Unsupervised domain adaptive person re-identification aims to solve the problem of poor performance caused by transferring an unlabeled target domain from the labeled source domain in the re-identification task. The clustering pseudo-labels method in unsupervised learning is widely used in unsupervised adaptive person re-identification tasks, and it maintains state-of-the-art performance. However, pseudo-labels obtained through clustering often have much noise, and the use of a single network model structure and a single clustering algorithm can easily cause model learning to stagnate, making the model not generalizable. To solve this problem, this paper proposes an asymmetric mutual mean-teaching method for unsupervised adaptive person re-identification. In terms of feature extraction, two asymmetric network models with different structures are used for mutual mean-teaching on the target domain, making the features extracted by the network more robust. In terms of feature clustering, two clustering methods are used for mutual teaching to dynamically update the centroid of clusters to improve the confidence of clustering pseudo-labels. Finally, the triplet loss is improved based on the updated cluster centroid to improve the clustering effect. The proposed method is used to perform a large number of verification experiments on three public datasets. The experimental results show that the proposed method has better accuracy than other unsupervised person re-identification based on clustering pseudo-labels.


School aged pedestrians in many cases are unprotected, vulnerable and exposed to traffic, leading to one of the key issues of road safety. In this paper, pedestrian accident data with reference to 5-12 age group and Victorian municipalities is analysed and discussed. The paper focuses on the three most frequent pedestrian accident types in the 60 km/h speed zone, namely: nearside (pedestrian hit while crossing the first half of the road), emerging (pedestrian hit while emerging from in front of parked/stationary vehicles) and farside (pedestrian hit while crossing the second half of the road). The analysis of the three most frequent pedestrian casualties indicates that: (1) there were nearly 980 school-aged pedestrian casualties involving the 5-12 year group in the state for the period 1991-1995, of which over 770 occurred in urban municipalities; (2) almost half of the pedestrian casualties in urban municipalities were serious; (3) nearly 300 serious casualties in urban municipalities occurred in 60 km/h speed zones; (4) in urban municipalities nearside casualties were the highest (44 per cent) followed by farside casualties 34 per cent. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no. 895296.


A novel and general strategy for the synthesis of carbon-encapsulated metal oxide hollow nanoparticles (HNPs) and pure metal oxide HNPs was developed from carbon-encapsulated metal nanoparticles by controlled oxidation in the air. The materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction measurements. It was found that the morphologies and compositions of HNPs were easily tailored through adjustment of the oxidation conditions. When used as the anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, carbon-encapsulated α-Fe2O3 HNPs exhibit excellent cycling performance and a higher reversible capacity of about 700 mA h g−1 after the 60th cycle and possess great potential application in lithium-ion batteries.


Mindfulness (Langer, 1978, 1989, 1997, 2005)—a process of actively making novel distinctions about objects in one's awareness—has been shown to have personal, interpersonal, and health benefits. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that mindfulness is (a) perceived and preferred by children; and (b) has positive effects on them. The results indicate that children ages 9 to 12 not only preferred to interact with mindful adults, but devalued themselves following the mindless interaction, despite the fact that only positive content was discussed. Potential implications of adults' mindless responding to children are discussed.


In this paper, based on double auction and cell membrane optimization, a novel cloud resource management scheme is proposed with the economic methods adopted and the characteristics of resources and market in cloud environment considered. In the proposed scheme, the resources are priced by double auction, and the best solution for cloud resource allocation is got by cell membrane optimization algorithm to optimize the objective value. Three evaluation criterions are introduced to estimate the proposed resource allocation scheme. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme is both feasible and effective.


This describes a set of four controlled climate chambers recently commissioned at the Building Research Association of N.Z. station at Judgeford, Wellington. The chambers are of walk-in size, arranged in two pairs, and each dynamically controlled to its own selected sequence of temperature and humidity. It is intended that natural climate exposures will be simulated. The range of conditions attainable is wider than those encountered in this country.


A "custom" modular SiPM layout has been chosen to enlarge the active sensor area and maximize the number of collected photoelectrons from the crystal. To well match the wavelength of the emitted light produced by the CsI crystals the SiPMs have to be extended in the UV region. A configuration in series has been chosen to overcome the issues related to the parallel connection which might affect the energy and time measurements, as due to the very large capacitance that may result in an increased noise, signal rise time and width. The design, production and tests on these SiPMs will be shown.


Abstract Proper plant nutrition can be an effective strategy to alleviate the phytotoxicity and damaging effects of Cd stress on plants and to avoid its entry into the food chain. This study aimed to investigate effects of phosphorus concentrations, and pH levels in the nutrient solution on Cd uptake, growth, photosynthetic characters, total phytochelatins (PCs), and plasma membrane ATPase activity of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) plants grown in sand culture. Two successive experimental studies were carried out under controlled conditions. In the first study, 10-day-old sugar beet seedlings were irrigated with a half-strength Hoagland and Arnon nutrient solution, adjusted to different pH (3.5, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, or 8.0), and containing 0, 0.15, or 0.30 mg Cd L−1 as CdCl2. In the second study, 10-day-old sugar beet seedlings were irrigated with the same nutrient solution (pH 6), but combined with different phosphorus concentrations (0, 10, 25 and 50 µg P ml−1 as KH2PO4) and Cd levels (0, 0.15, and 0.30 mg Cd L−1 as CdCl2). The first study revealed that pH had a strong influence on Cd uptake by sugar beet roots. Cd stress significantly decreased sugar beet growth and Mg2+-ATPase activity, whereas it increased total phytochelatins (PCs). Second study indicated an antagonistic effect between P and Cd. Furthermore, phosphorus had the potential to stimulate Mg2+-ATPase activity and synthesis of photosynthetic pigments and to promote growth of sugar beet seedlings. Cadmium induced phytotoxicity in sugar beet seedlings can be alleviated by a proper pH and phosphorus nutrition.


Academicians and practitioners in the Information Systems (IS) use the IS publications to acquire information about the latest developments in the field. Some publications are harder to understand than others and may not be effective if the reader is not capable of fully compre hending the contents. Therefore, of great consequence is the readability of journals in the field. This paper presents results of a survey conducted to determine the readability of information systems journals based on the Flesch-Kincaid Formula. INTRODUCTION People won't read what they can't understand. In a flourishing technical discipline like information systems, the difference between merely acceptable writing and truly good writing often is the difference between a manuscript that is read and one that is not. Thus, a high level of readability should be required of all papers submitted for publications in information systemstype journals. Authors should reaUze that a high degree of readability does not mean avoiding the meticulousness approacli to an article, or shunning the needed technical aspects that should be included. Rather, according to Burman (1991) it means implementing the fundamentals of organization and presentation that one has learned in an undergraduate English composition class. The goal of this paper is to pnjsent the results of a survey that examined the readability and comprehension of nine information systems journals. Our findings are also compared with an earlier study by Partow-Navid and Beheshitan (1991). SURVEY METHODOLOGY The authors selected a group of nine popular journals from information systems-type pub lications. The Flesch-Kincaid formula was applied to the journals to measure their readability. The journals were then ranked according to their readability index and conclusions on their readability were drawn based upon the ranking results.


We have performed magnetisation measurements on Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8-δ single crystals in the c crystallographic direction for fields from 2 Oe up to 700 Oe. The results strongly suggest that the reversible thermodynamic region is achieved after the vortex flux structure shows an abrupt transition at a temperature lower than that determined by the irreversibility line


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Using the Census Bureau's internal March Current Population Surveys (CPS) file, we construct and make available variances and cell means for all topcoded income values in the public-use version of these data. We then provide a procedure that allows researchers with access only to the public-use March CPS data to take advantage of this added information when imputing its topcoded income values. As an example of its value we show how our new procedure improves on existing imputation methods in the labor earnings inequality literature.


The 13th CIMAC (International Council on Combustion Engines) Congress reviewed the latest developments in diesel engines and gas turbines. This report concentrates on developments relating to future thinking of rail traction. It reviews air flow and combustion, fuel injection, exhaust systems, diesel engine cycles, turbocharging, component analysis, and power units suitable for rail traction uses which covers the SNCF Hyperbar and Turbotrain experiences.


Seed production was studied near Lincoln, Nebraska for musk or nodding thistle (common names used for large-flowered species of Carduus – C. macrocephalus Desf., C. nutans L., C. thoermeri Weinm.). Four levels of seed maturity were studied from separate groups of plants with the heads harvested at the full-bloom stage, 2 days after full bloom, 4 days after full bloom, and at full maturity. The first heads to bloom (terminal) averaged about 1000 seeds/head and the last to bloom (lateral branches near the base of the plant), ca. 125. Plants produced only 26 good quality seeds/plant when the heads were all clipped at the full-bloom stage, but the plants with heads allowed to go to maturity produced 3580 of the good quality seeds/plant. Plants with heads clipped at 2 and 4 days after full bloom produced 72 and 774 good quality seeds, respectively.


