This diploma thesis is about a fairy tale, about its classification to classic and
modern fairy tale and the historical review of fairy tales worldwide as well as the
Croatian ones. There are various explanations of what a fairy tale is and one of them
describes it as a story which has miraculous content, with its own categories of
space, time and cause. Its specialty is that it emphasizes wonder, fantasy and
fictitiousness. The most famous Croatian women writers of fairy tales are presented
in this thesis. Ivana Brlic-Mažuranic, a Croatian writer who acquired the name
"Croatian Andersen" because of her fairy tales. She started her literary work on the
private level, writing for her own children, and continuing it with impressionist
poetry, Ivana Brlic-Mažuranic chose a different path, away from the literary
mainstream introducing Slavic Mythology into the classic fairy tale frame as well as
the Croatian folklore and Christian worldview. Her pen produced the most important
work Croatian Tales of Long Ago which unites eight fairy tales. The way towards
(post)modern fairy tale was paved by women writers Suncana Skrinjaric and Nada
Iveljic. Suncana Skrinjaric enriched contemporary fairy tale with her numerous
modern fairy tales. The thesis also looks into her work based on a fairy tale, into the
structure of literary reality, characters and means which are recognizable in the
modern fairy tale. The third author analysed in this thesis is Nada Iveljic. Her
collection Sestinski kisobran is used to examine the author's experience of folk a nd
art fairy tales as well as the folk treasure and cultural heritage in general. The
structure and the meaning of her fairy tales is also analysed. The thesis is also about
the influence, connection, similarities and differences in writing fairy tales of the
three women writers. Similarities and differences between their poetics is analysed in
an effort to form a bigger picture of the position, type and function of a fairy tale in
the context of Croatian (children's) literature.


The flattening of the world is rejuvenating the call for engineering educators to better develop students that are creative and innovative so that they can have a clear advantage in a very competitive global economy. Much has been written and many exercises developed in response to this calling. Unfortunately, while many such exercises are fun and engaging and serve many useful purposes, the authors find the majority of them failing to provide the participants with a toolset or thinking process change that can be easily applied to creatively and innovatively solve the day-to-day engineering problems which the students will routinely encounter upon graduation. The authors have reviewed a large amount of literature and many books relating to creativity exercises and have adopted several (some with minor changes) that are particularly effective in providing very distinct teaching points that can result in a student's future ability to directly and consciously apply a particular technique to generate more creative concepts. This paper will describe three such exercises and summarize some of the results typically obtained when they are run with students.


The flow field of working oil in minor rotary gaps served as the study object,the flowing features of the working oil was analyzed,and 3D numerical simulation was carried out by ANSYS FIUENT.The pressure distribution,velocity distribution,temperature distribution and shear stress distribution in the flow field were obtained.The simulation results possessed some guidance for the operation and structural optimization design of the hydroviscous variable speed clutch.


There are two pieces of Notes to History of Spring and Autumn Period by Yang Bo-jun should be discussed.The History said:"Feng Shu(GDBBA舒)had three Jun Cai(儁才)" means"Feng Shu(a person) mastered three kinds of unique skill",not"Feng Shu had three talent";"Zi Jin(自今)"means "from now on","Zi(自)"should be explained as a preposition "from".


It is suggested that an interaction not being invariant about the internuclear molecular axis is useful for the description of rotational excitation of diatomic molecules in the electronic Pi -state. In the framework of the helicity-basis of angular momentum a complete scattering theory qualified for numerical use is presented. Collision induced excitation by rare gases, Sigma - and Pi -state molecules, are treated separately. Special attention is paid to polarization phenomena. The connection with the usual angular momentum coupling scheme is given explicitly.


Abstract A large-area, flat-plate counter is designed to obtain a sensitivity of 10-7 μc/cc to radioactive gases in a reasonably small volume of sample. The counter operates in the proportional mode on its beta plateau and is relatively insensitive to background gamma radiation. Incremental volumes of gas sample at appreciable distances within the beta range are subtended with relatively large solid angles. An electrostatic precipitator is devised to monitor radioactive particulates which may penetrate an absolute filter. The sensitivity is greater than is needed to evaluate noble gas release. Count rate may be recorded continuously while collecting and concentrating the contaminants.


Abstract Even when sermons are directed at individuals this implies a public and thereby a political dimension. Thus proclamation has a programmatic character. Sermons apply theology to a specific context. The author wishes them to dare more theology while the media tend to follow a business of providing ever more excitement.


In order to study the effects of multi-element intelligence training on Wushu skills and multi-element in-telligence of college students,the authors divided 40 college students randomly into an experiment group and a con-trol group with 20 students in each group,carried out Wushu teaching by applying the multi-element intelligence training method and the ordinary training method respectively,then evaluated their Wushu skills and multi-element intelligence conditions,and revealed the following findings: after training,the scores for the quality of shadowbox-ing moves and knife-play moves of testees in the experiment group are higher than the same of testees in the control group(P0.05),and the scores for the quality of shadowboxing performance and knife-play performance of testees in the experiment group are significantly higher than the same of testees in the control group(P0.01);the body movement intelligence and space intelligence conditions of testees in the experiment group are significantly superior to the same of testees in the control group(P0.01);as for testees in the experiment group,the score for their shad-owboxing moves is significantly correlative with their body movement intelligence and space intelligence levels(P0.01),the score for their shadowboxing performance is positively correlative with their body movement intelli-gence(P0.05),the score for their knife-play moves is significantly correlative with their space intelligence level(P0.01),and the score for their knife-play performance is positively correlative with their space intelligence(P0.05).From the said findings the following conclusions were drawn: compared with the traditional teaching method,the multi-element teaching method can do a better job in enhancing student's Wushu scores;applying the multi-element intelligence teaching method in Wushu teaching can enhance student's body movement intelligence and space intelligence conditions;applying the multi-element intelligence teaching method in Wushu teaching can promote the enhancement of student's body movement intelligence and space intelligence.


Solaris is a third generation light source recently constructed at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. The machine was designed by the team at the MAX IV Laboratory. A replica of the 1.5 GeV MAX IV storage ring with a 96 m circumference was successfully built at Solaris and now the facility is in its 3 phase of commissioning. The average pressure in the storage ring was 1.2·10 mbar before beam commissioning and increases to 1.2·10 mbar with 511 mA of stored beam current for electron energy of 524 MeV. With 10 A·h accumulated beam dose, beam cleaning has permitted an average pressure of 3·10 mbar/mA. In this paper the result of vacuum performance from beam cleaning and the beam lifetime will be presented. Moreover vacuum maintenance procedures will be reported. VACUUM SYSTEM The Solaris light source is based on a 0.6 GeV S-band linac with a thermionic RF gun, a vertical dog-leg beam transfer line and a 1.5 GeV storage ring with 96 m circumference [1]. The storage ring is composed of twelve double bend achromat (DBA) cells and twelve straight sections. Three straight sections are used for injection and RF: injection (1 straight), kicker (3 straight) [2] and RF system (12 straight) [3]. The DBA vacuum chamber has inner dimensions of 40/20 mm (horizontal/vertical). However, in the DBA centre the aperture is increased up to 56/28 mm. This chamber contains two Non Evaporable Getter (NEG) strips ST707 (Zr-V-Fe) from SAES, three differential diode Ion Sputter Pumps (ISP) and one Titanium Sublimation Pump (TSP) from Gamma Vacuum. To absorb synchrotron radiation power each chamber contains three crotch absorbers, one movable and two distributed absorbers that are located near the NEG strips. A standard straight section vacuum chamber includes two SIPs and one crotch absorber. The storage ring has twelve DBA vacuum chambers, nine standard straight sections, the RF and injection straight sections and an Undulator Vacuum Chamber (UVC) section 65 ISPs, 24 NEG strips and 12 TSPs installed. The nominal pumping speed of SIPs for N2 is around 6660 l/s whereas the nominal pumping speed of NEGs combined with TSPs for H2 is around 27850 l/s. At this moment only one cold cathode vacuum gauge has been installed in the transfer line. For this reason, the average pressure in the storage ring is estimated from the ion current of SIPs. An overview of the storage ring and local pressure is shown in Fig. 1. Figure 1: Solaris storage ring. INSTALLATION The installation process took seven months between September 2014 and March, 2015. After pre-assembly all dipole vacuum chambers and straight sections were baked out at 220 oC for 48 hours. All vacuum chambers at the end of the bakeout process had a pressure lower than 5.0·10 mbar and leak test results below 2.0·10 mbar·l/s. During the bakeout process NEG strips were heated up to 130 oC. During the first stage of installation all dipole vacuum chambers were transported to the storage ring and mounted inside the DBA magnet blocks. After preliminary alignment and sag elimination of all DBAs, straight sections were installed. Connections between dipole vacuum chambers and straight sections were made under a constant flow of Nitrogen. The storage ring was under the vacuum by March, 2


We present quantitative evidence that interplanetary type II radio bursts and sustained gamma-ray emission (SGRE) events from the Sun are closely related. Out of about 30 SGRE events reported in Share et al. we consider 13 events that had a duration exceeding ∼5 hr to exclude any flare-impulsive phase gamma-rays. The SGRE duration also has a linear relation with the ending frequency of the bursts. The synchronism between the ending times of SGRE and the type II emission strongly supports the idea that the same shock accelerates electrons to produce type II bursts and protons (>300 MeV) that propagate from the shock to the solar surface to produce SGRE via pion decay. The acceleration of high-energy particles is confirmed by the associated solar energetic particle (SEP) events detected at Earth and/or at the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory spacecraft. Furthermore, the presence of >300 MeV protons is corroborated by the fact that the underlying coronal mass ejections (CMEs) had properties identical to those associated with ground-level enhancement events: they had speeds of >2000 km s−1 and all were full-halo CMEs. Many SEP events did not have detectable flux at Earth in the >300 MeV energy channels, presumably because of poor magnetic connectivity.


