The overall objective of the study is to investigate the future salinity distributions and residual flow scenarios in the northern Bay of Bengal taking into consideration of the change in hydrological and meteorological parameters. Observed and projected meteorological data are employed to generate present and future scenarios in the Northern Bay of Bengal. Numerical experiments through a 3D hydrodynamic model show that both during the monsoon as well as during winter periods, residual currents in the Northern Bay of Bengal display an anti-clockwise circulation concentrating at the eastern part of the bay. The Swatch of No Ground appears to have an important influence on the circulation patterns. Future salinity distributions are calculated through employment of projected meteorological data from regional climate model (RCM) experiments. It shows considerable increase in salinity level which may hamper the freshwater availability and ecological balance in the region in future.


In this paper, we investigate the L ∞-error estimates of the numerical solutions of linear-quadratic elliptic control problems by using higher order mixed finite element methods. The state and co-state are approximated by the order k Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element spaces and the control variable is approximated by piecewise polynomials of order k (k≥1). Optimal L ∞-error estimates are derived for both the control and the state approximations. These results are seemed to be new in the literature of the mixed finite element methods for optimal control problems.


Despite considerable advances in the understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), there is still an urgent need for new and more targeted treatment approaches. We previously demonstrated that small‐molecule blockade of G protein βγ subunit (Gβγ) signaling inhibits acute inflammation through inhibition of chemokine receptor signal transduction. We undertook this study to determine whether inhibition of Gβγ signaling ameliorates disease in a mouse model of SLE.


In the present work, melt-derived method was deployed to fabricate new composition of bioactive glass (BG) from SiO2-CaO-Na2O-P2O5 system at lower melting temperature. Amorphous glass nature is discovered through X-ray diffraction (XRD) for all glass composition. Formation of silica network is established with the formation of functional groups Si-O-Si (bend), Si-O-Si (tetrahedral) and Si-O-Si (stretch) within all glass. The bioactivity of all BG composition is evaluated by incubation inTris buffer solution for 7 days. Several crystalline peaks appeared in XRD after 7 days of incubation with characteristic of carbonate group (C-O) and P-O bands detected in FTIR onhydroxylcarbonate apatite (HCA) formation. Hence, the objective to develop new composition of BG fabricated at lower temperature was achieved with preservation of BG bioactivity.


Although largely overlooked as a cause of cancer, viruses that induce cell fusion may contribute more to this disease than is commonly thought, according to Yuri Lazebnik and his colleagues at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Their recent findings suggest that viral fusion should be considered along with other virus-associated activities that disrupt host cells, including viruses that insert oncogenes or integrate their own genes into host genomes, as a potential basis for cancer.


The Dual Training System is a mode of training delivery which combines theoretical and practical training. It is called "dual" because the training happens in two venues – the university and the company. Within the framework of the EU-project EFOP-3.5.1-16-2017-00006 for the development of dual training at the University of Dunaujvaros (UOD) in the period 2017-2021, a questionnaire survey was conducted in connection with the efficiency of the dual training of the University of Dunaujvaros. The questionnaire was answered by the university's dual training partners, faculty members and students. Based on the findings of research conducted during the COVID-19 epidemic, the researchers formulated proposals for the university that include a partial application of the digital form of education. The present study draws on the results, findings and lessons to be learned for the future in order to improve the quality of training, taking into account epidemiological considerations.


RBV assumes that maintaining resource heterogeneity in strategic factor markets (SFMs) requires resources to be singular and discrete. A corollary of this assumption is that resources retain their value if they are non-substitutable. In this paper we relax this assumptions. We argue that SFMs resources often constitute a single category with characteristics space defined by scalable dimensions. We suggest that this allows for resource substitution because firms can tradeoff resources that are too costly with resources that have lower quality or performance, but are less costly. We also suggest that Lancaster type spatial competition models can be used to model this process. Our research site is the Scotch whisky industry. Distilleries of single malt whiskies purchase each other's inputs to produce blends for downstream sales. Maintaining competitive downstream position these firms tradeoff single malts with higher uniqueness, and hence higher prices, for single malts that are less unique but less costly. ...


Buying and selling is a form of interaction between people to maintain and fulfill their daily needs. Buying and selling vehicle number plates can be found in the Bondowoso area. The sale and purchase of motorized vehicle number plates on the side of the road is permitted according to religion and law. However, in practice many people make these number plates with various purposes in which there are elements of fraud and forgery. To trick the police by ordering a beautiful number plate that is attached to a bulging motorbike, to be modified, originally on the plate the numbers are converted into letters, to change their validity period. The purpose of this study was to determine how the practice of buying and selling motor vehicle number plates in Bondowoso in terms of fiqh muamalah and Law Number 22 Year 2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transport. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with a field research approach.


As the digitization puts an ever greater pressure on companies to shorten their development cycles and reduce costs, the demand on the predictive capability of modern Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) toolchains increases. This implies that simulation models are not only required to correctly represent the underlying physical system, but also that real-world variability and uncertainty must be taken into account for enabling a shifting of the product development cycle more and more from physical experiments to the computer. Furthermore, one has to consistently incorporate available data from physical tests into the modeling pipeline. Uncertainty quantification (UQ) is key in improving the predictive capabilities of state-of-the-art CAE workflows. Furthermore, it speeds up the product design and development processes, particularly in the early phases of those processes, which not only reduces the time required to develop a product, but also the number of potentially expensive physical experiments. Below, we will show that efficient UQ techniques available today will change the way design decisions are made. By incorporating imperfect and incomplete information into the computational product design process, the uncertainty in the results can be quantified. The implications of this paradigm shift are manifold. First and foremost, it means that an even larger portion of the design process can be carried out by using computers, which leads to reduced cost and shorter product development cycles. In the end, the eventual product designs will be less prone to failure, while at the same time being less costly to manufacture. AdCo EngineeringGW bundles know-how from statistics, machine learning and engineering to provide innovative algorithms for the quantification of uncertainties in our software QUEENS. Thereby, we enable our clients to harness the full potential that digital product development tools and processes can offer.


A loess‐palaeosol succession from the last glacial cycle was palaeomagnetically studied in the Rivne abandoned brickyard (western Ukraine). Two samples of undisturbed loess from the same depth of parallel sections display steep negative inclinations. These reversed directions in the loess dated at c. 18 ka may possibly be correlated with the Hilina Pali palaeomagnetic excursion. This is the first occurrence of the Hilina Pali in a loess sediment. Unfortunately, the loess with negative inclination does not form any continuous layer that could be suitable for studies of detailed features of geomagnetic field inversion. Another six samples from an illuvial horizon of the Holocene soil also showed negative inclinations and strongly deviated declinations. This part of the section does not represent, however, any palaeomagnetic excursion. The anomalous magnetization in maghemite‐ and titanomagnetite‐rich sediment results most probably from self‐reversal remagnetization. A new insight into palaeomagnetic excursions noted in loess, especially in its parts affected by pedogenic processes, is recommended.


Intervention models based on data use can be effective in raising student achievement. This article presents 3 studies of one such model which had reported improved reading comprehension levels in 7 poor urban multicultural schools serving indigenous and ethnic minority communities. The intervention (the Learning Schools Model) used a process comprising critical discussions of achievement and teacher observation data to develop specific and contextualized content for fine-tune instruction. The reliability and generality of the effects of the model were tested in a cluster of "like" schools and a cluster of "unlike" schools. The growth models showed similar effects to the original schools, with gains of between 3 to 4 months additional progress per year over 3 years. The replications show that models that use data to design local program content can be reliably and generally effective, but also there is a need to examine differential effects.


A knowledge-based economy (KBE) is an economy in which the production, distribution, and use of knowledge is the main driver of growth, wealth creation and employment across all industries. In this context, being a KBE means more than simply having a thriving "new economy" or "information economy" somehow separate from a stagnant "old economy". In a truly knowledge-based economy, all sectors have become knowledge-intensive, not just those usually called "high technology". It is not just an "information technology issue".


Three-dimensional computer graphics is called three-dimensional for several reasons. The graphics are generated by constructing a virtual 3D model which is then imaged, employing a physical simulation of illumination in three-dimensional space. Much of the research in the field is aimed at creating an illusion of three-dimensionality. Devices such as perspective, physically realistic shading, focus, atmospherics, and 3D motion for animation have been investigated [Foley et al. 1990; Watt and Watt 1992; Glassner 1995].


The present article deals with potential improvement of heat removal from the centre of a metal hydride tank towards the tank's periphery while using passive heat transfer modules. Passive cooling elements are used in order to improve heat removal from the centre of a tank towards its peripheral parts. This increases the homogeneity of the thermal field in a tank's cross-section, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Moreover, the use of such elements improves the kinetics of hydrogen absorption into an alloy, in particular by prolonging the time to an equilibrium temperature of the alloy for a particular equilibrium pressure, which may shorten the time to a tank being 100% filled with hydrogen. The article describes four different designs of internal heat transfer intensifiers, which are aimed at improving the thermal field distribution inside the tank and their theoretical impact on the thermal field, which was examined using Ansys CFX software.


In this paper, we study the construction theory of simple Lie superalgebras. By using the method of tensor product, a class of associative superalgebras and Lie superalgebras of Weyl type are defined. In addition, we prove the sufficient and necessary conditions of the simplicity of the associative and the Lie superalgebras.


The Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) is the oldest continuously Einstein-operated clinical program. Its history has paralleled that of other achievements at Einstein, as well as changes in the service system, legislative mandates, and creation of programs for the developmentally disabled in both the Bronx and the United States. This article describes the growth and development of CERC, identifies several key faculty members and staff who have been major contributors to CERC's operations and to related Einstein activities, describes its numerous accomplishments over the past 50 years, and indicates some of the future directions for its programs.


