[en] This book describes the general guidelines for waste and landfill management, especially for developing countries. It contains four chapters. Ch. 1 describes waste management in developing countries (waste composition, production and harvesting modes; landfills characteristics; valorisation). Ch. 2 describes environmental aspects of waste management (biodegradation phenomenons; bioreactor-like landfill management; environmental impacts; investigation of biological activity of landfill in developing countries). Ch. 3 describes the general guidelines for controlled landfill (investigations for site location; landfill construction under wet and dry climates; landfill management and monitoring; financial aspects). Ch. 4 synthesizes the social and economical aspects of waste and landfill management and describes some best practices for harvesting, valorisation, and disposal of MSW)


This document is a transcript of two days of public hearings on the Illinois Solar Energy Development Program. In addition to the 19 people who presented oral testimony at the hearings, an additional 27 people submitted extensive written comments. Viewpoints from major groups of people currently interested in solar energy development in Illinois are reflected in these comments.


In case-based reasoning (CBR), graph-structured representations are desirable for complex application domains such as planning and design. Graph is a powerful data structure and allows knowledge to be encoded completely and expressively. However, the advantages come with a computational overhead for case retrieval, which presently prevents the usage of graph-structured representation for large-scale problems. In this paper, we describe a two-stage strategy that is based on the tabu search for solving the graph-structured case retrieval. The experiments were performed on synthetically generated graphs. The preliminary results obtained show the effectiveness of our approach.


Since the value of money changes with time, it is necessary to take account of the influence of time factor in making the replenishment policy. In this study, to investigate the influence of the time value of money to the inventory strategy, an inventory system for deteriorating items with stock-dependent demand is investigated under two levels of trade credit. The method to efficiently determine the optimal cycle time is presented. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the model and the method.


Data-Mining (DM) methods such as Decision Tree (DT), Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Sensitivity Analysis (SA) have been extensively used in the medical and biomedical domains but these methods and their combinations have been rarely used in the diagnosis of Neuromuscular Diseases (NMDs). In this paper, we use various methods of DM such as: DT, ANN and SA and their combination. A comparative study is made on these combined methods to determine the methods with highest degree of accuracy. The results show that in combined SA?ANN models SA?ANN (RBFN) has highest accuracy. In SA?DT model and DT?ANN model, all the three methods, i.e., quick, dynamic and RBFN have equal accuracy.


This letter shows some experimental results obtained with a double-polarisation S-band radar using fixed circular polarisation at transmit and two orthogonal circularly polarised channels at receipt. The results refer to the short-time polarisation behaviour of aircraft target and ground clutter. From these results it can be inferred that adaptative polarisation techniques can be effective in improving the signal/clutter ratio.


This study analyzes changes in the employment structure from 2000 to 2021 according to the job-based methodology. The results show that Employment in higher-paid jobs increased between 2000 and 2009. Employment polarization, on the other hand, emerged between 2009 and 2019. This study quantitatively identifies the labor demand and supply shocks using sign restrictions. The results show that the demand for high-income ICT and science and technology experts has increased significantly since 2000 suggesting that technology changes have had a significant impact. Deindustrialization, trade growth, and population aging had a significant impact on employment changes for low- and middle-income jobs. As the population ages rapidly in the 2010s, employment in health and social work services is increasing rapidly. In addition, changes in government policies related to non-regular workers and the expansion of the welfare system affected changes in employment type.


In the United Kingdom, special legislative provision for medical research was first made by the National Insurance Act 1911. On various earlier occasions public funds for the purpose had been provided on a small scale to successive central health departments in England and Wales, sporadically from 1833 and regularly from 1870; and notably to the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis appointed in 1901, which decided to ascertain facts by investigation rather than listen to opinions from witnesses.


The application of HOTS for students is very urgent, considering the times with extraordinary challenges. The application of 21st century learning skills to improve students' HOTS requires the involvement of all parties in the educational environment, and not only at the concept level, but also in the form of real practice. This study aims to determine the students' HOTS ability in stoichiometry learning through the PjBL model in terms of chemical literacy abilities. This research is a quasi-experimental study using a 2x2 factorial design. The results of the research showed that there were differences in the HOTS abilities of students who were given the PjBL model compared to the direct learning model, there were differences in students' HOTS abilities in terms of students' chemical literacy abilities and there was no interaction between the learning model and students' chemical literacy skills on students' HOTS abilities.


A series of negative tone molecular resists was investigated for use in both organic solvent and aqueous base development. Molecular resists designed purely for solvent development showed half-pitch resolution down to 25 nm with sensitivities of 50 μC/cm2 and LER (3σ) down to 2.3 nm. Aqueous developable designs that used epoxide functionalized molecules that are intrinsically water soluble showed improved contrast and comparable sensitivity, but suffered from significant dewetting during baking due to their low molecular weight and high polarity. This inability to form high quality films prevented their use as high resolution resists. Aqueous developable designs that used molecules with both cross-linking and base solubilizing groups were also investigated; the initial example of this design is DPA- 2Ep, a molecular resist containing two epoxides and one carboxylic acid per molecule. It formed high quality films and showed improved contrast compared to the purely solvent developed designs. Even after complete cross-linking of the epoxide groups, several free carboxylic acids still remained in the network. These free acids tend to imbibe developer and appear to retain the tetramethylammonium carboxylates even after rinsing and drying the film. This imbibing of developer leads to significant failure during high resolution patterning due to swelling.


The First International Course for Pediatric Onco-Hematologists from Latin American countries with limited resources was held in Milan in September 1996 reflecting recognition in the "Declaration of Montevideo" of the value of collaboration with specialists for improving diagnosis treatment and integral care of children with leukemia and other cancers. The International School of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology of Monza (MISPHO) was created to facilitate collaboration between participating institutions. The MISPHO school is organized and directed by Italian experts and brings together participants from the Latin American countries and internationally recognized specialists. Various documents and declarations have been prepared in conjunction with the MISPHO program for health professionals and parents of children with cancer to identify treatment priorities and research needs reaffirm the right to health and channel requests for support from the international community. The four scientific courses held by MISPHO have examined leukemia and its variants Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma hemophilia histiocytosis psychosocial aspects of cancer specialized training for nurses aplastic anemia soft tissue sarcomas hepatitis and medical education. The course methodology combines dialogue with interchanges of experience and open discussion and group work. The MISPHO courses recognize the importance of parents' groups for assistance with diagnosis and treatment and mutual support. The parents' association in Bolivia seeks to develop educational strategies and encourage solidarity with low-income parents.


between cuts (Figure 1). A panel of three hand-fellowship-trained attending physicians, blinded to instrument, then graded each cut applying a binary grading system, with 'yes' denoting an acceptable cut that would be appropriate for primary nerve repair, and a 'no' denoting an unacceptable cut. Rates of acceptable cuts were compared using a series of chi-squared tests with statistical significance set at alpha = 0.05. The rate of acceptable cuts was significantly higher for the nerve cutting guide than for each of the other instruments (Figure 2), and for the iris scissors compared with the No. 15 blade. Otherwise, there was no difference in rates of acceptable cuts between groups. The results from this study confirm that the slotted circumferential nerve cutting guide produces morphologically superior cuts of median nerve, and therefore it is worth having it available in cases where primary nerve repair may be indicated. Poorly performed surgical peripheral nerve repair is thought to increase the rate of symptomatic neuromas in the setting of primary nerve repair (Watson et al., 2010). Based on our study, we believe that preparation of nerves with the slotted circumferential cutting guide would lead to improved outcome of nerve repair and decreased rates of symptomatic neuromas. A comparative clinical study would be required to confirm this hypothesis. Additionally, all nerves utilized in the study were median nerve specimens, and the applicability of these findings to nerves of different caliber should be investigated in future study.


Using the direct sedimentation method, the air pollution with fungal spores was measured in indoor riding arenas and compared to horse stables, outside riding arenas and covered sport courts. Depending on the location of indoor arenas and stables, the presence of "dust-nests", the number of horses ridden, and the moisture of the tread layer, an air pollution was measured which was equivalent to that in stables except at times of feeding and straw-giving. Outside and in sport arenas a low air pollution was found. Recommendations are given, regarding optimum air hygiene especially for horses with chronic and subclinical respiratory conditions.


The review of literature on the use of biological feedback by electromyogram in the clinical presentation of central hemipareses interprets the main possibilities of this technology use for rehabilitation of the motor disorders mentioned. The level of patient's characteristic influence on training successfulness is discussed, as well as the variants of treatment course making, the necessary conditions of rehabilitation outcome assessment, possible mechanisms of biological feedback action. Our own experience of this treatment variant use for orthopaedic diseases and also the analysis of the literature available shows the expedient inclusion of biological feedback into the complex of rehabilitation measures for treatment of patients with central hemipareses.


