Nowadays, a lot of accidents occur at U-turn spreading at different types of roads in Al-Najaf city. Moreover, the most sever congestion also has been seen in these U-turn during peak hours. Therefore, this study has focused on studying the characteristics of these U-turns in terms of flow for different movements for each site. The manufactured vantage point has been made to capture the weaving movement along these sections using video camera. Simulation model called S-Paramics has been used after calibrating it with filed data collected from several U-turn sites. The simulated model has been used to select the best location for the U-turn regarding to the nearest access point. The results show that the distance should be not less than 300m in order to avoid congestion. In addition, new improvements have been suggested to correct violated behaviors of drivers.


HIS IS A report on 78 patients with recur-T rent cancer of the cervix, after simple total panhysterectomy performed elsewhere, who were seen from September, 1947, to January, 1955, at the Gynecological Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The data will show that when cancer of the cervix re-curs after previous total hysterectomy, surgery can result in 5-year survival for the patient, if the recurrences are still localized to the pelvis. In one-fourth of these patients, operative procedures other than pelvic exenterations were carried out, with preservation of the bladder and rectal colon.


A simple two-dimensional model is developed to examine the composition of the cometary ion coma in the region outside the ionopause which is strongly affected by the solar wind. Two-dimensional ion distributions are obtained assuming a cylindrically symmetric ion coma which accounts for the dynamic effects of the mass-loaded solar wind flow around the cometary ionosphere. The results of this model are discussed in the context of analyzing the GIOTTO ion data.


In order to promote the National Fitness Program Outline preferably implemented in Shenyang,this article ques-tionnaire surveys some quinquagenarians who used the body-building outlets to do exercises in 5 districts of Shenyang,finds out their affection and problems,learns their recognizing and evaluating about the body-building outlets,and provides feasi-bility suggestions for them to use the body-building outlets preferably.


The growing demand for electricity in developing countries calls for a continuous increase in the installed capacity. However, with installed capacity unable to meet the pace of increase in demand, increase in efficiency of energy conversion devices is a vital requirement. The present paper considers one such energy improvement method in the form of a Line Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (LSPMSM) which is intended as a substitute for induction motors in developing countries. The economic benefits due to the utilization of such machines, their commercial viability and their life cycle costing have all been considered here. The paper also presents theoretical results obtained for various rotor configurations of the LSPMSM and practical results for the selected spoke type rotor geometry.


• Restraint of cardiac volume (short term) • Ventricular coupling • Positive influence on RV function • Mechanical function – Imparts a force on the heart as the chambers dilate that increases intraventricular pressure Classification of Pericardial Disease Congenital Pericardial Defect PPDH Pericardial cyst Congenital absence Acquired Pericardial Effusion Hydropericardium (transudate) CHF HypoAlb PPDH Pericarditis (exudates) Idiopathic (sterile) Metabolic – cholesterol, CKD, hypo/hyperT4, amyloidosis Viral Bacterial Myobacterial Protozoal Hemopericardium Neoplasia Trauma Cardiac rupture (LA rupture; dissect Ao aneurysm) Idiopathic


We have observed appreciable light modulation at the 6.835-GHz hfs transition frequency of optically pumped ${\mathrm{Rb}}^{87}$ vapor. The frequency separation between the levels involved in the transition exceeded the total spectral width of the initial lamp profile. These observations indicate that persistent doubts as to the feasibility of a transmission-light-modulation experiment under such conditions are groundless.


In the following we investigate the limit distribution of the Diaphony created by the Mehler kernel. The classical Diaphony was introduced by Zinterhof [5]. In [6] a Diaphony has been defined for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces over an abstract set E. The limit distribution of the classical Diaphony has been investigated by H. Leeb [3].


We examine the inducement of rare but se001 vere errors in English-Chinese and Chinese002 English Transformer-based neural machine 003 translation by minimal deletion of the source. 004 We also examine the effect of training data size 005 on the number and types of pathological cases 006 induced by these perturbations, finding signif007 icant variation. We find that one type of hallu008 cination can be remedied through data prepro009 cessing. 010


Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that are usually 18-24 nucleotides long, which may have a pivotal role in the expansion of many complex diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the transcript levels of miR193b-3p and miR-376a-3p in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients. In this case-control study, miR-193b-3p and miR-376a-3p expression in 60 RRMS patients, of which 30 were recurring patients and 30 were two months after relapse patients, and 30 healthy subjects were examined in peripheral blood mononuclear cells using real-time PCR reaction. Our results showed that the expression of miR-193b-3p was significantly reduced in recurring patients and two months after relapse patients in comparison with healthy subjects (P < 0.004 and P < 0.0001, respectively). In contrast, miR-376a-3p showed an increased expression in recurring patients and two months after relapse patients (P < 0.0001). Based on the findings, it can be assumed that miR-193b-3p and miR376a-3p may be prospective biomarkers with the potential use for diagnosis of RRMS patients.


Do online shopping advertorials for whitening skincare products in South Korea perpetuate a racial hierarchy wherein whiteness is maintained as an ideal beauty standard? If so, how is this hierarchy articulated and reinforced with words and images? Whitening products, such as tone-up creams and sunscreens, have become increasingly prevalent in the skincare industry in South Korea. Adding a level of nuance to earlier research, my research undertakes a critical feminist discourse analysis method to examine 19 skincare advertorials on the South Korean beauty e-commerce site, Olive Young Global. This study breaks new ground by taking an inductive analysis approach to analyzing these advertorials to produce findings comparable to similar studies in other Asian countries. Thus, it works to confirm the overall message being communicated that these products are sold as the key to a woman's quest for a white beauty ideal. By undertaking an inductive critical discourse analysis, the research will develop themes based on the exploration of these advertorials with some guidance from existing literature. The globalization of beauty promotes a falsely universal white(ned) woman, and this project evidences a nuanced analysis of the lexical choices and images employed to promote the idea that whiteness and youthfulness equate to "natural" beauty. This critical feminist discourse analysis will provide insight into how a racial hierarchy is reinforced through media and how the exclusion of racialized women from spaces intended to empower all women will reproduce the societal hierarchy among women within the beauty industry.


In this paper, we study the regular expression matching problem for fast data stream processing. We present an efficient algorithm for based on new bit-parallel methods, called parallel scatter and gather exploiting bit– parallelism in a computer word. Finally, we show an architecture for a hardware implementation of our algorithm. The architecture can change its regular expression patterns on-the-fly without expensive reconfiguration.


Review Article The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes speeding up the construction of an innovative country, and colleges and universities assumed the important task of talent training. Under the new situation, colleges and universities should raise their understanding, integrate their strength and improve their mechanisms, constantly explore innovative and entrepreneurial education models, strengthen innovative and entrepreneurial education, and train top-notch innovative talents. Starting from the scientific connotation of Beidahuang, this paper analyzes the value and important role of integrating the spirit of Beidahuang into the cultivation of mass entrepreneurship and innovation talents and seeks ways and methods for the cultivation of mass entrepreneurship and innovation talents.


In chemical graph thoery, PI index is an additive topological index which has been used to measure the characteristics of chemical compounds. In this paper we introduce the weighted version of PI index of graph called the Revan Weighted PI index and we have obtained it for the hierarchical product of graphs, cartesian product, subdivision and join of two graphs. Also we have derived this index for some molecular graphs.


YouTube encourages their users to 'Broadcast Yourself', and many do just that. YouTube is the most popular video sharing website at the moment (Wen et al., 2010) and is a platform for the ever popular vlog. Vlogs (video blogs) evolved from the text based blog, and facilitate another form of online communication, self-expression and creation of community. This study aimed to explore the individual experiences of content creators on YouTube to gain an understanding of how they make sense of their identity and reconcile their online and offline worlds. A purposive sample of 5 vloggers on YouTube were chosen for individual semi-structured interviews.
Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to analyse the data and 3 master themes were identified: 'constructing identity', 'the journey of creating content on YouTube' and 'positioning of others'.
Participants were found to use vlogs as a way to express important aspects of their inner selves, reminisce and as a creative outlet. Vlogging is a relatively modern phenomenon therefore the research around it not yet extensive. This study presents potential areas of interest for future research.


Internet protocols have developed significantly over the last 50 years but have reached a point where the further improvements in performance, resilience, security and privacy cannot be achieved by simple incremental changes. This paper proposes a new IP protocol that puts the user's end host at the centre of major algorithmic decisions. It consist of three new mechanisms: a private source routing establishment protocol that allows inter-domain traffic routes to be decided by the user and kept private from the providers whilst allowing for anonymous connections where two node can communicate without knowing the identity/address of the other end point; a mechanism to control reception of packets that mitigates denial-of-service attacks and a new directory system that puts the end user at the core of the decisions enabling anycast and mobility with a pub-sub mechanism with fine grain capabilities for describe resources. These changes allow end nodes to have a much tighter control of how they send and receive their traffic and provide a paradigm shift for the Internet ecosystem.


The problem of outlier detection consists in finding data that is not representative of the population from which it was ostensibly derived. Recently, to solve this problem, Liu et al. [1] proposed a two steps hypersphere-based approach, taking into account a confidence score pre-calculated for each input data. Defining these scores in a first step, independently from the second one, makes this approach not well-suited for large stream data. To solve these difficulties, we propose a global reformulation of the support vector data description (SVDD) problem based on the L0 norm, well suited for outlier detection. We demonstrate that this L0-SVDD problem can be solved using an iterative procedure providing data specific weighting terms. We show that our approach outperforms state of the art outlier detection techniques using both synthetic and clinical data.


