Along-shelf transports across three cross-shelf lines on the continental shelf near Cape Hatteras have been calculated from moored current meter data over a continuous 24 month period in 1992–1994. The along-shelf convergence has been used to infer off-shelf export. Transport and transport convergence have been related to wind and Gulf Stream forcing and to variability in sea level at the coast. The along-shelf transport variability is primarily wind-driven and highly correlated with sea level fluctuations at the coast. Both winds and along-shelf transport exhibit a near-annual period variability. Along-shelf transport is not well correlated with Gulf Stream offshore position. Along-shelf transport convergence is highly correlated with Gulf Stream position offshore, with a more shoreward Gulf Stream position leading increased along-shelf convergence by hours to a few days. Long-period variability of 14–16 months and 1–3 months is apparent in both Gulf Stream position and transport convergence. Variability in along-shelf convergence is poorly correlated with wind, wind convergence, or coastal sea level. A likely hypothesis accounting for the observed relationship between Gulf Stream position and along-shelf transport convergence is that the Gulf Stream is directly influencing cross-shelf export processes along the outer boundary of the study site. Despite predominantly convergent flow on the shelf at Cape Hatteras, brief periods of along-shelf divergence and shoreward cross-shelf transport exist (∼10% of the time just north of Cape Hatteras and ∼34% of the time just south of Cape Hatteras during episodes of up to 3–8 days duration). Implied onshore flows of a few cm s−1 are tentatively identified in the moored current meter data for these periods. Satellite imagery for an extended along-shelf divergent period clearly suggests that shelf edge parcels could be advected a significant fraction of the way across the shelf.


In this paper, all the three steps required for implementing the M3-approach are illustrated for bond wire antennas. First, a methodology for efficient and accurate electromagnetic modeling of bond wire antennas, based on parameterized models of the shape and length of bond wires, is developed. The resulting model is experimentally verified and applied to extensively study the RF performance of bond wire antennas. Based on these studies, reliable design measures are derived.


After purchasing advanced equipments and technologies,how to efficiently use those equipments and technologies has become an important topic.Combining the demand with manufacture characters of electronic industry,discuss the reasons of low efficiency from technology and management,and put forward the rationalization proposal to enhance production efficiency,including the combination of technology and production,the production layout,informatization management,new technology and process and so on.


As supply and demand of data and tools to manage it increase fast, creating the Big Data (BD) paradigm, the academic engagement in this discussion becomes key. Based in bibliometric data and Baskerville and Myers (2009) lens, this paper identify an academic and non-academic BD concernment wave raised in 2011 and continuously growing since then. Publications in Portuguese data gathered were not conclusive, raising doubt about Brazilian academy enthusiasm or her adoption of the expression BD, question to be explored by future works. To a deeper investigation about BD in IS field, some technology publications were analyzed to capture the level of BD participation in their agenda and to present their contents briefing and word cloud representation. Finally, we present 5 thematic for future researches, highlighting the importance of being alerts to the emergent phenomena's to build a solid IS research tradition that could effectively collaborate with the progress of theory and practice. Full Paper PDF: http://www.contecsi.fea.usp.br/envio/11contecsi-files/papers/694/submission/director/694-2431-1-DR.pdf


These guidelines presume that four premises are accepted. That research involving children is important for the benefit of all children and should be supported and encouraged, and conducted in an ethical manner. That research should never be done on children if the same investigation could be done on adults. That research which involves a child and is of no benefit to that child (non-therapeutic research), is not necessarily either unethical or illegal.' That the degree of benefit resulting from a research should be assessed in relation to the risk of disturbance, discomfort, or pain-the 'Risk/Benefit ratio'.


The major benefits of the collection are: several excellent theoretical treatises on Polish and easily accessible papers representing Polish contrastive studies. However, even though the focus is on theoretical issues, the volume weaves in and out of pedagogical issues including second language learners' errors. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to reconsider the dichotomy established between theoretical and applied contrastive studies, and instead view the differences as different points along a continuum.


The authors experimented with different concrete mixtures which vary in cement strength,sand and stone proportions,as well as mineral elements.The strength changes were measured and how different materials affect the performances of concrete was studied.The result can be references to technical people as well as working site engineers.


Thermoacoustic computed tomography (TCT) is a novel imaging technique for non‐destructive evaluation and medical imaging. It uses electromagnetic energy as input and the induced thermoacoustic pressure field as measurement output. The determination of the unknown energy deposition function is based on the integral geometric problem of reconstructing a function from its integrals over certain spheres. We apply the method of approximate inverse to derive filtered backprojection type reconstruction algorithms in spherical scanning geometry. Numerical results are presented and show the validity of the resulting algorithms. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The invention provides a memory device with data validity check. A memory device (10) for storing data includes a memory cell (14) and a test cell (16). The memory cell (14) is configured to indicate a data value based on a threshold voltage of the memory cell (14). The test cell (16) is configured to indicate a validity rating of the data value stored in the memory cell (14). The validity rating is determined after exposure to an environmental condition such as high temperatures and/or X-ray radiation. The validity rating is based on a test shift (22) from an initial threshold voltage of the test cell (16) prior to exposure to the environmental condition to a shifted threshold voltage of the test cell (16) after exposure to the environmental condition. The validity rating is characterized as invalid when the test shift (22) is greater than a threshold value.


The performance of infrared InAs homojunction and heterojunction photodiodes (PD) and possibilities of its improvement are analyzed both theoretically and experimentally. The figures of merit such as the resistance-area product R0A, the carrier lifetime and the quantum efficiency are studied. The excess carrier lifetime in InAs are calculated for radiative and Auger recombination mechanisms using three- and four-band Kane model. Theoretical limit of threshold parameters in InAs-based photodiodes is calculated for intrinsic (radiative and Auger) recombination processes. The diffused PD were prepared by short-term cadmium diffusion into substrates with n-type conductivity. In the investigated PD the total dark current is determined by the diffusion carrier transport mechanism at room temperature. Experimentally proved that heterojunction PD p+-InAsSbP/n-InAs can be more effective as sensitive element in gas sensors operated at room temperature in comparison with commercially available PD. Experimentally proved that heterojunction PD p+-InAsSbP/n-InAs can be more effective as sensitive element in gas sensors operated at room temperature in comparison with commercially available PD. Their threshold parameters (current sensitivity and detectivity) have approximately the same values as in commercially available photodiodes, but they have higher values of the resistance-area product.


Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is one of the next generation broadband wireless access technologies. The WiMAX features longer transmission distance and more accomplished support of Quality of Service (QoS) than other wireless access technologies such as IEEE 802.11. Specifically, QoS has become an important role in the context of a variety of applications which utilize network resources. Radio Resource Management (RRM) always plays important role in providing the QoS guarantees. In WiMAX, Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol defines a wide variety of mechanisms for bandwidth allocation and QoS provision. Although different types of QoS classes have been defined by WiMAX, the scheduling architecture is left to be vendor specific. Numerous QoS schemes in WiMAX have proposed for real-time services, but few novel QoS schemes are designed for non-real-time services due to their lower strict priority. In this paper, we propose a QoS scheme based on Modified Deficit Round Robin (MDRR) of packet scheduling and Call Admission Control (CAC) with the channel condition for non-real-time service. Simulation results illustrate the proposed scheme can increase the throughput and decrease the packet loss rate in non-real-time service significantly.


Introduction
Rapid comprehensive assessment and treatment of stroke, including the commencement of rehabilitation in the hyper acute phase has positively impacted on patient outcomes (Brooke et al. 2010; Cohen et al. 2010). The Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation identifies Illness Representation Dimensions (IRD), which impact on coping strategies and health outcomes (Leventhal, Meyer and Nerenz 1980). However, IRD have not been explored in the hyper acute phase of stroke since the development of stroke as a medical emergency.
Aim
The exploration of IRD and coping strategies within the first 10 days following an acute stroke.
Methods
Data were collected from a purposive sample (n=6) from a London Acute Stroke Unit. Semi-structured interviews, based on an interview schedule developed from published literature, a clinical nurse specialist and a stroke patient, were completed during October – December 2012. Thematic analysis was then completed.
Results
All participants spoke about their experience of stroke using the IRD of identity, consequences and control/cure, two participants referred to a timeline of the impact of their stroke, one participant actively searched for the cause of their stroke. Four participant applied problem-focused strategies, which included active involvement in rehabilitation, and two participants applied emotion-focused coping and discussed the futility of the rehabilitation process.
Discussion
Illness representation dimensions, problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies were identified in the hyper acute phase of stroke. Healthcare professionals need to understand these constructs in order to support patients in cognitively processing their stroke and identifying patients who are developing emotion-focused strategies that may negatively impact on their rehabilitation progress.


Article history: Received 21 December 2012 Received in revised form 6 March 2013 Accepted 10 March 2013 Available online 20 March 2013


Linear combination atomic orbital – molecular orbital – self-consistent field (l.c.a.o.–m.o.–s.c.f.) calculations with a basis set of Gaussian orbitals have been applied to hydrogen cyanide. Basis sets ranging from 11 to 42 functions have been examined. The effect of variation of the exponent values for a 20 function basis set has been investigated and the "best" exponents have been employed in the larger sets. The basis set consisting of 39 Gaussian-type functions yielded an energy of −116.5760 atomic units (a.u.). Sigma orbital energies appear to be relatively insensitive to the size of the basis set. Properties such as first ionization potential, sigma–pi gap, and pi–pi* gap appear to be reasonably well reproduced with basis sets as small as 22, 26, and 28 basis functions. The internuclear distances calculated with the 39 function set are in good agreement with the experimental results. Examination of the coefficients of the pi orbitals on carbon and nitrogen reveals that the pi structure is very littl...


