Abstract The paper contributes to our understanding of current global Indian fashion engagements with textiles craft by studying the work of Manish Arora and Rahul Mishra. The research starts by analysing what both designers say about their use of crafts; it then considers their collections with special regard to sites of craft production before gauging the international fashion press's perceptions of craft in Indian fashion. The paper finds that Arora and Mishra assign variable degrees of agency to the craftspeople they work with, and that their divergent modes of employing artisans are as strongly influenced by their personal relationships with Indian textiles as by their individual approaches to fashion. The findings are then reflected against recent calls from within Europe for fashion's return to textiles heritage, and while we suggest that fashion design capabilities beyond the global north tend to be underestimated in this context, we propose that interactions between fashion and craft in the global south can indeed offer interesting new working models for fashion cultures even where these have no hinterland of living textiles heritage.


The correspondence principle has been applied to derive the differential equations of viscoelastic Timoshenko beams with external viscous damping. These equations are solved by Laplace transform and boundary conditions are applied to obtain complex frequency equations and mode shapes for beams of any combination of end conditions. For beams without external damping, the correspondence principle can be applied directly to the available solutions of elastic Timoshenko beams. Numerical illustration is given.


Oxidative stress has been implicated in the molecular mechanism of chlorpyrifos (CPF) poisoning. The present study was aimed at evaluating the ameliorative effect of zinc, an antioxidant trace element, on lipoperoxidative changes and erythrocyte fragility induced by subchronic CPF exposure in Wistar rats. Twenty adult Wistar rats divided into 4 groups of 5 animals each were used as experimental subjects. Rats in groups I (S/oil group) and II (CPF group) were exposed to soya oil only (2 ml/kg) and CPF only (10.6 mg/kg~ 1/8 th LD 50 ), respectively. Group III (Zn group) were dosed with zinc only (50 mg/kg) while in group IV (Zn+CPF), Zn (50 mg/kg) were co-administered with CPF (10.6 mg/kg). These regimens were administered orally once daily for a period of 8 weeks. At the end of the study, the rats were sacrificed and erythrocytes analysed for erythrocyte osmotic fragility and malonaldehyde (MDA) concentration as an index of lipoperoxidative changes. Erythrocyte fragility was significantly increased ( P < 0.01) in CPF group compared to S/oil, Zn and Zn+CPF groups, respectively. Similarly, the CPF group showed a significant increase (P < 0.01) in MDA concentration compared to S/oil, Zn and Zn+CPF groups, respectively.The present study has shown that repeated exposure of rats to CPF increased erythrocyte fragility partly due to oxidative hemolysis resulting from increased lipoperoxidative changes. (New York Science Journal 2010;3(5):117-122). (ISSN 1554 - 0200).


Addressing the future of radical politics at the end of the cold war, this article offers a reconstruction of radical theory around the goal of enabling collaborative self-realization through participatory democratic politics. It offers an interpretation of the radical tradition as defined by a view of human nature as a cultural artifact, and a conception of liberation as the self-conscious transformation of human nature. It proceeds to critique radical theory's traditional focus on revolution as the means of radical transformation. Distinguishing instrumental and self-expressive conceptions of transformation it critiques revolutionary processes as tending to reproduce instrumental culture. It offers democratic association as an alternative model of transformation and defends this project against the deconstructive critiques of participatory democracy and community. The logical extension of these arguments would preclude radical politics altogether and replace it with critique.


This paper proposes a new robust adaptive microphone array suitable for a two-channel audio input system. This microphone array tracks a target speaker by using two adaptive beamformers and can reduce the target signal distortion, which is caused when the target signal is canceled in the case where the target direction differs from the initial look-direction of the microphone array. To enable target tracking, the directional responses of the beamformers are exploited to estimate the directions of arrival (DOA) of the target and the interference. In addition to the target tracking, a new arrangement of directional microphones is proposed to reduce the degradation of interference suppression caused by spatial aliasing. Simulation results show that the proposed microphone array can extract the signal from a moving target with high accuracy. © 2000 Scripta Technica, Electron Comm Jpn Pt 3, 83(12): 19–24, 2000


We present computer simulations on dilute suspensions of superparamagnetic particles subjected to rotating magnetic fields. We focus on short chains of particles and their decay routes to stable orbits. We show that, surprisingly, the value of the magnetic susceptibility qualitatively affects the chain dynamics. At low susceptibility, as we increase the field rotation rate, two bifurcations in the dynamical response appear. Below the first bifurcation, the chains track the external field orientation as a rigid body. Between the two bifurcations, the chains periodically fragment and reform. We call this do-si-do motion. Above the second bifurcation, the transient response is a chaotic motion finally collapsing at long times to a rotating close-packed planar cluster. We show that the transition out of the chaotic states can be described as a Poisson process in both simulation and experiment. At intermediate susceptibility, as we further increase the rate, a third bifurcation emerges. Above the third bifurcation, the transient chaotic motion is suppressed. The particles preserve the chain state but demonstrate a periodic oscillatory motion. We call these orbits stick-slip chains. At high susceptibility, the close-packed clusters and the do-si-do orbits disappear. As we increase the rate, we observe only one bifurcation in the dynamical response: from rigid body rotation below to a stick-slip chain above. The existence of the stick-slip chains and the resilience of extended rotating structures at high field rotation rate has important implications for applications such as field-driven flows and mixing, and we hope the results motivate further experiments, theory, and modeling in this regime.


When designing water heating systems, it is necessary to avoid unjustified use of excess equipment, exceeding diameters beyond the required values, etc. In reality, there are deviations from the project during installation, which lead to the need to revise the parameters of the system's operability. One of the cases is the replacement of pipelines of one diameter with another. Consideration of the prospects for the operation of such a heating system by example is the purpose of this work.
For example, the water heating system in a residential 11-storey building in Brest (Belarus) built in 2019 is considered. The house has designed an apartment-by-apartment two-pipe horizontal water heating system with the installation of heat meters for each apartment. When installing the heating system, the apartment-by-apartment branches of the heating system were mounted with polyethylene pipelines with a diameter of 18×2,5 mm and 14×2 mm instead of the design 25×3,5 mm and 16×2 mm.
To analyze the prospects for the functioning of the designed heating system, calculations of hydraulic resistances in the system at maximum coolant flow rates were performed, as well as their correlation with the parameters of the pumping equipment installed in the individual heating point.
Calculations have shown that the installed pump is sufficient for the operation of the heating system with the actual diameters of the pipelines. Thus, the actually applied pipe diameters do not adversely affect the performance of the heating system in question.


Osteoporosis is a major public health problem. Exogenous estrogen or Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the potential therapy for osteoporosis. Still, the patient rarely chooses this treatment because of the risk of breast and endometrial cancer. Phytoestrogens or estrogen-like compounds, particularly isoflavones, are a potentially safe alternative to HRT. Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) is a plant that contains many phytoestrogens. This research aimed to determine the physicochemical characteristics of jicama extract in effervescent tablets with various concentrations of binder and sweetener. The manufacturing of jicama effervescent tablets used raw materials extracted from 96% p.a. ethanol by maceration. The extract is then formulated with various binder concentrations (PVP 40 and gelatin) and sweeteners (lactose and Mannitol) using the wet granulation method. Based on the test results on the physicochemical properties of tablets, all the formula meets the requirement of a good tablet, and the preferred formula is Formula 4 with 0.75% of PVP40 and 47,75% Mannitol. Ethanol extract of jicama can be formulated into effervescent tablets and has the potential to be developed as a treatment for osteoporosis.
Keywords: Xicama Extract, Fitoestrogen, Estrogen-like therapy, Osteoporosis, Effervescent tablet


Sequential patterns mining from data is a well stated data mining problem. It has a number of applications such as DNA sequencing, signal processing, speech analysis etc. In this problem, it is require to mine the causal relationship between different events. An event is a non-empty disordered collection of items. One of the important applications of sequential pattern mining is in medical data. Sequential mining from medical data is actually finding causal relationship between different diseases or symptoms available on the patients of any geographical location. Medical data contains all the information about the diseases of the patients. It is ordered according to the time of visit of the patients in the hospital. Such data may provide the valuable information about the cause and effect one disease on another. In this paper, we propose a method of extracting sequential patterns from such medical data. The efficacy of our method is established by the experiment conducted with a dataset collected from a Private Hospital of Albaha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


The problem of state estimation for nonlinear systems with unknown state or measurement delays is still an open problem. In this paper, we consider the case of measurement delay and propose an approach that combines a delay identifier with a suitable high-gain observer in order to achieve simultaneous estimation of state and delay. We provide sufficient conditions that guarantee the exponential convergence to zero of the errors, globally with respect to the system variables and locally with respect to the delay estimation. We validate the method through an example concerning population models.


We derive an expression for the input complex impedance of a Sallen-Key second-order low-pass filter of unity gain as a function of the natural frequency , o  quality factor Q and the ratio of the resistors of the filter. From this expression, it is shown that the filter behaves like a single capacitor for low frequencies and as a single resistor at high frequencies. Furthermore, the minimum input impedance magnitude is found without using calculus. We discovered that the minimum input impedance magnitude is inversely proportional to Q and can be substantially less than its highfrequency value. Approximations to the minimum input impedance and the frequency at which it occurs are also provided. Additionally, PSpice simulations are presented which verify the theoretical derivations.


