The reflections of his own life are seen in the works of Guy de Maupassant, who has made important contributions to the development of the short story genre. It is also ironic that the writings of Maupassant, who started to lose his mental health over time due to his genetic structure, are seen as mad. It is not a coincidence that the word "fou" is frequently used in his works. Having an interest in mental illness and the sick, Maupassant both takes classes and observes the insane in a mental hospital. As a result of these observations, he writes short stories. Miss Hermet is one of them. The story that begins with the sentence "Madness attract me" also includes information about insanity. Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil, who is an important name in the modernization of Turkish storytelling, was 1 Arş. Gör. Dr., Atatürk Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü (Erzurum, Türkiye), email@example.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7733-3960 [Araştırma makalesi, Makale kayıt tarihi: 15.03.2022kabul tarihi: 20.04.2022; DOI: 10.29000/rumelide.1104556] R u m e l i D E D i l v e E d e b i y a t A r a ş t ı r m a l a r ı D e r g i s i 2 0 2 2 . 2 7 ( N i s a n ) / 3 8 5 Maupassant'ın Bayan Hermet hikâyesi ile Halit Ziya'nın Deliler Evinde hikâyesinin karşılaştırmalı incelemesi / V. Kılıçarslan (384-392. s.) Adres RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Osmanağa Mahallesi, Mürver Çiçeği Sokak, No:14/8 Kadıköy İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE 34714 e-posta: firstname.lastname@example.com tel: +90 505 7958124, +90 216 773 0 616 Address RumeliDE Journal of Language and Literature Studies Osmanağa Mahallesi, Mürver Çiçeği Sokak, No:14/8 Kadıköy ISTANBUL / TURKEY 34714 e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, phone: +90 505 7958124, +90 216 773 0 616 influenced by Samipaşazade Sezai's stories, and the path he took leads him to Maupassant's understanding of story, known as the event story. Halit Ziya, like Maupassant, determines the story topics by observing what is happening around him, as well as being inspired by his own life. It can also be seen that he was influenced by other writers he read. In this direction, intertextual relations can be searched in his works. It can be said that among the story sources of Halit Ziya, besides the elements mentioned, there are the influences that he read from Maupassant. These effects, which sometimes reach the similarity of the subject and character, are embodied in Halit Ziya's "Deliler Evinde". The similarity between the two stories, primarily due to the fact that they are about madness, is reinforced by the names given to the characters. In this study, the commonality of the literary understandings of the two storytellers and the comparison of the similarities between the aforementioned stories are included. Thus, the influence of Maupassant on Halit Ziya will be shown with the evidence.


Image processing is a highly computationally intensive process in which heterogeneous system architectures are required for high-resolution images or real-time applications. Zynq SoC is integrated in a processor and FPGA so that it can be an answer for such problems. The HLS tools reduced the FPGA implantation time while the PYNQ framework enhanced productivity. We implemented the Sobel edge detection application as an example of image processing in a Zynq MPSoC device. We presented how FPGAs can accelerate image processing and how HLS tools and the PYNQ framework enable rapid implementation.


Background: Purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of spinal accessory to suprascapular nerve transfer (XI-SSN) done for restoration of shoulder function and partial transfer of ulnar nerve to the motor branch to the biceps muscle for the recovery of elbow flexion (Oberlin transfer).


Off The Record (OTR) is cryptographic protocol that is used to ensure the chatting safety in many applications, like Xabber. But there are weaknesses in this protocol, namely authentication failure, fraud, and repudiation. To provide alternative solution in securing chatting, then designed a protocol called Secure Real Time (SRT). SRT consists of three stages, namely The Trusted Public Key Distribution, Key Exchange with Digital Signature, and Signed and Encrypted Message Transmission with Key Derivation Function. These stages are implemented using algorithms ECDSA-384, ECDH-384, AES-256, and SHA384 in Xabber thus providing security strength higher than OTR. Based on the results of evaluation that includes testing the security of communication and benchmarking performance of Xabber, it is known that SRT can guarantee confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, non-repudiation, and hold replay attack toward important data in the three stages of SRT. As for speed and ease relatively higher than the application Xabber with OTR.


The species,quantity and the area of gardening cover plants in Xingtai City were investigated.There were 60 species garden cover plants belong to annual and biennial herb,perennial herb,shrubs,deciduous woody vine,as well as lawn.The trait and deficiency were analyzed.The advice were advanced such as abate lawn area,introduce native species,add species,advance technique level of breeding and rapid propagation,stick to principle of suitable environment grow suitable plants.


Although sulfite and kraft pulp mill evaporator condensates account for only 10-15% of the total effluent volume from a pulp mill, they can represent 30-50% of the total biochemical oxygen demand because of their relatively high content of volatile organic substances. The processing of both condensates to produce methane by anaerobic fermentation is being studied, and preliminary estimates of the capital ($1,500,000) and annual ($490,000/year) cost associates with the processing of 3790 cu.m (10 to the power of 6 gal)/day are similar for both condensates. The annual cost includes credit for by- product methane productions. (Refs. 15).


The phosphating treatment coating is prepared on Mg-4.0Zn-1.0Sr-0.4Ca alloy surface, and the phosphating coating is consisted with HA and a small amount of calcium hydrogen phosphate hydrate. The hemolysis rate of both phosphated coating and uncoated samples is less than 5 %, showing that both have good hemolytic resistance which meet the requirements of use. It is found through the pathological studies that after implantation Mg-4.0Zn-1.0Sr-0.4Ca alloy for 30 days, for the leg muscle tissue, kidney tissue, liver tissue and bone tissues of rat the inflammation phenomenon is gradually recovered or completely recovered being passed the corrosion peak, while for the rat implanted the phosphating treatment alloy was in the acute stage of inflammation. After implantation Mg-4.0Zn-1.0Sr-0.4Ca alloy and the phosphating treatment alloy for 30 days, all of the brain tissue, myocardial tissue, lung tissue, intestinal tissue are unaffected.


Three fire-decision contexts were tested: Escaped Wildfire, Prescribed Burning, and Long-Range Fire Budget Planning. Managers first responded to scenarios constructed for each decision-making context. Various types of risk were manipulated in each context to determine what factors could influence a shift in risk behavior. Following the presentation of scenarios, managers rated and ranked decision factors that might influence their decision-making on fire. Results show that safety, the resources at risk, public opinion, and the reliability of information were important influences on manager decisions (...)


approved: _______________________________________________________ Christopher Mundt Fungicide resistance has become an increasing problem in North American populations of Zymoseptoria tritici, the causal agent of septoria leaf blotch of wheat. The goal of this experiment was to determine whether Z. tritici's resistance to one azole fungicide would predict resistance in other fungicides within the same family. Cross-resistance could have implications on the fungicides available to treat the disease locally, as seen in Europe over the past decade. 178 isolates were harvested from leaves collected from two locations in the Willamette Valley. Isolates were grown in the presence of 12 serial dilutions of four different azole fungicides (cyproconazole, propiconazole, tebuconazole, and prothioconazole), their growth measured, and their respective EC50s calculated. In these assays strong cross-resistance was found between cyproconazole and propiconazole; weak cross resistance between cyproconazole and tebuconazole, propiconazole and tebuconazole, and prothioconazole and tebuconazole; and no crossresistance between cyproconazole and prothioconazole or prothioconazole and propiconazole. These findings have significant implications for the Willamette Valley wheat industry; namely, growers can continue to use a diversity of azole fungicides to successfully control Z. tritici.


The state and tasks of medical and sanitary services for women and the role of antenatal clinics in reducing obstetric and gynecological pathology were highlighted in the program report of the deputy. Minister of Health of the RSFSR N. N. Grigorieva. Subsequent reports on this issue dealt with the ways and prospects of preventive obstetric and gynecological care, the organization of work at the obstetric-gynecological section of the antenatal clinic, the role of the antenatal clinic in the organization of preventive examinations, in the prevention of gynecological diseases, late toxicosis of pregnancy, subsequent and postpartum hemorrhages. Wishes were expressed about the introduction of the principle of clinical examination in the work of antenatal clinics, in connection with which it was proposed to transform women's clinics into "obstetric and gynecological dispensaries" and put them at the head of all joint obstetric and gynecological institutions in the region. The usefulness of servicing the site of each antenatal clinic by a medical team assigned to it, including a district therapist (team leader), obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, SES worker, phthisiatrician, was noted.


The fungal genus Cochliobolus describes necrotrophic pathogens that give rise to significant losses on rice, wheat, and maize. Revealing plant mechanisms of non-host resistance (NHR) against Cochliobolus will help to uncover strategies that can be exploited in engineered cereals. Therefore, we developed a heterogeneous pathosystem and studied the ability of Cochliobolus to infect dicotyledons. We report here that C. miyabeanus and C. heterostrophus infect Arabidopsis accessions and produce functional conidia, thereby demonstrating the ability to accept brassica species as host-plants. Some ecotypes exhibited a high susceptibility, whereas others hindered the necrotrophic disease progression of the Cochliobolus strains. Natural variation in NHR among the tested Arabidopsis accessions can advance the identification of genetic loci that prime the plant's defense repertoire. We found that applied phytotoxin-containing conidial-fluid-extracts of C. miyabeanus caused necrotic lesions on rice leaves but provoked only minor irritations on Arabidopsis. This result implies that C. miyabeanus-phytotoxins are insufficiently adapted to promote dicot-colonization, which corresponds with a retarded infection progression. Previous studies on rice demonstrated that ethylene (ET) promotes C. miyabeanus infection, whereas salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) exert a minor function. However, in Arabidopsis, we revealed that the genetic disruption of the ET and JA-signaling-pathway compromises basal resistance against Cochliobolus, whereas SA-biosynthesis mutants showed a reduced susceptibility. Our results refer to the synergistic action of ET/JA and indicate distinct defense-systems between Arabidopsis and rice to confine Cochliobolus propagation. Moreover, this heterogeneous pathosystem may help to reveal mechanisms of NHR and associated defensive genes against Cochliobolus infection.