While the need for good risk management as part of project and program management is well established, risk management practice has often lagged its potential to assist the management team in identifying the need for decisions, framing courses of action, and providing objective evaluation of alternative courses of action. This paper provides an analysis of the role that risk management plays in supporting programmatic decision‐making. Specifically, it looks at how risk management supports the intelligence, design, choice, and review functions of decision‐making as formulated by Herbert Simon. It includes a case study that illustrates the application of risk management to an on‐going program at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The paper also discusses the application of available analytical tools to support the programmatic decision‐making process.


The article presents comparative data on the fatty acid composition and content of minor components, as well as oxidative stability of edible сold-pressed oils - flaxseed oil, milk thistle seed oil and their mixtures. It has been shown that the combination of flaxseed oil with milk thistle seed oil can optimize the ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), omega-3, omega-6, tocopherol homologues and other minor components, and thereby a new product with improved properties for dietary nutrition can be obtained. Effective antioxidants for studied oil mixtures were proposed. The data obtained were used to develop of recipes of biologically active food supplements (BAFS) based on flaxseed oil and milk thistle seed oil that are useful for improving human nutrition and health.


In the communal areas of KwaZulu-Natal (hereafter referred to as KwaZulu), most households have little incentive to farm and land is cultivated extensively as farms are uniformly small, and food and income can be acquired by wage workers at lower cost. Rental markets in KwaZulu are constrained and land remains idle as there is no opportunity cost to penalise idle or under-utilised land. An efficient rental market would improve allocative efficiency because households would rent out their idle or under-utilised land to more effective farmers rather than forgo rental income. Equity is also improved in a land rental market. Rental transactions are voluntary and land transfers from land 'rich' to land 'poor' households whilst rental income transfers to households who cannot or prefer not to farm. Land rentals are temporary and do not interfere with residential rights. Land rental markets are constrained by high transaction costs and tenure insecurity. Between 1993 and 1996, Thomson made a concerted effort to stimulate a rental market for arable land in the Upper Tugela Catchment region of the former KwaZulu homeland. Small, incremental changes were made to customary institutions in order to improve tenure security and reduce risks and other transaction costs constraining the rental market. The number of rental transactions increased with associated gains in equity and efficiency. This study re-visits the market and examines its performance in the year 2000. Two household surveys were completed in Thomson's original study area during 2000. First, a sample survey of I Communal areas refer to the tribal wards of Kwazulu-Natal which are characterised by customary forms of land tenure. The terms communal and tribal are used interchangeably.


In this paper, we present a simplified framework to represent competition, coordination and bargaining in fisheries when they operate under financial and technological constraints. Competition within constraints leads to a particular type of mathematical game in which the strategy choice by one player changes strategy set of the other. By studying the equilibria and bargaining space of this game when players maximize either profit or fishing capacity, we highlight that differences in financial constraints among players leads to a tougher play, with a reduced bargaining space as the least constrained player can readily exclude another from the competition. The exacerbating effects of constraints on competition are even stronger when players maximize capacity. We discuss the significance of our results for global ocean governance in a current context characterized by financialization and technological development. We suggest that in order to maximize the chances of fruitful negociations and aim towards a fair sharing of sea resources, it would be helpful to focus on leveling current differences in the constraints faced between competing fishing systems by supporting local financial systems and technological control, before implementing sophisticated economic tools.


The concept of multi-literacies is now an important foundation for pedagogy in teacher education in all subjects, especially in primary education. The concern in multi-literacies theory for social and political inclusiveness poses no problems for music education. However, the fact that it is theoretically founded in linguistics does present a problem for music pedagogy. The reason is that language is denotative and music is not. Linking the two is, therefore, epistemologically confusing, especially in pedagogical applications. There are ways in which music works collaboratively with other modes of communication, and this paper describes these. One important issue for music pedagogy concerns the integrity of music as an expression and as a means of cultural communication if loosely combined with language or the other arts. This integrity can so easily be lost in multi-arts education programmes. It is essential that the art of music in any genre is not subverted by incorrect applications of theories based on other modes of expression. There is ample evidence in the musical practices of many cultures, including contemporary entertainment and popular culture, of ways in which music can work collaboratively and successfully with other subjects in the curriculum, and where pedagogies can be designed which respect the special ways in which different expressive art forms work in transmission and perception. Three methods of collaboration are described and suitable pedagogical applications are suggested, and details are provided which cover several cultures, including contemporary entertainment culture.


Plate tectonics on the Earth is a surface manifestation of convection within the Earth's mantle, a subject which is as yet improperly understood, and it has motivated the study of various forms of buoyancy-driven thermal convection. The early success of the high Rayleigh number constant viscosity theory was later tempered by the absence of plate motion when the viscosity is more realistically strongly temperature dependent, and the process of subduction represents a continuing principal conundrum in the application of convection theory to the Earth. A similar problem appears to arise if the equally strong pressure dependence of viscosity is considered, since the classical isothermal core convection theory would then imply a strongly variable viscosity in the convective core, which is inconsistent with results from post-glacial rebound studies. In this paper we address the problem of determining the asymptotic structure of high Rayleigh number convection when the viscosity is strongly temperature and pressure dependent, i.e. thermobaroviscous. By a method akin to lid-stripping, we are able to extend numerical computations to extremely high viscosity contrasts, and we show that the convective cells take the form of narrow, vertically-oriented fingers. We are then able to determine the asymptotic structure of the solution, and it agrees well with the numerical results. Beneath a stagnant lid, there is a vigorous convection in the upper part of the cell, and a more sluggish, higher viscosity flow in the lower part of the cell. We then offer some comments on the possible meaning and interpretation of these results for planetary mantle convection.


It must have reliable explosion proof property of an Ex elevator in the service of explosive environments.Due to deficiency of standard in non-electrical equipment,at present,the research on the safety technology of Ex elevator is restricted to electrical explosion protection requirements,thus,the potential safety hazard in non-electrical equipment is neglected.This article introduces the primary content of european non-electrical explosion protection standards,and analysis the its influence on the safety technology for Ex elevator,combined with the features of elevator,concluded that these european standards are significative for the development of safety technology for Ex elevator.


IN CONSIDERING ANY large series of patients with Graves' disease, one is invariably confronted with a few cases occurring in children and adolescents. These cases present exceptional problems in management and therapy, for the physician must consider not only the most expedient methods of treatment but every agency involved in the treatment in its relation to the normal mental and physical development of the child. Thyroidectomy has been claimed to be an undesirable procedure because, it has been said, postoperative myxedema is an all too frequent result. The consequences of such an operative misadventure have received much attention in the literature and importance has been attached to the impairment of growth and mental stunting occasioned thereby. It has also been said that postoperative recurrences are more frequent in young persons with Graves' disease than in adults. The danger that a basis for the evolution of serious behavior problems, psychoneuroses, and psychoses may be created during the period...


Background Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a major pandemic, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV targets CD4+ T lymphocytes and hinders the regulation and amplification of immune cells (Douek et al. 2002). This infection results in the persistent activation of immune system, and consequently, CD4+ T lymphocytes would greatly reduce in number resulting in body's ability to fight against HIV infection. There is a need to understand the mechanism of immune activation and how it gets repressed by viral overload so the major elements of immune system that plays an important role are discussed below in detail. Abstract Purpose: The complex interactions between genetic machinery of HIV-1 and host immune cells mediate dynamic adaptive responses leading to Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome. These interactions are captured as Biological Regulatory Network (BRN) which acts to maintain the viability of host cell machinery through feedback control mechanism which is a characteristic of complex adaptive systems. In this study, the BRN of immune response against HIV-1 infection is modeled to investigate the role of NF-κB and TNF-α in disease transmission using qualitative (discrete) and hybrid modeling formalisms. Methods: Qualitative and Hybrid modeling approaches are used to model the BRN for the dynamic analysis. The qualitative model is based on the logical parameters while the hybrid model is based on the time delay parameters. Results: The qualitative model gives useful insights about the physiological condition observed as the homeostasis of all the entities of the BRN as well as pathophysiological behaviors representing high expression levels of NF-κB, TNF-α and HIV. Since the qualitative model is time abstracted, so a hybrid model is developed to analyze the behavior of the BRN by associating activation and inhibition time delays with each entity. HyTech tool synthesizes time delay constraints for the existence of homeostasis. Conclusion: Hybrid model reveals various viability constraints that characterize the conditional existence of cyclic states (homeostasis). The resultant relations suggest larger cycle period of HIV-1 than the cycle periods of the other two entities (NF-κB and TNF-α) to maintain a homeostatic expressions of these entities.


The paper reviews and describes a new approach to the problem of radiation transmission in dispersion medium with particles of irregular shape. This problem is based on the use of radiation scattering phase function as integral parameters obtained on the basis of two scattering phase functions represented in two perpendicular planes. This conception of the scattering phase function is adapted to streaming methods for the radiation transmission problem. The analysis of results has been carried out with the help of the coefficient of skewness of scattering phase function and angular distribution radiation of the scattering volume.


objective The inhibitory action of glucocorticoids on the hypothalamic‐pituitary axis is disrupted in ACTH‐secreting pituitary tumours. The molecular events leading to the development of these tumours and their relative resistance to glucocorticoids are unknown. We investigated the presence of mutations and polymorphisms of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene in corticotropinoma and their possible relationship with the tissue‐specific resistance to glucocorticoids.


