Two series/parallel arrays of Cold-Electron Bolometers (CEB) with Superconductor-Insulator-Normal (SIN) tunnel junctions were integrated in orthogonal ports of a cross-slot antenna. The receiving system was designed for polarisation measurements in a 350 GHz frequency band with JFET readout at the BOOMERanG-FG balloon telescope. Each orthogonal array consists of 10 cold-electron bolometers connected in parallel for RF signal and in series for DC signal. The array was designed to increase the output resistance by a factor of 102 in comparison to a single CEB, for matching with JFET readout while maintaining the same conditions for RF coupling. The dynamic resistance of such array is 1 M5 at the bias point of maximal response. For the input microwave signal bolometers are connected in parallel. This provides matching to the 30 input impedance of a cross-slot antenna on Si substrate. The array of bolometers has a saturation power 10 times higher than a single bolometer. This significantly increases the dynamic range. With a measured temperature response of 8.8 μV/mK, a total absorber volume of 0.08 μm3, and an output noise of about 11 nV/Hz1/2, we estimated the dark electrical noise equivalent power as NEP=6*10-18 W/Hz1/2 at 280 mK. The optical response was measured using both hot/cold loads and a backward wave oscillator as sources of radiation.


We recently proposed that the observed apparent negative dispersion in bone can arise from the interference between fast wave and slow wave modes, each exhibiting positive dispersion [Marutyan et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120, EL55-EL61 (2006)]. In the current study, we applied Bayesian probability theory to solve the inverse problem: extracting the underlying properties of bone. Simulated mixed mode signals were analyzed using Bayesian probability. The calculations were implemented using the Markov chain Monte Carlo with simulated annealing to draw samples from the marginal posterior probability for each parameter.


Here is introduced a new operation between languages noted ▽ in order to study their structural complexity. Two languages L and M being given, we say that L is of structural complexity greater than M and we note L≧M iff the full semi-AFL L(M)generated by M is included in the full semi-AFL L(L) generated by L Then ▽ satisfies the property that when applied to some structurally comparable languages, it produces a language of intermediary structural complexity. We use the operation ▽ to build a context-free language which is of structural complexity greater than any finite-turn language but is not context-free generator.


The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the question of whether minorities have greater difficulties in finding and holding jobs because of the poor public transportation serving their neighborhoods and the relatively low ownership of automobiles. Earlier studies generally concluded that transportation was not a major reason for the high unemployment and low incomes characteristic of inner city minority areas. We review this literature and conclude that previous findings may understate the relationship. From survey data of workers in three companies and unemployed workers seeking jobs in the same labor market, we examine whether there are statistically significant differences by race or ethnicity associated with transportation need, availability and use. Our findings indicate that transportation does play an important role in differences in labor market outcomes for minorities and nonminorities. We also find that these outcomes are different for blacks and Latinos.


It is challenging to estimate ocean surface currents from along-track interferometric (ATI) data due to the complexity of the ocean environment. In order to complete the process from modeling the ocean surface signals to extracting the ocean surface currents, this research integrates dynamic sea surface modeling imagery with an iterative technique to inverse the currents. To complete the simulation analysis of time-varying ocean surface imaging, ocean surface backscatter coefficients and ocean surface echoes are constructed using the wave spectrum model as the basis. The ATI data from the simulation modeling are inverted using the iterative inversion algorithm of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) ocean surface currents field, and the accuracy of the inverse ocean surface currents field obtained reaches 0.1 m/s, proving the viability of the whole system.


Commercial real estate (CRE) has undergone enormous changes over the past two decades, even apart from the financial crisis. At the end of 2010, commercial mortgage balances totaled over $2 trillion. That was about twice as many at the end of 2000. At its peak in 2008, the ratio of balances to the size of the U.S. economy was one and a half times as large as it was in 2000. Historically, more than half of commercial mortgages were held by commercial banks and other depositories. Life insurers historically were the other major holders. Over the past dozen years, however, "nontraditional investors" have held increasingly important shares of total commercial mortgages. Thus, the relative size of the commercial mortgage market has fluctuated considerably and the percentages of total commercial mortgages that different groups of investors held have also shifted considerably over time. In addition, (inflation-adjusted) CRE prices dipped by more than 20 percent in the early 1990s, before rising about 50 percent during the 2000s and then dropping by about 50 percent since 2007. Since 2007, various indicators signaled that commercial mortgage underwriting, after apparently being lax, had tightened rapidly and severely.We combined information from several indicators of commercial mortgage underwriting to construct a single underwriting index (UW) for 1990-2011. We used information about commercial mortgage underwriting from banks and from government-employed bank examiners. We also used information about the commercial mortgages that were acquired by life insurance companies. These data series each directly measured an important aspect of underwriting. To construct UW, we then combined those data series with an indirect indicator of underwriting, the net flow of commercial mortgages acquired by "nontraditional" investors. We also explain why some well-known indicators were unlikely to accurately reflect underwriting during 1990-2011.We then used the UW in a vector auto-regression to estimate how CRE prices and commercial mortgages responded to changes in underwriting, and, in turn, how prices and mortgages affected underwriting itself. We found that underwriting had important, independent effects on the CRE market. The estimates suggested that both price and non-price components of underwriting affected commercial real estate.We also found that underwriting itself responded to developments in commercial real estate. In particular, we found that underwriting loosened when (the growth rates of) CRE prices were predicted to rise. One implication is that underwriting amplified movements in CRE markets: Predictions of faster price growth loosened underwriting, which raised CRE lending and prices, which in turn loosened underwriting further.


Sonographers assume an important role in providing accurate diagnosis for prompt patient management. The manual task of scanning competency is driven by a high level of cognitive function in the form of clinical decision making (CDM). It is therefore critical that sonography students are grounded in the CDM fundamentals as part of their sonography education. The aim of this article is to seek better understanding of student views on CDM learning to inform educators of strategies to better support student learning. The first part of the article describes how CDM for sonography students is being developed at The University of Auckland. The second part of the article explores student perspectives of CDM learning and the application of CDM in the workplace. Using purposive sampling, five clinical supervisors and two students participated in semistructured interviews. Focus groups with students were conducted at the end of each semester, between July 2014 and June 2016. Thematic analysis was used to analyze and make sense of the data. Based on these qualitative findings, the authors make recommendations to advance CDM within the sonography curriculum.


Learn how to focus mathematical language on concepts to accommodate the needs of the 10 percent of U.S. students whose first language is not English


Apart from the widely used of manual surveillance system, surveillance system with operator still has many drawbacks. Increased mobility and capability of computing devices require surveillance system that no longer just an intermediary function for observing surveillance area but also serves to facilitate the work of the operator. This paper discuss about implementation of Background Subtraction algorithm on image stream from Web camera to detect any motion. Motion detection without involving human operator aims for automated surveillance system. Intrusion notification will be delivered directly to user's email inbox for any motion occurs. Automated surveillance system and the use of the Web camera could be used as an alternative for low-cost automated surveillance systems.


13556 Background: whenever surgical resection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer is not possible, thermal ablation is a mini-invasive local treatment that can be considered as an alternative approach. Complete thermal ablation can be achieved by laser treatment. When thermoablation is obtained by radiofrequency, patients treated for a small dominant lesion (less than 3 cm) experience a better outcome. This evidence is less clear when pLIT is used.

PATIENTS AND METHODS
30 patients (22 with a single lesion, 8 with up to three metastases) were consecutively treated. Maximum diameter of the dominant lesion was less than 3 cm in 20 pts and more than 3 cm in ten. With mild sedation and local anaesthesia, optical fibers were inserted directly into the tumor with echo-guided percutaneous needle placement. Each optical fiber was connected to a neodymium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (ND:YAG) laser, which delivers concentrated light at a wave-length of 1064 nm, with a 5-Watt power and a 1800-Joule energy per single fiber. A minimum of two and a maximum of four needles were used, with a 5 to 8 mm distance from one needle to another.

RESULTS
all patients tolerated LIT procedure well, without major complications. Post-treatment CT-scan demonstrated complete thermonecrosis in 39 out of 44 (87%) of the treated lesions, and almost complete in the remaining 5, 4 of which of diameter larger than 3 cm. Local failure was reported in 12% of the lesions at six-month follow-up. The median Kaplan-Meier survival for all patients was 607 days, with survival rate of 82% at one year and 55% at three years. Patients treated for a smaller dominant lesion had a significantly better survival than the others (850 vs 420 days, p=0.04, logrank).

CONCLUSIONS
pLIT permitted in most cases a complete ablation of liver metastases with a high local tumor control rate and a low complication rate. Patients with a smaller dominant lesion do best after pLIT procedure. Local treatment coupled with systemic chemotherapy offers a chance of prolonged survival in patients not amenable to hepatic surgery. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


Helicobacter pylori has been implicated as the major acquired factor in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric neoplasia in humans. The microorganism has been detected in dental plaque, saliva and feces. In this study, we investigated the salivary anti H. pylori immunoglubulin A (IgA) immune response in 39 dyspeptic patients and 20 healthy volunteers. Gastric antrum biopsies were taken for histological examination, urease test, culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Five mililiters of unstimulated saliva were obtained from all subjects before the endoscopy. The levels of specific antibodies in saliva were determined by ELISA test. The soluble antigen material for immunoenzymatic assay was prepared by sonication of five H. pylori strains isolated from duodenal ulcer patients. H. pylori was detected in antral samples from 24/39 (62%) patients, all of whom had chronic gastritis. Symptomatic patients infected with H. pylori showed levels significantly higher of secretory Ig A in saliva ( 0.2862 ± 0.144) than asymptomatic patients. (0.1511 ± 0.069) (p>0.005). Our results indicate that there is a correlation between the presence of H. pylori in gastric mucosa of symptomatic patients and the occurrence of secretory Ig A antibodies against H. pylori in saliva. Saliva testing is a rapid, noninvasive test that may have a role in epidemiological studies and in screening dyspeptic patients, specially in pediatric populations.


