The lack of durability of reinforced concrete structures has become a major problem. It seems that the modern concretes are less able to protect reinforcement. This situation is due partly to current building practice and partly to the application of modern technology to cement and concrete manufacture. This has resulted in concretes similar in strength to those of a few decades ago but of much lower durability. In drafting the durability section of the unified concrete code, the committee was faced with an urgent problem but a lack of precise data. Based on a qualitative understanding of the fundamental parameters, some engineering decisions and classifications were made. Some knowledge of the background of the code rules is essential for their correct interpretation. This paper outlines the concepts in the draft code, with particular emphasis on the protection of reinforcement and the influence of fly ash on durability. It concludes that where ample curing or self curing is available, fly ash is a desirable component of durable reinforced concrete. For building exteriors, where minimal curing is provided, the achievement of quality concrete cover is difficult. In this respect, concrete containing fly ash may be more affected than plain concrete (a). This article is note 14 of the series: notes on current practice.


Zusmanovich gave a fundamental result on the structure of ω -Lie algebras. But up to now, the classification of ω -Lie algebras is still open. In this paper, we give a complete classification of ω -Lie algebras over C


Is it profitable for players to unite and merge to a single player? Obviously, the sum of utilities at an equilibrium cannot exceed the sum obtained if all players join together. But what happens if only a subset of players join together? Previous work on collusion have already shown that the society may either gain or loose from collusion of a subset of players. In this paper we show for a simple load balancing example that not only the society may loose, but also the subset of players that collude may end up with a worse performance than without collusion. In doing so, we introduce new concepts that measure the price of collusion.


In this study, the zeros of eigenfunctions of spectral theory are considered in fractional Sturm-Liouville problem. The 1st and 2nd comparison theorems for fractional Sturm-Liouville equation with boundary condition and their proofs are given. In this way, our new approximation will contribute to construct fractional Sturm-Liouville theory. Also, its an application is given in case of Coulomb potential and the results are presented by a symbolic graph.


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SUMMARY The mechanism of recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) was evaluated in 21 patients. Re-entry as the mechanism for VT was suggested by a) the reproducible initiation (19) and termination (15) of the arrhythmia by programmed stimulation. The rate, ventricle of origin, and stimulation site determined the method of termination. One VPD was usually required with VT rates less than 175/min and/or ventricle of origin ipsilateral to the stimulation site, while two VPDs were usually required for VT with faster rates originating in a contralateral ventricle. The proximal His-Purkinje system (HPS) was not required for initiation or maintenance of VT. Evidence localizing the site of re-entry to a small portion of the ven- tricles included: a) ventricular capture by ventricular premature depolarizations (VPDs) or pacing (VP) without terminating VT (5), b) sinus capture following VPDs and/or supraventricular fusions without terminating VT (12), and c) atrial pacing normalizing the QRS and H-V intervals without terminating VT (5). SUMMARY Endocardial ventricular mapping of 21 ventricular tachyardias (VT) in 17 patients was performed using electrode catheters. Activation at multiple left and right ventricular sites was utilized to determine the site of origin of the VT. Eleven VT had a left bundle branch block pattern (VT-LBBB) and 10 VT had right bundle branch block pattern (VT-RBBB). In all VT-RBBB the earliest site of activation was in the LV or septum. In VT-LBBB the earliest site was RV (4/11), LV (5/11) and septum (2/11). All ventricular tachycardias with QRS < 140 msec arose in the septum. In patients with an aneurysm, the site of origin of ventricular tachycardia was always in the aneurysm. All VT-LBBB arising from the left ventricle originated in an aneurysm involving the septum. QRS changes during ventricular tachycardia were associated with alterations in the pattern of ventricular activation without alteration of the site of origin. In three patients the site of origin predicted by endocardial ventricular mapping was confirmed intraoperatively by epi- and/or endocardial mapping. We conclude that endocardial ventricular mapping demonstrates the limitations of the surface electrocardiogram in localizing the site of origin of ventricular tachycardia. The method may provide impor- tant data upon which the surgical therapy of ventricular t-achycardia is based.


Natural phenomena that cause loss of life and property are called natural disasters. It is not possible to prevent natural disasters if measures are taken. Large-scale natural disasters cause major damage to the economy, energy, health, transport and communication. Transportation and telecommunications play a critical role in disaster response and management in order to minimize the loss of human life, economic costs and disruptions. After natural disasters, communication may be partially or completely destroyed. Over the years, special solutions have emerged to ensure the continuity of communication, such as Mobile connectivity (MANET), Inter-Vehicle Connectivity (VANET), and Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN).
One of the solutions presented in this article is the VANET. In case of disasters, the routing protocols to be used between vehicles (AODV, DSDV, OLSR, DSR, ZRP) are compared and it is discussed which routing protocol can be used in different situations. In order to test the routing protocols in different scenarios, traffic was generated in the Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO) software and the generated traffic was tested in the Network Simulator 3 (NS3) software.


In power-domain non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), since many users are able to utilize a single frequency subcarrier with different power levels, user interference occurs if successive interference cancellation (SIC) at the receiver is not performed perfectly. To reduce the amount of interference among all the users, recently an alternative approach called partial-NOMA (P-NOMA) was proposed. In this approach, the system allows partially overlapped bandwidth of the users and enables them to use NOMA in the overlapped region while the users in the non-overlapped bandwidth are arranged to utilize orthogonal multiple access (OMA). What should be the amount of overlap ratios (OR)s and the corresponding power levels still needs further research. In this paper, we propose an algorithm for joint allocation of ORs and power in P-NOMA system, which is based on gradient search, with the maximum sum-rate objective and user fairness constraint. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm, which has lesser complexity than exhaustive search, obtains the optimum ORs and power allocation (PA) coefficient such that the maximum sum-rate of the P-NOMA is higher than that of the conventional NOMA while the target user fairness based on Jain's index is achieved.


The future trend in vehicular design for which environmental concerns is must, for that electric drive is a choice. This study is about the hybrid electric vehicle (REV) with new topology Powered by the bidirectional DC/DC converter with the eco-friendly sources like solar energy and fuel cell. Ecofriendly sources with the integration of bidirectional DC/DC converter have improved efficiency and are making tough competition for fossil fuel driven vehicles. Electric energy generated by these ecofriendly sources is stored in energy storage system (ESS) and used for propulsion. In this paper the discharge of energy during acceleration of vehicle is recharged by braking in vehicle i.e. Propulsion machine and charge is stored in battery by bidirectional converter. The operation of solar with MPPT, fuel cell, bidirectional converter, and electric drive wheels are investigated by simulation in this paper.


Water is precious natural component. Owing to its abundance occurrence in Earth it is known as Watery Planet. 79% earth's surface is covered by the water sources. Natural and anthropogenic factors make water unfit for human development, resulting the existence of biosystem has been dangerous. We have taken deeply study of different water sources in Balco industrial areas. Ten sites are selected and 60 water samples were collected in two litre capacity containers (Jan 2009 to Jun 2009) for physical and chemical analysis along with selected heavy metals by standard methods. The results were evaluated by statistical quality. The mean value for turbidity (SW 104.8 NTU, GW 26.4 NTU), TH (SW 700.9 mg/L), Fe (SW 1.6, GW4.4 mg/L), Al(SW 1.3 mg/L, GW 0.1 mg/L) were found above the threshold value. Strong +ive relation was calculated for SW and GW between TS vs TDS (SW r = +0.940, GW = +0.988). The high % CV was calculated for Fe 152.006 (SW) and 179.172 ( GW). WQI index calculated displays the order BS1 < BS4< BS2< BS7< BS9< BS10< BS8< BS3< BS6< BS5. These data show water sources are not suitable for human consumption, prior treatment is necessary.


Synopsis: In order to produce a titanium clad steel plate by hot rolling process, the effect of insert metal, rolling conditions and oxidation of clad surface on the bonding strength and the microstructure of bonded zone were investigated. The following results were obtained. (1) The titanium clad steel inserted with ultra-low carbon steel, exhibits satisfactory bonding strengths, ductilities and weldabilities. ( 2) The bonding strength is dominated by the thickness of Fe-Ti intermetallic compound produced at bonding interface and the degree of interdiffusion between Fe and Ti. High bonding strengths with very small scatter band can be obtained in the thickness range of Fe-Ti compound of 4.2 to 0.3 μm. (3) A lower bonding strength due to the oxidation on the surface to be bonded is not caused by the oxidized layer but mainly by the remarkable growth of intermetallic compound and, secondarily, by the formation of voids between Ti and steel.