This work reports the application of a biochar (BC) derived from eucalyptus wood chips to remove pesticides (imidacloprid, acetamiprid and methomyl) from water. The pseudo-second order kinetic adsorption model is the best fit describing the adsorption of pesticides on BC. Furthermore, the Langmuir model correlated well with the adsorption isotherm data for acetamiprid and methomyl, while the Freundlich model was selected to explain the adsorption of imidacloprid on BC. The maximum adsorption capacities for methomyl, imidacloprid and acetamiprid on the BC material are 32.42, 14.75 and 4.87 mg g−1, respectively. The highest adsorption capacity of methomyl on the BC surface could be the result of multilayer adsorption suggested by the adsorption isotherm studies, with imidacloprid (or acetamiprid) monolayer being adsorbed on the BC surface. The structure, functional groups of pesticides, including their polarity, all played an important role contributing to the performance of biochar sorbent. Preferable interactions between the studied pesticides and the BC surface may include π-π interactions and hydrogen bonding. The steric aromatic entity in adsorbed imidacloprid and acetamiprid on the BC surface may hinder the possibility of other pesticide molecules approaching the available sorption sites on the surface.


hildren recognize that part singing is a sophisticated skill that involves both listening and singing, and they are proud when they can achieve it. Their success with drones, responsorial singing, and ostinatos in the primary grades can lead naturally to the singing of polyphony and homophony in the upper elementary grades if teachers use appropriate materials, teach sequentially, and evaluate each instructional step. Depending on the students' age and ability and the number of times music classes meet per week, the process may take one year or several-it is time well spent because part singing is an important goal in musical development. The National Standards for Music Education provide guidelines and achievement standards for developing part singing.1 As shown in figure 1, the achievement standards for singing state that fourth-grade students should be able to sing two-part music including ostinatos, partner songs, and rounds. Students in grades five through eight should be able to sing music written in two and three parts. Other achievement standards that


Introduction: Nicotine elevates serum catecholamine concentration and is therefore potentially arrhythmogenic. However, the effect of cigarette smoking on arrhythmic risk in coronary heart disease patients is not well established.


Alzheimer disease (AD) is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system, characterized clinically by progressive cognitive decline and, histologically, by senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The major component of senile plaques is the βamyloid protein (Aβ), which is produced by the sequential proteolysis of a ubiquitous transmembrane protein, amyloid precursor protein (APP). In the amyloidogenic pathway, Aβ is produced by the initial action of β-secretase cleavage, which creates an Aβ-containing C-terminal fragment, known as β-CTF. The latter is further cleaved by γ -secretase complex, producing Aβ and a smaller γ -CTF. Conversely, in the nonamyloidogenic pathway, APP is first cleaved at the α-secretase site, which results in the release of N-terminal sAPP-α and the generation of α-CTF [1]. The prevailing view through most of the twentieth century was that Aβ is only a marker of the disease, but does not play a role in the neurodegenerative process. This view has changed since the 1990s with the elucidation of the amyloid hypothesis, which suggests that abnormal accumulation of Aβ in the brain is a direct cause of neurodegeneration and cognitive decline in AD. The hypothesis is supported by the identification of mutations in APP and presenilins (PS) 1 and 2, which increase Aβ generation, with an increased propensity for Aβ oligomer formation and aggregation [2]. Current drugs for AD mainly include four categories: acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (such as huperzine A, rivastigmine, donerpezile, etc.), N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors inhibitors (memantine), selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, and recently the use of anti-histamine agent, dimebolin [3]. Generally speaking, these drugs at best slightly delay cognitive decline and treat symptoms of AD, however, are not known to be disease modifying, as these agents do not modify the underlying pathogenic mechanisms mentioned above. Recently, Aβ aggregation or clearance, genes that are associated with AD, oxidative stress, trophic factors, and TGF-β1 have been proposed to be the therapeutic targets [4,5]; however, to date γ -secretase inhibitors have been largely ineffective and come with deleterious side effects [6]. In the last decade, inflammaging, a low-grade, chronic upregulation of certain inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-6 has been proposed as a "prodrome" to AD [7]. Indeed, it is known that microglial activation and its release of proinflammatory cytokines plays critical role in the inflammatory process of AD. In light of this, researchers have focused on vitamin D for its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. We preliminarily evaluated the effect of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) administration on microglial cells in terms of TNF-α release as well as in neuron like N2a cells via analysis of APP processing, respectively. In order to determine the effect of vitamin D3 administration on TNF-α release from microglia, N9 cells were plated in 24-well tissue culture plates (Costar, Cambridge, MA, USA) at 5 × 104 cells/well (n = 12 for each condition) for 24 h. They were then stimulated with LPS (10 ng/mL) for 2 h in the presence of pretreatment (1 h) with different dosage of vitamin D3, or PBS (control). Cell-free supernatants were collected and assayed by TNF-α ELISA kit (Minneapolis, MN, USA) in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instruction. The BCA Protein Assay (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA) was performed to measure total cellular protein from each of the cell groups under consideration just before quantification of TNF-α release [8].


Orientation: Integrated reporting (IR) has gained traction over the last decade. Although IR became mandatory for all firms listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2010, the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) issued the IR framework in December 2013.Research Purpose: The study seeks to investigate the effects of IR on the cost of equity capital and analysts' forecast errors for the mining firms listed on JSE.Motivation for the study: A large part of empirical evidence highlights benefits of IR; however, some studies still find no link between the quality of integrated reports and economic benefits for the reporting firm. It is against this backdrop that the study investigates effects of integrated reports on the cost of equity capital and analysts' forecast errors.Research approach, design and method: We use a quantitative research design to test effects of IR on the cost of equity capital and analysts' forecast errors. We study used a panel regression to analyse relationship amongst IR, cost of equity capital and analysts' forecast errors.Main findings: The study found a significant negative relationship between IR scores and cost of equity and analysts' forecast errors.Practical or managerial application: The findings of the study could incentivise managers in other jurisdictions where IR is not mandatory. Furthermore, findings may contribute to the existing discourse on firm-based benefits related to the quality of IR.Contribution or value addition: The study contributes to the body of knowledge with regard to possible benefits associated with compliance with the IR reporting framework.


Stream buffer strips are located between the terrestrial ecosystem and the aquatic ecosystem,which are also the important composition of stream ecosystem.This paper emphasizes the introduction of six ecological func- tions of buffer strips,that is,species heaven,nutrient source,river bank stabilization,water quality amelioration, landscape value and harmful impact alleviation.However,disturbances caused by human activities to stream buffer strips become serious due to a great increment in the land for construction and transportation.Therefore,there is an urgent need in scientific rehabilitation and management.For this reason,we present three basic principles of scientific management of stream buffer strips as the guidelines for the rehabilitation and construction of stream buffer strips in different grades in different areas.By taking the Nansha River located in Haidian district of Beijing for an example,we illustrate the functions of stream buffer strips and the scientific management principles.


Worldwide, about 4-5 million deaths (9 percent) occur due to stroke. Stroke is the leading cause for neurological dysfunction resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality and holds the 6th position in the list of causes for reduced DALYS (Disability Adjusted Life Years). It's categorized into two types: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Till date manual segmentation remains the gold standard in segmenting the stroke region of interest for every scan. This is a time-consuming process and inefficient in accurately identifying the ROIs. This work explores the hypothesis to develop an accurate automated stroke segmentation model. The 2D U-NET architecture used in segmenting the ROIs is based on the format to include the lesion size, lesion volume and their locations in the left and right hemisphere of the brain, and cortical and subcortical brain regions. The cohort consisted of single and multiple ROIs and were further bifurcated based on the volumes of these lesions. Based on this information we optimized our network into 5 different models keeping in mind all the information about the lesion size and volume. Eventually the average dice score obtained was highest for the network that included the combination of smaller and larger lesion, and Gd-T1w MRI scans containing the stroke lesion but no information of its size. The dice score for this model was 0.822 on the testing set. This result shows that considering the lesion sizes and volumes can help in obtaining a precise and automated segmentation model and can be the base work to further localize and classify the lesions.


The effect of the frame dragging on the equation of motions, depends on the approaches that have been considered. Accordingly, additional force terms may appear or disappear. To understand the effect of radial and non-radial perturbations that may exist in the case of mass distribution of spherical shell form, modifications should be predicted to the approaches of the components of elastic tensor $E^{\mu\nu}$ given in Bass and Pirani (1955). Different relations between $\omega$ and $\omega'$ have been discussed.


In order to provide a constant and complete operational picture of the maritime situation in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) at over the horizon (OTH) distances, a network of high frequency surface-wave-radars (HFSWR) slowly becomes a necessity. Since each HFSWR in the network tracks all the targets it detects independently of other radars in the network, there will be situations where multiple tracks are formed for a single vessel. The algorithm proposed in this paper utilizes radar tracks obtained from individual HFSWRs which are already processed by the multi-target tracking algorithm at the single radar level, and fuses them into a unique data stream. In this way, the data obtained from multiple HFSWRs originating from the very same target are weighted and combined into a single track. Moreover, the weighting approach significantly reduces inaccuracy. The algorithm is designed, implemented, and tested in a real working environment. The testing environment is located in the Gulf of Guinea and includes a network of two HFSWRs. In order to validate the algorithm outputs, the position of the vessels was calculated by the algorithm and compared with the positions obtained from several coastal sites, with LAIS receivers and SAIS data provided by a SAIS provider.


