MoS2 has been explored as a potential material for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). However, the limited number of active sites and poor conductivity restrain its applications. Herein, a facile method is reported to construct MoS2 nanosheets (MoS2 NSs) grown on agar‐derived 3D nitrogen‐doped porous carbon (MoS2‐NPC). The as‐prepared MoS2‐NPC composite exhibits good stability and HER electrocatalytic properties with a low overpotential of 209 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and a small Tafel slope of 41 mV dec−1. Furthermore, as an anode of LIBs, it delivers an initial discharge capacity of 1289 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 and rate capability of 712 and 419 mAh g−1 at 0.5 and 2.0 A g−1, respectively. This is attributed to the synergistic effects and unique 3D network structure, which avoids the aggregation of MoS2 and results in more exposed active sites. The agar‐derived 3D nitrogen‐doped porous carbon can act as a support material for MoS2 NSs dispersed on the surface, providing a cheap and efficient strategy to prepare high quality catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications.


Energy efficiency has become a French and European priority because of its multiples benefits: job creation, increased energy independence and reduced greenhouse emissions. On top of that, building´s energy efficiency is the top priority and households represent largest untapped saving potential as well as the focu of this thesis.
Currently any successful energy efficiency offer would require a financially attractive, simple, sexy solution. For this reason, this master thesis will focus on exploring a financially appealing alternative for households, potentially offering longer maturities, lower interest and more flexibility.
To do so, this research paper will combine several global best practices and adapt them to the French regulatory, political and competitive context to develop a theoretical on-bill repayment and energy efficiency loan securitisation framework, which aims to address main barriers to mass energy efficiency implementation. Later, the feasibility of such framework will be assessed and finally its potential to increase demand evaluated.


Objective: To identify how British families discuss sexual matters and to determine if the use of a multimedia computer program increases knowledge to promote communication about sexual topics. Design: A mixed-method approach in which families were interviewed within the family environment. Method: Twenty families from the north east of England were recruited through purposive sampling. The first element of the research involved semi-structured interviews to identify how sexual matters were discussed within families. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using the modified grounded theory approach of Strauss and Corbin. 1 The second part of the research involved families exploring a sex and relationship education resource to determine if knowledge and confidence in knowledge enhanced communication about sexual matters within families. Results: The majority of parents and their children were found to discuss sexual matters openly within families. The resource was found to affect communication of sexual topics and increased knowledge and confidence in knowledge of parents and their children. Conclusion: The results highlight the feasibility of using multimedia computer programs to educate and increase communication about sexual matters within families. Future research needs to focus on more diverse populations to assess the accuracy of this research and the possibility of developing parent programmes with the aim of educating parents so they can provide effective sex education to their children.


During Edo-Era inspectors were sent throughout Japan several times. In 1838 inspectors were sent to Kumamoto-Han and used town houses for stay and rest. Through the examination of historical materials such as plans, following results were ascertained;1)Inspector's room, followers' rooms and storeroom were required for stay and rest in town house.2)Number of followers' room ranged from 2 to 7 according to the area of town house.


Introduction: In alpine ecosystems existing isolated under severe cold climate, due to recent accelerated global warming, changes in their habitat and phenology, such as green-up, flowering, autumnal leaf color and fall, have been reported. In addition, because of different environmental responses, mismatch of life cycles occurs between plants and insects or animals. Alpine ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the effect of climate change, and the necessity for monitoring of alpine ecosystems is recognized. The snow fall and snow melt are the key factors for the growth of alpine plants in Japanese alpine zone. We have launched continuous monitoring of snowmelt timing and vegetation phenology in Japanese alpine ecosystems by using automatic time-lapse camera. In this present study, our objectives are to derive the spatial and temporal variations of both snowmelt timing and phenology at a local scale by means of image analysis. And then we investigate and clarify the relationships of the phenology and meteorological factors. Methods: We set up time-lapse cameras at Tateyama Murodo (2450m a.s.l) in Japanese Northern Alps and at Senjoujiki (2650m a.s.l) in Japanese Central Alps. About 18000 and 11000 images captured with each camera, respectively, were used for analysis. RGB digital counts were derived from each pixel within JPG format images. The snow-cover and snow-free pixels were statistically classified, spatial and temporal patterns of snowmelt were investigated. For further quantitative assessment for the phenology of green-up and autumnal leaf and the brightness of autumn leaf color, time-series of the ratios of Green and Red against the sum of RGB were calculated, respectively, as indices for greenness and redness, within the areas of two specific alpine plants (Sorbus matsumurana and Betula ermanii) captured in images. Results: During the winter season in 2015-2016, as snowfall was the least in these few years and the temperature was relatively high, the snowmelt timings were approximately 22 and 38 days faster than usual, respectively, at Murodo and Srnjojiki. The fastest snowmelt attributed the fastest green-up dates and the longest growing periods among these few years. The annual variations of autumnal leaf color timing were usually strongly correlated to the average temperature during late August to mid-September, however that in 2016 was irregularly faster despite high temperature. Therefore, we predicted the autumnal leaf timing by a regression formula with green-up date in addition to average temperature for explanatory factors, taking account of leaf longevity. The brightness of the autumnal color was relatively lower in 2016 at both sites. We found the relationships between annual variations of the brightness and the amount of solar radiation during summer and also large decline in minimum temperature in September. Monitoring alpine ecosystems using time-lapse cameras allowed us to track the snowmelt timings and plants phenology at high temporal and spatial resolutions, and to compare them quantitatively at multiple sites and times as well. Further research using meteorological data will make progress in assessment of affects and prediction of phenology under future climate change.


Many biogeographic problems are tested on phylogenetic trees. Typically, the uncertainty in the phylogeny is not accommodated when investigating the biogeography of the organisms. Here we present a method that accommodates uncertainty in the phylogenetic trees. Moreover, we describe a simple method for examining the support for competing biogeographic scenarios. We illustrate the method using mitochondrial DNA sequences sampled from modern humans. The geographic origin of modern human mtDNA is inferred to be in Africa, although support for this hypothesis was ambiguous for data from an early paper.


The illness geese and the geese died with illness from a goose farm in Huang zhong county of Qinghai province were examined,Based on observation of clinical symptoms,the results of pathological anatomy and laboratory examine,the case examined was primary diagnosed as goose slaphylocosis caused from Staphylococcus aureus.


The present invention relates to the field of nucleic acid sequence replication including PCR. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for amplifying one or more target sequences from one or more template sequences. In particular, the present invention provides novel primer designs to enhance specificity of PCR reactions. The present invention also provides methods and compositions to perform the selection of specific sequence sections using specific primers and the amplification of all selected sequence sections using a pair of common primers in a single reaction tube.


Thin film materials particles creation pulsed methods such as magnetron sputtering HiPIMS, pulsed laser deposition PLD, vacuum arc pulsed discharge, high-intensity pulsed ion beam impact HIPIB, as well, were described. It was shown that the stream of material, created by means of an explosion action such as ablation, avalanche paired impacts and microsecond electrical disruption as well creates preconditions for nanocrystalline thin film coating manufacture.


The correct choice of air-to-surface weapons will have a direct effect on the result of air-to-surface target attacking.By using a probabilistic method,an efficiency-loss ratio mathematical model is established to describe the choice of air-to-surface weapons.The principle of choosing air-to-surface weapons is presented.Finally,application in a campaign is discussed with a practical example.


Objective:To study the influence of JHT on tumor apoptosis and to apply the experimenting basis of JHT's developing and utilizing.Methods:The S180 mice model was used to detective the inhibiting effects of GFW,observing the ultrastructural change by electron microscopy.The mRNA expression of Survivin was evaluated by situ hybridization.Results:For S180 sarcoma,the inhibiting ratio of JHT was 39.02%.Some typical apoptotic cells and apoptotic bodies were observed through electron microscope.Survivin mRNA was markedly declined in the JHT group when compared with the model group(P0.01).Conclusion:JHT induces the tumor cell apoptosis,its mechanism may be closely related with adjusting expression levels of Survivin gene.


The relation of cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking to colorectal cancer risk has been inconsistent in the epidemiological literature. In a population-based case–control study of colorectal cancer in Shanghai, China, where the incidence rates are rising sharply, we examined the association with tobacco and alcohol use. Cases were aged 30–74 years and newly diagnosed with cancers of the colon (N  = 931) or rectum (N  = 874) between 1990 and 1992. Controls (N  = 1552) were randomly selected among Shanghai residents, frequency-matched to cases by gender and age. Information on lifetime consumption of tobacco and alcohol, as well as demographic and other risk factors, was obtained through in-person interviews. Associations with cigarette smoking and alcohol use were estimated by odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Among women, the prevalence of smoking and alcohol drinking was low, and no significant association with colon or rectal cancer was observed. Although cigarette smoking among men was not related overall to colon or rectal cancer risk, there was a 50% excess risk of rectal cancer (OR 1.5, 95% CI 0.9–2.5) among those who smoked 55 or more pack-years. Among men, former alcohol drinkers had an increased risk of colon cancer (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.4–3.7) but not rectal cancer, while current drinkers had a 30–50% excess risk of colon cancer only among those with long-term (30+ years) and heavy (>560 g ethanol/week) consumption. The excess risks were mainly associated with hard liquor consumption, with no material difference in risk between proximal and distal colon cancer. Although cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking in general were not risk factors for colorectal cancers in Shanghai, there were small excess risks for rectal cancer among heavy smokers and colon cancer among heavy drinkers.