In the context of the BFE project "ESMOBIL-RED" and the SCCER Mobility Capacity Area A3, we developed a simulation methodology to compute the energy demand of any passenger cars using and any common powertrain technology (conventional combustion, battery-electric, fuel cell electric or hybrids resp. plug-in hybrids thereof). This modelling framework has been published in Applied Energy (doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113948) in September 2019.


The present article is devoted to the study of tax planning and forecasting process at the territorial level. The primary goals and tasks of tax plan and forecast are defined. The problems of tax revenue planning and forecasting system to the budget are revealed, and the ways and means of solving them are proposed. The scheme of the effective tax planning and forecasting is developed, as well as a model is proposed for this process. Using an example of territorial entity the author describes a process of tax revenue planning, algorithm of operation and interaction between tax authorities and bodies of local self-government under tax planning and forecasting, as well as identifies the main trends when developing planning and forecasting of tax revenue to the local budget. For the convenience of calculations the unitary system of tax tables is proposed. The tables should be represented in the form of time series, taking into account a type of tax, level of tax rates, quarters/years of takings and predictable activities. This kind of information systematization can become a tool for the real and effective monitoring of the past activities and generation of future forecast. It is confirmed the need to develop the methodological instructions, including algorithm, methods of calculation, specific formulas and indexes, factor of probability and terms of compilation with an indication of the responsible local government authorities.


A conductive metal layer, the dielectric constant is less than about 3.5 dielectric loss tangent is a circuit board laminate comprising a dielectric composite material is less than about 0.006, a dielectric composite material, a polymer resin, oxide iron content is 3 wt% or less, and a cenospheres of about 10 to about 70 volume percent.


Recently the finance of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) is in the red because of its unreasonable management and insufficient subsidy from the government. The authority of JNR has developed a drastic reduction of workers by force as one of measures for solving the finance problems, causing many serious problems on working condition among the workers of JNR.There are many research projects and study reports about working conditions of drivers, while there are very few reports concerning other workers. The author studied on the working condi-tions of conductors on board of cabooses who have their responsibility for many kinds of job like adjustment, examining train, verifying instrument, management after accidents on and off train and so on.The results are as follows : 1. They had many physical, mental and social complaints resulting from evening and night work, which had disrupted the daily living pattern such as disturbance in eating and sleeping habits.2. High prevalence of gastro-intestinal disorders were observed in their past histories though they were relatively young.3. About forty percent of them reported that they had been affected with abdominal pains on train, and more than eighty five percent of their injuries resulted from receiving shocks on train. These injuries were mainly burns, scratches and contusions caused by shocks due to abrupt stopping of the train or acute change in the speed.4. They pointed out that many of the present working conditions needed improvements, especially with respect to shift systems, construction of cabooses, and safety and health measures.


Oxidation of alcohols in the presence of a catalytic amount of fluorous IBX and Oxone as a co-oxidant resulted in the corresponding carbonyl compounds in good to high yields. The fluorous IBX is readily recovered as insoluble fluorous IBA from the reaction mixture by simple filtration, and can be reused without significant loss of the catalytic activity.


0 akridge Feather Fann has been raising parrots for over 10 years, with the latter half focusing primarily on African species. In the past two years, I have noticed a budding increase in the number of inquiries received requesting availability status of Timneh African Greys, Psiuacus eritbacus timneb. Our small aviary can never produce enough babies to keep up with the demand. If you are new to aviculture, or are considering specialization, I urge you to give serious thought to adding these African treasures to your flock. Rising in Popularity Yes, it is true. Timneh African Greys do talk just as well as their red-tailed cousins, and they have personalities that are just as big, despite their smaller size. The demand for the Timneh African Grey is on the rise as more and more people are realizing all that this subtly colored wallflower has to offer. It seems much more difficult to locate an aviculturist raising Timneh babies versus Congo Greys, Psiitacus e. entbacus. I believe there are at least two reasons for this. One being that Timnehs were never imported in large numbers, especially compared to the Congo Grey from which importers could make a larger profit; and secondly, it seems, that for many breeders, Timneh Greys are not as prolific in breeding as the Congos. This is unfortunate, as some breeders attempting to breed Timnehs even become frustrated with the lack of production and sell their pairs. If everyone were to give up on breeding the Timneh African Grey, pet owners would miss the opportunity of having one of the most wonderful parrots as their feathered companion. People who are lucky enough to cater to both Congo and Timneh Grey companions, have noticed that often the Timneh is a more outgoing in presence of company, compared to their seemingly more introverted, larger cousin. Timnehs do not seem to be as concerned about strangers in their presence, and go on about their leisure, playing with toys and chattering to their hearts content. Why is this? Do Timneh African Greys really have a more laidback personality? Or, does it just seem that way because so many Congo Greys are raised in production style facilities, and perhaps are not as well socialized as the Timnehs, which are often bred by the smaller, non commercialized breeder? Many breeders who raise both the Timneh and the Congo Grey, also find that the Timneh babies have a more low-key temperament, and do not seem as high-strung as the Congos. If a family with children calls me wanting an African Grey, I highly recommend the Timneh to them over the larger Congo, not only because I feel their size is less intimidating to children, but because I also feel the Timneh's personality will be better suited to a family situation. In fact, of all the African parrots we raise here at Oakridge, I trust the Timneh babies the most with my two-year-old son, who loves to help feed and play with the chicks. The Timneh babies are less inclined to explore and beak everything in their path, including little fingers offering a bird toy. Raising Domestic Timneh Greys If one can locate a domestic handfed Timneh Grey baby he or she is likely to be smitten by these blackeyed, sometimes red speckled, charcoal gray parrots. Baby Timnehs exhibit their extroverted personalities early. At an age where Congo Grey babies demonstrate caution or mild interest towards their hand-feeder, Timneh chicks are scrambling over one another in their efforts to be the first one to "mama." These early behavior differences really do seem to justify the statement that Tirnnehs are more easy going. In a nurturing environment, Timneh babies do not hesitate to climb aboard visitors to inspect buttons, glasses and such. When our baby Timnehs are approximately six weeks old we begin the process of teaching the babies to explore. We spread bed sheets on the floor and sprinkle the sheets with baby toys and bits of cereal, hard pasta, popcorn, pellets, etc. It is fun to watch a baby spot a "must have" item several feet away, and quickly waddle its fluffy gray bottom with sprouting, bright red tail feathers over to grasp the toy or morsel in its black beak. As baby Timnehs mature, their upper mandibles become lighter, and bright red tail feathers are replaced by maroon feathers. Just like most Congo Greys, baby Timnehs will lose the red speckles scattered amid their body feathers during their first several molts.


Universals of translation, which are represented by simplification, explicitation, normalization, convergence and leveling out, etc, have been the most successful realm of corpus-based translation studies. This article introduces recent studies on universals of translation, and comments on their merits and limitations.


Microplastics (MP) are perceived as a threat to aquatic ecosystems but bear many similarities to suspended sediments which are often considered less harmful. It is, therefore pertinent to determine if and to what extent MPs are different from other particles occurring in aquatic ecosystems in terms of their adverse effects. We applied meta-regressions to hazard data extracted from the literature and harmonized the data to construct Species Sensitivity Distributions (SSDs) for both types of particles. The results demonstrate that the average toxicity of MPs is approximately one order of magnitude higher than that of suspended solids. However, the estimates were associated with large uncertainties and did not provide very strong evidence. In part, this is due to the general lack of comparable experimental studies and dose-dependent point estimates. We, therefore, argue that a precautionary approach should be used and MP in the 1–1000 µm size range should be considered moderately more hazardous to aquatic organisms capable of ingesting such particles. Organisms inhabiting oligotrophic habitats like coral reefs and alpine lakes, with naturally low levels of non-food particles are likely more vulnerable, and it is reasonable to assume that MP pose a relatively higher risk to aquatic life in such habitats. Synopsis A meta-analysis indicates that microplastics are one order of magnitude more toxic than suspended sediments/solids, an estimate surrounded by considerable uncertainty. Graphical abstract


Using literature research,meter test method,mathematical method of average,taking Guangxi Normal University for Nationality as the example,it researches on the influence of balloon volleyball movement on participants' mood in Guangxi universities.And discovered:The long-term participation on balloon volleyball movement have the positive influence on the different participation crowd's immediate mood,playing the good action tranquilly to body and mind.


In integrated development environments, developers receive compiler error messages through a variety of textual and visual mechanisms, such as popups and wavy red underlines. Although error messages are the primary means of communicating defects to developers, researchers have a limited understanding on how developers actually use these messages to resolve defects. To understand how developers use error messages, we conducted an eye tracking study with 56 participants from undergraduate and graduate software engineering courses at our university. The participants attempted to resolve common, yet problematic defects in a Java code base within the Eclipse development environment. We found that: 1) participants read error messages and the difficulty of reading these messages is comparable to the difficulty of reading source code, 2) difficulty reading error messages significantly predicts participants' task performance, and 3) participants allocate a substantial portion of their total task to reading error messages (13%-25%). The results of our study offer empirical justification for the need to improve compiler error messages for developers.


There is a huge number of excellent and comprehensive textbooks on quantum mechanics. They mainly differ for the approach, more or less oriented to the formalism rather than to the phenomenology, as well as for the topics covered. These lectures have been based mainly on the classical textbook by Gasiorowicz (1974). I must confess that the main reason for my choice of Gasiorowicz (1974) is affective, as it was the textbook where I first learned the basic principles of quantum mechanics. Beyond my personal taste, I now recognize that Gasiorowicz (1974) is still a very good textbook on quantum mechanics, with a rigorous theoretical approach accompanied by a wide collection of applications. If the textbook by Gasiorowicz was my main basis, I have taken much also from other textbooks such as Phillips (2003), as well as from the excellent classical textbook by Dirac (1981).