Harrased and Descredited: "History" seen from "Memory" Since in the turn of the millennium the ways of remembering the past in Spain have significantly changed, taking advantage of the demands of "historical memory", public endogenous and exogenous criticism to the historiographical profession have also appeared. Far from valuing them, this article aims to analyze their origins and connotations, by evaluating them within the theoretical framework derived from the study of public uses of the past. KeywoRds: Historiography; Memory; Public Use of History. pp. 133-139


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Faster and more accurate decisions are what the Oil and Gas industry needs with the world's fast-evolving energy needs and economy. The area of Artificial intelligence and Data-driven modelling is relatively new and has not found popular application in the industry. AI is an emerging technology that can be used to predict event outcomes and automate anomaly-detection processes.
 The various applications of AI in different industries were researched into. This paper highlighted important processes that can be improved with the application of Artificial Intelligence through data-driven modelling. It also highlights areas in the various industries where AI intelligence is already being applied and ways it can be improved.
 AI and data-driven modelling has the potential to improve exploration accuracy, reduce production down-time, reduce cost of maintenance, and reduce health and safety risks.
 This body of information can serve as a guideline for adopting AI in the oil and gas industry. A trend of industry-tailored intelligence solutions would be more effective in the evolving energy industry.


This study presents an approach for predicting stand-level forest attributes utilizing mobile laser scanning data collected as a nonprobability sample. Firstly, recordings of stem density were made at point locations every 10th metre along a subjectively chosen mobile laser scanning track in a forest stand. Secondly, kriging was applied to predict stem density values for the centre point of all grid cells in a 5 m × 5 m lattice across the stand. Thirdly, due to nondetectability issues, a correction term was computed based on distance sampling theory. Lastly, the mean stem density at stand level was predicted as the mean of the point-level predictions multiplied with the correction factor, and the corresponding variance was estimated. Many factors contribute to the uncertainty of the stand-level prediction; in the variance estimator, we accounted for the uncertainties due to kriging prediction and due to estimating a detectability model from the laser scanning data. The results from our new approach were f...


This study investigated (1) whether and how English caregivers adjust their speech (i.e., mean length of utterances, lexical diversity, lexical sophistication, sentence types, and deixis) according to different contexts, children's knowledge, and age, and (2) which aspects of parental speech input predict children's immediate learning of novel words as well as their vocabulary size. We studied a semi-naturalistic corpus, in which English caregivers talked to their children (3-4 years old) about toys that were present or absent, and known or unknown to the children. We found that caregivers flexibly adjusted various aspects of their speech to maintain an informative and engaging learning environment. Furthermore, we found that rich lexicon and yes-no questions predict better immediate word learning, whereas caregivers' lexical diversity, lexical frequency, the use of Yes-No questions are related to children's general vocabulary size. In conclusion, higher quality of caregivers' language predicts better immediate word learning and vocabulary size.


In order to fully implement education strategy and talent strategy,"Digital Campus"is building actively in Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences,and the information management of computer lab is classified as one of the important construction projects.In this paper the main questions in lab at present were analyzed,also the basic technical principles of PNS system and the application effect in lab were analyzed,bringing the effect of computer lab into a scientific and efficient play on teaching and research.


Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to the development of various diseases in humans. Cu,Znsuperoxide dismutase (SOD) is one of major means by which cells counteract the deleterious effects of ROS. SOD activity is dependent upon bound copper ions supplied by its partner metallochaperone protein, a copper chaperone for SOD (CCS). In the present study, we investigated the effect of CCS against neuronal damage in the rat brain after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). To elucidate the protecitve effect of CCS on ischemic damage, we used PEP-1-CCS fusion protein in a cerebral infarction induced by MCAO. In the PEP-1-CCS-treated group, the infarct volume stained with triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) after MCAO was decreased by 67% compared to that in the vehicle-treated group. This result suggests that CCS is essential to activate SOD, and that transduction of PEP-1-CCS provides a potential strategy for therapeutic delivery in various diseases including stroke related to SOD or ROS.


Abstract Crash-box is an essential passive safety device in an automobile that absorbs the kinetic energy of an external impact during an accident, thereby improving passenger safety. Selecting a suitable material for fabricating a crash-box to maximize its crashworthiness performance is a critical issue and is a multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) problem. This study focuses on choosing an appropriate aluminium alloy for a crash-box out of 16 different frequently used wrought aluminium alloys considered as alternatives based on eight crashworthiness performance indicators used as attributes by taking the opinions of three decision-makers (DMs). The effect of varying the material of thin-walled circular crash-boxes with identical geometry is first examined by simulating their axial quasi-static collapse using ABAQUS/Explicit. Various crashworthiness performance indicators obtained from these simulations are used for the decision-making process. While taking a decision, the opinions of several DMs from varied backgrounds are generally considered. A systematic approach is proposed to determine the importance of each DM involved in group decision-making situations by considering their credentials, such as educational qualification, work experience, etc., using a ranking based MADM technique known as 'R-Method'. Opinions of multiple DMs are then combined to come up with a single final decision, called a consensus. The application of the R-Method is discussed in detail to derive consensus in a group decision-making environment. The aluminium alloy AA 7075 T6 is the best, while AA 3003 H12 is the least preferred material for manufacturing a crash-box of the considered geometry as per the proposed method.


This chapter contains sections titled: Minimize Loop Areas Keep Line Length Short Fill PWB Areas with as Much Ground Plane as Possible (Multilayer PWBs are Very Helpful) Power and Ground Lines Must Be Well Coupled by Capacitance Isolate Electronic Components from the Source of the ESD Charge Chassis Ground Lines on the PWB Must Be Low Impedance and Well Isolated This chapter contains sections titled: Overall Priority of Design Rules Summary of PWB Design Guidelines


Background: Blood safety is a crucial health concern, and it is still a problem on a worldwide scale. Pool-testing approach is to combine multiple samples and test them as one pool. A pool-testing strategy can shorten the screening time and increase the test rate, especially during times of inadequate reporting speed and limited test availability. Aim: This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of the pool-testing strategy in Egyptian blood banks and to develop a pooling test to be used in the routine screening of blood donors. We suggest that the use of pooling for blood screening is beneficial, especially in our country, which has a high rate of hepatitis infection and recent extensive government control measures, as well as the importance of potential cost savings in Egypt. Subjects and methods: Sera from 619 volunteer blood donors approaching Suez Canal University Hospital's Blood Transfusion Department, were screened individually for Syphilis and viral infectious markers HBV, HCV, and HIV by ELISA, then pooled into pools of five and retested. Results: The results showed sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of syphilis and HBV tests were 100% on pooled samples while HCV test showed sensitivity 71%, specificity 100%, and accuracy 99.68%. Conclusion: Our present study demonstrated the importance of a pooling protocol and that a pooling scheme of five samples is helpful for mass screening for syphilis and viral markers in subjects from large populations as blood donors without loss of accuracy.


State‐owned enterprises (SOEs) have been described as being inefficient and losing money. The theories pretend that private property rights will solve the problem. In practice, SOEs are reorganized to follow the model of the private firm, a period known as the public sector corporatization. One critical element of this reform is an important modification of the mission of the firm away from social and toward profitability goals. Most SOEs become profit‐seeking organizations. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of the corporatization process on the financial performance of SOEs. From the Financial Post 500, we selected the largest SOEs in Canada. For each firm, the critical year of the mandate revision has been set as the beginning of the corporatization period. We covered the years between 1976 and 1996. The performance is measured from a multi‐criteria approach including measures of profitability and productivity. The results suggest that the financial performance of SOEs improves significantly when firms are corporatized. Therefore, the main difference in the financial performance is caused by the difference in the objectives of the firm, not the property or some dubious political activities.


Starting from correlation identities for Ising systems and using Griffith's and Newman's inequalities, upper bounds for the critical temperature are obtained which improved mean-field results.


In strong correlation with the still growing importance of computers in all areas of universities the demands on the machines themselves have risen to a maximum level. This development has been taken care of by the manufacturers of hardware and the developers of software. On the other hand the amount of information that has to be handled is still growing. The process of globalisation has reached universities, too. So external developments call for a cooperation, which can be supported by a sophisticated network structure. In addition, in Germany a better cooperation between the areas of research and teaching has also been discussed, focussing especially on the financial aspect.


Excerpt The presence of a fetal form of myoglobin has been demonstrated in newborn human infants, and it has been shown that this protein is completely replaced by adult myoglobin during the first ...


A process is proposed for the production of hydrogen and oxygen from water comprising the steps of forming ferric chloride from ferriferrous oxide by reaction with a chloride ion yielding substance, reducing the ferric chloride produced with a reducing agent to produce ferrous chloride, thermally reducing the ferric chloride to produce ferrous chloride, then oxidizing either the ferrous compound or metallic iron with water so as to produce hydrogen. The metallic iron may be formed by reducing the ferrous compound with hydrogen. Four specific reactant regenerative closed cycle systems are disclosed utilizing the process of this invention for the production of hydrogen with high energy efficiencies.