General equations are formulated to determine all potentials for two‐dimensional systems of the type L= (1)/(2) ( p21 +p22) −V(q1,q2,t), which admits invariants of the form I=a0+aiξi + (1)/(2) aijξiξj, i, j=1,2, where ξ1 =z=q1+iq2, ξ2=z=q1−iq2, a0, ai, aij are arbitrary functions of t, z=q1+iq2, and z=q1−iq2. Simplifying restrictions reduce the general equation to a tractable form. The resulting equations are solved for a special class of time‐separable potentials and derive (i) the van der Waals‐type long‐range potential, V(r,t)=β(t)(b/r4+d) and (ii) the quark‐confining logarithmic potential, V(r,t)=β(t)λ(ln r+b1/r4+d1). Invariants I for the resulting dynamical systems are found. Some observations on the present method in the context of Katzin and Levine and of Lewis and Leach analyses have also been made.


Type of funding sources: None.
 Current cardiovascular risk guidelines recommend target values of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) < 55 mg/dL and apolipoprotein B (apoB) < 65 mg/dL. However, they don't clarify what the attitude should be when one of the two targets is not achieved.
 Our objective was to establish the prevalence of LDLc and ApoB discordance in a secondary prevention population in our cardiac rehabilitation unit and describe the size of LDLc particles in this cohort of patients.
 We conducted a retrospective observational study including patients with previous ischemic heart disease with lipid-lowering treatment in secondary prevention followed up in our cardiac rehabilitation unit between February 2022 and September 2022.
 We present a series of 100 patients with a mean age of 60.5 years (S.D. 9.7), 79% male, with high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (59% hypertension, 26% diabetes mellitus, 52% smokers). All patients received lipid-lowering therapies, with statins alone or in combination with Ezetimibe. 30 patients (30%) had LDLc > 55 mg/dL and ApoB < 65 mg/dL, 37 (37%) reached target LDL and ApoB levels (LDLc < 55 mg/dL and ApoB < 65 mg/dL), and 33 (33%) did not reach any of the target levels (LDLc > 55mg/dL and ApoB > 65 mg/dL). No patient had LDLc < 55mg/dL and ApoB > 65mg/dL. Among patients with ApoB target level achieved and LDLc > 55mg/dL, the mean LDLc/ApoB ratio was 1.1 (S.D. 0.1). The mean ratios stratified by LDLc level are represented in Figure 1 and specified in Table 1.
 The conclusion of our study is that in clinical practice we find a group of patients with discrepancy between LDLc and ApoB levels that is not represented in the main studies of cardiovascular outcomes. Therefore, we do not know what therapeutic approach we should take. It is known that these relatively high LDLc values when apoB is in range correspond to larger and less dense particles, and therefore less atherogenic, and it has been suggested that ApoB levels better reflect residual risk than LDLc in statin-treated patients.
 At this point, the question that arises is: should we take these patients to an LDL < 55mg/dL or is their lipid risk controlled?


Blind deblurring has received considerable attention in recent years. However, state-of-the-art methods often fail to process saturated blurry images. The main reason is that pixels around saturated regions are not conforming to the commonly used linear blur model. Pioneer arts suggest excluding these pixels during the deblurring process, which sometimes simultaneously removes the informative edges around saturated regions and results in insufficient information for kernel estimation when large saturated regions exist. To address this problem, we introduce a new blur model to fit both saturated and unsaturated pixels, and all informative pixels can be considered during the deblurring process. Based on our model, we develop an effective maximum a posterior (MAP)-based optimization framework. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations on benchmark datasets and challenging real-world examples show that the proposed method performs favorably against existing methods.


Korea has prepared for major structural changes to the country's mobile communications regime. The government recognized the CDMA technology as a national standard for the digital cellular system, and selected the second operator for running the digital cellular service, and what is more now the designation of FCS operators is under discussion. This paper introduces the CDMA based infrastructure which is being developed by ETRI jointly with domestic manufacturers in terms of the architecture, the design philosophy and the further progress.


In this paper, we present a touchless human-machine interaction dedicated to a science museum for children, in the short-term, and surgeons in operating room in the long-term. In fact, surgeons need to review medical images during minimally invasive surgery without interact directly with the medical devices. Touchless technology is an interesting solution despite of the many challenges as low accuracy, bad lighting conditions, occlusion and real time computing. In order to performed such application, an educational game, so-called Anatomia, is developed using Kinect and interacting with a 3D model of a human body. Many tests and surveys are carried out from children, adults and surgeons to evaluate the touchless technology and improve its ergonomics.


Based on ARM/GPRS technology,online monitoring system for total nitrogen is designed.System uses UV measuring principle,ARM7 processor as the main controller,μC/OS embedded system as a real-time operating system,through the photoelectric sensor to obtain water quality parameters,GPRS module as a remote communication components,and ultimately achieve the water quality of the remote information acquisition,control and alarm features.


This second edition of Dr. Atkinson's classic monograph, published ten years after the first, has been brought up to date. Although it includes the newest anesthetic agents and modern management of complications, a safe routine of preoperative medication and local anesthesia based on time-tested drugs and techniques is proposed. The author, wisely to our mind, emphasizes the inescapable inherent risk of general anesthesia and the infrequency of its need in the average case of intraocular surgery. The beginning surgeon can follow Dr. Atkinson's instructions to the letter; the experienced surgeon may well profit by their review.


The indoor flat tire testing machine was used to simulate tire braking process.The longitudinal displacement of tread when the longitudinal friction was linear with longitudinal displacement,longitudinal stiffness,longitudinal maximal friction and the center change of the vertical force in the tire-road contact patch were investigated and the phenomenon of the tire testing process was explained with two Voight models in series.The longitudinal displacement of tread when the longitudinal friction was linear with longitudinal displacement,longitudinal stiffness,longitudinal maximal friction increased with load increasing,and the effect of load was larger than inflation pressure.


Abstract: The paper presents, firstly, the phenomenon of internationalisation of Polish higher education, especially the structural conditions of pursuing studies by people of Polish origin from the post-Soviet successor states. Secondly, the article investigates biographical implications of students' roots migration to the ancestral homeland. It concentrates on the individual determinants of their mobility, including sociocultural background, role of the family and local community, as well as national ideologies and images of Poland and Polishness they have been exposed to in their countries of birth and upon relocation to Poland. Empirical data covers autobiographical narrative interviews with the examined students.Keywords: educational mobility, roots migration, diaspora, Poland, USSR, narrative.IntroductionThe paper is an attempt to critically reflect on structural factors shaping the educational mobility of young Polish diaspora members (or the Polonia as it is sometimes referred to)1 from the former USSR who are currently studying or have undertaken studies in Poland. They are mainly descendants of Poles who remained in exile as a result of resettlements into the Soviet territory during the Second World War and the post-war Poland's borders shifts westwards. Therefore, the article explores the role of students' arrivals in the return migration processes taking place in Poland since the early 1990s.Hereinafter the notion of return migration refers to the individuals' relocation to an acknowledged homeland (Christou 2006a: 833), although in reality they are not "returning" to Poland since they actually never left it. The "return" term is mostly utilised in the migration literature to analyse counter-diasporic move of the first-generation migrants to their native homeland.2 It might seem then it could be more accurate to define the investigated group as second- or subsequent-generation returnees (King and Christou 2008:1-4) or, alternately, ethnic return migrants (Tfcuda 2013:172). Both notions denote the "return" of descendants of diaspora members to the ethnic homeland after a long period of living abroad.3 These conceptualisations, however, are not fully satisfactory either. Despite maintaining transnational contacts or even having experience of short staying in the homeland later-generation migrants often refuse to perceive their transfer there as return (Wassendorf 2007: 1087). Similarly they do not feel belonging to a given national community as they might be of multi-ethnic background. Researchers show recently a growing interest in return migration but they do not provide precise terms to describe migrants of mixed ethnicity relocating to a seemingly known place where only part of their family stem from. Therefore, in order to analyse the examined students' mobility I propose to utilise and develop further Susanne Wassendorf's concept of roots migration (2007). She refers it to "the migration to a place where members of the second generation originate from, but where they have never lived" (2007:1084). The concept acknowledges then migrants' intergenerational and ethnic affinity features but does not necessarily explore the ontology of return itself.These phenomena are confronted with students' narratives. The paper brings understanding of biographical pathways associated with their arrival and prospective settlement in Poland. It investigates the individual conditions that facilitate migration, e.g. social and cultural capitals, role of the family and local community, as well as national ideologies and images of the ancestral homeland distributed within the Polish diaspora. These factors are reviewed not only to define the motives of studying abroad but also to examine how the notions of home (land), roots and belonging are experienced and constructed when in the countries of birth and after arrival in Poland. Consequently, the narratives on Polishness transmitted to subsequent diasporic generations are reviewed in order to define their implications for collective identity construction. …


"On February 16, 1951, at the atomic energy pilot plant on Huemul Island, San Carlos de Bariloche, thermonuclear reactions were carried out under control conditions on a technical scale."This is how Gral. Peron announced, on March 24, 1951, the amazing result of what became known as the Huemul Project. In this article we review that story of misadventures that, despite its extravagant development and announced end, came to mean the beginning of Argentine nuclear development.


