Many naturally occurring biopolymers (i.e., proteins, RNA, DNA) owe their unique properties to their well-defined three-dimensional structures. These attributes have inspired the design and synthesis of folded architectures with functions ranging from molecular recognition to asymmetric catalysis. Among these are synthetic oligomeric peptide ("foldamer") mimics, which can display conformational ordering at short chain lengths. Foldamers, however, have not been explored as platforms for asymmetric catalysis. This report describes a library of synthetic helical "peptoid" oligomers that enable enantioselective transformations at an embedded achiral catalytic center, as illustrated by the oxidative kinetic resolution of 1-phenylethanol. In an investigation aimed at elucidating key structure–function relationships, we have discovered that the enantioselectivity of the catalytic peptoids depends on the handedness of the asymmetric environment derived from the helical scaffold, the position of the catalytic center along the peptoid backbone, and the degree of conformational ordering of the peptoid scaffold. The transfer of chiral information from a folded scaffold can enable the use of a diverse assortment of embedded achiral catalytic centers, promising a generation of synthetic foldamer catalysts for enantioselective transformations that can be performed under a broad range of reaction environments.


A self-adaptive signal timing optimization model is conducted for a single intersection.In the model,the traffic flux of the next cycle is forecast with one of the current cycle.The vehicle queue length of every phase when green ending is adopted as one of the multiple control objectives.All the objectives are integrated into a target in the way of ideal point.The genetic algorithm is adopted in the paper.The simulation computing data shows the algorithm is effective and speedy.


Abstract In April 10, 1997, a rice field in Nankan county, northwestern Taiwan was flooded by sixty to seventy kilolitres of fuel oil as a result of an accidental underground pipeline leakage. Immediate action to excavate contaminated soil and remove it to a landfill were done. However, it was believed that a significant quantity of light non‐aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) contaminant might have remained in the soil and infiltrated into the groundwater. This paper emphasizes the use of multiple geoelectric techniques to detect and map the LNAPL plume in this uncontrolled real‐world site, and help monitor the effectiveness of the clean‐up operation. A significant change in resistivity values was detected between polluted (> 140 ohm‐m) and non‐polluted areas (< 140 ohm‐m). Repeated measurements were conducted at 1, 4 and 10 month intervals after the first measurements. These data were used to monitor variation and a possible spreading of the LNAPL plume over time. The total LNAPL masses were concentrated or diluted in the soil matching the variations of the water table. Two additional resistivity profiles were conducted to investigate the spatial distribution of the LNAPL contaminant plume within the study area. Electromagnetic induction and ground penetrating radar were also used to outline the resistivity zone defined by the plumes. The results of the survey serve to provide insight into the sensitivity of geoelectrical methods for detecting a shallow subsurface LNAPL plume, and help to provide valuable information related to monitoring the movement of an LNAPL plume over time in a study area.


We show direct evidence for the impact of Heusler/semiconductor interfaces atomic structure on the spin transport signals in semiconductor-based lateral spin-valve (LSV) devices. Based on atomic scale Z-contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy we show that atomic order/disorder of ${\mathrm{Co}}_{2}{\mathrm{FeAl}}_{0.5}{\mathrm{Si}}_{0.5}$ (CFAS)/$n$-Ge LSV devices is critical for the spin injection in Ge. By conducting a postannealing of the LSV devices, we find 90% decrease in the spin signal while there is no difference in the electrical properties of the $\mathrm{CFAS}\text{/}n$-Ge contacts and in the spin diffusion length of the $n$-Ge layer. We show that the reduction in the spin signals after annealing is attributed to the presence of intermixing phases at the Heusler/semiconductor interface. First-principles calculations show how that intermixed interface region has drastically reduced spin polarization at the Fermi level, which is the main cause for the significant decrease of the spin signal in the annealed devices above $300{\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}}^{\ensuremath{\circ}}\mathrm{C}$.


The reaction of the chloromethylated calix[4]arene 1 fixed in the "cone" conformation with 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl 2 leads to 4, which is the first example of a bis(calix[4]arene) macrocycle threaded by two intramolecular bridges. It thus contains three cavities in one multiple ansa molecule.


The Gaussian stochastic process is the most commonly used approach for modeling time series and geo-statistical data. The Gaussianity assumption, however, is known to be insufficient or inappropriate in many problems. In this dissertation, I develop specific non-Gaussian models to capture the asymmetry and heavy tails of many real-world data indexed in the time, space or space-time domain. Chapter 2 of this dissertation deals with a particular non-Gaussian time series model – the stochastic volatility model. The parametric stochastic volatility model is a nonlinear state space model whose state equation is traditionally assumed to be linear. Nonparametric stochastic volatility models provide great flexibility for modeling financial volatilities, but they often fail to account for useful shape information. For example, a model may not use the knowledge that the autoregressive component of the volatility equation is monotonically increasing as the lagged volatility increases. I propose a class of additive stochastic volatility models that allow for different shape constraints and can incorporate leverage effect, the asymmetric impacts of positive and negative return shocks on volatilities. I develop a Bayesian model fitting algorithm and demonstrate model performances on simulated and empirical datasets. Unlike general nonparametric models, the proposed model sacrifices little when the true volatility equation is linear. In nonlinear situations, the proposed method improves the model fit and the ability to estimate volatilities over general, ii unconstrained, nonparametric models, and at the same time, maintain more modeling flexibility compared to parametric models. The second part of this dissertation focuses on non-Gaussian spatial processes. In Chapter 3, I first introduce a general framework for constructing non-Gaussian spatial processes using transformations of a latent multivariate Gaussian process. Based on this framework, I then develop a heteroscedastic asymmetric spatial process (HASP) for capturing the non-Gaussian features of environmental or climatic data, such as the heavy tails and skewness. The conditions for this non-Gaussian spatial process to be well defined is discussed at length. The properties of the HASP, especially its marginal moments and covariance structure, are established along with a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) procedure for sampling from the posterior distribution. The HASP model is used to study a US nitrogen dioxide concentration dataset. It is demonstrated that the ability of HASP to capture asymmetry and heavy tails benefits its predictive performance. In the end, I highlight the extensions of the proposed methods in the temporal and spatial domain in several new directions. I discuss the applications of the proposed methodology to the GARCH-type nonparametric volatility models as well as to other state space models, in particular, the stochastic conditional duration model. I also discuss the extensions of the heteroscedastic asymmetric spatial process to the spacetime domain.


Postal questionnaires, interviews and accurate reports from anglers were used to study angling activity, yield and catch per effort of grayling, Thymallus thymallus (L.), and brown trout, Salmo trutta L., on three stretches of the regulated river Glomma and two stretches of its tributary, the river Rena in southeastern Norway. Angling activity was expressed as hours angling per kilometre of river and varied from 364 (CL 245–598) to 1337 (CL 912–1991) h km-1. Grayling and brown trout dominated the catches. The catches were estimated between 476 (CL 334–659) and 753 (CL 517–1155) grayling and brown trout per kilometre river stretch. The mean weights were estimated between 216 and 353 g for grayling, and 260 and 395 g for brown trout. The yield of grayling and brown trout was estimated between 8.7 (CL 6.1–12.4) and 46.4 (CL 34.9–62.3) kg ha-1 yr-1. The quotient grayling/brown trout in the catches varied between 0.41 and 5.1, and was found to be significantly negatively correlated with angling effort (r = - 0.838, P <0.05). Catch per effort was estimated between 132 (CL 82–218) and 382 (CL 287–513) g h-1, and was also negatively correlated to angling effort, according to: Catch per effort (g h-1) = - 0.210 × effort (h km-1) + 405 (r = and 0.899, P <0.02).

Angling activity in earlier years was determined from number of permits sold where data were available. On stretches where angling activity was moderate, there was a tendency towards increase, whereas on stretches where activity had been high for several years, the activity seemed to have stagnated, indicating that a saturation had been reached.


[A]n object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
—Newton's First Law of Motion
Long and curvy, bad. Short and straight, good.
—George Zaleski's advice on catheter insertion

Catheter drainage is among the most fundamental procedures in interventional radiology. Whether you enjoy this procedure or not, there is no disputing the fact that it may be the single most successful and long-lived procedure we perform. When we treat an abscess, we expect to cure the patient. Compare that to stenting a superficial femoral artery or inserting a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or declotting a dialysis graft. Nearly all nonvascular visceral interventions from nephrostomy to biliary drainage are variations of abscess drainage. Most fluid collections are treated percutaneously using either the trocar method or the Seldinger technique. For the purposes of this article, the discussion will be limited to the Seldinger technique of drainage catheter insertion. However, the trocar method should not be forgotten and presents a viable and arguably better option for many collections, particularly large ones located superficially.


A subset S of the plane is a two cell provided S is homeomorphic to { x I I I xI I _ I} . THEOREM. Let S be a two cell with exactly n points of local nonconvexity. Then S is expressible as a union of n+1 compact convex sets with mutually disjoint interiors.


UPH library website is one of the students' learning media. Therefore, the design and content of the website should facilitate students in using it. The ease of use can be measured by conducting a usability test so that the problems which students faced when using the website and find the solution for improvement. The usability test will be done by using WEBUSE and experiment. Questionnaire is used to gather students' opinion about website library's usability level. Based on data taken, it is known that website library's usability level for category Content, organization and readability; Navigation and links; and Performance and Effectiveness are considered to be at moderate level with each usability point respectively 0,598; 0,593 and 0,576. For user interface category, it is considered to be at good level (0,640). From result of correlation test, it can be inferred that there is no relation among the usability's categories. Therefore, each category should be improved specifically. Experiment is performed to identify usability problem directly by observing respondent while doing their given assignments. According to the results, respondents still find difficulties when using UPH library's website. This can be inferred from average learnability point is 51,67%, low effectiveness (differ 21 -79 seconds with expert time) and low efficiency (differ 1 – 4 click to expert click). Several usability problems that have been found are search menu does not work well, important information is written too small and some menu's names are not familiar or do not represent the menus' content.