Since its opening in August 2006, Zara has become one of the most popular fashion chain in Surabaya. There are many Surabya who have bought as least one item of Zara's products. This brand has got a special place in the Surabayanese consumers, proven by the condition of the store that drive the researcher to do study on Zara. In this paper, the reseracher would like to find out the factors that influence the people's decision to purchase Zara in Surabaya while also to discover which factors have the biggest influence of customer purchase decision of Zara. The factor are able to be obtained by having literature review as the secondary data as well as the administration of questionnaires to the female consumers of Zara using the convience sampling design. Then, for the analysis of the data, the reseracher uses the Validity Test, Reliability Test, and last but not least, the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). It results in the existance of the ten observable variables being tested in this research. According to standardized regression weight and arranged in descending order of strength; the variables are learning, personality and brand personality, style and design, motivation, quality, store layout and store atmosphere, opinion leadership, relative price, brand image, and family. Keyword: Customer purchase decision, standardized regression weight and descending order of strength INTRODUCTION For as long as the history of mankid begins, clothing has undeniably become one of their most important needs. In Indonesia, the goverement even considered it as one of the three primary needs of human beings, which involve the basic needs for food and home. Clothing is very crucial because not only it is useful for covering up, but it also keeps people from the harsh weather and surroundinggs. However, these days it seems that those original functions of clothes mentioned above only paly a small part in the consumers' minds as they strat flipping around the latest new arrivals hung in those bright glossy store. Zakim (1998) stated that ever since the industrial revolution in the ninetiett century, the appareal industry has envolved drastically. As the time needed for producing single piece of clothing shortened, the demand for creating new design and pattern had heightened to a new level. Clothes had started to come in various touch, 1960's Mini dress, 1970's Disco influenced look, Punk meets street style, Haute Couture pieces, and futre trends still to come. Never in the history of fashion have thee retailers face such a high demand for fashion trends. The role of clothes has changed to the stage where it is high demand for fashion trends. The role of clothes has Jurnal EKSEKUTIF Volume 10 No. 2 Desember 2013 145 changed to the stage where it is sometimes difficukt to remember its original function. Fashion has become a lifestyle. It grows to be the way an individual express him or herself. In responds to the highly and rapidly changing consumer demand, the industry has started to introduce one of its latest craze, the so called fast fashion. According to Foroohar (2005), it has been the defining trend in textile and apparel industry of Europe today. Fast fashion reperesents 20 percent of the entire Spanish apparel market and 12 percent of the U.K market. It is also growing rapidly at 8 percent in France and 5 percent Germany, all in accordance to the rcord of consulancy Bain & Co. It is expanding as fast as 20 to 30 percent per year. Davindson (2005) stated that this trend of fast fashion nhas been very sucessful and well-received by consumers because of its energy and dynamism of creating new design that not only is fast but also very fashionable itis able to answer the needs of what consumers these days are looking for. Its target is someone like louise. Louise works in one of leeds' premier restaurant in London and her claims is that image is everthing for her. "it is really important for me to get the right look for each season, because you have to look right for you customer, and give them the right first impression," she says. Louise shops every day, looking for styles and outfits like those her favorite fashion icons wear." It has just got faster and faster. It is apinning not entirely out of control but certainly spinning at a rate that can make you dizzy" she adds." If you want to be in fashion, you have got to stay in the race" with this kind demand, there is no wonder why the fast fashion retailers can be in the place where they are today. Mass-market retailers are those who initially begins the trend of fast fashion. Several names includes Topshop of U,K H&M of Swenden, and last but not least Zara of Spain. However, although it was literally the Swedish firm H&M who firstly lauch the trend, Zara is still considered to be the one with the biggest influencing for tthe industry in trend. Zara is still considered to be the one with the biggest influence for the industry in comparison to the others. Owned by a former drssing on manufacturee, Amancio Ortega, its concept was to transfrom the high street store with his special touch for fast fashion. While most retailers move production to the far east or Asia to save money, Zara keeps both the factories and distribution centers in Spain. Plus, Zara hires an energetic and dynamic design team that consists of more than 200 professional, which have rapid responses to what the market demands. Therefore, not only Zara 's products quick to be brought to its store. Zara's design is also in line with the needs and tastes of fashion that the consumers have developed in their society, Zara's fast fashion model has been revolutionzing the industry so much that Harvard Business School even wrote a report on it. Futhermore, some strunggling European retailers like Marks & Spencer and BHS even study the recipe of success of Zara's store in order to base their own recovery plans on the model. Since started as a Jurnal EKSEKUTIF Volume 10 No. 2 Desember 2013 146 single shop in 1975, it has grown to own recovery plans on the model. Since started as a single shop in 1973, it has gron to be what now the world's thrird largest clothing retailer with 2,8 billion euro in yearly revenue. With such a good response for its concept, the ambitious Zara also spreads its flags to the thrid world countries, which also include Indonesia. Having reached an agreement with giant Indoneisa retailer of fashion and lifestyle, PT Mitra Adiperkasa; the first Zara stores to open in Indonesia take place in Plaze Indonesia and Pondok Indah Mall II on A ugust 2005. There are also three other stores that loctaed in Kelapa Gading Mall III, Mal Taman Anggrek, and Senayan City, which were launched periodically on April, May, and September 2006. Lastly, Zara also opens its first store outside Jakarta, in Tunjungan Plaza III on August 2006. Similar to the sucess stories in Europe, Zara hits a big time in Indonesia as well. Ratih D. Gianda, the Group Head of investor Relation in PT Mitra Adiperkasa stated that Zara's footwear, bags, and accessoris are their best sellers so far. Based on her expreiences in deling with the consumers, she thiks that the spanish fashion brand has been successful in Indonesia because of the positive perception that most of its consumer have in mind. For instance, Zara's consumers perceive the design of Zara's Trafalue Collection, which are targeted upon younger consumers; to be trendier and more up to date when compared to the other fashion brands with similar fashion approach and price range that is available in Indonesoa. Good example may involve Dorothy Perkins or Mango. However, the consumers' perception over zara's consumers to purchase the products, apparently there are other reasons. The researcher has found out that most of the consumers who purchase the products, apparently there are other reasons. The reseracher has found out that most of the consumers who purchases the Woman's Collwction like the brand because the design are more exclusive and afforable when compared to other brand such as Next, warehouse, Principles, or Guess. There are still many reasons why Zara has got a special in its consumers. However, one thing to be certain, Zara's success story is sure contributed by its ability to nalyze the needs and wants of the market story is sure contributed by its ability to analyze the needs and wants. Accordingly, this is exactly why the reseacher choose to do a study on this brand, which was described by Daniel Piette; Louis Vuitton's fashion editor, as"possibly the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world". Recently, Zara is very popular in Surabaya; there are many Surabayanese who surely have ever bought at least one item of Zara's product. Since this brand has got a special place in the Surabayanese consumers, its store is hardly ever quiet. Due to this reason, the Zara again and again even through there are other similar brands. Jurnal EKSEKUTIF Volume 10 No. 2 Desember 2013


Existing patterns of urban development and human activity has led to the disorder environmental regulation and remnants of the human species and the sustainability of life on Earth is faced with serious threats.In this search we believe that Executive and theoretical aspects for achieve sustainable development Would be practical in the compact city form. However, it is undeniable, the notice to reality and that adapting to country local conditions. Many features a compact city is relate with quality of life in cities like availability of urban services and facilities, clean environment, less noise and air pollution, pedestrian travel, reduce the cost of fossil fuels, reduced use of private vehicles, public transportation, such as the bus, train, metro and thuspromote social interaction can be facilitated in order to attain city sustainable development.


An increase in the risk is essential for the economy and its stability. Higher liquidity risk in the system causes lower capacity to absorb shocks and higher probability of adverse trends propagation. The banking system, having less liquidity reserves, is more vulnerable to the phenomenon of "pro-cyclicality", i.e. the strengthening of economic cycles. Short- and long-term microeconomic risks in banks may, in a situation of liquidity tension, lead to significant inhibition of economic growth. An increase in liquidity risk impairs the mechanisms of monetary policy, whereas a growth of potential burden on the Bank Guarantee Fund generates the risk of a banking crisis becoming a sovereign crisis. The existence of currency liabilities and long-term currency liquidity risk expose the Polish economy to a stronger transmission of the crisis from abroad.


One of the most important indicators of any society development is its health status and one of the most substantial issues in the field of community health status is its access to essential drugs so that the timely and adequate provision of essential drugs is one of the components of primary health care (PHC) principles.


The current research project entitled "THE RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL OF INGA PALLA AND ITS INCIDENCE IN THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF INHABITANTS 15 TO 25 YEARS OF THE TISALEO PARISH IN THE PERIOD JULY-DECEMBER 2015" is structured in five chapters.
In the first chapter we can observe the general objective of determining how the Inga Palla religious festival affects the cultural identity of youth and the specific objectives of analyzing the influence of the festival on the inhabitants of Tisaleo, causes the globalization in the behavior of the inhabitants when it comes to the party and to elaborate an audiovisual communication product. In addition, the exposition of the problem is explained explaining topics such as cultural patterns, cultural identity, globalization and new information technologies.
During the second chapter, the theoretical framework is described, where the origin, development and components of the religious festival of the Inga Palla is explained, and the explanation of the Anthropological-Cultural theory, theory on which this research is based. In addition, it contains bibliographical references of the various topics to be treated such as: Communication and Culture, imaginary, Cultural identity, heritage and finally religious syncretism.
In the development of the third chapter, the methodological process that intervened in the execution of the project is presented, details the data collection and the treatment of the information obtained in the field research through the analysis of tables and interpretation of results. The fourth chapter establishes as the conclusion that the festival of the Inga palla represents the religious syncretism and the indigenous worldview through the rites that are manifested, and that are lost because of the influence of the globalization, for that reason a communicational product is proposed audiovisual format that reflects the identity and origin of the celebration. And finally, in the fifth chapter the communication proposal "Inga Palla centennial tradition" is presented on the activities of the religious festival of the Inga Palla, where you can observe its culture, customs rituals of this popular festival.