Computational thinking abilities employed by gifted and talented students in integrated STEM activities based on the EDP are the focus of this investigation. The study makes use of a qualitative research strategy known as the case study design. Students from the Science and Arts Center are among the participants. Based on the EDP, integrated STEM activities were undertaken for 10 weeks and included Lego set-based robotics and 3D modeling exercises. To obtain data, the study relied on the STEM activity booklet, researchers' field notes, and video recordings of instructional processes. Content analysis was used to examine the data that had been gathered. Participating in integrated STEM activities that are based on the EDP, gifted and talented students demonstrate active use of critical thinking skills while providing explanations, making associations, questioning information and giving justifications, solving problems, thinking creatively and making generalizations, and attempting to persuade others. An important contribution to the growing body of knowledge on how gifted and talented kids' computational thinking abilities are enhanced by robotics and 3D robot modeling is supplied by this research.


The behavior of metadata server (MDS) cluster is critically important to the overall performance of today's petabyte-scale or even exabyte-scale distributed file system. How to maintain a high level of both system locality and load balancing is a significant challenge to MDS clusters. However, traditional metadata management schemes, including hash-based mapping and subtree partitioning, have severe bias on either system locality or load balancing. In this paper, we propose D^2-Tree, a distributed double-layer namespace tree partition scheme, for metadata management in large-scale storage systems. The innovative idea is to design a greedy strategy to split the namespace tree into global layer and local layer subtrees, of which global layer is replicated to maintain load balancing and the lower-half subtrees are allocated separately to MDS's by a mirror division method to preserve locality. Both theoretical analysis based on empirical cumulative distribution and extensive experiments are provided to validate the efficiency of D^2-Tree. Experiments using actual trace data on Amazon EC2 also exhibit the superior performance of D^2-Tree compared with much previous literature.


This research wasconducted to determine differences in job stress on the
intensity noise is less than the NAV and more than NAV. Stress crimes categorized
into stress and no stress.
This research is an observational cross sectional analytic approach. There are 20
samplesthat meet the criteria for purposive sampling of data analysis techniques.
Then do the measurement work stress and noise intensity. Test analysis and
calculated by chi-square test, the calculations are grouped into two categories:
the sample group with more than NAV intensity noise and intensity noise sample
groups with less than NAV.
The statistical result that the price of the chi square (X2) count> (X2)
table in which 5.051> 3.481 so that the significant correlation between the noise
with job stress. Results revealed statistically significant test for p value ≤ 0.025,
then Ho is rejected, H1accepted.
From the research that has been done can be concluded, that there are
differences in job stress levels of workers in noise aboveNAV and below theNAV,
the higher the intensity the more labor noise experiencing job stress.
Keywords: Intensity Noise -Work Stress


Exposure to traumatic events is an important risk factor for psychological symptoms and avoidance of thoughts and not being able to observe the experience associated with such events, may have a role in persistance of psychological symptoms. Given the importance of this issue, the current research was designated to determine the role of experiential avoidance, thought supression and mindfulness in predicting psychological symptoms among individuals exposed to trauma. The method of the study was descriptive. The study population comprised of all poeple under the aupices of Committee on Relief or Martyr Foundation because of facing with at least one traumatic event (such as mine explosion led to physical impairment, spouse death, spouse addiction, serious illness of self or relatives, imprisonment of spouse and divorce) in Ghilan Gharb city from April to September 2014 (N=1708). Among this population, Number of 100 subjects (75 females and 25 males) were selected by the method of stratified random sampling. Participants responded the questionairres of Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90), Posttraumatic stress disorder Scale Mississippi, The White Bear Suppression Inventory and Kentuchy inventory of mindfulness skills individully in the presence of researcher. Collected data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. results revealed that experiential avoidance was positively correlated with somatization, obsession-compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, panic, paranoid thought, psychosis and aggression and the total scores of psychological symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. But mindfulness was negativly correlated with somatization, obsession-compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, panic, paranoid thought, psychosis and aggression and the total score of psychological symptoms and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Regression analysis results showed that 48% of psychological symptoms can be explained by Experiential avoidance, 28% by suppressing thoughts and 23% by of mindfulness. Also, 59% of the variance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms can be explained by Experiential avoidance, 28% by suppressing thoughts, and 12% by of mindfulness. The results showed that the experiential avoidance, thought suppression and Mindfulness play important role in the prediction of psychological symptoms among individuals exposed to trauma.


Traditional hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cultivars have been used in the brewing industry for a long time. Globally, about ten new breeding lines were released to the market in each decade from ~1970 to 1999. Since 2006, the rate of release of new cultivars has increased tenfold. It is, therefore, important to identify their genotype and origin. Molecular genetic methods based on DNA are the most appropriate technology for this purpose. Recently, we developed an efficient marker system for the authenticity control of hop genotypes based on expressed sequence tag-simple sequence repeats (EST-SSR). In the present study, we enlarged the previously established EST-SSR set with 27 new polymorphic markers and evaluated molecular genetic variability within 135 traditional and new world hop cultivars. Two sets of 10 markers effectively differentiated all used cultivars, with the exception of cultivars derived from the same original genotype such as Saaz, Spalt, Tettnang and Nadwislawsky. Results of molecular genetic variability analyses corresponded with the genealogical and geographical origin of the key cultivars.


In our previous work, we developed an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) based smart ring that allows users to type characters without a physical keyboard and adopt well-known pattern recognition algorithms, such as Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Naive Bayes (NB), for keystroke recognition. However, these algorithms always require intensive computing resources or offer limited recognition accuracy. Moreover, they are often seen as black boxes incapable of providing readily comprehensible and visible clues for classification. This hampers the improvement of keystroke recognition accuracy and the ring-type virtual keyboard's character layout design. Here we present a novel algorithm to recognize keystrokes in a fast and accurate manner. Firstly, the standard feature vector, including five attitude angle features and one acceleration feature, is built to express a specific stroke. Then, the feature vector of the testing keystroke is compared with the standard features. The most similar keystroke is matched and recognized after three times of voting. Based on this algorithm, we can identify the easily confused keystrokes and understand the mechanisms behind it. With this interpretability, we will be able to achieve the customized ring-type virtual keyboard application if necessary. The performance of this algorithm was evaluated by using a dataset with 1500 keystrokes of three different subjects. The results show that our algorithm is more effective in keystroke recognition than traditional algorithms for this ring-type keyboard. In addition to its application on virtual keyboards, this algorithm can also be potentially applied on other classification tasks with easy-to-understand results.


Objective To observed the changes and its significance of the levels of serum soluble CD40L ligand(sCD40L) and interleukin-18(IL-18) in cerebral infarction patients.Methods The levels of serum sCD40L and IL-18 in 40 lacunar infarction patients(lacunar infarction group),40 cerebral infarction patients(cerebral infarction group) and 38 normal controls(NC group) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.All of the patients were also received carotid artery ultrasound examination and United States National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS) score.Results Compared with NC group,the levels of serum sCD40L and IL-18 in lacunar infarction group and cerebral infarction group were significantly increased(all P0.01);and those in cerebral infarction group were significantly higher than those in lacunar infarction group(all P0.01).The levels of serum sCD40L and IL-18 in medium and severe cerebral infarction patients were significantly higher than NC group and mild cerebral infarction patients(P0.05-0.01).Compared with normal endometrium patients,the levels of serum sCD40L and IL-18 in patients with stable plaque and unstable plaque were significantly increased(all P0.01),the levels of serum IL-18 in intimal thickening patients were significantly increased(P0.05).Compared with intimal thickening patients,the levels of serum sCD40L in patients with stable plaque and the levels of serum sCD40L and IL-18 in patients with unstable plaques were significantly increased(all P0.01).There was a positive correlation between the levels of serum sCD40L and IL-18 in cerebral infarction patients(r=0.729,P0.01).Conclusion The levels of serum sCD40L,IL-18 in cerebral infarction patients are significantly increased,which can reflect the severity of carotid atherosclerosis and the condition of cerebral infarction.


Title: An Analysis of English Speaking Ability and Performance of the hosts at Saung Angklung Udjo

The writer's reason in choosing this title is to analyze Saung Angklung Udjo as tourist attraction in different point of view. The writer thought that there are many things that can be analyzed at Saung Angklung Udjo. The writer finally chose the hosts at Saung Angklung Udjo as population and sample for his research paper. This research paper mainly analyzed the English speaking ability and performance of the hosts at Saung Angklung Udjo. The research problems of this study are about how are the English speaking abilities of the hosts and how are the performances of the hosts at Saung Angklung Udjo. The writer analyzed the English speaking ability of the hosts in the terms of accuracy (vocabulary, grammar, and pronounciation) and fluency aspects. Besides, the writer also analyzed their performance in bringing an event, such as appearance, attitude, mastery of the event material, mastery of the audience, and mastery of the stage. Research method used in this research is qualitative method. It is related to the general purpose of the study to define and describe the research. In this research design, the writer conducted the research through the descriptive research, where in descriptive research processing of data more describe in words or sentences. Although there is the data in numeral form, it just takes a conclusion from data numeral process that was found. The procedures of data collection were observation, interview, and questionnaire. Based on the observation, the writer found that there were some mistakes in speaking English in the terms of accuracy (vocabulary, grammar, and pronounciation) and fluency aspects, but they only made few mistakes. In the performance aspects, the writer found that they could bring an event well, the things that make differences between hosts were about their musical knowledge (musical scale codes and musical notes) and ability to play angklung. The result of questionnaire's distribution about the English speaking ability and performance of the hosts was also getting good assessment from the respondents (foreign tourists). The respondents' assessment indicated that performance aspect got higher score than English speaking ability aspect. The writer also got additional data from interview. Overall, the writer concluded that the English speaking ability and performance of the hosts at Saung Angklung Udjo were good. The writer hopes this research paper could be a reference in producing better research paper to the further researcher. Then for the hosts at Saung Angklung Udjo, although they have good English speaking ability and performance, they have to keep improving their ability and performance.