This study explores how a historical genius with learning disabilities (LD) used his giftedness to surmount his disabilities. This study compared biographical data of a historical genius with LD to geniuses without LD using the posthumous diagnostic methodology. Niels Bohr, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Enrico Fermi were selected for investigation. Results show that Bohr's ability to achieve eminence in adulthood at a level equal to Fermi's and possibly superior to Oppenheimer's may be related to the fact that Bohr used wisdom more effectively than Oppenheimer or Fermi. These findings suggest that Gifted/Learning Disabled (G/LD) students may benefit from greater focus on wisdom in addition to academic achievement in their gifted programs.


We study semiparametric efficiency bounds and efficient estimation of parameters defined through general moment restrictions with missing data. Identification relies on auxiliary data containing information about the distribution of the missing variables conditional on proxy variables that are observed in both the primary and the auxiliary database, when such distribution is common to the two data sets. The auxiliary sample can be independent of the primary sample, or can be a subset of it. For both cases, we derive bounds when the probability of missing data given the proxy variables is unknown, or known, or belongs to a correctly specified parametric family. We find that the conditional probability is not ancillary when the two samples are independent. For all cases, we discuss efficient semiparametric estimators. An estimator based on a conditional expectation projection is shown to require milder regularity conditions than one based on inverse probability weighting.


The focus of Feng Zikai's discourse is "benevolence",which is closely related with "I",but not simply means "individual" in the enlightenment context of May Forth Movement.It has the feature of ecological entirety of relationship between nature and man;"Self" refers to people he described in his works;the ecological image of "root' was discovered in daily life.Fen Zikai's works made positive comments on ecological ethic value of harmony between nature and man,between nature and society,between man and society.


In this paper, we answer an open problem raised by Katz and Stenson. They considered the tilings of a (2 ⇥ n)-board using a colors of squares and b colors of dominoes. The number of such tilings, denoted by Ka,b n , is a generalization of the Fibonacci numbers. Obtaining a Binet-style formula for these numbers is such problem. We obtain a generalized Binet formula for Ka,b n .


In the first half of this paper, some general ideas will be developed on how to approach mathematically large systems of coupled limit-cycle oscillators. Two representative reduction techniques, namely, the phase reduction and the center-manifold reduction will be presented for a prototypal system of biological cell assembly with periodic activity. The evolution equation derived through each reduction method is further classified into three groups according to the range of the oscillator coupling (i.e. local, global and intermediate). As a consequence, six classes of model equations are obtained. In the second half of the paper, some new results from our recent study on non-locally coupled oscillators will be reported, and the generation of anomalous turbulent fluctuations obeying a power law will be discussed in some detail.


Abstract : For patients diagnosed with cancer, metastasis is the most critical prognostic factor. Even after surgical removal and systemic chemo- or radiotherapy of the primary tumor, it is often the metastases that cause morbidity. One avenue of tumor cell metastasis is the circulation, but some of the most common cancers metastasize through the lymphatic system, as evidenced by the location of the metastases in local and/or regional lymph nodes or as in-transit metastases. Nonetheless, our understanding of lymphatic metastasis lags far behind that of the hematogenous route. One major block in illuminating the mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis is the lack of a cohesive understanding of lymphatic biology, function, and neogenesis. It is still unclear how tumors gain access to the lymphatics; they may alter peripheral lymphatic vessels, induce peripheral lymphangiogenesis, or simply invade preexisting lymphatics. The lack of a cohesive understanding of lymphatic biology is the major hurdle in studying lymphatic metastasis. Systematic studies can only be realized with the development of model systems of normal and tumor lymphangiogenesis.


The influence of the hand on the specific absorption rate (SAR) assessments of mobile phones is investigated.An increase of the SAR value in the presence of the hand has been observed but the electromagnetic phenomenon is still unexplained. The distance between the palm of the hand and the antenna is herein shown to be an important parameter. Numerical simulations and measurements performed using a dipole antenna placed in‐between a flat head phantom and a flat hand phantom confirm that an increase of the SAR is expected for some specific values of the distance between the antenna and the hand at a given frequency. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:654–656, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26644


that a referential relationship between two things IS not enough for one to be a symbol of the other. For example, I can refer to me, but it does not symbolize me; the term horse can refer to mammal. but horse does not symbolize mammal; and a painting of a tree can refer to a tree, but i t does not symbolize a tree. While each of these examples involves reference, the term reference is not synonymous with symbol. Symbols may provide reference, but anything that provides reference is not necessarily a symbol. The confusion on this distinction leads to a rather inclusive and vague notion of symbols by Goodman, and i t results in some problems that are similar to those inherent in Suzanne Langer's notion of expressive symbols, which has been criticized strongly by Ernest Nagel. The lack of clarity in the use of the term symbol, however, does not undermine Goodman's contention that verbal and nonverbal symbols influence one's conceptions of the world. The different kinds of symbols described by Goodman provide one with alternative frames ofreference for conceiving the world. In making decisions about the world as viewed through the use of symbols, he says, 'We must distinguish falsehood and fiction from truth and fact; but we cannot , , . do it on the grounds that fiction is fabricated and fact is found.' Rather, one must consider the versions that one has of the facts 'for facts, after all, are obviously factitious'. They are based on conceptions of the world. Thus, worlds are made through symbols that are used to provide versions of it, and the study of worldmaking must account for the alternative versions that have been developed. For Goodman, the acceptability of a version is contingent on the world that i t fits. We can 'either reject one or two ostensibly conflicting versions as false, or take them as true in different worlds, or find, if we can, another way of reconciling them'. In order to show whether two versions are of the same world or different worlds, one must show how they fit together. Whether one says that a table is an object made of wood or of molecules or whether a picture is a painting or paint on a canvas depends on the system of conceptualization for each. The correctness of this fit is anchored in the traditions associated with different world views. In deciding whether a picture is 'correct' in how it represents reality, one can rely on European conventions for representation with which one is familiar. For example, one can consider a Diirer woodcut correct that represents an artist making a rendering in geometric perspective. However, the same picture could be considered 'incorrect' according to a different system for rendering space. For Goodman, the correctness of f i t is of greater concern than the truth. Since there is not a world uncolored by one's traditions and conceptions, 'knowing and understanding [are] seen as ranging beyond the acquiringof true beliefs to the discovery and devising of fits of all sorts . . . ' between versions and world views. This is the way in which I think one should consider Goodman's view of thesymbols, truth and correctness. But, what worlds fit Goodman's version? Moreover, if one finds a fit for Goodman's views or the views of others, how is one to decide among versions that fit world views? Certainly, all versions that fit d o not have the same utility in accounting for worlds, and worlds d o not have the same utility in accounting for versions. Thus, Goodman leaves readers with a puzzle, but it is a puzzle produced by a stimulating look at the assumptions about the world and the symbols that influence one's conception of it. Goodman's account should be useful for both artists and teachers who have an interest in theoretical views of art. Indeed, after reading his book, one can no longer simply assume that art is external or separate from versions and world views of i t .


The impact of traditional health care management system is based on the specific workstation and closed system architecture, in recent years because of the rapid development of Internet technology, they can already be used to carry out effective, low-cost transmission of information of biological images. This article discussed Picture archiving and communication systems based on the Web, the imagery processing module involves design concept and major function realization.


Objective To explore the effect of chronic mild stress on the expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor(5-HTR)in hippocampus of pregnant rats.Methods Twenty-eight adult Wistar rats similar in age,behavior score,and body weight were randomly divided into normal control group(group A),depression group(group B),and antepartum depression group(group C).The rats of groups B and C were exposed to chronic mild stress for 18 days,followed by behavior scoring and fluid consumption test.The changes in behavior score and fluid consumption were determined with double-blind method,and the expression of 5-HTR in the hippocampus was detected by S-P immunohistochemical method.Results After exposed to chornic mild stress under the same conditions,the behavior score,the amount of fuild consumption,and the expression of 5-HTR were significantly lower in group C than in groups A and B(P0.05,P0.05,and P0.01,respectively),and in group B these 3 indexes were significantly lower than those in group A(P0.05,P0.05,and P0.01,respectively).The expression of 5-HTR was negatively correlated with horizontal score(r=-0.467,P=0.012)and vertical score(r=-0.478,P=0.010)and positively correlated with stopping time in center(r=0.495,P=0.007)and fluid consumption amount(r=0.667,P=0.000).No correlation was found between the expression of 5-HTR and the number of feces(P=0.901).Conclusion The pregnant rats are more sensitive to stress,and the decreased expression of 5-HTR in the hippocampus may be one of the mechanisms of antepartum depression.


Understanding how protective innate immune responses are generated is crucial to defeating highly lethal emerging pathogens. Accumulating evidence suggests that potent innate immune responses are tightly linked to control of Ebola and Marburg filoviral infections. Here, we report that unlike authentic or inactivated Ebola and Marburg, filovirus‐derived virus‐like particles directly activated human natural killer (NK) cells in vitro, evidenced by pro‐inflammatory cytokine production and enhanced cytolysis of permissive target cells. Further, we observed perforin‐ and CD95L‐mediated cytolysis of filovirus‐infected human dendritic cells (DCs), primary targets of filovirus infection, by autologous NK cells. Gene expression knock‐down studies directly linked NK cell lysis of infected DCs to upregulation of the natural cytotoxicity receptor, NKp30. These results are the first to propose a role for NK cells in the clearance of infected DCs and the potential involvement of NKp30‐mediated cytolysis in control of viral infection in vivo. Further elucidation of the biology of NK cell activation, specifically natural cytotoxicity receptors like NKp30 and NKp46, promises to aid our understanding of microbial pathology.


