Tremendously increasing bandwidth demands on the Internet require high transmission capacity and reliable end-to-end connections which are offered by optical WDM networks. Huge bandwidth demands of the applications cause rising energy consumption at the optical cross-connects which contributes a significant portion of the total electricity consumption. In this paper, we study the availability design of optical WDM networks in an energy-aware perspective. We propose Power-Aware Reliable Design (PARD) for optical networks which is mainly based on two-step multi-hop lightpath bypass concept aiming to provision survivable demands with minimized power consumption. Through simulations, we show that our proposed approach, PARD can guarantee high availability levels for the demands with a significant decrease in power consumption when compared to a lightpath non-bypass availability maximization design. Moreover, it is also shown that employment of PARD is more fair than a lightpath non-bypass availability maximization approach in terms of deviation of per-node power consumption. We also show that increasing the spare capacity at the backup virtual links causes further decrease in power consumption while leading to a slight decrease in connection availability. Furthermore, we present that migrating to greener resources further improves the CO2 emissions of PARD significantly.


Long-distance education is based on the new hi-tech educational mode,which has profound influence on the modern long-distance education.Through the literature review on certain areas of research,the present article introduces the application of the technology of artificial intelligence,and the significance of making good use of the newly-invented products the in up-grading of the modern long-distance education.


Here, we describe Trifolium absconditum sp. nov., a new species of the T. amabile complex from South America. It differs from other Peruvian Trifolia of the complex by having smaller stipules, leaves, inflorescences, and floral pieces. A key for Peruvian species of the complex is presented, and typifications for them are made when necessary and material is available in Peruvian herbaria. Thus, the number of Peruvian species in the complex is elevated to three: T. amabile, T. absconditum, and a resurrected T. peruvianum. Finally, it is suggested that Chile must be excluded from the distribution of this complex.


Aiming at the infrared image contour extraction of feature information characteristic,a gene expression coding algorithm is proposed.Firstly the gene expression encoding rules are established,and then the maximum of genes encoding space as well as the gene encoding number are obtained.Then the mapping relationship of the infrared image collection and the chromosomal gene sequence is constructed with different genes encoding representing different pixel values.The fitness function of genes involved in data optimization,finally the infrared image contour feature information extraction process and algorithm evaluation function are presented.The experimental simulation results show that gene expression coded infrared image contour extraction has no pseudo Jisi effect with features of quick response,and the edge retention index is close to the ideal state


7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD)-based fluorescent probe for the detection of cysteine (Cys) over homocysteine (Hcy) and amino acids under neutral physiological conditions based on thiol-induced ...


This paper reviews methods for the estimation of dynamic discrete choice structural models and discusses related econometric issues. We consider single-agent models, competitive equilibrium models and dynamic games. The methods are illustrated with descriptions of empirical studies which have applied these techniques to problems in different areas of economics. Programming codes for some of the estimation methods are available in a companion web page.


Objective To evaluate the value of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (3D-CEUS) in diagnosis of small adnexal masses.Methods Forty-three patients with 47 adnexal masses were examined by both two-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasound (2D-CEUS) and 3D-CEUS.Sonographic features of adnexal masses with 3D-CEUS were analyzed and compared with 2D-CEUS.All patients with adnexal masses were proved by operational pathology and long-term follow-up results.Results Enhancement from the periphery to the parenchyma, septa or papillae was shown by 2D-CEUS among 40 benign adnexal masses, and multicenter enhancement from parenchyma to the periphery among 7 malignant ones.There were significant differences in blood vessels of envelope and septa, and the enhancement of parenchyma between benign and malignant adnexal masses by 3D-CEUS (P <0.05).Straight and sparse blood vessels were seen inside benign solid masses.Enhancement was observed in the wall of cystic masses,but not in intracapsular structures.Dense and distorted vascularity was found inside malignant adnexal masses forming a ball in the parenchyma, which was significantly enhanced.Thick vasa vasorum was also visible in 6 out of 7 malignant ones.Conclusions 3D-CEUS has an advantage in displaying complex spatial vascular structures,and might be a new tool to study real vascular structures in small adnexal masses.

Key words:
Ultrasonography;  Microbubbles;  Adnexal diseases


Static and dynamic characteristics of weakly index guided VCSELs in a multi-transverse mode regime are analyzed by using a model that takes into account all the transverse modes supported by the waveguide and a consistent spectral gain including many-body effects. Selection of a particular high order transverse mode by using azimuthal dependent current profiling can be obtained over a wide current range. The alternate current modulation of two orthogonal high order transverse modes is studied taking into account thermal effects. This current induced spatial switching leads to high frequency beam steering in the laser azimuthal direction.