Limited Editions are a widely used type of line extensions to introduce new products in the Fast-Moving-Consumer-Goods business. In this process an exceptional, limited available variant is added to the permanent offers of a product line. Despite the meanwhile wide use of this strategy in marketing there is almost no scientific discussion about limited editions. This article focuses on how consumers react to limited editions. Based on exploration-, scarcityand categorization-theory, effects of exploration seeking and processing depth are analysed. Additionally reciprocal effects of limited editions on the parent brand are examined.


syntax. The subset of UML2.0 class diagrams considered in this paper includes classes (possibly with attributes), associations and three kinds of constraints: Multiplicity constraints on binary associations, Class hierarchy constraints, and Generalization set (GS) constraints. The formulation is based on the meta-model notion of Property, which is more basic than that of Association [OMG 2007; Alanen and Porres ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, Vol. V, No. N, Article A, Pub. date: January YYYY. Finite Satisfiability of UML Class Diagrams with Constrained Class Hierarchy A:5 2008]. The semantics is set-theoretic. In the rest of this paper attributes are omitted as there are no attribute constraints. A class diagram is a tuple 〈C,P,A, props, source, target, Constraint〉 where — C is a set of class symbols. —P is a set of property symbols (sometimes called association ends). Property symbols denote mappings derived from their associations. —A is a set of association symbols. — props : A → P × P is a 1:1 and onto assignment of (unique) properties to association symbols. For a property p, there is a unique a ∈ A, such that props(a) = (p, ∗) or props(a) = (∗, p), where * is a wild card. We write assoc(p) or assoc(p1, p2) for the association of p or of (p1, p2), and props1(a), props2(a) for the two properties of a. — source : P → C and target : P → C are 1:1 mappings of properties to classes such that for an association a with props(a) = (p1, p2), target(p1) = source(p2) and target(p2) = source(p1). In Figure 2, target(p1) = source(p2) = C1 and source(p1) = target(p2) = C2. Fig. 2: Visualization of a binary association, its properties, their source and target classes, and their multiplicities — Constraint is a set of constraints as follows: (1) Multiplicity constraints on properties: mul : P → (N ∪ {0}) × (N ∪ {∗}) assigns multiplicity constraints to property symbols. For simplicity we use a compact symbolic representation, where association a in Figure 2 is denoted a(p1 : C1[ m1, n1], p2 : C2[ m2, n2]). The functions minMul : P → {N ∪ {0}} and maxMul : P → {N∪{∗}} give the minimum and maximum multiplicities assigned to a property, respectively. (2) Class-hierarchy: A non-circular binary relationship ≺ on the set of class symbols: ≺ ⊆ C × C. Henceforth we use the notation C2 ≺ C1, where C1 is the superclass and C2 is the subclass (also called direct-descendant). The weak version of≺ is denoted , which is "≺ or equal". The reflexive transitive closure of ≺ is called the descendant relation, and denoted ≺∗. Its irreflexive version is denoted ≺. Figure 3a shows the concrete (visual) syntax of a class hierarchy constraint. (3) Generalization-set (GS) constraints: GS is an (n + 1)-ary relationship on C, for n ≥ 2. An element 〈C,C1, . . . , Cn〉 in GS must satisfy: For i, j = 1..n (1) C 6= Ci; (2) Ci 6= Cj ; (3) Ci ≺ C. C is called the superclass and the Ci-s are called the subclasses. Elements of GS maybe associated with a constraint const ∈ {〈disjoint〉, 〈overlapping〉, 〈complete〉, 〈incomplete〉, 〈disjoint, complete〉, 〈disjoint, incomplete〉, 〈overlapping, complete〉, 〈overlapping, incomplete〉}. We use the symbolic representation GS(C,C1, . . . , Cn; const) for GS constraints. Note that an unconstrained GS is redundant, as it specifies only class hierarchy constraints. Figure 3b shows the concrete (visual) syntax of a GS constraint. Henceforth we omit the term "symbol", and refer just to classes, associations, properties. A class diagram CD′ is a sub-diagram of a class diagram CD, denoted CD′ ≤ CD, if its classes, associations and constraints belong to CD. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, Vol. V, No. N, Article A, Pub. date: January YYYY. A:6 M. Balaban and A. Maraee


An electromagnetic solenoid comprising a cylindrical body yoke (21), a front yoke (221) arranged on one end side of the body yoke, a fixed yoke (222) formed integrally with the front yoke, a back yoke (223) arranged on the other end side of the body yoke, a center yoke (224) arranged at the central portion of the body yoke, a first electromagnetic coil (231) arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the body yoke (21) between the center yoke and the front yoke, a second electromagnetic coil (232) arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the body yoke between the center yoke and the back yoke, an operation rod (25) arranged being inserted through the front yoke and the fixed yoke so as to move, a first moving yoke (261) mounted on an end of the operation rod on the side of the back yoke, a second moving yoke (262) arranged on the operation rod so as to slide between the first moving yoke and the fixed yoke, and a limiting means (224a) for limiting the, second moving yoke (262) from moving toward the back yoke (223) at an intermediate position in a range in which the first moving yoke moves.


Abstract : The elastic mounting, consists of a housing which contains a bearing and an elastic bush consisting of three rings - an outer, an elastic intermediate, and an inner ring - set within one another. The mounting is distinguished by the fact that, in order to eliminate the influence of radial shifts in the shaft on gaps in the seals and to reduce the load on the bearing and the housing of the mounting, the elastic bush is located between the shaft and the inner race of the bearing, while the labyrinth seals are located on the outer ring of the elastic bush; and the inner ring of the elastic bush is united with the shaft. (Author)


JOJOBA (Simmondsia chinensis) pronounced as Ho-ho-ba which is a scraggy looking desert bush belonging to the family simmondaceae. It is also recognized as "Desert Gold". It has been introduced in India in recent past. Jojoba is native to the triangle of sonoran desert of Mexico, California and Arizona. Jojoba plant is an evergreen, long-living bush with a life span upto 200 yrs. It is a slow growing shrub which attains a height of 3-5 metres. Jojoba is a dioecious plant. Jojoba oil and its derivatives have diversified uses such as in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, lubricants, food, medicines, electrical insulators, foam control agents, plasticizers, fire retardants and transformer oil etc.


Studies reported here examine the extent to which differences in the source of protein (soy vs casein) and of carbohydrate (absence or presence oflactose) may be responsible for differential effects of soy-based and casein-based infant for- mulas on bone minerals. Growth and bone minerals were mea- sured in rats fed casein-based or soy-based diets with or without lactose. Analysis of variance indicated that presence of lactose in the diets increased calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc concentrations in the vertebrae (P < 0.02) and also increased magnesium (P < 0.01) and zinc (P < 0.05) in femur and tibia- fibula. In contrast, the source of protein had an effect only on bone magnesium concentration, with the soy protein resulting in lower magnesium retention in all bones studied (P < 0.05). These data suggest that differences in lactose content rather than in the source of protein may be mainly responsible for the dif- ferential effects of milk-based and soy-based infant formulas on bone minerals. Am J Clin Nuir 199 1;53:947-53. based formula whereas most of the soy-based formulas are lac- tose-free, with maltodextrin as the sole source of carbohydrate. The finding that lactose can enhance the absorption and retention ofsome minerals such as calcium and phosphorus in infants (6) raises the possibility that differences in the source of carbohydrate between soy-based and milk (casein)-based formula may also contribute to their differential effects on bone minerals. This study was designed to examine the relative importance of the protein vs carbohydrate sources in soy-based and casein- based formulas on bone mineral concentration. Experiments were carried out that assessed food and mineral intakes, growth, and bone mineral concentration of calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium in rats fed diets based on casein (with or without lactose) or soy isolate (with or without lactose) for periods of 1S or 42 d.


a ( m l , " " , 'm~ ; m ) = di H 1 ; ~ . (1) • = j~ot Pi Note tha t a is positive if and only if all t i are positive, i.e., if and only if m divides u, as has already been observed in [1, Lemma 4]. PROOF. Let X~ = Zp~i (i = 1, . , r ) . Then Z,~ = X i x . . . xX~ and every surjeetion ( = additive homomorphism onto) N -+ Z~ decomposes into surjeelions f / : N ~ X~ as follows. Given such ¢~, define ~,:N --* Z,,~ by ~,(x) = ( e l ( x ) , " '" , e~(x)); ~ is clearly a surjeetion of N on Z, , . Conversely, given e, let ~i = 7r~o where 7r~ is the projection of Z~ on X~. These two processes, inverses of each other, establish a one-one correspondence between S ( N , Z,,) and S ( N , X l ) . x . . . x S ( N , X~) where S ( N , X ) denotes the set of all surjeetions of N on X. In particular, a = a~, • -" , a~ where aj = a(m~, . . . , m , ; p~J), so the general result will follow if it can be shown that it is true when m is a prime power. Thus, suppose m = p~ and write rnl = u~ d~. Now the kernel of any homomorphism of Z~i in Zv~ must have order a multiple of u~, so there is a natural one-one correspondence between the homomorphisms Z,~ -~. Z ~ and those Za~ ~ Z~k. There is therefore no loss of generality in assuming that each m i -~ dip bl (b~ <_ k ) . I f f C S ( N , Zp~ ), then we m a y write f ( e~) = a~p m where ( a ~ , p ) = 1 and by [1, equation (3), Lemma 2] k b~ _< yi .~ k. Then ( f ( e ~ ) , . . . , ~ ( e , ) , p~) = (a lP ~ , "'" , amP ~ , P~) = 1 if and only if at least one y~ = 0. I t follows from [1, Lemma 3] tha t if t is the number of indices i = 1, • -" , n for which bi = k, then the number of surjections N --~ Zv~ is a = (bi~<~pbl) i ~ ( ~ ) ( p ~ ~ ( p 1))j~,(k -1)(t -j ) = ( I I bi<k The resea rch r epo r t ed here was sponsored by the Air Force Electronic Sys t ems Divis ion, Air Force Sys t ems Command , under Con t r ac t AF 19(628) 2390. This note is also obta inable as Technical D o c u m e n t a r y R e p o r t Number 64-144. 545 Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery, Vol. 12, No. 4 (October, 1965), pp. 545 -546 _ 546 s. BERKOVITS~ M. SCHLESSINGER AND N. ZIERLER as was to be proved. RECEIVED AUaUST, 1964; REVISED APRIL, 1965 REFERENCE 1. RAo, T. R. N., AND ZIERLER, N. On mappings for modular arithmetic, I. J. A CM iZ (Oct. 1965), 542-544.


Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office manages the grant process to ensure that funds are spent in accordance with state and federal requirements and that internal agency procedures are applied consistently.