System-on-chip designs are increasingly complex and dynamic, with many IP cores, CPUs and off-chip Memories interconnected via shared buses. Static allocation of RAM resources requires designers to analyse the memory needs of each component, which can lead to poor memory efficiency, and is infeasible in a dynamically changing system. Dynamic memory allocation is one solution to this problem, but is usually only supported in software. We propose SysAlloc, a hardware-based dynamic memory allocation scheme for heterogeneous systems, which allows software and hardware to access a shared memory allocator, and allows dynamic memory allocation in the absence of software. Our allocation protocol is accessible to any client which can perform memory reads and writes over a shared bus, including software, RTL, and HLS clients, and can scale at run-time to any number of active clients. In contrast to existing designs, the proposed allocator can manage DDR-scale memories while having constant FPGA resource utilisation. We evaluate SysAlloc's protocol and memory manager in a Zynq system with both software and hardware clients, demonstrating scaling to 15 concurrent clients, and a peak system allocation rate of 1.36 million allocations/second when managing 128MB of DDR for 4 clients.


Through the analysis of geochemical Characteristics,the material component,magma evolution and dynamic environment of Zijinshan complex are studied in order to provide important information of deep magmatic activity and thermo genesis in the eastern Ordos Basin.Geochemical analysis reveals that alkali((K2O+Na2O)=8.64%~16.09%) contents is high,SiO2 contents is poor.According to alkalinity ratio(AR),the complex belongs to partial alkaline-alkalic series.It is showed that the content of rare earth elements is relatively high,rich in LREE,and of differentiations between LREE and HREE,with no significant Eu anomalies.The Zijinshan complex enriches in LILE,depletes in HFSE(eg Nb,Ta and Ti,etc).On the basis of analysis on variation diagram of main elements oxide,Zijinshan complex is considered to be derived from primitive magma source area,and alkaline series rock of high potassium-low calcium and alkaline-partial alkalic series rock of low potassium-high calcium were formed during the emplacement of magma.Discrimination diagrams show that the magma source reaches the depth of crust-mantle transitional zone or even deeper level under a structural environment of continental intra-plate extension.Therefore,Zijinshan complex is resulted from the large-scale stretching of North China Craton,and the deep magmatic activity during the Yanshanian Period in the eastern Ordos Basin.


AbstractIncreasing demand for hemp fibre requires sustainable manufacturing methods to produce the fibre in high quality efficiently. The existing hemp fibre production lines are inefficient with the high energy consumption. This paper introduces the conceptual design of hemp fibre production lines. The conceptual design and evaluation are conducted in virtual environments. A conceptual search and evolution method is described for the design of two types of the fibre production lines. Virtual environments are built to evaluate prototypes of the conceptual design and to simulate operations of the proposed production lines. Design visualization and concept evolution are achieved in the virtual environment. It is proved that the proposed design has the better performance in terms of cost, product quality and energy efficiency.


Improving energy efficiency and thereby reducing effects on environment is one of the targets of large scale integrated refining and chemical project.Comparison was made between techno-economic indicators of IGCC power station and CFB.Results showed that IGCC technology featured with low environment effects and high energy efficiency could not only realize clean production but also gain certain economic profit,and had good development prospect.


Nowadays, there is a shortage of females with a higher level of education. Moreover, the number of female students begins to decrease as the grade level of education rises. As a result, females are still underrepresented in higher education, both as students and faculty members. Hotel education institutions are the main source of supplying qualified graduates in response to the growing demand of the industry. Recently, it has been noticed that the number of female students enrolled in the hotel management department has decreased in most Egyptian governmental universities. This study aims to explore the main factors that affect the low enrollment of female students in the hotel department in the Egyptian governmental universities. The study developed a measure of six main factors that may influence female students' choice to join the hotel management department. Only five universities were selected out of ten governmental Egyptian universities that have the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management. Online surveys were the best way to reach students easily, maintain social distancing and follow preventive measures against COVID-19. A scale of 19-items was developed, consisting of 6 dimensions represent the factors affecting the lack of female students' enrollment in the hotel department at the level of Egyptian tourism and hotel colleges. The results indicated that the job income dimension was the most influential factor among the universities' sample. While the job opportunities factor came in second place, followed by Socio-culture, Department image, Parental desires, and then Admission & learning was the least influencing factor.


Background and Objectives. Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions and can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. Cochlear implantation (CI) is a widely applicable treatment for severe to profound hearing loss, however CI surgery can be difficult for surgical trainees to master. Training environments that are safe, controlled, and affordable are needed. To this end, we present a virtual-reality (VR) cochlear implant surgical simulator developed with a popular, commercial game engine. Method. Unity3D was used to develop the simulator and model the delicate instruments involved. High-resolution models of human cochleae were created from images obtained from synchrotron-radiation phase-contrast imaging (SR-PCI). The physical-realism of the simulator was assessed via a comparison with fluoroscopic images of an actual cochlear implant insertion. Different resolutions of cochlear models were used to benchmark the real-time capabilities of the simulator with the number of frames per second (FPS) serving as the performance metric. Results. Quantitative analysis comparing the simulated procedure to fluoroscopic imaging revealed no significant differences. Qualitatively, the behaviour of the inserted and simulated implants were similar throughout the entirety of the procedure. The simulator was able to maintain 25 FPS even when experiencing an artificially high computational load. Conclusion. VR simulators provide a new and exciting avenue to enhance current medical education. Continued use of widely available and supported game engines in the development of medical simulators will hopefully result in lowered costs. Preliminary feedback from expert surgeons of the simulator presented here has been positive and future work will focus on evaluating face, content and construct validity.


Diamond coatings were deposited onto different cylindrical sub- strates (Cu, SiC, W and Mo) by the hot filament chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Continuous, adhered and well-faceted crystalline coatings of diamond were obtained on Cu-wire using a special pretreatment with a mixture of diamond and metal powders as well as carefully controlled deposition at lower power. Diamond deposition on SiC-fiber gave continuous and uniform coatings when only the filament power was properly selected. Uniform, homo- geneous, euchedral diamond coatings on W- and Mo-wires, attained at a higher filament power, confirmed once more the convenience of refractory metals as substrates for diamond deposition by the CVD technique. Characterization of the obtained coatings was realized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The obtained results are compared with the literature data. Differences are dis- cussed with regard to the chemical nature of the substrates as well as their ther- mophysical characteristics.


The correlation between the recoil loop openness and the activation volume has been studied for the SmCo5/α-Fe nanocomposite powder material prepared by mechanical alloying. The α-Fe phase content in the nanocomposite powders was adjusted by varying the amount of α-Fe addition in raw materials and the postannealing temperature after mechanical alloying. It was found that the recoil loop openness increases with increasing α-Fe phase content. More interestingly, there is a linear relation between the openness of recoil loops and the reciprocal activation volume, indicating that the recoil loops are related to thermal fluctuation. The large open area of the recoil loops for nanocomposite magnets is attributed to the fact that low anisotropy in the α-Fe phase leads to unstable magnetization under thermal fluctuation.


The effects of administering similar doses of some simple alkylating agents to rats by differentregimens have been compared.Two of the compounds were methylating agents,nitrosodimeth-ylamine and azoxymethane;two were ethylating agents,nitrosodiethylamine and azoxyethaneand nitrosomethylethylamine was both a methylating and an ethylating agent.The treatmentsgave rise to tumors in almost all treated rats.The results indicate the importance ofpharmacoki-netics in determining which organs are the targets of the alkylating carcinogens.1989 AcademicPress.Inc.


THERE IS much discussion these days regarding the future of the symphony orchestra, the future-and indeed, the present-of orchestral music, and the place that both occupy in the view of today's composers. The most pessimistic prognoses predict the imminent demise of the symphony orchestra, or, at best, its maintenance as a mere museum custodian of eighteenthand nineteenth-century European musical repertory. A corollary view claims that ever since the mid-1950's composers have been turning away from the orchestra for a host of practical and musical reasons. A few prominent conductors have even gone so far as to suggest that the young composers of today are no longer interested in writing for the orchestra and that the genre "symphonic music" has lost the attraction as a performance medium which it enjoyed earlier in the century. Many of these dire prognostications are, of course, utter nonsense. To a large extent, they merely reflect in various ways the confusions and inner apprehensions of those who make such statements. While there are undeniably serious hazards and problems attendant to the performance of new music, which affect composers, performers, and orchestra managements alike, it is simply an irresponsible generalization to say that composers are no longer interested in the orchestra as a medium.


A tank model in conjunction with Kalman filter is developed for prediction of sediment yield from an upland watershed in Northwestern Mississippi. The state vector of the system model represents the parameters of the tank model. The initial values of the state vector were estimated by trial and error. The sediment yield of each tank is computed by multiplying the total sediment yield by the sediment yield coefficient. The sediment concentration of the first tank is computed from its storage and the sediment concentration distribution(SCD); the sediment concentration of the next lower tank is obtained by its storage and the sediment infiltration of the upper tank; and so on. The sediment yield computed by the tank model using Kalman filter was in good agreement with the observed sediment yield and was more accurate than the sediment yield computed by the tank model.


