The "risk society" (1986) of Ulrich Beck (1944- ) is calling modern society "risk society." Industrial society has entered in the new "second modernization", and he says that our society has come to hold "a new risk" of not having existed before. Nuclear waste and the radiation of loss of control which human society has produced are just the "new risk" itself. Such "a new risk" takes a clear form after 3.11, and has become a survival crisis of the all mankind of global society including Japan.In Europe and America, the "nature writing" has often been used as the effective technique of considering the relation between man and nature. If this is applied to the nuclear power plant literature of Japan after 3-11, it is effective.This paper is aimed at arranging briefly the definition, origin, genealogy, and the feature of a "nature writing" as a preparatory step. For the same purpose, this argument surveys activity of the academic societies related to "nature writing" in Japan, and expects that Taiwan can also take part in the research activities of ASLE which can also be said to be a new international organization from now on.


A reflection about the Spanish Drama of the 20 th century with references to the different phases and the most remarkable absence: the deficit in the education for staging. RESUMEN:


A new methodology for P2P (peer-to-peer) host recognition is present in the paper, in which the transport layer connection characteristics of P2P Protocols is used, since many P2P application hosts acting both as servers and clients in this layer. Here, BT (BitTorrent), one of the most popular and representative P2P application in China, is taken as the example. To capture the traffic of P2P applications and non-P2P applications, the tool Sniffer is used. The evaluation experiments confirmed that the characteristics of P2P applications present in this paper are feasible and effective to distinguish P2P application hosts and non-P2P application hosts.


Haemodynamics, lung function, acid-base and blood gas variables, were studied in anaesthetised and mechanically ventilated pigs, treated with different alkaline buffers and adrenaline, during open or closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPF). Blood flows were measured with transit-time ultrasound flowmetry. This method was well correlated to the thermodilution technique and considered at least as accurate as former flow techniques, especially in low flow situations such as during CPR. During closed-chest CPR, only 10% of pre-arrest mean pulmonary arterial flow (cardiac output) was obtained, compared to 20% during open-chest CPR, which is much lower than previously reported. Open-chest CPR generated greater systemic perfusion pressure than closed-chest CPR especially during the relaxation phase, which provides the coronary perfusion pressure. Open-chest CPR resulted in greater mean blood flow in both the pulmonary artery, the aorta and in the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Pulmonary arterial and aortic antegrade flow occurred during the compression phase while LAD arterial flow took place during the relaxation phase in both open and closed-chest CPR. Administration of adrenaline, increased the systemic relaxation perfusion pressure considerably more than the compression perfusion pressure in both open and closed-chest CPR. Furthermore, adrenaline decreased both the mean pulmonary arterial and mean aortic flow but increased the mean LAD arterial flow substantially during open and closed-chest CPR. The effect on the mean aortic flow was so pronounced that cerebral perfusion and oxygenation might be in danger. Retrograde flow was recorded during the relaxation phase in the pulmonary artery and the aorta during both open and closed-chest CPR. After administration of adrenaline the aortic retrograde flow during relaxation tended to become greater especially during open-chest CPR. Retrograde flow was found during the compression phase in the LAD artery both in open and closed-chest CPR. This retrograde flow was reduced after administration of adrenaline. The main limiting factors for the exchange of respiratory gases during experimental closed-chest CPR seems to be the pulmonary perfusion rather than ventilation. Lung function during CPR, as indicated by the respiratory exchange ratio, calculated shunt fraction and V'A/Q'-ratio, seems to be independent of the use of alkaline buffers such as sodium bicarbonate or tris buffer mixture. During open-chest CPR administration of sodium bicarbonate tended to result in a higher systemic blood pressure than tris but the pressor effect of adrenaline in the animals that had received bicarbonate was significantly less. Thus, the combination of bicarbonate and adrenaline tended to result in a slightly lower blood pressure than the other tested combinations with adrenaline. Administration of bicarbonate during CPR did not result in any consistent effect on systemic or pulmonary perfusion pressure. This thesis is based on the following studies: I . Wiklund L, Jorfeldt L, Stjernstrom H, Rubertsson S. Gas exchange as monitored in mixed venous and arterial blood during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1992: 36: 427-435. 11. Rubertsson S, Arvidsson D, Wiklund L, Haglund U. Comparison of blood flow measurement in the portal vein and pulmonary artery using transit-time ultrasound flowmetry and thermodilution techniques. Surgical Research Communications 1993: 13: 309-316. 111. Rubertsson S, Wiklund L. Hemodynamic effects of epinephrine in combination with different alkaline buffers during experimental open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Crit Care M e d 1993: 21: 1051-1057. IV. Rubertsson S, Grenvik A, Wiklund L. Blood flow and perfusion pressure during open vs closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pigs. Crit Care Med Accepted. V. Rubertsson S, Grenvik A, Zemgulis V, Wiklund L. Systemic perfusion pressure and blood flows before and after administration of epinephrine during experimental CPR. Submitted. 0 Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinauica 38 (1994)


This paper discusses electrically conductive, shape changing, elastomeric nanocomposites capable of surviving repeated mechanical strains while remaining highly electrically conductive. Morphing nanocomposites were formed in-situ by chemically reacting monolayers of well defined, electrically conductive, nanostructured constituents with high performance shape memory copolymers. In this study, electrical conductivity was investigated as a function of volume fraction of nanoparticles and processing conditions. It was found that self-assembly processing results in percolation and surface resistivity of <1 Ohm/square with <0.01 volume % of metal nanoparticles. Waveguide measurements verified electrical stability of the thermoresponsive nanocomposites. The conclusion is that ultra-low mass density <0.99 g/cc skins formed via layer-by-layer processing exhibit electromagnetic integrity before, during and after shape change; when simulating disparate configurations that may be required on future morphing unmanned aerial vehicles.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


Background and Purpose The aim of the study was to correlate the severity of poststroke pathological crying with lesion size and location. Methods Twelve selected stroke patients were ranked in terms of overall clinical severity of the syndrome of pathological crying, and the size and location of the stroke lesion(s) were determined by magnetic resonance imaging. Results The patients with the clinically most severe pathological crying had relatively large bilateral pontine lesions without lesions in the hemispheres. The intermediate group had bilateral central hemispheric lesions, and the clinically least affected patients had mainly unilateral large subcortical lesions. Conclusions Poststroke pathological crying may be attributable to stroke-induced partial destruction of the serotonergic raphe nuclei in the brain stem or their ascending projections to the hemispheres.


Synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from saccharide biomass yields humin-like furanic polymers (BFPs) as a byproduct. As a maiden attempt, BFP was successfully separated and explored as an effecti...


The purpose of present work is to recognize repetitive behaviors of students in break times of female elementary schools of zone 1 of Urmia who study in 2014-15 year. To investigate the problem, three activities; namely recreation, religious and sport are considered. To calculate the aforesaid variables, a questionnaire made by researcher is used. Validity of the questionnaire is confirmed by professional academics and to prove its stability, Cronbach alpha method is used whose alpha value is 0.85. To respond research questions, chi-square test is applied. Obtained results show that according to students, they perform sport activities in break times. Based on results, students emphasized on a special item for responding to recreation activities and statistically, with 95% certainty and in 5% level of significance, there is no significant difference between responses. Ultimately, according to students, in break times, religious activities are less performed.


Though almost completely forgotten now, the French songwriter and poet Pierre-Jean de Béranger enjoyed enormous popularity in both France and Britain for much of the nineteenth century. This study examines the divergent responses to Béranger in the work of Matthew Arnold and his friend and rival Arthur Hugh Clough. Arnold's initial enthusiasm for the French poet is followed by rejection of him and the ethos he represents in the wake of the revolution of 1848; Clough, in contrast, continues to see in Béranger's popular, radical, and "licentious" poetry a valuable alternative to the dominant values of Victorian Britain.


The various toxic chemicals used in painting of steel furniture are benzene, toluene, xylene and thinner. Of these, the cytotoxic effects of benzene and thinner were evaluated using root tip cells of Allium cepa. Chromosomal aberration assay was done and relative division rate (RDR) and mitotic index were calculated. An investigation of the root length was also carried out for 14 days in both control and after post treatment with benzene and thinner. Benzene and thinner showed positive cytotoxic effects on A. cepa root tips. Chromosomal abnormalities induced were early separation, exclusion, laggard, sticky bridge and persistent bridge. Both benzene and thinner also showed some positive effect on stimulation of cell division and growth of roots. These should not be deterred danger for crops on the basis of only cytotoxic effect. Thus, both cytotoxic and genotoxic effects should be assessed.


The paper describes how the finite element model for cylindrical portal structure of portal crane is established,and carries out static mechanics analysis to get the stress and deflection distribution of the structure,and checks strength and static stiffness.It provides theoretical basis for similar design.


Objectives: To develop a new unidimensional questionnaire for patients' self assessment of their chewing function (chewing function questionnaire: CFQ. Methods: A focus group of 7 dentists and 15 patients with prosthodontic needs generated a pool of 30 relevant items to describe chewing function. A scale format (Likert 5-point scale) was also decided. A focus group reduced some redundant items and twenty one items remained for pilot testing after which additional 4 items were eliminated. Then the 17 item questionnaire (CFQ) was tested on a larger sample (200 participants). Factor analysis was obtained to investigate the dimensionality of the questionnaire. Results: A total of 200 participants were included (100 in the natural teeth group and 100 in the removable dentures group) to analyze a dimensionality of the 17- items questionnaire and to perform further item reduction if necessary. The initial statistical analysis revealed that the items had been grouped in 3 different dimensions. By eliminating items with complexities greater than one or those items with much larger correlations in the second or the third component, additional 6 questions were eliminated. One more item with the lowest correlation was further eliminated. The final questionnaire included ten items. Conclusions: The newly developed chewing function questionnaire (CFQ) provides a standardized assessment instrument of this construct with minimal time consumption to the patients and the professionals.


