The family of tapered slot antennas (TSA's) is suitable for numerous applications. Their ease of fabrication, wide bandwidth, and high gain make them desirable for military and commercial systems. Fabrication on thin, flexible substrates allows the TSA to be conformed over a given body, such as an aircraft wing or a piece of clothing for wearable networks. Previously, a double exponentially tapered slot antenna (DETSA) was conformed around an exponential curvature, which showed that the main beam skewed towards the direction of curvature. This paper presents a linearly tapered slot antenna (LTSA) conformed longitudinally around a cylinder. Measured and simulated radiation patterns and the direction of maximum H co-polarization (Hco) as a function of the cylinder radius are presented.


This study aims to determine the Influence Attitudes, Awareness and Knowledge Taxpayer Compliance land and building at taxpayer pays tax on land and buildings in the city of Denpasar. A sample size of 132. 743 taxpayer in 2014 as the population was determined using the formula Slovin with a sample size of 100 respondents with characteristics, namely: Gender, age, and education level. Data analysis method is multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the calculation results of multiple linear regression showed that the perception of taxpayers about the attitudes, awareness and knowledge of taxpayers taxpayer positive and significant effect on tax compliance from evading taxes on the Denpasar Revenue Service


Results of testing performed on Altus lithium thionyl chloride cells are presented. The test plan followed simulates the mine environment. It involves nondestructive testing, ruggedness testing and destructive testing. The nondestructive testing involves open circuit voltage measurements initially on all the cells, alternating current resistance measurements initially on all the cells and closed circuit voltage pulses, 20s on and 20s through 1000, 100, 10 and 1 ohms at temperatures of -54 to 71 C. The ruggedness testing involves low frequency vibration, high frequency vibration, and two-phase water entry shock at temperatures of -54, 25 and 71 C. It also involves thermal shock tests.


A theory of separation of ortho and para hydrogen, by adsorption at low temperatures, is developed by considering the energy levels of a three‐dimensional hindered rotator. The Schroedinger equation and boundary conditions are identical with those for prolate spheroidal wave functions and tables of the latter have been employed in calculating the energies as functions of the barrier height. Separation factors, at low surface coverage, have also been computed as a function of barrier height and these pass continuously from unity at zero barrier height over into the limiting separation factor for a two‐dimensional rotator (in the adsorbed state) which was used by Sandler in the approximate calculation of separation factors. The theory predicts that ortho hydrogen is more strongly adsorbed than para hydrogen at all barrier heights and that para deuterium is more strongly adsorbed than ortho deuterium. Moreover, the ortho‐para hydrogen separation factor is larger at all barrier heights than the para‐ortho sep...


Europe's power system has seen significant changes in recent decades, notably the development of renewable energy sources. However, this transition is far from complete, and further changes are essential to make our energy system ready to play its part in realising the climate goals set at COP21. At present, renewable energy sources are increasing their share of electricity generation. This is particularly the case for offshore wind energy. InnoDC's 14 participants prepare 15 early career researchers to play their role in the energy transition that will take place over the next 20-40 years.
The project focusses on the development of the electricity transmission system, targeting the connection of offshore wind, the integration of offshore wind with the existing power system (including the use of HVDC), and the operation of the future power system where large scale wind is connected to a hybrid AC and DC power system.
Technological development for offshore wind is ongoing. This research project focusses on the models and methodologies for the integration of these new technologies (e.g. offshore wind turbines, VSC HVDC converters, long AC cables) into the power system.
Challenges in these areas will be addressed in this project: firstly, these new devices behave inherently differently to traditional power system components. Secondly, the multi-actor/intersectoral nature of these systems means that they have distinct elements and devices interfacing with each other, each with limited information of the overall system.
The project will train the researchers in developing prototype tools to aid the developers and users of these new energy systems.
This training network aims to train the researchers of the future in the pivotal sector of renewable energy and grid technology, which is largely led by research and industry. This project prepares the researchers of tomorrow to maintain Europe's position of leadership in renewable, smart energy and tackling climate change.


OBJECTIVES The nvCT has a 377 bp plasmid deletion that has caused commonly used nucleic acid amplification tests to generate false negative results. In Swedish counties nvCT has been reported to account for up to 65% of all chlamydia cases in 2007. The aim was to evaluate the CTQ DNA amplification assay for detection of the new Chlamydia trachomatis variant (nvCT) in urine specimens from a laboratory in Sweden. METHODS In this study, 199 unscreened urine specimens were collected and tested using the BD ProbeTec ™ ET CT assay and then tested with the BD ProbeTec ™ CTQ assay on the BD Viper System in extracted mode. Discrepant cases were tested with real time PCR. 1 The CTQ assay targets a region of the Cryptic Plasmid outside the 377 bp deletion found in nvCT strains. An additional 30 urine specimens collected in March 2008 and identified as positive with nvCT PCR 2 were also tested on the CTQ assay for verification of detection accuracy. RESULTS Of the 199 unscreened urine samples, 34 (17%) were positive in the routine BD ProbeTec ™ ET CT compared to 36 (18%) tested positive in the CTQ assay (Table 1). Three cases were positive only with BD ProbeTec CTQ assay and two of these were positive also with real time PCR. One case was only positive by BD ProbeTec ET CT assay and was also negative in the real time PCR. In the collection of 30 urine specimens with nvCT all were detected by the CTQ assay. Pos Neg BD ProbeTec CTQ Pos 33 3 Neg 1 162 CONCLUSION The BD ProbeTec CTQ assay can adequately detect nvCT and wild type strains of C. trachomatis.


In the event the Federal Power Commission assumes authority to curtail the use of natural gas by the establishment of a priority system, the curtailment should not be on a pipeline-by-pipeline basis, as it is now proposing, but rather should consider the merits of a nationwide procedure to allocate gas to each of the individual states of the Federal Union. In such a nationwide allocation proceeding, each state's equities would surely be more fully considered. Furthermore, in a nationwide proceeding, each state's total energy needs would be taken into consideration. Louisiana would be given credit for the fact that it does not have available--as do some other states--foreign sources of natural or liquefied gas. Louisiana also totally lacks coal and hydroelectric resources for the generation of power. The needs of each state could be rationalized on the basis of the total energy picture and the availability of such energy within its region.


be a matrix of complex numbers, z* its conjugate transpose and I the identity matrix. Let D be the domain E [z | I-zz* >0]. The set B=E[zlzz*=I] forms a proper part of the boundary of D. Hua [3; 4] has shown by means of representation theory that there exists an orthonormal system (ONS) of homogeneous polynomials in D with respect to the inner product fDfgd VD. In this paper we exhibit such a system {I O} explicitly on D in a special case, only with respect to the inner product


Abstract We do not all arrive at a career in academia on the same road. Many of us, particularly those of us teaching at community colleges, come to teaching as a second career, after working many years in a field that may be related but distinct from our primary teaching field. These first careers can be used as a resource as we embark on new careers. In my profession as a college professor, I utilize the communication skills, the professional background, and the personal flexibility that was so important in my first career. My colleagues at community colleges similarly can mine their earlier professional experiences to enrich their current employment in academia.


Secondhand retail in the UK charity sector plays a number of important social and economic roles: charity shops are community focal points; money is generated for good causes; and goods are re-circulated that might otherwise be discarded as abject and unwanted. However, like much of the UK high street, the prosperity of charity shops is under significant threat from the rise of internet shopping. Access to online markets via smart phones equips customers to check prices for secondhand items, some customers then deploy information, usually from eBay, to haggle with shop staff. This demo presents the Haggle-o-Tron as a design intervention into an Oxfam secondhand shop that playfully subverts both normative and emerging secondhand retail valuation practices by revealing secondhand goods' financial, moral, social and aesthetic properties. This demonstration proposal is for a demonstration that will present both the design solution and documentation of its role within the ethnographic study.


Background The limb position effect is a multi-faceted problem, associated with decreased upper-limb prosthesis control acuity following a change in arm position. The many factors contributing to this problem can arise from distinct environmental or physiological sources. Despite their differences in origin, the effect of each factor manifests similarly as increased variability in the detected control signal. This variability can cause incorrect decoding of user intent, leading to dropped items or inability to use the prosthesis during activities of daily living. The general approach of previous research has attempted to limit the impact of the factors or better capture the variability with data abundance. In this paper we take an alternative approach and investigate the effect of reducing the variability of the control signal by improving the consistency of muscle activity with user training. Methods Participants underwent 4 days of myoelectric training with either concurrent or delayed feedback in a single arm position. During this time, they were trained to control a two-dimensional cursor using muscles in the forearm. At the end of training participants underwent a zero feedback retention test in multiple limb positions. In doing so, we tested how well the skill learned in a single limb position generalized to untrained positions. Results We found that delayed feedback training led to more consistent muscle activity across both the trained and untrained limb positions. Analysis of patterns of activation in the delayed feedback group suggest a structured change in muscle activity occurs across arm positions. The structured changes allowed us to quantify the limb position effect by comparing trained to untrained arm positions. Different limb positions changed mean ECR and FCR muscle activity in the range of -4.3% to +18.7%. All participants were able to counter the limb position effect if given concurrent feedback, confirming our results align with existing findings. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that myoelectric user-training can lead to the retention of motor skills that are more robust to limb position changes. This work highlights the importance of reducing motor variability with practice, prior to examining the underlying structure of muscle changes associated with limb position. These findings will be useful for the majority of myoelectric prosthesis control systems and will create better quality input data leading to more robust machine-learning based prosthesis control systems.