The supply of cohesive sediment of marine origine to the entrance area of the harbour of Rotterdam is simulated with three-dimensional models for hydrodynamics and transport of suspended fine sediment. The entrance channel to the harbours is the main outlet of fresh water from the Rhine. The three-dimensional salinity structure of the seawater appears to be a dominant factor in the transport and dispersion of suspended sediment in this area. Salinity stratification and estuarine residual circulation cause a large import of marine cohesive sediment into the harbour area leading to high siltation rates. The model reproduces observed transport phenomena. In the transport model a higher order numerical scheme is implemented, resulting in negligible numerical dispersion.


Connecting Baytown and LaPorte, the Baytown Bridge is a twin structure with four traffic lanes each. Its structure is designed as a cable-stayed bridge with concrete towers and composite girders. The software TANGO was used for all construction engineering analysis and aerodynamic investigations of this bridge.


Abstract Name : Syuqaira El Humaira Student No. : 1206102020065 Study Program : English Education Title : The Correlation Between Students' Reading Speed and Their Reading Comprehension (A Descriptive Quantitative Research at The XII Grade Students in SMAN 3 Banda Aceh in Academic Year 2016/2017) Keyword: Reading, Reading Speed, Reading Comprehension This research is aimed to find out if there is a significant correlation between the reading speed of the XII grade students at SMA Negeri 3 Banda Aceh with their reading comprehension. The population for this study were all students of class XII at SMAN 3 Banda Aceh. By using the random sampling, the researcher chose 31 students of class XII MIPA 6 as the sample. The data was collected by using reading speed and reading comprehension test. After the data was collected, the correlation data is processed using product moment formula. The rXY result achieved to 0.74. The result reveals that the rvalue, 0.74, was higher than the rtable, 0.355. Referring to the table at significant level 0.05, the result means that there is a significant correlation between students' reading speed and their reading comprehension.


Legitimacy refers to the citizens' identity with the governance of a certain state.Before the Reform and Open Policy,modern China took the Communist Ideology as the base for its legitimacy,when the media's fundamental mission was to beautify socialism and defame capitalism.After that,the government took political performance as the base of its legitimacy,and the market economy has induced people's desire of being rich and aroused an awareness of rights among them.Media then should shoulder a new historic mission to satisfy the citizens' right to know,to supervise and to express.Although the legitimacy based on political performance has made a ground for the citizens' awareness of right and offered a historic drive for the media to transform,it depends excessively on economical performance and fails to meet the citizens' demand of political attendance,hence becomes a crucial element to prevent the media from taking on its news mission.This paper holds that Chinese government needs to make a second transformation for its legitimacy,setting up its authority based on jurisprudence,rules,procedures and system.Only by doing this can Chinese media realize their new mission authentically and meet the demand of new age.


Fanconi anemia (FA) is characterized by bone marrow (BM) failure and cancer susceptibility. Identification of the cDNAs of many FA complementation types allows the potential of using gene transfer technology to introduce functional cDNAs as transgenes into autologous stem cells and provide a cure for the BM failure in FA patients. Previous studies in FA murine models and in a phase 1 clinical trial suggest that myelopreparation is re-quiredforsignificantengraftmentofexog- enous, genetically corrected stem cells. Since myeloid progenitors from Fancc (cid:1) / (cid:1) mice and human Fanconi anemia group C protein (FANCC) patients have increased apoptosis in response to interferon (cid:2) (IFN- (cid:2) )invitro,wehypothesizedthatIFN- (cid:2) may be useful as a nongenotoxic, myelopreparative conditioning agent. To test this hypothesis, IFN- (cid:2) was administered as a continuous infusion to Fancc (cid:1) / (cid:1) and wild-type (WT) mice for 1 week. Primitive and mature myeloid lineages were preferentially reduced in IFN- (cid:2) –treated Fancc (cid:1) / (cid:1) mice. Further, IFN- (cid:2) conditioning of repopulating stem cells. Collectively, these data demonstrate that Fancc (cid:1) / (cid:1) hematopoietic cellpopulationshaveincreasedhypersen-sitivity to IFN- (cid:2) in vivo and that IFN- (cid:2) conditioning may be useful as a nongenotoxic strategy for myelopreparation in this disorder. (Blood. 2004;104:1204-1209)


56 Aim To investigate the role of alien plants in mutualistic plant-hummingbird networks, 57 assessing the importance of species traits, floral abundances and insularity on alien plant 58 integration. 59 Location Mainland and insular Americas. 60 Methods We used species-level network indices to assess the role of alien plants in 21 61 quantitative plant-hummingbird networks where alien plants occur. We then evaluated 62 whether plant traits, including previous adaptations to bird-pollination, and insularity 63 predict these network indices. Additionally, for a subset of networks for which floral 64 abundance data was available, we tested whether this relate to network indices. Finally, 65 we tested the association between hummingbird traits and the probability of interaction 66 with alien plants across the networks. 67 Results Within the 21 networks, we identified 32 alien plant species and 352 native 68 plant species. On average, alien plant species attracted more hummingbird species (i.e. 69 aliens had a higher degree) and had a higher proportion of interactions across their 70 hummingbird visitors than native plants (i.e. aliens had a higher species strength). At 71 the same time, an average alien plant was visited more exclusively by certain 72 hummingbird species (i.e. had a higher level of complementary specialization). Large 73 alien plants and those occurring on islands distributed more evenly their interactions, 74 thereby acting as connectors. Other evaluated plant traits and floral abundance were 75 unimportant predictors of species-level indices. Short-billed hummingbirds had higher 76 probability of including alien plants in their interactions than long-billed species. 77 Main conclusions Alien plants appear strongly integrated once incorporated into plant78 hummingbird networks, and thus may have a large influence on network dynamics. 79 Plant traits and floral abundance were generally poor predictors of how well alien 80 species are integrated. Short-billed hummingbirds, often characterized as functionally 81 generalized pollinators, facilitate the integration of alien plants. Our results show that 82 plant-hummingbird networks are open for invasion. 83


The aim of this study was to determinate the effects of 12 weeks pilates and aerobic exercise on blood pressure, heart rates, and blood serum lipids in sedentary females. 18 sedentary women with an average age of 45.52 years, height of 161.14 cm and weight of 72.5 kg have been selected and put through a plates and aerobic exercise programmer one hour a day for three days a week. Exercises in each training session were arranged in such a way as to make each woman's heart rate to reach a level of 130-140 a minute. The waist and hip circumferences were measured using a measuring tape. BMI and waist hip ratio were calculated by standard formulas. Triglyceride (TG), Total Cholesterol (TC), High density lipoprotein (HDL-C) and Low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) levels were determined by Hitachi 717 auto analyzer. Analysis was performed on SPSS 21 version. Paired-t tests were done statistical analysis. Body Weight found before 12 weeks plates and aerobic exercise 72.5 kg and after 63.8 kg. At the end of the 12 weeks exercise program, a decrease of %12.00 in body weight, %14.03 in systolic, %3.96 in diastolic, %13.85 in cholesterol, %25.30 in Triglyceride, and %22.33 in LDL-C have been registered. However, there were increases of %16.34 in HDL-C. The effects of aerobic exercise is on Triglyceride, HDL-C, LDL-C and total cholesterol since (p<0.01). At the end of the 12 weeks exercise program, a decrease %13.34 hip circumference and %4.19 waist circumference. Waist to hip ratio found before 12 weeks plates and aerobic exercise 0.87 cm and after 0.78 cm. The effects of aerobic exercise is on Body weight, Systolic blood pressure, Heart rate, hip and waist circumference since (p<0.05; p<0.01). In this study, together Pilates and aerobic exercise was effective in sedentary women with initially high total cholesterol, triglyceride, and Low density lipoprotein levels. At end of the cycles of 12 weeks Pilates and aerobic exercises, has a positive effect of waist to hip ratio, blood pressure, and heart beats in sedentary females. Risk of heart and vascular disease is reduced. Pilates and aerobic exercises are recommended for decrease risk.


FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) has been continually growing – expanding functionality, improving powerperformance and enlarging capacity, in past several decades. Moore's Law has been gradually slowing down and technology becomes more expensive in past several nodes. However with continual architecture, design and technology innovations, FPGA's capacity expansion continues, beyond Moore's Law. 3D-IC, embedded processing SOC, HBM integration, RF-SOC and furthermore, coming Versal ACAP (Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform) family, ensures more and more suitable applications in data centers, machine learning (ML), 5G, automotive and many other applications in coming years.


A representative sample of 68 year old men living in Malmo, Sweden, was investigated concerning use of anxiolytic-hypnotic drugs. The subjects were psychometrically tested using the synonyms, Koh's block design, paired associates, visual retention, and digit symbol tests. Subjects with continuous use of anxiolytics, the vast majority of which consisted of benzodiazepines, had an increased risk of impaired cognitive function (RR=3.2 and p=0.008). Multivariate adjustments for differences in education, alcohol habits, exposure to organic solvents and stroke between users and non-users of anxiolytics did not reduce the estimate of risk (RR adj =3.4; 95% confidence interval: 1.3–8.9). Adjusting for differences in the number of subjects with a history of depression reduced the risk estimate slightly (RR adj =2.7; 95% confidence interval: 1.0–7.7) but adjustments for differences in anti-hypertensive and anti-diabetic medication had no influence. Subjects with occasional use of anxiolytics and subjects with occasional or continuous use of hypnotics showed no risk increase. Neither selection bias nor information bias appeared to explain the findings. Accordingly, increased caution is warranted when prescribing benzodiazepines for regular anxiolytic use.