Abstract In southern Mediterranean Pinus sylvestris forests there are grassy meadows that resist invasion of trees despite the proximity to seed sources. In this study, we investigate the mechanisms blocking colonization by Pinus sylvestris of the meadows. Two experiments were conducted in which seeds were sown either at 1 cm depth or on the surface to simulate dispersal, and three treatments of vegetation removal were applied: Disturbed (where the herbaceous layer was eliminated, exposing the mineral soil), Clipped (vegetation cut at ground level) and Control (no disturbance of the herbaceous layer). In addition, the effect of seed predators was controlled by using wire cages in the case of the surface sown experiment. When seeds were sown at 1 cm depth, seedling emergence was not reduced by the herbaceous layer. In contrast, when seeds were surface sown and predators were excluded, the rate of emergence was low in the Control treatment, intermediate in Clipped and high in Disturbed. Seedling emergence w...


This paper presents an implementation of a model of the positive discharge for predicting breakdown voltage of air gap insulation. The basic elements of the model are described. Finally, the first results achieved on a classical configuration are presented.


A 56-year-old healthy woman with no history of surgery or trauma was referred for suprapubic pain, urinary frequency and decreased force of stream. A pelvic examination showed no abnormality. A VCUG showed contrast medium originating from the bladder and tracking posterior to the urethra, suggesting urethral duplication (Fig. 1). Examination under anaesthesia confirmed a second smaller urethral meatus inferior to the normally appearing meatus (Fig. 2). The secondary urethra was closed transvaginally and a Martius labial fat pad graft was interposed to secure the closure. However, her voiding symptoms persisted. Four months later the septum between the two urethrae was resected transurethrally. The patient's symptoms subsequently improved and a follow-up cysto-urethrogram showed a single large urethra and no leakage. COMMENTS


Paraffin is one of the most common and often recurring down-hole problems in the Northeast US oil fields. The sticky, waxy and adhesive substance creates havoc during pumping operation. Especially during winter months, when down-hole temperatures drop and pressure changes drastically, an excessive build-up of paraffin can make pumping all but impossible. It attaches itself to sucker rods, tubing, pump parts, and at its most severe, can crystallize in the rock formation itself. Fortunately, there are numerous effective chemical treatments and procedures to control the condition and prolong the life of the well along with the peace of mind of the operator. The procedures followed range from the most common, standard chemical injection, to the occasional more exotic and rare. The paraffin varies in consistency from well to well, ranging from hard and dry to soft and sticky extremes, depending on the temperature and nature of the well. To treat an accumulation of this severity, operators use a variety of inhibitor/dispersant solutions or solvents. An inhibitor-dispersant that prevents or retards deposition of paraffin crystals down hole is advisable if the build-up is still in its beginning stages.


Objective: Flammer syndrome or Vascular dysregulation has nowadays become an important topic of debate since it is said to pose a risk in development of glaucomatous optic neuropathy, besides raised intraocular pressure. Our study was implemented to determine the role of flammer syndrome, far less known and often neglected in pathogenesis of glaucomatous optic neuropathy.
Methods: The study group consisted of forty age and sex-matched diagnosed normal-tension glaucoma subjects and forty healthy controls. Each of them completed the Flammer syndrome questionnaire. T test was used for data analysis.
Results: Statistically significant differences in symptoms like increased sensitivity (cold, drugs, smell, pain), long sleep onset time and a reduced feeling of thirst were existed between cases and control groups (p<0.001). They also demonstrated increased sensation to a few signs and symptoms like cold hands/feet, dizziness, migraines, headaches, and pain compared to controls but not significantly.
Conclusion: The study could explain the possible relationship between normal-tension glaucoma and Flammer syndrome. Further research to be done to confirm this link in order to prevent the onset of glaucomatous optic neuropathy.


HL-2A data acquisition system (DAS) was developed and used in engineering tests last year. The main parts of the system include the experiment network, the data acquisition and processing mechanisms, and the graph and character display equipments.


The operating point of a power system varies through time due to continuous changes in the system dynamics. These changes might be small disturbances such as a continuous increase or decrease in loads, or severe disturbances such as a generators' trip. These unexpected disturbances will change the power system states including buses' phasor voltages and system frequency; it may also lead to system instability in severe cases. Real-time system monitoring using high resolution and fast phasor measurement units (PMUs) is a solution to reliably detect these abnormal conditions. However, processing high volume PMU data in real-time system is a challenging problem. In this paper, we introduce an approach, called True sliding detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA), to detect frequency event using PMUs. Based on the proposed real-time algorithm, frequency system events can be detected and monitored on-line, which gives an opportunity for a system operator to take necessary actions in a timely manner.


Effect of electron beam irradiation on crystallization behavior of glass system BaO-SrO-TiO 2-SiO 2(BSTS) were studied.The non ferroelectrics polar glass ceramics ware prepared with isothermal treatment. The crystallizing performances and the crystallizing status of BSTS glass system before and after electron beam irradiation were analyzed by means of DTA and XRD. Results indicate that the crystallizing temperature of BSTS glass after irradiation at 900 kGy decreases from 876 ℃ to 856 ℃. XRD result demonstrates that there is no differences in crystal species before and after irradiation and the crystallization degree of BSTS glass system is improved after irradiation.


The main influencing factor for the classifying selectivity of tiltable plate classifier is considered the relation between the vertical sedimentation velocity of ground phosphate rock particle and the rising speed of phosphate rock slurry.Thus the control method for the classifying selectivity of tiltable plate classifier are established to finish the relative trial production.The conclusion is drawn that an effective measure for the classifying selectivity of tiltable plate classifier should ensure the approach both the vertical sedimentation velocity of ground phosphate rock particle and the rising speed of phosphate rock slurry.


This paper reviews the interactions of herbivorous grazers of N 2 -fixing cyanobacteria in various marine habitats, and the ramifications for nutrient cycling in a cyanobacterial based food-web. Nitrogen (N) is a primary limiting nutrient to primary productivity in many marine systems, particularly oligotrophic tropical and subtropical regions. Herbivorous marine grazers are also often N-limited, as animal tissue has a greater proportion of N per unit weight than plant material. Marine cyanobacteria exist as both single-celled, colonial and filamentous forms in pelagic and benthic habitats, many of which are capable of nitrogen fixation, and hence have high N content. However, cyanobacteria are generally considered a poor food source compared with eukaryotic marine plants due to their often toxic nature, large colonial morphology and less than complete nutritional content. Despite these constraints, there are grazers in all marine environments that have adapted to utilizing cyanobacteria as a food source. In many cases cyanobacteria are the food source of last resort for generalist feeders (e.g. many herbivorous fish); whereas in other cases cyanobacteria are the preferred food source of specialist feeders (e.g. harpacticoid copepods, sea hares). One factor in accepting a less than ideal food source may be the high N-content of N 2 -fixing (diazotrophic) cyanobacteria. In a nitrogen-limited environment, ready access to a high N source that is not generally exploitable by other grazers may be an important adaptive trade-off for existence in oligotrophic environments, where diazotrophic cyanobacteria often flourish.


This study ascertained information sources that cassava farmers preferred to use in Delta State. Area and stratified sampling techniques were used to select villages and farmers. A total of 125 respondents were used for the study. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used to collect data. Data were analysed by use of percentages, mean scores, rankings, and factor analysis based on homophily and heterophily communication factors. This study found that the average age of cassava farmers was 45.6 years. Neighbour was the most preferred source of information by cassava farmers with a mean score of 2.32. The second and third preferred information sources were opinion leaders and farmers' cooperative society with mean scores of 2.16 and 2.00 respectively. The result of factor analysis revealed that heterophilous factors had higher factor loadings for neighbours (0.830), farmers' cooperative society(0.769), television(0.774) and friends(0.371). This result proved that nowadays, cassava farmers preferred heterophilous information sources, from those that belong to higher social strata due to search for improvement in farming practices.


It is shown that the operator U(±)c(t) defined by Muhlerin and Zinnes [J. Math.Phys.11,1402 (1970)] in their account of Coulomb potential scattering theory is not an isometry when the Coulomb potential is weak enough. It is opined that for this reason their account of Coulomb potential scattering theory does not have a straightforward physical interpretation.


This study aimed at investigating the investment performance of the Dow10 strategy based on Dividend Yield in Amman Stock Exchange and the effect of portfolio weighting method. It also addressed the sample type, risk, and transaction cost on its performance
The study used monthly closing prices for all companies listed in Amman Stock Exchange. In addition, the data on Annual Dividend for the period 1994 to 2009 were collected. The study followed two methods of weighting to construct the portfolios, (Equally-Weighting and Value-Weighting). The performance of these portfolios was compared with the performance of Market Portfolio composed of all companies listed in Amman Stock Exchange and also with the performance of Index Portfolio. To achieve the objectives of the study, the compounded annual returns have been estimated before and after taking into account investment risk using Sharpe, Treynor, and Jensen indexes, and M² Index to calculate Risk and Transaction cost- Adjusted Return (RTcAR). The results indicate that underperformance of Dow10 strategy on an absolute, risk and transaction cost -adjusted basis, with the exception of the outperformance of portfolio Dow10 equally weighted after taking into account the risk using Sharpe Index only. The study shows no statistically significant differences between the performance of portfolios using different methods of weighting and the sample type.


