Abstract : The airborne radar presents noteworthy problems of clutter cancellation because of platform motion. The returns from fixed objects must be filtered out as clutter. A matched filter signal processor design is presented that produces the necessary level of clutter rejection. The results are compared to various processor configurations, e.g., moving target indicators (MTIs) cascaded with a matched filter processor, displaced phase center antenna (DPCA) cascaded with a matched filter processor, the fast Fourier transform (FFT), and MTIs cascaded with the FFT. The processors are compared on the basis of their clutter rejection, signal processing losses, and minimum detectable velocity (MDV) capabilities. (Author)


SYNOPSIS. A study was made of the fine structure of some stages in the life cycle of an undesignated species of Isospora parasitic in a gecko. The merozoites which lay within a membrane-bound periparasitic vacuole in the host epithelial cell, had a striking similarity to Plasmodium, Lankesterella, Toxoplasma, Besnoitia, Sarcocystis, Eimeria and the M-organism. Each merozoite was invested with a triple-layered pellicle, the outer membrane of which was loosely applied. At the anterior end of the merozoite were conoid and apical rings; microtubules terminated in the posterior apical ring. Other organelles included nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, micropyle, paired organelle, toxonemes and a variety of vacuoles. Although the sequence of development of the merozoite was not completely followed, some events in this process were recorded. The evidence suggests that anterior ends are formed early and that merozoites develop subsequently by a process of budding. The merozoite pellicle appears to be continuous with, altho structurally different from, the investing membrane of the parent cell.


This chapter aims to investigate advance and relevance of remote sensing in detecting the increasing transnational terrorist and crimes acts. This work should take into the widest definition of transnational crimes and terrorist activities and the link between. Geopolitics has created a favor climate for the setting of transnational crimes and terrorism at the Tunisian-Libyan borders. A possible future scenario is the fall of a military base with high technology arms in the hand of terrorist groups. Remote would be relevant by monitoring of terrorist mobility and their number evolution, arms quality and quantity within the base and the region, linked illegal activities funding terrorist groups (human trafficking from Africa to Europe, arms trade towards Mali, and smuggling).


Abstract In 1994 the QMAP 1:250 000 Geological Map of New Zealand project began with compilation of the Dunedin sheet. Nearly 18 years later, publication of the Hawke's Bay sheet marks the completion of all 21 maps. The adoption of geographic information systems (GIS) software for data capture, data management and map production has not only produced high cartographic quality maps, but also built the attribute-rich, nationally consistent QMAP GIS spatial database. The project cost about NZD $24M, and the results are now being used by government, industry and research organisations across infrastructure, geological hazard, resource and environmental areas. QMAP has added significantly to general knowledge of New Zealand's geological composition and history due to new discoveries and validation of concepts. Notable advances include work on the allochthons of Northland and East Coast; rationalisation of the Taupo Volcanic Zone and East Coast stratigraphic successions; differentiation of the Torlesse basement terranes; clarification of the transition from Otago Schist to Alpine Schist; determining the complex spatial and temporal history of igneous intrusions in Fiordland and Stewart Island; and mapping Quaternary sediments by oxygen isotope stage and depositional processes.


The present invention relates to a polysaccharide of Echinacea angustifolia roots, having molecular weight of 1.3 x 105 Da and consisting of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose and galacturonic acid in ratio 0.5:2.5:1.75:10.25. The polysaccharide is recovered from spontaneous or cultivated Echinacea angustifolia roots by means of a process comprising the following steps: a) depriving the roots of non polysaccharidic constituents by extraction with solvent; b) extracting the polysaccharidic fraction from the roots as directly obtained from the preceding step; c) isolating the polysaccharide by chromatography of the polysaccharidic fraction. Due to its immune-stimulating properties, the polysaccharide can be used for the preparation of medicaments, food supplements' or nutraceutical compositions to administer whenever it is desirable to strenghthen the immune system body defenses.


The first records of Lampris guttatus in the Mediterranean Sea date back to 1807. Yet, until now it has been considered as a rare species (less than 25 specimens recorded in the literature). Since 2008, at least 23 spec- imens have been fished or observed along the French Mediterranean coast. In this paper, we present an updated review of records in the Mediterranean and discuss the possible link with the present sea water warming. We hypothesise that the recent Mediterranean specimens could come from the Atlantic, throughout the Gibraltar Strait, following a northward migration along the Northeast Atlantic coast due to present global warming. K eywords: new records, first record, Algeria, Mediterranean, rare species, SST, w arming


Seismic refraction and reflection profilings across Tangshan epicentral region have depicted a clear picture of the crustal structure in this area, where a large earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in 1976.A paleozoic syncline of Kaiping, located just east of Tangshan city is a nearly vertical right lateral strike-slip fault, broken throughout the whole crust. This fault has been activated in recent time. Its horizontal displacement with. NNE direction accounts for the horizontal surficial strain during the occurrence of Tangshan earthquake. The western flank of Kaiping syncline is associated with Douhe fault a normal fault striking NNE and dipping southeas-twards to a depth of about 5 km, with a dipping angle of 26°. The Douhe normal fault extends right over the epicentral region of Tangshan City. The vertical surficial strain during the great earthquake is produced by the displacement of this normal fault. The focal depth of both the main shock and the aftershocks are about 5-22 km. The deformation at this depth-range revealed from the reflection profile is different from that in the upper 5 km medium of this region. An analysis of the thermodynamic properties in the deep crustal medium has shown that transition layers consisting of alternating "brittle" and "ductile" material may prevail at the seat of earthquakes.The simultaneous occurrence of the horizontal displacement of the Kaiping Crustal Break and the movement of Douhe normal fault requires that an extensional force should exist in addition to the regional horizontal compression prevailing in North China Plain. The chaotic dipping of reflections in the upper crust and a prominent offset of 3-5 km of Moho discontinuity highly suggest that the migration of hot material from the uppermost mantle to the crust may occur in Kaiping crustal break. The thermal stress of a hot crustal channel can produce an extensional stress in the upper crust and a compressional stress in the lower crust. It explains the seismic reflection profile pretty well. The migration of hot material in Kaiping Crustal Break has two effects on the occurrence of the earthquake: it produces additional extension in the upper crust which activates the motion of Douhe normal fault, and also softens the material in Kaiping crustal break so that his strike slip fault becomes easier for moving.


International expansion is a critical strategy for firms that attempt to improve their existing businesses in thatrecent economic trends have provided...


As to the interface problems of time synchronization device and the computer communication, combin-ing the theories of BD/GPS dual-mode technology with PCI Express bus technology, this paper puts forward a new kind of designed method of BD/GPS dual-mode system based on PCIE bus from the application point of view. The programmable gate array(FPGA) is used to realize the communication and control between the PCIE bus and BD/GPS dual-mode chip, and the real time interaction of the timing information of PCIE bus is realized by the driver of PCIE bus and the application code of computer. The result shows that the designed scheme is feasible and reliable.


The instrument consists of a truncated cone of clear, high impact plastic with four embedded high optical quality front-surface mirrors (one pair inclined at 640 and the other pair at 700 to the front surface plane). The front surface of the cone is ground and polished, plano. Its rear surface is ground and polished to fit the cornea and the immediately adjacent limbal and scleral conjunctiva. Each mirror of an equally inclined pair of mirrors is set opposite its mate. The 64°-


In this paper we investigate the construction and the properties of spatially inhomogeneous divergences, functionals arising from optimal Entropy-Transport problems that are computed in terms of an entropy function <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$F$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and a cost function. Starting from the power-like entropy <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$F(s)=(s^{p}-p(s-1)-1)/ (p(p-1))$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and a suitable cost depending on a metric <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathsf {d}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> on a space <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$X$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, our main result ensures that for every <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$p>1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> the related inhomogeneous divergence induces a distance on the space of finite measures over <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$X$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. We also study in detail the pure entropic setting, that can be recovered as a particular case when the transport is forbidden. In this situation, corresponding to the classical theory of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$F$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-divergences, we show that the construction naturally produces a symmetric divergence and we highlight the important role played by the class of Matusita's divergences.


The comparisons of cultivation techniques of Cryptotaenia japonica Hassk., C. japonica Hassk. f. dissecta(Y. Yabe)Hara, C. japonica var. atropurea(Makino) Ohwi and C. canadensis(L.) DC were carried out. The 4 materials were cultivated in condition of bionic cultivation under woods and non-mulching cultivation. The results showed that the agronomic traits in condition of bionic cultivation under woods were superior to that of non-mulching cultivation. The bio-masses in condition of bionic cultivation under woods were higher than those under the non-mulching cultivation. The bionic cultivation under woods promoted the increase of bio-mass for C. japonica,C. japonica f. dissecta, C. japonica var. atropurea,C. Canadensis.C. canadensis had the highest bio-mass under bionic cultivation under woods, and obviously higher than that of the others. According to comprehensive analysis of biological characteristics and agronomic traits,C. canadensis had the features of high yield. C. japonica var. atropurea was purple. Both could be harvested many times per year.