In the absence of adequate preventive measures the manufacture of carbon electrodes is attended by a considerable dust hazard. The present paper is based on a study of the clinical, radiological, and pathological changes resulting from inhalation of this dust, which is derived from crushed coke and anthracite. An account is given of the findings in a clinical survey of 15 men who had been employed for at least 10 years in manufacturing carbon electrodes. Four of these men were suffering from complicated and five from simple pneumoconiosis. In addition, the findings in three necropsied cases (two complicated and one simple) are recorded in detail. Bacteriological examination of the lungs and analysis of the lung dust was carried out in the two cases of complicated pneumoconiosis. It is shown that carbon electrode makers may develop simple pneumoconiosis with focal emphysema and that this may complicated by the development of massive fibrotic lesions. Both the simple and the complicated pneumoconiosis are indistinguishable from the corresponding conditions in other coalworkers. Quartz was almost entirely absent from the lung dust of the two necropsied cases with massive fibrosis and in one of these cases virulent tubercle bacilli were shown. The significance of these findings is discussed in relation to the aetiology of progressive massive fibrosis. While it is evident that they are incompatible with the "silica" theory they provide some limited support for the "tuberculosis" theory.


The utility model discloses an automatic steel tube conveying and stacking machine, which comprises a stand and working units and is characterized in that the working units are arranged on the stand and are respectively a guiding and locating mechanism, a steel tube electromagnet absorption mechanism and a tray grabbing mechanism; the guiding and locating mechanism is provided with a Y-axis guile rail, a Z-axis guide rail and an X-axis beam of a frame structure with a rectangular coordinate and is used for regularly arranging stacked steel tubes in sequence; the steel tube electromagnet absorption mechanism is arranged at the bottom end of the Z-axis guide rail and is used as a grabbing machine for conveying steel tubes; and the tray grabbing mechanism is arranged beside the bottom end of the Z-axis guide rail and is used as a machine for grabbing trays. The automatic steel tube conveying and stacking machine has the advantages that the stack shapes of stacks are ordered and beautiful and have good consistency, the production efficiency is increased and convenience is provided for storage and management of steel tubes.


The legs and pile jacking system are the key security components of self-elevating drilling platforms.By monitoring the real-time response of the stress and strain sensors attached on each leg,the changes of loading condition caused by critical actions of the platform can be recorded.Such information can be applied to avoid potential safety hazards such as overcapacity,uneven loading,irregular operations,etc.,and has important practical significance for guaranteeing the safe service of the drilling platform.By introducing intelligent sensing and wireless data communication network technologies,a real-time leg stress and strain monitoring scheme are proposed.This new application-specified sensing and acquisition system can effectively measure and record the real-time loading condition of offshore self-elevating drilling platforms without wiring troubles or environmental interferences introduced by cabling.The successful development and application of the real-time stress detecting system indicates broad application prospects for WSN technology in safety monitoring or detection applications on offshore platforms.


Electroporation is widely used for highly efficient transformation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.As many strains degenerate over time or over environmental exposure,their electroporation efficiencies could drop markedly by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude.Here we describe a modified electroporation procedure which included single stranded carrier DNA for electroporation as well as a post-electroporation growth period in YPD medium,which gave rise to 13 fold enhancement in transformations than an optimized lithium acetate(LiAc) and dithiothreitol(DTT) Pretreatment protocol previously reported.An enhancement of 114 fold on Pichia pastoris transformations has been observed using the modified procedure.The modified method enhanced the transformation efficiencies of some degenerated S.cerevisiae strains by nearly 100 fold.It will enable molecular manipulations in all kinds of S.cerevisiae and P.pastoris strains by allowing propagations of all sorts of DNA libraries made from minute samples.


The paper presents results of collaboration between Department of mechatronics and electronics at University of Žilina and VUVT Engineering a.s. Žilina in area of heat transfer simulations and disturbing electromagnetic radiation simulations in computer construction. The simulations results were used in development of protected microcomputer prototypes in frame of applied research at both of workplaces.


A pulley device for connecting a cable (W) may have a Nutbauteil (100) having a first guide groove (110) with which an outer peripheral surface thereof is provided helically, and which has a truncated cone shape, and a cylindrical guide roller, which optionally is connected to a lower surface of Nutbauteils (100), and having a second guide groove (210) formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, said cable (W) can be designed so that they, when the with rotating the cylindrical guide roller connected Nutbauteil (100) in a direction along the first guide groove (110) of the Nutbauteils (100) to said second guide groove (210) of the guide roller moves.