Jin dynasty has established a capital Bianjing (today Kaifeng in Henan) in a short period, and conducted a construction of Bianjing City. Compared with the Dongjing city constructed by northern Song dynasty, the Bianjing city had some changes in the layout of its structure, further expanded the scope of the city, and perfected the system of royal palace. The general layout of Kaifeng City, from outside to inside, was surrounded by the outside city, the Son city (inside city), the royal city, the palace city. The great avenue between the south gate Nan Xun gate of outside city northward via the south gate FengYi gate of the new building's Son city, the south gate Dan Fung gate of the original Song(the Zhu Que gate in northern Song),then northward via State Bridges and the south gate ChengTian gate of the gold palace was the entire city central axis.


The purpose of this paper was to utilize the Chinese Character Writing Scale (CCWS) to identify patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI) from healthy and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Thirty-five cases were collected, including 11 patients with AD (AD group), 11 patients with a-MCI (a-MCI group), and 13 normal controls (NC group). The scores of the CCWS for different groups were evaluated by the physicians, then used to distinguish a-MCI from NC and AD. The ability of the CCWS to distinguish a-MCI was compared with other scales used clinically, such as the methods of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The results was as follows: (1) the classification accuracy based on the CCWS on distinguishing a-MCI from NC is greater than the MMSE and ADAS, (2) age and level of education had little effect on the classification accuracy of either scale on distinguishing a-MCI from NC. These experimental results indicate that using the CCWS to distinguish a-MCI is feasible.


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A reciprocating compressor is provided with a compression section which compresses gas, and a crank section which has a crankshaft and drives the compression section. The compression section is provided with a wall body portion which includes a cylinder and constitutes a wall body of the compression section, a cylinder head attached to the cylinder, a piston which reciprocates within the cylinder, a piston rod which couples the crankshaft and the piston, and at least one sealing member fixed to the wall body portion and disposed in the circumference of the piston rod. The wall body portion has a first boundary wall which forms the boundary with the crank section in the crank section side with respect to the at least one sealing member and acts as a division surface when the crank section and the compression section are separated.


ABSTRACT Human-induced climate change poses an unprecedented global threat. Researchers agree that dealing with climate change requires international collective action and widespread social transformation. This study integrates insights from the Social Identity Model of Collective Action (SIMCA) and the Encapsulated Model of Social Identity in Collective Action (EMSICA) to explain participation in the environmental movement, Extinction Rebellion (XR). Structural equation models of data from a survey of 203 current or potential XR activists supported two identity-based pathways to collective action behavior and future intentions: moral convictions → anger → XR identification → collective action and global identification → participative efficacy → XR identification → collective action. Perceived group efficacy predicted collective action intentions but not behavior. Fear, guilt/shame, and hope did not significantly predict collective action behavior or intentions. We discuss the interplay of personal and social identity processes underlying climate change activism, as well as the need for longitudinal and experimental studies to disentangle causal relations. We propose that environmental campaign groups could foster group identification and thence collective action by communicating moral outrage about climate change, together with the potential efficacy of individuals' actions toward achieving the group's goals.


EDITOR,- The subtitle of Peter Brooks's editorial on repetitive strain injury (Does not exist as a separate medical condition), if not the editorial itself, risks seriously misleading the medical profession to the detriment of people doing manual work.1 The subtitle will reinforce the prejudices of those doctors who believe that all people who attribute their ill health to their work are malingerers or potential litigants. The editorial does, however, hint at …


AbstractEducation research has shown that there is often a disconnect between what instructors teach and what students actually comprehend. Much of this disconnect stems from students' previous conceptions of the subject that often remain steadfast despite instruction. The field of meteorology is particularly susceptible to misconceptions as a result of the years of personal experience students have with weather before instruction. Consequently, it is often challenging for students to accurately integrate course material with their observations and personal explanations. A longitudinal assessment exam of the meteorology program at the U.S. Air Force Academy revealed that misconceptions of fundamental, introductory content can propagate through years of instruction, potentially impeding deeper understanding of advanced topics and hindering attainment of professional certifications. Thus, it is clear that such misconceptions must be identified and corrected early. This manuscript describes the development o...


5,5′-Dioctyl-2,2′-bis(dithieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-d]thiophene) was synthesized using dithieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-d]thiophene as raw material via two moisture sensitive reactions of octylation and CuCl2 promoted coupling at low temperature with total yield of 11.3%.The title compound was characterized by 1H NMR,13C NMR,MS and X-ray single crystal analysis.Its crystal structure belongs to triclinic,space group P-1,cell dimensions: a=0.575 1(8) nm,b=0.725 1(10) nm,c=1.975(3) nm,α=93.502(15),β=90.393(16),γ=101.533(14).The molecular structure of the title compound shows planar and conjugated.The strong π-π interaction and S-S interaction among the molecules in the crystal are observed.In addition,the UV-vis spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of the title compound are also measured at room temperature.


We present the preliminary results of two Gemini campaigns to constrain the mass of the black hole in an ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) via optical spectroscopy. Pilot studies of the optical counterparts of a number of ULXs revealed two candidates for further detailed study, based on the presence of a broad He II 4686 Angstrom emission line. A sequence of 10 long-slit spectra were obtained for each object, and the velocity shift of the ULX counterpart measured. Although radial velocity variations are observed, they are not sinusoidal, and no mass function is obtained. However, the broad He II line is highly variable on timescales shorter than a day. If associated with the reprocessing of X-rays in the accretion disc, its breadth implies that the disc must be close to face-on.


Building faith in a common future, which is at the core of the making of a common currency, has been declining since the turn of the 1980s. The economic neoliberalism that diffused worldwide after the collapse of the Gold Exchange Standard and the economic crisis of the mid 1970s challenged the European project. Could a specific European model of social market economy help to forge the solidarity and discipline required to meet this challenge? It turned out that members had different understandings of the European model, especially regarding the role of central government. Meanwhile, in all forced adjustments of the European Union (EU) to a more open and competitive world, be it enlargements, new treaties or new institutions, the German conception of social market economy prevailed, mainly because Germany was in a better position than its partners in most cases. A rising discontent progressively eroded the faith in the EU project, even in Germany where a difficult reunification became a major national source of worries. By the end of the 1990s when the euro was finally created, the EU project had lost its momentum. The relative success of the euro in the early 2000s was much linked with the weakness of the dollar. Answers to the 2008 financial then economic crisis that rest on harsh austerity plans can only worsen the situation. A reconstruction of the EU project clearly needs a new pact of solidarity measures. Integration of the youths in all member countries stands as a good rallying common objective. Copyright The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved., Oxford University Press.


The fixed-cost Capacitated Multicommodity Network Design (CMND) problem is a well known NP-hard problem. This paper presents a matheuristic algorithm combining Simulated Annealing (SA) metaheuristic and Simplex method for CMND problem. In the proposed algorithm, a binary array is considered as solution representation and the SA algorithm manages open and closed arcs. Several strategies for opening and closing arcs are proposed and evaluated. In this matheuristic approach, for a given design vector, CMND becomes a Capacitated Multicommodity minimum Cost Flow (CMCF) problem. The exact evaluation of the CMCF problem is performed using the Simplex method. The parameter tuning for the proposed algorithm is done by means of design of experiments approach. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated by solving different benchmark instances. The results of the proposed algorithm show that it is able to obtain better solutions in comparison with previous methods in the literature.


Objective: Through a prospective study the incidence and neonatal results of patients with persistent right umbilical vein are evaluated. Materials and methods: During the period between August 2009 and February 2011, 3,576 low-risk obstetric sonographies were performed by the same technician at four different centers of prenatal diagnosis. Persistent right umbilical vein was diagnosed during a customary ultrasound examination, in the abdominal transverse section used to measure abdominal perimeter. Patients were asked to bring their children several months after delivery for a clinical and sonographic evaluation. Results: Persistent right umbilical vein was found in nine fetuses. In one case, it was associated with single umbilical artery. All fetuses had good growth and development. In some children, the postnatal sonography showed the gallbladder toward the left of falciform ligament. Conclusion: The incidence of persistent right umbilical vein in this population was of 1:397. We did not find any association with severe malformations as mentioned in the first articles related to this topic. There was only one case with single umbilical artery. All newborns developed normally. The question is raised why, being this anomaly so frequent and obvious, it is not more often diagnosed. Gallbladder position in respect to falciform ligament is a finding to assess.


It is a momentous task for the university undergraduate communists to keep their development of progressiveness.In order to construct a mechanism of sustainable effect of undergraduate communists' progressiveness-oriented education,six combinations with progressiveness-oriented education should be focused upon as follows: the ideological and political education;talent cultivation education;system building;organization building;practical education;and the democratic appraisal.


This paper describes a weekly economic index (WEI) developed to track the rapid economic developments associated with the onset of and policy response to the novel coronavirus in the United States. The WEI is a weekly composite index of real economic activity, with eight of ten series available the Thursday after the end of the reference week. In addition to being a weekly real activity index, the WEI has strong predictive power for output measures and provided an accurate nowcast of current-quarter GDP growth in the first half of 2020. We document how the WEI responded to key events and data releases during the first six months of the pandemic.


Growing complexity of power system and its control and management tasks require more complex models, thereby forcing power system modeling towards object-oriented techniques. For a long time the non-existence of a standard method and modeling language had been a serious impediment to wider acceptance of object-oriented approach in power system modeling. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is an object-oriented modeling language, currently in the process of world-wide standardization. Its possible applications include development of real-time software for control systems. In this paper some basic UML domain modeling techniques are presented as applied to a part of a power substation.


