Attending a live concert is a multisensory experience. In some cases it could be argued that hearing is the primary sense involved, but it is never the only one. Vision, smell, and even touch make important contributions to the overall experience. Moreover, the senses interact such that what one hears, for example, is influenced by what one sees, and vice‐versa. This talk will address primarily the auditory aspects of the concert experience, focusing on the results of basic studies of human spatial hearing in reverberant environments, and how these results may help us understand the concert experience. The topics will include sound localization in anechoic and reverberant environments, the precedence effect, the cocktail party effect, the perception of distance, and the impact of room acoustics on loudness perception. Also discussed will be what has been learned from empirical research on auditory‐visual interactions. In this area the focus will be on the visual capture effects, the best known of which is the ventriloquism effect. Finally, the limitations of modern psychoacoustics will be addressed in connection with the problem of fully revealing the complexities of the concert experience, especially individual differences in subjective impression.


: Today, education is widely regarded as the key cornerstone of children's future success, and self-learning ability is an essential skill for cultivating success. However, students' self-directed learning ability does not only rely on school education, but parents' participation plays a crucial role in shaping this ability. This study aims to explore the impact mechanism of parental involvement on students' autonomous learning ability, emphasizing the importance of family atmosphere, self-awareness, personality development, autonomous learning skills, and independence. At the same time, it is pointed out that excessive intervention and protection by mothers may have negative effects. The study finally proposed a series of countermeasures, including stimulating students' learning motivation and autonomous learning ability, promoting good parent-child relationships, advocating scientific parenting concepts, and paying attention to the role of fathers in family education, which will help improve the quality of students' education and future success.


Today's veterinarians are interested in learning how to improve their dispensing and merchandising techniques. Veterinarians are becoming concerned with this important, but often neglected "Art of Veterinary Medicine." They are not just interested in the traditional "Science of Veterinary Medicine."


[Objective]To investigate the antibacterial medicine usage of internal medicine in order to provide scientific foundation for the reasona1 usage and management. [Methods] Totally 400 cases of discharged record written between July to December in 2008 were retrospective investigated. [Results] The usage rate of internal medicine of the antibacterial medicine was 61.75%. The pathogen submission rate was 29.15%. The combination of the antibacterial medicine was 25.91%. The expenditure using antibacterial medicine occupied for 25.89% of total medicine income. [Conclusion] We shou1d take al1 the precautions to make use of antibacterial medicine reasonably and strengthen the management of antibacterial medicine.


The present invention discloses a thermoplastic elastomer, comprising the following components and proportions of components of each of the mass: 30 to 40 parts of ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, 30 to 40 parts ethylene methyl acrylate copolymers, modified polypropylene, 40 to 55 parts , 5 to 10 parts paraffin oil, 10 to 20 parts of plasticizer, 10 to 15 parts silicone, 5 to 8 parts hydrogenated white oil, 2 to 5 parts of calcium carbonate, 2 to 5 parts of talc, carbon black 2-5 copies. The present invention is capable of effectively reinforcing filler is dispersed in the thermoplastic elastomer, having a nontoxic, long time heat stability, good compatibility with the polymer, low volatility, bleeding can be suppressed, extenders large capacity, brightness article advantages.


The article presents the results of a study of the relationship between indicators of competitive activity and psychophysiological indicators of highly qualified freestyle wrestlers. Freestyle athletes aged 20-23 in the number of 38 people who are at the stage of improving their sportsmanship, who have a qualification level from the I adult category to a master of sports and are engaged in the sports section of the public organization "SCFW "Colizeum"" and the wrestling section of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" participated in the study in Kharkiv. Psychophysiological testing was carried out using the computer program "Diagnost". The most significant psychophysiological indicators for the success of the sports result in freestyle wrestlers at the stage of sports improvement were revealed using correlation analysis. The correlation of indicators of competitive results in the current season, qualitative and quantitative indicators of technical and tactical actions with psychophysiological parameters of wrestlers at the stage of improvement of sportsmanship was analyzed. In the process of analyzing the correlation matrix, the number, directionality, and degree of closeness of relationships were taken into account. Correlation analysis was carried out without taking into account and taking into account weight categories. The importance of accounting for psychophysiological indicators in the training process of wrestlers is substantiated. Differences and peculiarities of the structural model of psychophysiological indicators of wrestlers belonging to different weight categories were revealed. Peculiarities of the correlation of sports performance indicators with psychophysiological parameters in samples of wrestlers of different weight categories were analyzed, which indicates the need to take into account the identified differences in the process of training wrestlers at the stage of improving sportsmanship.


With the development of UHV AC / DC hybrid power grid, transient stability is gradually becoming a key factor that affects the stability of power grid. In recent years, due to its superior performance, methods based on artificial intelligence are widely used in dynamic security assessment. Analysing key features of transient stability can effectively reduce the input dimension of the model and therefore promote their performance, besides, the dispatchers can also get more control guidance from the analysis results. In this paper, we propose a two-stage branch and bound method to analyse the key features of transient stability. This method can reduce the cost in time and space, and reduce the redundancy between key features at the same time. The proposed method is validated on New England 39-bus system.


The purpose of this study was to develop hydrogels for 3D printing of sodium alginate/gelatin/octacalcium phosphate-based constructs with antibacterial and antitumor activity intended for bone defects replacement in patients with malignant diseases. In this work, we evaluated the drug release kinetic and physico-chemical characteristics of constructs, as well as their specific activity, biocompatibility and osteoplastic properties by means of in vitro and in vivo tests. The principal possibility of creating the biocompatible bone substitutes with antibacterial/antitumor activity and osteoconductive-retaining properties of 3D printing method was demonstrated.


Based on the analysis and statistics results, the direct causes of congelation in pipline were determined, which were loss in restart of transmission pipeline and unstable performance in pipeline. With basic principle of building fault tree, failure induced from the congelation in pipeline was selected as the top in fault tree. 17 basic events were selected. The fault tree of congelation in pipeline was analyzed by using descending method, and all of 15 minimum cut sets of fault tree were determined. Then, making use of minimum set principle, the fault tree of congelation in pipeline was analyzed, and combined with the experiences of experts, the main factors causing the failure of congelation were determined. With respect to different existed problems, relevant solving methods were fi nally provided.


Due to the finite size of the hologram aperture in digital holography, high frequency intensity and phase fluctuations along the edges of the images, which reduce the precision of phase measurement. In this paper, the apodization filters are applied to improve the phase measurement in the digital holography. Firstly, the experimental setup of the lensless Fourier transform digital holography is built, where the sample is a standard phase grating with the grating constant of 300μm and the depth of 150nm. Then, apodization filters are applied to phase measurement of the sample with three kinds of the window functions: Tukey window, Hanning window and Blackman window, respectively. Finally, the results were compared to the detection data given by the commercial white-light interferometer. It is shown that aperture diffraction effects can be reduced by the digital apodization, and the phase measurement with the apodization is more accurate than in the unapodized case. Meanwhile, the Blackman window function produces better effect than the other two window functions in the measurement of the standard phase grating.


Snake venoms are a complex mixture of compounds with a wide range of biological and pharmacological activities, which more than 90% of their dry weight is composed by proteins, comprising a variety of enzymes, such as proteases (metalo and serine), phospholipases A2, L-aminoacid oxidases, esterases, and others [1-5]. A great number of proteins were purified and characterized from snake venoms [1, 2]. Some of these proteins exhibit enzymatic activity, while many others are non-enzymatic proteins and peptides. Based on their structures, they can be grouped into a small number of super-families based on remarkable similarities in their primary, secondary and tertiary structures, however showing distinct pharmacologic effects [3].


Except for Eric Lund, Baptists would probably have disappeared from Spain following the withdrawal of William Knapp in 1876.1 The churches and mission points which Knapp had established, beginning with the First Baptist Church of Madrid in 1870, were eventually lost, but new churches were founded. The region of Catalonia, of which Barcelona is the chief city, became the new center of Baptist activity. Before we begin the story of Lund, let us take a look at the general situation in Spain. The religious liberty which was achieved by the Revolution of 1868 gave way to religious toleration when the Bourbon monarchy was restored. The Constitution of 1876 recognized freedom of thought and tolerated non-Catholic worship, but on the condition that there be no public religious ceremonies or manifestations other than those of the state religion. Not until 1910 did Protestants gain the right to put signs on their church buildings, and not until the establishment of the Republic in 1931 did they have full religious freedom.f


The progressive loss of dopamine neurons (DAn) in the substantia nigra is the main characteristic of Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder causing several motor symptoms. Current treatment options for PD are available to help relieve primary motor symptoms, but their long-term effectiveness is limited and they do not stop neuronal degeneration. For this reason, alternative treatment options are being sought in the form of cell replacement therapies (CRT). Several open label clinical trials involving the intrastriatal transplantation of human fetal ventral mesencephalic tissue (hfVM) has provided proof of concept that CRT could be beneficial for some patients, providing relief of motor symptoms. However, the lack of availability of tissue and ethical issues limit the clinical use on a large scale of this strategy, therefore being sought alternative cell sources, based on the use of human stem cells. In this review we provide an overview of the different types of human stem cells currently available, mainly multipotent and pluripotent stem cells, their advantages and disadvantages from an experimental and clinical point of view, and how they are being developed clinically for PD treatment.