To interpret certain discordant results in the study of the lateral geniculate body, some of the published studies concerned with this problem must be analysed according to the techniques used and also in relation to the animals on which the experiments were performed. The techniques of study include the following: 1. Histological (a) Golgi's method (Tello, '04; Cajal, '11; 0 'Leary, '40). (b) Transynaptic degeneration (Minkowski, '20; Cook, Walker and Barr, '51). (c) The method of Marchi (Barris, Ingram and Ranson, '35). (d) Metallic impregnation for nerve fibers and "boutons terminam" (Glees, '41, '46; Glees and Clark, '41). 2. Pathological (Ronne, '10 ; Balado and Franke,


PURPOSE: To provide an improved ergonomics-design hand-held data inputting terminal device for reading such a display as the bar code symbol. CONSTITUTION: A hand-held data inputting terminal device 10 is provided with a housing 12 and a scanning head 18 which is attached to the housing 12 so that the head 18 can make pivoting motions at least between first and second reading positions. During operation, the head 18 optically scans an encoded symbol and, at the same time, detects the light reflected from the encoded symbol while the head 18 is at the first or second reading position. The user of the terminal device 10 can use either one of first and second trigger switches attached to the housing 12 as a scanning head actuating switch and the other trigger switch as a shift key for deciding the form of characters inputted from alphanumeric data inputting keys on a key pad 16 fitted to the housing 12 together with an LCD display 14. COPYRIGHT: (C)1995,JPO


Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is an infrequent but potentially fatal complication following cardiac surgery, with spontaneous rupture being the most feared result. Moreover, surgical repair is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present a successful transapical percutaneous closure of a post‐surgical rapidly expanding left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pseudoaneurysm utilizing Amplatz Vascular Plug‐II (AVP‐II) (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN) with the aid of 3D prototyping for pre‐procedural planning.


A collaborative effort by Meade Krosby (a conservation scientist with the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington), Don Sampson (climate change project manager for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians— a group of 57 tribes in 6 western states), and other regional tribal partners, are putting indigenous communities in the US northwest at the forefront of climate adaptation planning. The project uses advanced computer modeling to help tribes understand the precise impacts climate change will have in their territories, so they can plan to adapt.


Ureas, carbamoyl derivatives, amides, and sulfonamides can be easily prepared from the strained (R,R)-cylohexanediamine urea (1) in high yield, leaving a free amino group that shows good catalytic activity in intramolecular aldol condensations. The preparation of Wieland-Miescher ketone has been studied with these catalysts.


Two-dimensional photonic crystals were fabricated on silicon-on-insulator waveguides with self-assembled Ge/Si islands deposited on top of the upper silicon layer. The photonic crystals consist of triangular lattices of air holes designed to exhibit a forbidden band around 1.5 μm. Different hexagonal photonic crystals microcavities were processed whose optical properties are probed at room temperature with the Ge/Si island photoluminescence. Quality factors larger than 200 are measured for hexagonal H3 cavities. A significant enhancement of the Ge/Si island photoluminescence is achieved in the 1.3–1.55 μm spectral region using the photonic crystal microcavities. We show that the energy resonance of the defect modes can be tuned with the filling factor of the photonic crystal.


Lawsuit is a letter submitted by the plaintiff against the defendant to the District Court which contains a claim for rights which contains a dispute and forms the basis for examining a case and proving the truth of a right. This legal research aims to find out and analyze civil cases that were sued through the District Court, how to fulfill the requirements in making a lawsuit so that it was not rejected by the Panel of Judges and the reasons that resulted in a lawsuit from the plaintiff in the case decision case Number. 361/Pdt.G/2017/PN JKT PST Niet Ontvankelijke Verklaard. The method used in this research is normative juridical research where the author collects data in the form of basic legal materials and additional legal materials. In this journal research, it can be concluded that a lawsuit submitted to the Court must meet the formal requirements as stipulated in Article 118 HIR, the plaintiff must also be more careful and careful in making a claim based on existing legal facts so that it can produce a positive judge's decision with a sense of justice for each party to the litigation.


Arbitration has now become an urgent necessity. Given the development of the fields of trade and services, the resulting complexity of transactions and the complexity and increase in the issues involved, the study aimed to identify the concept of arbitral proceedings, Aimed at shedding light on the extent of compliance with the substantive and formal conditions of the arbitration proceedings. The researcher sought to follow the analytical descriptive approach. The study reached several conclusions, the most important of which are: As regards the conditions of validity of the arbitration agreement, it is possible to say that the arbitration agreement should be validated on its substantive and formal terms, as this would contribute to the effectiveness of arbitration, Which prefer to resort to this method of briefing their agreements with utmost care when they are edited, so that the fate of the null arbitral awards, rather than the object of the arbitration, is not to expedite the adjudication of disputes and to waste their time, From one arbitrator it is If the ruling is made up of more than one arbitrator by an individual number, the final opinion or decision should be obtained by a majority of the arbitrators. The research recommended the necessity of verifying the validity of the arbitration agreement on its substantive and formal terms, as this would contribute to the effectiveness Arbitration, to allow those parties that prefer to resort to this method to bring their agreements to the utmost attention when they are edited, so that the fate of the null awards will not be the same, rather than the arbitral objective of expediting the determination of disputes and the waste of their time.


1. 'The world has seen strange revolutions since I died': The Waste Land and the Great War Jean-Michel Rabate 2. Geographies of space: mapping and reading the cityscape Spencer Morrison 3. 'Mixing/memory and desire': what Eliot's biography can tell us Lyndall Gordon 4. Religions east and west in The Waste Land Barry Spurr 5. Popular culture in The Waste Land David E. Chinitz and Julia E. Daniel 6. Form, voice, and the avant-garde Michael Levenson 7. Dialectical collaboration: editing The Waste Land Jewel Spears Brooker 8. Doing tradition in different voices: pastiche in The Waste Land Michael Coyle 9. Gender and obscenity in The Waste Land Rachel Potter 10. Trauma and violence in The Waste Land Richard Badenhausen 11. Psychology, psychoanalysis, and new subjectives in The Waste Land Eve Sorum 12. The Waste Land as ecocritique Gabrielle McIntire Coda: The Waste Land's afterlife: the poem's reception in the twentieth century and beyond Tony Cuda.


Based on the three basic concepts: detection, diagnosis and change-point estimation in the statistic process control, we first introduce the optimal control chart, the CUSUM control chart, in detecting the distribution change of a process, then describe how to make a statistic diagnosis by using the CUSUM multi-chart scheme, and finally investigate three ways of estimating the change-point: maximum likelihood, Schwarz information criterion and Bayesian approach. Moreover, six unsolved problems of detection, diagnosis and change-point estimation are proposed in the paper.


Summary Potamogeton schweinfurthii A. Benn is recorded for the first time from peninsular Italy. This species was recently recorded from Sardinia and other Mediterranean islands, where it was confused with some other similar broad-leaved species of Potamogeton, in particular with P. lucens. The finding of P. schweinfurthii in two Tuscan localities (C Italy) initiated an investigation to verify the presence of further specimens of this plant among the material of similar Potamogeton species (P. lucens, P. alpinus, P. nodosus, P. gramineus) preserved in the main Italian herbaria. The herbarium survey allowed discovery of P. schweinfurthii also in Marche and Apulia regions. The distribution in Italy of four other similar Potamogeton species is specified through the herbarium investigation.


A hydraulic synchronous loop of a steel rolling machine chassis was designed,which uses double hydraulic motor to adjust velocity.The reason of using this loop and its principle were discussed.The mold was built by the software AMESim and its behavior was analyzed.


On wireless networks, the bandwidth is shared between the clients, which means that the available bandwidth always fluctuates. Adaptive multimedia contents are required because of this fluctuation in order to optimize the wireless available bandwidth. In this article, we describe NetMoVie a new architecture for the management of adaptive streaming based on the RTP standard. NetMoVie optimizes the bandwidth by providing a hybrid encoding solution and also reduces the time needed to change the quality delivered to the clients.


Preface and Acknowledgments Part I. Problems of the Roller Coaster Economy 1. Boom, Bust, and Misery: The Curse of Capitalism 2. History of the Roller Coaster 3. Bush, Boom, and Bust Part II. Diagnosing the Roller Coaster 4. The Income Gap 5. The Consumption Gap 6. The Housing Crisis 7. Investment and Profit 8. The Credit Balloon and the Financial Crisis 9. Government Spending and Taxes 10. The Trade Gap: How Boom and Bust Spread Around the Globe Part III. Diagnosis and Cure of the Roller Coaster Economy 11. How Violent Profit Swings Cause the Roller Coaster 12. The Public Option for Health and Employment: How Democratization Can End the Busines Cycle References Index.