This paper presents a visual and inertial measurements fusion scheme to estimate the relative attitude when the cabin and the virtual glasses in it are both free to move. A Euler angle filter is designed when the cabin rotation rate can be provided with high frequency. Another orientation error filter is developed when only the cabin attitude can be obtained. Both of these algorithms are based on low cost MEMS inertial measurement unit, experiment has proved that the relative attitude can be fast and accurately estimated. The main advantages are the measurement noise can be well suppressed and the relative attitude estimation can be continuous even though the glasses are invisible to the optical tracking system.


Aims to presents a Space Vector-PWM based Direct Torque Control (DTC) of the three-phase Induction Motor using a Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) for good speed regulation and lower electromagnetic torque ripples. Induction Motor has a three phase winding with the operating frequency of 50/60Hz and the operating voltage of 230VAC. DTC is achieved by comparing the motor actual torque and operating flux with the motor reference electromagnetic torque and flux values directly. Conventional method uses the Indirect Vector Control (IVC) method and static PI controller in a speed regulation loop to generate the flux reference and torque reference values. The main drawback of the conventional system is that the effect of spiky torque in the motor is forced to draw a higher current especially, when we have load torque which has to be applied for certain time and then switched off and so on and if the motor is overloaded (even for short time) the situation becomes more dangerous and the protection system may work to disconnect the unit and high stator flux and the speed of Induction motor is reducing under transient and dynamic state of operating condition. These drawbacks were reduced in proposed DTC method. In proposed method, the static PI controller is replaced by the Fuzzy Logic Control. Fuzzy logic speed controller generates the torque reference value and flux reference value based on the speed error. The proposed method is implemented using MATLAB/SIMULINK version R2011a.


Summary. Endometria from rabbits and humans were incubated with [32P]phosphate and several physiological or synthetic amino-alcohols. Sphingomyelin, phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl serine and phosphatidyl ethanolamine were then isolated and their specific radioactivities determined. Addition of choline to the media resulted in an increased incorporation of 32P into phosphatidyl choline; neither ethanolamine nor serine had any significant effect on any of the phospholipid classes. Aminomethylpropanol, 3-aminopropanol, triethanolamine, and dimethylaminoisopropanol in concentrations of 0\m=.\001m to 0\m=.\1m resulted in inhibiton of 32P incorporation into all the rabbit endometrial phospholipid classes studied; the first three compounds had a proportionately greater effect upon phosphatidyl choline, whereas dimethylaminoisopropanol had a more uniform inhibitory effect on all the phospholipids. Methyl serine added to the media had no significant effect on incorporation of 32P into any of the phospholipid classes. Incubation of human endometria with 0\m=.\01-mconcentrations of the above amino-alcohols resulted in similar inhibitory effects on 32P incorporation into the phospholipid classes studied.


The rainfall is an imprtant climate element for agriculture. The modelling for rainfall forecasting using OLR data can be used to make the monthly rainfall pattern at Indonesia. It is determined Oldeman climate type based on this pattern and calculated the condition of agricultural soil water. The analysis results indicate three types of rain pattern in Indonesia that is Equatorial, Monsoon and Local. The dry areas are East Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara having water deficit more than six months (Oldeman Type E) and the wet areas are Sumatera, Kalimantan and Irian Jaya catagorized to Oldeman Type A-C1 having average water surplus above five months. The others are normal condition


Parameters for the UNIQUAC (universal quasi-chemical) model were regressed from VLE and LLE data for the systems:  diisopropyl ether + acetic acid + water; 1,1,2-trichloroethane + acetone + water; and chloroform + acetone + water. The results show a very significant effect of the data type used in the regressions (binary versus ternary) on the uncertainty of the predicted performance of sample liquid−liquid extraction units.


The asymmetry coefficients in the angular distribution of positrons emitted in p.-e decays are measured for a number of compounds and their binary mixtures. The rate constants for the interaction between atomic muonium and matter are computed on the basis of the results obtained. The method of competing acceptors for parallel reactions is employed with the aim of raising the accuracy of the measurements and elucidating the mechanism of the processes. The dependences of the asymmetry coefficients on the magnetic field strength are measured for a number of compounds. The data are discussed within the framework of the picture of chemical reactions with muonium.


We classify operator systems S ⊆ B(H ) that act on finite dimensional Hilbert spaces H by making use of the noncommutative Choquet boundary. S is said to be reduced when its boundary ideal is {0}. In the category of operator systems, that property functions as semisimplicity does in the category of complex Banach algebras. We construct explicit examples of reduced operator systems using sequences of "parameterizing maps" � k : C r → B(Hk), k = 1 ,...,N . We show that every reduced operator system is isomorphic to one of these, and that two sequences give rise to isomorphic operator systems if and only if they are "unitarily equivalent" parameterizing sequences. Finally, we construct nonreduced operator systems S that have a given boundary ideal K and a given reduced image in C ∗ (S)/K, and show that these constructed examples exhaust the possibilities.


Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord. Main symptoms are manifested as weakness, muscle loss, and muscle atrophy. Some studies have reported that alterations in sphingolipid metabolism may be intimately related to neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS. Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM), a sphingolipid-metabolizing enzyme, is considered an important mediator of neurodegenerative diseases. Herein, we show that ASM activity increases in samples from patients with ALS and in a mouse model. Moreover, genetic inhibition of ASM improves motor function impairment and spinal neuronal loss in an ALS mouse model. Therefore, these results suggest the role of ASM as a potentially effective target and ASM inhibition may be a possible therapeutic approach for ALS.


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An emerging scientific literature investigates the potential of arts-based approaches to address core social deficits among children and youth with ASD (Corbett et al, 2014; Gabriel, Angevin, Rosen, Lerner, 2015). Although documentaries and books (Guli, Semrud-Clikeman, Lerner, Britton 2013; Hunter, 2014) discuss this topic, more empirical research has been called for to establish the impact of performance-related activities and its development as a pedagogical tool in real world contexts (O'Sullivan, 2015).
This proposal addresses this gap through an in depth case study of Imagining Autism methods. Informed by cognitive neuroscience, it is predicated on the principles of embodied cognition the importance of play-based learning (Shaughnessy, 2017; Shaughnessy, Trimingham, 2016) in order to remediate the difficulties autistic people have with communication, social interaction and imagination. The work engages the question of whether performance could be a key to unlocking communicative barriers in ASD (Goldstein, Lerner, Winner, 2017) and whether a creative venue, such as Imagining Autism, could produce long-term benefits for youth with ASD (from arts to non-arts learning contexts) and represent a new creative and embodied educational strategy in this research field.


Abstract The root washings of water-cultured oat and rice (non-sterile) contained some sort of amphoteric, iron-solubilizing chelating (or complexing) compound(s), which could be separated into a "cationic fraction" by elution in a cation exchanger column with in NH4OH. In oats, the release of the chelator into the washings greatly increased under iron-stress conditions. Under the same condition "iron-inefficient" rice plants also increased the release of the chelator, though to a much less extent than did the oats. Further examination of the "cationic fraction" revealed that this chelator may be a heat-stable, acid-hydrolyzable non-marromolecule of extraordinarily high polarity. In the absence of interfering ions, the chelator was able to solubilize hydra ted Fe (III) oxide effectively within a range of pH 4 to 9. Its Fe-solubilizing action was inhibited by the presence of divalent metals, the extent being in the order, Cu>Cos≥Zn>Mn> Ca (no inhibition).


The invention discloses a double-queue spread-based multiresolution middle axle generation method. The method comprises the following steps that: 1) voxelization is performed on on a three-dimensional model; 2) initializing a current queue and a reserved queue; 3) traversing voxels of the current queue, a nearest boundary voxel and inner peripheral voxels of the current voxels are taken out, the distances from the inner peripheral voxels to the nearest boundary voxel are updated in sequence; 4) when the reserved queue is nonempty after traversing, the reserved queue and the current queue are exchanged mutually, a current distance is set as the sum of an original current distance and the length of voxel edges, and the step 2) is repeated until the reserved queue is empty; and fifthly, the quality of a middle axle is calculated, if the quality of the middle axle does not satisfy requirements, the method shifts to step 1), the middle axle is refined. The double-queue spread-based multiresolution middle axle generation method of the invention has the advantages of high generating speed, high computing efficiency and low occupation of resources.


There is no denying the fact that China's WTO entry presents a great challenge to China, but the opportunities it brings needs not to be neglected. It is difficult to maintain the current personal system, wage system and education system, which requires Chinese enterprises to develop their human resource to transfer themselves into organizations of self studying.


Balancing electricity demand and supply remains a significant challenge for the power systems in developing countries, such as Nigeria. In Nigeria, there is a shortage of adequate power supply, and demand-side management (DSM) plays a minor role in the power balancing mechanism with load shedding being widely used. The paper aims to review and compare various existing and emerging DSM strategies in developing countries. An extensive and systematic review was conducted to evaluate potential solutions using DSM to increase the overall energy efficiency in the Nigerian electricity market. This study found that, although the technical and economic potentials of DSM vary in developed countries, the uptakes of DSM have been severely hampered hence preventing the full exploitation and utilisation of the full potential of DSM. The initiatives of a DSM model in Nigeria and other developing countries can play a significant role in addressing demand and supply challenges but an upgrade of the energy infrastructures, a reform of the market structure and the provision of financial incentives are required to allow for wide implementations of DSM strategies in developing countries.