The Royal College of Psychiatrists is making its online resources for continuing professional development (CPD) free for trainees, in response to concerns that it made £600 000 profit from membership examination fees in 2011.

Trainee doctors, college affiliates, trainees in the Republic of Ireland, and first year consultants registered with the college stand …


The utility model discloses a three-frequency double-polarized antenna oscillator, which comprises two pairs of dipoles which are vertical to each other, metal feed sheets and a metal mounting plate, wherein each pair of dipoles consists of two oscillator arms, the base parts of the oscillator arm are connected with bottom feet, and the bottom feet are fixed on the metal mounting plate to form a direct current circuit. The utility model is characterized in that the two metal feed sheets are respectively parallel to each pair of dipoles, parasitic metal sheets are arranged above the dipoles, and the parasitic metal sheets are fixed on the dipoles through insulating material. The double-polarized antenna oscillator can simultaneously work within three frequency ranges and can be widely applied to an antenna system of a mobile communication base station.


The theory $\mathsf{CDL}$ of Conditional Doxastic Logic is the single-agent version of Board's multi-agent theory $\mathsf{BRSIC}$ of conditional belief. $\mathsf{CDL}$ may be viewed as a version of AGM belief revision theory in which Boolean combinations of revisions are expressible in the language. We introduce a theory $\mathsf{JCDL}$ of Justified Conditional Doxastic Logic that replaces conditional belief formulas $B^\psi\varphi$ by expressions $t{\,:^{\psi}}\varphi$ made up of a term $t$ whose syntactic structure suggests a derivation of the belief $\varphi$ after revision by $\psi$. This allows us to think of terms $t$ as reasons justifying a belief in various formulas after a revision takes place. We show that $\mathsf{JCDL}$-theorems are the exact analogs of $\mathsf{CDL}$-theorems, and that this result holds the other way around as well. This allows us to think of $\mathsf{JCDL}$ as a theory of revisable justified belief.


Abstract In this article, we study the K-derivation of the form: with and . We show that D is simple if and only if and .


By decreasing the subsurface damage in silicon wafers produced by diamond wire sawing, the mechanical strength of wafers can be increased, and the amount of silicon to be etched in subsequent manufacturing steps can be minimised, enhancing both product and process sustainability. Apart from the sawing process parameters, the subsurface damage in as-sawn silicon wafers is influenced by the design of the diamond wire. We present a fracture mechanics approach for the design of fixed abrasive diamond wires used in wire sawing of silicon wafers for solar cells. Starting from an allowable damage (crack) depth, indentation fracture mechanics and contact analysis are used to determine the wire design parameters, namely the grit protrusion and peripheral distribution of diamond abrasives. The improved wire design can reduce subsurface damage and thereby improve the surface integrity (product sustainability), and reduce the processing time and chemicals used in the subsequent saw-damage removal step (process sustainability).


Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters produced and accumulated in prokaryotes as carbon and energy storage materials. These polymers can be used to produce biodegradable plastics. Actually, the industrial production of PHAs for the manufacture of biodegradable plastics has a high production cost due to the use of expensive carbon substrates. An alternative to reduce these costs is the use of wastes from renewable resources. Coconut biomass, which is the most abundant agroindustrial waste in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, has a promising potential as a primary or secondary feedstock for PHAs production. In this research, it is identified and evaluated the PHAs producing bacteria isolated from soil where Cocos nucifera waste and fiber in decomposition are accumulated. It was found six bacteria capable of producing PHAs in different concentrations (0.06 to 0.422 g/L). These strains belong to the genus Staphylococcus and Bacillus . The production of PHAs of Bacillus megaterium isolate S15 was characterized, and turned out to be the best PHAs accumulating bacterium. A bank of strains capable of producing polyhydroxyalkanoates was obtained for future studies.


We present a method to analyse visual attention of a bird in flight, that combines motion capture data with renderings from virtual cameras. We applied it to a small subset of a larger dataset of perching and obstacle avoidance manoeuvres, and studied visual field stabilisation and gaze shifts. Our approach allows us to synthesise visual cues available to the bird during flight, such as depth information and optic flow, which can lead to novel insights into the bird's gaze strategy in flight. This preliminary work demonstrates the method and suggests several new hypotheses to investigate with the full dataset.


In this article, the solution of the task of determining optimal strategies of collaborative decision making by the remote pilot and air traffic controller as a problem of resolving the "conflict" between them by the methods of game theory is presented. Example of the model of conflict situation "remote pilot – air traffic controller" in flight emergency "Engine failure and fire on unmanned aerial vehicle during climbing after take-off' is given.


Optimizing plant nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) nutrition is required in healthy propagation of strawberry nursery plants for fruit production. Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) nursery plant ability for N and P acquisition was examined in a northern Atlantic coastal soil for providing field-based information for optimizing strawberry nursery plant nutrition. The study was conducted in a Cornwallis loamy soil in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2008. The treatments consisted of seven strawberry cultivars: 'Darselect', 'Mesabi', 'V151', 'Seneca', 'Serenity', 'K93-20' and 'Jewel', all highly hardy cultivars. Nutrient NPK supply was respectively at the rates of 105, 145 and 165 kg/ha, based on soil testing and regional recommendation. Results showed that strawberry nursery plant propagation and productivity expressed using runner and daughter-plant variables were significantly different among the seven cultivars (P < 0.05). Total nitrogen uptake (mean±SD) varied between 2.96±0.91 g/plant and total P uptake was 0.29±0.06 g/plant among the seven cultivars. The cultivar 'Seneca' and 'Jewel' showed a significantly higher ability of N and P acquisition (P < 0.05). However, only higher N and P acquisition in 'Seneca' was corresponding to significantly higher runner numbers (23 runners/mother-plant) and daughter plants (42 daughters/motherplant). Significantly lower productivity was associated with lower N and P uptake in the cultivars 'Darselect', 'Mesabi' and 'V151'. Whole plant P accumulation increased with increasing of N accumulation (up to 4.7 g/plant, R 2 = 0.76, P < 0.01). It was suggested that strawberry nursery plant propagation could be enhanced with nutrition accumulation ranges of 2.47-3.26 g N/plant and 0.25-0.34 g P/plant. Runner thinning would be an option for regulating strawberry plant N and P nutrition and nursery plant productivity.


The dark field electron microscopic images taken with a 220 fundamental spot and the 110 diffuse streaks show many bright dots of 1 to 2 nm in size. Furthermore, lattice‐like fringes can be recognized inside each bright dot. This indicates the existence of ordered regions in disordered matrix. Moreover, anti‐phase domain boundaries can be observed in the lattice‐like fringes.


Electron beam physical vapor deposited (EB-PVD) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are currently applied to gas turbine engine components to improve engine durability but, in the future, may be used to increase engine efficiency. These coatings are costly to apply in part because of the low evaporated materials utilization efficiency (a few percent) and the relatively slow rate of deposition (∼5–10 μm min−1). Here, an emerging electron beam directed vapor deposition (EB-DVD) approach is explored as a method for producing these TBCs. The EB-DVD technique combines low vacuum (10−3–10 Torr) electron beam evaporation with a carrier gas jet to rapidly create and efficiently transport evaporant to a deposition surface. Studies of the deposition of yttria partially stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and reactively formed zirconia coatings have been performed and the composition, microstructure, phase content and crystallographic texture of deposited layers are reported. The results indicate EB-DVD's ability to form composit...


We present the case of a patient with a superior sinus venosus defect (SSVD), with the atypical finding of an intact atrial septum and posterior atrial wall, which underwent percutaneous closure in the cardiac catheterization laboratory for repair. SSVDs are rare congenital cardiac anomalies, but when the anatomy is amenable to percutaneous strategies, a collaborative and creative approach can result in a safe and effective result. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Self-verification (SV) theory suggests that we seek relationship partners who view us as we view ourselves; self-enhancement (SE) theory suggests that we seek partners who view us as favorably as possible. The authors examined the effects of these types of feedback from potential romantic partners on attraction in two experiments. In Study 1, participants (N = 143) provided self-descriptions and later received four types of feedback from potential partners: SE and SV, SE only, SV only, or neither SE nor SV. In Study 2, participants (N = 198) responded to four scenarios in which potential partners provided self-relevant feedback. In both studies, there was a significant SV×SE interaction such that verification effects were more robust in the absence of enhancement. In addition, participants were most attracted to partners who provided both SE and SV and were significantly less attracted to partners who provided either SV only or SE only. The authors conclude that both self-verifying and self-enhancing feedback affect romantic attraction and their effects are not independent.


Background: Pelvic fl oor muscle dysfunction (PFMD) is a common complication after treatment for prostate cancer. Whether the symptoms are mild or severe, PFMD is a significant clinical problem which can affect
day-to-day activities and reduce quality of life.

Aims: To establish the prevalence and severity of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction after prostate cancer treatment.

Methods: Men who have had treatment for prostate cancer (i.e. prostatectomy, radiation therapy and/or hormone therapy) and have had symptoms of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction (PFMD) for four or more weeks after treatment were eligible to participate. PFMD symptoms, which
include lower urinary tract symptoms, bowel symptoms and sexual dysfunction, were measured with the following validated instruments: (1) the ICIQ-MLUT/ICSmaleSF to assess urinary symptoms; (2) the St Marks Incontinence Score to assess bowel symptoms; (3) the ICIQ-MLUTSsex/
ICSmale to assess symptoms of sexual dysfunction. Participants were recruited from Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia support groups located in New South Wales (NSW), South Australia (SA) and Queensland
(QLD).

