Potato-dextrose-agar plates are widely used as stock culture medium. While screening fungus producing highly unsaturated fatty acids, many different filamentous fungi, such as genus Mortierella, were found to grow best in the medium containing potato extract and accumulate lipids present at 35% dry cell weight. Potato protein powder is now available commercially and thus was used into present study as the solid and liquid medium cultivation of Mortierella alpina in place of potato extract. But this brought about no significant change in morphology and harvest in either case. Optimum concentrations of potato protein powder were 0.25-0.50% and 1.0-2.0% for the two media respectively. A comparison of lipid content of the fungus in the liquid medium with that of the fungus in the soy flour-dextrose liquid medium indicated use of the potato protein powder to have resulted in 50-100% more lipid production by the fungus. Examination of the various components of the media indicated amino acid composition, or other substances to possibly have been factor for this.


The main purpose of this article is to study the mutual relation between the citizen and the state; and its role in our epoch. For Aristotle, a citizen is both governor and governed. This classic version assumes that all individuals belonging to a historically developed community. Since the later seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the oppositions between the individual and the state, the private and the public, egotism and altruism, as well as between a life governed by reason and one governed by the passions, have become constitutive of human existence in the Western modern state. Just like Kant asserted, the realm of the ethical is reserved for the private workings of inner life and the public arena is the sphere of right, of mutual and rational consent to the individual and collective will of others. But nowadays the distinction between the public and the private decline. Hegel and Marx, both, in different ways, have already sought to overcome this distinction between legality and morality, between juridical community and ethical life that was believed by Kant. The actual tendency of the globalization and liberalism enlarges the field of the market and reduces the role of the state. The role of the consumer substitutes for the citizen. Facing to this trend, it is necessary for the state to change its role from a controller to a regulator. The new emancipation of the subject from the public authority demands emphasis on the force of moral sentiments and natural affections, which roots man in community.


The response of a polarizable atom in the vicinity of a metal surface to an external field is greater than that of an atom in free space due to the field of the image dipole moment. The effective polarizability of a polarizable atom is calculated assuming a Thomas‐Fermi response of the metal. Exact solutions are found for a monopole and a dipole potential near a metal surface.


pressive proof. A good measure of authentication of the "papers" was provided by the demotion and disgrace of such figures as Marshal Varentsov, chief of the Tactical Missile Forces, and General Ivan Serov, head of the GRU and former KGB chief, whom Penkovskiy frequently quotes. Further evidence was provided by the shake-up of the entire Soviet espionage apparatus and by the fact that Moscow hath protested too much the publication of this volume. Penkovskiy wrote with sardonic irony, and he was also something of a bon vivant. A Party member since 1940, a war hero and a colonel at the age of thirty-one, he was a graduate of the Frunze Military Academy and of the Military Diplomatic Academy. He had served more than a year as assistant military attache in Ankara. This member of the Soviet elite was motivated by a number of factors including his disapproval of Khrushchev's treatment of the military and the suspicion cast upon him when the KGB finally discovered that his father, whom he had never known, had served in the White Army. However, his principal motive appears to have been a genuine concern that Khrushchev's "adventurism" (especially in Berlin) and the instability of the Soviet leadership could lead to a nuclear war for which the Soviet military was not prepared. He asserts: "Khrushchev's is a government of adventurers. They are demagogues and liars, covering themselves with the banner of the struggle for peace." (P. 56.) The Colonel was apparently disturbed by Soviet advocates of the first strike doctrine. He regarded it as his duty to enlighten the British and Americans whom he thought to be naive in their view of the Soviet Union. He advised that Khrushchev's bluster not be heeded and he noted: "The best way to handle Khrushchev is to throw him off balance—here, there, everywhere, by propaganda, and by actual deeds" (p. 219).


The design of a reliable low-NO x burner requires a good understanding of the mixing between the fuel and air jets. This is true both for technologies using staging of the combustion air and for those using exhaust gas recirculation. Therefore, there is a need for detailed measurements in the near-burner region to validate the theories on which the burner technology is based and to better understand the processes involved in this region of the furnace. This article presents intrusive measurements of conventional combustion products (O 2 , CO 2 , CO, and NO x ) and mean and fluctuating components of temperature using a laser-based measurement system (CARS) in two natural gas flames produced by two commercially available burners. Based on these measurements, the burners are compared with respect to combustion performance. The low-NO x burner produced similar amounts of NO x compared to the other burner. The reason for this is found in the differences in the fluctuating component of gas temperature in the flames from these burners. The low-NO x burner is shown to have broad temperature profiles resulting in much larger regions where the temperature is above the 1800 K limit for NO x formation compared to the high-NO x burner.


Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of the water extract of Modified Foshou Powder on primary dysmenorrhea.Methods:The primary algomenorrher model and the convulsion of uterus smooth muscle were induced by oxytocin in mice.These observe indices including the wring body latency period,the wring body times,the isolated uterus contraction amplitude and the isolated uterus frequency were evaluate the Modified Foshou Powder effect on primary dysmenorrhea.Results:After treatment with Modified Foshou Powder,the latency periods were lengthen and the times were shorten.Meanwhile,the contraction amplitude and the frequency were reduced.There were significant differences in these indices between the treatment group and the model group.Conclusion:Modified Foshou Powder has remarkable therapeutic effect on primary dysmenorrheal in mice.


Understanding occurrence and timing of second events (recurrence and second primary cancer) is essential for cancer specific survival analysis. However, this information is not readily available in administrative data.


The challenge of leadership today is how to be an effective leader. The era in which leaders are expected to emerge with a new paradigm in public administration and management, has the ability to manage information, productive, and science and technology. The problem that confronts almost every leader in the future is how to develop their organization's social architecture, so that it is truly capable of creating intellectual capital. In most organizations, including government organizations, there is no way to measure what is called intellectual capital. The leader's ship of the new paradigm of government apparatus are transformational, transactional, resonant, serving the public, and have a vision. Each leadership model requires a change in mental attitude rather than just structural change. Leaders must set aside their egos and embrace deeply the belief that people will do their best in an atmosphere of freedom and trust. Most important is a leader with self-esteem that values success and prosperity.


In this paper we describe how we build a MOF 2.0 editor as a plug-in for Fujaba. The new versions of UML and MOF offer new concepts for structural modeling. We will use these new concepts to generate metamodels for several domains in compliance with common standards like MOF 2.0, JMI, OCL. We figure out how our efforts can be used as a starting point to improve Fujaba with regard to UML 2.0. Finally we present how we implemented the plug-in, what kind of technologies and components we used and what we will achieve with our efforts.


The crystallisation processes in as-quenched and hydrogenated amorphous alloys of composition Cu100-xZrx (x=40 and 50) have been studied using differential thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction measurements. The as-quenched samples with x=40 and 50 yield crystallisation temperatures of 761 and 716K, respectively. X-ray diffraction measurements of fully crystallised samples show that crystallisation products are Cu10Zr7 from Cu60Zr40, and both Co10Zr7 and CuZr2 from Cu50Zr50. Differential thermal analysis scans of electrolytically hydrogenated samples show four features: (1) a small exothermic peak at 460K; (2) a large exothermic peak at approximately 550K; (3) a cluster of exothermic peaks beginning at 710-748K; (4) a large endothermic peak at approximately 1050K. X-ray diffraction measurements show that the features may be identified as (1) relaxation of the amorphous structure, (2) partial crystallisation into ZrH2 and Cu, (3) complete crystallisation of the remaining amorphous phase into ZrH2 and Cu and (4) breakdown of the hydride and formation of crystalline products as found in the non-hydrogenated alloys.


This paper presents a 96.6-dB-peak-SNDR and 50-kHz-bandwidth switched-capacitor delta-sigma modulator for ADC operating at 1.8 V and consuming 7.9 mW. This performance is achieved by the introduction of Class-AB single-stage switched variable-mirror amplifiers (VMAs) combined with an optimized architecture and a 5-phase switched-capacitor scheme. The resulting 1.8-mm2 delta-sigma modulator is integrated in a standard 0.18-μm 1P6M CMOS technology and reaches a Schreier figure of merit of 164.6 dB from experimental SNDR measurements without the need for any clock bootstrapping, analog calibration or digital compensation technique.


The various theoretical hypotheses that have been put forward to explain the effect of the thickness of solid lubricant films on the friction between relatively sliding surfaces are described. The rise in friction that occurs with decreasing thickness when the films are very thin is discussed in detail and a new explanation of this phenomenon based upon an increasing degree of film penetration is put forward. A theoretical model to describe such a process is set up. The predicted variation of the friction made on this basis is in good agreement with existing experimental data. Experiments on a pin disc machine that were carried out to provide further evidence for checking the postulated mechanism are also described. Friction coefficient results obtained from these experiments with films of different thicknesses on surfaces of different roughnesses provide further evidence to support the given interpretation of the friction process. Explanations for certain discrepancies between the theoretical and experim...


The error-detected abilitiy of binary nonlinear 2-weights codes is studied inthis paper. First, a necessary condition of binary nonlinear 2-weights codes being properis proposed. Then, we show that there exiests no binary nonlinear proper 2-weights codeswhen n2ω2. Finally, for binary nonlinear self-complementary 2-weights codes, we find allproper one.


Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been widely used in SAR image recognition and have achieved high recognition accuracy on some public datasets. However, due to the opacity of the decision-making mechanism, the reliability and credibility of CNNs are insufficient at present, which hinders their application in some important fields such as SAR image recognition. In recent years, various interpretable network structures have been proposed to discern the relationship between a CNN's decision and image regions. Unfortunately, most interpretable networks are based on optical images, which have poor recognition performance for SAR images, and most of them cannot accurately explain the relationship between image parts and classification decisions. Based on the above problems, in this study, we present SAR-BagNet, which is a novel interpretable recognition framework for SAR images. SAR-BagNet can provide a clear heatmap that can accurately reflect the impact of each part of a SAR image on the final network decision. Except for the good interpretability, SAR-BagNet also has high recognition accuracy and can achieve 98.25% test accuracy.


The verification technique proposed in this paper requires the construction of the labelled state graphs for the given functional model and architecture model to prove that both have the same legal trajectories regarding the same set of observables. Our tool and formalism for specifying and verifying complex real-time systems is hierarchical coloured Petri nets (CPN). We introduce two different types of CPN based real-time system models: functional model, and architecture model. To illustrate our approach, we specify and verify a flexible manufacturing cell.<<ETX>>


Infection and nonunion following fracture fixation remain as unsolved problems of orthopaedic surgery. This condition may lead to implant failures and necessitate further surgical interventions, ending up with increased morbidity and treatment costs. In this study, 316L stainless steel bone plates were coated with stronsiyum containing bone like hydroxyapaptite (HA) (1. Layer) and silver enriched polylactic acid coating (2. Layer). Thus, firstly, 2.0 mm. routinely used fracture fixation plates were first coated by immersing strontium containing simulated body fluid (×10) in order to nanocoat with HA layer. Then, plates will be coated with Ag enriched PLA and their surface properties will were characterized.


The phenomenon of teenagers? language which is mushrooming these days has inspired the writer to conduct a research about teenagers? language especially the affixation process. In this study, the writer firstly, tries to find out the languages used for the roots and for the affixes in teenagers? languages as used by Grace Suryani in her book "The Puzzle of Teenage Life". Secondly, the writer wants to find out the word building components along with the languages used. Thirdly, the writer also wants to find out the dominant language used for both the roots and affixes. In the analysis, the writer uses the morphological theory stated by Francis Katamba, Ralph W. Fasold, M. Ramlan, Subroto and Muhadjir The writer uses descriptive qualitative approach and the data are taken from the words with affixes in chapter one, two and four of Grace Suryani?s "The Puzzle of Teenage Life". In analyzing the data the writer first, puts the data taken from the book of Grace Suryani (words that contain affixes from chapter one, two and four). Then, put them in the table and identify the root of each word and state the language of each root. Secondly, the writer indicates the types of affixes used with each word whether it is prefix, infix or suffix and then states the affixes. After that, the writer states the language of the affixes used and states the word building components of the word construction to see what languages influence teenagers the most in their word choice (either the roots or the affixes). From the analysis, the writer found out that the languages which influence teenagers in constructing their words are Indonesian, Jakartanese, Javanese and English. Also, the mostly dominant language used for both the roots and affixes is Indonesian.


: One of the method to influence the reaction time and vital signs is by listening to classical music especially Bach's music. Bach's music has a slow tempo (60-80 bpm) which can affect blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HT), and simple reaction time (SRT). Bach's music has a composition of fluctuating tones between high notes and low notes. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of Bach's music toward simple reaction time and vital signs Material and methods: The study design was quasi-experimental with a pretest and posttest design. This study was conducted at 30 night shift security guards aged 20-45 years. The measured data were blood pressure, heart rate, and simple reaction time before and after listening to Bach's music "Largo Ma Non Tanto" with a tempo of 80 bpm. Statistical analysis using t-paired parametric test and Wilcoxon non-parametric test. There were 30 adult, aged 20-45 years. The systolic BP; diastolic BP; HR pre and during experiment were 116.67 ±6.4 and 101.67 ± 4.61 mmHg (p<0,01); 75.00 ± 5.08 and 61.50 ± 2.68 mmHg (p<0,01), 75.00 ± 5.08 and 61.50 ± 2.68 beats/min (p<0,01). The post experiment SRT have shown shorter time in the all colors (p<0,01) Listening Bach's music can decrease BP, HR, and accelerate


The gas phase proton affinities (PAs) of substituted allenes in the gas phase were examined with the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) computational method. The calculations revealed that the designed allenes bearing a group having the potential for aromaticity offer scaffolds suitable for engineering robust non-ionic organic bases. Their protonation at the C(sp) site introduces super- and hyperbases as evidenced by their enthalpies of protonation ΔH (13) = 1243 and ΔH (24) = 1305 kJ mol−1, which are close to the threshold of hyperbasicity of 1255 kJ mol−1. It was conclusively shown that the basicity of allenes was dramatically amplified by substitution of electron releasing groups such as methyl and dimethylamino on the molecular framework. The allene disubstitued with two methylenecyclopropene groups gave the smallest superbase, possessing only hydrocarbon structure 23. Furthermore, interactions of some of the designed allene derivatives with the cations Li+, Na+, K+ and Cu+ were investigated using the mentioned computational method. The calculated gas-phase cation affinities and cation basicities for the molecules decrease as H+ > Cu+ > Li+ > Na+ > K+. The nucleus-independent chemical shift and harmonic oscillator model of aromaticity as two indices of aromaticity were used as a measure of the molecule/cation interaction.


"Capitalism in Question" is a provocative theme for this year's meeting. When I first read the call for submissions, my mind wandered back to a doctoral seminar at Northwestern University I led in the late 1970s. This seminar focused on Marxism and capitalism, giving some attention to Ken Benson's (1977) Administrative Science Quarterly paper and Marglin's (1974) and Stone's (1974) papers from the Review of Radical Political Economics. Participants in the seminar, including Ralph Stablein, Jim Walsh and Jill Graham, were writing research papers. A popular strawman in our sessions was our image of the conservative Academy of Management at the time. We frequently digressed to consider the question: What would happen if this talented group submitted their wonderfully critical papers as a symposium to the Academy meetings? Some argued that in the spirit of openness it might be accepted, but scheduled for an 8 a.m. Saturday morning session. If, at that time we had seen this year's call from the Academy we woul...


Core-binding properties of beniseed and melon oils are hereby characterised with a view to finding alternatives to the imported foundry core oils that deplete Nigeria's foreign exchange. Clay and sand samples collected from Niger and Plateau states respectively were blended with varying proportions of core-oils in order to assess their functional properties. Baked strength of 3,223.41 kNm-2 obtained for the oils suggest that the oil samples can be used as substitute for imported core oil. On the basis of ranking according to functional properties, beniseed oil was found to possess more desirable functional properties in terms of bulk density, strength and collapsibility. Practical applications of these core oils reveal that they are suitable for castings of large, medium and small sizes.

 Key words: Castings, cavity, collapsibility, fatty-based core oils, permeability.


Cunninghamia lanceolata wood powder and its carboxymethylated derivatives were used to prepare super absorbent polymer by graft copolymerization with acrylic acid,and the polymers were characterized by XRD and FTIR.Water absorbency of 100 and 200 mesh wood powder grafted by acrylic acid was lower than that of 40 mesh,indicating that the size of wood powder was too small to create architecture leading to lower water absorbency.


Today's integrated circuits are more susceptible to permanent link failures than before as a result of diminishing technology sizes. Even a single link failure can make an entire chip useless. Single link failure problem is fatal to application-specific Network-on-Chip (NoC) designs as well if they cannot tolerate such failures. One solution to this problem can be having alternative routing options on the network for each communicating pair. In this study, we present an FPGA implementation of such a method for application-specific NoCs. This method adds additional network resources to the non-fault-tolerant design in an attempt to make it fault-tolerant. We show the effects of the presented fault-tolerant method on an FPGA implementation of Mp3 encoder based on energy consumption and area increase against non-fault-tolerant case.


Abstract The sex-aggregation pheromone sobralene produced by the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis is isomerised to verticillenes in the presence of mild acid, thereby providing credence to the proposal that sobralene is a likely shunt metabolite of the taxadiene synthase cascade.


ABSTRACT In this paper, we investigate the synchronisation control problem for a class of discrete-time switched complex networks with time-varying delays via a coding–decoding-based approach. An observer-based control scheme is proposed for each node by utilising the outputs of complex networks. The data are transmitted in a digital manner and only the sequence of finite coded signals is sent from the observer to the controller. We design a proper coding–decoding procedure for each node to ensure that the closed-loop networks achieve the expected synchronisation performance. By applying the average dwell-time switching strategy and a uniform quantisation approach, some criteria are firstly presented to ensure the detectability of the complex networks. Then sufficient conditions are provided for the existence of desired observer-based controller, guaranteeing the synchronisation of complex networks. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the obtained theoretical results.


Objective. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of hyperandrogenemia on glucose metabolism in polycystic ovarian syndrome patients. Design. Cohort study. Setting. Reproductive Endocrinology Clinic of the Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital. Sample. Fifty‐three patients were recruited from June 2008 to December 2009, including 28 women with hyperandrogenism and 25 without hyperandrogenemia. Methods. Anthropometric parameters, including weight, height, body mass index and waist‐to‐hip ratio, as well as sex hormones, were measured. An oral glucose tolerance test, including fasting and two hour glucose and insulin levels, was recorded. Insulin resistance was evaluated by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, and patients underwent continuous glucose monitoring. Main outcome measures. Mean blood glucose level, mean amplitude of glycemic excursion, frequency of glycemic excursion and the percentage of time of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia during a 48 h period. Results. No differences in age, body mass index, waist‐to‐hip ratio, fasting and two hour glucose and insulin concentrations were observed between the groups. The hyperandrogenism group had higher levels of luteinizing hormone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (p < 0.05). However, continuous glucose monitoring showed that the minimal blood glucose and mean blood glucose were significantly higher in hyperandrogenemia group (p = 0.004). The percentage of time for hypoglycemia (≤70 mg/dL) was higher in the hyperandrogenemia group (p = 0.002). Conclusions. Polycystic ovarian syndrome patients with hyperandrogenemia had an increased mean glucose value, which may place them at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes.


