This paper presents a magnetic voltage regulator (MVR) as a new technique for sensitive voltage control of three phase self-excited synchronous generator. The proposed MVR is a passive magnetic element, consisting of a magnelic core with three limbs Three identical main coils (MC) are mounted on the middle limb and they are connected in series with the generator Iipes, with special arrangements. The second limb carries a regulating coil (RC), which is connected to a variable inductive reactance for orienting the flux into the core limbs. An exciting coil (EC) is mounted on the third limb. which feeds the generator field winding &rough a bridge rectifier. The MVR 'offers a versatile range of regulating characteristics. It has small size, simple and. reliable &d exhibit low impedance and low energy loss. The equivalent circuit model representing the system is proposed. Equations describing the system are developed and computed, illustrating the theoretical performance. The experimental set up is implemented to obtain the measured results at no-load and load operation. Calculated and measured results at different values of load are presented, where good. agreement has been achieved. Manuscript received from Dr. G.A . GHONEEM on : 2917/2000 Accepted on : 9/9/2000 Engineering Research Bulletin, Vol 23,No 4, 2000 Minufiya University, Faculty of Engineering, Shebien El-Kom , Egypt, ISSN 1110-1180


This paper is concerned with the solution of the coupled wave equations which arise in the application of the wave theory to the problem of ionospheric wave propagation. It concerns an extension of previous work [see 1 of "References" at end of paper], which will henceforth be referred to as [1]. The method of "variation of parameters" is used to obtain approximate solutions to the coupled equation from the uncoupled solutions obtained in [1].

A diurnal and seasonal model representing the E-region of the ionosphere above State College, Pennsylvania, is considered. This model, as in [1], consists of a Chapman-like E-region whose maximum in electron density is at a constant height. Approximate 150 kc/sec wave solutions including coupling are obtained for this model. These wave solutions, of course, exhibit the well-known reflection condition corresponding to an electron density of around 3,000 electrons/cm3.

It is shown that the effect of the coupling is to cause a wave traversing a coupling region to excite a new wave propagated in the direction of propagation of the incident wave and also a back-scattered wave propagated in the reverse direction. As indicated below, these coupling effects become important in our model below the "reflection" level. The back-scattered wave due to the initial upgoing wave will thus appear as a reflected wave originating in the coupling region. The forward-scattered wave due to the down-going wave from the upper "reflection" level also must be considered, particularly in calculating the polarization of ionospherically reflected waves.

It is shown that, in the case of 150 kc/sec waves, the coupling effects occur in the neighborhood of N = 300 electrons/cm3, which corresponds to the "classical reflection" level for the "ordinary" wave. The coupling effects become greater as the collisional frequency, ν, associated with the coupling N value decreased toward the critical collisional frequency, νc [2], for the night-time models due to the increase in heights of the "bottom" of the layer at these times. This results in stronger split echoes and greater departure from circularity in the polarization ellipses.

The results of computations utilizing the theory, in comparison with experimental results, indicate that the stratification observed in the height records may be explained as outlined above. The absorption and polarization experimental results, however, cannot be accounted for by the E-region model utilized alone. The consideration of an electronic D-region, however, readily accounts for all three experimental factors, as will be discussed in detail in a later paper.


Title: Effect of iron overload on spatial memory and acetylcholine receptor expression in the hippocampus of rats Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA Author: Murui Han, Jonghan Kim Iron plays an essential role in cognition and memory. While iron deficiency is associated with reduced memory capacity, we have previously demonstrated that iron overload improved a recognition memory performance in growing rats. We here characterized the effect of iron overload on special memory and explored molecular mechanisms involved in memory. Barnes maze test was conducted using rats fed iron overload diet (10,000 mg iron/kg diet) or control diet (50 mg/kg) for 4 weeks. Compared with controls, iron overload (IO) rats spent less time (57% decrease; p<0.001) and poked less errors (13% decrease; p=0.042) to find the target hole during the first training day (n=8/group), which indicates a better spatial memory upon iron loading. Western blotting was employed to examine memory‐related proteins in the hippocampus. IO rats up‐regulated nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha‐7 (nAChR; p=0.045; n=3‐4/group). Activities of superoxide dismutase (anti‐oxidant enzyme) or levels of malondialdehyde (lipid peroxidation marker) were not altered in IO rats. In addition, ICP‐MS results showed that brain metal levels (iron, zinc, manganese) were not altered in IO rats, indicating no evidence that IO promotes oxidative stress. Collectively, increasing memory performance under iron loading in growing rats could be due to up‐regulation of nAChR with brain metals unaffected. Supported by NIH R00 ES017781.


The use of rainwater is widely recognized as a dependable solution to reduce and mitigate the effects of water scarcity. Research on rainwater harvesting systems has increased significantly in recent years, especially on methods and treatment systems. A rainwater harvesting system can be described as collecting and storing rainwater that can be used rather than waste as runoff. A rainwater collection system might lessen the reliance on the public water supply. This study aims to determine the suitability of a rainwater harvesting system at a double-story house, thus identifying the suitable tank size for installation. This study's analysis used the Tangki NAHRIM 2.0 with localized input data such as rainfall, suitable roof area, and roof runoff coefficient. Findings from this study indicate that installing the rainwater harvesting system at a double-story house is suitable, and the optimum tank size is 3m3 by considering all the activities that contribute to water usage. Concisely, installing a rainwater harvesting system can reduce the monthly water bill and minimize the usage of treated water, thus preventing water scarcity in the future.


This article tries to discuss some basic issues aiming at building the background of a Brazilian taxation system. Therefore, an evaluation on the role that public sector must carry on as well as on the Brazilian fiscal structure, is done In conclusion, the artice strives for defining a way of performance for the public sector and suggests a new taxation system basead on only four groups of taxes.


With the acrylamide(AM) and the methylacryloxyethyldimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride(MBDAC) as the main raw materials,the poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate methyl chloride)(PDMC) as the dispersant,the aqueous dispersion polymer of P(MBDAC—AM)was synthesized in the solution of ammonium sulfate.The particles were characterized by Transmission Electronic Mirror(TEM).The effects of the concentrations of MBDAC,the PDMC and the ammonium sulfate on the aqueous dispersion polymerization and their interactions were investigated.The TEM shows that the spherical as well as oval particles size ranges from 2.0 μm to 8.0 μm.The results indicate that the aqueous dispersion polymerization is an autoacceleration polymerization and a major part of the polymerization occurs in the particle phase;the reaction conditions for obtaining the stable aqueous dispersion P(MBDAC-AM)polymer are controlled as follows: xMBDAC=5%~22%(monomers)、 wPDMC=1.5%~3.5% and w(NH4)2SO4=23%~28%.


A small photochromic grating is selectively and continuously detected from a much larger photorefractive modulation in Fe-doped LiNbO3 crystals in a two-wave mixing experiment. The recording setup is actively fixed to either the photochromic or the photorefractive grating. In the former case a photorefractive modulation largely exceeding the value required for 100% diffraction efficiency is achieved. In the latter case this modulation is limited to 100%. Experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical model.


This report is a mid-term evaluation of a UN Environment project which began in January 2014 and has an intended completion date of December 2021. The Project's overarching intention is that "Developing countries are more able to pursue low carbon resource efficient development as more early stage climate investment is available on a commercial basis leveraging additional commercial capital for climate sector." To that end, it provides funds to Development Companies and Private Equity Funds (Cooperating Partners) that these spend on building up a pipeline of finance-ready projects in "frontier" countries in Africa or Asia.


THE USE OF IDENTICAL COLORANTS IN SAMPLE AND STANDARD IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED (BUT NOT WIDELY ENOUGH PRACTICED) AS THE BEST MEANS FOR RAPIDLY OBTAINING SATISFACTORY COLOR MATCHES. ITS MAIN ADVANTAGE IS THAT, WHEN SIMILARLY PREPARED IN THE SAME MATERIAL, THE SAMPLE AND STANDARD CAN HAVE IDENTICAL SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC CURVES. THEIR COLORS CAN THEREFORE MATCH TO ALL OBSERVERS AND FOR ALL ILLUMINANTS. IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE COLORANTS IN A SAMPLE, AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR CHEMICAL NATURE MUST BE MADE. THREE METHODS ARE IN CURRENT USE: (1) SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OR COLORIMETRY, (2) WET CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (PRIMARILY FOR INORGANIC PIGMENTS), AND (3) THE IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COLORANTS BY THEIR CHARACTERISTIC SOLUTION SPECTRA. OF THESE METHODS, THE THIRD IS BOTH THE MOST USEFUL AND THE LEAST WIDELY PRACTICED. THE ADVANTAGES IT OFFERS ARE DISCUSSED, AND TECHNIQUES FOR EXTRACTING ORGANIC PIGMENTS FROM THE SUBSTRATE ARE GIVEN. SEPARATION TECHNIQUES FOR MIXTURES OF PIGMENTS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN TO SHOW THE USEFULNESS OF THE TECHNIQUE. /AUTHOR/


We have determined the complete sequence of the 637-kilodalton precursor for the proline-rich polypeptides (PRPs). This protein is encoded in one large exon of a single copy gene. The acidic precursor of 6761 residues comprises a signal peptide and three large domains displaying a high proline content (11-16%). The sequence of domain A (928 residues) is unique and contains several small clusters of acidic amino acids. Domain B (830 residues) exhibits seven tandem repeats, four of them displaying a strongly diverged se- quence. In domain C (3914 residues) 39 units, of which only 8 are degenerate, occur in a tandem repeat. Their sequence of 100 amino acids shows a high structural similarity (76-92%) and contains all the PRP variants which are produced by specific proteolytic processing. The COOH-terminal part (36 residues) is basic. Two variant PRP-precursor alleles occur which slightly differ in the number of repeats in domain C. The high degree of sequence conservation within the repeat regions suggests that the gene presumably evolved by multiple amplification and dispersion of two internal segments.


