Insulation is commonly regarded as the weakest part of most electrical equipment. In developing sustainably reliable electric power systems (such as in the context of developing economies), the reliability of electrical insulation therefore becomes one of the focal points of engineering efforts. Two of the main contributors to high voltage insulation failures are thermal and electrical stresses. The failures may be mitigated using nanocomposite material as electrical insulation. Recent state-of-the art review by Cigré has shown that nanodielectric technology is still in its infancy and has yet to move from the laboratory to the domain of full scale manufacturing. In the review however, studies on electrical tree resistance as a performance indicator on nanodielectrics was neglected. The ability to endure electrical treeing degradation is a good measure of the quality of solid electrical insulation. The purpose of the present work is to firstly demonstrate innovations to the effect that nanodielectrics can be a viable technology customised for applications in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa for sustainable power systems development. The improved electrical treeing endurance and thermal performance of the developed nanodielectric epoxy material through use of carbon nanospheres and hexagonal Boron Nitride in an epoxy matrix is presented.


With the rapid development of computer technology, the network behavior in the era of big data has become an important activity in students' campus life, which is quietly changing students' study and life. However, the behavior of students' network users directly reflects the purpose and demand of users and the state and performance of the network. The author analyzes the data of student users' online logs, and uses Apriori algorithm to analyze its association rules. Summarize the characteristics of student users' online behavior, including online time analysis, user's visit to websites and other user behavior analysis, which is of great significance for network optimization, personalizedj and differentiated design of services, standardized management, rational allocation of network bandwidth, enhancing information security, improving the efficiency of daily management of college counselors and network administrators, and ensuring the stability and efficiency of campus network environment.


Recently reported Bethesda terminology suggests the use of the term "atypical follicular cells" for thyroid fine‐needle aspirates. Previous work has suggested that some types of "atypical follicular cells" have different risks of malignancy.


Many new faculty members find themselves in a classroom having received neither experience as teachers nor instruction on teaching during graduate school. While mentoring programs and short course options do exist for some, most new faculty head into the classroom for the first time armed with only a packet of lecture notes and a recollection of the professors that they had found to be most engaging and a vague plan for emulating them. In a situation such as this, material coverage and mere survival become classroom priorities. It is easy for new faculty to overly concentrate on the academic content of each lecture, not concerning themselves with the context in which the classroom resides. Comfortably and confidently creating a dynamic learning environment takes more than just command of course material. To be happy and effective in the classroom, new faculty need to address two issues outside of the classroom: how teaching fits with personal priorities and career goals, and how teaching is valued and supported in the local academic culture. This paper offers tips for new faculty on learning to place the classroom in the context of personal priorities and local culture garnered from two different perspectives and points on the learning curve. This paper addresses issues of balancing teaching, research, and service from the perspective of personal priorities and goals. It discusses approaches to developing and maintaining a personal identity in the local teaching culture, while at the same time finding or creating a support network that works to meet individual needs. Finally, it offers some advice for improving classroom mechanics through preparation and record keeping, and for improving communication with students.


It's found by tracing the source and changes of American financial institution that a financial institution itself should adapt to the internal requirement of economic and financial development,and that the institution depends upon the institution-evolution path arrangement with the country's own feature,no matter in blending operation institution or in division operation institution.From the history of the.U.S.A."blending operation-division operation-blending operation",we can see that the true realization of blending operation is not accomplished in one night but a long way to go,of course,it's an inevitable tendency.


Maternal infection during pregnancy may affect fetal brain development and increase the risk of developing neurological and mental disorders later in life in offspring. In this study, we used low‐dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection to mimic mild maternal infection at a critical time window for fetal dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5‐HT) neuron development. The affected offspring exhibited reduction of dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons and anxiety‐ and depression‐related behaviors in adulthood. In the current study, we evaluated whether dextromethorphan (DM, 30 mg/kg), an over‐the‐counter antitussive drug with anti‐inflammatory and neuroprotective properties, could reduce the adverse effects of maternal infection mimicked by LPS exposure. We discovered that DM application did not change the baseline serum interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) levels in the LPS‐exposed offspring. However, DM treatment could reduce the heightened immune responses induced by a postnatal LPS challenge test in prenatal LPS‐exposed offspring. The neuroprotective effect of DM was only seen in DA neurons but not in 5‐HT neurons. We concluded that DM treatment can partially protect the offspring against the adverse effects of LPS‐induced maternal immune activation. The reduction in heightened immune responses and dopaminergic neuronal loss in LPS‐exposed offspring could potentially reduce the risk of DA‐related neurological and psychiatric disorders later in life.


Based on the summarizing the study of the economic regionalization, the regional divergence, development models, industry structure, development strategies, regional co-development, the economic and technical development zone, space framing, foreign direct investment, the regional coordination policy, the regional culture, the relationship between Jiangsu and Shanghai, this paper points out that the frontiers of regional economic study of Jiangsu today are the construction of the international industry, the study of the economic integration, the planning of the regional development and the establishment of the regional agency, new industry area, the orders of the regional space, regional environment innovation, the new regional pattern, the economic co-development of Jiangsu and the middle and western regions of the country and so on


Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, chronic, inflammatory and symmetric disease. In order to avoid joint destruction and reduce requires knowledge of the vital components causing the disease; so it is essential to start early in diagnosis and suitable treatment. Although clinical symptoms and results of radiographic help to identify and measure the activity of RA disease, biochemical markers also act as indicators of early diagnosis of the disease activity. So it is therefore the diagnosis of the disease in an early stage must choose a strong relationship with the disease. One of the vital signs related to rheumatoid arthritis is adenosine deaminase (ADA). The destruction of adenosine by the adenosine pathway facilitates a series of infections such as rheumatoid arthritis. So there are many questions that come to our mind namely. Can the level of adenosine activity (ADA) be a biomarker of the distinction between RA patients and controls? Can adenosine deaminase be a biomarker indicator for diagnosing of rheumatoid arthritis at the stage early pre-radiographically? And, does adenosine deaminase activity give an indication of the disease activity? In this review article, we're going to show the studies that pointed to those questions.


Through the Psychology in Education approach, based on the archeological-genealogical method, the link between the current governamentality, biopolitics and public policies bound to population sectors which the WHO considered vulnerable is analyzed (childhood, addictions, mental illness and disability). Two kinds of biopolitics


Complete tracheal agenesis is a very rare congenital anomaly that is only compatible with life in some cases with associated tracheo‐oesophageal or broncho‐oesophageal fistula. In most cases, concomitant congenital anomalies of the heart, digestive tract or genitourinary tract are present. It should be suspected in any neonate with a history of hydramnios, absent crying, respiratory distress and difficulty in intubation. The possibility for surgical correction or palliation rests on the extent of atresia present. We present a case of complete tracheal agenesis without tracheo nor broncho‐oesophageal fistula (type II by Floyd's classification) – the diagnosis of which was prenatally suspected – and discuss the important features of the airway management of this condition.


Conducted a toxicological assessment of combined effects of Decis and T-2 toxin on the body of animals. The studies yielded the following results. Average lethal dose of Decis and T-2 toxin to albino rats for the separate effects of: 45.8 and 3.0 mg / kg, respectively, when combined 38.3 and 1.8 mg / kg for rabbits in the division: 356.7 and 0.54 mg / kg, combined 290.0 and 0.46 mg / kg, indicating a synergistic action of toxicants, the coefficient of accumulation is 4.8, which is typical for substances with moderate cumulation. The combined effects of Decis and T-2 toxin at the level of current MACs for each toxin exerts embryotoxic and teratogenic effects on the body of white rats: pre-implantation loss of fetuses increases relative to controls by 40.5% postimplantation death by 47.1%, the overall fetal mortality rate by 40.6%. The highest percentage of stillbirths was observed with respect to the control group, subjected to combined effects of Decis and T-2 toxin 2.2 times, in groups treated separately decis and T-2 toxin, 1.7 and 2.1 times, respectively. On such indicators as the time of detachment of ears, the term of pubescence, insights, and the eruption of the incisors significant differences in the experimental groups relative to controls were observed. The combined effects of Decis and T-2 toxin after a single and repeated administration is characterized by more severe clinical, hematological, biochemical and pathological changes than when the effects of toxicants. Accompanied by a decrease in the number of leukocytes, erythrocytes and hemoglobin of 26.3, 27.8 and 33.6%, respectively, decrease in total protein by 19.2%.


The utility model discloses an industrial microwave printing and dyeing drying device for dye printed or rinsed flat fabric, wherein, two lines of cloth-guiding rollers are arranged in the box of a tunnel type industrial microwave device; a flat fabric feeding device and a flat fabric discharging device are respectively arranged at the inlet and the outlet of the microwave device. When in use, fabric passes through the cloth-guiding rollers in the box of the microwave device, and then a microwave generator, the flat fabric feeding device and the flat fabric discharging device, and an air discharging device are turned on, so the flat fabric can be dried or color-fixed consecutively.