The modal approach developed by Nelson and Musman is used to investigate convection in an F-type main-sequence star (T/sub eff/=7300 K, g=10/sup 4/ cm s/sup -2/). The convective velocities and intensity contrasts are found to be larger than in the Sun. Even though the convective flux is less than 1% of the total flux at a mean optical depth of unity, the spectral-energy distribution is strongly reddened as a result of the fluctuating opacity. This has important implications in the conversion scale from observed colors to effective temperature. The scale of the surface granulation is expected to be in the range 1000--5000 km. Calculations of the combined H--He I and He II convection zones support the prediction of Toomre et al. that the stable region between the zones is well mixed.


This paper is devoted to a description of the problems related to the experiment and the experimental data concerning the field of the moon which were obtained during the flight of the second Soviet cosmic rocket. As a consequence of the analysis of the measuring apparatus' sensitivity threshold, according to measurement data in a weak geomagnetic field, some 45,000 to 60,000 km from the center of the earth, and of the analysis of noise level in the orbital space of the moon, coupled with measurements directly near the moon and up to 55 km from its surface, no notable magnetic field of the moon was revealed. It is estimated that the dipole magnetic moment of the moon must be smaller than 1/10,000 of the earth's magnetic moment.


The data accumulated by many laboratories now clearly indicate that Australia antigen (Au(l)) is, or is located on, an infectious agent that can cause hepatitis in man. These observations can be summarized briefly as follows:


The CAD system of snake tube is designed according to the snake tube design rule, and introducing Visual C++ 5.0 development kit, in order to meet the need of boiler system product design. The system realizes the data exchange with AutoCAD by adopting DXF file interface technology. It has been proved by practice that the system function is complete, reliable and stable. The system is also very practical and convenient.


who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for different indications. The first case is a 61-year-old man who presented with symptoms of intermittent dysphagia to solids for 2 months. EGD showed a 1.5-cm exophytic mass in the distal esophagus (●" Fig. 1). The lesion was removed with jumbo biopsy forceps. Pathology was consistent with squamous cell papilloma of the esophagus. Special stain was negative for human papilloma virus DNA in the lesion. Follow-up EGD was performed 3 months later, which showed normal-appearing mucosa. The patient improved symptomatically with no further complaints of dysphagia. The secondcase is a 56-year-oldman referred for EGD for abdominal pain and nausea. He did not report dysphagia. He had a past history of tobacco and alcohol use. EGD showed a nodular lesion at 30 cm from the incisors (●" Fig. 2), which was removed. Pathology showed squamous papillomawithout dysplasia. Squamous papilloma of the esophagus is a rare benign lesion of the esophagus. The prevalence ranges from 0.01% to 0.45% [1]. Squamous papilloma of the esophagus is usually asymptomatic and rarely causes dysphagia. This entity presents as a wartlike lesion, most commonly in the middle and distal esophagus, and can be removed endoscopically [2]. The underlying etiology is unclear, but chronic reflux disease, mucosal trauma, and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have been implicated, although most lesions are found to be HPV negative [2,3]. Histologically there are three different forms. The most common form has a branching core of lamina propria producing fronds that are covered by squamous epithelium (●" Fig. 3). Occasionally the squamous epithelium has koilocytotic changes with crinkled nuclei surrounded by clear cytoplasmic halos resembling the squamous cells of condylomas [2]. The malignant potential of the lesion is unknown, and no guidelines exist regarding follow-up of these lesions. Long-term follow-up studies have suggested removing the lesion endoscopically. Recurrence is uncommon.


The possible link between sea surface temperature (SST) in specific areas of the Gulf of Guinea and summer Sahelian rainfall is investigated for the purpose of forecasting Sahelian rainfall. Analyses of data series of rainfall in the Sahel and SST in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic reveal that summer Sahelian rainfall is dependent on SST distribution, according to the period (dry or wet) and/or the specific oceanic area (coastal, equatorial or intermediate zone) under consideration. The occurrence of warm surface waters in the Gulf of Guinea is coincident with reduction of summer rainfall in the Sahel, mainly during dry periods. The same relationship does not hold during wet periods. It is suggested that summer Sahelian rainfall could be predicted: (a) from SST in the intermediate warm waters area and the equatorial upwelling zone 1–2 months earlier; (b) from previous quarterly rainfall data in the Sahel. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.1987.tb00287.x


1. Current—voltage relations were generated in the Anisodoris giant neurone (G cell) by either current pulses or slow biphasic current ramps.


Using a case study from Nepal, this paper argues that popular media such as blogs, travelogues, and guidebooks offer an underutilised source of consumer feedback that can assist state–level tourism planners in fine–tuning their marketing strategies of un/underplanned tourism destinations. The district of Thamel has emerged as the epicentre of Nepal's international tourism flows. Thamel's reputation as a site for cheap and easy conspicuous consumption remains a notable problem in the Nepali state's attempt to steer tourism development towards more geographically dispersed and more up–market models. This paper argues that when attempting to understand spaces such as Thamel, unofficial tourism media such as travelogues, memoirs, and travel guides can serve as invaluable and readily available marketing resources, particularly as a means of understanding the meaning and function of such touristic spaces for tourists. In turn, findings from analyses of popular media sources can be fed directly into relevant tourism development policy and marketing research.


Philips and its associated companies have been involved in the development of X-ray technology since the very beginning, and many significant developments were pioneered by Philips. This article presents some of the most important technological innovations over more than a century, from the first rotating anode X-ray tubes to the clinical image intensifier and the digital revolution. Each of these innovations has had far-reaching implications for clinical practice, from diagnosis to advanced interventional procedures.


Orkney, an archipelago of some 70 islands off the northeast tip of Scotland is now thought of by most
Britons, including Orcadians themselves, as remote and isolated. However, it has had several heydays in
which it was an extremely important site, due to its highly fertile land, significantly warmer climate
compared to the adjacent mainland of Scotland, and its location on major sea routes between Britain and
Scandinavia. Successive waves of migration and cultural changes are recorded in a wealth of stone
monuments, from the Neolithic period to the present, which define the landscape and provide a highly
visible, layered history.


Geosynthetics are considered a rectangular solid element,and the element stiffness matrix for two-dimensional seepage analysis is presented.The seepage characteristics of geosynthetics can be correctly taken into account when they are considered a solid element,interface element and bar element.This does not influence the requirement of grid partition for stress-strain analysis.The method can be applied in 2-D and 3-D seepage analysis.


An increasing number of technology apps for managing wellbeing and mental health are permeating young people's use of digital spaces. There are a range of online wellbeing tools which have been developed to promote self-tracking and build young people's wellbeing and mental health, for example, Optimism, My Mood Tracker and Strava. Tracking outcomes of support with highly transient young people is, more broadly, a particular challenge for youth workers, evaluators and social researchers. Using digital apps to promote as well as monitor wellbeing with tech-savvy young people is an enticing prospect for youth support services, particularly with young people whose engagement with support is sporadic and unpredictable during periods of homelessness or other crisis situations. The use of purpose-designed digital apps may have the potential to not only benefit young people's mental health and wellbeing, but also enhance the consistency and quality of their connection with support services. In principle, putting wellbeing digital tools directly into the hands, and phones, of young people who are accessing support services seems to make good sense. A great number of online resources have, however, relatively limited uptake in highly vulnerable youth populations. The design starting point must therefore be, what would they use and how would they use it? How can digital apps help to promote stronger support engagement, be aligned with young people's perspectives and priorities of wellbeing, and enable better outcomes evaluation? This article shares learnings from a consultation with more than 400 young youth service users to build better understanding of their relationships with digital technologies, what they would use and how they would use it to better connect with support as well as to promote and record changes in wellbeing over time. Exploring the young people's perspectives on wellbeing, service delivery and use of digital technologies has broad implications for the integration of digital technology into both service delivery and evaluation of youth programmes. The findings suggest that digital platforms can play a role in evaluating youth wellbeing over time. The prerequisites, are however, that young people's autonomy and individuality must be supported. We need to start from a place that facilitates agency and creativity, and focuses on capturing qualitative data that meet young people in their world – even when this is challenging for us.


Afield study conducted during kharif season for two years on medium black soils revealed that chlorimuron ethyl @ 9 and 12 g/ha as pre-emergence (PE) applied 3 DAS reduced the population ofCyperus rotundus L. significantly over its lower dose of 6 g/ha and weedy control plot. Whereas grassy and dicot weeds were not controlled even with higher rates. Metolachlor application@ 2.0 kg/ha as PE suppressed C. rotundus significantly compared with weedy control plot. Similarly, grasses were controlled effectively than that of chlorimuron ethyl but it was ineffective on dicot weeds. Total number of weeds was reduced significantly under metolachlor treated plots as compared to chlorirnuron ethyl. Although metolachlor was superior to chlorirnuron ethyl in reducing total dry weed biomass production at harvest but it was inferior to two hand weedings (HW) at 20 and 35 DA8. As far as growth and yield parameters and grain yield are concerned, application of dllorimuron ethyl at any rate was not effective and produced only 32.9–35.8% more grain yield over weedy control. On the other hand, metolachlor improved all growth as well as yield parameters resulting in significantly higher grain yield of 2060 kg/ha (54.54%) higher over weedy control plot which was comparable with two manual weedings (2160 kg/ha).