Families play a vital role in supporting school improvement—especially par ents, who are critical in inculcating personal values and civic virtues in their children; in teaching basic life skills; in helping schools as parent vol unteers and as decisionmakers; in selecting schools for their own chil dren ; and as advocates for all children.


This study constructed, developed and validated an English Performance test designed to provide a valid criterion-based measurement within the placement programs in Indonesian universities. The steps in developing a performance test involved conducting needs analysis, establishing attributes of good performance test, and constructing test specification based on current language testing theory. The test was validated in several ways: (1) face validation, (2) content validation, (3) concurrent validation, and (4) construct validation. The reliability of the test was established using the internal consistency index, and the practicality of the test was established by distribution of scores of the pilot tests. In general, the proposed performance test is found valid, reliable and practical. The output of the study is a valid English Performance Test for Incoming Indonesian College Students. The test is named: Academic English Performance Test or AccEPT. Keyword: Performance test, Alternative Assessment, Test development, Validation study, communicative testing. Abstrak: Studi ini mengkonstruksi, mengembangkan, dan memvalidasi sebuah tes kemampuan bahasa Inggris yang didesain untuk memberikan pengukuran berbasis kriteria yang valid pada program penempatan yang ada di universitas-universitas di Indonesia. Langkah-langkah pengembangan tes kemampuan bahasa Inggris tersebut melibatkan analisis kebutuhan, penetapan atribut-atribut sebuah tes kemampuan bahasa Inggris yang bagus, mengkonstruksi spesifikasi tes berdasarkan teori pengetesan bahasa terkini. Tes tersebut divalidasi dengan beberapa cara: (1) validasi awal, (2) validasi isi, (3) validasi persamaan, dan (4) validasi konstruk. Reliabilitas tes ditetapkan dengan menggunakan indeks konsistensi internal, dan kepraktisan tes ditetapkan dengan distribusi skor dan tes pendahuluan. Secara umum, tes kemampuan bahasa Inggris yang diusulkan dianggap valid, berterima, dan praktis. Hasil dari studi ini adalah sebuah tes kemampuan bahasa Inggris bagi mahasiswa baru yang valid. Tes tersebut dinamakan: ACADEMIC ENGLISH PERFORMANCE TEST atau ACCEPT. Kata Kunci: Tes Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris, Penilaian alternatif, Pengembangan Tes, Studi Validasi, Pengetesan Komunikatif. 1 Full time Teacher & Dean of Faculty of Education, Universitas Klabat, Airmadidi – Manado, Indonesia. He got his MA in Language Education from The University of the Philippines, Diliman,Quezon City in 2004 CONAPLIN JOURNAL Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. I No. 1 (August 2011) 59 The changes in the theory of language create a new demand of language test—a performancebased assessment in language education. Recently there has been a growing interest in the importance of context in defining performance conditions of students (Weir, 1993). With the advent of the communicative movement in the area of language teaching nowadays, the prominence of language proficiency now is not simply in the competence in linguistic theories, but on the use of language in real communication—the whole embodiment of communicative competence (McNamara, 1996). The strength of performance tests lies in the fact that they are direct, authentic and highly contextualized. This is because their very design "depends on using stimulus materials and posing tasks to the learners that are based directly on the learners intended (or hypothesized) use of target language" (Bailey, 1998). This communicative/real-life approach in testing is characterized by Weir by the following features: focus in meaning, contextualization, activity processing, genuine stimulus material, authentic operations of text, unpredictable outcomes, interaction based, and the judgment of communicative purposes. Nevertheless, the most dominant characteristic of second language performance test is that assessment will take place when the candidate is engaged 'in an act of communication' (McNamara, 1996). Performance in this sense is not limited to the performance of real worldtasks or the demonstration of skilled execution, but also in the wide sense of the ability to use language in real communication The nature of any placement test is indeed a proficiency test. A placement test is "designed to assess students' level of language proficiency so that they can be placed in the appropriate course or class" (Alderson, Clapham and Wall, 1995). It is intended to "define a student's language proficiency relative to the levels of a particular program he or she is about to enter" and thus "elicit information that would assign students to one of the levels in the program or exempt them from further ESL instruction" (Bailey, 1998). "In recent years, proficiency tests have increasingly sought to include performance features in their design ... because performance is indeed the true evidence of language proficiency" (McNamara, 2000). A good placement test must take into account the real proficiency—performance of the language in use—of the students. It must be sufficient to contain both the formal system of the language as well as the functions where the language operates. Especially in the context of foreign language teaching, when it is not unusual to notice that there are students with the knowledge of good grammar but lack communicative skills. This study develops and validates an English Performance test to serve as entrance and placement test in colleges in Indonesia. The test was put side by side with the existing placement test of Universitas Klabat, which has these quality: It is an indirect testing of communication skills, vocabulary and grammar, the format is multiple-choice, while the test's items are discreet and decontextualized; the content is based on grammatical sequence, accuracy oriented, and to conclude, it is a traditional paper and pencil test. Therefore, the proposed test should have the characteristics of: direct testing of academic proficiency, written and oral performance format, authentic student's utterances, and its content is academic task based situation and contextualization, and communicatively oriented. After all, it must be a performance of demonstrated proficiency The purpose of this research is to design a valid performance test to assess the proficiency of Indonesian students as they enter a college. In the light of communicative competence, the researcher attempts to provide a valid measurement tool to describe the students' proficiency into logical criteria and thus corresponding levels in the placement Bill Glenny Wullur Developing an English performance test for incoming Indonesian students


Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal mortality and childhood morbidity and remains an unsolved clinical challenge despite advances in neonatal care. The preterm infant needs to be supported in an extracorporeal system physiologically analogous to the sterile fluid intrauterine environment. This would support ongoing growth and organ maturation with the potential to substantially improve survival and reduce morbidity. A physiologic system would require the ability to achieve gas exchange via the umbilical circulation, with the fetal heart acting as the pump that drives circuit flow. Previous efforts at developing such a system have borrowed from conventional extracorporeal membrane oxygenation technology, with the application of external pump-driven circuits to support fetal perfusion. These have demonstrated proof in principle of extracorporeal maintenance of fetal survival but have failed to achieve physiologic homeostasis or the long-term stability required for clinical application. Our laboratory has developed a system for extracorporeal support of the preterm infant, which we call EXtracorporeal Transitional Environment for Neonatal Development (EXTEND). Using this system, we have now achieved stable support of fetal lambs that are developmentally equivalent to the 22- to 24-week gestational age human infant for up to 4 weeks with stable hemodynamics, growth, and development. The achievement of long-term physiologic extracorporeal support of the extremely preterm infant has the potential to fundamentally change the management and clinical outcomes of this population.


Post-Bit is a small e-paper device modeled after paper Post-Its®1. We explored and designed interfaces to handle multi-media contents with paper-like manipulations using this e-paper device. The functions of each Post-Bit combined the affordance of physical tiny sticky memos and digital handling of information. At this stage of the design, we have prototyped two features of the interface: connecting computer-based workspaces and physical workspaces (using a function called Drop-Beyond-Drag), and tangible and tactile operation of multi-media contents. In this paper, we present the integrated design and functionality of the Post-Bit system's main components as shown in the video scenario.


P300 has been demonstrated abnormal for a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, and heritability has been proposed. We analyzed the event-related potentials for three DRD2 genotype groups in 134 normal young females. The results demonstrate that there is no association for DRD2 genotype and P300 components. Our negative findings in normal subjects suggest association demonstrated for P300 latency and the DRD2 allele may be disease dependent.


5r525252522 might surprise Dr. Ewing to find that his work, so fundamental to pathology, has led to extensive investigaS It tion in the field of psychiatry. Yet this development has had its inexorable logic. His studies of cancer and its , natural history have led to the extension of the surgical and radiotherapeutic approaches to cancer with their consequent serious alterations of body form and function. Since human beings are the subjects of these procedures, they will react, and it is these reactions which are the subject matter of our studies in postoperative cancer patients. The cancer patient must be seen as a person under a special and severe form of stress. That stress is the threat of disabling illness or of death, or mutilation or loss by surgery of an important body part. Such stress may threaten or disrupt important patterns of adaptation which the patient has evolved. A pattern of adaptation may be defined as a system of beliefs and behavior designed in order to bring the individual's physical and emotional needs into harmony with the demands of the environment. These patterns, which include character defenses as wvell as the more positive striving for fulfillment of personal needs, are evolved early in the individual's life in response to parental demands. Whenever a pattern of adaptation is threatened or disrupted, a considerable amount of anxiety is generated, as the individual may believe himself unable to meet environmental demands or fulfill his own emotional needs. He loses self-esteem and believes himself vulnerable to loss of esteem from others or to explicit condemnation or isolation. Body organs play significant roles in these basic patterns of adaptation. Conflicts with parents may have centered around the use of an organ. It can also be secondarily involved in the solution of other con-


Method for programming a machine code to a remote unit with a local computer. A base station transmits a machine code to a local computer by means of wireless transmission, wherein the machine code is stored in a paging area of a flash memory. Once a complete copy of Mascchinencodes on the local computer is detected, the integrity of the machine code is checked and if it is properly assigned a new boot address the local computer. At this time, the local computer is restarted so that when the computer restarts, the change machine code is used and thus the computer software is effectively updated.


The condensation of ethyl 2-(2-oxo-3-indolinylidene)-2-hydroxyacetate (III) with propionic anhydride in the presence of pyridine results in the production of an insoluble red-brown pigment which has been characterised as 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-di-(2-oxo-N-propionyl-3-indolinylidene)-2,5-dihydrofuran (V). A possible mode of formation of the pigment is discussed.