A kind of pour point depressant(PPD)3,6-O-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrobenzo-1,2-anhydride ester and/or amide was synthesized via Diels-Alder reaction using maleic anhydride and furan as reactants.The determinant of acid value shows that the rate of production exceeds 90%.The measured cold flow plugging point of Daqing diesel indicates that the depressant belongs to paraffin-based oil having very low sensitivity to ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer(EVA) series PPD additives.The novel additive component combined with polymethacrylate asters(PAE) can reduce the cold flow plugging point of Daqing diesel by 7 ℃,and shows good synergy.


Stiglitz (1985) shows that income deferral opportunities and differentially taxed economic activities provide incentives for investors to engage in tax avoidance strategies. In this paper, I describe several tax avoidance strategies that can be used by taxpayers in a Hall-Rabushka flat tax system to reduce or eliminate their tax liabilities. Effective tax planning continues to be viable in a flat tax regime because the idealized environment envisioned by the proposal does not consider taxpayers' strategic response to the new system. These tax planning techniques can affect economic behavior, compliance and enforcement costs, and the distribution of the tax burden.


Suitably substituted pyrrolidines and tetrahydrofurans constitute important moieties of many biologically important natural and non-natural substances. Various synthetic methodologies for these compounds have been examined. Among them one of the expeditious route is the catalytic hydrogenation of the corresponding exoor endo-double bond-containing precursors. Recently, we reported the synthesis of 2,5-dihydropyrroles and furans via the ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reaction of suitably modified Baylis-Hillman adducts. In addition, we reported the synthesis of exo-methylene tetrahydropyrroles and furans by using the radical cyclization of suitably modified Baylis-Hillman adducts. With these endoand exo-methylene compounds we examined the feasibility for the synthesis of substituted pyrrolidines and tetrahydrofuran derivatives under various catalytic hydrogenation conditions (Scheme 1). Required starting materials, 1a-d, were synthesized according to the previous paper from the Baylis-Hillman adducts or aza-Baylis-Hillman adducts via the sequential allylation and RCM reaction with second generation Grubbs catalyst. With these compounds we examined the hydrogenation toward tetrahydrofuran 2a and pyrrolidines 2b-d under typical catalytic hydrogenation conditions (EtOH, Pd/C, H2 balloon) and we obtained the desired compounds 2a-d in good to excellent yields with complete stereocontrol at room temperature or at elevated temperature depending upon the substrates (entries 1-4, Table 1). The stereochemistry of products 2a and 2b is cis based on the references and NOE experimental results of 2a (vide infra, Figure 1). As a next trial we examined the hydrogenation of exomethylene compounds 1e and 1f, which were prepared via the radical cyclization from the suitably modified BaylisHillman adducts as reported. The hydrogenation of 1e under similar conditions (Pd/C, EtOH) at room temperature or at around 40-50 C did not produce the tetrahydrofuran derivative 2e in appreciable amounts. When we carried out the reaction at elevated temperature (Pd/C, EtOH, reflux, 20 h, entry 5) we could obtain the reduction product 2e in 63% yield as a diastereomeric mixture (3:1). In the reaction we isolated trace amounts of 2,3-dihydrofuran derivative 3 (2%) and recovered remaining starting material 1e in 25% yield. The yield and stereoselectivity of 2e was not improved with Adam's catalyst (PtO2, EtOH, reflux, 30 h, entry 6). However, when we replaced the solvent to EtOAc and carried out the reaction at around 50 C we could isolate the compound 3 in an increased yield (15%, entry 7). It is interesting to note that the yield of 3 could be increased to 97% under the conditions of Pd/C in EtOAc at room temperature (entry 8). The reaction of 1f under typical conditions (Pd/C, EtOH, 50 C, 10 h) did not produce any new compounds in appreciable amounts and the starting material 1f was recovered in 87% yield. However, when we changed the conditions (PtO2, EtOAc, 50 C, 12 h) desired reduction product 2f was obtained in 70% yield (9:1 mixture). The major isomer was separated in pure state and the stereochemistry was determined by NOE experiments (Fig. 1). However, unfortunately, we could not synthesize the double bond-isomerized compound, 2,3-dihydropyrrole, in this case under various conditions. In summary, we disclosed an expeditious route for the synthesis of pyrrolidines and tetrahydrofurans starting from


This article investigates how commercial and government-based sectors in the Philippines deploy emotive mechanisms to promote the importance of connectivity services in addressing the affective and transnational needs of overseas Filipinos. By combining a walkthrough method with critical discourse analysis, the study compares and contrasts the interface, operating model and mode of governance of three selected case studies in the Philippines: Western Union, LBC Express Inc. and BaLinkBayan. The findings reveal that the emotionalising techniques of connectivity services construct what we call 'platformed migrant subjectivity'. This conception articulates migrants as economic subjects and valued clientele within the commercial infrastructures and operations of an online platform. In sum, this article takes a nuanced approach to examine how commercial and government institutions utilise online platforms in mobilising emotional, transnational and digital transactions, which may redefine a migrant's subjectivity, mobility and citizenship in a digital era.


Measurements of the spectral luminous efficiency of monochromatic radiation within the mesopic range have already been published. Calculations show that the measured curves can be simulated by a linear combination of the spectral luminous efficiency of monochromatic radiation for scotopic (V'(λ)) and photopic (V(λ)) vision by the equation: V eq(λ)=a. V'(λ)+b.V(λ) where the values of a and b depend on the equivalent luminance. The difference between the simulated and measured curves of the spectral luminous efficiency of monochromatic radiation are discussed. The values of the maximum spectral luminous efficacy K meq within the mesopic range have been calculated. A set-up for the measurement of the equivalent luminance by physical photometry is described.


The logic of the study undertaken will include consideration of the VTS system as an integral formation of the complex of interrelated elements having thanks to their union qualitatively new features, as well as consideration of a subsystem of government VTC as part of the VTS system


The Bose–Einstein-like ordering was earlier proposed as an important mechanism of energy handling in the living systems. In this regard two questions arise at once: (1) is such ordering feasible at body temperature and (2) what is the time that may be taken for establishing coherence? In this paper we hope to answer and satisfy these two questions.


We performed a photogrammetric evaluation of 36 images of Ida and its satellite, obtained by the Galileo SSI camera during the flyby inAug. 1993 with the goal to determine the size, global shape, and, possibly, mass of the asteroid. In the first approach of our analysis we considered the rotational elements of Ida, the position of its moon, and the spacecraft trajectory to be fixed. Only camera pointingdata and image coordinates were included as estimation parameters in the adjustment procedure. We obtained (1) a dense network of ground points, (2) high-resolution terrain models in selected regions of Ida, (3) the mean position of Ida's moon at the time of the Galileo flyby. Determining the orbital motion of the small satellite is crucial, as this will offer the unique opportunity to determine the mass and density of Ida. The digital terrain models obtained in this study will be used to produce color ortho images (rectified images) for spectrophotometric analyses.


This paper is a tutorial on the relationships between Biot-Gassmann theory for AVO-AVA analysis of reflection seismic amplitudes and also for the related analysis of propagation speeds for transmitted seismic waves in applications such as VSP or crosswell seismic. The main observation of special note is that the socalled "fluid-line" in AVO analysis appears to be related to patchy saturation of fluids when the Biot-Gassmann analysis of laboratory data is considered.


New enantiomerically pure dimethyl-substituted pyridino-18-crown-6 ether derivatives containing chloro, N-allylamino, N-allylacetamido, N-benzylamino and cyano functional groups at position 4 of the pyridine ring have been synthetized. This paper also reports the transformation of the known enantiopure parent dimethyl-substituted pyridino-18-crown-6 ether to its new N-oxide derivative and the O-methylation of the latter. These ligands are good candidates for enantiomeric recognition studies of protonated primary amines, amino acids and their derivatives.


"The affinities of all the beings of the same class have sometimes been represented by a great tree. I believe this simile largely speaks the truth. The green and budding frees may represent existing species; and those produced during each former year may represent the long succession of extinct species. At each period of growth all the growing trees have tried to branch out on all sides, and to overtop and kill the surrounding twigs and branches, in the same manner as species and groups of species have tried to overmaster other species in the great battle for life.....".


Traffic classification is considered an important research area due to the increasing demand in network users. It not only effectively improve the network service identifications and security issues of the traffic network, but also provide robust accuracy and efficiency in different Internet application behaviors and patterns. Several traffic classification techniques have been proposed and applied successfully in recent years. However, the existing literature lack of comprehensive survey which could provide an overview and analysis towards the recent developments in network traffic classification. To this end, this survey presents a comprehensive investigation on traffic classification techniques by carefully reviewing existing methods from a new perspective. We comprehensively discuss the procedures and datasets for traffic classification. Additionally, traffic criteria are proposed, which could be beneficial to assess the effectiveness of the developed classification algorithm. Then, the traffic classification techniques are discussed in detail. Then, we thoroughly discussed the machine learning (ML) methods for traffic classification. For researcher's convenience, we present the traffic obfuscation techniques, which could be helpful for designing a better classifier. Finally, key findings and open research challenges for network traffic classification are identified along with recommendations for future research directions. In sum, this survey fills the gap of existing surveys and summarizes the latest research developments in traffic classification.


A new technique is discussed that can be applied to baryon decays where decays with one missing particle can be discerned from background and their branching fractions determined, along with other properties of the decays. Applications include measurements of the CKM elements and and detection of any exotic objects coupling to decays, such as the inflaton. Potential use of and to investigate decays is also commented upon.