Herbal tea is treated as a health tea in the West and professional tea farmers make up many types of herbal tea. 'Tastee' interactive device is a function that provides people with understanding their health. This new system is constructed by a Arduino chip with RFID chip to form the interactive design experience. Through this new design apply to a different herbal tea, and a different curative effect for experiencing the fun of mixing teas.


Magersari is courtiers' residence and their descendants who inhabit cêpuri of Surakarta Sunanate Palace under the orders of the King or the Prince. The transformation has been taking place from long time ago and along with hereditary dwellings. The transformation usually occurs in the main residence, but at the Magersari residence, there has been a different pattern of transformation of residential spaces due to overall changes of pattern at the Magersari residence. This article focuses on the act of transformation as a step made by the palace to gain the space legitimacy. How is the legitimacy is manifested through space transformation? This article aims to find how legitimacy is produced in the space transformation. The objective of this study is to find the pattern of residential space transformation as the manifestation of the space legitimacy practice that cause changes in the pattern of the Magersari residence and to find its cause. The research used descriptive qualitative with the case study approach. It began with observing transformational forms at the residential space, and then continued with searching for transformation patterns and conducting in-depth interviews to key informants to find the cause of the space legitimacy practice in the transformation. The results of this study indicate that the legitimacy of space is found in every practice of transformation that is always followed by the restrictions imposed by the rules from the palace in the form of dhawuh (orders). Submission to dhawuh is the way to maintain the authority of the palace continuously. The phenomenon of transformation as the practice of space legitimacy can provide a discourse to the policy maker of the palace to establish the transformation rules of residential space.


Identification of target molecules can be achieved by comparison of measured spectra to signal templates having patterns associated with known materials. This report describes the concept of using IR spectra calculated using density functional theory (DFT) as signal templates. Specifically, aspects of using DFT calculated IR spectra as templates for comparison with IR spectral measurements associated with different types of detector schemes and complex spectral-signature backgrounds. Comparison of DFT calculated and measured IR spectra, in practice, must consider that there exist artifacts due to computational errors and model assumptions in the case of DFT calculated spectra, and artifacts due to measurement errors and experimental-design assumptions in the case of spectral measurements. This paper examines aspects of combining, as complementary information within a database, DFT-calculated and measured IR spectra for spectrum feature extraction, which is for identification of target molecules.


Research undertaken at Hughes Electron Dynamics Division which is directed toward the development of long life, high current density cathodes will be outlined and discussed. Requirements for 7 to 10 years of operating life at high current densities, 1 amp/cm2and higher, are pushing the limits of known cathode technology. The most reliable cathode for high current density convergent gun applications presently available is the tungsten-barium dispenser cathode. The performance of this type of cathode, however, is known to degrade with age at a rate that is strongly dependent on temperature. Life test data taken at Hughes EDD can be understood in terms of an aging model, based on surface depletion of the cathode which is controlled by the time dependence of the Knudsen flow. This aging model, along with experiments, guided in part by the prediction of this model, are discussed.


- A novel series of2-benzothiophenealkylpiperazine derivatives 11(a-d) with potential affinity at 5-HT 1A serotonin receptors have been synthesized via solvent-free, microwave-promoted Michael addition of benzo[b]thiophene piperazine derivatives 6(a-c) to substituted benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl propenones 10(b,c).


A theoretical analysis is made of the appearance of high-frequency pulsations in a linear laser with constant losses. Nonlinear differential equations with a variable parameter are used for the radiation density and gain of the active medium. It is shown that the high-frequency self-modulation is to the delay of the action on the active medium of the radiation arriving from different points in the laser. The dependence of the period and depth of modulation on the laser parameters is obtained. The results of analytic investigations are compared with computer calculations.


Computer eyewear (110) for reducing the effects of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). In one embodiment, the eyewear (110) comprises a frame (115) and two lenses (120). In some embodiments, the frame (115) and lenses (120) have a wrap-around design to reduce air flow in the vicinity of the eyes. The lenses can have optical power in the range of approximately +.5 to +2.5 diopters for reducing accommodation demands on a user's eyes when using a computer. The lenses (120) can also include prismatic power for reducing convergence demand on a user's eyes when sitting at a computer. The lenses (120) can also include a partially transmissive mirror coating, tinting, and anti-reflective coatings (e.g., 800, 900, 1000, 1100). In one embodiment, a partially transmissive mirror coating or tinting spectrally filters light to remove spectral peaks (720) in fluorescent or incandescent lighting.


JVT-H017 is a proposed draft of rate control about H.264.In this paper,we analyze the frame layer rate control algorithm of JVT-H017 and propose a modified algorithm.This modified algorithm has much lower complexity and yield high PSNR as JVT-H017 nearly.


Text representation is an essential part of text classification. The BOW is the most common approach for text representation. But an obvious disadvantage of BOW method is word independent assumption which ignores the more evidential information for text classification. LDA (Latent Dirichlet Allocation) is a recently proposed model which extracts latent topics from text data and widely used in text mining. However, the input to the LDA is also the BOW representation of a document collection, where word counts are preserved but word order is lost. In order to improve the topic quality of Uyghur text learned by LDA, we present a novel method to extract discriminative and semantically complete Uyghur bigrams from the Uyghur text corpus statistically, and integrate top-ranked bigrams into BOW representation of Uyghur text collection before learning the LDA topic model. We construct a text classification method based on the bigram incorporated topic representation of Uyghur text set. Experiments on Uyghur text collection showed that inclusion of Uyghur Bigrams in LDA topic model, improves the topic quality and classification performance of Uyghur text.


As of the spring of 2008 Manitoba Hydro had in service up to 39 current transformers rated 230 kV from a particular supplier. These had been manufactured in 1969, 1971 and 1975. Three failed explosively beginning in the summer of 2008. Dissolved gas-in-oil analysis revealed others with significant fault gas. As of the end of 2011 all remaining 230 kV current transformers of this type had been removed from service. The paper reviews the design, transport, service conditions and age which may have contributed to the high failure rate.


We report on fabrication and magnetic properties of high B<italic>s</italic>-Fe76Si9B10P5 and Fe81.5Si0.5B4.5P11.0Cu0.5C2.0 alloy powders by gas atomization. Different atomizing gases such as Ar, N2, and He were used to understand their effects on cooling rate and powder particle size. We show that the amorphous powders of Fe76Si9B10P5 alloy with spherical shape and sizes below 90 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> can be obtained easily with Ar gas. This situation strongly changes for the alloy with higher concentration of Fe, i.e., Fe81.5Si0.5B4.5P11.0Cu0.5C2.0. Only powder particles with sizes below 10 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> were amorphous, when Ar was used as an atomizing gas. He and N2 gases allow higher cooling rates, and powders with sizes below 20 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> become almost amorphous. In addition, an improvement in the yield of smaller sized powders is noticeable. We made toroidal cores of powders with different sizes by mixing with a polymer resin, and pressing under a pressure of 1.5 GPa. The powder cores were annealed at different temperatures. Effect of structure (amorphous and nanocrystalline), and powder particle sizes on core loss, and initial relative permeability were investigated. Lower core loss with a constant initial relative permeability up to more than 100 MHz can be obtained for the cores made from powders of sizes below 10 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The magnetic cores reported in this paper are promising for high-power and high-frequency applications.


This study aimed at evaluating why, despite the introduction of free prison education, prisoners in Uganda have lower formal and vocational skills compared to the general population. The study was basically quantitative and a cross sectional survey design was used. The study population comprised eight hundred convicted adult male and female prisoners. Purposive sampling was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive, parametric and non-parametric statistics. The study found statistically non-significant differences in achievement goal orientations across all the demographics. The main conclusions include the need to: deepen prisoners' knowledge on setting various achievement goal orientations to help them in information acquisition and engagement in learning; support goal orientations equally regardless of age, gender, religion and level of education; and achievement goal orientations that allow academic social comparison among learners, which results into richer academic engagement. It is recommended that teachers/ instructors in prison education can use achievement goal orientations to improve prison education programme through measurement and evaluation of learning outcomes, choosing appropriate methods of instruction and instructional materials, and in helping learners to choose achievable and realistic goals. Therefore, achievement goal orientations greatly determine the extent to which education as rehabilitative strategy can be successful.


We are pleased to inaugurate the 41st volume of The Journal of Strategic Studies with a double-length issue, headlined by the winner of this year's Amos Perlmutter Prize. The prize recognises the most outstanding essay submitted for publication by junior faculty members. This year's Perlmutter Prize goes to Max Smeets of the University of Oxford for his essay, 'A Matter of Time: On the Transitory Nature of Cyberweapons'. In his essay, Smeets argues that the offensive capabilities of cyber weapons are different in both degree and kind compared with other weapons because of their temporary ability to cause harm. He further argues that the transitory nature of cyber weapons benefits great powers and leads to a different funding structure than that for conventional weapons. Recent years have seen increased interest in Russian military thought on deterrence and power balancing. In 'From Moscow with coercion: Russian deterrence theory and strategic culture', Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at the IDC Herzliya, Israel traces the development of contemporary Russian strategy, which links nuclear, conventional and informational (cyber) tools of influence into one integrated mechanism. The article demonstrates how different cultural contexts produce unique strategic concepts and argues for a tailored approach for exploring coercion policies of different actors. The Journal has been fortunate to publish a number of significant works exploring the strategic approaches of European states in the war in Afghanistan. In 'A Good Ally – Norway and International Statebuilding in Afghanistan, 2001–2014', Mats Berdal of King's College London and Astri Suhrke of the Chr. Michelsen Institute explore Norway's civilian and


This presentation discusses where scholarly publishing is headed, what is happening in open-access and library publishing, and how they can support alternatives to commercial publishing.