Encompassing the 27 EU member states, and 16 partner countries, the Union for Mediterranean aims to promote stability and prosperity throughout the region. The Chairman of the EPP Group of the European Parliament, Joseph Daul, writes that in the wake of the Arab Spring, the European Parliament must lead the way in encouraging democracy and partnership between the EU and the Mediterranean.


A software organization of a new circuit simulator, SAMOC (Switchedcapacitor Analysis of MOs Circuit) is presented in this paper. SAMOC employs extremely simplified, piecewise linear, resistive models to represent the semiconductor devices such as MOS transistors and ideal diodes in the simulated circuits. SAMOC also supports ideal switches and ideal capacitors for analyzing switched-capacitor networks, which are a weak point in a SPICE simulation. In order to improve the circuit simulation efficiency, circuit partitioning via circuit block extraction is employed by SAMOC. While reading specified devices a posterior-prior relationship is established between each two blocks. SAMOC then creates a block directed graph called signal-block diagram, which can set circuit blocks order for analysis. The DC analysis is accomplished by analyzing all circuit blocks in the order set by the signal-block diagram. An event driven, dynamic simulation, induced by changing the inputs or the internal signals, is performed on the blocks in the path of the signal propagation.


The slaughter of the child Dionysus is an exemplary tale, whose persistence throughout multiple retellings may lead one to won der whether . . . in the final analysis it does not appeal to some inclination within ourselves.


In order to analyze coupling stress of asphalt pavement on lean concrete base under different road structure and material parameters,a 3D finite element method was used to analyze the effects of the thickness and modulus of asphalt pavement,the thickness and modulus of lean concrete base and the width of contraction joint on the coupling stress of asphalt pavement.The results show that: the thickness of asphalt pavement and the width of contraction joint have great effect on coupling stress,but the thickness and modulus of base have little effect on coupling stress.It is effective to avoid reflection crack to increase thickness of asphalt pavement properly,but it is little effective to change the modulus and thickness of base;the width of contraction joint has great effect on the reflection crack.


An international conference 'An Ethical Framework for a Sustainable World', was held in Ahmedabad, India, 1–3 November 2010 as the culmination of events marking the 10-year anniversary of the completion of the Earth Charter document and the launch of a social movement to transition to a more sustainable way of life based on ethical principles enshrined in the document. The conference, hosted by the Center for Environment Education (CEE), brought together more than 500 participants from around the world. Steven Rockefeller, who chaired the drafting committee of The Earth Charter, offered a keynote address on the fi rst day. Former Prime Minister of The Netherlands and Earth Charter Commissioner, Ruud Lubers, spoke at the opening and closing sessions. Ashok Khosla, President of IUCN Council and Julia Marton-Léfèvre, IUCN Director General, participated through an interactive video conference from Switzerland. A publication, Earth Charter and Gandhi—Towards a Sustainable World, was released at the conference. Two major themes emerged during the Earth Charter +10 conference. The fi rst was the importance of an ethical and spiritual pillar for sustainable development. This theme was expressed well in Steven Rockefeller's keynote speech:


Objective: To study the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale revised(ALSFRS-R) and its progression rate of ALSFRS-R correlation with survival time.Methods:Application of 2000 word Union of Neurology El Escorial diagnostic criteria retrospectively analyzed 64 case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis clinical date,be ALSFRS-R score and the progress rate(⊿FS)and Kaplan-Meier analysis was used from onset to tracheostomy or death,the median group and Log-rank analysis was used to estimate the difference between two groups.Application of Cox proportional hazards model,adjust the parameters of multi-factor analysis: sex,age,onset duration,forced vital capacity(FVC).Results:Total 64 ALS patient were followed,8 lost,56 with incision of tracheal or death,M∶F=2.7∶1,the average survival time of 3.5 years.Log-rank analysis of two groups was statistically significant.Application of Cox proportional hazards model ALSFRS-R(HR:0.87,95%CI:0.82-0.93,P 0.01),⊿FS(HR:5.52,95%CI:3.13-9.71,P 0.01).Conclusion:ALSFRS-R and ⊿FS predicting the prognosis of patients.


We developed a new LGA model which has the applicability for simulation of immiscible two phases with wide difference in density. We introduced long-range interparticle forces into the Rothman and Keller's ILG model to represent density difference between phases. We attempted some simulations of phase separation using our new model. Two-phase interfaces are stably made with density distribution coinciding with particle color distribution. Furthermore, the two-phase interface is clearer than that obtained by the Appert and Zaleski's LG model.


An oceanic LNG regasification system and a method for operating the same are provided to supply natural gas of gas state to the ground after regasifying the LNG gas on an oceanic floating structure. An oceanic LNG regasification system is installed on an oceanic floating structure and supplies the natural gas which is regasified to the ground. The system includes a carburetter(140), a pressure regulating valve(150), and a pressure controller(132). The carburetter regasifies the LNG gas to the natural gas of gas state. The pressure regulating valve is installed downstream of the carburetter. The pressure controller controls the pressure regulating valve on the basis of information on the operation pressure in the system. The pressure controller sets the pressure to a pressure above the operation pressure in the system. The system includes pressure sensors for detecting the pressure in a pipe and providing the pressure to the pressure controller.


The dietary importance of maize in Katumba ward was investigated through studying its importance as a source of food and nutrients using secondary data and face to face structured and semi-structured interviews. The interviews were administered to 260 randomly selected farm households using a structured questionnaire. The aim of the study was to provide empirical data that would show how maize contributes to household food security in Katumba ward. It was found that farm households in Katumba ward preferred maize meals. They started consuming maize while it was still green in the fields. They could obtain 66 69 % of the total energy and 83 90 % of the total protein required per day through maize meals consumption. It was also found that the portions of land that the farm households allocated to growing maize were bigger than the portions of land that they allocated to growing other food crops. Therefore, it was concluded that maize was a very important food crop in Katumba ward, and that it influenced the type of nutrition that farm households accessed. It was further concluded that the importance of maize in the ward necessitates that the farm households be able to produce and maintain a high quality of the maize with respect to its nutritive value and the degree to which it is safe for consumption. This involves using efficient farming and storage technologies. Therefore, it was recommended that storage management in Katumba ward be given adequate attention in order to maximize the quality of stored maize for the enhancement of healthy diets and food security of the consumers.


(57) Abstract: monitoring the drug delivery to the patient, when the drug is non-delivery is improved occlusion detector in order to perform an early warning is provided to the drug infusion pump. Detector includes a force sensor, the patient reads the same pressure in late timepoints just before the pressure and subsequent doses Kuwawa was example the drug at the time of pump operation to administer a dose related for comparison and a control circuit. If the difference between pressure readings is less than a predetermined value, occlusion of the drug delivery line is displayed, the alarm is activated.


Diversity in teams has been previously defined in terms of the nominal categories into which team members "fall". The core argument of this paper is that diversity is a subjective experience of social categories to which members "feel" they belong. These categories, or social identities, may become more or less salient in different contexts and at different times. We propose a model of diversity in teams that explains under what conditions these social identities become salient and how these social identities may influence appraisals of issues and events. These appraisals, in turn, can influence conflict and emotion. This dynamic view of diversity provides us with a better understanding of the "black box" -- the cognitive and affective processes that may help to explain behavior and subsequently team performance.


Density and ultrasonic speed data have been used to calculate a number of useful and important thermoacoustic and thermodynamic parameters such as thermal expansivities, α, isothermal compressibility, βT, internal pressure, Pint, specific heat ratio, Υ, surface tension, σ, Pseudo-Grüneisen parameter, Г, non-linearity parameter, B/A, by empirical relations at T= (303, 308, 313 and 318) K temperatures in the range concentration from 0.05 to 1 molar. Solvation number, Sn, has been computed to support the conformational change in geometry of aqueous methyl orange solution. The calculated values highly support the change in orientation and abnormal behavior of methyl orange solution at varying concentrations and quite satisfactory results are obtained.


This research purposed to find outthe increasement of students' achievement which taught by using guided inquiry-based model higher than conventional model, the increasement of students' science process skill which taught by using guided inquirybased model higher than conventional model, and the significant correlation between students' achievement with science process skill by implementing guided inquiry-based model. The population of this research is all students of natural science elevent grade SMA Negeri 1 Binjai in the year academic of 2017/2018. Analysis technique was done by using gain test, normality test, homogeneity test, right-sided t-test, and correlation test. As result: 1) the increasement of students' achievement which taught by using inquiry-based model is higher than the conventional model with t-table (1.666) > tstatistics (3.700) for cognitive domain, t-statistics (4.208) for affective domain, and tstatistics (4.798) for psychomotor domain, 2) the increasement of students' science process skill which taught by using guided inquiry-based model is higher than conventional model with t-statistics (4.376) > t-table (1.6663), 3) there is significant correlation between students' achievement with science process skill by implementing guided inquiry-based model with very high criterion respectively 0.900, 0.860, and 0.819 for cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain.


Purpose: The purpose of this work is to asses the role of Tomotherapy HiART System and to compare it with IMRT conventional Linac techniques used in Brescia and Florence for the treatment of mesothelioma. Materials and methods: Four cases of mesothelioma, with same constraints to PTVs and OARs, have been planned using IMRT techniques and Tomotherapy. The results are compared to assess different methods of planning and possible advantages of each one. Results: The preliminary experiences conducted at Brescia and Florence, with IMRT, seem to allow adequate PTVs coverage while sparing sensitive organs. From the DVH analysis, Tomotherapy seems to allow a better coverage and uniformity of dose to PTV and a similar saving for lung (mean dose < 8Gy) and cord, while the ipsilateral kidney (mean dose <20Gy vs 35Gy) and liver (mean dose <30Gy vs 35Gy) are more spared with Tomotherapy. Treatment setup verification, immobilization devices and technology limitations (max beam size) observable with IMRT techniques, maximum gantry rotation and QA of large volume treated are currently under discussion. Conclusions: Both techniques are adequate for the treatment of mesothelioma, but Tomotherapy seems to offer some clinical and physical advantages. Particularly, treatment time, better coverage and dose uniformity to PTV, better savings of some critical organs by Tomotherapy suggest further studies and discussion.