We present evolutionary synthesis models applied to near{infrared spectral features observed in the spectra of young Magellanic Cloud clusters and starburst galaxies. The temporal evolution of the rst and second overtones of CO at 2.29 m (2{0 bandhead) and 1.62 m (6{ 3 bandhead) and of the (U ? B), (B ? V) and (J ? K) colors are investigated. We nd that the current evolutionary tracks of massive stars with sub{solar chemical composition in the red supergiant phase are not reliable for any synthesis of the temporal evolution of infrared stellar features. 1 The high sensitivity of the selected infrared features to the atmospheric parameters of cool stars allows us to place constraints on the temperature and the fraction of time spent in the red part of the Hertzsprung{Russell diagram by massive stars during their core{helium burning phase. We derive a set of empirically calibrated spectrophotometric models by adjusting the red supergiant parameters such that the properties of the observed templates are reproduced.


This paper investigates the magnetic structure of Mn overlayer on a ferromagnetic body-centered cubic Fe(100). The calculations reported here were performed within the framework of density functional theory. The system is modeled by a slab comprising six Fe layers, one Mn layer and a sufficiently thick vacuum region separating the adjacent slabs. The surface c(2times2) periodicity was used in order to regard both FM and in-plane AFM magnetic order. The four topmost layers were allowed to relax in the vertical direction. A single Mn monolayer on Fe(100) assumes a ferrimagnetic structure with the magnetic moments 3.32 and -3.59 muB.


The effect of tool orientation on cutting force of ball-end milling is researched.The results show that the suitable feed direction angle is 15° and the pick feed direction angle is 15°.


50 years after the publication of the first and influential article in international relations (IR) analyzing foreign aid motivations, A theory of foreign aid, by Hans Morgenthau, IR scholarship has not yet accomplished a consistent theoretical body explaining international development cooperation. Most of the empirical studies on foreign aid have been contributions from other disciplines, especially economics. Research from the field of international relations has been mostly descriptive or poorly connected with IR paradigms. This article proposes to analyze motivations of foreign aid allocations decisions of donors. These motivations will be examined from the theoretical perspective of the international relations scholarship. In this way, it is sought to contribute, from the discipline of IR, to the explanation of the process in which developed countries make transfers of resources to developing countries.


Thermospheric densities near 200 km from the Satellite Electrostatic Triaxial Accelerometer (SETA) experiment during July and December 1983 are analyzed to reveal two types of longitude structures: (1) the so-called longitude/UT variation which has been noted in higher-altitude satellite data and incorporated into the mass spectrometer incoherent scatter extension-90 (MSISE-90) empirical model [Hedin, 1991] and (2) higher-order structures' in the form of longitudinal wave patterns which have not previously been mentioned in the thermosphere-ionosphere-ionosphere literature. The longitude/UT variation in the SETA densities shares many similarities with that embodied in the MSISE-90 model, except for some differences in symmetry about the equator. Interpretation concerning the origin of the observed variation is handicapped by the Sunsynchronous limitations of the satellite orbit and by the convolution of high-latitude heating effects being mapped into the geographic frame while solar-driven latitudinal variations are mapped into the geomagnetic frame. An unambiguous separation of these effects is not possible with the present orbital constraints. The space-time Fourier analysis method of Salby [1982a, b] is applied in an attempt to quantitatively characterize the higher-order structure in the data. The nature of the satellite sampling introduces ambiguities into the determination of zonal wavenumbers and periodicities. There is evidence of s = 1 and = 2 stationary features, eastward propagating Kelvin waves, and a number of westward propagating waves with zonal wavenumbers s = 0 to = 6 and periods between 6 and 10 hours. Meyer and Forbes [1997] have recently shown the latter class of waves, referred to as Lamb waves in an isothermal nondissipative atmosphere, to represent the preferred response to broadband forcing of the thermosphere. The present observations may represent the existence of Lamb waves in the thermosphere.


Modern aircraft are increasingly designed with lightweight, flexible airframe structures. By employing distributed flight control surfaces, a modern wing structure (which implies aircraft wing, horizontal stabilizer, and vertical stabilizer) can be strategically tailored in-flight by actively controlling the wing shape so as to bring about certain desired vehicle characteristics. For example, active aeroelastic wing shape tailoring can be employed to control the wash-out distribution and wing deflection in such a manner that could result in improved aerodynamic performance such as reduced drag during cruise or increased lift during take-off. Another novel use of active aeroelastic wing shape tailoring is for flight control. By actively controlling flexible aerodynamic surfaces differentially or collectively, the motion of an aircraft can be controlled in all three stability axes. In high speed supersonic or hypersonic vehicles, effects of airframe-propulsion-structure interactions can be significant. Thus, propulsion control can play an integral role with active aeroelastic wing shape tailoring control in high speed flight regimes.


The electrodeposition of Bi-Te alloy films from nitric acid solutions containing TeO 2 and Bi-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (Bi-EDTA) complex was investigated. The product, composition, and surface morphology of Bi-Te alloy films were examined using an X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. In the solution containing TeO 2 and Bi-EDTA complex, bismuth deposits underpotentially in the potential range between -0.05 and -0.25 V, so that Bi 2 Te 3 films are formed. In the potential region between -0.30 and -0.50 V, a limiting current is observed, the value of which is equal to the sum of the limiting currents observed for solutions containing TeO 2 or the Bi-EDTA complex. The composition of films deposited in this potential range can be controlled by the composition of the solution.


NGRMS is a general-Purpose financial rereport management system for Windows,using the technique ofobject oriented user interface.With this system,users can dothe totaling of merging reports of accountancy easily.It notouly provides an interface to accounting systems,but can support many types of databases as well.So,NGRMS has generality,interoperability and usability.


This paper is about fermentation environment monitoring system for various wineries, especially winemaking. It is very important to stably maintain the fermentation environment in the winery area for premium winemaking. In this paper, we show how to implement fermentation monitoring node for making premium wines using wireless sensor networks.


Mixing of fluids inside a cavity under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions is studied with a two-fluid model. This model involves the solution of separate transport equations for zone-averaged variables of each fluid with allowance for interface transport of momentum and energy. The effects of solutal Grashof number, thermal Grashof number, buoyancy ratio and Prandtl number on the flow field, interface behavior and temporal evolution are considered. The calculations are performed over the parameter range: 1 ≤ Grs ≤ 3.7 × 105, 0 ≤ GrT ≤ 7.4 × 106, 0 ≤ N ≤ ∝ and 1 ≤ Pr ≤ 1000. The material interface is represented by the contour of volume fraction separating the fluids. Solutal buoyancy predominates over thermal buoyancy for comparable Grashof numbers. The system exhibits asymmetric behavior at low buoyancy ratio and low Prandtl number.


A group of α- and β- dialkylaminoketones were reduced enantioselectively by using BH_3-THF and the in-situ formed chiral oxazaborolidine.The formed optically active aminoalcohol-borane complexes, which, after deboration gave optically active aminoalcohols with the ee up to 99%. The effects of the substrate structure on the enantioselectivity of the reaction were discussed.


Wood, coke, and coconut-shell charcoals were evaluated for fluorine entrapment. The coconut-shell charcoal produced the smallest amount of solid and liquid reaction products. Efficient removal of fluorine was accomplished by the coconut-shell charcoal in a 5-in.-diameter reactor with a feed containing 25% fluorine at flow rates from 100 to 400 scfh and reactor-wall temperatures of 1200 to 1800 deg F. (C.J.G.)


We demonstrate device field characterization using NSOM collection and interaction measurement modes via the backside buried-oxide of large scale photonic circuits fabricated in monolithic electronics-photonics CMOS platforms (here a microdisk resonator) post-processed using flip-chip substrate-removal.


Introduction. Wave solid-state gyroscopes (SWG) are promising sensors of inertial information used in the navigation systems of air- and spacecrafts. Over the past decade, much attention has been paid to the problem of improving the accuracy of SWGs. The accuracy of measurements performed by inertial navigation instruments can be increased by developing effective algorithms, which fact determines the relevance of the present study. Research works conducted at the JSC Research Institute of Command Instruments are aimed at developing a compensationtype angular velocity sensor (AVS) based on an SWG with a cylindrical metal resonator, an electrostatic system for excitation of oscillations and information readout, with a digital feedback.Aim. To develop methods for increasing the accuracy of SWGs based on the connection between the measurement and excitation channels, as well as accounting for the uncompensated component.Materials and methods. To obtain information about the output signal of the sensing element (SE), the fast Fourier transform (FFT) method was used. A PID controller was used to control the effect on the sensitive element.Results. Methods for increasing the accuracy of an SWG-based AVS by means of compensating the output signal errors were proposed, whose correctness was confirmed experimentally. The use of the developed algorithm for reducing the instability of the zero-velocity signal allowed its root-mean-square deviation at startup to be decreased by 76.4 %. The application of the developed method for increasing the accuracy using the uncompensated component led to a decrease in the standard deviation by 69.52 %.Conclusion. The obtained experimental results demonstrate the possibility of improving SWG characteristics significantly by using various mathematical algorithms for processing information.


