Abstract. Introduction. The authors study the essence, features and priorities of the educational environment, taking into account globalization trends and world development, focus on the possibility of accelerating the process of retraining. The authors prove the importance of the educational environment in the global society and the need for interaction between educational institutions, employers and society, including in view of the social responsibility of business. The authors set the main global priorities in the formation of the educational environment, taking into account the impact of migration processes,technology development, trends in the spread of "green economy", the digitalization of society. The current needs of employers and interaction with world trends in economic development are analyzed. The authors set the main priorities in the development of the educational environment in view of the tasks set by the World Economic Forum in 2022 and the need to expand the scope of global partnership, the use of best practices in the field of retraining. The connection with technical and technological changes and the development of artificial intelligence is proved. Purpose. The aim of the authors' research is to substantiate the essence and priorities in the development of the educational environment taking into account globalization, global trends and needs of employers, the need to ensure effective partnerships, accelerate retraining, personal adaptation to change. Results. Current global trends reflect the need to expand the scope of educational services to meet the needs and interests of the individual, as evidenced by analysts at the World Economic Forum. Changes in approaches to the provision of knowledge and skills are due to trends in digitalization of processes and the Internetization of areas of activity. The World Economic Forum highlighted the issue of working on skills that are relevant to employers and need to accelerate the retraining process, which confirms the need to set appropriate priorities in the educational environment. It is determined that the stimulation and development of the educational environment is an investment in the future with a focus on innovation and personality. Conclusions. The authors proved that the implementation of the tasks in the global educational environment should be focused on practice-oriented learning and providing opportunities for competencies that will contribute to the adaptation and socialization of the individual to global change. The authors determined that the focus on common competencies will contribute to the adaptation of the individual to changes in the global world. Accelerating trends in technology development, digitalization and Internet, as well as migration processes encourage the introduction of changes in the educational environment and the use of mechanisms for training and .retraining


The authors use satellite remote sensing imagery data to monitor the near-shore environment in the coastal area. In particular, the use of ERS 1/2 SAR data to detect oil slicks near shore is described. Because the presence of oil slicks on the sea surface increases the surface tension of sea water, the surface wave motion is significantly depressed or eliminated. This effect will relatively lower the sea surface roughness, and accordingly, will decrease the radar backscattered energy. These damping effects are now well understood and it is such effects that enable the oil slicks to be discernible from the radar image. In this study, the authors are concerned with the digital techniques that effectively delineates the oil slicks pattern from SAR image. Directly using SAR images to detect the oil slicks, however, is not fully straightforward because of complex process of SAR imaging mechanism and the existing of inherent multiplicative speckle noise. The technique the authors develop is based on the fact that the oil slicks on the image gray value surface is a concave area. In order to correctly identify these concave areas and suppress the effect of speckle noise, an image pyramid with multiresolution layers is generated sequentially from the original image. Then a top-down approach, which applies both first and second order derivative operators, Difference of Gaussian (DoG) and Laplace of Gaussian (LoG), to the image pyramid, is used to detect oil patches. Two ERS-1 SAR images acquired over Taiwan water area on August 5, 1994 and September 5, 1994 were used for testing.


Quality control of primer layers in safety-relevant bonded joints is essential for the long-term stability of the such components. For this purpose, Terahertz time-domain imaging in reflection geometry is being used as a technology to inspect the multilayered structure and determine the thicknesses of the different layers with high resolution by applying sparse deconvolution.


Aim: This paper aims to evaluate the treatment completion status and survival outcomes of patients who were prescribed radiotherapy during intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization in the radiation oncology clinic.
Material and Method: Data on patients who underwent RT between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, in the Radiation Oncology Clinic of Ankara City Hospital were retrospectively evaluated. The primary endpoint of this study is the patient status at the completion of the planned radiotherapy and the secondary endpoint is the overall survival (OS). The data were recorded and analyzed using SPSS version 26 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA).
Results: The data of 11 patients who were indicated for radiotherapy while hospitalized for intensive care between May 20, 2020, and June 30, 2022, in the Ankara City Hospital Radiation Oncology Clinic were retrospectively analyzed. The median follow-up period from the onset of RT was 4.1 months (range 1–9.8). During this period, nine (81.8%) patients had deceased, and two (18.2%) patients were surviving. The median age of the patients was 55 years (range 3–70); four (36.4%) were female and seven (63.6%) were male. Seven (63.6%) of the patients completed the planned radiotherapy scheme and four (36.4%) did not complete the treatment. There was no significant relationship between the inability to complete the treatment and gender (p=0.194) or primary diagnosis (p=0.545). The median OS value of the patients was 4.1 months (range 1–9.8). In addition, the 1-month survival was 60.6%, and the 6-month survival was 20%. There was no significant relationship between OS and age (p=0.401; correlation coefficient: ‑282) or primary diagnosis (p=0.638). The median OS in women was 5.3 (range 2.7–9.8) months; the median OS in men was 1 month (range 1–5.5; p=0.059). The median OS of those who completed treatment was 4.5 months (range 1–9.8), while that of those who did not complete the treatment was 1.1 months (range 1–4; p=0.037).
Conclusion: Approximately 60% of the patients who were hospitalized in the ICU and indicated for RT were able to complete treatment. A significantly higher OS was achieved in patients who completed the RT protocol. Criteria must be developed when determining the indications for radiotherapy of cancer patients hospitalized in intensive care.


Objective To investigate clinical significance of computed tomography (CT) scan in diagnosis of bronchial foreign body in children.Methods Twenty-one suspected children with bronchial foreign body were studied with spiral CT cross-section scan and coronal reconstruction and diagnosis was confirmed with bronchoscopy.Results The foreign body was displayed in all of 21 cases. CT scan showed foreign body was located in right main bronchial 12 cases, right middle bronchial 1 case, right inferior lobar bronchial 2 cases and left main bronchial 6 cases. Foreign bodies were extracted with bronchoscopy.Conclusion CT scan can display and locate accurately foreign body in bronchial of children,and has very important diagnostic value in patients having atypical histories, clinical and radiological findings.


This article is a response to the contributions of Nick Barber and Trevor Allan found in this volume. It argues that an analysis of "sovereignty" does serve a useful purpose in U.K. constitutional law. More specifically, it argues that discussions of "sovereignty" should also include an analysis of constitutive rules, particularly aiming to understand which institutions are "sovereign" in the sense of having the power to define and modify these constitutive rules. When analysed in this manner, an argument can be made that Dicey's traditional theory that Parliament cannot bind its successors is still a valid rule of the English legal system. In addition, this rule is desirable. Its presence is necessary, although not sufficient, to ensure that both Parliament and the courts have a rule in defining and modifying constitutive rules. This dual role is desirable as it helps to maintain the legitimacy of the U.K.'s "political" constitution.


Stiff polymers exhibiting good reprocessing and self-healing ability under a moderate stimulus are often desirable for many special applications, but also full of challenges, which come from how to achieve...


As an effort to compare the influence of several types of functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) upon the mechanical and thermal properties of nanocomposites prepared with a poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) as matrix and functionalized CNTs as fillers; nanocomposites of PCL–CNTs were studied in this study. CNTs were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition using dry ethanol as the carbon source. High resolution scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, and Raman and infrared spectroscopies were used to characterize the CNTs obtained. Four chemical synthesis routes were exploited to add different types of chemical groups onto the surface of purified CNTs. Specifically, the authors inserted: (i) N-methylpyrrolidine, (ii) carboxyl and hydroxyl, (iii) urethane, and (iv) phenylmethanol groups onto CNTs surface. Nanocomposites were synthesized by in situ polymerization of e-caprolactone (e-CL) in presence of 1 wt% of each type of functionalized CNTs. Young's moduli of the nanocomposites prepared with N-methylpyrrolidine or carboxyl and hydroxyl functionalized CNTs are higher than the one of pure PCL, whereas all the mechanical properties of the nanocomposites containing urethane or phenylmethanol groups evaluated at the break point were higher than those of pure PCL. Thermal stability of all the nanocomposites studied improved with respect to pure PCL. POLYM. COMPOS.,, 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers


The authors have used growth of filamentous carbon in conjunction with the gas-phase product distribution as a probe of the reactivity of a powdered iron catalyst when exposed to a carbon-containing gas environment. During the course of a series of reactions designed to examine the differences in carbon deposition characteristics exhibited by CO and C[sub 2]H[sub 4] over iron, an unexpected pattern of behavior was found. Exposure of the metal to a C[sub 2]H[sub 4]-H[sub 2] mixture at 600[degrees]C resulted in only minor decomposition of the olefin; however, upon addition of a small amount of CO to the system, there was a dramatic increase in the amount of filamentous carbon formed, of which the major fraction could be attributed to decomposition of C[sub 2]H[sub 4]. Maximum reactivity was achieved with a C[sub 2]H[sub 4]-CO-H[sub 2] (3:1:1) mixture, and it was apparent that CO was responsible for not only promoting the formation of solid carbon, but also inducing the conversion of C[sub 2]H[sub 4] to C[sub 2]H[sub 6]. Removal of CO from the system resulted in a rapid decline in catalytic activity, however, upon reintroduction of CO activity was restored to its initial high level, indicating that the reversible nature ofmore » the activation-deactivation processes. This behavior is rationalized in terms of a reconstruction of the iron surface in the presence of coadsorbed CO which results in the possible formation of various faces with differing reactivity characteristics, and a relaxation when CO is removed from the reactant. 56 refs., 7 figs., 3 tabs.« less


In order to study the influence of hybrid fiber on the frost resistance of lightweight aggregate concrete, the impermeability and frost resistance of six kinds of fiber lightweight aggregate concrete (ceramic fiber and steel ceramic fiber) were tested. The research shows that adding proper amount of hybrid fiber into lightweight aggregate concrete can improve the impermeability of lightweight aggregate concrete, reduce the mass loss rate of concrete and improve the compressive strength loss rate after freezing and thawing, and play a favorable role in enhancing the durability of lightweight aggregate concrete; When the amount of hybrid fiber is too much, it will lead to the increase of harmful pores in the concrete matrix, which is not conducive to the impermeability of lightweight aggregate concrete.