Multilevel thresholding is an important technique for image processing. To find the optimal values in an acceptable computation time, meta-heuristic optimization algorithms have shown promise to reduce time-complexity, especially the Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm which mimics honeybee foraging activities. In this project, we propose ABC as the optimizing algorithm to address the issue of time complexity in Otsu's multilevel image thresholding process and improve image quality at higher dimensionality. Index Terms – Artificial bee Colony(ABC) Algorithm.


Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interests. mineral sunscreens was tolerated. A repeated open application test on his forearm with the sunscreen products had produced a skin reaction, even without specific sun exposure [however, the site had not been covered with ultraviolet (UV)-protective textile, so photo-allergy could not be excluded]. The patient remembered having had a skin eruption at the age of 9 years, but no association with any topical product applied could be established. In October 2013, patch testing was performed with the European baseline series, cosmetic and sunscreen series (Chemotechnique, Vellinge, Sweden), and the patient's own products (deodorants and sunscreens tested 'as is'). Readings were performed according to ICDRG guidelines after 2 and 4 days. However, the patient showed eczematous reactions at the sites of all patch test chambers, which made interpretation of the results


Design and fabrication of compact multi-stage single-ended feedback amplifiers operating from 2- 8 GHz are discussed. The nominal gains are 22 dB in the three-stage unit and 30 dB in the four-stage unit. Measured maximum VSWR's do not exceed 1.9:1. Noise figures, although not optimized, were below 7.6 dB and 8.4 dB, respectively.


In this paper we describe the cryptographic protocol of anonymous remote voting, which reliability is provided by proof and justification of its properties. This protocol was used in the real anonymous voting system developed in Institute of Computational Technologies SB RAS. In addition to the system operation protocol we describe algorithm of creating an anonymous data transfer channel and also show the possibility of applying blockchain technology to this system. The results of this work demonstrate the advantage of such systems over standard voting methods which are highly dependent on human factor.


This story starts in 2008 when Oscar Pistorius made an attempt to participate in the Olympic games of Beijing. A large debate took place in the sport media and reached the scientific community. The advantages and the drawbacks of using J-legs have been discussed along with comparisons between Olympic and Paralympic athletes' performances. As we can see, this discussion became an important issue in the field of biomechanics, biomaterials, ergonomics and physiology. This matter was only solved at the Olympic Games in London in 2012. The IOC allowed Oscar Pistorius to compete in the athletics based on a published research that concluded that the use of the J-legs did not provide any advantage for the athlete.


Growth and trends in recent data visualization research show that fact that after maturity of the tools allowing the end-user to explore through data, the next logical step is to focus on data analysis and presentation. The main criterion of setting up a presentation is to balance the relevancy level of data exposure and interaction within the story arc. Commonly, this is the author's role to write a single story and make it memorable and effective for the targeted audience. Considering the existing level of personal information that can be extracted from social networks, a unique opportunity is to get to know the audience before developing the story. Applying this theory in a system creates the possibility of crafting separate personalized visualization for each targeted individual. In this paper, we propose a foundation to a framework to generate the ultimate recommender story based on the given objectives and balanced level of detail in the visualization using the extracted user's information from social networks. This will be the next rational step towards enhancing the tools to assist the critical role of aiding decision making and education processes using visualization.


Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of high cholesterol in U.S. adults across gender, age, and race categories using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2013–2018. Methods A sample of 16,327 participants aged 20 years and older were used for analysis. High total cholesterol levels were defined as ≥240 mg/dL; high TAG was defined as ≥200 mg/dL; high LDL cholesterol levels were defined as ≥160 mg/dL; whereas low HDL cholesterol was defined as < 40 mg/dL. All estimates were age-adjusted by the projected 2010 U.S. population using age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and over. Ethnicity was classified as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic Asian, and Hispanic. Statistical analyses for this study were performed utilizing SAS® version 9.4 (S.A.S. Institute Inc., Cary, NC, U.S.A.). A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results During 2013–2018, 11.3% of adults 20 years and older had high total cholesterol. Those aged 40 to 59 years had the highest prevalence of high cholesterol (15.1%) than those aged 20–39 (7.5%) and 60 and over (11.7%). Although a greater percentage of women (12.0%) than men (10.4%) had serum cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL, this difference was not statistically significant. Further, there were no significant differences in the prevalence of high cholesterol between ethnic groups. Conclusions Prevalence of high cholesterol levels in individuals aged 40 to 59 was statistically greater than those < 39 and those who are >60. Possible underlying factors contributing to this disparity could include physical activity levels, dietary habits, or other socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors. Funding Sources None to declare.


Research on video game AI has been done for a long time. In recent years, due to the rapid development of neural networks, the game AI which was considered difficult to build has appeared. After these AI beat humans in turn based games with complete information, such as GO, the next research direction has been focused on simultaneous games with incomplete information. The RTS game is one of the simultaneous-move games with incomplete information; therefore, in this paper we report the design of a platform for AI learning in the RTS game whose mechanism has been simplified. In addition, we implemented an AI for this type of game, and carried out some experiments.


Biofuel production serves as a viable alternative to conventional energy production systems which primarily relies on fossil fuels. Because of its increased protein and lipid accumulation properties, algal biomass has been deemed a feasible source for biofuel generation among the many types of biomass materials. Microalgal drying process, a preliminary process prior to biofuel production, is a crucial procedure which consumes a lot of energy. Thus, optimization of this process must be considered. As a response, this study aims to determine the optimal vacuum drying parameters such as the biomass thickness, drying temperature and vacuum pressure in reference to the moisture content of the microalgae, Chlorococcum infusionum, using hybrid evolutionary strategies of genetic programming (GP) and genetic algorithm (GA). GP was configured using the GPTIPSv2 tool to generate a symbolic function which is a fundamental element of GA optimization. GA was utilized to generate candidate solutions which were evaluated for goodness of fit through the developed function. Based on the results, this optimization generated parameter values of 5 mm, 69.4°C, and 178.3 mbar for biomass thickness, temperature, and pressure, respectively, which converges at the function value of121.344. This developed technique served as a non-invasive optimization model to computationally determine the optimal microalgal drying parameter values.


The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that affect the knowledge-sharing intention and knowledge-sharing behavior in a public sector organization. A survey was conducted with 188 knowledge workers of a public-sector organization at the national level in Colombia. In this public organization significant relationships between self-efficacy and knowledge-sharing intention, subjective norms, and knowledge-sharing behavior, and between knowledge-sharing intention and knowledge-sharing behavior were found. There was a direct effect of perceived organizational support on knowledge-sharing behavior and a moderator role of perceived organizational support between the studied variables. The findings clarify how some personal variables and perceived organizational support interact in the explanation of knowledge sharing. https://doi.org/10.34105/j.kmel.2016.08.024


Recently, the importation of overseas cement has been increasing and the spot materials of different quality from Japan have to be treated in overseas construction work for technical cooperation with neighboring countries. However, a study on the quality of those overseas materials has not yet been carried out systematically, especially cement among those materials. Accordingly, in this study the properties of high-strength concrete with overseas cement imported from four countries in East Asia were investigated under normal and high temperature condition, including the carbonation of normal-strength concrete under normal temperature. As a result, it is found that the required strength of high-strength concrete will be expected regardless of temperature condition when the flowability is ensured by selecting the appropriate superplaticizer and dosage of it, and the carbonation rate of normal-strength concrete with overseas cement is approximately the same as that with Japanese one under the condition of the same compressive strength.


The electrorheological properties of well-characterized side-chain liquid-crystalline polysiloxanes with different backbone and spacer lengths were studied in two nematic solvents: 4'-(pentyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (50CB), which has positive dielectric anisotropy, and N-(4-methoxybenzylidene)-4-butylaniline (MBBA), which has negative dielectric anisotropy. Specifically, we measured the steady-shear viscosities, η off and η on , in the absence and presence, respectively, of a saturation electric field. For 50CB solutions, the electrorheological (ER) effect is positive, i.e., η on > η off . For the intrinsic viscosities, we find [η off ] >> [η on ], and [η off ] shows a strong dependence on molecular weight ([η off ]∼M 0.4 ) and spacer length, whereas [η on ] is insensitive to the change of molecular weight and spacer length. In contrast, the ER effect of MBBA solutions is very small and slightly negative, i.e., η on < η off . In addition, [η off ] and [η on ] are of comparable magnitude and each shows a strong dependence on molecular weight ([η off ]∼[η on ] ∼ M 0.3 ). These distinctive patterns of ER behavior can be explained by a hydrodynamic model which assumes the side-chain liquid-crystalline polysiloxane has an asymmetric conformation, such that the root-mean-square end-to-end distance parallel to the director, R∥, is different from that perpendicular to the director, R⊥, R∥ is aligned along the shear gradient in 50CB when the field is on but is tilted toward the flow direction with the field off. In MBBA, R∥ is oriented perpendicular to the shear gradient both with the field on and with the field off.


Separation of parent homopolymers, polystyrene and poly(ethylene oxide), from the triblock copolymer polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene was investigated by means of liquid chromatography techniques. Overall suitability was evaluated and compared for size exclusion chromatography, (SEC), liquid chromatography under critical conditions of enthalpic interactions (LC CC), and liquid chromatography under limiting conditions of desorption (LC LCD). Among these techniques, LC LCD was the only one able to fully separate block copolymers from both their parent homopolymers in one single run. The efficiency of the separation was proven by (1)H NMR analysis of previously collected fractions.