Postnatal mothers are in high risk because most of the deaths occur in this period as compared to pregnancy and childbirth. The objectives of the research was to assess & find out the factors associated with post partum care practices among postnatal mothers and to suggest the measures for the utilization of post partum care services. A total of 175 respondents (all mothers having children below one year) were selected by using multi stage sampling technique from different wards of Dhangadi municipality, and Beladevipur, Geta, Phulbari, & Sripur VDCs of Kailali district from January to June, 2009. The data were statistically analyzed by using chi square test & Pearsons' correlation test. Family income plays a significant role in Nutritious diet within 24 hours. Occupation had no effect on the frequency of postnatal visits. Education plays a significant role in changing perineal pad. Only 49.7% of respondents had done postnatal visit. Education plays significant role on colostrum feeding practices. Odds ratio = 4.09 (CI=32.06-55.34) at 95% confidence limit. Literate respondents have 4 times more practice of colostrum feeding as compared to illiterate. Distance plays a significant role in health facilities. Education of mothers play major role in postpartum care practices. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v3i2.8438 Journal of Chitwan Medical College Vol.3(2) 2013 24-26


Sweety, 11 months old baby girl born with huge haemangioma over left mandibular region. (Fig 1). Gradually increased in size and at 5 months of age, parents consult with pediatric surgeon and intralesional steroid injection was given twice. After that, the lesion became static but not reduced in size. At the age of 8 months, propranolol therapy was started with the dose of 2mg / kg / day in 3 divided doses. The lesion became softened and gradually decreased in size. The propranolol dose also increased gradually and now she can tolerate 4mg / kg / day. Only small swelling left (Fig 2)


Speakers: Amy Droitcour, Stanford University "Wireless Sensing of Cardiopulmonary Motion Using Silicon Doppler Radars" Sokwoo Rhee, Millennial Net, Inc. "Issues in Low Power, Low Data-Rate Wireless Sensor Networks" Carsten Mundt, Stanford University "Bluetooth-Enabled Wearable Vital Signs Monitoring System" Robert Weikle, University of Virginia "Integrated Schottky-Based Phase-Shifters for Millimeter and Submillimeter-Wave Wireless Applications"


Review of Milo Sweedler. The Dismembered Community: Bataille, Blanchot, Leiris, and the Remains of Laure. Newark: U of Delaware P, 2009. 214 pp.


For the oil-filled equipment in underground substations,especially the transformer,the special factor of high fall in oil treatment process during installation of the equipment should be considered.The oil treatment scheme and practice for underground 500 kV Jing′an(Shibo) Substation were recommended.


This manuscript explores the state's political use of the past and the function of history education in political transition and foreign relations. Modern historical consciousness in China is largely characterized by the ''one hundred years of humiliation'' from mid-1800s to mid1900s when China was attacked, bullied, and torn asunder by imperialists. This research focuses initially on how such historical memory has been reinforced by the current regime's educational socialization through the national ''Patriotic Education Campaign'' after 1991. It then explores the impact of this institutionalized historical consciousness on the formation of national identity and foreign relations. This study suggests that, even though existing theories and literature illuminate certain aspects of China's political transition and foreign affairs behavior, a full explanatory picture emerges only after these phenomena and actions are analyzed through the ''lenses'' of history and memory. According to Eller (1999), the prime raw material for constructing ethnicity is usually the past—history. It is collective memory of the past that binds a group of people together. The powerful link between collective memory and history is particularly salient in the education system. Forging a country's collective memory is an integral part of nation-building (Podeh 2000, 65). Schools are the primary social institutions that transmit national narratives about the past. All nation-states, whether Western democracies or nondemocratic societies, have placed great emphasis on teaching their national history with the aim of consolidating the bond between the individual citizen and the homeland. 1 This is particularly evident in the case of political transitions. As Evans (2003, 5) suggests, ''seldom does history seem so urgently relevant or important as in moments of sudden political transition from one state form to another.'' From postCommunist East Europe to East Asia and to South Africa, political transitions have often necessitated, among other things, the rewriting of school history textbooks. 2 What is the relationship between history education, historical memory and the formation of national identity? What are the implications of the uses and abuses of national history for political purposes? What role does history and history education play in political transition and foreign relations?


When anti‐colonialism was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, many colonial powers stonewalled, but Britain accommodated. It extended the European Convention on Human Rights to most of its colonies, and helped to nurture the fledgling British human rights movement. Its motive was self‐interest: by being seen to invoke human rights, it hoped to neutralize attacks on its colonial practices emanating from the United Nations, and to curry favour with critics at home. This seemed to be a low‐risk strategy, yet it was to prove otherwise. In the 1950s the European Commission for Human Rights investigated a complaint that Britain was breaching the European Convention in Cyprus. And in the 1960s Whitehall was forced to review its relationship with human rights NGOs after headline‐making revelations about its covert support for Amnesty International. As it learnt to its cost, human rights advocacy could be a double‐edged sword.


abstract The widespread incidence of HIV and AIDS in South Africa forces us to examine all relationships and the institutions within which they exist. Marriage remains a fundamental institution through which sexual and social relations are forged. However, little is known of the ways in which HIV prevention manifests in the institution of marriage, particularly as marriage is regarded as a relatively safe sexual zone. In this briefing the focus is on young women students and the ways in which their understandings of (future) marriage are linked to sexual risk and HIV prevention. The data presented in this briefing draw on a larger study that aimed to explore young adults' understandings of and preparedness for marriage, carried out with a diverse group of 208 fourth-year students (127 female and 81 male) at a South African university. Focusing on the young women in the study, the findings indicate that the majority see marriage as an important future goal. I argue that young women are constrained in their ability to prevent HIV infection in marriage due to the meanings they attached to marriage, being situated within restrictive cultural expectations and idealised notions that perpetuate gender inequalities which place women in subordinate positions.


At the 1992 International Buddhist Christian Conference held by the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies in Boston, the Practitioners Working Group hosted sessions on "Christian Contemplation and Zen Awakening: Practice in Both Traditions." The Group found itself in lively dialogue in a room overflowing with committed and questioning seekers. As a response to this interchange, a follow-up weekend was arranged for July 1993 at Wainwright House, a conference center in Rye, New York. The weekend gathering was designed to offer panel discussions, presentations, and talks all within the framework of practicing together in both traditions. Thus each day was framed in morning and evening Zen meditation, a Soto Zen morning service (including a moving Zen Memorial Service for Fredrick Streng and Dom Bede Griffiths), and daily Vespers, as well as a Sunday Eucharist. There was a retreat atmosphere, with both shared silence and inspiring dialogue. The core presenters included Buddhist and Catholic Zen teachers, Episcopal and Catholic religious, and lay academics. All have been involved in Buddhist, primarily Zen, practice and and share a strong connection to Christianity. Core group presenters were: the Reverend P. Dai-en Bennage Sensei (Mt. Equity Zendo), Roger Corless (Duke University), Ruben Habito (Perkins School of Theology and Zen teacher at Maria-Kannon Zen Center), Father Thomas Hand, SJ. (Mercy Center), John W. Healey (Fordham University), Sister Linda Julian, O.S.H. (Convent of St. Helena), Father Robert Kennedy (St. Peter's College and Zen teacher), Donald Mitchell (Purdue University), Astrid O'Brien (Fordham University), the Reverend Susan Ji-on Postal (Meeting House Zen Group), Sister Ellen Stephen, O.S.H. (Convent of St. Helena), Brother Wayne Teasdale (St. Procopius Abbey), and the Reverend Shari Young (Grace Cathedral). The gathering began with a welcoming address by Susan Postal, in which she remarked that such a conference of practitioners is evidence that Buddhism is now really taking root in America. It does not replace older traditions, such as Christianity, but persons who take up the Buddhist way find new energy for their original traditional religious life. This gathering was formed to examine


Several approaches have been presented to enhance the recognition capabilities of certain patterns. This is particularly important in applications involve recognizing the identity of some individual accurately, especially in critical applications such as border entry, access to secured buildings, and in financial transactions, among other things. In this paper, we present an approach to improve the accuracy of a biometric recognition system using two fused patterns (two fingers) of same classifier (individual). In this method, two or more fingers of the same classifier are fused together to form a unique fingerprint pattern to be used in the recognition process. Techniques related to pattern and decision fusions are tested. In particular, the logical AND operator used in the decision fusion algorithm has resulted in a higher level of accuracy of recognition.


Aircraft Propulsion System is a complex system which needs to be detected to make sure the safety of flying and maintain in time. The prognostics and health management (PHM) of aircraft propulsion system is the core of the PHM of whole aircraft. Because of it is considered that the ground surveillance technology is more important than the online PHM, this paper introduces the connotation, functionalities and architecture of prognostics and health management. The function requirement and allocation of the prognostics and health management of aircraft propulsion system is considered to design PHM, in the terms of architecture and functionalities. The integrated prognostics is described and designed. An inference engine is proposed. The designing and the function of integrated diagnosis of Prognostics and Health Management for Aircraft Propulsion System are achieved. And it has great value for engineering applications.


Denitrification drainage bioreactors are emerging as an innovative practice to address water quality concerns stemming from nitrate leaching from drained agricultural lands. Although installation of these systems has begun in farms in the midwestern United States, the understanding of their design and in-field performance remains deficient. This study utilized a set of pilot-scale drainage bioreactors to evaluate the impact of bioreactor geometry on reactor hydraulic properties and to determine nitrate removal under steady-state conditions and during a simulated storm event. Bioreactors with different cross-sectional geometries but similar depths and total volumes were evaluated. The percent reduction of the influent nitrate mass was linearly correlated to the theoretical hydraulic retention time (HRT) with 30 to 70% NO3--N removals observed within the 4 to 8 h of retention time suggested for field installations. Tracer tests revealed that in situ HRTs were at least 1.5 times larger than theoretical HRTs.


In this paper,the Rayleigh type p-Laplacian equation with a deviating argument of the form(φp(x″(t)))″+f(x″(t))+g(t,x(t-τ(t))=e(t)is considered.By using the continuity theorem of coincidence degree theory,some new results on the existence of periodic solutions are obtained.


