net cash flow of the project is discounted to its present value at a certain discount rate for comparison, but the selection of the discount rate is difficult. The traditional method uses only the risk-free rate for discounting. As for long-term infrastructure investment projects in the category of voltage sags mitigation program, the project risk has a significant impact on the results of its economic evaluation, and it is not feasible to use only the risk-free rate for discounting. This paper introduces the influence of risk factors on the economic benefits of the project, and uses the Decoupled Net Present Value (DNPV) method to evaluate the economics of the voltage sags mitigation scheme, and takes the mitigation scheme at the node with severe voltage sags in the IEEE-30 network as an example to evaluate the economic benefits of the scheme, and compares it with the traditional NPV method, and verifies that the evaluation results of the DNPV method are more reliable than the traditional NPV method after considering the risk factors.


Researches show that properties of semiconductor materials such as electrical, optical and antibacterial properties can be improved in the nanoscale. Among the semiconductor materials , zinc oxide with excellent electronic properties has been considered extremely. Application and properties of Zno nanoparticles depends on the size and morphology. In the present work, Zno Nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by sonochemical method at a constant temperature and were applied on to the 100% cotton woven fabric using Insitu method. The results show that nanoparticles with average sizes of 20-100 nm with different morphologies were created on the surface of samples. Synthesis of ZnO-NPs were varied in the morphological transformation by changes in zinc acetate concentration. Characterizations were carried out, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Spectrophotometery. The antibacterial activities of the fabrics were assessed semi-quantitatively by the coloneis count method. The results show that the finished fabric demonstrated significant antibacterial activity against S.aureus in antibacterial test.


H-shaped chromophores containing three parallel non-conjugated D-π-A units are effective chromophores with high hyperpolarizability and good optical transparency. The semi-empirical methods ZINDO, AM1, MNDO and PM3 were employed to study the effect of strength of acceptors and donors, and steric repulsion between substituents on static first hyperpolarizabilities (β0) and enhancements of β0 of the H-shaped chromophores. The results show that the H-shaped chromophore would exhibit the largest β0 and/or the largest enhancement of β0 of the chromophore when combination of a donor (D) and an acceptor (A) in a D-π-A unit is suitable.


Intermediate-Scale Experiments (ISEs)—controlled experiments on porous media that contain physical and/or chemical heterogeneities—are valuable research tools for addressing transport and coupled processes hypotheses. ISEs' unique capabilities stand to benefit research in the scaling of measurements, the study of subsurface microbial populations, and the characterization of coupled processes. But although these experiments have been used for over a decade, applying them presents a number of challenges.

Much work lies ahead in making ISEs more applicable to field problems; increasing their interaction with theoretical, field, numerical, and batch-scale efforts; scaling the knowledge gained from ISEs to interpret field-scale mechanisms; and in developing nonintrusive and nondestructive sampling techniques. The biggest challenge is integrating ISEs into programs that incorporate a number of research techniques as well as several scales of measurement.


When concrete pavement is subjected to a change in temperature, some time must elapse before a condition of equilibrium is again reached. In the transient heating and cooling processes that take place in the interim, there are three basic energy transfer modes: (1) Radiant; (2) convective; and (3) conductive heat transfer. As a concrete pavement's thermal environment changes, the physical mechanisms that underlie the heat‐transfer modes cause fluctuating temporal zones to occur within the pavement slab. For instance, during a freeze‐thaw cycle the upper portion of the pavement may be subject to thawing and refreezing while the bottom portion of the slab remains frozen. By using a finite‐difference computer model coupled with field and laboratory observations, the writers discuss how the rate and depth of temperature change can be accurately predicted. Freeze‐thaw cycles in which surface scaling occurred are used to illustrate one of the different kinds of exposure conditions that can be accurately simulated.


Objective: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) has traditionally been viewed as a chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder (Jellinek, 1960; National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2018). However, little is known about the course of individual AUD criteria. To the extent that individual symptoms represent the focus of some treatments (e.g., withdrawal, craving), understanding the course of specific symptoms, and individual differences in symptom course, can inform treatment efforts and future research directions.Method: The current study examined 34,653 participants form Wave 1 (2001-2002) and Wave 2 (2003-2004) of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC; Grant, Moore, & Kaplan, 2003; Grant, Kaplan, and Stinson, 2005), using logistic regression to analyze the extent to which AUD symptom course is predicted by heavy alcohol consumption, family history of alcoholism, and lifetime diagnosis of Conduct Disorder. Results: The course of all AUD symptoms was significantly influenced by all four external criteria, with the magnitude of the prediction varying across different symptoms and different aspects of course. Conclusion: The strength of the relationship appeared to be related to the theoretical proximity of a given predictor to AUD symptomatology, with heavy drinking being the strongest and family history of AUD being the weakest. The course of all AUD symptoms was strongly associated with the prevalence of the given symptom in the overall sample. Future work should include examining the interchangeability of AUD symptoms and considering heavy alcohol consumption as a criterion for AUD diagnosis.


This case relates to the effects of the modernization of EC competition law on Austrian law. Sec. 8a of the Austrian Cartel Act empowers the Cartel Court upon formal request by a party to decide…


The silver staining procedure of Oakley et al. [3] has been applied to parotid saliva proteins and certain protein standards fractionated by isoelectric focusing and electrophoresis in denaturing and non‐denaturing polyacrylamide gels. This staining method was up to 100‐fold more sensitive than Coomassie Blue staining for sodium dodecyl sulphate‐containing gels and for focusing gels, after prefixation. In non‐denaturing gels, however, the relative sensitivity (i.e. silver vs. Coomassie) of different bands varies widely but this can be overcome by silver staining of gels after Coomassie Blue staining.


The utility model provides a support cell -phone real -time query's tyre pressure monitoring warning structure, it is including cell -phone control module, the tire sensor, its technical essential is: cell -phone control module's transmission, receiving terminal and car networking module's receipt, transmitting terminal wireless connection, car networking module is connected with tyre pressure monitoring alarm module through no key startup module, and does not have key startup module and be connected with the antenna that sets up in the car, the tire sensor transmitting terminal of setting in the tire then with tyre pressure monitoring alarm module's receiving terminal wireless connection, the tyre pressure monitoring alarm module output is connected with car networking module's input. The utility model has the advantages that alleviateing the tire pressure control system development degree of difficulty, reducing automobile parts quantity, alleviate the car weight, the corresponding control system of change in an entering of original no key and a key start -up system makes its low -frequency antenna deactivation tire sensor of controlling self, reaches the purpose of real -time price quotations.


Introduction 7 1 The Early Years 19 2 Ecole Des Beaux-Arts 27 3 The Morgan Atelier 41 4 On Campus, in Church, and at the Marketplace 51 5 The Women's Network 83 6 Cottages and Mansions 129 7 The Hearsts and San Simeon 169 8 Wyntoon and Other Hearst Projects 217 9 The End of a Life 241 Notes 244 Acknowledgements 248 Buildings by Julia Morgan 249 Selected Bibliography 263 Index 267


The research aims to identify the effect of economic openness on the international competitiveness of Algeria during the period (1990-2020). The study has used modern methods in econometrics tests and estimates, using the ARDL model, which gives the best estimates of the model.The research refers to the extraction of a set of results and suggestions that demonstrated a positive and moral relationship to a variable of economic openness in international competitiveness during the research period. Where the incoming foreign direct investment ranked first of its impact on economic competitiveness, followed by economic globalization, then the customs tariff, then the degree of economic openness, and lastly the number of patents registered by residents.