Abstract : Computer programs, designated SSP-1 and SSP-2, have been prepared for: (1) the preliminary design of single-rotor helicopters to meet specified mission requirements, and (2) the estimation of the performance of single-rotor helicopters of known geometry and with known engine characteristics. The present volume is one of a series describing those computer programs. It details the methodology on which all of those programs are based. (Author)


of thesis CONSTANT FALSE ALARM RATE PERFORMANCE OF SOUND SOURCE DETECTION WITH TIME DELAY OF ARRIVAL ALGORITHM Time Delay of Arrival (TDOA) based algorithms and Steered Response Power (SRP) based algorithms are two most commonly used methods for sound source detection and localization. SRP is more robust under high reverberation and multi-target conditions, while TDOA is less computationally intensive. This thesis introduces a modified TDOA algorithm, TDOA delay table search (TDOA-DTS), that has more stable performance than the original TDOA, and requires only 4% of the SRP computation load for a 3-dimensional space of a typical room. A 2-step adaptive thresholding procedure based on a Weibull noise peak distributions for the cross-correlations and a binomial distribution for combing potential peaks over all microphone pairs for the final detection. The first threshold limits the potential target peaks in the microphone pair cross-correlations with a user-defined false-alarm (FA) rates. The initial false-positive peak rate can be set to a higher level than desired for the final FA target rate so that high accuracy is not required of the probability distribution model (where model errors do not impact FA rates as they work for threshold set deep into the tail of the curve). The final FA rate can be lowered to the actual desired value using an M out of N (MON) rule on significant correlation peaks from different microphone pairs associated is a point in the space of interest. The algorithm is tested with simulated and real recorded data to verify resulting FA rates are consistent with the user-defined rates down to 10-6.


In a recent article, Shulstad and Stoevener (1978) offered an analysis of a component of environmental degradation costs, the costs of avoiding contamination. Their analysis of mercury-laden Oregon pheasant provided an extension of previous environmental literature by recognizing that individuals change their behavior to avoid pollution and that there are costs associated with the avoidance. This note contains a further delineation of those avoidance costs by considering avoidance costs that arise from imperfect information. Shulstad and Stoevener treat pheasant hunters as having perfect information related to the effects of consumption of contaminated products, and therefore, the observed consumer avoidance is rational and welfare losses are unavoidable. In many instances, however, the consumer must make decisions with imperfect information and some of the avoidance costs may be incurred because of this. With better information, the welfare losses would not occur and, therefore, can be considered needless. The absence of consistently high water quality in the U.S. has created consumer uncertainty about the quality of purchased fish and shellfish. Allegations of illness (e.g., hepatitis) occurring after seafood consumption have raised consumer skepticism about the safety of these products, especially for those consumed in an uncooked form.' Highly publicized contamination of water areas results in precipitous declines in seafood demand. The news of closures, combined with the imperfect information about which seafood purchases are affected, may cause demand to fall for seafood products not harvested from the affected water area.2 The consumer behavior arising from imperfect information raises a policy issue not associated with usual avoidance costs: Should the government provide detailed information to consumers about the likelihood of consuming contaminated products in different locations or market forms? Such a program could be


The purpose of this paper is to trace the development of the theological thought of Pannenberg, especially his doctrine of the church. The doctrine of the church is not located at the center of the theological system. His theological system is consisted in the doctrine of the God, and the Christology. He made it obviously in his The Introduction to the Sytematic Theoogy. However, that does not mean that Pannenberg has no interest in the church. On the contrary, his concern of the church made him a space for his Systematic Theology Ⅲ. I think that was natural concequence for Pannenberg's theological concern. His theological concern is to explain the reality from the perspective of triune God. The church is the one of the locus for locating at the work of the triune God who determines the everything in reality. Pannenberg has described his doctrine of the church two times. In 1977 the Church he discussed the doctrine of the church focusing on the unity of the church between Lutheran and Catholic. In 1998 Systematic Theology Ⅲ he discussed the doctrine of the church not mentioning the unity of the church. Simply looking at the doctrine of the church at the Systematic theology Ⅲ is the enlargement of the Church in 1977, Robert Jenson thought the inner relatedness between two works. His mention that the ecumenical concern was the main subject for the Pannenberg's Systematic Theology Ⅲ shows that fact. The purpose of this paper is to locate and document the inner development of Pannenberg's ecclesiology. My argumentation is that the ecumenical concern is not the essential nature of the Pannenberg's doctrine of the church. The doctrine of trinity is the essential nature of the his ecclesiology. What I mean by the doctrine of trinity is that Pannenberg believes in the church as the reality determined by the work of triune God. In order to identify the church as the reality determined by the work of triune God, I choose the doctrine of the Lord's supper. According to Pannenberg, the doctrine of the Lord's supper is not only the one of the ingredients of the church, but also the church itself. Jesus already founded the church when he gathered people around his table, before he had the last meal with his disciples. In the Church Pannenberg foucused on the unity of the church based on his describing the Lord's supper. In the Systematic Theology Ⅲ Pannenberg verified the fact that the church was originated from the table of Jesus around which people were gathered, no matter who they were. Therefore the doctrine of the Lord's supper is the right way to identify the development of Pannenberg's ecclesiology. In other words, by choosing his doctrine of Lord's supper, we will trace Pannenberg's circle of thought on the doctrine of the church. In section Ⅱ, I will bring out Pannenberg's concern about the unity of the church from the perspective of the Lord's supper. In section Ⅲ, I will also focus on the essential nature of the church as the reality determined by the work of triune God. In doing so, I will make clear the causal-nexus relationship between the ecclesiology of the Chruch and that of the Systematic Theology Ⅲ. For Pannenberg's eccelsiology, the Systematic Theology Ⅲ follows the Church. I am not saying it in the historical sequence of the books. And the doctrine of Lord's supper shows that fact.


AMPA receptors (AMPARs) are dynamically regulated at synapses, but the time course and location of their exocytosis and endocytosis are not known. Therefore, we have used ecliptic pHluorin-tagged glutamate receptor 2 to visualize changes in AMPAR surface expression in real time. We show that synaptic and extrasynaptic AMPARs respond very differently to NMDA receptor activation; there is a rapid internalization of extrasynaptic AMPARs that precedes the delayed removal of synaptic AMPARs.


Trafacking in persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation is a global scourge that affects all corners of the planet, including the European Union (E.U.). Since 1997, the E.U. has made great strides toward conquering trafacking within its borders, and yet this modern day slave trade continues to oourish. This Note follows the progression of Community legislation targeting trafacking from 1997 through today, and analyzes Member States' compliance with those laws as well as patterns of concern. Because current legislation focuses primarily on penalization and victim's protections, this note argues that the E.U. must pass legislation requiring Member States to take preventative action as well. It also argues that the E.U. must use its judicial powers to more effectively aght trafacking for sexual exploitation by punishing those Member States who still fail to comply with existing Community


The 87Sr/86Sr ratios of six representative tephrite series rocks, including 1981–1982 lavas, from Nyamuragira volcano, Western Rift have been determined. The range and average of the ratios are from 0.70543 to 0.70587 and 0.70572, and agree well with those of ugandite from the Western Rift (0.7054–0.7059 and 0.7056) reported by BELL and POWELL (1969) and POWELL and BELL (1974). Petrological and geochemical data suggest that the tephrite series, olivine basanite–tephrite–phonolitic tephrite–tephritic phonolite are products of successive fractionation of a parental ugandite magma (AOKI et al., 1984). These isotopic results support strongly this conclusion.


High frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR) systems operate in heavily congested high frequency (HF) band. It is very difficult to find continuous clear channels for the wideband HFSWR systems. Presented is a real-time sparse frequency waveform design approach.


This article proposes a new method to calculate the initial tension of the tie bar arch bridge steeve. In the method, the athwart order is adopted for calculation of subsection internal force. An ideal original structural model is developed based on the temperature stress for simulation of prestress, and the gap element is adopted to simulate the process of divorce of the structure from support. The method is simple and precise, and it can provide a good basis for design and construction.


Patterns in historical climate data were analyzed for Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for the interval 1890–2019. Variables analyzed included records of annual, seasonal, and extreme temperature and precipitation, diurnal temperature range, and various environmental responses. Using LOWESS regressions, it was found that annual and seasonal temperatures in Ottawa have generally increased through this interval, precipitation has shifted to a less snowy, rainier regime, and diurnal temperature variation has decreased. Furthermore, the annual growing season has lengthened by 23 days to ~163 days, and the annual number of frost-free days increased by 13 days to ~215 days. Despite these substantial climatic shifts, some variables (e.g., extreme weather events per year) have remained largely stable through the interval. Time-series analyses (including multitaper spectral analysis and continuous and cross wavelet transforms) have revealed the presence of several strong cyclical patterns in the instrumental record attributable to known natural climate phenomena. The strongest such influence on Ottawa's climate has been the 11-year solar cycle, while the influence of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation were also observed and linked with the trends in annual, seasonal, and extreme weather. The results of this study, particularly the observed linkages between temperature and precipitation variables and cyclic climate drivers, will be of considerable use to policymakers for the planning, development, and maintenance of city infrastructure as Ottawa continues to rapidly grow under a warmer, wetter climate regime.