Although uncompetitive races for the House of Representatives produce formidable challenges to long-held democratic ideals regarding popular control and meaningful citizen involvement, little is known regarding the significance of variance in district-level competitiveness for the perceptions and behaviors of voters. Do citizens know that the outcomes of most U.S. House elections are foregone conclusions? Does the actual political climate of the district influence citizen' perceptions regarding electoral competitiveness, and, ultimately, the decision to vote? Does campaign activity influence citizen' perceptions? Do these various perceptions and behaviors hinge in part on the citizen's level of political knowledge? These questions are addressed through analysis of data from a study that oversamples citizens located in competitive House districts during the 2002 midterm election.


With respect to the assessment level of experts in multi-attribute group decision making based on vague set information,two methods are proposed.First,the concept about multi-attribute group decision making information body(namely,group decision making information body) is introduced.Then by the group decision making information body, consistent decision matrix and fuzzy entropy based on vague set information are both constructed. Second,by two uncertainty measurement approaches of the similarity measure and fuzzy entropy based on vague set information,two methods on the assessment level of experts in multi-attribute group decision making are put forward,namely statistic analysis and fuzzy entropy analysis,then rank the assessment level of experts.In the end,an example is used to illustrate the coherence,effectiveness and utility of the two methods.


Enteric opportunistic parasitic infections in HIV infected patients causing diarrheal disease more prevalent in developing countries. There is worrying projections of 6.5 million deaths in 2030 and in some developing countries by 2020, HIV/AIDS being the main burden of disease. Globally, the number of immuno-suppressed people increases each year, with the HIV pandemic continuing to spread unabated in many parts of the world, with an estimated 14,000 new infections occurring daily (Mathers et al., 2006).


The stabilizing effect of ATP and its analogues on fish myosin subfragment-l (S-1) was investigated under various conditions. ATP strongly stabilized all S-1 tested, and ADP was less effective. The effect of PPi depends upon S-1s from fish species and KCl concentration for the thermal treatment; in 0.1M KCl, carp and rabbit S-1 were both stabilized by PPi, while tilapia S-1 was destabilized upon PPi addition. ATP and its analogues increased the turbidity of S-1 solution just as change in ATPase inactivation rate. The protective effect of sorbitol was similarly observed even after S-1 was fully stabilized by ATP binding.


When Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are not adequately available in schools, children`s safety and health are compromised as their precious education time is lost collecting water and or queuing up to access the limited sanitation facilities. This has a regressive bearing on (1) privacy and dignity (2) school attendance (3) student health (4) learning outcomes (5) gender equity and (6) poverty. Every child deserves an opportunity to learn in a safe and healthy environment. Safe drinking water and a safe place to use the toilet are as important as teachers, classrooms, and books. Generating evidence on the cause of service failures and low sustainability of school Water Sanitation and Hygiene services is essential to improve the quality of education. This study assessed blockages to WASH service sustainability of Water Sanitation and Hygiene in Kampala's public primary schools to inform the development of sustainable WASH in school's service delivery and management models. Data collection methods included desk reviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. WASH blockages analysis was conducted to give a visual representation of the challenges and barriers prohibiting sustainable access to WASH in Schools. Key study findings highlighted three categories of blockage including; enabling environment, WASH infrastructure supply, and service sustainability.


This article reports on a qualitative exploration of the well-being and meaning that second- and third-generation Christians from an African context experience because of their integration of religion in their life and being. A textured, integrated tapestry is created of the participants' understanding of God (God-concept), experience of their relationship with God (God-image) and understanding of life as coloured by their belief systems. The contribution of their God-belief to their sense of meaning and psychological well-being frames the tapestry of this article.


Aiming at the fault restoration of RAID system, the two models based on the host and the controller are proposed through the analysis of dual-controller. To resolve the problems in the models implement, relevant solvents are put forward. Due to the high reliability of the data in the RAID system with dual-controller, it has a bright prospect to be applied to the automatic control for power system.


A three-sampler frequency conversion technique is proposed for use in frequency counters. Its measurement range extends into the microwave frequency region without the long acquisition times associated with the conventional microwave translation techniques. An algorithm has been developed which can be executed at very low speed using a microprocessor or low speed digital circuitry.


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The invention first relates to a method for enabling a dust collector (1) provided with a dust collection fan and a suction or blowing-in connection tube (10) communicated to a first dust filter bag (5). In order that the operation is more convenient through proper improvement on a mode of the type, a plurality of dust filter bags (5) or a filter material (11) for forming a plurality of dust filter bags (5) are/is stored in the dust collector (1); and when the full dust filter bag (5) is taken out, the filter material (11) for forming the next dust filter bag (5) follows up or one dust filter bag (5) follows up. The invention also relates to an electric dust collector (1) contributive to storing the filter material (11) for forming the next one or a plurality of dust filter bags (5) in an operating mode or storing the filter material in a form of the dust filter bags (5). The invention also relates to a hose-shaped storage filter material arranged in the dust collector. The length of the stored filter material is proper or determined in a winding or transverse pleating mode and the filter material can be separated into two or more dust filter bags (5).


Everyday life is characterized by multimodality (Walther & Parks, 2002), but little research has examined how media use is incorporated into romantic/sexual relationships. The purpose of this dissertation was to better understand how communication technologies are being integrated into romantic and/or sexual relationships across stages of relational development and to uncover the underlying patterns of, expectations for, and meanings associated with that media use. In order to address this purpose, mixed-methods were employed. During phase one, 37 semi-structured interviews were conducted, which allowed for the qualitative exploration of the expectations and meanings participants attached to media use in romantic/sexual relationships. This was followed by phase two, in which a survey was constructed based upon the findings highlighted in the interview analysis and administered to 120 participants. This study adds to the growing body of literature about how young adults are incorporating communication technologies into their courtship practices (e.g., Gershon, 2010a, 2010b; Jin & Pena, 2010; Pascoe, 2009). First, these results confirm that college students are not following traditional scripts for engaging in romantic relationships (see also Bogle, 2008; Pascoe, 2009). Second, by examining how students talk about their romantic and sexual entanglements, this study uncovered and defined four terms they frequently used to describe their relationships: talking to, hanging out, dating, and hooking up. Third, the results of this study indicate that as relationships grow closer, individuals are more likely to communicate with their partners over the phone. Finally, this dissertation couples traditional interpersonal communication theories uncertainty reduction and facework with perspectives about media use: technological affordances and media symbolism. Results revealed that within romantic/sexual relationships characterized by high relational uncertainty (Knobloch &


The Next-Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) will revolutionize our understanding of the Early Universe by tracing the coldest phase of molecular gas -the raw ingredient for star formation- in the most distant galaxies and galaxy-clusters. The km-scale core of the ngVLA will be densely packed with antennas, making it a prime instrument for imaging low-surface-brightness emission from large-scale molecular gas in the high-z circum- and inter-galactic medium (CGM/IGM). Recent studies indicate that large amounts of cold molecular gas are hiding in the 10s-100 kpc environments of distant galaxies, but that technical limitations on existing telescope arrays have prevented us from efficiently detecting these large molecular reservoirs. This may have led to a severely biased view of the molecular Universe. We present the science case for low-surface-brightness CO observations of the Early Universe, and how the core of the ngVLA will reveal the cold molecular Universe to limits and at scales not currently detectable by radio telescopes. As such, the ngVLA core will be a powerful instrument for studying the cold baryon cycle that drives the early evolution of galaxies and clusters.


Lecture notes: Stochastic integration with respect to fractional Brownian motion and applications by D. Nualart Entropy and economic equilibrium by E. Nummelin Credit risk-A survey by T. Schmidt and W. Stute Research papers: Optimal investment in incomplete financial markets with stochastic volatility by N. Castaneda-Leyva and D. Hernandez-Hernandez Price calculation for power exponential jump-diffusion models--A Hermite-series approach by M. Galea, J. Ma, and S. Torres Conditions for nonconservativity in quantum dynamical semigroups by J. C. Garcia and R. Quezada Some notes on a dependency measure by J. M. Gonzalez-Barrios An example of an averaged Markov decision process without stable policies by J. Gonzalez-Hernandez Closeness estimates for sums of independent random variables by E. Gordienko, M. Mendieta, and J. Ruiz de Chavez An example of infinite dimensional quasi-helix by C. Houdre and J. Villa A non-homogeneous wave equation driven by a Poisson process by J. A. Leon and M. Sarra Existence of self-intersection local time of the multitype Dawson-Watanabe superprocess by J. A. Lopez-Mimbela and J. Villa Levy processes in Banach spaces: Distributional properties and subordination by V. Perez-Abreu and A. Rocha-Arteaga Phase space path integral representation for the solution of a stochastic Schrodinger equation by L. A. Rincon A note on covariance characterization of some generalized Gaussian random fields by A. Talarczyk On two-parameter Stieltjes integrals for functions in Besov-Liouville spaces and stochastic integrals by C. Tudor.