In this paper, finite element analysis of Steel-Concrete panel(SCP) was conducted considering the local buckling behavior and the optimized design of shear studs arrangement was studied by comparing with design guidelines. If the spacing of the studs of SCP is widened, it is easy to be manufactured and the weight fo members become lighter. On the other hand, the steel plate would be vulnerable to the local buckling behavior. Therefore, the guidance and design of SCP limit the maximum spacing of the studs to prevent the development of shear cracks and local buckling, however this is based on the design criteria of the other composite structures. Parameter studies with changes in stud spacing on steel plate and SCP are conducted and the obtained result was compared with values given in design guidelines.


This paper examines the relationship between quality of democratic governance and the judicialization of public policy. It is an attempt to go beyond the conventional argument that the policy "losers" (those that cannot achieve their policy goals through the traditional policymaking venues) are the ones who litigate. That argument oversimplifies how democratic governance operates and how it is linked to the phenomenon of judicialization. In contrast, this paper analyzes whether there are certain patterns in the way a democratic polity works that trigger the judicialization of policy issues. To that end, it unpacks the relationship between democratic governance and policy litigation by identifying and analyzing a set of four distinct yet interactive factors that can initiate processes of judicialization: political disadvantage, the passivity of the legislature, problems of state capacity and the opposition of the executive. To assess these factors as well as the loser argument, the paper develops a comparative qualitative analysis (QCA) of major conflicts that occurred in Argentina in the fields of environmental policy, consumer protection, health care and indigenous rights. After examining and comparing the processes by which these policy disputes reach the courts, the paper identifies three different patterns in how the quality of governance triggers policy litigation in Argentina. As the analysis of the Argentina case shows, this paper contributes in developing a theoretical framework to analyze the relationship between the quality of democratic governance and the judicialization of public policy processes.


Obtaining sufficient survey responses to make course and instructor evaluation results meaningful is a challenge in many, if not most, health professions training programs. This paper describes a series of policy changes that significantly improved data quality at one college of veterinary medicine located in the United States. The steps consisted of minimizing the number of items appearing on the instruments, providing students adequate time and space for completion, clearly explaining the purpose and value of the evaluations, simplifying data collection, collecting verbal feedback, and closing the loop with student participants by informing them of any changes that were made as a result of their feedback. The steps outlined in this model may be easily extended to other health professions programs that involve cohort models, multi-instructor courses and limited resources with respect to time and people.


Led by the disability movement's concern with the employment choices faced by disabled people, this controversial book uses sociological and philosophical approaches, as well as international examples, to critically engage with possible alternatives to paid work for disabled people.


Whether or not allow the use investment of Intellectual Property in China, there is not explicit in the law. The paper points out that the indetermination of system will increase the cost of bargain. At the same time, the high cost of bargain will also suppresses some people to carry on the use investment of intelligent property. In order to decrease the cost of bargain and encourage the use investment of Intellectual Property, our government should establish the register system of intelligent property use investment.


Free radical is harmful to the living body it is unstable and donates to electron other molecules of living bodies. In everyone bodies, different types of free radicals are spread by exogenous and endogenous sources. Antioxidant molecules are inhibited to process of development free radical in bodies. At present two types of antioxidant uses as a drug, chemically synthesized in the lab and naturally plants develop as a secondary product. According to WHO (world health organization), plants are rich sources of natural products and secondary metabolites. Equisetum diffusum plants is a natural and virtuous source of antioxidant. The aim behind choosing this plant was that how much capacity this plant has to stop or eliminate free radicals. In all extracts of E. diffusum the best scavenging activity was carried out the inhibitory concentration of 50% (IC50) in acetone extract (IC50 value = 25.940 μg/ml) and lowest in chloroform extract (IC50 value = 520.421 μg/ml) which were comparable with that of ascorbic acid (IC50 value = 21.387 μg/ml).


The use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education is a relatively new phenomenon and it has been the educational researchers' focus of attention for more than two decades. Educators and researchers examine the challenges of using ICT and think of new ways to integrate ICT into the curriculum. However, there are some barriers for the teachers that prevent them to use ICT in the classroom and develop supporting materials through ICT. The purpose of this study is to examine the high school English teachers' perceptions of the factors discouraging teachers to use ICT in the classroom. To this end, 30 high school English teachers were selected from the five main educational districts in the city of Isfahan, Iran, to respond to a validated questionnaire. Stratified random sampling was used to select equal number of respondents from each educational district. The analysis of the data revealed that insufficient technical supports at schools and little access to Internet and ICT prevent teachers to use ICT in the classroom. Moreover, shortage of class time was another important discouraging factor for the teachers to integrate ICT into the curriculum.


We show it is consistent with $\ZFC$ that there is an everywhere Kurepa line which is order isomorphic to all of its dense $\aleph_2$-dense suborders. Moreover, this Kurepa line does not contain any Aronszajn suborder. We also show it is consistent with $\ZFC$ that there is a minimal Kurepa line which does not contain any Aronszajn suborder.


Biochemical compositional variations were indicated among mushroom of the same species (Pleurotus florida ) when cultivated on four variable straw substrates. The blood proteins of growing rats, when fed on cereals supplemented with paddy grown P. florida at 25 percent or 50 percent levels, were resolved differentially on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.


Summary Although the amount of histaminase in the placenta shows some correlation with the efficiency of uterine contractions, the evidence is not sufficiently definite to warrant such a conclusion.


ICT Tools are not primary, but secondary learning source for teaching abstract mathematical concepts at preschool institution. As a matter of fact, for children ICT Tools don't have the power of immediate and practical experience or experimental work, which are the primary source of learning such contents. ICT Tools can only be used to revise knowledge after children have acquired it through direct manipulative activities and experiments, which require sensory experiences (eyes, hands). In that way children estimate volume of different liquids and their dishes firstly subjectively and then objectively.


ORCA is a garbage collection protocol for actor-based programs. Multiple actors may mutate the heap while the collector is running without any dedicated synchronisation. ORCA is applicable to any actor language whose type system prevents data races and which supports causal message delivery. We present a model of ORCA which is parametric to the host language and its type system. We describe the interplay between the host language and the collector. We give invariants preserved by ORCA , and prove its soundness and completeness.


Background : Stocks to patients with mental disorders can impact both physically and psychologically. The physical impact could occur atrophy in limbs shackled, namely the psychological impact of trauma patients, revenge to the family, was disposed of inferiority and despair, and long appeared symptoms of depression and suicidal ideation. Method : This research is a quantitative research with a descriptive to find out of nursing care to patients of stocks victims. This is a descriptive quantitative research. The population were 22 nurses who works at Arimbi and Beta room. The number of samples were 19 nurses, and taken by total sampling technique.. Data were collected through questionnaire, and were analyzed through univariate analysis. Result : The findings that is;  the assessment was (63.2%), the diagnose was(63.2%), the intervention was (68.4%), the implementation was (63.2%), the evaluation was(52.6%) and the documentation was (52.6 %). It is recommended for a mental hospital of Jambi Province that nurses are supported by training, so it is to improve the quality of care delivery in nursing care to patients of stocks victims.


This study aims to describe the results of learning mathematics during the online learning process and the obstacles in using the whatsapp group application in fourth grade elementary school students.This research is a qualitative research with the type of narrative research which was carried out in SD 2 Mlati Lor, Kota District, Kudus Regency. The subjects in this study were 6 students, 3 boys and 3 girls. Data collection techniques used observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis used is data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the research obtained are that online learning using the Whatsapp Group application at SD 2 Mlati Lor runs well according to the applicable educational standards.The results showed that all educational units were on average in online learning using the Whatsapp Group Application. The results of learning mathematics at SD 2 Mlati Lor during online learning are good, as indicated by the complete score of all students. There are obstacles in the use of Whatsapp Group as a learning medium at SD 2 Mlati Lor, namely signal interference, lack of motivation, inadequate facilities, difficulty in understanding the material, full mobile memory and too many tasks.


George Fox, chief among the founders of Quakerism, died in 1691, leaving a huge mass of papers for publication together with funds to support the project. In the event, some of his papers were never published and were lost, and little was known about them until the discovery in 1932 of an annotated list of all Fox's papers, which had been compiled in the 1690s, and which included references to two unknown books, a 'Book of Miracles' and a 'Book of Examples of God's Judgements on Evildoers'. The finder was Henry J. Cadbury (1883–1974), who is best known in non-Quaker circles as a New Testament scholar, and the skills he needed for the analysis of New Testament documents were invaluable in handling the Fox corpus. He was able to gain an idea of the contents of these lost books, particularly the 'Book of Miracles', and his partial reconstruction of it, published in 1948 with a comprehensive introduction, is still an important source for any study of the miraculous element in early Quakerism.


Network coding is a very effective approach to improve network throughput and reduce end-to-end delay. However, the existing approaches cannot thoroughly solve the problem of how to deal with newly overheard packets when the buffer is full, meanwhile, coding node does not schedule the packets in coding queue according to the packets' information in overhearing buffer. As a result, these methodologies lack flexibility and require quite a few assumptions. To address these limitations, we propose a new network coding overhearing strategy which is based on data packet switching and scheduling (DPSS) algorithm. First, when overhearing buffer is full and the sink nodes have overheard new packets, sink nodes will drop the recently overheard packets but record their IDs; second, sink nodes report the packets' information to the coding node that schedules the packets in coding queue for ease of encoding. Finally, sink nodes delete the packets which have been used for decoding, and call for the ever dropped packets when decoding ratio reaches the threshold. Theoretical analysis and simulation demonstrate that, compared with traditional overhearing policies, our scheme gets higher coding ratio and less delay.