A study of ozone emitted from photocopiers was conducted in a photocopying kiosk located in an academic building, Silpakorn University, Thailand, to measure the levels of ozone and to identify ozone exposure sources of different people. The air samples were continuously collected for 8 hours in a photocopying kiosk, a kiosk-surrounded area and a nearby car park. Paired sample t-test was applied to test the differences of average ozone levels among three sampling sites at 95% (α = 0.05) confidence interval. Simultaneously, exposure sources of ozone to photocopying staffs and students around the photocopying kiosk were identified and represented in terms of indoor to outdoor (I/O) ratio. If the ratio was greater than 1, that means the indoor source was prevalent. Ratios of ozone levels in the kiosk/kiosk-surrounded area (for staffs) and the kiosk-surrounded area/nearby car park (for students) were obtained. The results illustrated that the average ozone level in the kiosk was 0.05±0.02ppm, which may caused adverse health effects on staffs for long-term exposure since several values exceeded ACGIH standard for workplace. The results also presented that the levels of ozone at the kiosk-surrounded area and the nearby car park were 0.03±0.01 and 0.02±0.01ppm, respectively. Statistical tests found good correlation between level of ozone in the kiosk and at the kiosk-surrounded area (R=0.74) whereas the poor correlation was obtain between the kiosksurrounded area and the nearby car park (R=0.55) reflecting the influence of photocopier emission only on the surrounded area. Paired sample t-test results suggested that average ozone level in the kiosk was significantly different from average ozone level at the kiosk-surrounded area and at the car park while ozone level at the kiosk-surrounded area and car park displayed no significant difference. The ratio between in kiosk/kiosk-surrounded area of 1.67 implied that the staffs mainly expose to ozone from the indoor source, namely, the photocopiers. For student, the ratio between the kiosk-surrounded area/the nearby car park of 1.50 indicated that the main exposure source of ozone was contribution from the photocopying kiosk. For outdoor, ozone was generated by reaction between the hydrocarbon and nitrogen dioxide emitted from vehicle exhausts. However, low level ozone found in the car park attributed to the fact that ozone was diluted by ambient air. Additionally, the levels of ozone precursors were low due to slight traffic on campus.


A systematic study of butterfly species and dynamics has been conducted in the Wuyanling of Zhejiang,with sampling plots set and net capture adopted there.Microsoft Excel was utilized to list the butterfly species and the number collected,followed by calculation and graphing to analyze species-abundance curves,diversity index,evenness and dominant degree.The category of butterfly was then used as an indicator to evaluate forest environmental health of these areas.The Wuyanling mountains had 148 species belonging to 9 families,a nationally protected Grade I,Teinopalpus aureus,3 protected species within China,and 11 species native to China,with a diversity index of 1.7570,respectively,which indicated that the environmental quality of the area was excellent.


Worldwide, the volume of stored information is growing exponentially, and an increasing share is audiovisual content. This content drives the demand for new services, making audiovisual search one of the major challenges for organisations and businesses today. Digital data is the greatest value that many organisations possess, and the ability to use it, rather than just store it, will be one of the most important strategic aspects in the coming decade. In this scenario, several research efforts focused on studying advanced search architectures for enabling consumers, businesses, and organisations to unlock the values found in audiovisual content through innovative access paradigms. In particular, the focus of current researches is on managing and enabling access to information sources of all types, supporting advanced audiovisual processing and content handling that will enhance control, creation, and sharing of multimedia for all users in the value chain. Several research projects financed by the European Commission tackle this problem from different perspectives and provide diverse visions for the future. This will impact in the mid-long term on audiovisual industry, allowing companies to provide more effective and efficient access to contents thanks to innovative annotation techniques and search paradigms. The aim of this CBMI special session, organized with the support of the PHAROS project 1 , is to offer an overview of the research initiatives at European level that address the problems related to processing, annotation, indexing, and provisioning of contents within search applications. The session includes nine peer-reviewed contributions, reported in this volume, and an invited speech. The invited speech, given by professor Stefano Ceri, from Politecnico di Milano, Italy, will deliver a visionary discussion on the topic of Search Computing, a novel multi-disciplinary science which will provide the abstractions, foundations, methods, and tools required to answer cross-domain search queries, that cannot be addressed by 1 PHAROS (Platform for searcHing of Audiovisual Resources across Online Spaces) Integrated Project (IST-2005-2.6.3) financed by the EC IST 6th Framework. current search engines. A typical example of multi-domain query is "Where can I attend an interesting Information Retrieval conference close to a sunny beach, with direct flight connection to Europe and having a nice and cheap hotel accomodation?". The generality of the problem makes it extremely relevant for the information retrieval community and poses additional challenges to the field of multimedia content annotation and indexing. The Search Computing project is currently financed by the ERC under the IDEAS Advanced Grants programme. The other contributions to the session include a work by Daras and Axenopoulos, that present a novel view-based approach for 3D object retrieval, that exploits automatic generation of a set of 2D images from a 3D object for calculating a global shape similarity between two 3D models that can support multimodal queries. The work by Bozzon, Brambilla, and Fraternali discusses the use of a model-driven approach for specifying multimedia indexing processes, verifying properties of interest in such processes, and generating the code that orchestrates the components, so as to enable rapid prototyping of content analysis processes in presence of evolving requirements. Zidouni, Quafafou, and Glotin focus on the role of structures in named entity retrieval inside audio transcription. They exploit this information, extracted through Conditional Random Fields (CRFs), for deducing an optimal hierarchical structure of the space of concepts(named entities), which are represented by nodes or any sub-paths in the hierarchy.


Abstract The problem of delay-dependent robust H ∞ control for uncertain singular systems with time-varying delay is addressed in this paper. The uncertainty is assumed to be norm bounded. By establishing an integral inequality based on quadratic terms, a new delay-dependent bounded real lemma is derived and expressed in terms of linear matrix inequality(LMI). A suitable robust H ∞ state feedback control law is presented, which guarantees that the resultant closed-loop system is regular, impulse-free and stable with disturbance attenuation level γ for all admissible uncertainties. Two numerical examples are given to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed method.


This chapter aims to compare the old-generation school managers with the new-generation school managers in terms of career adaptability. The study, conducted interviewing 28 school managers, uses qualitative method. Maximum variation sampling was employed in forming the study group. It was found that the former managers felt that they were more suitable to be managers than the present ones. Both the former and the present managers held the view that appointment was not made on the basis of personal merit. It is recommended that the process of manager appointment should be re-structured as a career system which is based on a criteria set.


Precise position and motion control of offshore vessels is often challenging, especially in harsh environment due to highly nonlinear dynamic loads from free-surface ocean waves and currents. In addition, coupled nonlinear effects of risers and mooring cables connected to the vessel can lead to unexpected responses, thus justifying the significance of modeling these nonlinear coupled effects for safer and cost-effective design and operation of offshore structures. In this study, a fully coupled multi-field fluid-structure-interaction (FSI) solver is developed to simulate the wave- and flow-induced vibration of the flexible multibody system with constraints (viz., vessel-riser system) in a turbulent flow. The structural domain with multibody systems is solved using nonlinear co-rotational finite element method, whereas the fluid domain is solved using Petrov-Galerkin finite element method for moving boundary Navier-Stokes solutions. A partitioned iterative scheme based on non-linear interface force corrections is employed for coupling of the turbulent fluid-flexible multibody system with nonmatching interface meshes. Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (DDES) via the Positivity Preserving Variational (PPV) method is employed for modeling turbulence effects at high Reynolds number. The free-surface ocean waves are modeled by the Allen-Cahn based phase-field method. We address two key challenges in the present variational coupled formulation. Firstly, the coupling of the incompressible turbulent flow with a system of nonlinear elastic bodies described in a co-rotated frame. Secondly, the two-phase coupling based on the phase-field approach to model the air-water interface. We then present the dynamics of coupled vessel-riser system studied in harsh environmental conditions with a view of developing a robust station keeping system. The proposed fully-integrated methodology based on the first principles of variational continuum mechanics removes many assumptions and empirically assigned parameters (e.g. drag and inertia coefficients) for modeling the surrounding fluid flow at high Reynolds number.


Paraneoplastic syndromes are common in mesotheliomas but there is no report from India. Two cases of pleural mesothelioma with paraneoplastic haematologic syndromes, one with neutrophilic leukemoid reaction and the other with thrombocytosis, are presented in this report. [Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2009;51:185-188]


BACKGROUND: The Rh blood group system is involved in HDN and transfusion reactions. A retrovirus‐expression system was previously used to show that polypeptides carrying the Rh blood group antigens are encoded by the RHD and RHCE genes. This study investigated the structure of the C antigen.


Verification of ensemble forecasts for extreme events remains a challenging question. The general public as well as the media naturely pay particular attention on extreme events and conclude about the global predictive performance of ensembles, which are often unskillful when they are needed. Ashing classical verification tools to focus on such events can lead to unexpected behaviors. To square up these effects, thresholded and weighted scoring rules have been developed. Most of them use derivations of the Continuous Ranked Probability Score (CRPS). However, some properties of the CRPS for extreme events generate undesirable effects on the quality of verification. Using theoretical arguments and simulation examples, we illustrate some pitfalls of conventional verification tools and propose a different direction to assess ensemble forecasts using extreme value theory, considering proper scores as random variables.