We present a novel method for conducting requirements gathering with adolescent populations. Called videographic requirements gathering, this technique makes use of mobile phone data capture and participant creation of media images. The videographic requirements gathering method can help researchers and designers gain intimate insight into adolescent lives while simultaneously reducing power imbalances. We provide rationale for this approach, pragmatics of using the method, and advice on overcoming common challenges facing researchers and designers relying on this technique.


Currently, there are some consumption phenomenon of over pursuing creature comfort, cost no abstention etc. The education department should pay more attention on usual teaching and inducting, boost up their self-restriction ability; consolidating management system, constructing excellent college atmosphere, and buildup the students' coherence ability.


Walter Jackson Freeman III (January 30, 1927 – April 24, 2016) was a true explorer, a Renaissance Man, who transcended the boundaries of disciplines and scientific knowledge. He has revolutionized the field of neuroscience, by bringing into it many pioneering ideas on brain dynamics. The authors of this brief essay address the main legacy of Walter Freeman through their framework of Operational Architectonics of brainmind functioning that encompasses Freeman's mass action in the nervous system in the form of nested, dynamic neuronal assemblies and his cinematic model of cognitive dynamics, leading to emergence of consciousness. According to Operational Architectonics theory, the hierarchy of phenomenal world (features, patterns, objects, scenes) has its electrophysiological equivalent in an operational hierarchy of neuronal assemblies and nested spatial-temporal conglomerates of them in the form of operational modules (with different size and life-span), which correspond to the phenomenal entities of different complexity.


Taking the school of Humanities of Northeast Normal University as an example, this paper analyzes the problems existing in the current art courses of preschool education major in private colleges and universities, such as the mismatch between the teaching objectives and personnel training objectives, the lack of coordination between the courses, the course content is too specialized and difficult, the teaching method is relatively simple, and the course evaluation focuses on the results rather than the process, and from the education goal, curriculum structure, curriculum content, teaching methods, curriculum evaluation and other aspects of the improvement strategy.


Objective: To evaluate the effect of different doses of celecoxib, an inhibitor of COX-2, on tumor growth, survivin expression and angiogenesis in human lung cancer xenograft in nude mice. Methods: Xenografted animal model of human lung cancer was established by innoculating human lung cancer A549 cells into BALB/c nude mice subcutaneously. Then the mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:control group, celecoxib groups (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg,respectively). Celecoxib was administered at 25, 50, and 100 mg·kg-1·d-1, respectively. Tumor volumes were measured every week. The mice were sacrificed at day 42 after treatment and tumor tissues were cut to detect expression of COX-2, survivin, and VEGF and to determine the value of microvessel density (MVD) by using immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. Results:Celecoxib 25, 50, and 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 inhibited tumor growth by 34.60%, 49.40% and 59.71%, respectively. The tumor grew slowly in each celecoxib group compared with the control group. The difference was significant (P0.05, respectively). Immunohistochemical and RT-PCR analysis showed that celecoxib significantly decreased the expression of COX-2 and survivin in a dose-dependent manner compared with the control group (P0.05,respectively). Low dose of celecoxib (25 mg·kg-1·d-1) markedly inhibited VEGF mRNA expression and angiogenesis of xenografted tumor compared with the control group (P0.05), but inhibitory effects were not increased accompanied with elevated doses of celecoxib. Conclusion:Different doses of celecoxib significantly suppress tumor growth and suvivin expression of xenografted human lung cancer in nude mice in a dose-dependent manner. Survivin may be involved in the inhibitory effect of celecoxib on lung cancer. Low dose of celecoxib inhibits the angiogenesis of xenografted lung cancer which may be play an important role in prevention of the metastasis of lung cancer.


Quark-mass effects for energy-energy correlations in high-energy e/sup -/e/sup +/ annihilation are calculated for arbitrary initial-state polarizations. While the contribution of the massive quark depends sensitively on the mass/(total center-of-mass energy) ratio, the normalized, angle-integrated correlation is much less sensitive to the quark mass. In particular, at the Z/sup 0/ peak, the normalized, angle-integrated energy-energy correlation changes by at most 10% (6%) for top-quark masses chosen in the range from 20 GeV to M/sub Z//2 and -0.9


SUMMARY In 1980-1983 the effect of location was studied on the seedling performance of wheat in relation to Fusarium graminearum. In 1980, 90 genotypes from five locations were analyzed, in 1981 36 varieties from ten, in 1982 36 cultivars from eleven and in 1983 a further 48 from six. There were significant differences in variety resistance. This variety reaction could be reproduced fairly well from year to year, i.e. it has a real genetical background. Highly significant differences were obtained between the average performance of genotypes from different locations. This is important, as only genotypes from the same nursery could really be compared and theoretically, because this shows that environmental effects influence not only the actual crop, but the predisposition of the seedling produced from seeds grown under these conditions, too.


Seven full-time, normal labours ; one previous Casarean section performed for ante-partuni h ~ r ~ o r r l i a g c . This was in December, 1922. T h e patient stated that labour started 18 hours immediately preceding admission to the hospital. On admission she complained of a diffuse abdominal pain -" not likle labour pains." T h e breathing ~ a s laboured and her colour poor. T h e temperature was 97.8" C., and pulse-rate 120. There was no bleeding per vuginam. She was able, howevler, to give a lucid account of her histor? and symptoms and at first sight did not appear to b'r sufferingfrom such a seveie condition a s transpired. T h e symptoms of a concealed or internal hzemorrhage were nevertheless quite definite. O n examination the abdomen was seen to be irregular in outline and was somewhat tender on palpation. T h e child was lying obliquely with its hlead in the right umbilical region. Its limbs were so easily palpable that it was suspected that tllc>y \!ere lyinc just beneath the abdominal wall. Free flLiid coiilcl he detected in the abdominal cavity. Per vuginani i t \\as not possible to pass a finger through the cervical canal into the uterine cavity-the internal os bc4ng closed. N o presenting part could be felt but the body of the utcrus could be palpated through the posterior vaginal fornis. She looked ill.


Since the second edition of this book was published there have been several changes in the requirements concerning the statutory inspection on road vehicles in Great Britain. This third edition has been revised and expanded to cater for these changes, particularly with regard to the testing of passenger cars. The book is in two parts. Part 1 deals with the statutory annual inspection of goods vehicles, which takes place at government operated testing stations. Part 2 deals with the statutory annual inspection of passenger cars and motorcycles, which is conducted at commercial garages specially authorised for the purpose. In part 1 each chapter is devoted to a particular section of the vehicle. Within each chapter the material has been grouped under the same title and reference number as the inspection items detailed in the goods vehicle testers manual, used at government testing stations. In part 2 the information is grouped in seven sections, each of which deals with a particular aspect of the MOT test. The ISBN of the 1982 supplement is 0 9500679 8 9. (TRRL)


The Cabled Observatory Vent Imaging Sonar (COVIS) was initially installed on the Ocean Observatories Initiative's Cabled Array (OOI-CA) observatory at ASHES hydrothermal vent field on Axial Seamoun...


The degradation of phenolic arylglycerol P-aryl ethers under conditions prevailing during high yield pulping was studied using guaiacylglycerol P-guaiacyl ether as a model for such lignin structures. The degradation of the model compound was followed in aqueous buffer solutions of different pH's and at different concentration levels i n the temperature range of 130180 "C. It was found that degradation via a homolytic cleavage of the P-ether bond occurred in the pH interval 2.7 -8.6. At pH 9.6, reactions proceeding via ionic intermediates became important. The paper discusses the significance and consequences of homolytic reactions in high yield pulping and lignin analysis. Substantial amounts of sulfonic acids derived from coniferyl alcohol are obtained in the chemimechanical pulping of softwood. It is suggested that such sulphonic acids primarily arise from the sulfonation of coniferyl alcohol produced by homolytic splitting of phenolic P-ethers and subsequent reduction of the initially formed radicals.


SUMMARY The effect of a new complex oligosaccharide exhibiting potent inhibitory action on ax-glucoside hydrolases on intestinal absorption of sucrose in man was tested by constant in vivo perfusion of the jejunum. At concentrations of 4-65 or 155 x 10-6M the ac-glucosidehydrolase inhibitor (a-GHI) markedly inhibited absorption of glucose from sucrose and absorption of sodium and water. Oral administration of the a-GHI resulted as well in depression of solute, sodium, and water absorption. This new compound can serve as an interesting tool to induce carbohydrate malabsorption by inhibition of final digestion and may possibly be of beneficial therapeutic effect in dietary control of diabetes or obesity.


This paper focuses on the sensitivity analysis to parameter variations in a 1kW/85kHz LCC-S compensated inductive power transfer (IPT) system for electric vehicle (EV) applications. The impedance angle of the IPT system is sensitive to the compensation parameter variations, which will seriously affect the safe operation of the IPT system. Besides, the output power and efficiency will also be affected by those parameter variations. In this paper, mathematical models between impedance angle, output power, efficiency, and compensation capacitors are established, and the sensitivity of these indexes to compensation capacitor parameter variations is derived and analyzed by adopting the control variable method. Then, aiming at the effect of parameter variations on the IPT system, the methods of stabilizing the impedance angle and output power are discussed. Finally, a 1 kW IPT system was built to verify the validity of sensitivity analysis, all switches realize ZVS within the entire power range which can realize the reliable operation for the system, and 93.3% efficiency from de power source to battery load is achieved.