In the article, cyber-physical systems is defined as complex systems that are able to control and coordinate physical and organizational processes on a local and a global scale via the use of information and communication technology. It links previously disjoint technical and organizational processes facilitates the provision of new products and, especially, services, exceeding the already substantial changes initiated by the business information systems and embedded systems alone. Typical examples are smart electric grids, facilitating the management of many distributed small-volume production and consumption electric loads, allowing to integrate small-to-medium-volume - production, buffering, or consumption - installations technically and economically. As cyber-physical systems share commonalties with information systems as well as embedded systems, their characteristics give rise to three different dimensions of complexity that have to be addressed simultaneously: cross-dimension; self-dimension; and live-dimension. These dimension of complexity must be addressed when we consider suitable architectural principles for cyber-physical systems, and especially the identification of general functionalities and their interoperation in such systems.


During the International Year of Plant Health, the role of pest risk management in trade is reemphasised. Systems Approach uses a combination of measures to reduce pest risk, making it more robust against failure than a single pre-export phytosanitary measure. The original context for
 formalising Systems Approach in an International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM 14) is considered next to today's global situation. A summary of advantages and challenges for implementation concludes with recommendations. The use of decision support tools is highlighted as one way
 to increase confidence in the efficacy of a system that may include very different types of measures with varying kinds of supportive evidence. Ultimately trust and confidence between trade partners is key to finding pest risk management that allows safe trade. At a time of global economic
 stress, this article encourages those involved in trade to embrace Systems Approach as an effective approach to preventing the spread of plant pests, as coordinated by the International Plant Protection Convention and its over 180 member countries.


Technology adoptionhas a major impact on the quality and quantity of goods manufactured. For many years the Kenya SMEs have been using technology in leather foot wears and leather goods manufacture.However, the SMEs/Artisans have lagged behind in adopting the current state of art in the manufacturing since they use out dated technologies. This paper explores the level of technology adopted by the SMEs/Artisans in the leather footwear and leather goods manufacturing firms in Kenya to determinethe major determinantsof suchtechnology adoption. Eighty one (81) SMEs/Artisans in the leather manufacturing sector were sampled using a simple random sampling technique.Structured questionnaire was designed to facilitate the acquisition of relevant data. Descriptive statistics which involves simple tables, percentage graphs, charts and illustrations was tactically applied in data presentations and analysis. From the findings none of the firmshad adopted the soft technology while only 6% adopted the hard technology which involved the machines.Financial constrain was cited as the main reason for the low rate of technology adoption. Others include insufficient technical skills, commitment failures by top management and competition. As means of solving the above challengesit was recommended that the government policies such as financial supports and tax incentives should be implemented. Others included provision ofleather technology machines and skills training centres for such machines tothe SMEs/Artisans involved in leather sector in Kenya.


To the editor Sudden cardiasc death (SCD) is a relevant complication after myocardial infarction (MI) and in patients suffering from heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Current guidelines recommend an implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (ICD) implantation earliest 40 days after MI and 90 days after revascularization in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 35% on optimal guideline‐ directed medical therapy. The wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) may be considered as a bridging to protect patients against SCD until decision for permanent ICD implantation. In our recently published data, we investigated clinical outcome and adherence in a smaller cohort. To analyze gender differences, we investigated in a multicenter−multinational setting (nine centers) a large patient cohort treated with WCD (n = 1596) Table 1. Data from a total of 1596 patients (332 females, 20.8% and 1264 males, 79.2%) regarding indication for wearing WCD, WCD shocks, adherence, and clinical outcome after termination of WCD use at mean follow‐up of 20.6 ± 20.3 months were analyzed. Both


A brief introduction to the String Fragmentation Model and its consequences is presented. We discuss the fragmentation of a general multi-gluon string and show that it can be formulated as the production of a set of "plaquettes" between the hadronic curve and the directrix. We also discuss certain interesting scaling properties of the partonic states obtained from standard parton shower algorithms like those in Pythia and Ariadne, which are communicated to the final state hadrons obtained through our hadronisation procedure. 1 The Area Law and its Consequences In the Lund String Model the massless relativistic string is used to model the QCD field between coloured objects, [1, 2, 3]. The string has a constant tension κ, which gives rise to a linear potential. The endpoints of the string are identified as the quark and the anti-quark. The endpoints will stretch the string when they move apart and therefore lose energy-momentum. Because of this they will sooner or later have to reverse their direction of motion and again gain energy-momentum from the string. The motion of a simple string system with a massless quark and anti-quark at the endpoints will therefore be the so-called yoyo-mode, [1, 2, 3]. We will now describe this string state in more detail. In order to be more specific, let us consider the ee-annihilation process in Fig.1. We assume that the quark and the anti-quark are produced at a single space-time point and that they start to move apart. This means that there will be one original string spanned between the quark and the anti-quark, cf. Fig.1. Gluons are interpreted as internal excitations of the string and they will complicate the string motion dramatically. In this section we will only consider string-states without gluons, and we will come back to multi-gluon strings in the next section. The final state hadrons observed in high energy ee-collisions stem from the breakup of the force field. New quark anti-quark pairs are produced from the field. This means that the original string will be split into smaller The article is compiled by S.Mohanty and F.Söderberg from the transparencies of the talk presented by the Late Prof. Bo Andersson.


Summary An organ culture technique was used to investigate the possibility that latent viruses are present in spontaneously aborted human fetuses. All attempts to isolate virus from 74 human embryos were negative. In the course of these studies, numerous cell strains were derived from human tissue, and cytological features of these cells are described. Multinucleated giant cells were frequently found, but chromosomal aberration in this material was infrequent.


The treatment of high blood pressure and its depressing symptoms and complications is of sufficient importance in general practice to warrant the following observations, which may be of value to others. During the last few years I have had under observation 147 cases, readings above 150/90 being regarded as pathological. In less than one-third of these no symptoms could be attributed to the high blood pressure. Most of the routine treatments were tried in different


This article aims to give an overview of what German business needs in current times. By illustrating the Made in Germany label as a perceived image in sales, specific attributes are being evaluated to explain better the challenges German businesses are currently facing: Digitization, Education, Environment, and Quality & China.


This article defines the Stakeholder Theory,Analysis the Stakeholders and their rights and obligations of the Urban landscape river pollution。Combine the currenturban landscape river pollution problems in governance such as Managementdepartments,the holes,lowsocial participation,Made the River pollution in the urban landscape model of shared governance,by government departments, social organizations,representatives of the citizens of the common institutions of governance and oversight,Purpose is to promote the river fromone dollar to multi-shift,Given the corresponding rights of stakeholders and also defined its essential responsibilities of the parties to form an effective cooperation mechanismand constrain trelations, and fully mobilize the active participation of stakeholders,and improve management performance.


An approach to synthesize lead zirconate titanate (PZT) powders with a modified two-stage mixed oxide synthetic route has been developed. To ensure a single-phase perovskite formation, an intermediate phase of lead zirconate (PbZrO 3 ) was employed as starting precursor. The formation of perovskite phase in the calcined powders has been investigated as a function of calcination temperature. It has been found that the perovskite PbZrO 3 and PbTiO 3 phases tend to form together with PZT, with the latter appearing in both tetragonal and rhombohedral phases, depending on calcination temperatures. It is seen that optimization of calcination can lead to 100% yield of PZT phase.


Excerpt: In Meaningful Course Revision: Enhancing Academic Engagement Using Student Learning Data, Wehlburg persuasively argues that letting evidence guide change and innovation is perhaps the only way to break the dysfunctional tradition of what may be termed "teaching as telling" and "grading to the bell curve." Throughout the book, Wehlburg convincingly argues that assessment is not yet another chore that faculty and administrators are obliged to perform, but an integrated set of activities that enhances learning and provides the feedback teachers and institutions need in order to improve learning outcomes and implement innovations in teaching. In Chapter 1, "Data-based Decision-Making," Wehlburg effectively makes the case for data-driven course redesign. Better yet, in Chapter 2, Wehlburg asserts that many faculty members are already engaged in performing assessments, they are just not aware of how to make use of the data to revise their courses.


Syntheses of nanoalloys using diverse experimental methods are reviewed. The main techniques include microwave heating, laser-assisted methods, chemical vapor deposition, and electrochemical methods, as well as a series of chemical reduction and decomposition routes. The nanoalloys possess a series of useful properties, such as magnetic, semiconducting, field-emission materials, that are being applied in the catalytic processes and the creation of optical, electronic, and magnetic materials.


This month's issue is devoted entirely to articles and essays by graduate students and will be the first issue in JCC's history that focuses on graduate student scholarship and research. Students from all disciplines were invited to submit papers for this special peer reviewed issue.


A superjunction MOSFET with an integrated tunneling diode is proposed and investigated by simulations in this article. The tunneling diode comprised the N+ region and the P+ region on the surface of the P-base region is connected in series with the P+/P-pillar/N+ (sub) diode isolated by an oxide layer. The electrons are prevented from injecting into the P-pillar region from both the N-pillar region and the N+ (sub) region, which leads to a low reverse recovery charge in the proposed device. As a result, up to 72.2% and 74.1% reduction in the reverse recovery charge could be achieved when compared with the conventional one at 300 and 400 K, respectively.


An abundance of comparative studies have been carried out to examine differing modes of traditional and non-traditional educational environments with a view to examine which could be regarded as the better method of instruction. Unfortunately, in the majority of cases no significant difference had been found between them [20]. In an abundance of literature, the method of evaluation used to examine these new learning technologies is often questioned. It is argued that the process of evaluation; judgments about value and worth, is complex, often controversial and challenging [19] [21]. Nowadays, there exists a strong movement towards the importance of authenticity, the adoption of socio-cultural models of learning and the prevalence of practitioner-based evaluation. The implications involved in evaluating learning technologies is clear but not only must one evaluate this impact, the reverse must also be considered; one must also evaluate the impact technology has on evaluation, as well as, considering the cost-benefits of such a learning approach.