HELLER, KIRBY A., and BERNDT, THOMAS J. Developmental Changes in the Formation and Organization of Personality Attributions. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1981, 52, 683-691. Kindergarten children, third graders, sixth graders, and college students were told 2 stories in which the same actor behaved generously or behaved selfishly on 2 occasions. In a control condition, they were just told the actor's age and sex. Then they were asked to predict the actor's behavior in 10 situations that provided opportunities for generous behavior as well as other behaviors that varied in their similarity to generosity (e.g., helping, intelligent behavior). In another session subjects were asked to rate the actor on traits that paralleled the predictions. At all ages predictions and ratings related to generosity were consistent with the actor's past behavior, suggesting that subjects used the original stories as a basis for a dispositional attribution about the actor's generosity. Predictions and ratings for the generous and selfish actors differed significantly at all ages, but only college students differentiated between the generous actor and the actor in the control condition. Subjects made less certain predictions and ratings for behaviors and traits that were less similar to the initial stories, demonstrating that attributions from generosity to other characteristics were organized on the basis of similarity. Analyses of mean ratings suggested that attributions about the selfish actor were organized in an equally complex way by the kindergarten and the college students. However, factor analyses of the responses suggested that college students made a clear distinction between social evaluations (good-bad) and intellectual evaluations (smart-stupid), and children did not.


In this paper, we describe some new visualization methods for email threads. The methods concatenate initial message texts, or full texts shorn of extraneous material, into logical groupings embedded in, or closely aligned with, thread structure representations. The results are intended to provide useful thread overviews, and to enable coherent, efficient reading of thread content.


In our continuous search for antitumor agents showing specific activity against B16 murine melanoma, an unidentified actinomycete strain No. Q996-17 was found to produce a new compound epoxomicin. It wasextracted by rc-butanol from the fermentation broth and purified by various chromatographies. Structural studies revealed that epoxomicin has an epoxy-^-aminoketone moiety in the structure and is a new memberof the eponemycin^ group. Epoxomicin exhibited strong in vitro cytotoxicities against various tumor cell lines, whereas it did not exhibit anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities. It showed strong in vivo inhibitory activity against B16 melanoma but moderate activity against P388 mouse leukemia. In this report, we describe the production, isolation, physico-chemical characterization, structural elucidation and biological activities of epoxomicin.


Abstract : Investigations with regard to the simultaneous removal of S, O, and N compounds from low-boiling hydrocarbons by means of treatment with surface-active agents are reported on. It is shown that the application of fluidization techniques results in considerable advantages over other known processes. The experiments were carried out without the use of additional hydrogen at temperatures above the boiling temperatures of the feed fractions. A great variety of adsorbents and adsorbents mixtures was tested. It was found that the phenolic and basic components could be removed with considerably greater ease than in the known medium-pressure refining processes. Desulfurization amounted to approximately 80% in the experiments, which were conducted under normal pressure, the so-called aggressive sulfur compounds, in their turn, being removed almost quantitatively. In conclusion, a report is given on the development of a continuous pilot plant for about 20 kg feed/hour, which is operated according to the principles of fluidization both in its refining and regeneration sections. Experimental results from this plant are given.


PURPOSE: A wet etching apparatus and a circuit board manufacturing apparatus are provided to facilitate the circulation of wet etchant in a via hole so as to prevent the etchant staying in the via hole, thereby improving the efficiency of wet etching process. CONSTITUTION: A wet etching apparatus(100) comprises a suction part(120) and a spray nozzle(110). The suction part is formed into a cylinder form with a plurality of suction holes and sucks the etchant sprayed from the spray nozzle. The suction holes of the suction part, which make no contact with a substrate, are controlled not to carry out suction. The suction part comprises a plurality of sub suction parts arranged by section. The spray nozzle is arranged around the suction part to spray the etchant.


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Substantial progress in understanding memory, the learning process, and self-organization by studying the properties of models of neural networks have resulted in discoveries of important parallels between the properties of statistical, nonlinear cooperative systems in physics and neural networks.


To conduct research in Traffic Safety, and to provide an understanding of vehicle and driver performance on high speed streets and highways, researchers frequently turn to the development of models to describe vehicular traffic flow. In order to adequately develop and validate such models, it is necessary to obtain precise and detailed information on traffic flow characteristics. This task, because of the tremendous costs and difficulties associated with it, has been the single greatest impediment to vehicular traffic flow model development efforts. As a result, traffic flow researchers have, with few exceptions, either omitted model validation entirely, or have used data obtained by crude and inadequate methods in superficial attempts at model validation. This report will describe a system of instrumentation that has been developed to overcome these problems and has been used successfully for the precise measurement of traffic flow characteristics. The system, employing both aerial and ground photographic techniques, was developed at the Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, UCLA, under the direction of this author (Ref. 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), to obtain traffic flow data for a study sponsored by the United States Bureau of Public Roads (Contract CPR 11-4309) concerning the effects of exit ramps on freeway operation and control.


The library, being as the main body of information literacy education, should undertake the responsibility of adult students' information literacy education. The library should explore the information literacy education mode suitable for the part-time adult students according to the features of the adult education. This paper expounds the development status of MOOCs and its influence on the adult education, analyzes some problems existing in adult students' information literacy education in the library, and probes into the enlightenment of the MOOCs mode on the adult students' information literacy education in the library.


This first issue of the Nutrition & Dietetics for 2016 focuses on food security. As an introduction to the broad spectrum of papers contained therein, this review will consider current definitions of food insecurity and then go on to discuss how to address the determinants of food insecurity (Table 1)4 within a new paradigm defined by the SDGs, as follows: • People (end poverty and hunger); • Planet (ensure sustainability of resources and arrest climate change); • Prosperity (encourage equity and promote technological advancement); and • Peace Partnership (strengthen global solidarity). The review will also consider training and educational needs for public health nutritionists and dietitians to become competent in this complex and multidimensional area of practice. Disciplines Medicine and Health Sciences | Social and Behavioral Sciences Publication Details Charlton, K. E. (2016). Food security, food systems and food sovereignty in the 21st century: a new paradigm required to meet Sustainable Development Goals. Nutrition and Dietetics, 73 (1), 3-12. This journal article is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/smhpapers/3477 EDITORIAL Food security, food systems and food sovereignty in the 21 century: A new paradigm required to meet Sustainable Development Goals "...We envisage a world free of poverty, hunger, disease and want, where all life can thrive. We envisage a world free of fear and violence. A world with universal literacy. A world with equitable and universal access to quality education at all levels, to health care and social protection, where physical, mental and social well-being are assured. A world where we reaffirm our commitments regarding the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and where there is improved hygiene; and where food is sufficient, safe, affordable and nutritious. A world where human habitats are safe, resilient and sustainable and where there is universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy." In the current socio-political climate, these words may sound like the opening to a fairy tale. They are, in fact, an excerpt from the vision of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recently endorsed by Heads of State and Government, and High Representatives at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. It is noteworthy that the 2015 meeting at which the SDGs were affirmed also marked the 70 anniversary of the UN. The SDGs follow on from the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) that were adopted by world leaders at the Millennium Summit held in September 2000. The MDGs were quantified targets for addressing extreme poverty in its many dimensions, including income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion while at the same time, promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability. By 2015, progress towards meeting the SDHs had been uneven. Notably, in Africa and least developed countries, some of the MDGs remain off-track, in particular those related to maternal, newborn and child health and to reproductive health. Through the SDGs, the UN recommits itself to the full realization of all the MDGs, including the off-track ones, by providing focussed and scaled-up assistance to least developed nations, in line with relevant support programmes. The SDGs seek to complete what the MDGs did not achieve, particularly in reaching the most vulnerable. Importantly, the SDGs hold all countries to account. The seventeen SDGs, with their 169 associated targets, focus on human rights the rights of each person on the planet to food, health, education, shelter, and security – as well as equity. The Goals and targets represent a supremely ambitious and transformational vision which will require cooperation not only between governments of different countries and regions, both north and south, but also between sectors such as agriculture, health, technology, economic development, and climate change. The global issues of hunger, food poverty and undernutrition are common themes within both the MDGs and their successor SDGs. In the context of food security, the SDGs challenge nutrition professionals and policy makers to think broadly about potential solutions that encompass non-traditional approaches. This first issue of the Nutrition & Dietetics for 2016 focuses on food security. As an introduction to the broad spectrum of papers contained therein, this review will consider current definitions of food insecurity and then go on to discuss how to address the determinants of food insecurity (Table 1) within a new paradigm defined by the SDGs, as


AbstractThe objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of different aging times on the performance of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) copolymer–modified asphalt. Two kinds of SBS-modified as...


Ancient architectures have always been of great interest to a variety of studies. In this analysis, the distribution of ancient architectures in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province is investigated. In each area of the distribution, the characteristic of the ancient architectures are recorded, such as story number, building materials, construction time, etc. The various types of information are then input into a GIS (Geographic Information System) database, which also contains some typical images of the ancient architectures. Some of the data are from GoogleEarth or archived CAD (Computer Aided Design) files. Consequently, the distribution and characteristic of ancient architectures are analyzed consulting the GIS map and attribute table. Although the ancient architectures are similar in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, there exist some notable differences. The commonness and differences would be significative for the preservation and planning for ancient architectures.


This paper investigates the problem of information stabilization of the images of source sets over discrete memoryless channels (DMCs). It is shown that if the minimum image cardinality of a source set over a DMC has a specific entropy characterization, then the image of this source set will be information stable. In many applications, this requirement on the source set can be satisfied using the method of equal-image-size source partitioning. A construction of a strong secrecy subcode from a weak secrecy code for the wiretap channel is provided as an example to illustrate the use of the information stabilization technique.


Based on the serious illicit connection of partial separate storm sewer system,the characteristics of dry weather discharge from a typical municipal separate storm sewer system in Shanghai were investigated to study the control countermeasures of pollution from pumping station with separate storm sewer system.The results show that this municipal separate storm sewer system has a large dry weather discharge volume.The average monthly discharge volume is 29×104 m3,in which a quarter is dry weather discharge volume.The dry weather discharge frequency is high,and the dry weather discharges from this system occurred for 277 days in 2008.The dry weather discharge quality is poor and similar to that of dry weather CSO.It is considered that the large dry weather discharge volume is mainly due to serious illicit connection of the system,high operation water level of pumping station,insufficient interception capacity and excessive pre-pumping.