This paper is concerned with the problems and legal solutions of the voting rights of the National Pension Fund. The merger of Samsung C&T Corp. and Cheil Industries Inc. within the Samsung Group was successful with the assistance of the voting rights of the National Pension Fund. The management right of the Samsung Group was succeeded due to this merger. In this case, the Samsung C&T Corp. announced its plan to be merged into the Cheil Indusries Inc., whereby each share of Samsung C&T will be changed with 0.35 share of Cheil Indusries Inc. The Elliot Management, a minority shareholder of the Samsung C&T, criticized the merger ratio of 1:0.35, claiming it was absurd and too disadvantageous against the Samsung C&T Corp. The merger within the Samsung Group provoked a fierce debate over the positive voting rights of the National Pension Fund. Since the IMF economic crisis in 1998, the voting rights of the National Pension Fund, the largest institutional investor in Korea, have directed considerable attention toward the impact on corporate governance. Until now, the National Pension Fund has exercised its voting rights passively on a limited set of issues, such as election of executives and changing articles of incorporation. The National Pension Fund, as the largest institutional investor, has demanded the positive voting rights as a shareholder as well as the responsibility as a fiduciary. It is based on the shareholder activism and the Korean stewardship code. There are three legal solutions to solve the problems of the voting rights of the National Pension Fund. First of all, the reinforcement of the exercise of the positive voting rights of the National Pension Fund is needed through the amendment of guidelines related to its voting rights to solve the problems. Second, the National Pension Fund should introduce the Korean stewardship code for the responsibility as a fiduciary. Finally, the amendment of the Commercial Act related to the shareholder's rights of the National Pension Fund such as the cumulative voting system, electronic voting system and the introduction of the multiple derivative suits is demanded to strengthen the positive voting rights of the National Pension Fund.


Three models are presented for a 2-unit standby system, Models 1 and 2 deal with a 2-unit warm-standby system with and without preventive maintenance (pm) to standby unit. Model 3 is a 2-unit cold-standby system with pm to operative unit. An income structure has been superimposed on the semi-Markov processes generated by the systems to obtain s-expected profit. For models 2 and 3, s-expected profit is suggested as the measure of maintenance effectiveness. Numerical examples are included to illustrate the results.


One hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of amyloid ß-peptide, which can initiate a cascade of oxidative events that may result in neuronal death. Since Nrf2 is the major regulator for a battery of genes encoding detoxifying and antioxidative enzymes via binding to the antioxidant response element (ARE), it is of great interest to find nontoxic activators of Nrf2 rendering neuronal cells more resistant to AP toxicity. Utilizing ARE-Luciferase assay and Western blot we give evidence that the kavalactones methysticin, kavain and yangonin activate Nrf2 time and dose dependently in neural PC12 and astroglial C6 cells and thereby upregulate cytoprotective genes. Viability and cytotoxicity assays demonstrate that Nrf2 activation is able to protect neural cells from Aß-(1-42) induced neurotoxicity. Downregulation of Nrf2 by shRNA as well as ERK1/2 inhibition abolishes cytoprotection. We further give evidence that kavalactones mediated Nrf2 activation is not depending on oxidative stress production. Our results demonstrate that Kavalactones attenuate amyloid ß-peptide toxicity by inducing protective gene expression mediated by Nrf2 activation in vitro . These findings indicate that the use of purified kavalactones might be considered as an adjunct therapeutic strategy to combat neural demise in Alzheimer Disease and other oxidative stress-related diseases.


Abstract Basketball tactical scoring is a complex dynamic system with random changes. According to the principle of X fuzzy mathematics system analysis and comprehensive evaluation, the article uses a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method to study the scoring of basketball tactics examination. The article calculates the weight coefficient of each index in this evaluation index system and provides adequate guidance for the training of basketball players.


The invention relates to controllable Fabry-Perot interferometers which are produced with micromechanical (MEMS) technology. Micromechanical interferometers of the prior art have a disadvantage of significantly attenuating infrared radiation. In the inventive solution there is a gap in at least one mirror, serving as a layer of the mirror. The other layers of the mirrors can be made of polycrystalline silicon, which has a negligible attenuation at the infrared range. It is also preferable to provide a hole or a recess in a substrate at the optical area of the interferometer.


The agentic demand of population health interventions may influence intervention effectiveness and equity, yet the absence of an adequate framework to classify agentic demands limits the fields advancement. We systematically developed the DEmands for PopulaTion Health Interventions (DePtH) framework identifying three constructs influencing agentic demand - exposure (initial contact with intervention), mechanism of action (how the intervention enables or discourages behaviour), and engagement (recipient response), combined into twenty classifications. We conducted expert qualitative feedback and reliability testing, revised the framework and applied it in a proof-of-concept review, combining it with data on overall effectiveness and equity of dietary and physical activity interventions. Intervention components were concentrated in a small number of classifications; DePtH classification appeared to be related to intervention equity but not effectiveness. This framework holds potential for future research, policy and practice, facilitating the design, selection, evaluation and synthesis of evidence.


Abstract The flow behavior of 3104 aluminum alloy was investigated at temperatures ranging from 250°C to 500°C, and strain rates from 0.01 to 10 s−1 by isothermal compression tests. The true stress–strain curves were obtained from the measured load–stroke data and then modified by friction and temperature correction. The effects of temperature and strain rate on hot deformation behavior were represented by Zener–Hollomon parameter including Arrhenius term. Additionally, the influence of strain was incorporated considering the effect of strain on material constants. The derived constitution equation was applied to the finite element analysis of hot compression. The results show that the simulated force is consistent with the measured one. Consequently, the developed constitution equation is valid and feasible for numerical simulation in hot deformation process of 3104 alloy.


The pre-analytical process is the first key step in the total testing process of clinical laboratories,which will directly influence the accuracy and timeliness of testing results.Efficient preanalytical quality assurance system consists of scientific personnel structure,regular training and monitoring,bright and comfortable phlebotomy environment,advanced comprehensive phlebotomy facilities,strict biosafety practice in each procedure and harmonious relationship between clinicians/ patients and laboratory.Besides,the application and monitoring of sound quality indicators in preanalytical process will promote the improvement of quality and finally get the aim of assuring patients′safety.(Chin J Lab Med,2013,36:873-875)

Key words:
Laboratories; hospital; Quality control; Total quality management


Objective To analyze the clinical results of anterior approach on cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) in aged patients. Methods The data of 121 cases of CSM were analyzed retrospectively. Mean Japanes orthopedic surgery association (JOA) scale was 7 8 points before operation. All the cases were treated with anterior decompression and bone graft, 44 of them were stabilized with anterior locking plate. Results Two handred and fourteen cases were followed up after operations for an average of 29 3 months. One handred and one cases got solid fusion.Non union and pseudoarthrosis occurred in 13 cases. The fusion rate of the cases stabilized with plating was 100% without hardware failure. After operation the mean JOA scale was up to 10 7 points,with improvement rate of 31 5%. Conclusions Complications of surgery to CSM in aged patients are rather common and the surgical effect is limited. Therefore, surgical indications should be strictly controlled and the peri operative management is important. Anterior approach combined with locking plate fixation is an ideal surgical method to CSM in the aged.


The purpose of this study is to improve creative personality of elementary school students with integrated subject study program based STEAM education. On this study, I analyzed integrated subject study and STEAM, developed contents using educational robot applied integrated subject study program model. And analyzed result after applied to elementary school students. After dividing two groups-experimental group, comparison group-for this study, tested t-test. Finally I got a meaningful result statistically. There was an postive effect to improving elementary school students` creative personality by appling STEAM-based integrated subject study program.


What types of earthquake waves should be chosen as input motion in time-history analysis,it is an important influencefactor.Duration and energy distribution of the earthquake waves do not be considered in current methods of selecting earthquake waves.In this paper some methods of the selecling earthquake waves are discussed based on energy responses so that the influence factor of duration and energy distribution can be taken into account.The method of the selecting earthquake waves for using the total elastic input energy of earthquake as complementary factor is proposed.


At the foundation of a morally deep world view is the importance of an integral community. The implications of a morally deep world view in engineering are explored. Engineering design based on such a view is compared and contrasted with other design algorithms. An engineering design case study is presented which focuses upon the Arctic ecosystem with particular attention to the plight and the future of polar bears.


The Tool Center Point (TCP) coordinate parameter of the robot end tool is the benchmark of the robot operation. In this paper, a robot TCP automatic calibration algorithm based on binocular vision measurement is proposed. A target which can be recognized by the binocular vision sensor is attached to the robot TCP. The pose transformation between the vision sensor and the robot base is calculated by taking the binocular vision three-dimensional space measurement as the constraint and combining with the multiple translational motions of the robot end tool. After several free rotations of the end tool of the robot, TCP takes the measurement vector of the corresponding binocular vision sensor as the stroke to carry out the hypothetical parallel movement. So that the translated TCP is located at the same point in the space. To calculate the data of the corresponding flange coordinate system after the translation of TCP, and finally infers the position parameters of the TCP of the robot.