Recently, Embedded systems are different with the past as loading of a simple application program that executed specific functions according to the use and are evolved in the digital convergence integrated multimedia functions and then the complication of the application program is remarkably increased. This application program is combined and evolved with many application program in accordance with the demand of the age. For develope and manage this developing application is necessary standardized interface between developer and manager. POSIX was developed as the standard of the operating system in the standard interface which has the open system structure in computing system, and there is a posix.4 to standard for the system demands the loading of real-time operating system like a digital convergence devices. In this paper, we present the contents of designing and implementing the real-time operating system UbiFOSTM to wrapper for supporting the POSIX.4. Also, Experimental results show that implemented wrapper to application program standardizing POSIX.4 in linux and UbiFOSTM is slight only .


The spss software is often used to process data such as variance analysis and regression analysis between factor variables to verify the empirical utility of the research. This article uses SPSS software technology to analyze the empirical effect of group psychological counseling on improving the mental health of community residents. Through the comparison between the experimental group and the control group, the empirical effect of group psychological counseling on improving residents' mental health and subjective well-being is verified. The study found that the mental health level of the experimental group changed significantly, and the subjective well-being was significantly improved, while the control group had no significant difference, indicating that group psychological counseling has good practical value for improving the mental health and subjective well-being of residents.


Patient: Male, 53-year-old Final Diagnosis: Infective endocarditis Symptoms: Dynpnea • fever Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Surgical aortic valve replacement Specialty: Cardiac surgery Objective: Challenging differential diagnosis Background: The worldwide spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) has created unprecedented situations for healthcare professionals and healthcare systems. Although infection with this virus is considered the main health problem currently, other diseases are still prevalent. Case Report: This report describes a 59-year-old man who presented with symptoms of dyspnea and fever that were attributed to Covid-19 infection. His clinical condition deteriorated and further examinations revealed a subjacent severe aortic regurgitation due to acute infective endocarditis. Surgical treatment was successful. Conclusions: The results of diagnostic tests for Covid-19 should be re-evaluated whenever there are clinical mismatches or doubts, as false-positive Covid-19 test results can occur. Clinical interpretation should not be determined exclusively by the Covid-19 pandemic. This case report highlights the importance of using validated and approved serological and molecular testing to detect infection with SARS-CoV-2, and to repeat tests when there is doubt about presenting symptoms.


— The Poisson equation solution is of great importance in areas as diverse as Gravitation and Electrostatics to fractional step methods for viscous incompressible flows. For uniform grids fast direct methods based on FFT are usually adopted, which scale well to thousands of processors. For block-wise structured adaptive grids, scaling depends on the amount of communication and load balancing inherent on the solution method. In the present study we report scaling tests on uniform and two-level grids of increasing size. A direct solver based on trigonometric transforms is used on the uniform grid cases, and three different iterative solvers are used on the adaptive cases. In par-ticular, two multigrid algorithms and a bi-conjugate gradient stabilized algorithm, (BiPCGSTAB), preconditioned by one sweep of the Multigrid (no corrections ap-plied in preconditioned) are utilized. All solvers are implemented within the Flash software infrastructure. The computations are performed on the Kraken, Cray XT5 supercomputer employing up to 40,000 cores. It is seen that interprocessor communication required by the data redistribution operations, and the base level fast solution has an important effect on the decline in parallel scaling. XSEDE


Abstract Context: Aloe vera Linn. (Liliaceae) is a medicinal plant and has a number of curative properties. Vegetative propagation has not enough potential for supplying market demand. However, via in vitro propagation makes possible the mass production of Aloe plants. Objective: The current study was conducted to investigate growth regulators' effects on proliferation of A. vera. Materials and methods: In this study, for comparison of plant growth regulators' effects on proliferation, the shoot tips and auxiliary buds of A. vera were cultured in the Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium. Rooted plantlets were transferred to garden soil, compost, and sand in the proportion of 1:1:1, respectively, after hardening. Results: The maximum number of shoots was obtained on the medium supplemented with 1 mg/L IAA + 4 mg/L BAP and 0.2 mg/L IAA + 0.8 BAP mg/L. Rooting was also achieved in the same media composition proliferation of shoot. The acclimatized plants showed 100% of survival. The regenerated plants looked healthy, and they were morphologically similar to that of stock plants. Conclusion: These results suggest that in vitro culture may be used as a technique for rapid propagation of A. vera.


The visualization of stationary and time-dependent flow is an important and challenging topic in scientific visualization. Its aim is to represent transport phenomena governed by vector fields in an intuitively understandable way. In this paper, we review the use of methods based on partial differential equations (PDEs) to post-process flow datasets for the purpose of visualization. This connects flow visualization with image processing and mathematical multi-scale models. We introduce the concepts of flow operators and scale-space and explain their use in modeling post processing methods for flow data. Based on this framework, we present several classes of PDE-based visualization methods: anisotropic linear diffusion for stationary flow; transport and diffusion for non-stationary flow; continuous clustering based on phase-separation; and an algebraic clustering of a matrix-encoded flow operator. We illustrate the presented classes of methods with results obtained from concrete flow applications, using datasets in 2D, flows on curved surfaces, and volumetric 3D fields.


Full-scale traditional metal solar collectors and solar collector specimens fabricated from polymeric materials were investigated in the present study. A polymeric collector is 67.8% lighter than a traditional metal solar collector, and a metal solar collector with transparent plastic covering is 40.3% lighter than a traditional metal solar collector. Honeycomb multichannel plates made from polycarbonate were chosen to create a polymeric solar collector. A test rig for the natural circulation of the working fluid in a solar collector was built for a comparative experimental investigation of various solar collectors operating at ambient conditions. It was shown experimentally that the efficiency of a polymeric collector is 8–15% lower than the efficiency of a traditional collector.


Thelong-termbehaviourofseveralsolar-activitypa- rameters (spots, flares, radio and X-ray fluxes) was investigated to identify essential characteristics of the 11-year cycle maxi- mum.Weconrmpastndingssuggestingthatactivitymaxima occur at least twice during a cycle: rst, near the end of the ris- ing activity phase and then in the early years of the declining phase. However, we show that the double peak is more distinct whenintenseand/orlong-lastingeventsareconsidered,because low-energy and short-duration events tend to follow a single- peaked11-yearcycle.Moreover,structuredactivitymaximaare detected in all the solar atmospheric layers (photosphere, chro- mosphere and corona) up to interplanetary space, where several indices display a clear trace of the dual-peak maximum. Results based on some activity indices for cycle 21 support the effec- tiveness of the heliomagnetic cycle in producing the structured shape of the maximum phase of solar activity cycles.


Oshin and Crocket, in an important contribution to the studv Lac de 1'Est volcanics: MOR or arc rocks? of low-Ti ophiolite complexe~ in the Appalachians, suggest that the "high3'-TiO, rocks of the Lac de 1'Est volcanic sequence associated with the Thetford ophiolite show some chemical characteristics of mid-oceanic ridge (MOR) basalts, and partly for this reason they favour a back-arc marginal basin as a site of origin for these rocks. Such an interpretation, although first considered over 15 years ago, has always lacked credibility, however, because of the apparent absence of bounding arc elements in association with the supposed backarc ophiolites. Consequently, it has been proposed (Pearce et al. 1984) that ophiolites such as Thetford and Troodos are a manifestation of the formation of near-trench spreading centres during the very early stages of arc development. It is in this context that I would like to reexamine the data presented by Oshin and Crocket for the Lac de 1'Est volcanic sequence and discuss the tectonic implications of a revised interpretation.


In this study investigating fifth grade students' ICT access facilities at home, and ICT literacy level, survey method was used. The universe of this study is fifth grade students of primary schools in Diyarbakir. The data were collected by ICT Access Facilities Questionnaire and ICT Literacy Test developed by researchers. According to results of this study, there is a significant difference between male and female students in favor of male students in terms of ICT access facilities at home (p


Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a polyetherimide, a polyester carbonate, and a reinforcement agent; wherein the composition comprises the reinforcement agent in an amount ranging from 1 wt % to 70 wt % relative to the total weight of the composition; wherein the polyester carbonate comprises at least 40 mole % resorcinol based aryl ester linkages. Also, disclosed herein are articles comprising the compositions disclosed.


This is a reply to the comment by Miranda de Sa et al. (2007). The comment concerned one of my recent articles (Nadarajah, 2005), where I derived expressions for the sum, product, and ratio of two ...


A new sesquiterpene 2α-hydroxydimeninol 1 was isolated as the most polar metabolite produced by a cultured Pestalotiopsis sp., a fungus associated with Taxus sp. Its structure was established by spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction analyses.


The teaching process requires a set of principles on which it is based in order to achieve what is necessary, regardless of the methods employed. However, the exceptional situation that the world is currently experiencing following the spread of COVID 19 has imposed profound changes and even upheavals at the level of teaching methods and practices which have transformed in a way. As a result, the majority of teachers also wonders and worries mainly through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to communicate with the student and transmit information to him. Consequently, several difficulties, concerning the provision of ICT and their mastery, the mode of carrying out this type of teaching, the organization of time ..., had repercussions which impacted the mental health of the teacher. And upset his psycho-sociological balance by causing him a set of psychological disorders such as: stress, anxiety, frustration ... So to what extent the COVID 19 could have affected the mental health of the teacher during his practice of distance education?