(57) Abstract: the sequestered sites within the body cavity, for administering the separate fluid, multi cannula catheter device (Fig. 1). According to one aspect of the present invention, the device includes an inner catheter that is slidably disposed on at least a portion of the outer catheter. Therefore, the distal opening of the inner catheter, is positioned at a predetermined treatment site of a body lumen, and it is possible to position the distal opening of the outer catheter to another site (Fig. 1). Furthermore, it is possible in the vicinity of one of the distal end of the inner (100) and an outer catheter, providing a skirt. Various embodiments of the skirt (100) is shown (Fig. 4 to 7 and 9 to 16). Skirt, after it has been advanced to the distal opening of the attached catheter to the desired site, is closed.


The growth of China's foreign exchange reserve meets the requirement of new spirit of international reserve management,"maitaining confidence",and also meets that of China's economy reformation and development.For sake of the country's safety,it's necessary for China to decrease foreign exchange reserve of US dollar.China's monetary authority can alleviate the intervention of the growth of foreign exchange reserve upon China's monetary policy by securitization.


We evaluated the activity of cefoperazone (CPZ) on the intestinal flora in terms of its use as a single prophylactic drug in colon surgery. Twenty-four healthy male volunteers between the ages of 20 and 40 were assigned to receive either CPZ, oral neomycin-erythromycin, or no antibiotics. A mechanical bowel preparation, Golytely, was also given to each of the subjects. With intravenous CPZ, antibiotic levels in the stool ranged from less than 2 to 649 micrograms/ml and the total fecal bacterial counts dropped 3 to 4 log10 CFU/g. Higher levels of CPZ were detected in the stools when an oral dose was added, 1,446 to 5,445 micrograms/ml, and the bacterial counts were reduced maximally 4 to 6 log10 CFU/g. The combination of the oral and intravenous doses produced suppression of the microflora and high levels in blood, all with a single antibiotic.


Light emitting Diode technology (LED) has advanced rapidly which lead to development of brighter and long lasting sources. Due to growing awareness of the need to reduce energy cost, LED lighting is gaining popularity and also used in wide applications. LED's claim to have efficacy of 120 lumens per watt and lifetime of more than 50000 hours. Its compact size, varied colour of lights, higher efficacy and other advantages makes them replace conventional lighting. Applications such as residential and commercial lighting require thousands of lumens, creating a need to drive strings of LED. Irrespective of the driver topology linear regulator, buck, boost or buck-boost, the main aim is to drive the LED with constant current to control the light output. Some of the applications are as simple as ON and OFF, but many applications require dimming the output between 0 and 100 percent, often with fine resolution. The main objective of this work is to design a closed loop driver circuit with buck topology for a given load specification of LED string and include dimming features in it.


This letter proposes a new mechanism, a four-bar linkage-based support hinge mechanism, for assisting with shoulder abduction with artificial muscle based on a shape memory alloy (SMA). An artificial muscle using the SMA coils is designed to lighten the entire system and support the wearer's movement both actively and passively. It can generate up to 273 N and 180 N with and without energy input, respectively, while weighing only 0.04 kg. Furthermore, to consider the rotation axis shifts of the arm during shoulder abduction, the trajectory of the arm along the shoulder abduction is modeled using the scapulohumeral rhythm, a combined movement of the scapula and humerus. The mechanism is designed to follow the modeled arm trajectory and achieve the required torque to perform shoulder abduction based on a four-bar linkage mechanism. It can generate up to 10.1 Nm and 6.3 Nm of torque with and without energy input, respectively. To verify the assistive effect of the proposed mechanism, electromyography is measured while performing the same exercise requiring shoulder abduction with and without the support of the mechanism. The results show that the proposed mechanism reduces not only muscle load but also fatigue while performing the shoulder abduction.


[Objective]To study the variation of hemorheology and related index.[Methods]The hemorheology,ESR and Hct of 177 cases in sub-health state and 236 cases in normal control group were detected by hemorheology analyzer,blood analyzer and Hct analyzer.[Results]Compared with the normal control group,the high-shear apparent viscosity of whole blood(5.88±1.07,7.23±1.26,7.56±1.39),the low-shear apparent viscosity of whole blood(20.16±2.39,23.57±3.52,19.37±2.61),the plasma viscosity value(2.23±0.37,2.51±0.41,2.19±0.31),Hct(53.7±5.9,51.8±5.3,47.7±4.2)of sub-health state group were significantly high(P0.05);the difference of ESR was not significant between 2 groups.[Conclusion]Hemorheological index of sub-health state group is significantly higher than that of control group.The increased hemorheological index is one of the major factors result in sub-health state.


Cookies are traditionally made from soft wheat, a cereal, which is cultivated mostly in temperate regions but imported by countries in the tropics with unfavorable climatic conditions to cultivate the cereal. The aim of the study was to determine the proximate composition and consumer acceptability of rock cakes developed from soy flour. Four different products were thus formulated viz., 0%, 20%, 25% and 75% being replaced with soy flour equivalence in each sample. Samples were examined for their proximate composition using AACC, 2000 methods. Sensory evaluation was also conducted under a 7-point hedonic scale, where 1 represented dislike extremely and 7 represented like extremely. Data was analyzed using SPSS v 20 at 95% confidence interval. Proximate composition analysis showed no significant difference between the means of the constituent nutrients measured. However, the proportionate increased percentage fat, fiber and protein; 26 + 2.45, 2.00 + 0.28 and 16.80 + 2.94 respectively, showed the potential effect of soybean flour in the production of rock cakes. The sensory analysis also showed no significant difference at P < 0.05 between the means and according to the hedonic scale evaluation, WSR11, WSR12 and WSR13 composite rock cakes compared to WSR10, the 100% wheat flour rock cake were "moderately liked" and "like very much" that is, between 5.3 to 6.6 by the fifteen semi-trained panelist. In effect, soybean flour could serve as a nutrient fortification raw product component and as well, to be accepted by consumers of pastries. Keywords: Rock cakes, proximate analysis, sensory analysis, consumer acceptability, hedonic


ASCA PV observations of the Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG63015 : rapid variability of the warm absorber. ABSTRACT We present a detailed re-analysis of the two ASCA Performance Veriication observations of the nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG63015. Connrming the results of Fabian et al. (1994), we nd deenite evidence for the O vii and O viii K-shell absorption edges of the warm absorber and a doubling of the warm absorber column density within the 3 weeks separating the two observations. No intra-day ux-correlated variability of the warm absorber is found. However, we report the discovery of anèvent' in which the warm absorber parameters temporarily change for 10000 s before returning to their original values. Possible interpretations are discussed but a contradiction remains: the constancy of the ionization state of the warm absorber argues that it lies at large distances from the central source whereas the short term change in column density argues for small distances. Fluorescent iron emission is examined. As found by Fabian et al. (1994), the iron line is broad and strong (equivalent width 300eV). The line proole is also suggestive of it being skewed. Such a line would be expected from a relativistic accretion disk. We also nd very rapid primary X-ray variability. Assuming relativistic beaming to be unimportant, the derived eeciency is comparable to the maximum obtainable from accretion onto a Schwarzschild black hole. Correlated variability outside of the energy range of ASCA might exceed this maximum, thus requiring eecient accretion onto a Kerr hole.


Magnetic particle imaging (MPI), as introduced by Gleich and Weizenecker, is based on utilizing the nonlinear magnetization response M for detection of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNP). The excited M contains not only the fundamental excitation frequency ω0 but also its harmonics when applying an ac excitation magnetic field. To improve the detection sensitivity for the magnetization M of MNP and the imaging technique based on the detection of a second harmonic response, a 2D imaging system consisting of four magnetic fields, dc bias field Hdc, ac modulation field Hac, gradient field of Z-axis and gradient field of X-axis have been constructed. The advantage of the detection of a second harmonic response is that no large ac modulation field Hac is required. This study demonstrated a MNP detection method using a second harmonic of magnetic response. The position of the 10-microlitre MNP sample was clearly indicated in 2D imaging.


The trend of internet uses in daily activities causes changes in the way business and society work. Business owners are now competing to offer better products and switch to online transactions. This intense competition causes marketers to find ways to be able to compete. In terms of e-commerce, the quality of service is the main factor of a successful e-business. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between e-service quality, customer satisfaction, and consumer behavioral intentions. The data was obtained from 41 online shop consumers through an online survey using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that positive evaluation of e-service quality will positively impact customer satisfaction and behavioral intention. Customer satisfaction also has a positive impact on consumer behavioral intention. This study suggests that practitioners use the model to allocate resources to essential quality attributes, or those that are low-performance, which is needed to improve customer satisfaction and positive consumer behavioral intentions.


ABSTRACT The effects of prolonged frozen storage on the starch, rheological, and baking properties of doughs were investigated. Four hard red spring (HRS) wheat cultivars exhibiting consistently different gluten characteristics were used. Gelatinization properties of starches isolated from fresh and thawed frozen doughs over 16 weeks of frozen storage were examined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Significance of results varied with cultivar, but all cultivars showed a significant increase in ΔH with increased frozen storage time, indicating water migration and ice crystallization. The amount of freezable water in frozen doughs increased for all cultivars with frozen storage, but the rate of increase varied. Glupro showed a consistent increase in freezable water during frozen storage (41.6%), which may be associated with its high protein content and strong gluten characteristics. Rheological strength of the frozen doughs which was determined by decreases in extensigraph resistance and storag...