This paper reveals the process of creating a career guidance 3D quest game for applicants who aim to apply for IT departments. The game bases on 3D model of computer science and information technologies department in the National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute". The quest challenges aim to assess the digital competency level of the applicants and first- year students. The paper features leveraged software tools, development stages, implementation challenges, and the gaming application scenario. The game scenario provides for a virtual tour around a department of the 3D university. As far as the game replicates the real-life objects, applicants can see the department's equipment and class-rooms. For the gaming application development team utilized С# and C++, Unity 3D, and Source Engine. For object modeling, we leveraged Hammer Editor, Agisoft PhotoScan Pro, and the photogrammetry technology, that allowed for realistic gameplay. Players are offered various formats of assessment of digital competencies: test task, puzzle, assembling a computer and setting up an IT-specialist workplace. The experiment conducted at the open house day proved the 3D quest game efficiency. The results of digital competence evaluation do not depend on the testing format. The applicants mostly preferred to take a 3D quest, as more up-to-date and attractive engagement.


MANOCO, seeks to meet and innovate in the application of knowledge of Industrial Design in the specific market needs of young adults between 20 and 35, related to socialization and recreational activities in the context of the home, which seeks a moment to share with friends, being mindful of the need to satisfy and make you feel good both hosts and guests. This project proposes the way, as you can merge different techniques of preparation and presentation of drinks to share at this time specific socialization. In which these events can be converted into another, where the issue of recruitment and training remains a problem and becomes an opportunity to share and integrate the hosts and guests to participate, personalize and enjoy a sophisticated drink and engaging in the comfort of home.


The electronic structure of layered CrCl 3 and CrBr 3 compounds with high spin 3d 3 ground-state configuration has been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Satellite peaks have been observed in the valence band region and in core levels (Cr2p). In the valence region the satellite structures have a distance from the main emission of E s ≅ 7.9 and ≅ 7.7 eV ub CrCl 3 and CrBr 3 , respectively. These satellites can be explained by a charge transfer process, if the effective hybridisation energy T eff (≅ 3.6 eV) is large enough. However, for the assignment of satellite features in Cr2p core levels, one should also consider competition between the charge transfer and excitonic model.


Results: A total of 21710 peptides corresponding to 3597 protein groups were extracted with high confidence (Q value≤0.01) as well as good reproducibility from only 200 ng HeLa protein digest within 2-hour LC gradient. Moreover, A total of 9990 phosphorylated peptides were characterized and quantified with the same criterion. The results indicate the strengths of DIA on ultra high-field Orbitrap MS.


Examining the worship preference of a congregation in order to enhance worshippers' participation in song and music within the framework of six worship models The important role of music and singing within the dialogue of the liturgy should never be underestimated. It is imperative for any congregation to understand its members' preference to liturgical song and music. Knowledge gained from this understanding can assist congregations to make informed decisions with regard to the different forms and genres of church music and hymns which may enhance worshippers' participation. This article reflects on a study that was conducted at a Dutch Reformed congregation to investigate the worship preferences with specific reference to church music and hymns, based on six worship models. The study is performed from a reformed perspective and can be used as a conceptual framework by congregations that have a similar need to ensure improved worship participation.


onset of the usual symptoms of Addison's disease have appeared. Though hypotension, low serum sodium, and raised serum potassium are usually seen in patients with adrenal insufficiency, they may not be found under basal conditions and may become apparent only as the patient approaches a crisis. Normal values should not be taken to exclude the diagnosis. But a postural fall in blood pressure is almost always detectable, even in patients with entirely normal readings when taken supine. Resting values of plasma corticosteroids may also be in the normal basal range.2 The only way to be certain that adrenocortical insufficiency is not present, once suspected, is to carry out a dynamic test of adrenocortical reserve. A prompt rise in plasma corticosteroids above 20 ,ug/100 ml within one hour of administration of a supraphysiological dose of corticotrophin (e.g., 250 jig tetracosactrin intramuscularly) excludes Addison's disease, though it does not help to exclude secondary causes of adrenal failure. For this a test which stimulates the whole hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis must be used. The best test is the insulin tolerance test, for a rise in circulating corticosteroid concentration above 20 ,ug/1O0 ml in response to the hypoglycaemia indicates that the corticotrophin reserve is adequate. When the hypoglycaemia test may be dangerous-for example, in patients with epilepsy or ischaemic heart disease-1 mg of subcutaneous glucagon can be given and the plasma corticosteroids measured over the next three hours. With rare exceptions, plasma corticosteroids will rise together with growth hormone, and lack of this response is evidence of deficient secretion of corticotrophin. Secondary adrenal insufficiency may also 'be diagnosed indirectly by showing that the rise in plasma corticosteroids after administration of a long-acting form of corticotrophin (e.g., 1 mg of depot tetracosactrin) is delayed and impaired, though greater than in patients with Addison's disease.3 Thus the diagnosis of adrenocortical insufficiency is not difficult to sulbstantiate biochemically. The difficulty lies in remembering it as a possible diagnosis when it presents in an occult manner.