Concrete overlay has been long used as a promising and cost-effective approach for pavement repair compared to an entire pavement replacement. To ensure the quality and durability of the concrete overlay, US Department of Transportation (USDOT) suggests a minimum thickness of 5~6 inches for concrete overlay. For a cost benefit, thinner concrete overlays with sufficient strength are continuously investigated and a practical application of thinner concrete overlays needs field performance evaluation, which demands reliable infrastructure sensors. Traditional electrical sensors such as strain gauges and vibration wires, showed high electromagnetic interference (EMI), relatively short life cycle, and need corrections due to temperature variations and lead wires/connections are degraded by high humidity in the pavement environment. These disadvantages limit their reliability for long-term pavement performance monitoring. Optical Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors, with unique advantages of compactness, immunity to EMI and moisture, capability of quasi-distributed sensing, and having a long life cycle, could be a potential candidate for long-term concrete overlay performance evaluation. However, the FBG sensors suffer from their fragile nature of glass materials to survive the concrete overlay construction process. In this study, to enhance the durability of the FBG sensors, glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) is used to package material. The GFRP packaged FBG (GFRP-FBG) sensors are further applied to evaluate the performance of ultra-thin concrete overlay of 3 inches in thickness using fiber reinforced concrete materials, at MnROAD facility, Minnesota DOT (MnDOT). The design of the GFRP-FBG sensors, their field layout, field test setup, and data analysis are discussed in this paper. The performance of the ultimate thin concrete overlay in the first few months of service was evaluated accordingly. Upon validation, the GFRP-FBG sensors can be further applied for condition monitoring of any types of concrete pavements to assist in pavement maintenance.


FIELD: television broadcasting. SUBSTANCE: method involves transmission of picture waves and audio signals of television programs in original language through retransmitters to receiving systems of translation center; upon arrival of picture waves and audio signals at translation center receiving systems, original-language television programs are translated simultaneously and voice signals of simultaneous translations are combined into group signal which is transmitted to receiving systems of subscribers; the latter receive group signal, separate simultaneous translation signal of desired program from it, and sum it up with respective audio signal in original language. EFFECT: improved economic efficiency in transmitting simultaneously translated television programs. 2 cl, 2 dwg


5 doyal 6 argues further that in the ethical management of patients with HIV, the virtues of courage, prudence, charity and hope need to be part of the approach to treatment. There are however, limits to the exercise of these virtues in the course of work. It is accepted that the courage which is expected within professional practice must be mediated by the additional virtue of prudence. Ethics, the South African Constitution (Act 108 of 1996) and the law recognise the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of the HIV status of a patient. The obligation of confidentiality is virtually universal in professional codes of ethics. In the case of HIV, there is an inherent conflict between the patient's interest in confidentiality and the public's interest in protection from infectious diseases. We must remember that only the patient themselves know which disclosures to third parties will have consequences on their private, public and professional lives. A person with HIV/AIDS has a right to privacy, especially with regard to the doctor/patient relationship. deliberate breach of this right by disclosing it to another, constitutes an unlawful act.


The invention relates to a power-forced parachute opening device of a rocket, which comprises a rocket (1) and a traction belt (3), wherein the rocket (1) is arranged outside a parachute pack (2) and connected with a parachute (4) in the parachute pack (2) by the traction belt (3). Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that the rocket can be used for rapidly pulling the parachute in the preset direction after the rocket is started, thereby greatly shortening the straightening time of the parachute, improving the parachute opening speed, greatly reducing height loss; and the parachute can be rapidly completely opened and work, a plurality of problems of abnormal parachute opening (such as parachute inside out, and the like) can be solved, and the aim of lifesaving is achieved finally, therefore, the reliability of parachute use is improved.


180° domain walls in ferromagnetic nanoconstrictions are investigated by classical atomic Monte Carlo simulations. Two types of constrictions are considered; one is a uniform circular cylinder (isthmus), the other is a double-truncated cone (hour glass). The wall width is determined by the effective length of the constriction, which may be as little as a nanometer. The wall can have a Neel-like configuration for constrictions much narrower than the normal wall width, but there is a crossover region with vortex-type walls before reaching a Bloch-type wall at larger diameters. In very narrow constrictions, effects of the atomic-scale structure become evident as the domain-wall structure depends on the number of atoms in the cross section. The simulations confirm the prospect of creating very narrow domain walls in a nanoconstricted soft magnetic material, and they indicate the possibility of spontaneous thermal fluctuations between different magnetic modes in walls smaller than about 10 nm.


The h istory of the Establ ishment Clause has been turbulent. Framed by Thomas Jefferson ' s h istorical metaphor of the wal l of separation of church anct state, very early in Establ ishment C lause l itigation the courts explained that re lationship as one of neutral ity . However, measuring neutral ity has been far from an exact sc ience as courts have proposed a number of tests over the years to define this vague notion . The most prominent standard in interpreting the Establ ishment C lause has been the tripartite test from Lemon v. Kurtzman ( 1 97 1 ) . Under this test, any time that the government and rel igion interact, "[fJ i rst, the statute must have a secu lar legislative purpose; sec ond, its princ ipal or primary effect must be one that neither advances nor inhibits re l igion; final ly, the statute must not foster an excessive entanglement w ith re l i g ion" ( i nternal quotat ions om itted, p p . 6 1 2-6 1 3) . More recently, the Supreme Court has con s idered, on a l imited basis, other tests as alternatives to Lemon, namely endorsement in Mergens ( 1 990) and psychological coercion in Lee ( 1 992) . Even so, the Lemon test has demonstrated enormous res i l Iency. Lemon 's use has resulted in a dismal record of per m issible government-re l igion interactions. Lemon has created a cei l ing that has been largely impermeable to government efforts to extend benefits to ch i ldren in re l igious schools or to accommodate their bel iefs . Unless government action can pass a l l three parts of the Lemon test, it fai l s regard less of its worth . I n Aguilar v. Felton ( 1 985), the Court appl ied Lemon to proh ibit the use of pub l ic ly paid Title I teachers in rel igious schools located in poverty areas . Writing for the dissent, Ch ief Justice Burger noted that "[m]any of [these] chi ldren wi l l not receive the special train ing they need, simply because their parents desire that they attend rel ig iously affi l iated schools" (Aguilar, p. 4 1 9) . As long as the Court considered rel igion as an entity unto itself without connection to other pro tected constitutional rights, the Lemon test supported th is impermeable cei l ing that l im ited the expansion of interactions between government and rel igion . Beginning with Lamb 's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District ( 1 993), a paradigm shift occurred s ince, for the first t ime, the Court brought re l igious expression with in the fu l l protection of the Free Speech Clause for K1 2 education . The Court unanimously held that the district ' s refusal to permit a re l igious group to use its faci l ities after school was impermissible v iewpoint d iscrim ination because it had al lowed other groups to use the bui ld ing for simi lar nonre l igious purposes . This integration of re l i  gious speech into the fabric of the larger issues of free speech meant that courts could no longer separate re l igious speech from the pol icy discussions of where or when to draw the l ines of permissible speech . In the context of free speech analysi s, the effect of the parad igm shift in Lamb 's Chapel was as dramatic as it was far-reach ing (Mawdsley, 1 995) . The idea of v iewpoint discrimination progressed so far that in Ro senberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia ( 1 995) the Court declared that a student, whose publ ication had been denied funding because of its re l igious perspective, was entitled to a right of access to university resources as long as other student publ ications written from other v iewpoints received


The physical characteristics of a dc-biased single-surface multipactor are investigated, and a novel scheme of the multipactor that uses a photonic crystal cavity resonator maximizing insulation gap distance is introduced. With a restriction of no premature impact, a resonant rf phase minimizing rf electric field is analytically obtained, which is universal for any surface material. The surface material properties bring about a restriction of secondary electron energy by which some backscattered, high energy electrons may have no fixed resonant phases. With an assumption of zero initial velocity, analytical derivations and a parametric map for the phase locking are presented. In the map, without possibility of premature impact, a bifurcation of a stable resonant phase into two stable resonant phases appears when the ratio of rf to dc electric field is over a critical value. This distinctive phenomenon is demonstrated by a three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation.


A new parameter coordination and robust optimization approach for multidisciplinary design is presented. Firstly, the constraints network model is established to support engineering change, coordination and optimization. In this model, interval boxes are adopted to describe the uncertainty of design parameters quantitatively to enhance the design robustness. Secondly, the parameter coordination method is presented to solve the constraints network model, monitor the potential conflicts due to engineering changes, and obtain the consistency solution space corresponding to the given product specifications. Finally, the robust parameter optimization model is established, and genetic arithmetic is used to obtain the robust optimization parameter. An example of bogie design is analyzed to show the scheme to be effective.


Abstract Miranda Fricker's account of hermeneutical injustice and remedies for this injustice are widely debated. This article adds to the existing debate by arguing that theories of recognition can fruitfully contribute to Fricker's account of hermeneutical injustice and can provide a framework for structural remedy. By pairing Fricker's theory of hermeneutical injustice with theories of recognition, I bring forward a modest claim and a more radical claim. The first concerns a shift in our vocabulary; recognition theory can give a name to the seriousness of the long-term effects of hermeneutical injustice. The second claim is more radical: thinking of hermeneutical injustice as preventing what I call "self-recognition" provides a structural remedy to the phenomenon of hermeneutical injustice. Because hermeneutical injustice is first and foremost a structural injustice, I contend that every virtue theory of hermeneutical justice should be complemented by structural remedies in terms of recognition. Finally, what I argue sheds light on the seriousness of cases of exclusion of and discrimination against women in academia and helps to draw our attention to new ways to combat such problems.