Zio River catchment drains many cities that it receives waste, domestic and industrial effluents and its waters used to supply drinking water from downstream to upstream. Some schools use it in school canteens without treatment. Meanwhile, no study on tools of water resources management is done in this basin and whole of Togo. To fill this gap, the environmental variables and benthic macroinvertebrates assemblages were investigated to assess ecological integrity of the Zio River and its tributaries that varied in disturbance from upstream to downstream. Macroinvertebrates were sampled during four campaigns from 42 sites selected to correspond with different human activities in the catchment. The AFNOR methods were used for physicochemical analysis. Multivariate analyses (PCA) were applied to characterize sites typology and FCA for similarity between sites or taxa. The result showed that physicochemical variables of downstream sites, with the lower level of dissolved oxygen (0.6mgO2/L) and high contents of ion NH4 (5.6mg/L), KMn (30.7mgO2/L) and high Conductivity (10670


The search for new approaches to the treatment of acute ischemic stroke is one of the urgent problems of experimental and clinical neurology. This is due to the fact that cerebrovascular diseases of ischemic origin tend to grow, rejuvenate, are associated with a severe clinical course, high rates of disability and mortality. One of the promising neuroprotective amino acids is L-arginine. Most of the effects caused by this amino acid are associated with its ability to increase the formation of NO, acting as a source for its formation. An important role of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega-3 PUFAs) is to ensure the functioning of cell membranes, transmembrane ion channels and the regulation of physiological processes through the synthesis of lipid mediators, which, lining up in the phospholipid layer of cell membranes, affect their fluidity. Cerebral ischemia is characterized by the activation of prooxidant mechanisms, as well as the inhibition of energy metabolism in the brain tissue. The introduction of the drug «Omega-3 PUFA» has a corrective effect on the indicators of oxidative stress in SCI. The use of «Omega-3 PUFA» in animals of the group with cerebral ischemia and the introduction of a non-selective NOS inhibitor – L-NAME did not have a positive effect.


In the 1960's, NASA and the American aerospace industry were in an all-out sprint to put man on the Moon by the end of the decade. Explosive problems with the Saturn V Moon rocket's first stage engines, though, threatened the goal until a solution could be developed.


Highly conducting silicon layers of less than 500 A in thickness have been formed following the implantation of 12‐keV antimony or 10‐keV arsenic and subsequent annealing at 700 °C for 15 min. Minimum resistivities of 2.2×10−4 Ω cm for antimony and 6.5×10−4 Ω cm for arsenic at a dose of 1×1015 cm−2 are obtained, with corresponding peak electrical activities of ∼4.8×1020 cm−3 and ∼1.6×1020 cm−3, respectively. Both correspond to metastable states well above the equilibrium solid solubilities. Whereas the arsenic activity remains almost unchanged for anneals of up to ∼300 min, the higher antimony activity decreases, but remains above that of the arsenic.


Reoviruses are members of Reoviridae, a family of double-stranded (ds) RNA viruses that infect vertebrates, insects, arthropods, and plants.(l) Mammalian reoviruses are icosahedral virions, 76 nm in diameter, with a double capsid consisting of a central core of 52 nm surrounded by an outer protein shell. The viral genome consists of 10 fragments of ds RNA with molecular weight ranging from 0.5 to 2.7 X 106 kDa. There are three large segments (Ll, L2, L3), three medium segments (MI, M2, M3), and four small segments (SI, S2, S3, S4). Viral replication occurs in the cytoplasm of infected cells, in which each genome fragment, corresponding to a single gene, is transcribed by a viral transcriptase into a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule and subsequently translated into a primary polypeptide. Viral assembly takes place within cytoplasmic inclusions, and infected cells are ultimately destroyed with release of the progeny virus. Mammalian reoviruses can be divided into three serotypes (types 1,2, and 3) on the basis of neutralization and hemagglutination inhibition assays. The type-specific antigen is the sigma-I protein, encoded by the SI gene, and serves


AbstractIt is critical to the successful implementation of construction projects that the behavior of both the owner and the contractor meet common expectations. In the transaction, the economic re...


Purpose – To study the effects of the sodium salts of molybdate, tungstate and monovanadate as well as some derivatives of Neville‐Winter acid azo dyes on the corrosion of carbon steel in 3.5 percent NaCl solution.Design/methodology/approach – Open circuit potential measurement and potentiostatic polarization techniques have been used.Findings – It was found that all the compounds had inhibition effects on carbon steel dissolution. Inhibition efficiency (IE) increased with increase in inhibitor concentration. The process of inhibition was attributed to the formation of an adsorbed film on the metal surface, which protects the metal against the corrosive medium. The adsorption of these compounds on the steel/chloride interface was found to follow Freundlich adsorption isotherm behaviour.Originality/value – Proves the effectiveness of the sodium salts of molybdate, tungstate and monovanadate as well as some derivatives of Neville‐Winter acid azo dyes on the corrosion of carbon steel in 3.5 percent NaCl solu...


In C–H⋯π interaction, the relative π-electron localization in aromatic ring led to the change of contact position from centre to edges of the ring (C–H⋯πe) which was confirmed by experimental evidences, computational criteria, and database analysis.


The utility model discloses a heating system with a preparation kettle. The utility model is characterized in that: the heating system comprises an electrical control system, a regulator, an electric stove wire and a detection device, wherein the electrical control system controls the electric stove wire; the regulator regulates the temperature of the electric stove wire; and the detection device detects the temperature of the electric stove wire. In the utility model, the detection device and the regulator are arranged in the heating system, so that temperature can be constantly regulated in the heating process to achieve purposes of regulating the temperature automatically, utilizing the heat fully and saving the energy source.


Primary objective in the design of spherical actuators or motors is to achieve 3-DOF motions within a compact structure. In the realization of this desired motion, various actuating methodologies have been proposed. In the process of achieving a true 3-DOF motions, spin of the rotor has always been a hurdle for many designers. In this paper, a new and innovative actuating principle coined as the progressive wave method is being proposed and discussed. The novelty lies in the technique to creating the pan, tilt and spin motion. This approach allows pan and tilt motion to be decoupled from the spin motion and thus achieving 3-DOF motions within a single system. A prototype was developed and the proposed working principle was validated.


HE IMPLEMENTATION of the Child Support Act and the first t years of the operation of the Child Support Agency prompted vehe-JL ment criticisms from many quarters. Perhaps one of the most voracious sources of critique came from middle-class non-residential fathers who claimed that they were being treated unfairly by the new measures. Some of the fathers were joined by new partners who also voiced concerns about the way the Act placed a greater financial burden on the reconstituted family. Fathers maintained that they were being targeted by the Child Support Agency as the best means of recouping the greatest amount of money for the Treasury as they were already paying maintenance and were therefore readily identifiable for child-support purposes. Non-residential fathers as a group also objected to the way that they were represented in many contemporary discourses in a negative manner. Fathers were constructed as 'absent' in both the White Paper Children Come First (HMSO, 1990) which preceded the legislation and in the Act itself. In much of the press coverage on the childsupport issue non-residential fathers were constructed as being feckless and in derogation of their paternal responsibilities. This derisory language provided a springboard for non-residential fathers' campaigns for reform of the legislation. Non-residential fathers suggested that the Child Support Agency


In vertebrates, early embryonic development undergoes the orchestration of the concerted actions of a number of secreted signaling molecules and the dorsal-ventral patterning is partly regulated by a gradient of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) activity. The gradient is generated by the localized secretion of BMP antagonists such as Chordin and Noggin, which are expressed in the dorsal lip during gastrulation and direct neighboring cells towards the head-axis formation by blocking BMP signaling (Harland and Gerhart, 1997; Krupnik et al., 1999; Oelgeschlager et al., 2000). The Xenopus head-inducing factor Dickkopf-1 (xDkk-1), also expressed in the Spemann's organizer, is a secreted protein that inhibits Wnt signaling pathway and cooperates simultaneously with antagonists of BMP activities (Glinka et al., 1998). A family of four human Dkk-related proteins have been reported and it has been shown that there is a functional heterogeneity among them. Both hDkk-1 and hDkk4 suppress the ability of Xwnt8-induced secondary axis formation in Xenopus embryo, whereas, hDkk-2 and hDkk-3 do not. When mRNAs of downstream components of the Wnt signaling pathway such as Xenopus Dishevelled (Xdsh) and Frizzled8 (Xfz8) were expressed ectopically, hDkk-1 and hDkk-4 did not block secondary axis induction indicating that they may inhibit Wnt activity at a point upstream of Wnt receptors (Krupnik et al., 1999). The human DKK1 was recently mapped on 10q11.2 (Roessler et al., 2000) and the loci for DKK2 and DKK3 are inferred to be located on 4q24→q25 and 11p15, respectively, by the GDB editing group (www.gdb.org). In this report, we cloned the human DKK4 (dickkopf Xenopus homolog 4) from a P1 phage library by PCR-mediated screening and cytogenetically assigned it to chromosome 8p11.2→p11.1 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Further, we cloned the other human homolog for Xenopus dorsalizing factor CKTSF1B1 (cysteine knot superfamily, BMP antagonist 1; Gremlin) expressed in the migrating neural crest at the tailbud stage (Hsu et al., 1998), confirmed the current mapping report by Topol et al. (2000) and narrowed the possible mapping location to 15q13.


Chapter 22 on immune deficiency status predisposing to lymphoma is an excellent addition which is rarely seen in standard textbooks. The editors have set themselves a very daunting task and make a valiant effort to achieve their objectives, but perhaps they were trying to do too much within a single volume on a very wide range of diseases of different ages. A practical manual of investigation and treatment would have been a much slimmer volume and easier to follow. I fear that the immunobiological components will age quite rapidly and negate some of the value of this book. It represents a very useful additional reference for departments handling these diseases. However, in itself it is inadequate to meet the reference needs of the pathologist or radiotherapist.