The influence of different chemical pretreatments on the formation and electrochemistry of self-assembled mixed monolayers of 11-(ferrocenylcarbonyloxy)undecanethiol and n-decanethiol was examined using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The "hot-etched" pretreated surface yields mixed monolayers with higher surface coverages of the electroactive thiol than a "cold-etched" surface. It is proposed that the former surface presents a greater percentage of higher energy binding sites than the latter surface. The higher stability of these sites for the ferrocenylalkanethiolate is confirmed by desorption experiments in ethanol. The electroactive species are shown to be in dynamic adsorption/desorption equilibrium with the ethanol solution, which helps to explain a number of important properties.


Article information Background: Many new drugs were studied for desired action in COVID-19 disease dynamics. One such molecule is Methylene blue which is a tricyclic phenothiazine compound approved for the treatment of acquired methemoglobinemia. This molecule has shown some evidence of inhibiting the interaction of the COVID-19 virus and target cells in a dose dependent manner. There are many other proposals suggesting that the mechanisms of action of Nebulized Methylene Blue [NBM] molecule could be beneficial to the management of COVID-19. The Aim of the Work: To observe and evaluate the effect of NMB on the clinical course and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 infections. Patients and Methods: An observational study including a total of 63 COVID-19 RTPCR positive cases divided in 3 groups. Results: Difference between mean d-dimer value and mean lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] values at day sixth of the intervention among three different groups were statically significant. A general trend of reduced hospital stays in groups getting NBE in groups 1, 2 vs. group 3 was observed [Viz. 9.17 days Vs. 12 days] though statistically non-significant. Fall in inflammatory markers and oxygen requirements in group receiving methylene blue [Groups 1 and 2] vs. control [Group 3] are noticeable. Conclusion: A general trend of fall in inflammatory markers and oxygen requirements among patients in groups receiving NMB. However, our results showed no significant differences in outcome measures for oxygen saturation and duration of hospitalisation among those receiving NMB. Received: 21-12-2021 Accepted: 21-01-2022 DOI: 10.21608/ijma.2022.112347.1416 *Corresponding author Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Citation: Patidar V, Sharma A, Bhoraskar S, Tripathi AP, Dhaneriya S. The Role of Nebulized Methylene Blue [NMB] in The Management of COVID-19 Cases: An Observational Study. IJMA 2022; 4 [2]: 2129-2132. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2022. 112347.1416


Background: Many intracranial lesions can induce psychotic symptoms. Arachonoid cyst is one of the suspicious etiolo-gies. A possible link between arachnoid cyst and psychosis gives an interest to the pathogenesis of psychotic symptoms. Here, we present a case of schizophrenia with a large cerebellar arachnoid cyst. Case Presentation: Ms. Lu is a 31-year-old woman with schizophrenia for 7 years without regular treatment. She was admitted because of auditory hallucinations, referential and persecutory delusions accompanying irritable mood and aggressive behaviors. She described that her parents were evil and wanted her to die. Series of examinations were arranged. Neurological exami-nation revealed some stereotype behaviors and easily falling down. The blood counts, serum chemistry and EEG were normal. Brain MRI revealed an arachnoid cyst about 6.9 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm over right posterior fossa with cerebellar compression. Neurosurgery was consulted and no emergent pathologic change was detected, then routine follow-up was recommended. Her psychotic and aggressive symptoms gradually improved under Olanzapine 30mg/day and Depakine 1200mg/day. Lu has soft stereotype behaviors and easily falling down with psychotic symptoms. (3) The cyst was large enough to compress right lobe and adjacent structures. (4) Ms. Lu was unresponsive to regular-dose Olanzapine (20mg/day) monotherapy and required Olanzapine 30mg/day and addi-tional Depakine 1200mg/day. In the literature review, miscon-nections between cortex and cerebellum through thalamus (Cortico-cerebellar-thalamic-cortical circuit) may explain part of schizophrenic symptoms. I propose that Ms. Lu's arachnoid cyst at right posterior fossa with cerebellar compression may cause abnormality in above circuit and result in psychotic symptoms. Further research is warranted to elucidate underly-ing mechanisms. Abstract Introduction: Previous 1 H-MRS studies on schizophrenia reported the abnormal concentration of N -acetyl aspartate (NAA) and glutamate / glutamine. We hypothesize that the alteration exists in the individuals with a high genetic risk of schizophrenia and the alteration would be associated with their genetic loading. Methods: The concentration of brain metabolites in the anterior cingulate cortex, left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, left thalamus was acquired using 1 H-MRS at 3 Tesla from 24 participants. The participants comprise of 12 high genetic risk group, who had at least two relatives with schizophrenia and 12 age- and gender- matched controls. We assessed the associ-ation between brain metabolite concentration and the genetic loading. Results: Compared to healthy controls, the high genetic risk group demonstrated increment


In the paper theoretical and experimental investigations of a possibility the full polarization parameters measurement by the in-line fiber-optic devices are described. The discussed systems based on the polarimeter as well as Sagnac interferometer configuration. The detection of the polarisation state as well as degree of the polarisation in real time by the devices containing standard single-mode fiber and an appropriate applied modulation technique is a new systems property. The comparison of described systems, based on experimental results, is also presented in the paper.


Provided is a carbon nanotube composite which is capable of achieving lower resistance compared to conventional carbon nanotube composites while also being capable of achieving resistivity similar to that of copper and aluminum, and which is capable of significantly improving electrical properties in high temperature environments. This CNT composite (11) includes: a CNT bundle (11A) which is formed by a plurality of CNTs (11a), (11a),… being bundled together, each CNT (11a) having a two-layer structure; and heteroelement groups (12) which are introduced and arranged in lines in gap portions (11B) between the plurality of CNTs (11a), (11a),….


The Lamb wave propagation through a thin plate with periodic spatiotemporal variation of material property was investigated through numerical simulations. It was found that regular oscillations of Young's modulus in both space and time can lead to the creation of distinct band gaps for different modes of Lamb wave. Moreover, the dispersion relation for each mode was dependent on the direction of wave propagation (i.e., nonreciprocal). These results allow the Lamb wave modes to be reduced to a single mode traveling in a single direction for specific frequencies. This frequency range was observed to widen with an increasing modulation amplitude of Young's modulus but was not significantly altered by the modulation frequency. The insights derived from this study indicate that spatiotemporal control of material property can be used to effectively isolate Lamb wave modes and reduce reflections, leading to an improvement in the accuracy of the structural health monitoring of materials.


The forming cause of blowhole defect of steel castings in lost foam casting was analyzed, and synthetically measures were proposed. That these measures can solve availably blowhole defect of steel casting was proved by practical production.


Let $f:X\to S$ be an extremal contraction from a threefolds with terminal singularities onto a surface (so called Mori conic bundle). We study some particular cases of such contractions: quotients of usual conic bundles and index two contractions. Assuming Reid's general elephants conjecture we also obtain a rough classification. We present many examples.


Biodiesel fuels have shown to be a promising alternative to petroleum fuels. Combustion
modeling has led to greater advances in the study in the areas of Low Temperature Combustion with
biodiesel and other fuels. The programs that perform the modeling need an accurate fuel definition
in order to model properly. Biodiesel can be made out of many different sources, so there is
variability in the fuel's physical properties from each biodiesel source. The program BDProp was
developed to calculate biodiesel's physical properties based upon the composition of the oil. These
calculations are only an estimate of the fuel properties. Actual measurement of these fuel properties
needs to be completed to verify that BDProp was accurately predicting biodiesel properties. This
paper was written to show the results of the measurement of biodiesel viscosity, surface tension,
density and thermal conductivity. Five biodiesel samples were prepared for analysis, but accurate
predictions were not made due to not having the composition analysis completed. Typical values for
each fuel source were analyzed instead. The results show that BDProp is making reasonable
predictions for the fuels selected for this study.


Abstract: Histamine H1‐ receptors labeled with [3H]mepyramine in rat brain show an age‐dependent development. [3H]Mepyramine receptor density and histidine decarboxylase activity in whole rat brain reach adult levels at 25–30 days after birth and they attain 50% of adult level at day 10 and 17, respectively. The apparently later development of histidine decarboxylase activity in whole rat brain is partly accounted for by a biphasic developmental increase of this enzymatic activity in cerebral cortex. For all other brain regions examined, the development of histamine H1‐ receptors parallels that of histidine decarboxylase. The increase in [3H]mepyramine binding can be accounted for by an absolute increase in the numbers of the receptor sites, with no change in affinity. Subcellular fractionation studies indicate that histamine H1‐ receptors are predominantly associated with synaptosomal fractions derived from both newborn and adult rat.


In traditional FC ceramic package, we mostly use the solder bump. But in high speed signal transmission FC package, the solder bump doesn't have good electrical performance as the signal frequency higher and higher, so we advise to use the Au bump instead of the solder bump, because of the Au bump has better electrical performance compared to the solder bump. For the same size of Au bump and solder bump, the Au bump has less resistance than the solder bump, so the Au bump has little parasitic effect in high speed signal transmission. In the signal transmission loss, the Au bump not only has low insertion loss but also has good ductility which is easy to be molded for transmission line impedance match, thus reduce the return loss in high speed signal transmission. In this paper, we built the Au bump model in package design software firstly, and then simulated the parasitic parameters, return loss and insertion loss respectively of the Au bump in EM simulation software. Lastly, we compared the return loss and insertion loss of the Au bump with the solder bump. From the simulation results, we can see that the insertion loss and return loss of Au bump and solder bump have no distinct difference when the signal frequency is below 5GHz. But when the signal frequency is above 5GHz, the solder bump has a distinct deteriorated on electrical performance, then the Au bump is still well. From this study, we can give a beneficial suggestion for the package design of high speed signal FC package device.