Fed batch culture for the production of I-acetyl phenyl carbinol has been studied. It was observed that in repeated fed batch system the fermentation process could be continued over 600 h without sign of any deterioration, and the productivity could be increased by more than 2-fold. The advantage of fed batch over that of batch culture in increasing the overall productivity consistent with quality is adequately established


This paper discusses the possibility of generating two-dimensional radar images of a target by the method of Doppler frequency analysis in the presence of amplitude and phase noise. Expressions are derived that describe the Doppler portrait of the target under noisy conditions. These expressions are analyzed and recommendations are made that lead to a decrease in the influence of amplitude and phase noise in generating the Doppler portrait and the two-dimensional radar image of the target. It is shown that the best way to obtain the Doppler portrait is to use the one-sided amplitude Doppler spectrum of the target, obtained by the method of Doppler frequency analysis using apodization with Kaiser-Bessel functions ; the corresponding expression is given when this method is used to mathematically simulate the radar image. Results are presented for mathematical and experimental simulation of the Doppler portrait under noisy conditions.


historian because it does not 'mirror' anything that has actually happened The first part of the doctrine is correct. No history, no theory about nature, is a mirrorimage or portrait of a reality Quanta and space curvature are defmed by a theory ahout nature, not by an observation of reality. But it does not follow, as Oakeshott would like us to believe, that the theory which defines those phenomena is 'made up' like a conjunction. While they are not induced by or from nature, they are nevertheless meaningful hecause there are events in nature that would falsify them Similarly, a meaningful conjunction as distinct from a meanmgless conjunction i< a conjunction that is anchored m something other than the con~omder's mind The composition of history and a proper histoncal inquiry, therefore, are not really the sort of civilized free play of imagination which Oakeshott has m mmd It is less esoteric, less aristocratic and much more bourgeois and ordmary and even more vulgar. It is not for nothmg that Kokoschka's imaginary portrait ot Herodotus shows a stocky, thick-set earthy body with eyes that show curiosity and native wit rather than poetic sensibility. Historical inquiry is like any sort of i nquiry into reality the result of which can be either nght or wrong, true or false even though it is admitted that any assessment of its truth


The optimal level of physical fitness in boys and girls of
school age is considered as an important factor in the
prevention of non-communicable diseases resulting from the
unhealthy lifestyle. The evaluation of physical fitness in
children at schools is objectively possible only by using
available field methods (standardized test batteries). In
recent years, numerous of different test batteries assessing
physical fitness have been designed. The aim of the work is to
compare the selected test batteries assessing physical fitness
in school-aged children in the Czech Republic. EUROFIT,
FITNESSGRAM, INDARES, OVOV and UNIFITTEST are currently the
most widely used test batteries in this country. Generally, the
concepts of test batteries used in the last quarter century in
the Czech Republic has mostly registered a significant progress
in its overall approach from the performance-related to the
health-related fitness. Other advances are made in reduction
and simplification of the test items, relational evaluation of
physical fitness and physical activity, application of the
criterion-referenced standards for positive feedback and
possibility of self-assessment. The presented study promotes
the practical implementation of physical fitness testing to the
complex physical education program and also enables physical
education teachers to make the decision for selecting the
appropriate test battery based on their individual requirements
(e.g., time and equipment).


Traditional information theoretic measures used for evaluating channel capacity and lossy compression are defined via mutual information. For memoryless communication channels and sources this measure has been successfully applied to compute the operation capacity of channels and lossy compression of sources, respectively. For channels with memory and feedback, and nonanticipative lossy compression of sources with memory the valid information measure is the directed information defined via nonanticipative conditional distributions. Directed information is also extensively utilized in networks, communication for real-time stochastic control applications, and in biological system analysis. This thesis investigates the functional and topological properties of directed information and two extremum problems arising from this information theoretic measure. The first, is the extremum problem of nonanticipative rate distortion function of sources with memory and the second, is the extremum problem of feedback capacity of channels with memory and feedback. For these two extremum problems, existence of an optimal solution is shown using the topology of weak convergence of probability distributions. For the extremum problem of nonanticipative rate distortion function, applications in zero-delay Joint Source-Channel Coding (JSCC) design based on average and excess distortion probability, in bounding the Optimal Performance Theoretically Attainable (OPTA) by noncausal and causal codes, and computing the Rate Loss (RL) of zerodelay and causal codes with respect to noncausal codes are derived. For the extremum problem of feedback capacity, sequential necessary and sufficient conditions are derived and applied to time-varying channels with memory to establish recursive closed form expressions of the optimal distributions, which maximize the finite-time horizon directed information. In addition, the feedback capacity of several time-invariant channels with memory is derived using the asymptotic properties of the optimal distributions of the finite-time horizon directed information.


Soil health is a major concern of the agriculture sector, instead of playing a critical role in food production healthy soil encompasses multifunctional capacity viz ecosystem services, nutrient cycling. Rapidly increasing population and urbanization enhance pressure on the farming system which severely affects soil fertility and health. Addressing challenges related to food security has often led to agricultural practices that neglect the soil's multifunctionality and health, resulting in reduced ecosystem service, degraded soils, and eventually, crop failure. Hence, to overcome soil degradation, the use of the innovative method is an effective approach that ameliorates the soil depleted pool against conventional method, have own setbacks. In this review, we have highlighted some innovative methods viz soil amendment, phytoremediation, PGPR as a biocontrol agent, grazing management, and adaption of conservation tillage. In this literature, all these methods have shown efficient results for addressing the soil health conservation and food security challenges from the degraded soils with economic feasibility.


Prenatal nutritional constraint is associated with increased risk of metabolic dysregulation in adulthood contingent on adult diet. In rats, folic acid supplementation of a protein-restricted (PR) diet during pregnancy prevents altered phenotype and epigenotype in the offspring induced by the PR diet. We hypothesized that increasing folic acid intake during the juvenile-pubertal (JP) period would reverse the effects of a maternal PR diet on the offspring. Rats were fed a control (C) or PR diet during pregnancy and AIN93G during lactation. Offspring were weaned on d 28 onto diets containing 1 mg [adequate folate (AF)] or 5 mg [folic acid-supplemented (FS)] folic acid/kg feed. After 28 d, all offspring were fed a high-fat (18% wt: wt) diet and killed on d 84. As expected, offspring of PR dams fed the AF diet had increased fasting plasma triglyceride (TAG) and b -hydroxybutyrate ( b HB) concentrations. The FS diet induced increased weight gain, a lower plasma b HB concentration, and increased hepatic and plasma TAG concentration compared with AF offspring irrespective of maternal diet. PPAR a and glucocorticoid receptor promoter methylation increased in liver and insulin receptor promoter methylation decreased in liver and adipose tissue in FS compared with AF offspring, with reciprocal changes in mRNA expression irrespectiveofmaternaldiet.ThesefindingsshowthatincreasedfolicacidintakeduringtheJPperioddidnotsimplyreverse the phenotype induced by the maternal diet. This may represent a period of


The peculiar racionality of 'conservation' has colonized the Galapagos Islands even before the Ecuadorian State and before the islands' current inhabitants. The idea of protecting the local biodiversity from any kind of alien species (including human beings) has had an enormous impact upon the socio-economic, political and biological regulation of the islands, but has been ineffective in avoiding the collapse of the ecosystems. In order to understand such an impasse and to see how "conservation" may eventually be "against nature" (Grenier, 2007), in this article, we discuss the history of the territorialization of Galapagos and of the recent socio-environmental conflicts, in light of the debates on the political ecology of protected areas and on the post-political condition.


The preparation and study of gas-phase clusters in the form of solvated multiply charged metal ions presents a considerable experimental challenge; these first results on [Mg(thf)4]2+ suggest that stability is due primarily to orbital overlap rather than electrostatic interactions.


Abstract Fusarium sambucinum causes dry rot in tubers of Solanum tuberosum . Since relatively little is known about the nature of dry rot disease development, infection of F. sambucinum on tissue discs prepared from tubers of potato varieties that are susceptible or moderately resistant to this disease was studied. Increases in lignin content, and polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase activities were detected after infection. Peroxidase increased most strongly in tuber tissue that was just ahead of the advancing hyphae. Constitutive polyphenol oxidase activity was highest in the more resistant as compared to susceptible varieties. Polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase activities as well as content of chorogenic acid and the sesquiterpenes rishitin, lubimin, phytuberin and phytuberol increased as a result of infection. These increases correlated with the amount of tissue infected rather than the resistance of the tuber tissue to infection.


10 The decrease of pavement service life associated to the increase in traffic load has been 11 studied by several researchers in the last years. Several indices and test methods have been 12 developed to evaluate that performance reduction and to serve as basis for the decision about the 13 need for maintenance and rehabilitation of damaged sections. Among these, the International 14 Roughness Index (IRI) has been well accepted and adopted by the pavement community. This 15 study compares different rehabilitation techniques employed in 31 Asphalt Concrete (AC) sections 16 of the state of Arizona. For that, short-term IRI reduction was evaluated based on historical data 17 collected from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) InfoPave website. An additional 18 analysis was also performed to assess the long-term effectiveness of the rehabilitation techniques 19 by analyzing their estimated service lives and the area bounded by treatment performance curve 20 (AOC). The results showed that pavements with higher IRIinitial experienced a higher IRIdrop, while 21 pavements with low IRIinitial had a smaller IRIdrop. Results also showed that roughness has a 22 relatively gradual increase over the initial life of the treatment that is accelerated in its later stages. 23 No difference in roughness was found when comparing shallow-depth overlays and deeper 24 overlays. Treatment effectiveness models were also developed for predicting the expected 25 effectiveness for future treatments on the basis of all the evaluated conditions in this study. 26


The RFC Payload Format for Uncompressed Video, RFC 4175, defines a
scheme to packetise uncompressed, studio-quality, video streams for
transport using RTP. This memo extends the format to support
additional colour sampling modes. [STANDARDS-TRACK]


This paper reports a highly directional air-coupled parametric loudspeaker using a single chip of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (pMUTs). Compared with the state-of-art technologies, three distinctive advancements have been achieved: (1) a micromachined parametric array based on CMOS-compatible bimorph AlN pMUTs; (2) generation of highly directional audible sound with a half power beam width less than 5 degrees; and (3) generation of multiple audible frequency using a single chip with 246 pMUT elements in a footprint of 13mm by 13mm. As such, the proposed AlN pMUT parametric array could open up a new class for low-power portable directional loudspeakers for private communication and so on.