Abstract The Thompson metric provides key geometric insights in the study of non-linear matrix equations and in many optimization problems. However, knowing that an approximate solution is within units, in the Thompson metric, of the actual solution provides little insight into how good the approximation is as a matrix or vector approximation. That is, bounding the Thompson metric between an approximate and accurate solution to a problem does not provide obvious bounds either for the spectral or the Frobenius norm, both Schatten norms, of the difference between the approximation and accurate solution. This paper reports such an upper bound, namely that where denotes the Schatten p-norm and denotes the Thompson metric between and . Furthermore, a more geometric proof leads to a slightly better bound in the case of the Frobenius norm, .


ABSTRACT Objectives: This study evaluated a standardized paper triage process conducted by an advanced practice physiotherapist (APP) at a rheumatology center. The aims were to (1) determine the concordance between paper triage priority assignment and the rheumatologist's diagnosis; (2) determine the sensitivity and specificity of the paper triage process; and (3) assess reasons for incorrect priority ranking. Methods: Referrals were triaged by a formally trained APP into one of the three priorities, guided by a priority referral tool. A retrospective review of 192 charts was performed. Raw proportion of agreement between paper triage and rheumatologist's diagnosis was supplemented by a prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK). Priority categories were collapsed to calculate sensitivity and specificity. For discordant cases, additional information was collected from the referral and chart to identify potential features leading to discrepancy. Results: Overall agreement was 76%. The PABAK was 0.80 [95% confidence interval 0.70–0.90]. Sensitivity ranged 0.64–0.92 and specificity ranged 0.81–0.94, depending on the priority category. Forty-six cases were discordant, with the APP choosing a higher priority in 37 cases. An incorrect diagnosis from the family physician with no supporting information for the paper triage led to discordance in 16 cases. Conclusion: A standardized paper triage process conducted by an APP showed substantial concordance, sensitivity, and specificity.


Brodmann's 100–year–old summary map has been widely used for cortical localization in neuroscience. There is a pressing need to update this map using non–invasive, high–resolution and reproducible data, in a way that captures individual variability. We demonstrate here that standard HARDI data has sufficiently diverse directional variation among grey matter regions to inform parcellation into distinct functional regions, and that this variation is reproducible across scans. This characterization of the signal variation as non–random and reproducible is the critical condition for successful cortical parcellation using HARDI data. This paper is a first step towards an individual cortex–wide map of grey matter microstructure, The gray/white matter and pial boundaries were identified on the high–resolution structural MRI images. Two HARDI data sets were collected from each individual and aligned with the corresponding structural image. At each vertex point on the surface tessellation, the diffusion–weighted signal was extracted from each image in the HARDI data set at a point, half way between gray/white matter and pial boundaries. We then derived several features of the HARDI profile with respect to the local cortical normal direction, as well as several fully orientationally invariant features. These features were taken as a fingerprint of the underlying grey matter tissue, and used to distinguish separate cortical areas. A support–vector machine classifier, trained on three distinct areas in repeat 1 achieved 80–82% correct classification of the same three areas in the unseen data from repeat 2 in three volunteers. Though gray matter anisotropy has been mostly overlooked hitherto, this approach may eventually form the foundation of a new cortical parcellation method in living humans. Our approach allows for further studies on the consistency of HARDI based parcellation across subjects and comparison with independent microstructural measures such as ex–vivo histology.


Objective: To examine the contribution of cerebral perfusion in the progression of white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden in the elderly.
Background: T2-weighted MRI white matter WMH are commonly observed with increased age, and are associated with cognitive and motor decline. Noninvasive measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF) using arterial spin labeling (ASL) provides an opportunity to examine how CBF contributes to WMH accumulation associated with increased risk of morbidity in the elderly.
Methods: Forty-nine non-demented volunteers (age 85, MMSE 28.5) underwent 3T MRI, including Q2TIPS PASL. Nineteen had follow up MRI 16.5 months later. WMH volumes were obtained from FLAIR, segmented into deep or periventricular (PV). WM, cortical gray matter (GM), and normal appearing white matter (NAWM) masks were co-registered to ASL images to obtain regional CBF values (ml/100g/min). Differences between WM and NAWM CBF and relationship between CBF and WMH volumes over time were examined using matched pairs t-tests. Regressions and t-tests determined associations between CBF, WMHs, and subject characteristics.
Results: Decreased baseline WM and NAWM, but not GM CBF were associated with female gender and hypertension (HTN) diagnosis. NAWM CBF was higher than total WM CBF. After adjusting for age, gender, HTN, and intracranial volume, greater PV, but not deep, WMH was associated with decreased WM and NAWM CBF. For 19 subjects with follow up imaging, PV WMH burden increased by 0.6 cc/yr, cortical CBF decreased an average of 6.3 ml/100g/min per year, and WM CBF decreased an average of 4.4 ml/100g/min per year. After controlling for age and gender, increased rate of PV WMH progression was associated with decreased WM and NAWM CBF at baseline.
Conclusions: Lower WM and NAWM CBF, both associated with a diagnosis of HTN, are associated with greater WMH burden at baseline and greater WMH progression over time. Prevention of age-related white matter degeneration should focus on potentially modifiable risk factors aimed at improved cerebral perfusion prior to obvious WM changes on MRI. Disclosure: Dr. Silbert has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dodge has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lahna has nothing to disclose. Dr. Promjunyakul has nothing to disclose. Dr. Rooney has nothing to disclose. Dr. Erten-Lyons has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kaye has received personal compensation for activities with Eli Lilly & Co., and Scan Health. Dr. Kaye has received research support from Elan Corporation, Danone Medical, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Satoris, and Intel.


WWWservers are information serving platforms basing on information searching,most WWW servers work on windows OS at present.The article put forward feasible plan about installing and configuring WWW server on solaris OS, and having discuss about pivotalsections.


After the East Japan Great Earthquake happened on Mar. 11, 2011, many affected people who lost houses, jobs and families fell into difficulties. Governmental agencies and NPOs supported them by offering relief supplies, foods, evacuation centers and temporary houses. When various supports were offered to affected people, if Governmental agencies and NPOs could detect their needs appropriately, it was effective for supporting them. This paper proposes the method to extract affected people's needs from Social Media after the Earthquake and analyze their needs changes over time. We target the blog that expressed thoughts, requirements and complaints of affected people, and adopt the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) that is one of popular techniques for topic extraction. We then compare the analysis result with affected people's actual situation and real events and evaluate the effectiveness of our method. In addition, we evaluate the effectiveness as the method that can help decision making for providing appropriate supports to affected people.


authors' contribution wkład autorów: a. Study design/planning zaplanowanie badań B. Data collection/entry zebranie danych c. Data analysis/statistics dane – analiza i statystyki D. Data interpretation interpretacja danych E. Preparation of manuscript przygotowanie artykułu F. literature analysis/search wyszukiwanie i analiza literatury G. Funds collection zebranie funduszy Summary Background. osteoporosis is a significant problem in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. the etiology for the bone loss includes smoking, vitamin D deficiency,concomitant endocrine diseases, sedentary lifestyle, use of glucocorticoids. osteoporosis is the pathology of calcium metabolism, thus the peculiarities of calcium homeostasis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, depending on their bone mineral density were researched in the article. Material and methods. It was examined 86 patients with stage 3 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bone densitometry was performed on lumbar vertebrae using dual energy X-ray absorption scanner "lunar". Results. It was not find a significant difference in the duration of disease among patients suffering from 3rd stage coPD with or without bone mass deficiency. all females with low bone mineral density had concomitant endocrine pathologies. It was established the increase of calcium content in sputum of patients with coPD. osteoporosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease develops under influence of numerous factors, among which are: lack of physical activity, increase in calcium excretion with urine and sputum, low amount of calcium in diet, reduced exposure to sunlight, concomitant endocrine diseases in females and exposure to stressful situations, smoking, vitamin D deficiency. Conclusions. osteoporosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease develops under influence of numerous factors, among which are: lack of physical activity, increase in calcium excretion with urine and sputum, low amount of calcium in diet, reduced exposure to sunlight, concomitant endocrine diseases in females and exposure to stressful situations.