Purpose. To compare the effectiveness of pulse-lavage brushing followed by hydrogen peroxide–gauze packing with either technique alone or normal-saline irrigation in bone-bed preparation for cemented total hip arthroplasty. Methods. 44 fresh-frozen ox femoral canals were prepared for cemented total hip arthroplasty using 4 techniques: normal-saline irrigation, pulse-lavage brushing, hydrogen peroxide–soaked gauze packing, and a combination of the latter 2 techniques. The maximum tensile pull-out force required to separate the prosthesis from the femoral canal was measured as an indicator of the strength of the cement-bone interface. Results. The mean pull-out force to separate the prosthesis from the femoral canal was significantly higher in specimens prepared with pulse-lavage brushing followed by hydrogen peroxide–soaked gauze packing or pulse-lavage brushing alone than those prepared with normal-saline irrigation or hydrogen peroxide–soaked gauze packing alone (p<0.001). Conclusions. Pulse-lavage brushing is more effective at cleansing the femoral canal and increasing mechanical strength at the cement-bone interface than preparation with normal-saline irrigation or hydrogen peroxide–soaked gauze packing.


The Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO) manages the contract for operations at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Site in Richland, Washington. Radiological operations at the DOE-SC PNNL Site expanded in 2010 with the completion of facilities at the Physical Sciences Facility. As a result of the expanded radiological work at the site, the Washington State Department of Health (WDOH) has required that offsite environmental surveillance be conducted as part of the PNNL Site Radioactive Air Emissions License. The environmental monitoring and surveillance requirements of various orders, regulations, and guidance documents consider emission levels and subsequent risk of negative human and environmental impacts. This Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) describes air surveillance activities at the DOE-SC PNNL Site. The determination of offsite environmental surveillance needs evolved out of a Data Quality Objectives process (Barnett et al. 2010) and Implementation Plan (Snyder et al. 2010). The entire EMP is a compilation of several documents, which include the Main Document (this text), Attachment 1: Sampling and Analysis Plan, Attachment 2: Data Management Plan, and Attachment 3: Dose Assessment Guidance.


Measurements of volcanic degassing play a key role in monitoring and hazard mitigation at active volcanoes, and underpin assessments of volcanic impacts on the environment, climate and health. Satellite remote sensing has provided critical observations of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions during major eruptions since 1978. Since the 1990s, advances in instrumentation and trace gas retrieval techniques have increased the sensitivity of ultraviolet (UV) satellite SO2 measurements by several orders of magnitude. This now permits global monitoring of SO2 emitted both during and between volcanic eruptions, increasing the viability of satellite data as a volcano monitoring tool. In this paper, we review recent developments in satellite instrumentation, SO2 retrieval algorithms and data analysis techniques used to quantify global volcanic SO2 emissions. The launch of a geostationary UV satellite constellation in the coming decade will further advance space-borne UV volcano monitoring.


contributors iv Preface to the Second Edition vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1 Effective Communication 8 2 Effective Documentation 26 3 Confidentiality 41 4 The Aims of Antenatal Care 57 5 Programmes of Care During Childbirth 72 6 Interprofessional Working: Seamless Working within Maternity Care 88 7 Intrapartum Care 102 8 Effective Emergency Care 131 9 Initial Assessment and Examination of the Newborn Baby 156 10 Effective Postnatal Care 172 11 Medication and the Midwife 198 12 The Midwife and Public Health 214 13 Regulating the Midwifery Profession 230 14 The Impact of Cultural Issues on the Practice of Midwifery 249 15 Legislation and the Midwife 261 16 Decision Making 277 17 Health, Safety and Environmental Issues 293 18 Evidence-Based Practice 312 19 Statutory Supervision of Midwives 329 20 Clinical Governance: A Framework for Improving Quality in Maternity Care 345 Answers to Quiz Questions 365 Glossary 374 Index 381


A method that reliably estimates the size of the active organic N pool has been desired for predicting N mineralization dynamics. Among the methods proposed to date, the isotopic equilibrium approaches characteristically use N mineralization-immobilization turnover processes to label the biologically labile organic N. In the present study, the implications and usefulness of the active organic N pool estimated with this approach were assessed in a long-term incubation. 15 N-labeled NH + 4 and glucose were added to soil, and the dynamics of the labeled N in the organic and inorganic phases were monitored by periodic sampling during the incubation. After appropriate revisions, two equations from the literature were used to estimate the active organic N in soil at Time 0 (OT*) and at each sampling during incubation (OT*), respectively. Both OT* and OT* tended to increase with incubation time and were affected by the amounts of labeled N and available C addition. Considerable amounts of mineralized N came from other than OT* fraction of soil organic N, but N mineralization from the OT* pool was much faster than from the bulk soil organic matter. The results supported the concept that soil organic N exists in a continuum of degradability. If the operational procedure is standardized, however, OT* can be used as a relative measure of the active organic N in soil.


Background: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is the major cause of viral hepatitis. A few studies revealed that HCV genotypes; 3a, 3b, 1a and 1b are the most common genotypes found in the general population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Aims and Objective: The current is designed to find out the prevalence of HCV genotypes among both sexes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Study Methods: The present study was carried out in various area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the period of July, 2012 to July, 2013. All the HCV positive samples were genotyped. The statistical analysis of the data was done by using Statistix 9.0 software. Result: The results showed that the male, 53.1% (n=340) were more infected as to female, 46.8% (n=300). The overall result shows that in male patients; the high number of cases (216) was reported of 3a whereas the lowest cases (8) were reported of 1b. The mixed genotype is recorded in 8 patients. In female patients; the 3a is detected in 170 patients whereas the lowest cases of genotype (3b) are reported in 5 patients. In female patients; the mixed genotype is reported in 11 patients. Conclusion: From the present study, it was concluded that the male were more infected as compare to female and the genotype 3a was the most common genotype in both sexes. Asian Journal of Medical Science, Volume-5(3) 2014: 72-76 http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i3.9449


This study describes the gender steryotypes, portreid in figures and in sentenced like masculine and feminine in the texts of the primary cicle. The aim of this study is to explore the steryotypes connected with the gender roles, in the teaching text of the primary cicle in Albania. More specifically this study aims to identify the: 1.The frequency of the showing (presentation) of the characters feminines and masculines, the primary teaching text; 2. The way of the portraying the masculines and feminines connected to the family roles (house keeping in a family level); 3. The way of portraying the masculines and feminines connected to the professional roles and the activities away from home (economic and employment activities), the primary scool teaching texts.The used methodology in this study is the analysis of the conten t. the sampling used in this study, were some primary school texts from the 1st – 4th class: such as the ABC, Social Education , Albanian Language , biology , Musical Education, Reading, etc. The data collected from this study, result that all the above analysed texts, do have high stereotypical doses. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v4n1s1p129


Abstract Abstract. The presence of female Omocestus viridulus for synthetic male songs of different pulse duration was estimated in two experiments. In the first, the probability of the female responding with stridulation was measured during presentation of a randomized series of songs of different pulse duration. The second experiment measured phonotaxis of stridulating females towards loudspeakers in two-choice playbacks of songs of different pulse duration. In both experiments the females preferred songs with an intermediate pulse duration of 70-80 ms, which coincided with the mean for natural songs of 76 ms. The results indicate the presence of stabilizing selection on pulse duration through female preference, and suggest that this song parameter may be important for species recognition.


Both interference alignment (IA) and interference neutralization (IN) are exploited for Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) transmissions. With the base station's cooperation, transmit precoder and receive filter are designed jointly, and then concurrent transmissions of multiple data streams are achieved. In the design of preprocessing, IN is applied to the interferences carrying same data so as to align the interfering signals with opposite directions in a subspace. On the other hand, for interferences carrying different information, IA is employed to align them with the same direction in a subspace, thus reducing the interference signal dimension observed at the user side. Based on different precoding schemes at the transmitter's side, receivers adopt zero-forcing (ZF) so as to recover the desired data. The proposed interference alignment and neutralization based CoMP (IAN-CoMP) mechanism can achieve effective interference cancellation and suppression by exploiting limited and flexible collaboration only at the base station (BS) side. We also extend the mechanism to general cases where the antenna configurations at both transmitter and receiver side, the number of transmitters participating in CoMP and simultaneously served users are variable. In addition, the proposed scheme can also achieve a flexible tradeoff between cooperation overhead and the system's achievable degrees of freedom (DoFs). Our in-depth simulation results show that IAN-CoMP can significantly improve the spectral efficiency (SE) for cell-edge users.


Multifunctional flexible polymer composites have proliferated in different industries. MXenes, as the rising star of 2D materials, offer unique combinations of properties including metallic conductivity, hydrophilicity, high specific capacitance, and solution processability, as well as mechanical flexibility and robustness that accentuate them for the fabrication of multifunctional composites. 2D flake structure and abundant surface terminations of MXene facilitate its integration into polymer matrices to develop high-performance composites. Polyimides (PIs) are high-temperature engineering polymers that have rendered their way into aerospace and electronics industries due to their outstanding mechanical strength, high chemical resistance, high thermal stability, excellent electrical and thermal insulation properties. Amalgamating the outstanding characteristics of these two materials, this paper is the first review to summarize advancements in PI/MXene nanocomposites to address the methods of preparation and the effect of MXene loading on the target application e.g. energy conversion and storage, electromagnetic interference shielding, sensing, and fire-retardancy. The review commences with a critical discussion on PI/MXene nanocomposite fabrication methods. Next, a comprehensive review of the properties and applications of PI/MXene nanocomposites is provided. Lastly, based on the current developments of PI/MXene nanocomposites, this paper is concluded with the prominent characteristics of PI/MXene composites regarding the target application and identifying the gaps and challenges to develop multifunctional composites.