The UK government are committed to bringing forward legislation to allow the safe and secure deployment of self-driving vehicles. As part of the CAVPASS programme, TRL was commissioned to propose approaches to vehicle classification, and suitable technical requirements for aspects not related to the Automated Driving System (ADS). These included crashworthiness, occupant protection, protection of vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), and the lighting, braking and steering systems. The focus of this study was on Low-Speed Automated Vehicles (LSAVs). It involved selection and adaptation of existing pre- and post-deployment regulation to enable it to be applied to LSAVs. A main part was the adaptation of the technical regulations for M- and N-category vehicles, laid down in Great Britain's Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No. 818), which implements retained Regulation (EU) 2018/858. The study proposed the introduction of two new vehicle categories (for LSAVs with and without occupants, respectively) to allow approval of designs not compatible with the M- and N-category definitions, such as passenger shuttles with six seats and space for standing passengers, or goods vehicles without any seats. Technical clarifications for regulations were developed relating to references to the driver or driver's seat, controls, warnings and tell-tales and relating to bi-directional vehicles in general. The study further found that a general permission to carry standing passengers in light vehicles could present unreasonable risks to occupants in braking maneuvers or collisions, but that it could be safe in some Operational Design Domains (ODDs). A concept was proposed which offers manufacturers a choice between two Crashworthiness Approval Levels (CALs). The less demanding CAL allows standing passengers but restricts the subsequent ODD of the vehicles. In summary, the study proposed a novel approach to link approval regulations to the vehicle's ODD and a set of technical requirements for non-ADS-related aspects of passenger- and goods-carrying LSAVs, which could help enable the approval of new vehicle concepts.


Organizational restructuring has been the reaction to business trends and economic fluctuations and is a continuing, sound practice. The perception of doing business has changed and so have the awareness, expectations, and values of employees. It is evident that if organizations and managers of the future are to survive, they must continually adapt their methods of operating to new situations and a diverse workforce. Without visionary leaders, organizational change may not work.  Old theories of authoritative leadership have proven to be ineffective in today's environment.   Successful change must focus on tasks, bottom-up feedback, employee participation at all levels and skilled leadership. All of this is possible by transforming the organization with an organic structure comprised of innovative, democratic leaders. The U.S. has experienced many economic changes and this paper wants to focus on manufacturing that these authors believe will be on the up-swing as the trend of "Made in America," is beginning to take hold.


Prosthetic hip joint dislocation phenomenon is generated by the hip joint simulator and the effect of the femoral head diameter is studied under the same condition which is similar to the condition in daily activities. Impedance control is applied to control the hip joint motion and the joint contact force simultaneously in order to take into account the constraint caused by surrounding tendons, muscles, and a joint capsule of the hip joint. The experimental results show that the hip joint dislocation phenomenon is generated by the simulator and the obtained results about the effect of the femoral head size agree with those of the other research.


A disposable dispensing device for liquid, paste and other flowable or free-flowing materials, includes a fillable and sealable plastic enclosure (12) with an absorption section (16) having a storage compartment (18) and a sealing section (20). The sealing section (20) is separated from the absorption section (16) by means of a tear seam (22). A fitted applicator (14) and a channel (40) are used for dispensing the material from the plastic enclosure (12). A sealing device (38), which closes the channel (40), is molded to the applicator (14) by means of a separating section (42) forming part of the sealing section (20) of the plastic enclosure (12). In order to dispense the material through the channel (40) of the applicator (14), the sealing device (38) can be detached from the applicator (14) by means of the separating section (42).


Objective To investigate the feasibility and safety of endoscopic procedure in treating gynecomatia.Methods From march 2006 to october 2009,a total of 12 patients with gynocomastia were treated with endoscopy-assisted subcutaneous total mastectomy,by using endoscopic instruments.Results The operation was successfully performed in 12 patients.The mean operating time was 124 min and a hospital stay of 7.4 days.Postoperative complications included one ease of bematoma and 3 cases of temporary subcutaneous emphysema.No other operation related complication were observed.Conclusions The merits endoscopic procedure in the treatment of gynecomastia,in terms of cosmetic maintainance and safety,are fully demonstrated in this study.

Key words:
Gynecomastia; Endoscopic; Mastectomy


This literary analysis of Anne Stevenson?oOe¼Oaos poem ?oOe¼?o The Victory ?oOe¼?O answers the factors which triggering misandry, how misandry is described in the poem and what impacts of misandry toward ?oOe¼?oI?oOe¼?O and her baby in the poem. This research is carried by some theories of feminism and psychoanalysis. ?oOe¼?o The Victory?oOe¼?O poem tells about misandry which means hatred toward men as a sex. The woman hates the man who has done her sexual aggression in a manner brutal and hideous. Factors trigger a woman's hatred is a male dominated society makes men think that they have privilege and power over women either physically or psychologically that stimulates them to legalize oppression among women. And the impact of misandry towards the "I" and her baby in the poem are postpartum depression, mother's neglect to love her baby, and tendency to do child abuse or harm her own baby, while the impact for the baby itsef is that he would accept less affection from his mother and the tendency to do misoginy towards women in the future as the manifestation of his life experience. The conclusion is that Misandry comes from gynocentric use of gender in a male dominated society. A male dominated society makes men think that they have privilege and power over women either physically or psychologically that stimulates them to legalize oppression among women. Those women who feel oppressed and aggressed either physically and psychologically think that this is an unjust treatment upon them that makes them unite and gather to defend and protect themselves from men's unjust treatment under a terminology called "misandry".


I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN how the legacies of imperialism and racial slavery have generated long-term patterns of social exclusion that have operated on many levels - political, social, economic, and cultural. Most particularly these days, I have been concerned with how violence - itself foundational to the processes that created what we know as the New World - has delimited the ways Jamaicans have been able to make claims, legally and otherwise, on the state over time, and in how patterns of exclusion have operated in relation to historically specific conjunctures of race, class, gender, and sexuality. I have just three points to make here:1. Violence in the Caribbean has a longer history than is usually acknowledged.When we talk about violence in Jamaica, for example, we typically attribute the high rates of murder and violent crime to the various failures of the Jamaican economy and the development of political partisanship during the mid-twentieth century. However, I want to argue that as we mark the fiftieth anniversary of independence, we must focus on the longue duree, outlining the networks of power across time and space that created the conditions for the continuation of circulating repertoires of exceptional violence. In the case of Jamaica, this means recognising that the story of contemporary violence is one that has a longer history than that which is usually told, and that the obscuring of this history masks the centrality of violence as an organising principle of both personhood and colonial and postcolonial state formation. In other words, in order to understand the complex ways violence works to produce contemporary social life, we must probe the relationships between colonialism and post/neo-colonialism, especially in relation to patterns of land use, configurations of socio-political authority, forms of punishment, systems of racial hierarchy, and projects of gendered and sexualised disciplining over time. History, thus, has to be both an analytic category and a method, a way to parse the place of the past in the present on multiple levels.Seeing the past in the present, however, does not mean that we can argue for direct continuities between then and now. Instead, I have wanted to think about how we might position historical patterns palimpsestically in relation to postcolonial state formation, to understand contemporary processes as emerging from a layered entanglement of temporalities to paraphrase Achille Mbembe, or, in Benitez-Rojo's classic formulation, a repeating across space and time.2. We must also think deeply about the effects of overlapping imperialisms throughout the New World.One of the ongoing features of public critique in Jamaica is the assertion that most social ills - and in particular, the consumerism and commodity fetishism of youth - are attributable to US dominance, especially in the realms of media and popular culture. The accusations, both academic and popular, that the United States is the source of all slackness in Jamaica rely on two presuppositions. The first has to do with a notion of boundedness that seems to always predate a sort of contagion by what is outside (where Britain already exists on the inside). Yet, after 1776 there is really no point at which we cannot speak of an American cultural, economic, and political influence in the Caribbean, despite the fact that this only becomes dominant in the second half of the twentieth century. And secondly, there is the sense that there is some kind of baseline where British influence is merely civil and institutional. This is a presupposition that leaves no room to explore the real institutional and ideological legacies of colonial violence.We should instead think about contemporary violence in Jamaica as having emerged from layered histories, and therefore as having layered, and sometimes unexpected, effects. On one hand, the legacy of British imperial slavery provides a template of spectacular techniques through which conquest over the bodies of others is either literal, as in both the expected and the arbitrary forms of punishment meted out to slaves, or symbolic, as in the practices of displaying tortured and dismembered bodies in order to discourage breaches of the hegemonic order. …


Due to the increasing development of collaborations among scientists based within organizations of different nature, it has become increasingly relevant for science and technology policy-makers to set up a system within research activities could be effectively and efficiently coordinated. User-oriented Large Scale Research Facilities (LSRFs) have emerged as institutionalized mechanisms at the basis of research organization, yet we know little whether collaboration among individual scientists are driven by different factors compared to more conventional research settings such as research institutes or university laboratories. In this paper we explore how collaborations unfold in LSRFs by relying on the case of the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), a leading international research center in neutron science, located in Grenoble in the Southeast of France.


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A new approach is developed for the solution of linear interconnected dynamical systems. The algorithm is within the class of non-feasible methods. Its main feature is that it allows the transfer of information between the subsystems with each iteration. The convergence properties of this technique are given in detail. It is shown that the proposed methodology may be faster than the well-known prediction algorithm given in the literature since in each iteration better interconnection information is used within the period of the optimization horizon.


For achieving the results while respecting fire safety in refineries, regulations are needed that are adapted to the new conditions in their use. At present, such concepts became important as fire risk assessment, risk category, conditions for ensuring fire safety requirements, fire supervision of the object of protection. The concept and main directions of development of the regulatory and technical base of fire safety in the modern conditions are outlined. The relevance is noted related to the determination of the violations that pose a threat to human life and health, and the need to use departmental regulations for fire safety in the oil refining industry. The current fire safety rules are analyzed, a new approach to their application is noted, measures are developed to improve them at the facilities of oil refineries. A comparison is made of some paragraphs of the fire safety rules and the departmental fire safety rules for oil refineries. Duplicate, as well as conflicting regulations were fixed. The importance of dividing fire safety regulatory requirements into technical and regime requirements is noted, and such a division is proposed in the departmental regulatory document. The examples of separation of the requirements are shown, and a brief analysis was carried out concerning the importance of the requirements of Fire safety rules for the operation of oil refineries. The obsolete time of adoption of departmental fire safety rules for oil refineries is noted. It is proposed to improve and implement the departmental fire safety rules based on the existing fire safety rules for oil refineries.