A THESIS SUBMITTED TO POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.ED) IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA
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How to adequately choose the number of groups and how to measure the strength of group-assignments are two frequent requirements in \clustering" problems. The answer to these two key questions should be dependent on the assumed formal probabilistic-model, the allowed group scatters and what we understand by noise. The recently introduced TCLUST approach in Garc¶‡a-Escudero et al. (2008) provides a rather general framework for formally stating these assumptions. With this in mind, exploratory displays based on the TCLUST approach will be presented together with some justiflcations for their practical use. The monitoring of optimal values of the target functions associated to the TCLUST problem together with the use of Bayes factors will be the keystone of these exploratory tools.


China Miéville is a British author and a significant writer of Fantastika fiction in the 21st century, his work showcasing a desire to write across a variety of different forms and genres. Miéville is associated with the writing of the New Weird movement, although he does not describe his work in this manner anymore. Born on 6 September 1972 in Norwich, UK, Miéville was brought up and has lived in London for much of his life. Miéville taught English in Egypt for a year before attending university. Here Miéville developed an interest in politics, especially Marxism and socialism, which continues to influence his academic life and creative work. After studying social anthropology at Cambridge, Miéville gained a master's in 1995 and a PhD in international relations from the London School for Economics in 2001. Miéville found his own political viewpoint being drawn firmly toward Marxism due to feeling dissatisfied with the postmodern theories he was exposed to during his studies. Miéville's first novel, King Rat, was published in 1998, but it was the following Bas-Lag trilogy (Perdido Street Station, The Scar, and Iron Council) that cemented his reputation as a writer. Miéville wrote Perdido Street Station alongside his PhD studies. His work has won many awards, including the Hugo Award for The City & The City, the Arthur C. Clarke Award an unprecedented three times, the British Fantasy Award twice, and Locus Awards four times across different categories. Miéville has been the guest of honor at multiple conventions and conferences, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction in 2018, and has held positions in both politics and creative writing in UK and US higher education institutions. Socialist politics is a constant theme throughout Miéville's biography and creative work. Miéville was previously a member of the Socialist Workers Party in the United Kingdom, leaving the party in 2013 in disgust at the leadership's attempted suppression and refusal to deal with rape allegations against a party member. He stood for election as a candidate for the Socialist Alliance in the 2001 general election for the constituency of Regent's Park and Kensington North. Alive with creative world-building and experimental representations of monstrous bodies, Miéville's work challenges the borders between categorization and presents genres as literary spaces that can be both politically engaging and socially relevant.


A four-channel scintillation counter for clearance studies has been connected on-line to a computer. A program has been written which allows the computer to calculate the total clearance rate and the relative contribution of each kidney. The results, together with a semi-automated report, are issued as a letter by teletype. The accuracy of the program has been checked by manual evaluation of the clearance curves.


The polarization dependence of the ultrafast nonlinear response of localized excitons in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells has been investigated by spectrally resolved, transient four-wave mixing. The role of the excitation-induced dephasing in the delay dependence of the signal is discussed in detail. In particular, we show experimentally that the excitation-induced dephasing gives rise to a photon echo in inhomogeneous systems. We develop a simple analytical model for the delay dependence of the signal, which enables us to deduce the dephasing time from the four-wave mixing decay.


The growth of metal oxide thin films by laser‐induced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition was investigated by changing wavelength, power, repetition rate, and irradiation angle of the excimer laser. When O2 was used as an oxidizing gas with 193 or 248 nm irradiation, amorphous TiO2 and crystalline PbO films were obtained in the laser‐irradiated area of Si substrates from the parent metalorganic compounds, Ti(O–iC3H7)4 and (C2H5)3PbOCH2C(CH3)3, respectively. In contrast, no ZrO2 film could be formed from Zr(O–tC4H9)4. One‐photon formation of TiO2 films was confirmed from laser power dependence measurements. The maximum growth rate of 0.05 A per laser pulse was compared with that estimated by a simple surface reaction model, according to which the slow growth rate is due to the small absorption cross section of Ti(O–iC3H7)4 and mild fluence of laser irradiation. In experiments of ozone gas excitation by KrF laser, a SiO2 film was obtained by gas‐phase reactions of the oxygen radical, O(1D), with Si(O–C2H...


An 82-year-old man was admitted to hospital for management of an acute cerebral infarct. During his rehabilitation he was given antibiotics for pneumonia. After the antibiotic treatment commenced, he developed hypovolaemic shock and fresh rectal bleeding. His haemoglobin level dropped from 102 g/L to 75 g/L. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy found mild gastric erosion. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a distended gallbladder containing hyperdense material, suggestive of either hyperdense sludge or blood (Fig 1a). He responded well to blood transfusion, but biochemical testing showed an elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level (1064 IU/L), so another CT study was arranged. The second CT study revealed air inside the gallbladder and a small area of contrast staining in the gallbladder wall (Fig 1b). His haemoglobin level remained low, so hepatic, coeliac and mesenteric digital subtracted angiography was performed. A hepatic angiogram performed with a 5-F catheter (Cobra 1, Cook, Bloomington, US) demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm arising from a branch of the cystic artery (Figs 2a and 2b), with contrast extravasating into the biliary ductal system (Fig 2c). Embolisation of the cystic artery branch after superselective cannulation with a 2.7-F microcatheter (Progreat, Terumo, Somerset, US) was accomplished with microcoils (two 2 mm/2 cm Mycotic cystic artery pseudoaneurysm successfully treated with transcatheter arterial embolisation P I C T O R I A L M E D I C I N E


Consolidation in transportation economics means bundling flows of passengers or goods from different points of origins and/or to different destinations on common parts of their routes. Trans-shipment from one transportation mode to another is required for this operation. To make trans-shipment operations less costly requires the design of a well organized network of various forms. Different types of consolidation networks are discussed, and the economics of trans-shipping network organization are analyzed. The focus is on freight transportation, but most of the discussion can easily be extrapolated to passenger transportation.


Environmental management consists of guidelines, procedures and standards that seek to prevent and mitigate environmental impacts. This is based on instruments to achieve the proposed objectives. An example of an instrument consists of municipal financial incentives, which aim to stimulate the population to minimize the consumption of resources and the environmental impacts, granting discounts in the Property Tax and Urban Territorial Tax (IPTU) to those who adopt sustainable actions. The objective of this monograph was to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Quem preserva paga menos" program, Complementary Law No. 113 of December 27, 2011, of the municipality of Ouro Preto-MG and to know the existence and functioning of similar municipal incentives in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH), Curitiba, Vila Velha and some municipalities of the State of Sao Paulo. The methodology used consisted in evaluating the knowledge of such incentive by the Ouro Preto population and the participation in the use of the environmental incentive. For this purpose, we applied questionnaires and studied requirements for participation in the Program that were filed by the City's Municipal Environment Secretariat. In order to carry out the analyzes of the other municipalities explored in the monograph, articles, dissertations, legislations and websites of city halls were used. The results of the local research show that although the program has seven years of operation, about 69% of respondents do not know the incentive, and of the share they know, only 27% participate in the Program. Regarding the municipalities belonging to the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, out of a total of 34, only six have some type of environmental incentive that grants discounts in the IPTU, of which only 4 are in force. As for the other municipalities considered in the work, verified the full functioning of the environmental incentive, being considered necessary only some adjustments in the restrictions that each legislation addresses.


Intermarriage among heterogeneous social groups has often been studied as a process of assimilation. The present paper extends this research through a unique application of macro-structural propositions of intermarriage (Blau et al., 1982) to a nineteenth century American frontier population. Variants of these propositions are presented, used to address age patterns of nuptiality, and tested through a longitudinal application. Results support the utility of macro-structural theories in analyses encompassing initial community formation as well as assimilation of later arriving immigrants. Analyses illustrate both the assimilation of initially arriving immigrant groups on the frontier and the initial emergence of new heterogeneities in the established native population and later arriving immigrants.


Since the 1960s in Korea, major broadcasting channels broadcasted farm television programs, however, airing of these programs were reduced in the 1990s. This was due to the declining number of farmers, and the low popularity rating of farm television programs. To cope with the situation, agriculture businessmen, farmers, and the officials concerned tried to acquire the independent farming television channel in cable television and satellite television, In 1998, one cable television channel started broadcasting, while another channel in satellite television began its broadcasting in 2001. One of the major concerns of the people in the broadcasting was actualization of the public interests in the new media multi-channel age. Recognizing this point, the study explored a few areas of concern such as conceptualizations of the public interest of the people in the digital age, examination of the surroundings of program production and marketing, and survey the media use behavior of target audience - rural residents; In the concept of the public interest, there are two points of view; market focused and democratic principle oriented. As the digitalization of broadcast advances and the logic of economics prevails, it is difficult to offer the public broadcasting service to farmers, however, democratic principles should be more emphasized. The rural resident prefer major terrestrial television channel to cable television and satellite television channel, and in media use behavior, the medium of major terrestrial television would be more useful for farm broadcasting.