Clamping multilevel inverter and 2H-bridges cascaded multilevel inverter have complex circuit structure and control,while 3H-bridges cascaded multilevel inverter can overcome the disadvantages.SVPWM control method of five-level inverter is already relized,but if it is used in inverters outputing more levels,then computational complexity would be very large and control would be difficult. While on the base of the control method,through adopting suitable phase-shift angle between space voltage vectors,it is easy to realize SVPWM control of 3H-bridges cascaded multilevel inverter.The paper took 3H-bridges nine-level inverter as an example and adopted Matlab simulation to verify feasibility and correctness of the control method.


We studied lymphocyte subpopulations, serum beta 2 microglobulin, and viral markers in 115 hemophiliacs who are followed and treated at our center. The only clinical or biological anomaly observed is hypergammaglobulinemia. This frequent finding is independent of hemophilia type and of the intensity of substitutive treatment. This group is characterized by the fact that the patients are treated only by locally prepared coagulation fractions, essentially cryoprecipitates for hemophiliacs A, and not containing any derivative of commercial origin. This series is compared to other recent reports, some of which present a high incidence of immunologic anomalies.


The quality of aviation security communications directly affects the quality of flight and even the safety of flight. An assessment of the communications security of each flight provides a powerful reference for follow-up support. According to the reality of aviation security protection, taking the protection of communication in a flight schedule as the research object, the main factors affecting the protection are fully considered, A system evaluation mathematics evaluation model was established by means of the Pan-Boolean algebra method with more intuitive laws in the principle of automatic control. The example shows that the evaluation made by the method of the Pan-Boolean algebra can provide the commander with objective and fair data evaluation, and it also provides data support for the next step of communication security personnel, so as to better ensure the foundation of flight.


The GrainGenes resource (http://www.graingenes.org) is a web-portal and database that has been available to the public since 1992 to provide information on the small grain crops of the Triticeae tribe (wheat, barley, rye) and Avena species. A convenient web space for discovering oat information available via the GrainGenes resource as well as links to other information can be found on a recently created page called "Avena Avenue".


Alternative Load Path Analyses for Mid-Rise Post and Beam Mass Timber Building https://research.thinkwood.com/en/permalink/catalogue2448 Author: Mpidi Bita, Hercend Malczyk, Robert Tannert, Thomas Year of Publication: 2020 Format: Conference Paper Material: CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) Glulam (Glue-Laminated Timber) Application: Wood Building Systems Columns Beams Topic: Design and Systems


This paper presents the mapping of hydraulic control system and electricity control loop of the hydraulic pressure pumping station. Hope its experience has the reference significance to the hydraulic system design and the maintenance for others.


Objective: To develop a simple, rapid,  precise, accurate, sensitive spectrophotometric methods (A&B) were developed for simultaneous estimation and validation of Vilanterol (VTL) and Fluticasone Furoate (FFE) in pure and tablet dosage forms. Method:   Method A is a simultaneous equation method and method B is a first order derivative spectrophotometric method. Pure drug samples of VTL and FFE were dissolved in a mixture of Methanol and Ethanol in the ratio of 1:1 (v/v) and found to have absorbance maxima at 231nm for VTL and 260nm for FFE respectively Results:  The linearity lies between 2.5–10µg/ml for VTL and 10–60µg/ml for FFE in these two methods (A&B).  The correlation coefficient (r 2 ) was found to be 0.999 for both VTL and FFE, the limit of detection and limit of quantification were found to be 0.015µg/ml and 0.05µg/ml for VTL and 0.05µg/ml and 0.2µg/ml for FFE respectively. The results of analysis have been validated statistically by recovery studies as per ICH guidelines. Conclusion: The two methods A&B showed good reproducibility and recovery with % RSD less than 2.  Hence both methods were found to be rapid, specific, precise and accurate and can be successfully applied for the routine analysis of VTL and FFE in pure and combined dosage form. Keywords: Fluticasone furoate, Vilanterol, Derivative spectrophotometric, Simultaneous equation method, Method development and validation.


"Agricultural Science Thesaurus"(hereinafter referred to as "Agricultural Table") is China's first large-scale comprehensive agricultural science search language."Farmers Table" is information science,linguistics,logic,Information Systems,and standards as the basic theory of chemistry,agricultural science and technology information from China,books,archives and the work of the modern needs of the actual situation,in accordance with international standards and national standards,to learn and learn from the experience for establishment,using Integrated Classification Code table compiled into a new model.Agricultural Sciences thesaurus software by category outline query thesaurus,outline the classification of agricultural Dictionary Words such as: 60D cereal crops(S51);67Q insect(S476);92A plant viruses(Q939.46);other segment items,refer to the outline and classification category classification.


In this article, NiFe2O4 nanosolids are prepared by compacting nanoparticles, synthesized by the coprecipitation method, under different pressures. The variations of structure and interface states of the NiFe2O4 nanosolids with compacting pressures are studied by x-ray diffraction and electronic spin resonance (ESR). It is found that the crystal structure of the nanosolids has not changed under pressure up to 6.0 GPa, but the linewidth and g-factor values of their ESR spectra increased significantly with increasing pressure up to 4.5 GPa and then decreased slightly with further increase of pressure. These variations are discussed in terms of the changes of interparticle magnetic dipole interaction and superexchange interaction in NiFe2O4 nanosolids under different pressures. The experimental results suggest that 4.5 GPa is the optimum forming pressure, under which the NiFe2O4 nanoparticles can be compacted into a dense solid with their structure and nanoproperties still preserved. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.


Management of Fusarium species associated with seed discolouration of rice was attempted through pathogen derived resistance (PDR). Twenty Fusarium isolates associated with rice varieties Lunishree, Pooja and Sarala were classified into six colour groups on the basis of their colour on Potato Dextrose Agar media. The variability in cultural, molecular characters and virulence were observed among the cultures, associated with the samples of a cultivar drawn from the same seed lot. The vigour index of seedlings of rice cultivar Utkalprabha and Savitri, treated with isolate F14A was considerably more than the untreated control. RAPD-PCR of twelve isolates was done using two primers, AP12h and R-108. The isolate F14A was found to be a fast growing isolate, distinctly different from other isolates and may be suitable for management of this devastating disease by Pathogen Derived Resistance.


Impulse testing oftransformer involves a defined sequence ofimpulse applications atthe specified voltage levels. However, incaseof failure/damage during these tests, thewinding gets subjected torepeated impulse shots, after repair. In this paper theeffect ofsuchrepetitive impulses on transformer insulation hasbeeninvestigated. Typical thicknesses ofinsulating paperaswellasdisc-to- discwinding modelshavebeensubjected to repetitive impulse stresses asencountered inactual service. Theperformance hasbeenmonitored at regular intervals bymeasurement oftensile strength anddegree ofpolymerization (DP)forpaperand partial discharge (PD)parameters ofwinding models.


PURPOSE: A mobile radio system with synchronized handover is provided to reduce the loss and duplication of packet during handover. CONSTITUTION: In a mobile radio network such as a universal mobile telephone system, a TRNC(22) send a request to an SRNC(22) through a lur link(27) and the SRNC(22) returns frame timing information for the handover or re-array of control as to the movement from a SRNC(22) to a TRNC(24). The TRNC(24) synchronizes a user plane and the SRNC for uplink, and all of two controllers can send same packets at the same time based upon the synchronization. A core network(10) can suppress the duplication of packets.


We participate in scientific paper subtask (ASPEC-EJ/CJ) and patent subtask (JPC-EJ/CJ/KJ) with phrase-based SMT systems which are trained with its own patent corpora. Using larger corpora than those prepared by the workshop organizer, we achieved higher BLEU scores than most participants in EJ and CJ translations of patent subtask, but in crowdsourcing evaluation, our EJ translation, which is best in all automatic evaluations, received a very poor score. In scientific paper subtask, our translations are given lower scores than most translations that are produced by translation engines trained with the in-domain corpora. But our scores are higher than those of general-purpose RBMTs and online services. Considering the result of crowdsourcing evaluation, it shows a possibility that CJ SMT system trained with a large patent corpus translates non-patent technical documents at a practical level.


The objective of this study is to provide evidence on whether the subfomical organ is a neuroendocrine gland, by which the neurosecretion process to be carried out in this organ. This investigation involved the use of light microscopy by using an immunohistochemistry as well as histochemistry methods and transmission electron microscopy. Eighty adult male and female albino rats of the Lembaga Makanan Rakyat strain (Jakarta) weighing between 150-250 g, and 9 rats of Wistar strain, weighing between 200-300 g, were studied. According to morphology and by using immunohistochemistry and histochemistry methods, the results revealed that the subfomical organ was not a neuroendocrine gland that secreted a neurohormone or neurosecretory substances through a neurosecretion process. Key Words: subfomical organ-neurosecretion process - transmission electron microscopy - inununohistochemistry technics - histochemistry technics.