Corrective or remedial reading is needed whenever the progress of a learner is interrupted or blocked so that his level of reading remains almost static. As a result, his development through reading is also impaired. As the student fails further and further behind his reading potential, he becomes increasingly frustrated in academic areas which require reading, and, as a rule, comes to dislike reading. Consequently he does not rely on reading either for information or for pleasure. Without practice in the use of his reading skills and abilities such a student may actually regress rather than progress. Thus begins the circle of lack of progress, frustration, dislike for reading, and avoidance of reading tasks which, in turn, leads to failure in related areas. Reading progress may be interrupted at any stage in the sequence of development. The early stages of acquiring sight vocabulary and effective methods of unlocking unfamiliar words are particularly troublesome. However, while word recognition may be learned, the meanings of the words glibly pronounced may not be known. Furthermore, recognition and knowledge of meaning of words do not insure adequate understanding of the text. Some students learn to read but do so laboriously and form immature habits so that they read quite slowly and often read everything at the same pace. It is possible that no difficulties have appeared in any of the foregoing areas but that reading has never become a satisfying experience and is avoided whenever possible. Also, some students learn to read narrative materials but fail to acqnire skill in reading materials in the various content areas. Retardation may be found in one or even all of the foregoing areas; it may be slight or serious. Bond and Tinker categorize retarded readers as having: simple retardation (lacking general maturity); specific retardation (deficient in a particular skill or ability);


The eight members of FAM83 family are mostly uncharacterized proteins. FAM83G is present across vertebrates and a missense mutation in dogs resulted in hereditary footpad hyperkeratosis and a truncation in mice was reported to be responsible for the wooly mutation (wly). Through a serine phosphorylation proteomic screen we uncovered that overexpressed FAM83G significantly reduced cell number and this effect was primarily due to activation of apoptotic programmed cell death, characterized by increased DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial release of cytochrome C into the cytosol and changes in the cleavage patterns of PARP, caspase 3 and caspase 7. Surprisingly, this did not require the addition of any stress inducers but simply occurred upon over expression of FAM83G.


The Dam-Lakefront Plaza in Kashar-Tirana/Albania is a research project that proposes not only the re-consideration and reinforcement of the artificial Reservoirs Dams built during Socialism in Albania, but envisions the maintenance of dams and revitalization of the lakeside area promoting the public-private collaboration. In addition, it envisions the generation of qualitative and lively public spaces in sub-urban areas as well. Admitting the artificial lakes as specific nodes of man-made infrastructure in the landscape, and consequently the dams (together with the drainage channels) as important hydrotechnic elements of the flood protection infrastructure, this research intends to elaborate on one type of landscape infrastructure - the vertical screens, offering a mediation between the natural and built landscape.


To elucidate the mechanism by which 3-aminobenzamide (3-AB) enhanced the antitumor effect of bleomycin A5 (BLMA5) on S180. We studied the effects of 3-AB on the DNA-replication synthesis and DNA-repair synthesis both in untreated and BLMA5-treated S180 cells. 3-AB 2 mM stimulated DNA-repair synthesis after the cells were exposed to BLMA5 for 30 min, but 5 and10 mM inhibited DNA-replication synthesis and enhanced the inhibition of DNA-replication synthesis by BLMA5 respectively.
3-AB affected DNA-repair synthesis more rapidly than DNA-replication. The results indicate that more than one mechanism are involved in the above-mentioned process.


An efficient and exclusive synthesis of a decent library of hitherto unknown N,4-diaryl-3-thioxo-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]quinolin-1-ones by a one-pot two-component cascade reaction protocol under solvent-free conditions is disclosed for the first time. This novel procedure involves easy to obtain isatin and N,3-diaryl-3-oxo-propanthioamide derivatives in a series of DMAP catalyzed in situ transformations giving water as the only by-product. The protocol avoids the use of expensive catalysts, toxic reagents, solvents and difficult reaction conditions, and the exclusive product formed is purified without column chromatography by simply washing the crude reaction mass with ethanol to remove the unused starting materials. The generality of this cost-effective, eco-friendly and practical method is established by preparing several new 2,4-diaryl-pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinolin-1,3-diones from the corresponding ketene-N,O-acetals in excellent yield. A plausible reaction mechanism for the product formation is proposed.