Corrosion is recognized as a major problem in everyday life. It costs a lot of money every year to control material corrosion; it is of paramount importance that thorough studies and investigations be carried out to estimate how these steel products behave in use. In this respect, their corrosion properties are of paramount importance. The objective of this work is to study of the corrosion behavior of stainless steel (AISI 310) weldments deposited on carbon pleat aged at 550°C for as weld condition, 50 hr, 500 hr and 1000 hr in 3% NaCl solution , Electrochemical corrosion tests were at room temperature. Results showed that for as weld specimen the corrosion potential is -514 mV. Anodic polarization curves for aged specimens showed that the current density increases with increasing the applied potential till reaches almost constant value. This can interpreted to the continues changes of the surface during the polarization tests. The corrosion current density Icorr were in the range of 5.3E-6(A/cm 2 ) to 4.3E-3(A/cm 2 ).The changes in metal structure generally increases its attack by chloride ions. The microstructure of weldment structure was (dendrite structure), it has no major changes after 50 hr aging. The microstructure of carbon steel sofas-received materials was ferrite-plus-pearlite microstructure. The microstructure of after aging at 550°C is equi-axed bainite phase surrounding ferrite grains.


Background: Eisosomes are protein-based structures of unknown function at the plasma membrane of yeast cells. Results: Eisosomes are shown to organize lipid domains that promote signal transduction during environmental stress. Conclusion: Environmental stress induces clustering of signal transduction lipids and proteins. Significance: A new mechanism to relay extracellular cues for intracellular responses is provided. Eisosomes are multiprotein structures that generate linear invaginations at the plasma membrane of yeast cells. The core component of eisosomes, the BAR domain protein Pil1, generates these invaginations through direct binding to lipids including phosphoinositides. Eisosomes promote hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) by functioning with synaptojanin, but the cellular processes regulated by this pathway have been unknown. Here, we found that PI(4,5)P2 regulation by eisosomes inhibits the cell integrity pathway, a conserved MAPK signal transduction cascade. This pathway is activated by multiple environmental conditions including osmotic stress in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Activation of the MAPK Pmk1 was impaired by mutations in the phosphatidylinositol (PI) 5-kinase Its3, but this defect was suppressed by removal of eisosomes. Using fluorescent biosensors, we found that osmotic stress induced the formation of PI(4,5)P2 clusters that were spatially organized by eisosomes in both fission yeast and budding yeast cells. These cortical clusters contained the PI 5-kinase Its3 and did not assemble in the its3-1 mutant. The GTPase Rho2, an upstream activator of Pmk1, also co-localized with PI(4,5)P2 clusters under osmotic stress, providing a molecular link between these novel clusters and MAPK activation. Our findings have revealed that eisosomes regulate activation of MAPK signal transduction through the organization of cortical lipid-based microdomains.


In this framework, a non-linear network structure known as fuzzy cellular neural network (FCNN) of type II is reported by integrating fuzzy operations with the classical cellular neural network (CNN) structure and it is an extension of the cellular non-linear network from classical to fuzzy sets (FSs). Type II FCNN is implemented to detect the edges of an object through raster scheme efficiently. The functional behaviour of the simulator is to perform raster simulation for any kind as well as any size of input image using the two newly proposed efficient numerical techniques. An efficient pseudo code for exploiting the latency properties of type II FCNN along with well-known RK-fourth-order embedded numerical integration algorithms is presented. Simulation results and comparison have also been presented to show the efficiency of the newly introduced numerical integration algorithm.


Wide angle Hubble Space Telescope (HST/ACS) images of the Helix Planetary Nebula (NGC 7293) are interpreted using the hydro-gravitational theory (HGT) of Gibson 1996-2000 that predicts the baryonic dark matter and interstellar medium (ISM) consists of Mars-mass primordial-fog-particle (PFP) frozen H-He planets. The new ACS images confirm and extend the O'Dell and Handron 1996 WFPC2 images showing thousands of cometary globules, which we suggest are cocoons of PFP and Jupiter frozen-gas-planets evaporated by powerful beamed radiation from the hot central white dwarf and its companion. The atmosphere mass of the largest cometary globules is ~ 3x10^{25} kg with spacing ~ 10^{14} m, supporting the prediction of HGT that the mass density of the ISM in Galaxy star forming regions should match the large baryonic primordial value at the time of first structure formation (10^{12} s or 30,000 years), with \rho ~ (3-1)x 10^{-17} kg m^{-3}.


In order to analyze effect of the dicing process on the GaN epitaxial layer, the GaN-wafer is cut in sizes of the 0.7 mm square and the 1.7 mm square. The crystal characteristics of the GaN-chips have been measured using X-ray measurements and Raman spectra measurements. The full-width half maximum (FWHM) values of the X-ray rocking curves of (0002), (10–13) and (10–12) of the 0.7 mm square GaN-chip become wider than that of before the dicing process. The E2 (high) peak of Raman spectra at the edge in the 0.7mm square GaN-chip is shifted to lower wave number. In consideration of crystallography, we infer from these results that both the crystal strains and the screw dislocations have been generated during the dicing process.


Working women suffering from ischemic heart disease (IHD), who receive ambulance cardiology treatment, have completed their training course at our Health School (HS), and their medical examination data have been compared with those in the reference group representing women with IHD, employed by the same enterprise, who have not attended HS. The training course program has included 5 training lessons, 60 minutes each. The educational training material was presented in the interactive form. To monitor the state in the trained outpatients within one year, used were telehealth technologies including teleconsultation sessions held every week. The clinical effect was monitored and assessed upon expiration of 12 months with the use of the respective closing medical examination. It has been found that in the HS group outpatients the levels of arterial pressure, total cholesterol and scores of anxiety depression syndrome are much lower than those identified in the reference group. The adherence to the administered therapy in the reference group was recorded to be less than 50%. It is reported that the implementation of the motivational prevention program has demonstrated its feasibility for the Employer: the cost effect has been assessed as the return rate at the level of Rbl. 1,4 per Rbl of investment not only due to reduction in paid sick leaves, but also due to an increase in labor productivity


1 Chronic benzodiazepine treatment of rat cerebellar granule cells induced a transient down‐regulation of the γ‐aminobutyric acidA (GABAA) receptor α1 subunit protein, that was dose‐dependent (1 nM‐1 μm) and prevented by the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil (1 μm). After 2 days of treatment with 1 μm flunitrazepam the α1 subunit protein was reduced by 41% compared to untreated cells, which returned to, and remained at, control cell levels from 4–12 days of treatment. Chronic flunitrazepam treatment did not significantly alter the GABAA receptor α6 subunit protein over the 2–12 day period. 2 GABA treatment for 2 days down‐regulates the α1 subunit protein in a dose‐dependent (10 μm‐1 mM) manner that was prevented by the selective GABAA receptor antagonist bicuculline (10 μm). At 10 μm and 1 mM GABA the reduction in α1 subunit expression compared to controls was 31% and 66%, respectively. 3 The flunitrazepam‐induced decrease in α1 subunit protein is independent of GABA, which suggests that it involves a mechanism distinct from the GABA‐dependent action of benzodiazepines on GABAA receptor channel activity. 4 Simultaneous treatment with flunitrazepam and GABA did not produce an additive down‐regulation of α1 subunit protein, but produced an effect of the same magnitude as that of flunitrazepam alone. This down‐regulation induced by the combination of flunitrazepam and GABA was inhibited by flumazenil (78%), but unaffected by bicuculline. 5 The flunitrazepam‐induced down‐regulation of α1 subunit protein at 2 days was completely reversed by the protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine (0.3 μm). 6 This study has shown that both flunitrazepam and GABA treatment, via their respective binding sites, caused a reduction in the expression of the GABAA receptor α1 subunit protein; an effect mediated through the same neurochemical mechanism. The results also imply that the benzodiazepine effect is independent of GABA, and that the benzodiazepine and GABA sites may not be equally coupled to the down‐regulation process, with the benzodiazepine site being the more dominant. The biochemical mechanism underlying the benzodiazepine‐mediated down‐regulation of the α subunit protein seems to involve the activity of staurosporine‐sensitive protein kinases.


Semantic communications, as one of the potential key technologies of the sixth generation communications (6G), has attracted research interest from both academia and industry. However, semantic communication is still in its infancy and it faces many challenges, such as semantic information definition and semantic communication measurement. To address these challenges, we investigate unified semantic information measures and semantic channel coding theorem. Specifically, to address the shortcoming of existing semantic entropy definitions can only be applied to specific tasks, we propose a universal semantic entropy definition as the uncertainty in the semantic interpretation of random variable symbols in the context of knowledge bases. The proposed universal semantic entropy not only depends on the probability distribution, but also depends on the specific value of the symbol and the background knowledge base. Under the given conditions, the proposed universal semantic entropy definition can degenerate into the existing semantic entropy and Shannon entropy definitions. Moreover, since the accurate transmission of semantic symbols in the semantic communication system can allow a non-zero bit error rate, we conjecture that the bit rate of the semantic communication may exceed the Shannon channel capacity. Furthermore, we propose a semantic channel coding theorem, and prove its achievability and converse. Since the well-known Fano's inequality cannot be directly applied to semantic communications, we derive and prove the semantic Fano's inequality, and use it to prove the converse. To our best knowledge, this is the first theoretical proof that the transmission rate of semantic communication can exceed the Shannon channel capacity, which provides a theoretical basis for semantic communication research.


Are football players who have infectious mononucleosis more susceptible to cerebral disorders from minor head trauma? The authors discuss three case reports.


The goal of this survey is to introduce applications of reaction diffusion equations in biology, focusing on the effect of environmental spatial heterogeneity on population dynamics, evolution, and disease spread. On one hand we develop and analyze a series of reaction diffusion models which integrate spatial ecology, evolution and disease spread, hoping to understand the underlying biological processes and mechanisms. On the other hand we propose new mathematical models, raise new mathematical questions, develop some new mathematical techniques, and hope to stimulate further research in theories of reaction diffusion equations. The topics covered include total biomass of a single population in heterogeneous habitat, effect of spatial heterogeneity on competing species, role of diffusion and advection in persistence and competition of populations, evolution of population in heterogeneous environment, persistence and competition of single or multiple phytoplankton species, transport of organisms in rivers, and spatial spread and evolution of disease in heterogeneous environment.