Background: Biomass increment, one of the main components of net primary production (NPP) in forest ecosystems, plays an important role as well as total biomass in the global carbon cycle. In this study, the changes of increments of the above-ground total, stem and branch biomasses depending on stand characteristics (i.e., stand age, stand density, and site index) were investigated, and these relations were modeled for Crimean pine ( Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe) stands in Taşköprü region of Türkiye. Data were obtained from 109 sample trees within 74 sample plots representing the wide range of possible stand characteristics. Results: The equations developed for above-ground total, stem and branch biomass increments have quite high coefficients of determination ( R 2 =0.784, 0.684 and 0.780, respectively), whereas low root mean square errors ( RMSE =0.749, 0.692 and 0.116, respectively). The results indicated that the biomass increment estimates from the allometric equations developed were decreasing with stand age and increasing with stand density and site index and also stand density is the strongest stand characteristic on biomass increment. Conclusion: The estimates are also consistent with the growth patterns, so the equations can be used for biomass increment estimations and also for carbon storage and NPP projections for Crimean pine stands of the region.


The current study is conducted with the objective to measure the infl uence of top management support and IT infrastructure on knowledge application and the effects of knowledge application on organizational performance. Moreover, the mediating effects of knowledge application between the relationship of management support and IT infrastructure with organizational performance have also been investigated. Data has been collected from branch managers, operation management and other key position holders from different branches of all local private, local nationalized and foreign banks working in Pakistan. As per fi ndings, both management support and IT infrastructure has positive and significant effect on knowledge application and also knowledge application has positive significant impact on organizational performance. Moreover, knowledge application has significant mediating role between the relationship of management support and IT infrastructur e and organizational performance. The study is concluded with the implications, limitations and future area of this topic to be explored in future.


Background : There have been a number of reports of colitis following exposure to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and salicylates.


The objective of this study was to determine whether there was any association between the peripheral blood CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells) and implantation success in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.


This project uses Unity3D engine to make VR virtual reality experiment, uses UG NX to model the experiment model, uses Shadow SDK plug-in to make the glasses show binocular effects, particle system can add special effects to the experiment, it is the second rendering of the three-dimensional space Three-dimensional images are mainly used to render different experimental requirements for effects such as smoke, lire, water droplets, fallen leaves, etc., through the use of dotween plug-in in unity3D to make the experiment, the experiment is presented in VR glasses, which greatly promotes VR Teaching development.


The interdisciplinary work of sciences such as field criminalistics, legal medicine, forensic biology, forensic entomology, allows achieving a more objective and effective technical-scientific investigation when analyzing a criminal act. This work focuses on the role of forensic entomology in the investigation of a judicial process, covering its techniques of action, handling of entomological samples (eg, collection, preservation and storage), and legal regulations of Ecuador in which the personnel in charge must be governed so that the evidence is authentic, legal and scientifically informative. This study sets out the main guidelines for the analysis of entomological samples for correct forensic work.


• Low scores on Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Leadership exams particularly in the areas of teamwork and collaboration (specifically in conflict management) • Low scores on clinical reason/critical thinking in nursing questions on ATI exams • Debriefing of students regarding exam question revealed 82% of the students chose either avoidance or "passing the buck" options when dealing with conflict, especially with providers


Aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of direct stenting (DS) strategy on the results of treatment of female patients with STelevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs).

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Among 1297 patients with STEMI admitted to the coronary care unit and subjected to PCIs from 2006 to 2015 there were 330 women (25.4 %). Data from 161 women (48.8 %) who underwent DS were compared with those from 169 women who underwent indirect stenting (IS). Among patients of IS group in 148 (87.6 %) stenting was performed after predilation, in 7 (4.1 %) after manual thrombus aspiration, and in 14 (8.3 %) after combination of predilation and thrombus aspiration.

RESULTS
The rate of angiographic success was higher in the DS group (97.5 vs. 87.6 %, р<0.001). Rates of deaths (4.3 vs. 11.8 %; p=0.013), major adverse cardiac events (MACE)(4.3 vs. 13 %; p=0.005), and no-reflow (1.9 % vs. 11.2 %; p=0.013) were significantly lower in the DS group. There were no differences in rates of recurrent myocardial infarction and access site complications. Following propensity score matching, each group contained 78 patients. Rates of MACE (2.6 vs. 14.1 %; p=0.009) and deaths (2.6 vs. 12.8 %; p=0.016) remained significantly lower in the DS group. After multivariate adjustment, DS strategy was independently associated with lower mortality (odds ratio [OR] 0.29; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.09-0.97; p=0.04) and MACE (OR=0.28; 95 %CI 0.09-0.087; p=0.03).

CONCLUSION
DS strategy in STEMI female patients turned out to be safe and effective technique.


A through silicon via connectivity probing element includes a first coil part, a first probing part, a second probing part, and a second coil part. The first coil part receives and delivers an input voltage based on a first inductive coupling. The first probing part receives the input voltage and applies the input voltage to at least one first through silicon via. The second probing part probes and delivers an output voltage corresponding to the input voltage based on a capacitor between the first through silicon via and at least one through silicon via which is adjacent to the first through silicon via. The second coil part receives the output voltage and transmits the output voltage based a second inductive coupling. To solve a problem caused by directly probing a micro bump, the through silicon via connectivity probing element based on the inductive coupling is used so that through silicon via connectivity is more accurately verified.


Based on Landsat TM images of Chongzuo City,Guangxi in 2001 and 2010,fractal theory was applied to study the spatiotemporal pattern of the morphological complexity and structural stability of land use types in this area during the past 10 years under the support of remote sensing,geographic information techniques and statistical analysis tools.The results showed that:(1)the distribution of all land use types in 4border counties or cities of Chongzuo City had fractal characteristics,on the whole,the shapes of each land use patch were regular,and the structure was stable in 2001 and 2010;(2)the fractal dimensions of each land use type had been gradually rising and approaching the critical value of 1.5,while the stability indexes continued to decrease towards 0,which led to the land use types to present the fractal evolution trend of high complexity and low stability;(3)the water of Daxin County and Longzhou County and the woodland and garden plot of Pingxiang City and Ningming County had the most obvious tendency of rising complexity and declining stability,on the contrary,the unused land of Daxin County and Longzhou County and the grassland of Pingxiang City and Ningming County changed the least;(4)in the future,Chongzuo City should strengthen the guidance for land use planning,and take effective measures to control increases in fractal dimension and maintain the stability of land use structure.


Based on the current development of early warning system and conceptions of chaos theo-ry,the feasibility of applying chaos theory to the early warning system was discussed.The on-line monitoring weekly average value of water-quality index of a certain domestic water works is predicted by the Lyapunov exponent method of chaos theory.The results show that the prediction is satisfying.So the chaotic forecasting approach will be widely used in early warning system.


Image segmentation is a decisive process in object-based image analysis, while the uncertainty of segmentation scales can significantly influence the results. To resolve this issue, this study proposes a Self-Adaptive Segmentation (SAS) method which bridges the gap between the inherent scale and segmentation scale of each object. Firstly, SAS is defined as a variable-scale segmentation approach, aiming at generating local optimum results. It is then implemented based on Segmentation by Weighted Aggregation (SWA) method and optimized by selfhood scale estimation technique. Secondly, two images derived from WorldView-2 (an urban area) and Landsat-8 (a farmland area) are employed to verify the effectiveness and adaptability of this method. Thirdly, it is further compared with SWA and mean shift method by reference to two evaluations, including an unsupervised evaluation, i.e., Global Score (GS), and a supervised one named Geometry-based comparison. The experimental results indicate the SAS method presented in this study is effective in solving the scale issues in multiscale segmentations. It shows higher accuracy than SWA through assigning an appropriate segmentation scale for each object. Moreover, the segmentation results achieved by SAS method in both study areas are more accurate than those by mean shift method, which demonstrates the stable performance of SAS method across diverse scenes and data sets. This advantage is more obvious in farmland area than in urban scene, according to the accuracy assessment results.


Zen is a spiritual experience,it requires positive emotional input to create this artistic conception.The bathroom is an important part of modern residence to relax the body and soul.The article will talk about the products selection,the space layout and decoration of bathroom to discuss the practical significance of Zen.


In February 1990, the governing National Party (NP) in South Africa released Nelson Mandela from prison, announced the unbanning of oppositional parties including the African National Congress (ANC...


Cervical length (CL) measurement ≤ 25 mm on mid‐trimester ultrasound scan is a known risk factor for preterm birth, for which vaginal progesterone is recommended. The aims of this study were to evaluate whether CL measurement is affected by observer bias and to assess the impact on short cervix prevalence of masking CL measurement during routine mid‐trimester ultrasound scan.


This paper does some research on Maneuverability of long-distance low-velocity UUV's longitudinal Motion.The model of UUV's longitudinal motion is built.Then the disturbing equation of longitudinal motion is built and the K-T analysis exponent of longitudinal motion is lodged.At last through exponent,the maneuverability of UUV A and UUV B is analyzed.


Classification of land cover based on hyperspectral data is very challenging because typically tens of classes with uneven priors are involved, the inputs are high dimensional, and there is often scarcity of labeled data. Several researchers have observed that it is often preferable to decompose a multiclass problem into multiple two-class problems, solve each such subproblem using a suitable binary classifier, and then combine the outputs of this collection of classifiers in a suitable manner to obtain the answer to the original multiclass problem. This approach is taken by the popular error correcting output codes (ECOC) technique, as well by the binary hierarchical classifier (BHC). Classical techniques for dealing with small sample sizes include regularization of covariance matrices and feature reduction. In this paper we address the twin problems of small sample sizes and multiclass settings by proposing a feature reduction scheme that adaptively adjusts to the amount of labeled data available. This scheme can be used in conjunction with ECOC and the BHC, as well as other approaches such as round-robin classification that decompose a multiclass problem into a number of two (meta)-class problems. In particular, we develop the best-basis binary hierarchical classifier (BB-BHC) and best basis ECOC (BB-ECOC) families of models that are adapted to "small sample size" situations. Currently, there are few studies that compare the efficacy of different approaches to multiclass problems in general settings as well as in the specific context of small sample sizes. Our experiments on two sets of remote sensing data show that both BB-BHC and BB-ECOC methods are superior to their nonadaptive versions when faced with limited data, with the BB-BHC showing a slight edge in terms of classification accuracy as well as interpretability.