The aim of this reserch is to know the corelation between perception towards work environment with employee performance. According to the hypothesis there is positive corelation between perception towards work environment with employee performance. Technical sampling in this reserch use purposive sampling, with 100 respondents. This reserch used quantitative method with perception towards work environment scale and documentation of employee performance. The research analysis used SPSS 20.00 with non-parametric kendall's, the value of coefficient corelated p = 0,001 ; p = 0,000 (p < 0,01) that is a positive corelation between perception towards work environment and employee performance. The effective contribution both of two variables are indicated a value of work environment perception and employee performance r² = 0,217 which means that the variable perception towards work environment influences employee performance with 4.7% where 95.3% influences by other factors of the perception toward work environment. Category of perception towards work environment has high classified with the acquisition of empirical (RE) 85.54 and employee performance category obtained empirical average 36.74.
Keywords : perception towards work environment, employee performance


The article describes a new concept for initial and exactly observability of nonlocal fractional-order impulsive control integro-differential system. This is based on the concepts of the abstract Cauchy problem, which depended on some necessary and sufficient conditions. These conditions established on the semigroup theory of bounded operators as a dynamical operator system, which generated by bounded linear operators. Moreover, invertible operators play a primary role, and we presented a necessary condition for some nonlinear multi variables functions. Thus, all these operators were treated in nonlinear functional analysis to guaranty the initial observable and exactly observability. Therefore, from the mild solution of the system and exactly homogenous part, we proved the equivalent concepts between the initial observability and exactly the observability. Thus, our approach in this article is to prove the uniqueness of initial nonlocal values with admissible control, which belongs to the second-order Lebesgue integrable. The interest of observability results in this article lies by proving a unique fixed point, which is nonlocal initial values that are described in the proposal formula by using Banach's fixed point theory. The processing observability for complexly systems (such as this system) with all components and properties was established and can be used for many control system applications.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide transgenic animals producing humanized monoclonal antibodies and humanized monoclonal antibodies produced therefrom. SOLUTION: They are transgenic non-human animals operated so as to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig gene loci that include a plurality of variable (VH and Vκ) genes regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of a plurality of variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT


Industrial reprocessing for High Temperature Reactors (HTR) fuel elements has never been installed in Germany. The spent fuel elements are being considered for final disposal in a rock salt repository in the deep geologic underground. Safety analysis requires the assumption of an accidental water ingress into the repository, resulting in the formation of a concentrated salt solution with the typical composition of a quinary brine. After corrosive penetration of the container walls, the brine may finally contact the fuel elements directly and mobilize radionuclides. Duve et al. investigated the leaching of the fission products and actinides from HTR fuel elements in Q-brine. The mobilization of {sup 14}C by graphite corrosion is one of the last data bases required as a source term for the release estimation of radionuclides in the final safety analysis. The evaluation of the hydrogen release was prescribed by the licensing board, because an excessive gas pressure may affect the overall integrity of the geological barrier. {sup 14}C occurs as dissolved organic and inorganic compounds in the brine. The leaching rate or organic {sup 14}C decreases from about 80 Bq to 1 Bq. The amount of organic {sup 14}C decreases from about 80 Bq to 1 Bqmore » during leaching. The release of inorganic {sup 14}C ceases within 4 months. About 100 ppm of the total {sup 14}C inventory was released during leaching. Gaseous {sup 14}C has never been detected. The gas formation is based on the radiolytic degradation of water, with a formation rate of 0.04 to 0.11 ml/d. Gas chromatographic analysis of the gas proved that hydrogen is the main component of the released gas. Tritium and {sup 85}Kr were detected as traces with radio gas chromatography.« less


The issues of the existence and the direction of causality between finance and growth are not yet settled. Even if theoretical and historical evidences suggest an important contribution of finance to foster economic growth, empirical studies provide conflicting results depending upon analytical approaches, econometric techniques, and used data sets. The empirical exploration of the links between the development of the Moroccan financial sector (MFS) and the economic performance of the country shed some light on the profile of this relationship. It appears that even if the indicators measuring the degree of development of the MFS have steadily evolved, they are not systematically and significantly linked with economic growth. This situation may be explained by the characteristics of the MFS and the existence of other factors, not related to this sector, that hinder economic growth.


The gasification of  lignocellulosic waste  was conducted by fermentation method at  thermophilic condition  (45 -55°C).  The  material  was  obtained   from vegetable  market  at Bogor.  The gasification trial  made  in pilot  scale reactor  of having  capacity  of 30 m 3 and equipped with gas holder of 50 m 3 , steam boiler of 50 kg/h and dual generator  of  17.5 kVA. The waste  was cut first become 1-3 cm  long on choper  of  0.3  m 3 /h  volume. Parameter  of  fermentation  choosed  on 10 m 3 volume  actif  and  retention time  was 20.9 days The result revealed that  thermophilic fermentation of waste which had total solid about 22.3 % and ash about 33.9 % and  feeding about 478 kg fresh  waste per day produced   biogas about  28.7 m 3 per day  on methane  content about 54.5 %, productivity  about 2.9 m 3 per  m 3 reactor per  day  and  efficiency  of  conversion  about 57  %. The total  of  fuel  consumption  along fermentation   per day was 4.34 hours of man hours  work  about  1.16 MJ and it was   from 1 tube  LPG  of  12.5 kg and  14.31 diesel. LPG  was used for  steam  boiler can  be changed  with  31.2 m 3 biogas per  day. In  this  case the production of  biogas per day cannot be dropped for  the  total  of  fuel  consumption   even  steam boiler.  The  fermentation  of 22965  kg wet lignocellulosic   waste produced  gas bio about  1380 m 3 and wet  residu for compos raw material  about  16430  kg. The  biogas production  was equavalent  with  44 LPG  container of  12.5 kg.


The invention provides an energy-saving environment-friendly mold releasing agent for production of aerated concrete. The mold releasing agent comprises, by mass, 0.5 to 1.0% of higher fatty acid sodium, 1.5 to 3.0% of paraffin, 0.5 to 0.8% of polysorbate 80 and 15 to 25% of waste engine oil, with the balance being water. The mold releasing agent further comprises an antiseptic and a stabilizing agent. The mold releasing agent provided by the invention can overcome the problem of a greasy surface of a building block, improves the qualified rate of products, is environment-friendly and energy saving, produces no pollution and reduces consumption of a petroleum product.


PurposeThis study examines the influence of firm's international trade activities on the relationship between debt and firm's performance.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a sample of 8,343 Portuguese manufacturing firms between 2010 and 2017 and resorts to a random effects model.FindingsResults suggest that international engagement can have a moderating effect on the relationship between debt and a company's performance. In fact, results indicate that the impact of debt on performance is less negative for companies involved in international trade activities (either importing, exporting or both) than for purely domestic firms. Furthermore, results also suggest that the level of international involvement is relevant; importing activities are those that contribute most toward a positive impact.Originality/valueThe work extends the existing literature by considering various types of international trade activities.


Objective To explore the influence of standing time of peripheral blood after taking to the results of platelets count . Methods Randomly selected 60 cases of healthy check-up people and taken the peripheral blood to anticoagulant EDTA-K2 tube,which was detected at 0 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and 30 minutes after blending by automatic hematology analyzer. Observed changes in platelets .At the same time, the peripheral blood platelets diluented with oxalic acid amine diluent were counted through microscope by artificial,which platelets count as reference. Results ① of the 60 cases, 41 cases each time period showed no significant difference in platelets count (P0.05); 18 cases at 0 minute and 5 minute platelets significantly reduced (P0.01), 10 minutes later it stabilized; there was one case platelets stabilized only after 15 minutes. ② Comparison of results with the manual counting, platelets significantly reduced at 0 minutes and 5 minutes, the difference was significant (P0.01); 10 minutes later the platelets count result tended to be stable, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes count results were not significantly different (P0.05), respectively, compared with manual counting results had no statistical significance (P0.05). Conclusions Peripheral blood after taking should be placed at least 10 minutes for platelets count, after 15 minutes platelets are more stable.


Recent advances in quantum optics and quantum information science have opened the possibility of entirely new methods for forming optical images with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. This new field of research, known as quantum imaging, has led to other breakthroughs as well, such as the possibility of making spatial measurements of displacement and tilt of a laser beam below the quantum noise limit. In addition, quantum imaging offers significant opportunities within the fields of quantum communication and quantum information processing as it allows a secure two-dimensional information transfer and teleportation. Understanding the spatial aspects of quantum fluctuations and quantum correlations provides a great potential for further technological applications within this field. For investigating the basics of the spatial quantum effects, we require a multimode squeezed light, where the light beam displays nonclassical spatial properties in the transverse direction. Such a source of squeezed spatial light can be based on optical parametric amplifiers, widely used in quantum optics experiments for generating amplitude or phase squeezed light. The first attempt for achieving the goal is to generate squeezing in the higher-order Hermite-Gauss modes, in particular in the TEM10 spatial mode, which form an optimum basis for measurements of displacement and tilt of a laser beam. This requires understanding of mode coupling between the different transverse modes in a nonlinear device; in our case via the second-order nonlinear interaction. In our work we have studied the second-order nonlinear interaction between the higher-order Hermite-Gauss modes via second harmonic generation in a PPKTP nonlinear medium, and applied these results in reverse to generate a squeezed light in the TEM10 higher-order spatial mode utilizing an optical parametric amplifier. Our primarily objective was to design an efficient squeezing source operating in this particular spatial mode. We generated vacuum squeezed light and observed a noise suppression of -2.9 dB below the quantum noise limit. We studied further optimization of the nonlinear gain of the amplifier in order to achieve higher degrees of squeezing in the TEM10 mode. This in effect promises higher sensitivity for measurements of displacement and tilt of a laser beam below the quantum noise limit. We have experimentally demonstrated the generation of optical squeezing in multiple longitudinal modes and transverse Hermite-Gauss modes of an optical parametric amplifier. We present measurements of approximately -3 dB squeezing at baseband, 1.7 GHz, 3.4 GHz and 5.1 GHz, which correspond to the first, second and third resonances of the amplifier. We show that both the magnitude and the bandwidth of the squeezing in the higher longitudinal modes are greater than can be observed at baseband. The squeezing observed is the highest frequency squeezing reported to date. In addition to squeezed light, the so-called entangled beams or EPR-beams are of great interest. Entangled beams give us the opportunity to investigate fundamental quantum properties of twin light beams, such as non-locality and entanglement. These quantum properties are presently seen as fundamental to future technological