This paper analyzes the impact of an incident plane wave direction on the shielding effectiveness of a metal enclosure with hexagonal or square air-vents. The analysis is conducted based on the compact TLM air-vent model for hexagonal and square perforations, for small azimuth and elevation angles of the incident plane wave. It is shown that even at low elevation and azimuth angles, significantly different characteristics of shielding effectiveness (SE) can be obtained. This is due to the fact that the higher resonant modes occur inside the enclosure.


"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes"—Marcel Proust.

New perspectives can require a paradigm shift, and then innovative concepts can arise from incidental but penetrating insights. A new disease entity might require new diagnostic and conceptual approaches before achieving general acceptance. The establishment of diagnostic criteria is based on experience and essential differentiation from similar pathologies and secondary conditions. Essential pathophysiological and genetic approaches might lead to novel therapeutic methods that could rescue patients from lethal events.

Hirano et al identified triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy (TGCV) in a patient who received a heart cardiac transplant in Japan during 2008.1 2 Microscopy revealed atherosclerotic triglyceride, rather than cholesterol deposits, in the coronary arteries, and numerous vacuoles in cardiomyocytes of the explanted heart. Genetic analysis discovered that the patient harboured a mutation in the adipose triglyceride lipase gene. One established cause of TGCV is a genetic deficiency of adipose triglyceride lipase that plays a key role in intracellular triglyceride hydrolysis. Thus, TGCV was encoded as a rare cardiovascular disorder in Orphanet (ORPHA code: 565612).3 This editorial discusses how to recognise and diagnose TGCV using current methods and provides some suggestions to help understand this rare disease entity.

The principal disorder in TGCV is defective intracellular lipolysis, which causes excessive triglyceride accumulation in the myocardium and coronary artery vascular smooth muscle cells, leading to heart failure and coronary artery disease with a poor prognosis.

The total number of patients diagnosed with TGCV in Japan between 2008 and 2014 was <10 according to a report published by the Japan TGCV study group.4 Thereafter, the number increased to 226; among whom, 45 were deceased by the end of 2019, indicating a high-risk profile. The rapid increase in the number of patients might have been …


Earlier studies [1] have shown that when a hardwood kraft pulp is bleached in the D0(EO)D1ED2 sequence, the brightness of the pulp emerging from the D2 stage can be accurately predicted from the brightness of the pulp entering that stage. The entering brightness, in turn, is a well-defined function of the ratio of the D1 stage ClO2 charge to the (EO) stage kappa number. In this study, we use the same model, together with the results of pulp-ing and bleaching experiments on southern U.S. red oak chips, to compare the bleachability characteristics of a conventional kappa number 15 pulp with that of an acid-prehydrolyzed pulp having, after 25% kappa number reduction by prehydrolysis, a similar kappa number. After the (EO) stage, the prehydrolyzed pulp had a lower extracted kappa number, but its brightness was lower than that of the control pulp. Both observations may be interpreted in terms of the relative amounts of residual lignin and hexenuronic acid present in the pulps. The full-sequence model described in our previous paper accurately described bleaching of the prehydrolyzed pulp. The model was used to evaluate the effects of the prehydrolysis on the optimized performance of the D1 and D2 stages. The brightness disadvantage of the prehydrolyzed pulp after the D0(EO) stages persisted over the lower range of D1 charge multiples but diminished as the multiple was increased, eventually disappearing. The prehydrolyzed pulp required slightly less ClO2 than the control pulp when bleaching to high brightness in five stages.


Most prominent challenges in all business is to retain and satisfy their valuable customers for sustain successfully in the market. Numerous Machine learning approaches are emerging to develop various customer retention models to solve this issue in many applications. This swing is more realized in telecom industry due its enormous significance. This article presents an elaborated survey on machine learning based churn prediction in telecom sector from the year 2000 to 2018. We also extracted the problems and challenges in Telecom Churn Prediction and reported suggestion and solutions. We believe this article helps the researches or data analysts in the telecom field to select optimal and appropriate methods and for designing improved novel model for churn prediction in future


Deformable object manipulation is a challenging research subject that draws a growing interest in the robotic field as new methods to tackle this problem have emerged. So far, most of the proposed approaches in the literature focused solely on shape control. The strain applied to the object is disregarded, thus excluding a large part of industrial applications where fragile products are manipulated, like the demolding of rubber and plastic objects, or the handling of food. These applications require a tradeoff between accuracy and careful manipulation in order to preserve the manipulated object. In this article, we propose an approach to optimally control the deformation of linear and planar deformable objects while also minimizing the deformation energy of the object. First, we modify the framework initially developed for linear soft robot control in order to adapt it to deformable object robotic manipulation. To do so, we reformulate the problem as an optimization problem where the whole shape of the object is taken into account instead of solely focusing on the tip of the object's position and orientation. We then include an energy term in the cost function to find the solution that minimizes the potential elastic energy in the manipulated object while reaching the desired shape. Solutions to problems with high non-linearities are notoriously difficult to find and sensitive to local minima. We define intermediate optimal steps connecting the known initial and final configurations of the object and sequentially solve the problem, thus enhancing the robustness of the algorithm and ensuring the optimality of the solution. The intermediate optimal configurations are then used to define an end-effector trajectory for the robot to deform the object from an initial to the desired configuration.


In this article, we study algebraic dynamical pairs $(f,a)$ parametrized by an irreducible quasi-projective curve $\Lambda$ having an absolutely continuous bifurcation measure. We prove that, if $f$ is non-isotrivial and $(f,a)$ is unstable, this is equivalent to the fact that $f$ is a family of Latt\`es maps. To do so, we prove the density of transversely prerepelling parameters in the bifucation locus of $(f,a)$ and a similarity property, at any transversely prerepelling parameter $\lambda_0$, between the measure $\mu_{f,a}$ and the maximal entropy measure of $f_{\lambda_0}$. We also establish an equivalent result for dynamical pairs of $\mathbb{P}^k$, under an additional assumption.


Optical scintillating bers lose their transparencies when exposed to radiation. Nearly all studies of radiation damage to optical bers so far only characterize this darkening with a single period of irradiation. Following the irradiation, bers undergo room temperature annealing, and regain some of their transparencies. We tested the irradiation-recovery characteristics of scintillating fibers in four consecutive cycles. In addition, three optical scintillating bers were irradiated at 22 Gy per minute for over 15 hours, and their transmittance were measured each minute by pulsing a light source through the bers. Here, we report on the in-situ characterization of the transmittance vs radiation exposure, allowing future applications to better predict the lifetime of the scintillating bers.