OBJECTIVE: To report relapse outcomes in relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with natalizumab prior to enrollment into the Fingolimod Initiation and caRdiac Safety Trial (FIRST) with fingolimod (0.5mg). BACKGROUND: The FIRST study was the first investigation in the fingolimod trial program to include patients who had been exposed to natalizumab up to 3 months prior to the study baseline. DESIGN/METHODS: 254 of 2417 enrolled relapsing MS patients had been previously exposed to natalizumab; 240 (94.5%) completed the study. Assessments included number, duration, severity and treatment of relapses. 135 patients received natalizumab more than 6 months before baseline (>6m group) and 119 patients received natalizumab between 3 and 6 months prior to baseline (3-6m group). 2163 patients had not been exposed to natalizumab (no natalizumab). RESULTS: In the first month of fingolimod treatment the proportion of patients with relapses was higher in the 3-6m group compared to the no natalizumab group (16.8% vs 4.9%) with an intermediate value for the >6m group (9.0%). In the second month of fingolimod treatment the proportion of patients with attacks decreased in all groups, with a larger reduction in the 3-6m group (16.8% to 5.9%) and remained low until the end of the study (month 4): 1.7% in 3-6m group, 3.8% in the >6m group and 1.6% in the no natalizumab group. Most relapses resulted in partial or complete recovery in both natalizumab-exposed groups (81.6% in >6m and 90.7% in 3-6m group) as well as in the no natalizumab group (85.3%). In the natalizumab-exposed groups there were no relapse-related study-drug discontinuations or study-drug interruptions. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with recent discontinuation of natalizumab had a higher risk of relapse which was in most cases improved with ongoing fingolimod treatment. No notably severe relapses were observed in this short term interventional safety study. Supported by: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland. Disclosure: Dr. Comi has received personal compensation for activities with Novartis, Teva Neuroscience, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck Serono, and Bayer Schering. Dr. Gold has received personal compensation for activities with Bayer HealthCare, Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, Novartis, and Teva Neuroscience. Dr. Gold has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. Dr. Gold has received a license fee from Biogen Idec. Dr. Gold has received research support from Bayer HealthCare, Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, Novartis, and Teva Neuroscience. Dr. Dahlke has received personal compensation for activities with Novartis. Dr. Sinha has received personal compensation for activities with Novartis as an employee. Dr. Von Rosenstiel has received personal compensation for activities with Novartis. Dr. Tomic-Wallis has received personal compensation for activities with Novartis as an employee. Dr. Kappos has receied personal compensation for activities with Actelion, Advancell, Allozyne, BaroFold, Bayer Health Care Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Schering Pharma, Bayhill, Biogen Idec, BioMarin, CLC Behring, Elan, Genmab, Genmark, GeNeuro SA and GlaxoSmithKline. Dr. Kappos has received research support from has received research support from Acorda, Actelion, Allozyne, BaroFold, Bayer HealthCare, Bayer Schering, Bayhill Therapeutics, Biogen Idec, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eisai, Elan, Genmab, GlaxoSmithKline, Glenmark, Merck Serono, MediciNova and Nova.


LIDARs are considered a key enabling technology for an array of applications in space, including celestial body approach, landing, rendezvous and docking, space debris identification and CubeSat constellations. Reliability, low cost and low size, weight and power (SWaP) are critical factors for these applications. Current spaceborne LIDAR systems are based on discrete optical components. These systems consume a lot of power and are bulky. In this work, a hybrid integrated (FMCW) LIDAR system operating at 1550 nm and based on an indium phosphide (InP) and silicon nitride (Si3N4) platform along with an external erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) compact module is proposed. By using a telecom-wavelength laser with an ultra-narrow linewidth of 1 kHz, and a 1D optical phased array (OPA) using lead zirconate titanate (PZT) phase shifters, the proposed PIC microlidar can operate up to 100 km. In order to realize small beam divergence, a 1x100 linear array consisting of 4 mm Si3N4 dual-layer grating antennas with a coupling efficiency of up to 80% of the incident power is utilized.


Use of telephone‐based cognitive assessments became more widespread during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) developed the telephone‐based cognitive battery (T‐Cog) to ensure continued data collection and participant retention. The objective of this study was to (1) assess the feasibility and reliability of T‐Cog data collected during the pandemic, (2) evaluate these data in the context of prior in‐person data and (3) inform future use of remote data collection.


ABSTRACT Aim: To assesment relationship between peripheral blood parameters and the stage and grade of the disease in patients with primary urothelial cancer of urinary bladder. Methods: The study enrolled patients who were diagnosed with primary urothelial cancer and had a white blood cell count if 4000-120000 µL. Patients who had any infection, hematologic disease, and secondary malignancy were excluded. Peripheral blood parameters were obtained from archive files. The stage and grade of the disease was recorded from pathology reports. Statistical analysis was performed using the ROC analysis. Results: A total 601 patients were included. Pathological tumor stage and grade were significantly correlated with neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, thrombocyte count, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (p Data of patients Parameters No, (%)patients Age (years) 61 (30-88) Gender M 527 (87.7) F 74 (12.3) Stage pTa 154(25.6) pT1 245(40.7) pT2 147(24.5) pT3 44 (7.4) pT4 11(1.8) Grade Low 317(52.7) High 284(47.3) Follow-up (Months) 32.73(1-123.23) Mortality 164(27.2) Conclusions: Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio may be used as a parameter in predicting risk of recurrence and progression in urinary bladder urothelial cancers. Disclosure: All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


In order to improve accounting simulated experiment and train more practical talents the essay brings forward various problems in design,operation and assessment for the experiment,and prestents suggestions that compilation of experiment coursbooks,organization and scientific assessment be bettered.


The Business Situation in Texas; Agriculture: Texas Leads in Grain Sorghum Production; Human Relations Training in Texas Industries; Retail Trade: Moderate Sales Upturn; Industrial Production: Texas Boat Manufacturing Expands; Finance: Gains in Personal Income Reflect Rapid but Slowing Texas Growth; Construction: Metropolitan Building Moves Upward


We numerically investigate a system of particles interacting through a repulsive pair potential of inverse-power form, modified in such a way that the strength of the repulsion is softened in a range of distances. The solid phases of the system for various levels of softness are identified by computing the zero-temperature phase diagram; then, for each solid phase, the melting line is determined by Monte Carlo simulation. Upon increasing the softness of the potential core, a region appears where melting occurs upon compression at constant temperature ('anomalous' melting) and a number of low-coordinated crystals become stable at moderate pressures. Next, the structural properties of the system for varying core softness are surveyed in the hypernetted-chain approximation, whose accuracy has been positively tested against numerical simulation. For sufficiently high degrees of softness, the radial distribution function shows the typical interplay between two distinct length-scales. In a narrow range of moderate softness, reentrant melting occurs instead with just one length-scale, which shows that the existence of two well-definite length-scales is not the only mechanism for anomalous melting.


Objective To explore the role of transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy on the diagnosis of prostate cancer.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in428 patients with suspected prostatic cancer.Results 144 cases(33.6%) were diagnosed with prostate cancer,213 cases(49.8%) were prostate hyperplasia,53 cases(12.4%) were prostatitis,13 cases(3.0%) were prostate atypical hyperplasia,3 cases prostate neoplasis,2 cases were prostate tuberculosis.Meanwhile several complications occurred after prostate biopsy: 82 cases of hematuria(19.2%),35 cases of bloody stool(8.2%),18 cases of fever(4.2%,1 case developed to septicemia),15 cases of acute urinary retention(3.5%),2 cases of severe massive hemorrhage).Conclusion The biopsy guided by transrectal ultrasound is accurate and has few complications.


This study investigates the factors that determine producers' participation in agri-environment (AE) extension activities and their adoption of best management practices (BMPs) in Quebec (Canada). Data were collected from farmers in telephone interviews and the impacts of AE extension activities were analyzed using average treatment effect and local average treatment effect, estimated with non-parametric approaches. The average effects of AE extension activities are statistically significant for the majority of BMPs. We also find a statistically significant formal diffusion effect of producer's membership in an AE advisory club. The informal diffusion effect is statistically significant for BMPs that have visible impacts.


Su Yuanchun was born in Yonganzhou County of Guangxi.In September 1903,the 29th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign,he was accused of pocketing solders' pay and colluding with the bandits,which were pure fabrication.Su Yuancun collected the money for the construction of Guangxi's frontier defense.Because of his sympathy for the soldiers disbanded after the Sino-French War,Su Yuancun recruited them into army to join in the frontier defense and construction.


This study evaluates several tumor‐related markers to examine the expression pattern of markers according to the invasiveness and histopathologic differentiation of squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma.


In present study,intraspecific hybridization was carried out between Green sea cucumber(♂) and Red sea cucumber(♀),Apostichopus japonicus.The embryonic development of hybrids was observed and the morphological characteristics of each period were described detailedly.Moreover,the growth rates and survival between hybrid juveniles and inbred Green juveniles were compared.At 20~22 ℃,the hybrid larvae required 24 h 38 min to develop to early auricularia,72 h 8 min to develop to mid-auricularia,and 167 h 8 min to develop to late auricularia.Furthermore,the hybrid larvae required 9 to develop to doliolaria.During the late stage of doliolaria,with the loss of cilia band,the larvae sank and became to settle on the bottom.From 38 to 51 after hatching,the average water temperature was 25.17 ℃,specific growth rate for weight(SGR) in the hybrid juveniles was 2.58%,while inbred juveniles grew at slightly higher SGR(3.03%).When the average water temperature rose to 27.17 ℃ from 51 to 80 d,despite the growth rate of hybrid juveniles slowed down with SGR decreased by 0.66%,the average weight increased to(0.34±0.035) g at 80 d after hatching.However,with the decreased food intake of inbred juveniles,the SGR dropped sharply to a extremely low value(0.08%),with the average weight of(0.19±0.034) g at 80 d.There was no significant difference on survival between hybrid and inbred juveniles(82.2% and 73.9%).This indicated that the advantages of growth characteristics in the hybrid juveniles under the higher water temperature were obvious.