We argue that noisy aggregation of dispersed information provides a unified explanation for several prominent cross-sectional return anomalies such as returns to skewness, returns to disagreement and corporate credit spreads. We characterize asset returns with noisy information aggregation by means of a risk-neutral probability measure that features excess weight on tail risks, and link the latter to observable moments of earnings forecasts, in particular forecast dispersion and accuracy. We calibrate our model to match these moments and show that it accounts for a large fraction of the empirical return premia. We further develop asset pricing tools for noisy information aggregation models that do not impose strong parametric restrictions on economic primitives such as preferences, information, or return distributions. ∗We thank Bruno Biais, John Geanakoplos, Narayana Kocherlakota, Felix Kubler, Stephen Morris, Guillaume Plantin, Jeremy Stein, Jean Tirole, Xavier Vives, Olivier Wang, Eric Young, and audiences at numerous conferences and seminars for helpful comments. This paper builds on and supersedes our earlier working paper "A theory of asset prices based on heterogeneous information" (Albagli, Hellwig, Tsyvinski 2011, 2015). Hellwig gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (starting grant agreement 263790), the Institut Universitaire de France as well as funding from the French National Research Agency (ANR) under grant ANR-17-EURE-0010 (Investissements d'Avenir).Tsyvinski is grateful to NSF (grant 0551175) for support and EIEF for hospitality.


Total heat exchanger of the present invention is interposed between the partition plate and distributing the flow of two kinds, as the total heat exchanger for heat exchange of sensible heat and latent heat of the two types of air flow through the partition plate, the partition plate, the porous resin base material layer characterized in that the laminating layer and the cracks 0.5㎛ 10㎛ less than the thickness of the resin film layer of breathable hydrophilic imperforate be made of a breathable hydrophilic resin having a thickness of more than 2㎛ 50㎛ below sequentially. Under the heat exchanger of the present invention, repeating the condensation with the environment it is also can be made more suppressed degradation in performance, and has a high heat exchange efficiency.


Previous work has shown that microwave heating of mineral ores induces fracture around grain boundaries due to the differences in absorption of microwaves and the resulting differential thermal expansion among the various mineral phases in the ore particles. As a consequence, this reduces the energy required in subsequent grinding and enhances liberation of valuable minerals. This study investigates, through simulation, the influence of grain size and thermo-mechanical properties of minerals on uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) reduction when binary ores are subjected to microwave radiation. Nine different binary ore models were constructed by randomly disseminating 10% (in volume) microwave absorbing minerals in transparent matrices. Three different grain sizes: coarse-grained, medium-grained and fine-grained were investigated. Computational simulations of heating, thermal damage and UCS tests on the conceptual binary ores have been undertaken by using the package, FLAC. It is shown that in general the thermal properties of the microwave absorbing mineral and the mechanical properties of the transparent matrix have the most significant effect on the strength reduction. Binary ores containing a microwave absorbing mineral that has a high thermal expansion coefficient in a strong transparent matrix achieve higher reductions in strength. The influence of grain size is also quantified, and it is shown that, for the same energy inputs and mineral types, the reductions in strength are much higher in coarse-grained ores. These results are used in conjunction with experimental data, in developing a decision tree which is used for selecting ores amenable to microwave treatment, and in elucidating the practical success or failure of particular ores to treatment. Damage maps showing reduction in UCS as a function of the operating parameters power density and treatment time are used to provide design targets and operating conditions for microwave applicators being developed for industrial application.


Objective:To explore the effect of trans-vaginal hysterectomy(TVH) and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH).Methods:The clinical data,including the operation time,the blood loss,hospitaization and the complications occurred during and after opration were analyzed both in TVH and TLH,in 90 patients operated from October 2006 to October 2008.Resluts:There was no difference in blood loss and opration time both TVH and TLH(P0.05).But the cost of operation and anaesthesia of TVH was lower as compared with TLH(P0.05).Conclution:If the operator mastered the indication and the techniques of operation,TVH was safe and feasible.


Femtosecond optical pulse compression in a single-path reflection geometry using an InGaAs quantum well/InP/InGaAsP nonlinear Bragg reflector is demonstrated at a wavelength of 1500 nm. Reflected optical pulses from the nonlinear Bragg reflector was compressed due to soliton-like self-pulse-shaping process. Residual group velocity of the reflected pulses is compensated by a dispersive delay line and sub-100-fs pulse compression is realised.


Metal atoms at graphene edges are important because they can modify the structure and properties of graphene; however, there are very few reports on their direct observation. We performed electron microscopy to investigate the stability and dynamics of Cu and Pt atoms at graphene edges. We found that Cu atoms mended graphene edges, while Pt atoms etched them, and these transformations were promoted by electron irradiation. Cu and Pt atoms formed different atomic configurations at graphene edges.


Examination revealed that the rivets on the sides of the bracket have failed by shear while the rivets on the face have failed under tensile overload. Shearing direction suggests that the bracket has experienced excessive load in an oblique direction with respect to the axis. The reason for excessive load in this direction needs to be established. There were no evidences of progressive failure like fatigue


We prove the well‐posedness and smoothing properties of a distributed‐order time‐fractional diffusion equation with a singular density function in multiple space dimensions, which could model the ultraslow subdiffusion processes. We accordingly derive a finite element approximation to the problem and prove its optimal‐order error estimate. Numerical results are presented to support the mathematical and numerical analysis.


An algorithm is presented to accurately estimate the feasible order reduction of dynamic models used in power system analysis. Order estimates obtained by balancing a linear model of the power system are used to determine the proper aggregation level of power system models derived from modal-coherency analysis. Test results for the 39 bus New England system are presented.


Ms. FUJIKI's graduation was reported in regional newspapers and on the NHK public TV news that evening. Parts of the graduation were filmed, with most students in colorful kimonos. The news value was perhaps that it was an unusual occurrence but representative of a growing new trend. Japanese education and business customs have been somewhat inflexible, like an escalator with steps representing people's age, in a set path from school to work


Aims To evaluate the effect of the use of aripiprazole and paliperidone long acting injections on healthcare resource use Background Long acting injections of second-generation antipsychotics such as paliperidone and aripiprazole have become more commonly prescribed over the past decade. They have much higher acquisition costs when compared to first generation depot antipsychotics. It is therefore essential to demonstrate their tolerability and cost-effectiveness. Method We undertook an observational, retrospective two-year mirror study for all patients who started treatment with paliperidone long acting injection between January and June 2016 (n = 47) or aripiprazole long acting injection between April 2014 and July 2017 (n = 93). Clinical notes were examined to determine the number of admissions, inpatient days, home treatment episodes and number of home treatment days, in the 12 months preceding and following the commencement of the long acting injection. Result 70% remained on paliperidone and 62% remained on aripiprazole at the end of the one-year period. There was a significant reduction in occupied bed days in those treated with paliperidone from 78.2 days in the year before this treatment was started to 25.4 days in the year after (p = 0.002). There was a significant reduction in occupied bed days in those treated with aripiprazole from 66.51 days to 32.7 days (p = 0.0006). There was no significant reduction in days spent under the care of home treatment teams for individuals treated with either of these medicines. Conclusion Treatment with either paliperidone or aripiprazole long-acting injection was associated with a reduction in admissions and occupied bed days of a magnitude that delivered an overall cost-saving despite the high drug acquisition costs. It remains to be determined how these reductions compare with other second-generation long-acting injections and first-generation depot antipsychotics.


Cloud computing is moving increasingly to a destination with no return: the consolidation is an essential tool for the future existence of the internet world. Cloud computing is used as private, hybrid cloud, big data analytics and backup. Today the trend followed is to store the databases and software's in cloud environment. The services are taken whenever required. Without installing software's in systems users can go to cloud where already software is available and make use of it similarly for storing data also. Security is the main aspect now for the confidential data what we store in cloud. The methodology followed is, to collect resource/data, store data in the cloud, data processing by giving access to fetch the resource to user IP, checking hacker's information and admin responding by restricting respective IP. The restricted IP user can never access the resources anymore. Big data security in cloud, results in tracking unauthorized users (hackers) who try to access the resources. Admin have the special privilege to block the hackers machine by disabling IP address of respective machine. In this current work the data is stored in the server in encrypted fashion and only the admin is given the writes to decrypt the data. If an unauthorized user is trying to access any file or data from the cloud the admin can block the users IP address from accessing the data so that the security for data will be given.


Reconsideration of the problem of a complete semiinfinite circular cylindrical shell with a square cage investigated earlier by Reissner and Simmonds (1966). It is shown that the solution can be found in closed form rather than in the form of Fourier series, provided that the boundary data on the end of the shell are 'slowly varying.'


The transverse field Ising and XY models (the simplest quantum spin models) provide the organising principle for the rich variety of interconnected subjects which are covered in this book. From a generic introduction to in-depth discussions of the subtleties of the transverse field Ising and related models, it includes the essentials of quantum dynamics and quantum information. A wide range of relevant topics has also been provided: quantum phase transitions, various measures of quantum information, the effects of disorder and frustration, quenching dynamics and the Kibble–Zurek scaling relation, the Kitaev model, topological phases of quantum systems, and bosonisation. In addition, it also discusses the experimental studies of transverse field models (including the first experimental realisation of quantum annealing) and the recent realisation of the transverse field Ising model using tunable Josephson junctions. Further, it points to the obstacles still remaining to develop a successful quantum computer.