This paper approaches the Communities of practice as a Knowledge Management strategy in the social context of learning and sharing knowledge in area of Information Science. The current pandemic conjecture highlights the emergent construction process of "new normal", where people are able to interact virtually and share successful practices in development of their activities. Aims to analyze the publications on virtual communities of practice in recent years in paper of Information Science. This is a bibliographic, descriptive and exploratory research, aiming


The ability of 1 inorganic ion to overcome the inhibitory or stimulatory effects of another, a phenomenon known as ion antagonism, has been observed in many biological systems (1). Though the initial observation of ion antagonism was reported in 1882 (2), few attempts to explain the mechanism of the phenomenon in precise terms have been made. In,t,he course of studies on the mineral requirements of lactic acid bacteria, MacLeod and Snell observed examples of ion antagonism which could be explained best by assuming a competition between the antagonistic ions for an enzyme surface (3, 4). Choosing one of the organisms, Lactobacillus arabinosus, for further study, Tsuyuki and MacLeod found that many of the ion antagonisms influencing growth also affected glycolysis by resting cell suspensions of this organism (5). To determine whether the effects of the ions were exerted upon the enzymes involved in glycolysis or upon the membrane surrounding the cells, further experiments were conducted with cell-free extracts of L. arabinosus.


Glasshouses have a favourable climate for greenhouse red spider mite, which can rapidly proliferate. Up to 1959 its practical control has been by chemicals only. Bravenboer studied whether biological control was also possible. Chemical treatment acted as a density-independent factor and was unable to regulate the population. It must frequently be repeated and would certainly lead eventually to resistance of the mite, so causing a failure of chemical control in the future. The predators Stethorus punctillum and Typhlodromus longipilus could act as density-dependent factors and regulate the population of Tetranychus urticae. Although the conditions for biological control were favourable in greenhouses, the predators alone were seldom able to give economic control of T.urticae. A single application of a selective acaricide per year gave adequate control. The first chapters deal also with taxonomic problems over Tetranychus urticae, with the influence of temperature on the development of both T. urticae and its mentioned predators, their egg production, their diapause (not for Typhlodromus longipilus), the influence of the host plant on the reproduction of T. urticae and many observations on the behaviour of predators in the presence of their prey.


With the increase of access devices in the Internet of things, the Internet of things is facing the problem of resource allocation. Network slicing technology is a logical network partition scheme implemented to meet the different requirements of various applications, which can ensure resource isolation and service guarantee between slices where different services are located. In this paper, we propose a resource allocation strategy for IoT based on network slicing. First of all, we introduce the current research status, and then introduce our proposed architecture, and give a detailed explanation. Finally, the effectiveness of the architecture for resource allocation is verified by simulation experiments.


Proposed solution greatly decreases communication overhead by allowing more accurate datato be transmittedfor multiparty analysis, yet preserving the anonymity of the data making it more secure for persisting the data on cloud DB. In cloud computing maintaining the anonymity of data to be shared across multiple entities is crucial for privacy of users in various application domains patient medical records, electronic voting, e-mail, social networking, etc. Existing Anonymization techniques and new algorithms for assigning anonymous IDs are examined with respect to trade-off s between communication and computational requirements. The new algorithms can be built on top of a secure sum data mining operations using encryption for Privacy Preserving Data Sharing with Anonymous ID Assignment. An algorithm for distributed solution of certain polynomials over finite fields can enhance the scalability of the Anonymization technique. The algorithm for anonymous sharing of private data among parties is to be developed. This assignment of anonymous ids is done for users so that the identities received are unknown to the other members of the group such that it allows more complex data to be shared and has applications to other problems in privacy preserving data mining, collision avoidance in communications and distributed database access.


Literacy cannot be separated from language skills. The most basic language skills are the ability to compose meaningful utterances. For that purpose, a proper understanding of the sentence-forming elements and their functions is needed. Unfortunately, the definitions of the two sentence element functions, namely objects and complements, in KBBI still overlap. The overlapping definition can confuse language users. This paper aims to clarify the differences between object and complement and to correct the inaccuracies in the definition of these two words. Thus, the definition of each of the two functions becomes more appropriate and easily understood by Indonesian language learners. This research was conducted with a functionalism approach through the analysis of syntactic and semantic functions, by paying attention to lexicographic principles. The analysis was carried out on six naturally occurring sentences. The sentences are taken from the Indonesian web corpus. The results of the data analysis in this study indicate that objects and complements are indeed different. From these differences clear and non-overlapping boundaries are obtained.


A random check was made of 57 learner drivers who had performed driving tests on a driving simulator. It was empirically proven that the level of the psychological predisposition of drivers to behave in an indictable manner in traffic may be forecasted and determined on the basis of driving data assimilated in a standardised driving test relevant to relative significance. This proves that the simulated driving test is also suitable for making direct prognoses of this psychological predisposition. Together with the two driving variables known as "speed uniformity" and "kerb hitting" or "contact collision", the variable called "the intermittent error" proved to be the most significant factor in forecasting for approximately two thirds of all simulated tests. The possibility of further developing the simulated test into a diagnostic aid is regarded as viable. /TRRL/


AAO films were fabricated on two kinds of substrates such as and Al/Ni/Ti/Si. To obtain well-aligned AAO film, we optimized process condition for buffer layer, electrolyte and voltage. In the case of oxalic acid, the AAO film with pore size of approximately 45 nm was obtained at voltage of 40 V, temperature of , oxalic acid of 0.3 M and widening time of 60 min. Then the thickness of barrier is less than 600 nm. In the case of sulfuric acid, the AAO film has pore size of 40 nm and barrier thickness of 400 nm with optimum conditions such as voltage of 25 V, temperature of , sulfuric acid of 0.3 M and widening time of 60 min.


REUD'S WOLF h m REMAINS a favorite teaching case, and it is certainly the most detailed, documented, and exciting of his F case histories. The analysis, lasting more than four years1910 to 1914-was a long, detailed, in-depth study for that early period, when very short analyses were customary. The case history is an extraordinary clinical document, recording original discoveries and the solution of complicated enigmas of symptom and character, personality development, and regression. The many layers of meaning are presented vividly and with great clarity and cohesion. The rich data and pioneering formulations have fostered new insights and the appreciation of new problems. Never again was Freud to provide clinical material of such sweep and depth. He referred to the case in numerous other publications-in one of his last papers, "Analysis Terminable and Interminable" (1937), he critically commented on the Wolf Man's therapeutic result and the need for further periods of treatment. The case touches on a host of questions regarding psychoanalytic theory and technique (the termination of treatment, the limits of analyzability, the importance of the primal scene, the fundamental significance of the infantile neurosis for later adult disturbance, etc.). I t is also a.fascinating study of Freud at work with a most challenging patient, a patient from a different social, cultural, and language milieu. I t was a transcultural analysis with universal relevance. One has the impression in reading the Wolf Man that the analysis was more enriching for Freud than it was for his famous


An approach for quasi-continuous, geophysical time-lapse monitoring with sparse seismic data is proposed. This approach takes advantage of the small changes in the seismic property of a geological reservoir that are expected to occur in a small time interval. The goal of this approach is to obtain high temporal and spatial resolution in reconstructed, time-lapse geophysical images using comparable resources that would have provided high spatial but low temporal resolution images with conventional approaches. This is done by acquiring spatially sparse data at small time intervals. In this case, a spatially sparse dataset refers to that dataset which is a small fraction (as little as 5%) of what would be acquired to reconstruct a high spatial resolution tomographic image of the subsurface. The high spatial resolution obtained by the proposed approach occurs because unrecorded data are predicted from future and past data. With high temporal and spatial resolution, early detection of important reservoir changes is more likely to occur.


1874, a German graduate student working on his dissertation research began generating new substances through chemical reactions. This graduate student, Othmar Zeidler, reacted chloral hydrate with chlorobenzene in the presence of sulfur ic acid and created a compound he described as dichloro-diphenyltrichlorethane. Relieved that he had another novel compound to add to his list of creations, Zeidler wrote up the reaction and then turned to forming other chemicals. Zeidler never realized that he had discovered in the nineteenth century what would become the most controversial chemical of the twentieth century DDT. Zeidler also could not have imagined that as the twenty-first century arrived, there would be an escalating cry for DDT's return to favor in order to save millions of human lives. This article provides the past and current story of DDT from its tremendous international successes to its complete disrepute and, most recently, to the growing movement supporting the use of DDT in fighting rampant malaria. For decades after the discovery of DDT, its potential remained undiscovered. In the late 1930s, the Swiss chemical giant J.R. Geigy tasked a research chemist named Paul Muller with finding a way to protect wool fabric from destructive insects and moths. Reasoning that chlorinated compounds had a good chance of success, Muller experimented with several different compounds and eventually chose dichloro-diphenyl-trichlorethane for an experiment. He treated blue bottle flies contained within a glass box with DDT. The flies died. Muller thoroughly cleaned the box and added new flies. Those flies also died. Even after cleaning the box, enough DDT lingered to kill insects. In subsequent testing, Muller and J.R. Geigy discovered that DDT was extremely lethal to insects, possessed persistence, and yet had low toxicity to humans. In 1942, J.R. Geigy sent DDT to its offices in New York. A sample of the pesticide eventually was passed on to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which later sent it on to its entomology research station in Orlando, Florida. The Army had charged the Orlando laboratory with developing new pesticides to protect its military troops against insect-borne diseases. Malaria and typhus were debilitating and killing thousands of soldiers, civilians, and prisoners,


Tree structured models have been widely used for determining the pose of a human body, from either 2D or 3D data. While such models can effectively represent the kinematic constraints of the skeletal structure, they do not capture additional constraints such as coordination of the limbs. Tree structured models thus miss an important source of information about human body pose, as limb coordination is necessary for balance while standing, walking, or running, as well as being evident in other activities such as dancing and throwing. In this paper, we consider the use of undirected graphical models that augment a tree structure with latent variables in order to account for coordination between limbs. We refer to these as common-factor models, since they are constructed by using factor analysis to identify additional correlations in limb position that are not accounted for by the kinematic tree structure. These common-factor models have an underlying tree structure and thus a variant of the standard Viterbi algorithm for a tree can be applied for efficient estimation. We present some experimental results contrasting common-factor models with tree models, and quantify the improvement in pose estimation for 2D image data.