The focus of this research paper will be on suggestions for training programs within the hotel industry. The information gathered and discerned in this paper can be adapted for the hotel industry's specific needs. Since all employees need training and development no matter what industry they are in, other industries' insights may offer new perspectives to the hotel industry. Another constraint in this paper is the term training to encompass both training and development. Training is the activities that are designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed for their present jobs whereas development is the learning that goes beyond today's job and has a more long-term focus. Although training and development usually go hand in hand, they differ in that training can be done by all staff, Whereas development is usually undertaken by the trainee's supervisors or managers. Training also tends to be more specific while development looks more at the long-term professional goals. The trainer will teach specific skills and knowledge to the trainee in order to obtain specific goals for their present position. During the development process, staff will meet with their supervisor and or manager to discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and how to improve work performances to help expand and broaden their current career path. This paper hopes to show that training and development are important contributing factors to an organization's success .


Fission barriers heights and excitation energies of superdeformed isomeric minima are calculated within the microscopic - macroscopic Woods - Saxon model for 75 actinide nuclei for which the experimental data are known.
State - of - the - art methods were used: minimization over many deformation parameters for minima and the imaginary water flow on many - deformation energy grid for saddles, including nonaxial and reflection-asymmetric shapes.
We obtain 0.82 - 0.94 MeV rms deviation between the calculated and experimental barriers and 0.53 MeV rms error in the excitation of superdeformed minima (SD).
Experimental vs theory discrepancies seem to be of various nature and not easy to eliminate, especially if one cares for more than one or two observables. As an example, we show that by strengthening pairing in odd systems one can partially improve agreement in barriers, while spoiling it for masses. We also discuss the "thorium anomaly" and suggest its possible relation to a different way in which the Ac and Th barriers are derived from experimental data.


To study and solve the specific problems in the construction of hydropower station based on scientific outlook on development,we shall integrate the people-oriented idea into the design of hydropower station's functions,lay emphasis on the fusion of human and equipment,the harmony between human and the nature,and the sustainable development of station and environment,for creating multi-win scenario.


Abstract This article brings new evidence to bear on two old questions and two new ones. First, we analyse cross‐sectional voting patterns in the five federal elections between 1977 and 1987. We find that the effects of class and party remain remarkably stable over this decade, which suggests that the much touted decline of class from World War II into the 1970s may have bottomed out by the 1980s. Second, we show that individual voting patterns are also remarkably stable, if anything more stable than in the 1960s; there is no sign of the increase in electoral volatility found in other English speaking countries. Third, we analyse changes over the last parliament, between‐the 1984 and 1987 elections. We find that changes in voters' views in this period are influenced mainly by changes in their opinion of the key political leaders, not by their class, ideology, or opinions on the issues of the day. Finally, we investigate what would have happened if the opposition's leaders had been as popular as Labor's. O...


Along with the development of technology and internet, there are several cities in Indonesia that are being transformed into smart city and one of them is Kota Bekasi. In the process towards implementing the smart city, Kota Bekasi government launched a mobile application to facilitate the public in accessing public service information in order to achieve smart governance. This research aims to analyze the e-government mobile application usability with usability testing method by using the approach of performance metrics, retrospective think aloud protocol (RTA), self-reported metrics through a SUS questionnaire (SUS) and Questionnaire of User Interface Satisfaction (QUIS). The results obtained from this research is the usability level of the application is still very low with score 43.438 which is in the worst imaginable to poor range and still in grade scale F to D. Therefore, performed redesign of user interface using the principles of UI design, 10 Heuristics of User Interface Design and usability testing analysis. The result of redesigning the user interface has been proven to be more effective with SUS score of 82.2.


GEOCHEMICAL MONITORING — THE OFFER FOR THE BASE STATIONS OF THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING (IEM)

Summary
 The geochemistry which is the science investigating the circulation of the chemical elements in nature, can be useful in the assessment of the civilisation impact on the chemical equilibrium of the natural environment. The suggestion to introduce the geochemical monitoring as one of the IEMelements is nothing more than to propose a method of the interpretation of the data collected from the already on going research projects. The only extension would be the inclusion of the geochemical monitoring of river bed sediments at the most downstream point within the test catchment.


The objective of this thesis is to understand the unique features of Professional Services Firms and the challenges associated with effective knowledge management in these firms. A framework is developed to analyze innovations in this industry, based on: type and process of innovation, readiness of the firm for the innovation, alignment criteria, and the effect of the marketplace. Many firms are attempting to implement a Web 2.0-based knowledge management tool to institutionalize the knowledge of their employees. Cognizant is one of the very few who, at this writing, have rolled out a firm-wide Web 2.0-based tool. This innovation is analyzed through the framework, and recommendations are made for Cognizant and other firms in the industry seeking to harness the elusive-yet critical-tacit knowledge carried by employees, for competitive advantage. Thesis Advisor: Dean P. Briggs, Ph.D. Program Director Next Generation Student Services System, IS&T, MIT


M acias-Machin, Zhang, and LevenspielCll recently proposed the unstructured research experiment as an effective means of improving chemical engineering laboratory courses. This type of experiment has great flexibility from year to year, and it also forces students to be more independent in developing a solution to the problem that is presented to them. We have used this approach in our unit operations laboratory, including the melting-ice heat transfer experiment discussed by MaciasMachin and coworkers, and we would encourage other departments to also make use of this type oflaboratory assignment.


The PSO algorithm belongs to the consecutive space optimizing family, whereas, a scheduling problem is a typical discrete space, non-numeral optimizing problem. What kind of particle representing method should be used to map the solution of a scheduling problem; how to map between consecutive space where the PSO falls and discrete space where the solution of a scheduling problem falls; how to design and improve the PSO algorithm; how to adjust the PSO algorithm's parameters to make it work for a scheduling problem; how on earth the PSO algorithm will behave on the scheduling problems, still need to be investigated. Therefore in this paper, in accordance with the characteristics of the scheduling problems, we put forward an appropriate scheme to generate the schedule sequence indirectly by decoding the particles, and we also proposed a new particle representing method called intelligent compensation particle position rounding off (ICPPR). Each particle corresponds to an agent, and the population of particles forms a particle coalition, so a multi-agent coalition forms meanwhile. Therefore, the intelligent compensation rounding-off operations for each particle in the coalition is actually a negotiation between multi-agent coalitions. Finally, the PSO algorithm based on the ICPPR particle representing method had been used for a river scheduling problem, the calculation results showed that multi-agent particle swarm algorithm based on the ICPPR has the obvious advantages in the algorithm calculation cost and stability.


Green Synthesized Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2NPs) have sparked a lot of interest in numerous disciplines of science and Technology during the past decade. A wide range of biological resources has been employed in synthesizing CeO2NPs, including plants, microorganisms, and other biological products. Biosynthesis procedures, current knowledge, and prospects in the synthesis of Green synthesis of CeO2NPs are also discussed. Neurodegenerative diseases, such as aging, trauma, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and other neurological problems, are linked to higher oxidative stress and superoxide radicals generation. Cerium oxide nanoparticles' antioxidant properties suggest that they may be useful in the treatment of CNS diseases. The biological antioxidant benefits of cerium oxide nanoparticles on extending cell and organism lifespan, preventing a free radical attack, and preventing trauma-induced neurological damage are discussed in this section. CeO2NPs, an aspect of nanotechnology, would emerge as a novel drug delivery carrier through therapeutic strategies. In several diseases oxidative stress and inflammation. CeO2NPs exhibited a remarkable ability to switch between+3 and+4 oxidation states making this an efficient therapeutic option and an effective drug delivery agent. Further Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. The overall goal of this study is to provide reasonable insight into CeO2NPs as new therapeutic agents and to solve the challenges, of safely and effectively employing these CeO2NPs for efficient management of Central Nervous System diseases.


The PECVD SiNx:H films were made from the SiH₄-N₂ gas mixtures under such deposition conditions as 0.01 to 1.0 of SiH₄/N₂ volume ratio, 0.1 to 0.8W/㎠ of RF power, and 100 to 400℃ of substrate temperature. The deposition rate, refractive index, hydrogen concentration, N/Si composition, optical gap and electric conductivity were measured, and the thermal stability and the optimum deposition conditions were investigated for the application of these films to the solar cell materials.


Young workers are concentrated in low-waged, poorly organized industries. Although poorly unionized, evidence suggests that they are positively predisposed towards unions. Most research on youth and unionization is attitudinal, however, with little evidence on the kinds of problems they face and how they respond. This article contributes findings from a British survey in 2004 of 501 low-paid, unorganized workers and focuses on two groups of young workers: those between 16 and 21 years and those aged between 22 and 29 years. It shows commonalities and contrasts between these age groups in terms of typical workplace, types of problems encountered, responses to them, including collective action, views on trade union support and likelihood to join as a result of grievances. The older group is more active individually and collectively towards resolving problems at work. Yet both youth groups are as keen, or more so, on trade union help, than the wider sample.


The atrial fibrillation (AF) is detected in almost 2% of the general population, and its prevalence is continuously rising as the population is aging. Stroke is the most severe complication of AF and its risk can be significantly reduced by using oral anticoagulants [1].