The risk associated with extreme floods is manageable and can be reduced, as it relates both to the probability of occurrence of a dangerous event and to the expectation of losses caused by it. In this sense, frequency analysis through probabilistic modeling of hydrological variables is an important tool. The present study aimed at investigating the probabilistic model that best fits the series of maximum flows recorded in the Upper Jurua River basin (Acre, Brazil), highlighting the probability associated with the recurrence of the main quantifying reference. It was concluded that generalized extreme value (GEV) and two-parameter lognormal (LN2) are the recommended distributions for Cruzeiro do Sul and GEV for Marechal Thaumaturgo, whose decision was supported by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Anderson-Darling tests. LN2 proved to be more rigorous with a return time of more than 50 years for flows in Cruzeiro do Sul.


Bounds are given for central moments, of an arbitrary degree $s \geqq 2$, of linear and quadratic forms in independent random variables in terms of absolute moments of the summands.


Abstract This study aimed to develop predictive models from percutaneous femoral (PFL) and ulna (PUL) lengths for estimating height among a living Ghanaian population. This was a cross-sectional study involving 99 adults (males = 52, females = 47) between the ages of 19–31yrs. The height, femoral and ulnar lengths of all participants were measured twice using standard anthropometric methods. Regression predictive equation models were developed based on PFL, PUL, age and the combined PFL + PUL. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Males were significantly taller and had longer PFL and PUL than females (p < 0.05 for all). Correlation between height and PFL, PUL, age and PFL + PUL in the total study population was 0.783, 0.786, 0.234 and 0.875 and their adjusted R2 were 60.9%, 61.4%, 4.5% and 76.4%, respectively. Predicted heights using all models except age, were not significantly different from the measured height (mean difference ≤ 0.0, p > 0.05). However, other population-based models used to predict the height of Ghanaians deviated from the observed height by about 2.1–8.2 cm in males and 1.5–7.6 cm in females. The combined PFL + PUL was more suitable for predictive height followed by PFL and PUL. Height estimating models from PFL and PUL are population-specific and should not be extrapolated to other populations.


Due to widely practical application of quality techniques, many decisions in processes and equipment evaluation, control, and improvement are made every day in manufacturing, research, and development. Besides, the philosophy of measurement system analysis (MSA) depends on measurement error which hides true process capability. So it must be implemented prior to any process improvement activities to minimize the measurement errors. Since the capability of each quality system is related to the accuracy of its measurement system, this research developed a novel method for MSA. To increase accuracy and precision of MSA, analyzing measurement systems under fuzziness of its indices have been investigated. In order to obtain much more accurate indices, we develop a new method in measurement system analysis with fuzzy considerations which makes an important contribution within MSA literature. To do so, we propose fuzzy measurement system analysis (FMSA) by considering gauge repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R) index as a triangular fuzzy number. Finally, the applicability of the proposed method has been demonstrated within a case study in automotive parts industry.


IEEE 802.16J multi-hop relay (MR) task group has been chartered in order to adapt the promising advantages of multi-hop wireless access in terms of capacity, throughput, and coverage to WiMAX systems. In the MR networks, due to introduction of the RSs (relay stations), MS (mobile station) mobility management for the provision of seamless handover becomes more challenging compared to the traditional one defined in IEEE 802.16e-2005. In this paper, a systematic approach to classify the handover scenarios for de-centralized MR networks when using high capability RSs will be presented. Then, we define the MAC handover procedure and corresponding MAC management messages over multi-hop relay links. The simulation results show that the proposed handover protocol not only reduces the MAC management message overhead transferred on the wireless links compared to IEEE 802.16J/D1, which is the current standard for MR networks, but also performs the rapider and more secure MS handover than IEEE 802.16e and IEEE 802.16J/D1.


This paper contains a research regarding the actual status of Romanian postal services market both from legislative and economic point of view in the context of EU integration. The main objectives of this research were to identify the position of Romanian postal services among the EU member countries and to analyse the competitive environment on the local market in order to find future development strategies for the local companies. The outcomes of our research show a wrong position of Romanian postal sector both regarding the number of permanent offices and financial results of local competitors. The lateness of structural reforms could be a barrier for the future market liberalisation with serious consequences from the social point of view. In this context, a high implication of authorities is expected in order to ensure the adoption of EU regulation with a minimum of negative effects both for population and service providers.


Effort estimation is the estimation of the number of work hours/ days/weeks/months/years required to complete a particular software project. Every effort estimating technique considers various factors (performance, configuration, transaction rate, stable requirements, reusability, etc.) to provide approximate estimate of effort required. The success or the failure of an estimate depends on the extent to which a factor influences a particular project. This paper Paramount Opinions for Software Effort Estimation analysed factors from various effort estimation tools and techniques and provided a consolidated list of factors that have an influence over effort estimation with the companys" project environment. It also analysed the extent of impact of each of these factors and provided suggestions. The factors to be analysed are taken by selecting five tools/techniques that best suited with the company projects and its environment. A consolidated list was constructed from the selected five. The data regarding the level of influence of each factor with a type of project was collected through questionnaires from the company managers. The conclusion of the study has successfully projected out the various influencing factors and the level of influence each has on a software project. The factor analysis has also provided with data on the level of influence of each factor.


Railway yard is the basic composition unit of railways, therefore, the efficiency and quality of railway yard design have a crucial effect on the construction and operation of railways. Plane design is the basis and core of railway yard design, consequently, it is significant to research plane design of railway yard. In this study, through analysis and summary of the research status as well as integrated application of computer technology and railway yard plane design methods, we researched and developed railway yard plane design system based on AutoCAD platform. According to the characteristics of railway yard plane design, we constructed the information model based on which we established specialized database, with the information data organized and managed efficiently; moreover, we put forward methods of constructing geometric models of the plane equipment, meanwhile, we did a focused research on associated design of yard equipment and preliminarily realized linkage design of planar yards.


There was an ancient tradition claiming that the name of the Greek long run ( dolichos ) was coined at Delphi. However, this contest is believed to have been first established at Olympia. Perhaps, the date of introduction of the long run ( dolichos ) was conjectured by Hippias of Elis (from 50 th Olympics in 580 BC to 15 th in 720 BC), and the Pythian Games of 582 BC were the first Pan-Hellenic festival including dolichos . This chronology corresponds better with another ancient tradition that linked the origins of athletic nudity with the first Olympic long run.


A 55 years-old patient was treated in 2007 with left mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for breast cancer, achieving complete response. Three years later, hepatic recurrence was detected and a planar 99Tc-MDP bone scintigraphy was performed to restage the disease and assess the presence of bone metastases.


A compound control scheme for inverters in parallel operation is proposed. The synchronization control is decoupled from current sharing control by local feedback. In each inverter module, the sinusoidal reference of output voltage is generated in digital manner, the phase angle of which is determined by a sharing synchronous square-wave signal. Based on average method, the current sharing is realized through simple analog circuits. The amplitude of the reference voltage is also regulated according to the circulating current to improve load balance performance. All the control circuits for parallel operation, sharing a digital synchronous signal and an analog current reference, are equally distributed in the modules. Theoretical analysis and experimental results are presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed control scheme of parallel operation.


: 1373 Severe acute respiratory infection with high mortality rate in Sana'a city, 2018-2019 Yemen Manal Mahsoon, Yasser Ghaleb, Riham Al-dubaiee, Mohamed Al Amad Y-FETP resident, Sana'a, Yemen, Junior Epidemiologist/Y-FETP, Sana'a, Yemen, Manager/ MoPHP, Sana'a, Yemen, Senior Epidemiologist/ Y-FETP, Sana'a, Yemen Background: The burden of influenza and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in conflict countries such as Yemen is exacerbated due to limited resources and the collapse of the health system. The aims are to describe epidemiology of SARI, determine influenza detection and case fatality rates among SARI patients. Methods: We used a descriptive analytical study design. All SARI patients who meet WHO case definition during 2018-2019 from Sana'a city were included. Nasopharyngeal samples were examined by polymerase chain reaction. A soft copy of data that collected by surveillance staff was obtained from the National Influenza Control Program (NICP). Case fatality rate and detection rate were calculated and P value < 0.05 used for statistical significant. Results: 1447 SARI patients were reported: 73% males, 54% aged 15< 50 years. Comorbidity was among 27% (387) of them: (57% cardio-vascular diseases and 50% diabetes). Samples of 934 (64%) SARI patients were tested and influenza viruses were detected in 141 (15%) patients (13% type A and 2% type B). Higher influenza viruses were detected in winter months (November – February) (17% vs 9%, P<0.001). Overall SARI fatality rate was 19% (276), significantly higher among patients with comorbidity (26% vs 16%, P<0.001) confirmed influenza (30% Vs 15%, P value < 0.001) and not receiving antiviral (51% vs 17%, P<0.001) than relevant groups. Conclusions: SARI patients in Yemen had a high case-fatality rate particularly SARI patients with confirmed influenza. Introduce influenza vaccination for the risk group should be considered. Key messages: Influenza and SARI cases are high in Yemen and progress to death. i146 International Journal of Epidemiology, 2021, Vol. 50, Supplement 1 D ow naded rom http/academ ic.p.com /ije/art/50/Supplem ent_1/dy8.409/6361625 by gest on 11 O cber 2021


A field experiment was conducted at crop research farm, Department of Agronomy, Allahabad School of Agriculture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agricultural, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad (U. P). It is on the near of the river Yamuna to study the varietal/Accession evaluation of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under low fertility & two irrigations during (Rabi) season 2012. It was consisting of combination of nine varieties of Wheat. The field experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The results showed that number of plants per meter row length, plant height, number of tillers of per plant, number of grains per spike, grain and straw yield was recorded non significantly, whereas dry matter accumulation recorded significantly under treatment T1 (AAG-W-9) but it was at par with treatment T4 (AAG-W-9). Results further recorded that length of spike (11.04 cm) recorded significantly in treatment T4, where as test weight (41.23 g) recorded significantly higher in T3 (AAG-W-9) , which was statistically at par with T1 (PBW-343). The maximum grain yield (2.76 t/ha) and straw yield (6.40 t/ha) recorded in treatment T4 (AAG-W-6).