Results: These preliminary results are part of a larger project associated with a 2009 COSA/Sanofi -Aventis research grant. They represent the baseline data for a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the
effectiveness of a DVD-guided pelvic floor muscle training tool compared with standard care.


A comparative study of plasmonic-enhanced single-molecule fluorescence (PESMF) induced by four gold nanoantennas is reported. The gold triangular nanoplate (Au TNP) is the optimal PESMF substrate for Cy5.5 owing to its sharpest point and strongest electric fields. The Au TNP is chosen for the preparation of a telomerase sensor.


Let us imagine that we decided to visit cities at different places in the world. During our journey we would probably consult often one or more of these books known as &dquo;travel guides,&dquo; which, in our case, describe one or more cities for the benefit of the traveler who knows nothing about them or has only a slight idea of what they are like. Presumably we would be told not infrequently that in the cities


ABSTRACT: Lactate measuring machines are becoming more commonly utilised in veterinary practice to assess perfusion in our patients, but why is it produced and how can we reduce the levels to avoid blood pH disturbances?


This paper explores means of reducing the complexity of a Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) decoder. SCMA was proposed to assist massive connectivity in 5G future wireless telecommunication standards. The existing SCMA decoding algorithm is based on the Message Passing Algorithm (MPA). It heavily relies on calculations of the exponential function to estimate the maximum likelihood decoded message. The exponential function typically requires a very wide dynamic range. MPA is reformulated by replacing exponentials with simpler functions. Implementation complexity of the proposed simplified SCMA decoder was characterized using Vivado HLS targeting FPGA implementations. Results reported in this paper show that this approximate algorithm utilizes 10 times fewer hardware resources than the original SCMA decoder and achieves an Area × Time complexity also reduced by a factor of 10. Moreover, when executed on a typical data-center processor, the run-time complexity is also reduced by a factor of 10. In terms of BER performance, up to 2.5 times improvement achieved for SNR less than 12 dB as well.


A study was carried out to assess the physicochemical and sensory properties of patties from beef and antelope meat. Fresh 3kg each of beef and antelope meat were purchased and chilled at 4 0 C for 24 hours. They were thawed and ground, 2.3kg of each meat type was divided into five portions of 0,25, 50, 75 and 100% after mixing the two meat types into 0g, 115g, 230g, 345g and 460g of antelope meat. The meat patties were broiled and cooled to room temperature. The weight, thickness, diameter, cooked, patties stability, colour change, shear force, pH, water holding capacity, proximate composition and sensory attributes of the patties were determined. The results showed that physical, chemical and sensory attributes were higher (P<0.05) in patties with high level of antelope meat inclusion. Also, patties with low levels of antelope meat inclusion were preferred more (P<0.05) than those with high levels of antelope meat inclusion. The results revealed further that antelope meat inclusion between 25% and 50% was sufficient to provide the varieties the consumers need in meat patties from beef and antelope meat. It is suggested therefore, that antelope meat inclusion in meat patties be limited to those two levels for consumers' maximum consumption of patties from beef and antelope meat.


Pb and Cd contents in grains and fruits at both sides of Shenyang-Dalian expressway were determined.The results show that the grains and fruits are polluted by Pb and Cd.The different crops are polluted by different heavy metals.According to the heavy metal contents in the fruits,soil absorption and atmospheric dust become the main sources of heavy metal pollution in crops.Pb and Cd pollutions are still one of the main environmental factors influencing the safety of agricultural products.


The invention discloses a sustained release aramid nano-microcapsule cellulosic fiber which comprises a cellulosic fiber comprising sustained release aroma nano-microcapsules; the sustained release aroma nano-microcapsules have plant fragrance. The plant fragrance is selected from lavender fragrance, tea tree oil fragrance, rose flower fragrance, jasmine fragrance, lemon fragrance or cologne fragrance. The production method is used for producing fabrics with the aromatic function.


Laser acceleration has the possibility to generate a low emittance electron beam with an ultra-short duration over short acceleration lengths. In applications of these laser accelerated electron beams, stable and controllable electron beams are necessary. A stable monoenergetic electron beam is generated in the self-injection scheme by using a Nitrogen gas-jet target. The electron beam direction is controlled by the gas-jet position. We found the profile of the electron beam was manipulated by rotating the laser polarization. The electron beam is in the first bucket of the wake wave. In energy space, electron oscillations are observed.


Sandalwood (Santalum album Linnaeus), an endemic species of the East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia, is a timber producing forest plant. The population of this plant is now threatened into extinction because of over-exploitation from their habitat. Micropropagation will be the best way to solve this problem. The objective of this experiment is to determine the best medium for micropropagation of the plant and the effect of growth regulators on the in vitro culture of Sandalwood. This experiment was conducted in three steps: i) In vitro seed germination in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium and Woody Plant Medium (WPM); ii) Shoot induction in MS and WPM medium with addition of 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 15 % Coconut Water (CW); iii) Anatomical analysis of cultured explant. First, seeds were soaked in sterile water for overnight and then sowed on MS and WPM medium with the addition of α-Naphtaleneacetic Acid (NAA) for seed germination. Hypocotyls were cut into several pieces with 1 cm in lengths and us...


This paper presents an experimental study on the mechanical properties of lightweight self-consolidating concrete (LSCC), subjected to high temperatures. Four LSCC mixes were tested and one normal-weight (SCC). The specimens underwent two different tests: fire test and high temperature test. The first is the International Standard Organization (ISO-834) fire test, which consists of heating the prismatic specimens according to the standard fire curve up to 600°C. The second test is the characterization test, which consists of heating the specimens at a rate of 1°C/minute up to 400°C. The mass of the specimens before and after the tests was recorded, spalling characteristics were noted, and residual compressive and flexural strengths were calculated. LSCC outperformed the normal-weight SCC in the first test, but SCC did better in the second test. No major explosive spalling was exhibited neither in the LSCC nor in the SCC specimens, but bubbles, holes and cracking at the surface were observed due to heat exposure.


Snow packs generally consists of several layers of snow, which have different physical properties like tortuosity, porosity, density etc. Snow can be categorized into different types having different properties like granular, fluffy, dry or wet. One of the properties of snow is the amount of water that results from melting of snow-pack. The amount of water in snow is known as Snow Water Equivalent (SWE). SWE is useful in many areas like estimation of water availability from snow melt, assessment of snow-pack density etc. The information of density is used to estimate the strength of snow-pack. The knowledge of strength can be useful for the prediction of avalanche prone areas. There are several techniques available for the measurement of SWE. The techniques for SWE measurement are generally invasive and time consuming in nature. Researchers have developed noninvasive acoustic techniques for SWE measurement. But lot of assumptions are taken in these SWE measurement techniques, which results in inaccurate estimation of SWE. A new noninvasive acoustic technique based on use of very directional sound source and associated signal processing method is presented, in this paper. This new acoustic technique does not require calculation of reflection coefficients for SWE estimation.


Background
 Recommendations for 2 nd line treatment for relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) patients have been changing over the past two decades, given the introduction of novel agents, different side-effect profiles, and attempts at more individualized treatment approaches. We designed this study to characterize how 2 nd line treatment strategies have evolved over the last two decades for MM patients.
 Methods
 Patients with MM with at least one relapse treated with a 2 nd line regimen, seen at Mayo Clinic between 2003-2021, were included. To visualize trends in treatment choices we divided the study period into 2-year intervals and for descriptive purpose the period was divided into three 6-year intervals. We used "100% stacked area" charts to show how the constituent parts of the whole have changed over time. The height of each colored stack represents the proportion of patients in that category at a given point in time.
 Results
 A total of 1439 patients were included. Patients were diagnosed between 2001 and 2018, the initiation of 2 nd line treatment occurred between June 2003 and February 2021. Median age at diagnosis was 62.7 years (interquartile range, 55.8-69.3), 60.0% were male. International Staging System stage I was present in 23.5% of patients, stage II in 32.9% and stage III in 28.8%. In the 1 st line therapy novel agents were used in 82.8% of cases, regimens based on proteasome inhibitors (PI) in 26.5%, immunomodulatory drugs (IMID) in 42.0% and combination of PI+IMID in 21.1%. Upfront autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) was performed in 50.1% of patients, and maintenance after 1 st line was used in 25.2%.
 For 2 nd line treatment, during 2003-2008 the majority were treated with doublets (70.5%), followed by triplets (14.8%) and salvage ASCT (7.7%) (Figure 1A). Patients were treated with IMID or PI-based therapy (50.7% and 21.8%, respectively); only 3.7% received PI+IMID and 20.1% of patients received alkylating agents/anthracyclines. The most frequently used regimens were lenalidomide-dexamethasone (RD, 32.2%) and bortezomib-dexamethasone (VD, 18.1%, Figure 1B).
 Between 2009-2014, the use of triplets in 2 nd line increased (43.0%), although doublets were still more common (50.9%). Like previous years, IMID-based therapy was most frequently used (37.3%), however, the use of PI-based therapy increased (36.0%). PI+IMID-based therapy was implemented in 17.9% of patient, and 27.3% received alkylating agents/anthracyclines. Most frequently used regimens included: RD (29.4%), bortezomib-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone (CYBORD, 17.4%), bortezomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone (VRD, 13.4%) and VD (13.3%).
 Finally, during 2015-2021, triplets were most common (68.9%), followed by doublets (23.0%). IMID- and PI+IMID-based therapies were most often implemented (34.2% and 31.1%, respectively), followed by PI-based therapy (26.8%). 28.1% of patients received monoclonal antibodies; only 15.9% received alkylating agents/anthracyclines. Most frequently used regimens include RD (13.8%), carfilzomib-RD (11.6%), daratumumab-RD (9.8%), CYBORD (9.3%), VRD (8.8%), daratumumab-pomalidomide-dexamethasone (5.9%) and daratumumab-VD (5.2%).
 Median time to next treatment (TTNT) from 2 nd line therapy has improved over the course of the three time periods (p<0.01; Figure 1C): years 2003-2008, 10.4 months; years 2009-2014, 13.2 months; and years 2014-2021, 16.6 months. Similarly, the median overall survival from 1 st relapse has increased over the three intervals: 30.9 months, 48.4 months, and 65.8 months, respectively.
 Conclusions
 Over the past two decades, the effectiveness of 2 nd line treatment has improved, reflected by improved TTNT from 2 nd line therapy. With the introduction of new agents in 2012-2015 (carfilzomib, pomalidomide and daratumumab) and favorable results for triplets demonstrated in randomized trials, the triplet therapies started to be used more frequently. Over time, the landscape of 2 nd line therapies has become more diverse, which may reflect a more individualized approach to each patient. Moreover, the large variety of treatment strategies makes comparisons more and more challenging.
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Experimental studies on a delta slab lifting body and a thin delta wing at high angles of attack are conducted in the supersonic wind tunnel and hypersonic gun tunnel, respectively. The schlieren pictures and the oil flow patterns in supersonic tests reveal that intermittent breakdown of the leeward vortices causes a chaotic temporal variation of the normal force with large amplitude in a narrow range of the freestream Mach number and angle of attack. Such unsteadiness can be eliminated by controlling the arrangement of the vortices with the use of bent nose and body flaps. The electric discharge method is applied to visualize low density leeward flow in hypersonic tests. The relation between the luminescence pattern and the flow structure is discussed.