Recently, there are many studies on brain computer interface (BCI) system and some use EEG response at oddball paradigms. The aim of this paper is to extract feature (i.e. P300 response) from the EEG signals to improve the spelling system. We propose the method to analyze the averaged EEG signal concerned time and spatial. It is confirmed that the processing period with feature extraction is able to be shortened by averaging multi-channels. Effective information is obtained from the EEG signal near of the center part.


Abraham Kuyper's political thought is often referred to in discussions about Christian social and political action, and ethics. However, it is usually the case that his theoretical position in political thought is assumed. Kuyper never makes absolutely explicit his position in relation to political theory, apart from clearly labelling himself a Calvinist. It usually assumed that his theory of sphere sovereignty is pluralist. This article, by way of a survey of pluralist and Calvinist political theory, aims to investigate and clarify Kuyper's positioning within political theory and political theology. After investigating the political thought of John Calvin and Johannes Althusius, it is clear that Kuyper sits comfortably with the Calvinist stream of political theology, and the foundations for his doctrine of sphere sovereignty are shown to be Calvinistic. Kuyper's political thought is, therefore, a Calvinistic expression of political pluralism


Disaster management aims to reduce the impact of disaster by having a good management of resources and responsibilities in providing better coordination and collaboration. Organizations involved in disaster need to be able to measure its competency and capabilities in ensuring the right response is given during disaster. Successful disaster management relies heavily on right information to be used at the right time by the right agencies. Based on the concept of continuous process improvement and the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), in this paper, an infostructure maturity model is constructed. This paper highlights the constructs of infostructure that will be applied to disaster management, and later to propose a suitable measurement using the concept of maturity model. It can be used to assess the infostructure components of information, systems and technologies. The research also aims to serves as a foundation to produce a complete infostructure maturity model for application in the disaster management area.


In an era of reduced defense budgets, there is increased pressure to reuse any available technology or capability to the extent possible. For data fusion applications, this requirement can lead to situations where the output of disparate individual algorithms would like to be fused; ideally, this would be done in the most quantitative way possible. This paper reviews, integrates, and comments on various prior works in both the data fusion, remote sensing, and character recognition communities which are helpful to the data fusion algorithm/process designer dealing, in particular, with target identification and classification problems. It is shown that generalized voting and rank-based methods may be useful in these cases; the issue of source reliability is also addressed and methods for incorporating assigned reliabilities are described.


Ureilite meteorites are partial melt residues of an asteroid-sized object. They record the differentiation process that transformed many asteroids during the earliest stages of solar system formation.


This chapter focuses on the effects of an increase in factor productivity on gender in terms of employment, wages, earnings and household welfare. Low levels of domestic savings and a high rate of unemployment, which are partially attributed to low levels of investment, have forced the government of South Africa to promote the inflows of highly-technological foreign investment (FDI). This is done in various ways for example, by providing grants for equipment transportation and other special support programs (see Chapter 1). According to GEAR, a macroeconomic policy, FDI is a source of investment that produces spillovers resulting in job creation. GEAR assumed that FDI would register a ninefold increase to enable its employment targets to be met. FDI is also a vital external capital inflow which is needed to finance the current account deficit. However, inflow of FDI in South Africa has been modest. This is attributed to uncertainty over exchange rate movements, a mismatch between productivity and remuneration levels, and concerns over violent crime. As a result, a high unemployment rate still exists in South Africa despite efforts by the government.


The finite element method has been successfully employed to investigate thermal behaviour in metal machining. The present paper concentrates on cutting temperature which is affected by the thermophysical properties of both work and tool materials, and the coefficient of heat transfer of a coolant. The use of a high-thermal-conductivity tool such as diamond is more effective in reducing the rake temperature than the use of a coolant. This tendency becomes more obvious when a low-thermal-conductivity material such as titanium alloy is machined. However, the cutting edge of a high-thermal-conductivity tool is subjected to an increased mechanical load due to a temperature drop in the work and chip materials; the increase of flow stress requires an increase in the cutting energy in the deformation zone. The predicted rake temperature, based on the shear plane cutting model, is in fairly good agreement with the experiment, though a better result is given by the finite element machining simulation in conjunction with precise material properties.


Effects of inoculation of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on melon yield and quality were investigated in solar greenhouse.The results showed that the AMF inoculation could make the plant stem stronger,and the content of chlorophyll and photosynthesis ratio in leaves was increased,the yield of melon increased and the nutrient quality of melon was improved.The fruit content of VC become increased,whereas the nitrate and nitrite content of melon decreased by AM fungi colonization.


In 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), on "Women and Peace and Security", the first resolution to draw attention to women and girls during conflict, as well as the first to consider gendered experiences of war. Yet those vulnerable to insecurity and violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity remain largely neglected by the international peace and security community. While much has been accomplished by WPS projects, there is an alarming lack of attention to how homophobic and transphobic violence targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals occurs in conflict-related environments.


Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are assuming larger roles in many residency programs as a result of work hour reform, which is creating the potential for collaboration with interns and residents. Purpose: To assess housestaff perceptions of NPs. Methods: We used a 17-item survey before and after the implementation of a collaborative care model in a university-based medicine residency. Results: The majority of residents held favorable attitudes about NPs before the introduction of the collaborative care model. After 1 year, more interns and residents appreciated NPs' clinical judgment (effect size [ES] =. 26, p =.02), thought they should be able to order laboratory tests (ES =. 23, p =. 05) and perform basic procedures (ES =. 67, p <. 0001), and viewed them as colleagues (ES =. 25, p =. 04). Only a minority felt NPs contributed to their education. Conclusions: The promotion of collaborative care can be an unintended consequence of work hour reform. Educators are encouraged to think about how changes in the curriculum structure can provide opportunities for positive collaborative care experiences.


Reclaimed water rates are a reflection of community goals and values; therefore, the process and rationale for setting the rates is unique to each community. Many factors go into the decision of whether or not reclaimed water rates should cover all of the costs of operating the system. These factors include: 1) the role reclaimed water plays in the long-range water supply plans of the community, 2) the alternatives the community has for the disposal of treated wastewater, 3) the benefits a reclaimed system confers on the potable system, and 4) the community's policies for the use of reclaimed water. This presentation discusses how the above factors have contributed to the City of Tucson's decision to subsidize the reclaimed water rates. It also discusses how these factors can be used to assist communities in developing a reclaimed water rate structure that reflects their unique situation.


Noise introduced by microwave device itself has negative influence on signal processing and system performance. Measurements of microwave device noise characteristics, including noise Figure and four noise parameters, are one of the key and most challenging work in radio frequency and microwave engineering. Several kinds of measurement methods have been proposed. Source pull method is a classical way to measure noise characteristics by varying source impedance (or admittance) of device under test (DUT). However, the choice of source impedance affects the measurement accuracy significantly. Unsuitable number (much more than four) and positions of source impedances will increase measurement time, make experiment process more complicated, and introduce more uncertainty factors. To avoid the problems mentioned above, in this paper, the tuner based iterative cold method with only four source impedances is presented to determine noise characteristics of microwave device. A series of experiments on packaged microwave amplifier are performed. Results of the noise figures calculated by measured noise parameters and those directly measured by noise Figure analyzer are compared at different frequencies and show a fair good agreement which verify the efficiency and accuracy of measurement method.


ObjectiveZinc, copper and iron have been considered vital for normal brain functioning. Our study aimed to assess changes in the level of zinc, copper, ferritin and haemoglobin (HgB) concentration in children who presented with variable degrees of cognitive impairment. Patients and methodsIn this study, determination of HgB%, plasma ferritin, zinc and copper in 68 children with cognitive impairment and in 46 age-matched control children was carried out. Correlation between various elements was studied. ResultsA significantly decreased levels of plasma zinc and copper were found in children with cognitive decline compared with control children (P<0.0001 and P<0.0001, respectively). A significantly decreased ferritin was also found in affected children (P<0.001), whereas the difference in HgB% between both groups was not significant. No significant correlation was found between zinc and copper and between HgB% and ferritin among the studied patients, which could be attributed to increased variances of the studied elements in affected children and to the role of other cofactors. ConclusionOur current study highlights the role of zinc, copper and iron stores in cognitive processes in children, being significantly decreased in children with cognitive impairment; however, further randomized controlled studies are needed in similar populations to confirm their role.


The present study examines: a) the relationship between religious orientations and interest in the ancestral past; and b) the discursive practices of genealogists in dealing with time and death. Genealogy refers to the construction of family pedigrees in terms of births, marriages, and deaths, embellished with stories about the historic family and individual ancestors. Analyses are based on quantitative and qualitative data taken from personal interviews and surveys conducted in Canada (in 1994 and 1998) and Australia (in 1999). Multivariate analyses of national data failed to find effects for religiosity on passive or active interest in genealogy, but found significant negative effects for belief in an afterlife on both measures. Qualitative analyses of genealogists' accounts of their experiences in the pastime revealed symbolic and largely secular strategies designed to extend the time frame of their lives beyond their personal biographies, and to address the twin challenges posed by aging and death on the part of close family members and themselves.


