In this paper, we concern with the following semilinear Kirchhoff
type equation
\begin{equation*}
\begin{cases}
-\left(\varepsilon^{2}a+b\varepsilon\int_{\mathbb{R}^{3}}|\nabla u|^{2}\right)\Delta u+V(x)u=K(x)f(u)+Q(x)|u|^{p-2}u, &x\in\mathbb{R}^{3},\\
u\in H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{3}), u>0 &x\in\mathbb{R}^{3},
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}
where $\varepsilon>0$ is a small parameter, $a, b$ are positive
constants, $V, K$ and $Q$ are positive bounded functions and
$p\in(4,6]$, $f$ is a continuous superlinear and subcritical
nonlinearity. On the one hand, for subcritical case, i.e.,
$p\in(4,6)$, we prove that there are three families of semiclassical
positive solutions for $\varepsilon>0$ small, one is concentrating
on the set of minima of $V$, the rest of two families of solutions
are concentrating on the sets of maxima of $K$ and $Q$ respectively.
On the other hand, we also prove the multiplicity and concentration
of positive solutions for critical case($p=6$). The novelty is that
we prove some new concentration phenomena for the positive
solutions.


The prospect of machine consciousness cultivates controversy across media, academia, and industry. Assessing whether non-experts perceive technologies as conscious, and exploring the consequences of this perception, are yet unaddressed challenges in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). To address them, we surveyed 100 people, exploring their conceptualisations of consciousness and if and how they perceive consciousness in currently available interactive technologies. We show that many people already perceive a degree of consciousness in GPT-3, a voice chat bot, and a robot vacuum cleaner. Within participant responses we identified dynamic tensions between denial and speculation, thinking and feeling, interaction and experience, control and independence, and rigidity and spontaneity. These tensions can inform future research into perceptions of machine consciousness and the challenges it represents for HCI. With both empirical and theoretical contributions, this paper emphasises the importance of HCI in an era of machine consciousness, real, perceived or denied.


The present invention discloses a fully automatic chicken feet deboning machine. The machine includes a fixture for fixing poultry soles, an ossa cruris removing knife assembly, a phalange removing knife assembly, and a cross sliding table mechanism for driving the above-mentioned ossa cruris and phalange removing knife assemblies to move in the horizontal and vertical direction. The fully automatic chicken feet deboning machine replaces manual operations, enables batch production of boneless chicken feet, and helps to improve industrial efficiency and realize mechanization and intellectualization.


The light pollution related national development is done in terms of aesthetics, but lighting design to solve the fundamental problem of scientific validation is heavily dependent on foreign technology. This study reviewed applicability of BUG evaluation system for integral management of light pollution by analyzing and evaluating whether there is light pollution in the stage of design of illuminators such as street lights and guard lamps domestically in use using Backlight, Uplight and Glare (BUG) evaluation system proposed by Illuminating Engineering Society among methods of regulations on light pollution.


The contents ofinorganic elements in Alpinia napoensis H.Dong G.J.Xu were determined by using ICP-MS and ICP-AES technique.The contents of 19 elements were MgCaMnPAlZnFeBaBSrTiPbCuNiCoCrVCdLi.The accuracy of the methods are verified by comparative analysis of the standard reference material.The analytical results indicated that this method had low detection limits,high accuracy and precision.This method was applied to the determination of inorganic elements in the sample of Alpinia napoensis H.Dong G.J.Xu with good accuracy and precision.


This research aims to determine the effect of CMC (Carboxyl Methyl Cellulose) concentration on the sensory, physical and chemical properties of beetroot jam (Beta vulgaris L.) cinnamon extract. This research used Completely Randomized Design (RAL) with 1 factor and 4 treatment variation. The results showed that the variation of CMC concentration given on beetroot jam has an effect on the sensory characteristics of color parameters, total dissolved solids, viscosity, water content, water activity and antioxidant activity. The preferred formulation of the panelis is beetroot jam with 1% and 1.5% CMC concentration. The total value of total soluble solids on the beetroot jam with the addition of 1% CMC of 42.54oBrix and CMC 1.5% of 50.73oBrix. The value  viscosity addition of CMC concentration 1% and 1.5% respectively amounted 9774,68 cP and 9858,1 cP. The value of water content with 1% addition of CMC is 46,81% and addition of CMC 1,5% is 51,57%. The activity of water on the beetroot jam with the addition of 1% CMC concentration is 0.88 and CMC 1.5% is 0.92. In testing of antioxidant activity of beetroot jam with addition of CMC1% and CMC 1,5% respectively 52,48% and 55,45%.


Loan words are words derived from foreign languages that have been integrated to a language and their  use is generally accepted. To some people, the pronounciation of those words may have some errors caused by lack of understanding of the words. In addition, loan words are used by many areas of work. Therefore, a system that display the words and their meanings is needed. An effective algorithm or method is needed to develop search dictionary application because data search is an important part in data processing. This application uses Interpolation Search algorithm. Interpolation search algorithm is more  efficient than Binary  Search  and Sequential Search. The reason behind this is because the algorithm does not need to access each  tabel's elements. The translated words have Text Auto Complete feature to facilitate users to find the desired words. The result of this research is the implementation of Indonesian-English loan words dictionary application to Android Operating System that is developed using Android Programming Language. Keywords—Loan words, Interpolation Search, Text Auto Complete, Android


The present invention is a polyester film layer formed of this acrylic adhesive coating layer by in-line coating on one or both sides; To the upper part of polyvinylidene fluoride or tetrafluoroethylene in the coating layer of the acrylic ethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride fluorine coating layer coating a fluorine coating composition comprising a fluorine resin and titanium dioxide is selected from; It relates to a back sheet for a solar module comprising a. The backsheet for photovoltaic module according to the present invention, yet may be a lower cost by a simple production process and is excellent in adhesion to the encapsulant.


SBNosIs, though not one of the commonest, is yet, perhaps, the most important result of tubercular disease of the larynx. In most cases this complication is the outcome of a masive infiltration, with or without cedema, of some part of the mucous membrane situated above the vocal cords. In the form which is the subject of the present communication, stenosis occurs primarily at the rimn glottidis, and depends not on the amount of eweling, but on mechanical fixation of the vocal cords in the position of phonation. I shall now give a short account of two of the six cases of this affection that have met with. Cau '.-J. S., aged 60, memenger, admitted under Dr. Reginald Thompson, April 20th, 1887. Hietory.-Gradual onset of cough and tickling ' in the throat six months ago. Two months later he noticed pain in the throat, followed by dysphagia and shortness of breath. A few weeks ago he began to spit Up a little phlegm. No marked wasting. Present CGndition.-Patient is fairly well nourished. Voice clear. Marked inspiratory stridor and dyspncea. Larynx hardly moves at all with respiration. Tracheal breathing over manubrium sterni, faintly heard also at the apex of eachlung. Breath sounds generally weak. Laryngoscopic Etamination.-Much swelling of both ary-epiglottio folds. On the internal aspect of the right arytenoid cartilage a small pinkish pea-sized outgrowth. Vocal cords slightly congested and in the median Position, being separated by rather less than one-eighth of an inch. No movement of the cords with inspiration. On phonation closure of the glottis ensues. (?Paralysis of the dilators or flxation mainly alfecting these muscles.) Diagnosis.-Laryngeal new growth (?) The next day tubercle bacilli were found in the sputum. "Laryngeal and probably pulmonary tuberculosis," were then diagnosed. April 27th. Increased swelling of ary-epiglottic folds. Left edge of epiglottis swollen and irregularly ulcerated. Right arytenoid cartilage and vocal cord now completely fixed. Left cord still moves slightly towards the middle line during phonation. No movement outwards. The dyspncea gradually became more severe and paroxysmal. Tracheotomy ws accordingly performed on May lSt, and the dyspusea was at once relieved. The patient's general condition, however, gradually deteriorated after the operation. The swelling of the epiglottis and ary-epiglottic folds became so great that the glottis could no longer be seen, suberepitant rdles were heard at the apices of both lungs, and he died on June 5tb, five weeks after the tracheotomy. Summary of the Post-mortem Evamination.-Small cavities and fibro-caseous patches at the apices of both lungs. Iiiiary tuberculosis of the intestine and kidney. Tubercular ulceration and infiltration of the larynx and trachea. Recurrent laryngeal nerves quite free from pressure or disease of any kind. The mucous membrane of the larynx was extensively infiltrated, and irregularly but superficially ulcerated, both ary-epiglottic folds and the left ventricular band being especially swollen. The ape of the left arytenoid cartilage was exposed by the ulceration. A small reddish sessile tumour of the size of a pea projected from the internal aspect of the right arytenoid cartilage. Vocal cords in the median position lying almost in contact, right cord unaffected, the left superficially ulcerated, and more or less fused with the swollen ventricular band. Both arytenoid carti-


In This research, the researcher intended to develop a reliable instrument in order to measure Goal Setting (GS) through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), particularly in the context of the Jordan Telecommunication Sector (JTS). This study examined EFA as it differs from other studies in terms of cultural and social status. More importantly, many previous studies examined Goal Setting. However, a few researchers focused on the projected considerable attributes of (GS). This study examined Goal Setting components to measure (GS) and presented a reliable instrument. This research implemented the cross-sectional study design, and randomly collected data from 100 participants working in three leading telecommunication companies in Jordan, that exclusively provide mobile telephone and internet services using a structured survey. This study concluded a reliable instrument with ten (10) items representing goal setting. It also calculated the internal reliability value (Cronbach Alpha value) for the current GS instrument and found it reliable.