In this paper, focuses on the scenario that more clients would like to store their data in public cloud servers. New security problems have to be solved in order to help more clients process their data in public cloud servers by making use of multiple distinct clouds simultaneously. Two major concerns of Current cloud storage systems are the Data reliability & Storage costs.To enhance security process during file access, private keys are generated and transmitted in a cipher text format to the users using AES encryption algorithm. By using a proactive replica checking approach, which ensures reliability of the massive Cloud data with the minimum replication, which can also serve as a cost effectiveness benchmark for replication based approaches.


This paper examines the emergence of a distinct theoretical tradition in Industrial Relations, as represented by John T. Dunlop's theory of industrial relations systems. The author critically appraises the debate engendered by Dunlop's theory and argues that the theory's many 'rehabilitators' have failed to provide a cogent reformulation. The author concludes that Dunlop's 'industrial relations system' is of little theoretical utility. However, he also suggests that what he calls the 'forgotten theory' in Dunlop's Industrial Relations Systemns may well turn out to be of greater significance than that part of his thought which has received major attention.


This study aims to identify the level of students' algebraic reasoning in solving recursive relation problems using tower hanoi props in terms of learning styles. This research is a descriptive exploratory research with a qualitative approach. The instruments in this study consisted of learning style questionnaires, Mathematics Ability Tests, Problem Solving Tasks, and task-based interviews. The research begins with giving tests of mathematical ability and learning style agket to 8 semester VI students of the STKIP PGRI Sumenep mathematics education study program in Sumenep to obtain three subjects, each with visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles with equal mathematical abilities and of the same gender. After that, it was followed by giving problem solving tasks and taskbased interviews twice. Time triangulation is used to check the validity of the data. The data analysis technique consists of 5 stages, namely data categorization, data reduction, data presentation, data interpretation, and drawing conclusions. The results show that the visual subject is higher than level 2 but has not reached level 3, the auditory subject is at level 2, and the kinesthetic subject is at level 3. The three subjects have reached the stage of solving the problem, but the one who can solve the problem until they find the final solution is only the kinesthetic subject. The implication of research in learning is that teachers can more easily design learning according to their learning styles so that they can hone students' algebraic reasoning.


Protective insulating layers between a semiconductor and an electrocatalyst enable otherwise unstable semiconductors to be used in photocatalytic water splitting. It is generally argued that in these systems the metal electrocatalyst must have work function properties that set a high inherent barrier height between the semiconductor and electrocatalyst and that the insulating layer should be as thin as possible. In this study we show that, for systems which suffer from inherently low barrier heights, the photovoltage can be significantly improved by tuning the thickness of the insulating layer. We demonstrate this in a case study of a system consisting of n-type silicon, a hafnium oxide protective layer (thickness 0–3 nm), and a Ni electrocatalyst. By optimizing the protective layer thickness, we observe increased efficiencies for photocatalytic oxygen evolution with a thick Ni electrocatalyst supported on n-Si. Our findings open avenues for the use of inexpensive electrocatalysts with favorable electroca...


The utility model discloses a guide pole for a mould, which aims to provide a mould guide pole device with good guiding performance, small occupied space, simpler structure, easy manufacture, convenient replacement and long-time precision guarantee, and adopts the technical points that the guide pole is square. The utility model is suitable for a metal die-casting mould, a stamping mould or an injection mould.


Objective To study the effective treatment for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)complicated with bladder calculi.Methods 35 cases of BPH with bladder calculi were treated with PKRP and Switzerland's third-generation pneumatic/ultrasound.Results The success rate of the operation was 100%,stone clearance rate of 100%.Not occurred transurethral resection syndrome,bladder perforation.All patients were followed up for 3~12 months,no stone recurrence,no urethral stricture.Conclusions PKRP combined transurethral nephroscope pneumatic/ultrasound lithotripsy can be an ideal way for the treatment of BPH combined with bladder calculi.


Environment protection or restoration of the endangered or polluted plateau lakes in Yunnan, China, has brought intentions of mass activities that raise a great need for best management practices (BMPs). By relating algal bloom and nutrient status in the lakes plus cost -effective and sustainability analysis, it is recommended that phosphorous should be intentionally cut first to control algal bloom, pollutant source reduction should start from the source on water surface and ecological modules should be promoted to guarantee sustaina bility of environmental protection measures. Part of above strategy has been implemented and led positive results.


More efficient usage of limited energy resources on embedded platforms, found
 in various IoT applications, is identified as a universal challenge in
 designing such devices and systems. Although many power management
 techniques for control and optimization of device power consumption have
 been introduced at the hardware and software level, only few of them are
 addressing device operation at the application level. In this paper, a
 software engineering approach for managing the operation of IoT edge devices
 is presented. This approach involves a set of the application-level software
 parameters that affect consumption of the IoT device and its real-time
 behavior. To investigate and illustrate the impact of the introduced
 parameters on the device performance and its energy footprint, we utilize a
 custom-built simulation environment. The simulation results obtained from
 analyzing simplified data producer-consumer configuration of IoT edge tier,
 under push-based communication model, confirm that careful tuning of the
 identified set of parameters can lead to more energy efficient IoT
 end-device operation.


1.This study compared the catch rates of targeted dolphinfish or mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus), and sea turtles and other fish bycatch in a shallow-set Costa Rican longline fishery using 14/0 circle hooks with and without a 10° offset. The effect of hook offset on hooking location and injury in captured sea turtles, specifically if the hooking was external, in the mouth, or in the esophagus was also evaluated.
2.Results were compared from six trips totalling 33 876 hooks with squid (Dosidicus gigas) used as bait. In total, mahimahi catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE, expressed as number caught per 1000 hooks) was similar between hook types (CPUE∼52).
3.Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were caught on all 42 sets. In total, 640 olive ridley turtles were caught and released alive. There were no significant differences in the number of sea turtles caught between hooks with and without an offset (CPUE∼19) nor between hook type and anatomical hooking location, suggesting similar levels of injury for turtles caught on each hook type.
4.These data suggest that a 10° offset on 14/0 circle hooks does not confer any selective advantages over hooks with no offset with respect to capture rates of mahimahi, sea turtles, sharks, or pelagic stingrays in a shallow set pelagic longline fishery. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Practical knowledge is the knowledge base of normal university students' professional development and the key to students' job-hunting. Pre-service education must be taught through normal university students' interactions with primary and middle school teaching situations, through their professional interactions with frontline teachers to promote them to acquire practical knowledge. Therefore, Teacher Education College of Hechi University and its practical base in the primary school build up "U-S" community to explore the practical teaching reform under the double tutorial system. This paper is the diagnoses of the practical teaching reform and it shows that both frontline teachers and normal university students agree with the reform; the students' sense of identity to the teaching profession is up, and their teaching ability has been improved. Advices are given on practical teaching reform, so as to promote the cooperation between colleges and elementary schools, and provide reference for practice teaching reform.


One of the most popular and widen used fabrication processes for making thin ceramics is the tape casting technique, which is used to produce porous tapes for studying moisture content in gases. Pore size and distribution have been analyzed from an SEM picture by an image analyzer. These data were then compared with the uniaxially pressed disc-type sample and a sample prepared by porous, thick film paste. Compared to the other techniques Used, pore size distribution could be much more accurately controlled using tape casting. This distribution, in turn, has a large controlling affect on the range and sensitivity of the measurement of gas moisture.


We present a novel approach for computing a shortest path in a mixed fuzzy network, network having various fuzzy arc lengths. First, we develop a new technique for the addition of various fuzzy numbers in a path using -cuts. Then, we present a dynamic programming method for finding a shortest path in the network. For this, we apply a recently proposed distance function for comparison of fuzzy numbers. Four examples are worked out to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach as compared to two other methods in the literature as well as demonstrate the novel feature offered by our algorithm to find a fuzzy shortest path in mixed fuzzy networks with various settings for the fuzzy arc lengths.


Industrial enterprises, the results of which are occupied a leading position in creating the macroeconomic indicators of state national economy, have losses in connection with the change of external and internal situation. Therefore, special attention should be given at present functioning of the main directions of their activity and safety of each direction.During the study of theoretical issues of formation of security systems of industrial enterprise development the main components are determined: the concept of "enterprise development" and "safety of the enterprise activities".It is proved that industrial enterprises that currently are in crisis situations and all their activities that intent to unstable actions should be considered as a socio-ecological-economic system, which requires "shock therapy".In the study it is indicated that effective action for meeting the crisis is the introduction of innovative transformations in each direction of the industrial enterprise ranging from enterprise management system, and ending with environmental activity. It is proved that innovative transformations are happen in conditions of external funding through the involvement of interested investors in the enterprise development. Therefore, the main emphasis of research and the central part of the security of commercial enterprise is proposed a definition of innovative investment component of safety of the enterprise development.