Evaporative precoolers for air-cooled condensing units have been demonstrated to reduce electricity demand and save energy, particularly in arid climates. However, no objective, standardized test data for these products exists in the United States, making it difficult for end-users and utilities to evaluate expected performance prior to purchase and installation. This paper proposes a test protocol for evaporative precoolers installed on condensing units up to 70 kW, and then executes the protocol using three precooling products designed for residential split system air conditioners. Several methods of evaluating performance are compared and a method called the equivalent performance method is proposed. Without direct measurements, the method determines the equivalent temperature reduction of the condenser inlet air due to the precooler. While the performance of the products tested was poor, the products were selected based on convenience and are not expected to be representative of the market.


gren this work could not have been carried out. We are indebted to Professor N. Byers for many stimulating discussions and for clarification of questions regarding the " spin. Last, but not least, we wish to acknowledge the painstaking and patient work of our scanners. It is generally supposed that in any reaction involving a lepton pair the individual lepton fields have a common space-time point as their respective argument in the effective interaction density for the reaction. This idea is here called the local action of lepton currents. It may apply to decay reactions where both leptons appear in the final state as well as to scattering processes, one lepton in, one lepton out. This absence of smearing out effects reflects the following dynamical assumptions. (1) There exist no other forces between (e, v) or (g, v) than local weak couplings. (2) These local weak couplings are to be treated only to lowest order. Such assumptions can be entertained irrespective of whether or not intermediate bosons mediate weak interactions. In recent times there has developed a growing interest in the question of higher order weak interaction effects, in particular as to their high-frequency behavior. One way in which such effects could show up is in violation of the local action of lepton currents. This is one of the reasons why it is interesting to know what local action implies in practice. This problem was first studied' in connection with K&2 decays (I stands for either p, or e). The following result was obtained. Let W(P, cos8) be the decay distribution in the K rest system, where p is the m momentum and 8 the angle between the pion and the neutrino. Then we have However, we do know that they depend on p only. The assumption of local action now says that the product KS' is, in general, a quadratic function of cos6I. Equation (1) was derived before it wa. s even known that in ordinary P decay we have a V-A interaction. It was, in fact, one of the aims of the investigation to find out what one can say about the structure functions, A, B, and C, depending on the choice among the usual five covaxiants. It turned out that there are criteria of practical interest for the case where one may neglect the lepton mass as in Kes decay. In this special case these criteria have …


To assess the performance of a piezoelectric vibration energy harvester (PVEH) for analysis and design, a well-defined efficiency measure of mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion is desired. Depending on the purpose of use, this work newly derives two efficiency measures of energy conversion, one of which is defined as the ratio of electrical output power to mechanical input power of a PVEH with an optimal impedance–matched load resistor and the other of which is defined as the ratio of electrical output power of a PVEH with an optimal impedance–matched load resistor to mechanical input power of the same PVEH under the short-circuit condition. The proposed efficiency measures are extensively verified by finite element analysis results for four resonance-tuned PVEHs with different piezoelectric materials. New findings on the characteristics of energy conversion and conversion efficiency are also provided for two different impedance matching methods.


Viruleuce of R. equi ATCC 33701 was compared by the intraperitoneal (i.p.) and intravenous (i.v.) routes in mice. Strain ATCC 33701 was more virulent by the i.v. than the i.p. route. The LD50 of strain ATCC 33701 by either route correlated with the initial number of bacteria in the liver and spleen at day 0.


When I introduce myself to new people as a researcher in music education, a frequently encountered response is "oh - I wish I could play an instrument" or "I really cannot sing, but I wish I could" ...


The necessity for a combustion system to work with premixed flames and its capability to cope with rapid load variations avoiding the occurrence of thermo-acoustic instabilities, has led to investigate the complex dynamic phenomena that occur during combustion. Thanks to numerical simulations it is possible to examine these complex mechanisms getting useful information to optimize the combustion system. The aim of this work is to describe a numerical procedure developed in Ansaldo Energia for the investigation of combustion dynamics occurring in Ansaldo Energia gas turbines.In this paper, firstly the experimental apparatus of a full scale atmospheric test rig equipped with Ansaldo Energia burner is described. Secondly, the flame behavior is studied by means of a Large Eddy Simulation (LES). Once the LES has reached a statistically stationary state, a forcing is added to the system to compute the Flame Transfer Function (FTF), in terms of amplitude n and delay time τ, related to initial phases of humming. Thirdly, the forced flame simulations are used as the input of an Helmholtz solver to analyze the acoustic behavior of the system, which is then compared to experimental data. Finally, to evaluate the feasibility of a less computationally intensive approach, a RANS simulation of the same configuration is described and the results are transferred to FEM (Finite Element Method) Helmholtz solver: a comparison between the LES approach and the RANS approach is carried out with reference to the experimental data.Copyright © 2015 by ASME


This article deals with the conceptual design and dimensional synthesis of the parallel linear Delta robot for additive manufacturing. In the conceptual development, the QFD matrix is used to in order to translate user requirements into design parameters. A set of technical specifications is defined, analyzed and evaluated to generate and select engineering solutions concepts. These concepts enable to describe the form, functions and features of the linear delta robot. Secondly, a dimensional synthesis method applied on design of the linear delta robot is presented.


I. INTRODUCTION TO INTERORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS. 1. The Interorganizational Network. II. DEVELOPING AN INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. 2. Starting the New Baldwin Corridor Coalition. 3. The Strategic Planning Conference: A Major Step in Developing the Coalition. 4. Second-Year Development of the Coalition. 5. Continuing Work to Develop the New Baldwin Corridor Coalition. III. DEVELOPING A RURAL BUSINESS INCUBATED NETWORK. 6. Early Work to Develop the Central and Northern Incubator Network. 7. Continuing Work to Develop the Central and Northern Incubator Network. IV. DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 8. Developing the Inter-Church Network for Social Concerns. V. LEARNING IMPLICATIONS. 9. Learnings From Working to Develop Network Organizations. 10. Toward the Future Networks to Deal With Emerging Issues. 11. Concluding Thoughts.


We present a kernel-based approach for fine-grained classification of named entities. The only training data for our algorithm is a few manually annotated entities for each class. We defined kernel functions that implicitly map entities, represented by aggregating all contexts in which they occur, into a latent semantic space derived from Wikipedia. Our method achieves a significant improvement over the state of the art for the task of populating an ontology of people, although requiring considerably less training instances than previous approaches.


� income hypothesis (PIH) cannot be tested directly. Hall (1978) observed that under rational expectations, the PIH implies that consumption should be a martingale (E[ct+1|It] = ct−1). Many authors have implemented tests based on this fact, such as Mankiw and Shapiro (1985) as mentioned in lecture 16. Tests based on this fact generally reject the PIH. Campbell develops an alternative test, both to confirm Hall's result and to better understand how the PIH fails.


Abstract: In this paper, we presented new fractional derivative including Riemann-Liouville with Laplace transform has a non-local and non-singular kernel was proposed by Atangana and Baleanu and extended to fractional partial derivative with multi-dimensional Laplace transform also presented new fractional integral. The aim from this topic to answer some outstanding questions that were posed by many researchers within the field of fractional calculus. The results are presented and we obtain a chaotic behavior which was not obtained by local derivative.


A group of experimental rats under free radical damage are given various amounts of a lipophilic vitamin C(ascorbyl-6-laurate, VC-12), and its parent compound, vitamin C, respectively. It has been found that the effects of 1 12 mmol/kg VC-12 on decreasing triglyceride(TG), total cholesterol(TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and lipid peroxide(LPO), and increasing high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-c) and superoxide dismutase(SOD) are similar to those of 2 27 mmol/kg vitamin C. In addition, VC-12(1 12 mmol/kg) can increase the prostacycline(PGI 2) and decrease the thromboxane(TXA 2) even better than vitamin C(2 27 mmol/kg). The above facts demonstrate that the antioxidative activity of VC-12 is higher than twice that of vitamin C. So, ascorbyl-6-laurate may be a novel antioxidant drug against free radical damage.


We construct a tractable endogenous growth model with endogenous investment speci…c technological change (ISTC) to explain why advanced economies with similar growth rates have widely varying factor income tax rates. Public and private capital stock externalities are assumed to augment ISTC. A specialized labor input augments …nal good production. We show that several labor and capital tax combinations can implement the planner's growth rate on the balanced growth path. We show that allowing for endogenous ISTC and externalities leads to a divergence between the welfare maximizing factor income tax mix and the factor income tax combination that implements the planner's allocations. A simple numerical exercise o¤ers an explanation for how the trade-o¤ between factor income taxes is a¤ected by the magnitude of the externalities. Keywords : Investment Speci…c Technological Change, Factor Income Taxation, Endogenous Growth, Fiscal Policy. JEL Codes: E2; E6; H2; O4 We thank Ken Kletzer, Partha Sen, Aditya Goenka, Javed I. Ahmed, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Chetan Dave, Alok Johri, Premachandra Athukorala, Rajesh Singh, Prabal Roy Chowdhury, Noritaka Maebayashi and seminar participants at the 7th Annual Growth and Development Conference (ISI -Delhi), ISI Kolkata, the Australian National University, the 11th Louis-Andr e G erard-Varet Conference (Marseilles), and the December 2012 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society (New Delhi) for insightful comments. yDepartment of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1070. Tel: 515-294-2241. E-mail: email@example.com. zCorresponding Author: Economics and Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi –110016, India. Tel: 91-11-4149-3938. Fax: 91-11-4149-3981. E-mail: email@example.com. xEconomics and Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi – 110016, India. Tel: 91-1127568306. Fax: 91-11-4149-3981. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.