Something stinks in Denmark when the state says we are $57 million dollars short to help the #ctedu universities and colleges that actually address systemic


The power network overload detection alarm system is designed to realize early warning and protection when overload or over voltage occurs to the power network. The traditional power network overload detection device uses the overload protection device design of this machine oscillation amplitude modulation, and the system is prone to instability and distortion under the unstable supercharged load, therefore the overload detection performance is not high. The paper proposes a design method of the power network overload detection and alarm system based on power array excitation amplification. The system design includes hardware circuit design and software algorithm design, mainly including the DSP signal processor, PCI bus and bridge circuit, dynamic control gain control device, external I/O device, overload alarm module. By using a method of digital gain control of power array excitation, the gain adjustment can be accomplished in several cycles, and the response capability and detection performance of the power network overload detection and alarm system are improved. The system test results show that the system has good power network load detection capability with better system stability and reliability.


Abstract We show that every Lorentz sequence space
$d(\textbf {w},p)$
 admits a 1-complemented subspace Y distinct from
$\ell _p$
 and containing no isomorph of
$d(\textbf {w},p)$
 . In the general case, this is only the second nontrivial complemented subspace in
$d(\textbf {w},p)$
 yet known. We also give an explicit representation of Y in the special case
$\textbf {w}=(n^{-\theta })_{n=1}^\infty $
 (
$0<\theta <1$
 ) as the
$\ell _p$
 -sum of finite-dimensional copies of
$d(\textbf {w},p)$
 . As an application, we find a sixth distinct element in the lattice of closed ideals of
$\mathcal {L}(d(\textbf {w},p))$
 , of which only five were previously known in the general case.


The object of the article is an analysis of the way in which the family relates to its location influences the decisions of workers between "residential anchoring" and migration when faced with the relocation of their company. The analysis is based on a qualitative enquiry concerning mainly unskilled workers faced with the closure of their factory in the department of Aisne and its relocation two hundred kilometres away from their usual place of residence in the department of Yonne (France). It shows that in addition to the economic and professional factors, the different forms of spatial relations and family bonds have an effect upon the resources that can be called upon and upon the relationship to territory and to housing. The analysis takes account of the connection between the ties to family territory and a refusal to move, of choosing "residential anchoring" or definitive migration or even dual residence. The importance of family territory explains geographical choices which could appear at first sight economically irrational.


We developed an actively mode-locked fiber laser that can generate 295 fs pulses at 9.188 MHz repetition rate. We built up a laser-induced cell fusion, in which the developed femtosecond laser was used as the laser source for both optical tweezers mode and laser scalpel mode, and thus improving cost-effectiveness. The cell fusion system also used a transparent dielectrophoresis chip as the specimen stage to create and manipulate the pearl chain of two or multiple cells for facilitating the cell fusion processes. We successfully developed the first optical tweezers using femtosecond fiber laser operating at 1530 nm, which can trap and transport cells effectively. With this developed system, we obtained the laser-induced fusion of red cabbage protoplasts. We also proposed a experimental cell fusion procedure which allows precisely selective cell fusion at the single-cell level. Therefore, the developed system would benefit basic research in biotechnology and biomedicine.


This paper expounds the application of the safety system engineering and the behavior science in the safety management of coal mine, probes into the concepts of the safety objective management and the work-stage safety management, and discusses the importance of the safety training for the workers.


Populations of Varroa jacobsoni Oud. from three geographic regions of the United States were assayed for resistance to fluvalinate. A bioassay using a discriminating concentration estimated to cause approximately 80-90 % mortality in a fluvalinate-susceptible strain of V. jacobsoni was used to compare percent mortalities between locations. An average of 73.3 % mortality was seen in two additional operations in Texas, not significantly less than the susceptible strain. An average of 23.7 % mortality was found for mites tested in Florida that had originated from field control failures; Florida test mortality was significantly less than that of the susceptible strain. An average of 65.1 % mortality was found for mites tested in California, also significantly less than mortality of suscepti- ble mites. However, no field control failures were reported for the mites tested in California. © Inra/DIB/AGIB/Elsevier, Paris


For humans, one of the most beneficial characteristics of the fungi is heir ability to use a wide range of substrates to produce useful chemicals. Fungi can use a variety of biochemical pathways to metabolise carbohydrates in order to release energy. One of the most useful processes for commercial application is that of fermentation. Fermentation involves the breakdown of carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen, in contrast to the more familiar process of respiration, where carbohydrates are metabolised in the presence of oxygen, yielding carbon dioxide and water. The type of fermentation depends on the substrate and end-products. Fermentation processes can yield products such as lactate, formate, pyruvic acid, acetate, and hydrogen. This article provides details of three experiments with alcoholic fermentation by yeasts, which yields carbon dioxide and ethanol.


"Arbitrators as a group", Stephan Schill explains, "are the key institution for the emergence, persistence, transformation, and hence existence, of international arbitration as a system." The recent debate about the role, values, and legitimacy of international arbitrators, whether in dealing with commercial or investment disputes, shows that they are "central" to the international legal system. Yet, in the exceptionally dense body of literature that studies international arbitration, few academic contributions have given a 'first-person' voice to international arbitrators themselves, which has restricted their opportunity to tell their side of the story and to share their firsthand experience in this field. To begin filling this gap in the literature, this essay presents the recollections of an international arbitrator from the "first generation": the Honourable Marc Lalonde. Mr. Lalonde is an ideal candidate for such a project because, after a notable career in Canadian politics, he came into the field of international arbitration in the 1980s, as it was still emerging. His perspective is also particularly interesting, since he is one of the very few who sustained a long and successful career in various types of international arbitrations, and presided over commercial, public international law, and investment disputes. The different parts of this essay present, loosely following a chronological order, a specific field of international arbitration in which Marc Lalonde evolved. In Part II, the path that he took to become an international commercial arbitrator is exposed. In Parts III and IV are considered his career as public law adjudicator and as international investment arbitrator, respectively. Finally, the essay concludes with an appraisal of Mr. Lalonde's life in the international legal field.


Congress enacted 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012), to give plaintiffs an opportunity to civilly litigate their federal constitutional and statutory claims against state and local officials. The Supreme Court has interpreted Congress's silence with respect to the availability of any immunities as indicating that Congress enacted § 1983 against the backdrop of common law absolute and qualified immunities for government officials. Qualified immunity protects government officials from liability for conduct that does not violate clearly established federal law. In its recent decisions in Reichle v. Howards and Carroll v. Carman, the Supreme Court has expressly reserved the question of whether precedent from lower federal courts, including the courts of appeals, can clearly establish federal constitutional or statutory rights. * I would like to thank Professor Philip Pucillo for his help identifying the implications of the sometimes-messy policy considerations in qualified immunity. Any oversights are my own. 1 Claims against federal officials can be brought under the federally created analog, the Bivens action. See Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 389 (1971). 2 132 S. Ct. 2088 (2012). 3 135 S. Ct. 348 (2014) (per curiam). WHY THE SUPREME COURT IS THE ONLY RELEVANT ARBITER OF FEDERAL LAW 3 This article argues that the only relevant arbiter of federal law for clearly establishing federal rights is the Supreme Court of the United States. To say otherwise puts an onerous requirement on state and local officials by requiring them to be familiar with the law of their state and other states; the law of their circuit and other circuits; in addition to the law of the Supreme Court. No reasonable official could be expected to keep current on the developments of fifty states, thirteen circuits, and nine territories and associated states on top of the developments of the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court cannot be the only arbiter of clearly established federal law, however, then only the official's home circuit should supplement the inquiry.


Abstract We describe a case of posterior fossa blastomycosis in an immunocompetent patient that mimicked high-grade neoplasm on neuroimaging. Histological analysis confirmed blastomycosis. Because the neuroimaging characteristics of intracerebral blastomycosis can be confused for neoplasm, these lesions must be confirmed histologically before initiating aggressive treatment for presumptive high-grade neoplasm. To our knowledge, it is the first description of a neoplasm mimic on MRS in the setting of intracranial blastomycosis.


Based on design of the breaker used for household and similar use,some important parameters and their influence on the short circuit test were analyzed,such as current power factor,voltage closing phase angle and so on.To understand the parameters is helpful for the design and short circuit test for breaker.


We propose a dual-resolution foveated stereoscopic display built from commodity projectors and computers. The technique is aimed at improving the visibility of fine details of 3D models in computer-generated imagery: it projects a high-resolution stereoscopic inset (or fovea, by analogy with biological vision) that is registered in image space with the overall stereoscopic display. A specific issue that must be addressed is the perceptual conflict between the apparent depth of the natural boundary of the projected inset (visible due to changes in color, brightness, and resolution) and that of the underlying scene being displayed. We solve this problem by assigning points to be displayed in either the low resolution display or the inset in a perceptually consistent manner. The computations are performed as a post-processing, are independent of the complexity of the model, and are guaranteed to yield a correct stereoscopic view. The system can accommodate approximately aligned projectors, through image warping applied as part of the rendering pipeline. The method for boundary adjustment is discussed along with implementation details and applications of the technique for the visualization of highly detailed 3-D models of environments and sites.


Aimed at the features of lightweight steel residential building,through analysis of the conceptual design,lectotype and arrangement of structural system,the design principles and design methods of light-gauge steel frame residential are introduced.It summarizes the problems of it in China and analyzes its prospects for development as well.