Gamma rays altering the mutation frequency and chlorophyll mutations in cowpea parents and their F1 hybrid at different doses were studied. The mutation frequency increased gradually up to moderate doses of gamma rays and the highest frequency rate was found in the variety Co 4 on M1 plant basis. The frequency was dose dependent. The mutant viridis was more frequent in the total spectrum, while chlorina and xantha were in equal proportions, followed by albina and alba-viridis. The mutagenic effectiveness was higher with high doses in Co 4, and with moderate doses in C 152 as well as their hybrid. However, efficiency was maximum when calculated on lethality basis, followed by injury and sterility basis. In cowpea, 50 krad of gamma rays was found to be the most efficient dose.


There is considerable precedence in the sensor tracking and estimation literature for modeling maneuvering targets by Markov motion models in order to estimate the target state from multiple, distributed sensor measurements. Although the transition probability density functions of these Markov models are routinely outputted by tracking and estimation algorithms, little work has been done to use them in sensor coordination and control algorithms. This paper presents a geometric transversals approach for representing the probability of track detection by multiple, distributed sensors, as a function of the Markov model transition probabilities. By this approach, the Markov parameters of maneuvering targets that may be detected by the sensors are represented by three-dimensional cones that are finitely generated by the sensors fields-of-view in a spatiotemporal Euclidian space. Then, the problem of deploying a sensor network for the purpose of maximizing the expected number of target detections can be formulated as a nonlinear program that can be solved numerically for the optimal sensor placement. Numerical results show that the optimal sensor placements obtained by this geometric transversals approach significantly outperform greedy, grid, or randomized sensor deployments.


This case report describes a 62-year-old female patient diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism and bacteremia who was treated in a virtual hybrid hospital-at-home program using telemedicine. The patient presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath and fever; and imaging studies confirmed the diagnosis. She was deemed stable enough for treatment in a virtual hospital-at-home program. The virtual hospital-at-home program utilized a telemedicine platform to remotely monitor the patient, enabling real-time communication with healthcare providers. The patient received a home infusion pump for intravenous antibiotics and anticoagulants and a wearable device to monitor vital signs. Throughout the course of treatment, the patient's condition improved, and she was able to avoid hospitalization. The virtual hospital-at-home program provided a safe and effective alternative to hospitalization, while allowing for improved patient-provider communication and better outcomes. The patient was discharged from the program after completing the necessary treatment and follow-up care. This case study highlights the potential benefits of telemedicine in cancer care, particularly in managing acute medical conditions. Telemedicine can improve access to care, reduce healthcare costs, and enhance patient satisfaction.


The invention relates to a method and device for the compression of data packets, source data packets being converted into transmission data packets. In order to achieve optimum utilization of the transmission data packets, a data field of a transmission data packet according to the invention comprises only data from one logical channel. The compressed data of the logical channels are buffered separately in preferably parallel buffers for this purpose. Reconstruction information is not included in the data fields of the transmission data packets, but is transmitted if necessary in advance. The invention is used particularly in X.25 networks.


Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease is common in human immunodeficiency virus, but there are no approved therapies. The aim of this open‐label proof‐of‐concept study was to determine the effect of the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist eplerenone on hepatic fat in human immunodeficiency virus‐infected patients with hepatic fat ≥5% by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.


To manipulate sequencial images taken by airborne plane,this paper proposes a new method which combines parameters-correlating image matching and the least squares algorithm.Because of the invariability of characteristic points during transfering,Forstner operator is used to extract the characteristic points of objects in the sequencial images,then sketchy matching is implemented using correlation matching and accurate matching is achieved by least squares method.A matching position on image can be obtained quickly with the precision of subpixel.The experiments show that this method increases the speed about 22%,compared with least square algorithm.


The Takagi-Sugeno (TSK) fuzzy model has been extensively used in control applications because of its capability to efficiently approximate multidimensional characteristics. Its application to model circuits and devices has been hitherto reduced, despite its potential benefits. This work is devoted to model by means of TSK scheme the nonlinear characteristics of power MOSFET capacitances to evaluate its impact in the efficiency of Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM) targeting microprocessor supply. A systematic synthesis procedure is proposed to derive the TSK model from experimental data. Implementation of the fuzzy model in a general-purpose circuit simulator is included and its comparison with a look-up-table is discussed.