2 Abstract: This trial was conducted to monitor the effects of dietary supplementation of thyme and ginger oils on performance, hematological, biochemical and immunological parameters of broilers. The study was carried out on 105 one day-old commercial Ross 208 broiler chicks classified into seven groups each of 15. The control group received only the basal diet. The other experimental groups received plus the basal diet, the experimental diets including thyme oil at levels of 100 (T100), 200 (T200) and 300 (T300) mg/kg and ginger oil at levels of 100 (G100), 200 (G200) and 300 (G300) mg/kg. The results showed that the dietary thyme and ginger essential oils did not result in any significant effects on performance parameters. The hematological data implicated a significant increase in packed cell volume and hemoglobin in T200 and in total leukocytic count and heterophil percent in T200 and G100. Total protein and globulin significantly increased in T200 and decreased in groups G200 and G300. Groups T100 and G100 demonstrated the best effect on lipid profile. Immunologically, there was a significant increase in phagocytic activity of heterophils and antibody titers against Newcastle disease (ND) and Infectious Bursal disease (IBD) viruses in T200 and G100. It could be concluded that thyme and ginger oils at levels of 200 and 100 mg/kg respectively are the best treatments in improving the immunological profile of broiler chickens throughout stimulation of innate immunity by increasing phagocytic capacity of heterophils and humoral immunity by increasing antibody production.


Levels of thearubigins (TR), the high-molecular-weight SII TR fraction, and caffeine increased during storage, while flavanols and soluble solids decreased. The theaflavin (TF) content, except for an initial increase during the brief maturation period, decreased as a linear function of time during a 5 month storage period. The loss of FT was the major factor responsible for the deterioration in quality and the reduction in evaluation of black tea. Commercial consignments of tea lost an average of 3.6 FT units and over 12% in price over a transit/storage period of 6 months. Oxidative enzyme activity was retained in the manufactured tea. Peroxidase activity was regenerated continuously throughout the period of study, but residual polyphenol oxidase activity decreased during the latter stages of storage.


The objective of the present article is to systematize the knowledge about the political conditions that in 1989 were decisive for the restoration of the Senate with quite limited powers. The reasoning consists of an introduction, two main parts listed in chronological order, and a conclusion. The article presents the concepts of reactivation of the second chamber of parliament, which usually appeared in the years of Polish socio-political crises, and then goes on to present the political and constitutional effect of negotiations on the Senate at the "Polish round table". The main result of the research carried out is the fact that the 1989 Senate decision, part of the consensus enabling the "Polish round table" agreement to be reached, resulted in fully democratic elections to the Second House, in which the political opposition won 99 out of 100 senatorial seats. The success of "Solidarity" did not have any real impact on the practice of governance, because (apart from the election of the president) the Senate had no major influence on the then existing system of power. However, the unprecedented victory of the opposition in this election undoubtedly gave an impulse to take steps to establish the cabinet of Tadeusz Mazowiecki - the first non-communist prime minister, who initiated the political process of establishing democracy and a free market economy.


For a real Hilbert space $H_{\mathbb{R}}$ and $-1<q<1$ Bozejko and Speicher introduced the C$^\ast$-algebra $A_q(H_{\mathbb{R}})$ and von Neumann algebra $M_q(H_{\mathbb{R}})$ of $q$-Gaussian variables. We prove that if $\dim(H_{\mathbb{R}}) = \infty$ and $-1<q<1, q \not = 0$ then $M_q(H_{\mathbb{R}})$ does not have the Akemann-Ostrand property with respect to $A_q(H_{\mathbb{R}})$. It follows that $A_q(H_{\mathbb{R}})$ is not isomorphic to $A_0(H_{\mathbb{R}})$. This gives an answer to the C$^\ast$-algebraic part of Question 1.1 and Question 1.2 in [NeZe18].


Abstract : The monograph presents a comprehensive view of hydrofoil hydroelasticity. The field of unsteady hydrodynamics is reviewed for the subcavitating, cavitating, and ventilated flow regimes. Theoretical and experimental results for hydrofoil flutter and divergence are reviewed. The effects of the hydrodynamic and structural parameters in hydroelastic problems are discussed. An extensive bibliography is presented. (Author)


The Dixon resultant for a bivariate polynomial system has many interesting properties. When the unmixed canonical bidegree monomial support of the polynomial system undergoes corner cutting, some monomial points become distinguished by being exposed. When a corner has exactly three exposed monomial points, certain rows and columns of the Dixon matrix, called almost-exposed rows and columns, produce a factor which is a power of the bracket corresponding to the three exposed points. The power is determined by the relative positions of these three exposed points. This observation is very useful when constructing quotient Dixon resultants


A new control method is presented for controlling the primary-side switch of a synchronized switch post regulator (SSPR). By employing this control scheme, the trailing-edge modulation can be used for the secondary-side switch(s) of the SSPR. Hence, the dynamic responses of the post-regulated channel(s) are decoupled from that of the main output. The primary- and secondary-side switches can also be synchronized. The control also has cycle-by-cycle constant power limiting and short circuit protection abilities.


Korean Studies, Volume 30. © 2006 by University of Hawai'i Press. All rights reserved. Homes ranging from one-room dwellings to forty-five-room mansions were constructed in the Kaes0ng area around 1900. Analysis indicates that 23 percent were small, 57 percent were medium, and 20 percent were large. Medium-sized dwellings constituted 80 percent of the total number of habitations, indicating that the middle class constituted approximately four-fifths of the area population. The large middle class is unusual compared to other urban areas of the period and is related to commercial activity. More than 80 percent of the citizenry of Kaes0ng engaged directly in merchant activities or in something related. The merchants of Kaes0ng had outstanding financial skills that transformed their commercial capital into industrial capital via the ginseng trade. The people of Kaes0ng did not aspire to high government positions, but rather for commercial success. For this reason, Japanese businessmen could not penetrate the Kaes0ng market during the colonial period.


In this paper we present GTSC, a tool that allows test designers to model software behavior using Statecharts or Finite State Machines (FSMs) in order to automatically generate test cases based on some test criteria for FSM and some for Statecharts. Three test criteria for FSM models, Distinguishing Sequence, Unique Input/Output, and H-switch cover are implemented in GTSC as well as there are four test criteria from the Statechart Coverage Criteria Family (SCCF) targeting Statechart models implemented within the tool. GTSC has been successful in generating test cases for research and development projects in the space domain, and the seven different choices of test criteria provide flexibility for the test designer to choose the one that best suits his/her application.


With the development of material science,life science and related disciplines,a new subject is developing,that is called tissue engineering technology.The basic method is to form cell-scaffold complex by planting living cells with functional correlation that cultured in vitro in high concentration on the scaffold with better biocompatibility and biodegradability,and then to plant this complex to the position with tissue defect in animal body,which then achieve repair and reconstruction of tissue defect by forming the same tissue to the body in histology and biochemical composition.Material of scaffolds is key problem in tissue-engenering.How to study and achieve the ideal scaffolds with biocompatibility is becoming the difficulty and hotspot of tissue-engenering.


We present a novel setup of a quark-antiquark antenna splitting inside a color deconfined medium considering the finite formation time of the dipole, which becomes an important scale in the physical picture. In particular, we consider the splitting of a color singlet dipole, studying in detail its formation and subsequent propagation through the medium. We discuss the role of color coherence and the relevant time scales which control the scenario, while also providing theoretical support for vacuum-like emissions early in the medium. Finally, by mapping the spectrum of inmedium splittings through the corresponding kinematical Lund diagram, we elicit regimes of a close correspondence to a semi-classical description and regimes where this description breaks down.


where the story of the repeated outJbursts of forceful creative production can he seen and ,told. Mere transl'ation into the expression of one's time so that a message grips as if it were originally spoken in the English is due .to something more than the mere skillful handling of a scholar's tools. Behind it must be that elan vital ,that binds God and humanity together in an etern8l1 bond." It is the adoption of that prophetic insight which leads us to duly recognize the marvelous achievements of EngUsh translators up to the present and encourages us to believe that the full fruition of consecrated investigation hllB· not yet been attained,-the best is yet to be. There will be general agreement that Professor Wild has accompmshed this work in a most satisfactory manner. It should have an extensivecirculation, especially as a text~book in English Bible courses where first~rank material is greatly needed. Ministers with one accord will weleollie this volume as a most helpful guide to the appreciation of the English Bible, our heritage. J. McKEE ADAMS.


The paper discusses the usage of the euro as a parallel currency in Poland. The aim is to assess the importance of the euro as an international currency for Polish residents, with particular emphasis on reserve and investment currency. The main stress is put on the assessment of the use of euro-denominated bank deposits and loans. The paper is based on the international literature and statistical data. Main sources of necessary data were taken from publications delivered by European Central Banka and National Bank of Poland.