The invention discloses a pairing method, primary terminal and slave terminal of a wireless communication device. The pairing method comprises the steps of responding to a primary terminal pairing command to generate a primary terminal random number; sending a pairing request instruction comprising the primary terminal random number in a wireless mode; receiving a pairing response instruction which comprises the primary terminal random number and a slave terminal random number and is sent in a wireless mode; sending a pairing determination instruction comprising the primary terminal random number and the slave terminal random number in a wireless mode; receiving the pairing determination and response instruction comprising the primary terminal random number and the slave terminal random number; regarding the combination of the primary terminal random number and the slave terminal random number as a primary terminal pairing information code to be stored. The primary terminal and the slave terminal generate the random numbers respectively, so that an IMEI does not need to be written in the primary terminal when the wireless communication device leaves a factory; meanwhile, as the length of the pairing information code is reduced, the effective data carried by each frame of data are improved, and the communication efficiency is greatly improved.


A quantitative experiment that can demonstrate buffer action and the measurement of buffer capacity, for a given buffer system, over a range of pH.


In this paper, the optimal process parameters for ultrasonic welding of copper wire and aluminum plates are studied using the response surface method. The effect of various welding parameters on the welding effect is experimentally tested. The results are analyzed using the Box-Behnken design to establish a regression model to optimize the welding parameters. The model uses the welding height, welding energy and welding pressure as influencing factors and the welding strength and welding time as response values. The results show that optimal welding of copper wire and aluminum plate is obtained at the height of 2.2mm, energy 1300J, amplitude 85% or 95%. The response surface method used in this paper can provide a reference for the ultrasonic welding of other materials in the study of process parameters.


In this paper, we will pose the question if that theory can be best understood as a metaphysical or as a political theory. The main representative of the first hypothesis, in the context of this paper, will be Ronald Dworkin, while the second one will be represented by Richard Rorty. We will begin by present the context of the debate. Then, we will explain the notion of contingency in Rorty. Finally, we will argue for Rorty's interpretation, according to which Rawls' theory can be best understood as political and contingent, not metaphysical.


There is a long-held belief that high levels of materialism negatively impact emotional wellbeing. This belief is supported by 25 years of empirical research which consistently shows a moderate negative association between materialism and emotional well-being. Contemporary American society, in particular, is widely viewed as highly materialistic, and theorists across a number of disciplines have argued that Americans are becoming increasingly orientated towards materialism as a result of the current economic system. This study sought to explore this theory by examining the relationships between materialism and depressive symptoms and materialism and well-being, both longitudinally and cross-sectionally, over a period of 12 years. Data are from 1136 participants of the Longitudinal Study of Generations (Bengston, 2005), a large-scale study of multi-generational, California families who completed questionnaires at 5 times points from 1985 to 1997. Materialism was measured using Bengston's (1975) adaptation of Rokeach's (1973) Values Survey, depression was measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Inventory (Radloff, 1977), and well-being was measured using Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale (1969). Multiple regression and hierarchical linear modeling were used to address the following research questions: 1) Is there a significant relationship between materialism and depressive symptoms at each data point, and are these relationships modified by generation status? 2) Is there a significant relationship between materialism and well-being at each data point, and are these relationships modified by generation status? 3) Is materialism associated with initial level of depressive symptoms and its rate of change, and does the effect of materialism on depressive symptoms differ depending on respondents' generation status? 4) Is materialism associated with initial level of well-being and its rate of change, and does the effect


Let (G,K) be one of the following classical irreducible Hermitian sy mmetric pairs of noncompact type: (SU( p, q),S(U(p) × U(q))), (Sp(n,R),U(n)), or (SO(2n),U(n)). Let GC andKC be complexifications of G andK, respectively, and let P be a maximal parabolic subgroup of GC whose Levi subgroup is KC. Let V be the holomorphic part of the complexifiaction of the tangent spac e t the origin ofG/K. It is well known that the ring of KC-invariant differential operators on V has a generating system{Γk} given in terms of determinant or Pfaffian that plays an essent ial rôle in the Capelli identities ([HU91]). Our main result of this pap er is that determinant or Pfaffian of the "moment map" on the holomorphic cotangent bun dle ofGC/P provides a generating function for the principal symbols of Γk's.


Superconductors conduct electricity with no resistance, possibly enabling technology like more-efficient power grids. There's now a new competitor in the race to make a superconductor that works at...


This session can be seen as complementary to a previously organized sympos1um on Speech processes in the light of action theory and event perception [1]. It is aimed at examining the role of perceptual processes in the motor control of "phonetic gestures". 1. THE INVARIANCE ISSUE: INPRINCIPLE SOLUTIONS. One of the classical problems in phonetics is the difficulty of specifying phys1cal invariants corresponding to linguistic categories [2]. There are currently several favored research paradigms that, implicitly or explicitly, take a stance on that issue and can be said to offer programs for the inprinciple resolution of it. They seem to fall in either of two categories. Theme 1: Phonetic invariance is in the signal. According to this approach phonetic invariance for linguistic categories will ultimately be established once we learn to look at the signal in the right way and to make the right kind of measurements be they articulatory, acoustic or auditory. The tac1t hope is that one day 88 discoveries will be made that render Hockett's often quoted Easter Egg metaphor inappropriate [3]. Recent formulations of the Motor Theory [4], Direct Realism [5], Coordinative structures [6], the Quantal Theory [7] and the notion of "Icebergs" [B] appear to come close to this approach. Theme 2: Phonetic invariance is not in the signal. This alternative links the variability of speech signals to the adaptive organization of speech. According to this view, the listener's short—term demands for explicit signal information do not stay constant during and across utterances. Thus the lack of Signal invariance is seeen to arise as a consequence of the talker's tacit recognition of variations in short—term perceptual and situational demands and his/her adaptive response to them. The so-called H83 theory exemplifies this type of reasoning [9]. 2o IMPLICATIONS FOR SPEECH MOTOR CONTROL What are the implications of these alternatives With respect to the task of the speaker? What are the parameters that (S)he actively controls? our answers to those questions are closely tied to the assumptions we make about the nature of speech perception. For instance, if speech perception is assumed to *be based on the extraction of higher-order signal invariants be they gestural, acoustic or auditory then speech motor control must be seen as aimed at producing those gestural, acoustic or auditory invariants. If, on the other hand, it is 39; based on signal invariance, we must envision control parameters in a different way. Let us suppose that the role of the signal is to supplement knowledge already available to the listener (in shortand long-term memory) and that its purpose is to discriminate among competing candidates in the listener's lexicon. Hence the speaker's task is to control the phonetic discriminability rather than the invariance of signal attributes. In other words, the talker _should generate signals that are sufficiently rich to


The study tries to explore the ambition of the major character. The objective of the study is to analyze the major character based on the structural elements of the
movie and psychoanalytic perspective. The researcher applies the theory of psychoanalytic proposed by Sigmund Freud. The writer conducts the research by using qualitative method that uses the library research, while the data sources are literary data that are divided into two
categories, primary and secondary data. The primary data are the movie subtitle How She Move itself and the secondary data include several references books of Psychoanalysis. The object of the research is the movie entitled How She Move directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid.
The results of the study are as follows. Firstly, the structural elements of the present a unity. It appears in the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story.
Secondly, the psychoanalytic analysis shows that the problem of major characters encounters and causes the conflict between id, ego, and superego. Then, it develops
to become tension and influences Raya's mental condition. And, Raya uses defense mechanism to reduce the tension.


his study intended to construct the life histories of the two generations' actresses of Hsiao Mei Yuan and Yun Hwa Yuan by conducting in-depth interviews, field observations, and literature analyses. From the angle of women's history, the management of Hakka opera troupe and actresses' life were observed. From its beginning, the first generation troupe was dominated by men and that, due to the increasing trend of actresses, it was important to control the women. Those who became actresses because of marriage, adoption, or their parents' remarriages had only limited options in their own marriages and lives. During the 1960s and 1970s, with the changing socio-economical conditions, the needs of indoor theatrical plays were turning slim so that the male members—few already—began leaving their groups and changing their careers. Yet, the actress found their way and prolonged the age of Hakka opera. The outdoor temple plays that were tightly embedded in the culture and conventions still required to be carried out by the second generation troupe. Therefore, the actresses, who had played the other roles in their true life, started acting in the outdoor plays part-time or semi-professionally, although the pay they received was meager. Such a random need for them to perform provided a reason to leave home and gather temporarily. The future of these aged actress' troupe is fading out just like their age. With local grassroots culture having received much attention recently, the preservation and development of Hakka opera has been strongly supported by the Hakka Affairs Council and local governments. A number of Hakka opera troupe began actively participating in government-held contests in an attempt to win opportunities to perform publicly in a tour, which requires maintaining conventions and instilling modern delicacy and helps promoting their troupe. However, this opportunity of returning to indoor act plays is not entitled to those aged actresses' troupe, which will be replaced soon by newly formulated one that are led by men and have superior capabilities and resources. The life and marriage of these actresses are the result of confinement and oppression that come with framing their life in a socially traditional way. They mostly complied with conventions, but through performing they found their own stage after midlife. By gathering to perform, they broke out of the restrictions in life, found goals and emotional outlets, and earned brief moments of freedom. To maintain such freedom, they made efforts individually and collaborated to run their troupe. The struggles they had when confined to life and marriage are the theme of the writing about Hakka women's real emotions and appearances. Their stories are unique, diversifying the profiles of Hakka women.