Purpose of this study — to compare the results of different tonometry methods before surgical treatment of glaucoma and in the early postoperative period.The study was conducted on a group of 50 patients (50 eyes) aged 55 to 80 years with uncompensated primary open-angle glaucoma, who were admitted to in-patient department for glaucoma surgery. Patients were examined using bidirectional applanation tonometry of the cornea performed on Ocular Response Analyzer, pneumotonometry on Canon TX-20P device, and with Icare tonometer. These studies were carried out on the day before the surgery, the next day, and 2 weeks after the operation.Significant differences in tonometry readings were revealed between all tested devices at high intraocular pressure (IOP) levels (before glaucoma surgery). Significant differences were also found in IOP values obtained with Icare tonometer in the central zone of the cornea and in the middle periphery in the nasal and temporal sectors. A significant difference between the indicators remained on the next day after surgery, except for the Icare readings. After two weeks, the tonometric parameters did not differ significantly from each other.Corneal compensated IOP (IOPcc) is the most important tonometric indicator in clinical practice because it takes into account the individual biomechanical characteristics of the patient's cornea. When examining patients with glaucoma, the IOPcc indicator significantly differed in uncompensated IOP, which is important for determining the correct treatment tactics. When assessing the level of IOP after surgery this trend persisted, indicating a systematic underestimation of IOP level (overestimation of the effect of glaucoma surgery). The reliability of the study is confirmed by the results of measurements on unoperated fellow eyes (control).


Mobile communication systems need to adapt to temporally and spatially changing mobile network traffic, due to dynamic characteristics of mobile users, in order to provide high quality of service. Since these changes are not purely random, one can extract the deterministic portion and patterns from the observed network traffic to predict the future network traffic status. Such prediction can be utilized for a series of proactive network management procedures including coordinated beam management, beam activation/deactivation and load balancing. To this end, in this paper, an intelligent predictor using artificial neural networks is proposed and compared with a baseline scheme that uses linear prediction. It is shown that the neural network scheme outperforms the baseline scheme for relatively balanced data traffic between highly random and deterministic mobility patterns. For highly random or deterministic mobility patterns, the performance of the two considered schemes is similar to each other.


Since selenium has been widely known for their anti-proliferative and anti-growth effect, we used selenium compounds to investigate their effect on cellular radiation response. First we used western blot analysis to screen for differential protein expression by selenium treatment. Expression of proteins involved in radiation response, cell cycle and cell proliferation showed significant change by selenium treatment. P53, a major mediator of radiation response, increased its protein level by treatment of cancer cell lines with selenium compound. Increased p53 protein was correlated with the higher activity as shown by reporter assay. Consistent with the increased expression and activity of p53, which causes antiproliferative effect on cells, proteins involved in cell proliferation decreased. Akt and cyclin D1, cell proliferation related proteins, decreased significantly. Decreased Akt expression could be seen through all three isotypes. Increased expression of anti-proliferative, cell deathcausing p53 proteins significantly reduced cell viability when the compound treatment and ionizing gamma irradiation were combined. The enhanced cell killing or reduced cell survival effect by combined treatment of cells with radiation and selenium compounds provides a paradigm where pretreatment of cells with cell death enhancing drugs and subsequent radiation could lead to a better radiation therapy. Introduction Selenium is an essential trace element. Selenium is incorporated into cellular protein posttranslationally and mostly involved in cellular redox control. Selenium has been known for cancer-protective effect. Human epidemiological evidence indicates inverse relationship between selenium intake and the risk of cancer overall, particularly in men (1). In terms of cancer types, the evidence for cancer-protective effect is strong for lung, esophageal, prostate and gastric cancer, but there is very little information about selenium's effect on radiation therapy. Selenium supplementation in the form of selenized yeast, either alone or with other antioxidants reduces the risk of cancer. Possible mechanisms have been proposed to explain the cancer-protective effects of selenium compounds. Chemopreventive effect of selenium might be mediated by selenoproteins, GPX (glutathione peroxidase) and TR(thioredoxin reductase) which remove cancer-promoting reactive oxygen species. Another mechanism involves growth inhibition and apoptosis-inducing activity of selenium (2,3). The objective of this study was to take advantage of selenium's cancer-protective effect to enhance radiation treatment of cancer cells. We show here that combined treatment of cells with selenium compounds and ionizing radiation specifically decreased cell proliferating proteins whereas pro-apoptotic protein p53 increased. These data are consistent with those of cell viability where co-treatment of cancer cell lines with both selenium and irradiation reduced cell viability. Material and method Cell culture and treatment: HeLa cells and NCI-H460 (human lung cancer cell lines) were grown with DMEM+10% FBS. For selenium treatment, seleno-DL-methionine (SeMet, Sigma) was added to cultured cells and incubated upto 2 days. For western analysis, cells were harvested at the indicated time points and processed to make whole cell lysate. Equal amount of cell extracts were used to run SDS-PAGE. Proteins in SDS-PAGE gel were transferred to nitrocellulose membrane to detect specific protein with antibodies. Antibodies were purchased from Santa Cruz or from Signal Transduction. For detection of protein bands, we used ECL solution from Perkin Elmer. Reporter assay: transcriptional activity of p53 was measured using reporter assay. p53 reporter construct was made to have multiple copies of p53 binding site adapted from p21 promoter. Cells were transfected with reporter construct and beta-galactosidase for normalization purpose. After one or two days of protein expression with the constructs, cells were fed with fresh media and SeMet and then incubated further. We followed Promega manual for cell extract preparation and reporter assays. Measurement of reporter activity was done with Promega kit. Reporter activity was expressed as ratio of specific reporter activity over beta-galactosidase activity. Results and discussion Since p53 is one of the main regulators of radiation response, we followed p53 protein after SeMet treatment of human lung cancer cell lines, NCI-H460. P53 protein was moderately increased after 24 to 48 hours by SeMet treatment (see Fig.1). 24hours 48hours ----------------------------------------------------0 50 100 200 0 50 100 200 MicroM SeMet 0 50 100 200 50 100 200 microM SeMet Figure 1. H-460 cells were treated with the indicated concentration of SeMet. After24 or 48 hours of incubation with the chemical, cells were washed and processed for western analysis. p53 antibody was used to detect cellular level of p53 protein. Increased p53 protein can be seen in higher concentration (200 microM) of SeMet. We failed to detect significant increase of p53 until 24 hours of incubation. This result suggests that the effect of selenium on cellular protein level might be caused by selenium metabolite. Requirement of one or two days of incubation time before seeing any effect on protein level might reflect a time period for selenium metabolism to occur. The increase was dose-dependent with higher dose producing more p53. p53 is involved in cell cycle, death, and growth inhibition by selectiveegulating genes which involved in aforementioned activities. Activity of p53 is modulated mainly by posttranslational mechanism which involves phosphorylation-induced stabilization of the protein. To test whether the increase in p53 protein was correlated with its phosphorylation, we analysed phosphorylated p53 (Fig.1). We observed moderate increase of p53 phosphorylation at serine 15 residue. The increase was clear after 36 hours of incubation with 100uM SeMet. Increased phosphorylation might have been a reason for the increased protein level. We reasoned if the abundance of p53 is to play a major role in cell killing, then increased p53 protein level should cause equivalent increase in transcriptional activity. To test the possibility, we used reporter assay(Fig. 2). p53 reporter constructs are specific to p53 since it is made with multiple copies of p53binding sequence from p21 promoter. Reporter activity increased with dose-dependent fashion. Increased reporter activity which is consistent with protein level was measured after 48 hour incubation with SeMet. Luc i fe ra s e a s s a y (p53 in HeLa ) 0.00 20.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00 120.00 Se M et 0 Se M et 5 0 Se M et 1 00 Se M et 20 0


Mechanical thrombectomy is a minimally invasive interventional method. Embolization device is too close to the blood vessel wall and venous valve in clinical applications, and it can cause blood vessel damage when it is sucked into the lumen. Embolization device is easy to cause hemolysis. Optimal design can reduce the damage to red blood cells, but it cannot be completely avoided; Shedding emboli can complicate the pulmonary artery. The clinical application studies of mechanical thrombectomy devices in the world was reviewed, including 74 experimental studies and 166 clinical application studies. The current status and causes of vascular injury, hemolysis and pulmonary embolism caused by mechanical thrombectomy were analyzed. This paper aims to make recommendations for the optimization of mechanical thrombectomy devices.

Key words:
Deep venous thrombosis; Mechanical thrombectomy device; Optimization


The article is devoted to the petrogeochemical features of Neogene collision volcanism in the central part of the Lesser Caucasus within Azerbaijan. The main goal of the study is to determine the thermodynamic conditions for the formation of Neogene volcanism in the central part of the Lesser Caucasus using the available petrogeochemical material. Using factor analysis, as well as the "IGPET", "MINPET", "Petrolog-3" programs, material balance calculations were performed that simulate the phenocryst fractionation process, the crystallization temperature, pressure, and figurative nature of the rock-forming minerals of the formation rocks were calculated. It was determined that at the early and middle stages of crystallization of the rocks of the andesite-dacite-rhyolite formation, the fractionation of amphibole played an important role in the formation of subsequent differentiates. Based on computer simulation, it was revealed that rocks of the andesite-dacite-rhyolite formation were formed by fractional crystallization of the initial high-alumina basaltic magma of high alkalinity in the intermediate magma foci. The calculations of the balance of the substance, simulating the process of fractionation of phenocrysts, as well as magnetite, confirmed the possibility of obtaining rock compositions from andesites to rhyolites as a result of this process. In this case, the process of crystallization differentiation was accompanied by processes of contamination, hybridism and mixing. Based on the geochemical features of rare and rare-earth elements, changes in their ratios, the nature of the mantle source and the type of fractionation process are determined. It was revealed that the enrichment of formation rocks by light rare earths, as well as by many incoherent elements, is associated with the evolution of enriched mantle material. Under high water pressure, as a result of the fractionation of olivine and pyroxene, high-alumina basalts are formed from primary high-magnesian magma, which can be considered parental magma. It was established that, in contrast to the elevated Transcaucasian zone in the more lowered East Caucasus, under conditions of increased fluid pressure and reduced temperature, the melt underwent fractional crystallization in the intermediate centers, being enriched with alkaline, large-ion lithophilic elements, light REEs, etc. This is evidenced by the presence of large crystals of feldspars, the contamination of these minerals by numerous crystals of biotite, magnetite, several generations of these minerals, zonality, as well as the presence of related "water" inclusions, such as hornblendites, hornblende gabbro, etc. The physicochemical conditions for the formation of Neogene volcanic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus are determined.