FR901228 is a novel histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, and its antiproliferative effects on non‐small cell lung cancer cells have been shown in vitro. However, there have been no reports concerning the effects on small‐cell lung cancer (SCLC). We have recently demonstrated that the HDAC inhibitors trichostatin A and sodium butyrate inhibit expression of the catalytic subunit of telomerase (hTERT) mRNA and telomerase activity in prostate cancer cells. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of FR901228 on proliferation and telomerase activity in SCLC cells in vitro. FR901228 at 5 to 10 nM increased the fraction of cells in the G2/M and sub‐G1 phases of the cell‐cycle, and inhibited the growth of H69, H526 and H82 cell lines. The expression of hTERT mRNA was inhibited 6 hr after treatment, prior to obvious inhibition of cell growth or cell‐cycle distribution shifts. The inhibition of hTERT mRNA expression and telomerase activity was not a consequence of cell‐growth arrest or apoptosis. Cycloheximide blocked the suppression of hTERT mRNA induced by FR901228, and the inhibition of hTERT mRNA by FR901228 required newly synthesized proteins. FR901228 also effectively inhibited growth of etoposide‐resistant UMCC‐1/VP‐16, irinotecan‐resistant PC‐6/SN2‐5H and cisplatin‐resistant H526/CDDP cells having decreased expression of hTERT mRNA and telomerase activity, as well as their parental cells. This implies that SCLC resistant to these key drugs are not cross‐resistant to FR901228. The present study suggests that FR901228 may be a promising drug for chemotherapy of cancers including SCLC, even for refractory or relapsing tumors after conventional chemotherapy. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Absolute rate constants are reported for the addition of the methyl radical to 20 monosubstituted and 1,1-disubstituted alkenes at room temperature in liquid solution. They increase with increasing exothermicity of the addition and are enhanced by strong nucleophilic polar effects for electron-deficient alkenes. This agrees with conclusions derived from earlier relative rate data but disagrees with a general insignificance of polar effects predicted by ab initio calculations.


The target is to provide the reader with an overview on food packaging, especially on primary packaging, with regard to the machines present in this sector, their characteristics and critical issues. Subsequently two fundamental aspects, which can be found in all primary food packaging machines, are analyzed in detail. At first, motor-reducer couplings are analyzed, for which an innovative sizing method is presented. Then a focus on conduction and ultrasonic welding techniques is done


Ecological environment material is a sort of material that is developed by human kind out of the active consideration of influences of the material on the ecological environment and is a new concept that was proposed on the precondition of taking full consideration of the correlations between the human kind, the society and the nature. Industrial design is supposed to lay more emphasis on functions of products and requirement of their appearance, to select more suitable materials, design their structure and pattern and establish their combination means. For the time being, study on the environment material has been penetrated into all fields of the industrial design. The environment material is of great advantage in terms of effective usage of resources and energy and reduction on the environmental capacity and it is an important development direction for realizing sustainable development of material industry. Thus, it has become a necessary trend of development of the design industry to conduct green design under the attack of the global tide of environmental protection.


Based on the average data of daily air temperature which is below 0 ℃ during the periods from 1975 to 2009,the winter negative accumulated temperature was calculated.Using the trend analysis and wavelet analysis method,analyzes the spatio-temporal variation of winter negative accumulated temperature.The results show that winter negative accumulated temperature rises from southeast to northwest with the increasing altitude and elevation.We can see an obvious interannual variability of negative accumulated temperature,during recent 35 years the negative accumulated temperature drops on the whole.The negative accumulated temperature mainly shows an interannual oscillation periods of 4 years and 8 years.


The study examines the effect of trade liberalization on poverty reduction across 60 provinces in Vietnam over a decade from 2002 to 2012 using fixed effects approach. In this study, trade liberalization is proxied by tariff exposure, which is constructed by combining information on geographic variation in the sector composition of the economy and temporal variation in tariff lines by product category. This yields a measure indicating how changes in exposure to tariff reductions vary by geographic area over the period 2002 and 2012. Taking advantage of the available multi-province and six-year dataset, the study includes a set of fixed effects: the province-fixed effects, which capture potential unobservable characteristics that are likely to affect poverty reduction, such as historical and institutional factors; and the time-fixed effects, which controls for aggregate time trend. The results indicate the statistically significant and positive correlation between tariff exposure and poverty, showing that exposure to trade liberalization is associated with poverty reduction and provinces being relatively more exposed to trade liberalization have experienced a stronger reduction in poverty. It is also found that tariff reductions have contributed to the reduction of the depth and severity of poverty in Vietnam. The results are robust to specification and controlling for region dummies and provincial characteristics. While there have been a limited number of studies on the relation between trade liberalization and poverty, poverty gap and poverty severity, the study is expected to make an empirical contribution to the literature of trade liberalization as well as development economics.


The crystallization kinetics of bulk amorphous (Se 80 Te 20 ) 100-x Ag x (0≤x≤4) glasses has been carried out using Differential Scanning Calorimetry at different heating rates (5-20 K/min) under non-isothermal conditions. It is found that the glass transition temperature and the crystallization temperature decrease with increase in Ag content. The apparent activation energy for glass transition and the activation energy for crystallization have been determined using the Moynihan's relation, modified Kissinger and Matusita equations.


FIELD: computer engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to computer engineering and specifically to image processing systems. Method of identifying a living person on a sequence of frames by detecting the pulse in individual areas of a person's face contains: obtaining a sequence of frames; highlighting a person's face in the image of each frame; splitting the area of the image of the selected face into segments in the form of a grid, and more than half of the image is divided into cells that differ in area by no more than twice; carrying out the temporal and spatial filtering of the face image segments obtained in the previous step; determining the presence of periodicity in changing the magnitude of the brightness of image segments in the entire sequence of frames, which indicates the presence of a pulse; determination of the correspondence between the periodicity of the variation in the luminance of segments and the pulse rate of a person; making a decision about the presence of a living person in the case of coincidence of the periodicity of the change in the magnitude of the brightness of image segments to the pulse rate of a living object. EFFECT: technical result is to increase the accuracy of identifying a living person on the sequence of personnel. 21 cl, 11 dwg


Indonesia is prone to tsunami. One way to reduce the risk is to increase people preparedness. Indonesia government together with several Country in the world has built InaTWES as an Early Warning System. Currently, it used several mediums for dissemination, namely radio, TV, SMS, fax, and siren. We could broaden the range of dissemination by adding a new medium. One of the potential media is a public display. Unfortunately, most of the public display is designed as an advertisement platform. It doesn't have support alerting service. Hence, we propose a system that could enable current public display as a warning receiver system. By using video source switcher that could switch the video source of public display, from its existing system to external system that could receive a warning message.


The assess of the criminal legal norms efficiency of the stipulating the responsibility for «simple» fraud matters stipulated in art. 159 of the Criminal code is attempted in the article. In particular, the topical issues arising in the process of legal evaluation of acts containing elements of crime structure, provided art. 159 of the Criminal code, suggestions, directed on forming of uniform practice on the qualification of «simple» fraud are analyzed.


Non-coding RNA is playing an increasingly important role in modern biology, while many experimental methods are very costly in manpower, equipment and time. This promote the birth of some types of calculation methods, which also include the use of traditional machine learning and deep learning techniques. These manners regularly need to consider global or entire sequence node information during the process of predicting the interaction between non-coding RNA and protein. In recent years, graph convolutional neural networks have been widely used in the application of complex network link prediction. On the other hand, they are rarely used to explore the interaction between RNA and protein. Therefore, we build a new model based on graph convolutional neural networks, which could explore the interaction between RNA and protein efficiently. Specifically, we consider the issue of exploring the relationship as a general case of link prediction. In addition, based on the embedding of neighboring nodes, we discover some unrecognized relationships between RNA and protein (NPI). The experimental results show that the proposed scheme does have a competitive performance.


Peat has a wide range of applications in different spheres of human activity, and this is a reason for a comprehensive study. This research represents the results of an ICP-MS study of moss and peat samples from two raised bogs of Germany. Because of the wide use of sphagnum moss and peat, determining their geochemical characteristics is an important issue. According to the results obtained, we can resume that the moss samples from Germany are rich in Cu, As, Y, Zr, Nb, and REE. The geochemical composition of the bogs reflects the regional environmental features and anthropogenic influence.


The residues of different insecticides in lint samples collected from cotton growing areas of Punjab were estimated using multiresidue analytical methodology. The minimum detection limit was 0.01 µg g−1 for organochlorine and synthetic pyrethroid insecticides and 0.08 µg g−1 for organophosphate insecticides. The study revealed contamination with organochlorine, organophosphate and synthetic pyrethroid group of insecticides. Majority of the samples were contaminated with endosulfan residues. Ethion and cypermethrin residues were detected in 80% samples. The residues of chlorpyriphos, fenvalerate, triazophos, deltamethrin and profenophos were also present in 40, 28, 14, 8 and 8% of the lint samples, respectively. The studies, therefore, suggest the need for strict regulation of insecticide use on cotton so as to produce cotton of acceptable quality.


Magneto-rheological (MR) fluid technology has significantly developed during the past decades. The application of MR fluids has proliferated in various engineering fields with the development of MR fluid-based devices, especially MR fluid dampers. MR dampers are semi-active devices used for vibration reduction in many engineering applications. The MR dampers could offer an outstanding capability in semi-active vibration control due to excellent dynamical features such as fast response, low power consumption, and simple interfaces between electronic input and mechanical output. Modelling of MR damper is crucial in describing MR damper's behaviour. It is critical to comprehend the dynamic behaviour of these devices, as nonlinear hysteresis is a rather complex phenomenon. The Modified Bouc-Wen model represents the MR damper mathematically since this model is capable of performing as precisely as the non-parametric model. The Modified Bouc-Wen model parameters are damper dependent and must be defined for further simulation studies before utilising the damper. Validation of MR damper experimentally is one of the tasks required to confirm the parametric model performance. The specified parameters are believed to be worthwhile for this MR damper's use in further studies of real-time semi-active (SA) suspension systems. The small values of percentage difference for force (0.5-3.5%) indicate that the parameters implemented in the Modified Bouc-Wen model accurately portray the characteristics and behaviour of the MR damper.