Abstract Objective This study is a case description of femoral neck lengthening and dorsal acetabular rim (DAR) arthroplasty to treat severe hip luxation in a 5-month-old male Cocker Spaniel (14.3 kg) and to compare the clinical outcome with that of contralateral femoral neck excision. Study design Case report. Results Femoral head coverage improved after surgery (preoperative lateralization of the centre of the femoral head with regard to the dorsolateral acetabular rim: 10 mm; postoperative lateralization of the centre of the femoral head: –1.3 mm). The postoperative Barden's test was negative. The dog was bearing weight 2 weeks postoperatively. Radiographic signs of bone healing were present at the 6-week follow-up examination. No complications were detected. Conclusions Femoral neck lengthening and DAR augmentation were performed in a growing dog affected by severe hip luxation and DAR insufficiency.


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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is a rare angiocentric/angiodestructive EBV+ B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. LYG has a spectrum of clinical aggressiveness and histological grading. Grading relates to the number of EBV-positive B-cells with grade I /II being usually polyclonal or oligoclonal and grade III monoclonal. Historical outcomes of patients treated with steroids and/or chemotherapy have been poor with median survivals of 14 months. We have shown that LYG is associated with reduced CD8+ and CD4+ T-cells, and hypothesized that patients have defective immune surveillance of EBV+ B-cells. We are investigating the use of interferon-alpha (IFα) for grade I/II disease and have characterized the maturation, exhaustion, and homeostatic potential of bulk and antigen-specific CD8 T-cells. Patients with grade III disease are treated with DA-EPOCH-R. Characteristics of 53 patients on study include male sex 68%; median age (range) 46 (17-67) and median ECOG P.S. 1 (0-3). Disease sites include lung 98%, CNS 38%, kidney 15%, skin 17% and liver 19%. LYG grades are I –30%, II-26% and III-44%. Prior treatment was none –28%, chemotherapy+/− R-34% and steroids alone – 40% of patients. Herein, we report the outcome of patients with grade I/II LYG treated with IFα. IFα was commenced at 7.5 MIU TIW and dose escalated until best response and then continued for 1 year. Of 31 patients with grade I/II LYG treated with IFα, 28 were evaluable for response. Of these, 17 (60%) achieved a complete remission and 6 (21%) patients progressed with grade III disease and received chemotherapy. Of 10 patients with CNS disease, 9 achieved a CR with IFα. At a median follow-up time of 5 years, the progression-free survival of grade I/II LYG was 56%. The median time to remission was 9 months (3-40) and median IFα dose was 20 MIUs (7-40). Median EBV viral loads at study entry were 18 copies/106 genome equivalents (0-22727) (normal<200). We looked at T-cell kinetics in patients who achieved complete remission and observed statistically significant recovery in both CD4 (p=0.034) and CD8 p=0.034) cells after interferonα. We were interested in further elucidating T-cell function and used polychromatic flow cytometry to characterize CD8 T-cells in the peripheral blood of patients before and after IFα. In 17 patient samples, cells were stained with peptide-MHC I (pMHCI) multimers directed against T-cells specific for epitopes from latent and lytic EBV proteins along with antibodies defining CD8 sub-populations. Influenza or cytomegalovirus-specific pMHCI multimers were controls. We observed no difference in the frequency of EBV specific CD8 T-cells in the blood of LYG patients compared to controls. However, CD27 and PD1 expression appeared to be altered in the bulk CD8+ T-cells and in selected EBV-specific populations in LYG patients; these changes were marginally significant. Following completion of IFα, expression of PD-1, CD27 and CD127 were at normal levels. Evidence from some LYG patients suggests that IL2 production by EBV-specific T-cells is lost during LYG, and normalized after therapy. Our results suggest that LYG, an EBV-associated disease, may arise in the setting of a global deficit in CD8 T-cells with selected defects in EBV-specific immunity that resolve with successful therapy.

Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


TorqAid is a private consulting company that has prepared the Municipal Emergency Management Plans (MEMP) for two local government authorities namely the surf Coast Shire and Queenscliffe Borough. The MEMP is prepared by State Emergency Services, drawing heavily on principles outlined in the separate Victorian State Disaster Response and Recovery Plans.


The objective of the three experiments herein were to characterize the effect of pharmacological zinc and copper concentrations on nursery pig feed intake, stomach ghrelin, energy and nutrient digestibility, and mineral retention in post-weaned pigs. In Expt. 1, 300 weaned pigs were allotted across three dietary treatments (n = 10 pens/treatment) and fed in two diet phases (P1 and P2) lasting 7 and 14 days, respectively. Treatments were: (1) Control diet with no pharmacological minerals in P1 and P2, CON; (2) CON + 3,000 mg/kg Zn and 200 mg/kg Cu (P1), no pharmacological minerals in P2, ZC-CON; and (3) CON + 3,000 mg/kg Zn and 200 mg/kg Cu (P1), CON + 2,000 mg/kg Zn and 200 mg/kg Cu (P2); ZC. Over the 21-day test period, ZC pigs had 15% higher ADG and 13–24% ADFI compared to the CON and ZC-CON pigs (P < 0.05). ZC-CON and ZC pig daily feed intakes were 29 and 73% higher by day 5 and 7 post-weaning, respectively, compared to the CON pigs (P < 0.0001). However, removing pharmacological minerals in P2 abruptly decreased ZC-CON daily feed intake within 24 h to similar intakes as the CON compared to the ZC pigs (0.17, 0.14, and 0.22 kg/d, respectively, P < 0.05). Dietary pharmacological minerals increased stomach fundus ghrelin-positive cells than CON pigs at day 7 (P = 0.005) and day 21 (P < 0.001). However, fasting plasma total and acyl-ghrelin concentrations did not differ from a control in response to zinc oxide daily drenching (Expt. 2). Expt. 3 showed that zinc and copper to have moderate to low retention; however, pharmacological zinc and copper diets increased zinc (P < 0.05) and copper retention (P = 0.06) after 28 days post-weaning compared to control pigs. Pharmacological zinc and copper did not improve digestible energy, metabolizable energy or nitrogen balance. Altogether, dietary pharmacological zinc and copper concentrations improve growth rates and mineral retention in nursery pigs. This improved performance may partially be explained by increased stomach ghrelin abundance and enhanced early feed intake in newly weaned pigs fed pharmacological concentrations of zinc and copper.


A wheel submitted to the friction forces exerted by the ground and by a brake system is studied. By using multivalued operators, we can write the constitutive laws of the wheel as a differential inclusion. We can connect a chassis to one, two or four of these wheels, by obtaining a differential inclusion of the same kind as the previous one. More generally, many applications can be offered in the field of nonlinear dynamics of wheeled vehicles.


A Narrow Escape.?Merimee, referring to M. Viennet of the French Academy, observed, " We must not speak ill of his tragedies. At the siege of Leipsic he had one in his pocket. A cannon-ball ricocheted against his breast; but the tragedy saved him. The missile had not strength to go beyond the third act." Very Mortal.?A Bristol newspaper one day last month, in giving an account of a recent death of which the cause was at first doubtful, said that the doctor had "stated that death probably resulted from typhoid fever and autopsy." The Editor will perhaps be sorry to hear that there is no record of a patient having recovered from the last-named complication.


Intracranial immature teratomas are rare tumor that categorized in the intermediate prognosis group. However, little is known about between their pathological feature and prognosis. In this case report, we describe a surgical case of immature teratoma located in the forth ventricle. CASE REPORT: A four months old girl presented with vomiting and poor suckling. Magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) revealed a tumor, which located in forth ventricle to cerebellopontine angle, with obstructive hydrocephalus. In blood analysis, there were slightly elevated α-fetoprotein and neuron-specific enolase. She undergone a surgical resection and the ventricle drainage. We confirmed postoperative MRI scan that suggested gross total removal and no evidence of metastatic lesion in the central nerve system. The pathological findings suggested immature teratoma including anaplastic neuroectodermal component and vacuolar cells around nuclear that resembles atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) morphologically, but the immunohistochemical staining of INI-1 was positive. There were no findings of other germ cell tumors. One month after the operation, she had dissemination at brain stem and spinal cord. She died of tumor progression two months after the surgery. In pathological autopsy, it was revealed that this tumor was primary intracranial immature teratoma. We report an aggressive immature teratoma with anaplastic component and include segment like AT/RT.