Industry's increasing expectations for optimization within product design are clearly evidenced today. Designing physical objects for mass production involves a range of critical considerations. As part of these considerations, shaping the external surfaces of a clay model, a mock-up or a final model intended for mass production often constitutes complex considerations, where visual qualities such as shape, surface structure and texture must be assessed. Light constitutes a critical framework for aesthetical assessment during this process. This paper explores in particular how light may be utilized - as one critical resource - in order to enable the designer to build control and insight through visual observations during the act of designing an artefact or product. During a series of experiments where different shapes with different form characteristics have been exposed to different light sources, light's capability as a form-analytical tool has been assessed. These experiments have produced a body of knowledge and a growing awareness of the essential role of light as a form-describing tool during the design process. This paper explains our ambition to develop an approach for a form describing tool when designing products. Our intention has been to describe how the conscious use of light may contribute as an important and valuable asset as a form-analytical tool for both product designers and design students during the product design process.


Reconstruction of two-dimensional medium target is an advancing field. Based on the Fourier diffraction projection theorem, specific reconstruction of algorithm of microwave imaging is studied, and the resolution is discussed. In a weak dielectric contrast case, the forward scattered fields is be simulated with the computer by Moment Methods and the imaging of a cylinder is be reconstructed. A project in laboratory has been given to.


Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) is a rising & most challenging research area to provide Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) services to the end users. The implementation of routing protocols in VANET is an exigent task as of its high mobility & frequent link disruption topology. VANET is basically used to provide various infotainment services to each and every end user; these services are further responsible to provide an efficient driving environment. At present, to provide efficient communication in vehicular networks several routing protocols have been designed, but the networks are vulnerable to several threats in the presence of malicious nodes. Today, security is the major concern for various VANET applications where a wrong message may directly or indirectly affect the human lives. In this paper, we investigate the several security issues on network layer in VANET. In this, we also examine routing attacks such as Sybil & Illusion attacks, as well as available solutions for such attacks in existing VANET protocols.


PURPOSE: A matching point extraction system and a method thereof using a feature point of a data inquiry result of an LSH (Locality-Sensitivity Hashing) algorithm are provided to obtain a homography value by extracting a feature point of an image stored in an image information DB and a converted feature point of a photographed image as a matching point. CONSTITUTION: A mobile terminal obtains image information through a camera and extracts a feature point of the obtained image (S100, S110). The mobile terminal determines the existence of the same information between the descriptor information stored in an image information DB and photographed image descriptor information using an LSH algorithm (S130). The mobile terminal converts a type of the feature point of the image (S140). A matching point extraction server extracts the feature point of the image stored in the image information DB and the converted feature point of the photographed image as a matching point (S150). [Reference numerals] (AA) Descriptor information stored in an image information DB; (S100) Take an image with a camera; (S110) Extract a feature point of the image; (S120) Extract an image descriptor; (S130) Identify a same image by using an LSH algorithm; (S140) Convert a type of feature point of the images; (S150) Extract a matching point between the images stored in the image information DB and the photographed images; (S160) Extract a homography value on the photographed images


An automatic sound volume device which adjusts the volume of an audio signal in a vehicle to compensate for vehicle noise. A time constant circuit smooths the level output of a microphone to smooth the volume variations. However, the time constant is long for increases in noise but short for decreases in noise.


The study was performed to assess prevalence of HPV-DNA infections using the Hybrid Capture System (Vira Papl Vira Typ ). In a group of 228 female patients with Papanicolaou smear grade I and II, high oncogenic risk HPV infections were found in the 15.78% and low oncogenic risk--in 7.01% of the investigated patients. In a group of 324 women with diagnosed CIN, the high oncogenic HPV infection were found in 70.4% of them (CIN I/II-60%, CIN III-87.11%), and the low oncogenic risk HPV infections in 11.1%.


Many electricity markets around the world treat electricity as a commodity - without qualitative distinctions. This view does not recognize the many different attributes and services that different generation technologies can provide. The Smart Grid platform will provide the technological conditions for even more service differentiation. In this paper, we discuss elements of an alternative view for organizing the markets in a Smart Grid scenario. The key element is the consideration of electricity as a multi-attribute product. The specification of these attributes will first require a clear understanding of the Social Planner's Problem (SPP), as defined in standard economics. Such understanding will facilitate the valuation of the resource attributes with respect to the fulfillment of societal objectives. The emphasis of the paper is investigating the SPP for resource allocation, getting resources appropriately sized in advance. The solution of this problem offers insight, and provides sensible guidelines for how many resources, and of which type, are required. Our viewpoints are illustrated via a detailed investigation of the system-wide value of operational flexibility, along with the market implications. A general discussion about the role of contracts to support multi-attribute products is also included.


Subtitle: The increasingly sophisticated engines that will meet the 2007 diesel emission regulations need some assistance from the automatic and automated trasmissions. Here is a look at changes the transmisson suppliers have made to match their products with the upcominig engine models.


A quotation from the second edition of A Comprehensive Guide to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities aptly summarizes the optimistic and progressive tone of the book as a whole: "The field of intellectual and developmental disabilities is at a tipping point. . . . All the ingredients to achieve a future of equity and full participation already exist" (p. 742). Edited by a multidisciplinary group of esteemed scholars from Canada and the United States, this guide provides information and tools for practitioners and researchers in an ever-changing landscape of healthcare and community supports. Organized in seven distinct sections, the editors take time at the beginning to provide context for the remaining chapters, offering an overview of the history and theory behind terms commonly used in the text. In subsequent sections, book contributors provide a thorough discussion of etiology and conditions as well as supports and interventions for intellectual and developmental disabilities. Additionally, one section covers progression into adulthood and even older adulthood, with chapters dedicated to mental health needs and cognitive conditions, like dementia. A significant portion of this book addresses relevant contemporary topics, including transition to adulthood, work and productivity, and sexuality. This book is informative for those who have personal and/ or professional experiences related to intellectual and developmental disabilities. Though not specifically written for occupational therapists, there is a clear emphasis on person-centred and family-centred support, which aligns with occupational therapy core principles. Interdisciplinary approaches discussed include behavioural, psychopharmacology, and alternative communication systems, complementary with occupational therapy services. Each chapter begins with a quick summary and ends with questions for further consideration and discussion. This feature is helpful for students and instructors to promote engagement and understanding of the material presented. Applicable for occupational therapy education and practice, the content provides insight and expertise from an array of health care perspectives, from disability theories and etiology of intellectual and developmental disabilities to sexuality and aging.


The 13C chemical shifts of 209 naturally occurring and synthetic coumarin derivatives are listed and a number of methods for signal assignments are explained. Substituent effects on 13C chemical shifts (SCS) in monosubstituted coumarins and non-additivities of SCS in coumarins with more than one substituent are discussed in detail.


Dissolved oxygen sensor is the key of dissolved oxygen measurement and it is usually implemented by electrochemical method, which measures dissolved oxygen content by the diffusion rate of molecular oxygen through film. However, the film on the electrochemical sensor probe is most likely to be blocked up by the waterborne contaminant, which may reduce the service life of the sensor and the indirect influence on the sensor's current. This is caused by changes of water temperature, which may lead to the decline in the accuracy of the sensor's output. This paper suggests a new method to implement the intelligent dissolved oxygen sensor. Our method mainly aims at ultrasonic automatic cleaning, automatic adjustment, and adaptation for the changes of temperature, which can not only regularly clean the dissolved oxygen sensor probe but also automatically calibrate the instruments based on the changes of temperature by combining software and hardware. The experiments show that the ultrasonic cleaning technology can not only increase the service life of the sensor by cleaning the film on the probe safely and effectively but also improve the accuracy of the sensor's output. Our method also has the advantages of simple structure, high accuracy of measurement, long service life, convenience, and stability, which is suitable for application and popularization.


This article examines the social development of students with disabilities from a developmental synthesis perspective. The developmental synthesis perspective views social growth as the integration of biological, psychological, and sociological features. Issues in the social skills deficit framework are examined along with the theoretical foundations of the developmental synthesis perspective. From this discussion, it is concluded that social interventions for students with disabilities should include a focus on the characteristics of the classroom social network as well as the characteristics of the individual. The literature on the formation of classroom social networks and their role in individuals' behavior development is reviewed. Three critical points emerge from this review: (a) Formal and informal social processes are likely to constrain the social opportunities of students with disabilities in both special and regular education placements; (b) following from these constraints, students with disabilities are at risk for associating with peers who negatively influence their social growth; and (c) such associations are likely to impede or prevent positive outcomes for social skills training programs. Implications for the delivery of educational services, as well as social interventions, are considered and future research needs are briefly outlined.


Discomfort glare metrics typically consider at least one of the two effects of discomfort glare - saturation and contrast - in their equation. The former occurs when there is an excessively bright glare source in the field of view, while the latter occurs when there is a high luminance ratio between the glare source and the adaptation level of the eye. We hypothesize that the contrast effect may dominate in low-light scenarios such as those commonly found in open-plan offices. Thus, we designed and carried out a user study in controlled laboratory conditions with 63 participants with a total of 252 scenes to investigate discomfort glare evaluations in dim daylight office environments with low adaptation levels. Our preliminary findings support our hypothesis that contrast-driven metrics predict glare responses in a more reliable way than hybrid metrics at low adaptation levels where the contrast effect dominates, which underlines the need for refining glare metrics in low brightness conditions.