Our series on studying for the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce concludes by offering guidance for learning outcomes 6 and 7 for the unit 'Understand how to set up a home-based childcare service'.


Objective
To investigate the distribution and antibiotic resistance of A.baumannii during the last five years in our hospital,the basis for the reasonable clinical use of antibiotic was provided to doctor.

Methods
The strains of A.baumannii isolated from clinical specimens during 2009-2013 were analyzed by VITEK-32 system, the antibiotic resistance was analyzed by WHONET5.4 software.

Results
A.baumannii strains were mainly isolated from sputum, accounting for 77.3%; the majority of the strains were isolated from ICU,accounting for 42.3%; the resistance rates of A.baumannii to antibiotics appeared increasing, and over 70%except cefoperazone-sulbactam and imipenem.

Conclusion
A.baumannii is the major pathogen, and detection rate of A.baumannii is very high, antibiotic resistance status of A.baumannii is very serious. The management of antibiotic application should be strengthened, and the occurrence and prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria should be strictly controlled to prevent outbreak and epidemic of nosocomial infection.

Key words:
A.Baumannii; Clinical distribution; Drug resistance


It would be difficult to properly estimate foundation influence in edu cational research without knowing the merits of proposals rejected. Those who lack confidence in the motives of foundations are predisposed to be lieve their power of rejection is used in ways inimicable to the freedom of research. Foundation officials and advisers readily admit their judgment is fallible; they are aware, as one of them said, that "our endorsement is often worth more than our gift", and, conversely, they know failure to endorse may have disastrous effects on meritorious projects, even when they are rejected for valid reasons. Since action on research proposals usually is taken on the recommendation of professional advisers, most investigators believe the modification of the better proposals and the rejection of less meritorious ones represents nothing more than the pooled judgment of persons competent to judge. The situation presents a very real dilemma. Certainly the welfare of the grant-seeking agencies would not be served by identifiable published analyses of applications, but the interested public would get valuable guid ance from a factual generalization of rejected proposals paralleled by generalized reasons for rejection. The Carnegie Corporation, the Falk Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation now make analyses of applica tions, but they are too general to achieve the purpose here suggested. 287


There are three essential interrelated components in process of learning such as teaching material, the process of how to teach the material and the result of the learning process. There is a gap which is felt and faced as the lack of the effective and appropriate approach to conduct the learning process. Most teachers only consider the material and the result of learning so they are only busy to determine the goals which must be achieved, arrange the teaching materials, and then design the instrument of evaluation. Unfortunately, one important thing and it is always forgotten is how to design the process of learning well in order to combine between material and the result of learning.
The type of research is experiment research; it purposes to find out the probability cause effect in order to know the interrelated variables, then to see the influence of those variables. In order to find the needed data, then it is conducted interview method, observation, documentation, and test. The technique of analysis data which is used is independent sample t-test with SPPSS program 16. The result of the influence of the method of edutainment towards the achievement of learning mathematics of the elementary students will be very helpful for them in learning mathematics especially the material of area of flat space so the result of the average score between the method of edutainment and conventional method based on the counting data shows that the t-value is 3.06 with the probability (significance) as 0.004 < 0.05. It means that there is a difference average between the methods of edutainment and the conventional method towards the sixth grade students of SDN I and SDN II Tanjungsari Boyolangu Tulungagung. Based of the data analysis that there is an influence of the use of method of edutainment towards the students' achievement mathematics result of students of SDN Tanjungsari is 17.8. It can be said that from the average analysis data, the experiment score (using method of edutainment) is 70.56 whereas the mean score of control class (using the conventional method) is 52.76 so there is significance as 17.8. Thus the method of edutainment influences towards the students' achievement mathematics of SDN I Tanjungsari, Boyolangu, Tulungagung

Key words: Method of edutainment, achievement of learning


Introduction: Takayasu Arteritis is a systemic disorder which mainly involves mediumand largesized arteries. As the disease progresses, many kinds of luminal pathology may appear, such as stenosis, occlusion and aneurysm. However, at an early stage, the vessel lumen often remains unchanged while inflammation or thickening of the vessel wall may already exist. Furthermore when the disease is active, the mural tissue may be avidly enhanced. Early diagnosis and comprehensive assessment of its severity and activity are required which may influence treatment procedure and outcome. Whole-body MRA has been used successfully in patients with atherosclerosis. In this study we further explored its ability for comprehensive diagnosis of Takayasu Arteritis with postcontast vessel wall imaging. Methods: Whole-body MRA was performed in 36 patients on a 1.5T MR scanner (Magnetom Avanto), which was equipped with high performance gradients. All patients received 0.25 mmol/kg of Gadopentetate dimeglumine (Magnevist). Image quality and depiction of vascular diseases of each station were assessed. In 20 of all patients pre-contrast and post-contrast high-resolution vessel wall imaging were also acquired. These 20 patients were divided clinically into two groups: active/persistent (n=15) and remissive group (n=5), according to the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score in 2003. Vessel wall thickness and postcontrast signal intensity of vessel wall relative to back muscle were analyzed. Results: Whole-body MRA yielded a dedicated image of systemic and pulmonary artery. A total of 1583 arterial segments were assessed. The average score of visibility and venous contamination were 2.2±0.05 and 0.77±0.05. In all patients, whole-body MRA depicted various pathological entities. Pulmonary hypoperfusion was also identified with or without pulmonary artery abnormalities. In 26 cases, these vessel lesions were located in multiple vessel territories that could not be included in mono-station MRA. Wall thickness of the active/persistent group (5.9mm±1.19) was thicker than the remissive group (4.02mm±0.92; P=0.005<<0.05), and postcontrast signal intensity ratio was significantly different between two groups (active/persistent vs remissive, 1.57±0.54 vs 1.18±0.33, P=0.0006<<0.05). Based on the involved vessel territories and lung abnormality revealed by wholebody MRA, as well as the results of vessel wall imaging, the Lupi-Herrea classification was modified in 6 of 20 patients. Conclusions: Whole-body MRA combined with vessel wall imaging had the potential for a comprehensive assessment of vessel involvement and activity of Takayasu arteritis, which may be very useful in its diagnosis and follow-up. It could be accomplished within a reasonable time and with a reasonable amount of contrast media. References: 1. Johnston SL, et al . J Clin Pathol,2002,55:481-486. 2. Nael K, et al. AJR, 2007,188:529-539. 3. Choe YH, et al. AJR, 2000,175:505-511.


Caesalpiniabonducella(L.)Roxb.is an important Indian ethno medicinal plant belongs to the family Caesalpiniaceae. All parts of the plant including root, stem, bark, leaves, flower, pod, seed coat and kernel are used in many Ayurvedic preparations. The plant requires seven years for germination in nature due to hard seed coat. Hence this study deals with different treatments like mechanical scarification ,acid scarification, impact of effector substances like KNO3, NaCl,CdSO4, PEG and GA3 on seed germination of nicker nut. Mechanically scarified seeds showed 40% germination. Acid scarification was carried out with con.HCl, con.H2SO4 and HNO3. The treatments were given for 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 90 minutes in each acid. Con.H2SO4 for 60 minutes resulted in 80 % seed germination followed by 10%in Con. HNO3 and 20% in Con. HCl. GA 3 50 ppm and 0.2%KNO3 were also used and the germination rate were 40% and 10% respectively. Germination rate was 30% in 50mM NaCl. PEG and CdSO4 were unsuitable for germination. In vitro seed germination was also studied with different phytohormones and agar. MS medium supplemented with 1mg/l NAA and 0.6 mg/l GA 3 resulted in 80% germination. When the concentration of the cytokinins, auxins and gibberellic acid were increased above 1mg/l there were no germination of seed.Seed germination rate was 90% in 2.5% plain agar medium. Radicle formation was noticed in 2% agar medium without shoot induction. The concentration of agar above 3% were not found to be effective for germination.


Using the rainfall data of 5 counties in Jincheng of Shanxi in past 44 years( 1970-2013),based on Z index,the index of recipitation anomaly,humidity,the paper analyzes space-time law of flood and drought index of Jincheng and grade evaluation. The results show that the Jincheng is a intermittent flood and drought area,20% is a not normal year,drought occurs every 2 years on average. Rates of big drought and big floods Jincheng are the same. Counties generally prone to occur mid-short drought. It belonged to the partial drought in 1970 s,continuous flood in 1980 s,partial drought in 1990 s,and partial continuous drought at the beginning of the21 st century. The frequency of drought and flood has a rising trend. Jincheng continuous drought time is not long,Continuous drought is 1 time( 1978-1979),the continuous flood( 1975-1976) is 1 time,big floods is twice in Lingchuan in 1972 and Qinshui in1982,and a regional floods in 2003. The wavelet analysis shows that the oscillation period of the strongest drought and flood is 3-year period in Jincheng; the stronger period is 19-year period; the weaker is about 7-year period.


The numerical solution of problems occurring in the simulation process of washing of packed bed of porous particles via the method of orthogonal collocation on finite elements (OCFE) is considered. Essentially, OCFE combines the classical orthogonal collocation method (OCM) and finite element method (FEM). Hermite basis is used in place of Lagrange polynomial basis for the computation.