A high-power fiber laser can produce an ultra-high peak power density of MW/mm2 level corresponding to a focused electron beam, and is promising as one of the desirable heat sources for high-speed and deep-penetration welding. This research was undertaken with the objective of obtaining a fundamental knowledge of 10 kW high-power fiber laser welding on Type 304 stainless steel plates in Ar shielding gas. The fiber laser-induced plume behavior was firstly observed and spectroscopic analyses of plumes were made. It was found that the plume was in a weakly ionized state and grew up periodically in about kHz cycles by 10 kW fiber laser. However, the weakly ionized plume had a slight interaction with the fiber laser beam of 1.09 µm wavelength. Subsequently, laser absorption was measured under various power densities. It was confirmed that the absorption increased to a great extent according to the variation from heat-conduction type welding to keyhole-type welding due to the increase in the laser power density. The effects of laser power and its density on weld penetration were clarified, and the formation mechanisms of welding defects were invetigated by high-speed video cameras. 10 kW laser power could produce deep weld penetration of more than 20 mm. The laser power and its density exerted a remarkable effect on the increase in weld penetration at lower and higher welding speeds, respectively. As for welding defects, it was found that underfilling with spatters was induced by strong shear force accompanying by the laser-induced plume, and humming was caused by not only the surface tension due to narrow bead width but also the backward melt flow.A high-power fiber laser can produce an ultra-high peak power density of MW/mm2 level corresponding to a focused electron beam, and is promising as one of the desirable heat sources for high-speed and deep-penetration welding. This research was undertaken with the objective of obtaining a fundamental knowledge of 10 kW high-power fiber laser welding on Type 304 stainless steel plates in Ar shielding gas. The fiber laser-induced plume behavior was firstly observed and spectroscopic analyses of plumes were made. It was found that the plume was in a weakly ionized state and grew up periodically in about kHz cycles by 10 kW fiber laser. However, the weakly ionized plume had a slight interaction with the fiber laser beam of 1.09 µm wavelength. Subsequently, laser absorption was measured under various power densities. It was confirmed that the absorption increased to a great extent according to the variation from heat-conduction type welding to keyhole-type welding due to the increase in the laser power density...


Soon after their discovery in 1993, it became clear that microRNAs (miRs) regulate virtually all cellular processes.1 Since then, many miRs have been described to coordinate gene expression programs in the context of cardiovascular disease, including diabetes mellitus.2,3 MiRs usually perform their duties intracellularly, but interest in extracellular miRs as biomarkers or intercellular messengers has risen recently.4,5 In the cardiovascular system, it has been shown that miRs can travel between endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, cardiac fibroblasts, and cardiomyocytes, thereby affecting gene expression in recipient cells.6–8 Next to their role in intercellular communication, circulating miRs were also shown to be powerful biomarkers for various cardiovascular conditions.9–11 In this issue of ATVB , Dangwal et al12 show that miR-191 is both a circulating biomarker for type-2 diabetes mellitus and an intercellular messenger with a potent effect on wound …


As technology has allowed us to collect large amounts of industrial data, it has become critical to analyze and understand the data collected, in particular to find data anomalies. Anomaly analysis allows a company to detect, analyze and understand anomalous or unusual data patterns. This is an important activity to understand, for example, deviations in service which may indicate potential problems, or differing customer behavior which may reveal new business opportunities. Much previous work has focused on anomaly detection, in particular using machine learning. Such approaches allow clustering of data patterns by common attributes, and, although useful, clusters often do not correspond to the root causes of anomalies, meaning that more manual analysis is needed. In this paper we report on a design science study with two different teams, in a partner company which focuses on modeling and understanding the attributes and root causes of data anomalies. After iteration, for each team, we have created general and anomaly-specific UML class diagrams and goal models to capture anomaly details. We use our experiences to create an example taxonomy, classifying anomalies by their root causes, and to create a general method for modeling and understanding data anomalies. This work paves the way for a better understanding of anomalies and their root causes, leading towards creating a training set which may be used for machine learning approaches.


Since its inception in the 1890s, the Basque nationalist movement has put great emphasis on the Basques' distinctive language, Euskera, to draw clearly the dividing line between Basque and Spanish political interests. This article discusses the extent and patterns of Euskera usage today, and analyses factors affecting contemporary usage of Euskera. The article concludes with an analysis of the four post‐Franco elections in the Basque country. It would appear that the Basque Nationalist Party is growing only slightly in areas where Basque is widely spoken, but is making significant gains in areas of low usage, a fact that seems to portend a reversal in traditional Basque political patterns.


This case study considers the development and functioning of the cinemas in Łodź
as a complex process of decision making which several interests and concepts with
one other. Contemporary cinemas network in the city is the result of different
localization decisions in various periods of the history of the city. The paper
concerns: the genesis of cinemas network, cinemas present situation and current
functioning; the image of the Łodź's cinemas.


The title compound, C16H20N2S4, contains two terminal 5-methyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole rings and a central benzene ring. The molecule lies on an inversion centre. This symmetry imposes a trans configuration for the terminal heterocyclic systems with respect to the central benzene ring. The S—C bond lengths are significantly different, depending on the hybridization state of the C atoms.


The high velocity flame spraying(HVFS) Ni60B was made on 20 steel.At the same time,hot corrosion experiment was done.The corrosion dynamics curve of the sample was simulated by mathematic method,and the corrosion resistance mechanism was researched by SEM,EDS and XRD.The results show that the corrosion velocity of HVFS Ni60B coating decreases with the increase of corrosion time.The seriate and compact Cr2O3 and NiO film on the coating surface prevents the corrosion from taking place sequentially.


Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to determine the organ equivalent dose (OED) from primary beam and scatter components reflecting the second cancer risk in prostate cancer patients treated with 10 MV photon by the intensity modulated radiotherapy(IMRT) compared to the three dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D‐CRT). Method and materials: Both IMRT and 3D‐CRT plans were optimized for each of the 10 patients using Eclipse Radiation Therapy Planning System (RTPS), from which the differential dose volume histograms (dDVHs) for organs of interest were extracted. The three‐dimensional dose distribution data were used for calculation of the primary beam OED. The scatterdose was measured by thermoluminescence dosimeters 700 (TLD‐700 rods) using an Alderson Rando phantom to simulate the treatment condition according to IMRT and 3D‐CRT plans. Results:IMRT plan induced a significant 2‐fold increase in scatter component of OED compared with 3D‐CRT (p = 0.0092) and a 1.13 fold reduction in primary beam component (p = 0.0001). When the primary and scatter components were combined, the total OEDs for IMRT and 3D‐CRT were 0.41 and 0.43 Gy, respectively. No significant difference could be observed (p = 0.1845). On average, risk of the second cancer from IMRT and 3D‐CRT plans was 12.47 risks/10,000 patients/year. Conclusions:IMRT plan does not induce greater second cancer risk than 3D‐CRT. The average OED for both techniques was 0.42 Gy.


The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of electronic information, in particular to a data processing method applied to an all-purpose card and the all-purpose card, and aims at achieving the purpose that one all-purpose card can be suitable for multiple different types of gauges. The method comprises the steps that after it is determined that the all-purpose card is inserted into one gauge, a data reading instruction sent by the gauge is received, wherein the data reading instruction at least comprises indicating information for indicating an IC card application program matched with the gauge; the all-purpose card determines the IC card application program indicated by the indicating information from preset IC card application programs of multiple different types of IC cards; the all-purpose card calls the IC card application program and executes the data reading instruction. Accordingly, the all-purpose card can execute the instruction sent by the gauge into which the all-purpose card is inserted by calling the IC card application program matched with the gauge, and therefore the purpose that one all-purpose card can be suitable for multiple different types of gauges is achieved.


Recently, "discussion" has been adopted in elementary school education. In this activity, the active participation of children is important. It is necessary to be conscious of the interaction with others for active participation in discussion. The goal of this study is to improve the attitude towards participation in discussion of children. The authors of this study will consider a method of making children conscious of their interaction with others by visualizing the entrainment of biological rhythm. A system based on the above-mentioned consideration was developed, and an experiment that uses this system was conducted. The results show that the system has a high potential of improving children's attitude towards listening. Based on these results, developmental experiments were performed.


We use the first principles methods to study the electronic structure and optical properties of G-type anti-ferromagnetic hexagonal-YMnO3. Ground state properties of this material were calculated within density functional theory (DFT) using the DFT+U formalism. We calculated the quasiparticle band structure of this material using many body perturbation theory within the GW approximation. In order to understand the optical response of this material, we solved the Bethe-Salpeter equation and calculated the absorption spectrum. Our calculated optical band gap of 1.45 eV agrees well with the experimental value of 1.55 eV. We find an exciton binding energy of 0.21 eV for this material. Published by AIP Publishing.


Distributed Energy Resources (DER) has introduced new challenges in regulating the power system frequency. These challenges are mainly due to its intermittent power generation/load demand, which consequently results in stability problem of power system. There are very few articles in literature that discuss about the stability issues and dynamic control of DER. Hence, in this article an attempt has been made to resolve dynamic issues of combined DERs. These combination of DERs is called as Micro Grid (MG). Initially to analyze the stability issues, a small signal model of MG has been developed. Further, a new voltage source converter based Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has been designed and introduced in the interconnected MG. Which subsequently acts as a controller to regulate the frequency. The controller gains are calculated automatically by using an adaptive bacteria foraging optimization technique. The system is tested for various loading conditions are results are explored. Thus obtained results are in good agreement with the standards. The proposed system has been modeled and simulated with Matlab /simulation R2016 version.