The exact nature and even existence of the balance between natural and sexual selection are still controversial. Body size is a key determinant of an organism's ecological and physiological properties. It is widely accepted that selection for higher fecundity is the main force behind the selection for larger body size. However, there are conflicting selection pressures operating on body size of both sexes in many organisms, for instance, natural selection for higher survival might reduce body size. In the present study, we found that in the common cutworm moth, Spodoptera litura, female fecundity and fertility significantly increased with her body weight, while male body weight or female–male weight interaction had no effect on female reproductive output. Results of this study also showed that heavier parents have heavier male and female offspring than those from lighter parents. Although not statistically significant, offspring from heavy and light parents showed lower survival rate than those from average weight parents.


Large-scale In2O3 nanowire (NW) arrays and nanosheet chains are directly integrated on InP substrates via a simple chemical vapor deposition process, benefiting from the substrate-induced, self-assembly and self-catalyzed vapor-liquid-solid growth mechanism. Such particular structures could be expected to have potential applications such as gas sensors and field emission devices. Equally important, remarkable photoinduced wettability conversion between superhydrophobicity and high hydrophilicity has been observed on In2O3 NW arrays. This reversible behavior is ascribed to the photogenerated surface oxygen vacancies and the special nanostructures. Such reversibly switching surface will widen the applications of In2O3 films.


SUBSEQUENT to roentgen epilations, in the treatment of ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis), early reactions sometimes develop in children. 1 These reactions are as follows: Restlessness Nausea and vomiting Headache Loss of appetite Elevation of temperature. These signs and symptoms have been attributed to: Nervous strain and restlessness before and during treatment Excessive quantity of food allowed before or after treatment Excessive filtration of the roentgen rays Relatively high voltage A mild variety of radiation sickness. In the study reported here it was noted that although the reactions were temporary, their importance lay in the fact that they tended to discourage one from using this valuable method of treatment with other children. This study covered a period from January 1946 to January 1949. The patients were divided into seven groups. The following factors were standard to all groups:


Effects of low temperatures on biophysiological and biochemical indicators have been studied, including water contents, the degree of browning, the phenolic content, the activities of PPO, POD, SOD and MDA during the period of storage. The results showed that the degree of browning and PPO activity were in a general trend of increasing of room temperature. The PPO activity was positively correlated with the degree of browning(r=0.891). When yams were stored at a lower temperature, their degree of browning, PPO activity and MDA content were low but the SOD activity was high. It indicated that low temperatures would be beneficial to the storage of yams.


Polyoxometalates have been widely used as a kind of environment-friendly catalysts due to their particular structures, properties and their spectrum characters. The progresses on the study of photocatalysis degradation of organic pollutants with polyoxometalates has been summarized.


The potential of Beta-Barium Borate (B-BaB204) for use as an EO material is evaluated. The clamped and unclamped values of ryyy and rc are rtyyy = 2.5 pm/V, rTC = 0.17 pm/V, IrSyyyl = 0.24 rSXyz(KDP), and RSC = 0.013 rSXyz(KDP), where rc = rzzz-(no/ne)3rx xz. The magnitude of the EO coefficient is due mainly to the electronic nonlinearity. The expected half-wave voltages and thermo-mechanical parameters of 13-BaB204 plates in various configurations are calculated and compared with those of other materials of interest. Its resistance to thermal fracture, high damage threshold, and its wide range of transparency, make 13-BaB204 an excellent candidate for use in a high average power Pockels cell, and as an intra-cavity laser Q-switch.


OBJECTIVE
To compare the frequency of pain in root canal treatment using sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine as root canal irrigants.

METHODS
The cross-sectional study was carried out from January to June 2016 at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised patients aged 18-40 years with irreversible pulpitis involving a posterior tooth. The patients were divided into two equal groups, with Group-I receiving 2% chlorhexidine, and Group-II receiving 5.25% sodium hypochlorite. Following the use of the irrigants, the selected teeth were evaluated for pain at 72 hours using Visual Analogue Scale.

RESULTS
There were 60 patients divided into groups of 30(50%) each. The overall mean age was 27.97±5.9 years. There were 32 (53.3%) females and 28 (46.6%) males. The mean post-operative pain score was 1.70±1.9 in Group-I and 1.90 ± 2.3 in Group-II (p=0.5). In Group-I, 25(83.3%) patients had no pain while in Group-II, 20(66.7%) had no pain (p=0.1).

CONCLUSIONS
There was no difference in post-operative pain at 72 hours between 2% chlorhexidine and 5.25% sodium hypochlorite when used as irrigants.


SUBTITLE: WHEN IT COMES TO DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM TIME TO REPLACE YOUR FLEET, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM AND KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM.


Abstract In this paper the position control of robot manipulators considering joint flexibilities and friction compensation is presented. For the control purposes a cascade control strategy is presented and the friction compensation is described using the Generalized Maxwell-Slip (GMS) model. The GMS parameters are identified and a friction observer based on this model is proposed and incorporated to the cascade strategy so that the stability and performance can be improved. An experimental setup was constructed to validate the proposed control and friction compensation strategy: a planar two degrees of freedom robot with joint flexibilities prototype. The behavior of the cascade control with GMS model was tested in simulation and it was validated in the experimental setup.


Wind load is one of mainly lateral loads on structures in atmospheric boundary layer.Aimed to the method of theoretical computation and Computational Fluid Dynamics that are adopted by engineering widely,the principle about two methods to compute the wind pressure and wind loads on structures is elaborated.Furthermore,the pressure distributions on a simple structure with different elevation are numerically computed based on the Reynolds-averaged N-S equations and the standard k-e turbulent model,and the characteristics of the wind pressures on the structure are discussed,then two computational methods are compared.The computed results show that the wind loads on the structure computed by numerical method are lower than those of theoretical method because the fluctuating wind loads on the structure are ignored.But,CFD can obtain more information for the parameters in wind field,and it is more convenience for computation of wind loads on structures with complex shape.


Micro-Electrical Discharge Machining (μEDM) is a technique for non-contact machining of conductive or semiconductor materials. It is mainly adapted to machining hard materials. Its principle is based on the creation of electrical discharges between the micro tool and the workpiece, which are immersed in a dielectric

It is a complementary process to mechanical or laser micromachining techniques or microelectronics (RIE, DRIE, LIGA). These methods can reach a resolution of 50 nm, but their main drawback is that they are mainly dedicated to silicon. The µEDM process depends on several physical, geometrical, and/or electrical parameters that need to be optimized in order to achieve a resolution lower than 5µm in a reproducible way. The objective of this paper is to study the effect of the applied voltage and the micro-tool diameter on the machining performances (removed volume, lateral gap, machining depth, and crater shape).

The optimal parameters were used during drilling holes. An applied voltage of was used as an optimal parameter. .

Concerning the diameter of the micro tool, we propose to use large diameter wires (Φ=250µm; Φ=125µm) during the roughing phase for machining complex structures and small diameter micro tools (Φ=80µm; Φ=40µm; Φ=20µm) during the finishing phase


Tokaj Wine Specialities have few competitors and enjoy a rare niche among natural dessert wines since traditions surrounding their preparation, their specific microclimate, and unique taste enable one to utilise marketing tools for branding and market placement. To elaborate the marketing strategy, one needs market information that adequately shows the current situation and trends. During my research, I carried out segmentation for Tokaj Wine Specialities consumers and illustrated the correlations with statistical methods. My research covered the North-Alfold Region and Budapest. I performed a reliability test on the research databases and demonstrated that the areal data set can be integrated. My hypotheses findings also constitute new research.


Abstract This article examines the authenticity of ʿIlm al-qulūb (The Knowledge of Hearts), which is attributed to the early Sufi writer Abū Ṭālib al-Makkī (d. 386/996). Al-Makkī is the author of Qūt al-qulūb (The Nourishment of Hearts), which exerted a significant influence on later Muslim thinkers, especially Sufis, as an encyclopaedic work on ethics and spirituality in Islam. Questions around the authenticity of his alleged other work, ʿIlm al-qulūb, have sometimes been raised, and recent scholarship seems to deny authorship to al-Makkī. However, the matter has yet to be analysed thoroughly. This article first introduces modern scholarship on the ʿIlm and examines its extant manuscripts and contents. It goes on to compare the Qūt and the ʿIlm through a study of their aims, structures, approaches, and the religious authorities cited in both works. After tackling the question of the authenticity of the ʿIlm through an analysis of both external and internal evidence, this article touches upon the notion of authorship in the context of medieval Islamic writings.


Michael M. Gunter, Jr., Building the Next Ark : How NGOs Work to Protect Biodiversity (London: University Press of New England, Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Press, 2004)


Multivariate "Bayesian" regression via a shared component model has gained popularity in recent years, particularly in modeling and mapping the risks associated with multiple diseases. This method integrates joint outcomes, fixed effects of covariates, and random effects involving spatial and temporal components and their interactions. A shared spatial–temporal component considers correlations between the joint outcomes. Notably, due to spatial–temporal variations, certain covariates may exhibit nonlinear effects, necessitating the use of semiparametric regression models. Sometimes, choropleth maps based on regional data that is aggregated by administrative regions do not adequately depict infectious disease transmission. To counteract this, we combine the area-to-point geostatistical model with inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation for high-resolution mapping based on areal data. Additionally, to develop an effective and efficient early warning system for controlling disease transmission, it is crucial to forecast disease risk for a future time. Our study focuses on developing a novel multivariate Bayesian semiparametric regression model for forecasting and mapping HIV and TB risk in West Java, Indonesia, at fine-scale resolution. This novel approach combines multivariate Bayesian semiparametric regression with geostatistical interpolation, utilizing population density and the Human Development Index (HDI) as risk factors. According to an examination of annual data from 2017 to 2021, HIV and TB consistently exhibit recognizable spatial patterns, validating the suitability of multivariate modeling. The multivariate Bayesian semiparametric model indicates significant linear effects of higher population density on elevating HIV and TB risks, whereas the impact of the HDI varies over time and space. Mapping of HIV and TB risks in 2022 using isopleth maps shows a clear HIV and TB transmission pattern in West Java, Indonesia.