Study the effect of kaolin clay as a synergistic agent on flame retardancy and thermal degradation in natural rubber based on intumescent flame retardant (IFR); consisting of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) as acid source, pentaerythritol (PER) as a carbonization agent and melamine (ME) as a blowing agent was undertaken. The intumescent was examined at different loading (60, 80 and 100 phr). Kaolin clay was incorporated into flame retardant at four different concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 wt% of flame retardant) to investigate the synergism between the flame retardant materials. The flammability and thermal degradation of composites were characterized by UL-94 rating (vertical burning) test, cone calorimeter (CONE) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). All composites could meet the UL94V-0 standard. A synergist effect was observed when kaolin clay is used in combination with the intumescent flame-retardant through the TGA and CONE results. Moreover Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was done for the char morphology.


The invention relates to a combination containing lutein ester and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the steps of: decreasing the temperature of solution of a marigold extract solvent A to 20-28 DEG C, maintaining the temperature for 0.5-4 hours, decreasing the temperature to 5-18 DEG C, maintaining the temperature for 0.5-4 hours and filtering to obtain a filter cake I; and under the condition of 30-70 DEG C, dissolving the filter cake I in a mixed solvent A, agitating for 0.5-5 hours, decreasing the temperature to 10-28 DEG C, keeping the temperature for 0.5-5 hours, filtering to obtain a filter cake II and conducting subsequent steps, wherein the mixed solvent A is the mixed solvent of methyl acetate, acetic ether, n-propyl acetate or butyl acetate and C1-3 alcohol. By adopting the method provided by the invention, the process is simple and feasible, the industrialization is easy to realize, all operations are conducted at low temperature and the stability of the product is guaranteed. The yield of the obtained product highly reaches more than 25 percent, the content of total esters in the product is more than 70 percent, the content of trans-lutein highly reaches 90-93 percent and the bioactivity of the product during use is greatly improved.


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Inthis paper, humanskin detection isperformed using anewcolor space coordinate andaMarkovrandomfield based approach. The proposed color space usesavariant oftheprincipal component analysis technique toreduce thenumber ofcolor components. TheMRF modeltakes into account thespatial relations within theimagethat areincluded inthelabeling process through statistical dependence amongneighboring pixels. Since onlytwoclasses areconsidered theIsing modelisusedtoperform theskin/non-skin classification process.


Engine knock is an undesired phenomenon in spark ignited internal combustion engines; such as a gasoline engine running the Otto cycle. Knocking originates from abnormal combustions at timings other than those decided by controlled ignition. Individual abnormal combustions of this type is also referred to as auto-ignition. Knocking is not only a limitation on engine efficiency and thus of environmental concern too but also a destructive force, increasing engine wear-down. Current research of interest aim for an automatic engine calibration system. One part of calibration would be to find the knock boundary in engine operating condition space, so that when tuning an engine, it is guaranteed to stay within the boundary. This thesis describes a method to find the knock boundary by the use of an empirical knock model based on the Arrhenius equation, calculations of unburned gasoline air mixture temperatures by a temperature mean value approach and the use and improvement of a model parameter called the K-value (Less)


Abstract Knowing the late stages of the stellar evolution is crucial for understanding the fate of planets around subdwarfs and white dwarfs. Simulations by (Staff et al. 2016) show, that exoplanets engulfed in the extending stellar envelope will quickly spiral down onto the parent star. Therefore, we do not expect to find planets on close by orbits to the subdwarfs (Blokesz et al. 2019) or white dwarfs. However, the recent observation of planetary debris around WD 1145+017 white dwarf suggests, there might exists planets farther away from these stars. Using binarograms, O-C diagrams and Fourier transform for the Kepler space telescope data, we investigate a problem of missing planets around white dwarfs in binary systems, single white dwarfs and subdwarfs type B. The last ones, being the only stars which (due to the lack of hydrogen) go directly to the white dwarf cooling track after their red giant phase.


ABSTRACT The pandemic has created a restrictive working system including remote working, and flexible hours for the firms and employees all around the globe, thus transforming into a platform economy may reduce unemployment and enhance job opportunities. Therefore, firms are now trying to identify the ways for enhancing survivability of Sustainable Supply Chains (SSCs). This study has made an effort to develop a framework for enhancing survivability of SSCs to survive in and post-COVID-19 pandemic. This study has utilised Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) method for identifying the significant factors for enhancing survivability of SSCs to be focused in pandemic situation. The study revealed that 'Supply Chain Network Viability (SCV)' is the main criterion for managing buyer–supplier relationship and enhancing survivability of SSCs during and post-COVID-19 situation. This study is helpful for firms, suppliers, and other stakeholders to focus on the identified factors for healthier future.


Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)-based communication system is a promising solution to meet coverage and capacity requirements of future wireless networks. However, UAV-enabled communications is constrained with its coverage, energy consumption, and flying regulations, and the number of works focusing on the sustainability aspect of UAV-assisted networking has been limited in the literature so far. In this paper, we propose a solution to this limitation; particularly, we design a $Q$-learning-based UAV positioning scheme for sustainable wireless connectivity considering key constraints, that are, altitude regulations, non-flight zones, and transmit power. The objective is to find the optimal position of the UAV base station (BS) and minimize the energy consumption while maximizing the number of users covered. Moreover, a weighting mechanism is developed, where the energy consumption and number of users covered can be prioritized according to network/battery conditions. The proposed Q-learning-based solution is compared to the baseline k-means clustering method, where the UAV BS is positioned at the centroid location that minimizes the cumulative distance between the UAV BS and the users. The results demonstrate that the proposed solution outperforms the baseline k-means clustering-based method in terms of the number of users covered while achieving the desired minimization of the energy consumption.


In the coming advanced age society, an innovative technology to assist the activities of daily living of elderly and disabled people and the heavy work in nursing is desired. To develop such a technology, an actuator safe and friendly for human is required. It should be small, lightweight and has to provide a proper softness. A pneumatic rubber artificial muscle is available as such actuators. We have developed some types of pneumatic rubber artificial muscles and applied them to wearable power assist devices. A wearable power assist device is equipped to the human body to assist the muscular force, which supports activities of daily living, rehabilitation, heavy working, training and so on. In this paper, some types of pneumatic rubber artificial muscles developed in our laboratory are introduced. Further, two kinds of wearable power assist devices driven with the rubber artificial muscles are described. Some evaluations can clarify the effectiveness of pneumatic rubber artificial muscle for such an innovative human assist technology.


The invention concerns a method of soldering circuit boards and similar articles, the method calling for the circuit boards or other articles to be passed through a basically enclosed, tunnel-like installation in which they are heated, soldered and cooled at least sufficiently for the solder to solidify. The invention is characterized in that the soldering technique used is determined in advance for one or, preferably, several circuit boards, the principal techniques used being wave, reflow and, in particular, combined wave/reflow soldering or a special soldering technique. Depending on the soldering technique selected, the heating and conveyor elements in particular are also adjusted to heat and convey the circuit boards in a suitable way through the installation, and the associated soldering bath brought to the appropriate operating conditions. Following suitable adjustment of at least these parameters, each of the circuit boards can be processed.


Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of ASPP1,ASPP2 and p53 and to explore their significance in non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods The expression levels of ASPP1,ASPP2 and p53 protein were examined in lung carcinoma tissue(n = 90),.and pericancerous tissues(n = 25)by tissue microarray technique and immunohistochemistry staining.Results The positive rate of ASPP1 was significantly lower in cancer tissues than in their normal adjacent tissues(P 0.05).The expression of ASPP1 had close relation with the differentiation,TNM stage and lymph node metastasis in NSCLC(P 0.05).There was no significant difference between lung cancer tissue and the side-carcinoma tissues in expression of ASPP2(P 0.05).There was a negative correlation between the expressions of ASPP1 and p53(r =-0.259,P = 0.014),.but the expression of ASPP2 was not associated with p53 state(r =-0.119,P = 0.264).Conclusion The decrease of ASPP1 expression may contribute to invasion and metastasis in NSCLC,and ASPP1 may regulate the tumor apoptosis by inducing wide type p53;the expression of ASPP2 protein was not associated with the expression of p53 and the tumor specific in NSCLC.


The environmental conditions of Yiya Garden were briefly summarized.The design concepts of nature,ecology and humanity were put forward for creating the landscape design of residential district recreation space for human habitation.The recreational garden was generally planned and each scenic spot was designed.And the landscape characteristics were explained.