In recent years, the emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention within the medical community has grown. Chronic diseases afflict nearly 100 million Americans, and their estimated direct health care costs of $425 billion account for three-fourths of our national health expenditures, with an additional $234 billion spent on indirect costs.1 Health promotion and disease prevention represent efforts to control the burden of suffering and the staggering costs associated with chronic diseases. Such measures have the objectives of motivating health behavior changes and encouraging patients to take greater initiative in their health care. Thus far, primary care physicians have been major providers of health promotion and disease prevention services.2 However, the growth of managed health care, and its potential for altering physician-patient dynamics, has raised questions regarding the ability of physicians to adequately deliver health promotion and disease prevention services. Primary care physicians report that managed care has placed various constraints on their practices while reducing time spent with patients.3 Physicians may also differentially counsel patients based on sociodemographic factors. For example, age, education, and income are all positively associated with receiving counseling on exercise from physicians.4 In addition, because physicians may not provide disease prevention services as often as recommended by guidelines,5 there has been a call for improvement in performance, in such areas as smoking6 and cardiovascular disease prevention.7 Relatively little is known about the patient's perspective on their physician's efforts in providing health promotion and disease prevention services. The purpose of this study was to use data acquired from a recent national survey of Americans to measure the prevalence of physicians providing services relevant to health promotion and disease prevention, as well as to identify those patient factors associated with having such a physician.


Weight minimization of double-deck train carbody is imperative to reduce cost and extend life-time of train. It is required to decide 36 thickness of aluminum extruded panels. However, the design variables are two many to tract. moreover, one execution of structural analysis of double-deck carbody is time-consuming. Therefore, we adopt approximation technique to save computational cost of optimization process. Response surface model is used to apporximate static response of double-deck carbody. To obtain plausible response surface model, orthogonal array is empolyed as design of experiment(DOE). Design improvement by approximate model-based optimization is described. Accuracy and efficiency of optimization by using response surface model are discussed.


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Self-crosslinked microcapsules of chlorpromazine hydrochloride were prepared by coacervation phase separation technique followed by extensive dehydration at elevated temperature and pressure with gelatin. Self-crosslinked microcapsules showed about 99% of drug release within 12h, followed a first order kinetics. The in vivo studies revealed the maintenance of long duration of therapeutic effective plasma concentration without reaching the toxic level. The minimum catatonic scores in albino rats indicate that the microcapsules might even have reduced the drug-induced extrapyramidal syndrome.


In this paper,the distributed web server system and the network address translation(NAT) technology are described.Then a new solution how to construct a distributed web server system for web requests distribution by NAT gateway is discussed.The solution scheme and the detailed operating procedures are presented.In the end,the performance,advantage and disadvantage of the system are analyzed.


This work describes the "salt effect" due to the addition of calcium chloride on the vapor pressure of 2-methyl-1-butanol. The working pressure was varied from (23.3 to 96.6) kPa, and the boiling temperatures were obtained. Salt concentrations were increased from a very low value up to a concentration close to saturation. Two types of equations were applied for data correlation. The first equation was derived from the Antoine equation, and it takes into account the presence of the dissolved salt, and the second equation was the nonrandom two liquid−electrolyte model. Both models used show good agreement with the experimental data.


Objectives:
 Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is associated with a high mortality rate, and a noninvasive test is necessary to detect vascular wall inflammation that may aid in predicting AAA rupture. The ability of 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to identify increased inflammation in the porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) perfusion model in Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to β-aminopropionitrile (BAPN) to stimulate AAA rupture was evaluated.

 Methods:
 Starting 3d prior to infrarenal abdominal aortic exposure to PPE, BAPN (300mg/kg subcutaneous) was administered daily until AAA harvest or rupture (BAPN, n=9). Control rats only underwent PPE exposure (n=8). Aortic diameter was evaluated at 3, 7, and 14d post PPE exposure utilizing ultrasound (US, 12MHz). Both groups were imaged with 18F-FDG microPET (control n=4, rupture n=3) 7d post PPE exposure. Maximum AAA to mean muscle 18F-FDG uptake ratios (AMR) were determined. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2 and 9 zymogramatic activities, in terms of integrated optical density (IOD), were assessed at 7d (control n=3, BAPN n=4) and 14d post PPE exposure (control n=3, rupture n=3).

 Results:
 Mean 7d aortic diameter increases of 247% and 398% (p=0.014) were observed in control and rupture groups, respectively, with no evidence of dissection in BAPN exposed rats on US. Three BAPN exposed rats ruptured within 24h after 18F-FDG microPET, with mean AMRs for the control and ruptured groups of 86.5 and 281.9 (p=0.048), respectively. IOD values of 4655 and 8373 (p=0.140) were determined for MMP9 activity in 14d control and ruptured AAA tissue, respectively, representing an 80% increase in ruptured AAA tissue. IOD values of 4760 and 1190 (p=0.032) were determined for MMP2 activity in 14d control and ruptured AAA tissue, respectively, representing a 75% decrease in ruptured AAA tissue. No differences in MMP2 or 9 activities for control and BAPN exposed rats were observed at 7d post PPE exposure.

 Conclusions:
 Alterations in MMP2 and 9 activities in BAPN exposed, ruptured, rat AAA tissues parallel alterations in MMP2 and 9 activities in ruptured, human AAA tissues observed by others. Increased 18F-FDG uptake by rat AAAs that subsequently ruptured suggests that FDG-PET may be used to predict AAA rupture in humans.


Based on the observer meteorological data of 89 meteorological stations from 1961to 2008in main agricultural area of Sichuan Basin,moisture indexes were calculated for various seasons of each station and used to analyze the characteristics of the occurrence frequencies,scopes and severities of agricultural drought in the basin.Then,with the severe drought in 2006in Sichuan and Chongqing as an example,the applicability of moisture index in agricultural drought evaluation was discussed.The results confirmed the feasibility of using moisture index in the evaluation of agricultural drought.Spring agricultural drought had the highest frequency,followed by summer drought and late summer drought.The scope of drought was the greatest in spring and the least in late summer.Spring had the highest mean strength of drought,followed by summer and late summer.


Has analyzed in the construction of data Shan Lianbiao establishment,the insertion and the deletion operation realization,and attaches bythe graphical representation and the corresponding concrete procedure,further introduced the double strand table establishment,theinsertion and the deletion operation in this foundation.Like this inthe actual study may more vivid,relaxed study chain table this part of knowledge.


Certain antihistaminic drugs are analeptics and produce convulsions in animals. Although the dose required is about a hundred times that used clinically,11 case is on record in which fits were produced.2In a study of the effect of several antihistaminic agents on epileptic seizures, we have found that attacks could be evoked in some persons by doses even smaller than those generally used clinically. This observation deserves the consideration of physicians who are prescribing these drugs. The study was undertaken to see if the common action of myanesin®3(3-ortho-toloxy-1,2-propanediol), and diphenhydramine (benadryl®)4on parkinsonian tremor also applied to an action on convulsive manifestations. We had observed5from electroencephalographic records that the first drug abolished petit mal discharges but increased the discharges from focal lesions of the cerebral cortex. A similar study was therefore made of the action of diphenhydramine and tripelennamine (pyribenzamine®) on seizure


Nitration reactions are generally conducted using mixed acid. These are extremely exothermic, and tend to run away. Our study show that the reaction is more complex than it is generally believed. We have provided some preliminary evidence to show that nitrobenzene, above a critical concentration of sulfuric acid exists forms microemulsion at ambient temperatures. This hypothesis is consent with anomalous solubility of nitro-aromatics in concentrated sulfuric acid. There is also formation of Winsor III-phases. In this work we have studied kinetics of nitration of nitrobenzene (NB) (below solubility limits) in concentrated sulfuric acid ( > 82% w/w) and found that although the reaction follows second order kinetics, the rate constant show a discontinuous decrease after a critical loading of the organic phase. Reaction is also inhibited by addition of dinitrobenzene (DNB). We have provided the explanation for this finding based on the hypothesis that the reaction between nitrobenzene and nitronium ions occurs on the surface nitrobenzene micelles which are stabilized by concentrated sulfuric acid. This phenomenon is likely being responsible for causing runaway condition in the nitrator.


An organism's phenotype can be thought of as consisting of a set of discrete traits, able to evolve relatively independently of each other. This implies that the developmental processes generating these traits—the underlying genotype-phenotype map—must also be functionally organised in a modular manner. The genotype-phenotype map lies at the heart of evolutionary systems biology. Recently, it has become popular to define developmental modules in terms of the structure of gene regulatory networks. This approach is inherently limited: gene networks often do not have structural modularity. More generally, the connection between structure and function is quite loose. In this chapter, we discuss an alternative approach based on the concept of dynamical modularity, which overcomes many of the limitations of structural modules. A dynamical module consists of the activities of a set of genes and their interactions that generate a specific dynamic behaviour. These modules can be identified and characterised by phase-space analysis of data-driven models. We showcase the power and the promise of this new approach using several case studies. Dynamical modularity forms an important component of a general theory of the evolution of regulatory systems and the genotype-phenotype map they define.