At least one expired decryption key (Sn) for decrypting encrypted data is collected asymmetrically in a terminal (T) after generation of a cryptographic key pair encryption / decryption key stored in a cryptographic medium, such as a card chip (CP). The expired decryption key is stored in a database (BL) accessible to a user of the terminal, said key being previously encrypted according to the new encryption key generated. In the terminal connected to the cryptographic medium, the encrypted expired encryption key is decrypted based on the decryption key stored in the cryptographic medium to decrypt the encrypted data depending on the expired decryption key thus decrypted.


Recently, Kim et al. and Chen et al. have independently demonstrated that the thermal stability of delithiated LixMnPO4 cathode could present a significant safety limitation to its use in large scale battery applications. Both found that the onset temperature of heat evolution in delithiated LixMnPO4 to be in the range of 150-200C, and the total heat evolved to be comparable to that provided by charged LiCoO2 electrodes. Bramnik et al. has also earlier shown that delithiated LiCoPO4 is extremely unstable, decomposing in an inert atmosphere at temperatures below 200°C. This is in stark contrast to delithiated LixFePO4, which is known to be stable for temperatures up to 500C.


Concerns for energy security are fanning the flames of debate for nuclear energy in Australia. With the finite nature of conventional resources, such as coal, oil and natural gas, and their detrimental impact on the environment, there is an increasingly urgent need for other power sources that are cleaner and more efficient. Renewable energy has gained much attention in this area and has the potential to contribute considerably to the generation of electricity. However, renewables are predominantly unsuited for 'baseload' power and are still under development. Highlighting the pros and cons of nuclear energy, the 2006 'Switkowski Report' concluded that nuclear power can make a valuable contribution to the future energy mix in Australia because it is a 'mature, safe and clean means of generating baseload electricity'.


Cryopreserved umbilical cord blood (CB) is increasingly used as a cell source to reconstitute marrow in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Delays in cryopreservation may adversely affect cell viability, thereby reducing their potential for engraftment after transplantation.


Magnesium alloys are widely applied in aircraft and automotive industry, due to their low density and high specific strength. Welding methods can be used to join Mg alloy elements and to repair or regenerate defective or worn-out castings. Therefore the influence of weld joint's microstructure on mechanical properties needs to be studied. In present paper high temperature mechanical properties of AZ91 Mg alloy weld joint was investigated. Tensile tests were conducted in temperature range between 20 and 200°C. Ultimate tensile strength decreased as the temperature increased from 50°C. At temperature up to 150°C rapture occurred in the base metal, at 200°C rupture location switched to the weld fusion zone. Based on metallographic and fractographic observation, the fracture mechanism was described. Macro crack formed from the merger of micro cracks occurring at massive β phase precipitates.


Abstract This paper presents a Petri net-based method for deadlock control in flexible assembly systems (FAS). Instead of a process-oriented modeling method, a resource-oriented Petri net modeling method is used. A new control policy is thus formulated and proved to outperform the existing one in the literature. The deadlock problem in FAS is often more difficult since deadlock can arise from improper base component flow and part flow, as well as ill-synchronized assembly operations.


Contrary to the early skepticism , the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) has not only survived; in some ways it has actually nourished. KEDO and the DPRK (North Korea) have been able to forge a solid working relationship , which has been reflected in numerous agreements that interpret and implement the original commitments set forth in the 1994 Agreed Framework. More important is what KEDO has prevented including the halting of its reprocessing of fissile material for atomic bombs. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been allowed continuous access to monitor this "freeze." To


The target tracking algorithm of mobile wireless sensor networks involves target motion trend prediction and subsequent node guidance. This study aims to solve the problems of global consistency of node information and significant errors in forecasting fast-moving targets' trajectories through traditional distributed tracking methods in sensor networks. Initially, the average consistency algorithm is used to average the local measurements of each node to achieve global consistency. Then, semantic moving computing of the Internet of Things calculates and analyzes the node movement to support the subsequent movement guidance of nodes and target movement prediction. Finally, the simulation experiment is carried out to evaluate the commonly used target trajectory prediction model. The simulation results show that the node movement algorithm by average consistency can effectively improve the positioning accuracy of the network for moving targets. Besides, the positioning error decreases with the increase of the sensing radius R, the number of moving nodes nm, and the total number of nodes ns deployed in a particular range in a two-dimensional (2D) space. The positioning error after node movement in 2D space is about 20%-30%R lower than that in a static state. After node movement in a three-dimensional (3D) space, the positioning error is about 40%-50%R lower than in a dormant state. When the target moves at a speed greater than 7m/s, the consistency-based moving computing algorithm's target loss rate and tracking errors are about 0~10% and 1.5%~2% lower than the target tracking algorithm via Kalman Filter. Therefore, the algorithm reported here can precisely track the high-speed moving target. The existing research on point target tracking has problems of insufficient accuracy and robustness. The algorithm proposed here has stronger robustness, reduced data error in multi-node, and more flexible node movements, providing a reference for the subsequent research on distributed point target tracking.


Agreement on state credit for the supply of goods from China to Estonia. Signed at Beijing on 12 May 1992


The present invention relates to a control apparatus and control method thereof. The display control apparatus for displaying a plurality of options as icons on a selection screen displayed on the display device, and in the case of selecting one of the plurality of options wherein the display control unit controls to switch the display to the selected It corresponds to the option screen, and the display form is changed according to the processing result of the variable icon is displayed on the screen. The user accepts a predetermined operation control of the display control device in response to the selected option displays a screen corresponding to the transition is displayed, so that the variable display form change icon on the screen to select and the selected option corresponding to the display form and display the selection screen after the change.


Distinguishing Carbonate Reservoir Pore Facies with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance as an Aid to Identify Candidates for Acid Stimulation. (August 2006) Coralie Genty, M.Eng., Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie, Nancy (France) Chair of Advisory Committee : Dr. Wayne M. Ahr The determination of reservoir quality and its spatial distribution is a key objective in reservoir characterization. This is especially challenging for carbonates because, due to the effects of diagenesis, quality rarely follows depositional patterns. This study integrates data from thin sections and core analyses with measurements of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) T2 relaxation times. It exposes a novel approach to the use of NMR by applying geological and statistical analysis to define relationships between pore characteristics and the T2 data, from which a method to identify pore origin from NMR only is developed. One hundred and three samples taken from eleven wells located in fields of the Middle East, Alabama and Texas were used in the study. Modeling of the T2 spectra, as the sum of three normal components, resulted in the definition of 9 parameters representing the average, the variability and the percentage of total porosity of the specific pore sizes present in the sample. Each specific pore size corresponds to one of the following genetic pore types: intergranular, matrix, dissolution-enhanced, intercrystalline, vuggy and cement-reduced. Among the 9 parameters, two variables were identified as having the highest degree of geological significance that could be used to discriminate between pore categories: max which represents the largest average pore size of all pore types identified in the sample, and main which represents the size variability of the most abundant pore type. Based on the joint distribution of max and main computed for each pore category, the probability that an unclassified sample belongs to each of the pore categories, is calculated and the sample is assigned to the category with the highest probability.


Antimicrobial use density (AUD) and days of therapy (DOT) are widely used to evaluate antimicrobial consumption, with surveillance of antimicrobial use being important for predicting the emergence and spread of drug-resistant bacteria. The proportion receiving antimicrobial therapy (n/1,000 admissions) and the AUD/DOT ratio as the assumed average daily dose may be useful additional indicators; however, the correlation between these measurements and antimicrobial resistance remains unclear. While we found that, in univariate analysis, the total AUD/DOT ratios of IPM/CS, panipenem/betamipron (PAPM/BP) and biapenem (BIPM) group, MEPM and doripenem (DRPM) group, and the total proportion receiving antimicrobial therapy with IPM/CS, PAPM/BP and BIPM group were significantly correlated with carbapenem resistance, the aim of this study was to evaluate carbapenem use and daily dose trends for relationships with imipenem/cilastatin (IPM/CS) or meropenem (MEPM) resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at our hospital between January 2009 and December 2017. Based on multiple regression analysis, the total AUD/DOT ratio of MEPM and DRPM group was the only significant indicator for resistance rates of IPM/CS (β = -0.818, P = 0.007) and MEPM (β = -0.796, P = 0.010). Furthermore, according to the sigmoid dose-response model analysis, the total AUD/DOT ratio of MEPM and DRPM group equivalent to one tenth of maximum resistance rate was 0.938, suggesting that the AUD/DOT ratio of carbapenem antibiotics is not only an indicator of daily dose, but also of Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance.


Objective To investigate the quality of life for cataract and glycuresis patients treated by phacoemusification and the opportunity of cataract operation.Methods The quality of life were measured before and after the cataract surgery by the SQOL of visual impairment for 100 cataract and glycuresis patients in our hospital during the year of 2008 and 2010.Results Scores of the quality of life improved significantly after the surgery for the patients without diabetic retinopathy and the improvement of SQOL impaired after the surgery for the patients with diabetic retinopathy.Conclusion Phacoemulsificaion could improve the quality of the cataract and glycuresis patients life and it was important for the patients with diabetic retinopathy if the surgery made as soon as possible.