RASMUS SWALETHORP1*, EVANDRO MALANSKI1, METTE DALGAARD AGERSTED1, TORKEL GISSEL NIELSEN1,2 AND PETER MUNK1 1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES (DTU AQUA), SECTION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK, KAVALERGARDEN 6, CHARLOTTENLUND DK-2920, DENMARK AND GREENLAND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE, GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, KIVIOQ 2, PO BOX 570, NUUK 3900, GREENLAND


ABSTRACT The States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force, whose members are the oil spill prevention and response agencies in the U.S. West Coast states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia initiated a study of West Coast pilotage in 1995. Following a review of national pilotage studies done in both the United States and Canada, a workgroup of representatives from West Coast pilot organizations assisted the Oil Spill Task Force in drafting a survey that was sent to 28 pilotage organizations, governing boards, and authorities on the West Coast. The survey included questions grouped under the following headings: Organizational Description, Organizational Policies and Programs, Organizational Accountability, Pilot Licensing and Qualifications, Pilot Training and Continuing Education, Pilot/Ship Interactions, and an "Other" category. In the second phase of the project, a more diverse set of stakeholders assisted the task force in reviewing the su...


This work examines how enterprises and artists have engaged with each other. The report details historical and contemporary examples grouped under three headings: residing, consulting and embedding. These headings reflect different relationships be-tween artists and industry, ranging from those where the artist work remains separate to the business practices, to those where the artistic and business practice are indistinguishable. Through the examples the report suggests five areas of further study necessary in understanding and potentially harnessing artist industry engagement for the digital transformation. These are; understanding the intentions of each actor, navigating the asymmetric relationships that exist between actors, understanding the competing measures of success that may apply, negotiating the complex structures that dictate the rules of the collaboration and exploring the policy frame-works that can help to promote beneficial engagements.


Assuming that the cause of arthritis deformans is a bacterial infection, cases of chronic infective deforming arthritis, or "chronic infectious arthritis," and arthritis deformans must be classed as the same disease etiologically. This assumption has been made by several, and a few physicians, on the basis of this assumption, have treated cases of arthritis deformans with streptococcus vaccines (Smith, 1 Ball, 2 Horder 3 ). Horder and Smith have given good reasons for considering a particular vaccine specific for the disease. An article by Skinner, 4 in 1910, describing the results of 160 cases of arthritis deformans, claims much for the usual methods of treatment thoroughly carried out. He reports 25 per cent, apparently cured; 65 per cent. benefited in varying degrees, and 10 per cent, apparently uninfluenced. The 10 per cent, of uninfluenced cases is the class that specific therapy is supposed, by those who employ specific treatment for infective


In present work, NiO/YSZ anode functional layer was prepared by nano NiO powder and 8YSZ powder. The nano NiO powders were made by Pulsed wire evaporation (PWE) method. Nano NiO- YSZ functional layer was sintered at the temperature of . The prepared functional layer was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The nano NiO- YSZ anode functional layer sintered at shows the lowest polarization resistance. Nano NiO- YSZ anode functional layer shows about two times smaller polarization resistance than the anode functional layer made by commercial NiO-YSZ powders. Based on these experimental results, it is concluded that the nano NiO-YSZ cermet is suitable as a anode functional layer operated at .


The article dwells on the issue beset with comparative analysis of morphological peculiarities and level of usage of the suffix -он/on in the Tajik literary language referring to the XVIII-th and XX-th centuries. It is underscored that the relevant suffix is considered to be one of the frequently used ones. Proceeding from the adduced analysis concerned with the theme explored the author of the article asserts that possibilities of formation of plural nouns by means of the suffix 50 -он/on in the language of comparative periods shows that the scope and specificity of the use of the relevant linguistic element is characterized with wide scales. It is concluded that the suffix in question is used to plurify different kinds of nouns, such as animate and inanimate, personal and non-personal and borrowed words as well.


This paper proposes a new asymmetrical rotor design for synchronous generators to mitigate the coil winding issue and reduce the capital costs associated with the coil winding process. Synchronous machines are widely used for electrical power generation including diesel-generating sets and steam turbines. This paper investigates the electromagnetic performance of a 27.5 kVA generator with various rotor designs by the 2D finite element method (FEM). The rotor poles are optimized in shape so that excitation coils can be pre-manufactured and directly installed on the rotor poles. The machine is then prototyped and experimentally tested to validate the design.


The invention relates to a method for comprehensively recycling municipal solid wastes, which comprises the following steps of: (1) breaking bags of municipal solid wastes, and then, sorting the wastes manually and sorting the wastes by a magnetic separator on a transmission belt; (2) crushing the sorted residual wastes through disk crushers at intervals of 2 inches; (3) transmitting the processed wastes into a drum-type blast sieving machine for separating; (4) crushing the processed wastes containing more than 98.5% of organic substances through disk crushers at intervals of 0.25 inch, transmitting the wastes into a high-temperature and high-pressure hydrolyzer for hydrolyzing, reducing the pressure, and then, crushing and spraying the wastes out; and (5) continuously transmitting the wastes to a sieving machine of 0.25 inch for sieving, wherein substances on the sieve are residual plastic substances, and substances below the sieve are pure organic substances. The method and the system for processing wastes, which are provided by the invention, can be used for realizing industrialization, are suitable for processing wastes in a scale of 100-300 tons per day, and have the advantages of low energy consumption and low water consumption.


Quite a good number of horticultural nurseries with focus on ornamental plants are located at Pattoki (District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan) and its adjoining areas. At these nurseries hundreds of thousands of plants are raised throughout the year. Generally, Pattoki nursery business is based on traditional methods of plant propagation thereby involving a number of technical issues. Thus, in the present study, a survey was conducted to identify some of the important issues related to propagation and management of ornamental plants at these nurseries. In order to generate required information, a total of 50 nurseries were selected. This sampling of nurseries was based on convenience sampling method due to lack of complete list of nurseries. The respondents (nurserymen) were interviewed on semi-structured questionnaire with open ended questions. Based on feedback received from nursery growers, some key issues were identified during survey, including lack of respondents' willingness to register their businesses (96%), concern over transfer of insect pests with soil (14%) and lack of willingness to seek guidance from experts (70%). Some of the responses came 100% positive or negative, viz. type of pots used was 100% clay pots only, 100% use of silt only as traditional soil medium for filling of pots, no record keeping (100% nurseries) of important nursery operations, not hiring any expert staff for supervision (100% nurseries) and no soil medium treatment(s) before use (100% nurseries).


More than 270 researchers working with Schizosaccharomyces pombe gathered in March 2006 for the European Fission Yeast Meeting at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton (Cambridge, UK). The meeting was preceded by a 1 day computing workshop for 40 participants, which focused on using Sz. pombe genome analysis tools and data resources effectively. During the meeting, 40 talks and some 150 posters were presented in less than 2 days, which provided high-density science throughout that was both stimulating and intensive. The presentations covered a wide range of topics, including DNA metabolism, signalling, gene expression, mitotic spindle, morphogenesis, cell cycle, and community resources. This special issue of Yeast contains reviews and articles reflecting the broad content of the meeting and providing a snapshot of some of the many processes that can be so elegantly addressed in fission yeast. Electronic versions of the workshop manual and the meeting abstract booklet can be accessed here: http://wwwdev.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/S pombe/documentation.shtml Wixon and Wood introduce some of the issues discussed at the meeting regarding resources for the fission yeast community. This is followed by a report by Wood on computing tools for Sz. pombe genome data, and an overview by Aslett and Wood of the Gene Ontology annotation status. Two articles then describe new resources and information: Penkett, Birtle and Bähler provide web tools for straightforward primer design in a range of applications, while Beskow and Wright have made a comparative analysis of transcription factors in fission and budding yeasts. A paper by Niwa, Tange, and Kurabayashi on an interesting niche subject is next: their detailed study analyses the consequences of aneuploidy in fission yeast. The remaining seven articles review a range of topics where research in fission yeast has made recent impact. The first four reviews cover various aspects of DNA and RNA metabolism. Legouras et al. discuss concepts and models for selecting DNA replication origins, and how to reconcile the apparent stochastic nature of origin selection with reliable replication. Raji and Hartsuiker review pathways for DNA double-strand break repair and recombination with a focus on mitotic cells, while Wells, Pryce and McFarlane describe mechanisms for homologous chromosome pairing during meiosis, which is intimately linked to meiotic recombination. Stevenson and Norbury then report on recent insight gained from an intriguing and broadly conserved family of poly(A) polymerases, first discovered in fission yeast, which are involved in several different biological processes. The final three reviews cover aspects of the cytoskeleton and morphogenesis. Sawin and Tran review the knowledge on cytoplasmic microtubules, providing a comprehensive overview of microtubule nucleation, the regulation of microtubule dynamics and the organization of microtubule bundles. Gachet et al. survey the available data on mechanisms to orientate the mitotic spindle and on a spindle orientation checkpoint proposed in Sz. pombe. Finally, the review by Garcı́a et al. focuses on the functions of the six Rho family GTPases and seven Rho-GEFs in controlling cell shape and integrity. A predominant theme of the reviews and articles in this special issue of Yeast is the efficacy of Sz. pombe as a model organism for studying conserved eukaryotic processes. The fascinating research described here and elsewhere demonstrates that fission yeast as a model is truly alive and kicking. Of the 4920 Sz. pombe genes considered to be protein-coding, 1556 have been studied with small-scale projects and published to date. A further 120 gene names are reserved, indicating pending publications for many


A distribution company has to send products, packed into shippers, from the warehouse to retail shops. The number of different shipper types is regarded as a parameter given by the user, who is looking for a balance between transportation costs and stock and procurement costs. The problem is to decide the sizes of the shipper types to keep at the warehouse so as to minimize the cost of meeting the forecasted demand over the planning horizon. In this paper, we describe an integer linear programming formulation for the problem and obtaining feasible solutions. Other models, based on multiknapsack and p-median and facility location models, are for obtaining lower bounds. We study several ways of reducing the set of possible shipper types in order to obtain models of a manageable size. The feasible solutions obtained are improved by using a reduced model and metaheuristic algorithm. A computational study conducted on real instances provided by the company is presented and discussed.