The greatest opportunities to reduce the dwell car-hours of freight railway cars are in rationalization of organization of car-traffics. Therefore, the development of high-quality train formation plan is the most effective measure for saving of car-hours of accumulation. The presented calculation method for railway train formation plan is developed on the basis of stochastic optimization and uses accumulation parameter as probabilistic parameter. This approach will allow finding the most profitable variant of train formation plan


Portal hypertension (PHT) is a common and serious clinical syndrome often associated with chronic liver diseases. Portal hypertension may be defined as portal pressure gradients of 12 mmHg or more in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver from intrahepatic or extrahepatic portal venous compression or occlusion (often associated with chronic liver disease), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins. In the western world, hepatic cirrhosis related to chronic hepatitis C and B and alcoholic cirrhosis are the conventional rationale for the development portal hypertension. Besides cirrhosis, a number of disorders collectively called as noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) can also result in portal hypertension. Evaluation of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension is more difficult than cirrhotic portal hypertension, both from clinical and pathological perspectives.


Walking through the catacombs of the Convento dei Cappuccini in Palermo, Sicily, the spectator is confronted by thousands of bodies in varying stages of decay. For several hundreds of years the monks had maintained a burial ground in the catacombs beneath the monastery. Later, in response to requests by rich laymen, the site became the final resting place of many others, some eight thousand in total. The bodies were preserved by various embalming techniques then placed in niches along the walls dressed in their best apparel. It was common practice for relatives to visit their dead loved ones and prepare themselves for their own future fate. Viewing this spectacle is an eerie experience which becomes intensified upon the sight of the body of two year old Rosalia Lombardo in the last chamber. Despite the cessation of the practice in 1881, the body of Rosalia Lombardo was placed in the catacombs in 1920 and she can be distinguished from the other bodies due to her disturbingly perfect preservation. Mystery surrounds the conservation of her body, which was carried out by Professor Salafia at the request


Imaging dynamics in living organisms is essential for the understanding of biological complexity. While multiple imaging modalities are often required to cover both microscopic and macroscopic spatial scales, dynamic phenomena may also extend over different temporal scales, necessitating the use of different imaging technologies based on the trade-off between temporal resolution and effective field of view. Optoacoustic (photoacoustic) imaging has been shown to offer the exclusive capability to link multiple spatial scales ranging from organelles to entire organs of small animals. Yet, efficient visualization of multi-scale dynamics remained difficult with state-of-the-art systems due to inefficient trade-offs between image acquisition and effective field of view. Herein, we introduce a spiral volumetric optoacoustic tomography (SVOT) technique that provides spectrally-enriched high-resolution optical absorption contrast across multiple spatio-temporal scales. We demonstrate that SVOT can be used to monitor various in vivo dynamics, from video-rate volumetric visualization of cardiac-associated motion in whole organs to high-resolution imaging of pharmacokinetics in larger regions. The multi-scale dynamic imaging capability thus emerges as a powerful and unique feature of the optoacoustic technology that adds to the multiple advantages of this technology for structural, functional and molecular imaging.


Fine grained measurement of electrical energy consumption in commercial buildings is essential for improved fault diagnosis and control with impact on the overall operation as well as user comfort. An open system architecture is presented for data collection, processing and communication of measured energy patterns at the local and aggregated level. The implementation is based on an embedded development board with current and voltage sensors, supported by open-source software and packages. Suitable user and programmatic interfaces allow reliable bidirectional connection to external automation equipment and information systems. such as the Building Management Systems (BMS). Recent advances in advanced algorithms for time series pre-processing and data-driven modelling allow good quality in situ predictions for the collected measurements. A relevant example consists of neural network based learning systems which are able to provide accurate hour-ahead and day-ahead predictions that contribute to reduction of peak demand with economic and environmental impact. Integration of such platforms in higher-level Cyber-Physical Energy Systems (CPES) is further discussed.


One-time password systems are popular simple user-authentication schemes in Internet. It can effectively resolve the un-secure way of password transfer in plan-text in Internet. This paper discussed some one-time password system, point out the defects such as un-secure server, small integer attack on S/KEY system, and so on. Also in this paper, by using hash function and implementation of client and server's two-way authentication, a framework of two-way authenticate one-time password system was carried out. It can resolve problems such as un-secure server and small integer attack.


The latex agglutination assay for detection of Aspergillus and Penicillium species in food products was tested by nine different laboratories. The test is a slide agglutination test which uses latex particles sensitized with immunoglobulins specific for extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) produced by species of Aspergillus and Penicillium. False positive results are recognized by use of sensitized latex particles, to which synthesized haptens have been added. These haptens, with an identical structure of the epitopes present on the EPS, specifically block the immunoglobulins present on the latex particles. False negative results are recognized by addition of EPS to test samples. Besides the latex agglutination assay, the collaborative laboratories used their own methods for detection of moulds in the food products. Eight of the nine laboratories applied the colony counting method for enumeration of moulds and in total seven different media were used. Using purified EPS, eight laboratories were able to det...


Aims. Galaxy quenching is a critical step in galaxy evolution. In this work, we present a statistical study of galaxy quenching in 17 cluster candidates at 0.5 < z < 1.0 in the COSMOS field. Methods. We selected cluster members with a wide range of stellar masses and environments to study their mass and environment dependence. Member galaxies are classified into star-forming, quiescent, and recently quenched galaxies (RQGs) using the rest-frame UVJ diagram. We further separated fast- and slow-quenching RQGs by model evolutionary tracks on the UVJ diagram. We defined the quenching e ffi ciency as the ratio of RQGs to star-forming galaxies and the quenching stage as the ratio of RQGs to quiescent galaxies to quantify the quenching processes. Results. We find that quenching e ffi ciency is enhanced by both higher stellar mass and denser environment. Massive or dense environment galaxies quench earlier. Slow quenching is more dominant for massive galaxies and at lower redshifts, but no clear dependence on the environment is found. Our results suggest that low-mass galaxies in dense environments are likely quenched through a short timescale process such as ram pressure stripping, while massive galaxies in a sparse environment are mostly quenched by a longer timescale process. Using the line strength of H δ and [OII], we confirmed that our UVJ method to select RQGs agrees with high S / N DEIMOS spectra. However, we caution that the visibility time (duration of a galaxy's stay in the RQG region on the UVJ diagram) may also depend on mass or environment. The method introduced in this work can be applied to RQG candidates for future statistical RQG spectroscopic surveys. The systematic spectroscopic RQG study will disentangle the degeneracy between visibility time and quenching properties.


How about a machinic ecology that starts with rust, dysfunction, or with the substrate? A media ecology that is messy as the soil, and does not commence from the idea of functional machines – or idealized ones but a time of a different sort? A machine that sorts time, but one that is not of working machines, use-times or future-oriented progress? The easiest terms for such an ecology would refer to failure, even metaphorically to decay, but it can also take minerals as starting points to a media ecology of rust-coloured psychogeophysics, earth computing, and things that are barely working in their obsolescence. It does not neglect the environmental but bends it as the unvironmental, a queer history of the planetary becoming technological. The alternative tone of the media ecological and media unvironments points to the faulty theory of media – or media devices as the incorporation of fault-lines themselves (See Fuller 2012). These media devices are dysfunctional, or just plain disgorged, and however retain a connection to earth, ecology – substrate. While an increasing amount of attention is paid to resource depletion (Anderson 2012) and supply chains of energy and materials for advanced technologies, there are also projects in art that call to think media as/of substrate, illuminating another angle to the issue.


The development of critical care as a specialty and the formation of intensive care units (ICUs) have been well chronicled. The history of ICUs can be approached from different angles: history of units, history of technology, history of understanding and refinements of specific critical illnesses, history of critical care treatments, and even a history of ethics in the ICU. Specialized units were needed with increasing medical and surgical specialization; surgeons were operating on sicker patients with more sophisticated procedures, necessitating a higher level of perioperative observation and care. More generally, physicians and nursing staff recognized that skilled care and increased vigilance could improve outcome. A definitive moment was the emergence of several paralytic poliomyelitis epidemics, including in the United States. In the 1950s, these epidemics resulted in a rapid expansion of ICUs across the United States. These epidemics also led to improvement in mechanical ventilation and were followed by the further characterization of multidisciplinary ICUs, trauma units, transplant units, and postoperative care units. In the early 1970s, the vast majority of large medical institutions had ICUs constructed in their hospitals. The history of neurosciences intensive care units (NICUs) has remained fragmented and insufficiently researched. Neurosurgeon Walter Dandy has been credited with opening the first NICU at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1932. Indeed, Dandy had the foresight to understand that some neurosurgical patients needed special care, and thus he opened a special ward dedicated to the care of the sicker postoperative neurosurgical patients. In the United Kingdom, the Batten Respiratory Unit at the Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London opened in 1954 to treat mostly patients with acute neuromuscular disease but also those with stroke and spinal cord disorders who required mechanical ventilation. The beginnings of NICUs, and combined neurology and neurosurgery ICUs, are largely unknown. Many of these first units were for either neurosurgical or neurologic patients. In a broader sense, little is known about the triage of patients with acute neurologic conditions in those days. This vignette explores the development of the NICU in Saint Marys Hospital, Rochester, MN. We discuss the early beginnings of neurosciences intensive care and the role of the nursing division and specialty groups in the 1950s.