Introduction: Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) is associated with inflammatory and/or fibrotic changes in the lungs. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a complication of many end-stage lung diseases due to the re-modelling of pulmonary vasculature associated with hypoxia leading to pulmonary vascular resistance. The Association of PAH in ILD contributes significantly to high morbidity and mortality. ILD being a progressive disease it is difficult to predict when the PAH will set in. Aim: To assess the clinical and radiological profiles of patients with ILD and to associate these with the severity of PAH. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at GSL Medical College on 23 patients with ILD from 1st October 2019 to 31st august 2021, in GSL medical college and hospital, Andhra Pradesh. Each patient was subjected to chest X-ray (CXR), Electrocardiogram (ECG), and 2-Dimensional Echocardiogram (2D ECHO). Evidence of PAH in any one investigation was considered. In ECG reports evidence of right ventricular enlargement (R>S in V1/V2 and right axis deviation >110 degrees, R=11 mm) was considered as PAH. CXR showing dilatation of the pulmonary artery with an increased cardiothoracic ratio was considered as PAH. A 2-D ECHO was performed to estimate the right arterial pressure and evidence of pulmonary arterial systemic pressure of >40 mmHg was considered as PAH. All the data were statistically analysed by using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Results: Fifty-two percent of the population constituted females, and the mean age of the whole population was 59.7±14.4 years and the majority of them (65%) belonged to upper lower socioeconomic class. Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) was the most common pattern observed accounting for 57%. Prevalence of PAH was 65% and a longer duration of symptoms, 57% of the population had grade 3 of Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) and 52.17% covered less than 200 meters in the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT). Oxygen desaturation after 6MWT was observed to be the contributing factor for the development of severe pulmonary hypertension in ILD patients. Conclusion: Factors like delayed seeking of medical care, co-morbidity like hypertension, higher grades of dyspnoea at the time of presentation, shorter 6MWD, and post-walk oxygen saturation were found to be predictors of pulmonary artery hypertension in patients with ILD. Early recognition of these risk factors in patients with ILD and the prompt treatment of the disease can reduce the development of severe PAH.


A novel multiple meander strip monopole antenna is presented. By iteratively meandering the vertical strip, compactness and broadband characteristics for the monopole antenna were achieved simultaneously. The designed monopole antenna with a radiation element volume of 14/spl times/14/spl times/14 mm/sup 3/ has the measured bandwidth ratio of 3.87:1, from 2.83 to 10.96 GHz for VSWR/spl les/2, with fairly frequency-insensitive omni-directional radiation characteristics.


In energy intensive enterprises (EIE) with self generation power plant, real time electricity cost is affected by dynamic change of its power consumption and generation. Centralized power demand control is usually hard to be used in EIE due to complex constraints of production process. A rational price signal which is able to lead end users to reduce power during peak hours or shift load from peak hours to off-peak hours is valuable. A dynamic pricing mechanism in microgrid for EIE is researched in this paper, aiming at reducing total electricity cost of EIE. By typical case study, some reference ideas about dynamic pricing problem for EIE microgrid are presented.


The cDNA library was constructed from the pearl oyster(Pinctada fucata).A C-type lectin gene,named as PoLEC2,was obtained by screening and sequencing using EST sequences.The length of PoLEC2 cDNA sequence was 1 659 bp.Sequence analysis showed that the open reading frame of PoLEC2 gene was 1575 bp.The 5'-UTR length was 39 bp and 3'-UTR length was 45 bp.The PoLEC2 gene encoded a protein containing 524 amino acids,and the predicted molecular weight of PoLEC2 protein was about 58.0 kD with the isoelectric point of 5.2.The protein sequence of PoLEC2 gene contained a signal peptide sequence with 16 amino acids(M1-A16),a MAM-2 domain and a carbohydrate recognition domain of C-type lectin.Sequence analysis showed that the identity and similarity of the carbohydrate recognition domain of PoLEC2 genes between the P.fucata and other organisms were 26.5%~33.6% and 45.1%~55.6% respectively.Tissue expression analysis showed that the PoLEC2 gene was expressed in all tissues of P.fucata,and there was maximum expression in the intestine after 8 hours of the bacterial infection.


A sealed monolithic photo-electrochemical system (1) comprising an electrically insulating substrate (2), an electrically conducting pattern (3) including carrier areas (4) arranged to support working electrodes (12), contact portions (10) connected to counter electrodes (14), a first set of contact paths (5) connecting said carrier areas (4) with a first terminal (6), and a second set of contact paths (7) connecting said contact portions (10) with a second terminal (8), the system furthermore comprises an array of porous structures (11 1 -11 2n ) arranged on said substrate (2), where each porous structure, (11) comprises a working electrode (12), an insulating layer (13) and a counter electrode (14), an electrolyte at least partially filled in said porous structures (11 1 - 11 2n ) for forming a plurality of electrochemical cells and an encapsulation covering said array of porous structures (11 1 - 11 2n ) and a method for manufacturing a sealed monolithic electrochemical system.


The chapters in this volume identify steps that governments of resource-rich countries can take to increase the benefi ts that their countries derive from their holdings of oil, gas, and other resources. The focus on governments is natural: these actions will work only if governments lead the way. We believe these reforms should attract the support of their populations. Moreover, in some cases, these reforms will be brought about only with concerted pressure from civil society. But the " resource curse " affl icts not just host country governments and their populations; it also affects the operations of major international corporations , their home governments, and those in consuming nations. We believe that reforms that bring an end to the resource curse are also in the interests of the oil companies and consumer states. The chapters in this book have identifi ed associations between resource extraction and civil wars, human rights abuses, corruption, poor governance, and environmental damage, sometimes at catastrophic levels. Governments of resource-rich states cannot resolve these problems alone if the relevant environment is prohibitive. Responses are therefore needed not only from host countries but also at the level of the international system. And this is in the interests of both oil companies—which suffer considerable direct and reputational costs owing to their perceived complicity with autocratic regimes, human rights abuses, and environmental havoc 1 —and their home governments—which sometimes fi nd themselves following compromised foreign policies, backing despots in order to secure advantageous access to oil and gas fi elds, pipelines, and sea routes, often with long-run damage to the reputation and true national interests of the consuming countries. These responses


A letter from the Mari archives reconstituted from several fragments. There are many sides to the Assyriologist's work; that is part of its appeal. It unfolds in four complementary places: the field where texts are discovered; the museums and collections where they are kept; the libraries that give access to scientific production; and the research centres where work is carried out, often in collaboration. The first stage is the discovery of the texts in the field. Epigraphists must be able ...


ABSTRACT Professional development of teacher educators has received growing attention in recent years owing to their important role in preparing teachers for schools and universities, however, female-dominated mid-career EFL teacher educators in regional teacher education universities remain underexplored. This study examined 18 female experienced teacher educators' professional state, teaching beliefs and competence in a non-elite teacher education university. A combination of longitudinal observations, questionnaires, individual interviews, and official documents was employed to gather data. The results reveal the participants' plateauing indicated by their teaching-focused professional identity and the lack of personal and collective agency for professional development and organisational improvement. Personal and contextual factors were found to have caused their perceived lack of professional expertise, research inactivity in the pervading 'publish or perish' climate. The study yields implications to teacher educators, policymakers, and researchers in different educational and cultural contexts.


Corrosion resistance of uranium specimens treated by supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO-2) was investigated in the atmosphere of 70% relative humidity at 60 ℃. The surface structure and chemical composition of uranium being treated was studied using auger electron spectrum (AES) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) method. Results showed that the corrosion of specimens treated by SCCO-2 of 10 MPa and 60 ℃ for 3 hours or 4.5 hours were both slower than the specimens without treatment. The pressure influence experiments revealed that the SCCO-2 of 10 MPa had a better effect than the SCCO-2 of 8 MPa or 15 MPa in improving the corrosion resistance of uranium at the same pressure (10 MPa) and the same time (3 hours). As to the temperature, the experimental results indicated that 60 ℃ was better than 50 ℃ at the pressure of 10 MPa for 3 hours. Among all experiments, the best corrosion-resistance was obtained under 10 MPa SCCO-2, 60 ℃ for 3 hours and an additional 2 MPa CO-2 dipping for 108 hours. AES results showed that O and C had been introduced to the surface layer. XRD indicated the major reaction product of uranium and SCCO-2 was UO-2. The mechanism of corrosion resistance improvement was proposed too.


Excimer laser photolysis has been studied for NH3 and NO mixtures at the wavelength of 193 nm. The amount of decomposition of NO was compared with the incident photon energy. It was found that NO decomposition occurs with a quantum yield of 0.94.


Objective: To study the morphological characteristics of Scropulariopsis spp. and identify them accurately by morphological characteristics. Methods: Totally, 10 strains of Scropulariopsis spp. isolated from the nails of patients with onychomycosis were studied. Ten strains of Scropulariopsis spp. were cultured at 28 ℃ on malt extraction agar, potato dextrose agar, oat meal agar as well as Sabouraud glucose agar separately, for morphological observation. The appearances of Scropulariopsis spp. were observed and described under light microscope and scanning electron microscope. Results: Among 10 Scropulariopsis strains, four isolates were identified as S. brevicaulis, three were S. chartarum, one isolate was S. brumptii, one was S. candida and one was S. flava. The morphological characteristics showed diversity in different species. Conclusions: Scropularioposis spp. could be identified accurately at species level according to their typical morphological appearances. It seems that the Scropulariopsis spp. isolated from patients with onychomycosis are divergent, S. brevicaulis and S. chartarum species are relatively common.