PURPOSE: A shock absorber capable of adjusting damping force for compression, expansion, and contraction is provided to improve a driver's driving comfort by adjusting the driving comfort during compression, expansion, and contraction. CONSTITUTION: A shock absorber capable of adjusting damping force for compression, expansion, and contraction comprises a first fluid flow part, a piston(30), a micro control part, a second fluid flow part(50), a socket, and an operation key. The first fluid flow part comprises a through-hole for the inflow and outflow of oil stored inside a housing(10). The piston is installed on the outer circumference of the first fluid flow part and is installed between the first opening and the second opening. The micro control part is installed inside the first fluid flow part. A fine protrusion, which selectively opens and closes a through-hole, is formed on the lower part of the lower part of the micro control part. The second fluid flow part is installed in order to connect to the first fluid flow part. The socket is installed on the inner wall of an operating hole(52). Screw thread is formed on the top of the operation key.


Previous studies of incommensurate systems concluded that critical scaling in such systems is sensitively dependent on the irrational, α , which determines the incommensuration. Contrary to this belief, in the canonical Harper-Hofstadter model, we show there is universal α -independent scaling for almost all α . This critical scaling is characterized by non-power law time-length scaling t ∼ r ζ loglog r . We demonstrate this in the superfluid fraction of a Bose gas, and the heat capacity of a Fermi gas. We argue that this scaling is generic of a broad class of incommensurate models.


aBSTRaCT In this paper I argue that the future of psychological research on educational processes would benefit from an interdisciplinary approach that enables psychologists to locate their objects of study within the cultural, social, and historical contexts of their research. An examination of anthropological accounts of the characteristics of education in small, face-to-face, pre-industrial societies raises the question of why major challenges have confronted contemporary psycho-educational research that seeks to implement major, qualitative changes in modern educational practices by transforming them to have the properties of education in those same face-to-face societies. The paper concludes with a description of a multi-institutional, multidisciplinary system of education that responds to these challenges while offering a model for educating psychology students in a multi-generational system of activities with potential widespread benefits.


This article expands the application of geographical weighting schemes to include indicators of spatial association. Because global measures of spatial association are already spatial models incorporating weights based on the scale of spatial association, calculating distance-based weighting schemes for the spatial association pairs is challenging given that spatial association involves object pairs. It is proposed here that the distance between the focal observation and the object pair be calculated based on the diagonal of a parallelogram formed by the focal point and the two endpoints of the object pair. Traditional local indicators of spatial association are constructed by a decomposition of a global measure into local components of spatial dependency centered on a focal location within a given scale of spatial association, whereas the new geographically weighted (GW) indicator of spatial association aids in measuring the spatial dependency of spatial subregions centered on a focal location within a given frame-of-reference scale. In this sense, they are similar to the spatially varying spatial association indicated by the estimated parameters on the spatially lagged response variable of a GW spatial lag model. Finally, a GW Moran's I is developed and visualized to illustrate the GW indicator of spatial association.


Excerpt Dr. John P. Utz: When presenting a conference for our group at the National Institutes of Health, one gets caught on the horns of a dilemma. One horn is to select a subject in which we are ...


Summary - The f1avour production in ewe's milk by 5 Streptococcus thermophilus and 4 Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus strains as weil as by their 20 combinations in ewe's milk yoghurt was studied. Samples for analysis were taken alter 24 h and 5 days of storage at 4°C. The flavour compounds (acetaldehyde, acetone, diacetyl and ethanol) were extracted by ether microsteam distillation and were identified and quantitatively estimated by gas chromatography. The concentrations of flavour compounds varied considerably among the single strains and their combinations. Acetaldehyde was recognized as the major flavour component, while acetone, diacetyl and ethanol were produced in lower concentrations. The Lb bulgaricus strains produced, generally, higher concentrations of acetaldehyde th an the Str thermophilus orres. In the 24 h as weil as in the 5-days ewe's milk yoghurt, the combination ACA-OC 116/ACA-OC 232 was found to produce the highest acetaldehyde concentration (13.14 mg kg-1). Changes in the concentrations of flavour compounds were also observed between the 24 h and 5-days sarnples.


Gender ⁄ Genre Since the late 1980s, the architectural history survey course and its companion, the history survey text, have been scrutinized for their gendered assumptions. Less heat has been turned upon the theory anthology, a new genre of text and course reader emerging in the mid-1990s. This essay examines seven major survey anthologies to explore the place of feminist and gender discourse within the architectural theory revolution. How do feminism and gender theory figure in these anthologies, many of which survey the period 1968–1995 and the 2000s, years spanning the emergence and consolidation of women's rights, feminist activism and feminist theory? In an issue of JAE devoted to beginnings and origins, these surveys provide a place for studying how the field of architectural theory has begun to assimilate sexual difference, or change after its encounter with gender theory. Even as architectural theory anthologies record theory's transformative force within our discipline, the genre of the anthology text arrives with instruments and methods that can undermine good intentions for disciplinary critique. By defining borders, staking territory, and producing surveys, anthologies construct a canon, a disciplinary space ordered by collection, classification, and exclusion. Moreover, despite the discipline's critique of survey methodology, through recourse to chronologies, opening and closing dates, and organization by linear time, theory collections can function as good old-fashioned survey texts. Like all texts, their representations are partial, marked by omissions or elisions and ''ways of seeing'' that frame the material they work on. Studied collectively, these anthologies produce a strangely antiquated portrait of gender and feminist practice.They reshape a complex body of gender theory within the reference points of body, biology and sexuality.This portrait is arguably essentialist, a term that feminists use to describe attributions of ''a fixed essence'' to women.


Domain adaptation of embedding models, updating a generic embedding to the language of a specific domain, is a proven technique for domains that have insufficient data to train an effective model from scratch. Chemistry publications is one such domain, where scientific jargon and overloaded terminology inhibit the performance of a general language model. The recent spherical embedding model (JoSE) proposed in arXiv:1911.01196 jointly learns word and document embeddings during training on the multi-dimensional unit sphere, which performs well for document classification and word correlation tasks. But, we show a non-convergence caused by global rotations during its training prevents it from domain adaptation. In this work, we develop methods to counter the global rotation of the embedding space and propose strategies to update words and documents during domain specific training. Two new document classification data-sets are collated from general and chemistry scientific journals to compare the proposed update training strategies with benchmark models. We show that our strategies are able to reduce the performance cost of domain adaptation to a level similar to Word2Vec.


Coercion loses ground to cooperation as the State's main mechanism to obtain information. E-Gov emerges in this context and is influenced, also, by the evolution of software applications from virtual environments to agents of sociotechnological systems – whose functioning depends on the dynamic cooperation of human and artificial agents.This article presents the concept of sociotechnological system and considers its application to e-gov,illustrated by means of a sociotechnological description of the Brazilian Lattes Platform for science and technology information and knowledge. That kind of description allows for the conjecturing and investigation of the emergence of sociotechnological e-Gov systems and their properties.


Research into business ecosystems has rarely examined the success of business ecosystem members. Business ecosystem leaders tend to focus on their own success rather than carefully monitoring the success of business ecosystem members, and each member must find a mechanism to capture part of the business ecosystem's joint created value. This study examines the mechanisms by which business ecosystem members capture part of a business ecosystem's joint created value in the cases of linear tape open (LTO) ecosystems and how these mechanisms contribute to the sustainability of a business ecosystem. A case study was conducted with a review of both the author's experience with Sony and third-party resources. We confirm the results by panel data analysis. We identified three mechanisms. First, a business ecosystem member can establish a new business ecosystem on their own through newly created complementary innovation. Essentially, a business ecosystem member can become a business ecosystem leader in a new business ecosystem. Second, a business ecosystem member gains market shares from technology leadership, the experience of mass production, and collaboration with the business ecosystem leader. Third, a business ecosystem member who creates complementary innovations can obtain patent royalties. These mechanisms help business ecosystem members stay within business ecosystems and contribute to its success and sustainability.


This study aimed to examine the use of modality in news text. This research expected to improve public media literacy in identifying hoax news through modality analysis. This research presented qualitative descriptive data with systemic functional linguistic approach. This study focused on type, value, and modality orientation. The research data resource was Hoax Report of Legislative and President Election Internet Content Control Sub-directorate for the period of August 2018 by Ministry of Communication and Information of Republic Indonesia. The research result showed that modality type possibility modalization intermediate degree and modulity type obligation modulation intermediate degree to dominate other types of modality.  There were also types of modality that were not found in hoax-text news. They were modality type of usuality modalization of medium degree and modality type of inclination modulation of low degree.


This article presents a decision support system (DSS) that has been designed to manage patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using a home telehealth system. The DSS has been developed to assist home telehealth clinical support staff with their workload, and to provide more effective communication between multiple home telehealth users. The three-tier system architecture that consists of a data layer; a business logic layer; and a front-end layer employs a business process model and uses a rule engine for its logic and knowledge base. This paper discusses the design considerations involved in the construction of a DSS for the purpose of home telehealth, and illustrates how it may be developed using entirely open source software.


The naturally occurring pesticides thus appear to have a prominent role in the development of future commercial pesticides not only for agricultural and forestry crop productivity but also for the safety of the environment and public health. The harmful environmental implications of the synthetic chemicals like the development of insect resistance, distribution of natural enemy complex and increased contamination have compelled to search for some alternative methods. This lead to increased development of compounds based on the models of naturally occurring toxins of biological origin, having various biological activities. This includes plant extract and microbes which are now known because they are environmentally harmless, host specific and less residual. These different concentration of plant extracts viz. Azadirachta indica seed extract / cake, Jatropha curcas leaf extract / cake, Pongamia pinnata leaf extract/ cake, Aloe vera leaf extract, Annona sqamosa leaf extract, Calotropis procera leaf extract, Vitex negundo leaf extract were tested for their feeding inhibition properties against six major forest insect pests in laboratory and field condition and the most effective concentration has been worked out. Similarly, the different doses of three toxins of thuricide (Bacillus thuringensis) have also been tested against some forest insect pests and their efficacy has been compared.