At present,higher vocational colleges are faced with the problem s of stressing software construction,and maintaining healthy and stable sustainable development.The author thinks they can do so from the following five aspects: creating their own characteristics,building talents training mechanism;strengthening the construction of teaching staff,management mechanism and campus culture.


Uterine transplantation (UTx) is a potential option for child‐bearing in women with uterine infertility. Recovery of uterine function after allogeneic UTx in non‐human primates has not been reported. The objective of this study is to establish the functional uterine transplant model in non‐human primates.


The present invention relates to a method for updating the functionality of the process control means of the at least one control device of a motor vehicle and / or expansion. In order to improve the known method for updating and / or extend the functionality of the process control means of the at least one control device of a motor vehicle, it is proposed to: read the first data from the first control device based on these data, a version of the process control means, now that the version of operating in a first control device is detected. The second controller reads the second data, based on these data, a version of the process control means, now that the version of operating in the second control device is detected. A version of the process control means, whether the current version of operating in the second control device is a date than a predetermined version or not corresponding, or rather predetermined version of the process control means It relates how, to perform a first test in the vehicle. If the first test result is positive, the first control device, a version of the process control means, now, the more recent and / or functionality with respect to the version that operates the first control device storing the version to extend, and / or to store other process control means, and / or storing the additional data range. .BACKGROUND


This paper presents a multipurpose, versatile and portable test equipment suitable for non-volatile memories performance evaluation. The system is based on a reconfigurable testing board which can be controlled and programmed by a personal computer through the USB interface. The proposed solution allows the device under test to be supplied with the required bias and control signals and to be measured by means of analog and digital acquisition channels. The system was conceived for the testing of program and erase algorithm to be used for non-volatile flash memories as well as for the temperature characterization of analog integrated circuits. In fact, the availability of a large number of signals (each one having independent and programmable voltage range) make it possible to easily implement flexible control routines needed for the testing of integrated devices which, in our case, typically include only a memory array. A smart graphic interface and the use of well known programming languages simplify the test flow and the processing of the measured data thus allowing fast and efficient device characterization


The Revue des Sciences philosophiques et theologiques has always recognised Ambroise Gardeil to be its guiding light, even though he was by no means its founder. This article seeks to support this retrospective affiliation by appealing to the Report addressed by Pere Gardeil to the provincial Chapter in France in July 1901, while he was Director of Studies. Besides a lucid critique of the inadequacies of Dominican preaching and training, it contains a lively call for the development of scientific methods in philosophy and theology, and for a closer relation to be established between the Preaching Friars and the spirit and reality of the university. All this was, in fact, the driving force behind the creation of the Revue des Sciences, and behind the lasting influence of the studium at Le Saulchoir.


Summary Purpose: A single-institution phase II study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy andtoxicity of interleukin-2 (IL-2) administration by subcutaneous injection.Patients and Methods: Twenty-seven unselected patients (15 male) with a mean age of 60years (range, 42 to 76 years) who had advanced renal cell cancer were treated as outpatients.IL-2 was given once a day, 5 days per week for 6 weeks. During the first 5-day cycle, 18 x10 6 IU was given once daily; in the following cycles, the doses in the first 2 days werereduced to 9 x 10 6 IU. After a 3-week rest period, treatment was repeated in patients who hada response or stable disease (SD). To prevent pyretic reactions, patients also receivedacetaminophen (250 to 500 mg given orally every 4 to 6 hours).Results: After 6 weeks, 26 patients were assessable for response. Two patients (8%) had acomplete remission (CR), four (15%) had a partial remission (PR), and 13 (50%) had SD.A second cycle was given to 19 patients; one patient with a PR and six with SD showedprogression. Duration of CR the was 17+ and 19+ months, and length of the PR was 2, 8,11, and 11+ months. The median survival of the patients who were nonresponders andresponders was 10 and 20+ months, respectively, and for all patients was 13 months. Onepatient died as a result of myocardial infarction and brain stem ischemia. Systemic sideeffects in other patients were tolerated and accepted, and included transient inflammation andlocal induration at the injection sites, fever and chills, and nausea.Conclusion: Subcutaneous IL-2 is clinically active, has an acceptable toxicity, and can begiven to patients with concomitant disease.51


The technology cells provides a method for assembling a composite particle in tissues and organs - the combined biological particle, cell-process for producing the composite particles, and such a cell. These particles by natural living cell to produce other stromal cells, are synthesized during the culture in vitro. The plurality of particles can be assembled in a structure having a significant empty space. These particles or the tissue may serve as a substrate for cell types of more. These particles or tissue can be further cultured in vitro to achieve a favorable cell growth or cell-extracellular matrix, system, or other desired characteristics. These particles or the tissue can be removed or inactivated, or cell. These particles or the tissue can be injected or implanted into a human to repair or reinforcement to, or create a secretion, mechanic or aesthetic function.


A system and a method for collecting donation using search AD(Advertisement) are provided to enable a server of a search service provider or a search AD agency to collect the donation effectively in the online network by including information related to the donation in a search result provided from a search engine. A searching module(210) generates the search result for a keyword by receiving the keyword from a user computer(100) and performing search. An AD contents extracting module(220) extracts AD contents of the advertiser corresponding to the keyword. A donation contents combining module(225) combines donation contents assigning with the contents for donating a predetermined realizable material around the AD contents of the advertiser. A donation managing module(260) presents donee list information to the advertiser, receives donee selection information from the advertiser, and manages the predetermined donation information transferred to a donee when the AD contents are displayed or clicked. The donation managing module obtains donation condition information from the advertiser.


A straightforward procedure is developed to determine dissipation fields (e.g., exergy destruction in conduction, pumping power, Joule heating) from the linear boundary conditions applied on their associated linear diffusion problem (e.g., heat conduction, Darcy flow, electrical flow). The mathematical tool proposed in this article takes advantage of the quadratic (nonlinear) behavior that comes with dissipative fields equations. The first objective of this article is to build a mathematical formulation expressing any dissipation field as a combination of fundamental dissipative fields resulting from decomposed boundary conditions, similarly to linear problems where fundamental solutions may be added with the superposition principle. The second objective is to demonstrate the numerical advantage of this formulation when applied to heat transfer and fluid flow optimization problems. Application of the mathematical tool proposed in this article to boundary control problems provided significant computational time reductions.


This study aimed to evaluate the environmental services provided by the Atlantic Forest in the water quality in two watersheds located in the APA Sana - RJ with different percentage of forest cover and value these environmental services for consumers (plaintiffs), owners of forest area / livestock (sellers). Was analyzed at the exit of the watershed total solids and turbidity to assess the environmental services of Atlantic water quality. You raised the willingness to pay for water users for environmental services captured in these watersheds and the willingness to receive from suppliers (forest owners / livestock) in the watersheds studied. The results showed that based on the turbidity Palmital watershed, with the highest percentage of forest cover, do not require water treatment. Differently, Gloria watershed, with a predominance of grazing areas, require treatment. The mere preservation of forest cover in the watershed Palmital environmental service would maintain water quality. You will need only one monthly payment for water users of this watershed to compensate the opportunity cost of the owners of forest lands in the watershed Palmital. The environmental valuation in the watershed Gloria demonstrates that it is feasible to pay for the cost of reforestation of pastures over the opportunity cost of forest areas to maintain environmental services of forest cover on water quality that payment of a water tariff that charges-if the chemical treatment of water.


Information technology and computer science represent one area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that have experienced significant growth in recent years. As such, federal policy has urged schools to embed new types of STEM courses into the curriculum. As one very prominent example, computer science (CS)-focused courses are a growing branch of career and technical education (CTE)—that is, CS-CTE. While previous research has examined coursetaking patterns and subsequent outcomes of CS-CTE courses for the general student population, little is known about how participation in these courses may benefit students with learning disabilities (SWLDs). From a pedagogical perspective, CS-CTE courses, and CTE courses in general, may be uniquely positioned to improve schooling outcomes for SWLDs. Using data from the nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, we explored characteristics of CS-CTE participants, how CS-CTE may promote the development of key STEM attitudes (e.g., identity, self-efficacy, and utility), and how any relationships may differ by learning disability status. Using a double propensity score matching estimations, we found CS-CTE participation related to positive development of STEM identity and STEM self-efficacy for students without learning disabilities. For the SWLD population, CS-CTE participation was associated with growth in STEM self-efficacy and STEM utility. Policy implications discuss the gap in computer science employment between SWLDs and non-SWLDs, the prevalence of state-related computer science policies, and how to continue to promote STEM identity growth.


The coupling of amines, aldehydes and trimethylsilylacetylene was found to be promoted in the presence of a catalytic amount of [IrCl(cod)]2; 1 : 1 : 1 or 1 : 2 : 2 coupling products were obtained by allowing primary amine to react with aldehyde and trimethylsilylacetylene.


The folk traditional acrobatics is one kind of folk performing art with a history of 2500 years,and is deeply rooted in populace's soil with a long history and deep tradition.Despite so many different views on how the art sprouts,yet few can explain comprehensively.This paper attempts to make an explanation to the acrobatic source from several aspects such as the primitive ancients' life and primitive religion.