This paper brings together several studies published by renowned researchers on the presence of Hebrew grammar in the grammatical works written by Hispanic authors in the 16th and 17th century, to which it adds new data. We frame this influence within the intellectual context prevailing in 16th-century Europe and identify the works of the Hebrew grammatical tradition containing the ideas and terms used by the Hispanic grammarians. Lastly, we conclude suggesting the convenience of taking up a systematic research on the matter, revising missionary grammars from this perspective.


Students in vocational Normal College belong to a special group in higher normal education and higher vocational education.Currently in Guangdong,they generally encounter an unprecedented employment predicament.For this "vulnerable group" with less competitive diplomas,it is of positive influence for a breakthrough in their employment predicament,if we seek effective countermeasures from perspectives of social environmental factors in the job market and students themselves.


The main regularities of the formation of microstructure and properties of multilayer nanostructured CrN/MoN films with periodically changing architecture of layers were considered. The transition metal nitride coatings with high hardness and wear resistance were obtained by vacuum-arc evaporation of the cathodes (Arc-PVD) in nitrogen atmosphere at several sets of predetermined deposition parameters. CrN/MoN multilayers were fabricated using constant nitrogen pressure of 0.4, 0.09 and 0.03 Pa. All samples were divided into three main series depending on the values of bias voltage applied to the substrates (-20, -150 and -300 V). Each serial of samples contain multilayer films varying in the individual layer deposition time and, hence, thickness, which is in range from 1.7 μm to 20 nm. The morphology of surface and microstructure of cross-sections were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Elemental composition and elemental depth profiles were characterised by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) EDS. Microand nanostructural analysis of the films was performed by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), grazing incidence XRD (GIXRD), in-plane XRD, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and HRTEM selected area electron diffraction (SAED). The main phases formed in films were two CrN and γ-Mo2N nitride phases with cubic lattice of NaCl type and not significant volume of additional metastable MoN cubic phase depending on nitrogen pressure and bias voltage. The preferential orientation of planes changes from [311] to [111] and [200] with the increase of absolute value of bias voltage from -20 V to -150 V and -300 V respectively. The size of nanograins in coatings with a nanometre bilayers thickness was about 12 nm, while micro-deformation of nanocrystallites was about 0.5-0.6%. Coatings with thin nanoscale bilayers have shown high hardness (38-42 GPa) and strong wear resistance, which makes them appropriate and promising for industrial applications as protective ones. The relations between deposition conditions and obtained composition, structure and features were studied. The best parameters and deposition conditions were discussed as recommended to achieve superior mechanical and physical properties of coatings with long lifetime and applicable for harsh environment.


Arterial bypass grafts are used to improve blood flow in the lower extremities, and ultrasound is often used to monitor these grafts after place ment. The types of grafts used in the lower extremities are reviewed, and the use of sonog raphy to evaluate these grafts is illustrated.


Based on the characteristics of feedgrade dicalcium phosphate production, the corresponding modifying is put forward to the related extraction equipment. Adding an extra preaction process and an extra separation process, phsophate rock powder(slurry) is firstly added into the preaction reactor, mixing with all of the filtered acid, aiming at the formation of calcium phosphate through the dissolve of CaO in phosphoric acid, then by separating, the large part of undissolved phosphate rock are sent to extraction system to manufacture phosphoric acid, finally through defluorination and dedusting, the solution can be used to manufacture dicalcium phosphate, which save acid consumption and lime consumption. Thus the condition of gypsum crystallization is improved, resulting in filtering strength increasing from 350~400 kg(dry)/(m\+2·h) to 500~650 kg(dry)/(m\+2·h); also low grade phosphate rock with a little higher MgO can be utilized.


The so-called general-purpose computer is, in a sense, an incomplete design for any given problem. The program is the device which renders the hardware of such a machine a special-purpose computer for a particular problem. In a loose sense, then, programming can be considered a form of machine logical design for specific problems, but at a higher level of abstraction than that generally considered in logical design. This loose equivalence between program and computer has long been recognized by some [1] but exploitation of the relationship has apparently received little impetus, except in a trivial way. Practical benefits of this equivalence have, thus far, been limited to such things as index registers for automatic order modification, built-in floating-point operations, and the like. The justification for implementing such features as additional hardware usually stems, at present, from an inordinately long run time for a particular function, or from excessive difficulty in performing the operations programmatically.


Sunshine data available up to Jan. 1955 are presented without conclusions because of the incomplete nature of the data. Projects reported on include world-wide Sr/sup 90/ fall-out, monitoring of New York City milk, fetal bone, and water supply, contamination at selected pasture sites, sampling of upper air, soil sample analysis from Nevada Test Site, and agreement on Sr/sup 90/ analysis. (W.D.M.)


There are both the inevitable contact and the hypostatic differences between the theory of harmonious society of Marx and Engels and utopian socialism.The Differences Not only express their own starting points,but also the basic opposition of histori- cal views,finally they seek for the localization of condition of social history.The study on their differences can help to accurately un- derstand the theory of harmonious society of Marx and Engels and scientific.ally know the theory of harmonious society of the utopian socialism.Therefore,it is significant to set up Chinese socialist harmonious society.


happens in the intermediate level of the second language acquisition. This causes developmental errors. Finally, cultural interference plays an important role in linguistic errors and inappropriateness in the context. Error analysis contributes significantly to foreign language teaching. Errors tell the teachers what the students has acquired and what the students need to learn (Corder, 1987). According to Erdoğan (2005), "Errors are a means of feedback for the teacher reflecting how effective he is in his teaching style and what changes he has to make to get higher performance from his students". Error analysis gives supportive data to syllabus designers because they decide what items need to be added or which items need to be removed from the syllabus (Erdoğan, 2005).Hasyim (2004) had similar view and stated that error analysis illustrates which aspect in grammar is difficult for the students and how effective is in English teaching progress. Abstract: Errors play a significant role in second and foreign language acquisition. Analyzing the errors in the students' essays helps the students themselves as well as the teachers and curriculum designers. This study conducted with seventy-four English majored students in TraVinh University, Vietnam. Their essays were examined and the grammatical errors in the essay were figured out and analyzed. The findings showed that verb tense, noun, subject-verb agreement and article are the most common types of errors which were found in students' essays. This also revealed that conditional, model verb and phrasal verb are the grammatical elements which the students rarely used unsuitably. The findings may have useful implications for the students and teachers' development.


Previous studies have identified a relative deficiency of endogenous vasopressin in patients with septic shock, suggesting that vasopressin use might reduce the need for vasopressor support in these patients. To determine whether vasopressin has a norepinephrine-sparing effect, researchers conducted a multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial of 778 patients with septic shock who did not respond to fluids and low-dose norepinephrine. Patients were randomized to receive either low-dose vasopressin (0.01–0.03 U per minute) …


Theresa J. May, director of a University of Oregon production and a prominent eco-theatre scholar, breaks bread and meditates on Marie Clements' groundbreaking play.


Captain Cook made two complete charts of New Zealand. The first one, which is extraordinarily accurate, was delivered to the Admiralty on his return in 1771 but remained unpublished for decades. The second chart, which contains a major error, was published in 1773 and many times since. This paper compares the two charts and reviews Cook's journal entries relating to their compilation. The author argues that, in light of the rivalries of eighteenth century Europe, Cook's error was not a mistake as historians have always believed, but rather a deliberate misrepresentation, authorized by the Admiralty.


Objective: To observe the resuls of using intense pulsed light for treating acne on face.Methods: The photorejvenation treatment was conducted for treating acne in 30 cases in 6~8 sessions with twice a week.Then the results were recorded and analysed.Results: After the treatment for 6~8 sessions,the effective rate for blackhead comedones,whitehead comedones,papule,pustule,node,telangiectasia,scar of acne,pigmentary disorders and enlarged follicular pore were 80 %,88.9 %,86.7 %,80 %,100 %,83.3 %,57.9 %,74.1 %,68.2 % and 83.3 % of facial skin texture improved.Conclusion:Intense pulsed light is a safe and effective method for treating acne on the face.


In order to meet technical requirements for systematic regulation to long reach of the Yangtze River, parallel program to computing core part of the software is developed based on TK-2DC software, which mainly contains parallelization research on flow convection diffusion model and sediment convection diffusion model. This parallel program conducts parallel programming on the basis of MPI. The whole parallel computing part adopts peer mode and corresponding special processing is performed to solving method of equation and special points so as to obtain better parallel speedup and parallel efficiency. Parallel program has been tested by relying on channel regulation engineering related to Jingjiang reach in the middle reach of the Yangtze River. Test results shows that parallel efficiency with 8 CPU is up to 80% and parallel speedup can reach 4.98. Flow-sediment analog computing efficiency of long river reach is greatly improved.


In this chapter we will construct examples of positive elliptic-elliptic RE, i.e. orbits with two elliptic rotations on the sphere \( {\text{S}}^{ 3} \). The first example is that of a 3-body problem in which 3 bodies of equal masses are at the vertices of an equilateral triangle, which has two rotations of the same frequency. The second example is that of a 4-body problem in which 4 equal masses are at the vertices of a regular tetrahedron, which has two rotations of the same frequency. The third example is that of a 5-body problem in which 5 equal masses lying at the vertices of a pentatope have two rotations of same-size frequencies. This is the only regular polytope that allows RE, because the five other existing regular polytopes of \( {\text{R}}^{ 4} \) have antipodal vertices, so they introduce singularities.