1. Geographies of the Celtic Tiger Peadar Kirby and Pa'draig Carmody 2. The spatiality of Irish manufacturing linkages in the 'Celtic Tiger' era Nicola Brennan and Proinnsias Breathnach 3. The Irish pharmaceutical industry over the boom period and beyond Chris van Egeraat and Frank Barry 4. The contribution of the overseas ICT sector to expanding R&D investment in Ireland Seamus Grimes and Patrick Collins 5. The role of 'hard' and 'soft' factors for accommodating creative knowledge: insights from Dublin's 'creative class' Enda Murphy and Declan Redmond 6. New residential neighbourhoods within the inner city: an examination of neighbouring Peter Howley 7. 'Germs' in the heart of the other: emigrant scripts, the Celtic Tiger and lived realities of return Deirdre Conlon 8. Embeddedness and Innovation in Low and Medium Technology Rural Enterprises Kevin Heanue and David Jacobsen 9. Limits to FDI-driven growth in Ireland: A newspaper content analysis for investment, divestment and upgrading Rory Horner and Yuko Aoyama 10. Conclusion Peadar Kirby and Pa'draig Carmody


NLS-SCHOLAR is an experimental system that uses Artificial Intelligence techniques to teach computer-naive people how to use the powerful and complex editor of NLS. This teaching is accomplished by presenting a sequence of lessons. During each lesson the student may interact with the system by asking and answering questions, performing tasks which are posed by the system, and performing tasks of his own choosing. Tasks are actually executed using our own implementation of NLS EDIT. Those tasks which have been posed are evaluated by the system, and the student is given encouragement, advice, and assistance.


The 2007 visit was themed "Development Harmonized with Traditional Culture". As well as visiting a number of education institutions, which was the focus of the trip, the group also took a look at various types of Japanese industry, including the automotive industry that has become the icon of modern Japan. On the final day of the visit, the participants were asked to write about their impressions of Japan, with emphasis on the aspect of the tour which they found to be most interesting. This article, which is based on feedback from the participants, has not been written only in order to describe the perceptions of the participants towards places visited throughout the tour, but to further discuss how the participants gave meaning to what they experienced throughout the trip. DOI:  10.15408/sdi.v15i1.541


Purpose of review The aim of this study was to summarize the recent innovations of the holmium laser with special respect to lithotripsy. Therefore, we reviewed and discussed the most recent and pivotal publications on this topic. Recent findings The current literature underlines Holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Ho:YAG) lithotripsy as a well tolerated and efficient method to treat urinary calculi. Because of modifiable adjustments of pulse energy, pulse frequency, and pulse length, especially with newer generations of holmium lasers, urologists can accurately choose between the 'fragmentation' and 'dusting' technique with its alterations. Recently, the 'Moses mode' as a new feature incorporated in the Lumenis Pulse P120H holmium laser showed less retropulsion with higher rates of stone ablation because of an improved energy transmission from the laser fiber towards the targeted calculus in in-vitro studies. Summary Based on technological developments, Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy has become more efficient in reducing retropulsion and increasing stone ablation volume. However, despite its widespread use as a lithotripter, a newly developed thulium fiber laser, which has already shown promising results in experimental studies, could become an alternative in future practice.


The Fight Against Colorism in the Black Community Jeffrey Harris, Advisor: Dr. Jessica Nelson Clinical Mental Health Counseling University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport CT Since centuries ago African Americans have experienced discrimination more times than any other minority group. In 1983, Alice Walker introduced the term colorism which is, prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. Literature suggest this stems back to slavery when slave masters awarded special privileges to African Americans of a lighter skin tone. This study examines the relationship between skin tones and the effects it has on the African American Culture.


There are still challenges ahead, but the relationships and sex education and health education guidance is a step in the right direction to helping children grow up healthier and happier, says Anna Feuchtwang


Uncertainty prevails in these times of the Coronavirus. Various references to the past, including World War II and the Holocaust, are used to get some kind of understanding what's going on. NIOD senior researcher Kees Ribbens noticed a lot of Anne Frank metaphors on Twitter. Is there a new role for Anne Frank to play in times of crisis?


Integration limits of distributed generations (DGs) in distribution networks, i.e. the hosting capacity (HC), are highly dependent on uncertainties associated with the size, location and output power of DGs. Addressing these uncertainties to a great extent is reliant on the availability and resolution of the historical data. This paper investigates the effects of data resolution and uncertainty modeling on the HC calculation. To do so, a mathematical model of the HC problem is used in a Monte Carlo-based framework. Our analysis is carried out on an agricultural distribution network in Australia. It is shown that decreasing the resolution of historical data shifts the probability distribution function of the HC towards right implying an increase in the estimated HC. Further, it is illustrated that assuming a fixed capacity for DGs instead of proper modeling of the uncertainty associated with their size results in underestimation of the HC in the network.


Disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel and a grinding device using the grinder device, they are suitable for various sizes of units of the liquid crystal display panel, by adjusting a grinding station for a variable corresponding to a moving distance of the grinding liquid crystal display the edge of the plate, without having to replace the previous grinding stage. The present invention includes at least two ground stations in a direction of transfer, these grinding table in the direction toward or away from each other to fit the size of the liquid crystal display panel unit, liquid crystal display unit so that the grinding edge of the plate.


We previously showed that interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) may be an alternate regulator of angiogenesis in solid tumors. Given the accepted link between hypoxia‐induced factor and angiogenesis this study investigated the effect of IFP on hypoxia‐inducible factor (HIF‐1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human osteosarcoma xenografts in SCID mice and in different hypoxic environments. Tumors were grown either at heterotopic (flank) or orthotopic (medullary canal of the proximal tibia) sites in the host animal. Microfluidic probes determined pH, O2‐saturation, IFP, and peripheral blood flow perfusion continuously. We assessed tumor growth in the orthotopic site (n = 15) by softex radiographs weekly, 3D microCT, histological evaluation, and for molecular responses. An increased cytoplasmic immunohistostaining of cells for HIF‐1α (p = 0.03) and VEGF‐A (p = 0.004) on the outer periphery was noted compared to the tumor center, with VEGFR2 uniformly stained throughout. This paralleled a raised state of interstitial hypertension (p = 0.007) in the tumor center relative to the peripheral surface but was inconsistent with a state of hypoxia (p = 0.03) in the tumor center. In vitro culture of human osteosarcoma cell lines (HOS, U2OS) and a human osteoblast control at 0‐ and 20‐mmHg of hydrostatic pressure revealed suppression of HIF‐1α (p = 0.02) and VEGF‐A (p = 0.02) gene expression when IFP was raised, while the effect on VEGFR1 was equivocal. This study proposes an alternative regulatory angiogenic pathway via the influence of IFP on cancer cell function. The identification of a mechanistic cellular link to the physical parameter becomes an important tool to evaluate cancer cell growth within solid tumors. © 2012 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 30:2038–2045, 2012


The application discloses a message forwarding method and a message forwarding device. When flow statement items matching with characteristic fields are present in a flow cache table, messages can be directly forwarded through the flow statement items instead of inquiring inner core flow statements, wherein the flow statement items are in the flow cache table and match with the characteristic fields; thus the message forwarding efficiency can be greatly improved.


Polluted aquatic environment greatly affect the growth and survival of widely distributed Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus and safe disposal of drastically increasing waste mushroom stalk (WS) becomes a burning issue for mushroom growers. We have evaluated the proximate composition of hot water extract (HWE) of WS on the antioxidant status of Nile tilapia. HWE was found as rich source of protein, lipid and beta glucan. Based on various in vitro antioxidant assays, HWE showed promising with IC50 values of 1.041, 4.14 and 0.814 mg/ml for 1,1-Diphenyl-2-Picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity, metal chelating ability and lipid peroxidation inhibition (LPO), respectively. The in vivo effect of HWE on Nile tilapia was carried out by preparing HWE supplemented (1% & 0.5%) feed and fed tilapia fingerlings ad libitum (30 d). HWE with 0.5% supplementation significantly increased (P<0.05) the CAT and SOD activity compared to 1% HWE supplementation and commercial diet.


The injuriousness of wheat stem rust pathogen (of its race Ug99) is shown. The pathogen spread and development in the south of Russia has been determined. The virulence of North Caucasian population Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici and its changeability tendencies for last 20 years have been studied. The high susceptibility level of winter wheat cultivars cultivated in the region has been determined. The effectiveness of known resistance genes to P. graminis has been described. The approaches for the pathogen spread restriction have been suggested.


ABSTRACT
"Mauritius" and "McLean's Red" were packed in active (5% O2 and 5% CO2) or passive modified atmosphere in polypropylene punnets. Lidding film with 10 and 4 holes was sealed onto the punnets during packing process. Packed fruits were stored at 2C, 95% relative humidity up to 21 days. Observations indicated that "McLean's Red" was more suited for modified atmosphere packaging technology than "Mauritius". Lidding film-four holes showed ∼7% O2 and 9% CO2, significantly reduced the activity of oxidation enzymes, showed higher retention of pericarp color by retaining the hunter color values L*, C*, h*in the "McLean's Red". Lidding film-10 holes showed ∼17% O2 and ∼5% CO2, retained the soluble solids concentration to titratable acidity ratio (∼65), and thereby preventing the loss of taste and litchi fruit flavor with acceptable pericarp color. The use of an active modified atmosphere does not change the composition of the gases at equilibrium but lessens the time necessary to reach this equilibrium.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) has been considered beneficial to maintain high humidity, prevent water loss and browning of litchi pericarp, and is also considered a convenient method to market value-added small fruits. Results from this study indicated that the selection of MAP is cultivar-dependent. The outcome of this study provides a partial solution for small and medium-scale litchi growers and exporters for marketing chains for up to 20–21 days with information on suitable alternative treatment to replace sulfur dioxide fumigation especially for early season "McLean's Red" litchi.


To solve the quality problem of in the cotton yarn and cotton fabric,analysis is done to the modification of the spinning frame and the selection of the accessories and the parts.Highlight is given to the modification of the spinning frame by selection of accessories and parts regarding energy economy and spinning varieties and quality requirement.Conclusion is made that modification of the spinning frame in the draft and winding systems ont only improves the quality of cotton yarn and cotton fabric,but also markedly reduce the energy consumption.Different spinning varieties and quality index have different requirement of the accessories and parts as well as the impact of the modification of the spinning system and accessories and parts on the spinning efficiency,manufacturing cost,profit,effect,cotton quality index.It proves that modification of the old spinning frame regarding spinning elements,accessories,parts have big improvement on quality stablization of cotton yarn and cotton fabric.