This thesis is a commentary on the Supreme Court Judgement 2005DU4649 regarding the application of the principle of trust protection in accordance with the amendment of the statute. As the main administrative function became a benefits administration, the administration was turned into an active and proactive benefits representative or coordinator, and as a result, the administrative dependence of the people is on a rising trend. As the revision of the law is becoming increasingly complex and diverse, it is, in reality, difficult for the people to foresee the possibility of future amendments and determine their intentions and actions accordingly. In this respect, the application of the principle of trust protection according to the amendment of the statute is worth discussing whether it be applied or not. Based on the value of these discussions, this thesis is a study on the generalization of the principle of trust protection through the commentary of the Supreme Court, and aims to examine the major issues of sentencing and the predictability of legal interest according to the amendment of the statute.


Partying is fun, but it can put you at risk of sexual assault. Being drunk or misusing drugs can also lead to unplanned and unsafe sex. Be prepared. Don't give in to pressure to have unwanted sex, and insist on safe sex to protect yourself against accidental pregnancy and sexually transmissible infections (STIs).


We present a numerical study of turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates within the 3D GrossPitaevskii equation. We concentrate on the direct energy cascade in forced-dissipated systems. We show that behavior of the system is very sensitive to the properties of the model at the scales greater than the forcing scale, and we identify three different universal regimes: (1) a non-stationary regime with condensation and transition from a four-wave to a three-wave interaction process when the largest scales are not dissipated, (2) a steady weak wave turbulence regime when largest scales are dissipated with a friction-type dissipation, (3) a state with a scale-by-scale balance of the linear and the nonlinear timescales when the large-scale dissipation is a hypo-viscosity. PACS numbers: 03.75.Kk, 94.05.Lk, 05.45.-a, 94.05.Pt ∗Electronic address: email@example.com 1 ar X iv :0 90 5. 32 63 v1 [ nl in .C D ] 2 0 M ay 2 00 9 Experimental discovery of Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) in 1995 [1, 2], some sixty years after their theoretical prediction [3, 4], sparked a renewed interest in this subject. Besides the obvious importance of such systems for fundamental physics, BEC experiments provide an excellent opportunity to build and study new nonlinear dynamical systems fabricated with high degree of control and flexibility supplied by optical means. For the nonlinear science and applied mathematics such an opportunity is extremely valuable, because it allows to implement and test dynamical and statistical regimes previously predicted theoretically and to gain insights about new ones for which the theory is yet to be developed. This is because BEC can be described by one of the most important and universal PDE's, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, called in this case Gross-Pitaevskii equation (GPE) [5]: i ∂ψ ∂t +∇ψ − |ψ|ψ = F +D, (1) where ψ is the order parameter indicating the condensate wave function, F and D represent possible external forcings and dissipation mechanisms. In general, when F = 0 and D = 0, GPE conserves total energy and particles H = ∫ 1 2 |∇ψ|dx + ∫ 1 4 |ψ|dx = HLIN +HNL, (2a) N = ∫ 1 2 |ψ|dx. (2b) As GPE model describes a Bose gas at very low temperature, it has been used to study the formation of a condensate in [6, 7, 8]. Moreover GPE can be mapped, using the Madelung transformation, to the Euler equation for ideal fluid flows with the extra quantum pressure term. This is why many concepts arising from the fluid dynamics have been discussed and studied with GPE, for example vortices and their reconnection [9]. It was also suggested that this model allows statistical motions similar to classical fluid turbulence and a number of papers was devoted to finding Kolmogorov spectrum in such GPE turbulence [10, 11, 12, 13, 14]. On the other hand, GPE solutions also include dispersive waves which may be involved in nonlinear interactions, and an approach known as weak wave turbulence (WWT) can be made for GPE. Generally, WWT describes statistics on large ensembles of weakly nonlinear waves in different applications, i.e. water waves or waves in plasmas [15]. Such waves interact with each other in a resonant way, e.g. in triads ar quartets, thereby transferring energy