Australia, like many nations across the globe, has a focus on engaging young people in the post compulsory years of school to ensure their transition into further education, training and /or the workforce. Applied Learning programs which are based on the premise of active, transformative learning from authentic experience have emerged as valuable tools in assisting the transition of young people. Understanding of Applied Learning however, not only varies between nations but also disciplines, context, education settings and curricula. Using a lens of boundary crossing, this chapter draws on research data to provide an account of challenges educators face in an Australian program where there appears little guidance for educators on constructing an Applied Learning pedagogical model for individual practice. From consideration of data and educational theory an Applied Learning pedagogical framework is proposed as a guide for educators in developing Applied Learning programs.


Background: Previous studies have described differences in breast cancer biological subtypes from various ethnic backgrounds such as women of African descent. Data on the heterogeneity of breast cancer biology among Asian ethnic groups is limited. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of the different immunohistochemical (IHC) subtypes of breast carcinoma and clinical outcomes among Chinese, Malay and Indian patients (pts) at a single Singaporean institution. Methods: Local pts of Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnicity seen at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and diagnosed with breast cancer from 2001 to 2004 were included in this retrospective study. Tumours were classified using IHC profiles as 1)"Luminal": (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2−), 2) HER2 overexpressing (HER2+ regardless of hormone receptor status) and 3) Triple Negative (TNBC: ER, PR and HER2−). Data was collected on pt and tumor characteristics including stage, grade, body mass index (BMI), treatment received including chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, as well as disease-free survival(DFS) and overall survival(OS). Statistical analysis was performed using PASW statistics version 18. Results: Out of the total of 2,061 pts in this study, 86.6% were Chinese, 8.7% were Malays and 4.7% were Indians. Among pts with fully defined receptor status(n=1,427), Chinese pts were more likely to have "luminal" breast cancer at 57% compared with 45% among Malays (p=0.005) and 50% among Indians (p=0.11, ns). Malay and Indian pts were more likely to have TNBC compared with Chinese pts (25.2% and 25% versus 16.6%, p=0.0082 and 0.027 respectively). The frequency of HER2−overexpressing breast cancer did not differ significantly among the Chinese(26.6%), Malay(30.1%) and Indian pts(25%). A greater proportion of Malay pts presented at more advanced stage of 3 or 4 than Chinese and Indian pts (45.6% vs 32.1% and 31.5%, p Conclusions: There are significant differences in the frequency of various subtypes of breast cancer among the Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore. The disparities in survival outcomes between the Chinese and the Malays may be related to more aggressive tumor biology, more advanced stage at diagnosis and host factors such as higher BMI. The full impact of ethnicity on breast carcinogenesis is still unknown but is increasingly relevant with the development of therapies that target specific molecular pathways. Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-14-07.


The invention relates to a method for determining the chemical reactivity, specially corrosiveness, of an oily liquid or impurities therein, whereby a field effect transistor with an ion-sensitive gate electrode is used and a reference potential is created by means of a chemically reactive reference electrode, preferably the metal housing of the oil container, and the potential difference arising from redox reactions can be detected in the field effect transistor. The inventive method uses no reagent and does not reinforce the naturally occurring chemical reactions on the metal surface. Consequently, it is particularly suitable for continuous measurement of corrosiveness in mineral oils. Water content can also be determined.


Effective surgical treatment for venous insufficiency depends on an accurate assessment of the veins. Phlebography, giving an anatomical view, is now being replaced by non-invasive methods of examination which give both anatomical and physiological information. This study compared the diagnoses obtained from three methods of non-invasive assessment: photoplethysmography, continuous wave Doppler ultrasound and duplex scanning. One hundred and twentyfour limbs were evaluated by each of the three methods. There was concordance about the diagnosis between all three methods in 42.2%. Duplex and Doppler agreed in 62%; duplex and PPG in 60.5%; Doppler and PPG in 54.8%. Confirmation of the results using invasive methods showed duplex to be the most accurate method for detecting deep vein reflux. We would question the efficacy of tourniquets in controlling reflux, leading to misinterpretation of the PPG results and Doppler ultrasound results.


We consider the problem of estimating a continuous bounded probability density function when independent data X1, ..., Xn from the density are partially contaminated by measurement error. In particular, the observations Y1, ..., Yn are such that P(Yj = Xj) = p and P(Yj = Xj + [epsilon]j) = 1 - p, where the errors [epsilon]j are independent (of each other and of the Xj) and identically distributed from a known distribution. When p = 0 it is well known that deconvolution via kernel density estimators suffers from notoriously slow rates of convergence. For normally distributed [epsilon]j the best possible rates are of logarithmic order pointwise and in mean square error. In this paper we demonstrate that for merely partially(0


The article introduces a context line of practiceoriented educational course that includes such disciplines as "Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics", "Mathematical methods in Pedagogical Sciences and Psychology", "Mathematical methods in Social Studies and Humanities", "Probabilistic Models", for perception of basic concepts of Probability Theory and methods of stochastic modeling in professional education for future teachers of Mathematics and Computer Science. Context line of educational course is built in such a way, that understanding of basic terms of Probability Theory when taught to school pupils is sequentially supplemented with principles of creation of probabilistic models in different fields of science and use of statistical methods in psychopedagogical research, which should facilitate development of professional competences of future teachers of Mathematics and Computer Science. System of professional Masters" education also focuses on development of disciplines, connected with creation of system of terminology, knowledge and skills in applying methods of Mathematical Statistics to research in Natural Sciences and Humanities; with development of intuitive and practical notion of Masters about data analyses used in research tasks; with use of contemporary computer technologies and software. Today"s specialist should master information technologies and statistical methods, applicable to his or her sphere: future teachers should be familiar with basic mathematical methods of processing empirical data to be able to estimate efficiency of educational process, with the main concepts and stages of pedagogical experiment, with idea of probabilistic model, with basic statistical methods of processing survey and verifying experimental hypotheses.


A cylinder lock and key combination, where the key (20) has an undercut profile groove (24) at one side surface (22) thereof and, in the key slot (13), the lock key plug has a corresponding profile tongue (15) with a downwardly projecting end portion (15a), which fills up the undercut portion (29) of the key profile groove (24) upon insertion of the key into the lock.


AbstractThe quantum sensitivity of an emulsion was determined by studying the effect that the exposure and development have on the size distribution of the halide grains: the method is sometimes referred to as a residual-size-analysis. The emulsion coatings were partially developed initially in a colour developer followed by further development to fully develop the grains, and a combination of electron microscopy and optical microscopy was used to establish the response of grains of different size within the polydisperse emulsion. The study was facilitated for this emulsion of wide size spread by arbitrarily placing the grains in 12 size classes where adjoining classes differ in projective area by √2. The most sensitive grains were among the largest and required on average 12 absorbed photons before 50% were rendered developable, and there was a notable fall-off in quantum sensitivity as the grain size decreased.The response characteristics of grains of different size were used to investigate which grains...


The invention discloses an individual screen unlocking method and a system thereof. The individual screen unlocking method is used for unlocking a cellphone screen and comprises the following steps: firstly displaying an unlocking shortcut key on a display unit, selecting the unlocking shortcut key through an input unit arranged on the display unit to obtain a first trigger signal; then enabling the display unit to display shortcut keys of a plurality of application programs according to the first trigger signal, sliding on the input unit, and selecting the unlocking shortcut key and at least one application program shortcut key to generate a second trigger signal; and finally, unlocking according to the second trigger signal, and executing an application program corresponding to the at least one application program shortcut key. By means of a touch type screen trigger unlocking function, when the unlocking mechanism is installed, a smart phone can be elastic and efficient in unlocking and application program executing.


Background and Objectives: Nowadays one of the most important dangers that affect health promotion and societies developing is increasing of the traffic accidents thus we decided to assess the epidemiological aspects of the traffic accidents helped by EMS in Guilan 2013-2017. Materials and Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional analytical study. A survey of 82432 emergency driving accidents was carried out by emergency departments in 115 provinces in the years 1995-1995. Verification of mission sheets completed by emergency technicians. The information collected is a checklist that includes age, gender, The location of accidents (urban, urban road, rural roads), injured condition (driver, pedestrian, occupant, motorcyclist, ...) and severity of injuries and driving accidents season were completed by statistical software spss19 and statistical analyzes of chisquer, ttest and In order to observe ethical standards in research, and based on the objective of studying information The tabs 115 emergency mission completed, the profile of clients is confidential and inaccessible to outsiders. Results: The results of this study showed that with regarding to14/4 % increasing in the prevalence of traffic accidents and helping to the injured people by EMS, in 2013-2017 in front of 2013-2017. (74.5%) of the patients were male and (25.4%) were female. Most of patients were in the age range of 18 to 24(11.2 %) years old.The most traffic accidents were (53%) cases that occurred in the country side roads. The most of the patients´ situation in males were motor accidents in (11/2%). Among the all the injured people (57.7%) were admitted in the hospital and (42.2%) were treated as outpatients. Conclusion: presented that most of the injured people were young motor drivers, that represents the high prevalence of using it among guilan province young peoples and being inattention to thetraffic rules,need to necessary attention to prevention of this problem. How to cite this article: Asadi P, Niazmand F, Maleki Ziabari SM. The Comparative Study of the Epidemiology of the Traffic Accidents Helped by EMS, Guilan 2013-2017. J Saf Promot Inj Prev. 2019; 7(1):5-9.