Abstract This paper considers contemporary 'moral panics' around the underachievement of boys in school examinations in the UK and America. In the UK, in particular, the underachievement of boys is central to current 'crisis accounts' about falling standards and failing pupils. 'Underachievement' is a familiar word to those who work with young people, however, the term itself is not unproblematic. Indeed, for such a widely reported phenomenon, it is perhaps surprising that different perspectives as to the nature and importance of the concept exist. It is these different perspectives on a seemingly well-established discourse, along with an examination of the concept we call 'underachievement' that form the focus of this paper. The importance of ensuring a fair and equitable schooling experience for all students is implicit in many societies, and a consideration of current moral panics surrounding the underachievement of boys provides a useful case study to help us consider what it is that we can reasonably expect from our schools and exactly which (if any) groups of young people are being let down by our education system.


In the context of military conflict, security issues come to the fore in all spheres of state life. As the combat capability of the army largely depends on the financing of its needs, the problem of finding additional financial resources is becoming more acute. However, the economy is currently unable to cope with this task due to the destruction of the material and technical base and logistics routes, military mobilisation of some employees, the outflow of labour resources abroad and other factors resulting from the armed aggression. Therefore, the search for ways to improve debt security in the context of a military conflict is of utmost importance.
The purpose of the article is to identify the ways to increase the level of debt security of Ukraine's economy. To achieve this goal, the state, dynamics and structure of public and publicly guaranteed debt for 2013–2022 have been analysed. It has been established that over the past ten years, the volume of total public debt has been steadily increasing. This was mainly due to an increase in such components as direct public and external debt. The fastest growth in total public and publicly guaranteed debt was in the years of military operations.
The analysis of the state debt security indicators has shown a deterioration in the state of debt security and the approach of a debt crisis. Due to the significant complication of the conditions in which Ukraine's economy has been operating over the past year, it is proposed to revise the Medium-Term Public Debt Management Strategy for 2021–2024 to define new targets and approaches in this area. Currently, the Ministry of Finance's main task is to restructure domestic and external debt.
In order to increase the level of debt security of Ukraine, it has been proposed to initiate the development of an international protocol for debt cancellation for countries affected by armed aggression. In the course of domestic debt restructuring, it has been suggested that the yield on domestic government bonds should be reduced, but this can only be done if monetary policy is changed.


In this paper, we have proposed and presented a literature survey using link recommendation system based on lifestyles of users which include the different techniques, concepts and ideas used in the process of recommendation. Social networking sites indicate friend recommendation systems in aid to providing better userexperiences. Online friend recommendation is a rapid emerging topic in web mining. Recent social networking servicessuggest friends to users based on their social graphs and mutual friends.Every friend recommendation system is using different factors for recommending friends. These factors may include social graph, tastes, blood group, moral standards, nearby-location, habits, attitudes, profession, etc. Butdifferent challenges in the process of recommendation may arise like how to recommend a good friend (according to need) to the user, how to preserve user's privacy, how to get one's interest without one's specification which one need to overcome.


Advances in mobile computing have presented a huge opportunity to provide Mobile Financial Services (MFS) to half of the world's population who currently do not have access to financial services. However, cybersecurity concerns in the mobile computing ecosystem have slowed down the adoption of MFS. The adoption of MFS is further hampered by the lack of a clear understanding of the interaction between the complex infrastructures and human factors that exist in the ecosystem for Mobile Financial Services Socio-Technical Systems (MFSSTS). This paper presents the work in progress of investigating the problem of MFSSTS. It discusses the preliminary results and understanding obtained from using Human Factor approaches to build and analyse the model for MFSSTS.


The main objective of loop shaping design methodology is to produce a controller that guarantees robust stability against normalized coprime factor uncertainty. This form of uncertainty was used by Glover and McFarlane [6-8] to obtain an exact solution to the robust stabilization problem. The order of loop shaping controller is typically as high as the model order. Such high order controllers are sometimes difficult to implement due to hardware limitations. In many cases, the higher order controller can be approximated by a reduced order controller with acceptable performance degradation. In this paper, the effectiveness of order reduction techniques is applied on an inverted pendulum.


Radicular & Residual cysts are the most common type of cystic lesions occurring in jaws. Those arising from primary teeth, however, are rare in occurrence. Cause of occurrence is most frequently affected by dental caries. Here there is an interesting case of a 7 year old boy with the past history of extraction 3 weeks back but non healing swelling. Based on the history, clinical and radiographic examination, a provisional diagnosis of Residual Pariradicular cyst was made. The case was treated by surgical enucleation of the lesion under Local Anesthesia.


We derive the Pauli equation for a charged spin particle confined to move on a spatially curved surface S in an electromagnetic field. Using the thin-layer quantization scheme to constrain the particle on S, and in the transformed spinor representations, we obtain the well-known geometric potential V-g and the presence of e(-i phi), which can generate additive spin connection geometric potentials by the curvilinear coordinates derivatives, and we find that the two fundamental evidences in the literature [Giulio Ferrari and Giampaolo Cuoghi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 230403 (2008)] are still valid in the present system without source current perpendicular to S. Finally, we apply the surface Pauli equation to spherical, cylindrical, and toroidal surfaces, in which we obtain expectantly the geometric potentials and new spin connection geometric potentials, and find that only the normal Pauli matrix appears in these equations.


Aiming at the problem of soil and water loss, the multi-objective feasibility analysis of the soil and water conservation construction project was carried out. The analytic hierarchy process was used to establish a feasibility study comprehensive evaluation hierarchy analysis structure model, and the multi-indicator and feasibility of the research project were analysed. The conclusions have a wide range of applicability, which can well guide the planning and implementation of the project, and ensure that the problem of soil erosion is properly managed.


Over the past few years brand equity has been recognised as one of the most crucial intangible assets for companies, irrespective of their industry or business. This relevance generated an interest among scholars to understand the effect of different factors on brand equity and to develop a financial scale for measuring its impact on the business. It is considered to be an important determinant of price evaluation during mergers and acquisitions. Various scholars have called attention the importance of brand communication in achieving positive brand equity for a company. Especially while considering Aaker's model of brand equity, where brand equity is considered to be a composition of brand loyalty, brand awareness and brand associations. These three components are highly dependent on an efficient brand communication strategy for personalised and transparent interactions with consumers and other brands. Brand equity is a developing concept, although there has been solidarity on the importance of brand equity among the scholars still there has not developed any universally accepted definition and measuring standard of it. As a result, the aim of this paper is to examine current researches in the domain of brand equity and highlight the focus areas of these studies over the last two decades. So as the areas which have been left out or the recent trends in the market can be approached as a topic for further research. In this paper, Bibliometric analysis is conducted with the help of Biblioshiny software, which would evaluate the data extracted from Scopus and provide both graphical and tabular representation of the desired output. Around 1110 papers with the title or keyword "Brand Equity" were extracted from Scopus and then analysed based on the publishing trends, most cited authors, most cited publications, most relevant sources of publication, most influential countries and term factor analysis. The period of 20 years was then divided into 2 decades i.e. 2000-2010 and 2010-2020. For universal acceptability, papers published only in English were considered and the rest were removed. Bibliometrix analysis enabled us to recognise the publishing trends of the paper, maximum papers were published in the decade of 2000-2010 but the maximum citation belonged to the period of 2000-2020. The United States of America was found to be the most influential country in the discipline of brand equity having the highest publications among the top 10 publishing countries. The contribution of authors towards the research is determined based on the citations they receive. Yoo B. having the maximum citation was considered to be the most cited author along with his publication: "Developing and validating multidimensional consumer-based brand equity scale" (Yoo & Donthu, 2001) ranked as the most influential publication on brand equity. The factorial analysis highlighted the important factors and the other equity terms indirectly related to brand equity which could be used in further research by different scholars and institutions KeywordsBrand Equity, Brand Communication, Bibliometric, Biblioshiny, Factor analysis


Federal and state regulations mandating inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classes have made it essential to create pathways for pre-service teachers to develop skills to teach content to diverse groups of students. The study uses a framework suggested by the relationship between teacher attitude and teacher behavior (Fullan, 1982), teacher beliefs and practice, and self-efficacy and behavioral change (Bandura, 1977). The purpose of the study was to examine changes, if any, in three cohorts of general education teacher candidates' (n=13, n=8, n=5) attitudes toward teaching mathematics to students with disabilities after participating in focused instructional experiences which provided both information and vicarious positive teaching activities in special education. Data collected included pretest and posttest scores for each of the three cohorts and journal entries. Little or no change in attitude towards students with disabilities and mathematics, and efficacy to teach students with disabilities was observed for the year one and year two cohorts. In the third year the modules were combined with a structured field experience. The data collected from the third year cohort suggested a positive trend in attitude as measured by the survey data and field experience journal data. Future study with larger samples is needed.


Low-resolution precoding techniques gained considerable attention in the wireless communications area recently. Unlike prior studies, the proposed work considers a coded transmission with a soft detection process. Based on the assumption that the distortion brought by the discrete precoding is Gaussian distributed, different approaches about the computation of effective log-likelihood-ratios are presented in the study. Numerical results based on PSK modulation and an LDPC block code indicate a superior performance as compared to state-of-the-art system designs in terms of bit-error-rate.