The article analyzes temperature fields over foam concrete samples reinforced by PET fibers. The samples are developed at the Votkinsk branch of Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University. The effectiveness of reinforced PET fibers has already been proven, but so far, the effect of PET reinforcement on the thermophysical properties of foam concrete has not been well studied. In the laboratories of the Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia (TUZVO), the heat transfer is analyzed using natural convection by heating reinforced foam concrete samples. The method of holographic interferometry is used, which allows to visualize temperature fields in real time. Temperature fields arising above the samples are displayed and recorded by a Mach-Zehnder interferometer using the «living boundary» method throughout the entire length of the interference fringes. A method for calculating the parameters of heat transfer by analogy with the heating of a flat plate has been proposed. Qualitative and quantitative analyzes of holographic interferograms of the temperature fields are carried out. The local heat transfer parameters are calculated: the heat transfer coefficient α and the heat conductivity coefficient λ. It has been established that the samples of foam concrete reinforced by PET fibers made in Russia have a higher heat resistance and better insulation than foreign analogues.


Source Citation Ravid M, Savin H, Jutrin I, et al. Long-term stabilizing effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on plasma creatinine and on proteinuria in normotensive type II diabetic ...


Thyroid disease is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones. The symptoms of thyroid disease vary depending on the type (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or other). Generally sleeping trouble, anxiety, losing weight, fatigue, gaining weight, forgetfulness, and many other complexities are caused by hyper and hypothyroidism. So, diagnosing thyroid diseases is a vital issue as the diseases can be cured through proper and timely diagnosis. Recently machine learning techniques are used for predicting thyroid diseases. In this study, we have proposed a thyroid diseases prediction model through three machine learning classification algorithms namely K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Naive Bayes, and Decision Trees. Experiments are performed on thyroid data of the UCI machine learning repository. The dataset has three classes named normal, hypothyroid, and hyperthyroid. Through 10-fold cross-validation, the performances of the three algorithms are tested on several parameters such as Accuracy, Precision, F-Measure, and Recall. The decision tree was the most accurate, with a 99.7% accuracy rate over Naïve Bayes and KNN in the three-class thyroid diseases classification problem.


Luambo Jeffrey Ramarumo, Alfred Maroyi* & Milingoni Peter Tshisikhawe Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Department of Botany, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, Limpopo Province, South Africa E-mail: email@example.com


Abstract One pressing issue in libraries today is the censorship of information. This theoretical essay uses Kurt Lewin's gatekeeping theory to examine the decision-makers as well as the different pressures and constraints that are at issue in decisions regarding challenges and censorship attempts that occur in regards to library collections. Knowing who the decision-makers, or gatekeepers, are in the decision-making process, whether it is library boards, library directors, or public officials, is crucial to the understanding of censorship in public libraries. Without a clear understanding of the function of gates and gatekeepers in the decision-making process, libraries may allow unintended censorship of ideas and information to persist.


Abstract In a glasshouse experiment using four soils the effectiveness of Chatham Rise phosphorite (CRP), in both powdered and pelletised form, as a source of P to ryegrass plants was compared to that of 'granulated' single superphosphate. The magnitude of the response to applied P varied between the soils. The type of fertiliser, its physical form, the method and rate of application, and time also influenced the response to applied P. Overall, powdered CRP was as effective as superphosphate in increasing ryegrass yields. When compared at 90% of the yield maxima of surface-applied superphosphate (taken as 100), the relative values for surface-applied powdered CRP were 96, 99, and 100 for Ramiha, Kumeroa, and Wainui soils respectively. Incorporation increased relative values to 100 and 106 on Ramiha and Wainui soils respectively. Pelletising reduced the overall performance of the CRP in supplying P to the plant to only a small extent. For surface-applied pelletised CRP the relative values were 85, 93, 93, ...


A linear slip interface is one across which tractions are continuous but normal or shear displacements may be discontinuous [M. Schoenberg, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 66, S2 (1979)]. At low frequencies, the slip interface is equivalent to a thin low impedance layer. If the compliance has nonzero real part, it will produce a frequency‐dependent reflection coefficient. In this paper, we describe the reflection behavior of a system consisting of an acoustic half‐space, an elastic layer, a slip interface, and an elastic half‐space. The frequency response of this system is affected by both the thickness resonance of the elastic layer and the compliance of the slip interface. Comparisons are made with a similar system lacking the slip interface and with a system in which the slip interface is replaced by a thin low impedance layer.


The present relates to a heating cooker including a cooker body having a cooking chamber and a convection heating unit. The convection heating unit includes a convection heater to generate heat, a convection fan to forcibly move the heat generated from the convection heater into the cooking chamber, a convection motor to drive the convection fan, and a convection housing to receive the convection heater and the convection fan. The convection heater and the convection fan are linearly arranged within the convection housing, to allow air introduced into the convection housing to move from the convection fan to the convection heater. This configuration is effective to restrict the transfer of heat from the convection heater to the convection motor.


Joint Detection (JD) technique is used to reduce intersymbol interference (ISI) and multiple access interference (MAI) in current downlink (DL) of Time-Division Synchronous Code-Division-Multiple-Access (TD-SCDMA). However, the technique requires significant calculation and channel estimator in mobile station (MS), causing complexity in MS. Using TDD features where received uplink channel impulse responses (CIRs) can be used in DL, Joint Transmission (JT) has been proposed. In JT, all of JD functions are removed into BS, thus a simple and low cost MS can be realized. However, studies of JT show that the JT increases transmission power. This may affect Peak to Average Power Ratio (PARR) of the system. For a single path case, our result shows that JT increases overall transmitted power as well as average transmitted power, leading to lower PARR. However, as JT multiplies CIRs with spreading codes before transmission, high PARR might be occurred in multipath case. To avoid high PARR, we propose a new approach of JT technique that can perform lower PARR even in multipath case. The proposed technique selects certain paths instead of all paths used in JT processing so that PARR becomes lower, while keeping good bid error rate (BER) performance.


BG algorithm and filtering method is applied to the high- and low-frequency sequences of the northern hemispheric tree ring width and the Beijng Shihua cave stalagmite lamina thickness sequence. The large- and small-scale abrupt climate change (ACC) points are observed. The abrupt change density (ACD) is defined, and the relation between local (North China) and global climate changes is investigated by comparing the distributive characters of ACD in the high-frequency sequence. Results show that climate changes in North China might be consistent with the background of global climate change; The worldwide little ice age might start at the beginning of 13th century, stopped at the end of 19th century, 16th century was the prime period, while the little ice age in China at about the middle of 13th century and stopped at the end of 19th century*.


Abstract In the present investigation, the authors could obtain a new series of spiranes (1) through the reaction of the high potential quinone tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone with 2-aryl-3-phenyl-3H-quinazoline-4-thiones. Thus, 2,3-diphenyl- (2a), 2-p-tolyl-3-phenyl- (2b) and 2-p-anisyl-3-phenyl- (2c)-3H-quinazoline-4-thiones react readily with tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone, in boiling toluene, to give the corresponding spiro-1,3-benzodioxole-2,4′-(3′H)-quinazolines (1a-c), respectively.


In this paper, the impact of the accounting rule (SFAS No.8) on stock market is analyzed with a new model, which is based on the 3-factor model of Fama-French (1993), the EGARCH-type volatility of Nelson (1991) and non-Normal distribution of SSAEPD of Zhu and Zinde-Walsh (2009). Fama-French 25 portfolios for US stock market (1926-2011) is analyzed. Data is divided into 2 sub-samples: sample 1 (pre-announcement of SFAS No.8) and sample 2 (post- announcement of SFAS No.8). The authors try to test whether 3 factors in Fama-French (1993) are still alive in both samples and find any differences in the coefficients of 3 factors. MLE is used to estimate the model. Empirical results show this new model is adequate for the data. And the Market factor, the Size factor and the Book-to-market factor are alive in both samples. The estimates of these factors ( 1, 2, and 3) are smaller in post-announcement of SFAS No.8.


We describe hydrodynamic models of bipolar outbursts in recurrent nova systems containing a red giant with a dense wind. Two mechanisms are investigated for the production of the bipolarity observed in the outbursts of some such systems - a model in which the outburst occurs as a point explosion in an anisotropic wind, and one in which the wind is isotropic but the outburst itself is intrinsically bipolar. It is argued on the basis of radio observations of RS Oph (1985) that the latter model is more likely to be appropriate. The numerical computations of bipolar explosions also show that the ejection of parcels of gas at highly supersonic, and oppositely directed, velocities into a dense surrounding medium gives rise to bowshocks which interact in such a way as to give a dense ring of material in a plane normal to the line of ejection.


This paper investigates the morphological make-up of definite noun phrases in Lari (a Bantu language from Congo), according to their structural position within the clause (subject vs. nonsubject). The main conclusion is that the subject of a tensed clause is always construed as definite, whether or not it contains an overt determiner. The proposed descriptive assumption is that the definite interpretation of the subject is crucially licensed by Tense.