In order to meet the demand of water measurement in end-stage canal,a new measurement and control device with the characteristics of high precision and convenience was designed.The device,taking the U shape canal as gate pier,can unite water measurement and regulation by adjusting flat valve in the canal.The experiments for the water levels at upstream and downstream of the gate and the flow rate are conducted under the conditions with 5different valve open sizes.The result shows that both the correlation coefficients of water level and flow rate equation are more than 0.98,while the relative error is less than 5%.So,the device is suitable for water measurement of end-stage canal.


Abstract. Introduction. Timely and reliable data about cash flow should be a competitive advantage of managers of transport company in the development of strategies and tactics for managing the financial condition of enterprises in COVID-19 pandemic. In COVID-19 pandemic, it is extremely difficult to balance and synchronize cash flow. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the methodological provisions of the analysis of cash flows of the enterprise with the distribution for rapid analysis and fundamental analysis, and testing in the practice of transport enterprises. Results. There are different approaches to determining the essence of the analysis of cash flows of the enterprise with the predominance of the process approach or auxiliary (service, infrastructure) approach in the modern professional literature on financial analysis. The author's definition of the essence of the analysis of cash flows of the enterprise is offered. Approbation of the author's methodical recommendations for the analysis of cash flows of the enterprise was carried out for ATP such as PJSC «Kyiv Production Company "Rapid", PJSC "SATP 0904", PJSC "Chernihiv ATP 17462". Horizontal analysis indicates differentiation of dynamics of cash flow dynamics in 2020. PJSC «Kyiv Production Company "Rapid" and PJSC "Chernihiv ATP 17462" were characterized by an increase cash flows and the acquisition of a positive cash flow. PJSC "SATP 0904" was characterized by a decrease in cash flows and negative net cash flow. Vertical analysis indicates that PJSC "SATP 0904" concentrates incoming cash flows from the provision of freight transportation by 99%. PJSC "Chernihiv ATP 17462" receives only about half of the incoming cash flows from the provision of freight transportation and the alternative was the receipt of advances from customers. PJSC «Kyiv Production Company "Rapid" during the formation of incoming cash flows combined cash inflows from various activities with the predominance of revenues from the provision of freight, revenues from rent, refunds of taxes and fees, loans. Conclusions. The author's definition of analysis of cash flows of the enterprise follows as a complex concept: from the standpoint of the process approach and from the standpoint of the infrastructure approach is offered. It is recommended to apply different levels of complexity of cash flow analysis of transport enterprises (express analysis, fundamental analysis and situational analysis) and different techniques (horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, comparative analysis, coefficient analysis, trend analysis, factor analysis, harmonic analysis, etc.).


Wavelengths, transition probabilities and oscillator strengths have been calculated for electric dipole (E1) transitions and magnetic dipole (M1) transitions in Cu-like Au ion. These values are obtained in the configuration interaction (CI) and using the fully relativistic multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) method including quantum electrodynamical (QED) effect and Breit correction. Obtained energy levels of some excited states in Cu-like Au ion from the method are generally in good agreement with valuable theoretical and experimental results. The calculation results indicate that for high-Z highly ionized atom, some forbidden transitions are very important.


Albumin fusion technology was a novel technology utilized to develop long-acting biologics.According to the cDNA sequence of PSA(porcine serum albumin) derived from GenBank(Accession No.AY663543),a pair of primers were designed.Porcine RNA was isolated from porcine liver cells and the cDNA coding PSA was amplified by RT-PCR subsequently.The DNA fragment was cloned into vector pBS-T and transformed into E.coli TG1.After identified by both PCR and restrictive endonuclease digestion,the positive recombinant plasmid was sent for sequencing.The sequencing result suggested that the coding PSA gene was composed of 1 821 bp.The nucleotide sequences and the deduced amino sequences of PSA-T were compared with PSA.The nucleotide homology between them was 99.6%,the amino acid homology was 99.5%.The research data had been submitted to GenBank and gained a new Accession No.EF202601.


AbstractDespite its wide occurrence and practical importance, adsorption at the interface between a solid and an aqueous solution still presents one of the most complicated problems in surface chemistry. Some of the factors known to influence adsorption processes are pointed out and the present need for more thorough investigation of well-characterized systems is emphasized.


. Ground-based and satellite ozone data are used to estimate the Antarctic ozone decrease in September–October 2021. Antarctic station Vernadsky (Ukraine) locates in the edge region of the ozone hole. Since the ozone hole edge is shifted by planetary waves, on some days the station appears either inside or outside the ozone hole. The measurements inside/outside the ozone hole made with the Dobson spectrophotometer at the station (total ozone) and the Aura MLS satellite (vertical ozone profile) are compared. The altitudes of the maximum ozone loss have been established.


Field experiment was conducted on a sandy clay loam to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on yield, nutrient content in seed, nutrient uptake and nutrient availability for field pea cv. Rachna under subtropical conditions. The yield of 30 q ha-1 was observed in the treatment in which Rhizobium inoculated seeds were used in conjunction with 50 per cent recommended dose of NPKS and 20 t FYM ha-1. Maximum gross return (Rs 36000.0 ha-1) net returns (Rs 19,352.90 ha-1) and B:C ratio (2:16) were also observed in the same treatment. The highest nutrient content and uptake in seed were noticed with the application of 50 per cent NPKS + 20 tFYM ha-1 + 20 g Rhizobium kg-1 seed compared to other treatments. The available N, P, K and S increased with the application of 100 per cent NPKS + FYM 20 t ha-1 with biofertilizer.


Based on the data from China's 30 provinces over the period of 1990-2005,this paper gives a test on Kaldor's Growth Laws. The results indicate that there is some support for Kaldor's Growth Laws for the 30 provinces of China.The growth of GDP seems much more closely associated with the growth of the industrial sector than the agricultural or service sectors. The growth of labor productivity in manufacturing is positively related to manufacturing output growth,which indicates that the industrial production in each province is subject to static and dynamic increasing returns to scale.The labor productivity growth in the economy as a whole appears to be strongly negatively affected by the rate at which employment in non-industrial activities is growing. The policy implication of this thesis is that industrialization is still the main way to keep the sustained rapid economic growth of China,to promote the economic growth of the central and western regions as well as to transfer the surplus labor force in China's rural areas.


The maximum likelihood threshold of a graph is the smallest number of data points that guarantees that maximum likelihood estimates exist almost surely in the Gaussian graphical model associated to the graph. We show that this graph parameter is connected to the theory of combinatorial rigidity. In particular, if the edge set of a graph $G$ is an independent set in the $n-1$-dimensional generic rigidity matroid, then the maximum likelihood threshold of $G$ is less than or equal to $n$. This connection allows us to prove many results about the maximum likelihood threshold.