The nitrite group of vaso-motor depressants lowers the portal blood pressure and decreases the volume of the liver. These effects are secondary to the changes produced in the general systemic blood pressure. The blood tends to accumulate therefore in other abdominal organs than the liver in contrast to the condition in anaphylactic shock in dogs and also as a result of certain poisons where the liver drains the remaining abdominal organs.

In the case of still other vasodilators, such as the depressant substance in dogs' urine, the exact location of the blood when the action is fully developed is not accurately known. This point together with an effort to bring some of these facts into an harmonious whole upon some definite physiological basis is a subject requiring further investigation.


In daily terms we call the current era as  ̳Modern Era', which can also be named as the era of Big Data in the field of Information Technology. Our daily lives in today's world are rapidly advancing never quenching ones thirst. The fields of science, engineering and technology are producing data at an exponential rate leading to Exabyte(s) of data every day. Big data helps us to explore and re-invent many areas not limited to education, health and law. The primary purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth analysis in the area of Healthcare using the big data and analytics. The main purpose is to emphasize on the usage of the big data which is being stored all the time helping to look back in the history, but this is the time to emphasize on the analyzation to improve the medication and services. Although, many big data implementations happen to be in-house development, this proposed implementation aims to propose a broader extent using Hadoop, which just happen to be the tip of the iceberg. The focus of this paper is not limited to the improvement and analysis of the data; it also focusses on the strengths and drawbacks compared to the conventional techniques available.


Several experiments were conducted to determine the effect of a vehicle's environment on passenger comfort in intra-city buses and inter-city trains. Data were collected simultaneously on the physical characteristics of the environment and the passengers' comfort ratings in that environment. Roll rate was strongly related to judged comfort for busses, and noise and roll rate for trains. The results for ground based vehicles are compared to those from the air mode.


Abstract: The in vitro colony formation of hematopoietic progenitor cells of bone marrow samples, taken before and early after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT), was investigated prospectively. In order to circumvent culture‐related and sample‐related variations, a serum‐free recombinant growth factor‐replenished culture system was developed using T cell‐ and monocyte‐depleted bone marrow samples. Samples of healthy bone marrow donors were used to validate the technique. The standardized culturing technique gave reproducible results, with numbers of colonies above those in conventional conditioned‐medium technique. Colony formation in vitro of myelomonocytic precursor cells was found decreased in graft recipients, also after addition of growth factors, in comparison with healthy donors. The growth‐promoting effect of the combination of IL‐3 + GM‐CSF was superior to that of either growth factor alone or conditioned medium. No effect was observed of T lymphocytes and monocytes on in vitro colony formation after bone marrow transplantation, probably as a result of functional impairment of these cells at that period after transplantation.


This paper,by reviewing the wilderness writing in American literature,argues that wilderness writing in the early colonial period is anthropocentric rather than ecocentric,which helps to establish a sense of place and the American national consciousness.Wilderness writing under the pen of Emerson and Thoreau is pervaded with environmental consciousness.Wilderness writing in the 20th century,however,is not only a reflection upon civilization and ethics but also a criticism to modern technology.


Key Points Question Are cohesive gel breast implants associated with silicone bleed? Findings In this case series including 389 women with silicone gel breast implants, 384 women (98.8%) showed silicones in the tissues. There was no statistically significant difference between women with cohesive gel implants and those with noncohesive gel implants. Meaning These findings suggest that cohesive silicone gel breast implants leak silicones and may potentially harm patients, as noncohesive gel implants do.


Approximation of piecewise linear and generalized functions is an important and difficult problem. These functions are widely used in mathematical modeling of various processes and systems, such as: automatic control theory, electrical engineering, radio engineering, information theory and transmission of signals and images, equations of mathematical physics, oscillation theory, differential equations and many others. The widespread use of such functions is explained by their positive properties. For example, piecewise linear functions are characterized by a simple structure over segments. However, these features also have disadvantages. For example, in the case of using piecewise linear functions, solutions have to be built in segments. In this case, the problem of matching the obtained solutions at the boundaries of the segments arises, which leads to the complication of the research results. The use of generic functions has similar disadvantages. To eliminate shortcomings in practice, one resorts to the approximation of these functions. There are a large number of well-known methods for approximating piecewise linear and generalized functions. Recently, new methods for their approximation have been developed. In this study, an attempt was made to generalize and discuss the existing methods for approximating the considered functions. Particular emphasis is placed on the description of new approximation methods and their applications in various fields of science and technology. The publication-based review discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each method, compares them, and considers suitable application examples. The review will undoubtedly be interesting not only for mathematicians, but also for specialists and scientists working in various applied fields of research.


A 3-D, vectorial, and multimodal model that incorporates realistic losses was developed to study the performance of Si3N4 based integrated-optical ring-resonator slow-light-based refractometric sensor. Efficient optimization of the coupler gap and tolerance analysis were also performed using the model.


Growth performance of kuria labeo, Labeo gonius as a component species in the major carp polyculture system was evaluated at two incorporation levels against a control without the species through a year-round grow-out study in nine earthen ponds (0.08 ha). Three species ratio of catla, silver carp, rohu, mrigal and kuria labeo at 15:15:40:30:0 (T-1: control), 15:15:40:20:10 (T-2) and 15:15:40:10:20 (T-3) were evaluated as three treatments. The carps were stocked at a combined density of 7500 fingerlings ha−1. Silver carp demonstrated the highest survival (75–81%) followed by rohu (70–76%), catla (69–76%), kuria labeo (69–71%) and mrigal (67–69%). Species-wise yield attributes such as survival, harvest weight, SGR and biomass yield of silver carp, catla and rohu were similar in their respective treatments. Kuria labeo at 10% inclusion demonstrated 12% higher harvest weight than its 20% inclusion. However, such higher weight gain could not affect the total biomass yields of carps which remained similar among the treatments. Furthermore, harvest weight of kuria labeo at 10% inclusion was comparable to that of mrigal when the latter incorporated at 20–30% level. Therefore, the study suggested 10% to be a suitable incorporation level for kuria labeo in the commercial grow-out carp polyculture system.


This paper investigates the feasibility of using a noise waveform in an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar system for two-dimensional tomographic imaging of a stationary object with a multistatic tomographic geometry. Multiple UWB transmitters and receivers are positioned along each side of the imaging area. We perform several numerical simulations in time-domain, and the successful imaging of the target is achieved by visual inspection of the formed images.


Several experimental detections have demonstrated the existence of Borromean states predicted by Vitaly Efimov within a nuclear physics context, that is, trimers bound despite the absence of bound states of any of the two-body subsystems. I show that novel Efimov Physics is expected in gravitationally polarizable nonbaryonic dark matter beyond the Standard Model with van der Waals-like forces driven by quantum gravitational fluctuations. I also discuss ground and space-based tests of spacetime curvature effects on weakly bound, highly diffuse quantum three-body systems with standard electrodynamical van der Waals forces. Finally, I consider exotic gravitational quantum matter from higher-order Brunnian structures and analogies with classical systems, already proven in three-stranded DNA, driven by the stochastic gravitational wave background.


Purpose The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend screening young women for chlamydia but not young men. One reason young men have not been a focus for chlamydia screening is due to the perceived difficulty of accessing these men. Peers are among the most influential people in a young person's life. We hypothesized that incentivized peer referral (IPR) could assist in increasing enrollment in this screening study. Methods The Check it Program in New Orleans is a community-based screening program for young Black men aged 15–24. Peer referral was monitored between 3/7/2018–11/28/2020. IPR started on 8/29/2020 during which men enrolled in the parent study were offered $5 for each peer they referred and were successfully enrolled in the study. Results Of 1457 men enrolled in the study, 44 were enrolled after IPR was initiated. The percentage of men who said they were referred by a friend was higher in the post-IPR compared to the pre-IPR period (40.9% vs. 20.0%, P Conclusion Incentivized peer referral significantly increased study enrollment and can serve as a method for increasing screening rates in community-based chlamydia screening programs for young Black men who have sex with women.


The VP/VS ratio is an important property for understanding magmatic and tectonic processes at passive continental margins as it is an indicator of the crustal composition. To classify the dominant lithologies in the Zhongsha Block, South China Sea (SCS), we present a detailed VP/VS crustal model based on the independent tomographic inversion of P wave and S wave data. The average VP/VS in the crust of the Zhongsha Block is ∼1.77, indicating an overall felsic to intermediate composition lacking remnant magmatic intrusive rocks. The VP‐density relationship from gravity modeling suggests that the lower crust of the extended continental domain contains more greenschist and hence may have experienced metamorphism resulting from an elevated geotherm in the Northwest Sub‐basin either during the syn‐spreading or postspreading stage. The variability of the VP/VS ratio in the continental block is larger than that in the oceanic basin, showing distinct crustal properties. Several low VP/VS ratio anomalies (VP/VS < 1.7) were found near tectonic boundaries and are interpreted to either result from felsic metamorphism during an interval of rifting, or during the migration of magma along faults and cracks in the postrift period. VP/VS ratios occurring in concert with high VP anomalies in the continent‐ocean transition zone support a mafic composition of metapelitic granulite, which was either formed by magmatic intrusions or contact with mantle melting that stem from the upwelling of the asthenospheric mantle during the initial break‐up and onset of the seafloor spreading stage in the SCS.