This paper considers when a discrete-time periodic non-homogeneous system can be transformed to a time-invariant one by using regular linear mappings of state variables, inputs and outputs, respectively. The problem on a homogeneous system has been already solved as discrete-time Floquet transformation, and also the similarity classes of Floquet transformations have been characterized. Those previous results are used to derive some conditions on transformability of non-homogeneous systems.


The pentasaccharide Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ1-6(Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ1-3)GalNAcαOR, its partial trisaccharides Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ1-3GalNAcαOR and Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ1-6GalNAcαOR and the tetrasaccharide Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ1-6(Galβ1-3)GalNAcαOR were synthesised as spacered derivatives (R = CH2CH2CH2NH2) using a Troc-protected lactosamine glycosyl donor at the key stage.


We present a crossed-beam dc slice imaging study of the reactions of chlorine atom with selected unsaturated hydrocarbons. Single-photon ionization at 157nm is used to record the velocity-flux contour maps of the radical products at various collision energies in single-collision conditions. These experimental investigations are augmented with ab initio calculations which, taken together, reveal trends in product energy and angular momentum partitioning and offer deep insight into the reaction mechanisms. By focusing on a series of butene isomer targets, we show that the differential cross-sections corresponding to the formation of HCl and alkenyl radicals reflect the competition between direct and indirect reactions, the latter being mediated by Cl addition prior to HCl elimination. A careful analysis of the potential energy surfaces show that, to decompose, the highly frustrated π adducts must undergo near-dissociation before eliminating HCl at the adjacent saturated sites. Hence, our results suggest that roaming radical dynamics, now widely recognized in unimolecular reactions, may play a central role in a broad class of bimolecular reactions as well.


The study covers the effect of titanium and titanium hydride additives on the structure, mechanical properties, and wear resistance of copper alloys to be used as a binder for diamond cutting tools. Cu-Ti and Cu–TiH 2 powder mixtures were obtained by mechanical alloying in a planetary ball mill. This treatment made it possible to obtain single-phase copper-based solid solution powders in the Cu-Ti system and two-phase copper-based powders with uniformly distributed submicron TiH 2 particles in the Cu-TiH 2 system. It was found that Cu-2.5%Ti and Cu-10%TiH 2 compact samples feature by maximum mechanical properties (2.0-3.5 times higher than that of pure copper). Hardening in these alloys is implemented by the solid-solution mechanism and due to the Cu 3 Ti 3 O phase formation. Grains of this phase have a higher dispersion in alloys with TiH 2 used as a titanium-containing additive. This provides a high value ofbending strength (920 MPa) and hardness (114 HB). According to the results of comparative tribological tests, it was found that Cu—10%TiH 2 samples have the best wear resistance. After pin-on-disk tests, the equivalent wear of these samples was an order of magnitude less than that of pure copper and 5 times lower than that of Cu—2.5%Ti samples.


This paper investigates the idea of Transit Oriented Development and applies it to areas in the vicinity of Brisbane Rail Stations to identify issues that arise and the opportunities for �making it happen�. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E212919.


The self-concept analyses by students of their healthy lifestyle are given. Ranking factors describing lifestyle and main life priorities by students' estimation are provided.


In this paper, we investigate connectedness of suborbital graphs for a special congruence subgroups.Firstly, conditions for being an edge self-paired are provided, then in order to make graph connected, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the £u,n, whose vertices form the block [∞].


We use deep high resolution HST/ACS imaging of two fields in the core of the Coma cluster to investigate the occurrence of nuclear star clusters (NSCs) in quiescent dwarf galaxies as faint as MI = −10 mag. We employ a hierarchical Bayesian logistic regression framework to model the faint end of the nucleation fraction (fn) as a function of both galaxy luminosity and environment. We find that fn is remarkably high in Coma: at MI ≈ −13 mag half of the cluster dwarfs still host prominent NSCs. Comparison with dwarf systems in nearby clusters and groups shows that, within the uncertainties, the rate at which the probability of nucleation varies with galaxy luminosity is nearly universal. On the other hand, the fraction of nucleated galaxies at fixed luminosity does exhibit an environmental dependence. More massive environments feature higher nucleation fractions and fainter values of the half-nucleation luminosity, which roughly scales with host halo virial mass as $L_{I,f_{n50}} \propto \mathcal {M}_{200}^{-0.2}$. Our results reinforce the role of galaxy luminosity/mass as a major driver of the efficiency of NSC formation and also indicate a clear secondary dependence on the environment, hence paving the way to more refined theoretical models.


We examine the exact internal decoherence dynamics of a qubit in an isolated Josephson charge-qubit quantum computer in the presence of one- and two-body static internal imperfections. By help of open system dynamics quantifiers, i.e. purity, fidelity, covariance and Loschmidt echo, we distinguish between non-unitary and unitary components of internal decoherence dynamics and show that the non-unitary component consists of two processes: system-environment entanglement and incoherence. Our results indicate that the incoherence process is the major source of internal decoherence rather than system-environment entanglement. We find that strong one-body intra–environmental interactions, which generate fast environmental dynamics, result in a rapid suppression of decoherence induced by both system–environment entanglement and incoherence processes. We explain the mechanisms of suppression of decoherence for these two processes and discuss our results.


Abstract In this study, the phase formation, microstructure, and electrical properties of Sr0.3(Bi0.70Na0.67Li0.03)0.5(Ti1-xNbx)O3: SBNLT-Nbx lead-free ceramics synthesized via the solid state combustion technique were examined. SBNLT-Nbx ceramics with various Nb content of x = 0, 0.01, 0.03, and 0.05 were calcined at 750 °C and sintered at 1175 °C for 2 h, respectively. The SBNLT-Nbx calcined powders showed a perovskite structure and a secondary NbO2 phase was observed with Nb5+ content of 0.03 and 0.05 mol%. All SBNLT-Nbx ceramics exhibited a pure perovskite phase with coexisting rhombohedral and tetragonal phases. The grain size was in the range of 1.17-1.34 µm. The ε max and tan δ max tended to decrease with increased x content. The best ferroelectric and energy storage properties (P max = 27.45 µC/cm2, P r = 1.92 µC/cm2 and W total = 0.958 J/cm3, W rec = 0.739 J/cm3, W loss = 0.219 J/cm3, η = 77.1%), measured under an electric field of 70 kV/cm, were observed at x = 0.01.


Demographic variables of size increase composition by sex and age and spatial distribution of the population as well as components of demographic dynamics of fertility mortality and migrations affect the quality and level of attendance of the instruction in the educational system. Proper training and education is necessary for the establishment of a medium or highly qualified labor force. Educational planning constitutes a sectorial component of longterm economic and social planning and in essence includes the economic study of the labor market; the school age population in rural and urban areas; the proportion of illiterates in the work force; and the average educational level of the adult population for maintenance and/or expansion of the school system and for projection 10 or 15 years into the future. The expansion requires additional human resources of teachers and technical-administrative personnel as well as material resources of buildings and school materials. These determine the level of quality expressed as the number of students per teacher and investment per student. Migrants from the rural exodus to the peripheries of urban areas generally have low levels of education; their needs are met by increasing the number of classes and extending school operation into the evening. Educational planning also has to treat courses as a function of the labor market. In 1973 in the state of Sao Paulo no less than 16.3% of the population aged 10-14 years and 63.5% of those aged 15-19 became part of the labor force. The existing curriculum requires adjustments in order to keep these young people in school even if only temporarily to reduce truancy and to cut down on repeating of classes whose costs burden the system and impede the steady flow of the student population. Good quality data are needed for demographic projections for educational planning as the data provided by educational statistics are often deficient.


Some methods of the ``unfolded dynamics'' machinery particularly useful for the analysis of higher spin gauge theories are summarized. A formulation of 4d conformal higher spin theories in Sp(8) invariant space-time with matrix coordinates and its extension to Sp(2M) invariant space-times are discussed. A new result on the global characterizaton of causality of physical events in the Sp(2M) invariant space-time is announced.


ÐWe report the synthesis of several highly functionalized biotinylated philanthotoxin (PhTX) analogues (7, 8, 10, 13±16) designed on the basis of earlier structure±activity relationship studies. Despite the extensive modi®cations, the binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is in the low micromolar range according to an inhibition assay using H-thienylcyclohexyl-piperidine (TCP). A patch clamp functional assay gave comparable results. Compounds exempli®ed by 16, which consists of a biotinylated ligand linked to a bifunctional photoanity probe (BPP), represent a new type of probe which should ®nd use in photo-crosslinking studies of ligand±receptor interactions. # 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.