 Relative phosphorylation of AKT was assessed by western blotting and comparisons made both within and between cell lines. In view of this altered growth factor signalling, we have investigated the activation of AKT by IGF-2 and Insulin.  Relative pAKT was reduced in 3-M fibroblasts compared to normal cells when stimulated with either insulin (p = 0.048) or IGF-2 (p = 0.033) (Fig. 2).  For both treatments, CUL7-/and OBSL1-/cells had a markedly lower activation of pAKT than did CCDC8-/cells.  CUL7-/cells had an earlier activation in response to insulin (p = 0.016) than other cell types.


This paper studies the institution of the State  of the First Portuguese Republic ( October 1910 - May 1926) . We begin with a dimension often marginalized : the relationship between the Portuguese Republic and the foreign political organizations , in particular England . We'll look at the functioning of State institutions of the 1st Republic , then examine the relationship between the state and estate people. The conclusions will focus on the problem so often described as the strength of the State. Fecha de envio / Submission Date: 13/04/2012 Fecha de aceptacion / Acceptance Date: 07/05/2012


This paper describes color detection using a capacitance of np silicon photodiode, which is part of a standard CMOS technological process. When a voltage step is applied to a photodiode, the incremental charge distribution in the device is separated into positive and negative components, which are assigned to the respective contacts. This instantaneous change of charges is equal to the dark current and photocurrent. It corresponds both to the depletion capacitance charge of np junction and to the diffusion capacitance charge. Hence, since the photogenerated charge within the photodiode structure is dependent on the wavelength of absorbed light, the photodiode capacitance is also wavelength dependent. Emphasizing the physical mechanism, the capacitance behavior observed in a one-junction Si photodiode is analyzed using one-dimensional numerical modeling. The interpretation of a color detection was based on the analysis of the transient current in response to a small voltage step at constant illumination. The analysis included quasi-neutral charge density and space-charge charge density components. Different transient current response (charge and discharge) times to a small voltage step can be ascribed to light absorption. Using Fourier analysis dependent on light wavelength, can be translated from time domain to frequency domain. This enables use of np photodiode in colour detection.


Aim:  Recently, the number of foreigners living in Japan has been increasing, with the majority originating from China. It is important for us to know the prevalence of hepatitis virus markers among them, as proper medical practices and vaccinations should be prepared when seeing them and their offspring.


During 2006 and 2007 on 15 years old Thompson Seedless grapevines sprayed dormant buds with three concentrations of hydrogen cyanamide at 2, 3 or 5% and (control) and three dates of applications (1, 7 and 14 Jan.). All hydrogen cyanamide treatments increased yield generally. Meanwhile increased number of cluster, berry weight of 100 berries (g) and perry size. Total sugars and total soluble solids (TSS) with increasing hydrogen cyanamide concentrations. Whereas total acidity and chlorophyll was reduced, whereas early application increased with increasing hydrogen cyanamide (TSS) and total sugars, wherease total acidity was reduced. Moreover late hydrogen cyanamide application significantly increased the yield generally of Thompson Seedless grapevines compared to the control. Hydrogen cyanamide treatments significantly decreased total phenols, as compared with the control.


To study the growth dynamics of porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus(TGEV),a strain of virus(SC-T) was isolated from diarrhea piglets samples in Sichuan by cultivation in PK-15 cells,and the isolated virus was proved to be TGEV through PCR detection,the physical and chemical properties experiment,and microneutralization test.The SC-T virus was used to infect PK-15 cells,and the infected cells and supernatant were collected at different time points post-infection.Fluorescent quantitative PCR was used to analyse TGEV RNA quantity in different samples,and the one-step growth curve of SC-T was determined according to the results.In result,at hour 2-8 post-infection,TGEV RNA increase rapidly in cells,and at hour 8-32 post-infection,virus RNA maintained at a high level.TGEV RNA in supernatant was in an S shaped growth curve.At 0-6 h post-infection,there was a period of incubation,and virus RNA maintained at a low level.At 6-28 h post-infection,there was a stage of breakthrough,and virus RNA was undertaken a logarithmic growth.At hour 28-32 post-infection,the growth rate slowed down,and virus RNA maintained at a high level and stepped into stationary phase gradually.In conclusion,virion was released from the infected cells while TGEV multiplied to a certain number in TGEV-infected PK-15 cells.


Recent work of ours has proposed, based on DFT results, several formulations of singlephase materials which, due to an electronic structure having a narrow, partially filled band inside the gap (in-gap band, IGB), may couple two low energy photons to achieve a higher energy electronic excitation (like in the Z-scheme used by nature in photosynthesis), allowing use of a wider spectral range of solar energy and therefore higher efficiency in photovoltaic or photocatalytic systems. We have realized the concept in some of these cases with transition metal-substituted main group sulfides. Thus adding V to In2S3 (with gap=2.0 eV) extends to <1.6 eV both photon absorption and spectral response in aqueous HCOOH photocatalytic oxidation. This is not due to bandgap narrowing: the material displays photo-luminescence (PL) emitting 2.0 eV photons not only if irradiated with photons having E>2.0 eV (as happens with pure In2S3), but also with those in the said <1.6 eV range, i.e. upconversion occurs [1]. The observed PL intensity grows linearly, not quadratically, with the intensity of the exciting photons in the E<2.0 eV range; it is also not seen when these have energies 1.55 eV>E>1.0 eV. Both things discard that it is due to frequency doubling, being explained instead by partial filling of a properly placed IGB, confirmed by advanced GW quantum calculations. Furthermore, both PL and photocatalytic activity with exciting photons having energy>2.0 eV are not degraded by adding V, i.e. the latter does not lead to higher recombination, explained by the delocalization of the IGB. Same principle should be utilizable in H2 photogeneration. Work to allow the latter process by coupling the sulphide photocatalyst to a hydrogenase enzyme is under way, and promising results are being obtained. [1] R. Lucena et al., J. Mater. Chem. A 2 (2014) 8236. Talk 2: Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 by N-Doped Graphene – Highly effective binding sites and pathways to chemicals Z. Xiao Guo and Guoliang Chai, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK Tel: +44 20 7679 7527; email: firstname.lastname@example.com


The fertility detection of Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) chicken embryo eggs in vaccine preparation is a challenging task due to the high similarity among six kinds of hatching embryos (weak, hemolytic, crack, infected, infertile, and fertile). This paper firstly analyzes two classification difficulties of feature similarity with subtle variations on six kinds of five- to seven-day embryos, and proposes a novel multi-feature fusion based on Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN) architecture in a small dataset. To avoid overfitting, data augmentation is employed to generate enough training images after the Region of Interest (ROI) of original images are cropped. Then, all the augmented ROI images are fed into pretrained AlexNet and GoogLeNet to learn the discriminative deep features by transfer learning, respectively. After the local features of Speeded Up Robust Feature (SURF) and Histogram of Oriented Gradient (HOG) are extracted, the multi-feature fusion with deep features and local features is implemented. Finally, the Support Vector Machine (SVM) is trained with the fused features. The verified experiments show that this proposed method achieves an average classification accuracy rate of 98.4%, and that the proposed transfer learning has superior generalization and better classification performance for small-scale agricultural image samples.


This paper uses a case study approach to compare applications of Mission, Function and Task Analysis (MFTA) and Hierarchical Goal Analysis (HGA) to identify requirements for systems design in a military context. The two approaches were used to analyze three tactical positions in the Operations Room of a Halifax Class naval frigate. MFTA produced a four-level hierarchy; the bottom level of which specified tasks to be performed by the three naval operators. HGA produced a hierarchy that ranged from four to eight levels; every level specified goals, each assigned to an operator and each associated with a controlled variable. MFTA was found easier to apply, as job positions and time were used as frames of reference to identify tasks. HGA was found harder to apply, as goals were not defined by position, organizational structure, or time. MFTA successfully identified operator tasks, while HGA successfully identified both operator tasks and interactions that could benefit from technological support.


This paper presents the systems that were implemented for the participation of AUEB's NLP Group in the sub-tasks of the 2021 ImageCLEFmed Caption task, which included a Concept Detection and a Caption Prediction sub-task. The goal of the Concept Detection sub-task was to identify medical terms that best describe each image, as a first step towards generating image captions or to improve the interpretation of medical images and help medical diagnosis. The objective of the Caption Prediction sub-task was to generate captions that describe medical images, which could assist medical experts in analyzing those images. The systems we implemented extend our previous work. For the Concept Detection sub-task, they employ convolutional neural network (CNN) image encoders, combined with an image retrieval module or a feed-forward neural network (FFNN) classifier. For the Caption Prediction we employed similar image encoders with image retrievals modules, and text generation models that either utilize the images or not. We ranked 1st in Concept Detection, and 2nd in Caption Prediction.


Sewage sludge contains relatively high amounts of salts and organic matter, which may favorably affect the physical and chemical characteristics of the receiving soil. In this study, the effects of adding urban sewage sludge on soil water repellency and water retention curves were investigated. A sample of clay loam soil was collected from a region near Foladshar's sewage treatment plant. Different amounts of urban sewage sludge including 25, 50, 65, and 80 percent were added to the soil and named as S25%, S50%, S65%, and S80%, respectively. In addition, a control treatment applied using no organic matter (S0). Then, soil water repellency was determined after 50 days of incubation using water drop penetration time (WDPT) and molarity of aqueous ethanol (MED), methods. Sewage sludge caused slight to severe degree of water repellency in soils. The water retention curves were determined using the pressure membrane and sand box apparatuses. Finally, the data were analyzed using SAS8 software and Fisher test. The results show that there were a linear and positive correlation between the logarithmic values of WDPT and organic matter quantities. Furthermore, a linear regression was established between WDPT and MED (R 2 =0.95). It shows that S80% had a highest water content (θ s ) while S0 had lowest θ s due to higher amounts of organic matter in S80% and lower amounts of organic matter and clay loam texture of S0. The residual water content in S80% was lower than the other treatments and the maximum of θ r was observed in S0 (0.101 cm 3 /cm 3 ). The parameter was higher in S65% and S80% than the other treatments with slight water repellency which showed lower air entry value of the soil. The parameter n increased with increasing amounts of the organic matter in S25% and S50% rather than that in S0, but it decreased in S65% and S80%. This could be due to existence of higher water repellency and hydrophobic material on the surface of soil particles in S65% and S80% than that in the S25% and S50%. Preliminary results indicate that intensive water repellency may affect the parameter n, and data collected showed a decreasing trend for it.