THE continuous withdrawal of leucocytes from 47 patients with non-haeiiiatological iicoylasms by the process of leucapheresis has been previously reported (Bierman, Kelly, Byron and Marshall, 1961). This report is an analysis of the changes in the granulocytes, lymphocytes and platelets in the same patients. The factors which govern the delivery of lcucocytes into the blood from the storage sites, and those which control thc ultimate destiny of these leucocytes, are poorly understood. The constancy of the circulating concentration of mature leucocytes, with rapid turiiovcr, indicates a delicate self-regulatory control. This homeostatic state is characteristic of all hacmatopoietic tissues and must also exist for other tissues in the normal, as well as in the pathological state. Consequently, a thorough understanding of the balancing mechanisms for the leucopoietic system should be of fundamental importance to the understanding of all growth processes. Leucocyte depletion in the haematologically normal subject is accompanied by an accclerated delivery of leucocytcs into the circulation (Bierman et al., 1961). Leucocytes arc tissue cells which are produced in, stored by, aiid delivered from extracircdatOry reservoirs into the circulation (Bicrnian, Kelly and Cordes, 195 5) . Therefore, changes in granulocytc and lymphocyte concentrations were studed during and following leucapheresis. The removal of mature lcucocytes from the blood was accomplished to detcrinine the composition of the reservoirs and the dynamics of the release of leucocytes into the circulating blood. Siiicc large numbers of platelets were also removed during leucapheresis, changes in them were also studied.


The main objective of this paper is to study the conversion of mineral waste oils (MWO) containing heavy metals into valuable products via pyrolysis. The pyrolysis of the MWO has been carried out in a continuous-mode preparative scale pyrolysis unit containing a bed of char obtained from the Samca coal, a low-rank coal. Temperature of 625 °C and 700 °C and pressures of 0.1 and 1 MPa have been used. High yields of valuable light olefins as ethylene and propylene and light aromatics as BTX and naphthalene derivatives have been obtained. Special attention has been paid to the fate of the metals contained in the MWO during pyrolysis and their distribution into the pyrolysis products. In particular, the distribution of six metals (Cd, Ni, Pb, Cu, Cr, V) has been studied. The data show that the Samca coal chars used has the ability to take up some of the metals under study, but the behavior of each metal is different. So, while Pb and Cu are mostly retained in the coal char bed, V is not affected, and Cd, Ni, a...


This chapter on Spielberg's poetics of horror analyzes his horror movies (Duel, Jaws, Jurassic Park and The Lost World), as well as the horror scenes in films in other genres (Close Encounters, E.T., A.I., Schindler's List); the aim is threefold: to describe how the strategies are orchestrated within each film, and from one film to another; to assess the degree to which they have evolved; and to demonstrate the fluidity of aesthetic categories (suggestion vs. monstration, terror vs. horror) that are often opposed. It also acts as a transtion for the following section on film genre.


In this paper, the interface shear fatigue performance is investigated based on a new fatigue test protocol, which includes both cyclic shear and normal static compressive load. Several asphalt structure types are tested at five temperatures (from −10°C to 50°C) and three normal stress levels (from 0 to 0.50 MPa). Based on fatigue tests at three different shear amplitude levels unique fatigue functions of the layers' interface were identified. It was found that the interface shear fatigue performance is highly dependent on normal stress state and increases with increasing normal stress. This is a direct consequence of the enhanced friction, adhesion and interlock at the shear interface. Observing the fatigue lives at different test temperatures, the best resistance was observed at lowest temperature. From a practical viewpoint, it is highly recommended to perform the test without normal stress application, since this can better reflect the research and practice experience, while keeping the testing protocol to a reasonable level of complexity.


Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, boasting a high theoretical energy density, have garnered significant attention. However, their application across a wide temperature range remains hindered by the exacerbation of the polysulfide shuttle effect and sluggish reaction kinetics. Herein, this work designs a nanocomposite electrocatalyst consisting of Ni nanoparticles anchored onto carbon nanotubes (denoted as Ni@C/CNT) by directly carbonizing a metal‐organic framework/CNT (MOF/CNT) composite. This electrocatalyst is then coated onto a commercial separator, acting as a polysulfide trapper and kinetics accelerator for Li–S batteries. In this design, the Ni@C/CNT electrocatalyst features a uniform distribution of ultrafine Ni nanoparticles, derived from an MOF precursor with ordered metal sites, which facilitates polysulfide conversion at low temperature and chemisorption of polysulfides at high temperatures. Therefore, Ni@C/CNT‐modified cells can stably cycle across a wide temperature range, from ‒50 °C to 70 °C. They also demonstrate excellent performance with high‐sulfur loading (9.0 mg cm−2) at room temperature and exhibit an ultralow self‐discharge capacity attenuation of 2.59% after a 48‐h resting period. These promising results may guide the advanced design of Li–S batteries with broad operating‐temperature capabilities.


The paper deals with the indoor positioning solution based on utilization of IEEE 802.11 network and fingerprinting method. This solution was designed as a part of user adaptive integrated positioning system that provides location-based services in indoor environment. The integrated positioning system is engineered for ubiquitous positioning, i.e. anywhere and anytime. The system for indoor environment is called WifiLOC and it is implemented as a mobile-assisted positioning system. The architecture and fundamental principles of the WifiLOC system are presented in this paper. The positioning system is based on the fingerprinting method, which utilizes signal strength information for position estimation.


Using a new hand-collected data set, this study examines the stock price manipulation in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). We examine the characteristics of the manipulated stocks, and their impacts on market quality. The results show that manipulated stocks tend to be small. The stock prices rise throughout the manipulation period, followed by a price reversal. The average cumulative abnormal return of the manipulated stocks is over 70 percent, which is far higher than that found in the developed markets but similar to emerging market circumstances. In addition, manipulated stocks display increased return continuation conditional on high trading volume, and increased volatility of stock price conditional on high liquidity of market during the manipulation period. Market depth is also worse during the manipulation period. This suggests that stock manipulation can actually create market inefficiency, lead to both abnormally high trading volume and volatility, worsen the market depth, and hence have important impacts on market quality. JEL classification: G14; G15


Generic visual tracking is one of the classical problems in computer vision. In this problem, no prior knowledge of the target is available aside from a bounding box in the initial frame of the seq ...


The effect of surface perturbations on Inertial Confinement Fusion target performance is currently being researched at Los Alamos National Laboratory. These perturbations can cause hydrodynamic instabilities which in turn reduce the targets' yield. To systematically measure the growth of these instabilities requires targets to be produced which have perturbations of a known amplitude and spatial frequency. We have recently assembled hardware onto one of our diamond turning lathes which enables us to machine and measure these sine waves in about 15 minutes. This is a significant reduction in time from the two and one half hours required by the previous method. This paper discuses the hardware, how it works, and how well the system is working for us to produce these targets.


A FEATURE of examinations for pensions which stands out prominently in a majority of cases is the universal claim of diseases affecting the urinary tract. There are few orders which do not have some reference to the kidneys, especially in the claims of veterans of the civil war. When one considers the ravages of old age, with its attendant aches and pains and the generally obscure knowledge on the part of the layman who ascribes all backache to disease of the kidneys, this is not surprising. At the same time it is quite likely, more than probable, in fact, that in a great many instances these claims, some of which are really remarkable, are entered by pension attorneys whose zeal in the interests of their clients is only equaled by their woeful lack of even the slightest knowledge of what really constitutes disease of the kidneys and urinary tract, although statements frequently made by claimants undergoing examination reveal a suspiciously superficial knowledge of pathologic conditions in connection with the urinary tract. It is not the intention of this paper to deal with any deeplaid facts of pathologic import or to present any discovery of revolutionising character; but rather to call attention to the methods of examination and diagnosis in use by the Buffalo Board of Pension Examining Surgeons with a view to securing the fullest measure of justice to the soldier and the most ample protection to the government. Merely as an index to the scope of the examinations I quote some of the claims taken from recent orders: "Kidney disease" alone in all its simple complexity is a frequent claim. Then there is "disease of the kidneys and resulting backache," closely followed by "diseases of the urinary organs, bladder, and kidneys." "Results of kidney disease and resulting disease of the urine" was one claim, rather terrifying on its face, but which proved very harmless when the real cause was discovered. Probably the most remarkable "shot-gun" claim was one which presented for consideration "Bright's disease, disease of the kidneys, and diabetes." Examination of this case failed to show any disease of the kidneys; there was neither albumin nor sugar demonstrated after repeated tests and the claimant admitted that his diseases had been diagnosticated by one of the "specialists" in Buffalo whose portrait heads a lurid advertisement in all the newspapers of that city.