This study is concerned with estimating net-internal migration [in Egypt] during the intercensal period (1976-1986) using the vital statistics approach. This depends on comparing population growth and natural increase during the same period. In addition the differences in the streams of migration between the 1976 and 1986 Population Censuses are examined using...lifetime migration data. (EXCERPT)


We analyze the problem of a perfectly inelastic billiard on a circular table with exactly one permitted bounce. We present a new and intuitively appealing geometric derivation of the solution. Analyzing the solution with respect to the number of permitted paths for any given scenario, we find an analytical expression for a separatrix between regions with two and four solutions. We identify and discuss symmetry aspects of the problem and singular points on the billiard table. Finally, we apply the results to an optical experiment which can be performed in any classroom.


A non-breakdown triggered electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit (11) which includes a voltage divider and a SCR (22). It comprises a capacitive divider (17) and a resistor (18). A voltage divider coupled to the pad of the integrated circuit, and the trigger voltage, is applied to the pad so as to start SCR (22) in an ESD event. Using worst case ESD voltage transient is calculated SCR (22) of the trigger voltage. Trigger voltage can be selected in the integrated circuit damaged the voltage. May be SCR (22) designed to have a turn on time constant that prevents normal signal levels trigger the SCR (22).


Chouioid cunea is the natural enemy of Hyphantria cunea. In order to explore the mass rearing technique for Chouioid cunea, its bridge host was selected and its propagation method was found. Chouioid cunea was released in forestry and its control effect was investigated. The result showed that the effect in che Chouioid cunea released area was higher than that in nonreleased area.


This study investigates the perceptions of Hispanic tenure track faculty in New Mexico regarding their educational experiences, family background, and life experiences that empowered them to become professors. It is a qualitative study in which Hispanic tenure and/or tenure track faculty were interviewed. This study identifies institutional, group, and individual barriers to minority faculty positions in academia as well as assets that can be attributed to success. The literature review identifies barriers and assets in detail and provides extensive documentation regarding the continual difficulties that institutions of higher education have in diversifying the faculty. A conceptual model, entitled the Doors of Perception, was developed, and the lenses of cultural density, cultural capital, and cultural fluidity are used to conceptualize the experiences of Hispanic faculty who are from high-density cultural environments and who attended high-density minority schools. Unlocking Hispanic Access vii Table of


This document presents a technique for a NETCONF server to request
that a NETCONF client initiates a SSH connection to the NETCONF
server, a technique referred to as 'call home'. Call home is
needed to support deployments where the NETCONF client is otherwise
unable to initiate a SSH connection to the NETCONF server directly.


Objective: Examine longitudinal relationships between causal attributions and depression symptoms in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Study Design: Cross-lagged panel correlations tested the temporal precedence of attributions relative to depression symptoms over 1 year. Participants: Forty-two participants completed self-report instruments on 2 occasions. Main Outcome Measures: The Inventory to Diagnose Depression and the Attributional Style Questionnaire. Results: Time 1 attributions predicted increased levels of depression symptoms at Time 2 after perceived pain and disability were controlled; Time 1 depression symptoms were unrelated to Time 2 attributions. Cross-lagged correlation comparisons revealed statistical dominance for attribution–depression relationships relative to depression– attribution relationships. Conclusions: Results support cognitive diathesis conceptualizations of depression and support cognitive–behavioral treatments for depression in RA.


The present field and laboratory experimental study were designed to appraise the efficiency of crude aqueous methanol extract (CAME) of Citrullus ( C. ) colocynthis (bitter apple) fruits in combating benzimidazole-resistant digestive canal nematodes. To meet the requirements of the trial, the highly pathogenic gastric roundworm of ovine, albendazole-resistant Haemonchus contortus was used as a paradigm. The faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) and egg hatch assay (EHA) revealed prevalence of resistance to the abovementioned dewormer. In reference to the RESO Computer Program, the calculated FECR% was 70.77, whilst the lower confidence interval was 49.7. The LC 50 value for albendazole, calculated via probit analysis, was 2.046 μg ml ־ ¹ after carrying out EHA. Antinematicidal effectiveness of C. colocynthis CAME was assessed in vivo through administration of four doses (50, 100, 150, and 200 mg/kg -1 B.W) utilizing FECRT as an indication for their efficacies. There was a dose dependent antinematicidal potency of C. colocynthis CAME. The ovicidal activity of the plant extract was also trialed in vitro via conducting EHA. The estimated LC 50 value was 0.3422 μg ml -1 after performing EHA, whilst the calculated mean FECR% for the highest dose of CAME was 95.57, which is deemed effective. Moreover, administration of C. colocynthis CAME at 200 mg/kg -1 B.W did not reveal untoward consequences in animals; accordingly, could be used as a substitute remedy in fighting antinematicidal-resistant populations of gastrointestinal nematodes.


We have demonstrated the effect of viewing angle on the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) emission spectra of gadolinium (Gd) near 6.7 nm. The spectra are shown to have a strong dependence on viewing angle when produced with a laser pulse duration of 10 ns, which may be attributed to absorption by low ion stages of Gd and an angular variation in the ion distribution. Absorption effects are less pronounced at a 150-ps pulse duration due to reduced opacity resulting from plasma expansion. Thus for evaluating source intensity, it is necessary to allow for variation with both viewing angle and target orientation.


We propose an efficient method for motion recognition from time-varying images. The method extracts higher-order local auto-correlation (HLAC) features from time differential images in a time series. An auto-regressive model is applied to each dimension of the HLAC features and AR coefficients are calculated to achieve efficient extraction of information over a time range within a (time) window. These features become high dimensional feature vectors, so we use discriminant analysis to obtain effective less-dimensional features. These features are learned by the hidden Markov model (HMM) based recognizer to cope with non-uniformity of the speed of motions. We applied this method to gesture recognition and obtained good results. Because HLAC features are location-invariant, our method is robust to position changes of the objects (humans) in the image and need no segmentation of the objects. In addition, since the method extracts features from time differential images, it is also robust to changes of background and illumination condition. The method does not necessitate any a priori knowledge about objects in images; therefore, it may be applied to various applications of motion recognition, such as lip-reading, sign language recognition, and so forth.


As women have increasingly become employed as correctional officers in prisons for male offenders, questions have been raised as to how they may, or may not, differ from their male counterparts. To examine this issue questionnaires were sent to all 866 correctional officers who directly supervised male offenders in five prisons operated by the Correctional Service of Canada. Responses were obtained from 339 officers (39%), 86% of which were male and the remaining 14% female. Female officers were more likely to be unmarried, better educated, less interested in the custody aspect of the correctional officer role, younger, have less experience as a correctional officer, have higher levels of job satisfaction, and be more accepting of women as correctional officers than were their male colleagues. No gender related differences were found in the variables of race, rank, security level worked, stress level, and quality of the working relationship experienced with coworkers. Implications of the findings are disc...


Ritual conveys rich information, a significant portion of which remains effective even when not consciously perceived. Likewise, many of the effects of ritual exceed their articulation as doctrine or explicit concepts. Noteworthy among these effects are the changes in consciousness characterized as religious ecstasy. The literary evidence for Christian origins—from the Christ assembly in Corinth in the 50s to the Montanist movement at the end of the second century—preserves many instances of ecstatic practice characterized by heightened and synchronized emotions, unusual speech practices, dissociative states of consciousness, and claims of divine contact. This chapter begins with the evolutionary basis of ritual and ecstasy, followed by an overview of salient examples of ecstasy within the rituals of the emerging movement, and suggestions why such experience may have been valued by this new movement.


Hierarchical image representations have been widely used in the image classification context. Such representations are capable of modeling the content of an image through a tree structure, where objects-of-interest (represented by the nodes of the tree) can be revealed at various scales, and where the topological relationship between objects (e.g. A is part of B, or B consists of A) can be easily captured thanks to the edges of the tree. However, for fully benefiting from this key information, dedicated machine learning methods that can directly learn on hierarchical representations and handle the induced structured data need to be developed. In this thesis, we investigate kernel-based strategies that make possible taking input data in tree-structured and capturing the topological patterns inside each structure through designing structured kernels. We apply the designed kernel to remote sensing image classification tasks, allowing the discovery of complex cross-scale patterns in hierarchical image representations.