This chapter surveys previous attempts to classify the genetic relationships among the Tungusic languages. We examine the set of sound correspondences that can be employed in this classification and argue that, if one assumes binary branching for a cladistic classification, there are three plausible classifications that result from the application of the classical comparative method. Next, a Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of basic vocabulary is undertaken to determine whether that analysis provides any further evidence for which of the three classifications is preferred. We conclude that it does and that one of the best classifications of Tungusic places Manchu, Xibe, and Jurchen in a Southern Branch together with Udihe and Nanai complexes and the Even-Evenki complex in a Northern Branch. Though our analysis does not exclude the most common classification in which the Manchuric branch separated first from all other Tungusic languages.


Nine compositae weeds including Cirsium souliei, Erigeron annuus,Herba gnaphalii Affinis,Herba artemisiae Scoparia,Ixeris sonchifolia,Baphicacanthus cusia,Carpesium abrotanoides L.,Youngia japonica,Hemistepta lyrata Bunge were treated with drought stress by PEG-6000.The changes of soluble proteins were determined by G-250 and SDS-PAGE methods.The results showed that the soluble protein contents and components in Cirsium souliei,Erigeron annuus and Herba gnaphalii Affinis changed apparently under the drought stress,drought induced protein with molecular weight of about 60 kD was found in the 24-48h stress period.Protein contents in Herba artemisiae Scoparia,Ixeris sonchifolia,Baphicacanthus cusia,Hemistepta lyrata Bunge,Carpesium abrotanoides L and Youngia japonica changed apparently in the stress time.The stress concentration has no obvious effect on the change of soluble protein contents in plant blades.,but chaged unapparently under the drought stess and special protein band was not found.


It is not necessary to emphasise the poor living conditions and lack of basic services within informal settlements. Informal settlements are unstable by nature. Even within relatively stable settlement boundaries, change in fabric continually manifests through altering dwelling configurations. Deemed unstable by formal criteria, these environments disclose schizophrenic characteristics, yet beyond the condemnation exists functional societies capable of survival and self-regulation. Public and private sector investment within informal settlements is restricted as a result of the illegal status, for the same reason inhabitants of these settlements have no incentive to invest their own resources where they have no formal tenure over the land. The inhabitants of these environments require improved service delivery through immediate solutions. However, the growing epidemic of informal settlements shows little signs of creative resolution – perhaps what is required is a service delivery core, a catalyst, stimulating growth and improved living conditions. This core catalyst may allow for the amelioration of the surrounding environment. The study presents a design for this catalyst as a possible generic solution – with specific application in the context of Mamelodi Township near Pretoria in South Africa. The design makes provision for the informal economic sector. Ultimately the design is not limited to fixed mono-functional facilities but rather offers several platforms allowing for diverse interpretation and use. Construction of these catalysts acts to showcase technologies, materials and methods relevant to context. Communication with users through visual observation and tactile interaction is considered essential. The design possesses the potential to be disassembled and relocated elsewhere, but depending on the needs of a specific setting could also be absorbed within a new expanding urban fabric giving direction to future township development. Public space shaped by the architectural intervention is essential as a socio-economic stimulus inviting private informally-run micro-enterprises to operate within certain parameters: it offers opportunity, enhanced chances for survival and provides a platform for social activity, conversation, exchanging of gossip and a place of gathering.


Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) represent a class of structural and functional kindred enzymes that are involved in altering the natural compounds of the extracellular matrix. MMP are Zn and Ca dependent enzymes that are intracellular synthesized as zymogens that can be inhibited by 4 classes of natural inhibitors called TIMPs (tissue inhibitor for matrix metalloproteinases) Material and methods. The structures of the proposed inhibitors were recomposed in Hyperchem and the MMP molecular structures were taken from ProteinDataBank (PDB codes 1QIB and 1CK7 for MMP2, 1L6J and 1GKC for MMP9 respectively). Specific Molecular Docking software (Autodock 4.0) was user for docking procedures and energy binding calculations, while and graphic representations were performed by PyMol v.0.98. Results. Following docking procedures and energy binding calculations, performed on enzymes with included/excluded Zn ion from the catalytic site, we have obtained values similar to the known and clinically tested synthetic inhibitors, as batimastat. Molecular docking was performed in 8 cases, by coupling two dihydroxamic compounds ADH and ATDH consecutively on MMP2 and MMP9. Each of the two enzymatic structures was considered with/without the Zn ion in order to investigate the importance of this ion for the activation/inactivation procedure. Conclusions. Molecular docking allows the dihydroxamic products evaluation as potential inhibitors for the matrix metalloproteinases with specific catalytic Zn ions., Regarding the inhibition constants experimentally (in silico) determined, they may play an important role in locking the substrate access to the catalytic site of the enzyme, impeding its overreaction during pathological processes


After the 90s, with the collapse of the communist dictatorship in Albania, there has been published annually more than one book of Italian literature for children in Albanian. The democratization of our country set the foundation of a golden season, in terms of number of translations from Italian literature for children. During this period, there appeared new Italian language translators' names, and have been present many of those who have also been active during the dictatorship. In this article we intend to make a short presentation of the reprinted books, as well as of the new books, which are numerous, belonging to the famous Italian classics and to the contemporary authors. The majority of the translations of the contemporary Italian authors for children, show the contact of the publishers and translators with the updates in the field of children's literature in Italy, which is not recorded in the previous periods. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s2p503


Narrow current distribution, good endurance, and low 28 μW switching power are successfully achieved in Ni/GeOx/TiOy/TaN resistive random access memory devices. The good distribution and endurance are attributed to the nitrogen-rich TaN to increase the oxidation resistance and decrease the TaON and oxygen vacancies formation from x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, where such oxygen vacancies are related to current conduction at high resistance state. In addition, the devices on the flexible polyimide substrate exhibit excellent mechanical endurance upon repeated bending tests, showing their high potential for low-cost flexible memory application.


A precise measurement of the endpoint region of the tritium beta decay spectrum (E0=18.56 keV) allows to directly determine the mass of the electron neutrino. We present a new experiment with sub-eV sensitivity, which will measure the endpoint region making use of a large electrostatic retarding spectrometer. After passing the spectrometer detection of the decay electrons could be achieved by a large microcalorimeter array. The excellent resolution of such a detector would make it possible to reduce the influence of background events considerably, thus enhancing the sensitivity to sub-eV ν-masses.


Modern lifestyle and advanced technology have given life easier, but this has led to many diseases. In advanced lifestyle irregular eating habits, eating unhealthy foods and eating spicy fast food has become a fashion and alcohol consumption is increasing day by day. All of these factors lead to different disorders. Kamala is one among the diseases which are caused due to excessive intake of sour food, alcohol, unhealthy food and when a person with Panduroga continues intake of Pittakara Aahara then he may develop Kamala. According to modern science, Kamala can be correlated with Jaundice. Clinically the Jaundice is a sign of an ongoing disease process with common signs and symptoms like yellowish discolourations of the skin, mucous membranes, the eyes, urine etc. It is characterized by increase deposition of bile pigments in body fluids and tissues. It is perceptible only when the bilirubin level and its conjugates exceeds 1.5 mg/ 100ml plasma. Here is the case study of a patient who appeared to Parul Ayurved Hospital with the history of oedema over the bilateral lower limbs, heaviness in abdomen and chest region in the last 1 year, fever since 4-5 months and yellowish discolourations of eyes, nails and urine are present. In the present study, the patient was treated with Ayurvedic treatments i.e. Virechana Karma and Shamana Chikitsa.


This paper deals with the apparent breakdown of gauge invariance in atomic-level-width formulas. Specifically, it is shown that in the analysis of the measurement od the Lamb shift the use of the $\frac{\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{p}}\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{A}}}{(mc)}$ and the $\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{E}}\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{r}}$ forms of the interaction yields almost identical results for the shape of the resonance curve and equal positions for the line center. This is achieved by adding the contribution of all intermediate states to the basic three-level resonance formula. While the contribution of these intermediate states in the $\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{E}}\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{r}}$ language is negligible, it is nevertheless significant when the $\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{p}}\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{A}}(mc)$ form of the interaction is used. Although this particular example would indicate that the use of the $\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{E}}\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{r}}$ form of the interaction is computationally simpler, it is shown that no general statement to this effect is permissible. A simple counter example is presented within the context of elastic photon scattering off atomic targets.


TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INTEGRATED MONOLITHICALLY, CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATOR FOR INDICATORS OF TAXATION, TORQUE GENERATOR TTX SIGNAL VOLTAGE, TYPE AC, MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY PRE-DEFINED, INCLUDING GENERATOR IG SIGNAL VOLTAGE, SPACES IN TIME, WITH WAVEFORM A PULSE TRAPEZOIDAL TYPE. CIRCUIT MULTIPLIER X MADE PRODUCT SIGNAL PROVIDED BY TWO GENERATORS TTX, IG, PROVIDING A SIGNAL CIRCUIT FOR VOICE OF SUBSCRIBER LINE VC AND AMOUNT TO TALK SIGNAL. THE SIGNAL GENERATOR IG INCLUDES CAPACITOR C LOAD DISCHARGE AND USING A VOLTAGE-CURRENT TRANSDUCER TR DRIVER BY BODIES CONTROL CENTER WHICH VOLTAGE TERMINAL SIGNAL IS PROVIDED BY THE SIGNAL GENERATOR GI. THE TRANDUCTEUR TR PROVIDES CURRENT I PROPORTIONAL VOLTAGE V APPLIED TO HIS INPUT TERMINALS A, B AND VALUES BETWEEN INCLUDED (VV), BEYOND WHICH HOLDS THE POWER CONSTANT TENSION IN VARIED AS ENTRY.


tudo… Esta dissertação é-vos dedicada. dopaminérgica. Abstract Data from both epidemiological studies and studies with experimental models of Parkinson's disease support the notion that oestrogens exert a neuroprotective role in the nigrostriatal pathway. Data from our group (Campos et al. 2012) reveal that oestrogen promotes an up-regulation of GDNF expression which is required for the 17-β estradiol-mediated protection of dopaminergic neurons. Moreover, we also showed that in the Parkinson's disease models used in our studies the protection induced by 17-β estradiol does not require the activation of intracellular receptors. With the present study we aimed to investigate the role of G-protein-coupled receptor, a membrane associated oestrogen receptor, in the neuroprotection against the dopaminergic lesion induced by MPP+ (in vitro) or MPTP (in vivo). Our results showed that G1, a selective agonist of the receptor, prevented the loss of dopaminergic neurons induced by exposure of midbrain cultures to MPP+, and that G15 (a selective antagonist of the receptor) hampered the neuroprotection induced by oestrogen. Furthermore, we observed that incubation with G1 was able to promote an increase of GDNF expression in midbrain primary cultures, and that imunodepletion of GDNF impeded the protection induced by G1 exposure. We evaluated the ability of G1 to promote protection in the MPTP mouse model by analysis the number of tyrosine hydroxylase positive cells. By using the open field test and the grip test we also study the ability of G1 to protect the motor functions. The results obtained so far indicated that activation of the receptor effectively protects the nigrostriatal pathway from the lesion induced by dopaminergic toxins through a process involving the up-regulation of GDNF expression. This, together with the fact that this receptor is an oestrogen receptor that does not mediate estrogenic responses in reproductive organs, suggests that it can be used as a target in strategies designed to protect against dopaminergic lesion. A ativação do GPER previne a perda dos neurónios dopaminérgicos mesencefálicos 27 4.3. Figure 2 – Representação esquemática de um neurónio dopaminérgico da SN e dos alvos moleculares dos diferentes agentes neurodegenerativos utilizados nos modelos da DP. Figura 5 – Representação esquemática do procedimento usado para dissecar a SN de ratos Figura 6 – Representação esquemática do procedimento experimental usado para o estudo da Figura 7 – Representação esquemática do procedimento experimental usado no estudo das vias de sinalização envolvidas na neuroproteção promovida pela ativação do GPER. Figura 8 – …


In Response: We sincerely appreciate the letter by Renú, Laredo, and Amaro and their interest in our article, "Frequency of Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Post-Endovascular Therapy and Multiple Thrombectomy Passes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients." We thank Renú et al for bringing their work and important publications to our attention. In particular, their extremely valuable and relevant article, Vessel Wall Enhancement and Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier Disruption After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke, emphasized the clinical relevance of BBB disruption with rapid reperfusion and the need for further strategies to address the secondary injury responses. Renú et al reiterated the key finding from our article that multiple thrombectomy passes were independently associated with a significant increase in blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption defined as hyperintense acute reperfusion injury marker. Hyperintense acute reperfusion injury marker represents the presence of delayed enhancement of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces including sulcal and cortical surface spaces and as noted by Renú et al, the subarachnoid and subpial spaces, at 24 hours post-mechanical thrombectomy on post-contrast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery. Renú et al and our work have complimentary findings across studies. We suggested in our article that hyperintense acute reperfusion injury marker may serve as a secondary injury marker and surrogate outcome when BBB disruption is effectively prevented in future clinical trials for adjunctive therapies. To understand the pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with rapid revascularization facilitated by mechanical thrombectomy, evaluation for hyperintense acute reperfusion injury marker is invaluable as an imaging marker of secondary injury and could possibly be used to understand the protection of the BBB with effective and timely adjunctive therapies. Renú et al describes the impact BBB disruption has on limiting the efficacy of reperfusion therapies given the increased likelihood of hemorrhagic transformation and cerebral edema, and the resulting associated clinical worsening including early neurological deterioration and poor functional outcome. Renú et al begins a compelling debate on the source of the BBB damage, either because of direct damage to the microcirculation or mechanical injury to the vessel wall because of deployment of the clot retriever devices, or likely both. However, as Renú et al suggests, the mechanisms responsible for the damage may differ and therefore adjunctive therapies will need to consider various pathways for targeting neuroprotection under rapid revascularization conditions for prevention of BBB disruption.


The disorderly and explosive growth of cities, in addition to policies to encourage the use of
motorized transport, leading to a crisis of urban mobility. In this sense, public policies have
been formulated proposing to cities a mobility based on principles of sustainability. The
inclusion of bicycles in cities presents himself as part of the solution to the problem of urban
immobility, being a non-motorized vehicle, able to reorder and rewrite the urban spaces,
providing also cultural, social and environmental changes. In view of its importance, the study
seeks to analyse how cyclists can create a culture favorable to the use of this vehicle in Rural
municipalities of Pernambuco. Thus, the overall objective of the study was to describe the
experience of riders concerning the use of the bike as means of transport and leisure activities,
seeking to understand the importance of bike for them, as well as understand how they can
encourage people in their municipalities. To achieve the proposed objective, the method used
was the analysis of content, followed by the techniques proposed by Bardin (1977). In relation
to methodological procedures employees, interviews and direct observations with 12 vehicle
users studied for evidence collection. The results indicated that cyclists from the wild of
Pernambuco use the bicycle as means of transport and, above all, as an instrument of pleasure.
Stated, Furthermore, that the bicycle provides health and quality of life; ensures excellent
cost/benefit, provides mobility, agility and time optimization; allows the experience of
particular experiences; ensures socialization between individuals and environmentally
friendly way.


Methods developed for optimization of thermal systems usually work on a predetermined configuration of the system. Consequently, in order to select the best system, it is necessary to apply the method separately for each possible configuration and compare the results. The designer's work would be significantly facilitated, if the optimization method could synthesize the optimal configuration of the system automatically. Such a method is presented here, based on the Thermoeconomic Functional Approach (TFA). TFA is a method developed for optimal design or improvement of complex thermal systems. It combines thermodynamic concepts with economic considerations in a systems approach. A thermal system is considered as a set of interrelated units; each unit has one particular function (purpose, or product). The documented determination of the function of the system as a whole and of each unit individually is achieved by functional analysis. The problem is mathematically formulated (objective function, constraints) at two levels: (A) optimization of operation, (B) optimization of the configuration and the design of the system. The solution is obtained by a two-level algorithm. As an example, the method is used to optimize a cogeneration system supplying a process plant with heat and electricity, which are known functions of time.


The hostile takeover of the Banco de Comercio in 1954 made way for the era of Manuel Espinosa Yglesias, who would transform the bank into Mexico's largest. However, the episode is more historically notable for what happened behind the scenes: the first large-scale hostile takeover in Mexico; the fact that those who lost control of the bank numbered among the country's most powerful businessmen; the illegal participation as chief purchaser of the foreign citizen William Jenkins, and, as this article argues, the state's approval of the deal on the basis of the distinct political affiliations and relationships of the parties involved. Overall, the episode offers a case study in Mexican state-capital interdependence.


The author reports on the survey (1985) of a town square house (ljubljana, research showed that the building still has 3 original units, so the conservation programme has been adapted accordingly. It is suggested that the monument conservation service should be advised well in advance if the basic research work is to give proper results. 5 drawings; 5 photographs: bibliography. Appendix presentation of the restoration project designed by stasa gjura and sabina pasic.


Recently, noise in supplying water and drainage is on the increase
by frequent usage and higher water pressure in higher apartment
buildings. In order to reduce its noise levels, appropriate
evaluation and design criteria of it are required on the basis of
physical characteristic and influence by its transmission.
This study is to present the basic data useful in establishing
building design criteria and providing noise control strategies
against noise of water and drainage in apartment houses. Hence,
comprehensively considering the characteristic of building types
and water and drainage piping systems, acoustic noise measurement
of water closets was carried out in 4 apartment buildings.


Interaction has played important role in learning process. In general, learning interaction is demonstrated by open discussion in campus environment or by delivering conversation in classroom activities. Nowadays, learning interaction is supported by information technology. Information technology is adopted by many researchers through various concepts with the same purpose, i.e. change learning interaction into more collaborative and attractive learning experience for student. Smart Classroom is one of the concepts that describe the implementation of the Information technology used in educational environments, especially in learning process. Smart Classroom itself is a part of research Intelligent Environment. It demonstrates an Information technology environment combined the involvement of teachers and students in learning process. Many scenarios of smart classroom concept have been implemented with the help of existing tools. The tools could be software or hardware that is integrated into single environment. In this research, researcher tried to develop an application based on Smart Classroom concept. In contrast with previous research, this research provides an application where participants will be able to deal with Smart Classroom solution in single package software without any need for additional hardware.