We present a novel force sensor for cell indentation and cell injection. This force sensor is a monolithic structure that integrates two resonators. It provides a surface sensitive to out-of-plane forces where a living cell can be conveniently placed for manipulation. Normal forces applied upon the cell under study are estimated via frequency shifts of the resonators. In this paper, we develop a theoretical study for predicting and optimizing the structure's sensitivity. As a proof of concept, we also report the fabrication and experimental characterization of a first prototype. In ambient conditions, our prototype presently offers a quality factor of ∼700, and a linear sensitivity of ∼5.75 Hz /µm. In addition, we report the implementation of a compact and low-cost optical fiber setup to monitor the resonators' frequency. Potential applications are illustrated with the measurement of forces applied on lobster eggs.


Master Dissertation Post-Graduate Program in Biological Sciences – Toxicological Biochemistry Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE KINETIC PARAMETHERS OF THE CEREBRAL ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE ENZYME FROM RATS FACE TO SOME AZOLIC COMPOUNDS AUTHOR: JONAS DACI DA SILVA SERRES ADVISOR: VERA MARIA MELCHIORS MORSCH Date and Place of the Defense: Santa Maria, September, 9, 2011. The acetylcholinesterase enzyme is responsible for the acetylcholine hydrolisis in the synaptic cleft during the transmission of nervous impulse. The investigation of new inhibitors of this important enzyme is very relevant on tentative to minimize the effects due damages on cholinergic transmission, mainly in pathologies as Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, this work has investigated the inhibitory potencial of different classes of heterocyclic compounds (pyrazole, isoxazole and isoxazolinone), in vitro, on the acetylcholinesterase activity on different cerebral structures of rats (cortex, striatum and hippocampus). Among all tested compounds, only the 2c compound did not show any inhibition; all the remaining compounds showed significative inhibition (p<0,05), and the compounds 2a and 3c, that shown the best inhibitory efficacy (51 and 59 %, respectively), were the compounds selected to the kinetic enzimatic assays. From these results it was possible to characterize the kinetic parameters (Km and VMAX) and the inhibition type showed by every compound through the Lineweaver-Burk and Cornish-Bowden plots. The mentioned parameters to the compound 2a were Km = 0.2 mM and VMAX = 7.94 μmoles ASCh/h/mg of protein. The compound exihibited a competitive inhibition type with Ki = 1.46 mM. To the compound 3c, the values of Km and VMAX were 0.05 and 1.42 μmoles ASCh/h/mg of protein, respectively. This compound performed a noncompetitive inhibition type with Ki = 2.2 mM. All the compounds were previously diluted in methanol PA in concentrations of 0.031 mM, 0.0625 mM, 0.125 mM, 0.250 mM and 0.500 mM. The inhibitors selected to the kinetic assays were also diluted in methanol PA in the concentrations of 0.125, 0.250, 0.500 and 1.0 mM.


We carried out research to study the effect of various conditions of mineral nutrition on the soybean productivity under irrigation in the southern forest-steppe of Western Siberia. Under conditions of regulation of water availability, an increase in seed yield (from 1.84 to 2.19 t/ha, or by 18 %) was due to the aftereffect of backgrounds with an increased phosphorus content. The application of phosphorus-containing is effective against the backgrounds with an average availability of labile phosphorus – the soybean seed yield increased from 1.44 to 1.74 t/ha, or by 21 %. In general, an improvement in the conditions of mineral nutrition by pre-sowing application of ammonium nitrate and ammonium molybdate (N30+Mo) against the backgrounds with increased and high Р2О5 content provided an increase in the yield of soybean seeds from 1.44 to 2.44 t/ha, or by 69 %.


Yuanzhou District is located in the mountainous area of southern Ningxia,is not only a semi-arid region,also the region with rich land resources,shortage of water resources.With the rapid economic development,the gradual growth of populationin recent years,it proposes higher requirements to the development of irrigated agriculture.


The evidence favoring the reading ἅμα τῷ πατρι in Col 1.12 is more compelling than is generally recognized. This variant is the reading supported by the earliest extant witnesses (P46 B), the more difficult reading, and the reading that best explains the origin of the other readings. Scholars who have viewed the reading as a palpable error are likely misreading the variant in the same manner that prompted early scribes to omit the ἅμα. This earliest attested reading supports Tischendorf's punctuation of the verse, the translation adopted by many major English versions, and the structure and exegesis of the passage affirmed by most recent commentaries. These versions and commentaries demonstrate how suitable this reading is in this context. Critical editions of the Greek New Testament should reconsider adopting this reading in their base text.


Formic acid (FA) and acetic acid (AA), two of the most abundant organic acids in the atmosphere, are typically underestimated by atmospheric models. Here we investigate their emissions, chemistry, and...


. Aim. To study the immunological markers of diabetes mellitus, their relationship with clinical manifestations at the onset of disease and indicators of functional activity of the s-cells of the pancreas. Methods. Determined were the immunological markers of diabetes mellitus in 112 patients with newly diagnosed diabetes, antibody titers to glutamate decarboxylase, cytoplasmic islet cell antigens, insulin, and the basal levels of C-peptide and insulin content. Results. Immunological markers were detected in 58% of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in 47,5% of type 2. In type 1 diabetes the antibody titers to the islet cells were more than 2 times higher than normal in 33,3% of cases, high levels of antibodies to glutamate decarboxylase and insulin in 13,3%. In type 2 diabetes noted was an increase in antibody titer primarily to glutamate decarboxylase and islet cells (two-fold above normal in 31% of cases). Conclusions. In order to exclude latent autoimmune diabetes of adults and timely administration of insulin therapy the screening of immunological markers should be conducted, especially with the clinical manifestations of type 2 diabetes mellitus.


8012Background: Bendamustine has promising activity in RRMM. This phase I (NCT02477215) study assessed the overall safety and activity of the combination of bendamustine with ixazomib & dexamethaso...


Paul Rogers, right, received the annual Annie Altschul award for excellent written material about mental health nursing from the famous professor last week. His entry described an intervention with a woman who had committed homicide. Also pictured is Newcastle University professor of psychiatric nursing practice Phil Barker.


Bacillus cereus is one of the most common opportunistic pathogens causing foodborne illness, as well as a common source of contamination in the dairy industry. B. cereus can form robust biofilms on food processing surfaces, resulting in food contamination due to shedding of cells and spores. Despite the medical and industrial relevance of this species, the genetic basis of biofilm formation in B. cereus is not well studied. In order to identify genes required for biofilm formation in this bacterium, we created a library of 5000 + transposon mutants of the biofilm‐forming strain B. cereusATCC 10987, using an unbiased mariner transposon approach. The mutant library was screened for the ability to form a pellicle biofilm at the air‐media interface, as well as a submerged biofilm at the solid‐media interface. A total of 91 genes were identified as essential for biofilm formation. These genes encode functions such as chemotaxis, amino acid metabolism and cellular repair mechanisms, and include numerous genes not previously known to be required for biofilm formation. Although the majority of disrupted genes are not directly responsible for motility, further investigations revealed that the vast majority of the biofilm‐deficient mutants were also motility impaired. This observation implicates motility as a pivotal factor in the formation of a biofilm by B. cereus. These results expand our knowledge of the fundamental molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation by B. cereus.