QoS Elements Concrete QoS Elements PICML or J2EEML or ESML Grouping of QoS elements using is-a relationship Composing CQML (3/3)


This paper introduces the solution design of shopping center indoor mobile network coverage and analyzes the theory of solving distribution system of indoor coverage.Then according to current status of indoor network coverage,it proposes several solutions,also it compaires the repeater and microcellular and sum up the geographical application,advantages and disadvantages of such concerns.This paper proposes the practical design for improving the network coverage rate and quality of network.


Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) has recently received much attention as a candidate material for oxide photovoltaics. However, its low absorption coefficient due to the symmetry forbidden band gap and low intrinsic p-type doping level are obstacles for further advancing the performance of Cu2O thin film solar cells. Following computational predictions on the band gap, doping, and optical properties, we report combinatorial synthesis and characterization of Cu2−2xZnxO1−ySey thin film alloys and the associated device modeling results. We show that the absorption and the conductivity can be independently controlled by Se and Zn content, thereby devising a possible route to design of more efficient oxide photovoltaics and tandem solar cells.


The invention relates to a cell surface receptor biochip based on a surface plasmon resonance biosensor, a preparation method and application thereof. The biochip is characterized in that the chip is provided with a gold surface coating at a glass substrate and the gold surface is fixed with a sephadex layer which is fixed with the monoclonal antibody of the Beta subunit of the receptors of anti para-insulin and surface receptors are fixed by antibody capture. The preparation method includes that the monoclonal antibody of the Beta subunit of the receptors of anti para-insulin adopts the method of antibody capture and is fixed on the surface of CM5 chip based on the surface plasmon resonance biosensor, so as to produce the protein chip of para-insulin receptors which is applicable to the mutual action between IGF-1R and IRS-1, SHC, PI3K or GRB2 and hopeful to be applied to screening cancer-fighting drugs.


This paper proposes a developmental learning model for joint attention between a robot and a human caregiver. The proposed model has abilities to accelerate the learning and improve the final task performance owing to two kinds of developments: a robot's development and a caregiver's one. The robot's development means that the sensing and actuating capabilities of the robot change from immaturity to maturity. On the other hand, the caregiver's development is defined as that the caregiver changes the task from easy situation to difficult one. The proposed model causes these developments according to the learning progress of the robot. The experimental results show what kinds of effects the developments bring to the learning.


A systematic review of radiation therapy trials in several tumour types was performed by The Swedish Council of Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU). The procedures for evaluation of the scientific literature are described separately (Acta Oncol 2003; 42: 357-365). This synthesis of the literature on radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is based on data from 4 meta-analyses and 31 randomized trials. Moreover, data from 12 prospective studies, 12 retrospective studies and 6 other articles were used. In toal, 65 scientific articles are included, involving 18 310 patients. The results were compared with those of a similar overview from 1996 including 28 172 patients. The conclusions reached can be summarized as follows: <list id="l1" type="5"> <item>Extensive clinical experience indicates that radiotherapy for medically inoperable patients or patients refusing surgery with NSCLC stage I/II prolongs survival, 15-20% of these patients reaching long-term (5-year) survival. However, no randomized trials have addressed this issue.</item><item>There is strong evidence that postoperative radiotherapy in radically resected stage I/II NSCLC does not prolong survival compared with observation alone.</item><item>There is some evidence that continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy (CHART) is associated with increased survival compared to conventional radiotherapy in locally advanced NSCLC and also in medically unfit patients with stage I/II NSCLC. However, the benefit is limited to squamous cell histology.</item><item>There is strong evidence that combined modality treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy, either neoadjuvant or concomitant, is superior to radiotherapy alone in terms of survival in locally advanced unresectable NSCLC and should be the standard of care in patients with good performance status.</item><item>There is some evidence that concomitant chemo-radiotherapy is associated with increased survival compared with sequential chemo-radiotherapy, albeit at the price of increased toxicity.</item></list> Comment: Combined chemo-radiotherapy of primary non-resectable stage III NSCLC followed by surgery in responders lacks evidence from prospective randomized trials and cannot be recommended for routine use. <list id="l2" type="5"> <item>There is strong evidence that radiotherapy can palliate symptoms associated with the intrathoracic tumour burden.</item><item>There is some evidence that two large fractions may be as effective as conventional schedules consisting of 10-13 smaller fractions in terms of palliation of symptoms.</item><item>There is some evidence that endobronchial brachytherapy for palliation of symptoms associated with endobronchial tumours is not superior to external beam radiotherapy.</item></list>


The article presents the results of an assessment of the hydromorphological state of selected Carpathian rivers in sections above and below the reservoirs. An attempt has also been made to assess the impact of reservoirs on the hydromorphological conditions and quality of river habitats. The research was based on the River Habitat Survey (RHS) method. The synthetic indices Habitat Quality Assessment (HQA) and Habitat Modification Score (HMS) were calculated on the basis of the gathered data for each section studied; this allowed the hydromorphological qualities of the rivers to be assessed numerically. The reservoirs interrupt river continuum, and they alter different biotic and abiotic elements of natural environment. However, this study has shown that the operation of reservoirs does not always negatively impact the hydromorphological conditions of rivers that reflect their habitat quality. The influence of reservoirs on a river's hydromorphological state above and below a reservoir's location may be neutral, but it also can improve the habitat conditions of a river.


Abstract Coalbed methane is the unconventional gas source that could perhaps be put into production most quickly and cheaply. In order to promote die development of this potentially large resource, government agencies can do three significant things: initiate a coring program for resource definition; cooperate in clarifying the status of the resource and in prescribing the rights of all interested parties; and establish incentive programs to speed production and use of die resource A number of legal and institutional concerns relate to the development of coalbed methane. These concerns include ownership rights, the meaning of the word gas in regulatory language, the form of regulating this resource that is interrelated with the coal resource; and the conservation of resources Although production from each well is low, the increased need for domestic energy supplies and the economics of production are coming together to make the development of this resource of some interest. As little production experience...


Objective
To describe the characteristics of 34 Brazilian NMO patients. To evaluate the contribution of the 2015 criteria to the diagnosis of NMO spectrum disorders (NMOSD) in 40 patients with longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LEMT).

Methods
This is a retrospective, descriptive and analytic study.

Results
Among NMO patients, there was a predominance of women, with onset in the fourth decade of life, and AQP4-IgG seropositivity in 73.5%. The diagnosis of NMOSD was established in 37.5% of LETM patients according to AQP4-IgG positivity and in 5% of LETM patients if the AQP4-IgG result was unknown.

Conclusions
The characteristics of this series are similar to those of other Western populations. The AQP4-IgG testing assists in the diagnosis of NMOSD.


A discrete-track medium and drive have been developed. The tracks are on 3.6- mu m-wide lands separated by 1.6- mu m-wide grooved guardbands on a 64-mm disk. The slider was designed considering the grooves. The track-following signals are obtained through a newly developed MR head from marks embossed simultaneously with the formatting of the discrete tracks. Track eccentricity on the spindle has been overcome by introducing feedforward compensation. An areal density of 600 kb/mm/sup 2/ ( approximately 400 Mb/in/sup 2/) was achieved using an external-clock driven partial-response maximum-likelihood. >


A logically synthesized ortho-phenylenediamine based chloro-methyl disubstituted neutral organic bis-urea receptor L1 with the aid of three symmetry-independent units encapsulates an unusual triangular [(chloride)3-DMSO] guest assembly (complex 1a) via formation of DMSO + host + salt cocrystals within its trimeric paddle-wheel shaped cavity sealed by three n-TBA cations and exhibits diverse anion binding properties with oxyanions along with the chloride complex of its isomeric bromo-methyl disubstituted bis-urea receptor L2. Receptor L2 and L1 both form a similar kind of noncapsular 2:2 host–guest assembly in the presence of excess chloride (complex 2a) and acetate (complex 1b) respectively by noncooperative H-bonding interactions of urea groups which are attributed to the effect of meta-functionalization with respect to the adjacent N–H part of the urea moiety, whereas another planar oxyanion carbonate is doubly encapsulated within the tetrameric capsular cavity of L1 in the solid state (complex 1c). Mor...


Abstract In many applications, conventional aerofoils are subject to a number of simultaneous motions that complicate the prediction of flow separation. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the impact of a large-amplitude free-stream oscillation on the timing of vortex formation for a simultaneously surging and pitching wing. Experimental flow field measurements were obtained on a NACA 0012 aerofoil over a wide range of surge amplitudes ($1.50 \leq \lambda \leq 2.25$) and reduced frequencies ($0.1 \leq k \leq 0.3$). Particular attention was paid to how various mechanisms of flow separation, specifically the velocity induced by the trailing wake and unsteady effects in the boundary layer, were impacted by a change in the properties of the surge motion. In the regime where $k \leq 0.3$, a change in the surge kinematics primarily manifested as a change in the relative strength of the trailing wake. Boundary layer unsteadiness was found to have a negligible influence on the timing of vortex formation in the same flow regime. Thus, the timing of leading-edge vortex formation was well predicted by a combination of an unsteady inviscid flow solver and a quasi-steady treatment of the boundary layer, a promising result for low-order predictions of vortex behaviour in unsteady aerofoil flows.