The paper is devoted to the investigation of behavioural equivalences for Petri nets with silent transitions (τ -equivalences). Basic τ -equivalences and back-forth τ -bisimulation equivalences are supplemented by new ones, giving rise to the complete set of equivalence notions in interleaving / true concurrency and linear / branching time semantics. Their interrelations are examined for the general Petri nets with silent transitions as well as for the subclass of sequential nets. In addition, the preservation of all the equivalence notions by refinements is investigated.


AbstractWe describe the case of a 43-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-infected man receiving combined antiretroviral therapy and coinfected with Hymenolepis nana, Hymenolepis diminuta, and Giardia intestinalis, presenting as chronic diarrhea and critical weight loss. Immunological aspects of these interactions are reviewed.


[EMBARGOED UNTIL 6/1/2023] With growing consumer demand and expectations, companies are attempting to achieve cost-efficient and faster delivery operations. The integration of autonomous vehicles, such as aerial and ground drones, in the last-mile network design, could curtail many operational challenges and provide a competitive advantage. This dissertation deals with the problem of delivering orders to a set of customer locations using multiple drones that operate in conjunction with a single truck. Four variants of the problem are considered. The first variant takes advantage of the drone eet by parallelizing the delivery tasks via concurrently dispatching the drones from a truck parked at a focal point (ideal drone launch location) to the nearby customer locations. The key decisions to be optimized are the partitioning of delivery locations into small clusters, identifying a focal point per cluster, and routing the truck through all focal points such that the customer orders in each cluster are fulfilled either by a drone or truck. The first problem variant restricts each focal point to one of the customer locations, while the second addresses the same delivery problem when allowing truck viii stops to be anywhere in the delivery area (i.e., a customer or non-customer location). Mathematical programming models are developed to jointly optimize both the clustering and routing decisions. The third variant suggests allowing the usage of non-customer locations (referred to as exible sites) as truck stops for drone launch and recovery operations (LARO). This relaxes a common constraint in the literature restricting the drone LARO to customer locations. The proposed variant also accounts for three key decisions - (i) assignment of each customer location to a vehicle, (ii) routing of truck and UAVs, and (iii) scheduling drone LARO and truck operator activities at each stop, which are always not simultaneously considered in the literature. A mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model is formulated to jointly optimize the three decisions. Furthermore, to handle large problem instances, we develop an optimization-enabled two-phase search algorithm by hybridizing simulated annealing and variable neighborhood search. The fourth variant in this dissertation proposes utilizing a network of docking stations and repositioning of drones to enhance the efficacy of delivery operations. In particular, such stations are used for drone docking before and after delivery operations to avoid both loading all required drones to the truck at the depot and waiting of the truck on its route to recover drones. A MILP model is formulated to optimize the management of this setting of facilities and delivery operations. Finally, extensive computational experiments are conducted in this dissertation for the four variants to obtain several insights aiding the logistics practitioners in decision making.


The crystal and molecular structure of [Pd(iPr2dtc)2] (dtc = dithiocarbamate) have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystal crystallize in the monoclinic system, space group P21/C, a = 0. 81664(1) , b=l.81265(2), c= 1.48699(2) nm,β= 101.667(1)°, Z=2.


Employing 40% Carbon dia oxide, for a period of 96 hrs in a store can potentially control the three pests under study. Such approach is quite eco-friendly and capable among to control (undesirable) harmful insects in store.


The health services for Elderly-Integrated Health Post (IHP) include physical and emotional mental health checks that are recorded and monitored with Elderly-Growth Chart. This study aims to know the efectiveness of the use of Elderly-Growth Chart. This was qualitative research. Data collected by in-depth interviews, used interview guidelines, to the elderly-Growth Chart users, the main informants were elderly IHP health workers and triangulation informant were elderly ad elderly families. The results showed that the use of elderly-Growth Chart was not efective because since 2013 elderly-Growth Chart had not been used anymore because Elderly-Growth Chart were often lost and not taken during the elderly-IHP, tables in forms that were too small that cause diiculty to write and read and there was an additional workload on health workers to do the recording, because there were 3 reports that must be made. The recomendation is developing the recording system of health examination result of elderly IHP to help health workers, elderly and elderly families to monitor, and do early detection diseases and improve the elderly health Keywords: elderly, elderly IHP, elderly growth chart


Polyurethane dispersions( PUDs) with solid content above 50 % were synthesized using polyether polyol based on sulfonate,polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether,different soft segments,isophorone diisocyanate(IPDI) and ethylene diamine (EDA) by the prepolymer method. Results showed that the Zeta potentials of PUDs were between -50 mV and -80 mV. The average particle sizes of PUDs were mostly in the range of 100 - 140 nm and the particle size distributions of PUD were mostly in the range of 90-160 nm. TEM analysis showed that the spherical shapes of the particle varied in a certain range. With the increasing of shear rate, the viscosity of PUDs reduced, showing fake-plastic fluid characteristic. PUD based on PCDL/PTMG had excellent water resistance and mechanical property.


In this work, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are synthesized using rice husk as a natural precursor. The effect of amino and carboxyl functionalization is studied by adjusting the amount of ethylenediamine (EDA) as the amino source and ascorbic acid as the carboxyl source. HRTEM analysis show the formation of spherical carbon quantum dots. FTIR analysis confirms the presence of OH and CO bonding, indicating formation of CQDs. The addition of EDA and ascorbic acid quenches the fluorescence and shifts the emission wavelength from blue region (450-485 nm) to green region (500-565 nm). Based on the results, N-RHCQDs (0.6 ml) and C-RHCQDs (2.5ml) are chosen as the best samples as they give the highest quantum yield of 0.37% and 3.26% respectively. This implies that the fluorescence intensity is higher at a more basic and less acidic condition. This study suggests that the addition of different functionalization agents can tune the photoluminescence properties of CQDs that will be beneficial for its application.


Polygon mesh is among the most common data structures used for representing objects in computer graphics. Unfortunately, a polygon mesh does not capture high-level structures, unlike a hierarchical model. In general, high-level abstractions are useful for managing data in applications. In this paper, we present a method for decomposing an object represented in polygon meshes into components by means of critical points. The method consists of steps to define the root vertex of the object, define a function on the polygon meshes, compute the geodesic tree and critical points, decide the decomposition order, and extract components using backwards flooding. We have implemented the method. The preliminary results show that it works effectively and efficiently. The decomposition results can be useful for applications such as 3D model retrieval and morphing.


. The article describes the conditions and specific situations when the testimony of persons questioned during the preliminary investigation is read out in court – defendants (accused), witnesses and victims. The testimony may the of the persons who it. In this connection, it is proposed to introduce appropriate amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation so that the rights and freedoms of participants in criminal proceedings are respected when the disclosure in court does not contra‐ dict the will of the previously interrogated persons.


Incorporation of heat exchangers into pile foundations is a relatively novel sustainable technology for the intermittent storage of energy in soils. Energy can be utilised in this way for space heating and cooling of buildings by means of suitable systems integrated into buildings. This paper relates to an ongoing study on the impact of coupled thermo-mechanical loads on heat exchanger pile foundations. This study evaluates the performance of a laboratory scale energy pile under different vertical stress levels, temperature gradients and heat transfer modes and presents the full-scale in situ energy pile setup equipped with ground loops for heating/cooling and multi-level Osterberg cells for static load testing.


Polypropylene laminated paper (PPLP) is used as a primary insulation in low temperature insulated superconducting cables because of its good mechanical properties and high electrical strength in low temperatures. The operating impulse overvoltage is generated because of switching surges and commutation failure. The insulation property of polypropylene will change under this environment. In this work, electrical tree growth characteristics in polypropylene with application of combine DC-pulse voltage in liquid nitrogen (LN2) are studied. With the change of DC amplitude, different combinations of DC and pulse voltage are used as the applied voltage. Results show that under the DC voltage with the same polarity of the pulse voltage, the growth rage and accumulated damage is the largest. Under the DC voltage with the opposite polarity of the pulse voltage, the growth rage and accumulated damage is the smallest. Such phenomenon is related to higher effective value of the composite voltages resulting in tenser partial discharges activities under positive DC voltages.


We present an efficient algorithm for finding least-cost paths for an agent of negligible size across an important special case of two-dimensional terrain, terrain consisting of (1) a single isotropic homogeneous-cost-per-distance background region, (2) "roads" or narrow transportation corridors of low cost per distance, (3) "rivers" or narrow features of high crossing cost, and (4) untraversable "obstacles. " This work extends that of Mitchell (1987) by including rivers and new pruning heuristics for roads; our algorithm remains O(n2 log n) in time complexity. We also show results of a first com puter implementation for this class of algorithms and analyze average-case performance and error sensitivity. This work applies primarily to high-level path planning for robots but also can help plan military maneuvers and guide construction of roads and pipelines.