A new ceramic dielectric, based on (Pb0.65Ba0.35)(Zr0.7Ti0.3)O3 has been developed. This dielectric, fired at low temperature of 1080°C, showed a high dielectric constant of 4500, a less than 0.3% dissipation factor and flat temperature characteristics of capacitance satisfying Y5P specifications in the EIA (Electronic Industries Association) Standard. Evaluation as a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLC) revealed an excellent capacitance dependence under a high DC field. Thus, this dielectric is one of the promising candidates for high voltage MLCs with large capacitance.


The HIRFL-CSR facility come into operation by the end of 2007. During operation in recent years, CSR supplied beam for experiments at several terminals and inside both CSRm and CSRe rings. The experiments covers high resolution mass measurement, cancer therapy research, neutron wall, atomic physics using electron target and internal gas target, using injection beam mainly from the SFC of cyclotron injector. New methods and further developments are required to improve the performance of CSR system including multi-gradients measurement method for beam spot commissioning and beam transfer, nonlinear effect correction and stabilization of isochronous mode of CSRe. For suppling of heverier ion beam with proper ernergy, the cyclotron complex should be enhanced and new injector is proposed to replace SFC as injector of SSC.(9 refs)


The existence of air served as non-condensable gas makes it difficult to design effective titanium condenser in PTA plant. In this paper, the heat transfer characteristic for condensation inside corrugated low finned tube and smooth tube in presence of air was compared. The local heat transfer performance was studied by comparing bulk temperature and local heat transfer rate. The effect of non-condensable gas mass fraction on overall heat transfer performance was also analysed. The results indicated that both the bulk temperature and the local heat transfer rate decreased along the axial direction due to the reduction of steam partial pressure and temperature difference. The average heat transfer coefficient and total heat transfer rate decreased with the increase of inlet non-condensable gas mass fraction. And the corrugated low finned tube could reduce the impact of non-condensable gas by reducing the thickness of gas film and condensate film.


The objectives of this research were to find out: (1) the difference between students learning of outcome in Physics taught with Quantum Teaching strategy and Expository teaching learning strategy, (2) the difference of Physics learning of outcome between students Physics with Tall mathematics ability and mathematics ability Contemns, and (3) to find out whether there was any interaction effect between learning strategy with Mathematics ability on the students outcome of Physics.
The population of this research was the students X Senior High School SMA Negeri 3 Binjai involving 243 students, these sample were taken by using cluster random sampling, method the sample of this n:seareh was 76 students. The instrument that used the measure the outcome was test multiple choice with 5 option with 45 questions. To get data Mathematics ability used Mathematics ability test. To get of data the outcome in Physics and Mathematics ability used point biserial correlations formula. The research method used quasi experiment with factorial design 2x2. The data analysis technique was analysis of variance (ANOVA) two way at significant α = 0.05.
The finding of the research showed that: (1) the students outcome in Physics that taught by Quantum Teaching instructional strategy had a higher than outcome the students outcome that taught by Expository instructional strategy, (2) the students outcome in Physics that taught by Tall mathematics ability is higher than mathematics ability Contemns, and (3) not found interaction between learning strategy with Mathematics ability on the students outcome of Physics. Implication of this research specially been attributed to learn Physics which is in
learning Strategy implement shantice student characteristic in particular Mathematics ability.


The present investigation entitled "Response of biofertilizer and organic manure on the growth, yield and quality of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) cv. Pusa Uttam under Bundelkhand region of U.P" was carried out the organic research farm Karguwan Institute of Agricultural Sciences Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) during rabi season of the year 2019-2020. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications comprising 8 viz. T0- Control, T1- Farm yard manure (100%), T2-Vermicompost (100%), T3-Poultry manure (100%), T4-Farm yard manure (100%) +Azotobactor, T5-Vermicompost (100%) +Azotobactor, T6-Farm yard manure (50%) +Vermicompost (50%) +Azotobactor, T7- Poultry manure (50%) +Vermicompost (50%) + PSB + Azotobactor. The result showed that the treatment T7 having Poultry manure (50%) +Vermicompost (50%) + PSB + Azotobactor gave maximum and significantly, plant height (19.77, 30.66, 47.07 and 66.06), stem diameter (0.56, 0.94, 3.33 and 3.72 cm), number of branches per plant(4.66, 8.66, 15.00 and 23.00) 30, 60, 90 and 120 DAT respectively, days to 1st flowering (35.66 days), number of fruit per plant(7.66), days to 1st picking(60.33 days), fruit length (9.24 cm), fruit diameter (8.04 cm), average fruit weight (131.10 g), total soluble solid (4.84%) and yield (37238.42 kg ha-1). Application of T7 Poultry manure (50%) +Vermicompost (50%) + PSB + Azotobactor significantly superior to other treatments.


This paper applies kinematic synthesis theory to obtain the dimensions of a constrained spatial serial chain for a valve mechanism that cleans and closes a soil conditioning port in a tunnel boring machine. The goal is a smooth movement that rotates a cylindrical array of studs into position and then translates it forward to clean and close the port. The movement of the valve is defined by six positions of the revolute-prismatic-revolute (RPR) serial chain. These six positions are used to compute the dimensions of the two spherical spherical (SS) dyads that constrain the RPR chain to obtain a one degree-of-freedom spatial mechanism. An example design of this valve mechanism is provided in detail.


Depolarized Rayleigh and polarized Rayleigh–Brillouin scattering are employed to examine the mobility of toluene in solutions of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and for PMMA concentrations: 0≤cPMMA≤1. The depolarized Rayleigh measurements were performed in the temperature range 20–120 °C with several interferometer spacings, whereas the polarized Rayleigh–Brillouin measurements were made in the range from −20 to 140 °C. The reorientation times of toluene, obtained from a single Lorentzian fit to the experimental depolarized spectra, are in good agreement with earlier NMR and dielectric relaxation data. Two Lorentzians were necessary to fit the depolarized spectra of the PMMA/toluene solutions at all temperatures. The broader Lorentzian is due to fast toluene reorientation and the narrower Lorentzian contains contributions from both slowly relaxing polymer chains and slow solvent reorientation in the macromolecular environment. The reorientation time and the fraction of the ''mobile'' toluene molecules ar...


The mental health problem of the society in the transition period has become a serious public health problem. Psychological factors have become an important factor to influence whether a college student becomes an excellent person. Based on multitheories of psychology, this paper analyzes the performance of college students' social psychology. The medical ways to construct psychological aesthetics include the following aspects: 1)guiding students to beautify emotion with aesthetic characteristics; 2)improving their aesthetic ability by understanding aesthetic knowledge; 3)stimulating their initiative aesthetics using self-education; 4)exploring the realistic mode to medically build aesthetics structure of college students' positive social psychology.

Key words:
Undergraduates; Positive social mentality; Self-maintenance; Psychological aesthetic construction


Simple Summary The presence of Salmonella on farms is a concern to the swine industry. Much of the focus of on-farm surveillance has been directed to the finishing stage because of food safety issues, but it is important to study Salmonella transmission during the nursery stage in order to develop control strategies. In this study, 50 cohorts of weaned pigs were monitored for Salmonella using blood samples taken at weaning and again near the end of the nursery stage and tested for antibodies. At the time of the second blood sampling, rectal swabs were obtained from the same pigs and cultured for Salmonella. A questionnaire regarding housing and management was also completed and used to evaluate risk factors for herds with active infection. If one pig out of the 20 tested in a cohort was found to be positive either based on the growth of Salmonella on culture or a rising antibody titre, then it was assumed that Salmonella was spreading among the pigs in that cohort. Active spread of Salmonella occurred in 80% of the nursery cohorts. Unfortunately, no risk factors were identified to explain the difference between positive and negative nurseries, including whether or not the farm used antibiotics. Abstract The objectives of this study were: to identify nursery cohorts with an active Salmonella infection using combined serological and bacteriological methods, and to try to identify risk factors associated with swine nurseries with active Salmonella spread. Twenty pigs from each of 50 cohorts of weaned pigs from 44 different nursery barns were sampled about the time of weaning and near the end of the nursery stage. Information regarding farm management and biosecurity practices were collected using a questionnaire. Blood samples were obtained at both visits, while rectal swabs were collected at the second visit. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to test sera for Salmonella antibodies and rectal samples were cultured for Salmonella. A nursery cohort was identified as having an active Salmonella infection if Salmonella was cultured from one or more of the 20 pigs or if serological evidence suggested exposure to Salmonella. The association between farm-level management covariates and active Salmonella infection was assessed in 46 cohorts using a logistic regression model. Nine of 46 (20%) cohorts produced Salmonella-free pigs. The remaining 37 (80%) cohorts were classified as having an active infection. Examination of risk factors failed to identify how negative and positive nurseries differed.


Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is associated with poor perinatal outcomes. Screening and prevention tools for FGR, such as uterine artery Doppler imaging and aspirin, underperform in high‐risk groups, compared with general antenatal populations. There is a paucity of sensitive screening tests for the early prediction of FGR in high‐risk pregnancies.