We study $K$-armed bandit problems where the reward distributions of the arms are all supported on the $[0,1]$ interval. It has been a challenge to design regret-efficient randomized exploration algorithms in this setting. Maillard sampling~\cite{maillard13apprentissage}, an attractive alternative to Thompson sampling, has recently been shown to achieve competitive regret guarantees in the sub-Gaussian reward setting~\cite{bian2022maillard} while maintaining closed-form action probabilities, which is useful for offline policy evaluation. In this work, we propose the Kullback-Leibler Maillard Sampling (KL-MS) algorithm, a natural extension of Maillard sampling for achieving KL-style gap-dependent regret bound. We show that KL-MS enjoys the asymptotic optimality when the rewards are Bernoulli and has a worst-case regret bound of the form $O(\sqrt{\mu^*(1-\mu^*) K T \ln K} + K \ln T)$, where $\mu^*$ is the expected reward of the optimal arm, and $T$ is the time horizon length.


Upon signing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on February 8, 1993, President Clinton declared that "American workers will no longer have to choose between the job they need and the family they love."(1) Clinton's remarks reflected the legislative intent of the Act: that the FMLA would help American families and society deal with the issues that had arisen as more women, especially mothers, entered the work force. It would, in the words of the Act itself, allow employees "to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families, to promote the stability and economic security of families, and to promote national interests in preserving family integrity."(2) Mothers and fathers would no longer have to be concerned about losing their jobs or their work status to take time off for the birth of a child; parents would no longer have to worry about who would care for a sick child, as they would be available to do it themselves. The Act, however, has not proven to be quite the panacea that it was intended to be. As we enter the twenty-first century and the seventh year of the Act, it is evident that the FMLA is not achieving the goals expressed at the time of its passage. As case law, commentary, and experience demonstrate, change is needed in order to fulfill those goals. This could be accomplished through two primary means. First, the court system can effectuate congressional intent by construing the Act's provisions broadly. Second, in three main areas where aid through judicial interpretation is not possible, legislative action is needed: the provision of paid leave, an increased length of leave, and expanded coverage to include more employees and employers. Although legislation in each or any of these areas would be valuable, each solves a separate flaw of the Act, and so enactment of all three would, in concert, be invaluable. The provisions of early versions of the Act serve as a valuable guide in accomplishing these changes. This Note concentrates primarily on the issues surrounding leave at the time of the birth or adoption of a child. These particular provisions have much in common with the other reasons for leave, including time off to care for a sick child or parent, especially in their requirements and guarantees. However, as this Note demonstrates, the time surrounding childbirth is crucial to both parents and child, and so it is imperative that all new parents profit from the guarantees of the FMLA during that period. This Note suggests ways to accomplish the goal of Congress at the time of enactment of the FMLA, to minimize work-family conflict for American parents. Part I outlines the provisions of the FMLA. Part II describes the expectations surrounding the maternity and paternity leave aspects of the Act, both at the time of its enactment and at its original introduction in the mid-1980s, when it was developed primarily in response to the needs of new mothers. Through the use of legislative history, this section demonstrates that the FMLA was designed to make it easier for parents to spend time with their new children without fearing the loss of their jobs. Part III evaluates the extent to which those expectations have been met, based on reports of experience as well as scholarly commentary. Part IV proposes ways to bridge the gap between the original goals of the FMLA and its actual efficacy in the past seven years. It first examines the potential for and experience of judicial interpretation in promoting the goals of the FMLA, and then suggests legislative changes: paid leave, a longer period of leave, and extended coverage. Finally, Part V explains why there is a greater possibility that these expanded provisions will be passed now, when Congress was unable to do so originally. Although the FMLA has gone a long way toward meeting its original goals, further change is needed in order to fully accomplish them. THE FMLA Basic Provisions The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 provides "up to [twelve] weeks of unpaid leave per year under particular circumstances that are critical to the life of a family. …


In the beginning of the new century,there have been some new archaeological discoveries from the period of Three Kingdoms to the Qing Dynasty in Shandong Province,among which the discovery of the Xiyanchi Jin Mu(Tomb of the Jin Dynasty in Xiyanchi,Linyi) has been regarded as one of the major archaeological discoveries of 2003.Progress has also been made in the archaeological study of the City of Jinan.Comprehensive and thorough studies of previously published and newly discovered materials have been carried out,and some achievements have been obtained,especially on Buddhism Statues.


The study understood the need to use smart governance in relation to traditional city governance, highlighting the main aspects of governance for smart cities. The proposal had a bibliometric study using keywords and the period from 2000 to 2017. We analyzed 33 scientific productions and discussed the following themes: governance and smart governance; smart governance and smart government; developed elements and / or frameworks; open government and electronic government. An analysis based on VOSviwer® Software was performed which analyzed the most common terms, possible relationships and relevance. In conclusion, it was found that governance from the perspective of smart cities favors the use of information technology combined with the participation of society as a form of greater assertiveness in services provided to the population. Some studies determine the collaborative elements for the development of smart governance, some of them: proactive government; ability to use your image to attract visitors and investors; partnerships between governments and the private sector; good communication between government and citizen; internal integration in government; participation in decision making; transparency; partnership and etc. The study contributes mainly in the academic field, for its ability to present guidance on the theme of governance, thematic, in isolation, yet little explored. As a suggestion for future studies, considering the timeliness of the topic, it is indicated the development of researches dedicated to understanding the elements that help in the good progress of governance, governance evaluation indices and the survey of existing governance models from the perspective of smart cities.


A chain of seamounts located to the NE of the Plateau has been K/Ar dated and appears too young to be the track of ASP hotspot on the Australian plate [Janin et al., 2008]. However, new age data from the area show that this chain was formed during two different stages, the first one being younger than 2 My, and the other much older. The two types of seamounts have different morphologies. The younger ones are smaller and elongated while the older ones are more massive [Maia et al., in prep]


Abstract This essay intends to demonstrate how Blake's pre-existing sketches in his 'Notebook' (henceforth [N]) influenced the composition of 'The Tyger'. Blake drafted the poem amongst rough pencil drawings illustrating Milton's Paradise Lost (henceforth PL). The two sketches closest to the drafts of 'The Tyger' depict, respectively, Satan's encounter with the personifications of primeval Chaos and Night in PL II; and God's wrath at his foreknowledge, articulated in PL III, that Adam will disobey the single prohibition laid upon him. The Son of God immediately offers himself as a sacrifice to suffer the penalty due for Man's failing. Meanwhile, Satan struggles through the Abyss of Chaos, determined to make his way to the Earth to bring about Man's Fall. The tiger had been widely used as a symbol for the violence and bloodshed associated with the Revolution taking place in France when Blake was composing the poem. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell shows that Blake perceived in Milton's account of the Abyss of Chaos a parallel for the chaotic conditions prevailing in Paris. Blake illustrated part of the Miltonic passage in the sketch on [N108], and wrote the second draft of 'The Tyger' over it. Its influence is traceable in both drafts. The crucial fifth stanza of the completed poem, added to the second draft, was inspired 'oppositionally' by Milton's ode On the Morning of Christ's Nativity. Blake satirized the ode in Europe, probably work-in-progress concurrently with 'The Tyger'. Blake may have been reminded of the ode by Milton's reference to the 'wondrous birth' of Christ in the context of the PL passage illustrated on [N110–111]. 'The Tyger' is thus a forerunner of W.B. Yeats' poem 'The Second Coming': the evocation of an apocalypse.


Developments in IEEE standards for instrumentation during 1988 are highlighted. Other areas of heightened activity last year are: automated testing, using instrument cards that plug into a personal computer; designing for VLSI testability; and microprocessors integrated onto chips.<<ETX>>


Most parents want healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don't want them to recommend whether or not to have the procedure performed, a University of Michigan CS Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health shows.


THE SORT OF POEM that is written in praise of a particular place has always been cherished by lovers of literature. "Cooper's Hill," "Grongar Hill," lyrics on rural Devon by Herrick and Gay, Pope's "Windsor Forest," John Betjeman's poems about modest English scenes-these come to mind immediately as continuing that genre of "local" poetry whose validity is sufficiently proved by its endurance, and which stretches back beyond the Middle Ages to Ausonius' poems in praise of the Moselle valley, and doubtless to other and still earlier examples. Indeed, it seems to be natural to man to celebrate the places he has lived in, however grand or ordinary they may be; for to celebrate them has been one way of celebrating existence itself. In addition, love for one's locality is, as Burke saw, the source of more comprehensive affections: "To be attaFhed to the subdivision, to love the little platoon we belong to in society, is the first principle (the germ as it were) of public affections. It is the first link in the series by which we proceed towards a love to our country, and to mankind." But closely associated with this great stream of poetry in praise of place is another and more special genre, in which celebration of place is carried out under the aspect of a potentially tragic danger, in which the very existence of the thing celebrated is seen to be threatened. Concerned as it is with the collision between the established and the insurgent, between tradition and novelty, between habit and the critical consciousness, this is a distinctively modernthat is, post-Renaissance-genre. I have in mind those poems in praise of great houses which constitute a kind of special tradition in English literature: Jonson's "To Penshurst," Marvell's "Upon Appleton House,"


The UV portion of sunlight has traditionally been divided into three wavelength spectra: UVC (290 nm and below), UVB (290–320 nm), and UVA (320 nm-visible). The boundaries between these three ranges are somewhat arbitrary, but the divisions have been convenient for categorizing the response of human skin to solar exposure. Wavelengths <290 nm (UVC) are blocked by stratospheric ozone but include the peak absorption of nucleic acids. Because near-monochromatic UVC (254 nm) is emitted by low-pressure mercury germicidal lamps, these wavelengths have been the historical mainstay of DNA damage and repair studies until the more recent use of longer-wavelength "more relevant" UV sources. Solar UVB contains the shortest wavelengths that penetrate the ozone layer and are absorbed by nucleic acids and, thus, constitute the greatest threat to humans, inducing erythema (sunburn), DNA damage, and ultimately skin cancer. DNA absorbs energy from both UVC and UVB, and a small proportion is converted into covalent dimer photoproducts between adjacent pyrimidine bases. It is widely believed that these lesions are the sites of the sunlight-induced "signature" mutations associated with the initiation of carcinomas (1). Like the shorter-wavelength spectra, UVA is carcinogenic (2) and is even suggested to be of greater relative importance than UVB for melanoma formation (3). However, because the amount of UVA energy absorbed by DNA is several orders of magnitude lower than UVB (4), its mechanism of action is thought to be different from UVB, proceeding by secondary free radical pathways rather than by direct absorption. Thus, until recently, the role of oxidative damage in DNA has been considered paramount in UVA carcinogenesis and UVA-associated pathologies. Recent work from the laboratory of Thierry Douki in Grenoble, culminating in the paper by Mouret et al. in this issue of PNAS (5) and in the 2006 New Investigator Award from the American Society for Photobiology, promises to foster a major change in perspective and a re-evaluation of the importance of UVA in human health and its mechanism of action on human tissues.