PAS domains sense oxygen, redox potential and light, and are implicated in behaviour, circadian rhythmicity, development and metabolic regulation. Although PAS domains are widespread in archaea, bacteria and eukaryota, the mechanism of signal transduction has been elucidated only for the bacterial photo sensor PYP and oxygen sensor FixL. We investigated the signalling mechanism in the PAS domain of Aer, the redox potential sensor and aerotaxis transducer in Escherichia coli. Forty‐two residues in Aer were substituted using cysteine‐replacement mutagenesis. Eight mutations resulted in a null phenotype for aerotaxis, the behavioural response to oxygen. Four of them also led to the loss of the non‐covalently bound FAD cofactor. Three mutant Aer proteins, N34C, F66C and N85C, transmitted a constant signal‐on bias. One mutation, Y111C, inverted signalling by the transducer so that positive stimuli produced negative signals and vice versa. Residues critical for signalling were mapped onto a three‐dimensional model of the Aer PAS domain, and an FAD‐binding site and 'active site' for signal transduction are proposed.


This article outlines the argument that the legitimacy of the law of the Constitution of Canada requires the consent of the Aboriginal or indigenous1 peoples and that Canada has a positive duty to negotiate constitutional agreements with indigenous peoples in certain circumstances. The argument draws upon fundamental unwritten principles of the Constitution that have been elaborated by the courts and also upon express constitutional provisions. It also draws upon precepts from international law.


A method for leaching mixed cathode and anode materials from waste nickel-cadmium batteries, which is introduced by the invention, comprises the following steps: placing the mixed cathode and anode materials separated from the waste nickel-cadmium batteries into a container which is resistant to pressure and sulfuric acid and nitric acid corrosion, sealing the container, pumping the sulfuric acid and nitric acid into the container and filling industrial pure oxygen to leach the mixed cathode and anode materials from the waste nickel-cadmium batteries. The leaching temperature is 20-100 DEG C; the leaching pressure is 0.05-0.5MPa; the initial concentration of the sulfuric acid for leaching is 1-5mol/L and that of the nitric acid is 5-20g/L; the leaching time is 1-5h; stirring is carried out at a speed of 30-100r/min in the process of leaching. The addition of the sulfuric acid is 101-200% of the theoretical consumption of the sulfuric acid leaching all the metals in the mixed cathode and anode materials added into the reaction container.


Faba bean gall disease is a newly emerging and devastating disease of faba bean that threaten its production and productivity in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was conducted with the objective to evaluate the reactions of faba bean varieties against faba bean gall disease. A field experiment was conducted at Basona Werana and Ankober Districts, in 2014. Sixteen faba bean varieties along with local check were tested in RCBD design with three replications. Faba bean varieties varied significantly (p<0.05) for both disease and yield parameters. The lowest disease severity, AUDPC and infection rates were recorded from variety Gachena (Lay Gorebela) and Gora and Gachena (Mush). Moreover, the highest (2737 and 3374%-days) AUDPC values were recorded from the variety local and Selale at Mush and Lay Gorebela. The highest yield was obtained from varieties Gora, Gebelcho, Degaga, Gachena and Walki (Mush) and from varieties Gora and Gachena (Lay Gorebela). Also, yield of faba bean correlated negatively and significantly with AUDPC and final severity at both locations, whereas, AUDPC and severity associated positively and significantly from each other. From this study it can be concluded that relatively resistant and high yielder varieties can be used in combination with other control measures. Therefore, in the future, researches on integration of resistance and high yielder varieties with other management options should be conducted. Contribution/Originality: This study is one of the very few studies in Ethiopia which have investigated the response of Faba bean varieties for the newely emerged gall disease. The study assessed seventeen varieties by scientifically comparing them with very important agronomic and disease resistance related attribute and come up with valid conclusion.


Hadroproduction of weak-boson pairs {ital W}{sup {plus minus}}{ital Z} and {ital W}{sup +}{ital W}{sup {minus}} is studied quantitatively at Fermilab Tevatron energies. Although the cross sections are expected to be small in the standard model, they grow substantially with nonstandard {ital WWZ} and {ital WW}{gamma} couplings even after careful consideration of unitarity constraints. With 4.7 pb{sup {minus}1} of data at hand, the Collider Detector at Fermilab Collaboration may already be sensitive to nonstandard {ital WWZ} couplings if {vert bar}{kappa}{sub {ital Z}}{minus}1{vert bar}{gt}1.3 or {vert bar}{lambda}{sub {ital Z}}{vert bar}{gt}1.0 (90% C.L.) from {ital Z} ({r arrow}{ital l}{sup +}{ital l}{sup {minus}}) plus dijet and ({r arrow}l{nu}) plus dijet event rates or from leptonic decays of both weak bosons. With 100 pb{sup {minus}1} of data, purely leptonic modes can be used to extend the sensitivity to {vert bar}{lambda}{sub {ital Z}}{vert bar}{gt}0.4 (90% C.L.), which is comparable and complementary to the {ital e}{sup +}{ital e}{sup {minus}}{r arrow}{ital W}{sup +}{ital W}{sup {minus}} experiments at the CERN collider LEP II.


In the present work, we have computed the shape factors and electron spectra for the secondforbidden nonunique β-decay transitions of Sc, and Fe in the framework of the nuclear shell model. We have performed the shell-model calculations of all the involved wave functions in the β-decay rate by using the KB3G and GXPF1A interactions in the full fp model space. When compared with the available data, these effective interactions predict the low-energy spectra and electromagnetic properties of the involved nuclei quite successfully. This success paves the way for a reliable computation of the β-decay properties, and comparison with data. We use the spectrumshape method (SSM), including the next-to-leading-order corrections in the shape factor, in order to compute the electron spectral shapes as functions of the weak axial coupling constant gA. We have also constrained the value of the relativistic vector matrix element, V M (0) KK−11, using the conserved vector-current hypothesis (CVC) and found that this procedure influences the electron spectral shapes. Based on the "CVC-inspired" SSM calculations we find that the spectral shapes of Fe depend strongly on the value of gA, thus making these nuclei as perfect test cases of the revised SSM for future β-decay experiments that are able to resolve electron spectral shapes.


The presence of acoustics in combustion chambers is a major but unavoidable irritant. A positive coupling between the acoustics field and the heat release source leads to thermoacoustic instability, manifested with severe pressure oscillations. An effort has been made to suppress the limit cycle oscillations using an adaptive feedback linearisation scheme. However, the problem is made difficult by the fact that the control effort required is normally not available due to actuator saturation limits. In this paper, a technique known as control hedging is used to combat the effect of input saturation on the system dynamics. Also, an observer has been used to estimate the unmeasured states and a band-limited differentiator is used to estimate the acoustic velocity. Simulation results have been obtained to observe the effect of variation in the parameters of higher modes of the instability model, and unmodeled dynamics.


391 Now when n = 2, (1) becomes a+ft > lab, which is true if a and 6 are unequal. Hence, by induction (1) is true for all possible values of n. If the numbers a, b ... are all equal, the symbol > must be replaced by = throughout, and it is plain from the nature of the proof that if even one pair of the numbers are unequal, the inequation (1) holds good. A similar method of proof can be applied to the theorem that the arithmetic mean is greater than the harmonic mean, and to other theorems on symmetrical functions of n letters. R. F. MUIKHBAD. 774. [K. l. c ] On Note 640, xi. p. 171. AK, AL trisect /_ A,\ BL, BH " /_B,l Show that HKL is equilateral. CH, CK " Z C.\ A A + B O LALB = 180° -^p? =120°+% (i) 6 6 Also sin C = 3 sin ^ 4 sin -̂ = 4 sin ̂ (sin 60°s i n 2 | )


Social networking is a very popular communication tool where opinions are shared by millions of users thereby generating tremendous data every day. Adjectives in this data represent emotions such as good, amazing etc. for positive nature and poor, bad, inferior for negative nature. Also emoticons such as  for happy feeling and  for sad feeling etc are used which are necessary to be treated along with adjectives to know blogger"s expression. Opinion mining is generally performed by matching words to a dictionary or a corpus that contains static set of words. However if the user uses new words which are not present in the existing dictionary, those words may be neglected. To overcome this shortcoming, this paper proposes a novel algorithm concerned with auto addition of new words at runtime thus making the dictionary dynamic. The algorithm not only gives ratings for adjectives but also for emoticons. The polarity of these newly added words will be defined by considering the polarity of its neighboring words. The analysis shows that novel algorithm gives more accurate ratings than the previous findings. These accurate ratings can help users to choose the products wisely before buying thereby benefiting the vendor as well as users.


Function-Based design supporting module integrated management system establishes a database on the torque converter performance and design knowledge in the conceptual design phase and searches the database - centered target value. In addition the system proceeds the parametric design supporting and shape-optimum design in the specific phase. By uploading the results carried out at performance tests and the CAE step in the database. The system allows the development assistance followed after development of the torque converter.


Since small faults exhibit a very close magnitude to sensor noises, the probability of missing detection (PMD) in existing methods will increase sharply in the presence of small faults. To address such a problem, this paper proposes a novel fault detection method for small faults applied to redundant IMUs. First, this method introduces an adaptive low-pass filter (ALPF) into the general likelihood ratio test (GLRT) by filtering the parity residuals of the GLRT model, thereby reducing the disturbance of sensor noises on fault detection. Subsequently, since the introduction of ALPF leads to the changes of the parity residual statistics, the covariance of parity residual should be recalculated at the respective sample instant. Lastly, to theoretically prove the superiority of the proposed method for small faults, the minimum detection bias (MDB) is derived and calculated, thereby validating that the MDB of the proposed method is lower than that of the conventional GLRT method. As indicated from the simulation results, the PMD of the proposed method decreases significantly for small faults compared with the GLRT method and the Monte Carlo PMD of the proposed method is 0.1% under the fault with the magnitude of 1 sigma, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Industry digitization has changed the way we manage production processes or buy raw materials and even the way we communicate internally and externally with customers and suppliers. However, digitization has not yet successfully penetrated other phases of communication, such as connecting need and supply through digital platforms.


Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the practice of celebrity athletes' product endorsement in the context of social media, guided by meaning transfer model.