Increasingly we can observe the growing number of p ersons which feed on the outside of their homes, an d it is worrying that despite all developments in the various doest of productive chains of various food s, there is a tendency of diseases transmitted by food. In the face of thi s concern, since 1993 has been established technica l regulations define standards for a safe manipulation of food. The obje ctiv of this work was to evaluate the hygiene cond itions on the preparation of food in establishments located on th e margins of BR-153 in Miranorte – TO. For the eval uation was applied a 1 check-list based on existing legislation in the country. The results showed a variation from 24,4 to 6,7% of NonConformities. concluded-that the establishments inv estigated do not have the good practices implemente d, being necessary to improve the conditions for the preparation of fo od.


Background: Medication is one of the supplementary steps in dental treatment. Dentists prescribe medicine in order to avoid postsurgery complications. To the best knowledge of the researchers, no thorough study has been carried out to review the prescribed drugs in Fars province, Iran. Objectives: The current study aimed to determine the current status of the issue and compare it with global standards. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, 1120528 prescriptions prescribed by the dentists of Fars province from 2006 to 2011 were reviewed in terms of the number of items, the types of drugs and the most commonly prescribed drugs. Results: The average number of drugs in every prescription in Fars province, Iran was 2.26 ± 0.56. About 82% of the prescriptions included at least one antibiotic and 21% included at least one corticosteroid. Amoxicillin (23.71%), metronidazole (10.6%) and ibuprofen (7.5%) were the most common prescribed drugs. Conclusions: Compared to the developed countries, dentists of Fars acted properly regarding the average number of drugs found in every prescription. But in prescribing antibiotics, corticosteroids and injections they need further education.


Abstract Nearly 65 years ago, D.G. Harcourt developed the first of 74 life tables of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), on the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and at nearby sites. This work is cited whenever authors discuss the life history of the diamondback moth and its parasitoids in Canada. Since Harcourt's study, climate change, urbanisation, and crop diversity may have altered the population dynamics of both the diamondback moth and its natural enemy community in the original study area. To follow up on Harcourt's work, we used two approaches to build life tables to describe mortality factors in the field and the natural enemies attacking diamondback moth in Ottawa: destructive sampling of mature cabbage, Brassica oleracea Linnaeus (Brassicaceae), plants similar to Harcourt's approach and a modern sentinel-based approach with an enemy exclusion cage treatment. After 65 years, the primary parasitoids attacking diamondback moth remained the same, although more parasitoid diversity was revealed by the destructive sampling technique. Total mortality and parasitism levels also remained similar. In one notable difference, we attributed more diamondback mortality to predation. Overall, however, diamondback moth population dynamics have changed little in Ottawa in the decades since Harcourt's studies.


Abstract A new semi-classical equation of motion is suggested for the radiating electron. The characteristic length of the new theory is the Compton wavelength λc(= ħ/2 m c) instead of the classical electron radius which is used in all purely classical theories of the radiating electron. However, the lowest order approximation of the radiation reaction contains only the classical radius rc.


The study of 2,4-diphenylpentane (1), 2,4,6-triphenylheptane (2) and 2,4,6,8-tetraphenylnonane (3) by 13C NMR allows to compare the various chemical sequences of these compounds in terms of their chemical shifts.

Methyl, methylene and aromatic C1 carbons are particularly sensitive to tacticity. Moreover, from the aromatic C1 chemical shifts it is possible to propose an assignment of the corresponding pentads of polystyrene.


All groups under consideration are finite. The paper studies some properties of the lattice of all т -closed totally со -saturated formations. We show that for any subgroup functor т , the lattice of all т -closed totally со -saturated formations is modular and algebraic. We also prove that the lattice of all totally o) -saturated formations is G -separable. This strengthens a theorem of V.G. Safonov. Using embeddability the lattice of all т -closed totally со -saturated formations in the lattice of all totally со -saturated formation, we establish that the lattice of all т -closed totally со -saturated formations is G -separable. In particular, we show that the lattice of all т -closed totally p -saturated formations is modular, algebraic, and G -separable as well as the lattice of all т -closed totally saturated formations. Ключевые слова: формация конечных групп, тотально со -насыщенная формация, решетка формаций, т -замкнутая формация, модулярная решетка, алгебраическая решетка, отделимая решетка формаций.


Tunneling images of vicinal Si(001) and Ge(001) cut with a tilt about [110] are presented. Si(001) samples cut with a 4· tilt exhibit double steps with many kinks and point defects, while 2· Ge(001) samples exhibit only monoatomic steps. The behavior of the steps is essentially described by a model due to Chadi. The procedure used to clean the surface can have a strong influence on the spacing of the steps.


The initial behavior of boron activation at low temperatures was experimentally studied at implantation doses below the threshold for amorphization of the silicon substrates. A test structure was developed to analyze the activation in the early stage of annealing at temperatures below 400 °C. Saturation of the activation level following the decay of the activation rate was observed during annealing for long times at temperatures between 350 °C and 400 °C. Boron activation was enhanced due to the channeling effect of the implanted boron ions when the implantation tilt angle was reduced from 7° to 0°. However, the active boron percentage declined with increasing implantation dose. Boron activation was degraded by silicon implantation at low doses following the boron implantation. The low activation energies extracted from the experimental data indicated that boron activation was limited by the metastable defect complexes under subamorphizing implantation.


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Malfunction determining device that determines whether an error is present in a drive circuit that drives using a plurality of switching elements (T1 to T6) constituting a drive device, an electrical device (12) which generates in operation, a counter-electromotive force, characterized by: a temperature detecting means (36UV, 36VW, 36WU; 34) for detecting a temperature (Tuv, Tvw, Twu) of the electric device (12) and / or a temperature (Tinv) of the drive apparatus; and an error determining means for determining whether (to T6 T1) an error has occurred in blocking of gates of the switching elements, based on the by the temperature detecting means (36UV, 36VW, 36WU; 34) detected temperature (Tuv, Tvw, Twu; Tinv), while all the control electrodes of the switching elements (T1 to T6) is locked in the drive circuit.


Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Computer Science - Software, grade: 1,0, Technical University of Munich, language: English, abstract: This bachelor thesis describes the implementation of an Android framework to access mass storage devices over the USB interface of a smartphone. First the basics of USB (i.e. interfaces, endpoints and USB On the go) and accessing USB devices via the official Android API are discussed. Next the USB mass storage class is explained, which was designed by the USB-IF to access mobile mass storage like USB pen drives or external HDDs. For communication with mass storage devices, most important are the bulk-only transfer and the SCSI transparent command set. Furthermore file systems, for accessing directories and files, are described. This thesis focuses on the FAT32 file system from Microsoft, because it is the most commonly used file system on such devices. After the theory part it is time to look at the implementation of the framework. In this section, the first concern is the purpose in general. Then the architecture of the framework and the actual implementation are presented. Important parts are discussed in detail. The thesis finishes with an overview of the test results on various Android devices, a short conclusion and an outlook to future developments. Moreover the current status of the developed framework is visualized.


We analysed the capacity for banks to fail in Indonesia. A "failed bank" can be decoded as a bank facing financial difficulties and possibility of collapse. It is no longer feasible for the LPP (Banking Supervisory Agency) to address bank failures under its current authority. In Indonesia, bank failures are managed by the Deposit Insurance Corporation (IDIC), helped by rules from Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority (OJK). Under Article 5 of Law no. 24 of 2004 regarding the Deposit Insurance Corporation, one of the jobs of IDIC is to develop, specify and enforce a procedure for the liquidation of failing banks that do not have a systemic effect and address failing banks that do have a systemic effect. The definition of systemic effect is when a bank's failure will have an extraordinary impact on the availability of funds and the smoothness and sustainability of the economy. While a non-systemic effect is bank's failure that does not meet the standards noted above. The implication of our research is to provide an understanding that assistance for failing banks in Indonesia is taken over by the IDIC which will form an entity called a bridge bank.


Potential applications of synthetic seed technology to agriculture are numerous, but certain milestones are ahead. The driving force behind commercialization must be the added benefit conferred by use of synthetic seed-derived plants, and this benefit will vary greatly in magnitude depending on specific applications. Increased crop value must be great enough to justify new research and development costs that are not encountered in traditional seed production. Anticipated profit for a few high-value applications will fuel basic advances in technology that will be adaptable to many other crops and applications.


In this paper,the approximate computation formula of characteristic impedance of N-regular-polygon coaxial transmission line with the same polygon center conductor is analyzed and derived based on the related research.The accuracy of the formula is confirmed by comparing the numerical results. The results show that the accuracy of approximate computation is poor when,and the accuracy of approximate computation is good when.The impedance data may be applicable to the exact design and calculate of transmission line engineering..