AGV systems are considered a necessary element of the recently created cyber-physical systems whose task is to support material flows in intelligent factories. The implementation of AGV systems in cyber-physical systems generates new types of threats, and the level of risk of adverse events related to the operation of these systems is changing. This article aims to present the results of an open-access literature review, the purpose of which was to identify issues addressed in studies of the analysis and risk management of AGV systems, to group publications according to the proposed topical framework, and to identify gaps in the current research. We used the PRISMA concept to review the literature. After completing all stages of the procedure, 153 publications on risk in AGV systems were selected for analysis. To ensure the high quality of the analysis, access to the full texts of the selected documents was necessary. For this reason, we have limited the collection to open-access publications. The results of the analysis allowed us to distinguish 12 primary categories and 26 additional subcategories within the literature. These categories are characterized by different numbers of publications and cover different AGV systems operation areas. The simultaneous assignment of documents to several subcategories indicates the need for a holistic view of issues related to the risk of AGV operation in operating environments with varying degrees of automation. An essential scientific contribution of our analysis is the identification of a research gap. The analyzed publications lacked studies on methods of risk identification and assessment that take into account the specificity of AGV operation, especially in the cyber-physical systems of Logistics 4.0.


It is common in emergency departments (EDs) for emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) or doctors to prescribe antibiotics for and dispense antibiotics to women who are also taking the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) and for more junior staff to dispense the prescriptions. Women who take OCPs are advised to take extra contraceptive precautions while taking and for seven days after finishing their antibiotics. Those who finish their current packs of OCPs before the end of this seven-day period are advised to start their next packet of OCPs without a break (Gibbons et al 2003). Women are given this advice because of the potential interaction of the two types of drug which can lead to OCP failure and therefore unplanned pregnancy. This article reviews the literature that describes these interactions and examines the basis of this advice. (excerpt)


The determination of whether a phase is a liquid or a vapor is somewhat arbitrary, particularly when the fluid is in the single-phase region. However, the calculation of multiphase flow in oil industry simulators is dependent upon the labeling of the phases. Key properties in flow modeling, such as relative permeabilities and capillary pressures, are dependent upon which phases are present. Correct labeling of the fluid phases is therefore critical to the success of simulations. Many methods have been proposed for identifying phases. These are reviewed here. Five methods have been selected for detailed comparison, including a new method, based on the thermal expansion coefficient. The results of the comparison and the relative advantages of the methods are discussed.


Over the past six years, the HBSI model has been validated against different biometric modalities, including fingerprint, iris, and hand. The model has gradually evolved based on each of these validations. The output of this paper will be to provide a framework for integrating existing and accepted biometric models. Anchoring this framework is the HBSI model. The evaluation method for the advancement of the model includes usability (satisfaction, efficiency, and effectiveness); ergonomics (cognitive and physical) and signal processing (sensor and biometric system). These factors lead to biometric performance, using traditional metrics and error rates, throughput rates, quality metrics and HBSI interaction methods. The next stage is to provide additional detail with respect to timing, additional performance metrics such as the Dunstone Zoo and relating back to cost functions. Lazarick, Kukula and Elliott proposed an operational timing model to clarify a number of different biometric definitions for time [1]. These include total transaction time, overt biometric transaction time, and external operation time. Integrating this timing structure into the HBSI model will allow us to understand more about the trade-offs of usability and performance.


Abstract Let G = (V, E) be a graph. When a graph is used to model the linkage structure of communication networks, the diameter of a graph gives the length of longest path among all the shortest paths between any two vertices of the graph, F(t, d) denoted the minimum diameter of an altered graph obtained by adding t – extra edges to a graph with diameter d. Let P(t, d) denoted the minimum diameter of a graph obtained by adding t – extra edges to a path with diameter d. Knowing that F(t, d) = p(t, d). In this paper we prove that p(t, 3t) = 4, for t ≥ 4, p(t, d) = 4 where (t ≥ 4 and 3t +1 ≤ d ≤ 3t + 3) and show a construction to p(t, d) ≤ k + 3 where (3 ≤ t ≤ 5) and d = k(t + 1) + 8.


The demise of James' theory of emotion, a view that makes feelings the constituents of emotion, sent interested theoreticians in search of a new analysis. One well known response is a behavioral analysis. Behaviorism's problems have been thoroughly articulated; I do not plan to add to that literature. Rather, I propose to discuss a response that does not share the same limelight, but does tend to prevail (sometimes explicitly, often implicitly) among philosophers. If James' theory rose to the stature of the "View," the theory we shall discuss has arisen to the stature of the "New View."


We propose the framework of mutual information kernels for learning covariance kernels, as used in Support Vector machines and Gaussian process classifiers, from unlabeled task data using Bayesian techniques. We describe an implementation of this framework which uses variational Bayesian mixtures of factor analyzers in order to attack classification problems in high-dimensional spaces where labeled data is sparse, but unlabeled data is abundant.


This article dial with study, which was carried out to increase the ductility and deformability of titanium alloys BT1-0 and BT6, as well as the formation of highly plastic β-phase emissions in the microvolumes of the alloy. It was determined that the reason for the satisfactory combination of high plastic and impact characteristics with significant strength (σв> 800 MPa) were the following factors: the formation of a significant amount of metastable β-phase, has high plasticity and favorable morphology of the structure in the form of   quasi-eutectoid, in which α -phase alternates with plastic β-layers. Research and experiments based on the new concept have proven the prospects of microalloying titanium with a non-deficient effective alloying element, iron. It also shows the real possibility of using much cheaper low-grade sponge-titanium (compared to high-purity sponge titanium) in the smelting of ingots and their processing with a decrease in energy consumption of processing processes and significant economy of titanium. Analysis of these experimental data allowed us to draw the following conclusions. With an increase in the amount of iron in the alloys of the Ti-Fe system, the yield strength and Brinell hardness naturally increased. As shown, iron "loosens" the crystal lattice of titanium and can't increase the strength of the interatomic bond. Therefore, the nature of the strengthening of titanium iron is different. It is due to the following: grinding of grain in cast and forged states under the influence of iron. It was found that the size of cast grains decreased tenfold during doping titanium alloys by iron. Thus, with increasing concentration of iron in the titanium alloys, the length of the grain boundaries, which were an obstacle to the movement of dislocations, increased sharply.


In a dynamic tourism industry, the tourism market which is becoming increasingly competitive, business success of one destination directly depends upon in advance programmed objectives and ways of their implementation. Turbulent changes, tendencies and trends in the part of tourism demand and on the side of the tourism supply, as well, greatly affect business behavior and response to the tourist destination and thus require strategic marketing. However, the strategic marketing process is very complex and for its successful implementation is necessary to ensure the unity of the participants, because if it's not provided marketing strategies won't be properly implemented which will result in reduction of the competitiveness of tourist, profits, etc.


Trehalose changes the mode of internalization of plasmonic nanoparticles predominantly from cytosolic diffusion to vesicular transport maintaining cell viability and reducing membrane-focused aggregation.


A modified method is suggested for the assessment of some anaerobic parameters measured during a vertical rebound jumping series. The test is based on the registration of flight and contact times of every single jump by means of a computer device fitted to a jumping platform. Mechanical power in the active phase of a jump, the height of a jump, acceleration and velocity were calculated according to the laws of mechanics during a 10 second test duration. The test‐retest correlation at different frequencies of jumps demonstrated a low reliability of measurement at frequencies of 60 and 80 per minute. Only a maximum frequency of jumps led to a sufficient reliability of the test, especially in younger age groups. From among the various modes of expression of the results the highest test‐retest correlation was found for the measurement of power in the active phase of jump per kg of body weight and acceleration in the active phase. Both were assessed from the mean of three maximal jumps in one trial. The descri...


Facing with the increasing speed of China' s railway, it was introduced the Computer Measurement and Control System of wheel set running-in test-bed for increasing measure and control means of the locomotive and passenger trains bogie, via different loading force and running-in speed, measuring the corresponding vibration and temperature rising, the valid comprehensive evaluation of wheel set' s repair and installation quality was made automatically.


The applications of drying techniques, such as cabinet drying, conveyor band drying, disk drying, rotary drying, spray drying, and spin flash drying to the production of nanometer calcium carbonate were summarized, and some two-stage drying systems were discussed.


In this study we consider the Kaup–Boussinesq system with a self-consistent source. We show that the Kaup–Boussinesq system with a self-consistent source can be integrated by the method of inverse scattering theory. For a solving the problem under consideration, we use the direct and inverse scattering problem of the Sturm–Liouville equation with an energy-dependent potential. The time evolution of the scattering data for the Sturm–Liouville equation with an energy-dependent potentials associated with the solution of the Kaup–Boussinesq system with a self-consistent source is determined. The obtained equalities completely determine the scattering data for any $t$, which makes it possible to apply the method of the inverse scattering problem to solve the Cauchy problem for the Kaup–Boussinesq system with a self-consistent source.


Poetry written for display in 3D digital space presents challenges for blind or visually impaired readers. One approach to making 3D poetry more accessible is to design real-world 3D models of the poetry lines so they can be touched and made audio responsive. The unpredicted effect of making talking tactile poetry models is that they now can be viewed as works of mixed medium art. Some of them have even been accepted into juried tactile art shows, which are becoming more common in national and international art centers, museums, and art galleries. This report explains how 3D laser cutting technology is used to make audio-responsive 3D poetry mixed medium art pieces highlighted by a "Best in Show" award at a national art show in October 2019 for a piece titled "Ferris Haiku". It is of interest to note that making 3D poetry accessible can also lead to a tactile mixed medium art piece.