Bertin-Sans and Moitessier (1) demonstrated that the absorption spectrum, first observed by Stokes (2), which is produced when alkali is added with a reducing agent to a solution of the blood pigment, is not attributable to the prosthetic compound of the blood pigment alone, but is that of a complex between the metalloporphyrin and protein. They noted that previous workers, who had demonstrated this spectrum by reducing the metalloporphyrin, had used nitrogenous reducing agents or ammoniacal solutions. They also showed that when ferriprotoporphyrin is reduced in the presence of any one of several other proteins, or in the presence of certain simple nitrogenous substances, the same absorption spectrum is produced. Modern instruments show the spectra to be remarkably uniform from case to case. Such an absorption spectrum has come to be regarded as typical of what Hoppe-Seyler (3) called a hemochromogen. Despite the early observations of Bertin-Sans and Moitessier, there remained a great deal of confusion regarding "hemochromogens" due partly to lack of definite knowledge regarding the constitution of the blood pigment, of its prosthetic compound and the changes that these may undergo, and partly to a very confusing multitude of names for substances known or postulated. It was not until the papers by Anson and Mirsky (4, 5) and Keilin (6) were published that the subject was clarified. They confirmed the findings of Bertin-Sans and Moitessier and applied the concepts of equilibria to the reversible formation of "hemochromogens" from ferroprotoporphyrin and either a protein or a nitrogenous substance like pyridine. In some of the more recent literature one finds the implication, or assertion, that a protein necessarily must be altered ("denatured") before it can


The invention relates to a natural cross-linking polyethylene insulation material special for extra-fine wires and its preparation. The raw materials adopted in the invention are composed of material A and material B in a weight ratio of 95:(4.8-5.2). The material A comprises: 95 parts of LLDPE resin; 4.8-5.2 parts of a processing aid; 1.9-2.1 parts of silane; 0.095-0.105 part of an initiator; and 0.09-0.11 part of an antioxidant. The material B comprises: 98 parts of LLDPE resin; and 1.95-2.05 parts of a catalyst. In the invention, bracing pelletizing is adopted to replace traditional hot cutting pelletizing for processing, and is convenient for cleaning. A pot wall heating process is employed for mixing mixed particles with oil so as to make the oil fully absorbed and uniformly dispersed. During drying, hot air drying is performed first and then cold air drying is performed, so that the moisture content can be decreased from 0.6% to 0.2%. Thus, the natural cross-linking polyethylene insulation material extremely sensitive to moisture can be used for extra-fine wires with a conductor cross-sectional area less than 0.4mm .


This pocket-sized field guide makes it easy to identify and compare group species. Symbols enable habitat and patterns of residence to be checked at a glance for hundreds of the birds that can be seen in Europe.


The hydrophobicity on surface of insulator material in outdoor is very important. In humid and the rainy conditions, the insulator surface must not easily wet, so that the surface conductivity of insulators remain low, thus the surface leakage current is very small. Therefore the polymeric insulator must be hydrophobic and withstand against environmental conditions. This paper presents the effect of polysiloxane content upon contact angle and the hydrophobicity of high voltage insulator made of epoxy resins, polydimethyle siloxane (PDMS) and rice husk ash compound in artificial environment. The samples of epoxy resin insulating materials were based on Diglycidyl Ether of Bisphenol A (DGEBA), Metaphenylene-Diamine (MPDA) as curing agent and 325-mesh Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as filler, treated with variation of PDMS content. This research aims to improve the hydrophobicity of polymeric insulation materials. Experimental method was carried out through the following procedure. The samples were installed in the special chamber, then were exposed to pollutant at their surfaces. They were radiated using ultraviolet in artificial environment. Contact angle of water droplets on the sample surface was measured. The experiment results showed that the PDMS treatment of filler can improve the hydrphobicity of insulator material, compared without PDMS.


Modern mechano-mathematical models of materials are multilevel ones combining macro-, meso- and micro-level models. A major problem however is how to present a clear link between the levels. Moreover, structural models should be well verified, reflecting material behavior at meso-level and its microstructure. Hence, we propose a theoretical-experimental approach to multilevel modeling, treating discs which operate under plane stress. The approach comprises the following stages: I stage: Identify a system of characteristic points on the disc surface. Employing an appropriate optical method, find point displacements using time steps in the course of deformation. II stage: Based on displacement development in time, rationally find the variation of the strain tensor components using strains directed from the main point to the closest points of its vicinity. III stage: Define a meso-representative element in the disc plane as an ellipse with diameters related to the principal strains. IV stage: Having prepared metallographic micro-sections, define systems of characteristic structural elements in the meso-representative ellipses. V stage: Averaging the structural systems at meso-level, define macro-parameters involving material deformation parameters. VI stage: Find material macro-deformation parameters on the basis of an appropriate design of micro-representative elements and calculate the stressed-strained state of the latter applying representative loading. A test example is give in order to illustrate the approach.


BACKGROUND
A pregnancy of unknown location is a descriptive term that can be defined after performing trans vaginal ultrasound. This situation includes patients with a positive pregnancy test but with no evidence of intra or extra uterine pregnancy on transvaginal sonography.

AIM
To discuss different aspects of management of women with pregnancy of unknown location.

METHODS
Review of the literature.

RESULTS
Serum human chorionic gonadotrophin levels, progesterone levels and mathematical models are helpful in the prediction of final outcome of pregnancy: intra uterine pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous resolution or persistent pregnancy of unknown location. Active expectant management of asymptomatic women with a pregnancy of unknown location has been shown to be safe.

CONCLUSION
Surgical intervention (diagnostic laparoscopy and uterine curettage) to diagnose the location of the pregnancy should be restrictive.


Dance involves a set of movements that embody social memory. Such forms of intangible heritage have presented emerging challenges for curatorship. This paper draws from the experience of the Musees de la civilisation (Quebec City, Canada) to address ideas of collecting and curating in the performing arts. By presenting the travelling exhibition Rebel Bodies, an international collaborative project that highlights contemporary dance and movement as universal modes of creativity and expression, the paper reflects on the social role of the museum in sustaining creativity within the community as well as on the use of ethnographic material to collectively (through museums and artists) curate the intangible. In treating notions of natural, virtuoso, urban, multi, political, and atypical bodies, this exhibition brings together performers and creative artists as well as industries in the museum setting. Such interplays, it is argued, encourage the sustainable participation of artistic communities/industries and further highlight museums as dynamic loci for the promotion of social change. Keywords: performing arts, intangible cultural heritage, museum, dance, performance, participation, reenactment, artists


The main goal of this work is to study the Dirac oscillator as a quantum field using the canonical formalism of quantum field theory and to develop the canonical quantization procedure for this system in $(1+1)$ and $(3+1)$ dimensions. This is possible because the Dirac oscillator is characterized by the absence of the Klein paradox and by the completeness of its eigenfunctions. We show that the Dirac oscillator field can be seen as constituted by infinite degrees of freedom which are identified as decoupled quantum linear harmonic oscillators. We observe that while for the free Dirac field the energy quanta of the infinite harmonic oscillators are the relativistic energies of free particles, for the Dirac oscillator field the quanta are the energies of relativistic linear harmonic oscillators.


Nationality — Acquisition of — By adoption — Whether adult alien adopted by national acquires nationality of adopter — The law of Spain.


A light weight flexible boot to be worn over a foot in a surgical cast and protect the cast from moisture. The boot has a walking sole of tough rubber type material with a cushion sole and an upper body composed entirely of flexible and elastic foam material, with an inner fabric layer and an outer covering of water impervious fabric. The boot can be stretched over various sizes and shapes of casts and all joints in the boot are completely sealed and waterproof.


The Silverton case is discussed in this article. The case may have provided an adequate forum to deal with the disagreements between the parties, but the legal system did not intend to and did not permit an intensive investigation into all of the materials supply and construction issues that would have been required to satisfy the enquiring minds of the engineering experts. That there was so much conflict on the appropriate code to have used, and the correct interpretation of the code, suggests that our professional associations and the SAA should urgently clarify these issues.


The ponyfishes of the family Lelognathldae
represented by various species of the genus Leiognathiis
contribute an important fishery along the Indian coasts
while the genus Secutor of the same family comprising
the species Secutor ruconius and S.insidiator occur In
much lesser quantities in the catches.


The invention relates to a tablet DIVISIBLE, OBLONGA ADDRESSED IN PARTICULAR FOR PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS. When the tablet is placed on a flat surface, the underside TABLET contacts the surface in two areas extending FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE TABLET AT EACH END, BUT DO contact through the intermediate zone It is arranged as hump-forming EXTENDED AREAS AT EACH END OF TABLET. A TABLET THIS TYPE CAN EASILY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO HALVES using one hand and pulling upwards from the flat surface. It is also easy to process.


This bulletin contains the papers read before the Ophthalmological Society of Egypt on March 22 and 23, 1935, at the Giza Memorial Ophthalmic Laboratory, with Dr. R. P. Wilson presiding. At this meeting Dr. Mahmoud Azmy El-Kattan was elected president of the society for the ensuing year. In his opening address Dr. Wilson remarked that it was singularly appropriate that the next (fifteenth) International Congress of Ophthalmology was to be held in Cairo, as Egypt is the home of the earliest civilization and learning. Thirty-six papers on varied subjects were read. Among other topics the following were considered: the ocular complications of endemic diseases (schistosomiasis, ancylostomiasis, ascariasis, leprosy, pellagra, typhoid fever and ocular myiasis), by Dr. El-Tobgy and Dr. Wilson; plastic operations for the restoration of the upper lid, by Dr. El-Tobgy ; extraction of cataract by the electrodiaphacic method of Lacarrere, by Dr. M. Khalil (this paper has


We report epitaxial growth and properties of n-type ferromagnetic semiconductor (FMS) (In,Fe)As (Fe 6%) co-doped with Mn at different concentrations x (x = 0.4%, 0.8%, 2%, 4%, 8%). The electron concentration n of (In0.94−x,Fe0.06,Mnx)As decreases as x increases, leading to the decrease of Curie temperature (TC) as expected for electron-induced ferromagnetism. However, ferromagnetism is still observed at n as low as ∼ 3.8 × 1017 cm−3, which is one order of magnitude lower than the typical threshold value of (In,Fe)As (nth ∼ 6 × 1018 cm−3). This result highlights the possibility of enhancing the ferromagnetism by co-doping different magnetic elements in FMSs.