The article deals with figures of speech as the exponents of the writer`s individual style. The expressive possibilities and structure of linguistic and stylistic constructions are analyzed. Found out the influence of the figures, inputting to the text on the change of modal, grammatical and expressive components of the whole phrase. Structural changes in the syntactic organization of literary expressions can be investigated through their interaction with other stylistic figures - asyndeton, palillogy. The article also focuses on the constructions which helped the author to implement the emotionally-expressive coloring to the work most accurately. The stylistic-syntactic emphasis is made on rhetorical questions and appeals in combination with other stylistic figures - so they give to the text bright neoromantic sounding, at the same time combining it both syntactically and semantically, providing artistic expressiveness and a significant aesthetic influence on the reader. Partly in the article the relationship between formal and semantic content of individual linguistic units of a work is investigated. A compulsory characteristic of rhetorical figures is the construction of such verbal rotations, which are conditionally dialogical in nature. Among such pieces of speech, scholars identify questions, questions, statements, objections, and excerpts. It is worth noting that rhetorical designs are not as simple and transparent as they seem at first glance. Introduction to the text of rhetorical figures - is an indispensable interaction of modal, intonational, grammatical and expressive components of the phrase. The main figures of the language can be grouped according to function, role in the language, as well as the nature of the syntactic organization.


.  Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) overlaps logistic regression in explaining events, but challenges the latter's lack of accounting for causal complexity. QCA has only to a limited degree been applied to large-N studies or individuals as cases and has not incorporated the logic of probability. QCA and logistic regression are compared with respect to logic, procedure and outcome. Political orientations from five national surveys are adapted to the requirements of the two methods. The methods are demonstrated on explanations of individuals' party preferences. QCA and logistic regression converge and overlap in identifying degrees of causal complexity, in ascertaining model significance and in identifying antecedents to party preference. Results differ in degree, not in kind. A slightly more nuanced picture emerges using the QCA approach, whereas logistic regression delivers greater parsimony. Choice of method(s) is not arbitrary. QCA can easily be used on any large-N research problem. It should apply probability when appropriate.


Dinuclear Pd(I) complexes were recently shown to potentially adopt various possible roles in catalysis, being capable of functioning as catalyst via dinuclear catalysis cycles, precatalyst for Pd(0), or inhibitor. This report examines the factors that control the mechanistic role in catalysis. Our data suggest that the transformation to Pd(0) occurs via nucleophile-induced fragmentation of Pd(I)–Pd(I). A systematic study examining the nucleophilicity of additive versus activity was undertaken that revealed the minimum nucleophilicity necessary to activate two structurally very similar Pd(I) dimers, [Pd(μ-X)(PtBu3)]2 (X = I or Br). While the more labile bromine-bridged Pd(I) dimer is converted to Pd(0) with nucleophiles N ≥ 10.5, the iodine-bridged analogue requires N ≥ 16.1 (N according to Mayr's scale). Too strong nucleophiles generate a high concentration of unstable monoligated Pd(0) rapidly, leading to Pd loss (i.e., Pd black). On the other hand, careful tuning of nucleophilicity allows for a controll...


Study of pattern of injuries in road traffic accidents helps us to know the measures to be taken at different levels to reduce suffering to human beings. Injuries to the limbs (96%) and head (95%) occurred in most of the cases followed by chest and abdomen. In head region, scalp contusion, fissured fracture of the skull and subdural hemorrhage were more commonly seen than other injuries. Lungs and liver suffered maximum among visceral organs. Contusions were more commonly seen in scalp and brain unlike that of abrasions present on chest, abdomen and limbs. Femur fracture (n=16) was more than other long bones. Head injury was the primary cause of death (69%) in most of the cases. Fatal motorcycle accidents are associated with a wide spectrum of injuries involving multiple anatomical regions.


Sports industry system is characteristic of gray with its incompleteness and incomprehensiveness.Gray relation analysis is employed to study the sport industry structure—the correlation with those industries closely related to national economy and subdivided industries within sports industry.The research shows that there is the highest correlation between sport leisure industry and national economy as the latter influences the former strongly. On the other hand,there is certain correlation between the competitive and performance sports industry and the subdivided industries,though not very strong.


The formation of ship fouling and its effects,the evolution of anti fouling systems,marine pollution caused by tributyltin contained in anti fouling paints and relating measures to be taken by IMO are introduced.


The rapid development of automobile industry has led to the blind expansion of the production capacity of various auto companies, which has brought serious potential overcapacity. Accurate forecaste of car sales is not only of great importance to automobile manufacturers and distributors in setting up strategy and target. It also has a certain influence on the good growth of China's automobile market and the healthy development of the national economy. This article takes R brand automobile as the research object, collects the related online reviews data, through the natural language processing and the text emotion model, the online reviews data is processed quantitatively. The sales forecasts are made by combining the internal historical sales data of the automobile company with the online reviews of R brand and the sales and reviews data of competitive brands. Compared with the benchmark model, it is found that the sales forecasting model which has added the sentiment variables and the influence factors of the competitive brands improves the fitting ability of the data.


The passivation of mild steels presents a definite interest because it is a reliable method of protection against corrosion not only in liquid but also in an air environment. Recent developments provide the opportunity to passivate the metals using only environmentally friendly components. In addition the composition and the thickness of the resulting protective films can be varied. The present communication reports an investigation of the chemical passivation processes of mild steel in a zinc acetate solution in presence of oxidizing anions additives (molybdates, bromates and their mixtures) and the stability of the corresponding passive films formed. Cyclic voltammetry is applied. The time dependence of the open-circuit potentials is also followed. It is found that the addition of sodium molybdate brings about an increase of the anodic dissolution rate in a wide potential range, while the use of molybdate and bromate mixture results in stable steel passivation.


We arrive at last number of 2019, and I introduce the topics of the number 3, vol 1. The focus of this scientific journal concerns fields of clinical psychology and health,  in the life cycle. The issue concerns the acquisition of knowledge on methods and techniques of clinical and developmental psychology, with particular reference to childhood and school learning contexts with gifted child, to the parent-child educational relationship, the burden of the caregiver with children with mental illness, emotional dysregulation in the most widespread clinical area of mental health, such as addiction.  The value of this number lies in the importance of update of research, in the psychological fields of the life cycle, in clinical and hospital settings, and institutions of care which contribute to the processes of humanization of  public services.


This article is a beginner's guide to the 'musical scales' of cyberwar. Using the analogy of a piano keyboard, it aims to promote an understanding of what constitutes a use of force in cyberspace and how a state may lawfully respond. To help achieve this, the article utilizes the concept of Middle C and musical intervals known as octaves to explain the range of permissible state conduct during times of conflict. By juxtaposing the law of war with a keyboard, the process of how states evaluate the scale and effects of a cyber operation, and determine a basis for resorting to a use of force under the Law of Armed Conflict, can be more readily conceptualized. And if music is indeed, the universal language of mankind, then by encouraging society to learn about the law of war, we can collectively better strategize ways to mitigate conflict in this domain.


Geotechnical construction is one of the most important branches of the construction of zero parts of objects for various purposes. The existing rich potential of geotechnical technologies allows us to successfully perform the tasks of building foundations for buildings in any engineering and geological conditions and on any territory, including slopes, ravines, embankments. Very often there are cases of erection of objects on rugged territories with alternating structurally unstable soils, moreover, additionally loaded with artificial leaning slopes. In geotechnical practice, there are still cases of construction on such slopes without proper engineering and technical support, i.e. without the presence of actually carried out engineering surveys, as well as developed antilandslide measures. Ultimately, in most cases, the neglect of generally accepted standards leads to undesirable consequences, expressed in deformations of the constructed buildings. This article considers one such case.


Although involvement of mesenteric lymph nodes in typhoid and paratyphoid is well recognized, suppuration of these nodes with rupture and peritonitis is rare. 1 We are reporting a case of acute peritonitis due to such rupture, occurring in the fourth week of typhoid, which simulated an acute perforation of a typhoid ulcer. We are also reporting from the records of the John Gaston Hospital a case of paratyphoid in which there was generalized peritonitis due to rupture of a mesenteric lymph node. REPORT OF CASES Case 1.— J. L., a 14 year old white boy, was admitted to the John Gaston Hospital on June 9, 1947, because of fever, periumbilical pain, anorexia and watery diarrhea of one day's duration. This had been preceded by malaise for several days, headache and a chill. The patient had been well until the onset of the present illness. The past history was noncontributory. On


Hepatoencephalopathy due to combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency type 1 is a rare, inherited mitochondrial disorder due to a defect in mitochondrial protein synthesis characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, metabolic decompensation with recurrent vomiting, persistent severe lactic acidosis, encephalopathy, seizures, failure to thrive, severe global developmental delay, poor eye contact, severe muscular hypotonia or axial hypotonia with limb hypertonia, hepatomegaly and/or liver dysfunction and/or liver failure, leading to fatal outcome in severe cases. Neuroimaging abnormalities may include corpus callosum thinning, leukodystrophy, delayed myelination and basal ganglia involvement.


This paper presented a comparative analysis of the decoration style and standard for star hotels midde hall from the age point of view for architectures and discussed the issues that shoald be taken into consideration and the relationship with the marketing position.