The main purpose of this study was to demonstrate that adaptive walking re-establishes dynamic stability at the time of foot contact in split-belt treadmill walking. First, we examined whether the relative positions of the center of mass (COM) and the center of pressure (COP) were re-established at foot contact during walking adaptation. We found that the symmetry of the COM-COP angles was re-established more completely than any other parameters (foot and pelvis markers) on both the fast and slow belt sides during the adaptation phase. Moreover, we examined whether the dynamic relationship between the COM and the COP was the same during tied- and split-belt walking. Our results showed that the equations related to the trailing leg relative to the COM re-converged around 0 at foot contact on both the fast and slow sides during the adaptation phase. We also showed that the COM-COP angle at foot contact is an adaptive parameter and is consistent between the fast and slow belt sides. At foot contact, the relative positions between the leading leg and the whole body can also be seen to be adjusted during trial-and-error adaptation to split-belt perturbation in which the belts move at different speeds. Therefore, we suggest that the relative positions of the COM and the COP at foot contact is the spatial reference for the gait cycle contribution to dynamic stabilization during adaptive walking.


The utility model discloses a water tank type cleaning machine, which comprises a box body which forms a washing space, and is characterized in that the box body comprises a water tank body and a cover plate which is rotatably connected on the water tank body, at least a sunken draining region is arranged on the center position of the bottom portion of the water tank body, a water pump which is used to pump water in the draining region into the washing space arranged above the draining region is arranged in the draining region, a draining plate with draining holes is covered on the draining region, and a rotating arm which is communicated with water pump fluid and is provided with water outlet holes is arranged above the draining plate. The water tank type cleaning machine separates the water pump and the washing region by arranging the draining region covered with the draining plate and arranging the water pump in the draining region, and enables the water flowing back into the water pump to be filtered by the draining plate, thereby improving work efficiency and service life of the water pump.


PURPOSE This pilot study examined the influence of pain perception on functional status. DESIGN A descriptive longitudinal correlational exploratory design was used. SAMPLE The sample comprised 23 participants ranging in age from 47 to 85 years. RESULTS Data were collected for pain perception components, anxiety, and functional status. Negative correlations were noted between pain and functional status on days 42 and 84. Common descriptors used over the first 3 days were sharp, aching, tender, and tiring. CONCLUSIONS Pain intensity is only one component of pain perception. Management of the sensory and affective components needs further research.


We consider  the Neumann-Schr\"odinger operator in a bounded domain in $\rr ^2$. In the case, where the corresponding magnetic field is non-constant, we shall get the semiclassical asymptotics with lower order term of the first eigenvalue. This paper is an improvement of results of Helffer and Morame [8] in which they got the asymptotics for the constant magnetic field case.


There has been for many years a question as to whether any species of coldblooded animals either harbor naturally acquired toxoplasmosis, or are experimentally susceptible to it. Splendore (1913) reported the successful infection of frogs (Cystignatus ocellatus) with a strain of Toxoplasma isolated from the rabbit, and Plimmer (1916) believed he had found a case of toxoplasmosis in a Mexican snake (Coluber melanoleucus) which had been in the London Zoological Garden. Unsuccessful attempts to infect frogs (Rana pipiens) were made in the senior author's laboratory some years ago, but on too few animals to be conclusive (Manwell, Coulston, Binckley and Jones, 1945). In view of the widespread occurrence of toxoplasmosis in man, and in such animals as the dog, cat, and pigeon, it is of obvious importance to know as much as possible about the host-range of the organism. For these reasons we have repeated and extended our earlier work, using in all 52 frogs (Rana pipiens). Of these, 12 each were inoculated by one of the following routes: oral, intramuscular, and intracerebral. Sixteen others were given the parasites intraperitoneally. The inocula consisted of heavily parasitized peritoneal exudate from acutely infected white mice, and the amount given to each frog varied in different experiments from 0.05 to 0.40 ml. Counts have established the fact that such quantities of exudate usually contain from one to ten million organisms. The frogs were kept at room temperature in individual battery jars, with separate compartments for water. The first series of 20 animals were checked for infection by the injection into mice of peritoneal aspirate, withdrawn at intervals of 6, 20, 24, 30 and 48 hours and of pooled homogenates of viscera (brain, liver, spleen) into clean mice. Examination of stained organ smears under the microscope was also done after death of the frog. (Frogs so inoculated lived in most cases for about a week, the range in survival time being from 2 to 12 days.) The second series of animals was treated differently. The 32 frogs of which it consisted, were divided into 4 groups of 8 each, according to the routes of infection, which were the same as listed above. Two of the members of each were then sacrificed after each of the following intervals: 1, 2, 3, and 7 days, and homogenates of liver, spleen, lung, and brain in isotonic saline injected into mice. If these showed no evidence of toxoplasmosis after an observation period of 14 days, a second series of mice was inoculated from the first, and still a third series from them, if the results were still negative. Several experiments were also done to discover the effect on the parasites of exposure to frog blood. For this purpose peritoneal exudate from acutely affected mice was incubated with whole frog blood at 3? C., and inoculated into clean mice after intervals of varying length. The mice were then followed for the development of toxoplasmosis. The results of the attempts to infect frogs were again essentially negative. None


The use of a mobile learning management system (LMS) has engendered pros and cons concerning the effects on influencing the students' self-regulated learning (SRL). A large number of research studies concerning mobile-LMS have been done in the past decades. Studies have also demonstrated that the use of mobile LMS can facilitate the users as it can be conveniently accessed anywhere with their mobile phones. However, those studies have not comprehensively discussed the results of the students' mobile-LMS on their self-regulated learning development. Hence, this research aims to investigate the use of mobile learning management systems, specifically mobile Moodle, to support the students' self-regulated learning. An ex-post-facto research study was used to gather the respondents' data after they experienced the mobile Moodle and the relationship to the SRL development. The respondents were 15 students from English Education Master Program, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Further, the questionnaires and interviews were used to gather and analyze the data. The results showed that most of the graduate students were facilitated by the use of mobile Moodle to develop their self-regulated learning. The result showed that the features, namely, upcoming events, messages, and chats, positively related to the students' SRL construction. However, the participants highlighted the easiness of using reminder and notification features since some of the students cannot receive the notification directly to their phones. Thus, the mobile Moodle developer should improve it to maximize its benefit in influencing students' SRL.


The article analyzes the approaches to understanding the term «evidence», highlighted in juridical literature. The concepts of interpretation of the essence of evidence, developed in criminal procedural science are analyzed. The essence of each of them is disclosed and critical remarks are made regarding particular concepts. The author's own position regarding the interpretation of the term «evidence» in the Ukrainian criminal procedure is proposed.


The problem of breastfeeding is part of the problem of discomfort in postpartum mothers for 2 hours after giving birth. This problem often causes trauma to postpartum mothers during breastfeeding, psychological disturbances, and increases morbidity in the mother and baby due to inadequate breast milk. The practice of Oxytocin massage, Moringa leaves and Katuk leaves at the same time can improve the quantity and quality of breast milk in maternal patients with 36-40 weeks' gestation. This type of research is quantitative research. Respondents numbered 30 were selected by determining purposive sampling in each group consisting of 10 mothers. Data were analyzed using a Paired t-test and Independent sample t-test with an α level of 0.05. The results showed that there was an increase in the quantity of breastfeeding. On the 3rd day, the quantity of breast milk with volume of 45 cc. In the week I with a volume of 10.50 cc, week II 86.50 cc, week III 168.50 cc and week IV as much as 275 cc. It shows that there are differences in quality on days 3 to week IV. The results of data analysis also showed that the 3rd day the quality of breast milk is rather yellow and rather thick, then the first week to the third week rather yellow and thin. At week IV, the quality of breast milk is white and runny. There is an increase in the quality and quantity of breast milk in all three groups.


One of the intriguing aspects of on-going transformations in Cuba is that absolutely nothing is said about their intended objective. Observers are mostly left to speculate about the direction in which the country is heading — apart from some general language with very little informative value of "updating socialism." There is a long list of mostly economic reform decisions implying a certain retreat from state monopoly and the easing of some important restrictions. But no development model has been presented, either at the 6th Communist Party Congress in 2011 or afterwards.


A total of 100 trials were made to obtain semen from mithun bulls by massage method. Out of 100 trials in 43 trials only seminal vesicles were massaged and in remaining 57 trials both seminal vesicles and ampullae were massaged. The efficacy of collection of semen by massaging seminal vesicle alone was 4.65% and by seminal vesicle and ampullae was 54.39%. The volume (ml), mass activity (1-4), initial motility (%), sperm concentration (millionlml) and live sperm count (%) were O.77±O.08, 1.90±O.13, 67.74±2.44, 507.74±65.72 and 68.53±1.85 respectively.


Mainly from the perspective of power grid enterprise, this paper analyzed the impact about operational factors based on balanced score card (BSC) analysis framework, sorted order of key external environmental factors by establishing interpretative structural model (ISM) , put forward to key indicators of operational warning system, and examine the result by principal component analysis. As a result, grid enterprise should pay more attention to 11 factors from 32 operational indexes.


There are still major impediments for the widespread utilization of high performance structural ceramics. Among these are cost, reliability and reproducibility. Simple examples have been described that illustrate how novel processing can reduce the cost of starting powders and final products and how significant increases in toughness can be achieved to improve reliability by ceramic matrix composite concepts. However, both cost and reliability, as well as reproducibility, can be significantly improved by full life cycle quality control and monitoring. The key aspect of this approach is Materials Information Technology which is the quantification of the unique signature of a material (chemistry, physical structure, defects) in a form suitable for computer interrogation and decision making.


We introduce the alternative paradigm to volatility modeling. On the example of three stocks of highly capitalized companies, we show that volatility process is non-stationary and its logarithmic transformation together with the logarithmic increments are approximately normally distributed while the latter are strongly anti-persistent. Together with the assertion that logarithmic returns are normally distributed, and uncorrelated with time-varying volatility, we propose the new returns-generating process, which is able to remarkably mimic the real-world series and the standard stylized facts – uncorrelated returns with heavy tails, strongly autocorrelated absolute returns and volatility clustering. The proposed methodology opens a wholly new field in research of financial volatility.