Measurements of the equilibrium majority carrier electron concentration (n0) in narrow-bandgap n-type InAs/InAs1−xSbx type-II superlattices are made using contactless time-resolved microwave reflectance (TMR). By calibrating TMR decays to the number of optically injected electron-hole pairs, direct conversion to carrier lifetimes as a function of excited carrier density is made and allowing for accurate measurement of n0. The temperature dependence of both n0 and the intrinsic carrier density (ni) are measured using this method, where n0 = 1 × 1015 cm−3 and ni = 1.74 × 1011 cm−3 at 100 K. These results provide non-destructive insight into critical parameters that directly determine infrared photodetector dark diffusion current.


Cross-device interaction is becoming an increasingly hot topic as we often have multiple devices at our immediate disposal in this era of mobile computing. Various cross-device applications such as file sharing, multi-screen display, and cross-device authentication have been proposed and investigated. However, one of the most fundamental enablers remains unsolved: How to achieve ubiquitous multi-device localization? Though pioneer efforts have resorted to gesture-assisted or sensing-assisted localization, they either require extensive user participation or impose some strong assumptions on device sensing abilities. This introduces extra costs and constraints, and thus degrades their practicality. To overcome these limitations, we propose TUM, an acoustic-assisted localization scheme Towards Ubiquitous Multi-device localization. The basic idea of TUM is to utilize the dual-microphones and speakers to obtain distance cues among devices. At the same time it resolves the location ambiguity with the help of MEMS sensors. We devise techniques for distance constraint extraction, static localization, continuous localization, and multi-device localization, and build a prototype that runs on commodity devices. Extensive experiments show that TUM provides a real-time 3D relative localization service under 10cm mean error for both static and continuous localization.


Abstract A feasibility study of paddy drying by fluidization technique was conducted. Operating parameters affecting product quality, drying capacity and energy consumption were investigated. Experimental results showed that drying rate of a paddy kernel was controlled by diffusion. However, drying capacity of a dryer increased with specific air flow rates and drying air temperatures. Energy consumption was reduced when specific air flow rate decreased or when fraction of recycled air increased. Maximum temperature should be limited to 115%C and final moisture content of paddy at 24-25% dry basis if product qualities were maintained. Simulated results obtained from a developed mathematical model indicated that the optimum operating parameters should be as follows : fraction of air recycled of 80%, air velocity of 4.4 m/s, bed thickness of 9.5 cm and specific air flow rate of 0.1 kg/s-kg dry matter. An economic analysis showed that total drying cost was US$ 0.08/kg water evaporated.


Most tasks in airborne scenarios are composed of neural networks (NN) and non-NN tasks. On the one hand, Deep neural networks (DNNs) have become the mainstream method of AI task processing. DNNs are accompanied by a large number of complex tensor calculations, as well as network delays and data privacy risks caused by using the cloud to process data. The combination of dedicated AI hardware accelerators and edge computing has become a new solution. On the other hand, dedicated AI hardware accelerators cannot efficiently handle non-NN class tasks (such as signal processing, control flow, etc.), so onboard systems need to design new hardware, complete compiler stacks, and runtime systems to handle non-NN class tasks. In order to effectively deal with multiple tasks in the airborne environment, the airborne computing system needs to establish a set of unified compilation and runtime systems, which can optimize multiple tasks and be deployed on the heterogeneous computing platform to achieve "one compilation, multiple deployment." This paper analyzes the development of compiler and runtime systems at home and abroad, and compares the advantages and disadvantages of different technologies. Finally, this paper discusses the application scenarios of the compilation system and runtime in the airborne environment and the technical directions that need to be breakthroughs in the future, so as to provide guidance for the development of the airborne intelligent compilation and runtime system.


Recent studies have induced a biaxial texture in lamellae-forming poly(styrene-b-ethylene propylene) diblock copolymers by applying large amplitude oscillatory shear. According to small-angle X-ray scattering, this biaxial texture consists of parallel lamellae (normal to lamellae aligned perpendicular to the shearing surfaces) and transverse lamellae (normal to lamellae aligned parallel to the shearing direction). This study determines the arrangement of these two populations of lamellae by using field emission scanning electron microscopy to examine the microstructure and superstructure. The transverse lamellae are separated from the parallel lamellae by sets of parallel wall defects which have two characteristic orientations. This parallel-transverse biaxial morphology shows an astonishing resemblance to that of kink bands. The formation of kink bands suggests that the transverse lamellae could be the result of buckling in the parallel lamellae. Relaxation of the kink band superstructure during quiescent annealing occurs primarily by lamellae tilting, rather than twisting, and produces a variety of defect structures.


This study aims to identify and analyze the influence of lifestyle variables (X1), money attitude (X2), personal values (X3), marketing stimulation (X4) on purchase decisions (Y).Methods This study uses qualitative research by distributing questionnaires to students stikes muhammadiyah Banjarmasin ever using smartphones as much as 157 respondents. Using variable measurement technique kiteria interval scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree, with weights from 1 - 10. To determine the effect of variable X to variable Y using multiple linear regression analysis technique.Results of this study conclude that (1) There is a significant difference between lifestyle variables to variable purchase decision. (2) There is a significant relationship between the variables attitude toward money purchase decision variables. (3) There is a significant relationship between the variables of personal values to the variable purchase decision. (4) There is no significant relationship between the variables of marketing stimulation to variable purchase decision.


Objective
To study the clinical effect of standard large bone flap craniotomy combined with mild hypothermia for severe craniocerebral injury.

Methods
Fifty cases of severe craniocerebral injury patients were collected from April 2014 to January 2015 in our hospital, which were randomly divided into surgical group and combined treatment group.The patients in surgical group received standard large bone flap craniotomy for hematoma removal, and the patients in combined treatment group received standard large bone flap craniotomy plus mild hypothermia treatment.The intracranial pressure and prognosis before and after treatment in two groups were compared respectively.

Results
The mortality of combined group and surgical group were 20% and 32%, respectively, with lowermortality of combined group group.After treatment, the intracranial pressure was decreased in two group, with more significant decrease in thecombined group(t=8.98, P<0.05). The Bederson score [(1.48±0.34)points] and apoptosis cell number (59±12) ofcombined group were lower than that of the surgical group [(2.79±0.28)pints and 116±19](t=8.765, P<0.05).

Conclusion
For patients with severe craniocerebral injury, standard large bone flap craniotomy combined with mild hypothermia can rapidly reduce intracranial pressure, improve the prognosis and is worthy of popularization.

Key words:
Standard large bone flap craniotomy hematoma removal; Mild hypothermia; Severe brain injury; Clinical effect


The present investigation was carried out in the district of Paijan, Ascope Province, La
Libertad Region; with the objective of determining the productive and economic
characterization of "Holstein" milk cattle. The records of the cattle rancher were used,
taking into account the milk cattle of the "Holstein" breed whose sample population is
100 random animals, where the following parameters were analyzed: body condition,
feed conversion, average milk production daily and total milk production. The results
were analyzed in SPSS version 18 and Excel version 2013 to format tables and graphs.
The results obtained were the following: the best body condition is presented by cattle
during 2016 (3.5), with an average of 3.65. The best feed conversion is presented by cattle
during 2016 (7.5), with an average of 7.7. The best total milk production is presented by
cattle during 2016 (15.94 liters), with an average of 15.92 liters. The best productivity is
presented by cattle during 2016 (937.65 liters), with an average of 964.76 liters. It is
concluded that the productive and economic activity of "Holstein" milk cattle in "San
Pablo" S.A.C.; the exploitation of milk production is in regular condition.


The N‐terminal domain (TD) of the clathrin heavy chain is folded into a seven‐bladed β‐propeller that projects inward from the polyhedral outer clathrin coat. As the most membrane‐proximal portion of assembled clathrin, the TD is a major protein–protein interaction node. Contact with the TD β‐propeller occurs through short peptide sequences typically located within intrinsically disordered segments of coat components that usually are elements of the membrane‐apposed, inner 'adaptor' coat layer. A huge variation in TD‐binding motifs is known and now four spatially discrete interaction surfaces upon the β‐propeller have been delineated. An important operational feature of the TD interaction sites in vivo is functional redundancy. The recent discovery that 'pitstop' chemical inhibitors apparently occupy only one of the four TD interaction surfaces, but potently block clathrin‐mediated endocytosis, warrants careful consideration of the underlying molecular basis for this inhibition.


The roles played by advanced technology, personnel, and management in fostering success in manufacturing are examined. Evidence indicating that technology is a proven source of productivity growth in manufacturing is cited. However, it is argued that the flexibility embedded in new manufacturing technologies is worthless unless it can be exploited by the organization, in other words, by the people, manufacturing techniques, and management surrounding it.<<ETX>>


Abstract Objective Evaluating a staff's perception of safety culture is a critical factor in hospital management, and the knowledge of value and efficiency in hospitals is still inadequate. This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of safety culture among medical staffs and determine priorities for clear and better management. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 595 medical staff members was conducted at 2 tertiary hospitals in Western China using a hospital survey on patient safety culture (HSOPSC) and its value and efficiency in the hospital. Results The dimensions with a disadvantaged positive response were nonpunitive response to error (44.6%) and staffing (42.0%). Five dimensions can explain 37.7% of the variation in the overall perception of patient safety, and handoffs and transitions are the most important dimensions (standardized coefficients 0.295). Conclusions Hospital managers should pay more attention to nonpunitive management and staffing. Handoffs and transitions are the most important areas of potential improvement in patient safety in hospitals.