Beam position monitors (BPMs) are used in accelerators and ion experiments to measure currents, position, and azimuthal asymmetry. These usually consist of discrete arrays of electromagnetic field detectors, with detectors located at several equally spaced azimuthal positions at the beam tube wall. The discrete nature of these arrays introduces systematic errors into the data, independent of uncertainties resulting from signal noise, lack of recording dynamic range, etc. Computer simulations were used to understand and quantify these aliasing errors. If required, aliasing errors can be significantly reduced by employing more than the usual four detectors in the BPMs. These simulations show that the error in measurements of the centroid position of a large beam is indistinguishable from the error in the position of a filament. The simulations also show that aliasing errors in the measurement of beam ellipticity are very large unless the beam is accurately centered. The simulations were used to quantify the aliasing errors in beam parameter measurements during early experiments on the DARHT-II accelerator, demonstrating that they affected the measurements only slightly, if at all.


Sandwip is a self dependent island of Bangladesh, where agricultural products are exported to other parts of the country after local consumption. Because of substantial production of agricultural products and good number of domestic animals available there, the island can set a unique example of harnessing energy from the bio mass sources. As the island is not connected to the national grid and also it has no major power plants in service, so majority of the people have no access to electricity. Presently, a 100 kW solar PV powered mini grid system has been installed under IDCOL finance. However, due to high price of electricity, the number of consumers is small and the plant runs less than 50% of its rated capacity which indirectly increases the per unit energy cost. Solar home systems (SHS) are getting popular there and so far approximately 20,900 SHS units have been installed. The energy cost for the solar home system is also very high which poor households cannot afford. Bio mass sources available in the island may provide electricity to the people at a cheaper rate which may change the overall socio-economic condition of the people living there. Sandwip produces substantial quantity of rice straw, rice husk, coconut and other agro based products which are good bio mass sources. Also good number of households in the island has live stocks which may also be a potential source of energy. This paper focuses on the available renewable sources of the island and the amount of energy that can be harnessed from these sources. Finally, considering all these available sources, a hybrid generating system consisting of solar, bio mass, diesel has been suggested which may reduce the unit electricity price substantially.


This paper reports on the effort to reproduce the measured shape of the critical boron concentration of a pressurized water reactor during the first cycle starting from basic data (ENDF/B II). The overall results are satisfactory. There are some differences up to 80 ppm, which are partially explained by the calculation methods. (orig.)


The invention relates to processes for the production of lactones such as e-caprolactone or ω-laurolactone or γ-butyrolactone from the corresponding cyclic ketones, as well as for the conversion of acyclic ketones to the corresponding esters by Baeyer-Villiger oxidation in the presence of Nb-containing heterogeneous catalysts with hydrogen peroxide preferably in the liquid phase, but also in the gas phase.


The paper introduces the centrifugal cast roll computer aided production system which has combined with the experiences of roll experts The system has played the guiding role in the roll production,improved the qualification rate of the centrifugal cast rolls


We estimate trend unemployment rates for Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia, states that span parts of the Fourth District of the Federal Reserve System. Our estimated unemployment rate trend for the District as a whole stood at 5.7 percent in 2020:Q1 compared to a 4.7 percent observed unemployment rate within the District, implying a tight labor market by historical standards.

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Existing railway bridges have been going through various improvements since the past, with new improvement plans being formed based on social and technological demands. However, there is the need, above all, for an efficient execution plan due to the great number of sites and excessive amount of required expenses contrary to limited assets. The system itself must be held in question in order to systemize various improvement plans, to define and describe factors while utilizing evaluation methods for significance and correlation to achieve generalization. This paper is focused on determining the priority of various improvement plans through the optimization selection process of mutually evaluating alternative plans under various evaluation standards, thus corresponding to the decision-making purpose. The AHP analysis technique was applied for systemization setting and preference evaluation, while the HPT procedure was applied to develop and select appropriate improvement plan factors.


This master thesis is a continuation of the project written the fall of 2015. During the fall of 2015, a model of a generator was implemented in a simulation software called Ansys Maxwell. Maxwell is a Finite Element Analysis (FEM) tool for electromagnetic field simulation. The implementation was based on a real Statkraft-generator. Both a 2Dand 3D-model was implemented in Maxwell. During the project in the fall of 2015 both the 2D and the 3D-model was verified at no load. The model was verified by comparing the induced voltage, the magnetic field in the machine and the core loss with given values form Statkraft. In the master thesis, the model was tested for different operation conditions. This means that the phase currents in the stator windings needed to be implemented. Two different methods were tested before it was decided to connect the generator to an external grid. During the master thesis, the axial field that penetrates the surface of the stator was analyzed at different loading conditions. These conditions was: no load, underexcited and overexcited operation of the generator. Based on the results of the simulations it was concluded that the highest axial field occurs when the generator operate in underexcited mode. In the simulations, a measuring point was placed 30 mm from the air gap at the surface of the stator. At this point the RMS-value for the axial field was calculated for one period. When the generator was in underexcited mode the field was in the range of 180-190 mT, for overexcited mode the field was 90-100 mT and at no load the field was 80-90 mT. The results obtained during the thesis shows that the axial field is highest when the generator is running at underexcited condition. The reason for this is that when the generator is working at overexcitation the field from the rotor and the stator is in almost opposite direction of each other, resulting in a smaller total field. When the generator is working at an underexcited mode, the angel between the rotorand the stator field is much smaller. A 2D-model of the stator end region was also implemented in Maxwell. The purpose of this simulation was to further study the flux and eddy currents in the end region. Based on these simulations it is clear that the flux only operates in the top layers of the stator. This is because of the laminations layer in the stator. This means that it is only in the top layers that is vulnerable for big eddy current losses, which can lead to thermal damage in the stator.


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Aluminum base composite materials with variable properties which have been strengthened by AlB2 particles have been widely used. In this study, composites with variable properties of Al-5%B and Al-2%Mg- 2%B which are produced through centrifugal casting are investigated as far as their microstructure and hardness are concerned. The microstructure of these composite were studied by using metallography. Also the vickers microhardness test was performed on the samples. The review of the results of the microstructure showed that the volume fraction within the composite particles has continuously changed and therefore produces a non-uniform microstructure with continuously varying properties. Particle separation of AlB2 towards the casting regions led to higher hardness in this region. The volume fraction of AlB2 particles in the studied composites showed a strong dependence on the presence of magnesium in the composite structure.


ABSTRACT Jude Ratnam's 2017 Demons in Paradise explores the aftermath of the civil war by embarking on a personal and intimate odyssey during which different past traumas are revisited. The present collaborative article is the result of the authors' presentation of the film itself in presence of Jude Ratnam during a series of talks in cinemas in France in 2018 and 2019 during which numerous exchanges and discussions took place. The paper will first focus on the demons of the colonial legacy left by the British and how the divides broadened by the former imperial power exacerbated ethnic and religious tensions between Tamils and Sinhalese. In the second part, this paper will explore how Jude Ratnam explores and dramatises past traumas, to propose a form of ethics of the gaze questioning the political aporias of the post-war peacebuilding process and the hegemonic narrative of resistance imposed by the LTTE.


Built equipment has a 3D scanner with a principle in laser triangulation, integrated to a 3D printer based on fused deposition modeling. The same printer hardware has been used to integrate the peripherals of the scanner: lasers and rotating platform, the camera connects directly to a computer that has software developed to handle the functionalities of the scanner, which obtains a point cloud, and due to integration of postprocessing (surface reconstruction) and laminate tools (g-code), a file is automatically generated ready for interpretation in the 3D printer, closing the reproduction cycle of a model. Due to its low cost and open source, this prototype made accessible performing reverse engineer of an object by means of digital acquisition (3D scanner) and allows its total reproduction (3D printing).


The invention discloses a self-locking nut for rotating parts. The self-locking nut comprises a spring pressing plate structure which comprises an annular pressing plate, a connecting cylinder is fixedly connected to the middle of the bottom surface of the pressing plate, a bearing, a torsion spring, a nut middle ring and a side plate are sequentially sleeved on the connecting cylinder coaxially, the bottom of the connecting cylinder extends out of the side plate, an annular clamping groove and an opening are formed in the bottom of the connecting cylinder, an opening camping ring is arranged in the annular clamping groove and fixed at the bottom of the side plate, a first clamping groove is formed in the outer edge of the bottom surface of the pressing plate, a second clamping groove is formed in the top of the nut middle ring, one end of the torsion spring is clamped in the first clamping groove, the other end of the torsion spring is clamped in the second clamping groove, a clamping plate is disposed at the center of the side plate, a plurality of ball grooves are formed in the upper portion of the side plate, and one end of each ball groove is deeper than the other end. According to the self-locking nut, the firmness of fasteners for the rotating parts is improved, the self-locking nut has a self-locking function and can be mounted and dismounted manually and quickly without tools, the working efficiency is improved, the labor intensity is reduced, and maintenance and use of equipment are facilitated.


This article analyzes the historical experience of the state policy regarding Evangelical Christians and Baptists ("sectarians") during the period of establishment of the Soviet power. The author considers evolution of the government's attitude to the studied denominations from "loyalty" and cooperation attempts to the strict state control and repressions. The aforesaid regulation concerned the issues of conscription privileges, religious propaganda in the Red Army (a strict ban of which was imposed), religious education of children. The Communist Party, being based on atheism, saw ideological rival in the "sectarians", that's why combating sectarianism was announced to be the essential task in the religious sphere.