We study a class of SYK-type models in large N limit from the gravity dual side in terms of Schwarzian action analytically. The quantum correction to two point correlation function due to the Schwarzian action produces transfer of degree of freedom from the quasiparticle peak to Hubbard band in density of states (DOS), a signature strong correlation. In Schwinger-Keldysh (SK) formalism, we calculate higher point thermal out-oftime order correlation (OTOC) functions, which indicate quantum chaos by having Lyapunov exponent. Higher order local spin-spin correlations are also calculated, which can be related to the dynamical local susceptibility of quantum liquids such as spin glasses, disordered metals.


The broad objective of this article is to scrutinize the effectiveness of hard law paraphernalia that are there present to protect blockholders of multilateral financial institutions in Zimbabwe. This article focused on descriptive documentary reviews of texts around financial institutions, judicial reports, and Statutory Acts. The study found and revealed that hard laws and regulations yes exist to protect blockholders but the challenge, however, was guaranteeing their enforcement making hard law highly unproductive therefore killing investor confidence in Zimbabwe. The results are quintessential for law enforcement agents, regulators of banks and mangers as they need to craft a quality effective management framework on the protection of blockholders' equity which will attract foreign direct investment and that will promote the country's economic development.


When I belonged to a group, I was always bullied no matter how I behaved, so I didn't know how to handle my own emotions, so I considered human emotions. I mathematically modeled human emotion processing in two stages: what kind of emotions we receive from events and how we react from the emotions we receive. The part that receives emotions from events and the part that responds from emotions are modeled by a one-dimensional random walk or Wiener process, and the distribution of individual emotions is represented by a fixed probability distribution, and the response of individual is represented by a fixed distribution. Therefore, I also showed that when individuals gather to form a group, the distribution of emotions and reactions as a group is also represented by a fixed distribution. In addition, I showed as application examples of these models, the nature of events, the meaning of emotional distribution, and how to read the air, and so on.


In this article, we extend to the linear least squares problem of rank deficient, the result given in [Mart́ınez-Sanabria, 2006], which reduces from m [ n2(m− 1) 2 + n(m− 1) + n 3 6 ] to m[3n + n2] the standard algorithm cost of computing the jackknife estimator for the linear least squares problem of full range.


1 Resources Himalaya Foundation, Nayabato-Ringroad, Lalitpur, Nepal 2 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53-University Road, Lucknow, India 3 Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Lalitpur, Nepal 4 Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal 5 College of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal 6 GoldenGate International College, Kathmandu, Nepal 7 Department of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota, USA


We propose a novel real-time video stitching method using camera path estimation and homography refinement. The method can stably stitch multiple frames acquired from moving cameras in real time. In the proposed method, one initial between-camera (BC) homography and each camera path (CP) homography are used to estimate the BC homography at every frame. The BC homography is refined by using block matching to adjust the errors of estimated CPs (homography refinement). For fast processing, we extract features using the difference of intensities and use the optical flow to estimate camera motion (CM) homographies, which are multiplied with the previous CMs to calculate CPs (camera path estimations). In experiments, we demonstrated the performance of the CP estimation and homography refinement approach by comparing it with other methods. The experimental results show that the proposed method can stably stitch two image sequences at a rate exceeding 13 fps (frames per second).


To provide a method of manufacturing a photochromic film or plate to improve the life of the photochromic material by printing to isolate the unit points together photochromic material to the substrate in units independent points in a variety of printing methods. And characterized in that it comprises the steps of printing a unit independent in that the photochromic substance on a part or the whole of the substrate, and forming a protective layer on the printed substrate to protect the photochromic substance to provide a method of manufacturing a photochromic film or plate to.


Abstract : The objective of the Variable Stock Level (VSL) Program is to assist the Stock Point Supply Officer and his staff to attain maximum supply effectiveness while operating within budget constraints. For inventories financially controlled by the U.S. Navy Fleet Material Support Office (FMSO), present policy provides funds for two and one-half months of supply. There exists no direct relationship at the Stock Point between stock funds and operating and maintenance funds. That is, O + M fund money cannot be used to replenish system stocks. The size of the staff is controlled by funded ceiling, which determines the number of supply actions, such as procurements, that can be processed. The VSL Program searches for the best combination of policies for operation within the two budgets.


The technique for the simulation of the dynamic behaviour of rotating machines presented in the paper is based on an equivalent circuit representation of the magnetic configuration. The circuit parameters are obtained by a preliminary automated sequence of magnetostatic FEM analyses and take into account the local magnetic saturations. The adopted solution technique is based on an invariant network topology approach: its application, presented for the operation analysis of a low‐power synchronous generator, allows a great reduction of the calculation time in comparison with a commercial FEM code for the transient simulation.


This paper focuses on the control of a simulated robot hand using a data glove, which gathers information from resistors that measure the flexion of the user's fingers. The data glove used was a commercially available controller, using 5 flex sensors on each finger to collect data. Arduino Uno R3 microcontroller board was used to power the data glove which is based on the ATmega328P microcontroller. CoppeliaSim was used as a platform for simulation, with a compatible model for the hand found within the software's community. C++ is used within both the CoppeliaSim and Arduino environments, with a micro-USB connecting the two. This paper allows for real time control with the proposed data glove, which transmit the data in the form of a string of 5 different values. In the future, many adjustments and modifications could be made to allow for more precise control and eventually more degrees of freedom. A video demo for the proposed design can be seen from: https://youtu.be/w-GqzigfkXY.


The problem of backward proton production in proton-nucleus collisions at intermediate energies is discussed. We develop a model which is based on the correlated two-nucleon-cluster picture. Feynman diagrams including intermediate -resonance states are evaluated. The model is applied first to the deuteron target (p+d p+X) at intermediate energies. This presents a good test for the elementary process in our model. Our calculation reproduces well the observed energy spectra of backward protons. Then the model is applied to heavier nuclear targets. There we employ the Fermi momentum distribution which is deduced from other sources of information. This contains high momentum components that play a crucial role in reproducing the high energy part of the backward proton spectra. The model describes remarkably well a wide range of the single particle energy spectra as well as the angular distributions of the backscattered proton. As a further test of the model, we calculate the coincidence spectra of the backward- and the forward-going protons at 800 MeV. The calculation reproduces well the shape (particularly two mountains in the contour plot) of the coincidence experiment which has recently been done by Miake et al. The present analysis strongly supports the existence of the high momentum componentsmore » in the nuclear Fermi motion. This seems to be rather universal from light to heavy nuclei, and may reflect a new length scale inside the nucleus.« less


An analysis of the transverse vibration of nonhomogeneous orthotropic viscoelastic circular plates of parabolically varying thickness in the radial direction is presented. The thickness of a circular plate varies parabolically in a radial direction. For nonhomogeneity of the circular plate material, density is assumed to vary linearly in a radial direction. This paper used the method of separation of variables in solving the governing differential equation. In this paper, an approximate but quite convenient frequency equation is derived by using the Rayleigh–Ritz technique with a two‐term deflection function. Deflection, time period and logarithmic decrement for the first two modes of vibration are computed for the nonhomogeneous orthotropic viscoelastic circular plates of varying parabolic thickness with clamped edge conditions for various values of nonhomogeneity constants and taper constants and these are shown in tabular form for the Voigt–Kelvin model. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


In Internet audio applications, delay and delay jitter affect mostly the applications' quality of service. Since packet delays are different and changing over time, the receiver needs to buffer some amount of packets before playout. Therefore, the amount of buffered packets and the timing of playout are very important for the performance of applications. We adopt an autoregressive (AR) model for estimation of packet delay and deploy a robust identification algorithm for adjustment of the parameters of the AR process. In our preliminary experiments, this robust algorithm leads to better performance when the noise is correlated and/or non-stationary, and also it is robust to model uncertainties.


We present theoretical and experimental studies on a new negative-index material based on silver nanocluster metamaterial. A scalable bottom-up approach based on template directed self-assembly was used for fabricating the nanocluster material.


Graph Neural Nets (GNNs) have received increasing attentions, partially due to their superior performance in many node and graph classification tasks. However, there is a lack of understanding on what they are learning and how sophisticated the learned graph functions are. In this work, we propose Graph Feature Network (GFN), a simple lightweight neural net defined on a set of graph augmented features. GFN can be used to approximate GNNs with improved efficiency, and serve as a tool to access and understand the graph functions learned. To our surprise, we find that, despite its simplicity, GFN could match or exceed the best accuracies produced by recently proposed GNNs on common graph classification benchmarks. Our results seemingly suggest that (1) GFN may serve as an efficient and effective alternative to GNNs, and (2) existing GNNs may not have learned more sophisticated graph functions on these benchmarks. Furthermore, we observe that when treating images as pixels defined in graphs/grids, the same type of GNNs can outperform GFN, indicating GNNs may have learned more complex graph functions in that case.1


Two experiments on the effects of cutting interval on forage production, nutritive value, feed intake and digestibility of elephant grass (Eg) and two guinea grass (Gg) cultivars 280 and I.429, were carried out. Three grasses harvested at 4 cutting intervals (4, 6, 8 and 10 weeks) were compared in a split plot design in the production experiment. In the feed intake and digestibility experiment, 3 grasses and 3 cutting intervals (4, 6 and 8 weeks) were examined in a 3 × 2 change-over design with 6 crossbred Holstein heifers. Forage DM production increased as length of cutting interval increased and forage quality, in terms of CP and cell wall concentrations, decreased. The yields of DM, CP, digestible DM and digestible CP were highest in Gg 280 followed by Gg I.429 and Eg. Mean intakes of forage (DM basis) of Eg, Gg 280 and Gg I.429 were 90.4, 104.6 and 94.5 g/kg Lwt0.73, respectively, with no effect of cutting interval. With the decline in crude protein concentration in older forage, the CP intake of around 13.4 g/kg Lwt0.73 from the 4-week cuts declined to about 6.7 g/kg Lwt0.73 in the 8-week cuts. Digestibility of dry matter and crude protein decreased significantly as cutting interval increased, with no differences between grass species. To obtain the best balance between dry matter yield and forage quality, the optimum cutting frequency seems to be about 6 weeks. There is a possibility that this could be extended to 8 weeks for elephant grass.