Abstract : A technique is presented that will avert most sinus tract formation and subsequent infection in chronically instrumented miniature swine. The textured surface of nylon velour fabric, used to alter the outer surface of instrumentation leads, facilitates a mechanical attachment by producing significant tissue response, resulting in excellent interfacing between the fabric and the integument. This technique has greatly facilitated research endeavors with chronically instrumented miniature swine and could lend itself quite readily for use with other laboratory animals. (Author)


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The purpose of this paper is to present a regression model for predicting international postgraduate students satisfaction based on service quality. Ironically, most studies on student satisfaction tend to concentrate on the undergraduate students and/or the education providers. The university management would benefit by knowing which factors have impact on international students' satisfaction. A multiple regression analysis was used upon a database 522 international postgraduate students who were selected based on stratified sampling from five research universities. The analysis started with descriptive analysis followed by regression analysis. Five factors in the form of professionalism, reliability, hospitality, tangibles, and commitment were examined as predictors for the students' satisfaction. After conducting regression analysis, only professionalism and reliability, were found to be valid as independent variables for predicting satisfaction. As the international postgraduate segment is more lucrative, this research is timely and presents significantly different results from those found in the current literature.


The ribosomal protein S5 is the key member of ribosomal protein family, and it plays an important role in the ribosomal proteins. The primers designed based on the known sequences, the gene was cloned with 3'-RACE technique from Hevea brasiliensis latex. The open reading frame encoded 209 amino acids, containing a conserved ribosomal S5 domain, so the gene was named as HbRPS5. No signal peptide and transmembrane structure were predicted within HbRPS5. The result of secondary structure predicted showed that the protein was classified as mixed type. The result of phylogenetic tree indicated that HbRPS5 displayed a high degree of sequence similarity to AtRPS5, but not to animals, such as Homo sapiens, Rattus norvegicus, and so on. This paper will be benefit to further analyze the functions of HbRPS5.


Received December 1, 2015 Revised December 14, 2015 Accepted December 22, 2015 Address for correspondence Jin Kim, MD, PhD Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, 170 Juhwa-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang 10380, Korea Tel +82-31-910-7114 Fax +82-31-910-7518 E-mail email@example.com Facial nerve paralysis is an unexpected or embarrassed disease which unilateral facial musculatures are suddenly or gradually paralyzed by various causes. However, the most common cause of acute facial paralysis is known to be Bell's palsy. Until now, various treatments are recommended to patients with acute facial paralysis. Especially in Asian countries such as Korea, Japan, and China, there are so many patients who be managed by acupuncture therapy as the initial treatment, even if there exists clearly proven steroid therapy that minimizes neural damage and the incidence of permanent facial complications could be reduced. In Korea, various procedures not clearly unverified or unproven such as acupuncture treatment, massage therapy and thermotherapy are performed without standards regimen instead of administering steroid to patients with acute facial paralysis in the early stages. It has been already known that any initial trials with un-established treatment without full understanding of pathophysiology of facial nerve injury worsen prognosis after acute facial paralysis. There are reports showing that the prognosis of Korean patients with Bell's palsy is worse than globally known prognosis of patients with Bell's palsy. Such reports may reflect unverified procedures and consequently putting off steroid treatment in the early stages. Therefore, this is a paper intended to investigate issues occurring in treating a patient with acute facial paralysis in Korea in order to prepare the medical guidelines for the better solution. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2016;59(5):346-52


Bhut Jolokia, chilli pepper has health-benefiting effects for which it is used in foods and pharmaceutical products. It is highly perishable at higher moisture content, and sun-drying of it requires more time in comparison to other modern methods. This article presents the oven drying of Bhut Jolokia at (40 and 70)°C, for the determination of its drying characteristics. The drying conditions, physicochemical properties and the models were studied to describe the drying behaviour. The moisture content reduced significantly (p<0.05) after drying. The sun-drying (ambient, 30°C), and oven drying at (40 and 70)°C, took nearly (27, 20.5 and 13.5) h, respectively, to reduce the final moisture content in each of the samples to 9% (approximately). The half-time (t1/2) for drying of chilli under the sun, and in oven at (40 and 70)°C, was (2.60, 2.43 and 1.84) h, respectively. The pH, ascorbic acid and colour (L*, a*, b*) values were found to decrease significantly (p<0.05) in each of the chillies samples. PAGE was found as the most suitable model to describe the drying characteristics of Bhut Jolokia. It was concluded that oven drying method gave the product with acceptable physicochemical (pH, titrable acidity, ash, capsaicin content, ascorbic acid), colour (L*, a*, b* values) and sensory characteristics.


This text has analyzed the similarities and differences of agriculture development between Nanjiang and Beijiang in the period of the Republic of China,such as farmland,crop yield,agricultural technology,water conservancy,and so on.And it has analyzed the reason why the differences formed.Then exhibits the posture of agricultural development in Xinjiang during the period of the Republic of China.


This chapter acts as a series of signposts that touches lightly upon the theory of the Empire of Speed. It acts as a mise en scene, a highlighting of a logic which today envelops us but one can take for granted-the need always to work faster, move faster, think faster and live faster. The culture of speed is a culture borne of the interactions of globalization, of neoliberalism and information technologies. Today, speed-generating devices such as cell phones, PDAs and laptop computers connect us to networks that annihilate space and compress time in a systemic and systematic way. The neoliberal Empire of Speed is created by an increasingly ungoverned capitalism that has become uncoupled from the philosophical constrictions of modernity, from the technical restrictions of Fordism and from the local-political traditions of national sovereignty.Keywords: national sovereignty; neoliberal Empire; speed-generating devices


The proposal of Mindview European Project concerns with the development of a very high resolution and high efficiency brain dedicated PET scanner simultaneously working with a Magnetic Resonance scanner, that expects to visualize neurotransmitter pathways and their disruptions in the quest to better diagnose schizophrenia. On behalf of this project, we propose a low cost PET module for the first prototype, based on monolithic crystals, suitable to be integrated with a head Radio Frequency (RF) coil. The aim of the suggested module is to achieve high performances in terms of efficiency, planar spatial resolution (expected about 1 mm) and discrimination of gamma Depth Of Interaction (DOI) in order to reduce the parallax error. Our preliminary results are very promising: a DOI resolution of about 3 mm, a spatial resolution ranging from about 1 to 1.5 mm and a good position linearity.


About 300 libraries in the United States, Northern Europe, and Japan were investigated from a user's viewpoint, And I consider when I visit libraries, on the basis of seeing by my eyes and feelings from experience.Users usually require data or documents immediately and appreciate a comfortable place. Thus medical science libraries should provide speedy service and a comfortable environment.Many changes must occur in medical libraries in Japan; libraries in the United States of America and Northern Europe may be able to provide numerous ideas as to how to improve medical science libraries in Japan.


The invention belongs to the technical field of plant identification and discloses a tabletting method of eucalyptus chromosome.The tabletting method includes following steps: taking materials, pretreating, fixing, dissociating, dyeing, tabletting and performing microscopic examination.In the tabletting method, oryzalin is adopted as a pretreatment agent, so that cytotoxic effect is reduced obviously when cell mitosis is blocked; cells can be in normal mitosis, so that during fixing, number of accumulated metaphase cells is large, chromosome tabletting success probability is increased, and stability is improved.Oryzalin is low in cost and far lower than colchicine in toxicity; in the tabletting process, environment pollution can be reduced and degree and risk of causing damage to people are lowered.


This paper presents a multivariate spectral conjugate gradient projection method (MSCGP) for solving the nonlinear monotone equations with convex constraints. The proposed method has low storage requirement and it does not need the computation of the derivative as well as the solution to some linear equations. Under some appropriate assumptions, globally convergent is established. Numerical results show that the proposed method is efficient and competitive to some exist methods in the literature.


Abstract: Golgi‐enriched fractions were prepared from brainstems of 17‐day‐old rats by first floating off myelin, then fractionating the remaining pellet by a series of differential and density gradient centrifugations in sucrose. Fractions enriched in Golgi membranes were recovered at 0.46/0.76 m and 0.76/0.87 m interfaces on the final sucrose gradient as indicated by morphology and the biochemical markers thiamine pyrophosphatase and [3H]fucose‐labeled glycoprotein. Morphology of the two fractions indicated very little contamination with myelin lamellae; however, the presence of significant levels of 2′, 3′‐cyclic nucleotidase in the lighter fraction suggested a contribution from oligodendroglial or myelin‐related membranes. Cerebroside sulfotransferase was highly enriched in the lighter Golgi‐enriched fraction relative to the denser fraction, the post‐34, 880 x g microsomes, and the myelin‐like fraction. In contrast, ceramide galactosyl transferase was more evenly distributed among the fractions. Our results show a more highly localized distribution of sulfatide synthesis than of galactocerebroside synthesis, probably in Golgi membranes or oligodendroglia‐related membranes with similar properties.


This chapter assesses the mystery of immunity. Today, Edward Jenner is often referred to as the 'father of immunology'. But really, Jenner had no more claim to that title than Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, or the Greek women inoculating in Constantinople, or Daniel Sutton. None of them knew anything of the micro-organisms that Louis Pasteur and his contemporaries called 'germs'. It took well over a century after the deaths of Sutton and Jenner for an accumulation of scientific investigation to gain some understanding of what had been going on medically when the inoculators and vaccinators sought to bring smallpox under control. And it was a long time after the identification of 'germs', and the detective work that isolated the elements in them that caused specific infections, that it was understood that inoculation and vaccination worked because they triggered an immune response in the patient.