Toluene oxidation with molecular oxygen to benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid is a very important reaction in the contemporary chemical industry.The catalyst system of Co(AcO)2/Mn(AcO)2 is widely used in commercial scale toluene oxidation with air to benzoic acid.The drawback of this process is that the yield of benzaldehyde was lower than 2%. The aerobic oxidation of toluene catalyzed by metalloporphyrins achieved 20%—30% selectivity of benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol, however, toluene conversion in the oxidation was lower than 8%.The catalysis of manganese porphyrin-Co(OAc)2 for toluene oxidation with molecule oxygen was investigated in the absence of solvents, and toluene conversion and the yield of oxidation products were found to be significantly higher than those by separate use of cobalt acetate or manganese porphyrin.The results showed that there existed co-catalysis between metalloporphyrin and Co(OAc)2 in the toluene oxidation with molecular oxygen, and reaction time, temperature, pressure and catalysts concentration affected the synergy between metalloporphyrin and Co(OAc)2.


Corner Village is a program from one of the local television channels, JTV, which is the most controversial and famous since it was first aired. The program uses Suroboyoan Language which is known as an inappropriate language educatively. Even so, Kampung Corner's rating is still high. The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of the use of the Suroboyoan Language in the delivery of the Pojok Kampung JTV news as information on the community of Gayungan District, Surabaya City. This type of research is quantitative research. The total population of this study was 25,937 people. Then determine the sample with the Slovin formula in order to obtain a sample of 100 respondents. The sampling technique in this study used random sampling. In this study data collection was done by questionnaire technique. Data analysis techniques are done by simple tabulation, coding, editing. The results of this study are that the use of the Suroboyoan Language in the Pojok Kampung News Program has been considered effective by the research respondents who are spectators of the Pojok KampungNews program. This can be seen from measurements using the EPIC method, namely empathy, persuasion, impact, and communication.


Inspired by a recent textual restoration carried out by Stefano Carrai, this article seeks to offer an alternative interpretation to the terzine of Boccaccio's sonnet Quell'amorosa luce [That loving light]. It involves reading the o that opens line 12 in each of the three witnesses not as an interjection – as has been done by modern editors and commentators – but rather as an apocopated form of ove [where]. The article thus examines the linguistic and literary plausibility of such an interpretation, offering various possible renderings of the meaning of the text based on this new perspective.


We summarize several challenges in uncertainty quantification involving simulations of electromagnetic scattering. While the finite element method (FEM) provides an excellent means of producing approximate solutions to partial differential equations (PDEs), the computational expense mandated by full model solves complicates the application of the standard Monte Carlo method, which converges slowly, albeit independently of the dimension of the parameter space (i.e., the number of uncertain variables). As a result, alternative techniques must be employed to quantify uncertain without incurring inordinate computational costs, both in time and computing power. We summarize one such approach based on the higher order parameter sampling (HOPS) method, which constructs a deterministic response that may be applied for accelerating uncertainty quantification, with the underlying goal-oriented framework supported by applications in error estimation and adaptive refinement that may precede objectives in uncertainty quantification.


In this thesis, we study the trigonometric and elliptic Cherednik algebras. In the first part, we give a Lie-theoretic construction of the trigonometric Cherednik algebras of type BC,. We construct a functor from the category of HarishChandra modules of the symmetric pair of type AIII to the category of representations of the degenerate affine and double affine Hecke algebra of type BC. We also study the images of some D-modules and the principal series modules. In the second part, we define the elliptic Dunkl operators on an abelian variety with a finite group action. Using these elliptic Dunkl operators, we construct a new family of quantum integrable systems. Thesis Supervisor: Pavel Etingof Title: Professor of Mathematics


Female albino rats of a Wistar strain were exposed to either 135 r or 270 r of Co60-radiation on the morning of day 11 (Witschi stage 17). Autopsy on day 20 revealed that the lower dose produced a slight increase in the degree of resorption, no effect on fetal weight and no malformations in the survivors. The higher dose, on the other hand, produced a large increase in the degree of resorption, a pronounced effect on fetal weight and many malformations.

Radioactive phosphorus (P32) was injected into irradiated and non-irradiated pregnant females to study DNA synthesis in individual litters after irradiation. Isotopically-labeled DNA was extracted from embryo homogenates by a modified Schmidt-Thannhauser procedure. DNA synthesis was suppressed in both series of irradiated embryos at 3, 6 and 12 hours after irradiation, the higher dose producing the larger amount of suppression. At 24 hours after irradiation, no significant difference was observed in the degree of DNA synthesis in control and irradiated embryos. No difference was observed between the specific activity of P32 in the acid-soluble fractions of placenta and embryo in control and irradiated litters, indicating that suppression of DNA synthesis reflected a change in the cellular population which is synthesizing DNA. Histological criteria indicate that this initial effect is cellular death and that the embryo compensates for this damage by regulatory processes.


This article clarifies the meaning of the voice of a woman who bitterly criticizes the patriarchal society of the time by analyzing Lee Tae-jun's novel Three Daughters, focusing on the conflict and confrontation between the values of the three sisters. This novel is interesting in that an ideological gap appears between the character ideally created by the author and the character who conveys the subject according to the narrative development. These characteristics were acquired in the process of creating new characters while changing the format of many contemporary family novel and observing and diagnosing the reality of women at the time. Such exploration of form and content in a novel serialized in a newspaper is also a product of the artist's efforts to not give up its value as an art while considering its popularity. The character Jung-guk, who embodies the spirit of women in the new era, is unique in that it conflicts with the ideal value that the artist wanted to draw through female characters, even though she was created by the author. Jungkook is a person who criticizes the whole product of patriarchy, such as the sacredness of motherhood and the marriage system, and asks fundamental questions about the conditions and values of the family. However, in contrast to the emphasis on the radical and disturbing voice of the political situation, the thoughts and actions of the characters appear to be insufficient reproduction without specificity at the end. These characters exceed the artist's worldview and reveal a voice criticizing the reality of the time. These female characters engrave progressive meanings in the discourse of women and families of the time, while at the same time looking at Lee Tae-joon's literary world from a different perspective.


The prime concern of the present-day dentistry is to preserve the tooth, alveolar ridge integrity and periodontium. The treatment option for patients with few teeth include overdentures, immediate dentures or transitional dentures. Transitional dentures are better treatment options as most of the patients defer getting all their teeth extracted. A relatively new type of transitional denture is Cu-sil denture. It is essentially a complete denture with holes which may or may not be lined with rubber gasket, allowing remaining natural teeth to protrude through. This case report represents a simple and economical technique to fabricate Cu-sil denture.


THE mother's history was to the effect that the child had been born perfectly free from any eruption, but had begun to develop the present condition fourteen days after birth; it was now six months old, and the greater part of the body, the face, and scalp, was entirely covered with macules and small, shotty, hard papules the size of a split-pea and of a buff-brown colour. The papules as well as the macules were exceedingly numerous, and the child's skin presented a most extraordinary appearance. The whole surface was affected so that on no part of it could a sixpenny-piece be placed without obscuring a lesion-either macule or papule-except on the ankle and foot; here the skin was clear. With this exception the whole body was involved, but there were no lesions of mucous membranes. The child had been seen first during the exhibitor's absence, and had been diagnosed as suffering from syphilis and consequently treated with anti-syphilitic remedies, which had not had any effect in the two months of trial of them. The child appeared to be very itchy, as the lesions were much irritated. The characteristic tumefaction and suffusion of the lesions, with change from brown to dusky red, occurred on friction. There was no history of syphilis, and no other children were affected in the same way.


Objective To investigate the differences of brain 99 Tc m ECD SPECT and X CT in examining elderly patients with acute cerebral infarction thus to guide clinical diagnosis and treatment Methods 100 elderly patients with acute cerebral infarction underwent 99 Tc m ECD SPECT and X CT between 1996 and 1997 On each patient, the two procedures were performed sequentially within three days Results The positive rate of X CT was 54%, while the positive rate of SPECT was 92% The results of X CT correlated with the results of SPECT (χ 2=0 953,P0 1), and the positive rate of SPECT was higher (χ 2=30 422, P0 05) SPECT showed not only primary ischemic lesions, but also remote consequential lesions Conclusions 99 Tc m ECD SPECT is better at predictive diagnosis of elderly acute cerebral infarction and gain valuable time for in time treating, and it is more sensitive for detecting and localizing the lesions and makes the interpretation of clinical symptoms and signs easier X CT is more sensitive to detect basal ganglionic lacunar infarction and to distinguish cerebral infarction from cerebral hemorrhage SPECT and X CT can not be used in place of each other


Abstract Aspergillosis is a fungal infection, caused by the mould Aspergillus, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus species. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis after SARS Cov-2 infection is a rare presentation that is commonly misdiagnosed. The prolonged corticosteroid and antibiotic application and the pro-inflammatory state in COVID-19 patients predisposes to Aspergillus infection and its chronification. Surgery plays a pivotal role in cases with unclear diagnosis, ineffective medical therapy or when complications develop. We present a case of a 73-year-old woman with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, developed after COVID-19 pneumonia. A right lateral muscle-sparing thoracotomy, right upper lobectomy and atypical resection of the 9th and 10th segments were performed.