Following acute ischemic stroke, isolated subcortical lesions induce gray matter atrophy in anatomically connected, yet distant cortical brain regions. We expand on previous studies by analyzing cortical thinning in contralesional, homologous regions indirectly linked to primary stroke lesions via ipsilesional cortical areas. For this purpose, stroke patients were serially studied by magnetic resonance imaging (diffusion tensor imaging and high-resolution anatomical imaging) in the acute (days 3–5) and late chronic stage one year after stroke. We analyzed changes of gray and white matter integrity in 18 stroke patients (median age 68 years) with subcortical stroke. We applied probabilistic fiber tractography to identify brain regions connected to stroke lesions and contralesional homologous areas. Cortical thickness was quantified by semi-automatic measurements, and fractional anisotropy was analyzed. One year after stroke, significant decrease of cortical thickness was detected in areas connected to ischemic lesions (mean −0.15 mm; 95% CI −0.23 to −0.07 mm) as well as homologous contralateral brain regions (mean −0.13 mm; 95% CI −0.07 to −0.19 mm). We detected reduced white matter integrity of inter- and intrahemispheric fiber tracts. There were no significant associations with clinical recovery. Our results indicate that impact of subcortical lesions extends to homologous brain areas via transcallosal diaschisis.


The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is an agriculturally important insect pest and causes significant economic loss due to its resistance to insecticide and high dispersal ability (i.e. long‐distance flyer). We performed comparative genomics analysis based on the recently released chromosome‐scale genome of the FAW to investigate the genetic mechanisms of FAWs defense system and flight ability. The gene families encoding receptors for bitter or toxic substances and detoxification enzymes, such as cytochrome P450, carboxylesterase and glutathione‐S‐transferase, were expanded in FAW, enabling its ability to detect and detoxify many plant secondary compounds. The chromosomal locations of five detoxification‐related genes (i.e. ABC, CCE, GST, P450, and UGT) were analyzed, which revealed the density of these genes across the FAW genome. Several genes like Mio, Sik2, CRTC, and Lpin were positively selected in FAW, which were associated with energy metabolism, lipid metabolism, and/or muscle development, and thus possibly contributed to the high flight ability of FAW. We also analyzed the homologs to antimicrobial genes reported in the Drosophila genome, and identified 2 attacins, 6 cecropins, 3 gloverins, and 2 moricins in FAW. The findings of this study will broadly expand our knowledge on the biology of the devastating FAW, and contribute to the development of new pest management strategies for the control of major agricultural pests like FAW.


Abstract Four hundred and twenty individual hake from 10 sample sites in the Mediterranean Sea were analysed in order to study genetic variability and identify genetic stock structure. Twenty loci were identified, four of which were polymorphic at the 95% level: ADH*, PGI‐1*, PGI‐2* and SOD‐1*. Average observed and expected heterozygosity were 0.084 and 0.090, respectively. PG1–1* deviated from Hardy‐Weinberg expectations due to an excess of heterozygotes and F‐statistic analysis showed also a significant excess of heterozygosity at SOD‐1*. FST was not significant for each locus except for PGI‐2*, where a single sample from the Channel of Sicily (C5) showed a different pattern in allelic frequencies, probably caused by a stochastic event. The samples analyzed seemed to be homogeneous, but future analyses may be necessary using other complementary molecular markers.


Abstract : This paper reviews the events leading up to and comprising the Japanese invasions of Korea 1591-1598. It attempts to place these events in their historical context for perspective and then to employ the events as historical example for gaining new insights into warfare, strategy, policy and East Asia. Based on the history of the invasions, the paper discusses a gamut of issues which may be examined profitably in the light of the events studies. These include what happens when a predominantly maritime power fights a predominantly land power; the virtues of offense versus defense; the effects of poor integration of various types of forces into a war effort; the criticality of maintaining lines of communication; command and control issues; operational tempo; the impact of technological advancement on warfare deception and surprise; guerrilla warfare; and war termination issues, inter alia. Finally, the paper discusses the positive impact which Korean brown water dominance had on the fortunes of their war efforts over the course of the war. Japanese Invasions of Korea 1591-1598, Brown water, Sixteenth century Japan


James Jeffray, Regius Professor of Anatomy at Glasgow University from 1790–1848, worked at a time when the only legal supply of material for dissection was the bodies of hanged criminals. The Napoleonic Wars created a large demand for anatomical teaching and Jeffray saw the height of the body-snatching era. At Glasgow University, Jeffray supervised the establishment of the Hunterian Museum, negotiated a separate Chair of Botany and was a prime mover in founding the Botanic Gardens. The fetal circulation was a special interest and he is remembered as the inventor of the chain saw, which he designed from a watch chain for use in excision of diseased joints in an effort to prevent amputation.


Presented long-term results of intraosseous blockades and pharmacological treatment of patients with low back pain. In 210 examined patients with low back pain. During the subsequent years of follow-up of patients after a course of intraosseous blockades noted milder course of the disease in 2,3 times reduction of exacerbations, and decreased by 3,8 times the average duration of relapse and 2,4 times fewer patients consulted a doctor. The use of intraosseous blockades improves the long-term for low back pain compared with standard therapy.


Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) has variable levels of severity and triggers. Hence the use of an e-diary to capture triggers could be useful for both the patient and treating clinician. Virtual reality (VR) is not new to health sciences. This paper proposes a strategy that by using immersive VR environments at home, the technology could facilitate the user to identify baseline symptoms and record in an in-built virtual-reality based contextual diary (e-diary), plus an ability to alter the virtual environments to assess triggers, habituation of triggers and also treatment improvements. We discuss the type of VR designs that could be useful to incorporate a PPPD e-diary from the perspective of a VR designer. We also consider the development of the virtual reality environment that could be paired with e-diary responses.


Aligned trans HONO is optically prepared in specific N=O stretching vibrational levels of the quasi‐stable A state. The ejected OH fragment is characterized by laser polarization and Doppler spectroscopy. The rotational and translational anisotropies, and the quantum state populations are probed through the A 2Σ+–X 2Π transition. The fragment is found to be rotationally aligned, and its unpaired π electron orbital lies preferentially in the plane of rotation. These effects become more pronounced at higher rotational energies. The OH translational velocity is anisotropic, resulting in characteristic Doppler‐split line shapes. These observations, together with the measured internal state populations, permit the construction of a detailed mechanism for the fragmentation process.


Literature on organizational learning suggests that various processes have to occur in order for an organization to learn. This study provides empirical evidence for measuring organizational learning in three stages: assimilation, integration and optimization. A path model of organizational learning was tested establishing the significance and magnitude of the total effect of assimilation, integration and optimization on the satisfaction level of top information executives in firms with Enterprise Resource Planning systems. The model indicates that the optimization-satisfaction path is the strongest, followed by the integration-satisfaction path. Measuring and improving the factors composing organizational learning is essential for successful implementation of complex information technology such as enterprise resource planning systems.


In this paper, we describe an AFM probe that measures tip-sample interaction forces in tapping-mode AFM imaging. In our probes, a high-bandwidth interferometric force sensor at the end of the cantilever is coupled to the tip motion, and it is used to resolve tip-sample interaction forces with high temporal resolution. Measurements of the sensor signal show that the tip-sample interaction during imaging can be resolved with high sensitivity and high temporal resolution. In our experiments, the harmonics of the tip-sample interaction are used to map chemical and structural properties of the materials on the nanoscale.


In this study, a pair of specificity primers designed basis on the Salmonella's inv A genome sequence, then ,the tests of the specificity and sensitivity of Salmonella and the optimal conditions of PCR (optimal anneal temperature, optimal concentration of templates, etc.) had been discussed . The results showed that the specificity of this method to detect Salmonella is 100% and the limit of detection is 1.43CFU/l0g/ sample, the best anneal temperature of the PCR test is 65℃, the best template concentration is between 104~108copies/ml. The result of the experiments demonstrated that the PCR assay is a rapid, simple, economic and more specific, sensitive to traditional culture for the detection of Salmonella in the food samples, and available for screening of Salmonella in a large number of food samples.


Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effects of combinatorial micro-ecological preparations for functional constipation.Methods 94 patients with chronic functional constipation were randomLy divided into 3 groups : Bifico plus Lactulose group(A),Lactulose group(B),Bifico group(C),the treatment lasted for 4 weeks.Results After 4 weeks of treatment,the total effective rates were 96.9%,76.6%,70.9% respectively in group A,B and C.A group was significantly higher than that of B and C groups(P0.05).Conclusion Combined use of Bifico combined with Lactulose on chronic functional constipation is better than one drug alone,and the results are obvious,safe,effective,Worthy of clinical application.


We report the observation of the intrinsic magnetic susceptibility of highly purified SWCNT samples prepared by a combination of acid treatment and density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGU). We observed that the diamagnetic susceptibility of SWCNTs increases linearly with increasing nanotube diameter. We found that the magnetic susceptibility divided by the diameter is a universal function of the scaled temperature. Furthermore, the estimated magnetic susceptibilities of pure semiconducting and pure metallic SWCNT samples suggest that they respond differently to changes in carrier density, which is consistent with theory. These findings provide experimental verification of the theoretically predicted diameter, temperature, and metallicity dependence of the magnetic susceptibility.


Sound insulation between households is properly ensured to provide a quiet residential environment in apartments. The legal requirements for sound insulation in apartments in Korea are set to meet the wall's minimum thickness or sound insulation performance. When construction companies choose the walls that satisfy thethickness in the standards of boundary walls between households, it is difficult to know the sound insulation performance. In this study, the sound insulation performance of reinforced concrete walls is predicted according to the wall thickness criteria and analyzed through field measurements. In newly built apartments, the reinforced concrete wall's sound insulation performance(R'w) is 56 – 66 dB, which is a similar level of the international criterion. And the sound insulation performance of the reinforced concrete wall according to thickness standards is similar to sound insulation performance standardsof Korea.