In this paper, the origin of feature phase space is presented, the construction method based on various features extracted from Lorenz model system is stated, and the validity of attractor analysis of feature phase space is tested by numerical experiments. Experimental results indicate that attractor analysis approach of feature phase space is an efficient way in pattern recognition, it determines the infimum of uncorrelated features in number, it has great immunity to noise, and it is very suitable to analyze the practical samples with noise and disturb. The practical application in the recognition of underground nuclear explosions from natural earthquakes has proved the validity of attractor analysis of feature phase space.


In this paper, the effects of sulfuric acid treatment of ZrO2 support (ZrO2-S) on Ca resistance of CeO2 catalysts were investigated. The results showed that CeO2/ZrO2-S catalyst exhibited much better...


To the Editor: Tse et al.1 reported the implication of incorporating a coronary sinus electrode into the atrial defibrillation pathway in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. They reported that the atrial defibrillation threshold was significantly reduced when the shock pathway of coronary sinus to superior vena cava was incorporated into the shock vector, postulating that this was due to capture of a larger mass of atrial myocardium. The authors state that this was the first clinical prospective study of atrial defibrillation threshold measurements using a conventional defibrillator electrode system with and without a coronary sinus electrode; however, such a study has already been published.2 In 11 patients undergoing implantation of an atrial defibrillator for persistent atrial fibrillation, the atrial defibrillation threshold was measured for a conventional lead configuration and for a lead configuration using a coronary sinus electrode. The coronary sinus configuration significantly lowered the atrial defibrillation threshold. The study concluded that all patients undergoing implantation of a dual-chamber defibrillator for atrial fibrillation should be considered for coronary sinus lead implantation. The study by Tse et al. does, however, provide additional data on the effectiveness of a coronary sinus electrode in reducing the atrial defibrillation threshold, particularly when using the novel vector "X." In subsequent atrial defibrillator implants, we anecdotally identified that this configuration was effective in patients with high atrial defibrillation thresholds, even compared with the coronary sinus to right atrium or superior vena cava configurations. Direct comparisons between the pathways are required. The study also demonstrates the high atrial defibrillation threshold measurements observed in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, in contrast to the population studied in the Metrix atrial defibrillator trial.3 With energy levels of just 1 J being perceived as uncomfortable, it appears that, even using a coronary sinus electrode, the atrial defibrillation threshold will still remain considerably higher than the pain threshold.4 Additional methods of improving shock tolerability of the atrial defibrillator should be investigated.


Users have at their disposal more and more terminals to enjoy multimedia services. However, inter-user interactions are limited. Means allowing a user to transfer a running session from one terminal to another already exist, but it is usually impossible for extra terminals, belonging to the same user or not, to retrieve this session, as they have no knowledge about its existence. In this paper, we propose a new framework, wherein a dedicated entity collects session information and redistributes it to identified terminals, from the same user or not, according to criteria, such as the user preferences and the session characteristics. This framework can be applied to IPTV to enable seamless session mobility. We also discuss its implementation in Next Generation Networks.


Moving in the force-free potential and the tilted periodic potential, the diffusion of the under-damped particle subjected to correlated Lévy noise, i.e. the harmonic velocity Lévy noise, is investigated in this paper. We find that the underlying negative time correlation, especially the strong one, distinctly collides with the long-tailed nature of the noise, which results in a multi-diffusive process in the force-free potential. In the tilted periodic potential, strong correlation means that the transport of particle cannot be separated as the typical locked state and running state in coordinate space. Correspondingly, the anomalous diffusion in the tilted periodic potential does not hold anymore, which becomes a normal shape at asymptotic timescale.


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This research is a research oriented to the analysis of difficulties in writing Arabic sentences in third grade students of Tsnawiyah Mawaridussalam, Batangkais, North Sumatra. The purpose of this study is to find out what difficulties are experienced by students, what factors cause these difficulties, and how they affect students. This study use descriptive qualitative research methods, while the data collection techniques use unstructured interviews and data analysis using the Miles and Huberman model, namely data reduction, presentation, and verification. The results of this study indicate that students still have difficulty in distinguishing letters that have a similar appearance and makharijul letters are similar. The influencing factors are divided into internal factors in the form of interest, motivation, and knowledge of students towards the mufradat and qaidah of Arabic writing and external factors in the form of environment, teachers, and infrastructure. These difficulties have an impact on students' academic achievement. This study shows that the difficulties and factors as well as the impact on the difficulty of writing Arabic for each person are different, but cannot be separated from the things that have been mentioned in the study.
Keywords: Difficulty, Writing Skills, Students, Learning Arabic

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the causality between healthcare resources and health expenditure in Turkey over the period from 1975 to 2013. The empirical modeling was based on how GDP per capita, the number of doctor and number of hospital beds had an impact on the growth of health spending per capita. Data were gathered from the statistical databases of Turkstat, World Bank Indicators and OECD Health Data. Granger Var method was used to investigate causality between variables. Eviews 9 software was performed for the tests. At the end of the analysis, it was found out that, health expenditures per capita were affected by the number of physician per 1000 to population and it had an effect on GDP per capita. These results are expected to provide important information to health policymakers to understand which variables have an impact on dynamics of health expenditures in Turkey while they plan and control their limited resources.


The H1 and ZEUS Collaborations report new results on elastic VM cross-section and trajectory determination. Elastic VM production appears to be independent of the photon polarization. The presence of non-zero shrinkage in the photoproduction of J/psi indicates the presence of soft physics. Accumulated data do not accommodate a universal Pomeron trajectory. The steepness of the x dependence of elastic VM production with changing Q^2+M_V^2 is similar to that of F_2 with changing Q^2.


Two alternative methods of Raman imaging, via global (wide-field) illumination and via point illumination in combination with confocal light collection, have been applied to the study of heterogeneous polymer systems. From the results obtained it becomes apparent that the fluorescence inherent to most polymer systems severely limits the use of global illumination. Furthermore, the lack in depth resolution in Raman imaging by global illumination ruled out this method for the study of bulk polymer samples. Also as a consequence of the absence of depth resolution, the global illumination technique appeared more vulnerable to artifacts arising from scattering effects due to the sample geometry and fluorescence. Hence, for a general application of Raman imaging to the study of polymer samples, Raman imaging by point illumination in conjunction with confocal light collection is the method of choice


The invention discloses a method and device for dynamic measurement of the well deflection and the tool face angle under the small inclination angle condition. By conducting phase-sensitive detecting, smoothing and amplitude limiting on an accelerometer signal measured in a spud-in state, side affects caused by disturbance of underground strong vibration signals and impact can be effectively reduced. The device mainly comprises a signal acquiring unit used for acquiring the acceleration signal and conducting phase-sensitive detecting and smoothing on the acceleration signal, and a digital signal processing unit used for processing the signal input by the signal acquiring unit and outputting parameters of the well deflection and the tool face angle according to the acceleration signal.


This paper explores the challenges associated with distributed application management in large-scale computing environments. In particular, we investigate several techniques for extending Plush, an existing distributed application management framework, to provide improved scalability and fault tolerance without sacrificing performance. One of the main limitations of Plush is the structure of the underlying communication fabric. We explain how we incorporated the use of an overlay tree provided by Mace, a toolkit that simplifies the implementation of overlay networks, in place of the existing communication subsystem in Plush to improve robustness and scalability.


Goal. Positive psychology interventions have been developed to facilitate positive emotions, wellbeing, growth, creativity, relationships, fulfillment, and other desirable. Psyfit is an example of an positive psychological intervention. Because positive interventions seem to be effective in increasing well being, it seems interesting to offer Psyfit to people from the Dutch population. The aim of this study is to test the effect of Psyfit by using a proactive approach and to test the effectiveness of this kind of implementation.
Method. Participants between 19 and 64 years old from Zeeland, Noord- Brabant and Limburg were invited to participate in a representative sample to monitor their Health. The invitation was send by the Adult Health Monitor. This takes place with an interval of four years and serves as a monitoring tool to assess the overall level of health in the Duth population. An pro active approach was used to disseminate the intervention Psyfit. The invitation contained information about the content and purpose of monitoring their health. Participants could fill in an online form of the questionnaire.
Results. 4.378 participants have registered in Psyfit. Adventually 872 participants have used Psyfit. This means they have passed a minimum of 20% of the intervention. 96 participants were adherent. This means they have passed a minimum of 100% of the intervention. On short term Psyfit seem to be effective in increasing well being. Psyfit seems to be most effective when participants pass a minimum of 100% of the intervention.
Discussion. A pro active approach seems to be an effective way to spread Psyfit as an intervention and to increase well being. It is recommended to investigate how adherence and motivation could be increased. It is important to find out how people will use the intervention. It is also recommend to offer the intervention to other groups of the population to generalize the results.