Our knowledge of the factors governing the ability of insects to pass successfully through any given winter conditions is very meager. Apparently some winters are very destructive to insect life and bring about a high mortality in the stages that attempt to survive this period while other winters are favorable to the survival of the eggs, larvre, pupre, or imagos as the case may be. The winter of 1918—1919 was certainly a very open and abnormally warm one all over New York State; but it is apparent, from studies made regarding the effect of heat and cold on insect life, that the comparative degrees of humidity, as well as of temperature, must be taken into account if correct generalizations are to be made. For example, as Pierce says: "A creature which can stand a certain degree of cold at a given humidity may be absolutely unable to stand that same temperature at another degree of saturation or relative humidity." Thus there have arisen conflicting interpretations of climatic effects on insects made by different investigators in different localities because they were working under very different degrees of humidity of which no account was taken. It will perhaps not be out of place to give a brief summary of the weather conditions from November to April inclusive as recorded by the wcather station at Cornell University:


Background: non Hodgkin Lymphoma is the most common hematologic malignancy and it is the 6th leading cause of cancer death. Relapses still occur in the majority of patients; overall, more than 30% of DLBCL will ultimately relapse. Aim of study: primary objective was to retrospectively correlate the occurrence of relapsed, refractory and in remission diffused large B cell lymphoma patients to both clinic-pathological features of the disease and line of treatment received.
Patients and Method: a total of 116 patients with aggressive high grade NHL patients (DLBCL) representing 86.6% of all patients presented to Clinical Oncology Department, Ain Shams University in the period between January 2009 and December 2015. Data were collected between January 2017 until Marsh 2017.
Results: the mean age at diagnosis of the studied patients was 45 years. The incidence in male was higher than female (52.6% vs. 47.4%), the majority of the cases didn't have B symptoms (57.7%), high LDH level was measured among the cases (37%)and in only 36 patient's files,16.37% of the cases had positive HCV.The most common stage at diagnosis was stage IV (33.6%)followed by stage III (29.3%).                                                              Based on response to the 1st line chemotherapy, DLBCL patients were further statistically analyzed into three categories:24 refractory patients (20.07%), 43 relapsed patients (37.1%) and 49 patients in remission (non relapsed) (42.2%). Regarding 1st line treatment regimen by R-Chop, complete response rates were significantly higher in patients who received R-CHOP than in the group who received CHOP alone (57.1% vs 42.8%). The median disease freesurvival in the relapsed groupwas 8 months. The median survival time for the DLBCL patients was 24 months. The survival rate after 1 year was 83.7%, while after 2 years it was 52.8% and after 3 years it was 21.3%. Conclusion: relapsed and refractory disease continues to represent the most significant challenge in treating NHL, the addition of rituximab to the CHOP regimen increased the CR rate and prolonged event-free and overall survival.


PURPOSE: A purification method of an organic solvent is provided to effectively remove impurity with a boiling point similar to an organic solvent mixture containing propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate as a main component. CONSTITUTION: A purification method of an organic solvent comprises a step for removing impurity by adding C1-20 alkoxide-based compound to an organic solvent mixture containing at least one of propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate and a mixture of propionates and ketones. The process of removing impurity comprises a fractional distillation process.


This paper presents a concept of a wireless measuring system based on ZigBee modules, and the stages in its implementation. The distinctive feature of the built measuring systems is their high resistance to environmental conditions. To a large extent this was achieved through the use of induction charging. The effectiveness of this solution was determined by comparing it with conventional charging. The measuring modules built in accordance with this concept were tested in the work space of a machine tool during milling. Special attention was paid to the amount of power consumed by the tested modules during different modes of their operation. The response time of the modules during their operation in the work space of the working machine tool and in the case when the modules were completely immersed in water was tested. By comparing the measured response times the effect of the above factors on the correctness of operation of the measuring system was determined.


This paper uses the example of an exam to model multi-dimensional search under a deadline. When the dimension is two, an order-invariance property allows simple characterization of the optimal search policy. Behavior is shown to be highly sensitive to changes in the deadline, and a wide variety of policies can be rationalized (as being optimal) as the length of the deadline increases. This is contrasted with behavior under the traditional case of geometric discounting, in which a similar sensitivity to changes in the discount factor cannot hold. For dimensions higher than two, the invariance principle does not hold; this increases complexity of the problem of finding the optimal search policy.


ABSTRACT Kyrgyzstan still suffers from the past practices of radioactive industry operated by the Soviet Union that caused significant impact on ecosystems in this region, especially related with storage of uranium in inadequate conditions. There are at least 50 abandoned sites used as radioactive waste dumps in the country. Due to the pressure of natural and anthropogenic reasons, the structural foundations of mine waste dumps are gradually losing their integrities. Here, particular interest of our research is to reveal current state of radioactive contamination and to make evaluation on the radiological impacts of pollution caused by uranium mine waste dump, one is situated near Kaji-Say Village in Issyk Kul Region-Kyrgyzstan. In this study, the leaf, stem, and root parts of Perovskia abrotanoides Kar. and their co-located soils as study materials collected from five different localities were used for investigation of existent alterations on element uptake and genetic material in the plant using ICP-MS and ISSR marker technique. Also, radioactivity readings were recorded using Geiger counter. The data showed that the levels of radiation (in mR/h) were found to be significantly high in comparison with normal acceptable limits. Uptake patterns of certain elements in P. abrotanoides grown in the uranium waste dump site were modified extensively as reductions and increments due to strong radioactive leakage in comparison with the control. Also, the results indicated that changes in ISSR profiles from exposed plant leaf samples included variation in band intensities, losses of normal bands, and the appearances of new bands compared to unexposed (control) plant leaf sample. Considering people living around the area where the research was conducted, the consequences of contamination as our data suggest could cause health problems through radioactive leakage.


The average rise in electrical power tariff in developing countries has been increasing. This calls for the need for a system that would help regular people manage their household appliances within their budget. This paper aims to come up with a solution to meet the need of people in order to spare them the hassle of meeting electricity bill at the end of the month. A unique yet simple system has been introduced that allows the user to run his household appliances within an allocated budget. The priority of appliances is the main focus in this system. This system has multiple modes that can be customized according to the user as well as environmental requirement. To make the system handy and easy to use, an Android application has also been introduced from which the user can monitor and control his household appliances and total electricity bill. Multiple home automation services such as automated lights and fans, biometric security system, LED lighting, energy efficient bulb has also been embedded in the system to provide the user with extra benefits and security in the household.


We demonstrate the employment of single-crystal optical fibres based on lithium niobate for doubling the laser radiation frequency. The measured characteristics of the fibre confirm its high quality and spatial homogeneity. Parameters of the frequency doublers for neodymium laser radiation based on fibre and bulk single crystals are compared. Single crystals are grown by the method of laser-heated pedestal growing with heating by radiation of a laser (LHPG-method).


The problem of rotor blade fragment impact against an airplane structure (representing the "Small Debris" effect, due to rotor burst) has been investigated. The simulations were performed using the MSC/DYTRAN software, taking into account some different approaches, such as the influence of the finite elements modeling as well as the material behavior (involving characteristics like constitutive law, strain rate effects and failure modes). Finally, to corroborate the analysis, the numerical results were compared with experimental data.


Removal of tail rectrices and dorsal and ventral covert feathers at the base of the tail increased the total parasite drag of the body and tail by between 25 and 55%. Flow visualization and measurements of dynamic pressure in the tail boundary layer showed that in the intact bird a separation bubble forms on the ventral side of the body, and reattaches to the ventral side of the tail. This bubble is a consequence of the morphology of the body, with a rapid contraction posterior to the pelvis and hind legs. The tail and the covert feathers at its base act as a combined splitter plate and wedge to control vortex shedding and body wake development, and thereby are important to minimize drag. This hitherto unsuspected mechanism is central to understanding the morphology of the avian body, and may have had a significant influence on the evolution of avian tail morphology by pre-adapting the tail for radiation and specialization as an aerodynamic lifting structure and as an organ of communication in sexual selection.


OBJECTIVES
This study examined how maternal influence on child feeding modified the deterioration of child nutritional status in Chad.

METHODS
The pattern of height with age was examined in 98 rural Chadian children aged 12 through 71 months from 64 households randomly chosen.

RESULTS
Younger children were more stunted than older ones, probably reflecting secular deterioration in weanlings' nutritional status from 1982 to 1987. Children of mothers with influence over child feeding were taller than children of mothers with less influence, but this held only for the youngest children.