The generalized H-two/α-stability filtering is investigated for continuous-time systems with polytopic type parameter uncertainties.By using parameter-dependent Lyapunov function method and the linear matrix inequality approach,we derive a necessary and sufficient condition for the filtering error system to be robustly α-stable and to achieve a prescribed generalized H-two performance.Generalized H-two/α-stability filters are designed under the above-mentioned condition and are developed by applying an appropriate variable transformation technique.Two numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Two groups of eight individually caged female pigs, averaging 45 kg liveweight, were exposed alternately for 15-day periods to 21 and 6 °C for four consecutive periods. Four pigs in each group were restricted to 100 g of feed per unit of metabolic body weight and four were fed ad libitum. From regressions of liveweight vs. time for the last 10 days of each period, low temperature (6 °C) was found to reduce average daily gain by 2.3% per degree Centigrade below the rate of 792 g/day measured at 21 °C. Also, transitory liveweight changes were measured during the 5 days after each temperature changeover. With each temperature decrease (21 – 6 °C), there was a mean temporary loss in liveweight of 4% and with each temperature increase (6 – 21 °C), this temporary loss of 4% of liveweight was regained, at a constant level of feeding. While exposed to 6 °C, the digestibility of ration dry matter, energy and nitrogen (78.2%, 77.0% and 74.7%, respectively) was significantly lower than when pigs were exposed to 21 °...


This paper presents a compact, low loss two-section lumped-element Wilkinson power combiner (WPC) supporting a decade bandwidth of2-20 GHz. Each λ/4 impedance transformer, necessary for implementing the WPC, is realized by four cascaded C-L-C $\pi$-networks that is embedded into a single 3-turn symmetric inductor. It achieves compact size, high passive efficiency, and high L-C cut-off frequency (fc) simultaneously. The design procedure of the λ/4 impedance transformer is described in detail. The prototype WPC was fabricated in 130 nm SiGe HBT BiCMOS technology, with an active area of 0.34 × 0.36mm2. The proposed two-section lumped element WPC attained the minimum insertion loss of 0.65 dB and its passive efficiency remains higher than 63% at 20 GHz. Return losses and isolation are higher than 10.0 and 7.0 dB, respectively, from 2 to 20 GHz.


I. Residue theorem and interpretations . 466 a) Local properties of residues 466 b) The residue theorem and a converse 467 c) Cayley-Bacharach property and multisecant varieties . .. 470 d) Points and line bundles on curves . 471 e) Points and rank-two bundles on surfaces . 474 II. Residues and the osculating sequence . 476 a) The osculating sequence 476 b) The fundamental relation 478 c) The fundamental bound for complete intersections ...... 480 d) The osculating sequence for curves 484 e) The osculating sequence for surfaces 486 III. Inverting the residue theorem 490 a) Complete intersections on surfaces 490 b) Structure of extremal varieties, i) 494 c) Structure of extremal varieties, ii) 496 Appendix: Some observations and open problems ... 502


The text is a fragment of an article treating on the reasons and ways of referring to the romantic epoch by the authors living at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries. Those references are particularly frequent and important in the understanding of human person and its role in history, in conceiving fine arts and national existence.


Zinc is concentrated in certain CNS excitatory tracts, especially in hippocampal mossy fibres where it has been suggested to modulate synaptic transmission and plasticity. Using rat mossy fibre synaptosomes depolarized by 4‐aminopyridine, we show here that low zinc concentrations restore the membrane potential and reduce glutamate release. Both effects arose from activation of ATP‐sensitive potassium channels (KATP), since they were mimicked by the KATP opener diazoxide and antagonized by the KATP blocker tolbutamide. Using recombinant channels expressed in COS‐7 cells, we confirmed that micromolar zinc did activate KATP of the type found in hippocampus. We tested the hypothesis that this action of zinc could be beneficial during an ischaemic challenge by using organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. When zinc was applied at micromolar concentrations during a brief anoxic‐hypoglycaemic episode, it significantly attenuated the ensuing neuronal death, whereas chelation of endogenous zinc markedly aggravated cell damage. Protective effect of zinc was mediated through KATP, as was shown by using the opener diazoxide and the blocker tolbutamide. Thus, by activating pre‐synaptic KATP channels, zinc protects neurones from hyper‐excitation, excessive transmitter release and exitotoxicity, and may thus act as an endogenous neuroprotector in conditions such as epilepsy or stroke.


The new method of preconcentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from the air, which based on the use of solidification atmospheric moisture as a collector of the impurities was developed in this work. The recovery from the water condensed phase was executed by the microextraction. The integrated enrichment factor of PAH from the air to the extract was at the level 6.8∙10 4 –1.4∙10 5 , the achieved limits of detection were at the level (2–5)∙10 -5 μg/m 3 . The analysis of the extract was carried out using gas


Objective
The aim of this prospective observational study was to analyze the prevalence and the predictive factors of hemorrhagic events after abdominal paracentesis in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF).