Personal recommendation systems help people to find interesting things and they are widely used in the world, such as Amazon.com and eBay.com. This paper presents our recent research work on our auto-regulative personal document recommendation system based on pure P2P network. The peers in our system automatic share and recommend documents with the other peers without central control. The peers can join and leave groups automatic, and the groups can accept and expel peers automatic too, the whole system is auto-regulative. Comparing to the other traditional CIS model systems, ours is easier to extend. In this paper, we present a new algorithm for reputation management and an improvement in the recommendation algorithm, and it works well in the unstructured P2P network and avoids the cold start problem. The results of our experiment show the advantages of the document recommendation system.


Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery (GBS) is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity although the effects on brainstem neurons responsible for vagal control of the viscera are unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of obesity and GBS on the membrane properties of dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) neurons in rats.


STRUCTURE PROOF SPLASH FOR A portable electronic device comprising a main unit OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE (1), a battery pack DRY (2) ONTO THE MAIN UNIT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE (1), wherein one of MAIN UNIT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE (1) AND BLOCK BATTERIES DRY (2) has a boundary surface (4) formed along a combined (3) surface and a peripheral edge with a step REGARDING THE cOMBINED SURFACE AND RAIL GUIDE (5) ADJACENT TO THE bORDER (4) surface and the other of the main unit of ELECTRONIC DEVICE (1) or the battery pack DRY (2) has a peripheral (11) WALL DRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE bORDER AREA ( 3) and a guide groove (9) engageable slidably to the guide rail (5). A SLOWER WALL PERIFERICA (11) wall has a notch (12) which adjoins the bottom surface (13) ECHELON SURFACE Borderline (4), AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOT GUIDE (9) there is a sheet REPELLENT WATER (15) AND WELL IN AN AREA FINAL BLOCK BATTERIES DRY (2) bordering MAIN UNIT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE (1) IN A FINAL POINT SLIDING WHEN THE BLOCK BATTERIES DRY (2) MOVES AND OR IS MOUNTED ON A MAIN UNIT borderline OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE (1) CONTACT THE FINAL SURFACE AREA THERE IS A PLATE OF UNION HERMETICA (14) made of a highly elastic material.


With respect of preparation of ultrafiltration membrane from chitosan,the impact of pore-creating and activated carbon on performance of membrane was studied.It was found the adding of PEG and activated carbon in chitosan liquor can improve the membrane water flux and rejection rate.Experimental results showed that the addition of 5μL water soluble polyethylene glycol(PEG)as pore-creating material, and 3~5% activated carbon will bring about a membrane with ideal water flux and rejection rate,with removal efficiency of COD in bathing wastewater above 70%.


Most people in Denmark believe that equal opportunities for women and men are a reality in their country. In fact, female employment rates stand at over 80%, indicating that there are hardly any barriers to women's access to the labour market. However, a closer look at labour market statistics reveals huge gender gaps in economic sectors and occupations and a disproportionably low number of women in senior positions. In studying the educational system the same divisions appear, as girls and boys tend to choose highly traditional career paths. It appears that despite all of the country's long-standing gender equality policies and equal treatment legislation, gender stereotypes persist and continue to be the root cause of these disparities.


Abstract: Activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC) was measured in seven brain regions of themale rat at various times during the postnatal period usingan arylamine acetyltransferase coupled assay. Three daysafter birth, PDHC activity was found to be < 15% ofadult values in all brain regions with the exception of hypothalamus and medulla‐pons (30% of adult values ineach case). Activity of the enzyme complex in these latterregions attained adult levels by 21 days postnatally, some 5‐15 days ahead of that found in cerebral cortex, striatum, hippocampus, and cerebellum. Such differences in PDHC maturation reflect the greater degree of earlymaturity of the phylogenetically older brain structures. Cerebellar PDHC developed more slowly than in otherbrain regions to attain only 40% of adult levels by thetime of weaning. The pattern of maturation of cerebellarPDHC is paralleled by increased incorporation of glucoseinto cerebral amino acids and by the pattern of develop‐ment of parallel fiber synaptogenesis. These findings sug‐gest that PDHC may play a key role in the regional de‐velopment of metabolic compartmentation and the asso‐ciated maturation of cerebral function in the rat.


Clinical reasoning, involving abstraction, abduction, deduction, and induction, is the primary tool that physicians use when making clinical decisions. To support them, we focus on the creation of an AI system that is able to emulate clinical reasoning. We leverage Semantic Web technologies to perform a set of AI tasks involving the various forms of inference associated with clinical reasoning strategies. In particular, for the scope of this work, we focus on clinical problems that require differential diagnosis techniques. For a given clinical scenario, overlapping reasoning types and strategies may be employed by a physician in conjunction, signifying the need for our AI system to perform hybrid reasoning. Therefore, we consider the construction of a hybrid reasoner that is compatible with description logics. For medical scenarios where description logics may not have some needed expressivity, we consider possible extensions that will allow for the representation of such a scenario. The reasoning system, clinical rule representation, and the resulting recommendations will be evaluated based on domain expert consultation in order to determine whether the recommendation aligns with what the expert would recommend.


Based on the practice of teaching Cellular Biology,from the following four aspects: adopting a positive attitude,accentuating on both the essential and means of teaching the research content,analyzing the unsolved problem in current,as well as adding some interesting anecdote in developing history,the teaching experience of how to teach the Introduction of Cellular Biology is interpreted.


Abstract This study introduces an integrative model to explain human fluid/heat circulation for systems medicine covering from mitochondria to systems. Using the present model we present computational results on human obesity and cardiovascular disease. An adaptive thermogenesis hypothesis on the physiological mechanism of obesity and diabetes combined with cardiovascular model is used for systemic description of metabolic syndrome. This mathematical model incorporates the energy conservation law for human body weight(mass), the allometric scaling law of biology, the homeostasis principle of body core temperature, and cardiovascular system dynamics.


Any form of model-based reasoning is limited by the adherence of the model to the actual reality. Scheduling is the problem of finding a suitable timing to execute a given set of activities accommodating complex temporal constraints. Planning is the problem of finding a strategy for an agent to achieve a desired goal given a formal model of the system and the environment it is immersed in. When time and temporal constraints are considered, the problem takes the name of temporal planning. A common assumption in existing techniques for planning and scheduling is controllability of activities: the agent is assumed to be able to control the timing of starting and ending of each activity. In several practical applications, however, the actual timing of actions is not under direct control of the plan executor. In this thesis, we focus on this temporal uncertainty issue in scheduling and in temporal planning: we propose to natively express temporal uncertainty in the model used for reasoning. We first analyze the state-of-the-art on the subject, presenting a rationalization of existing works. Second, we show how Satisfiability Modulo Theory (SMT) solvers can be exploited to quickly solve different kinds of query in the realm of scheduling under uncertainty. Finally, we address the problem of temporal planning in domains featuring real-time constraints and actions having duration that is not under the control of the planning agent.


There is widespread agreement by many professional societies, consumer groups, public policy advisers, and health plans that primary-care providers will be major drivers behind changes in healthcare delivery. Primary-care providers comprise mostly general internists, pediatricians, family physicians, and nonphysician providers. Studies suggest that primary-care providers have lower levels of use of diagnostic tests and procedures, resulting in equal to lower costs of care as compared with specialists.1 In addition, primary-care providers have been linked to improved quality of care. Patients who have longterm clinical relationships with a provider are more likely to receive preventive care.1 Patients who have a ''usual source of care'' are more likely to be satisfied with their healthcare and have fewer emergency room visits. Continuity of care has also been associated with lower rates of hospital admissions and lower costs.1 In this issue of the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, we provide a review of the current state of primary care and future directions. Primary-care systems redesign, such as the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and the chronic care model, as described by Arend et al. in this issue, offers promise for delivering patientcentered care and improving patient satisfaction, access to care, care coordination, and health outcomes through team-based care and population management. The article also discusses options for reimbursement reform, which will be a key factor in


Nietzsche planned and worked hard on writing a Hauptwerk at least between 1884 and November 1888. I will show that there are good reasons to assume that this intention continued until at least just days before his collapse. Nietzsche's changing and alternating references to Der Antichrist as either "the first book of the Umwerthung aller Werthe" or as "the Umwerthung aller Werthe" is likely merely to be a reflection of an uncertainty of, or changed view of, how to entitle that work, not to that he had given up on the project. If Nietzsche changed his mind about writing the further three volumes at the end of November or the end of December 1888, this would be a major change of his intentions and relevant for his biography. But in regard to the books and notes we possess it is really a question of little consequence since they were already written before this. However, his continued plans for and work on a major four volume Hauptwerk is a question of major importance for the interpretation of both his late books and his late notes. This is a question that has received far too little attention since the publication of the critical edition of Nietzsche's work.


A procedure is presented in which model populations, simulating progenies obtained from Escherichia coli Hfr x F- crosses, are generated. The procedure seems to be appropriate for visualizing hidden features of the genetic analysis, which are not detected by the conjugational crosses.