This article scrutinizes the 'insecurity toolbox' that Hungary's illiberal regime relies on in order to create an increasingly authoritarian system that sidelines the opposition and silences discontent. While authoritarian shifts are widespread, what makes the case of Hungary unique is that it involves a member state of the European Union. We identify three important features of the regime: (1) it relies on securitization by using an anti-immigrant meta-frame to justify virtually all policies and identify enemies whose presence justifies exceptional measures; (2)it applies law instrumentally and rules by law, which effectively undermines the rule of law and its guarantees against arbitrariness; (3)it maintains a screen of compliance with democratic and constitutional norms. While the EU seems impotent, or unwilling to halt this authoritarian backsliding, the Hungarian government feels it necessary to fake compliance with democratic norms by adopting policies that formally acquiesce to European standards but contradict them in essence.


The Hofstadter Q-sequence, with its simple definition, has defied all attempts at analyzing its behavior. Defined by a simple nested recurrence and an initial condition, the sequence looks approximately linear, though with a lot of noise. But, nobody even knows whether the sequence is infinite. In the years since Hofstadter published his sequence, various people have found variants with predictable behavior. Oftentimes, the resulting sequence looks complicated but provably grows linearly. Other times, the sequences are eventually linear recurrent. Proofs describing the behaviors of both types of sequence are inductive. In the first case, the inductive hypotheses are fairly ad-hoc, but the proofs in the second case are highly automatable. This suggests that a search for more sequences like these may be fruitful. In this paper, we develop a step-by-step symbolic algorithm to search for these sequences. Using this algorithm, we determine that such sequences come in infinite families that are themselves plentiful. In fact,there are hundreds of easy to describe families based on the Hofstadter Q-recurrence alone.


Construction of Shenzhen hydrological station network is the needs of economic and sustainable social development.The article presents realized functions of Shenzhen hydrological station network after optimization and main requirements for setting up measuring station,and makes a detailed analysis about technical conditions that can realize some system functions of each hydrological station,water level station and rainfall station,lightning protection technology for measuring station,also concerning technology of hydrological data control center and system communication construction.Construction of hydrological station network will play an active role in promoting integrated management and scientific disposition of water resources,and disaster prevention and reduction as well.


There's always been two histories to tell about International Relations. One that explains structures and processes and another that understands individual and collective actions. But the first one has always been predominant in our discipline, forgetting what International Relations truly means for the states and for global political actors.


We compute the three-loop correction to the universal single-soft emission current for the case of scattering amplitudes with two additional color-charged partons. We present results valid for QCD and $\mathcal{N}=4$ super-symmetric Yang-Mills theory. To achieve our results we develop a new integrand expansion technique for scattering amplitudes in the presence of soft emissions. Furthermore, we obtain contributions from single final-state parton matrix elements to the Higgs boson and Drell-Yan production cross section at next-to-next-to-next-to-next-to leading order (N$^4$LO) in perturbative QCD in the threshold limit.


The evolution of magnetic reconnection in large‐scale systems often gives rise to extended current layers that are unstable to the formation of secondary magnetic islands. The role of these islands in the reconnection process and the conditions under which they form remains a subject of debate. In this work, we benchmark two different kinetic particle‐in‐cell codes to address the formation of secondary islands for several types of global boundary conditions. The influence on reconnection is examined for a range of conditions and collisionality limits. Although secondary islands are observed in all cases, their influence on reconnection may be different depending on the regime. In the collisional limit, the secondary islands play a key role in breaking away from the slow Sweet‐Parker scaling and pushing the evolution towards small scales where kinetic effects can dominate. In the collisionless limit, fast reconnection can proceed in small systems (30× ion inertial scale) without producing any secondary isl...


In November 1983 an almost unknown subspecies of the genus Lemur was rediscovered in north-west Madagascar: Lemur macaco flavifrons (Gray, 1867). Because of its k


The usefulness of bottom-mounted, upward-looking sonars for long-term quantitative zooplankton monltonng was demonstrated util~zing a 49 d record of acoustic volume backscattering strengths collected by a 150 kHz RDI Acoustic Doppler Current Prof~ler in LaHave Basin off Nova Scotla, Canada Varlatlons in the character and Intensity of 2 dlstlnct acoustic scattenng honzons distlnguished by dlffenng dlurnal migration patterns were noted One honzon confined to the top 50 m and only present during the early parts of the recording was tentatively ascribed to ~uveni le fish Another strongly migrating horizon identified wlth the euphausild Meganyctlphanes norveglca was studied in detail M norvegica in daytime were broadly distnbuted at about 150 nl depth At night they were uniformly dlstnbuted in the upper 50 m A 30% decrease In nighttime integrated backscattenng levels was consistent with euphausud accumulation in the acoustically unobservable near-surface region Average target strengths decllned S1 dB dunng active vertical rmgration This observation, ~nterpreted by acoustic scattenng theory, constrained average euphausiid inclinations to llttle more than 30" dunng upward swimmng Column ~ntegrated population densities were roughly 290 m-2 Use of an lnchned beam sonar geometry should result in backscattering levels less sensitive to organism onentahon than use of a conventional verhcally onented sonar beam


X-ray powder diffraction data are reported for α-brass with the composition Cu: 63.44±0.04 wt %, Zn: 36.45±0.06 wt %. No valid reference card for this material is present in the JCPDS-ICDD database. The investigated brass composition is cubic (Fm3m) with a0: 3.69612±0.00014 Å, unit cell volume: 50.4938±0.0058 Å3, density calculated: 8.44±0.05 g/cm3, density measured: 8.43±0.03 g/cm3. The X-ray diffraction pattern presented resembles that of deleted reference card 6-657 in great detail.


The purpose of this work is twofold: - to make a first historic analysis of performance through an investment in wine by comparing its performance with those that would have been possible to obtain at the same time by providing financial term investments; - to introduce the regional diversity of performance by considering the situation in the three selected geographic areas.


The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Mn(CH3CN)(C8H6N4)2(H2O)][Mn(C8H6N4)2(H2O)2](ClO4)4·2H2O, contains two distinct cationic MnII complexes, four perchlorate anions and two solvent water molecules. In the two complexes, both MnII ions are six-coordinated in a distorted octahedral environment, but one Mn ion has a cis-N5O coordination geometry defined by four N atoms of the two chelating 2,2′-bipyrimidine (bpym) ligands, one N atom of a coordinating acetonitrile molecule and one O atom of a water ligand, whereas the other Mn ion has a cis-N4O2 coordination geometry defined by four N atoms of the two bpym ligands and two O atoms of water ligands. In the crystal structure, the complex molecules, anions and solvent water molecules are linked by intermolecular O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. Three of the four perchlorate anions are disordered over two sets of sites in different ratios.


AbstractThe development of cross-laminated timber (CLT) has created new opportunities for the use of lumber from low-grade and low-density species in structural applications. In order to ensure the...


The aim of this study is to figure out student ideas about technology supported instructions and alternative measurement and evaluation could be used together.  At this research, 20-hours-technology assisted lessons were processed  on the sub-field of Mathematics which is Trigonometry. During technologically designed lessons for 10th grade, some software were appropriately used. In addition to this process, alternative assessment methods were used to evaluate students. After completion of the process, every single participant was interviewed about the process. Descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the interviews. In this study, it was obtained that students' participation  to lessons, their interests and their achievement perceptions positively changed; furthermore, in the evaluation process, it was also observed that students think that alternative measurement process better reflects their achievement and they prefer alternative measurement methods over traditional measurement methods. In the consideration of whole study, it was concluded that technology supported instructions and alternative measurement and evaluation process could be effectively used.