CONCLUSIONS
Height-for-age can be a useful indicator of recent changes in social and environmental effects on child health. The mother's influence may have buffered the negative impact of socioeconomic conditions on child growth.


This paper constructed signal models of four types of signal in wireless communication, i.e. single user MIMO signal, single user single antenna signal, virtual MIMO signal and multibeam smart antenna signal first, and then proposed a method for blind identification of single user MIMO signal in step by step in noncooperation communication, when the unknown source was one of the four types by using MUSIC algorithm and forward-backward spatial smoothing algorithm to blindly estimate DOAs of the received signal in the first two steps, and use blind channel estimation in the third step. Simulation results show the feasibility of this method. There has not been any published literature reporting research results about this topic yet, so the results of this paper is of important value in both theory and application.


In this chapter, the contribution of new information and communication technologies to enhancing democracy at the local level is articulated as a practical and empirical question that pertains to the locally established patterns and practices of public communication. It is suggested that in order to realize the democratic potential inherent in ICTs, the compartmentalized, hierarchical and one-way practices of both administrative-political machinery and the mainstream media must be exposed and challenged through concrete action. The article draws upon a participatory action research project in which alternative, dialogical and citizen-oriented forms of web-mediated public communication were created and maintained in close collaboration with grass-roots civic actors and groups. In the experimental project, specific efforts were made to enable and encourage online encounters between those local stakeholders that rarely meet in the discursive public spaces of mainstream media.


Almost citizen don't understand about the meaning of democracy as rule and law. They understand and assume the democracy is a freedom. The students as citizen necessary given good understanding and capacity for the actualy democracy in citizen area. By Civic Education, it can solve problem, now days. Civic Education that concludes of the Civic Competences is not only discussing knowledge but also it emphasizes of the citizen's characters especially for students in Indonesia. The purposes of the research were to describe and analyze the influences of Civic Education as the developing of Civic Competences at the ninth grade students of SMP N 1 Bungkal.
In this research, the researcher used quantitive approach by using analytic descriptive method with survey technic and was operated by differetial statistics. The population of this research were the students at the ninth grade of SMP Negeri 1 Bungkal in Academic Year 2013/2014 that the total were 186 students. The research sampling consisted of 70 students that took with random sampling technic. Data analyse used multiple linier regression analyse, test T, test F, and determinate coefisient (R Square) and used program IBM SPSS Statistics 22 for Windows Release.
The result of data got from the result of the T test and every variable got To variable X1 = 2,511, X2 = 2,782, and X3 = 2,687 > Tt = 1,996. It meant that every components of civic competence influences the students' democracy, significantly. The result of test F was gotten from Fo > Ft (10,180 > 2,74). It meant that components of civic competence influences overwhelm the student's democracy, significantly. While for R Square value produce 0,316 or 311,6%. The conclusion of this research are ; First,every components of civic competence influences the student's democracy, significantly. Second,components of civic competence influences overwhelm of 31,6% toward student's democracy, and the rest is influenced by other factors unresearch. Third, civic competence influence the student's democracy, dominantly.
Key Words: Civic Education, Civic Competences, Democracy Life.


Original Research Paper Received 13 May 2014 Accepted 16 July 2014 Available Online 26 October 2014 Offshore platforms are exposed to random cyclic loads imposed on the structure by natural phenomena including waves, sea currents, wind and etc, so fatigue analysis of these structures is one of the most important design steps. Hot spot method is one of the most common techniques for evaluation of the fatigue life of offshore platforms. In this approach, the stress adjacent to the weld is estimated by extrapolation from the stress distribution approaching the weld, as obtained by finite element method or perhaps from strain measurements on the surface. In order to calculate the fatigue life of Amir Kabir semi-submersible drilling platform, first model of platform is created. Then according to the environmental conditions of the Caspian sea, hydrodynamic forces exerted on the platform are calculated. The simulated hydrodynamic forces are then applied to the platform structure for calculating the stress and strain field in the whole structure. It is found that the intersection of column and pontoon is the critical section of the platform and hence the fatigue life of the structure is predicted in terms of conditions of this location.


he goal of shared decision making (SDM) is to ensure T patients are well informed and receive their preferred treatments. It differs from informed consent, where the goal is to provide patients with the potential risks of a planned intervention. Surgical consultation has always included aspects of both, but SDM requires the surgeon to discuss a procedure within a larger treatment option paradigm. We know that many patients with spine conditions need help making surgical decisions, perceive the need to decide quickly, and often make decisions based upon insufficient knowledge, biased past experiences, and deference to the surgeon. Finally, decision aids can improve decision quality, but are underused, and that informed, patient-centered decisions are associated with better outcomes. This current study by Atlas et al presents the results of patient surveys conducted before and after a consultation with one of two orthopedic surgeons at a single institution. The authors grouped patient reported concerns into one of six themes, and examined them before and after the consultation. These concerns, emphasizing the patient's pain, functional impairment, and fears about the procedure and


In contrast to result-driven publications in which the academic narrative constructs the process of data analysis and the conceptual framework as purposefully designed and inevitably leading to the findings, this article will take a closer look at the concrete development of interpretative schemes and the openness of this process. We will do so by referring to an extensive empirical study of the German theatrical employment system. Following the course of our research project, the article will explicate and discuss (1) the decision for conducting qualitative rather than quantitative research, (2) the identification and definition of 'what is the case' and how this decision was influenced by ongoing data interpretation and changing and new theoretical inputs, and (3) the question of the generalisability of our findings. The main focus of the article, however, will be to explore the relationship between data and theory. We hope to encourage researchers to creatively use the inherent openness of data interpretation, and we argue that the freedom of qualitative research can only be used in a productive way if methodological decisions and data interpretations are driven by theoretical reasoning.


Rogerus rosae sp. n., collected from the soil around the roots of rose, differs from the other two known species, R. orientalis and R. rajasthanensis, in having a single tooth at the beginning of the stoma, in the absence of cephalic setae and in not possessing the glandular organs at the base of esophagus.


The vessels 'Totara'and 'Paroto' at a ship-breakers yard in Whakatahurie, Pelorus Sound, Marlborough, November 1956, photographed by James Douglas Wilkinson.
Source of descriptive information - Name of vessel from backing card for this print. Location and date identified by Library client.
Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 9 x 13.8 cm


Five land use patterns in Beibei District of Chongqing City,i.e.paddy field changing into vegetable plot(P-V),dryland changing into vegetable plot(D-V),paddy field changing into orchard(P-O),paddy field changing into dayland(P-D) and dryland changing into orchard(D-O) are taken as the research object to study the responses of organic carbon and organic carbon density of the soil profile to the changes in land use patterns.The average content of soil organic carbon appears in the order of P-V D-V P-O P-D D-O.The content of soil organic carbon presents a dropping trend in P-D and D-O and a rising trend in D-V.In the surface soil(0~20cm),organic carbon density appears in the order of D-V P-V P-O D-O P-D,while in the 20~60 cm layer of the soil,organic carbon density is greater in P-V,P-O and P-D than in D-V and D-O.


The process of domestication has been a part and parcel of human civilization. This process has been responsible for present day's development of agricultural and allied sectors (such as herbal medicines), which are directly or indirectly dependent on plant resources. Apart from commercial crops (domesticated species), many species have been identified for variety of purposes such as food, medicine, fuel, natural colorants, sources of genes, artifacts, shelter etc. Many a times, these species have restricted distribution in a geographical area and they have been identified on the basis of indigenous technical knowledge of the local communities. Such species have been termed as underutilized/ lesser known/ underexploited species, suggesting their potential for further utilization. One must be wondering that these terminologies have commonly been discussed in different forums; however, only rarely such species could reach the stage of domestication and hence, they have retained their status as underutilized!


This study was to determine the effect of applying realistic mathematical approaches to learning outcomes. This research is an experimental study with a quantitative approach, the method used is quasi experimental. The design of this study is nonequivalent control group. The subject of this research was third grade students of Artodung Pamekasan State Elementary School. The data collection technique is a test technique, the tests used in the form of pretest and posttest are in the form of multiple choices with the number of each of the 20 items. Test instruments were tested for validity and reliability before being used for research. After research, the results of the study were analyzed using the normality test, homogeneity test, and hypothesis testing. The results of the research conducted at Artodung Pamekasan State Elementary School obtained the results that there was an influence from the realistic mathematical approach to the mathematics learning outcomes of third grade students, this was evidenced by the increase in the average value of the experimental class learning outcomes greater than the control class 22.5> 16.06. Besides that, it is also proven by the results of thitung <ttabel at the 5% significance level located in the negative Ho rejection area, which is -2.195 <-1.68107. So it can be concluded that Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected.


This paper analyzes a switch design utilizing a static magnetic field to displace the electron-hole plasma to surfaces having high recombination velocities. This mechanism can markedly speed up the opening of the switch without decreasing its conductance in the illuminated steady state.


The utility model discloses a deep soil humidity real-time measurement and control system and belongs to the technical field of soil humidity measurement. The system comprises a ground part and an underground part, wherein the ground part comprises a power supply unit, a main control computer and a four-core cable; the four-core cable comprises two power lines and two data lines; the power supply unit supplies power to the underground part through the four-core cable; the main control computer controls the underground part through the four-core cable in real time to remotely measure the humidity of a deep soil layer in a borehole in real time; the underground part is an underground measurement and control device and has a hollow cylinder shape, and four layers are separated in the underground part from top to bottom; and the measurement and control device receives a control command from the computer through RS485 communication and transmits soil humidity data and state information of the device to the main control computer, the complicity of measuring the deep soil humidity is reduced, the measurement flexibility is improved and a user can measure humidity parameters of soil layers in boreholes of which the diameter is more than 170mm.