§ 1. The sentence "The year consists of twenty-four halfmonths" may be rendered in Vedic prose in three different ways : — A. The nominatival type : ardhamāsāḥ saṁvatsaraḥ or, with resumptive pronoun (cf. my Syntax of Cases in the Narrative and Descriptive Prose of the Brāhmaṇas, i, § 3, p. 2, and §§ 8 f., pp. 10 ff.), ardhamāsāḥ sa saṁvatsaraḥ. B. The genitival type: saṁvatsarasyārdhamāsāḥ.


In this work we present a qualitative research, in which we used the technique of focal group to investigate the views of biological science undergraduate students about Science, Technology, Society and their interrelations in order to understand their positions on the process of scientific literacy. The research was carried out with a group of 12 students from a public university in Rio de Janeiro. A roadmap for focus group activity was drawn up containing stimulus materials such as comic books, questions, and a clipping of academic work. The data collection was performed through audio recordings and its analysis was done through the transcribed activity. The group presented initially positive conceptions about science and technology, but with the course of the activity they converge towards more conscious positions on the subject. The participants discuss social inequality in the distribution of knowledge on scientific and technological issues. They agree that it is unethical for a scientific education for all to have a pre-established purpose, such as that of the individual's professional training, but they believe there is a level of knowledge about science that they consider to be essential to the lives of all people.


Anecdotal experience with collaborative audience interfaces such as Cinematrix suggest that such systems perform surprisingly well: untrained audiences rapidly self-organize to play games and follow mazes by controlling motion on a shared screen using individual plastic paddles and camera-based color detectors. We are developing a formal model to study such interfaces. In this model, each audience member is represented by a mathematically defined agent. We define ideal agents as well as a variety of abnormal agents that simulate dropouts, randomness, time-delay, and malicious behavior. A set (audience) of such agents takes as input the state of a shared screen and generates responses that are then aggregated to control a global cursor. When the goal is to move the cursor in a circular trajectory, we were surprised to discover that global performance is improved in the presence of abnormal agents. This quantitative model is consistent with the anecdotal evidence and suggests design guidelines for group interfaces where users interact over the Internet.


A new rhenium carbonyl complex, exo-(η5-C20H17)Re(CO)3 (3), containing a corannulene-derived ligand has been synthesized in 12% yield. The X-ray structure determination of 3 shows that the rhenium center is bound to the exo face of the bowl-shaped ligand. The reaction of 3 with PPh3 in benzene at 70 °C produces trans,mer-Re(H)(PPh3)2(CO)3 and C20H16 (4), a bowl-shaped dibenzofulvene type molecule. The reaction of 3 with PPh3 proceeds via an η5-η3-η1 ring slip followed by a β-hydride elimination.


The 3-D structures of the 90° closure domains in demagnetized Fe3%Si(110) steels occurring by the compressive stress were quantitatively analyzed using domain theory. The dependence of the compressive stress and the thickness in the 90° closure domains were evaluated using the proposed closure domain model with the 90° domain width. It was revealed that the 90° closure domain width decreases with an increase in compressive stress and steeply increases with a decrease in compressive stress. Moreover, our calculations predict that the critical compressive stress for the occurrence of the closure domains increase with the decrease in specimen thickness. The results suggest that when the thickness becomes thinner, enhancement of local compressive stress may be needed to refine 180° basic domains along the rolling direction. The validity of the calculation was confirmed by comparison with the past data and our presented domain observations by photoemission electron microscopy combined with X-ray magnetic circular dichroism.


The need for more effective approaches for turning the outcomes of research into effective information and tools for managers is widely accepted, but the problems of bridging the research-practice gap are quite considerable. This paper considers briefly, one example of where traditional dissemination methods have failed to provide managers with sufficient confidence to act, and where consultancy approaches have not reached a sufficiently wide number of potential users. The approach to bridging the gap presented in this paperdraws on a wide range of training and organizational development methodologies. The key ingredient is a highly flexible computer modelling system which recreates the world of the manager and allows him to manage his business into the medium term future. Some of the issues faced in developing this approach, the end product known as the AROUSAL system, and some of the surprises which have followed, are also reviewed.


Pseudoternary Na-doped (2 at.%) (PbTe)1-2x(PbSe)x(PbS)x (x: 0.02, 0.05, 0.07, 0.1, and 0.12) compounds are obtained from stoichiometric melts of the elements (evacuated silica tube, 1000 °C, 5 h).


The developed world exhibits substantial but poorly understood differences in the efficiency and quality of low-value payment services.This paper compares payments arrangements in the UK, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and discusses the impact of network effects on incentives to adopt new payments technology.A model is presented, in which private benefits for investment in shared inter-bank payments infrastructure are weak.In contrast, due to 'account externalities', there are strong incentives for investment in intra-bank payment systems.These two features, distinguishing bank payments from other network industries, can help explain some of the observed cross country differences in payments arrangements. Key words: network effects, incentives, payment technology, externalities JEL classification numbers: G21, L14


Objective To study the use of immunosuppressives for the patients with virus C hepatitis (HCV) after renal transplantation. Methods Twenty five cases of HCV RNA(+) and 30 cases of HCV RNA(-) as control group were analyzed. All patients were divided into the Aza group ( n =12), MMF group ( n =8) and MP (MMF+Pred) group ( n =5). Results Eight cases revealed abnormal liver function in the Aza group and 2 in MMF group. After stopping the use of CsA and Aza, the liver function all revealed good outcome in the MP group . During one week 30 cases of HCV RNA(-) recovered due to the readjustment of the dosage of immunosuppressives (CsA, Aza) in the control group. Conclusions The therapy of MMF+CsA+Pred is necessary for the patients with HCV RNA(+) and the function of the renal and liver can be stabilized by MMF.


Working memory capacity (WMC) is a cognitive trait that affects students' learning behaviors while performing complex cognitive tasks. Knowing students' WMC can positively enhance students' learning in many ways, for example, by providing them with adaptive content and activities to suit their individual WMC. This paper presents an approach for identifying students' WMC from their learning behaviors in learning systems. The approach as well as its implementation into an existing detection tool are introduced in this paper. The following six learning behaviors, extracted from the literature, are modeled to infer students' WMC: linear navigation, constant reverse navigation, performing simultaneous tasks, recalling learned material, revisiting passed learning objects, and corresponding learning styles.


Associative steganography is the method for protecting information using associative masking, which should be considered as a special case of the so-called screening method of historical steganography, when the hidden message is written on a stencil on a clean sheet, after which a meaningful text is formed with such an insert. This work is devoted to the analysis of associative protected spatio-temporal data. A software package was developed for the analysis of associative protected spatiotemporal data. Describes functions for the analysis of associative protected spatio-temporal data. Describes the software products that were used in this work. Describes the architecture and components of the software product that was developed in this work. The results of the developed software are presented. The estimation of the performance and scalability of the developed program product is presented.


Data exchange between companies is becoming more important in a digitized economy. Business models are created for providing, enriching, or using big data in various domains. Although there are some success stories in this area, companies are still struggling to define goals and strategies for a successful participation in a data marketplace. Especially, companies from classical business domains such as automotive, mechanical engineering, or life sciences could benefit from a secure and trusted data exchange as it supports data-driven business processes. In this paper, we model goals and strategic relationships of actors of a data marketplace using i∗. The model can be used as a blueprint by a company to identify their strategy and to determine the objectives to establish a successful data-driven business. We also presented the model for our case study from the medical domain.


ABSTRACT This article presents an analysis of the mergers in the Danish Higher Education (HE)-sector with a particular emphasis on the 2007 mergers involving universities and Government Research Institutes (GRIs). Furthermore, it follows the post-merger processes up to 2014/2015 at two Danish universities and examines the consequences of the changes seen from the perspective of the key stakeholders, the university managements and the employees. It is shown that the two cases differ in important respects, but also that the three groups of actors within each case have different views of both the processes and the outcomes. Finally, it is shown that it makes a significant difference whether a federal or a unitary structure is implemented after the merger, although each solution has both strengths and weaknesses.


The solutions for the heat equations [1] were found by the different methods, such as the variation of parameters [2], similarity variable [3], general optimization [4], finite difference domain decomposition [5], optimal homotopy asymptotic [6], He's homotopy perturbation [7], variational iteration [8], Adomian's decomposition [9, 10], integral transform [11-13], Cornejo-Perez and Rosu [14] methods, and so on. The variational iteration method (VIM) was proposed to handle the ODE and PDE in [15, 16]. Recently, a coupling method of the VIM and integral transform [13] (called the VIM integral transform technique) was proposed for finding the solution of the diffusion and heat equations [17]. The technology has not yet been applied to handle the heat transfer equations at the low excess temperature [14]. The aim of the manuscript is to use the VIM integral transform technique to find the analytical approximate solutions for the heat transfer equations at the low excess temperature.


Purpose – The main objectives of this study are to develop a comprehensive questionnaire and to analyze the nature of wine market segments. Past research has focused on involvement, lifestyle or motives as segmentation criteria. The present study seeks to combine all three perspectives.Design/methodology/approach – A postal paper‐and‐pencil survey was sent out randomly using addresses from the telephone book in the German‐speaking part of Switzerland, resulting in a final sample size of n=929.Findings – A principal component analysis identified 17 factors with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Using factor scores, a hierarchical cluster analysis was run, resulting in six wine consumer segments. These segments were further analyzed and described as: the price‐conscious wine consumer; the involved, knowledgeable wine consumer; the image‐oriented wine consumer; the indifferent wine consumer; the basic wine consumer; and the enjoyment‐oriented, social wine consumer.Research limitations/implications – The...