Snow molds are the most economically important winter diseases of turf grass in the northern and alpine regions of the United States and Canada (2,3,4). In winter, turf grass becomes weak as carbohydrate reserves are depleted. The psychrophilic (that is, thriving in the cold) pathogens take advantage of the weakened turf plants at low temperatures, usually under persistent snow cover. Snow mold damage appears as sunken spots after snow melt in the spring. Infected leaves are collapsed and often covered with fungal mycelia. In severe cases, the disease spots coalesce into a patch up to several feet in diameter. The diseases significantly compromise turf quality and delay rapid turf recovery when the temperature rises. Damaged turf is also vulnerable to encroachment by weeds, including annual bluegrass. Even with a proper fertility program and sound cultural programs in place to promote winter hardiness of the turf, superintendents still need fungicides to control snow molds on greens, tees and, in many cases, fairways. Various fungicides or, often, tank-mixtures of fungicides, are commonly applied preventively before the onset of snow cover (3,7) to control snow molds. For example, a high-budget golf course in northern Minnesota may spend more than $20,000 on fungicides to protect the turf from snow molds during the harsh winter. However, many fungicides labeled for snow mold control often yield inconsistent control at different locations or in different years. Recent field studies conducted in our lab have revealed significant discrepancies in efficacy among fungicides labeled for snow mold control. What are we fighting? A major difficulty in managing snow molds originates from the complex nature of the causal agents of snow molds. Snow molds are caused by several fungi that are taxonomically very different from each other. The three most common snow mold species in the United States include speckled snow mold caused by TJphula ishikariensis Imai, gray snow mold caused by T. incarnata Lasch ex. Fr. and pink snow mold caused by Microdochium nivale Samuels & Hallett. There are also three varieties of T. ishikariensis: T. ishikariensis var. ishikariensis; T. ishikariensis var. canadensis, and T. ishikariensis var. idahoensis (7). A winter wheat pathogen (5), T. phacorrhiza Fries, can be another potentially pathogenic fungus on turf grass. Therefore, snow mold symptoms may indicate combinations of two different genera, four different species and three different varieties of fungi.


Won, Myoung Soo; Lee, Si Young; Lee, Myung Bo; Ohga, Shoji.October, 2010.Development and application of a forest fire danger rating system in South Korea,Article,[Fukuoka, Japan]Kyushu University


A Hausdorff topological space is called supercompact if there exists a subbase such that every cover consisting of this subbase has a subcover consisting of two elements. In this paper, we prove that every non-P-point in any continuous image of a supercompact space is the limit of a nontrivial sequence. We also prove that every non-P-point in a closed G3-subspace of a supercompact space is a cluster point of a subset with cardinal number < c. But we do not know whether this statement holds when replacing c by the countable cardinal number. As an application, we prove in ZFC that there exists a countable stratifiable space which has no supercompact compactification.


The growing interest in sustainable construction, technological improvements, and increasing labor costs provide opportunities for prefabrication strategies to enhance 'green' or 'sustainable' building projects. In such projects, choosing the appropriate prefabrication strategy under variable project conditions becomes important to achieving outcomes that help meet green building goals, such as reduced material use and improved energy efficiency. Subsequently, decisions about prefabrication should be carefully coordinated with a series of tactics throughout the team selection, design, procurement, manufacturing, and construction stages of a project. The goal of this paper is to help project teams take full advantage of potential prefabrication opportunities and determine appropriate strategies across different building systems in order to better achieve overall project goals regarding initial cost, schedule, quality, and sustainability. Existing decision-making tools for prefabrication are limited and typically focused on construction decisions. Building upon the existing concept selection optimization techniques, a decision-making framework is proposed in this paper. It allows project teams to examine opportunities existing in the whole delivery process of a building system, compare different options (e.g. subcontractors & material suppliers, procurement methods, designs, construction methods, etc.), and make effective prefabrication decisions through understanding the synergies and tensions among prefabrication strategies, building processes, and building performance early in the design phase. A value-based dynamic programming tool is presented and its application on an actual case study projet is described. Conclusions regarding the use of this tool, and the potential value of prefabrication strategies on sustainable projects are provided.


It describes a method and system for providing a magnetic junction usable in a magnetic device. The junction includes a pinned magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic spacer, and free layers. Nonmagnetic spacer layer between the pinned and free layers. Free layer having a magnetic anisotropy, magnetic anisotropy of the biaxial anisotropy at least in part. Magnetic junction is configured such that a write current to the free layer is switchable between a plurality of stable magnetic states When passes through the magnetic junction.


The invention relates to microorganisms of the genus Corynebacterium replicable, optionally recombinant DNA. It also relates to a process for the fermentative production of pantothenic acid. DOLLAR A According to the invention an increased formation of pantothenic acid is possible through a reduction or elimination of the transaminase. This can be achieved by deletion or a lower expression of the coding for transaminase gene sequences. For example, could be produced in an improved manner pantothenate by deleting or reducing the expression of the newly isolated D-Pantothenatbiosynthesegens Brna from Corynebacterium glutamicum. DOLLAR A Using the nucleotide sequence of the invention and the method, it is possible to achieve by reducing the transaminase activity, increased Pantothensaureproduktion.


The present paper examines some of the ongoing development projects for new facilities for astronomy, high-energy particle physics and gravitational wave detection, from the viewpoint of precision and vibration control requirements.


The present invention discloses a process for preparing hydrochloride of formula (I), efonidipine Intermediate 2 - Method [(N-benzyl -N- phenyl) amino] ethanol compound, which comprises reacting a compound of formula (II) with formula (III) compounds in the presence of an alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate condensing a compound of the formula (IV), and then the compound of formula (IV) with ethylene oxide to obtain a compound of formula (I). The method of the present invention can be prepared in high yield compounds of formula (I), and simple post-treatment.


Mechanical properties of dense spinel/mica composites were investigated. The composites were fabricated by sintering powder mixtures containing spinel as a matrix and 5, 10 and 20mass% Fph-glass or Tm-glass. Fph-glass has the composition of fluorophlogopite. Tm-glass has the composition of tetrasilicic mica enriched in K2O and SiO2 components. The microstructures of the composites obtained by sintering powder mixtures containing 5, 10 and 20% Tm-glass (Tm-composites: Tm-5, Tm-10 and Tm-20) were fine and the intergranular phase among the spinel grains consisted of mica crystallites embedded in glass. The microstructures of the sintered composites obtained by sintering powder mixtures containing 5, 10 and 20% Fph-glass (Fph-composites: Fph-5, Fph-10 and Fph-20) were coarser and the intergranular phase among the spinel grains was crystalline. Strength values were in the range of 293-199MPa. In Fph-5 and Tm-5, crack propagation occurred in a brittle fashion through the spinel-spinel grain boundaries. High strength values were obtained only because Fph-5 and Tm-5 composites had smaller critical defect size. In Tm-10 and Tm-20, cracks also propagated mainly in the intergranular glassy region and brittle fracture occurred. In Fph-10 and Fph-20, deviation and branching of the cracks occurred along large-grown mica and spinel grains and led to toughening of the composites. Furthermore, the results of Hertz indentation tests showed that in Fph-10 and Fph-20, quasi-plastic deformation occurred and the post-indentation strength values of these specimens were higher than those of Tm-composites, which showed cone-like cracking.


P3-type layered K0.48Mn0.4Co0.6O2 was synthesized using a solid-state method. By stabilising into a rhombohedral structure [s.g. R3m (#160)], it delivers a reversible capacity of 64 mA h g-1 with a nominal voltage of ∼3.0 V (vs. K/K+) and it has good cycling stability. It involves a solid-solution redox mechanism, and forms an economical and stable oxide insertion material for potassium-ion batteries.


Abstract Numerous theoretical and empirical studies have investigated the phenomenon of venture capitalists' involvement in new ventures. However, there has been a lack of attention to the VCs' involvement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues with respect to Moroccan venture-backed firms. The purpose of the study was to examine the dynamic behaviour of venture capitalists (VCs) and the mediating role of trust in the entrepreneur/VC relationship using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. From the exploratory factor analysis, VCs involvement was determined to have three dimensions (strategic involvement, managerial involvement, and CSR involvement). The findings exhibited a significant positive impact of interaction frequency, trust, and VC involvement on performance. The study also concluded that the interaction frequency affected trust negatively. While the study has corroborated previous research, it has several recommendations to decision-makers in the venture capital industry in order to strengthen cooperation between the entrepreneurs and VCs. Implications for theory, limitations, and avenues for future research are discussed.