The authors' experience gained with the evaluation of 42 patients from September 2001 through April 2002 (with a mean age of 69 years, range 54-89 years, 31 males and 11 females) and studied in a Center specialized in Diabetic Foot, discarding those patients who were evaluated in other non-specialized centers, is presented. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach for the management of the diabetic foot is emphasized, because this pathology years ago was not sufficiently considered, but otherwise at the present time better results can be achieved with improved cost-benefit analysis, using this methodology.


Objective:
To explore the effects of Compressure Drip Injection Alarm (CDIA) in endovascular intervention for intracranial aneurysms.

Methods:
Totally 80 patients with intracranial aneurysms undergoing endovascular intervention from January 2015 to March 2017 in Linyi Central Hospital were selected and divided into research group (40 cases, 18 males and 22 females) and control group (40 cases, 19 males and 23 females) . The patients in research group were with application of CDIA, and those in control group were without application of CDIA. The severe embolization events caused by pressure drip in two groups were evaluated.

Results:
In the control group, 2 cases of severe embolism were caused by untimely detection of pressure drip, including 1 case of severe air embolism and 1 case of thromboembolism. In the research group, the pressure drip was detected in time, and no embolization occurred.

Conclusions:
The pressure drip alarm system can detect whether pressure drip is over in real-time, and avoid embolism events caused by thromboembolus or air embolus.

Key words:
Compressure Drip Injection Alarm; Intracranial aneurysm; Intravascular intervention; Thromboembolism


Extreme Scattering Events are sometimes manifest in the light-curves of compact radioquasars at frequencies of a few GHz. These events are not understood. The model which appears to offer the best explanation requires a new population of AU-sized, neutral gas clouds; these clouds would then make up a large fraction of the Galaxy's dark matter. Independent of the question of which theoretical model is correct, if we extrapolate the observed behaviour to low radio-frequencies, we expect that the sky should be criss-crossed by a network of narrow caustics, at frequencies below about 700 MHz. Consequently at these frequencies sources should typically manifest additional, faint images which are substantially delayed with respect to the primary image. Although some examples of this type of behaviour are already known, it is expected that these are just the tip of the iceberg, with strong selection biases having been imposed by the instrumentation employed to date.


Clinical pathway (CP) is the standard way to manage medical activities in order to improve the efficiency and minimize the cost of healthcare service. However current application of CPs can hardly adapt to the dynamic and complex clinical processes which involve the coordination of social agents in hospital. This paper focuses on developing a multi-agent modeling method to build up the system that can increase the execution efficiency of clinical pathway. In particular, we present a semiotic approach to analyze the requirement of clinical pathway. Furthermore we describe how the EDA (Epistemic, Deontic, and Axiological) agent and the negotiation model are realized and applied to support the clinical pathway management. Finally, the clinical pathway of breast cancer is presented to demonstrate our methods


Objectives:Whole-body ischemia during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest triggers immediate activation of inflammatory systems leading to a sepsis-like syndrome. The aim was to investigate the association between level of systemic inflammation and mortality in survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with targeted temperature management. Design:Post hoc analysis. Setting:Single-center study of a prospective multicenter randomized study. Patients:One hundred sixty-nine patients (99%) with available blood samples out of 171 patients included in the Target Temperature Management trial, randomly assigning patients to targeted temperature management at 33°C or 36°C. Intervention:None. Measurements and Main Results:At baseline and 24, 48, and 72 hours after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, blood samples were obtained and screened for a battery of inflammatory markers. Level of interleukin-1&bgr;, interleukin-2, interleukin-4, interleukin-5, interleukin-6, interleukin-9, interleukin-10, interleukin-12, interleukin-13, tumor necrosis factor-&agr;, interferon-&ggr;, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin were measured. Mortality at 30 days was evaluated by Cox analysis, and the predictive capability of inflammatory markers was evaluated by area under the curve. Level of all inflammatory markers changed significantly within 72 hours after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (all p values < 0.001), but only procalcitonin levels showed overall differences between nonsurvivors and survivors (p = 0.0002). At baseline, interleukin-6 was independently associated with mortality, whereas both interleukin-6 levels (hazard ratio = 1.23 [1.01–1.49]; p = 0.04) and procalcitonin levels (hazard ratio = 1.20 [1.03–1.39]; p = 0.02) 24 hours after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were associated with 30-day mortality with no interactions between targeted temperature management group and levels of interleukin-6 (p = 0.25) or procalcitonin (p = 0.85). None of the other inflammatory markers were independently associated with mortality. Area under the curve for procalcitonin and interleukin-6, 24 hours after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, were 0.74 and 0.63, respectively. Conclusions:Level of inflammation, assessed by interleukin-6 and procalcitonin, was independently associated with increased mortality with the highest discriminative value obtained 24 hours after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Interventions aiming at decreasing level of inflammation as a way to improve outcome may be investigated in future studies.


This article is a first-hand account of the challenges of mothering a blind child. The author reveals her initial doubts about her ability to acquire the knowledge and skills required of a primary caretaker. The author discusses the rewards and difficulties involved in mainstreaming her child and in providing him with the opportunities to develop himself to the fullest. She also discusses the effect of her son's blindness on herself and her relations with family, friends, schools, and the community at large.


I agreed in the fall of 1979 to be the guest editor of a special issue of the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies on the state of the art of archaeology and anthropology in Southeast Asia. This special issue was to be published in March 1984 and I was to have the papers to the editor by the 15th of October 1983; plenty of time I thought. I first attempted to get two senior American anthropologists to be associate editors, one for Mainland Southeast Asia and one for Island Southeast Asia. This did not work out so in the fall of 1980 I started to organize authors for each country. By the summer of 1981 I had arranged authors for thirteen reports.


I ndirect hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem during the neonatal period. Neurological abnormalities such as athetoid-dystonic cerebral palsy, developmental delay, sensorineural hearing loss, intelligence deficit, and mental retardation are serious problems attributable to chronic bilirubin encephalopathy.1-3 Ahdab-Barmada et al cited in Conolly4 reported that the incidence of bilirubin encephalopathy in term infants was 2%. Most infants with bilirubin encephalopathy were asymptomatic and showed neurological problems or intelligence deficit several years later.4,5 Toxic effects of unconjugated bilirubin occur when unbound unconjugated bilirubin passes through the blood brain barrier (BBB) then binds to phospolipid and ganglioside of neuronal plasma membrane and finally causes neuronal death.5-9 There are several studies which involve the relationship between neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in term infants and developmental outcome. Yilmaz et al1 reported a statistically significant relationship between neurological dysfunction and indirect serum ABSTRACT Background Indirect hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem during the neonatal period and may cause long-term abnormality or developmental delay. Objective To evaluate the adverse effects of hyperbilirubinemia on the development of healthy term infants. Methods This was a prospective cohort study on healthy term infants born in Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar. Mullen Scale Tests were performed at the ages of 3 and 6 months to assess subjects' development. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between several dependent variables and developmental outcomes. Results One hundred and twelve infants were enrolled in this study [56 with hyperbilirubinemia, 56 without hyperbilirubinemia; 58 (52%) male, 54 (48%) female]. Mean birth weight was 318.3 grams (SD 342.26) vs 3162.5 grams (SD 338.61). At the age of 3 months, below average category according to Mullen Scale Test was higher in infants with history of hyperbilirubinemia compared to those without hyperbilirubinemia, which was statistically significant for fine motor scale (17.9% vs 5.4%; respectively; P=0.039; RR 1.66; 95% CI 1.15;2.39). At 6 months of age, it was higher in infants with history of hyperbilirubinemia compared to those without hyperbilirubinemia and this was statistically significant for gross motor scale (19.6% vs 3.6%, respectively; RR 1.86; 95%CI 1.36; 2.56; P=0.008) and fine motor scale (17.9% vs 5.4%, respectively; RR 1.66; 95%CI 1.15; 2.39; P=0.039). Multivariate logistic regression test showed that only hyperbilirubinemia was correlated with gross motor scale delay at the age of 6 months (P=0.027; OR 5.97; 95%CI 1.22; 29.12). Conclusion Healthy term infants with history of hiperbilirubinemia were associated with increased gross motor scale delay at the age of 6 months [Pediatr Indones 2006;46:51-56].


Sex determination is usually the first step in forensic identification of victim(s) in disasters, jungle justice and arsonscenarios for many medical and legal reasons. The use of DNA in forensic analysis offers a good method in sexdetermination and the quality of extracted DNA is very important for downstream PCR. The aim of this study is toinvestigate the viability of DNA obtained from burnt teeth for forensic sex-determination. Two DNA extractionmethods consisting of silica based commercial kit and phenol-chloroform organic method, followed by polymerasechain amplification of amelogenin gene for sex determination were employed. Based on the DNA yield and opticaldensity values, the kit extraction method performed better than the phenol-chloroform method with 100% and85.71% success respectively. A Mann-Whitney U test of 260/280 absorbance showed no statistically significantdifference in the median absorbance for aviation fuel (median = 1.34) and gasoline (median =1.32) burnt samples.Amplification of AMEL genes using the commercial kit and phenol-chloroform method were 52.38% and 22.22%positive respectively compared to pre-extraction sex determination. This study shows that the use of the silica basedcommercial kit technique yielded higher DNA quality and quantity from whole teeth burnt with gasoline andaviation fuel as accelerants for downstream PCR amplification of AMEL genes compared to organic phenolchloroform method.