Abstract Detection is a major problem in the application of Open-Tubular Capillary Liquid Chromatography (OTCLC) and Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) for analyzing very dilute samples, for instance in trace analysis. Thermo-optical Spectroscopy is a new branch of Spectroscopy which allows the detection of samples with low light absorbances (10−8 −10−9 AU) using a few picoliters sample cell. A few attomoles of analyte can be detected in OTCLC or in CE with these techniques. These results are similar to those achieved by Laser-Induced Fluorescence detection in open-tubular capillary tubings. However, many organic substances present a high absorption coefficient and only a few of them provide good quantum yields. The principles of Thermo-optical Spectroscopy are presented in this work. The main thermo-optical methods and their application in OTCLC and CE are also reviewed


Preface. Abbreviations. Introduction. Part I: The International Deep Sea-Bed Regime under the 1982 LOS Convention. I. Legal Status of the Deep Sea-Bed Mineral Resources. II. Basic Features of the Mining Regime: the Parallel System and the International Sea-Bed Authority. III. The Issue of National Legislation. Part II: Transfer of Technology Relating to Activities in the Area under the Law of the Sea Convention. IV. Transfer of Technology in International Law. V. General Principles on Transfer of Deep Sea-Bed Mining Technology in the Law of the Sea Convention. VI. Transfer of Technology Rules in Article 5 of Annex III. Part III: Towards a Final Agreement. VII. The Work of the Preparatory Commission. VIII. In Search of a Universally Accepted Regime. Bibliography. Appendix I: Deep Sea-Bed Mining Companies. Tables. Appendix II: The U.S. Proposal on `Fair and Reasonable Commercial Terms and Conditions'. Appendix III: Draft Transfer of Technology Provisions by Special Commission 3 of the PrepCom. Appendix IV. The 1994 Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. Index.


A multiphase matrix converter (MC) is a direct AC/AC converter with n-phase input and m-phase output that is required to supply multiphase systems. To synthesize the controllable sinusoidal output voltage and input current with controllable displacement angle, the pulse width modulation (PWM) is implemented. On account of the PWM usage, there is common mode voltage (CMV), which is detrimental and causes lots of failures. This paper investigates the CMV elimination in the three-to-nine-phase MC. The carrier-based space vector modulation (SVM) with Venturini modulation functions is used. The elimination of the CMV is realized by applying rotating voltage space vectors only. The simulation results presented in this study show that the CMV is entirely eliminated and prove the usefulness of the proposed modulation method.


In recent years,vigorous development of China's journalism,but the overall quality of the media law practitioners remains low,and future development there is a wide gap between the media personnel and the current legal education means less weak in difficult needs of the information career development of media personnel rapidly rising demand for legal quality.In this context,expanding the cultivation media,thinking,use of legal education,training media professionals to a wide range of services is a desirable way,also has strong operational.


Organometallic crystals lacking of inversion center were synthesized starting from acentric reagents following two different approaches: asymmetric metal center or asymmetric ligand. The former is a mixed halide of mercury (II), HgBrI, crystallizing in the space group Cmc2(1) [1], which was prepared by a completely new solid state reaction. The latter is 2-(2'-pyridyl)-1,8-napthyridine (pyNP) whose crystalline structure was first determined by our research group and results in space group P2(1). A series of organometallic compounds were synthesized and their crystalline structure verified by single crystal X-ray diffraction, Raman, IR and UV-VIS electronic spectroscopes. Complexes with mixed salt and aromatic heterocyclic ligands drift to a non-centrosymmetry crystalline structure while those with pyNP tend to be centrosymmetic. From results obtaining we deduced the crystalline packing was mainly influenced by metal center respect to ligand. Crystals of mixed salt have a structural disorder due to Iodide-Bromide VICARIANZA facilitating non-centrosymmetry. These systems could present NLO properties and could be employed in optical and optoelectronic application. [2]


The utility model relates to a transfer vehicle for a hoisting disinfecting basket, which comprises a vehicle frame (1), a motor (15), a hoisting machine (16), a goods fork (4) and a hoisting device; the vehicle frame (1) is L-shaped, and both edges at the lower-front part of the vehicle frame are respectively provided with a front wheel (7); the rear end of the vehicle frame is provided with a universal wheel (9); the motor (15) and the hoisting machine (16) are connected and together installed on an angle-steel frame (5) at the middle-lower part at the rear end of the vehicle frame (1); and the opposite surfaces of upright columns (10) on both edges of the vehicle frame (1) are respectively provided with a sliding slot, a slide-block frame (11) is limited in the sliding slot and can upwards and downwards move, and the goods fork (4) extending to the vehicle frame is arranged on the slide-block frame (11). The transfer vehicle has the advantages of no generation of pollutants, steadiness in hoisting, portability and flexibility in steering, convenience in operation and safety and reliability in working, and can be directly applied to the streamlined production line of honeysuckle beverages.


The purpose of the present invention is to provide: an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition, which has excellent thermal conductivity and insulating properties that are required for components of electronic/electrical devices, and which is capable of providing colorability that enables applications as design members; and a molded body which is obtained by injection molding the aromatic polycarbonate resin composition. The purpose is achieved by an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition which is obtained by blending 40-220 parts by mass of (B-1) titanium oxide that is covered with a polyol, 0-70 parts by mass of (B-2) talc and 3-10 parts by mass of (C) an organopolysiloxane that contains an alkoxy group per 100 parts by mass of (A) an aromatic polycarbonate resin, with the total of the component (B-1) and the component (B-2) being 70-220 parts by mass.


Limited information is available on the management of the 'cannot intubate, cannot ventilate' (CICV) situation in infants. We compared the time to achieve adequate oxygenation following rescue ventilation using the Enk oxygen flow modulator (OFM) with a jet ventilator in a simulated CICV situation using the rabbit as an infant respiratory model.


The invention provides an ultraviolet light turbidity detection instrument which comprises a sensor, a photodetector and a controller, wherein the sensor comprises an ultraviolet light source; the photodetector is used for detecting the intensity of incident light after the ultraviolet light sent by the ultraviolet light source passes through a detected water body to be scattered; the controller comprises an input module, a main control module, a display and button module, a storage module, an output module, a control module and a power supply module, wherein the input module is connected with the photodetector, the main control module is connected with the input module, the display and button module is connected with the main control module, the storage module is connected with the display and button module, the output module is connected with the storage module, and the control module is connected with the output module, and the power supply module is used for supplying persistent steady current and voltage for each module.


In the late 1980s, researchers noticed that some managers were better than other managers at accomplishing goals through social networks (Kotter, 1990). Other economics and management scholars found, that certain patterns of connections, which individuals build with others, enable them better jobs, higher salary, promotions and overall greater career success (Granovetter, 1974; Burt, 1992). During the past few years we have witnessed a transformation of many traditional working environment to a IT enabled 'e-workplace' (Arnison & Miller, 2002). That is why this paper examines what the role of online social networks is in career management and human resources management. It points out at some behaviours of individuals on social networking platforms and also analyses, how companies use online social networks.


Abstract: The shortage of farmer workers that lasts from 2004 to 2005 is absolutely not a temporary or accidental social phenomena.The shortage is not demand exceeding supply or supply exceeding demand actually.The paper thinks on the social influence of the shortage,believing the essence of which is the shortage of rights.The article analyzes the producing reasons of the shortage from different angles and believes that protecting rights of farer workers must be attached importance to if the shortage problem to be resolved.


Globally, groundwater represents a critical natural resource that is affected by changes in natural supply and renewal, as well as by increasing human demand and consumption. However, despite its critical role, groundwater is difficult to accurately quantify as it is beneath the Earth surface. Here, we review several state‐of‐the‐art remote sensing techniques useful for local‐ to global‐scale groundwater monitoring and assessment, including proxies for groundwater extraction. These include inferring changes in subsurface water from mass changes using gravitational measurements, and analyzing changes in the Earth surface height using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Light Detection and Ranging, Airborne Electromagnetic Systems, and satellite altimetry. Remote sensing information is often used in tandem with ground‐based observations such as hydraulic head in wells, Global Navigational Satellite System monitoring, and numerical modeling to complement the space‐based approaches. In the future, fusing different remote sensing techniques capable of operating in various environments will yield additional insight on the state and rate of use for groundwater across the globe.


Total loss of quality in products or processes Reduction is the objective of robust design. Strong Design is an effective approach that aims to simultaneously decrease product costs and enhance quality while also significantly reducing development time. Strength is defined as a skill Raw material, operating conditions, process equipment, environmental conditions, and human Expected variation in factors Tolerant manufacturing process. Robust design is the design of products, devices, and manufacturing equipment so that their performance and functionality are insensitive to multiple variations, such as manufacturing and assembly tolerances, ambient use conditions, or degradation over time. Therefore, there is not strong design sensitivity – meaning that variation in the product will have minimal influence. In essence, robust design means minimizing the impact of variation on a product. One or more due to unforeseen circumstances Input variables or assumptions are rigorous although modified, their output and predictions are accurate A model is considered robust if. The alternatives being considered are related to specific aircraft features: the aerodynamic characteristic (C1), maximum takeoff weight (C2), armament (C3), and avionics (C4). The evaluation options are Ao, F-16, Su-35, and Mig-35. Based on the evaluation results, Ao obtained the top rank, while Mig-35 received the lowest rank.The value of the dataset for Robust Design of Aero Engine in Weighted product method shows that it results in Ao and top ranking


Applications which are the result of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) should be delivered to end users seamlessly. This delivery process which is named as deployment is therefore critical. Especially for systems with ongoing development and frequent deployments, this process should not take a lot of time and create a state of emergency. Also it is important that it is automatized and does not disrupt business continuity. Criticality of transactions increases the importance of deployment process for financial enterprises which are also required to have high performance systems and give uninterrupted service. In this study, deployment of critical financial systems with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is addressed and requirements of deployment process are described. Alternative deployment processes for SOA are discussed and compared, "Running from Client via Branch Server" model is proposed with its application architecture and principles of operation. It is shown that this model is the optimum deployment model in terms of performance and availability. The model is detailed in accordance with requirements of financial systems.