We have developed methods for generating hand contour images with information of the curled fingers using an original colored glove and a monocular RGB camera. In this paper, we report availability of our methods under LED lightning. In experiments, we have researched image generation ability considered with wrist rotation angles. From results, we conclude that the proposed methods provide the core technology for generating hand contour Images using the colored glove.


With the exception of Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow (1973), no novel enjoyed more critical attention in the course of the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s than Robert Coover's The Public Burning (1977). Its polemical handling of the postwar sociopolitical background—the Nixon era, the Cold War and, above all, the Rosenberg case—guaranteed its becoming a most significant work in contemporary American fiction. Since its appearance, Coover's novel has stood as a landmark in the 1970s American novel, and an example of the subversive powers of postmodern fiction. This is so mainly because it incorporates some of the most representative features of the literature of the postmodern age: plurality of narrative levels, intertextual dissemination of voice, the laying bare (sometimes, the relentless questioning) of our notions of history and fiction. In this paper I will be looking at the relevance of historical discourse to the representation of otherness in The Public Burning a novel whose unique dialogical configuration thematizes some of the crucial interests of contemporary fiction. My central point is that the role of the "other" in sociopolitical representation is, in Coover's novel, that of a scapegoat whose mere existence implicitly justifies the dominant ideology. I intend not to analyze the forms of historical representation in The Public Burning so much as to outline the ethical consequences that Coover's designs can have for our notions of history and fiction. As I intend to show in what follows, the study of the unconscious reification of social and political models and its influence on our representation of the extratextual world can provide us with a valuable site for cultural critique and ethical agency.1


THE ATTENTION which has been paid in both the lay and technical press to the Concorde has revealed the many problems associated with the design and construction of aircraft flying at supersonic speeds. They relate to both aerodynamic design and the materials of construction where, particularly for the latter, one of the main influencing factors is the high surface temperature caused by skin friction. In the case of the Concorde which, it is stated, has a mximum speed of Mach 2‐2 and will fly for some 60 per cent of the time at a cruising speed of Mach 2‐1, the airframe can still be made mainly from conventional aluminium alloy as are today's jets. But the surface temperature starts to rise rapidly as speed exceeds Mach 2‐2 and this will mean that before long aluminium alloys will have to be replaced by harder metals with higher weight‐to‐strength ratio, for example titanium or stainless steel alloys. At the same time it is known that surface temperatures will range from, say, minus 65°F to 450°F with some—areas e.g., engine mounts—well above 1000°F.


Purpose Anxiety is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson's and there is no specific pharmacological intervention for people with Parkinson's who experience anxiety. Yet there is little specific research documenting how individuals with this condition experience anxiety. It is important to explore the experiences of people with Parkinson's to identify potential issues in developing future non-pharmacological interventions. This study explored the lived experience of anxiety for people with Parkinson's. Materials and methods Six participants were recruited into a descriptive phenomenological study, through the charity Parkinson's UK, using a maximum variation sampling strategy. Face to face interviews were conducted. Data analysis employed thematic analysis. Results Three key themes encapsulated the data: Finding ways to cope to "Try not to let it rule your life", Amplifies symptoms "It's emotionally draining it it's also physically draining" and "Anxiety is a funny thing" experienced in myriad ways. A model of the experience of PWP experience of anxiety is proposed. Conclusions Anxiety is a complex experience constructed of interlinked parts affecting people with Parkinson's in myriad ways. Researchers and healthcare professionals should take these findings into account when designing future studies and interventions.


Objective To explore the levels of serum leptin and insulin and their relationships with growth and development in premature infants.Methods The serum leptin and insulin concentrations of 37 premature infants were examined by the radioimmunoassay(day 1 and day 10,respectively),and anthropometric measurements were performed at birth.The blood sugar and triglyeride,cholesterol were tested at the same time.Twenty full-term newborn without severe diseases were controlled in 24 h after delivery and the level of leptin and insulin of them were detected,too.The results were analyzed by SPSS 10.0 software.Results The leptin and insulin levels in preterm infants were significantly lower than those in full-term infants[(6.45±2.24)μg/L vs(8.56±1.33)μg/L,(5.84±1.07)IU/L vs(10.85±5.24)IU/L Pa0.05].Ten days later,the leptin level of preterm infants decreased significantly[(6.45±2.24)μg/L vs(3.64±1.10)μg/L P0.05],while the insulin level significantly increased[(5.84±1.07)IU/L vs(8.44±3.54)IU/L P0.05].Both serum leptin and insulin were correlated with gestation age,head circumference,body length,birth weight,body mass index(Pa0.05),but there were no correlation with serum glucose,cholesterol,triglyeride and the days return to birth weight(Pa0.05).Serum leptin was positive correlation with serum insulin(Pa0.01)both before and after 34 gestation age,but there was no correlation between leptin and insulin/glucose(P0.05).Conclusions Serum leptin and insulin can be the markers that reflect intrauterine nutrition status of preterm infants and the growth and development of fetus.A dipoinsular axis may be functional before 34 weeks gestation without maturity.The changes of leptin and insulin concentrations are useful for metabolism and growth in preterm infants.


preview 1 Governance mechanisms in inter-organizational relationships: domestic vs. international relationships Governance mechanisms have been identified as a key element of business relationships. However little is known about possible differences between their use in domestic vs. international business relationships. In an empirical study the authors co mpare the use of five governance mechanisms (contracts, value-creating norms, value-claiming no rms, specific investments and trust) and their impact on business customers' satisfaction and comm it ent in relationships between German suppliers and sellers vs. relationships between Ger man customers and foreign sellers.


Extensive evidence has confirmed no increased risk of cancer associated to either conventional synthetic DMARDs or anti-TNF in patients with rheumatic diseases. The risk of cancer in biologic (bDMARDs) different to anti-TNF and targeted synthetic (tsDMARDs) is considerably less investigated. As new therapies are emerging, more data in real-world registries are needed to confirm safety in other treatment groups.To compare the risk of cancer of tsDMARDs and other bDMARDs versus anti-TNF in patients with rheumatic diseases.Data of patients enrolled in BIOBADASER 3.0 up to October 2021 with the start of any bDMARD or tsDMARD were analyzed. For each group, demographic and clinical variables were estimated. Changes to therapy and occurrence of serious adverse events collected annually. Incident cancer was defined as any cancer during the exposure classified according to Meddra dictionary leading to therapy discontinuation. Incidence rate ratios of cancer per 1000 patients-year (PYs) and 95% confidence interval were estimated. Incidence rate ratio was calculated for each group versus anti-TNF.We identified 271 cancers in BIOBADASER 3.0, corresponding to a cancer incident rate of 7.4 (6.5-8.3) per 1000 PY of exposure. Patients exposed to anti-TNF and anti-IL17 were younger, with lower disease duration and comorbidity versus other groups. Proportionally more malignancies were identified in the anti-CTLA-4 group (3.4%) versus the anti-TNF group (2.9%). The rates of incident cancer ranged between 2.6 events/1000 PY in the anti-IL17 group and 15.3 events/1000 PY in the anti-CTLA-4 group. The rate of cancer did not differ significantly in patients exposed to JAKi [0.8 (95% CI 0.4-1.5)], anti CD20 [1.1 (95% CI 0.6-1.8)], or anti-IL6 [1.3 (95% CI 0.9-1.9)] versus anti-TNF; it was significantly lower in patients exposed to anti-Il17 [0.4 (95% CI 0.2-0.9)], and significantly higher in patients exposed to anti-CTLA-4 [2.2 (95% CI 1.4-3.2)]. The most frequent malignancy was non-melanoma skin cancer, followed by solid cancer (mainly breast cancer with 24 events and lung cancer with 14 events) and melanoma (13 events).Table 1.New Cancer Diagnosis Among Patients with anti-TNF versus other therapiesAnti-TNF (N=6356)JAKi (N=1079)Anti-CD20 (N=667)Anti-IL6 (N=1178)Anti-CTLA-4 (N=783)Anti-IL17 (N=1051)Female, n (%)3738 (58.8)868 (80.4)523 (78.4)947 (80.4)598 (76.4)492 (46.81)Mean age, (SD)54.8 (14.7)58.5 (12.4)60.9 (13.6)59.8 (15.1)64.0 (12.8)52.2 (11.6)Mean start age, (SD)49.1 (14.0)56.6 (12.3)57.9 (13.5)55.7 (15.2)59.7 (13.0)49.8 (22.2)Disease duration, median (IQR)6.2[2.2-13.0]10.4[4.7 -17.2]11.0[5.1-18.5]8.3[3.2-15.1]10.3[5.2-17.0]3.1[0.3-10.7]Charlton Index1.9 (1.3)2.4 (1.6)2.4 (1.7)2.4 (1.7)2.8 (1.9)1.8 (1.3)First line biologic, n (%)99 (53.2)2 (22.2)1 (7.1)6 (20.0)5 (18.5)2 (66.7)New cancer diagnosis, n (%)186 (2.9%)9 (0.8%)14 (2.1%)30 (2.5%)27 (3.4%)5 (0.5%)Median years of follow-up months4.2 [2.3-7.3]2.4 [1.4-3.2]1.0 [1.0-1.0]2.6 [1.3-6.6]4.4 [1.5-5.7]1.8 [1-5-2.2]Time of exposure, yrs26233.51652.71871.53196.71762.11921Cancer Incidence Rate (per 1000 PY) ancer Incide7.1 (6.1-8.2)5.4 (2.8-10.5)7.5 (4.4-12.6)9.4 (6.6-13.4)15.3 (10.5-22.3)2.6 (1.1-6.3) .6 (1.1-6.3).5.2 (4.4-6.1)6.3 (1.6-8.1)5.9 (3.3-10.6)7.5 (5-11.2)10.8 (6.9-16.9)1.6 (0.5-4.8) .6 (0.5-40.3 (0.2-0.6)0 (0-0)1.1 (0.3-4.3)0.3 (0-2.2)0.6 (0.1-4)0 (0-0) (0-0)1-4)3)9)) Rate (per1.6 (1.2-2.2)1.8 (0.6-5.6)0.5 (0.1-3.8)1.6 (0.7-3.8)4 (1.9-8.3)1 (0.3-4.2)Rate ratio (vs anti-TNF)NA0.8 (0.4-1.5)1.1 (0.6-1.8)1.3 (0.9-1.9)2.2 (1.4-3.2)0.4 (0.2-0.9)In this register-based study, rates of incident cancer did not differ between patients treated with anti-TNF and other bDMARDs or tsDMARDs, with the possible exception of a potential increased risk in patients treated with anti-CTLA-4.Thank you to all patients, rheumatologists, and to the research personnel from the Spanish Foundation of Rheumatology who made this study possible.Isabel Castrejon: None declared, Juan Molina Collada: None declared, Carolina Perez-Garcia: None declared, Paloma Vela-Casasempere Speakers bureau: ROCHE, UCB, GSK, LILLY, Consultant of: PFIZER, BMS, LILLY, UCB, GSK, Abbvie, Fresenius Kabi, Grant/research support from: ROCHE, ABBVIE, PFIZER, BMS, LILLY, SANDOZ, AMGEN, Cesar Diaz-Torne: None declared, Cristina Bohórquez: None declared, J M Blanco: None declared, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso: None declared