We develop a structured kernel dedicated to unordered tree and path (sequence of nodes) structures equipped with numerical features, called Bag of Subpaths Kernel (BoSK). BoSK is an instance of a convolution kernel relying on subpath substructures, more precisely a bag of all paths and single nodes. It is formed by summing up kernels computed on all pairs of subpaths of the same length between two bags. The direct computation of BoSK can be done through an iterative scheme, yielding a quadratic complexity w.r.t. both structure size (number of nodes) and amount of data (training size). However, such complexity prevents BoSK to be used on real world large-scale problems, where the tree can have more than hundreds of nodes and the available training data can consist in more than ten thousands samples. Therefore, we propose a fast version of the algorithm, called Scalable BoSK (SBoSK for short), using Random Fourier Features to map the structured data in a randomized finite-dimensional Euclidean space, where inner product of the transformed feature vector approximates BoSK. It brings down the complexity from quadratic to linear w.r.t. structure size and amount of data, making the kernel compliant with the large-scale machine learning context.
Thanks to (S)BoSK, we can learn from cross-scale patterns in hierarchical image representations. (S)BoSK operates on paths, thus allowing modeling the context of a pixel (leaf of the hierarchical representation) through its ancestor regions at multiple scales. Such a model is used within pixel-based image classification. (S)BoSK also deals with trees, making the kernel able to capture the composition of an object (top of the hierarchical representation) and the topological relationships among its subparts. This strategy allows tile/sub-image classification. Further relying on (S)BoSK, we introduce a novel multi-source classification approach that performs classification directly from a hierarchical image representation built from two images of the same scene taken at different resolutions, possibly with different modalities. Evaluations on several publicly available datasets illustrate the superiority of (S)BoSK compared to state-of-the-art remote sensing classification methods in terms of classification accuracy, and experiments on a urban classification task show the effectiveness of the proposed multi-source classification approach.


Abstract : Terrorism is not a unique phenomenon. It is merely a tactic of political violence to achieve a political end. An examination of past insurgencies reveals terrorism as a tactic to produce affects against the ruling government or the populace. Defining success in the war on terrorism requires an understanding of both the insurgent and terrorist operational environment in order to determine success criteria. Dr. Max G. Manwaring developed a theory on counterinsurgencies through an examination of 43 post World War II insurgencies. Manwaring's paradigm provides a model, which is applicable to measuring success in the war on terrorism.


This paper analyses the relation between space and place concepts in the thought of the philosopher Martin Heidegger. It is known that Heidegger thought the space from its ontology pertinences to the place notion, this last in its most tangible meaning, the places of the world. On the other hand, this issue evolves to another importance, when in 1947 the question about Being was thought in terms of place.


AlN layer was grown as interlayer between undoped GaN and Mg doped Al0.14Ga0.86N/GaN superlattices (SLs) epilayer to modulate the strain distribution between Al0.14Ga0.86N barrier and GaN well layers in SLs sample. Strain relaxation was observed in the SLs sample with AlN interlayer by x-ray diffraction reciprocal space mapping method. The measured hole concentration of SLs sample with AlN interlayer at room temperature was over 1.6×1018 cm−3 but that was only 6.6×1016 cm−3 obtained in SLs sample without AlN interlayer. Variable temperature Hall-effect measurement showed that the acceptor activation energy decreased from 150 to 70 meV after inserting the AlN layer, which indicated that the strain modulation of SLs induced by AlN interlayer was beneficial to the Mg acceptor activation and hole concentration enhancement.


The super proton synchrotron (SPS) is the second largest accelerator at CERN where protons are accelerated between 16 and 450 GeV/c. Beam losses, leading to the mixed-field radiation of up to MGy magnitude, pose a threat to the reliability of the electronic equipment and polymer materials located in the tunnel and its vicinity. In particular, in the arc sectors, where both main magnets and radiation sensors are periodically arranged, the total ionizing dose (TID) is of concern for the front-end electronics of a logarithmic position system (ALPS). The SPS is equipped with multiple radiation detection systems, such as beam loss monitors (BLMs), RadMons, and as of 2021, the distributed optical fiber radiation sensor (DOFRS) that combined all together provides a very comprehensive picture of both the TID spatial distribution and its time evolution. Within this study, the overview of measured 2021 and 2022 TID levels is presented, together with the demonstration of capabilities offered by the different radiation monitors. The DOFRS, supported by the passive radiophotoluminescence (RPL) dosimeter measurements, is used to assess the TID values directly at the electronic racks, which turned out to be reaching several tens of Gy/year, potentially affecting the ALPS lifetime.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide interested parties with the means of grasping how the literature on open innovation has evolved over the course of time. In this way, the authors furthermore contribute towards a better understanding, scaling and positioning of this field of research.

Design/methodology/approach
This study applies a combination of bibliometric techniques, such as citations, co-citations and social network analysis in order to map the scientific domain of open innovation. Currently, bibliometric analysis represents a methodology in effect on a global scale to evaluate the existing state of fields of research (Mutschke et al., 2011). This spans the application of quantitative and statistical analysis to publications such as articles and their respective citations and serving to evaluate the performance of research through returning data on all of the activities ongoing in a scientific field with summaries of these data generating a broad perspective on the research activities and impacts, especially as regards the researchers, journals, countries and universities (Hawkins, 1977; Osareh, 1996; Thomsom Reuters, 2008).

Findings
This research aims to map and analyse the intellectual knowledge held on open innovation. To this end, the authors carried out a bibliometric study with recourse to co-citations. Based on cluster and factorial analyses, it is possible identify and classify the several theoretical perspectives on open innovation across six areas: open innovation concept, open innovation and networks, open innovation and knowledge, open Innovation, and innovation spillovers, open innovation management and open innovation and technology.

Originality/value
This paper aims to map and analyse the intellectual knowledge held on open innovation.


Islamic financing instruments can be categorised into profit and loss/risk sharing and non-participatory instruments. Although profit and loss sharing instruments such as musharakah are widely accepted as the ideal form of Islamic financing, prior studies suggest that alternative instruments such as murabahah are preferred by Islamic banks. Nevertheless, prior studies did not explore factors that influence the use of Islamic financing among non-financial firms. Our study fills this gap and contributes new knowledge in several ways. First, we find no evidence of widespread use of Islamic financing instruments across non-financial firms. This is because the instruments are mostly used by less profitable firms with higher leverage (i.e., risky firms). Second, we find that profit and loss sharing instruments are hardly used, whilst the use of murabahah is dominant. Consistent with the prediction of moral-hazard-risk avoidance theory, further analysis suggests that users with a lower asset base (to serve as collateral) are associated with murabahah financing. Third, we present a critical discourse on the contentious nature of murabahah as practised. The economic significance and ethical issues associated with murabahah as practised should trigger serious efforts to steer Islamic corporate financing towards risk-sharing more than the controversial rent-seeking practice.


. Helicity in coronal magnetic fields, often occurring in the form of twisted or sheared fields, can provide surplus energy which is available for release in solar flares. In this paper, several models of how this extra, non-potential, energy can be released will be reviewed. For example, twisted flux tubes can release excess energy via the kink instability. Or energy can be released via a transfer of helicity between different magnetic tubes. For untwisted field, the mutual helicity between flux tubes provides a measure of the shear in the fields, and therefore how much energy is available for release in a flare. For twisted flux tubes, the twist helicity of each tube in combination with the mutual helicity between the tubes dictate what type of reconnection the tubes can undergo and how much energy is available for release. Measuring the helicity of coronal active regions, and studying how this helicity affects magnetic energy release is therefore vital for our understanding of and our ability to predict solar flares.


Methanol assimilation and dissimilation pathways and ammonia assimilation pathway were investigated in four obligate methanol-utilizing bacteria through the detection of key enzymes. Both hexulose phosphate synthetase and hexulose phosphate isomerase, key enzymes of the ribulose monophosphate pathway (RMP) for methanol assimilation were detected whereas four key enzymes (hydroxy pyruvate reductase, isocitrate lyase, malyl-CoA-lyase and glyoxylate aminotransferase) that are characteristic of the serine assimilation pathway were absent. Key enzymes for the two methanol dissimilation pathways, the linear sequence enzymes formaldehyde and formate dehydrogenase and the RMP cyclic sequence enzymes glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphate giuconate dehydrogenase were all detected. Ammonia was assimilated via the glutamate dehydrogenase pathway and not via the glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase pathway.


Tao-fent has a distinctive character throughout his hife i.e.stand on the people's posiition.He serviced for the mass and was respected by the mass.In the marketeconomic society,it can cause a deep introspection to inquire into the way Tao-feng's treating people and conducting himself in society.


†Purpose: This study was conducted to examine how nurses' death anxiety and terminal care stress affect their terminal care performance in the clinical setting. Methods: The study enrolled 180 registered nurses with experience of attending dying patients at a university hospital located in Seoul, Korea. Collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation using SPSS 18.0 for Windows. Results: Nurses showed significant differences in the level of death anxiety and terminal care stress as well as terminal care performance by working division, marital status, educational ba ckground and hospice training. A significant relationship was found between terminal care stress and terminal care performance. Conclusion: The study results showed that efforts to ease nurses' death anxiety and terminal care stress could improve their terminal care performance. Further study should be conducted to investigate o ther factors that affect nurses' terminal care performance from various perspectives and develop a terminal care manual which can be used as guidance for nurses in charge of terminal patient care.


[2.2]Metacyclophanes(=MCPs) which carry hydroxy, methoxy or methyl group at the inner position exhibited a stronger reactivity toward diazonium salts than the corresponding phenol, anisole or toluene, respectively. Such a reactivity was also estimated in connection with the UV spectra of the azo benzene component.