Objective: The aim of this study was to develop chitosan/regenerated silk fibroin (CS/RSF) films as a biomaterial for contact lenses-based ophthalmic drug delivery system.
Methods: CS/RSF films were prepared with polyethylene glycol 400 as a plasticizer by using a film casting technique. Their physicochemical properties were investigated by measuring various properties such as thickness, morphology, chemical interaction, light transparency, mechanical properties, water content, oxygen permeability, thermal properties and enzyme degradation. In addition, cytotoxicity was also studied.
Results: At optimal preparation conditions, CS/RSF films showed smooth surfaces with highly visible light transparency of >90%, which meet the visual requirement. CS/RSF films showed high water content, 59-65% by weight, and their Young's modulus and elongation at break was in the range of 3.8-6 N/mm2 and 113-135%, respectively. The CS/RSF films also could be sterilized by autoclave method as they possessed high thermal decomposition temperature of >260 °C which can be confirmed by both differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. In addition, CS/RSF films showed no degradation in stimulated tear fluid containing lysozyme for 7 d and showed no cytotoxicity by MTT assay.
Conclusion: CS/RSF films showed excellent physicochemical properties and non-cytotoxicity indicating their promising potential use as a biomaterial for contact lenses-based ophthalmic drug delivery system.


Field studies of the effects of various agricultural management strategies on nitrate leaching are expensive and time-consuming. Hence, plant growth models such as DSSAT software can simulate daily plant growth and development and also are capable of simulating daily nitrogen uptake and nitrate leaching into the groundwater. In this study, the performance of nitrogen balance model of the DSSAT software was evaluated by simulating nitrate leaching from the root zone of silage maize at different levels of applied water and nitrogen fertilizer. The experiment consisted of three levels of nitrogen fertilizer and four irrigation of soil moisture depletion (SMD) with three replications. Nitrate leaching was measured by ceramic suction cap and simulated by DSSAT model during the growing season in 36 plots. The results showed that by increasing nitrogen fertilizer in full and over irrigation, measurement and simulation values of nitrate leaching were not significantly different. In deficit irrigation treatments, the nitrate leaching was very low and close to zero either in field or in simulation.


One Health Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China; Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases in Northeast China, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China; Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China; Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Animal Experiment Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.


We demonstrate an erbium-doped waveguide amplifier by erbium ion implantation in Si3N4 photonic integrated circuits, achieving 145 mW on-chip output power and more than 30 dB small-signal gain, which is on par with commercial fiber amplifiers and beyond state-of-the-art III-V heterogeneously integrated semiconductor amplifiers.


ABSTRACT Derrida's philosophy is usually known as a form of critique of metaphysics. This article, however, argues that Derrida's deconstructions do not only dismantle metaphysics from within, but also remain in themselves thoroughly, and problematically, metaphysical. Its goal is to determine exactly where the metaphysical features of Derrida's work can be found. The article starts with an analysis of Derrida's understanding of metaphysics, as well as its deconstruction, by explaining the working of différance, mainly focusing on its temporality. Further, it will demonstrate how in the temporization or deferral of différance a metaphysical desire for purity remains effective. In readings of several texts, the mutual interdependence of metaphysics and deconstruction will be sketched. Then the ethical side of deconstruction will be highlighted, both in Derrida's early work as well as in the slightly different elaboration of différance in the later ethical notions like justice, the gift and the messianic. This results in a distinction of three versions of différance. Finally, a critical discussion of the metaphysical side of deconstruction will be followed by a comparison of different readings of deconstruction and différance.


ReSPECT forms have been introduced by Resuscitation Council UK to provide recommendations for patients' emergency care. The primary aim of the audit was to assess the completion rate of ReSPECT forms on a busy surgical ward. Secondly, the audit aimed to both increase the awareness and the completion rate of ReSPECT forms.

 Data was collected in the form of random spot-checks of completed ReSPECT forms for all general surgical inpatients at our general hospital. The first intervention involved the addition of a column to the surgical 'take' list to highlight the presence or absence of ReSPECT forms. Team education using a novel poster, prioritising the urgency of completion of ReSPECT forms dependent on patient's co-morbidities, and a teaching session was the intervention for the second cycle.

 The initial completion rate of accurate ReSPECT forms was 31%. Following the first intervention the 'ReSPECT column' on the list had been completed for 15% of inpatients and the overall completion rate of ReSPECT forms was 35%. After the ReSPECT poster and teaching the usage of the 'ReSPECT column' increased to 39% and overall completion rate was 33%.

 The addition of a column to the acute, surgical list was a simple and effective way of increasing awareness of completed ReSPECT forms. Increased compliance may be achieved by finding more efficient methods of monitoring completion. Overall completion of ReSPECT forms had improved with the interventions, however, due to the high turnover of surgical patients, there are still further improvements possible.


The National Institutes of Health (NH) is one of the most important medical research centers in the world. It is an executive agency of the U.S. Department of health and public health. The focus of health actions and measures in the United States and even the world are gathered here. N1h includes 27 research institutes and centers with 18000 employees and an annual budget of more than $27 billion. In the past completed human genome sequence map and many new discoveries in biomedicine, NH - straight hair plays an important role. In the 21st century, life science is developing at an unprecedented pace. With its unique reputation and status, NH put forward a grand plan for biomedical development in the new century in 2003 - NH roadmap.


Overview This paper redefines design based on the realization that communication design, first and foremost, concerns meaning. It distinguishes between intended, constructed, and received or re-constructed meaning. Design is the activity that directs the process, and enables the correspondence between the three. By focusing on received meaning, it shifts design paradigm, from a preoccupation with designing objects for certain uses to focusing on the cognitive processes that underlie the reception of those designs. It defines designs as cognitive interfaces that enable reconstruction of intended meanings. Its approach stresses the semiotic relations between perception and meaning construction to explain the perceptual and cultural codes involved in communication. The position presented here redirects the perceived ground for design away from objects themselves, as independent from mind, toward the conceptual characteristics these objects embody as a means of communication. It redefines designs from finite, fixed objects of aesthetic and practical consideration to semiotic interfaces enabling the reconstruction of meaning by receivers. It challenges the fixation of designs on aesthetic justification by shifting attention to the semiotic functions of cognitive interfaces. Thus, design is approached as a semiotic phenomenon, which is dependent on cognitive and developmental processes, and which coexists with cultural codifications comprising collective and individual environments. Design draws upon the concept of diagrammatic reasoning, and proposes that all designs be regarded as diagrams of mental maps of individual and collective cultures. Its focus on the diagrammatic nature of knowledge presentation necessitates the emergence of intelligent design as informed by a rational selection and a combining of visual syntax to induce specific inferences followed by subsequent behaviors. Communication designers historically have not had adequate rational tools to bridge the gap between meaning and design decisions at the level of design form manipulation. The reliance on aesthetics and style is symptomatic of this gap. This paper demonstrates the possibility of bridging that gap.


The orbital evolution of asteroidal, trans-Neptunian, and cometary dust particles under the gravitational influence of planets, the Poynting-Robertson drag, radiation pressure, and solar wind drag was integrated. Results of our runs were compared with the spacecraft observations of the number density of dust particles and with the WHAM observations of velocities of zodiacal particles. This comparison shows that the fraction of cometary dust particles of the overall dust population inside Saturn's orbit is significant and can be dominant. The probability of a collision of an asteroidal or cometary dust particle with the Earth during its dynamical lifetime is maximum at diameter about 100 micron.


In this article the basic ways of leading out of animal industries of the Far East from a crisis condition on a global level are stated and the role of a science in this process is shown. The main direction of development of animal industries is its all-round intensification on the basis of development and introduction of source-saving innovative technologies and means, and also the accelerated introduction of scientific development and selection achievements in feed production and animal industries.


Abstract "Even when reductions in HDL-cholesterol are observed as a consequence of androgen therapy, the implications for cardiovascular risk modification remain highly uncertain."


Although women constituted the majority of British missionary labor by the turn of the twentieth century, they were largely discounted from the official record of mission work – a silence that until recently has been preserved by women's history, mission history, and imperial history. Over the past two decades, new historical and interpretive frameworks have brought into clearer focus the role of women missionaries and the gendered fabric of the 'civilizing mission' in evangelistic, colonial, and feminist projects. Yet the privileging of race as an analytic category has produced a lopsided historiography, in which Christianity has been marginalized in studies of gender and empire, and in which gender has not been used to full effect in explicating the uneven contours of religion and colonialism. This essay explores how studies of women, gender, and the Protestant missionary movement over the 'long nineteenth century' have responded to and manifested some of the larger tensions of women's and gender history, feminist history, postcolonial studies, the new imperial history, and area studies, and suggests some avenues for addressing lingering questions of recovery and representation, center and periphery.


Abstract This paper addresses the total tardiness minimization problem in a manufacturing environment made by m uniform parallel processors subjected to regular maintenance activities. According to the so-called flexible periodic maintenance strategy, the time between two consecutive maintenance periods on each machine must be lower than or equal to a certain time value. In order to cope with such scheduling issue, a hybrid metaheuristic procedure integrating features from genetic algorithm and local search is proposed. The devised optimization algorithm is compared against two alternative metaheuristics on the basis of two separate benchmarks of test cases, involving small- and large-sized instances, respectively. For small-sized examples, optimal solutions provided by a specifically developed mixed integer linear programming model are taken as reference. Numerical results, also supported by a non-parametric statistical analysis, demonstrate the superiority of the proposed optimization algorithm in solving the investigated scheduling problem.