Abstract : The clinical and necropsy findings from an adult squirrel monkey revealed a chronic filariasis which had persisted in the animal during its five years of captivity at the vivarium. The morphology of the microfilaria and adult parasites were characteristic. No pathologic features could be attributed to the condition. However, it had not been reported that adult filaria survive for that long in a captive animal. (Author)


INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a prior history of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) on current pregnancy course and outcome in women with subsequent ICP.METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study, comparing multiparous patients with ICP who had a hi


As part of a NASA program to develop materials for potential future space applications, poly(arylene ether)s containing phenylphosphine oxide groups were prepared and characterized. The polymers were synthesized by the aromatic nucleophilic displacement reaction of two isomeric bisphenols, 2,5- dihydroxyphenyldiphenylphosphine oxide and bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phenylphosphine oxide, with activated aromatic difluorides in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate in N,N-dimethylacetamide at 155 'C. The polymers exhibited inherent viscosities from 0.35 to 1.00 dL g- 1 and glass transition temperatures from 160 to 249 'C. Thermogravimetric analyses showed 5% weight loss ranging from 382 to 479 'C in air and 377 to 505 'C in nitrogen. Unoriented thin films exhibited tensile strengths, moduli, and break elongations at 23 'C of 49-94 MPa, 2.3-3.4 GPa, and 6-41%, respectively Limiting oxygen indices from 18-32 were calculated based on polymer char residues at 850 'C in nitrogen. The polymers exhibited relatively low solar absorptivities ranging from 0.04 to 0.16 and thermal emissivities ranging from 0.48 to 0.63. The chemistry, physical, and mechanical properties of these polymers are presented herein.


The cosmogenic production rates of Be-10 and Be-7 in the atmosphere have been derived from activity measurements of the Be-isotopes in soils. The ratio of the spallation yields was found to be Be-10/Be-7 =0.7 ±0.3.


ABSTRACT Language plays a key role in the crime novels of Peter Temple, where it serves both as a means of constructing a distinctive Australian identity and as a vehicle for expressing Temple's critique of Australian society and its ills. A close comparative reading of his two landmark novels, The Broken Shore and Truth, and their French translations highlights the significance of their linguistic features and the challenges they pose to translators. By focusing on particular aspects of Temple's style, the lexicon he favours and his use of the Australian vernacular, notably swear words, we can see how crucial language is to his construction of the national allegory – and the impact that differing translation strategies and practices can have on the representation of that national allegory for a different target audience.


In this paper, we carry out GPS monitoring mine surface movement and deformation technology by GPS positioning principle, and export surface movement and deformation curve using rock movement analysis program. It is made us recognize clearly truthfulness of surface movement.


Textual information is abundant and easily accessible. Despite this, analysis of text is rarely covered in a statistics program. This paper gives an overview of text mining by discussing a framework that conceptualizes the field as eight areas of practice: text preprocessing, document clustering, document classification, information retrieval, information extract, web mining, natural language processing, and concept extraction. To show some of these concepts in practice, an analysis of survey data from education professional development sessions is then presented, illustrating the use of data preprocessing, exploratory visuals, and a modeling technique called latent Dirichlet allocation.


The bulbs of Zephyranthes grandiflora were used as explants in tissue culture.According to the results of orthogonal test L9(34),the optimal medium for bulb multiplication was identified to be MS+6-BA 0.5 mg/L+NAA 1.5 mg/L+sucrose 50 g/L.The optimum medium for rhizogenesis was 1/2MS+NAA 0.5 mg/L+sucrose 15 g/L,and a survival rate of 100% was achieved after the transplantation of the rooted plantlets.Determination by RP-HPLC showed that the contents of lycorine and galanthamine were 204.83 μg/g and 98.7 μg/g for the tissue culture-derived plantlets,respectively,or the content of galanthamine was 1.55 times for wild Z.grandiflora(225.36 μg/g and 63.72 μg/g).


"I'm Creating My Own Soca Tune... as I Discover Myself" Intersections of Music and Identity in Immigrant Young Adults Rachelle C. Myrie Advisory Committee: University of Guelph, 2017 Dr. Andrea Breen Dr. Lynda Ashbourne This study is a qualitative exploration of music as a narrative form and the role it plays in the identity development of African and African-Caribbean immigrant young adults residing in Ontario, Canada. Eleven African and African-Caribbean permanent and temporary immigrants, between the ages of 19 and 29, participated in semi-structured interviews. Interviews centered on immigration experience and music use. The interviews elicited rich accounts of experiences pertaining to personal, racial and ethnic components of identity. Thematic analysis indicated that music is instrumental in identity development as it can provide coherence across time and context in the framework of relationships, including relationships with place, people and various selves. Furthermore, findings highlight that music can contribute to identity development by facilitating resistance to master narratives. This study expands on current narrative research and pushes scholars to consider narrative forms that veer from traditional oral storytelling; it calls for exploration of stories that are not only experienced in the mind but are embodied.


According to the present invention, a display device comprises: a display panel including an active area and a surrounding area adjacent to the active area; n number of first touch sensors which are arranged in a first direction, are extended in a second direction, include a plurality of first connection units and a plurality of first sensor units connected by the first connection units, and produce an electric field between a touch pen and the same; m number of second touch sensors which are insulated from the n number of first touch sensors, are extended in the first direction, are arranged in the second direction, include a plurality of second connection units and a plurality of second sensor units connected by the second connection units, and produce an electric field between the touch pen and the same; and a plurality of signal wires to transfer a detection signal to detect an input point of the touch pen to the n number of first touch sensors and m number of second touch sensors.


In this paper, we present a physically acceptable internal solution with a perfect fluid, which needs the pressure and density as regular, positive and monotonic decreasing functions and with a speed of sound positive and lower than the speed of light. This solution depends on a parameter [Formula: see text], and it is physically acceptable if [Formula: see text], the compactness has a maximum value for the maximum value of [Formula: see text] and it corresponds to [Formula: see text], thus the model can be applicable to the description of compact stars. In a complementary way, we present the description of a star with mass equal to the sun mass and radius of [Formula: see text] Km associated to the neutron star Her X-1, obtaining a central density [Formula: see text] which is characteristic of the neutron stars.


The transmission of coherent laser light through the semiconductor CuCl is studied and consideration of the backward-propagating wave's contribution, produced by the mismatch of the boundary dielectric constants, is included in the treatment. The interference of the backward wave with the forward wave, the \'etalon effects, is absent from experimental data. We explain this discrepancy by assuming rough surfaces and treating an ensemble average of CuCl samples of different length. We conclude that surface roughness is an important experimental factor and that it may lead to an apparent attenuation which would be interpreted as an increase in the damping constants, especially for long samples.


(57) Abstract: made of viscoelastic material having a Shore 00 hardness and rebound of less than 20 less than 50 at least a first vibration damping member comprising a layer (31) (27). Vibration damping member preferably contains a second layer (33) and a third layer made of rolled Mashimashi foam material over the same range as the first layer (35). The first layer (31) is pre-curved shape (Fig. 1), may have a tapered (FIG. 5) of such non-uniform shape. Viscoelastic material may have a fold (51, 53) to facilitate the bending deformation. Vibration damping member (27) has a vibration transmissibility of 1.0 or less for the vibration of 31.5~200Hz, for vibration in the range of 200~1250Hz having a vibration transmissibility of 0.6 or less (Fig. 8 ). Vibration damping member (27) gloves, glove liners, part of the glove liner, some gloves, sport gloves, may constitute the grip of the tool, also other applications where damping of vibration is required it may be used to.