Obesity is a common overlapping risk factor for cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the long-term consequences of these chronic, interconnected diseases are severe. The importance of CVD in breast cancer (BC) patients and survivors has been well-established, and the potential impact of some BC treatments (such as cardiotoxic effects related to chemotherapy or targeted therapy with the use of doxorubicin or trastuzumab, and radiation therapy, especially in cases of left breast tumours) on the cardiovascular condition necessitates ongoing cardiological surveillance. In addition, the possible reduction of some underlying risk factors is critical to long-term protection of BC patients and survivors.

The concept of obesity dynamically interacting with both BC and CVD is important because it is a modifiable risk factor, and the modern management of obesity deserves emphasis. In particular, for many BC patients and survivors, an effective weight reduction programme integrated with standard anticancer and cardiology therapies can improve patient outcomes.

This review presents the complex relationships between overweight, obesity, CVD, and BC risk and highlights outcomes in post and premenopausal women, focussing on patients with hormone receptor-positive BC. The review provides evidence from epidemiologic, observational, and weight loss intervention trials which have examined the effects of weight reduction programmes on BC outcomes. Such studies have indicated that moderate weight loss, with regular physical exercises or stress reduction, can significantly improve BC outcomes. Future lifestyle intervention trials could support the incorporation of weight loss interventions as an integral element of comprehensive management for BC patients and survivors.


represent quality care and evidence based practice. As the explosion of knowledge and advances in technology continue to increase, it is important for professionals in the healthcare system to function in multidisciplinary teams to deliver healthcare to individuals and families. Interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare professionals is important to provide healthcare for individuals and families in the 21 century. Congratulations on the celebration of the 20 anniversary of the publication of Nursing Science Quarterly!


This article deals with how economists present their new knowledge claim in the genre of the research article. In the discipline of economics today, the claim is typically included not only in the obvious results/discussion section(s) but also in three other locations of the article: the abstract, the introduction, and the conclusion. The present study considers whether the rhetorical function of each of these three text parts has an impact on the linguistic realization of the claim. The corpus consists of 25 articles from two international journals, European Economic Review and Journal of International Economics. The investigation shows that economist authors commonly draw their readers' attention to the claim by means of signaling expressions such as Our main finding is that . . . , not only in the introduction but also in the conclusion. The simple present seems to be the preferred tense in the claim sentence, even in the conclusion (We find . . . /We argue . . .). The discussion of these findings includes the views of discipline insiders, providing clear indications of the strategic nature of the research communication process.


Plenty of contemporary attempts to search exist that are associated with the area of Semantic Web. But which of them qualify as information retrieval for the Semantic Web? Do such approaches exist? To answer these questions we take a look at the nature of the Semantic Web and Semantic Desktop and at definitions for information and data retrieval. We survey current approaches referred to by their authors as information retrieval for the Semantic Web or that use Semantic Web technology for search.


Controllers for power converters have moved to the digital domain and the operating frequency has greatly increased making the process of debugging, tuning and experimenting with complex features more difficult. More powerful testbenches based on easily accessible System On Chip (SOC) devices can be used. This paper presents and compares two approaches to the problem. The first is a dedicated approach in which all the components of the system have been developed separately, the second one is based on the use of an integrated commercial enviroment such as Matlab & Simulink with ad hoc adaptation for real time monitoring and controller data acquisition.


This universe is the so-called "clockwork organism". If a meta-galaxy is compared to "clock", each "part" of which that's composed will be each object (galaxy, star, elements, and atom). For them to be each member of an organism, they must have individuality within them. The universe is made up of being with unique characteristics (size, mass, velocity) that harmonize with each other within a single framework. The natural world is formed by such harmony principle. If it's so, to elucidate such mechanism of harmony has to be the main purpose of physical science. The key which solves the mystery is to consider natural law by the angle as "the interaction of the substance and the ener-gy". If we look back to history of physics, we will find that a study has developed through the angle of the approach action. But the natural reality couldn't be made that clearly. The methodology reached the limit already, and it didn't seem to lead any more development by such approach. A completely new way of thinking is needed for us to get correct and deep understanding to nature at present. Therefore, I have conducted my research from a unique perspective. It was that each member of this world exerts force or energy on each other by remote action. As a result, I have succeeded in explaining all the forces and energies in the natural world with a single theory.


This thesis paper explores and discusses the political impact of South African musician Johnny Clegg during the period of Apartheid. Johnny Clegg was one of the few artists who managed to actively defy the Apartheid regime through his cultural practice. He merged African musical traditions and languages with Western instruments and arrangements, creating a unique brand of pop-rock music and consistently performed with racially integrated groups. Clegg's music as well as his lyrics and performance articulated an identity that was at the same time non-racial and multi-racial, thus negating Apartheid's core idea of segregation. In the 1970s and 1980s, during the height and the eventual violent crash of the Apartheid system in South Africa, Clegg became the country's most successful recording and performing artist and also became a world-music star abroad, particularly in France, where he was nicknamed «le zoulou blanc». In addition to his musical career, Clegg also did groundbreaking work in Social Anthropology in the study of the Zulu language, music and culture. Clegg's music and performance were obviously politically charged. In the early stages of his career, harassment by the police and censors was commonplace. Furthermore, some who were engaged in the struggle against Apartheid saw Clegg's embracing of Zulu culture and him performing in the Bantustans as indirectly supporting the government's scheme of dividing the African population. Maintaining his political integrity and continuing his cross-cultural practice based on principles of integration during the times of Apartheid, Johnny Clegg is an exceptional figure in the history of both South African popular music and the cultural struggle against the country's racist regime. Using interviews, in-depth analyses of Clegg's lyrics and album artworks, and by closely examining Clegg's biography and career, which took him from the workers' hostels of Johannesburg to the big stages around the world, this thesis sheds light on an artist's contribution to the struggle for democracy in 20th century South Africa.


The synthesis of the terpyridine derivative 1 tethered to a DNA oligonucleotide and its use for the preparation of two-way branched metal-organic modules capable of self-assembling into DNA triangles are described.


Since the discovery of X(3872), its structure has been in ceaseless dispute. The data of $X(3872)\rightarrow \pi^+\pi^-\pi^0 J/\psi$ suggest that X(3872) may be a high-spin charmonium-like of $2^{-+}$. In terms of the light front quark model (LFQM) we calculate the rates of the radiative decays $X(3872)\rightarrow J/\psi(\psi')\gamma$ supposing X(3872) to be a $2^{-+}$ charmonium. Within this framework, our theoretical prediction on $\mathcal{BR}(X(3872)\rightarrow\psi(1S)\gamma)$ is at order of $10^{-3}$ which is slightly lower than the Babar's data but close to the Belle's. Our prediction on $\mathcal{BR}(X(3872)\rightarrow\psi'\gamma)$ is at order of $10^{-5}$ if $\psi'$ is a pure 2S state or $10^{-4}$ if $\psi'$ is a $2S-1D$ mixture, which does not conflict with the upper bound set by the Belle collaboration, but is much lower than the Babar's data. Thus if the future measurement decides the branching ratio of $\mathcal{BR}(X(3872)\rightarrow\psi'\gamma)$ to be much larger than $10^{-4}$, the $2^{-+}$ assignment for X(3872) should be ruled out.


With the development of satellite remote sensing techno logy, types and amount of remote sensing datum are increasing rapidly, which put forward higher requirements to data transmission capability. Two schemes are propo sed to reduce cache capacity requirements in the buffer capacity restricted condition while designing Advanced Orbit System(AO S) encoding for data transmission. In the first one, the data transmission rate is increased. And in the second, the data interface between compression unit and the AOS encoding unit is designed synthetically and the timing of compressed data output is decentralized so as to reduce the instantaneous data rate of the AO S encoding cache entry. The buffer capacity demands in both schemes are analyzed dynamically using simulation techniques. The results show that each scheme can reduce cache capacity requirements, while the second scheme requires less buffer capacity significantly. The schemes have been applied to the data transmission system products of certain satellite engineering project and have passed flying verifications. The approaches proposed in this paper have a reference value for the follow-up low cost, high rate transmission sy stem applications.


The polymerization rules of butene-1 with TiCl4/MgCl2-Al(i-Bu) 3 catalyst system in 3L autoclave were studied.The process parameters such as polymerization temperature on the catalytic efficiency and relative molecular mass of PBt-TPE(Mw) were investigated.The monomer conversion will increase with the temperature and Al/Ti weight proportion.With the increasing of polymerization temperature,the effect of Mw and insoluble content in C2H5OC2H5 of PBt-TPE is not observable,but the tensile strength and tear strength will decrease when Mw and the insoluble content in C2H5OC2H5 of PBt-TPE become lower.As the Al/Ti and the concentration of the new catalyst increase,the Mw and the insoluble content in C2H5OC2H5,as well as the tensile strength and tear strength of the material,will firstly increase and lightly decrease at the end.


By comparing "vital Qi" theory of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) with "immune" theory of western medicine,the authors explore the reasons that TCM focuses on the "vital Qi" in the diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms,point out the disadvantages of antiviral therapy and the importance of immunity regulation through analyzing western medicine's knowledge about hepatitis B,therefore,come to the conclusion that the treatment of hepatitis B using integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine should focus on the regulation of the immune system.