The locus of the temperature of maximum density in stretched water is reported to pressures below -200 bar for H/sub 2/O, D/sub 2/O, and an HDO mixture. The water samples were stretched in a fine helical capillary by the Berthelot tube principle. Pressure in the sample was measured by monitoring the unwinding of the helix, using the Bourdon tube principle.


Objective To explore the relationship between activated T lymphocytes (CD25) and expression of IL 5 mRNA in sensitized mice, and the effects of triptolide (TP). Methods The peritoneal injection and inhalation of ovalbumin (OVA) were used to establish the sensitized BALB/c mouse model.Immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization (ICC/ISH) were used in combination to explore the relation between CD25 and expression of IL 5 mRNA in T lymphocytes, and to compare the effects of TP and dexamethasone (DM). Results CD25 and IL 5 mRNA were expressed more intensely in T lymphocytes in sensitized mice than those in normal controls ( P 0.01): CD25 + /IL 5 mRNA + expression in T lymphocytes in sensitized mice was higher than that in normal controls ( P 0.01): CD25 - /IL 5 mRNA - expression in T lymphocytes in sensitized mice was lower than that in normal controls ( P 0.01): CD25 + /IL 5 mRNA - expression and CD25 - /IL 5 mRNA + expression in T lymphocytes in sensitized mice had those in normal controls( P 0.05).CD25 expression and IL 5 mRNA expression in T lymphocytes were significantly lowered beause of the treatment with TP groups or DM: CD25 + /IL 5 mRNA + expression in T lymphocytes in TP groups or DM groups was lower than that in sensitized groups ( P 0.01); CD25 - /IL 5 mRNA - expression in T lymphocytes in TP groups or DM groups was higher than that in sensitized groups ( P 0.01); CD25 + /IL 5 mRNA - and CD25 - /IL 5 mRNA + expressions in T lymphocytes in TP or DM groups showed sensitized groups( P 0.05). However, there was no signiticant difference in CD25 + IL 5 mRNA + expression, CD25 + /IL 5 mRNA - expression ,and CD25 + /IL 5 mRNA - expression and CD25 -/IL 5 mRNA + expression between TP and DM treatment. Conclusion Expression of IL 5 mRNA is highly related to the activation of T lymphocytes. Inhibition of T lymphocytes activation by TP or DM may be one of the mechanisms by which they inhibits the production of IL 5.


A challenging and important issue for object recognition is feature extraction on embedded systems. We report a hardware implementation of the histogram of oriented gradients (HOG) algorithm for real-time object recognition, which is known to provide high efficiency and accuracy. The developed hardware-oriented algorithm exploits the cell-based scan strategy which enables image-sensor synchronization and extraction-speed acceleration. Furthermore, buffers for image frames or integral images are avoided. An image-size scalable hardware architecture with an effective bin-decoder and a parallelized voting element (PVE) is developed and used to verify the hardware-oriented HOG implementation with the application of human detection. The fabricated test chip in 180 nm CMOS technology achieves fast processing speed and large flexibility for different image resolutions with substantially reduced hardware cost and energy consumption.


Based on structure design and thermo-hydraulic analysis of the ITER HCSB TBM,the first wall,which is the most important component of the TBM,is optimized.The code of programmable command stream of the finite element ANSYS is used to simulate the temperature and stress field of front panel in the first wall structure of the HCSB TBM.The optimized scheme of front panel of the first wall has been presented within the constraints of the temperature and stress of structure material.


Percolation on a five-dimensional simple hypercubic (sc(5)) lattice with extended neighborhoods is investigated by means of extensive Monte Carlo simulations, using an effective single-cluster growth algorithm. The critical exponents, including $\tau$ and $\Omega$, the asymptotic behavior of the threshold $p_c$ and its dependence on coordination number $z$ are investigated. Using the bond and site percolation thresholds $p_c = 0.11817145(3)$ and $0.14079633(4)$ respectively given by Mertens and Moore [Phys. Rev. E 98, 022120 (2018)], we find critical exponents of $\tau = 2.4177(3)$, $\Omega = 0.27(2)$ through a self-consistent process. The value of $\tau$ compares favorably with a recent five-loop renormalization predictions $2.4175(2)$ by Borinsky et al. [Phys. Rev. D 103, 116024 (2021)], the value 2.4180(6) that follows from the work of Zhang et al. [Physica A 580, 126124 (2021)], and the measurement of $2.419(1)$ by Mertens and Moore. We also confirmed the bond threshold, finding $p_c = 0.11817150(5)$. sc(5) lattices with extended neighborhoods up to 7th nearest neighbors are studied for both bond and site percolation. Employing the values of $\tau$ and $\Omega$ mentioned above, thresholds are found to high precision. For bond percolation, the asymptotic value of $zp_c$ tends to Bethe-lattice behavior ($z p_c \sim 1$), and the finite-$z$ correction is found to be consistent with both and $zp_{c} - 1 \sim a_1 z^{-0.88}$ and $zp_{c} - 1 \sim a_0(3 + \ln z)/z$. For site percolation, the asymptotic analysis is close to the predicted behavior $zp_c \sim 32\eta_c = 1.742(2)$ for large $z$, where $\eta_c = 0.05443(7)$ is the continuum percolation threshold of five-dimensional hyperspheres given by Torquato and Jiao [J. Chem. Phys 137, 074106 (2015)]; finite-$z$ corrections are accounted for by taking $p_c \approx c/(z + b)$ with $c=1.722(7)$ and $b=1$.


In a previous report, an indirect effect of X-irradiation on gastric bioelectric activity was described in the rat (1). Normal gastric bioelectric activity in rat has been linked to sodium ion movement across the mucosa (2), and in the rabbit, at least, a similar sodium dependence of part of the gastric bioelectric current is known (3). However, little information is available on the factors influencing the irradiation effect on this ion transport system. That other factors may operate in conjunction with irradiation to inhibit electrical activity was suggested by a complex time course leading to the most severe depression in gastric bioelectric activity on the seventh to eighth postirradiation day. Little early effect was detectable, and the 7to 8-day minimum did not correlate well with the time course of other features of irradiation injury in the gastrointestinal tract of rats. Such injury, typical at higher X-ray doses, shows a 3-day critical time for biliary outpouring of sodium (4), and inhibition of normal ileal resorption of sodium is more marked at 67 hours than at earlier times (5). The time of bioelectric changes also seemed unrelated to the gastric epithelial surface renewal rate, which in nonirradiated rats has been estimated at 3 days (6). At similar and lower X-ray doses in the rat, several other kinds of change have been reported in the gastrointestinal tract, showing varying and in some cases overlapping time courses-for example, effects on motility (7, 8), on mucosal and intestinal weights and DNA (9, 10), on glucose oxidation (11), and on tissue cholinesterase (10). These findings suggest that certain of the irradiation effects might represent an end result of interactions at several tissue levels, as for example between extrinsic autonomic nerve tissue and the secretory epithelium, or between dietary factors and the epithelium. In the present report, dose sensitivity


Theoretically, the equity market would become more complete and stock price be more sensitive to new information with Margin Trading. This paper focuses on the influence of margin trading on pricing efficiency and bases its study on pair trading. Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process is called to simulate the spread of the prices of pair stocks and MLE is used to estimate its mean reversion rate, which represents the pricing efficiency. It is found that margin trading improves the pricing efficiency but its influence varies with different industry and market value of the stock


In these proceedings we summarise a collection of recent experimental results in which high precision photonic, phononic and atomic oscillators are used to probe for new physics, such as searching for wave-like dark matter, performing Lorentz invariance tests, looking for high frequency gravitational waves and more. We focus our discussions on summarising our most recent work on a new method for constraining scalar dark matter using a photonic microwave cavity, phononic quartz mechanical resonator and atomic hydrogen transition in conjunction, while also briefly summarising various other experimental results.


Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA), caused by atherosclerotic thrombosis, arterial embolism, or dissection, is associated with high morbidity and mortality of acute stroke. Commonly, these lesions are managed with aggressive medical treatment due to their chronic and usually irreversible nature. Spontaneous recanalization of the occluded ICA has been described in rare instances.

 We present a report here on three cases with spontaneous recanalization of complete occluded carotid arteries.

 Our first patient was a 62‐year‐old male with a history of hypertension, who presented with transient left eye vision loss. CT angiography of the head and neck (CTA HN) demonstrated left ICA complete occlusion while the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral arteries (ACA) were patent. He was treated with apixaban. At the two‐month follow‐up, the repeat CTA HN demonstrated complete recanalization of the left ICA. The etiology of the occlusion remained cryptogenic. Our second patient was a 71‐year‐old male with a prior history of right carotid endarterectomy, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, who presented with acute right MCA stroke. Work‐up with CTA HN demonstrated right ICA complete occlusion. He was treated medically with aspirin and clopidogrel. Six months later, he presented with a two‐week history of intermittent confusion and left‐sided weakness. His MRI brain was negative foracute stroke. Interestingly, CTA HN demonstrated that the right ICA had complete recanalization. The cause of carotid thrombosis remained cryptogenic. Our third patient was a 46‐year‐old female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, remote low‐speed vehicle collision, and cervical spine chiropractic treatment (the last neck manipulation was about two years prior), presenting with sudden onset dizziness, right‐sided neck pain, and left homonymous hemianopia. Brain MRI showed acute right posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stroke. CTA HN revealed occlusion of the right ICA with a flare‐up appearance suggestive of a carotid dissection. She also had a right fetal PCA. She was treated medically with rivaroxaban. Four months later, a follow‐up MR angiogramof the neck showed a fully revascularized right ICA. Her hypercoagulable workup revealed that she had a rare form of breast cancer.

 Although ICA occlusion is generally considered chronic and irreversible, our case series suggests that the lesion can have spontaneous recanalization with medical treatment. Further studies of characterizing carotid occlusion to predict recanalization are warranted.