The incorporation of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with sulfur-oxidized diarylethene molecules resulted in a novel multifunctional nanosystem, in which the fluorescent performance and flocculation and dispersion are reversibly switched by light irradiation and external magnetic field, respectively.


The crystal of nickel complex [Ni(py)3(SHSH)]·1.5(py) (py=pyridine) with salicylaldehyde salicylhydrazone (SHSH) was obtained in DMF and pyridine. It has been characterized by IR,UV,element analysis and X-ray diffraction single crystal structural analysis. The crystal of the title compound belongs to monoclinic system,space group P21 / n. The crystal structural analysis revealed that the center nickel(Ⅱ) is bonded to two oxygen atoms and one nitrogen atom from a tridentate ligand(SHSH) and three nitrogen atoms from three solvent pyridine molecules to form a six-coordinate distorted octahedron. There exist intra and intra molecular H-bondings among the complex. The electrochemical activity was studied in DMF and pyridine respectively with an electrochemical analyzer (CH. Instrument 650a.). CCDC:256321.


There is an area of interest of improving the aerodynamic performance of horizontal axis wind turbine(HAWT) by choosing the optimal shape of the blade,as the shape of the blade has great influence to the aerodynamic performance of the HAWT.A lifting surface method with free wake model is used to study the impact of swept and leaned blade to the aerodynamic behavior of HAWT in the present work.Results indicate that the aerodynamic performances are in general changed with the sweep of the blade.The backward sweep of the blade has smaller lift at the inner part of blade and higher lift at the outer part of the blade than the forward sweep of the blade and the using of backward swept blade can improve the power coefficient of the HAWT.Meanwhile the HAWTs' aerodynamic performance can be improved by chosen proper shape of leaned blade.


In order to solve the problem that traditional video monitoring system can only monitor a certain fixed area,which does not cover the whole surveillance field,a intelligent video monitoring system based on acousto-optic localization is proposed in this paper.Based on the integrated design,the hardware realization of the system is implemented by the ADSP-BF533 chip.The sound source localization algorithm and the software design flow are also described.The results indicate that the application of the system can realize the effective cover and the moving objects tracking of surveillance field.


Purpose To describe current evidence regarding the treatment of clients with onychomycosis who have one or more chronic illnesses. Data Sources Current review of research articles, standard pharmaceutical texts, and case studies. Conclusions Onychomycosis is often considered only as a cosmetic diagnosis. Treatment is based on factors such as the client's willingness to pay for expensive therapy and the ability to physically comply with daily regimens; however, treatment of Onychomycosis in clients with chronic illnesses including diabetes and peripheral vascular disease should be strongly encouraged. For these clients, Onychomycosis is not just a cosmetic diagnosis because it has the potential to decrease mobility and blood flow to the affected digits if left untreated. Implications for Practice The primary care clinician's successful management of client's with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and peripheral vascular disease should include the treatment of onychomycosis. Recognizing the best treatment is a crucial decision.


The ferromagnetic phase (FMP) of a uniaxial magnet with the easy-plane single-ion anisotropy (SIA) and the anisotropic biquadratic exchange interaction (BQEI) has been studied. The case S = 1 for the site spin S has been considered. Expressions for two branches of the spin excitation spectrum at finite temperatures T have been obtained, and the conditions for spectral mode stability have been determined. The spectral mode stability diagram in the T h coordinates has been constructed. The diagram testifies that, under certain conditions, the temperature decrease is accompanied by a violation of the spectral mode stability followed, as the temperature decreases further, by its restoration; i.e. the reentrance phenomenon is observed. The temperature of the second-order phase transition (PT) from the FMP into the phase with spontaneously broken symmetry has been demonstrated to depend considerably on the BQEI anisotropy constant.


A quantum mechanical formalism for the calculation of the transmitted information per symbol in optical binary communications is presented. The concavity property is used to calculate the maximum entropy, from which the average entropy is subtracted to calculate the information per symbol. The proposed formalism is applied to the number of eigenstate signals in thermal noise and squeezed signals in thermal noise. The error probability for these cases is calculated. It is found that squeezing can improve the performance of optical communications. >


The development of a theoretically-derived measure of state epistemic curiosity, the State Curiosity Scale (SCS), was described. Reliability and validity data was collected in two empirical studies with female undergraduate students. Alpha reliability coefficients of ,87 in Study I and .89 in Study II were found. Concurrent validity findings included a significant positive correlation between the SCS and the Ontario Test of Intrinsic Motivation (OTIM), a trait measure of specific curiosity, That is, Ss high in trait curiosity were found to have higher levels of state curiosity than Ss low in trait curiosity. Indirect evidence of the construct validity of the SCS were the findings of a significant negative correlation between state epistemic curiosity and state anxiety, and a significant positive correlation between state epistemic curiosity and performance in a ComputerAssisted Instruction (CAI) learning task.


During the procedure of gap-top pasteurized pure milk, we analysed the potential hazard in production and took some controlling and corrective measurements based on the introduced HACCP system. So we achieved good production effect.


Edge is one of the most basic features of image. How to extract image edge information quickly and accurately is a research hotspot in the field of image recognition at home and abroad. Image edge is a set of pixels whose gray value changes step by step or similar to roof changes. It contains the most critical information in the image. How to quickly and effectively extract the edge information of the image is the key point in the whole image processing process. In order to improve the acquisition accuracy of edge image information processing, eliminate the influence of edge burr and shadow, and establish an efficient edge contour segmentation fitting model, this paper proposes a method to extract the actual contour size of the target image under specific conditions. Firstly, the image of the target object to be measured is corrected by affine transformation to ensure high measurement accuracy. Then, the gray image of the target object is obtained by gray processing of the transformed image, and the sub-pixel edge contour image of the image can be obtained. Then the image edge contour segmentation and fitting to get the fitting image. Finally, in the experimental part, use the correlation operator of Halcon to obtain the outer contour of the edge of the target object image and the distance of the center of the circle on the calibration plate image. Then the actual physical size of the edge of the target object to be measured can be finally obtained by the ratio method. Experiments show that the method is of great significance to improve the recognition accuracy of target object images.


Sixth International Conference dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of Rostislav Sergeevich Ilyin "Reflections of Bio-, Geo- and Anthroposheric Interactions in Soils and Soil Cover" S N Kirpotin "Bio-Clim-Land" Center of Excellence, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia Abstract The Sixth International Conference dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of Rostislav Sergeevich Ilyin "Reflections of Bio-, Geo- and Anthroposheric Interactions in Soils and Soil Cover" was held in Tomsk, Russia, on December 11-14, 2016. The collection contains materials of research in the field of dynamic geology and geomorphology, geochemistry of the hypergenesis zone, soil science, genesis, evolution, soil classification and soil cover structure. Questions are considered functions of soils and soil cover in terrestrial ecosystems. Materials will be useful to specialists who are engaged in fundamental and applied issues in the field of geomorphology, geochemistry, soil science, agriculture, security environment, rational nature management, as well as related areas. Rostislav Sergeevich Ilyin (1891-1937) is a scientist who worked with a considerable advance of his time. He was a geo-scientist in the full sense of the word, developing several geosciences: geology, hydrogeology, soil science, palaeogeography, landscape studies. R. Ilyin was one of the first scientists - forecasters, approached the understanding of the system of the general universe, developing the theory of geological cycles. Ilyin was a supporter of the integration of science in the 20-30s of the XX century when the process of fragmentation of natural science predominated individual industries. Investigations made by R. Ilyin were both philosophical developments and had great practical significance in developing the natural resources of Siberia. He was the first to predict the oil-bearing capacity of Western Siberia, calculated the thickness of coal deposits in Kuzbass, discovered fresh water in the Kulunda Basin. The main legacy of R. Ilyin is his ideas, set forth in the theses, and theories that are not always understood by contemporaries, but have not lost their significance to the present time.


The utility model belongs to the technical field of filtering and particularly relates to a filtering device used at a mixing kettle outlet. The filtering device used at the mixing kettle outlet comprises a filtering mechanism, wherein the filtering mechanism consists of a filter screen layer and an adsorption layer sequentially from outside to inside, and adopts a spherical structure; a feed inlet is formed in one end of the filtering mechanism and connected with the mixing kettle outlet. The filtering device used at the mixing kettle outlet is simple in structure and high in practicability.