Results of this experiment tests showed that all specimens, as for the properties of fresh concrete, had favorable fluidity, satisfying 600±100㎜ of slump flow. Air content was varied with aggregate types which indicated 3.0±0.5% in the specimens using granite and lime stone as a coarse aggregate, but basalt used specimens increased the value more than 80%, compared with others. This is due to the multi porous properties of the basalt. The compressive strength of all specimens was indicated at around 80㎫ at 28 elapse days, but this strength values of the specimens gradually decreased at fire circumstance. It is demonstrated that the residual compressive strength of high strength structure, which was once exposed to the fire and cooled down, is deteriorated. This is highly affected by higher temperature, so that the careful attention should be considered whether the structures could be recycled again.


This paper aims at the analysis of the myth of 'MunJun-Bonpuli . the shamanistic myth of JeJu island, The conclusions discussed in this paper are as follows: 1) In the superficial dimension. the myth tells the conflict of step mother and seven sons of the dead mother but in the deep dimension, the myth contains the conflict of the shamanitic power and the new religious power. The myth tells that the shamanistic power has the fertility and cultural capability But the new religious power which is immigrated from the other land has nothing to do for the natives, So the myth represents the victory of shamanism over the immigrated religious power. 2) There are various mythemes in this myth, which is addressed to the meaning of shamanism, This myth explains the origin of shamanistic good(or goddess) of the kitchen, the washroom, and the gate. 3) The mother of seven sons is murdered by the mistress. But the mother is resurrected. So the mother becomes the kitchen goddess through The dead/resurrected cycle. She is the master of fire. In the shamanism, the fire is believed to give the fertility to the people. 4) After death, the mistress becomes the washroom goddess. She is familiar with water. So there are binary oppositions between two women as follows: kitchen : fire : fertility: culture: washroom : water: non-fertility-nature 5) the seven sons becomes the god of shamanism. Especially the last son ascend, to the god of gate. He guards the house from the outer negative power. He is the master of iron which has a special meaning in shamanism and makes pottery, In shamanism, the first shaman is believed the first potter who is master of fire and iron, This myth shows the shamanistic importance of fire, knife(iron), and pottery.


Among the abiotic stress parameters salinity is the major problems to the agriculture in coastal areas. Salinity leads to stunted growthand reduced yields.Bacteria isolated from saline environmentswere physiologically adapted to saline conditions, such tolerant microorganisms provide a means of cultivation of crops in salinity influencedareas. Halotolerant bacteria which have the plant growth promoting activity, plant growth promoting bacteria(PGPB) may be used to mitigate the effect of salinity in the field. Soil samples were collected from the high saline environments from Visakhapatnam and Kakinada coast. A total 7 morphologically different bacteria were isolated, among them isolate-07 was found to be high salt tolerant and plant growth promoting rich bacteria. All bacteria were biochemically characterized and isolate-07 was characterized by 16s rRNA gene sequencing and confirmed as Bacillus megaterium.


ABSTRACT Energy poverty is a multidimensional issue, and this means that it is difficult to understand the different levels of vulnerability to this phenomenon and its relationship with households' quality of life. This paper presents the validation of an innovative index for the analysis of vulnerability to energy poverty according to monetary, energy, and thermal comfort factors: The Index of Vulnerable Homes (IVH). The IVH goes beyond the use of single self-reported indicators of thermal comfort, and instead uses the adaptive thermal-comfort model defined in the normative UNE EN 15251:2007 to assess thermal comfort in relation to energy poverty. Furthermore, it has the potential to evaluate the societal impacts of current energy poverty policies by providing the economic analysis of different situations of vulnerability. The IVH is validated by comparing its results to those obtained from a survey conducted in a small-scale study undertaken in Salford, UK. To this end, evidence from households living in terraced houses built before 1980 is used to analyze health status in terms of vulnerability to energy poverty vulnerability according to their monetary situation and the characteristics of the dwelling. In the end, the results show good agreement between both the IVH's assessment and households' evidence, leading to consider the IVH as a suitable approach to understanding different levels of vulnerability to energy poverty.


The R.O.K Army has developed and operated TM to maintain the operation of weapons systems since its establishment. As more modern weapons systems were developed, the more efficient operation was limited by a large quantity. As a countermeasure, the DAPA has operated the IETM using the KAIS TOOL since 2003. However, 16 years later, they were shunned by operators for software instability and other reasons. Based on the results of an operational test and evaluation team of the Army headquarters, the analysis results of software instability, limited compatibility and integration, limited real-time updates, etc. were analyzed. It was confirmed that KAIS development tools were urgently needed. Therefore, in order to solve this current problem for the Army IETM, the first phase of this paper focused on improving the IETM by maintaining the application present, the second of the Army Electronic Technology manual, phase going to propose improvement plans for operational test and evaluation by lining 11 elements of comprehensive logistics support with an electronic technology code.


Carbon-13, proton coupling constants have been measured in eighteen different 2-substituted propanes. 1J(C-2,H) shows variations similar to those observed previously for monosubstituted methanes. 2J(C-2,H) is essentially independent of the substituent at C-2, while 2J(C-1,H) varies over a range of at least 5 Hz. The latter coupling constant becomes more positive as the electronegativity of the substituent increases while 3J(CH) decreases as the electronegativity of the substituent increases. The observed trends in nJ(CH) are compared with those calculated using semi-empirical molecular orbital theory at the INDO level of approximation.


In 1998, Hubert Damisch, commenting on the work of the seventeenthcentury Dutch painter Pieter Saenredam, remarked that this artist often skewed the viewing axis of his compositions onto the bias to produce perspective views that are 'slightly awkward, slightly warped.' He continued: 'What Saenredam reveals is what I hope is in play in my own work, namely, that it only takes a slight warping, a slight displacement of the main axis, for one to be able to see things differently. In the same spirit of productive bias, and by way of tribute, I offer the following reflections ins ired by Damisch's The Judgement of Paris (1992; English edition 1996). Taking certain insights of Freud and Lacan as foundational, building methodological bridges between L'vi-Strauss' structuralist anthropology and Aby Warburg's mnemonic networks able to pierce the veils of time, this remarkable book is an investigation of representations of the title theme covering some 3000 years. In a distinctly Damischian way, it takes this judgement corpus as a composite 'theoretical object' spurring philosophical reflection.3 'How does it signify, this story; what sensitive spots in our culture does it touch, what depths does it plumb, such that even today it holds a particular resonance for us?'4 Damisch's first-line answer, his working hypothesis, is that the judgement of Paris is the preeminent western symbolic expression of the vexed cultural status of beauty vexed because of its ultimate if elusive derivation (according to psychoanalysis) from sexual pleasure a status that hinges on Paris' selection of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, as the 'most beautiful' of the three female deities among whom he must choose. Furthermore, that this status is reinforced by Paris' choice having precipitated the Trojan War, a narrative analogue for human mortality, awareness of which is a necessary prerequisite for the human capacity for the aesthetic emotion. Within this framework, Damisch compares ancient and mediaeval textual accounts with visual depictions, giving close attention to later moralising constructions as well as to analogies between the three goddesses, the Three Graces, and the three primary functions of Indo-European culture as formulated by Georges Dumezil. With purposive anachronism, he reads the celebrated print by Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael (ca. 1517) through the lens of Kant's critique of taste (1790) and Manet's appropriation of a subsidiary group for his Dejeuner sur 1'herbe (1863), which art-work is then linked to the scandal it occasioned and brought to bear retroactively on the question of beauty as epitomised by the theme of Paris' choosing, the visual quotation being construed, per Derrida's gloss on Kant's parergon, as emblematic of modern art's investment in ancient art's (ostensible) supplement: colour. All of this is preceded by reflections on the book's first psychoanalytic principles in the matter of beauty, and by an attempt to think these with Kant's third-Critique premise of the 1. 'A Conversation with Hubert Damisch,' October, vol. 85, summer 1998, pp. 3-17; this quote p. 11. 2. Hubert Damisch, Le jugement de Paris (Flammarion: Paris, 1990); English edn, The Judgment of Paris, trans. J. Goodman (University of Chicago Press: Chicago, 1995). References are to the English edition. 3. 'A Conversation' (1998), pp. 8, 11. 4. Damisch, The Judgment of Paris (1995), p. 100.


The use of mobile devices, and the applications that run on them, has soared in recent years. Among the reasons for this rapid uptake is the inclusion of many useful sensors (including GPS, accelerometers, and cameras), the plethora of mobile apps, and improved battery life. These same advances in the capabilities of mobile devices and applications can also lead to privacy concerns; particularly those related to location privacy. We developed Find-a-mine, an iPhone application (and supporting infrastructure) to conduct privacy research through a scavenger-hunt style mobile application-based game. This paper presents a retrospective on mobile device trends especially within the context of location-based privacy, describes the design and development of the Find-a-mine application ecosystem, discusses the development challenges faced, and provides our thoughts regarding the future development of this application and more generally, mobile applications as a whole.