This thesis investigates the impact of German ideas of 'romantic drama' on Shelley's dramatic conceptions. Taking his reading of August Wilhelm Schlegel's Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature in March 1818 as its starting point and fundamental basis, it begins by outlining the concept of 'romantic drama' that Shelley encountered in Schlegel and traces its subsequent influence on Shelley's dramas and theoretical prose. In contrast to previous studies of Shelley's readings of Goethe and Calderon, which focused on common themes such as the nature of evil, I argue that his interest in these writers can first and foremost be understood in the context of his attempts at forming a new drama. Together with Shakespeare, Calderon was the main representative of 'romantic drama' for Schlegel, and Goethe's reaction to the Spaniard paralleled Shelley's.
A chapter on Shelley's reading of Calderon will demonstrate the scope of his engagment with the Golden Age dramatist, while chapters on his Spanish excerpts and his translations from El magico prodigioso and Faust will elucidate the English poet's understanding of Calderon's and Goethe's dramatic art and intentions. After analyzing The Cenci, Prometheus Unbound, and Charles the First, the thesis will close with a chapter on Hellas which demonstrates how Shelley draws together the dramatic elements and ideas he had encountered in Schlegel, Calderon, and Goethe. This second lyrical drama represents the epitome of his engagement with these European writers.


The administration of hot spring in Taiwan has collected and checked the data of hot spring level these years. Unique temperature and quality of the hot spring usually caused the device recorded and missing data. The data analysis used the gray theory in order to supplement the data of hot spring level.


Phosphoric acid sludge is one of the prominent problems in the phosphate industry. Its formation is co-occurred by considerable losses of P2O5 that affect the process performance. Management and valorization of this waste is a key issue. This work aimed to deal with this industrial concern by studying the influence of the flocculation on the sludge sedimentation and thus the P2O5 recovery rate. The flocculation tests were conducted in the presence of various types of anionic polymers. The effect of dosage, molecular weight, and type of flocculant were examined. The results indicated that all polymers showed settling performance improvement. And, the flocculant with the highest molecular weight (F1), showed the best settling performance with a pace of 3.3 cm/min and the lowest turbidity value of 40.4 NTU using a dosage of 5 ppm. Due to its high molecular weight, this polymer carries a polyelectrolyte bridging mechanism, which allows the absorbed polymer to move further away from the surface of the particle and then increases the particle radius, the number of collisions, and thus the particle size. However, for the P2O5 recovery rate, the sulfonic polymer (F5) was the best performer allowing recovery of 78.8% of the total mass of the sludge. F5 is weakly amphoteric. Polymers containing sulfonic acid groups are known to be inherently powerful than the carboxylic acid groups as they are stable due to their high energy barrier. According to the results, the flocculation increases the recovery of P2O5, which represents a profit of more than 30 kg of clarified phosphoric acid per 1 tone of sludge.


The current research was based on data drawn from the cultures of Australia, Finland, and Puerto Rico as well as the dominant United States culture. The direction of the relationship between immediacy and perceived cognitive learning did not differ among the cultures studied (a very positive relationship exists within each culture). However, the magnitude of the relationships varied substantially. The results support the theory that in highly immediate cultures the expectations for immediate teacher behavior are very high and violations of those expectations by being less immediate may be very detrimental to cognitive learning. On the other hand, in less immediate cultures where expectations for immediacy are low, the violation of those expectations by being more immediate may have strong positive effects on cognitive learning.


It is no longer sufficient for a British Member of Parliament to represent a particular party and be in a safe seat to guarantee re-election. Arguably the MP has to prove that they not only represent the party but also the constituency, and increasingly they feel under pressure to prove they take the latter aspect of the job very seriously. Therefore we find them engaging in various activities which can be described as profile building or public relations, activities which we recognize as being more consistent with the PR activities of charities and/or pressure groups. They act as campaigners, building themselves a profile through the local media, they are also increasingly using the Internet to promote themselves, their activities and a number of causes important to the MP and a section of the constituency. PR theory, especially Grunig and Hunt's continuum and Ferguson's relationship management theories, help explain the possible motivations for MPs using these various strategies. The question this article asks is whether this is just PR or is there a less cynical motive for this activity. In other words is it simply about vote winning, which clearly is a key aspect, or is there also a desire to increase interaction between the local electorate and their parliamentary representative.


Zhelin Bay is one of the most important mariculture bays with large-scale in Guangdong Province,China.In this study,concentrations,distributions,and accumulation characteristics of mercury from 5 sediment cores and 3 surface sediments were analyzed in Zhelin Bay in January,2008.The results showed that the mean concentration of mercury in surface sediments was 0.0645μg·g-1.The runoff input is the predominant influence in the causation of mercury distribution.The surface layer concentrations of mercury in sediment cores are relatively low,whereas the vertical distribution of mercury are exhibited obvious difference.Owing to the reduction of mercury sources in the last 40 years,the mercury concentrations in surface layer of sediment cores are lower in cage culture area than in the bottom.The subsurface enrichment of mercury in sediments of shellfish culture area is mainly controlled by the redox cycle of iron during early diagenesis near the boundary layer of redox.Based on Hakanson potential ecological risk index techniques and Sediment Quality Criterion(SQC),the status and ecological risks of mercury pollution in sediments were assessed in this study.It was concluded that the potential ecological risks of mercury have reached a moderate level,though the mercury has few adverse effects on benthos.In the culture area,the concentrations of mercury are even at high potential ecological risks in the sediment profiles of 28~36cm in the 2nd core,20~32cm and 48~56cm in the 4th core,and 36~56cm in the 6th core.We suggested that enough attention should be paid to the higher concentrations of mercury in subsurface sediment of culture area.


The main justification for implementing an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) system in the real world is the safety aspect of driving, because if there is an error in driving then the error will become a gap that can threaten the safety of the driver himself and other drivers, therefore an AV system is made to reduce driver errors. in driving. The aim of this research is to implement one of the parts of the AV system, that is object recognition, and in this study, we also conduct an experiment with simulating the object recognition feature that has been implemented in order to get more concrete results. Architectural object recognition is designed to extract key features from traffic sign images, the traffic sign detection uses the customized Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) architecture. After the architectural has been implemented, training will be carried out using Custom Traffic Sign Dataset and experiments will also be conducted to simulate object recognition by applying ROS2 as a car robotic system that represents a car's functionality system in the real world. the results of this study for the implementation of the modified CNNs architecture is 99.96% and the results of the simulations carried out show that the prototype can detect traffic signs objects with a distance of 10m


Review(s) of: The boomerang book of Australian poetry, Chosen and arranged by Enid Moodie Heddle, Longmans, Green and Co., Melbourne, 1957. 18s. gd.


An alternative and simple space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) scheme for a five-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) is proposed in this paper. The proposed PWM scheme generates the inverter leg switching times, from the sampled reference phase voltage amplitudes and centre the switching times for the middle vectors, in a sampling interval, as in the case of conventional space vector PWM. Similar technique has been reported in the literature for a three-phase VSI which is further extended in this paper to a five-phase VSI. The proposed PWM scheme utilizes only the sampled amplitude of reference phase voltages for implementing the SVPWM. It does not involve any sector identification and a number of look tables thus considerably reducing the computation time when compared to the conventional space vector PWM scheme. The proposed technique thus is simple and less demanding for use in real time DSP implementation.


The lighter neutral scalar Higgs mass is examined in gauge-mediated supersymmetry-breaking models in which the messenger sector responsible for SUSY breaking is allowed to involve more general sets of $SU(3) \otimes SU(2) \otimes U(1)$ multiplets than those contained in the SU(5) $5 + \bar{5}$ or $10 + \bar{10}$ multiplets. The largest mass for the lighter scalar Higgs is found to be 132 GeV when the breaking parameter $\Lambda$ is taken to be 100 TeV\@. Thus the predictions for the lightest Higgs mass can be tested at the upgraded Tevatron runs for these general classes of GMSB models.


T is no information in Emily Dickinson's poems that separates her from us. She works the seams of language through her mastery of rhetoric and poetic form. She extracts from words "amazing sense" (Fr446). Instead of merely referring to the experience of the writer, the poem is made to be an experience for the reader, which is precisely how she says she knows poetry in her famous remark to Higginson: "'If I read a book [and] it makes my whole body so cold no fire ever can warm me I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. These are the only way I know it. Is there any other way'" (L342a). No, there isn't. Dickinson is the only poet about whom I consistently feel, "I wish I could write like that." My ambition to understand her inside out is to absorb all she can give me, but her rigorous attention to paradox and its manifold exfoliations are beyond me. The inimitable stylistic manifestation of this attention is most apparent in her usage, not her vocabulary—condensing predications and changing grammatical classes of words much more than using specialized and obscure meanings of them (although there is a little of that, too). Her style is in the service of truth: truth-telling and truth-discovering: "'Truth is such a rare thing it is delightful to tell it.'" She jolts us with it. And she jolted herself. The knocked-off top of her head must have spent a good deal of time on the floor next to her desk. The occasional difficulty and irresolvable ambiguity of her poems is incidental to their knocking my head off, too. That difficulty is more in what is being said than in how it's being said. She is never more difficult than she has to be, but she is committed to being exactly that difficult (and that easy), and her figuration and condensation are sometimes necessarily dense and usually unusually intense. So the so-called "enigma of Emily Dickinson" is not an enigma to me at all. Everything we need to know about her is in those 1789 poems. They are a spiritual autobiography more comprehensive than any possible narrative. They are both the product and practice of a lifetime act of love on her part, if love can be a necessary action ("My business is to love . . . My business is to sing") (L269). Defini-


The organ specific subheterogeneity of f-adrenoceptors proposed by Lands, Arnold, McAuliff, Luduena & Brown (1967) has been subjected to criticism during the last decade (Carlsson, Ablad, Brandstrom & Carlsson, 1972; Zaagsma & Oudhof, 1976). Accumulating evidence indicates a coexistence of filand fl2-adrenoceptors in the same organ. Experimental data furthermore suggest a difference in the concentration ratio f1]/1f2] between the sinus node region


The invention discloses a wireless charging system. The system comprises emission equipment and equipment to be charged, wherein the emission equipment comprises a first current loading device and an emission coil, the equipment to be charged comprises a second current loading device and a receiving coil, the first current loading device is used for loading a first current in the emission coil, the second current loading device is used for loading a second current in the receiving coil so that relative positions of the emission coil and the receiving coil change under the effect of a Lorentz force and the receiving coil and the emission coil are further aligned. The invention also discloses a wireless charging method. By the mode, the coil positions in the emission equipment and the equipment to be charged can be accurately corrected, the charging efficiency is improved, and energy sources are saved.