Abstract. Glyoxal (CHOCHO) and methylglyoxal (CH3C(O)CHO) are well-known components of atmospheric particles and their properties can impact atmospheric chemistry and cloud formation. To get information on their hydration states in aqueous solutions and how they are affected by the addition of inorganic salts (sodium chloride (NaCl) and sodium sulfate (Na2SO4)), we applied carbon and oxygen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) in transmission mode. The recorded C K-edge spectra show that glyoxal is completely hydrated in the dilute aqueous solutions, in line with previous studies. For methylglyoxal, supported by quantum chemical calculations we identified not only C–H, C=O and C–OH bonds, but also fingerprints of C–OH(CH2) and C=C bonds. The relatively low intensity of C=O transitions implies that the monohydrated form of methylglyoxal is not favored in the solutions. Instead, the spectral intensity is stronger in regions where products of aldol condensation and enol tautomers of the monohydrates contribute. The addition of salts was found to introduce only very minor changes to absorption energies and relative intensities of the observed absorption features, indicating that XAS in the near-edge region is not very sensitive to these intermolecular organic–inorganic interactions at the studied concentrations. The identified structures of glyoxal and methylglyoxal in an aqueous environment support the uptake of these compounds to the aerosol phase in the presence of water and their contribution to secondary organic aerosol formation.


A multipurpose cart with a stool is provided to lessen the work strength of a user by allowing the user to work in a comfortable posture, with a measuring unit being positioned on a table. A multipurpose cart includes an upper plate(10), a lower plate(20), and a column section(30). The cart includes a stool receiving section(40), a slide member(54), and a stool(50). The slide member is adapted to withdraw the stool received in the stool receiving section if necessary. The stool is mounted to an end of the slide member. The slide member is a slide bar in which a guide groove to install a protruding rail in a lower plate of the cart and the width of which is less than the width of a side surface of the cart.


Water and ammonium retention by sandy soils may be low and result in leaching of applied fertiliser. To increase water and nutrient retention, zeolite is sometimes applied as a soil ameliorant for high value land uses including turf and horticulture. We have used a new modified kaolin material (MesoLite) as a soil amendment to test the efficiency of NH4+ retention and compared the results with natural zeolite. MesoLite is made by caustic reaction of kaolin at temperature between 80-95°C; although it has a moderate surface area, its cation exchange capacity is very high;(SA=13m2/g,CEC=500meq/100g). A 13cm tall sand column filled with ~450g of sandy soil homogeneously mixed with 1, 2, 4, and 8g of MesoLite or natural zeolite per 1kg of soil was prepared. After saturation with local bore water, concentrated ammonium sulfate solution was injected at the base. Then, bore water was passed from bottom to top through the column at amounts up to 6 pore volumes and at a constant flow rate of 10ml/min using a peristaltic pump. Concentrations of leached NH4+ were determined using an AutoAnalyser. The concentration of NH4+ leached from the column with 0.4% MesoLite was greatly (90%) reduced relative to unamended soil. Under these conditions NH4+ retention by the soil-MesoLite mixture was 11.5 times more efficient than the equivalent soil-natural zeolite mixture. Glasshouse experiments conducted in a separate study show that NH4+ adsorbed by MesoLite is available to plants.


Energy supply companies and power plant operators must continue to prepare for more complex and more demanding conditions in the future, coupled with a growing need for fuel diversification. The expansion of the range of fuels is making higher demands on power plant manufacturers but also offer the possibility, as presented here, of actually being able to use a larger range of fuels with gas turbines.


Melts of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers filled with glass and carbon fibers were examined for their steady shear flow and dynamic viscoelastic properties using two types of rheometers. In these fiber-filled systems, the shear viscosity increased with increasing fiber content, showing a large increase in the low shear rate region. In addition, the relative viscosity of the fiber-filled systems increased as their fiber content increased, although it showed a decrease with increasing shear stress, the same behavior as observed in the case of ordinary fiber-filled non-liquid crystalline polymers. The first normal stress difference of the fiber-filled systems increased with increasing fiber content, showing a remarkable increase in the case of the carbon fiber-filled system. The dynamic viscoelasticity of the fiber-filled systems measured using a rotational type rheometer was found to be governed by the type of liquid crystalline polymers in the systems and their fiber content, with an increase in fiber content causing a rise in viscosity. In addition, liquid crystalline polymers filled with glass fiber and carbon fiber were examined for the temperature dependency of their flow properties by applying the Williams, Landel & Ferry (WLF) formula representing the temperature dependency of viscosity in order to determine the constants C1 and C2 in the formula for the fiber-filled systems. The results of this examination showed that C1 mainly depends on the type of fiber used as a filler in the system and its shape and C2 significantly depends on the chemical structure of the liquid crystalline polymer used as a dispersion medium in the system and its molecular weight.


Ideological education is an important content of humanity quality education in colleges and universities, for higher vocational colleges to strengthen and improve ideological and formal education is a significant and urgent task of the ideological and political education work in a core position in the education work in colleges and universities, to improve the level of students' ideological and political consciousness, moral quality and cultural quality, It plays an important role to train students to be all-round talents with both political integrity and ability. The quality evaluation of ideological and political education in colleges and universities is an important link and an organic part of the ideological and political education in colleges and universities, which helps to find the deficiencies and problems in the teaching process, clarify the work direction and teaching methods that need to be improved in the teaching process, so as to continuously improve the quality of ideological and political education teaching. This paper draws on the existing research results, on the basis of ideological theory course in higher vocational colleges in view of the current targeted in this paper, the teaching evaluation model, according to the existing situation is analyzed, based on analytic hierarchy process (ahp) aims to speed up the construction of higher vocational college ideological and political theory course teaching evaluation model, to further strengthen the ideological and political theory in higher vocational teaching evaluation model of construction and progress [1].


Abstract William Tierney Clark was one of the outstandingly able and determined civil engineers who drove the Industrial Revolution forward in Britain during the first half of the nineteenth century. He demonstrated great versatility in tackling a canal, building a pier and being the engineer of waterworks in Hammersmith providing a vital need for London's expanding population. He is best known however for his four chain suspension bridges at Hammersmith, Marlow and Shoreham culminating in his greatest work the building over the ice-bound Danube at Buda-Pesth. What distinguished Clark over other practitioners was the excellence of his architectural design allied to robust engineering. Unfortunately Clark's own archival material disappeared after his death and the aim of this paper is to form a picture of the man through those he associated with and from nine letters he wrote on his journeys whilst travelling to Pesth. The Appendix examines the beneficiaries of his will. The paper is based on archival material in London and Budapest and concludes with an appreciation of the man and his works.


In the line of economic growth in a city has been presented another problem i.d the decreasing of environmental quality caused by pollution. One of the contamination forms is an aquatic pollution, water condition in the capital city of Jakarta in the last two decade has shown poor condition due to directly waste disposal into water bodies. The rivers in the Jakarta has been used for various purposes, the problem appeared when that water is used as source raw water. Cengkareng drain is one of the artificial rivers which planned to be used as drinking water source. Therefore, testing the quality of the water is an absolutely undertaking, pollutant characteristic identification is one of the testing steps particularly for dissolved heavy metals levels. The examination performed on 10 heavy metals types i.e Fe, Zn, As, Pb, Cd, Cu, Hg, Cr6+, Se and Mn during one year observation in 2016. The result has been showed that the amount level varies of threshold standard regarding Regulation of Indonesia's Government Number 81 Years 2001 on The Management of Water Quality and Control of Water Pollution and regarding to Minister of Environment Number 51 years 2004 on the quality standard of sea water.


Very recently Ali et al.(2009) proposed a new generalized uncertainty principle (or GUP) with a linear term in Plank length which is consistent with doubly special relativity and string theory. The classical and quantum effects of this generalized uncertainty principle (term as modified uncertainty principle or MUP) are investigated on the phase space of a dilatonic cosmological model with an exponential dilaton potential in a flat FRW background . Interestingly, as a consequence of MUP, we found that it is possible to get a late time acceleration for this model. For the quantum mechanical description in both commutative and MUP framework, we found the analytical solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation for the early universe and compare our results. We have used an approximation method in the case of MUP.


AbstractWe show that a multi-attribute utility (MAU) formulation of the single shipment, cost-exposure, hazardous materials optimal routing problem can conceivably be solved with traditional shortest path algorithms. We argue, however, that the parameter scaling the single attribute cost disutility function into the two attribute cost-exposure disutility function could not be estimated to more than an order of magnitude. In a numerical study using the Columbus, Ohio highway network, we see that such an estimate is not precise enough either to specify a unique optimal route or to screen out a substantial number of routes as suboptimal when the optimal route is to be other than the minimum cost or minimum risk of exposure route. The number of routes obtained when varying the parameter across its permissible range is small enough, however, that the MAU formulation can be thought of as one that generates "MAU noninferior routes" before interacting with the decision maker. We speculate on the impacts of extend...