Marine SCience Laboratories. Fisheries Division. Ministry for Conservation and Environment P.O. Box 1J4, Oueenscliff. Victoria 3225, Australia Present address: Fisheries Research Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries P.O. Box 297. Wellington, New Zealand Exploitation models and catch statistics of the Victorian fishery for abalone Haliotis rubra Abstract.-Catch and effort data for the abalone Haliotis rubra fishery off Victoria, Australia, revealed that catches were allied to incentive (price); annual catch was proportional to effort. The robustness of the fishery can be attributed to low fishing mortality (F around 0.1) and a relatively high minimum length of capture (120mm). Exploitation models showed that egg production was at least 50% that of unfished stocks. The analyses also showed that egg production was sensitive to variation in the growth parameters; fast-growing populations were more vulnerable to recruitment overfishing than slow-growing populations. For slow-growing populations, yields could be considerably increased without endangering recruitment. It is suggested, from the available evidence, that overfishing has been overemphasized in the collapse of abalone fisheries.


. Private set union (PSU) protocol enables two parties, each holding a set, to compute the union of their sets without revealing anything else to either party. So far, there are two known approaches for constructing PSU protocols. The first mainly depends on additively homomorphic encryption (AHE), which is generally inefficient since it needs to perform a non-constant number of homomorphic computations on each item. The second is mainly based on oblivious transfer and symmetric-key operations, which is recently proposed by Kolesnikov et al. (KRTW, ASIACRYPT 2019). It features good practical performance, which is several orders of magnitude faster than the first one. However, neither of these two approaches is optimal in the sense that their computation and communication complexity are not both O ( n ), where n is the size of the set. Therefore, the problem of constructing the optimal PSU protocol remains open. In this work, we resolve this open problem by proposing a generic framework of PSU from oblivious transfer and a newly introduced protocol called multi-query reverse private membership test (mq-RPMT). We present two generic constructions of mq-RPMT. The first is based on symmetric-key encryption and general 2PC techniques. The second is based on re-randomizable public-key encryption. Both constructions lead to PSU with linear computation and communication complexity. By instantiating the generic constructions of mq-RPMT, we obtain two concrete PSU protocols based on SKE and PKE techniques respectively. We implement our two PSU protocols and compare them with the state-of-the-art PSU. Experiments show that our PKE-based protocol has the lowest communication of all schemes, which is 4 . 1 − 14 . 8 × lower depending on set size. The running time of our PSU scheme is 1 . 2 − 12 × faster than that of state-of-the-art depending on network environments.


In this paper, a parallel three-dimensional dispersive FDTD method is introduced to model a nanolens. The device has its potential in subwavelength imaging at optical frequencies. The finiteness of such a nano-device and its impact on the system dynamic behavior is numerically exploited.


A screwdriver using coupled screws comprises a body 1 including a driver bit 3; a nose portion 2 movable in the axial direction of the driver bit 3; a spring 14 to urge the nose portion 2 away from the screw tightener body 1, and a feed wheel 6 rotatably supported by the nose portion 2. Coupled screws 5 supplied to the nose portion are fed in the direction of extension of the driver bit 3 by inter-locking the rotation of the feed wheel 6 with the movement of the nose portion 2. Members (18, 21, 22, Fig. 1a) retain the screw tightener body 1 and the nose portion 2 in a retaining position when the indentation force is released after the nose portion 2 is forced a predetermined distance into the screw tightener body. A guide groove (26, Fig. 1b) permits the spring 14 to make a re-set movement with respect to the screw tightener body 1 after the nose portion 2 is forced a further predetermined distance into the screw tightener body.


Manuscript letter sending apologies for a recent Council meeting and expressing concern that an upcoming event is not being sufficiently advertised. Dated 19 March 1939.


The object of study is a differential two-electrode conductivity cell with a calculated constant, designed for the practical realization of the unit of length – a meter in national measurement standards of electrolytic conductivity of liquids. The differential cell consists of two tubes of the same diameter but different lengths. The article presents an idealized model for calculating cell constants and determining electrolytic conductivity. The presence of holes for filling the cell, caus-ing a distortion of the uniformity of the current density distribution in the middle of the cell, and a significant dielectric permeability of aqueous solutions lead to significant errors when measuring the resistance of liquid columns. The arti-cle presents mathematical expressions for calculating two types of corrections. First, the correction caused by the dis-tortion of the field uniformity due to the presence of the inlet and outlet holes of the cell. Secondly, the correction caused by the presence of bias currents in aqueous solutions of electrolytes. The appearance of a differential cell based on two tubes with a diameter of 9 mm and a length of 50 and 100 mm, respectively, which is being tested as a part of the national measurement standard of Ukraine, is given. References 7, figures 5, tables 2.


Relative frequency of knowledge of results (KR) is the proportion of KR presentations to the total number of practice trials. Contrary to predictions from most traditional motor learning perspectives (e.g., Adams, 1971;Schmidt, 1975; Thorndike, 1927), recent evidence suggests that, compared with practice in 100% relative frequency conditions, practice with lower relative frequencies may be beneficial to longer-term retention and learning, but detrimental to practice performance. Three experiments are reported in which the effects of variations in acquisition KR relative frequency were examined. Experiment 1 showed that a markedly reduced KR relative frequency during practice was as effective for learning as measured by various retention tests, compared with a 100% KR practice condition. In Experiments 2 and 3, when the scheduling of KR was manipulated so that the number of KR trials was systematically lowered across practice, a reduced average relative frequency enhanced learning as measured by a delayed no-KR retention test (Experiment 2) and a retention test in which KR was provided (Experiment 3). Results are inconsistent with predictions from an acquisition-test specificity hypothesis and conventional motor learning theories and thus suggest a revision in the principles governing the role of KR for motor learning. Empirical support is provided for the KR guidance hypothesis (Salmoni, Schmidt, & Walter, 1984) and for various encoding-retrieval operations associated with spaced retrieval practice. Possible learning strategies invoked by relative frequency and other related practice variations are discussed with respect to response consistency and the development of intrinsic error detection mechanisms.


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Recent grouting projects in Sweden have concentrated on the grout itself. The only grout normally used in Sweden is cement-based. During the past 10 years, the acceptable flow of water into tunnels has been reduced significantly. The current requirements mean that an average fracture aperture of around 0.05 mm must be sealed. Chemical grouts generally have a low initial viscosity and the absence of particles means that they can penetrate narrow fractures. Recently, the environmental impact of non-cement grouts has become an important issue. Silica sol is a material that seems to fulfil both requirements, as it is non-hazardous and capable of penetrating narrow fractures.

The main objectives of this study are to investigate the basic concepts of how rheology affects penetration and to develop models for calculating penetration length. Other aims are to analyse the need for sealing narrow fractures and to find out how the grouting design can be linked to the characterisation of the rock mass. The papers deal with the grouting procedure with silica sol and analyse a concept for evaluating sealing efficiency and penetration length.
In two laboratory studies conducted in a sand-column and pipes, parameters affecting the penetration length were studied. In both studies the aim was to equate the penetration length of the sand and in pipes with that in a slit. For the pipe, the equivalent aperture involves only the radius of the pipe and for the sand the aperture is proportional only to the porosity and calculated specific surface of the sand itself.

The five papers outline the grouting procedure with silica sol and suggest a simple grouting model as well as a concept for evaluating the sealing efficiency and penetration length. The grouting design was based on the characterisation of the rock mass and the grouting parameters. A new design criterion for the grouting time was tested and evaluated to obtain a desired penetration length. The grouting time is strongly connected to the gel-time of the grout. The grout used was silica sol, a gelling liquid consisting of amorphous silica particles suspended in water. To initiate and accelerate the gelling process, salt solutions were used.