Monte Carlo simulations of 5-way cubic lattice chains have been performed over the whole concentration range starting with the isolated chain up to totally dense systems devoid of any vacancies. Athermal as well as θ-conditions have been investigated in order to give a complete description of the changes with respect to the global size and shape characteristics of the coils on the one hand and to connect these findings to the behaviour of local bond-structures on the other hand. Especially, we have found that the global dimensions of an isolated θ-chain are already reached by bulk chains at a volume fraction of approximately 0,7. However, the comparable global size and shape is realized in a totally different way on a local scale which is obviously due to the different behaviour of inter- and intramolecular forces.


We revisit calculations of nebular hydrogen Lyα and He ii λ1640 line strengths for Population III (Pop III) galaxies, undergoing continuous, and bursts of, star formation. We focus on initial mass functions (IMFs) motivated by recent theoretical studies, which generally span a lower range of stellar masses than earlier works. We also account for case-B departures and the stochastic sampling of the IMF. In agreement with previous work, we find that departures from case-B can enhance the Lyα flux by a factor of a few, but we argue that this enhancement is driven mainly by collisional excitation and ionization, and not due to photoionization from the n = 2 state of atomic hydrogen. The increased sensitivity of the Lyα flux to the high-energy end of the galaxy spectrum makes it more subject to stochastic sampling of the IMF. The latter introduces a dispersion in the predicted nebular line fluxes around the deterministic value by as much as a factor of ∼4. In contrast, the stochastic sampling of the IMF has less impact on the emerging Lyman Werner photon flux. When case-B departures and stochasticity effects are combined, nebular line emission from Pop III galaxies can be up to one order of magnitude brighter than predicted by "standard" calculations that do not include these effects. This enhances the prospects for detection with future facilities such as the James Webb Space Telescope and large, ground-based telescopes.


The clinical manifestation of myasthenia gravis is due to the acetylcholine transmission defect of neuromuscular junction caused by autoimmune disturbance. With the intensive understanding of the pathogenesis and the emerging of specific immunological targeting therapy, therapeutic investigations are widely expanding. A multi-target therapy pattern is now available based on treatments primed to distinct immunopathological processes and improving neuromuscular junction transmission. We will comment the status and problems in this article.

Key words:
Myasthenia gravis; Neuromuscular junction; Acetylcholine; Multi-target therapy


Gamma irradiation technology is considered to be very promising for trait-based plant modification. The effect of g-irradiation on the germination, growth, and productivity of daughter generations of barley M1 and M2 is highly relevant. The aims of the study was the creation of a source material for barley breeding in the form of mutant lines with selectively valuable traits, by treating seeds with ionizing radiation using an electron accelerator of the Park of Nuclear Technologies JSC (Kurchatov, Republic of Kazakhstan); as well as to improve and expand the classical methods of breeding based on induced mutagenesis in creating an original gene pool of the source and breeding material of barley for the accelerated and effective introduction of stress tolerant(to salinization and drought) varieties into production in the conditions of Aral Sea impacted landscapes. Seeds of the two varieties of barley were treated with five doses of radiation (from 50 Gy to 250 Gy). The germination and various morphological characteristics of their seedlings at different growing phases were compared with the non-irradiated (control) treatment. The results of this preliminary study showed that both treated varieties were sensitive to the g-irradiation and showed suppressed morphological properties, where the highest dose of 250 Gy showed most inhibiting effect resulting in death of barely seedling. The results obtained will be applied for the further expanded research with other specified doses of g-ray treatment of seeds in order to create a basis in strengthening and deploying full-scale breeding work for diversified crop production in the region and improving existing varieties for further breeding.


The present invention relates to a metal aluminophosphate (the MeAPO) molecular sieves having a lamellar crystal morphology having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula HxMeyAlzPkO2 composition after synthesis and calcination, wherein y + z + k = 1 and x≤ y, the molecular sieve having a primary platelet shape, wherein the width (W) and thickness (T) satisfies W / T≥10 and advantageously from 10 to 100. In a preferred embodiment T≤0.15μm, more desirably ≤0.10μm, more desirably ≤0.08μm, advantageously 0.01 ~ 0.07μm and preferably 0.04 ~ 0.07μm. The metal aluminophosphate (the MeAPO) molecular sieves can be prepared by a process comprising the steps of: after forming agent comprising Effect (TIA) A), an organic templating agent (the TEMP), at least one insoluble reactive inorganic source of MeO2 of the TIA, the reaction mixture of reactive Al2O3 source and a reactive source of P2O5; b) that the above reaction mixture thus formed until crystals crystalline aluminum phosphate is formed; c) recovering a solid reaction product; D) was washed with water to remove the TIA, and e) the calcined to remove the organic template. In an advantageous embodiment, MeAPO of the present invention basically has a structure CHA or AEI or a mixture thereof. Preferably they have essentially the structure SAPO 18 or SAPO 34 or a mixture thereof. The present invention further relates to a catalyst comprising the above MeAPO molecular sieve or MeAPO molecular sieves above. The present invention also relates to an oxygen-containing, sulfur-containing halide or a method of making an olefin product containing, wherein said oxygen-containing or sulfur-containing feedstock with the above catalyst in the oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing contacting the sulfur feedstock to olefin products effectively conditions.


Bottom-gated pentacene thin film transistors have been fabricated with different deposition speeds and the devices' current-voltage properties are reported. The pentacene films are formed through evaporation in low pressure. The characteristics of the surface morphologies and microstructures of the samples were studied respectively. We also studied the transfer characteristics and output properties. Pentacene-TFTs can exhibit excellent electrical properties while Vg changes from 0 to -70V, and Ion/Ioff ratio is larger than 104 and OFF-state current is smaller than -1.3×10-10A as Vd=-100V.


Dimethyl 2,6-anthracene dicarboxylate is used as a comonomer in the synthesis of functional copolymers that are subject to modification with Diels–Alder reactions. The formation of poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-2,6-anthracenate), containing less than 20 mol % of the anthracene-2,6-dicarboxylate structural units, provides materials that are tractable and soluble. The anthracene units of the copolymers undergo Diels–Alder reactions with N-substituted maleimides. The grafting of N-alkylmaleimides affords soluble, hydrophobic polymers, whereas grafting with maleimide-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) affords hydrophilic polymers. Because this reaction proceeds below the melting point of the copolymers, the procedure can be applied to thin films, whereby the surface properties are modified. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 3256–3263, 2002


The primary focus of this exploration is to establish a relationship between art and mathematics. An original question that might trouble several artists has been posed and the exploration aims at tackling this abstract concept through mathematical concepts. To understand and establish the desired relation, an understanding of proportions and golden ratio will be required. After an explication of all concepts related to this topic and interpreting their possible impact on beauty, the golden ratio will be searched for in few places. This study will go on and select a few pieces of art created by the author and conduct a survey to gather data about people's perspective of the art. Using the chi square test, the dependence of beauty on ranking will be explored. Furthermore, the paintings selected will be mathematically analysed and compared. The research will aim to see parallel interpretations and dependence between people's perspectives and mathematical data. Lastly, the exploration will be looking into how to the qualitative factors that are not mathematical affect the likability to finally answer the original question and have a concrete and complete understanding of how mathematics affects visual beauty.


his book sets out to provide, in one cover, all that one needs to know about antennas and propagation in the context of personal-communications systems. Within those limits, the coverage is broad, rather than particularly deep. Almost without exception, results are stated and not derived, but for the reader who would like to know more, each chapter is supplemented with a comprehensive set of references. For the most part, these are from the professional-journal literature, but with a sprinkling of trade and conference publications, which may be harder to locate, as well as some from the more popular technical press. Problems are interspersed throughout the text: not a lot, averaging about two or three per chapter. Solutions of some of these are facilitated by use of software, provided on a disk inside the back cover (use of which requires the reader to have available Mn/hCAD version 2.5 or higher).


Aims: Although insulin treatment is widely used in critically ill patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the intensive care unit (ICU), the clinical outcomes of insulin treatment remain unclear. This retrospective study aimed to explore the impact of insulin treatment on mortality and ICU stay among patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: We consecutively recruited 578 ICU patients with type 2 diabetes, from 2011 to 2021. According to their medication history regarding insulin use before and after ICU admission, these patients were categorized into three groups: N-N (treated without insulin before and after ICU admission), N-I (treated without insulin before and with insulin after ICU admission) and I-I (treated with insulin before and after ICU admission). Clinical characteristics were analyzed, and clinical outcomes including mortality and the length of ICU stay were compared between the groups. Propensity score matching was performed to obtain comparable subpopulation and the Kaplan-Meier survival curves were graphed to describe the survival trend of different groups. Results: Compared with the N-N group, the N-I and I-I groups had significantly higher ICU mortality rates [20.0% (N-I) and 24.6% (I-I) vs. 0.0% (N-N); p < 0.001; respectively] and longer lengths of ICU stay [ 8.5 (N-I), 9 (I-I) vs. 6 (N-N), p < 0.05, respectively]. After propensity score matching, the N-I group had a significantly higher ICU mortality (15.4% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.025) and poorer survival rates (log-rank p = 0.040) than the N-N group. The length of ICU stay was significantly longer in the I-I group than in the N-N group (10 vs. 7, p = 0.026). Conclusions: Insulin treatment was associated with increased ICU mortality rate and longer length of ICU stay among critically ill patients with type 2 diabetes. Caution is warranted for the regular application of insulin in critical patients with type 2 diabetes.