Anuairio de la Asociacion Francisco de Vitoria, Vol. XVIII, 1972-1973. Paz y Derecho de Genies. Madrid: Gr&ficas Oviedo, 1973. pp. 136. Baumann, Carol Edler. The Diplomatic Kidnappings. A Revolutionary Tactic of Urban Terrorism. The Hague: Martmus Nijhoff, 1973. pp. vi, 182. Index. Gld. 27.50. Beitz, Charles R., and Theodore Harman (eds.) Peace and War. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1973. pp. xii, 435. Index. $11.95, doth; $4.95, paper. Calogeropoulos-Stratis, S. Le Droit des Peuples d Disposer d'Eux-MSmes. Brussels: Etablissements Emile Bruylant, 1973. pp. 388. Index. BF.980. Cappelletti, Mauro (ed). Fundamental Guarantees of the Parties in Civil Litigation. (Studies in national, international and comparative law. Prepared at the request of UNESCO under the auspices of the International Association of Legal Science). Milan: Dott. A. Giuffr& Editore; Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1973. pp. xxii, 821. $25.00. Cunningham, James P. The Competition Law of the EEC. A Practical Guide. Lon don: Kogan Page Limited, 1973. pp. 315. Index. £6.50. Delupis, Ingrid. Finance and Protection of Investments in Developing Countries. Epping, Essex: Gower Press Ltd., 1973. pp. x, 183. Index. £6.50. Duchacek, Ivo. D. Rights 6Liberties in the World Today: Constitutional Promise ir Reality. Santa Barbara, Cal. and Oxford, England: ABC-Clio, Inc., 1973. pp. xiii, 269. Index. $15.00, cloth; $4.95, paper. Dupuy, R. J. Jubilee Book 1923-1973 (The Hague Academy of International Law). Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1973. pp. viii, 313. Index. Filho, Erico Maciel. Direito Intemaciondl e Direito Intemo. Desafio e AfirmacSo. I. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Globo, 1973. pp. xvi, 307. Index. Francioni, Francesco. Asilo Diplomatico. Contributo alio Studio delle Consuetudini Locali nel Diritto Internationale. Milan: Giu£Fr& Editore, 1973. pp. viii, 249. Index. L.3400. Goodrich, Leland M., and David A. Kay (eds.) International Organization: Politics ir Process. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press, 1973. pp. xxii, 465. Index. $15.00, cloth; $3.95, paper. Guatama ( Gouwgioksiong), Sudargo, David E. Allan, Mary E. Hiscock, and Derek Roebuck. Credit and Security in Indonesia. The Legal Problems of Development Finance. St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press New York: Crane, Russak & Company, Inc., 1973. pp. viii, 155. Index. $10.75. Hahlo, H. R., J. Graham Smith, and Richard W. Wright (eds.). Nationalism and the Multinational Enterprise. Legal, Economic and MangerUd Aspects. Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff; Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1973. pp. x, 73. Index. $21.00. Hall, Jerome. Foundations of Jurisprudence. Indianapolis, Kansas City, New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc., 1973. pp. viii, 184. Index. James, Alan (ed.). The Bases of International Order. Essays in honour of C. A. W. Manning. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. pp. viii, 218. Index. £3.50. Kasdan, Alan Richard. The Third World: A New Focus for Development. Cambridge, Mass.: Schenkman Publishing Co., 1973. pp. xi, 127. $3.95. Koers, Albert W. International Regulation of Marine Fisheries. London: Fishing News Books Ltd., 1973. pp. 368. Index. £5.50. Kolner Schriften zum Europarecht Publications de Droit Europden de l'Universite de Cologne. Volume 31. RSpertoire de la Jurisprudence Relative aux Traitis Instituant les Communautis EuropSennes, 1971. Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Munich: Carl Heymanns Verlag KG, 1972. pp. xiii, 418. Index. Lian, Koh Kheng, David E. Allan, Mary E. Hiscock, and Derek Roebuck. Credit and Security in Singapore. The Legal Problems of Development Finance. St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press; New York: Crane, Russak & Company, Inc., 1973. pp. xxxiii, 363. Index. $17.50.


The key feature of the concept of emotional labour is the commodification of emotions. Teaching requires a substantial amount of emotional labour due to the introduction into schools of a culture focused on the customer and the effort to improve learning by acting on the relationship of the teachers with the pupils/students and their parents. Emotional labour helps to rebalance a relationship characterised by a loss of teachers' power and status, which fuels a crisis of trust and can negatively affect their task performance.


Summary: Studies were conducted to determine the extent of fetal exposure to phenobarbital (PB) and phenytoin (PHT) in pregnant rats. Two groups of rats determined to be in the third week of pregnancy received 30 mg/kg as a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) dose of either PB or PHT. At various times (from 15 min to 48 h for PB and from 20 min to 16 h for PHT), the rats were killed and whole blood, plasma, maternal brain, fetal brain and liver, whole fetuses, and placentas were rapidly collected. Concentrations of PB, PHT, and its major metabolite, p‐hydroxy phenytoin (HPPH), were measured by high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). PB and PHT appeared rapidly in plasma and all tissues; the maximum HPPH concentrations appeared much later.


ABSTRACT This paper presents a theoretical study of CO2-based transcritical Rankine cycle (CTRC) for engine's waste heat recovery, involving comparison and selection of four CTRC configurations for two engine types, namely a gasoline engine and a diesel engine. The results of configuration comparison show that the CTRC configuration with both a preheater and a regenerator may be more suitable for both two type engines with water-cooling system. If only recovering the waste heat of exhaust gas, the regenerated CTRC configuration may be more appropriate. The results of engine type comparison show that engine load has slighter effect on the CTRC performance for the gasoline engine compared with that for the diesel engine. Particularly, this paper jointly considers the effect of CTRC weight to evaluate the final CTRC output, which is significant for the vehicle engine. A critical weight is found for the two engines based on 100% engine load, 215 kg for the gasoline engine and 998 kg for the diesel engine, which is the upper limitation of the CTRC weight design. When considering the weight effect, the diesel engine may be the more suitable recovery target compared with the gasoline engine, owing to the more stable reaction of output performance to the CTRC weight.


Head‐and‐neck cancer (HNC) patients have a high risk of developing second primary tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract, the main cause of death. Although the roles of tobacco and diet in multiple head‐and‐neck carcinogenesis have been thoroughly investigated, little is known about individual genetic susceptibility factors involved in this process. Genomic instability, reflecting the propensity and the susceptibility of the genome to acquire multiple alterations, could be considered a driving force behind multiple carcinogenesis. Mutation of the p53 tumor‐suppressor gene has been proposed to play an important role in this process. Therefore, we evaluated the incidence of inherited p53 germ‐line alteration(s) in a population of 24 consecutive HNC patients and their first‐degree relatives affected by multiple malignancies as well as the occurrence of p53 somatic acquired mutation(s) in 16 cancers, including first and second primaries from 5 HNCs of the same group. Mutations in exons 4–11 of the p53 gene were investigated using SSCP‐PCR analysis and DNA sequencing. Analysis was extended to the peripheral blood and cancer biopsies available from first‐degree relatives of cancer‐prone families with p53 germ‐line mutations. p53 germ‐line mutations were identified in the peripheral blood and corresponding cancers of 3 HNC patients who had multiple malignancies. The only missense mutation detected was mapped in exon 6; it is a GTG to GAG substitution with an amino acid change from Val to Glu at codon 197. The remaining 2 p53 germ‐line mutations were single‐nucleotide substitutions without amino acid change in exon 6 (codon 213, CGA to CGG) and in exon 8 (codon 295, CCT to CCC), respectively. These mutations were found in HNC patients with a family history of cancer. Abnormal expression of wild‐type p53 protein in normal and pathological tissues from patients with the same sense single‐nucleotide substitutions was detected by immuno‐histochemistry. Int. J. Cancer 82:180–186, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


We present torsional dilatometry experiments to simultaneously measure torque relaxation and volume recovery in an epoxy glass quenched from above its glass transition temperature to below it. Two strain histories are employed: one with strains of equal sizes and a second where small strains follow a large one. The baseline for the thermally induced volume recovery is insensitive to intermittent torsional strains whose magnitude can be well into the non-linear regime. The torque relaxations from equal intermittent mechanical stimuli can be superposed by a time-aging time shift in a way that indicates fast changes cease to occur at ∼10 4 seconds after the quench, a "mechanical equilibration" time. Stimuli of different sizes can confound superposition via nonlinear effects, but do not affect the ultimate volume recovery of the glass or its mechanical equilibration time. Our results show the signature of rejuvenation; however, this may result from the nonlinear response of the material in a nonisochoric strain history. Our data firmly show that mechanical stimuli do not erase aging or rejuvenate this epoxy.


Effects of non-chilling and chilling storage temperatures on ethylene biosynthesis during fruit ripening in 'Kensington Pride' mango (Mangifera indica) were studied. Mature mango fruit were stored at chilling (5 deg C) and non-chilling (15 deg C) temperatures for two weeks, were ripened at 22 plus/minus 1 deg C and then assessed for chilling injury (CI), ethylene production, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) oxidase and ACC synthase activities and ACC content during the fruit ripening period. CI symptoms were observed during fruit ripening in the fruit stored at 5 deg C and significantly increased as the ripening period was extended. Ethylene production, ACC oxidase, ACC synthase and ACC content in the skin and pulp were reduced in the fruit which were stored at 5 deg C compared with those stored at 15 deg C prior to ripening. These results showed that the suppression of ethylene biosynthesis during ripening in fruit stored at chilling temperature was due to reduced activities of ACC oxidase, and ACC synthase, and may be associated with the development of CI symptoms in 'Kensington Pride' mangos.


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We have observed high constitutive levels of class II antigen expression on porcine and human coronary endothelium, but not on the endothelium of rats and mice. This study examines whether a similar interspecies difference exists in the expression of class II molecules on pulmonary epithelium and endothelium. Lung tissues from naïve human, porcine, and rodent sources were stained with the monoclonal antibody ISCR3 and examined by light microscopy. Immunoperoxidase staining of class II molecules was observed on human and porcine pulmonary epithelium and endothelium, but was absent in rats and mice. By using an antibody with cross-species reactivity, we demonstrated that naïve swine pulmonary epithelium and endothelium, unlike those of rodent species, express basal levels of class II antigens in a manner similar to that observed in human lung tissue. These interspecies differences may explain experimental differences observed between murine and large-animal constructs.


Dyeing wastewater from biological treatment tank is oxidated by catalysed ozonation process with MnOx/Al2O3,which are prepared by the impregnation of γ-alumina.Several effects on COD removal rate are investigated,the process of the highest catalytic activity are as follows:initial pH value is 3.0,particle diameter is 2~3 mm;catalyst dosage is 50 g.COD removal rate was reduced for adding of tertiary butanol,the possible mechanism of MnOx/Al2O3 catalytic ozonation is decomposition of ozone to produce hydroxyl radical and absorb organic matter,forming electrophilic center.The experiment of catalysts used repeated show that the leaching of manganese lead to the reduction of catalytic activity.


Using the example of the Vladivostok Branch of the Russian Customs Academy the author analyzes the requirements for graduates from the customs educational institutions stipulated by employers. The paper defines the main objectives for creating and keeping the positive image of interns and graduates as young specialists.


Refractive indices and related optical properties of 3 polymorphs and 2 solvates of sulfamethoxydiazine were determined by a polarizing microscope. A morphological measurement was also made for form I and III by a goniometer. All these data were useful for the simple and rapid identification of each form of sulfamethoxydiazine in a hospital pharmacy using a polarizing microscope. Especially the differences in key refractive indices between form II, the most active one, and form I or III are advantageous for discriminating form II from other less active forms in pharmaceutical preparations. Transition behaviors were also examined using a heating stage, from which the stability of 3 polymorphic forms were determined.