Based on the data from 1953 to 2005 released by the China Statistical Bureau,this paper analyzes the relationship between economic growth and science technology(ST) investment.After detailed research,some results have been concluded: ⑴ there is close causal connection between economic growth and ST investment from 1953 to 2005,and ST investment is main causation that brings about economic growth;⑵ the contribution rate of ST investment to economic growth is about 17.5%,which shows that the expenditure for ST drives the economic growth in a significant way,but the exact path through which it works still needs further research;⑶ to promote economic growth,we should pay much attention not only to the gross but also to the structure and efficiency of ST investment.


. Masers are known to occur in circumstellar envelopes of AGB stars that are long-period variables and have entered the TP-AGB phase. The maser radiation is intrinsically weak and detection limits pre vent us from seeing maser stars much beyond the Galactic Center. Very deep searches have led to the detection of a handful of maser stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Some 1000 stellar masers are known. They trace a population of stars with main sequence masses between 1 and 6 M 0 and ages between 2 and 8 Gyr, the same population that is traced by Cepheids. Their distribution in our Galaxy is the same as that of the red giants, and therefore the stars trace the galactic bar. An outstanding feature is a small disk of radius 150 pc around the galactic center. The disk is in rapid, solid body rotation and leads to a good measurement of the mass density within that distance for Sgr A.


During 1992, 1993 and 1994 a total of 65, 123 and 142 faecal samples respectively yielded 9, 54 and 87 strains of V. cholerae. Simultaneous occurrence of EL TOR vibrio and non 01 (i.e. 0139) was noted during 1993 and 1994 with variations in relative and absolute prevalence of each serotype. Seasonal incidence is fairly consistent in this region. Both V. cholerae serotypes 01 and 0139 showed resistance to one or more drugs.


Current methodologies for color image halftoning produce prominent halftoning noise. In this paper we argue that brightness variation between color dots placed at neighboring locations is a major cause of color halftone noise. To correct this flaw we propose Ink Relocation, a postprocess to arbitrary color halftoning algorithms. The proposed postprocess relocates ink drops between neighboring drop locations in order to reduce local brightness variation.


Standing on both the Peircean pragmatism semiotics and the Churchmanian systems thinking, this paper is an empirically grounded conceptualization of the phenomena of organizational information in terms of the nature and the formulation process of information in organizations. Four organizational cases in consulting industries were conducted for field data to firmly ground the resultant emergent theory. Two research findings were gained: organizational information as system, and organizational information formulation as habit production. By the author's systems based conception, organizational information would present itself as a unity that comprises nonexclusive six aspects: structure, function, process, context, time and epistemology. From the relational perspective, organizational information would better manifest itself as a dynamically triadic process in the form of the Peircean semiosis that comprises three states of mind i.e. surprise, doubt, and belief and three relations, or human activities i.e. experience, abduction, and inquiry. Further, the findings also suggest paradigmatic distinction among three common information categories i.e. data, knowledge, information, where 'data' was found to be monadic, 'knowledge' dyadic, and 'information' triadic. The author's grounded systems model of organizational information introduces a sketch of a semiotics based framework for both information and organization domains, which offers that information and organization constitute each other. The author also posits that the grounded systems model of organizational information would imply an information paradigm for, and hence, a theory native to the information systems IS and knowledge management KM field.


The following research focusses on an explorative analysis of cognitive maps that are externalised via sketch maps. The information that is encoded in sketch maps possibly includes spatial information that is stored in memory. Participants were asked to walk through a fictional virtual environment after which they were required to draw a map of the route. To analyse these maps and possible distortions in spatial mental representations that are shared among participants, we explore a geometrical analysis of sketch maps. Assuming that, in pixel space, the sketch map data have intrinsic dimensionality, we will use machine learning algorithms to reduce the dimensionality non-linearly so that we are able to inspect and interpret the possible manifold underlying these sketch map data. By doing so we hope we will be able to retrieve more knowledge about the processing and storage of spatial knowledge and to possibly provide a tool for assessing in what way spatial information is stored in memory.


The main problem in this study is that Community Empowerment in West Bandung Regency has not been effective, which is indicated by the existence of five villages with very underdeveloped categories. The ineffectiveness of community empowerment in the five very underdeveloped villages is thought to be caused by institutional development that has not been maximized and community participation is still relatively low. The research approach according to the problems raised is a quantitative approach with survey methods. The population size in this study was 408, the sampling technique used was a two-level simple random sampling technique, with a sample size of 193. Data collection techniques were carried out by: Observation, distributing questionnaires and interviews. While the data analysis technique was carried out using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the Linear Structural Relationship (LISREL) 8.80 application. The research results prove that both partially and simultaneously Institutional Development and community participation have a positive and significant effect on community empowerment in five very underdeveloped villages in West Bandung Regency.


The paper simply states the main characteristics of land information resources, and mainly introduces the ways to search for land information from internet, including full_text databases, specialized websites, government websites, data databases, search engines, etc.


This paper presents an extension of the traditional genetic algorithms, called cooperative coevolutionary genetic algorithms (CCGA), which is used to evolve the angles of joints of a mechanical arm with N degrees of freedom in a 3D environment. Initially a brief introduction to this new approach will be presented. After this, we show the developed modeling with obtained results. Finally, extensions of this works will be pointed out.


Today, 11 of the 15 European Union countries take a major step toward adoption of a single European currency, the Euro. The long-term result, many researchers across the continent predict, will be more international mobility among scientists and more reliable budgeting for cross-border collaborations.


Six new compounds from α,ω - bis (p-R-aniline benzilidine-4-oxy) Octamethane; where R = H, Cl, Br, Me, OMe and NO2 have been prepared and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, UV, 1 H-NMR and IR. The geometrical optimization for the above dimmer compounds were carried out in order to find out the most stable stereo chemical by using PM3 method. The photo chemical efficiency of prepared dimmer compound for low density polyethylene as compared with standard photo stabilizer (BHT) was carried out as show in scheme 1.


Assisting employees to explore internal job switches rather than leaving an organization is a positive measure aimed at enhancing employee retention and job satisfaction. This article describes how a municipal county government used J. L. Holland's (1992) occupational classification system to help employees achieve congruence between their interests and their job requirements.


Recent progress in neural machine translation (NMT) is directed towards larger neural networks trained on an increasing amount of hardware resources. As a result, NMT models are costly to train, both financially, due to the electricity and hardware cost, and environmentally, due to the carbon footprint. It is especially true in transfer learning for its additional cost of training the "parent" model before transferring knowledge and training the desired "child" model. In this paper, we propose a simple method of re-using an already trained model for different language pairs where there is no need for modifications in model architecture. Our approach does not need a separate parent model for each investigated language pair, as it is typical in NMT transfer learning. To show the applicability of our method, we recycle a Transformer model trained by different researchers and use it to seed models for different language pairs. We achieve better translation quality and shorter convergence times than when training from random initialization.


The present study uses the concept of globality from the perspective of Western social history. To the present author, the concept has been in existence ever since the Renaissance. The issue of localization cannot be neglected although the "age of globalization" has become a frequently used periodization concept. In speaking of the relations between globalization and localition, the present author puts forward his positive strategy: "Think globally, act locally".


The invention relates to an oil-gas well fracturing fluid used in a high-temperature stratum at 180 to 200 DEG C in an ultrahigh temperature compression fracture stimulation technique. The technical proposal comprises: the raw materials used by the fracturing fluid comprise the following components in percentage by weight: 0.3 to 0.6 percent of thickening agent, 0.1 to 0.7 percent of crosslinking agent, 0.3 to 0.6 percent of clay stabilizer, 0.2 to 0.6 percent of bactericidal agent, 0.1 to 0.4 percent of pH conditioning agent, 0.3 to 0.6 percent of temperature stabilizing agent, 0.2 to 0.7 percent of cleanup additive, 200 to 1500 ppm of gel breaker, 2 percent of potassium chloride, and 94 to 96 percent of water. The high-temperature fracturing fluid adopts high-temperature resistant hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl guargum as the thickening agent and uses a high-temperature crosslinking agent compounded from organic boron and organic zirconium. The fracturing fluid has the advantages of good shear resistance and temperature resistance, good gel breaking effect, friction resistance reduction and low permeability, wherein the viscosity can be kept between 70 and 80 MPa.s after the fracturing fluid is sheared for 120 minutes under the condition of 190 DEG C and 170s. The fracturing fluid is successfully applied to the Zhuanggu No.63 well of which the stratum temperature is 184.6 DEG C in Shengli Oil Field.