THE opening section of First Corinthians (I: 10-4: 2), of which this paragraph' is a part, deals with the factions in the Corinthian church. Around four names, probably without the sanction of any one of the persons himself, had gathered four parties. There were a Paul party, an Apollos party, a Cephas party, and even a Christ party (I: 2). Others may have preached in Corinth (4: I5a), yet Paul was the one who founded the church (4:I5b). Apollos was the principal teacher with whom Paul was brought into comparison (3:4-6; 4:6); yet doubtless this comparison was instituted wholly by the Corinthians themselves without any intention or connivance on the part of Apollos, for Paul speaks of him without disapproval (i6:12). Apollos had followed Paul at Corinth (Acts I8:24-I9:I; I Cor. 3:6), and had accomplished a successful ministry (Acts I8:27b, 28). Doubtless he baptized many converts. This service of baptizing and Apollos's eloquence seem to be the superior advantages which his followers claimed for him over Paul, as Paul's disavowal of an intention to administer baptism (i Cor. I:13-17) and of possessing excellency of speech, such as an orator like Apollos exercised (i: 18-25; 2: I-i6),


The literature indicates that the prevalence of oculovisual problems increases with age and that it is higher in older individuals residing in long-term care facilities (LTCF) compared to those living in the community. It further indicates that eye care services in LTCF are sub-optimal. The objective of this article is to describe the university-based educational program we have developed and implemented to train optometry students in the eye care of older individuals, including those among the most vulnerable, i.e. those residing in LTCF. Our two university-based institutions, the Institut universitaire de geriatrie de Montreal and the ecole d'Optometrie de l'Universite de Montreal, collaborated to implement this program. The program has three main components: formal didactic courses, clinical rotations and in situ clinical research. It allows the students to learn how to adapt their clinical interventions to a variety of older patients, taking into account their specific needs, potential complex health conditions, behavior, socio-economic and socio-cultural context, as well as their capacity to understand and collaborate to the oculovisual exam. The program further follows recommendations by leaders in public health, geriatrics and optometry in offering a discipline-specific program in geriatrics.


How the structure of the ions determines the thermal properties of a salt remains poorly understood. Here the crystal structures of different imidazolium salts with bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide anions have been compared with their Raman spectra to determine how the conformation of the anions changes with temperature and cation structure. This information provides clarity to the widely varying thermal properties of salts with only minor cation structural modifications.


International lawyers should help our political leaders, die media, and the electorate appreciate more adequately the implications for international law and order of the United States-led invasion of Iraq and its nearest precedent, the Kosovo intervention. At this point, mid-2003, those implications remain unclear.


The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectrum of H2O produced by electron impact at 200 eV is presented. A total of 25 spectral features are identified at a resolution of 0.5 nm over the wavelength range from 40 to 280 nm. Absolute emission cross-sections were obtained for each of the features. The differences of the features are all attributed to the various excited states of the dissociation products, H, O and O(+). The Lyman-alpha feature is the brightest for electron-induced fluorescence of H2O from the UV to the near-IR, and had a cross-section of 6.3 (+ or - 1.0 x 10 to the -18th) sq cm at 200 eV. The Lyman-alpha feature contributed 74 percent of the total measured emission cross-section in the EUV.


Objective
To investigate the effective methods in controlling cross infection of the hand contact area of dental units.

Methods
Ten dental units are randomly selected in outpatient department. The dental units are randomly divided into an experiment group and a control group, and each group has 5 chairs. Sterilization and disposable covers are used in the experiment group. Sterilization only is used in control group. Thirty samples are randomly taken in each group before and after infection control. The difference of bacteria colony number, operation time and cost effectiveness are compared between 2 groups before and after infection control.

Results
Both methods can effectively control cross infection. The comparisons between control group and test group in bacteria colony number before cross infection control (t = -0.775, P = 0.338) , bacteria colony number after cross infection control (t = 0.383, P = 0.845) and cost accounting (t = -1.726, P = 0.421) were not statistically significant. The operation time of experiment group is longer than the control group (t = 24.190, P = 0.000) , and it′s of statistical difference.

Conclusions
Both methods can control the cross infection in the hand contact area of dental units. Sterilization and disposable covers method can reduce the secondary pollution of aerosol. The sterilization method is more time saving and more convenient.

Key words:
Dental unit; Cross infection; Sterilization; Disposable cover


A two-order model for a phthalic anhydride production process with time delay has been proposed with a synthetic method of mechanism analysis and system identification, and a self-tuner with a feedforward PID structure has been designed. A two-stage microcomputer control system structure is proposed as a simple distributed computer control system. The software in the higher level computer, used for the controlling, monitoring and managing of the total system is designed. The operation of the system shows that the control is reliable and steady. Its precision meets the requirements of the design.<<ETX>>


The aim of person re-identification (ReID) is to recognize the same persons across different scenes. Due to the many demanding applications that utilize large-scale data, more and more attention has been devoted to matching efficiency and accuracy. Many methods that are based on binary coding have been presented to reach efficient ReID. Those methods learn projections to map the high-dimensional features into deep neural networks or compact binary codes through simple insertion of an extra fully connected layer with tanh-like activation. Nevertheless, the former approach needs hand-crafted feature extraction that also wastes a lot of time and complex (discrete) optimizations. In contrast, the latter approach lacks the essential discriminative information to a large extent because of the straightforward activation functions. A ReID framework is proposed in the current work, and it is inspired by the adversarial framework depending on the new regularization approach (ABC-NReg). We embedded the discriminative network into adversarial binary coding (ABC) with our new regularization, which improved the discriminative power combined with the triplet network. ABC-NReg and triplet networks were optimized, and three large-scale benchmark datasets, namely CUHK03, Market-1501, and DukeMTMC-reID datasets, were utilized to test the performance of our proposed model. We further compared the simulation results with the present hashing and non-hashing algorithms. Our model provided better results than other present models using the Market-1501 and DukeMTMC-reID datasets when considering Rank-1. For CUHK03 dataset, the proposed model exceeded the performance of other works when considering Rank 5 and Rank 20.


Objective To compare Compare of Saber incision and Supraclavicular incision treatment of clavicular fracture efficacy.Methods 136 patients with Clavicle fracture.divided into Supraclavicular incision group(56cases)and Saber incision group(82cases).observed the condition of two groups'patients during and after operation.Results Saber incision group was higher than the supraclavicular incision group.Conclusion clavicular fracture patiens during operation ues Supraclavicular incision better than ues Saber incision.


The properties of High-Strength Concrete(HSC) are studied after high temperature.The main factors influencing the concrete structure fired are analyzed,and the strength damage coefficient,durability damage coefficient.In addition,the spalling degree and crack width of HSC are chosen as the criterion indices for concrete structure classification.An HSC by fired evaluation method is established.Its project direction using population migration algorithm is optimized,and the model is applied to classify in an example.The evaluation results are accurate.This method is simple,and some errors are eliminated because of the subjective factors for traditional methods.Projection pursuit is a new evaluation method judging and classifying the HSC by fire.It has provided scientific basis for diagnosis,evaluation,repairing and strengthening of HSC structure damage by fire.


The identification of gifted and talented behaviors within students who have an identified exceptionality has resulted in the questioning of traditional profiles of individuals qualifying for services within gifted and special education. Much of this reflection to date has been focused on the characteristics of gifted and talented behaviors exhibited by students with high incidence disabilities (learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders). Absent from the literature has been an examination of the learning and personal characteristics of students identified as having an emotional/behavioral disability who concurrently exhibit gifted and talented behaviors. An exploration of the growing body of literature in the fields of gifted and special education has revealed a number of similar or common characteristics in these two populations that warrant investigation. The purpose of this article is to develop a profile in the aforementioned population to aid in the identification of, and programming for, individuals with an emotional/behavioral disability who exhibit gifted and talented behaviors. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


In modern mechatronics new concepts of machines and processes are found by using the collected knowledge of all disciplines and by offering functional solutions. Most of the problems in the field of mechatronics demand technical innovations on the field of actuators, sensors and control methods. It demands also high dynamic drives with power electronics, able to cope with the new requirements. The paper presents some trends and industrial experiences with power components for high dynamic drives.


In a classical conjoint choice experiment, respondents choose one profile from each choice set that has to be evaluated. However, in real life, the respondent does not always make a choice: often he/she does not prefer any of the options offered. Therefore, including a no-choice option in a choice set makes a conjoint choice experiment more realistic. In the literature, three different models are used to analyze the results of a conjoint choice experiment with a no-choice option: the no-choice multinomial logit model, the extended no-choice multinomial logit model, and the nested no-choice multinomial logit model. We develop optimal designs for the two most appealing of these models using the D-optimality criterion and the modified Fedorov algorithm and compare these optimal designs with a reference design, which is constructed while ignoring the no-choice option, in terms of estimation and prediction accuracy. We conclude that taking into account the no-choice option when designing a no-choice experiment only has a marginal effect on the estimation and prediction accuracy as long as the model used for estimation matches the data-generating model.


ABSTRACT IT IS well recognized that the control of coccidiosis is the primary reason for the use of nicarbazin in chick rations. However, because of the great importance of so many factors in broiler production today, it is necessary to characterize what effects a feed additive such as nicarbazin may have on growth and feed efficiency of the birds. Although coccidiosis is essentially eliminated as a problem when nicarbazin is used, any effects of the drug on growth and feed conversion appear to become more important as possible influences upon the maximum return from the broiler operation. The early laboratory experiments and pilot trials, most of which were conducted prior to the commercial introduction of nicarbazin in January 1955, indicated that this substance could be fed at levels at least up to 0.0125 percent in the diet without adversely affecting growth or feed efficiency (Ott et al., 1955, 1956; Fogg et . . .


Technologies of formation of terrain of waste dumps at the open pit coal mines are briefly described. Engineering solutions for earthworks with the use of drag line strippers are developed, and the geometry of waste dumps filled by railroad and road transport is explained. Recommendations on planting trees on slopes of waste dumps by making openings with bulldozers or hydraulic excavators are made.