Wireless ad-hoc networks are very attractive in several application domains, but the very nature of these networks and their cost objectives pose big security challenges, perhaps making them the most difficult networking environments to secure. A particular challenging issue is that of secure routing. In this work we propose to get secure routing for such networks through a special coding technique at the physical layer of radio communication channels. This approach has the main advantage of being applicable to any routing protocol, without requiring modifications to the protocol itself, but with a suitable key management. We illustrate it for the concrete case of AODV, the standard routing protocol for Low-data-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs). The resulting analysis seems to indicate that such approach is very promising for LR-WPANs, both in term of performance and energy efficiency.


Background: Greengram Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek, is an important legume crop that serves as a low-cost source of protein. The bruchid (Callosobruchus spp.) is a serious storage pest affecting greengram and other pulse crops. Thus, a study was designed to investigate bruchid resistance (Callosobruchus chinensis) in inter sub-specific derived lines of greengram and to identify chemical compounds responsible for resistance.
Methods: The experimental material comprised of 200 inter sub-specific derived lines of F9 generation of VBN (Gg) 2 (susceptible to bruchid) × Vigna radiata var. sublobata/2 (resistant to bruchid) and a susceptible check variety. The bruchid screening experiment was carried out in completely randomized design and replicated twice with 50 seeds in each replication by adopting no choice test. Out of 200 lines evaluated for bruchid screening, seed damage due to bruchid was less than 20 per cent in 11 lines, identified as resistant. However, three resistant lines viz., GGISC 124, GGISC 140 and GGISC 150 were taken for further confirmation for bruchid resistance and GC-MS analysis to discover the chemical compounds conferring resistance (Clarus SQ 8C, Perkin Elmer). Result: In confirmation screening, seed damage due to bruchid (Callosobruchus chinensis) on 30th day was less than 20 per cent in three inter sub-specific lines viz., GGISC 124, GGISC 150 (17.00%) and GGISC 140 (18.00%), whereas the susceptible check [VBN (Gg) 2] reached 100 per cent adult emergence. The three inter sub-specific lines recorded susceptibility index of 0.046 (GGISC 124), 0.047 (GGISC 140) and 0.048 (GGISC 150) and classified as resistant. The susceptible check [VBN (Gg) 2] recorded the susceptibility index of 0.085. GC-MS study was carried out in resistant lines GGISC 124, GGISC 140, GGISC 150 and susceptible check VBN (Gg) 2. The results revealed that the existence of three compounds viz., 9,12-octadecadienoic acid, methyl ester; Hexadecanoic acid, 1-(hydroxymethyl)-1, 2-ethanediyl ester and Hexadecanoic acid, 2-oxiranyl methyl ester in resistant lines conferred resistance against C. chinensis in greengram.


Solid oxide fuel cells can directly convert chemical energy of fuel into electricity,not limited by Carnot cycle,greatly improving fuel efficiency,at the same time,it can also reduce emissions of pollutants.A combined cycle system which consists of a SOFC,a small gas turbine subsystem and a small steam turbine subsystem can realize the cascade utilization of the exhaust heat,by this way it can improve system efficiency.This paper based on the SOFC-GT-Kalina system as the research object,using the Aspen Plus to establish the process simulation,and the effects of main parameters(operation pressure,current density,temperature,etc) on the performance of the system are analyzed theoretically,to provide guidance for system optimization and economic operation.


The combination of sudden wealth, access to cars, and a flood of new drivers had disastrous effects on the safety of East Germans—particularly young adults— after the reunification of Germany. On p 1647 Winston et al show how the death rate for occupants of cars was affected after East Germans were suddenly able to buy cars because of the abrupt revaluation of the East German mark and access to Western markets. These data have implications for countries where wealth and car ownership are increasing greatly but over a period of years. Opportunities exist to institute measures to prevent avoidable death among car occupants.


The technological process for forming the bathroom plastic part with inner thread and the structure of the injection mould for forming the part were analyzed. A demoulding mechanism combining hydraulic_cylinder linear core_pulling and ratchet_wheel rotary core_pulling was adopted to the injection mould, which increased the production efficiency.


ABSTRACT As in many European states, a shortage of housing in England has resulted in some families who are 'waiting for' adequate and secure housing in England while also having the 'weight of' their children being placed outside their care hanging over them. This paper reports on the development of a practice guidance document that included an online survey with 38 children's social services practitioners in England regarding their practice experiences of responding to family homelessness. Findings suggest the complexity of the issue of family homelessness and implicitly highlight its neglect within contemporary research and policy in the UK. Homeless families are caught between the constraints of housing shortages and the complexity of the needs underpinning their homelessness. Despite these constraints, social work practice has an important role to play in providing, or facilitating families' pathway to, housing advocacy and advice. Most importantly of all, social work practice can maximise families' access to statutory family support provision so that families can be helped to remain together wherever this is safely possible. Suggestions for practice, policy, and research development are outlined.


Hidden Markov model (HMM) is currently the most popular approach to speech recognition. The problem of optimizing model parameters is of great interest to the researchers in this area. The Baum-Welch (BW) algorithm is very popular estimation method due to its reliability and efficiency. However, it is easily trapped in local optimum. particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is a stochastic global optimization technique, but its convergence speed is comparatively slow. With the purpose of overcoming their drawbacks, a new training algorithm based on the PSO algorithm and the BW algorithm (PSOBW) is proposed to train the continuous HMM in continuous speech recognition. This algorithm not only overcomes the shortcoming of the slow convergence speed of the PSO algorithm but also helps the BW algorithm escape from local optimum. The experimental results show that the algorithm is superior to the BW algorithm in the recognition performance.


The invention discloses Sichuan-style chicken skewers having effects of warming spleen and nourishing kidney and a preparation method thereof. The Sichuan-style chicken skewers are prepared from 900-1000 weight parts of chicken skewers, 30-40 weight parts of corn cobs, 4-5 weight parts of mulberry, 3-4 weight parts of wolfberry, 2-3 weight parts of common cnidium fruit, 2-3 weight parts of cassia bark, 102 weight parts of arundina graminifolia, 2-3 weight parts of fructus amomi, 1-2 weight parts of sharpleaf galangal fruit, 2-3 weight parts of Zingibermioga Rosc., 5-7 weight parts of mushroom powder, 4-6 weight parts of white sugar, 14-16 weight parts of table salt, 4-5 weight parts of composite phosphate, 2-3 weight parts of spice, 1-2 weight parts of monosodium glutamate, 0.8-1 weight part of Meiweixian, 3-4 weight parts of chili powder, 2-3 weight parts of white pepper powder, 1-2 weight parts of Chinese prickly ash powder, 0.3-0.5 weight parts of sodium bicarbonate and a proper amount of ice water. The multiple traditional Chinese medicines used in the Sichuan-style chicken skewers have health care effects of warming spleen and nourishing kidney, generating body fluid and moistening the intestines, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, and securing essence and reducing urination. Through use of nutrients extracted from the corn cobs, the Sichuan-style chicken skewers are rich in nutrients, have a corn fragrance and develop a corn cob application field.


Abstract The optimal frequency of tebuthiuron (N-[5-(dimetylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl]-N,N′-dimethylurea) treatments was investigated for Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. wyomingensis Beetle and Young) when added forage for livestock and wildlife are considered to be the economic benefit of the treatment. Data collected at 8 northwest New Mexico study sites were used to define key relationships for the economic analysis. This long-lived sagebrush control practice was found to be a viable investment for landowners who participate in available cost-share programs. At productive sites, where average herbaceous production increased to over 700 kg/ha following big sagebrush control, the economic value of added forage justified the total cost of the herbicide treatment. Tebuthiuron rates higher than 0.5 kg active ingredient/ha lengthened the expected life of the brush control treatment, but the extended life did not justify the added cost. The threshold abundance of sagebrush needed for economical control was found to be variable, depending on treatment cost, study site, and the economic value of forage. With a 50:50 cost-share arrangement and with forage valued at $7/AUM, the economic sagebrush canopy threshold from the livestock grazing perspective was estimated to range between 6% and 14%, depending on site productivity. A second brush control treatment would optimally be implemented before forage production was fully depleted by the recovering brush canopy. Because some native fauna are closely tied to big sagebrush plant communities and benefit from the shrubs' presence, the trade-off in the desired abundance of big sagebrush must be weighed between economic considerations and other resource values of interest.


Rapid prototyping (RP) has decreased considerably product development times. The Objet Eden 500 Rapid Prototype Machine is used to produce wind tunnel models quickly and smoothly. It is also used for development studies. For example, various design studies were needed to reach an optimum form for antenna opening mechanism of a Cube Satellite (CubeSat) with strict restrictions. The RP system allowed rapid production of test subjects prior to the final actual metallic mechanism. RP is also used to produce complicated models such as vertical wind tunnel. The smooth surface requirement for an axial fan which is used for gathering data was accomplished with 16 micron layer capability of the RP.


This chapter presents the discussion that took place following the address by High Commissioner Navi Pillay at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the advancement of Human Rights on February 8, 2012. Felice Gaer initiated questions with the High Commissioner, which were followed by her responses. Felice Gaer directs the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, which conducts research and advocacy to strengthen international human rights. The deliberations and discussions were mainly on the title of the conference "The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Conscience for the World. ". Keywords:Felice Gaer; High Commissioner; human rights; Navi Pillay