Anthropologists are increasingly interested in the reception and adaptation of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) at the local level, especially when these are intended or adapted for social change in the kinds of societies and communities anthropologists study. The process has been increasingly driven by the spread of landline telephones, radio, television, personal computers, the Internet (1.0 and now 2.0), basic cell phones and now internet-enabled or '3G' cell phones. These successive technological innovations, now collectively grouped as ICTs, have had the effect of shrinking distance by increasing the reach of both those who control these technologies and those who can access them. With radio and TV, and even the Internet until recently, communication tended to be one-way: from the centre to the periphery both between and within countries. This was never the case with landline telephones, which offered two-way communication from the outset; but landlines rarely extended into the rural areas of developing countries, and even where there was access, the poor generally could not afford domestic installation. Cellular phones, though even more expensive in terms of call charges, operate beyond the reach of landlines, are portable and no longer as dependent on frequent charging from mains electricity as before. The wireless networks that run them now offer access to the Internet almost everywhere—for those who have 3G handsets and/or wireless-connected computers—and include such useful adaptations to Third World conditions such as 'pay as you go' and 'please call me.' Moreover, the Internet itself has become more interactive with its 2.0 technologies. If 'development' (as opposed to modernisation) is about agency and empowerment for those who currently lack it, then there is development potential in the newest ICTs despite their control by major multinational corporations. Informatics professionals and elements of the 'development community' reaching as high as the World Bank and the United Nations (Millennium Development Goals) regard ICT4D (ICTs for development) as a potential redeemer of half a century of mostly failed interventions on behalf of the world's poor. But how feasible is ICT4D? How is it being received and what are its direct and indirect impacts? This paper is the outcome of four years of engagement with an ICT4D research project founded in Dwesa-Cwebe on the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It assesses not only the potential and snags of ICT as a development tool, but also, via a baseline research project completed in 2008, provides a sense of the setting, the needs of the community and the potential of the 'Living Lab' approach to ICT4D.


The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate teachers' perceptions of principals' leadership behaviors influencing the schools' climate according to Green's (2010) ideologies of the 13 core competencies within the four dimensions of principal leadership. Data from the Leadership Behavior Inventory (Green, 2014) suggest 314 teachers perceive that 13 core competencies positively influence school climate through effective leadership. Teachers' perceptions of principals exhibiting the 13 core competencies suggested that professionalism ranked as the most prevalent behavior among principals. A multiple regression analysis determined public teachers perceived that diversity, one of the 13 core competencies that involve principals respecting the ideas of others and eliminating biases, had the greatest impact on school climate. An independent sample t -test revealed that 11 of the 13 core competencies were statistically significant among private and public teachers' perceptions, but a Bonferroni adjustment determined that only five core competencies were significant. Further analyses revealed that there was no statistically significant evidence to support teachers' perceptions of school climate differing between private and public schools.


Object of the present invention is in the carrier tape and the carrier tape devices, miniaturization and improved shape stability of its dimensions. In the carrier sheet, the inner portion of the inner lead portion on the blank, or the corner portion of the lead spacing device 2 becomes large cavity is provided in accordance with one or more pieces having a width less than the length of the end portions to the semiconductor chip 1 overhanging pattern 4. The sealing resin 6 is suppressed to about the back of the belt, and, because it is a mechanical measure, the resin package can be stably controlled range. Range with the back side of the resin package 20 is performed with an average of 0.8mm, the dispersion result is 0.06mm.


In times past God conferred great glory on Israel. Now the Israelites with the exception of a remnant (Rom. 11:5) have been excluded from God's kingdom on earth. Why have they been excluded? Has Israel no special claim on God by virtue of its glorious history? Will their exclusion be permanent? If not, how will their reconciliation be effected? These are broadly the questions discussed in chapters IX-XI of St Paul's Epistle to the Romans. The apostle opens chapter IX with a solemn protestation of his love for his rejected countrymen, his kinsmen in the flesh. Their rejection is a source of profound, continuous, heartfelt anguish for him. 'So deep is my personal feeling (CXÛTOS gycb) that I could wish to be annihilated (åvá&J.1a) from before the presence of Christ on behalf of my brethren' (v. 3). This does not imply that St Paul was prepared to endure eternal punishment for the sake of his kinsmen in the flesh. Such a fate would mean the hostility and hatred of the lost, and would be utterly inconsistent with the apostles' sublime, transcendent love of Christ. Just as the victim consecrated to the Temple (avcfOsuoc) is wiped out in sacrifice, so would Paul elect for their sake to be annihilated body and soul, if that were possible. Unlike the victim, man has an immortal soul. St Paul recapitulates the past glories of Israel. The very title implies sonship, God's own chosen people. 'Israel is my son, my first born' (Ex. 4:22). Theirs was 'the glory', the visible presence of God in the Tabernacle and the Temple; 'the covenants' solemnly made with the patriarchs and Moses; 'the legislation', the Law of Moses, which was the instrument chosen by God to mould Israel into 'a royal priesthood and a consecrated nation' (Ex. 19:5-8); 'the cult', the divine worship in the Temple, executed with such solemnity of detail and splendour; 'the promises' made to the patriarchs dealing with the coming of the Messias, the Redeemer promised


Levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in adolescence—a factor often associated with obesity, as well as morbidity and mortality in adulthood—show consistent patterns of change in relation to patient age, sex, social class, and geographical area. In countries where the influence of social class is less strong, there may be a moderating effect of context in the development of PA habits acquired in childhood.


Mg(OH)2 colloid was precipitated at room temperature using MgCl2 and NH3·H2O as precursors.Then,the superfine high-purity Mg(OH)2 particles were obtained by hydrothermal treatment of Mg(OH)2 precipitate in different reaction media.The crystal phase,morphology and particles size of the Mg(OH)2 particles obtained were characterized with XRD and SEM.The results indicated that different reaction media play an important role in the formation of Mg(OH)2 crystals,and the NaOH solution,ethylenediamine or ethanol solution can significantly improve the crystal morphology and dispersion of Mg(OH)2 crystals.The influence of reaction media on the morphology of Mg(OH)2 crystals under hydrothermal conditions was discussed preliminarily.


Alkalization is an addition of alkali into cocoa mass to improve product quality in terms of flavour and colour appearance. Sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate are usual to be added into cocoa cotyledon prior to roasting. A study has been carried out to evaluate the effects of alkalization proceeded upon conching on chocolate sensory properties, hardness and colour. Re sponse Surface Methodology design at alkali concentrations of 1—15 g kg -1 and conching temperature of 40—80 oC have been used in the study. Parameters evaluated were sensory properties, particle size, hardness and colour. Results of the study showed that alkali concentration significantly influenced aroma, overall preference, particle size and hardness; meanwhile, conching temperature showed significant influence on aroma, taste, appearance, overall preference and texture of chocolate. Alkali concentration and conching temperature showed interactively influence on aroma and overall preference. A good quality of chocolate could be found at the alkali concentration of 8—15 g kg -1 and conching temperature of 74—80 oC. Key words: cocoa bean, chocolate, flavour, conching, alkalization, colour, particle size, texture.


This article presents a miniaturized triple-band antenna for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The miniaturization is achieved by using a split square ring resonator and half ring resonator. The antenna is fabricated on an FR4 substrate with dimensions of (33 × 22 × 1.6) mm3. The proposed antenna resonates at the frequencies 2.4 GHz, 3.7 GHz, and 5.8 GHz for WLAN and WiMax applications. The obtained −10 dB bandwidth for the three bands of the proposed antenna are 300 MHz, 360 MHz, and 900 MHz, respectively. The measured reflection coefficient values of the proposed antenna corresponding to each resonant frequency are equal to −14.772 dB, −20.971 dB, and −28.1755 dB, respectively. The measured gain values are 1.43 dBi, 0.89 dBi, and 1 dBi, respectively, at each resonant frequency. There is a good agreement between the measured and simulated results, and both show an omnidirectional radiation pattern at each of the antenna resonant frequencies that is suitable for IoT portable devices.


CHEIA T (Holistic Research, Integrated Academic Expertise: Technique, Technology, Transfer) was a research project initiated in 2022 by the Department of Technical Sciences, UAUIM. The three objectives of CHEIA T were transdisciplinary techniques approaches in architectural education, prefab building technologies analysis and sustainable knowledge transfer. The research team undertook a synthetic comparison of categories and items that configure the most important certification standards for sustainable buildings and filtered several elements having a direct influence upon the students' architectural proposals. We created a complex survey addressed to students in the final years of the Faculty of Architecture, aiming to assess different ways of integrating sustainable principles and technologies into their architectural design studio projects. 10 components of sustainable architectural design were defined: Site, Inclusive Design, Air, Water, Sun & Light, Sound, Materials, Waste, Energy, Wellbeing. Considering the four pillars of sustainability, the multiple-choice options presented in each of the 10 specific areas of the survey focused on the architectural form, architectural details, social and environmental aspects. The synthesis of the 10 key sustainable components emphasizing pragmatic solutions presented in this research paper can be used as a valuable tool in architectural education when generating new ideas for architectural projects.


The collective modes of a quantum liquid shape and impact its properties profoundly, including its emergent phenomena such as superfluidity. Here we present how a two-dimensional Bose gas responds to a moving lattice potential. In particular we discuss how the induced heating rate depends on the interaction strength and the temperature. This study is motivated by the recent measurements of Sobirey {\it et al.} arXiv:2005.07607 (2020), for which we provide a quantitative understanding. Going beyond the existing measurements, we demonstrate that this probing method allows to identify first and second sound in quantum liquids. We show that the two sound modes undergo hybridization as a function of interaction strength, which we propose to detect experimentally. This gives a novel insight into the two regimes of Bose gases, defined via the hierarchy of sounds modes.


St. Abbondio, at Como, Italy, is one of the most outstandingRomanesque basilicas in Northern Italy. Theentire building, and particularly the cloister, has beenthe object of a number of restorations over the centuries,as well as a significant conservation endeavourconducted between 2000 and 2003. In the in-depthdiagnostic survey undertaken on that occasion, thecomposition and morphology of the plaster in bothinteriors and exteriors were determined to obtain furtherinsight into the history of the cloister and its conservation.Plaster representative of the various phasesof construction were characterized with techniquessuch as powder X-ray diffraction, mercury intrusionporosimetry, thin section optical microscopy and atomicspectrometry. As a result of these analyses, groupsof samples with similar characteristics could be identified,confirming historiographic hypotheses on thesequence of the restoration and conservation workdone on the building and establishing a possible toolfor architectural archaeology.