A mapping between operators on the Hilbert space of $N$-dimensional quantum system and the Wigner quasiprobability distributions defined on the symplectic flag manifold is discussed. The Wigner quasiprobability distribution is constructed as a dual pairing between the density matrix and the Stratonovich-Weyl kernel. It is shown that the moduli space of the Stratonovich-Weyl kernel is given by an intersection of the coadjoint orbit space of the $SU(N)$ group and a unit $(N-2)$-dimensional sphere. The general consideration is exemplified by a detailed description of the moduli space of 2, 3 and 4-dimensional systems.


: Using seawater for concrete manufacturing promisingly provides significant economical 7 and environmental benefits. In this study, ordinary Portland cement (OPC) hydration in distilled 8 water and seawater and compares the evolution of solid phases was investigated by heat evolution, 9 hydrated phase, hydration kinetics, and microstructure characterization. The results show that 10 seawater can promote the early hydration of tricalcium silicate (C 3 S) during the hydration 11 acceleration period. The hydrated phase assemblage was influenced by the dissolved ions in seawater. 12 Friedel's salt was detected as a specific hydration phase in seawater, which was formed by chemical 13 combination between the aluminate ferrite monosulfate (AFm) phase and chloride ions. In addition, 14 the monocarboaluminate can be converted into a stable phase as Friedel's salt in the seawater, due to 15 the reaction with chloride ions. Furthermore, the ettringite becomes more stable when coexists with 16 Friedel's salt than that with monocarboaluminate, and thus ettringite formed in seawater remains 17 67% higher than that formed in distilled water at the later curing age. Moreover, additional 18 unhydrated cement and less amorphous calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) were formed in seawater, 19 which might be responsible for the slightly lower compressive strength of cement mortar prepared by 20 seawater. Generally, a modeled evolution of the solid phase and pore solution have been established,


According to the fixed-value method of checking the cement soil pile supporting structure in soft soil pit, the limit state equations for whole structure stability, overturning, and level slippage were established.Monte-Carlo simulation method based on Latin hypercube sampling technique was used in reliability analysis.At last,the reliability probability for the foundation pit based on the three modes.


Abstract Women of Asian origins and descent constitute a large ethnic minority in the UK. However, although there is some evidence that Asian family size is larger than average for the UK, little is known about Asian women's attitudes to reproductive decisions. This paper reports some quantitative and qualitative data from a sample of Asian women living in East London. One hundred Asian women with at least one child were interviewed about a number of aspects of their reproductive decision making, including preferred family size, gender composition of families, use of contraception, and methods of contraception. Their replies were compared with a group of 46 non-Asian women living in the same area. Like their non-Asian counterparts, most Asian women wanted two or three children, with Muslim women wanting somewhat larger families than Hindu, Sikh or non-Asian women. All women wanted a mix of boys and girls, although Asian women had stronger preferences than non-Asian women for more boys than girls. A majori...


The presented article deals about hybrid composite materials based on natural fibers and their mechanical testing. It contains test process of composite materials, which contain staple fibers and whole fibers of hemp, cotton, sisal and jute combined with carbon fabric. The objective of the thesis is to confirm or decline the ability of hybrid bio-composites usage in automotive industry following the testing results. Experimental part contains the methods of bio-composites test samples manufacturing and the testing, particularly tensile strength testing and impact test at a bending. The results of this part are statistically evaluated.


This research aims to evaluate the organizational readiness of Training Center Z if it will implement SNI ISO 37001: 2016 Anti-Bribery Management System to realize good governance. The implementation of the anti-bribery management system is needed because the Z Training Center as a public service work unit cannot be separated from the potential risk of bribery. The anti-bribery management system as one of the instruments of governance is expected to be a system that can prevent, detect, report, and handle potential acts of bribery and realize good governance within the Z Training Center. This research uses the Gap Analysis method in measuring the readiness of the implementation of the anti-bribery management system and the Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats analysis method combined with the Analytical Hierarchy Process to produce a strategy for implementing an anti-bribery management system in the short term, medium term, and long term in order to realize good governance in the Z Training Center environment. The results showed that Training Center Z was not ready to implement an anti-bribery management system because Training Center Z employees had never received training on anti-bribery management systems and there was no risk assessment of bribery, so an implementation strategy was needed to implement and realize good governance. These strategies include conducting anti-bribery management system training to all employees, socializing anti-gratuities, assessing bribery risks, budgeting activities, and making policies/guidelines for implementing anti-bribery management systems. The results of this study are expected to be knowledge for the leadership of the Z Training Center on how readiness and guidance in developing strategies for implementing an anti-bribery management system in order to realize good governance.


The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo or DRC) is one of the wealthiest and most Christianized countries in the world (90%). However, the country is also one of the poorest countries worldwide (70%). It is remaining in political and socio-economic instability for 57 years. The DRC population has dwelt into trauma due to the daily challenges which they face in life and they look for comfort and relief in religion especially in revival churches. These revival churches by their pastors promise to their followers a life of prosperity and abundance. These churches are the result of the secularism of country. As a result, secularism has become deeply ingrained because of the presence these churches. Such a liberal culture should contribute to the openness, the independence, the maturity, the nobility and the development of the population. However, this has created opportunities for exploiting people by some strong personalities in the country. The pastors of the Revival Churches (10000) are among these strong personalities who manipulate the population in order to achieve their lucrative goal. This exploratory and mixed method study identifies the strategies used by 30 pastors of these churches during religious consultations. The approval of the transference seems to be one of the most used strategies to tackle the problems of these church members in order to keep the population in ignorance, dependence and immaturity. Article visualizations:


Occupational category or education professionals at all degrees have always been drawn to emerging innovations in order to maximize their potential for working hard and enriching the experiences of teaching and learning of both instructors and students. The increased usage of Big Data, Business Intelligence, and Intelligent Systems are a few of the breakthroughs. The usage of Block chain technology is another emerging field that is receiving attention from the education industry. The contribution to the Ir4.0 phenomena is the Block chain. It is a new technology that operates according to the autonomy and dispersion principles. The book "Block Chain Uses for School," edited in Ramesh Vijay Yadav, Hadi Heidari, and GulsunKurubacak, was thoroughly reviewed in the article. It is among the few books that highlights the use of bitcoin technology in the classroom. The writers of the corresponding pages include a variety of potential Public Block chain management for schooling application. Additionally, the eBook focuses on managing institutions databases employing block chain, which increases the validity and safety of school data related to diplomas and grading sheet by enabling failsafe verification for all shareholders. In a couple of the pages, it is discussed how open and remote institutions of learning may handle large data using block chain. The book is essential reading for anybody involved in creating educational policies, putting them into practise, or studying education in general since it offers fresh perspectives on the numerous facets of this relatively recent field of technology application in education. This would assist students in changing how they see educational procedures.


Five normal gray hypersthene chondrite falls were analyzed for Rb, Sr, and Sr isotopic composition. One (Bath Furnace) has such low Rb/Sr and Sr87/Sr86 ratios that it, in conjunction with others, permits determination of an isochron for L-chondrites alone, without resort to the data of any other types of meteorite and attendant assumptions of cogenesis. An age of 4.48 ± 0.14 × 109 years (λ = 1.39 × 10−11 year−1) and initial Sr87/Sr86 ratio of 0.7008 + .001 were measured. Blank corrections were less than 0.2 and 0.1% for Rb and Sr, respectively, in processing about 300 mg of sample.


We have established an advanced diagnostic technology by using conductivity between parts of semiconductor equipment from RF perspective. In this paper, we explain an outline of our method and report the results which show its effectiveness.


The present research aims to investigate the feasibility of improving the number and quality of final products at workstations using a simulation-based method. A major challenge faced by senior managers is how to identify bottlenecks of the operating processes. In this article, the signoff process was selected because this procedure was the bottleneck in the factory. The signoff process was modeled to identify the parameters affecting this process that include the number of workstations, manpower, Defect per unit, and logistic structure (Transferring cars at the Signoff Unit and supply of spare parts). In this structure, the car sequencing was determined based on the customer demand information during a one-year period (since 1397), as per the data extracted from the Saipa Corporation sales system, and mapped as a disc distribution function (indicating that 1 and 3 out of every 4 cars sold by the Saipa Corporation were X100 and X200, respectively). It was further assumed that one product unit entered the signoff unit every 2 minutes. The model was implemented and run by ARENA Software (Version 14). The fact that the software returned no error verified the model. In this paper, there are four scenarios: Ordering product by customers which is the input of the process of signoff, Equipment failure, Unavailability of the spare parts, and Allocated indirect Cost and allocated joint cost. Finally, equipment failure is the optimal scenario in this process. The results indicated that about 80% of the existing problems could be addressed by appropriately planning for human resources and optimizing the workstations that contributed the most to the working queues based on their Pareto graphs. By applying the mentioned solutions, improvements were also observed in the qualitative indices. For instance, the direct pass rate in busy areas increased from 60% to 90% while the defect per unit (DPU) decreased from 2 to 1.4% at both the wheel alignment and electrical defect identification units. In terms of quantity, the number of output cars increased by 10%.