Design/methodology/approach

The study adopted a content analysis method based on data gathered from the official Twitter account of 17 of the highest-paid athletes over a period of five months.

Findings

Results outline the state, involvement level, roles, modes, preferred content types, discernible differences, shared features, and best practices employed in endorsement tweets. A framework of athletes' product endorsement on Twitter is presented.

Research limitations/implications

The study presented theoretical and practical implications, and limitations and impetus for future research.

Originality/value

The study investigated professional athletes' use of their own media channel for the purpose of endorsement, presented a framework that illustrates the practice of celebrity athletes' product endorsement on social media, and identified a best practice and an exemplary reference.


Abstract Slow strain rate tests have been performed on annealed type 316 (UNS S31600) stainless steel in 5 ppm chloride content water at temperatures from 100 to 300°C under various applied potenti...


We consider the Follmer-Schweizer-Barlow microeconomic model, characterize the no-arbitrage situation, analyse the spectrum of the underlying process, and provide a series expansion for the associated option prices.


The development of high performance metal matrix composites (MMCs) requires understanding the complex effects of heterogeneous microstructure on the mechanical properties and failure mechanisms. Experimental observations [1] indicated that fine reinforcement particles increased the composite strengthen and work hardening capacity. A number of dislocation models [1,2] have been proposed in a few decades to predict the particle size dependence. Recently, Gao et al. [3] proposed a mechanism-based theory of strain gradient plasticity (MSG) to illustrate the plastic strain and strain gradient which is dissimilar to the phenomenological strain gradient plasticity theories [4,5]. Gao and Huang [6] developed a Taylor-based nonlocal theory (TNT) of plasticity to account for the size dependence of plastic deformation on the strengthening of particle reinforced composites. Qu et al. [7] have extended the conventional theory of mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity (CMSG) established from the Taylor dislocation model to explain the effect of quench hardening and account for particle/matrix interface debonding via the cohesive zone model (CZM). The numerical results agree well with Lloyd's experimental data [1]. Nan and Clarke [8] extended the effective medium approach (EMA) to demonstrate the influence of particle size and size distribution as well as particle fracturing on the deformation behavior of MMCs. Tohgo et al. [9] extended the incremental damage model of the MMCs by introducing the particle size effects using Nan–Clarke's simple method. This paper presents the development of a 2D microstructure based finite element model to investigate the effect of particle size on the deformation behavior of the SiCp/Al composites. In the simulation, the two-dimensional randomly distributed multiparticles unit cell model is used. For modeling the matrix behavior of the composites, the Taylor-based nonlocal theory of plasticity is used. The model is enhanced by including contribution of interfacial decohesion and particle fracture damage mechanisms. The simulation provides the stress–strain field of composites during tensile deformation, and calculates the stress–strain curves of the composites with different particle size. 2. NUMERICAL METHODS


Children are at risk for febrile seizures after measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination, but the variables associated with such risk have not been


This is the second paper in the series devoted to the study of the dimer model on t-embeddings of planar bipartite graphs. We introduce the notion of perfect t-embeddings and assume that the graphs of the associated origami maps converge to a Lorentz-minimal surface Sξ as δ → 0. In this setup we prove (under very mild technical assumptions) that the gradients of the height correlation functions converge to those of the Gaussian Free Field defined in the intrinsic metric of the surface Sξ. We also formulate several open questions motivated by our work.


Improvement of dispersion of the Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles in the poly(4-vinyl phenol) (PVP) matrix by coupling agent treatment resulted in a reduction of the leakage current density of the nanocomposite gate dielectric in organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) devices, which, in turn, improved the device performance compared to that of the device with the pure PVP gate dielectric. Under repetitive cyclic bending, the leakage current density of the nanocomposite layer was not changed, while that of the PVP layer was increased significantly. The nanocomposite gate dielectric layer provided the flexible OTFT device with improved mechanical and electrical stabilities.


Large-eddy simulation/Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (LES/RANS) hybrid methodology is applied to a high-Reynolds-number supersonic axisymmetric base flow. Accurate predictions of the base flowfield and base pressure are successfully achieved by using the LES/RANS hybrid methodology with less computational cost than that of pure LES and monotone integrated large-eddy simulation (MILES) approaches. Both the efficiency and reliability of the present LES/RANS hybrid methodology for the prediction of massively separated high-Reynolds-number flows are identified by comparison with the results obtained by LES, MILES, RANS, and the experiments in detail. The LES/RANS hybrid simulation accurately resolves the physics of unsteady turbulent motions, such as shear-layer rollup, large-eddy motions in the downstream region, small-eddy motions inside the recirculating region, and formation of large mushroom-shaped patterns in the end view


Marriage dispensation is the granting of permission to marry against deviations from the minimum age permitted in the marriage law. Marriage dispensation can be requested from the court with urgent reasons and must be married immediately. This urgent reason has caused debate, because based on the determination of the religious court as a whole it grants or gives dispensation approval to prospective brides who are pregnant or have committed acts prohibited by religious law and decency. While reasons other than that can be rejected by the judge. The purpose of this research is to analyze and find the reconstruction of the regulation of marriage dispensation in the perspective of human rights based on the value of justice. This study uses the Postpositivism paradigm, with an empirical juridical approach that uses primary data. Methods of data collection using interviews, observation, and field systems. The legal theory used in this dissertation is the theory of justice as the Grand Theory, the middle theory of the legal system theory and the Applaid theory of the theory of benefit. The results of this dissertation research found that the regulation of marriage dispensation in the perspective of human rights has not had the value of justice, namely the current marriage dispensation system based on Law Number 16 of 2019 has not fulfilled a sense of justice related to equal rights before the law and Article 28 B of the Law -The 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, it can be seen that dispensation is only given to prospective brides who are pregnant. The current weaknesses in the regulation of the dispensation of marriage in the perspective of human rights are weaknesses in legal substance, legal structure and legal culture. The weakness of the marriage dispensation system is that it does not provide a clear understanding of the urgent reasons, causing debate regarding the urgent reasons and giving rise to the interpretation that the urgent reason is that the candidate is pregnant and results in differences of opinion from the judges. Reconstruction of the regulation on the dispensation of marriage in the perspective of human rights based on the value of justice, namely by reconstructing the provisions in Article 7 paragraph (2) of Law Number 16 of 2019, namely that it is necessary to change the sentence or phrase "reasons are very urgent" and amended with the phrase "which based on the interests of the candidate.


Ancient Greek philosophy is not only characterized by its discourses, theories, arguments and logic, but also by the way of life to pursue wisdom. Philosophy as a way of life is different from discourses about philosophy. Ancient philosophy can not be separated from philosophers' life. Philosophers are never satisfied with secular life and always try to make their life worthwhile, that is, for a life with high wisdom. The practice of ancient philosophers contains wisdom of life, for them knowledge is in unity with practice. There is no corresponding word for"philosophy" in ancient Chinese, but no lack of philosophy for a life with high wisdom in ancient China. Confucius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Wang Yangming, for example, are all distinguished philosophers who do their philosophy in their lives. But modern academic philosophy has become only discourses, arguments and logical analyses, and it does not pursue wisdom for life any longer. It is the degeneration and tragedy of philosophy. Philosophy should come back to the world of life and pursue wisdom for life again. Only in that way, philosophy can really make great contribution to human civilization.


Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) is a syndrome defined by clubbing of the fingers and toes, arthritis and periostitis [1]. It was first described by Bamberger in 1889 and Pierre Maire in 1890 although clubbing, was recognized by Hippocrates 2500 years ago [2,3]. It is also known as Marie-Bambeger Disease. It has long been associated with Pulmonary Malignancies such as Non-Small-CellLung Cancer and mesothelioma as well as supporative lung disease and cyanotic congenital heart disease amongst other causes [4]. It is not commonly associated with sarcomas, either primary or metastatic. Here we present two cases of thoracic sarcomas that presented with HPOA and or clubbing. We provide a review of the literature with regard to Sarcoma and HPOA as well as a discussion of the underlying pathophysiology.


Abstract We develop a unified theory and methodology for the inference of evolutionary Fourier power spectra for a general class of locally stationary and possibly nonlinear processes. In particular, simultaneous confidence regions (SCR) with asymptotically correct coverage rates are constructed for the evolutionary spectral densities on a nearly optimally dense grid of the joint time-frequency domain. A simulation based bootstrap method is proposed to implement the SCR. The SCR enables researchers and practitioners to visually evaluate the magnitude and pattern of the evolutionary power spectra with asymptotically accurate statistical guarantee. The SCR also serves as a unified tool for a wide range of statistical inference problems in time-frequency analysis ranging from tests for white noise, stationarity and time-frequency separability to the validation for non-stationary linear models.


Theoretical study aims to the way of obtain C4H6O+ fragments laser-induced by cyclicketone ion (C7H12O+) excited state, and gives out a result with proved and directed significance for the corresponding experiments. According to the analysis of C-C key vibration mode, mainly considering the C-H bond cleavage, H atom migration formed fragments, We can get the possible ways of C4H6O+ fragments are: 1C-7C, 4C-5C broken, formed C4H6O+ fragments, 2C-3C, 6C-5C broken, formed C4H6O+ fragments.


The nature of the effect of learning environments' language setting on second language receptive vocabulary acquisition in both adolescent receptive vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension performance was explored in a continuous 10-month longitudinal study. The current study divided 170 adolescents into four groups. Their reading comprehension ability and receptive vocabulary size were each measured in two different periods. The results showed that single Chinese instructional learning and single English instructional learning contributed more to students' receptive vocabulary size than bilingual instructional language materials. The results imply that the immersion hypothesis has more positive impact on improving second language receptive vocabulary size acquisition and reading comprehension performance than the depth of processing hypothesis.