During the last three decades, a vast variety of methods to numerically solve ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and differential algebraic equations (DAEs) has been developed and investigated. Few of them met industrial standards and even less are available within industrial multibody simulation software. Multibody Systems (MBS) offer a challenging class [5] of applications for these methods, since the resulting system equations are in the unconstrained case ODEs which are often stiff or highly oscillatory. In the constrained case the equations are DAEs of index-3 or less. Friction and impact in the MBS model introduce discontinuities into these equations while coupling to discrete controllers and hardware-in-the-loop components couple these equations to additional time discrete descriptions. Many of the developed numerical methods have promising qualities for these types of problems, but rarely got the chance to be tested on large scale problems. One reason is the closed software concept of most of the leading multibody system simulation tools or interface concepts with a high threshold to overcome. Thus, these ideas never left the academic environment with their perhaps complex but dimensionally low scale test problems. In this paper we will present a workbench, ASSIMULO, which allows easy and direct incorporation of new methods for solving ODEs or DAEs written in FORTRAN, C, Python or even MATLAB and which indirectly interfaces to multibody programs such as Dymola and Simpack, via a standardized interface, the functional mock-up interface. The paper is concluded with industrial relevant examples evaluated using industrial and academic solvers. (Less)


In order to improve the structural performance of a five-axis gantry milling machine, a design idea of adopting parallel optimum design for key components and complete machine was investigated. Using CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) software, the finite element analysis model of the five-axis gantry milling machine key components and the complete machine were established. Then the static stiffness with the gravity and cutting force load cases and dynamic stiffness of the machine tool were analyzed, and the weak links of the structure were found through the finite element analysis. According to the results of analysis, an improvement scheme was used in the structural design of the key components of the machine tool. The results of analysis indicate that the static stiffness of the improved structure is 68.4 and the first order frequency is increased from 30 to 42 with the reduction of weight 632kg, the performance of the complete machine was improved greatly.


In this paper, mathematical analysis is carried out for a mathematical model of Tuberculosis (TB) with age-dependent latency and active infection. The model divides latent TB infection into two sta...


Cocondensation of palladium atoms with 14N2 at 4.2–10 °K leads to the formation of a binary dinitrogen complex. The complex is detected by matrix isolation infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Isotope studies using equimolar 14N2/15N2 mixtures, together with isotope frequency and integrated absorption intensity calculations, suggest that the species is tris-dinitrogen palladium(0), Pd(N2)3.


Abstract Groundwater is the main source to fulfill various needs where surface water is scarce. Sinnar a Tahsil of Nasik District, Maharashtra, India is one of such places where irrigation demand is fulfilled by groundwater only. Authors have conducted hydrological budget studies for the study area and found out change in groundwater storage and mining coefficient for 19 years. GRACE satellite is available to find accurate quantity of groundwater storage change. But it does not focus on extent of mining. Only water budget studies give that idea. In this paper, using multiple linear regression (MLR), authors have developed two empirical formulae to find change in groundwater storage and draft using rainfall. Mining is commonly observed in the areas where groundwater is the only source. Mining if found can be controlled by extracting appropriate amount of water. Authors have tried to estimate draft using one of the developed formulas. With the estimated draft and change in storage one can plan better irrigation practices for the study area.


The large-scale evaluation of documents produced by hundreds or thousands of students poses a challenge in terms of human and time resources and equity of treatment. In this paper, we discuss the development and use of methods for automatic extraction of formal properties of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents saved in the Office Open XML (OOXML) format for educational purposes. We briefly describe the structural ideas underlying the OOXML format and show examples of how certain document features are represented. Building on this, we describe the tool we developed for automatic evaluation of students' productions in the context of entrance examinations at our institution. The exam tests the participants' word-processing and spreadsheet abilities. We report the results of a case study comparing manual and automatic evaluation. We discuss the benefits (speed, cost, accuracy) and limitations (for situations where we lack precise formal conditions to test) of our approach.


Meningococcal class 1 and 3 outer membrane proteins (OMPs) were subjected to cyanogen bromide treatment. The class 3 OMP was found to be resistant to cyanogen bromide, while the class 1 OMP was cut into two main fragments of 25 and 17 kilodaltons. The N-terminal sequences were determined for class 1 and class 3 proteins, which exhibit similarities to one another and to OMP I of gonococci. The C-terminal class 1 OMP fragment bound the bactericidal monoclonal antibodies tested.


In this paper, we advocate the idea of a runtime verification unit that complements the standard concept of a watchdog unit commonly employed on a microcontroller. Such a unit provides ways to trigger counter-measures by more expressive conditions than typical watchdog conditions, such as propositions stated in temporal logics. We show a possible application of this unit in a case study where we apply our approach to a real-life example.


Faucets (14) are provided with joystick type control handles. The joysticks (34) are provided with springs (38) outside the main valve housing either between the joystick handle and lever stick (32), or between the joystick handle and an associated ball. In the latter case the ball retains a sliding disk.


The future of local media in the UK has been in the limelight recently with the granting of local TV licenses, the House of Lords inquiry into media pluralism and the Newspaper Society supporting PresBoF's Royal Charter bid, but what about the hyperlocal? In this post Jon Kingsbury of the innovation charity Nesta presents recent research on public demand for hyperlocal media and the potential for advertising in hyperlocal markets.


Transcranial magnetic stimulation is widely used in clinical treatment and scientific research. It is facilitated through magnetic air coils, mostly built from copper high-frequency Litz wire. The magnetic stimulation coil induces a focused electrical field in the targeted tissue region of interest to trigger neuromodulation. The coil built-up, as well as its exact electrical properties, are important for the behavior of the triggered stimulation as well as the understanding of how to theoretically model and simulate such a system. This paper investigates the impedance behavior of two commercially available figure-of-eights shaped coils over a wide frequency range (up to 100 kHz) and compares the results to a custom-built round coil. All coils show similar electrical characteristics and, thus, these can be interchanged between stimulation devices without major adjustments. Moreover, the obtained results can be used for further theoretical investigations.


Abstract:This poem is a meditation on harm, time, and yearning through the lens of a day hiking trip.This poem is a meditation on the resilience of the ordinary things and creatures encountered on a walk.


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Traditional Proof-of-Work (PoW) as demonstrated in the Bitcoin network is a masterstroke of design that created the first truly trustless public network. However, PoW has critical limitations that curtail its potential to empower a truly massive distributed economy and is justly criticized for its slowness, consumption of large amounts of energy, and congestion pricing in the form of high transaction fees. Existing PoW networks are uniformly characterized by very low throughput, and while improvements through protocol modifications have been made none have provided a practical path to approach the throughput levels of modern fiat-currency payment networks1. Moreover, efforts that seek to replace PoW with new consensus models like Proof-of-Stake (PoS) or integrate the protocol with off-chain networks and processes (payment channels, side chains) degrade the assurance, censorship resistance, and trustless nature of the original PoW design. To resolve these current limitations of PoW we present Chainweb, a parallel chain PoW architecture that combines hundreds or thousands of individually mined peer chains into a single network, capable of achieving throughput in excess of 10,000 transactions per second. Peer chains incorporate each other's Merkle roots to enforce a single super chain that offers an effective hash power that is the sum of the hash rate of each individual chain. Each chain in the network mines the same cryptocurrency which can be transferred cross-chain via a trustless, two-step Simple Payment Verification (SPV) at the smart contract level. In addition to massively increasing throughput, Chainweb also provides a significant increase in security, significantly reducing confirmation depth. We include the results of a loose probabilistic security analysis of several network configurations with up to 3243 individual chains, with a more comprehensive security study to follow in a companion paper.


4-Nitrophenyl 4-substituted-phenacyl methylphosphonate esters (CH 3 , H, CH 2 O, NO 2 , and Cl) decompose in aqueous buffers 1-4 orders of magnitude faster than analogs with alkoxy substituents not containing a β-carbonyl group. This is consistent with an intramolecular displacement of 4-nitrophenol by the anion of the carbonyl hydrate. 18 O incorporation into the hydrolysis product of the 4-CH 3 derivative from H 2 18 O in alkaline solution is 5 indicates a rapid protonic equilibrium between the carbonyl hydrate and the medium but slower equilibration of the carbonyl O with the medium than cyclization


The reasons of incorrect tripping and missoperation of the thermal protection system were analyzed and summarized,and some relevant countermeasures were put forward,which are of certain referent value for raising the reliability of the thermal protection system,and ensuring safe and stable operation of the unit.


The Weather Group of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center performed a winter-time assessment of wind sensors near Juneau International Airport (JNU), Alaska during the period November 2000-June 2001. The purpose of the field investigation was to assess the severe-weather performance capabilities of wind sensors currently used in the prototype JNU Wind Hazard Information System (JWHIS) developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). In addition, alternate heated anemometers including ultrasonic, mechanical, and pressure type sensors were assessed as possible candidates for use in the operational successor to JWHIS, the Juneau Airport Wind System (JAWS). Pretest activities included wind sensor checkout and calibration in a wind tunnel at the Technical Center. A test bed was set up on an existing equipment tower on a well exposed mountain overlooking JNU. The site is subject to extreme meteorological and climatic conditions where snow and the buildup of rime ice on exposed surfaces can be substantial. Nine anemometers, all with heater capabilities, were installed along with other instrumentation including an ice detector, temperature/relative humidity probe, and Internet capable video cameras. Data was acquired from the mountain via a high speed wireless network in an unattended mode during the 6 month period. Continuous remote monitoring of sensor and video data was accomplished via a server with Web and FTP capabilities.


College student as a product can be used as a reference to show the success of education. This research will build a system prediction of college student achievement based on educational background using decision tree method.The research will be conducted on students of Informatics Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri. The objective of this system is to help the new admissions process in the selection of students is based on the predicted results of student achievement and help the department to classify new students based on educational background. The method used to predict student achievement is the algorithm C4.5 decision tree method using several criteria based on the educational b ackground of students before, they are the uan mathematical value, the uan Indonesianvalue, the uan English value , the majors in the school , and the average report cards in the school of origin. This system will be made based on the web to be more effective, fast and easy to use. This system will produce predictions of student achievement information on Informatics Engineering. Full Text: PDF DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v4.i2.pp429-438


According to the needs of Liaoning province marine economic operation monitoring and evaluation system for capacity building in this paper,it proposes the concept of marine economy operation monitoring and evaluation system,and introduces the system construction content and its architecture,and discusses the key issues on the monitoring index system,evaluation index system,mechanism construction and system implementation.It will help to improve the Liaoning marine economic statistical informatization level and promote the innovation of marine economy in Liaoning,and expect to provide reference for the system construction of other coastal provinces provincial marine economy operation monitoring and evaluation system.