Using a conjecture closely related to the Goldbach Hypothesis, we can generate a set of natural numbers, which we term sprimes that like the primes, have both regular and chaotic properties, and are a good deal sparser than the primes. This paper explains how to generate these and explores some of their properties.


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Although unilateral spatial neglect, global processing deficit, or prosopagnosia following brain damage has been usually reported separately, to our knowledge, a report on a patient with the three mentioned syndromes has not been reported. We now present a case that developed unilateral spatial neglect, global processing deficit and prosopagnosia after right hemisphere stroke in September 2004.


PKI is the latest information security technology in the world,and trust model is very important in PKI system. The structure and essence of several popular trust models are presented, and the advantage and disadvantage of each model are analysed. The capability guideline of each model is given based on the author′s experience.


The paper analyzed the belt conveyor with corrugated baffle about its advantages and disadvantages,style of arrangement,relationship between occupied area and obliquity etc.Moreover,in combination with its specific employment on the spot,some specific suggestions on selection and application of belt conveyor with corrugated baffle in lime industry were proposed with comparison and analysis.


In a magnetosphere with a magnetic tail and a perfect neutral sheet, the steady-state field line configuration is found to depend on two variables: the magnetic flux in the tail and the solar wind momentum flux. Thus, changes in solar wind momentum flux, or transport of magnetic field lines into and from the tail cause a large-scale magnetospheric flow toward the new equilibrium configuration. The solutions to the two-dimensional case are used to study the flows and indicate the following: (1) Changes of the momentum flux of the solar wind are important in producing convective flow, only if they are an order of magnitude in a short time. (2) The large-scale convective flow is usually determined to first order by the rate at which field lines are being carried into the tail and is probably not dependent on occurrences at the neutral sheet. (3) Reconnection and collapse of tail field lines to a dipolar-like configuration could produce significant magnetosphere-wide flow only if it was burst-like in occurrence. The magnetospheric response to forces that produce flows depends on the relative size of three time constants: The time constant of the driving force, the time to set up a stressed magnetosphere, and the time to relax it by motion of field line feet through the conducting ionosphere.


An osteochondroma-like lesion represents the beginning of juxtacortical osteosarcoma. This may be differentiated from simple osteochondroma by the irregular development of masses of connective tissue, fibrocartilage, and osteoid, in and on the cartilaginous cap of the lesion, and also by the appearance of more than a minimal amount of connective-tissue stroma in the marrow cavity of the bony stalk.


The ultrastructure of different types of antennal sensilla in Monochamus alternatus Hope was investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy.There were six types of sensilla on its antenna,i.e.mechanoreceptor,sensilla basiconica,sensilla trichodea,sensilla auricillica,sensilla chaetica and sensilla styloconica.There was thick wall and no dendrite in mechanoreceptor.There was thin cuticular wall perforated by numerous pores in sensilla basiconica,and more than 50 dendritic branches,each of which contained 1-10 microtubules.Sensilla trichodea were single-walled with relatively fewer pores,and there were 1-8 dendrites,each of which contained different amount of microtubules.There was thin cuticular wall perforated by numerous pores in sensilla auricillica,and less than 5 dendritic branches,each of which contained different amount of microtubules.There were two subtypes in sensilla chaetica,in which subtype I showed grooved surface and no pores,but terminal pores,and subtype II showed no grooved surface and pores,as well as a terminal pore.There was thick non-porous wall in both subtypes,and dendrite sheath up to terminal pore.There were lengthways veins and no pores on the upside of sensilla styloconica,several pores on the downside,and a trifurcate terminal pore.The functions of sensilla were discussed that mechanoreceptor was not chemical sensilla,and sensilla basiconica,sensilla trichodea and sensilla auricillica were olfactory sensilla,but sensilla chaetica and sensilla styloconica were possibly gustatory sensilla.


Abstract:Speaking English was a problem for Junior High School students. Improving students' speaking ability was a difficult thing for the teacher and integrating speaking with character education as stated in curriculum was an additional work for the teacher.This study was conducted to develop traditional games into speaking games as an inovation of supporting English teaching material which was integrated with character education in Junior High School. Research and Development design in developing the games was used to achieve the aim of the study. The sources of the data were the students and teachers' need analysis and the teacher and students' responses toward the games. The data was analyzed descriptively in terms of proposed teacher's guideline for teaching speaking using traditional games integrated with character education. The development process of the product in this study was successful to motivate the students to speak and to build the students' character.


Pyruvate kinase(PK),catalyzes the transfer of the phosphoryl group from phosphoenolpyruvate to ADP during glycolysis,which step is essentially irreversible under intracellular conditions and is allosterically controlled.In Escherichia coli,there are two kinds of PKs,namely PKI(PKF) and PKII(PKA) which were activated by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and adenosine 5′-monophosphate,respectively.PKI had been extensively studied,while PKII had little been investigated largely due to its instability reported by Waywood et al.in 1975.To further characterize PKⅡ,it was prokaryotically overexpressed and purified.Following the determination of kinetic constants for NDP,their catalytic efficiencies(CEs) were calculated and compared.PKII and PK from rabbit muscle(PKr) had similar CEs respect to ADP,GDP and UDP,and PKII had 6.5 times higher CE with CDP than that for PKr.Distinct from published results,little activity decrease was found during 18 months-80℃ storage or 24 h room temperature treatment.High catalytic efficiency and stability enabled PKII as a potentially good coupling enzyme.Together with lactate dehydrogenase,PKII was successfully used as coupling enzyme to determine the kinetic constants of sulfate activating complex(SAC) from Rhodobacter sphaeroides and its mutants,and K409 and S410 were found to be essential for its activity of APSK domain.


The present invention relates to a photovoltaic windable composite comprising at least one photovoltaic cell (5,6,7), a textile panel (12,13,14) and a connecting layer (15) providing the connection between said at least a photovoltaic cell (5,6,7) and said textile panel (12,13,14). Typically, the outer face (12a, 13a, 14a) of the textile panel (12,13,14) comprises at least two electrically conductive areas (121,122) separated by a nonconductive region (125) and the layer of link (15) comprises at least two electrically conductive areas (151,152) opening to the outer faces (15a) and inner (15b) of said bonding layer (15) and separated by a nonconductive region (153). The two conductive areas (151,152) of the bonding layer (15) are arranged between the photovoltaic cell (5,6,7) and the upper face (12a, 13a, 14a) of the textile panel (12,13,14) in so that the positive and negative poles (8,9) of said photovoltaic cell (5,6,7) are in electrically conductive connection with the two conductive areas (121,122) of the textile panel (12,13,14).


Introduction: A number of recipient variables have been identified which influence waiting list times for a renal allograft. The aim of this study was to evaluate these factors in the Irish population. Methods: We examined patients accepted onto the transplant list from January 1, 2000 until December 31, 2005. Inclusion criteria were adults listed for kidney only, deceased donor transplants. We included patients previously transplanted. Patients were censored, but still included in the analysis, if they died while on the list, permanently withdrew from the list or if they were not transplanted at the time of the study. Results: There were a total of 984 patients accepted onto the waiting list during the study period, of which 745 of these were transplanted. Factors significantly associated with longer waiting times included age above 50 yr, blood group O and high peak panel reactive antibodies level. Gender and patient body mass index were not associated with longer waiting times. Conclusion: We have identified factors associated with a longer waiting time on the Irish cadaveric renal transplant list. This information can help our patients make informed decisions regarding likely waiting times and the merits of living related transplantation. P.J. Phelan, P. O Kelly, D. O Neill, D. Little, D. Hickey, M. Keogan, J. Walshe, C. Magee, P.J. Conlon Department of Nephrology, Beaumont Hospital, National Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Service for Solid Organ Transplantation (NHISSOT), Beaumont Hospital and Department of Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland


The genus Thujopsis (Cupressaceae) comprises monoecious coniferous trees endemic to Japan. This genus includes two varieties: Thujopsis dolabrata (L.f.) Siebold et Zucc. var. dolabrata (southern variety, Td) and Thujopsis dolabrata (L.f.) Siebold et Zucc. var. hondae Makino (northern variety, Th). The aim of this study is to understand the phylogeographic and genetic population relationships of the genus Thujopsis for the conservation of genetic resources and future breeding. A total of 609 trees from 22 populations were sampled, including six populations from the Td distribution range and 16 populations from the Th distribution range. The genotyping results for 19 expressed sequence tag (EST)-based simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, followed by a structure analysis, neighbor-joining tree creation, an analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), and hierarchical F statistics, supported the existence of two genetic clusters related to the distribution regions of the Td and Th varieties. The two variants, Td and Th, could be defined by their provenance, in spite of the ambiguous morphological differences between the varieties. The distribution ranges of both variants, which have been defined from their morphology, was confirmed by genetic analysis. The Th populations exhibited relatively uniform genetic diversity, most likely because Th refugia in the glacial period were scattered throughout their current distribution area. On the other hand, there was a tendency for Td's genetic diversity to decrease from central to southern Honshu island. Notably, the structure analysis and neighbor-joining tree suggest the hybridization of the two varieties in the contact zone. More detailed studies of the genetic structure of Td are required in future analyses.