Improving maternal and child health outcomes is a major development objective. Targets related to these outcomes were included in the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals and they continue to galvanize global support through the Sustainable Development Goals (under Goal 3 health targets). Turkey is among the few successful middle-income countries that have significantly reduced the under-5 mortality rate below the MDG 2015 target levels. This study analyses improved demand-side (health insurance, conditional cash transfers) and supply-side inputs (expanded health services) in Turkey's health system as part of the Health Transition Program (HTP), as well as contextual improvements (such as improved economic well-being and increased maternal educational attainment), to identify how these input factors have advanced health outcomes. The results show that while demand-side measures, such as universal health coverage through extension of health insurance to low-income families (Green Card program), improved health utilisation variables, the main impact of on maternal and child health was through supply side improvements which expanded for all women access to free antenatal and midwifery care, regardless of health insurance status.


Biblical studies are exceptionally open to new methodologies and approaches developed within other disciplines. It is not surprising therefore to observe biblical scholars turning to fields such as anthropology, linguistics and comparative literature in order to learn from them regarding structuralism or structural analysis. Structuralism has been associated with names like Claude L6viStrauss, Ferdinand de Saussure, Roman Jakobson, Milman Parry, Albert Lord and others whose work has been outside biblical scholarship. Their terminology and way of handling a text seems foreign at first to readers who are accustomed to the jargon of form, literary and historical criticism as well as discussions of historical influence and theological intention. Since the structuralists within the biblical field claim they are not adopting or developing a new methodology (some even protest that they are not structuralists!), it is difficult to summarize their work or to define or describe it accurately. It is fair to say, however, that they are continuing the search for the meaning of the biblical text, the meaning that was intended by the speaker or author. They approach the task by searching for patterns or sets of motifs within a passage that may indicate a genre or even the deeper structures of the human mind. The structuralist's interest in the meaning behind the surface meaning leads him first to the general laws that make communication between speaker and audience possible, and thus control the manner of speech, and secondly to the mental structures that have been pointed out through comparative and anthropological studies. These too may dictate the arrangement of what is said and will be reflected in the written text. The transition from oral to written stages is important for the structuralist, and he is sensitive to the changes that the transition may cause.


Despite a large body of legislation, high nutrient loads are still emitted in European inland waters. In the present study we evaluate a set of alternative scenarios aiming at reducing nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from anthropogenic activities to all European Seas. In particular, we tested the full implementation of the European Urban Waste Water Directive, which controls emissions from point source. In addition, we associated the full implementation of this Directive with a ban of phosphorus-based laundry detergents. Then we tested two human diet scenarios and their impacts on nutrient emissions. We also developed a scenario based on an optimal use of organic manure. The impacts of all our scenarios were evaluated using a statistical model of nitrogen and phosphorus fate (GREEN) linked to an agro-economic model (CAPRI). We show that the ban of phosphorus-based laundry detergents coupled with the full implementation of the Urban Waste Water Directive is the most effective approach for reducing phosphorus emissions from human based activities. Concerning nitrogen, the highest reductions are obtained with the optimized use of organic manure.


Objectives: Quercetin is a major bioflavonoid found in plants and used as antioxidant supplements on the market. Airway allergic inflammation is very common in asthma patients, which characterized by excessive eosinophils infiltration, lgE production and enhanced airway resistance due to Th-2 dominance. The present study was designed to investigate the anti-allergic potential of Quercetin as well as the underlying mechanism involved. Methods: An OVA-sensitized AHR animal model was established by inhalation of 1% OVA for consecutive 14 days after an initial injection of 10% OVA intraperitoneally. Then, the airway resistance was assayed by Buxco Resistance and Compliance (RC) system; cell enumeration was assayed by direct microscopic observation; IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-17 secretion in BALF and lgE production in serum were assayed by ELISA. Real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry were used to test the expressions of NF-κB activator 1 (Act1) which promotes allergic inflammation. Results: The results showed that Quercetin (50 mg/kg) decreased airway resistance, the number of total cells and eosinophils, the secretion of IL-4 and IL-17 and OVA-specific IgE induced by OVA. Moreover, Quercetin (50 mg/kg) also significantly decreased the expression of Act-1 induced by OVA. And the increase of Act-1 mRNA expression was obviously positively associated with the increased eosinophils infiltration (P=0.0013), secretion of IL-4 (P=0.0006) and IL-17 (P=0.0034) and production of lgE antibody (P=0.0074). Conclusions: Our data suggest that Quercetin effectively inhibits allergic inflammation including reductions of airway responsiveness, eosinophil infiltration, IL-4 and IL-17 secretion and lgE production by inhibiting the expression of Act1.


Within the present work, synthesis and properties of three stereoisomeric hybrid materials consisting of a π-conjugated oligothiophene backbone and a single amino acid (proline), which is attached by click chemistry, are described. The hybrids were in particular investigated regarding their self-assembling behavior in solution. From optical investigations, including circular dichroism spectroscopy, the formation of chiral suprastructures could be deduced and correlated with the stereochemistry of the proline residue. In addition, an elaborate theoretical model of the compounds' self-assembly into suprastructures was developed on the basis of the experimental findings.


Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a pathogen found worldwide and is a serious threat to immunocompromised individuals and developing fetuses. Due to the species specificity of cytomegaloviruses, murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) has been used as a model for in vivo studies of HCMV pathogenesis. The MCMV genome, like the genomes of other betaand gammaherpesviruses, encodes G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that modulate host signaling pathways presumably to facilitate viral replication and dissemination. Among these viral receptors, the M33 GPCR carried by MCMV is an activator of CREB, NFB, and phospholipase Csignaling pathways and has been implicated in aspects of pathogenesis in vivo, including persistence in the salivary glands of BALB/c mice. In this study, we used immunocompetent nonobese diabetic (NOD) and immunocompromised NOD-scid-gamma (NSG) mice to further investigate the salivary gland defect exhibited by M33 deficiency. Interestingly, we demonstrate that virus with an M33 deletion ( M33) can replicate in the salivary gland of immunocompromised animals, albeit with a 400-fold growth defect compared with the growth of wild-type virus. Moreover, we determined that M33 does not have a role in cell-associated hematogenous dissemination but is required for viral amplification once the virus reaches the salivary gland. We conclude that the reduced replicative capacity of the M33 virus is due to a specific defect occurring within the localized environment of the salivary gland. Importantly, since the salivary gland represents a site essential for persistence and horizontal transmission, an understanding of the mechanisms of viral replication within this site could lead to the generation of novel therapeutics useful for the prevention of HCMV spread.


The single chain conformation of cellulose tributyrate (CTB) and cellulose trivalerate (CTV) has been investigated using MM2('87) with Jeffrey's parameter set. The energy surface of CTB had the deepest energy well near twofold screw axis zone. X-ray data supported this result. Two major conformations were found in this energy well. One was just on the twofold screw axis symmetry with exact fiber repeat distance, and the other existed in the lowest energy area just with exact fiber repeat distance. Evaluating the total energy value and torsional angles of side groups, the latter was found superior to the former. On the other hand, the most stable conformation of CTV was satisfied with all three parameters (twofold screw axis symmetry, fiber repeat distance and deepest energy well) on the energy surface. Considering the molecular packing from X-ray patterns, we can predict that both structures have twofold screw symmetry along the molecular axis on the center of two chains.


Development of dual polarized feed systems to facilitate polarization diversity in communication antennae is reported in this paper. High efficiency feed system ensuring 70 per cent system efficiency has been developed for tropo scatter communication antennae. Besides, standard efficiency feeds for tropo scatter and line of sight communications are designed at different frequency bands. International specification requirements are being met in all these feed systems.


The paper investigates the exponential discrete gradient methods simulating stochastic Hamiltonian systems with invariant Hamiltonians. We show that the methods are nearly symplectic, and nearly preserve the invariant Hamiltonians. Numerical experiments illustrate effectiveness and efficiency of the simulation methods. Introduction Hamiltonian systems are very important dynamical systems. All physical processes where the dissipation can be neglected can be described as Hamiltonian systems ([1]). Stochastic Hamiltonian systems (SHSs) are Hamiltonian systems with certain random disturbances, and are described as ([2]) ∑ ∘ , 0 , (1) where ∈ , 0 0 , 1,⋯ , : → are real functions ensuring existence and uniqueness of the solution of (1), called the Hamiltonians of the system (1). , ⋯ , is an m-dimensional standard Wiener process. As their deterministic counterpart, the stochastic Hamiltonian systems have an intrinsic structure, the symplectic structure, depicted as ([1,2,3]) , ∀ 0. (2) Geometrically, (2) means area preservation in the phase space along the phase flow of the Hamiltonian systems. Exact solutions of Hamiltonian systems are in general difficult to be found, therefore numerical simulations become an import tool of investigating such systems. Numerous numerical methods were developed for deterministic and stochastic Hamiltonian systems, in particular, people pursue symplectic methods for such systems (see e.g. [1,2,3,4] and references therein), methods that can preserve the symplectic structure (2) of the system, characterized by , ∀ 0. (3) More general, methods that can preserve structures of the original systems are called structure-preserving algorithms, such as the symplectic methods for Hamiltonian systems, energy-preserving methods for systems with invariant energy, and so on ([3]). Such methods turn out to be superior than other general-purpose methods, in qualitative behavior and long-time simulation. In this paper, we investigate the stochastic exponential discrete gradient (SEDG) methods applied to the stochastic Hamiltonian systems with invariant Hamiltonians. We examine their properties in preserving the symplecticity and the Hamiltonians, and show that they can nearly preserve the symplecticity and the Hamiltonians within error of root mean-square order 1. We also illustrate