The article considers the investigation of numismatic materials, which were excavated in the burial-mound of a Turk royal family member in Mongolia. The study of the items required a more accurate definition of the special terms used for the findings of such a kind: a coin, a coin imitation, and a coin indication. The attribution of the numismatic complex allow dividing it in three parts; each of them contains the maximum of similar "national" sings: the Byzantine, the Sassanid, and the Sogdian ones. Differences between them are determined by the influence of the early Byzantine and Sassanian mintages on the cultural traditions of Central Asian region, from which the numismatic goods went to east to the lands of the Turkic Khaganats. Chronologically all these parts of the complex embrace the period from the VIIth to early VIIIth century AD. However, numismatic complex itself is likely to have got into the tomb in the 30-s of the VIIIth century. It is indicated by the participation of the Chinese workers in the construction of the monument, which is proved by written sources and corresponding to the indicated time period appearance of the items.


This paper has conducted survey on 502 dyads of respondents in private enterprises of China,applying correlation analysis,reliability analysis,factor analysis,regression analysis and structural equation modeling methods.It has tested the mediating effect of empowerment on the relationship between transformational leadership and OCB and performance,and checked the mechanism that transformational leadership influences employees' "in-role" and "ex-role" performance through the mediating effect of psychological empowerment.


The chemical composition of each chicken cuts-up is greatly varied from one to another. A total of 50 random samples of chicken meat represented by breast and thigh (25 for each) were collected from local commercial retail shops at Menoufia governorate. Each sample weighting about 100gm. The collected samples were tested for their PH values, TVN, TBA and Peroxide value. The results show that the maximum values of pH in the examined chicken breast and thigh samples ranged from 5.7 to 5.96 and 5.65 to 5.84, respectively with mean values of 5.81 ± 0.05 and 5.73 ± 0.03, respectively. TVN value in the examined samples of chicken carcasses was ranged from 2.3 to 8.5 with an average of 5.56 ± 0.24 mg% for breast and 3.8 to 10.9 with an average of 7.12 ± 0.29 mg% for thigh. TBA values (mg%) of the examined samples of chicken breast and thigh were ranged from 0.06 to 0.14 and 0.08 to 0.21mg%, respectively with mean values of 0.09 ± 0.01 and 0.14 ± 0.01, respectively.The peroxide values in the examined samples of chicken carcasses were varied from 0.11 to 0.26 with a mean value of 0.19± 0.01 for breast and 0.14 to 0.39 with a mean value of 0.27± 0.01 for thigh. From the previous results it could be concluded that chicken meat from local commercial retail shops in Menoufia governorate were acceptable based on their pH values, TVN, TBA and Peroxide value as all samples were nearly within their permissible limits.


A conceptual model describing plant roots - soil biota interaction with tree ongoing experiments. Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2017 (GSBC2)


Friction heating of high speed rolling bearings has been the key factor which affects its operating life and reliability.Characteristics of the Visual Basic,FORTRAN language and ANSYS software are summarized.These three program languages and software are combined to develop a code which is applied in thermal analysis of high speed rolling bearings.Using the code,thermal analysis of the high speed ball bearing and cylindrical roller bearing can be conveniently accomplished,and the operating temperature field of the bearing system under the complicated condition can be obtained.


The article is devoted to evaluation of criteria and indicators of measuring of university education quality. On the basis of expert interview of teaching/academic staff of the Institute of Human Sciences of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University it was identified three main criteria (resourses of educational activities, organization of educational activities, the results of specialists training) and its indicators (the level of teaching/academic staff, students as subjects of education, material base, information and methodological support, technologies of training and education, presentation of educational achievements, competitiveness of graduates on the job market, professional achievements of graduates). The proposed criteria and indicators of quality of education measuring had made it possible to evaluate a methodology of measuring/monitoring of university education quality which is the innovation of our research. Into basis of methodology of measuring/monitoring of the quality of education it has been laid the wheel model where which rung is a criteria indicator. Each rung is also a separate indicator measuring scale and is divided into ten conditional labels


This paper focuses on the possibilities offered by intelligent terminals applied to multisensor image data processing. The state of the art of remote sensing and its future developments are briefly analyzed in order to underline the need of an intelligent use of the large amount of data that will be available in future years. Data fusion is introduced as an interesting technique both to combine data collected by remote sensors and to extract the information which is not available from each separate informative channel. Artificial neural networks are presented as a powerful tool to be used in data fusion processing because of their capability to process data without any a priori information of the data set. An example of neural network processing on multisensor airborne data is given in order to show the effective possibility offered by an intelligent terminal in high level processing of multisensor data.


By building up math model,related accounting problems in the house- building projects by crowd-funding could be tackled,and math models which would satisfy crowd- funders' purchasing intention and be successfully carried out are put forward in the paper.


In this short note we study some Diophantine equations of the form p+q = z, where x,y and z are non-negative integers and, p and q are both primes, p < q, with distance two. Mathematics subject Classification: 11D61.


The work presented in this paper focuses on several aspects of the following: the rhizospheric microorganism's quantity of Pinus tabulaeformis,Larix gmelini and Betula platyphylla in Inner Mongolia Da Qingshan area,and these plants' rhizosphere effect.As a result of our experiments,we concluded that: the rhizospheric microorganism's quantity of these plants has something in common,the most abundant specie of microorganism is bacteria,the lest abundant specie of microorganism is epiphyte.The range of rhizosphere effect is from 0.27 to 5.32.


The history of Islamic jurisprudence has witnessed two heterogeneous yet apparently similar trends – although in two different periods of time and manifestations. One is the Akhbāriyya movement in Imāmī school, which, with a new approach to practicing sharī'a and while negating ijtihād (legal reasoning), regards intellect as being unable to achieve legal rulings.
The second trend is the Salafiyya among the Sunnīs, which, although a basically ideological trend and not merely a jurisprudential movement, has specific views in the field of jurisprudence and religious law largely similar to those of the
khbāriyya.
An in-depth deliberation on the doctrines, major approaches, and
methodology of these two important fundamentalist trends will
reveal the existence of conformities and possibly certain interactions
between them.
The confrontation of these two trends with the process of legal reasoning, negation of rationality in the domain of ordinances, regarding the reasoning and rational arguments as unjustified in understanding religious law and complete reliance on traditions are among the issues that seem to be homogenous and consistent between the two.
It is attempted in this research to survey and ponder on some instances of the similarities of these trends, particularly their view on intellect.
Keywords: Akhbāriyya, Salafiyya, fundamentalism, legal reasoning, intellect, jurisprudence, religious law, rulings.


It is 10 years since the plan of afforestation on barren mountains was formulated and implemented.The situation of continuous drop in forest resource of Jiangxi Province 10 yeras ago has been shifted with the whole province's strength. The implementation of the plan of afforestation was an important turning point.The distinct of benefits both ecology and economy have been obtained.


Objective:To establish a method for the determination of schisandrin and schisandrin B in Wuweiziyou soft capsule.Method: An HPLC method was set up with Kromasil C18(4.6 mm × 200 mm,5 μm) column.The Mobile phase was H2O(A) and MeOH(B).Gradient elution was performed with 67% B from 0-10 min,67%-78% B from 10-15 min,78% B from 15-35 min,and 78%-67% B from 35-38 min,67% B from 38-43 min.The flow rate was 1.0 mL·min-1,the column temperature was at 30 ℃ and detection wave length was at 254 nm.Result: The linear ranges of schisandrin and schisandrin B were within 98.80-989.0 g(r = 0.999 8,n = 6) and 38.8-388.0 g(r = 0.999 8,n = 6),and the average recoveries were 102.05% and 100.98% respectively.Conclusion: This method was easy,sensitive,specific and accurate for the determination of schisandrin and schisandrin B in Wuweiziyou soft capsule.


The study evaluated whether a liquid suspension of adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) is effective and safe when dose adjusted based on varying degrees of renal impairment in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Patients had stable mild, moderate, or severe renal impairment or end‐stage renal disease. Twenty‐eight patients were enrolled: 10 (mild), 12 (moderate), and 6 severe renal impairment or end‐stage renal disease with hemodialysis. Statistical testing demonstrated that daily dosages of ADV liquid suspension at 10 mg and 5 mg in the mild and moderate renal impairment groups, respectively, were clinically similar to ADV 10‐mg tablets. However, the antiviral effect observed with the 5‐mg/d dose was clearly numerically less than that observed with the 10‐mg/d dose. Steady‐state adefovir plasma exposures after administration of the ADV liquid suspension were generally within the ranges observed in patients with normal renal function. Treatment with ADV liquid suspension for up to 48 weeks was generally well tolerated. The daily dose‐adjustment approach was not clearly safer or more efficacious than the dosing‐interval adjustment. Therefore, the results do not support daily ADV dosing using a liquid suspension over the current strategy of adjustment of the ADV dosing interval in patients with impaired renal function.


Through the analysis and research on the microstructure and phase diagram of copper matrix composites, by use of collage method to approximate graphite particle and silicon dioxide particle, combined with statistical method analyzing some statistical characteristics of graphite particle and silicon dioxide particle .On the basis of the result that have been get in this paper, microstructure and phase diagram of copper matrix composites was simulated by taking advantage of direct Monte Carlo method.


2-Hydroxy-2-phenlacetophenone(Benzoin) is synthesized by using PEG-6000 as phase transfor catalysis and VB_1 as catalyt.The optimal reaction conditions are put forward.Higher yield of product and better repeatablity have been got.