Objective To analyzed 68 children with giant colonic polyps(polyp diameter2 cm) who were treated with endoscopic polypectomy in 2 different means,respectively.Methods The clinic data of 68 children with giant colonic polyps were review analyzed.Thirty-five cases were received endoscopic clips ligation and the other 33 cases were received endoscopic snare resection.Results All the 35 cases out of endoscopic clip ligtion group were sucessfully cured.There were only 3 cases showedl a little bleeding in this group.In the endoscopic snare resection group,there were 10 cases showed bleeding,8 cases showed polypectomy syndrome,1 case transferred into(operation).Conclusions The complication incidence in endoscopic clips ligation group is lower than that in endoscopic snare resection group.The endoscopic clipping brings about an effective and safe way to treat giant colonic polyps in children.


A fast adaptive cross-sampling (FACS) scheme for the sparsified adaptive cross approximation (SPACA) algorithm is proposed to improve the conventional uniform spatial sampling. The FACS adaptively samples each well-separated block pair in an iterative manner to reach a given sampling error. At each iteration, the FACS first selects a set of initial samples with uniform spatial distribution for each block, and then uses the adaptive cross approximation (ACA) to find the important samples from the initial samples. Compared to the uniform spatial sampling, the FACS is easier to control the sampling error and needs fewer samples for the same sampling error. By reducing the number of samples, the FACS can enhance the efficiency of the SPACA. Numerical results are shown to demonstrate the merits of the proposed scheme.


Pozzolanas are materials containing reactive silica and/or aluminum. When the material is mixed with lime in powdered form and in the presence of water, it will set and harden like cement. Rice Husk Ash (RHA) is a form of natural pozzolana. It is found locally in abundance in Nigeria and in many other parts of the world. Udeala (2003), produced a mix containing RHA with 45 per cent slaked lime. This work uses Scheffe's (1958), simplex theory to optimize the compressive strength of concrete made from RHA pozzolan based on (4,2) and (4,3) simplex lattices. The strengths predicted by the models are in good agreement with their corresponding experimentally observed values. The accuracy of strength predicted by the third degree polynomial is about 21 per cent higher than that of the second-degree polynomial. This implies that, except for need of high accurate results, the use of higher order polynomial, that is cumbersome and time wasting, is not necessary. With the models, any desired strength of hardened concrete, given any mix proportions, is easily evaluated. The computer programs are written in BASIC language.


This Introduction accomplishes two objectives. First, it situates the volume within the age of ultramodern criminology. In this age, data science and digital culture (re)produce "dividual" justice policy. The imperative of this policy is a control society. Second, the Introduction summarizes what each chapter investigates within the volume. Collectively, the chapters demonstrate the relevance and impact of the pre-crime society thesis across the systems of state, national, and global surveillance and securitization


Surface acoustic wave generation using ablative excitation with ultraviolet laser pulses is studied experimentally in order to quantify the magnitude of response. The acoustic waves are interferometrically measured on the surface of polished aluminum samples at distances of 5–40 mm from the excitation spot. Amplitudes of the surface acoustic waves are measured as a function of laser energy (1–60 mJ) and distance from the excitation spot yielding peak-to-peak displacements of 1–40 nm. The results are compared to theoretical calculations using the Green's function for a step impulse response. The impulse required to match the measured results is compared to the expected impulse based on plasma pressure scaling in the ablative regime and the experimentally measured response is found to agree within a factor of 2 with the theoretical predicted impulse.


OBJECTIVE To establish an ICP-MS method for the determination of heavy metals,including Cd,Hg,Pb,As in.Nelumbinis Semen.METHODS The samples were digested by closed-vessel microwave.The four heavy metals were directly analyzed by ICP-MS,with the element In as the internal standard.RESULTS For all of the analyzed heavy metals,the correlative coefficient of the calibration curves was over 0.9995.The recovery rates were in the range of 97.5% ~ 107.8%.CONCLUSION This method was accurate,convenient,rapid and highly sensitive and can be applied to determine four heavy metals in Nelumbinis Semen.


Cists are often met with on the open moors of Britain, and a brief account of them may therefore be of interest. First, a few words about terminology. Our predecessors used also the words 'Kist' and 'Kist-vaen', and indeed the latter word still survives in some of our remoter western districts. 'Kist-vaen' is however an impossible word ; it was invented by antiquaries to whom all prehistoric monuments were 'Celtic', requiring therefore a Celtic name. Since the original name was unknown, new ones had to be invented. In the days when the words of Authority were heard with undue respect and awkward questions were seldom put, those spurious terms obtained wide currency. The word 'cist' has long been used by Scottish archaeologists, and it is the one adopted by the British Ordnance Survey.


The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the process-ability of the primary products of coal liquefaction generated by three ERDA sponsored processes: Synthoil, Solvent Refined Coal (SRC), and H-Coal. The study entails actual bench scale processing of coal liquids and an in-depth analytical characterization of charge and product streams. The results are intended to indicate the nature and degree of possible upgrading of primary coal liquids using technology now available in the petroleum refining industry. Six primary coal liquids were filtered and hydrotreated under commercial conditions, using a fixed bed of commercial catalyst. These included Synthoil, H-Coal hydroclone underflow, and four SRC process streams--SRC filter feed, SRC filtrate and solvent refined coal itself, both neat and cutback with process solvent. In all cases catalytic hydrotreating was able to substantially eliminate sulfur and benzene insoluble matter. A 90% reduction of heptane-insoluble matter and 80% reduction in N content could be achieved with SRC and H-Coal liquids. Catalyst stability was affected by metals and particulates in the feed. None of the products, as received, can be considered an acceptable feedstock to a conventional fixed bed hydrotreating unit. The ash remaining will agglomerate with the solid catalyst pellets and shorten catalyst life.more » Two of the hydrotreated coal oils, Synthoil and SRC, were further processed under commercial conditions over a fixed bed of commercial hydrocracking catalyst. Catalyst stability was unsatisfactory when the total upgraded products were processed. An asphaltene-free vacuum gas oil derived from hydrotreated Synthoil responded satisfactorily to hydrocracking.« less


This paper analyses three cases treated with "Xiangsu Powder",and sums up their common features to comply with the nature of the spleen and stomach.


In modern automotive design, the increasing output of power delivered by ever more compact, i.e., less space consuming, engines requires a highly efficient liquid cooling system to keep the wall temperatures of the individual components on acceptable levels. A maximum possible cooling power is particularly needed on surfaces exposed to high thermal loads typically located in the periphery of the exhaust gas outlets in the cylinder head. Searching for a most intense transfer of heat across very confined surface areas, the modern layout of liquid cooling systems must make ever more use of the potential of the nucleate boiling regime to provide significantly enhanced heat transfer rates at acceptable wall superheats. It has been long known in the community of engine developers that nucleate boiling locally occurs in cooling jackets near the exhaust valves, especially when the engine is run under thermally critical operating conditions. These are typically reached when the vehicle is brought to a halt after operation at maximum engine load, so that a considerable amount of heat has to be removed with the help of the fan cooling on the air side only. Nonetheless, the traditional design concepts are essentially based on purely convective single-phase cooling, although under real maximum load conditions the peak temperatures would markedly exceed the allowed limits, if boiling did not occur. In view of this fact it appears very reasonable to make a more deliberate use of the boiling phenomenon for further optimization of the cooling system. The prominent goal of this novel concept is to provide a controlled transition from single-phase convection to the so called subcooled boiling flow regime, as soon as the local heat loads reach a certain level. The targeted regime of subcooled boiling flow offers the attractive feature that vapour is present only in a thin superheated near-wall layer, while the outer bulk flow region, where the bubbles collapse due to the subcooling, contains only liquid phase. Hence, there is basically no net production of vapour, and the cooling system practically remains in the single-phase regime. Going otherwise further beyond into the saturated boiling regime, associated with non-zero net production of vapour, the advection of a significant amount of vapour with the bulk flow, or a possible agglomeration of vapour in stagnant regions could be hazardous to a safe and stable operation of the liquid cooling system. Relying on the incipience of nucleate boiling in the thermal layout requires appropriate wall heat flux models which cover the range from single-phase convection to the two-phase


Dongmu 70 Rye is a fine forage crop.Its seed yield is 4 500kg/hm 2,fresh grass weight is 38t/hm 2,and its multiple croping yield of grass with grass is fresh weight 113t/hm 2.The sowing time range of Dongmu 70 Rye is very broad.It may plant in spring or autumn.Autumn sowing time is the last ten day of February to the first ten day of April.Dongmu 70 Rye may extensively plant in those regions that sowing three times in two years and sowing times in a year.It is of significance for developing cattle and sheep in agricultural regions.


Among the derivatives of 3-aminoquinazol-4-one and 3-aminobenzotriazin-4-one are compounds with narcotic, sedative, analgetic, and muscle-relaxant properties. Of special interest are compounds with one or several urethane groups and those substituted in the 3-position by a morpholine moiety.


In recent years and globally, the poultry industry has become of great importance in the production of animal protein, with the increase in per capita consumption of meat and eggs around the world. It is noteworthy that the cost of feed production represents 60-70% of the total poultry production, where protein is the most expensive component. Protein sources are known to be of either animal or vegetable origin, with animal sources having a more balanced amino acid profile. But due to the limitations on the availability of traditional feeds for poultry as well as the remarkable development in the development of new genetic strains, all this has led to a change in nutritional needs. So researchers began looking for new and alternative protein sources to reduce feed costs, such as using the Eisenia foetida earthworm, which is a new and safe source of animal protein. But until now, the possibility of using Eisenia foetida as one of the new and safe sources of poultry feed in Egypt has not been studied. On the other hand, Eisenia foetida can be used for other purposes, such as the technique of producing vermicompost, which is one of the new technologies for the safe treatment of non-toxic organic waste using earthworms, because there is an urgent need to recycle poultry waste in a safe and environmentally friendly manner, and this can be applied through the use of earthworms. Therefore, the aim of this article is to shed light on the use of Eisenia foetida as one of the new partial alternative sources of protein that can be used in poultry rations to reduce production cost without affecting production performance, health aspects or the quality of its products.