There are very many real life situations where the output of one machine becomes the input for another machine which forms a series system. The breakdown of first machine will affect the functioning of the second machine due to the fact that the raw material for the second machine is made available only when the first machine is in order. So to avoid the breakdown of second machine and to reduce the idle time of the same a reserve inventory of the semi-finished product in between the two machines is suggested. However due attention and care should be taken to determine the optimal size of the reserve inventory of the semi-finished product. In doing so, an important factor to be considered is a random duration of the repair time of the first machine. It's very likely that the random duration will be of random character and hence the repair time is identified as the random variable. Due to frequent repairs and ageing of the first machine, the duration of repair may undergo a change of distribution. Hence it becomes necessary to introduce the concept of change of distribution of random variable after a change point to get accurate results.


Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing critical and strategic Alaskan minerals. As stated in the introduction, "this is the first report on these Bureau of Mines investigations. It summarizes available information about deposits and past production of cobalt, the platinum-group metals, and chromite, which was obtained during investigations of these metals through May 1981" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.


Abstract Let (1) u(x1, 0) = 0, uʹ(x1, 1) = 0, (2) where u = u(x1, z), x1 := (x1, x2), r := |x1|, x3 := z, uʹ = ∂u/∂z, δ(r) is the delta-function, n(z) is the refraction coefficient, which is assumed to be a real-valued integrable function, k > 0 is a fixed wavenumber. The solution to (1)-(2) is selected by the limiting absorption principle. It is proved that if f(z) = δ(z − 1), then n(z) is uniquely determined by the data u(x1, 1) known ∀x1 ∈ ℝ2. Comments are made concerning the earlier study of a similar problem in the literature.


Abstract : Materials for the concentration of nitroenergetic targets from groundwater are sought for monitoring and remediation applications. For this work, periodic mesoporous organosilicas incorporating diethylbenzene bridges in their pore walls were applied for the adsorption of nitroenegetic targets from aqueous solution. The materials were synthesized by co-condensing precursors to improve structural characteristics. Molecular imprinting of the pore surfaces was employed through the use of a novel target-like surfactant to further enhance selectivity for targets of interest (nitroenergetics and their breakdown products) over targets of similar structure (p-cresol and p-nitrophenol). The impact of variations in precursor ratios and amounts of imprint molecule was evaluated. These results were applied to the development of materials possessing organization on both the meso and macro scales. The incorporation of macropores provides a material with enhanced flow through characteristics, thereby reducing back pressure when used in column formats. Concentration of targets from soil sample extracts using these materials was demonstrated.


Room-temperature CW operation of all-MOCVD-grown Al0.3Ga0.7As/GaAs SQW lasers on Si substrates with Al0.5Ga0.5As/Al0.55Ga0.45P intermediate layers has been demonstrated for the first time. The averaged threshold current density and differential quantum efficiency of the lasers grown with the Al0.5Ga0.5As/Al0.55Ga0.45P intermediate layers are 2.23 kA/cm2 and 50.3%, respectively, which are superior to those of the lasers grown by the two-step growth technique. The characteristics of the lasers using this technique are more uniform than those grown by the two-step growth technique.


The dissertation focuses on the growing problem of allocating scarce health care resources inmodem societies. There are several factors which have contributed to the aggravation of thisproblem. The ...


The study was undertaken to examine the effect of heavy metals on antioxidant system and biochemical indexes in the organism of rats. The influence of heavy metals on indexes The influence of heavy metals on the indicators of the antioxidant system (activity of the antioxidant system enzymes – glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase) and the processes of lipid peroxidation (content of hydroperoxides and products of thiobarbituric acid) was determined. It is established, that the antioxidant system functions more intensively in blood and liver of rats under the action of heavy metals. The study of enzyme activity showed the activation of the latter under conditions of heavy metal intoxication in 1.5–2.0 times (depending on heavy metal) compared with the control. We found that blood levels of total and direct bilirubin, creatinine, and urea increased in intoxicated rats from all experimental groups compared with intact animals. However, a decrease in the content of albumin, total protein, cholesterol, and triglycerides was also found in all experimental groups, in comparison with intact rats. Under the action of heavy metals, the activity of total α-amylase, lactate dehydrogenase, and glucose concentration increases in blood of rats. According to the results of studies in intoxicated animals compared with the intact group, there was a change in the cation-anion pool, in particular, a tendency to decrease the content of sodium and inorganic phosphorus and increase chlorides, magnesium, calcium, and potassium.


The present investigation was carried out in two different seasons with aim to find out the gene action for inheritance of growth, yield and quality traits in bitter gourd. The present study was comprised of 21 crosses developed through 7x7 half diallel mating design using 7 parents namely, Phule green gold (P1), Preethi (P2), Arka harit (P3), Co-white long (P4), DVBTG-7 (P5), Hirkani (P6), Konkan tara (P7), at Instructional-Cum-Research Farm, Dept. of Horticulture, College of Agricuilture, Latur (M.H.) India during kharif 2015. The experiments were laid out in RBD with two replications having each experimental unit of single row with spacing of 1.5 × 0.5m. The observations were recorded on parents and F1's for fifteen quantitative traits viz Number of nodes per vine, Inter nodal length (cm), number of female flowers, number of male flowers, Sex ratio, days required for first harvest, vine length (cm), number of branches per vine, fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), fruit weight (g), number of fruits per vine, fruit yield per vine (kg), Fruit yield per ha (q).


In this work was evaluated the anaerobic digestion of swine wastes. For that, a laboratory scheme was used, consisting of 24 digesters whose total volume was 14 L, being each one supplied with ending swine wastes, diluted in water, resulting on 10 L of net volume of substratum, with initial total solids concentration of 6%. Three groups formed by eight of these biodigesters were exposed to three temperatures (25; 35 and 40 oC) and to two substratum agitation levels (with and without). The departure phase analysis was based in the average accumulated biogas yield along the period of 71 days. Results showed that agitation didn't contribute and that the best performance, including the minor time requested to obtain a specific biogas yield level, was verified in the temperature of 35 oC.


Acetabular dysplasia (AD) is a common cause of hip pain in adolescents. Furthermore, compared to a normally shaped acetabulum, AD results in increased contact stresses due to the smaller weight bearing surface (1). These increased contact stresses are thought to contribute to damage to the labrum and cartilage, thus, increasing the chance of developing osteoarthritis later in life (1-3). In order to prevent this long term sequela, osteotomies have been used to treat AD (4). Two of these osteotomies include the Salter (5) innominate osteotomy and the Pemberton (6) pericapsular osteotomy (7,8). The salter osteotomy consists of stabilizing the reduced hip in the position of function by averting the acetabulum, whereas, the pericapsular osteotomy involves reshaping the dysplastic acetabulum. These two procedures have demonstrated good long-term results (8); however, there is the potential for overcorrection leading to iatrogenic pincer femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). With the development of FAI, some have proposed that this will lead to compression and shear stresses between the labrum and the cartilage, eventually also leading to articular degeneration and ultimately global hip OA (1). This question outlines the importance in publishing mid to long-term results following osteotomies to treat AD.


A set V of nondegenerate convex polygons P in R, or polyhedra P in R, will be called normal if the intersection of any two of the P's of V is a face (in the case of polyhedra), an edge, a vertex, or empty. V is called strongly normal (SN) if it is normal and, for all P, Pi,..., Pn, if each P; intersects P and / = Px f) ... f~l Pn is nonempty, then I intersects P. The union of the Pt€ V that intersect P G V is called the neighborhood of P in V, and is denoted by NT(P). We prove that V is SN iff for any V C V and P € P', iV^(P) is simply connected. Thus SN characterizes sets V of polyhedra (or polygons) in which the neighborhood of any polyhedron, relative to any subset V of V, is simply connected. Tessellations of R or R into convex polygons or polyhedra are normal, but they may not be SN; for example, the square and hexagonal regular tessellations of R are SN, but the triangular regular tessellation is not. The support of the first author's research by the Army Medical Department under Grant DAMD17-971-7271, and of the second author's research by the Office of Naval Research under Grant N00014-95-1-0521, is gratefully acknowledged, as is the help of Janice Perrone in preparing this paper.


By using Plaxis finite element software,the numerical analysis model for saturated soft clay of shallow excavation tunnel construction of legal line is estabished,the effect of adjacent building deformation induced by pile foundation deformation and internal force is studied,and some of practical engineering significance conclusion are obtained.


Environmental ethics has been strongly influenced by biological ideas. This essay traces a number of these influences. Unfortunately, environmental ethicists have tended to produce moral theories on a grand scale. This tendency is criticized. It is argued that environmental ethicists should allow the ecological conception of the complexity of biological communities to influence their conception of the moral community. If this were to happen, it is argued, they would have to turn away from grand theories to 'theories of the middle range' while adopting a more 'empirical' approach to moral philosophy.