Models were developed to calculate the grout penetration in both one and two dimensions. An interesting feature is that the penetration length calculated in 1-D is about twice as long as that for 2-D, which is verified partially by two field studies. The final penetration is the same as the penetration calculated using the analytical model with a grouting time equal to gel induction time, tG. Since the penetration models are based on the grout properties, the proposed calculations can be applied to most types of gelling liquids, provided the basics of the rheology are taken into account.


We have analyzed the early stages of unfolding of cytochromes c-b₅₆₂ (PDB ID: 2BC5) and Rd apo b₅₆₂ (PDB ID: 1YYJ). Our geometrical approach proceeds from an analysis of the crystal structure reported for each protein. We quantify, residue-by-residue and region-by-region, the spatial and angular changes in the structure as the protein denatures, and quantify differences that result from the seven residues that differ in the two proteins. Using two independent analyses, one based on spatial metrics and the second on angular metrics, we establish the order of unfolding of the five helices in cyt c-b₅₆₂ and the four helices in the apo protein. For the two helices nearest the N-terminal end of both proteins, the ones in the apo protein unfold first. For the two helices nearest the C-terminal end, the interior helix of the apo protein unfolds first, whereas the terminal helix of the holo protein unfolds first. Excluded-volume effects (repulsive interactions) are minimized in turning regions; the overall range in Δ values is Δ = 36.3 A³ for cyt c-b₅₆₂ and Δ = 36.6 A³ for the apo protein, whereas the span for all 20 amino acids is Δ = 167.7 A³. As our work indicates that the interior helix of cytochrome c-b₅₆₂ is the first to fold, we suggest that this helix protects the heme from misligation, consistent with ultrafast folding over a minimally frustrated funneled landscape.


We generalize a recently introduced traffic model, where the statistical weights are associated with whole trajectories, to the case of two-way flow. An interaction between the two lanes is included which describes a slowing down when two cars meet. This leads to two coupled five-vertex models. It is shown that this problem can be solved by reducing it to two one-lane problems with modified parameters. In contrast to stochastic models, jamming appears only for very strong interaction between the lanes.


Summary Background and aims Evidence from epidemiological studies indicates that bipolar disorder (BP) and schizo- phrenia (SCHI) have each a lifetime prevalence of 1% across the world's populations. Recent family and linkage studies suggest that BP and SCHI share some genetic sus- ceptibility and high familiar risk. Other twin and adoption studies indicate that esti- mates of heritability are quite similar for these disorders (~70%). Moreover, evidence from clinical trials indicates that both disorders respond to atypical antipsychotics. Put together, these data challenged the DSM-IV classification of these disorders as separate syndromes and seem to favor alternative nosological approaches. Historically, various attempts have been made to group together syndromes sharing similar characteristics (the schizophrenic spectrum) or to define psychopathological dimensions, which could better describe the psychotic syndromes and, therefore, facilitate biological studies. Typically, the afore-mentioned models overlook psychotic soft signs, low-grade symp- toms, subthreshold syndromes, as well as temperamental and personality traits that may appear across all axis-I disorders, including anxiety disorders, and normal con- trols. We argue that a model encompassing the wide range of clinical and subsyndro- mal psychotic manifestations provides a useful approach to psychoses. For instance, isolated features belonging to the psychotic continuum might be prodromes of psy- chotic syndromes. We call this continuum, from psychotic soft signs to full-blown ma- jor psychoses, the "psychotic spectrum". Method In order to provide an operational definition of this concept, we have developed the Structured Clinical Interview for the Psychotic Spectrum (SCI-PSY) (Tables I, II). This paper reviews the hypotheses that have guided our conceptualization of the psychotic spectrum. Conclusions This approach has potential implications, in a clinical neuroscience perspective, for the characterization of behavioral phenotypes associated with the genotype, the neu- robiological phenotype and the environment. These behavioral phenotypes could also be used to identify response groups and subjects with a higher likelihood of psychosis.


BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction is a form of ischemic heart disease in which there is an inadequate supply of blood and oxygen to a portion of the myocardium. It typically occurs when there is an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply & demand. In this study, we wanted to determine the prognostic significance of serum uric acid concentration in acute myocardial infarction. METHODS This is a cross-sectional comparative study conducted among 100 acute myocardial infarction patients admitted at VIMSAR, Burla during the study period from November 2017 to October 2019 and also 50 age and gender-matched healthy controls person who presented to the hospital OPD with other reasons. All patients were diagnosed with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction based on clinical history, examination, ECG changes, and biochemical markers. Detailed general examination and detailed systemic examination of cardiovascular, neuromuscular, gastrointestinal, respiratory & genitourinary system were done with routine tests: Hb%, TLC, DC, ESR, S. Urea, S. Creatinine, Fasting/RBS, Blood Sugar, Urine, R/M, Serum uric acid, Troponin I & CPK-MB and ECG in all leads. Evaluation of patient was done to access the Killip class on the day of admission and once among 50 age and gender-matched healthy controls. RESULTS The mean serum uric acid level was higher in patients with acute myocardial infarction than the healthy controls. There was no significant difference in the mean serum uric acid level between males & females and the mean serum uric acid level between diabetic & non-diabetic patients. Patients in the higher Killip class had higher serum uric acid levels. All patients who died in the study were in the higher Killip class and had higher S.uric acid levels. CONCLUSIONS A combination of Killip class & serum uric acid level after acute myocardial infarction is a good predictor of mortality. KEY WORDS Myocardial Infarction, ST Segment Elevation, CPK-MB, Serum Uric Acid.


The conjecture, still widely open, posed by Marco Buratti, Peter Horak and Alex Rosa states that a list $L$ of $v-1$ positive integers not exceeding $\left\lfloor \frac{v}{2}\right\rfloor$ is the list of edge-lengths of a suitable Hamiltonian path of the complete graph with vertex-set $\{0,1,\ldots,v-1\}$ if and only if, for every divisor $d$ of $v$, the number of multiples of $d$ appearing in $L$ is at most $v-d$. In this paper we present new methods that are based on linear realizations and can be applied to prove the validity of this conjecture for a vast choice of lists. As example of their flexibility, we consider lists whose underlying set is one of the following: $\{x,y,x+y\}$, $\{1,2,3,4\}$, $\{1,2,4,\ldots,2x\}$, $\{1,2,4,\ldots,2x,2x+1\}$. We also consider lists with many consecutive elements.


Sea sediments of various origin have been studied with respect to their electrokinetic potential in seawater of varying salinity. All the sediments tested are negatively charged in seawater and most of them are positively charged in freshwater. Charge reversal occurs between 2 and 6‰ salinity. This could possibly influence the deposition of certain ions and minerals at, or near, river estuaries.


In this paper we present the algorithm of finding the solutions of the equation $x^3+ax=b$ in $\mathbb{Z}^*_3$ with coefficients from $\mathbb{Q}_3$.


Single-photon ionisation and resonant multiphoton ionisation studies, which can now be carried out using synchrotron radiation and pulsed dye lasers respectively, are providing important dynamical information on molecular photoionisation. In this paper we discuss some results of our recent studies of several, single- and multi-photon ionisation processes in molecules. The results will be taken from our studies of (i) single-photon ionisation of linear molecules with emphasis on the role of shape and autoionising resonances on these cross· sections, (ii) photoionisation from oriented NiCO as a simple but realistic model of photoemission in adsorbate-substrate systems, and (iii) resonant multiphoton ionisation of H_2.