The implementation of counseling about the importance of health protocols during the pandemic was carried out at the Al-Kaaf Jabung Orphanage, Malang Regency. The equipment used is a laptop, hand sanitizer, masks, and soap for washing hands. The method of this counseling is the tutorial through the zoom meeting application, followed by the students and orphanage administrators, because it is still in the pandemic period. The speakers in this activity are the teaching staff of the Electrical Engineering Department, State Polytechnic of Malang who in this case are members of this PkM activity and are assisted by students of State Polytechnic of Malang. The results of this dedication,  it is hoped that the participants apply 5M in their daily life so that they can break the chain of the spread of COVID-19.


This article targets the problem of vehicle classification using laser scanner profiles, which is usually found as a component of electronic tolling systems. Laser scanners obtain a 3D measurement of the vehicle surface. Previous approaches have extracted high-level features (such as width, height, length and other measurements) from the scanner profiles, or have taken the raw profiles for further pattern analysis. In this article, we focus on feature descriptors for supervised classification of laser scanner profiles. We evaluate a number of feature descriptors, including high-level features and raw profiles, but also introduce new descriptors. A 3D profile when interpreted as a 2D image with depth values as pixel intensities can benefit from recent advances in computer vision. Experiments on a real-world vehicle classification task indicate that the image-based descriptors, especially the Fisher vector, obtain improved performances with respect to high-level features and raw profiles.


When the number of organisms treated in a dosage-mortality study is not known exactly, but is estimated from a sample, weighting must be modified. Weights based on Poisson expectation are worked out and tabled. Maximum likelihood equations, designed to improve the estimate of number treated, are presented. Two numerical examples are worked out to illustrate the use of the weights and equations.


By means of inorganic salt precursor of strontium nitrate and ferric nitrate,the sol was confected by non-stoichiometry and the citric acid sol-gel method was used to prepare Sr-ferrite nanopar- ticles.The Sr-ferrites were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM)and filed-emission scanning electronic microscope(FESEM).The development process,forming mechanism and the magnetic properties with temperature of Sr-ferrite were analyzed.The results show that the annealing of gels by"two steps"method decreased non-magnetic material and declined the Sr- ferrite temperature of forming singleness.The Sr-ferrite forms at the temperature of 600~700℃and the singleness is acquired at the temperature of 900℃,the Sr-ferrite growth is consistent of the variety of magnetic properties.The maximum coercivity value was gained at 800℃,the coercivity value(H_c)and the specific saturation magnetization value(σs)is 454.16 kA/m,55.91 A.m~2/kg.


Following the initial report on the results of the first PISA survey, this report looks more closely at performance in reading. Some countries manage to combine high overall results with relatively small differences among students; in others, there are worryingly large numbers of students capable of only the most basic reading tasks. More specifically, there are particularly wide inequalities, in some countries, in the ability of students to deal with written materials in non-continous form – such as graphs or forms. Students also show greater differences in many countries in their ability to retrieve required information from texts than when it comes to interpreting or reflecting on information. Such outcomes give clues to policy makers about how their education system might improve.


This paper describes how the industrial designers use graphical methods to accomplish the mechanical design and product design in the software of Rhinoceros.It also states the procedure of designing a folding table including structural synthesis,which may have some referential value for those who design light industrial products.


Prefiltered QPSK is a QPSK-type modulation with sin(x) /x pulse shaping. Performance of this modulation through linear and nonlinear channels is studied. This modulation has a much narrower spectral main lobe t han other QPSK type modulations and has little or no side lobes. The results are compared with QPSK, staggered QPSK (SQPSK), and MSK. Performance measurements of a laboratory modem breadboard were used to verify the results from computer simulation. The channel used in this investigation consists of a channel filter and a TWT nonlinearity. The two channel filters used were a 7-pole Chebyshev design with a bandwidth of 56 MHz and a 56 MHz selfequalized filter. The 56 MHz self-equalized filter was constructed having an amplitude response similar to the unequalized filter but with much less group delay variations (see Figure 2). The nonlinear element In the channel is a space qualified Hughes Ku band TWT. It has a bandwidth much wider than the signal bandwidth. The major results of this paper indicate that under severe band limited nonlinear conditions, pref iltered QPSK outperforms QPSK, SQPSK, and MSK. The effect of phase equalization of the channel filter is also investigated. Phase equalization produces drastic improvement over nonequalized filtering when the channel bandwidth is fully utilized.


In this paper, I present the beginnings of a resemblance theory of representation. I start by surveying the contemporary philosophical debate surrounding musical representation and reveal that its main interlocutors share a conception of artistic representation as a mode of meaningful communication. I then show how conceiving of artistic representation in this way severely limits music's possibilities as a medium for representation. Next, I propose an alternative conception of representation that, despite its widespread acceptance outside of the philosophy of art, has been largely denigrated within it: namely, that representation  fundamentally depends on structural resemblance. Finally, I demonstrate how conceiving of artistic representation as grounded upon structural resemblances, rather than as a mode of meaningful communication, provides us with a more accurate picture of both (a) how music represents and (b) how we perceive and appreciate musical representations.


Fuel cells are potential candidates for storing energy in many applications; however, their implementation is limited due to poor efficiency and high initial and operating costs. The purpose of this research is to find the most influential fuel cell parameters by applying the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). The ANFIS method is implemented to select highly influential parameters for proton exchange membrane (PEM) element of fuel cells. Seven effective input parameters are considered including four parameters of semi-empirical coefficients, parametric coefficient, equivalent contact resistance, and adjustable parameter. Parameters with higher influence are then identified. An optimal combination of the influential parameters is presented and discussed. The ANFIS models used for predicting the most influential parameters in the performance of fuel cells were performed by the well-known statistical indicators of the root-mean-squared error (RMSE) and coefficient of determination (R2). Conventional error statistical indicators, RMSE, r, and R2, were calculated. Values of R2 were calculated as of 1.000, 0.9769, and 0.9652 for three different scenarios, respectively. R2 values showed that the ANFIS could be properly used for yield prediction in this study


t Background.Background. There is increasing interest in the developmen t and the evaluation of guideliness for clinical care. In 2000, a guideline for diagnosti c workup and treatment off pancreati c carcinoma was introduced. It was expected that this guideline might improvee the quality of the staging process . Therefore, a study was performed to evaluat ee the diagnosti c proces for patient s with a pancreati c carcinoma and especiall y thee changes in this process . PatientsPatients and methods. The staging proces was evaluated of a random sampl e of 110 patientss diagnosed with a pancreati c carcinoma between June 2000 and May 2001 in 9 hospital ss in the region of the Comprehensiv e Cancer Center s Amsterdam and Stedendriehoe kk Twente. Results.Results. During this period, 38/110 patient s (35%) underwent an investigation not focusedd on pancreati c pathology, an equal to the number in the previous study. CT scann and ERCP were performed in 76% and 53%, respectively. Biliary drainage was ensuredd in 51 of the 58 patient s (88%) undergoing ERCP, which was more often than inn 1997. Thirty of the 86 patient s (39%) who underwent both CT scan and ERCP had thee invasive investigation before the non-invasive test. The tumor was resected in sevenn patient s (6%), and a palliative bypas (gastroenterostom y and biliodigestive anastomosis )) was performed on 21 patient s (19%). The diagnosi s was histopathologicall yy confirmed in 54 patient s (49%) (in 1997 70%). Conclusion.Conclusion. After the introduction of the guideline for diagnosti c workup and treatmentt of pancreati c carcinoma it appear s that, compared with the previous study, littl ee has changed in the staging process . Although the 'IKA/IKST guideline for diagnosti cc workup and treatment of pancreati c carcinoma' was implemented according too thorough implementation process , the short-ter m effects on the staging proces were limited. .


The article starts from the premise that the school institution has generally failed to recognise cultural minorities and incorporate them into its everyday dynamic and curriculum. A greater incorporation of families and the recognition and incorporation of cultural diversity in schools are relevant points for favouring the processes of schooling. In this framework, the results of a survey of a sample of representatives from the management teams of primary schools (aged 6 to 12) in Catalonia (Spain) are presented. This focuses on the evolution of action to favour equal opportunities, identifying the extent to which cultural diversity is recognised in the documents in the schools and defining the actions in which this is taken into account. The results indicate that opportunities for Gitano pupils have worsened and that their presence in the schools does not mean greater recognition of their identity and culture but rather that there is a tendency to act in a compensatory way.


With the fuzzy boundaries from the industry value chain to the industry, and the integration of manufacturing and service industries, business model research which is based on the value chain has transformed to the value network. On the basis of the previous research, we supplement and confirm business model concept and propose an analytical framework of business model based on the value network. Then, we use the analytical framework to analyze 62 modern service companies of Chinese mainland Growth Enterprises Market (GEM) until the end of 2011. The tools of clustering are algorithms and programming of computer science. Finally, we analyze each model to characterize business model of the emerging modern service. It is also provide reference and guidance for practice. We identify six categories of business models, namely, the long tail business model, multi-sided platforms business model, free business model, un-bundling business model, secondary innovation business model and systematic business model.