This study utilizes a sample of 1494 subjects, collected from two consecutive academic years, predominantly from the engineering discipline to evaluate the effect of individual online activities (i.e. web exercises, choice making and forum activities) on students' academic writing assessments based on the assessment criteria (i.e. content, organization, language and referencing). The findings indicate forum activities are a prominent predictor to the four criteria in assessments. Language educators are encouraged to intensify efforts at facilitating students to engage in the process of forum discussion in terms of collaborative learning.


Conventional LCC-HVDC is a non-linear, tightly coupled system. Since the performance of PI control varies from different operation conditions, the optimal of parameter tuning is only achieved under steady state. To improve dynamic performance and stability of system, A novel HVDC nonlinear supplementary controller based on Terminal sliding mode theorem has been proposed. First, the steady state mathematical model of the LCC-HVDC system is built, the approach of state feedback exact linearization is adopted to change the nonlinear model into a linear one, the decoupled relationship between the control variables are investigated; then based on sliding mode control method, the constant current and constant voltage control in rectifier and inverter has been achieved, respectively. The variables converge to equilibrium point fast and exactly. Finally, the strategy is demonstrated through Matlab/Simulink software, the simulation results show that the controller is capable of tracing the reference, and the robustness with respect to parameters' perturbations is satisfied. The controller contributes significantly toward improving transient performance comparing to conventional PI control and restraining commutation failure.


Today Myanmar is a multi-racial and multi-religious country and has an estimated population of 60 million people. The population is comprised of some 135 ethnic groups speaking 106 languages and living together under the generic name, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The civil war in Myanmar has lasted for 64 years, from 1949 until now. Today the people (Lu Du) of Myanmar are powerless and cry for justice and peace. This paper proposes a theology appropriate for the Lu Du by tracing the correlation between Jesus and the Lu Du. It builds on the work of Minjung and Dalit theologians to emphasize the importance of the historical event of the cross of Jesus for interpreting the suffering of the Lu Du. It also stresses the place of a theology of the Holy Spirit in the context of Myanmar. Finally, it describes the significance of the resurrection of Jesus as a historical event which gives motivation and hope to Lu Du to work for and claim the promise of their special place in the Reign of God. The imagery of God's Reign provides a concrete aspiration for an ecumenical journey towards justice, unity and peace. Building a peaceful community in Myanmar is not the sole responsibility of Christians, Buddhists, Muslims or people of other faiths. In fact, the Holy Spirit is a primary force in the movements of Lu Du from the beginning. The Holy Spirit motivates and persuades the Lu Du for freedom as it is the ultimate Will of God. It should be the product of peaceful transformation of the poor - empowering individuals and building relationships.


The article describes the basic skills and phases necessary for the successful engineering and development of educational software. In the course of the analysis, the basics of software development are laid, including the objectives of the audience and the program, hardware and software limitations are determined, content resources are defined and auxiliary management tools are considered. Effective development of educational software for learning OOP (object-oriented programming) and BAP (basic algorithms and programming) self-learning requires the proper construction of the process.


Simulation of stellar atmospheres, such as that of our own sun, is a common task in CGI for scientific visualization, movies and games. A fibrous volumetric texture is a visually dominant feature of the solar corona---the plasma that extends from the solar surface into space. These coronal fibers can be modeled as magnetic filaments whose shape is governed by the magnetohydrostatic equation. The magnetic filaments provide a Lagrangian curve representation and their initial configuration can be prescribed by an artist or generated from magnetic flux given as a scalar texture on the sun's surface. Subsequently, the shape of the filaments is determined based on a variational formulation. The output is a visual rendering of the whole sun. We demonstrate the fidelity of our method by comparing the resulting renderings with actual images of our sun's corona.


Objective: To investigate the significance of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in the occurrence and development of adenomyosis.Methods: The method of immunohistochemistry was applied to detect the expressions of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 respectively in 46 cases with ectopic endometrium,and eutopic endometrium,and 30 cases with uterine myoma endometrium.Results: The positive expression rate of MMP-2 was 33.33% in uterine myoma endometrium,89.13% in ectopic endometrium and 84.78% in eutopic endometrium(P0.01).The positive expression rates of TIMP-2 were as follows: 46.67% in uterine myoma endometrium,15.22% in ectopic endometrium,and 47.83% in eutopic endometrium(P0.01).Conclusions: The increased expression of MMP-2 and the decreased expression of TIMP-2 in the ectopic endometriosis tissue may lead to the imbalance of the MMP-2 and TIMP-2,resulting in their participating the oc-currence and development of adenomyosis.


ABSTRACT Systematic research comparing the views of populist radical-right parties with respect to gender issues is still scarce. Akkerman's article aims to fill this gap by comparing the positions of the six most successful populist radical-right parties in Western Europe. Her focus is on gender issues in the policy domain of family relations, on the one hand, and in that of immigration and integration, on the other. A combination of quantitative and qualitative analyses of external and internal party documents has been used to assess the positions of the main populist radical-right parties with regard to these two policy domains. Akkerman's analysis shows that, in the domain of family relations, the parties are traditionally conservative or adopt a more flexible modern conservative position. Compared to mainstream right-wing parties, which are consistently more liberal than their radical-right counterparts, conservatism on issues relating to the family sets the radical parties clearly apart. Yet, as this particular profile tends to become less salient over time, it is doubtful that gender issues in this traditional policy domain will continue to be a defining characteristic of these parties. Gender issues have gained importance for populist radical-right parties in the domain of immigration and integration policies but, in this context, the parties do not display a conservative profile. They tend to emphasize the principles of gender equality and sometimes also gay rights, although these commitments are mainly rhetorical and instrumental to anti-immigration and anti-Islam agendas. Conservative views of gender remain the defining, albeit less salient, characteristic of these parties.


Abstract: The sensors grouped to gather to form the network of their own, in the wireless medium and communicating to the each other over radio, faces issues that leads to failure in continuous communication, causing miss communication as it is powered by batteries with limited energy availability So it becomes essential to device a perfect routing scheme that is energy efficient. Though the clustering approach was found to be highly efficient to manage the transmission from source to the target. The elected head in each cluster has to take the entire load on it as it has to gather all the data and transmit it to the base station. So it was necessary to balance the load in the network formed using the sensor and communicating in wireless medium. The GWO (Grey Wolf Optimization)-PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) based clustering is followed in the paper to have a perfect clustering with balanced load as well as energy efficient optimization. The method followed in the paper was simulated using the network simulator-Two to identify the performance improvements in the sensor networks communicating in wireless medium.


We study the problem of approximate ranking from observations of pairwise interactions. The goal is to estimate the underlying ranks of $n$ objects from data through interactions of comparison or collaboration. Under a general framework of approximate ranking models, we characterize the exact optimal statistical error rates of estimating the underlying ranks. We discover important phase transition boundaries of the optimal error rates. Depending on the value of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) parameter, the optimal rate, as a function of SNR, is either trivial, polynomial, exponential or zero. The four corresponding regimes thus have completely different error behaviors. To the best of our knowledge, this phenomenon, especially the phase transition between the polynomial and the exponential rates, has not been discovered before.


In this report we have made a systematic study of strangeness production in proton-proton(pp),proton-nucleus(pA) and nucleus- nucleus(AA) collisions at CERN Super Proton Synchroton energies, using$\,\,\, HIJING\,\,\, MONTE \,\,\,CARLO \,\,\,MODEL $ \\ (version $HIJ.01$). Numerical results for mean multiplicities of neutral strange particles ,as well as their ratios to negatives hadrons($ $) for p-p,nucleon-nucleon(N-N),\,\,p-S,\,\,p-Ag,\,\,p-Au('min. bias')collisions and p-Au,\,\,S-S,\,\,S-Ag,\,\,S-Au ('central')collisions are compared to experimental data available from CERN experiments and also with recent theoretical estimations given by others models. Neutral strange particle abundances are quite well described for p-p,N-N and p-A interactions ,but are underpredicted by a factor of two in A-A interactions for $\Lambda,\bar{\Lambda},
K^{0}_{S}$ in symmetric collisions(S-S,\,\,Pb-Pb)and for $\Lambda,\bar{\Lambda}\,\,$in asymmetric ones(S-Ag,\,\,S-Au,\,\,S-W). A qualitative prediction for rapidity, transverse kinetic energy and transverse momenta normalized distributions are performed at 200 GeV/Nucleon in p-S,S-S,S-Ag and S-Au collisions in comparison with recent experimental data. HIJING model predictions for coming experiments at CERN for S-Au, S-W and Pb-Pb interactions are given. The theoretical calculations are estimated in a full phase space.


Urban agglomeration is the main form of urbanization. The core of urban agglomeration research is formation mechanism. This article reviews the formation mechanism of urban agglomeration. Its formation is based not only on the region choice by firm and household,but also on the industry evolution by vertical linkage. Besides,local government plays an important role in the process. The formation of urban agglomeration is not only self-organization process,but also hetero-organization process.


The article investigates effect situations and typical forensic versions of identity of offender in investigation of violent crimes. Analyzed the general investigation of situation and version in investigation of murder and rape. The authors described process of developing a comprehensive plan for initial phase of an investigator of investigation of violent crimes at different investigative situations and different versions of the nomination.
Key words: investigation of situation, forensic version, violent crimes, identity of perpetrator.