Abstract Soil cover with plastic film is a practice used to optimize the agronomic performance of different crops, but its behavior in the citrus growing conditions of Brazil remains unknown. Five experiments in commercial orchards located in the state of Sao Paulo, in rainfed or irrigated systems, were carried out to evaluate the effect of soil cover with plastic film (white/black or silver/black color) on the vegetative growth and initial production of sweet orange trees up to 3.5 years after planting. In each location and experiment, completely randomized design was used, with four to ten replicates and five to twelve useful trees per plot. Considering the set of results, soil cover with plastic film increased the average canopy volume by 27% and the average production per tree by 33% compared to control trees without plastic cover. The positive effect of plastic cover was observed until the third year of its application, gradually decreasing with its degradation. In general, greater relative increases were observed in variables evaluated with the use of plastic cover in rainfed experiments than irrigated ones, while the effect of white/black either silver/black films was similar.


The optical properties of soda lime float glass (SLG) have been characterized over a wide spectral range from 0.41 meV to 8.38 eV using spectroscopic ellipsometry and from 0.74 to 4.80 eV by unpolarized transmittance spectroscopy to retain sensitivity to the onset of high photon energy absorption. In all, the raw measured spectra are collected using four separate instruments, each covering different portions of the full measured spectrum. The glass is modeled as two separate surface layers on either side of a bulk SLG slab to account for variations in surface properties arising from the float glass fabrication process. The measurements are sensitive to the thicknesses of each of these layers and to the optical properties of each, which are reported as both the complex dielectric function (e = e1 + ie2) and complex index of refraction (N = n + ik). Despite the measurements being collected on multiple instruments, the optical properties of each layer are represented as single, continuous parametric functions.


New infrastructures, such as utilities, are often added to existing infrastructures within civil engineering systems to meet existing or future needs. A uniform and versatile modeling approach that incorporates both existing and proposed new components into a unified design objects model is essential to this process. This modeling approach and the resulting design system employed should coordinate the multiple infrastructures involved to ensure design integrity. In this paper, the authors propose a Civil Engineering Objects (CEO) model, a flexible and powerful modeling tool that supports the management and coordination of the design, construction, and relocation aspects of infrastructure projects. The key technical concepts and issues regarding the implementation of the CEO model are discussed in detail. An application of the proposed model is to demonstrate its ability to verify the spatial clearance of infrastructure components. Findings indicate that the CEO model serves as a competent aid to the design and coordination of utility placement within existing infrastructures.


In operational applications, hyperelastic adhesive joints are exposed to environmental conditions (moisture and temperature) that affect their mechanical performance. The understanding of how the environment can influence the joint durability through both static and cyclic loading is a key aspect to ensure safety and avoid over-dimensioning. The current work presents an investigation of the effect of environment conditions on the diffusion and mechanical performance of two different hyperelastic adhesive joints (a polyurethane and a silicon-modified polymer). To assess the process of moisture mass diffusion, pure adhesive samples were weighted for 387 days when subjected to outdoor weathering conditions. An FEA-diffusion procedure method was demonstrated by (i) predicting the saturation concentration at steady conditions of 40 °C/15% r.h. (40/15) and 40 °C/60% r.h. (40/60), and (ii) predicting the experienced mass change due to outdoor weathering. The reversibility of the effect of conditioning at 40 °C/60% r.h. on the mechanical properties of the adhesives was assessed via quasi-static and fatigue tensile shear testing. The results support the conclusion that conditioning with the surrogate climate of 40 °C/60% r.h. does not cause irreversible damage, as any potential decrease in shear modulus, tensile shear strength and fatigue life due to 40/60 conditioning can be reversed by re-drying at 40/15.


The correlation between kernel yield and 11 main agronomic characters of 25 maize hybrids were studied by grey correlative degree analysis in south subtropic area,Zhangzhou of Fujian province.The results showed that the kernel yield was closly related to ear diameter,100 kernels weight,ear length,stalk diameter,plant height and kernel numbers/ear,next to them are row numbers/ear,kernel numbers/row,days from seedling stage to silking,days from seedling stage to anther dust diffusion period and ear height.Thus,we must select mainly the maize hybrids with large ear,large size and much amount of kernels per ear,thick stalk and about 210 cm plant height in south subtropic area.This conclusion put forward a primary principle for breeding maize.


The Research Examines The Effect Of Accountant Competence, Educator Accountant Commitment, Accountant Ethics And Professionalism As Mediating Variable On Educator Accountantaccountanbility. This Study Took The Objectof Accounting Lecturers In Dkijakarta, Using Data Collectionmethodsthrough Questionnaires. Samplingusingthe Purposive Samplingmethod Withthe Criteria Ofhavingexpertise In The Field Of Accounting Is Realized Through Akt Or Ak Degrees From Several Universitiesin Dkijakarta. The Hypothesis Testing Model Uses Partial Least Square (PLS). Based On The Results Of Data Analysis And Discussion, The Following Research Findings Were Obtained: 1) Accountant Commitmentand Accountant Ethics Have A Positive Effect On Accountability Of Educator Accountants; 2) Accountant Competence, Accountant Commitment And Accountant Ethics Have A Positive Effect On Professionalism;3)Accountant Competence Does Notaffectthe Accountability Of Educator Accountants; 4) Accountantcompetencehasa Positive Effecton Educator Accountability Through Professionalismhas A Fullmediationrole.Theexistence Of Professionalism Is Importantso That It Can Affect The Competence Of Accountantsontheaccountabilityof Educator Accountants; 5) Accountants Commitment And Accountant Ethics Have A Positive Effect On Accountability Accountantthrough Professionalism. Thatis, Professionalism Hasapartialmediationrole. Both The Direct And Indirect Relationship Of Commitmentand Accountantethics Can Encourageeducators To Gain Accountability For Accountants.


Capital goods often require new parts as their life cycle comes to an end. The fact that suppliers for the spare parts required stop producing them and the long distance from production to repair facility together result in random lead times and disruptions. Shortages are very costly with regard to capital products thus it is important for any company that these are minimised. We analyse this as an inventory system and change certain cost parameters. We follow up by calculating the effects of each change and incorporating them into cost functions found in literature. We find cost deviations of up to 60% as the effects of random lead times and disruptions. The changes in cost parameters each result in a small cost deviation of up to 15%.


Statistical characterization of secondary subsystems in binaries helps to distinguish between various scenarios of multiple-star formation. The Differential Speckle Survey Instrument was used at the Gemini-N telescope for several hours in 2015 July to probe the binarity of 25 secondary components in nearby solar-type binaries. Six new subsystems were resolved, with meaningful detection limits for the remaining targets. The large incidence of secondary subsystems agrees with other similar studies. The newly resolved subsystem HIP 115417 Ba,Bb causes deviations in the observed motion of the outer binary from which an astrometric orbit of Ba,Bb with a period of 117 years is deduced.


The invention belongs to a metallurgy process auxiliary material, in particular to an expansion heat-preserving agent. The expansion heat-preserving agent comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 10-36 percent of CaO and MgO, 40-55 percent of SiO2, 5-20 percent of Al2O3, less than or equal to 3 percent of Na2O and K2O and less than or equal to 0.05 percent of C. The expansion heat-preserving agent provided by the invention has the advantages of small amount of dust during use, high spreadability, high heat-preserving property, normal temperature fall from the back of argon to a middle bag, non-adhesion to the bag, no corrosion to slag lines and high suitability for the demand of metallurgy production.