The compressor may include a first scroll member and a second scroll member and the first piston and the second piston. The first scroll member may include a first end plate and a first scroll wrap. A second scroll member may include a second end plate and a second scroll raepreul, it said second scroll wrap is engaged with the first scroll wrap to form a plurality of fluid pockets changes. A second end plate has a first passage and the second passage, the first reset and the second recess, and the first may include a port and a second port, the first port and the second port is a second end plate extending the through and are in communication with at least one of the pockets. The first piston may be disposed in the recess first reset and can be moved between a first position and a second position for controlling communication between the first passageway with the first port. The second piston can be disposed in the second recess, and Li moves between a first position and a second position for controlling communication between said second passage and at least one of the pockets.


Cost modeling and determining the value of objects margin, are the degree of causality and traceability of scarce resources consumed by activities, given the behavior of the activity of the organization. The low utilization rate in the current models based on the full activity, with the flexible budget and with the rational allocation of fixed costs, limit the operationalization of the concept of object scope for these models in a turbulent world. She turns on the paradigm of accounting-based paradigm scarce resources and accounting-based activity, and requires a paradigm shift grading costs. This paradigm shift is moving towards the substitution of the proportionality assumption on variable costs per unit, based on the fixity of these charges in the cost of the work unit, by that of the absolute proportionality of these costs, based on their total variability in the cost of the inductor, and integration in the model of value analysis, scale effects induced by the actual behavior of these scarce resources consumed by activities. The resulting paradigm, suggests a new architecture of the cost, based on the cost and likely adapted to reconcile the full cost and partial cost.


According to the survey, the author formulates the directions of improvement of the economic policy of mitigating the negative consequences of growth and price volatility, and prevent similar occurrences in the future.


The work of the leading scientist in the field of mechanics – Vikentii Khomych Gerburt-Geibovych is analyzed. He became one of those who, after the successful graduation from the Kharkiv Practical Technological Institute, stayed in this educational establishment as a teacher. In addition, his further activities contributed to the establishment of higher technical education in Ukraine.

It should be noted that for a long time the name of this scientist was out of the attention of historians of science and technology. Therefore, taking into account the scientific work by V. Gerburt-Geibovych, as well as the using of archival materials, it is worthwhile the outlining of the results of the scientific activity of this scientist.

Information about the future scientist's family is provided. In particular, it is stated that he was from a noble family. The talented graduate of KhPTI was invited to work at this educational institution. It is shown what subjects the scientist taught. Heredity in teaching the course of flour-mill production from the teacher – Professor K. Zworykin to the student – V. Gerburt-Geibovych was traced. The information about the probation of a scientist at the enterprises of Russian Empire is considered.

V. Gerburt-Geibovych᾽s formation as a scientist is shown. For example in 1902 the scientist withProfessor G. O. Latyshev, on behalf of the Kharkiv Agricultural Society, became one of the organizersof ploughs testing at Yankivsky Estate of the merchant P.I. Kharitonenko. In order to maintain an appropriate level of knowledge and exchange of information in 1909, the scientist visited the IX congress of flour mills and the 1st All-Russian flour-grinding exhibition held in St. Petersburg in the so-called «salt city». In 1911, the scientist was in a scientific trip in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Holland, where he inspected the several mills, elevators and factories that produced machines for mills.

The activity of the scientist in the development of a new course of lectures – wood technology is analyzed. His research not only in the field of mechanics but also in botany is shown.

The expert work of the scientist, including in the equipping of the salt-making plant and in the designing of mills, is shown. The activity of the scientist at the posts of the deputy chairman of the Student technical society and the chairman of the Committee for the needy students of KhTI are considered. Every month Academic Committee received a request from the students for material assistance. Funds for such payments were provided by citizens from all over the Russian Empire who arranged special evenings, performances for the students of the KhTI, some of them left the wills, where the estates departing in favor of students. The scientist had to consider applications, manage the distribution of funds and made reports. On the pages of «Proceedings of South Russian Association of Technologists» the reports about received funds were published: sponsors were indicated by name and the amount of donations

The information about cooperation of V.Gerburt-Geibovych with the Southern Russian Society of Technologists, the editorial office of the «Melnyk» magazine and the edition "People's Encyclopedia" was provided. In particular, in 1910, he published his articles «About the article A.M. Erlanger»,«Effect on the quality of the flour of forced work of roller machines and prepacking», «About the needing of thorough separation of small impurities before the grain delivering to cockler». Next year, in the magazine «Melnyk», he published his article «About cooklers and methods of grain cleaning».

It was shown that the scientist was one of the founders of women's polytechnic education in Ukraine. The presence of five daughters in the family became a significant incentive for Vikentii Khomych to open the Women's Polytechnic Institute in Kharkiv. The first years of functioning of this newly created institution are considered. It is alleged that wife of a scientist and one of the daughters graduated from the Women's Polytechnic Institute. In addition, in June 1919 Vikentii Khomych elected the vice-rector of the Kharkov Technological Institute. Emphasis is made on significant stress in the work, which led to a weakening of the scientist's health. Thanks to interviewing of relatives of the scientist, the year of his death was ascertained.

Despite a rather short life course, only 48 years old, the scientist has left a distinctive mark in the history of the Kharkiv Technological Institute, which he graduated from. The memory of prominent ancestor remains among his descendants.


Matrices and Configurations Ryser classes Nonnegative matrices and extremal combinatorial problems Asymptotic methods in the study of nonnegative matrices Totally indecomposable, chainable, and prime matrices Sequences of nonnegative matrices Bibliography Index.


The perceived competencies of Ahfad College women in the School of Family Sciences and the School of Psychology and Preschool Education were studied in March 1985. A total of 165 female students comprising 120 first year students and 45 fourth year students from the two schools participated In the study. The women responded to two questionnaires, one for each school, developed to reflect the objectives of the respective Ahfad curricula for each school. In general, fourth year students perceived themselves more competent than first year students. Fourth year students in both schools perceived themselves as most competent in the area of health and child development. The students judged themselves as less competent in the language skills of Arabic and English.


Spacecraft payload design, experiment planning and scheduling, and payload control are traditionally separate areas of activity. This paper describes the development of a prototype software tool--the Activity Scheduling System (ASS)--which integrates these activity areas. ASS is part of a larger project to build a Dutch Utilisation Centre (DUC), intended eventually to support all space utilization activities in The Netherlands. ASS has been tested on the High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis payload. The paper outlines the integrated preparation and operations concept embodied in ASS. It describes the ASS prototype, including a typical session. The results of testing are summarized. Possible enhancement of ASS, including integration into DUC, is sketched.


This item is one of our 50 Treasures: Celebrating 50 years of James Cook University.

Pam Garfoot and Elizabeth Conway answer the question 'Why is this significant?'

Not many examples exist of first-hand, contemporary accounts of pioneer life in nineteenth century Queensland. Of droving journeys, there are still fewer accounts. Even fewer remain that record a Queensland droving journey in the words of an ordinary drover. Edward Talbot's diary might be the only one to survive.

Pam Garfoot and Elizabeth Conway transcribed the diary's pages in an effort to understand what Talbot had described. An intriguing story emerged as they traced the route that had been taken and discovered the people and places that Talbot had encountered. What they found was a fascinating glimpse into Queensland's past. Their book, Capricorn drover, is planned for future publication.

The transcription revealed that the diary covered a period of about four months in 1878 when Talbot was a member of a droving team moving cattle from Waverley Station across the colony to Diamantina Lakes Station (both stations owned by entrepreneurial pastoralist John Arthur Macartney). Talbot wrote of daily events; times when things went well, and times when they went badly.

The diary is modest but revealing. Its language is simple and the entries are often perfunctory. Later entries are written with a pencil, when Talbot's writing ink was depleted. Sometimes the pages were wet as he wrote. Even so, Talbot manages to convey richly the story of his long period in the saddle, with his voice and personality emerging. He possesses a wry and ironic sense of humour, which comes through regularly, sometimes amidst the most trying of circumstances.

The fact that Talbot was not writing for an audience other than himself prompts a couple of interesting observations. Firstly, there is veracity in his daily jottings. There can have been little incentive for embroidering the truth, lending a special credibility to the diary.

Secondly, Talbot's simple record shows that he was aware of the extraordinary nature of the journey upon which he was embarking. If he – a man unaccustomed to writing – chose to commence a diary about his trip, surely he knew that this trip was beyond the experience of even well-travelled drovers and pastoralists.

The 1870s was still a time of advancing frontiers in Queensland and the diary gives us a window into that world. The diary is a valuable record of Queensland's history. It deserves a serious place in the story of the State.


The paper deals with the nature of students' communicative education the underlying concept of which is that of developing communicative personality. The operational and methodological basis of the problem of communicative education is the process of intercultural communication.


This paper presents and compares two different strategies in the numerical simulation of passive microfluidic mixers based on chaotic advection. In addition to flow velocity field calculations, concentration distributions of molecules and trajectories of microscale particles were determined and compared to evaluate the performance of the applied modeling approaches in the proposed geometries. A staggered herringbone type micromixer (SHM) was selected and studied in order to demonstrate finite element modeling issues. The selected microstructures were fabricated by a soft lithography technique, utilizing multilayer SU-8 epoxy-based photoresist as a molding replica for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) casting. The mixing processes in the microfluidic systems were characterized by applying molecular and particle (cell) solutions and adequate microscopic visualization techniques. We proved that modeling of the molecular concentration field is more costly, in regards to computational time, than the particle trajectory based method. However, both approaches showed adequate qualitative agreement with the experimental results.