One of the things that drew me to the discipline of liturgical studies was the way in which scholars in the field modeled a deep commitment to pastoral practice and to understanding how rite and ritual plays out in everyday life. I was inspired by the way they formulated intelligent reflection and analysis with a mindfulness toward the spiritual welfare of actual people and communities of faith. Perhaps for these reasons, I have cringed to find that, in many denominational contexts, a tension still exists between the "academic" and the "pastoral," with these terms often being pitted against each other in discussions surrounding job searches, pastoral practices, and styles of leadership. Sometimes the implication is conveyed that to be "academic" is somehow to be less concerned with pastoral facets of ministry and that those inclined toward the "pastoral" are more generous and attuned to the nuances of human experience. Or, in a reversal of hierarchies, the "pastoral" is conflated with a certain intellectual sloppiness, as if compassionate practice requires a suspension of critical analysis. Of course, I am oversimplifying a bit to make a point. But not as much as I wish I was. I have been thinking about this false dichotomy often as I have navigated a number of poignant, sometimes joyful and sometimes heartbreaking pastoral situations and rites. I've found that having theoretical grounding in the dynamics of how people engage ritual and symbol gives me a more patient and inquiring spirit. I am less inclined to see liturgical conflicts in congregational settings as contested sites of control and more as particularly saturated hermeneutical hot spots. Or, to speak more colloquially, the places where people fight for control over liturgical issues are places that matter for some reason. And discovering what is at stake for people is a pastoral map into their souls and spirits, provided we are willing to listen and observe. At its best, training in liturgy, sacrament, and worship informs and deepens pastoral care rather than being a boutique pursuit or an ephemeral exercise. I have found that phrases that once seemed intriguing but esoteric have offered robust theoretical frames to carry the unthinkable. One such phrase that comes to mind is Nathan Mitchell's description of the "inexhaustible 'excess' that is always 'pointed to' or 'hinted at' by the symbol but never fully or finally disclosed." I once sat with this for hours and analyzed it. It made much more sense to me recently when I officiated at a funeral for a young person whose life ended much too soon, when no words were adequate, and yet it was my job to find some. Every symbol seemed tasked with carrying the impossible weight of the grief of a community. This idea that symbols of hope and resurrection—a paschal candle, a pall, the flowers carefully and lovingly arranged by those who were bereft—could never fully disclose hope and love, but could indeed point to these in part, proved invaluable to me on a very practical, non-esoteric level.


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The paper is discussing modern preparing methods, modern preparing technique, preparing chemistry and pharmacology of BaJiTian(Morinda officinalis How.), to provide reference for selecting the optimal preparing methods and techniques of BaJiTian, regulating the production of sliced BaJiTian, guiding rational and effective medication in clinic.


A 60-year-old woman, who had been taking lithium for 36 years for bipolar affective disorder, was referred to an endocrinologist by her psychiatrist for investigation of polydipsia and polyuria. Water deprivation did not concentrate her urine, nor did desmopressin, indicating the diagnosis of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). She was started on chlorthalidone, a treatment for NDI, and her symptoms improved dramatically. Her polyuria was well controlled on chlorthalidone for 4 years, until she started feel tired and weak and her polyuria worsened. Initially these symptoms were attributed to her depression and lithium therapy. However, routine blood testing revealed a random blood glucose of 18.5 mmol/litre, thereby confirming the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, and a corrected calcium of 3.02 mmol/litre (normal range 2.1–2.6 mmol/litre). She was started on a diabetic diet, resulting in good diabetes control (confirmed by haemoglobin A1c) and her symptoms improved. The patient's chlorthalidone was stopped...


and Ideology in Early Medieval India (2000). This change of nomenclature certainly is also a conceptual improvement. It clarifies the period to which the present model of Indian feudalism applies and hopefully facilitates the overdue improvement of communication between 'feudalists' and 'early medievalists'. Another sign of improvement is Sharma's reference to Kosambi's concept of 'feudalism from below' (p. 5). He admits that he did not consider it in 1958, and this has been true in the following decades more or less for his whole


New difference schemes of second-order approximation on irregular grids with the use of conventional stencils for stationary and nonstationary problems are proposed. For the stencils considered in this paper, the maximum principle holds without constraints on the relation of the coefficients and steps of the space grid (unconditional monotonicity for stationary equations). For multidimensional problems, efficient schemes of vector additive type are constructed. Numerical experiments carried out in this work indicate improved accuracy of new algorithms on coarse grids as compared to the known second-order accuracy schemes of the first approximation order.


According to the invention, the main body electrical contacts and; A first projection; Second projection; A movable supporting member supporting the main assembly electrical contact, the first projection and the second projection; Force applying member; A first main assembly positioning portion and; The second electrophotographic imaging process cartridge detachably mountable to a forming apparatus main body including the main body positioning portion includes a first frame; A second frame to be connected to the first frame and enabling rotation; A first electrophotographic photosensitive drum provided in the frame; The first portion is the process cartridge and the device when it is installed in the main body is positioned at the first main assembly positioning portion, projecting from one end of the first frame, outwardly from the first frame coaxially to the drum axis and substantially; A second part that is the process cartridge and the device when it is installed in the main body second body location is located in a crystal portion, projecting from one end of the second frames outwardly from the second frame coaxially to the drum axis and substantially; The connectable to the drum provided in the second frame, and a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the drum; The second frame is provided in the power for receiving the force from the force application member to space the drum and the developing roller from each other and the receiving portion; Regulate the rotation of the first frame about the first portion and the second portion when the force receiving portion receives a force from the applied force member, and the regulation which is provided in the first frame unit; Storing information relating to the process cartridge, the memory device provided to the distal end of the first frame with respect to the mounting direction; The process cartridge and the main body electrical contact electrically connected when it is installed in the main body, and the cartridge electrical contact the main body electrical contacts and electrically memory element effective cartridge electrical contact for transmitting information in the apparatus main body from when the connection and; Process the first projection engageable with the first recess when the cartridge is provided in the first frame for positioning said cartridge electrical contact relative to the main assembly electrical contact when mounted to the main body, the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly; When the process cartridge is mounted to the main body it is provided in the second frame, for positioning said cartridge electrical contact relative to the main body electrical contacts, and when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly a second recess engageable with the second protrusion process when the cartridge is installed in the main body, the when the first frame is rotated about the first portion and second portion by the force receiving portion for receiving the force from the force application member, the cartridge electrical contact is coupled with the first projection claim by means of a second recess coupled to the first recess and a second projection which moves to the main body electrical contacts and integrally. A process cartridge, a first frame, a second frame, an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a first portion, a second portion, the developing roller, the force receiving portion, control portion, the memory element, the cartridge electrical contact, a first recess, a second recess


Purpose: Violence against women is one of the most widespread problems facing Kenyan women today. The central problem of this study is the way women react to domestic violence and in particular why they do not seek redress through the available channels. Whilst women are particularly affected by domestic violence, they are also the primary victims of rape or sexual attacks by strangers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of domestic violence against women in urban informal settlements of Nairobi and why the women do not seek any redress.
Methodology: The paper used a desk study review methodology where relevant empirical literature was reviewed to identify main themes and to extract knowledge gaps.
Findings: Though GBV is a well-known vice that pervades all social strata all over the world, most women suffer in silence. This is mainly due to cultural beliefs, poverty, lack of resources or weak and unsupportive community structures, discriminatory laws governing marriage and divorce, social stigma, their economic dependency on men as well as their ignorance of their rights. Due to their low levels of education, most women believe that their husbands have a right to beat them. They do not know that they have available options, which can save them from abusive relationships.
Unique Contribution to Theory and Practice: When developing and putting up interventions to help survivors of gender-based violence, these interventions should be designed in partnership with the women they are intended to benefit


The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of e-marketing orientation (EMO) on strategic business performance (SBP) in presence of e-trust.,Data were collected from CEOs, finance managers, IT managers, Policy makers, owners and Managing Directors of SMEs located in two big cities of Pakistan (Islamabad and Peshawar). Correlation, regression and bootstrap analysis was conducted to check the relationship among independent, mediating and dependent variables.,Based on empirical findings of the responses from managerial staff, it is suggested that strategic performance largely depends on EMO and e-trust.,The authors recommend that further studies are required to test the propositions in longitudinal research design for achieving in-depth insights.,It has been observed that SMEs in developing countries pay less attention toward its strategic goals. This research discusses an implementation approach based on solid theoretical foundations to achieve the SBP.,This study tests e-trust as a mediator between EMO and SBP, therefore, makes a significant contribution to the literature of SMEs by focusing on the link between EMO, e-trust and SBP.


This paper presents the Global van Hiele (GVH) questionnaire as a tool for mapping knowledge and understanding of plane and solid geometry. The questionnaire facili-tates identification of the respondents' mastery of the first three levels of thinking according to van Hiele theory with regard to key geometrical topics. Teacher-educators can apply this questionnaire for checking preliminary knowledge of mathematics teaching candidates or pre-service teachers. Moreover, it can be used when planning a course or granting exemption from studying in basic geometry courses. The questionnaire can also serve high school mathematics teachers who are interest-ed in exposing their students to multiple-choice questions in geometry.