The most important group of intracranial tumours is the glioma group. In most clinics they amount to about 50 per cent or more, of the tumour material. The roentgen treatment of intracranial tumours has been studied by various authors in this country: SlETHRE and J 0RGENSEN (63), MONRAD-KROHN and Lossrus (43) and REITAN (53). Little attention has been paid to the gliomas by these authors, however.


Recently, the use of low-intensity ultrasound (LIUS) combined with chemotherapeutic agents is widely used in clinical practice, mainly for the treatment of cancer; however, the mechanisms as to how LIUS enhances the antitumor effects of these agents are not fully understood. The aim of the present study was to explore the synergistic antitumor effects and mechanisms of cisplatin (DDP) combined with LIUS (LIUS-DDP) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We reported that LIUS effectively enhanced Huh7 and HCCLM3 cell sensitivity to a low concentration of DDP. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that LIUS could increase the expression of microRNA-34a (miR-34a) in HCC cells following DDP treatment. In addition, LIUS-DDP significantly increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in vitro, and the upregulation of miR-34a induced by LIUS-DDP was reversed by the ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine, suggesting that LIUS upregulates the expression of miR-34a via production of ROS. In addition, knockdown of miR-34a in HCC cells significantly suppressed the synergistic effects of LIUS-DDP treatment. Conversely, overexpression of miR-34a enhanced these synergistic effects. The results of a dual-luciferase assay indicated that c-Met, a well-known oncogene, was a target of miR-34a. We also determined that LIUS-DDP treatment inhibited the expression of c-Met, possibly due to increased ROS production, which upregulated miR-34a expression. Furthermore, overexpression of c-Met reversed the synergistic effects of LIUS-DDP treatment. Our findings suggest that LIUS could enhance the chemosensitivity of HCC cells to DDP by altering the miR-34a/c-Met axis. Therefore, DDP combined with LIUS may be a potential therapeutic application for the clinical treatment of patients with HCC.


A major challenge for stationary retail is the increasing digitization of business. While online retailers can increase their sales through data-driven AI applications, brick-and-mortar retailers are left behind because they have less data available due to their traditional physical stores. To bridge the gap between physical stores and online stores, in this paper, an AI platform that connects the digital world with stationary retail is proposed. A digital twin, which represents instances of physical stores in digital form, builds the core of the AI platform. The AI platform can enable digital business models, as well as sales and operations processes that have not been possible to date.


Three models of commodulation masking release (CMR) are investigated in the context of a task in which masking and flanking bands each consist of five equal‐intensity tones spanning 20 Hz. Two are multiple‐channel models [J. Hall et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 76, 50–56 (1984); S. Buus, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 78, 1958–1965 (1985)] and one is a single‐channel model [B. G. Berg, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 100, 1013–1023 (1996)]. Thresholds do not provide an adequate test of the models because all three outperform listeners, thus reducing the solution to arbitrary assumptions about internal noise. However, the models can be discerned with a molecular psychophysical technique. A small intensity perturbation is added to each component of the stimulus. Correlating the trial‐by‐trial, simulated responses to the perturbations of each component yields a set of spectral weights. It is shown that the three models predict highly distinct patterns of spectral weights.


Dr Mike Betts, Building Analyst, JP Morgan, UK, predicts the direction the international cement industry will take over the coming years, and discusses key factors in its development, including the further growth of emerging markets, slower consolidation among industry suppliers, and the need to continually reduce costs.


The rotor blade in the newly designed LOX turbine for the future Space Transportation Main Engine (STME) has a severe flow turning angle, nearly 160 degrees. The estimated secondary loss in the rotor alone accounts for nearly 50 percent of the total loss over the entire stage. To reduce such a loss, one of the potential methods is to use fences attached on the turbine endwall (hub). As a prelude to examining the effects of endwall fence with actual STME turbine configuration, the present study focuses on similar issues with a different, but more generic, geometry - a rectangular duct with a 160-degree bend. The duct cross-section has a 2-to-1 aspect ratio and the radii of curvature for the inner and outer wall are 0.25 and 1.25 times the duct width, respectively. The present emphasis lies in examining the effects of various fence-length extending along the streamwise direction. The flowfield is numerically simulated using the FDNS code developed earlier by Wang and Chen. The FDNS code is a pressure based, finite-difference, Navier-Stokes equations solver.


Pest and disease control plays a key role in agriculture since the damage caused by these agents are responsible for a huge economic loss every year. Based on this assumption, we create an algorithm capable of detecting rust (Hemileia vastatrix) and leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella) in coffee leaves (Coffea arabica) and quantify disease severity using a mobile application as a high-level interface for the model inferences. We used different convolutional neural network architectures to create the object detector, besides the OpenCV library, k-means, and three treatments: the RGB and value to quantification, and the AFSoft software, in addition to the analysis of variance, where we compare the three methods. The results show an average precision of 81,5% in the detection and that there was no significant statistical difference between treatments to quantify the severity of coffee leaves, proposing a computationally less costly method. The application, together with the trained model, can detect the pest and disease over different image conditions and infection stages and also estimate the disease infection stage.


The occurrence of malignancy in a childhood with hemophilia is rare, with only a few published cases showing concurrence with the sarcoma family. 1 As such, there is no standard guideline, as yet, on how to handle such difficult combined situations. This is a rare case report of severe hemophilia A with rhabdomyosarcoma and its manipulation to achieve a curative goal. This is a case of a 6-year-old boy, who weighed 20 kilograms and had severe hemophilia A. He did not have any severe bleeding history nor any target joint. His diagnostic factor VIII (FVIII) level was less than 1% and the mutation analysis demonstrated intron 22 inversion type II. The patient had been receiving primary bleeding prophylaxis with recombinant factor VIII concentrate (FVIII concentrate) by intravenous administration twice weekly at 250 U per dose since 6 months of age. His factor inhibitor test was negative. The boy was brought to a community hospital due to urinary retention that required intermittent urinary catheterization. Pertinent physical examination findings included a suprapubic mass: 8 × 10 cm in size, of cystic consistency and no hepatosplenomegaly. Whole abdominal computed tomography (CT) Poparn, Sosothikul performed the research. All authors designed the research study. Panya Seksarn and Piti Techavichit suggested on the rhabdomyosarcoma treatment and attended the multidisciplinary team meeting. Supanun Lauhasurayotin and Hansamon Poparn performed the Pk study. Phumin Chaweephisal and Darintr Sosothikul the


Microhyla gadjahmadai was first described by Atmaja et al. in 2018. For the newly described species category, there is not much information explaining this species and there has been no further research after this species was described, especially in West Sumatra. This study aims to provide information on variations in the morphological characteristics of M. gadjahmadai in West Sumatra, through morphological and morphometric analysis of 8 samples (1 adult male and 7 adult females) found in Puncak Anai (Dempo Anailand), Kanagarian Guguak, District 2x11 Timber Planting, Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra. This study used the Visual Encounter Survey (VES) method. The result of the present study shows that no significant morphological differences between the holotype and paratype of Microhyla gadjahmadai and other specimens from West Sumatera. However, the present study reported that the morphological variations of this species.


This paper reviews the use of plant extracts as vegetable coagulants for cheesemaking. It covers the plants used as sources of coagulants, with a historical overview and particular emphasis on Cynara species. The genus Cynara L., its composition, milk clotting and proteolytic enzymes (cardosins) and their specificity towards peptide linkages are also described. Cheeses produced in the Iberian Peninsula using Cynara L. as coagulant are documented. Cynara L. is still the most used vegetable coagulant in cheesemaking, and also the most investigated. However, much work remains to be done to understand its action during cheese maturation and further characterization.


In the paper,there is an empirical study on industrial structure and Guangdong's economic growth from 1952 to 2001 with a dynamic econometric analysis method based on VAR model.The empirical analysis concludes: there is a stable equilibrium relation between Guangdong's change in industrial structure and real economic growth in the long run,and there is a reverse revision mechanism in the relation;the employment structure has an important effect on Guangdong's economic growth,but it takes a long time;Guangdong's economic growth has an explicit effect on industrial structure through production value structure.


In this paper,the objectives and requirements of green dismantling were presented on the basis of the analysis of large scrapped buses' structural characteristics,and implementation methods and processes of green dismantling were studied as well. Finally,two disassembly schemes were proposed and evaluations were conducted respectively.


The purpose of this study is to improve the utilization of resources in construction industry. Resource planning is a critical task for management. Resource planning is a critical task for management. It identifies the various resources are needed for building throughout its life period. Effective resource management increases profitability of optimum utilization of resources in and around construction industry. This system provides a technical support for the full & effective management and use for the transportation of resources. This can be done with the use of emerging field, Geographical Information System (GIS). GIS is a tool, which has an ability to handle both spatial and attributes. This platform provides a sophisticated facility compared to available tool, which helps to interlink various resources to be allocated effectively. This facility provides the manager, to a new experience in construction industry.


The basal insulin analogues glargine and detemir have been subject to a series of trials comparing their clinical profiles to the conventional preparation, neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH). Careful review of these trials provides opportunities to learn clinically useful lessons about these insulins.