A novel MoOCl4-based binary catalyst, MoOCl4−n-BuLi, induced the living polymerization of o-CF3-phenylacetylene. A catalyst composition of MoOCl4:n-BuLi = 1:1 and anisole as polymerization solvent were favorable. The polydispersity ratio of the polymer was as small as 1.02; the initiator efficiency was no more than 1.5−2.5%. The living nature was confirmed by both multistage polymerization and time dependence of the polymerization. Ethanol in catalytic amounts decelerated the polymerization but hardly affected its living nature. n-Alkyllithiums were generally useful as second catalyst components. The polymerization proceeded in a living manner in the temperature range 0−30 °C. o-Me3Si-phenylacetylene, o-i-Pr-phenylacetylene, and 1-chloro-1-octyne also polymerized in a living fashion; their polydispersity ratios were 1.03, 1.08, and 1.08, respectively.


The prognosis for pancreatic cancer remains poor [1], with surgery being considered the only curative therapy. However, the 5-year survival rate after resection of pancreatic cancer is still very low, even when radical surgery is performed [2,3]. The cause of death in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer is primarily the local progression of cancer and distant metastasis. Pancreatic cancer is most commonly found at a locally advanced state at diagnosis, and often accompanied by distant metastases to the liver and peritoneum [2]. In fact, liver metastasis is one of the major causes of cancer death after resection of pancreatic cancer. Foster reported that 73% of the patients who died of pancreatic cancer were found to have liver metastases at autopsy [3]. Most advanced cases are unresectable, and even among the resectable cases, the rate of early recurrence is high [1]. In patients with distant metastases, median survival is about 2 months. To resolve the issues of unresectability and postoperative recurrence in pancreatic cancer, and to improve its prognosis, multidisciplinary treatments such as chemotherapy, intra-arterial injection therapy, and radiation therapy must be adopted.


Occurrence of α-and β-carotene mono-ols such as cryptoxanthin, isocryptoxanthin and α-cryptoxanthin have been known from fishes. In the present sutdy by the authors β-caroten-2-ol was newly discovered in the integuments of six species of fishes out of twenty two species of fishes examined. It is an interesting fact that the β-caroten-2-ol containing fished feed on mainly aquatic insects which contain the same caroteniod.


Interest in marketing applications pertaining to the Internet has been increasing dramatically. In an earlier work (Freiden and Takacs 1995), the authors proposed that there would be opportunities for an expanded role for promotional activities on the Internet. This paper presents data from a longitudinal analysis of these activities on the World-Wide Web to determine which of these opportunities have been fulfilled. The authors had suggested that the fledgling Web represented a significant opportunity for business, and that some businesses more than others would seize the moment. Research on characteristics of users is discussed, as well as implications for marketing strategies.


: Regression sampling is widely used in natural resources management and research to estimate quantities of resources per unit area. This note brings together results found in the statistical litera-ture in the application of this sampling technique. Conditional and unconditional estimators are listed and for each estimator, exact variances and unbiased estimators for the variances are offered.


The objective of this study was to check the efficiency of this method on increasing grain yield and resistance to the angular spot on leaves and pods.


We investigate a way to increase the reliability of distributed wireless networks by introducing two watchdog designs on the Mica mote. These watchdogs detect errors through monitoring aspects of the system and then take steps so that the mote recovers from these errors. The first design is a coprocessor watchdog that monitors the functionality of the main processor through heartbeat signals. The second watchdog design is a buddy system consisting of three motes that monitors each other's radio functionality through heartbeat packets. From these watchdog designs, we analyze the scenarios where they are able to detect errors and recover. We also estimate the costs of memory usage, CPU utilization, and power consumption to implement these watchdogs and show that these costs are small percentages of the overall available resources. We conclude that the distributed wireless network would benefit from these watchdogs by the additional error detection and recovery that was not previously available. We find that the benefits of increased overall system reliability greatly outweigh the costs.


Sulphur dioxide is one of the principal gases responsible for the quality of atmospheric air. Air pollution, even relatively low one, is not indifferent to human health. In 2007-2009, an investigation was carried out to follow changes in the concentration of sulphur dioxide in atmospheric air, in different time intervals, depending on the air temperature and humidity. This paper draws on results of continuous measurements taken at the Station of Monitoring the Immission of Air Pollutants in Olsztyn-Kortowo. The measured concentrations of SO 2 were presented graphically as means for different time intervals. It has been demonstrated that changes in SO 2 concentrations were mainly induced by drops in temperatures, emissions and other industrial actitivities, as well as the course of the growth and development of plants. The highest concentrations appeared at noon and the lowest ones were at night. Analysis of similarities verified hourly variations in the SO 2 concentrations in air. Four distinc groups were distinguished: nocturnal (1:00-7:00 a.m.), mid-day (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.), a group with two time intervals (8:009:00 a.m.; 4:00-7:00 p.m.) and late evening (8:00 p.m. - midnight). Considering the aerial concentration levels of this gas in monthly intervals, high similarity was observed between the early spring versus the autumn and winter seasons. Dependences between SO 2 concentrations and temperature were confirmed by analysis of the correlation coefficients and linear regression equations. Likewise, relationships between SO 2 concentrations and air humidity were analyzed in different time intervals and presented both graphically and statistically, by computing correlations and regression equations. Irrespective of the source of emission and meteorological con


Bio-optical data and chlorophyll-a concentration obtained in the autumn of 2003 and 2005 during the cruises in the northern South China Sea(NSCS) are analyzed.The results show that the current NASA global algorithms,namely OC2 and OC4,generally overestimate chlorophyll-a concentration by 80% to 200%,and even up to 640%,indicating that OC2 and OC4 algorithms are unsuitable for NSCS.Based on in-situ apparent optical data,we establish two local algorithms of OC2 and OC4 by using the relationship between Rrs(443)/Rrs(555)and chlorophyll-a concentration.It is found that the results retrieved by using the local algorithms are better than those by NASA algorithms.The average relative biases of the local algorithms 1 and 2 are 51% and 53%,respectively.The correlation coefficients are 0.75,showing a relatively high correlation between the retrieved chlorophyll-a concentration and the in-situ one in the NSCS.


ABSTRACT Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) are a diverse group, representing many cultures of origin, a range of immigration experiences, and varying access to economic and other resources. Despite stereotypes such as the "model minority" and cultural values that stigmatize mental illness and complicate mental health help-seeking, APIAs' psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery needs are significant. These needs are inadequately treated within existing systems of care. Passage of California's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in 2004 created the opportunity for Sacramento County to fund a full-service mental health clinic designed to meet the needs of the APIA community. The process by which this clinic, the Transcultural Wellness Center, was conceptualized, advocated for, and launched is described. This clinic is considered a best practice model within the MHSA system redesign effort.


The focus of this paper is to balance power absorption against structural loading for a novel fixed-bottom oscillating surge wave energy converter in both regular and irregular wave environments. The power-to-load ratio will be evaluated using pseudospectral control (PSC) to determine the optimum power-takeoff (PTO) torque based on a multiterm objective function. This paper extends the pseudospectral optimal control problem to not just maximize the time-averaged absorbed power but also include measures for the surge-foundation force and PTO torque in the optimization. The objective function may now potentially include three competing terms that the optimizer must balance. Separate weighting factors are attached to the surge-foundation force and PTO control torque that can be used to tune the optimizer performance to emphasize either power absorption or load shedding. To correct the pitch equation of motion, derived from linear hydrodynamic theory, a quadratic-viscous-drag torque has been included in the system dynamics; however, to continue the use of quadratic programming solvers, an iteratively obtained linearized drag coefficient was utilized that provided good accuracy in the predicted pitch motion. Furthermore, the analysis considers the use of a nonideal PTO unit to more accurately evaluate controller performance. The PTO efficiency is not directly included in the objective function but rather the weighting factors are utilized to limit the PTO torque amplitudes, thereby reducing the losses resulting from the bidirectional energy flow through a nonideal PTO. Results from PSC show that shedding a portion of the available wave energy can lead to greater reductions in structural loads, peak-to-average power ratio, and reactive power requirement.


We live at the time of trying to reduce the carbon footprint, which also involves the production of building insulation. Today's trend is the construction of passive houses with the best insulation and reduced heating costs. By reducing the incineration of non-renewable sources for heating, we will reduce the carbon footprint, but by increasing the classical building thermal insulation, whether based on plastics or minerals. A suitable option is natural materials. This article deals with the use of technical hemp in concrete. Hemp is a historically widely used plant, but its decline has occurred due to its similarity to the THC variety, so this plant is now more known for its narcotic effects. For use in construction, industry, etc., the Cannabis Sativa L. variety, so-called Technical Hemp with negligible THC content, is used. Today, the use of technical cannabis is rediscovered. By adding technical hemp to the concrete, we improve the thermal properties of the concrete to the detriment of strength properties. The article describes different properties of the hemp concrete compared to the conventional concrete. In the building construction industry, it is known for the use in the cannabis insulation, hemp concrete, hemp oils and varnishes, Honeycomb plaster, ropes and strands. The best known are the cannabis insulation in the form of mats and hemp ropes, but there is also a widespread use of cannabis, which is discussed in this article. By measuring, the compressive strengths of the cannulated concrete were 1.13 MPa, which is comparable to that of the lightweight concrete and foam concrete. From this finding, that hemp concrete can be used as a filler material, nickels as a carrier material. This concrete can be used as a binder, both hydraulic lime and cement. However, when using cement, it is necessary to mineralize the shaker, which is a laborious and long-lasting activity.