Background and aims: Prevalence of diabetes is a vital factor in COVID-19's clinical prognosis. This study aimed to investigate and compare the efficacy of High-flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) with/without non-rebreather mask (NRM) use on critical COVID-19 patients with/without diabetes. Methods: For analysis and comparison, epidemiological, biochemical, and clinical data were collected from 240 HFNC (±NRM) treated severe and critical COVID-19 patients (diabetic = 136; non-diabetic = 104) admitted into ICUs of five hospitals in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Results: 59.1% of patients with fever had diabetes (p=0.012). ICU stay was longer for diabetic patients (9.06±5.70) than non-diabetic patients (7.41±5.11) (p=0.020). Majority of the hypertensive patients were diabetic (68.3%; p<0.001). Majority of diabetic patients (70.4%; p<0.005) had elevated creatinine levels. Partial pressure of oxygen (mmHg) after HFNC (only) administration was significantly (p=0.031) higher in non-diabetic patients (69.30±23.56) than in diabetic patients (61.50±14.49). Diabetic (62.64±13.05) and non-diabetic patients (59.40±13.22) had almost similar partial pressure of oxygen (mmHg) from HFNC with NRM. Patients with elevated RBS required NRM with HFNC five times (AOR=5.1, 1.2-20.8) higher than others. Besides age, and hypertension were significantly associated with the HFNC+NRM treated diabetic patients. Factors those affected the HFNC only treated patients were fever and impaired glucose tolerance. Conclusions: The results of this study imply that oxygen supply with HFNC and NRM may be beneficial for the elderly/hypertensive diabetic patients with COVID-19 associated AHRF; and that increased blood glucose level could be a determinant for the need of HFNC + NRM treatment.


The article deals with zoomorphic personifications of national stereotypes in political discourse at verbal and visual levels that are determined by the worldview of every nation and the political environment in a particular historical period. Growing diplomatic tension results in the increased usage of zoomorphic stereotypes in political discourse. Spin doctors use zoomorphic personifications associated with particular nations as axiological symbols and effective ways of brainwashing people.


The health sector is one of the most challenged sectors in the developing countries given to the shortage of trained manpower particularly in Africa and Asia. Human resource is a very important aspect of any functioning health systems. However this aspect is often neglected in the long term plans and strategies development for the sector. We observe that often in the disease control programmes due importance is not given to this aspect. Generally human resource planning is ignored and just seen as an administrative function in disease control programmes. This affects the overall effectiveness of the programmes in terms of its impact on disease control. We observe an acute shortage of trained manpower in many countries. There are several reasons of such a crisis like situation in human resources in health. Among them some are like HIV/AIDS epidemic, training capacity, brain drain, poor working conditions and remuneration. Especially, the human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS control programmes have suffered a lot due to the shortage of trained manpower particularly in countries where HIV is among the main health problems. However there are ways in which such problems can be addressed to ensure the sustainability of HIV control and other disease control initiatives in developing world to reach near to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG –particularly goal-6) in health. In this paper, authors discussed the evidence based solutions to the problem of human resource in health sector to combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases in developing countries. Some of the ways to address the problem are improving the training capacity, improving use of available skills, staff retention and support, recognizing the health workers rights and understanding their work related issues along with taking care of administrative processes involved in the management of the human resources.

 Key words: Health, health and human resource, human resource crisis, disease control,human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome.


Physicians have much to learn about helping young women achieve sexual health, a report from Dalhousie University's Department of Community Health and Epidemiology states. It says that even though Canadian data indicate that most young people are sexually active by the time they are in their final


AIM: To increase the dissolution rate,the puerarin solid dispersion was prepared . METHOD:Different puerarin PVP solid dispersions,some of which contain Tween-80 and some of which does not,were prepared through solvent method .The dissolution rate in vitro was studied in artificial gastric juice and DSC was used to determine the characteristics of puerarin in solid dispersions. RESULT:The dissolution rate test demostrates that the dissolution rates increased as the content of tween-80 increased. DSC demostrates that the puerarin of 1∶5∶2 and 1∶8∶2 formed the despersion,but others are not. CONCLUSION: surfacant is useful in preparing puerarin dispersion and significantly improves the dissolution rate of puerarin.


The treatment of patients with severe ocular-surface disease has been largely unsuccessful. Superficial keratectomy (the excision of abnormal cells on the corneal surface) can lead to invasion of t...


Rates of primary production during the ice-free season expressed per unit volume of epilimnion were linearly related to the ratio of epilimnion sediment area to epilimnion volume in unfertilized lakes in the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), northwestern Ontario. This ratio is mathematically equivalent to the probability of retention of sedimenting particles in the epilimnion of a lake divided by the mean depth of the epilimnion and is a measure of the nutrient recycling rate of a lake. Evidence indicates that epilimnetic nutrient recycling in ELA lakes is dominated by processes occurring at the sediment-water interface and not within the sediment. The relationship between the ratio of sediment area to epilimnion volume and primary production is used as the basis for interpreting whole-lake eutrophication experiments. In comparison to control lakes, the ratio of production to chlorophyll in the experimental lakes was high when chlorophytes dominated and low when cyanophytes dominated. Lakes that were fertilized with both nitrogen and phosphorus had much higher chlorophyll concentrations and productivities than control lakes. Lakes that receive either of these nutrients alone showed weaker responses. Both elements appear to be in short supply relative to the metabolic requirements of phytoplankton. Phosphorus control is still the keymore » to controlling eutrophication.« less


Editor's Note: Academic Misconduct by Chi-Wei Su and Hsu-Ling Chang We have determined that the article "Is Per Capita Real GDP Stationary in Central and Eastern European Countries?" published in Eastern European Economics, vol 49 (3), p. 54-65 (2011) by the foregoing authors was simultaneously submitted for review to the journal Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci/ Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics despite the authors' express claim that it was not under review at another journal. Moreover, the authors then allowed duplicate publication of the same article in the two journals in violation of the copyright agreements they had signed. Consequently, the article has been removed from this issue of Eastern European Economics.


Functions of alkyl glycerol ethers and their derivatives and possibilities of their directive effects on various pathologies are overviewed for all relative fields of biology and pharmacology. The ethers origin, biosynthesis, and distribution over animals are discussed, in particular for marine organisms. Biological activity of alkyl lipids is considered in details, multiple ways of their metabolism and interaction with fermentative systems and receptors are shown, their influence on vascular system and hemopoiesis is characterized, immune response and penetration through blood-brain barrier are described, and concerned therapeutic possibilities are determined. Examples of successful application of the alkyl glycerol ethers for cancer diseases, radiation injuries, immunodeficiency, infectious diseases, and some other cases are presented. Application of the ethers and preparations on their basis for medical treatment is considered as one of the most prospective medical methods based on natural compounds. The ethers strengthen hemopoietic function of marrow without its excessive stimulation, that's why they could be considered as one of the most important physiological factors that maintain normal functioning of the mammals immune system. They are successively applied for rehabilitation treatment of cancer (suppression of the cancerous growth, decreasing of metastasis, limitation of blood vessels growth in the tumor, pain relieving), radiation injuries, immunodeficiency, infectious diseases, and some other cases. Specific structure of the ethers molecules allows them to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and to ease access to central nervous system for other medicines that enhance effectiveness of traditional methods of medical treatment. The ethers extracted from lipids of marine origin could be widely applied in the practice of various pathologies rehabilitation.


"The Radio and TV Supreme Council suspended the broadcast of a program on Haber Turk because writer Nisanyan thoughts on the "Armenian Genocide" supposedly exceeded the limits of criticism. Also the series "Lady's farm" was found "against the Turkish family structure". The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) decided to impose a broadcasting ban on the Turkish television station Haber Turk on the grounds of writer Sevan Nisanyan's thoughts on the "Armenian genocide". Nisanyan was guest...


Humans are arguably the most creative and innovative species on the planet. But even going back to the original engineered tools, people have been inventing and improving on their inventions for, at most, 2 million years. By comparison, biological systems on Earth have been engaged in the most rigorous form of research and development--one in which the price of failure is extinction--for well over 3 billion years. Increasingly, human inventors are looking to that natural RD the researchers anticipate that the knuckle-walking gait, halfway between two- and four-footed locomotion, will be useful for exploring difficult terrain on a future space mission. And researchers at two Dutch universities, inspired by the way migratory birds navigate using the Earth's magnetic field, have created a one-dimensional wire with unique magnetic properties that may one day be used as magnetic field sensors that determine a precise location by measuring the Earth's magnetism. …


An active rear steering and direct yaw moment (ARS-DYC) coordination control is conducted on the basis of nonlinear fuzzy observation to improve yaw and roll stability control of vehicles under extreme conditions. First, a Takagi–Sugeno (T-S) model of yaw and roll motion is established, and tire nonlinearity at emergency steering is approximated with sector domain. A nonlinear fuzzy observation model is established on the basis of the extended Kalman filter (EKF) to observe the sideslip angle, yaw rate, and roll state accurately under extreme conditions in real time. Second, an improved ideal yaw reference model under the T-S framework is constructed in accordance with the effect of yaw rate on roll stability, and the feedforward control of roll stability is achieved through yaw motion tracking. A fuzzy sliding mode controller is designed on the basis of nonlinear fuzzy observation considering tire sideslip stiffness and actuator constraints, and the coordinated control strategy of layered sliding mode surface for yaw and roll is constructed. Finally, the parameters of sub-sliding mode surface are adjusted with the 4-wire phase plane stability domain, the main sliding mode surface parameters are adjusted following the roll stability index, and the stability of the fuzzy sliding mode controller is proven in the Lyapunov framework. A hardware-in-loop simulation test is established with Carsim-Labview software, and results show that the proposed controller significantly enhances the yaw and roll stability of vehicles under the extreme steering process, due to the accuracy of nonlinear dynamic observation and the flexibility of layered sliding surface coordinated control.


Information asymmetry in respect to certain qualitative parameters of educational products is regarded as a factor of professional competitiveness of regional university graduates. It is shown that the conditions of the two interdependent markets of education and labour are uncoordinated. When choosing a future career the entrants rather choose a limited rational choice of socially prestigious specialties than follow the information on the dynamics of labour market conditions.