Marsh's Library in Dublin, Ireland, is an immaculately preserved library from the early eighteenth century. Founded by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, the library has an extensive collection of Jewish and Hebrew books which includes Hebrew Bibles, Talmudic texts, rabbinic writings, and Yiddish books that date back to the early modern period. This study explores a cross section of the Jewish and Hebrew books in Marsh's collection, with particular focus on issues of materiality—that is, how these books as material artefacts can inform our understanding of early modern history, religion, and intercultural engagement. We suggest that these books, a majority of which come from Marsh's personal collection, are a valuable resource for reflection on (1) Christian engagement with Jewish culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, (2) the production, use, and travel of Jewish books in early modern Europe, and (3) snapshots of Jewish life in early modern Ireland and beyond.


We discuss how the operation of an asynchronous power save protocol affects the scheduling of transmissions in an ad hoc network. We present simulation results that show that network capacity is se ...


The restricted concave kite five-body problem is a problem in which four positive masses, called the primaries, rotate in the concave kite configuration with a mass at the center of the triangle formed by three of the primaries. The fifth body has negligible mass and does not influence the motion of the four primaries. It is assumed that the fifth mass is in the same plane of the primaries and that the masses of the primaries are

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ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in moyamoya disease. MethodsSeven patients with moyamoya disease were examined with both MRI and MRA. ResultsOn MRI, cerebral changes were indicated in 7 cases including brain infarction (5 cases), slight dilation of ventricle (2 cases), and local brain atrophy (1 case). All of the seven patients had abnormal flow void vessel effect in both sides of basal ganglia. MRA showed different degrees of stenosis or obstruction distal from the internal carotid bifurcation in all cases including stenosis of bilateral carotid fork (5 cases), stenosis of one side of carotid fork (2 cases), stenosis of 14 middle cerebral arteries, 12 anterior cerebral arteries, 10 posterior cerebral arteries, and abnormal vessel network in brain region (5 cases). ConclusionMRI and MRA can display the abnormal vessels very well, and MRA may be used as the preliminary method for the diagnosis of the patients with moyamoya disease.


The purpose of this study is to describe the application of literacy with the AIH technique (reasons, content and wisdom) to foster interest in reading in elementary school students. The approach used in this research article is a qualitative approach with case studies through data collection methods based on interviews, observation and documentation. The data analysis technique for this research is data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study prove that the class teacher has used the concept of a culture of reviewing books or reading using the AIH method and proving that this method is suitable for application at the elementary education level to increase students' interest in reading. And this concept matches the level of early literacy and basic literacy in students.


Eleven middle school children were involved in designing interfaces for Web search engines. Children were given the role of "designers" of the interfaces rather than "reactionaries" to existing ones. Using a participatory approach, children created eleven paper prototypes for Web search engines based on their needs and knowledge structure and they transcribed the purposes of these interfaces. The prototypes were analyzed in relation to content-related spaces, specific spaces, general spaces, instruction spaces, and other spaces. Children's comments about the purposes of the interfaces were analyzed in terms of functionality and visual design. This study describes the prototypes children created and highlights the need for designing Web search engine interfaces that provide high usability for children and with children.


Abstract : A receive antenna's beam, the direction of maximum gain or sensitivity, need not be rigidly oriented to the physical antenna. An array antenna, hundreds or thousands of small antenna elements laid out along a line or, more usefully, on a 2D lattice, offers an electronically controlled, agile beam or even multiple beams associated with multiple antenna outputs, a technology that can enable a military radar to precisely track many objects in flight simultaneously. The classic approach to efficiently realizing many simultaneous beams uses fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) for computational efficiency but severely restricts choices of system parameters. Generalized FFT beamsteering as described here loosens those restrictions to give system designers a larger tradeoff space and therefore opportunities for cost savings and performance gains, particularly for large digital radar arrays.


A compound beverage of haw juice and peanut pulp was developed.The influence of several ingredients on sensory qualities of the compound beverage was analyzed through single factor test.The technological parameters for the beverage preparation were optimized through orthogonal tests,which were as follows: the concentration of haw juice and peanut pulp was 70%,the ratio of haw juice to peanut pulp was 4∶ 1,the amount of table sugar was 10%,and the concentration of citric acid was 0.04%.The effect of three kinds of stabilizer on the stability of beverage was analyzed.The optimum concentration ratio of pectin,CMC-Na and xanthan gum was 0.15%,0.05%,0.09%,respectively.


It is impossible to be comprehensive in covering a topic such as entertainment technologies. Until quite recently, one could examine entertainment technologies in pockets such as stagecraft, postproduction, cinematic technology, home video technology, home theater technology, and so on. Just as easily, one could examine the development of television in categories such as studio technology, production network operation technology, transmission, signal distribution, and finally receiver technology. While these groupings made sense then, increasingly the development in one area impacts almost immediately many other areas, and the growing impact of the Internet has but exacerbated the analysis. Above all, the perfect storm brought on by rapid and widespread broadband penetration, ubiquitous connectivity, the emergence of cloud-based services, and the profusion of social networks and social media, has brought about profound changes in the way entertainment content reaches consumers. And so, we will go straight to the eye of the storm, and look at how content distribution may redefine the way we think of entertainment altogether. To help ground the readers, we first offer BA brief history of entertainment technologies,[ taking us through some ground-breaking innovations that eventually form the technological foundation for the entertainment industries. The paper draws attention to the symbiotic relationship between the creative artists who are the users of the technologies, and the technologists and innovators who came to offer solutions to the problems faced by the artists. It was relatively easier to create a story out of one's imagination than to realize that story in whatever contemporary formats or media of choice. This theme will be revisited in our closing paper in a starkly interesting manner. We have three papers looking at the forefront in content distribution and the necessary supporting technologies: content security, cloud computing, and social media. We end this section with a delightful look into the far future, where things may be less and less familiar to us. The paper BThe future of cloud-based entertainment[ by Hughes extrapolates from several current technology trends, such as cloud storage, computation, and social identities, in combination with ubiquitous adaptive video services. User experiences are used to deconstruct some of the enabling technology, showing us the plausible evolutionary paths that lead to such a future for entertainment technology. The paper BSocial television: Enabling technologies and architectures[ by Montpetit and Médard takes us through recent developments that are taking social TV experiences from the lab into the real world. The paper depicts a future in which user-generated content is blended with entertainment content and socialized, securely, within one's social network. Network coding is described in the context of not only increasing the efficiency of the network, but also as a means to provide added security to the layers of content in a typical social media. In their paper BMobile clouds: The new content distribution platform,[ Pedersen and Fitzek give us a glimpse at their pioneering work on mobile cloud. They point out the many benefits to key stakeholders in utilizing such a technology. Coupled with the social TV scenario, and a robust content security system, super-distribution, including mobile devices, may well be in our near future. If it is your children's future that most interests you, then you must read the paper BEntertainment in the age of big data[ by Schlieski and Johnson. In it, they offer us a refreshingly new way of looking at stories, and go on to posit that stories are the ultimate enabler of our civilization, now and in the future. Provocatively, they assert that Bscience is easy; stories are hard.[ Their vision of the futureVfar into 2050Vis exciting, if not alluring. They explain why that future, in which stories, or as we call them elsewhere, content, are what it is all about all along. Rapid and widespread broadband penetration, ubiquitous connectivity, the emergence of cloud-based services, and the profusion of social networks and media have impacted how we receive entertainment content.


Color texture classification as a part of fabric analysis is significant for textile manufacturing. In this research, a new artificial intelligence method based on a dual-side co-occurrence matrix and a back propagation neural network has been proposed for color texture classification, which could achieve relatively accurate classification results for yarn-dyed woven fabric compared with the traditional co-occurrence matrix for a single-side image. Firstly, a laboratory dual-side imaging system has been established to digitize the upper-side and lower-side images sequentially. Secondly, the dual-side co-occurrence matrix could be generated based on these dual images; four texture features could be extracted for the evaluation of the fabric texture characteristics. Thirdly, a well-trained back propagation neural network was established with the four defined features as the input vectors and the color texture type of yarn-dyed woven fabric as the output vector. The efficiency of two different classification systems based on a dual-side co-occurrence matrix and a single-side co-occurrence matrix has been compared systematically. Our experimental results show that the artificial intelligence system based on a dual-side co-occurrence matrix and back propagation neural network model could achieve a relatively better classification effect, with the high coefficient ratio (R = 0.9726) when d = 0.


In chemistry, the redox reactions play an important role. While studying chemistry at the universities, much attention is paid to the problems of redox processes. One of the most important issues is the interaction of metals with solutions of strong acids. To qualitatively evaluate the possibility of dissolving a metal in strong acids, one can use the electrochemical series of metals. Metals, which are on the left side from hydrogen in electrochemical series, react with strong acids and release hydrogen. Sulfuric acid and nitric acid, depending on their concentration in the solution, react with metals, releasing a whole spectrum of gaseous products. Solution of many questions of redox reactions are addressed by memorizing responses or reaction algorithms. However, a person cannot remember everything, ones does not need. In order to help students to understand and write oxidation-reduction equations and avoid learning by heart, the authors suggest calculating the electromotive force (EMF) of redox reactions and then predicting their thermodynamic probability under standard and real conditions. In the article reactions of inactive and precious metals (Cu, Au and Pt) with strong acids using standard and stationary potentials of metals, which allow to calculate EMF and predict a "thermodynamically favourable" reaction without performing an experiment, are explained.