11-year-old Betula alnoides plantations for density trial with five planting spacing treatments were investigated through stem analysis at Pingxiang City,Guangxi,to assess the effects of initial density on tree growth process.The results showed that the initial density had no remarkable effects on tree height growth and stem shape index,while there were significant differences in diameter at breast height(DBH),individual tree volume and stand volume among treatments of initial density,and the stand volume of treatment of 2 m × 3 m was significantly higher than that of other treatments.The fast growing period of DBH trended to increase with the decrease of initial density,the DBH growth commenced to decrease since the sixth year after planted under the 1.5 m × 2 m treatment,while it decreased mostly since the eighth year under other treatments,indicating that thinning should be conducted at the sixth year for 1.5 m × 2 m treatment,and at the eighth year for 2 m × 3 m and 3 m × 3 m treatments,while for other treatments,it was delayed with the decrease of density.All the current and mean annual increment curves of tree height crossed when 5-6 years old,and did not reach quantity mature until 11 years old for all density treatments,while remarkable differences of the current annual increment of individual tree volume were seen among treatments.Taking factors such as growth performance,stand volume,and use efficiency of forest land,etc.into consideration,2 m × 3 m was determined as the most optimum planting density in the present study.


The concept of student satisfaction is too broad covering facilities, lecturers, and others. This paper focuses only on managing the lecturer's performance based on student satisfaction towards what normally a lecturer has done in teaching. The research is aimed at evaluating the lecturer performance in teaching English 2 based on the students' observation during the online course as the effect of COVID 19. The collected data from the questionnaire provided for the students is analyzed by using Importance-Performance Grid. The results reveal that the weakness and strength areas of the lecturer can be mapped in four classifications: first, what the lecturer should improve because the lecturer's performance perceived by the students is in the low level and the students' expectation is in the high level; second, what the lecturer should maintain or keep going because the lecturer's performance and the students' expectation at the same time are in the high level; third, what the lecturer should maintain but think about the weighting of it because the lecturer's performance is in the low level and the students' expectation is also in the low level;  fourth, what the lecturer should reduce the emphasis if possible because the lecturer's performance is in the high level and the students' expectation is in the low level. This research is one of the first attempts to explore what the lecturer can do to improve the performance accordingly in measurable and manageable way by the lecturer himself/herself.


The performance of airplane in commercial airline environment is determined by, and therefore an indicator of performance measure of, the thermodynamic properties of airplane. The aim of this study was to establish the use of simulators to determine aircraft accident for a flight of airplanes and evaluate the potential of new airspace structure and airport's runway. This indicates that there is a possibility of obtaining airplane performance from analysis and verification simulating airplane. As compared with AIRBUS Full Flight Simulator, a multiple aircrafts flight simulator that grouping aircrafts simultaneously take off and land was presented, which is basis on a parallel distributed computing in Open Grid Computing Environment (OGCE), and service oriented architecture (SOA) of software in multiple aircraft simulator, the performance of collaborative flight of multiple aircrafts is evaluated.


This study develops a 3D Scanning system using structured light of gray code for aiding work piece position of CNC machine tool online. Resulted showed that the dimensional accuracy error of 3D Scanning system after reconstructing 3D model points is about $\pm \mathrm{1}\mathrm{m}\mathrm{m}$ for each axis. The repeated precision error of the 3D model edge points is about 0.05 mm. The running time of the 3D scanning system with automatic work piece position is about 99-103 seconds.


Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV)‐2, a novel coronavirus from the same family as SARS‐CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, has spread worldwide leading the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic. The disease caused by SARS‐CoV‐2, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), presents flu‐like symptoms which can become serious in high‐risk individuals. Here, we provide an overview of the known clinical features and treatment options for COVID‐19. We carried out a systematic literature search using the main online databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, UpToDate, Embase and Web of Science) with the following keywords: 'COVID‐19', '2019‐nCoV', 'coronavirus' and 'SARS‐CoV‐2'. We included publications from 1 January 2019 to 3 April 2020 which focused on clinical features and treatments. We found that infection is transmitted from human to human and through contact with contaminated environmental surfaces. Hand hygiene is fundamental to prevent contamination. Wearing personal protective equipment is recommended in specific environments. The main symptoms of COVID‐19 are fever, cough, fatigue, slight dyspnoea, sore throat, headache, conjunctivitis and gastrointestinal issues. Real‐time PCR is used as a diagnostic tool using nasal swab, tracheal aspirate or bronchoalveolar lavage samples. Computed tomography findings are important for both diagnosis and follow‐up. To date, there is no evidence of any effective treatment for COVID‐19. The main therapies being used to treat the disease are antiviral drugs, chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine and respiratory therapy. In conclusion, although many therapies have been proposed, quarantine is the only intervention that appears to be effective in decreasing the contagion rate. Specifically designed randomized clinical trials are needed to determine the most appropriate evidence‐based treatment modality.


The toxicity of eight textile dyes was evaluated using two bioassays namely: Ames test and seed germination test. The Ames test is widely used for the evaluation of hazardous mutagenic effect of different chemicals, as a short‐term screening test for environmental impact assessment. The eight‐textile dyes and Eithidium bromide dye (as positive control) were tested with five "his" Salmonella typhimurium strains: TA 100; TA 98; TA 1535; TA 1537; TA 1538. Using six concentrations of each dye (2.5 μg/ml, 4.5 μg/ml, 9 μg/ml, 13.5 μg/ml, 18 μg/ml, and 22.5 μg/ml) revealed that, most of the dyes were mutagenic for the test strains used in this study. The high concentrations of dye eliminated microbial colonies due to the high frequency of mutation causing lethal effect on the cells.


Abstract. PMCAMx-UF, a three-dimensional chemical transport model focusing on the simulation of the ultrafine particle size distribution and composition has been extended with the addition of the volatility basis set (VBS) approach for the simulation of organic aerosol (OA). The model was applied in Europe to quantify the effect of secondary semi-volatile organic vapors on particle number concentrations. The model predictions were evaluated against field observations collected during the PEGASOS-2012 campaign. The measurements included both ground and airborne measurements, from stations across Europe and a Zeppelin measuring above Po-Valley. The ground level concentrations of particles larger than 100 nm ( N 100 ) were reproduced with a daily normalized mean error of 40 % and a daily normalized mean bias of −20 %. PMCAMx-UF tended to overestimate the concentration of particles larger than 10 nm ( N 10 ) with a daily normalized mean bias of 75 %. The model performed quite well compared to the Zeppelin measurements, reproducing more than 85 % of N 10 and 75 % of the N 100 data, within a factor of 2. The condensation of organics led to an increase (50–120 %) of the N 100 concentration mainly in central and northern Europe, while the N 10 concentration decreased by 10–30 %. Including the VBS in the PMCAMx-UF improved its ability to simulate aerosol number concentration compared to simulations neglecting organic condensation on ultrafine particles.


Li-Ying Wang (  email@example.com ) National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Centre for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology,Shanghai Min Qin National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Centre for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology,Shanghai Laurent Gavotte Espace-Dev,UMR D-228, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier Wei-Ping Wu National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Centre for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology,Shanghai Xixi Cheng National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Centre for Tropical Diseases Research); Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology,Shanghai Roger Frutos Cirad, UMR 17, Intertryp, Campus international de Baillarguet, Montpellier


Including overtaking flow,the traffic flow continuum equation was founded.Traffic momentum differentiating equation was founded by means of differential analysis.Comparing with hydrodynamics and based on the second Newton's law,traffic pressure,viscosity factor and viscosity resistance which could be easily to calculate were proposed.Traffic viscosity was defined as the interference of traffic wave from down stream.Difference of wave velocity and the maximum wave velocity was defined as the segment viscosity factor.Segment viscosity resistance was in proportion to the length of the segment,flow grads along stream direction and segment viscosity factor.Based on the model,the relationships among traffic flow parameters were obtained.The numerical case shows that the model can reasonably describe the nature of traffic flow.


The European Union does not have the power to directly intervene in labour legislation of a Member state. It is upon every EU Member state to work on its legal framework in its labour law. On the other hand, EU institutions by its secondary law - its "soft law" and the European Court of Justice have an immense role in putting national labour legislation on a right way.Some labour standards, like the recognition of the legislator to the legal relationship between a professional team player (as worker) and his sports club (as employer) as a labour relationship is mostly accepted in the EU and worldwide. Taking football as a model for all professional team sports, because of its most developed "legal corpus", we could reach such legal standards. The April 2012 Agreement setting minimum contract requirement for football players could be of great help. This Agreement is a "cornerstone" of the new European sports (labour) law because of lot of reasons. After years and years of fight between the FA and clubs representatives on the one hand and players trade unions on the other, with the participation of European Commission and UEFA, a new begging has started.


According to the present invention, a board comprises: a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from each other; a built-in member interposed between the first plate and the second plate; and a press member which includes a sleeve, the top of which contacts the lower surface of the first plate and the bottom of which contacts the upper surface of the second plate, and a pair of coupling means for pressing and coupling the first plate to the top of the sleeve and the second plate to the bottom of the sleeve, wherein the press member presses the first plate and the second plate toward the built-in member and couples the first and second plates together. A heat insulation structure and a ship in which the ingress of water is prevented according to the present invention comprise the board having the above-described configuration.