In this paper, a new membrane resonator structure for suppressing the spurious waves is proposed. The proposed structure consists of a piezoelectric slab sandwiched between the bottom electrode with a frame-like airgap and a solid top electrode. The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is applied to extract the displacements to illustrate the reduction of spurious waves.


In this paper, a study of squeezing unsteady nanofluid
flow between two parallel plates was conducted. While the thermal
radiation effect along the temperature profile was considered. The
homotopy perturbation method (HPM) was used to solve the twodimensional
nonlinear momentum and energy equations. The
results obtained in the current study were compared with the one
obtained using Duan-Rach Approach (DRA) and Least Square
Method (LSM). The results are found in understandable agreement
with the aforementioned methods.


bearing on her condition, it is likely that being confined to her home with the responsibility of an invalid sister has a depressing effect on her and was most certainly conducive to laxity and carelessness in her health habits. Medical history.-Two years ago the patient sought medical aid for a corn on her little toe of the left foot which had become infected and gangrenous. Gangrene is mortification or death of a tissue. In this case, the gangrene was probably due to a lowered resistance and infection.


NbFeSb is a promising thermoelectric material which according to experimental and theoretical studies exhibits a high power factor of up to 10 mW m−1 K−2 at room temperature and ZT of 1 at 1000 K. In all previous theoretical studies, κlatt is calculated using simplified models, which ignore structural defects. In this work, we calculate κlatt by solving the Boltzmann transport equation and subsequently including the contributions of grain boundaries, point defects and electron–phonon interaction. The results for κlatt and ZT are in excellent agreement with experimental measurements. In addition, we investigate theoretically the thermoelectric properties of TaFeSb. The material has recently been synthesised experimentally, thus confirming the theoretical hypothesis for its stability. This encourages a full-scale computation of its thermoelectric performance. Our results show that TaFeSb is indeed an excellent thermoelectric material which has a very high power factor of 16 mW m−1 K−2 at room temperature and ZT of 1.5 at 1000 K.


Based on class G cement slurry,the comparison experiments are developed to evaluate the corrosiveness,from aspects of cement stone compression strength,content of lime in hydrate,micro-structure of SEM and pore structure.The results show that the sulphuric acid solution corrosion experiment in normal temperature and pressure conditions can reflect the potential corrosion factors of the cement stone more illustratively,which can be the preliminary corrosion research and endurance test of oil well cement stone with sulphuric acid solution to enhance the experimental efficiency.


Renal fibrosis is a hallmark of progressive renal disease; however, current clinical tests are insufficient for assessing renal fibrosis. Here we evaluated the utility of quantitative magnetization transfer MRI in detecting renal fibrosis in a murine model of progressive diabetic nephropathy (DN).


Objective To investigate the molecular mechanism of retinoic acid in targeted treatment of craniopharyngioma by detecting the expression of RARα and PPARβ/δ in craniopharyngioma cells and analyzing the correlation between the expression and effect of retinoic acid. Methods The expression of RARα and PPARβ/δ in craniopharyngioma cells from 31 patients cultured in vitro was quantified by reverse transcription-PCR. The inhibition rates of RA on craniopharyngioma with different expression of RARα and PPARβ/δ were detected by using MTT assay, and the correlation between the expression of RARα and PPARβ/δ and the effect of RA was analyzed. Results 1. The RT-PCR results showed that the expression levels of PPARβ/δ and RARα mRNA were different. Craniopharyngioma cells from 31 patients in primary culture were divided into three groups according the expression levels of nuclear receptor: PPARβ/δRARα group,RARαPPARβ/δ group and RARαPPARβ/δ group. 2.MTT results showed that the inhibition rate of RARα PPARβ / δgroup was significantly higher than the other groups under same drug, the differences had statistical significance( P 0.01). Conclusions The expression of PPARβ/δ, RARα can be used to evaluate the effect of RA in treatment of craniopharyngioma. The craniopharyngioma with low-expression of PPARβ/δ is more sensitive to RA. Targeting higher RARα or targeting lower PPARβ/δ is beneficial to the treatment of craniopharyngiomas.


The plasma doping (PLAD) tool from Applied Materials Varian Semiconductor Equipment consists of an inductively coupled RF ion source and a backside helium-cooled platen with a pulsed negative DC bias to which the wafer is electrostatically clamped. Standard implant using PLAD is done at room temperature, or up to 70 C. As process development advances there are several applications that can benefit from heated implants. The PLAD chamber has now been modified to add this capability. Using production-proven expertise of the Applied Materials Center of Excellence in Heated e-chucks, two platens have been designed to fit the PLAD chamber covering two specific applications-oriented temperature ranges. These Aurora platens are described in this paper along with initial results on a variety of doping and precision materials modification (PMM) applications.


Scheduling isolation in mixed-criticality systems is challenging without sacrificing performance. In response, we propose a scheduling approach that combines server-based semi-partitioning and deadline scaling. Semipartitioning (whereby only some tasks migrate, in a carefully managed manner), hitherto used in single criticality systems, offers good performance with low overheads. Deadline-scaling selectivelyprioritizes high-criticality tasks in parts of the schedule to ensure theirdeadlines are met even in rares case of execution time overrun. Ournew algorithm NPS-F-MC brings semi-partitioning to mixed-criticalityscheduling and uses Ekberg and Yi 19s state-ofthe-art deadline scaling approach. It ensures scheduling isolation among different-criticality tasksand only allows low-criticality task migration. We also explore variantsthat disallow migration entirely or relax the isolation between differentcriticalities (SP-EKB) in order to evaluate the performance tradeoffs associated with more flexible or rigid safety and isolation requirements. Semi-partitioned mixed-criticality scheduling Muhammad Ali Awan, Konstantinos Bletsas, Pedro F. Souto and Eduardo Tovar CISTER/INESC-TEC Research Centre, Porto, Portugal ISEP/IPP, Porto Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto Abstract. Scheduling isolation in mixed-criticality systems is challenging without sacrificing performance. In response, we propose a scheduling approach that combines server-based semi-partitioning and deadlinescaling. Semi-partitioning (whereby only some tasks migrate, in a carefully managed manner), hitherto used in single criticality systems, offers good performance with low overheads. Deadline-scaling selectively prioritise high-criticality tasks in parts of the schedule to ensure their deadlines are met even in rares case of execution time overrun. Our new algorithm NPS-F-MC brings semi-partitioning to mixed-criticality scheduling and uses Ekberg and Yi's state-of-the-art deadline scaling approach. It ensures scheduling isolation among different-criticality tasks and only allows low-criticality task migration. We also explore variants that disallow migration entirely or relax the isolation between different criticalities (SP-EKB) in order to evaluate the performance tradeoffs associated with more flexible or rigid safety and isolation requirements. Scheduling isolation in mixed-criticality systems is challenging without sacrificing performance. In response, we propose a scheduling approach that combines server-based semi-partitioning and deadlinescaling. Semi-partitioning (whereby only some tasks migrate, in a carefully managed manner), hitherto used in single criticality systems, offers good performance with low overheads. Deadline-scaling selectively prioritise high-criticality tasks in parts of the schedule to ensure their deadlines are met even in rares case of execution time overrun. Our new algorithm NPS-F-MC brings semi-partitioning to mixed-criticality scheduling and uses Ekberg and Yi's state-of-the-art deadline scaling approach. It ensures scheduling isolation among different-criticality tasks and only allows low-criticality task migration. We also explore variants that disallow migration entirely or relax the isolation between different criticalities (SP-EKB) in order to evaluate the performance tradeoffs associated with more flexible or rigid safety and isolation requirements.


ABSTRACT Wide usage of the mobile phone provides opportunities for marketers and researchers. Consumers are more accessible through these devices, and communication through the mobile internet can more easily be interactive. Case studies from Japan indicate that marketers can conduct mobile campaigns aimed at building a large database of potential customers, better understanding customers through data mining, crafting outbound campaigns targeted at specific consumer segments, and easily measuring the effectiveness of campaigns. The ability to market to consumers according to their location and certain handset features (such as using the phone as a means of effecting payment) also have interesting applications for marketers.


The authors show that the polynomial residue number system can be interpreted in terms of the Chinese remainder theorem for polynomials (CRTP) over a finite ring which is useful for signal processing. >


The State, as manager of the public system, makes use of a high tax burden so that there is the supply of public funds so that their goals may be elevations. Thus the State to charge his credit against the taxpayer includes this many charges, which often go unnoticed and that, when added together, make the tax credit in excess of what is actually owed. In this regard, taking into account the taxpayer company as a whole, it becomes imperative to be detected lawlessness that pervades the institution of legal charge 20% tax enforcement actions, given the blatant disparity with this devices, which seems as unacceptable in a democratic state like ours. On this track, looking stony-the postulate of equality of the parties, while the act by fixing the rate of 20% in substitution of attorney's fees, puts him in the top position of the taxpayer patron-run as well as in relation to other members of the Federation, considering that only the Union has the right to include a charge for their shares of tax enforcement and also usurps the Judiciary allocating money fixing honorary parties.


We propose a new structure of a black hole based on the vacuum. In our theory, there is no massive mass at the center of the black hole and the source of gamma rays in the black hole is space energy. Positrons make a wall around the source of the gamma rays and make two jets. Contact between gamma rays and free positrons of the disk makes photon ring. Annihilation between electrons and positrons make glows on the jets. We use ETA's picture for showing electron symmetrical eruption.