Simple Summary The rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), is a common pest found worldwide that can adapt to various climates. This insect poses a significant economic threat, making it crucial to understand its biology, ecology, and behavior to develop effective management strategies. To gain insights, a comprehensive review of the existing literature about C. ferrugineus was performed utilizing databases such as Web of Science and Scopus. The review covered publications from 1949 to 2023 and highlighted the global importance of C. ferrugineus through its presence in over 110 countries. The article provides a comprehensive examination of the insect's biology and ecology, highlighting influential factors. A summary of the research performed on the interspecific interaction of C. ferrugineus with other organisms has also been presented. Mathematical models focusing on population dynamics and movement behavior are also presented. Finally, the article outlines the potential directions for future work, aiming to deepen our understanding of C. ferrugineus and aid in the development of improved management strategies. Abstract Cryptolestes ferrugineus, the rusty grain beetle, is a cosmopolitan pest that has adapted to cool and warm climates due to its unique biology, ecology, and behavior. The rusty grain beetle is a pest of high economic importance; hence, understanding their biology, ecology, and behavior could be useful in designing effective management strategies. An extensive literature survey was conducted using the databases Web of Science and Scopus. Information on country-wise publications from 1949 to 2023 on C. ferrugineus was provided, and a table illustrating the distribution of C. ferrugineus was also presented to demonstrate the global significance of C. ferrugineus. We overviewed their life stages, morphology, and factors influencing their biology, ecology, and behavior, such as refuge-seeking behavior, flight activity, mating behavior, interspecific interaction with other species, movement, and distribution. Mathematical models focusing on C. ferrugineus population dynamics and movement were also presented. In order to advance our knowledge on C. ferrugineus, the following possible avenues for future research were outlined: application of molecular markers and population genetic approaches to understand their evolutionary history; mechanisms responsible for adaptation and resistance to insecticide; interspecific interaction in storage facilities and wider landscapes; and identification of microbial roles in the ecology, behavior, and control of C. ferrugineus.


Deep reinforcement learning (RL) approaches are an appealing alternative to conventional controllers in process industries as such methods are inherently flexible and have generalization abilities to unseen situations. Namely, they alleviate the need for constant parameter tuning, tedious design of control laws, and re-identification procedures in the event of performance degradation. However, it remains challenging to apply RL to real-world process tasks, which commonly feature large state-action spaces and complex dynamics. Such tasks may be difficult to solve due to computational complexity and sample insufficiency. To tackle these limitations, we present a sample-efficient RL approach for large-scale control that expresses the global policy as a collection of local policies. Every local policy receives local observations and is responsible for controlling a different region of the environment. In order to enable coordination among local policies, we present a mechanism based on action sharing and message passing. The model is evaluated on a set of robotic tasks and a large-scale vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant. The experiments demonstrate that the proposed model exhibits significant improvements over baselines in terms of mean scores and sample efficiency.


Sports psychology focuses on the analysis of diverse psychological variables and cognitive processes affecting the athletes' performance, concentrating on improving their cognitive abilities with the intention of maximizing efficiency. The present study aims at studying the differences in competitive anxiety and mental health among players. A sample consists of 80 players. (40 male and 40 female) was collected from various coaching centres of Ahmednagar city. The age group of Sample was 20 to 30 years. Mental health test by Dr, C.G. Deshpande and competitive sate anxiety inventory by Martens, e tal (1990) were used for data collection.


Many persons have a poor sense of stereoscopic perception. For these persons localization of the depth of a given shadow may be impossible by the usual method of viewing stereoscopic roentgenograms. In such cases fluoroscopic methods may help. In some locations, however, shadows are not easily studied fluoroscopically and in some instances they are not of sufficient density to be localized by this means. It would appear, therefore, that a method for determining depth by actual measurement on the stereoscopic roentgenograms would be of value to persons with poor stereoscopic perception. It would be of interest, also, to others who might wish to check the accuracy of their observations. When we examine the well known basic principles of stereoscopy, we find that if the tube shift and the target-film distance are constant, the image shift bears a direct relationship to the object-film distance (Fig. 1). This relationship is expressed by the curves in Figure 3. The geometric equation for Figure 1 is derived a...


Taking into consideration the situation that conventional α-alumina particles for polishing have not been sufficient in terms of polishing speed and with regards to mirror surface processing, provided is an α-alumina for polishing that can be used for mirror surface processing, has low occurrence of scratches at the surface to be polished, has a particularly rapid polishing speed, and has superior polishing characteristics. The polishing material comprising α-alumina having a BET specific surface area of 0.01-20 m 2 /g is characterized by the α-alumina being obtained by baking an aluminum compound in the presence of a molybdenum compound.


Distributed wireless sensor networks, WSN, have been proposed for a wide range of applications. The main purpose of sensor networks is to monitor an area including detecting, identifying, local ...


Virtual worlds (VWs) such as Second Life® (SL) contain a rich social culture where people engage in a multitude of experiences much like real life. With this comes the need to capture and share memories with others. To understand what tools people use to accomplish this and what limitations they may face, we conducted interviews with participants in SL. Our results identify two clusters of users - Casuals and Lifers - who differed in the ways in which they captured and shared memories. Here we describe the use of photos, landmarks, friend lists, and conversation logs. We also show how a lack of real life physical and social constraints in the VW affects user routines, and, in some cases, how it does not. This suggests design directions for memory tools in the VW and also real life that break the bounds of current everyday practice.


: Nanomaterials are increasingly becoming popular in almost every other field. Due to their extremely small size and ability to do manipulation at atomic scale it has opened doors to a huge market. They are widely being used in the field of health and medicine, electronics, textiles, environment pharmaceuticals. Nanomaterials are being widely used throughout the world for their immense applications. In India, the biomedical industries and pharmaceutical industries also working on nanomaterials which are being used in a variety of fields. In this paper we are going to present the application of nanomaterials which are being used in the pharmaceutical and biomedical field. In this paper we will also discuss about various biomedical and pharmaceutical industries in India those who are working on different types of nanomaterials .We will also discuss about various names of government funding agencies in India those who are supporting to do the research in these fields.


ALGORITHMS EXIST for solving many types of problems. The step-by-step computational proce dures used in arithmetic perhaps provide the most familiar examples, but algorithms are also used in dealing with all sorts of practical and theoretical problems - from "trouble shooting" to mathemat ical physics. A common feature of such procedures is that they can be applied mechanically without "understanding".


The time evolution and decay of the neutral kaon system can be described using quantum dynamical semigroups. Non-standard terms appear in the expression of relevant observables; they can be parametrized in terms of six, new phenomenological constants. We discuss how the presence of these constants affects the determination of the parameter epsilon'/epsilon.


Structural data and cross sections from the eastern part of the Devonian‐Carboniferous fold belt of the Meguma Terrane give insight into its structural development and crustal tectonics. The sandy Goldenville Formation, the active competent member during buckling, formed a multilayer several kilometers thick that lay beneath the denser, softer muds and silts of the Halifax Formation. Cross sections reveal 2 orders of folds: 11–18 km wavelength folds are interpreted as resulting from buckling under the influence of gravity; 4–6 km wavelength folds reflect the thickness of the multilayer with buckle shortening in the range 32–44%. Depth to detachment derived from the sections (11–13.5 km below present erosion surface) is such that given the depth of the detachment below the paleosurface during the main phase (pre‐Devonian granite) of folding, it would likely have been a relatively soft and thick shear zone that would have influenced profile geometry of the main phase folds at this stage of fold belt development. Granite production that may have been triggered by mantle delamination during continuing convergence accompanying terminal Pangean assembly and ocean basin closure was followed by rapid exhumation. Later localized deformation (Late Devonian–Carboniferous) in the fold belt took place as the Meguma Terrane was displaced along the terrane‐bounding Cobequid‐Chedabucto fault system. The characteristic asymmetric cross sections of structures of this phase are attributed to cooling and strengthening of the detachment that was a consequence of the postgranite uplift and exhumation.


The present paper shows the project and construction of two arch bridges longer than 100 m span, recently constructed in surroundings of great landscape beauty. A cable stayed network was implemented, allowing a significant reduction in bending moments in deck and arch, which leads to structures of great slenderness and transparency. The inclined arches are linked at the key, a very effective disposition to withstand out-of-plane buckling. The multiple crossings of the stays generate a complex geometric problem that has been solved satisfactorily with an innovative technical design of minimum visual impact, both for the case of prestressed bars (bridge over Deba river) and for closed cables (bridge in Palma del Río over Guadalquivir river).


SimBit is a general purpose and high performance forward-in-time population genetics simulator. SimBit has been designed to be able to model a wide diversity of complex scenarios from a simple set of commands that are very flexible. SimBit also comes with a R wrapper that simplifies the management of an entire research project from the creation of a grid of parameters and corresponding inputs, running simulations and gathering outputs for analysis. Implementing various representations of the individual's genotype allows SimBit to sustain a high performance in a wide diversity of simulation scenarios. SimBit's performance was extensively benchmarked in comparison to SLiM, Nemo and SFS_CODE. No single program systematically outperforms the others but SimBit is most often the highest performing program and maintains high performance in all scenarios considered.


A support post 10 comprises a base 12 for attachment to a structure, an integral deformable member 14, and a cover 22. The deformable member 14 is in the form of a pair of coils, 16, 18, which spiral upwards from the base 12 at positions diametrically opposite one another, and terminate in an upper supporting disc 20. The cover 22, shaped as a truncated cone, fits snugly over the coils 16, 18 and upper supporting disc 20 and may be bonded to the base and supporting disc 20 with adhesive. The shape of the cover 22 allows rainwater and snow to run off, which helps to prevent build up of snow and ice in bad weather. A rigid connector (not shown) for attaching to a safety line is intended to be bolted to the upper supporting disc 20 and cover 22.