Port throughput forecasting is an important port development and planning reference index. The container throughput of Chongqing port and its influencing factors are analyzed, and a shipping network-based container throughput forecasting method is proposed. Grey correlation analysis is conducted based on the historical data of container throughput of Chongqing port from 2010 to 2020.BP neural network forecasting method is applied to achieve static forecasts of the container throughput of the Chongqing port. A shipping network centered on Chongqing Port is established based on the container route data of Chongqing Port and surrounding ports. Thus, the dynamic prediction value of the container throughput of Chongqing Port is calculated according to the shipping network circle index. The shipping network-based port container throughput forecasting algorithm could objectively reflect the correction of port throughput by regional development.


A cross-sectional study was undertaken at Immunoprophylactic centre (IPC) during February-March 2007, to find out the immunization status of beneficiaries, medico-social factors for immunization failure and awareness about importance of immunization in Parents. The information about primary immunization was collected by interview technique from the parents mostly from mothers accompanying the children. The children receiving immunization as per the Universal Immunization Program schedule were called fully immunized. Totally 346 Children attended IPC for primary immunization during the above period. The information about immunization status was confirmed from the vaccination card of the child as well as by asking the history of immunization to the mothers accompanying the children, and examination of BCG scars. Most of the children attending IPC were immunized, but few are partially or not immunized. The important reasons for immunization failure were found to be obstacles, lack of information, and lack of motivation. Awareness of parents regarding importance of immunization was very high in parents of fully immunized children as compared to parents of partially immunized or not immunized children.


Delsarte's method and its extensions allow to consider the upper bound problem for codes in 2-point-homogeneous spaces as a linear programming problem with perhaps infinitely many variables, which are the distance distribution. We show that using as variables power sums of distances this problem can be considered as a finite semidefinite programming problem. This method allows to improve some upper bounds. In particular we obtain new bounds of one-sided kissing numbers. We discuss a possibility to apply this approach for construction of codes.


A government-funded scheme, the UK Climate Change Communications Initiative (UKCCCI), has provided money for organisations to deliver projects that attempt to impact positively on people's attitudes towards climate change. This devolution of communications is a relatively novel approach after previous centralised campaigns. This paper considers what size of target audience is most appropriate for attitude change initiatives. It compares data from a regional UKCCCI project aimed at residents of two counties with a nationally representative dataset. Regional data are also analysed to see if there are differences in attitudes within the two-counties target audience. The study suggests that attitude change interventions must strike a balance between personalisation of information and the higher cost of targeting smaller groups with more specific material.


Over the past decade CIDA and other international donors have placed increasing emphasis on the importance of strengthening institutions in developing countries in order to achieve sustainable development goals. This trend, combined with a focus on human resource development, has created opportunities for Canadian community colleges and institutes to participate in a wide variety of institutional strengthening efforts overseas.


In the present study, 25 samples of New Zealand White rabbits were undertaken for standardization of laboratory technique for display of metaphase chromosomes. Lymphocyte culture technique was followed by using foetal calf serum and two media, RPMI1640 and TC 199 + l-glutamine. The diploid chromosome complement of the domestic rabbit studied, as 2n = 44. There were 21 pairs of autosomes, out of which 1 to 6 were metacentric, 7 to 11 submetacentric, 12 to 17 subtelocentric and 18 to 21 acrocentric. The X chromosome was the third largest submetacentric chromosome and Y chromosome was the smallest submetacentric chromosome. No chromosomal abnormality was encountered in all the animals studied under present investigation.


This study examined the way partnerships can contribute to the success of library services. This project illustrates how partnerships form the solutions to communal and funding challenges. It will also prove how successful partnerships can contribute and transform the library world. Considering modern funding constraints, this can be best done by collaborating and partnering with other local organisations, communities and businesses. Each public library has a different community to serve and therefore has different priorities and needs.
With library budgets not expanding to keep up with growing needs and demands, libraries cannot successfully drive change to enhance the quality of life for children and youth. The quality of library services rendered in the province consequently suffered, because of the unfunded mandate. The mission of the library with respect to young adult services is to assist the individual in achieving a successful transition from childhood to adulthood by providing both access to resources, and an environment that meets the specific needs of young adults for intellectual, emotional, and social development. (UNESCO/ IFLA PUBLIC LIBRARY MANIFESTO, 1995)
To meet this goal libraries need dynamic, innovative and inspiring partnerships. These relationships will inevitably transcend the traditional role of the library as an isolated entity. The libraries could no longer operate in a vacuum or a silo. They need to interact with other agencies, institutions, and groups to create partners, develop co-operative initiatives and work together.


Abstract Many data-intensive applications that use machine learning or artificial intelligence techniques depend on humans providing the initial dataset, enabling algorithms to process the rest or ...


1. Data Mining : Vasudha Bhatnagar eta/ discuss knowledge discovery in Data Bases and Data Mining. They point out that "Data Mining is the nontrivial extraction of implicit, previously unknown & potentially useful information from data". It is pointed out that Data Mining is one part of knowledge discovery. Pre and post mining steps like Data cleaning, transformation and selection are needed. Data mining is a confluence of various fields like DBMS, Machine learning, statistics, high performance computing etc. Different Data Mining tools are described in the paper.


Abstract : This study is an analysis of the evolution of artificial intelligence and expert computer systems in the U.S. Army and the role the Army should play in the future evolution of these technologies. This study investigates the Army's approach to the development and use of these computer systems. It will assess whether the Army should play a leadership or a follower role in the development of these systems. The Army's decision to either lead or follow in these technologies will have significant effects on the limited resources of tomorrows smaller and less resourced force. This study will examine these issues given the trend in reduced fiscal resources and personnel. The civilian sector's development and use of these systems are evaluated to determine benefits to the Army through the use of these systems. The adaptability of these systems to various Army requirements are evaluated as are the near and far term costs of these systems. This study concludes that the U.S. Army should play a follower role in the future evolution of both expert computer systems and artificial intelligence. The Army should exploit current technologies and help guide the civilian community in the research and development of military applications.


The effective delivery of health care has become increasingly dependent on a wide range of medical data much of which consists of a variety of images. Ordinarily manual as well as computer-based medical records do not contain image data, leaving the physician to deal with a fragmented patient record widely scattered throughout the hospital. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently implemented a prototype hospital information system (HIS) workstation network to demonstrate the feasibility of an integrated medical image and text information system. This prototype demonstrates the capability for sharing both images and text data located on remote file servers in a networked hospital environment.


Approaches towards profit classification have been considered. Major requirements to correct classification structure have been disclosed. Classification features have been suggested as well as individual types of profit depending on made objectives: tax determination, creditor's safety and investments have been suggested.


The techical information available to the Titanium Metallurgical Laboratory on the Ti--7A1-- (3-4)Mo alloy as of March, 1958, is summarized. The Ti--7A1--(3-4) Mo is a relatively newly developed bar and forging alloy designed for use in elevated-temperature applications and as high-strength forgings. At present tbe alloy is being produced by The Titanium Division, Crucible Steel Company (formerly Rem-Cru Titanium, Incorporated), and has been produced in experimental quantities by Armour Research Foundation and Harvey Machine Compary. Tbe Crucible alloy, C-135AMo, is nominally Ti--7A1--4Mo and the others are Ti-- 7A1-3Mo. In general the data presented have been reproduced from the original source; however, in many cases it was considered desirable to compile or condense data, depending upon its abundance. Insofar as possible, recommended practices in production and fabrication are included, and the information presented may be considered as typical of current practice. For those areas where a diversity of opinion exists as to tbe best procedure, an effort has been made to include the different points of view. (auth)


Secondary emission x-ray analysis for actinide elements has usually meant utilizing the L series x-ray lines. The major disadvantage of these x-ray lines is that they fall in the region of high level Bremsstrahlung radiation, producing a high background and, subsequently, larger error and high detection limits. The utilization of the M series x-ray lines of actinide elements with wavelength dispersive x-ray spectrometers greatly minimizes these problems. Calibration curves for uranium, neptunium, plutonium, and americium were prepared by the ''coprex'' method, and the analytical characteristics of the L and M series compared. The M$alpha$ and $beta$ x-ray lines, under optimum conditions, are several times more sensitive than their L series counterparts. With the greater sensitivity in addition to the lower background, peak to background ratios for M lines up to 40 times greater than those for L lines were obtained. Detection limits can be lowered from about 0.7 $mu$g using the L$alpha$$sub 1$ line to 0.05 $mu$g when M x-ray lines are used. The relative advantages and disadvantages of utilizing the L and M series x-ray lines for secondary emission x-ray analysis are discussed. (auth)


The figures of female Quixote presented in Western literature, which developped more than 150 years under influence of Don Quixote, afford mass works, and become a precious pattern for literary theory. It is important to liquidate the spectrum those works befallen in history for understanding the structure of meaning on intertextuality.


Fatigue tests were conducted on two full-scale concrete box girders with premature concrete deterioration due to a combination of delayed ettringite formation and alkali-silica reaction. The specimens were loaded so that their response would be dominated by shear. Test results were used to establish an experimental S-N curve. Based on the results of these tests, premature concrete deterioration, while reducing shear capacity, does not reduce fatigue life below that assumed by the AASHTO LRFD Design Specification. Similar elements with premature concrete deterioration should be monitored visually and by nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques. Visual observations should include crack widths and damage indices (extent of cracking over characteristic surface areas). NDE techniques should include acoustic emission.