In this paper, to overcome drawbacks of FLC a self tuning fuzzy sliding mode controller is proposed, which controls the position of excavator`s attachment, which can be regarded as an ill-defined system. It is reported that fuzzy logic theory is especially useful in the control of ill-defined system. It is important in the design of a FLC to derive control rules in which the system`s dynamic characteristics are taken into account. Control rules are usually established using trial and error methods. However, in the case where the dynamic characteristics vary with operating conditions, as in the operation of excavator attachment, it is difficult to find out control rules in which all the working condition parameters are considered. Experiments are carried out on a test bed which is built around a commercial Hyundai HX-60W hydraulic excavator. The experimental results show that both alleviation of chattering and performance are achieved. Fuzzy rules are easily obtained by using the proposed method and good performance in the following the desired trajectory is achieved. In summary, the proposed controller is very effective control method for the position control of the excavator`s attachment.


Unimacromolucule exchange between bimodal star micelles self-assembled by polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid) and polystyrene-block-poly(amino propylene-glycol methacrylate) in water has been studied by laser light scattering. Unimacromolucule exchange can take place in the mixture of the bimodal star micelle aqueous solution at 25 °C. Increasing temperature accelerates the rate of the unimacromolucule exchange. The unimacromolucule exchange between the bimodal star micelles is proved by the changes of the hydrodynamic radius (R h ), the gyration radius (R g ), and the R g /R h value of the mixed bimodal star micelles when the mixed bimodal micelle solution is heated at different temperatures. The reason for unimacromolucule exchange between the "frozen" bimodal star micelles is discussed, and a possible mechanism is suggested. The unimacromolucule exchange results in the formation of hybrid micelles with a more compact structure than that of typical star micelles due to the strong affinity between the functional groups in the shell-forming blocks of the copolymer chains.


The Exxon Valdez oil spill was not merely the result of the actions taken on a single tanker on a single evening; the full range of causal factors included ac tions not just of the tanker crew and the Exxon corporate hierarchy, but also of governmental institutions. Over time, government "ownership" of mineral re sources led to a situation where governmental agencies came effectively to have a profit motive, not vastly different from the profit motives of private firms, in promoting oil extraction. In addition, military interests wished to encourage domestic, rather than international petroleum-extraction activities, further in creasing the attractiveness of Alaskan reserves. As would be predicted by Stone's model of "systemic power" (1980), while powerful pro-development interests faced opposition during the period when pipeline issues were publicly salient, the pro-development interests subsequently eroded the safeguards that had ini tially been implemented, ultimately increasing the probability of an accident of the sort that actually occurred.


The analysis to detect arrhythmias and life-threatening conditions are highly essential in today world and this analysis can be accomplished by advanced non-linear processing methods for accurate analysis of the complex signals of heartbeat dynamics. In this perspective, recent developments in the field of multiscale information content have lead to the Microcanonical Multiscale Formalism (MMF). We show that such framework provides several signal analysis techniques that are especially adapted to the study of heartbeat dynamics. In this paper, we just show first hand results of whether the considered heartbeat dynamics signals have the multiscale properties by computing local preticability exponents (LPEs) and the Unpredictable Points Manifold (UPM), and thereby computing the singularity spectrum. Keywords—Microcanonical Multiscale Formalism (MMF), Unpredictable Points Manifold (UPM), Heartbeat Dynamics.


The comparative analysis of atomic structure and morphology of fumed silica nanoparticles prepared under different synthesis conditions are studied using TEM, FTIR, quantum chemistry, and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption methods. It was determined that the structure of amorphous silica nanoparticles is formed by branched chain-like clusters of the length of 0.6-2.4 nm that correspond to proto-particles or nuclei of nanoparticles. A linear part of the smallest clusters is consisted of two tetrahedra SiO4 with common oxygen atom and oppositely directed vertices. The inter-tetrahedral average angle of Si ‒ O ‒ Si bonds is about 180˚. It is shown that textural porosity of fumed silica powder depends on the initial degree of aggregation of nanoparticles. The average mesopores (1 nm < R < 25 nm) volume is in the rage of 0.26-0.60 cm3∙g-1 for materials pretreated at different temperatures. It is found out that the mean mesopores radius decreases from 34 nm to 10 nm with decreasing average size of silica nanoparticles. The micropores (R < 1 nm) contribution to the total pore volumes is small for all materials (0.003-0.029 cm3∙g-1).


—Optimization on trajectory planning is significant offering the driver or automatic train operation system a guidance to drive the train efficiently. An optimal trajectory is subject to operational, geographic, physical and dynamic constraints. In previous studies, researchers have put much effort into offline optimization. However, operational errors in real situation are rarely taken into consideration. Thus, this paper proposes a dynamic trajectory planning to address the deviation. Specifically, first, we design an online optimization framework to display model predictive control-based train trajectory planning theory. Various constraints are set for optimization problem. Second, taking energy consumption and punctuality into consideration, we propose a moving window method to search the optimal variables, which are applied to evaluate the fitness function. Plus, to improve global search ability and convergence rate, we present a multi-swarm particle swarm optimization by dividing the population into several parts. On the basis of operational time error at reallocation positions, we design a novel weight allocation mechanism for the revaluation of fitness function. At last, taking real data from Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway as an example, the robustness and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is proved by comparing multiple parameters with some numerical results of simulations. The results show that the proposed method can adjust operating strategy dynamically so that the train runs in an energy-efficient way. Additionally, in delay scene, the proposed method can also guide the train to catch up with the scheduled time and save energy consumption.


Two kinds of main body structure of trailing-arm suspension are brought forward.By analyzing their stress with CAE,evaluating their manufacturing process and cost,validating with test of sample parts at static state and dynamic state,the better kind of main body structure is confirmed.


This paper introduces a new eddy detection method based on object segmentation strategies. It incorporates the advantages of the Okubo-Weiss (OW) method, and improves the algorithm robustness by using three different segmentation methods. First, by intersecting the OW mask with the positive and negative SLA masks, two separate initial eddy candidate segment masks for anticyclonic and cyclonic eddies are produced. Then the number of extrema inside the individual segments is calculated. If the number is two/greater than two, a histogram threshold/watershed method is applied to further divide the segments into subsegments. If the number is one, the segment is tested by predefined eddy criteria. If the criteria are not fulfilled, the eddy boundary is repeatedly shrunk by one pixel inward until the segment meets all the criteria. In this case it is saved as an eddy. A segment is discarded if the number of extrema is zero. The eddy detection results of this method, of the OW method and of a geometric eddy detection method are displayed and analyzed statistically. The seasonal cycle of eddy number from the three eddy detection methods is discussed in comparison to the EKE.


ABSTRACT Xiong, W.; Li, T., and Hao, Z., 2020. Characteristics of economic structure change of marine industry based on the principle of information entropy. In: Yang, Y.; Mi, C.; Zhao, L., and Lam, S. (eds.), Global Topics and New Trends in Coastal Research: Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 103, pp. 714–717. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. In order to adjust the existing economic structure of the marine industry, strengthen the structural characteristics and promote the rapid development of the marine industry economy, a study on the change characteristics of the economic structure of the marine industry is proposed based on the principle of information entropy. Based on the gray correlation analysis and location entropy analysis, combined with the principle of leading industry selection, under the premise of maintaining the continuous growth of the three marine industries, the structure of the three marine industries is constantly optimized. We will continue to consolidate the three major marine pillar industries and develop such industries as marine oil and gas, marine salt industry, marine chemical industry and marine biomedicine. At the same time of technological transformation of traditional marine industry, we should speed up the development of marine emerging industries, especially marine strategic emerging industries. The experimental results show that the proposed study on the characteristics of the change of the economic structure of marine industry based on the principle of information entropy has better research results and higher efficiency of the characteristics analysis.


Through optimizing study on slag dam system of continuous casting, Benxi Steel Making Works has enhanced the metallurgical function of slag dam system in tundish and ensuredthe slab quality, especially ensured that the internal quality could meet the request of special steel grades. Practice has proved that the new slag dam system could completely meet heavy producing request with its long service life and good application result, this system is provided with good popularizing and application worth.


A 17‐year‐old girl with several stigmata of gonadal dysgenesis and a 45, X/46, XXq˜ mosaicism is presented. She had small hypoplastic ovaries and regular menstruations, and a lymphocytic thyroiditis. The relationship between gonadal dysgenesis and lymphocytic thyroiditis is discussed.


There has been a tremendous surge in the amount of data generated. New types of data, such as Genomic data [1], 3D-360 degree VR Data, Autonomous Driving Point Cloud data are being generated. A lot of human effort is spent in analyzing the statistics of these new data formats for designing good compressors. We know from Information theory that good predictors form good Compressors [2]. We know that Recurrent Neural Networks (LSTM/GRU) based models are good at capturing long term dependencies [3], and can predict the next character/word very well. Thus can RNNs be efficiently used for compression? We analyze the usage of Recurrent Neural Networks for the problem of Data Compression. DeepZip Compressor consists of two major blocks: RNN based probability estimator and Arithmetic Coding block [4]. In the first section, we discuss existing literature and the basic model framework. We then take a look at experiment results on synthetic as well as real Text and Genomic datasets. Finally, we conclude by discussing the observations and further work. Code: https://github.com/kedartatwawadi/NN_compression