Methods
ACLF patients who received at least one episode of abdominal paracentesis were prospectively enrolled between January 2010 to December 2013. Prevalences of intraperitoneal and abdomen hemorrhage complications were examined. t test was performed for continuous variables and chi-square test was performed for categorical variables. Binary Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of hemorrhage.

Results
A total of 525 abdominal paracenteses were carried out on 185 ACLF patients within a 4-year period, with 289 (55.0%) for diagnostic purpose and 236 (45.0%) for therapeutic purpose. A total of 16 (3.0%) hemorrhagic complications were identified, with 4 cases of abdominal wall hematomas and 12 cases of intraperitoneal hemorrhage. Patients were divided into hemorrhage group and non-hemorrhage group according to this complication. Age, gender, Child-Pugh score, volume of ascitic fluid removed, underlying cirrhosis, platelet count and thrombin time were not significantly different between two groups (all P>0.05). Patients with bleeding events had lower fibrinogen levels and higher prothrombin time, international normalized ratio, activated partial thromboplastin time and model for end-stage liver disease score (all P<0.05). After adjustment of other factors, multivariate regression analysis indicated that low fibrinogen level was the only independent predictor of hemorrhagic complication (OR=0.105, 95%CI: 0.018–0.608, P=0.012).

Conclusion
Low fibrinogen level is the independent predictor of severe hemorrhagic complications following paracenteses in patients with ACLF.

Key words:
Hemorrhagic complications; Paracentesis; Coagulopathy; Acute-on-chronic liver failure; Fibrinogen


OBJECTIVE: The pharmacokinetic profiles and the bioavailability of domestic tablets of bezafibrate were studied in 20 healthy volunteers. METHODS. A single oral dose of 200mg bezafibrate domestic or imported tablet was given to each volunteer according to a crossover design. The concentrations in plasma were measured by HPLC. RESULTS. The results showed that the plasma concentration-time curves of the domestic and imported products were fitted to one-compartment model. The main pharmacokinetic parameters of bezafibrate were:AUC0 - 12 20.32 ±3.98 mg·L-1 and 19.80 ± 3.65 mg·h· L-1, Tmax 2.38 ± 0.89 h and 2.16 ± 0.79 h, Cmax 6.22 ± 1.30 mg·L-1 and 6.57 ± 1.23 mg·L-1; T1/2 1.67 ± 0.43h and 1.49 ± 0.35h for domestic and imported tablet respectively. The pharmacokinetic parameters obtained from our studies showed no significant difference between domestic and imported tablets (P0.05). CONCLUSION: The relative bioavailability of two products was 102.6 ± 8.3 %. The results showed that both formulations were bioequivalent.


At the 2004 Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society (WPES), Borisov, Goldberg and Brewer, presented "Off the Record Messaging" (OTR), a protocol designed to add end-to-end security and privacy to Instant Messaging protocols. An open-source implementation of OTR is available and has achieved considerable success.In this paper we present a security analysis of OTR showing that, while the overall concept of the system is valid and attractive, the protocol suffers from security shortcomings due to the use of an insecure key-exchange protocol and other problematic design choices.On the basis of these findings, we propose alternative designs and improvements that strengthen the security of the system and provide the originally intended features of the protocol, including deniability, in a sound and well-defined sense.


ABSTRACT In this article, the author considers the place of drama in the formal curriculum in Ontario, Canada by considering its position in relation to curriculum theory and the texts that formally articulate it as a discipline to be taught in schools. The drama curriculum in Ontario aims to engage young people in activities and experiences that invite them to contemplate the diverse world in which they live and learn, to examine and question perspectives, and to consider issues of power and exclusion. These aspirations sit interestingly alongside considerations of the drama curriculum as exalted and rebuked by teachers, instructional leaders, and arts coordinators in a large school board in Toronto, Canada.


The ecological landscape an individual, and by extension a community, inhabits is an influential and integral aspect of their experiences and cultural practices in life. But today, capitalist activity continues to cause major ecological collapse and, consequently, mass migrations. This article examines how the Portuguese short film Flores explores a time of ecological apocalypse in two ways. In the first, personal and collective memory of a land before collapse enables inhabitants to hold onto their homes and, in the second, global capitalist forces combine to create a loose form of ecological 'recovery'.


The present invention discloses a scan report method for transmitting multi-carrier system based on a terminal, wherein, the method comprising: obtaining a terminal carrier and the terminal configuration parameters from a first base station transmits a second configuration parameter indicative of a desired scan report, wherein , the base station instructs the carrier to one or more carriers in the neighbor base station of the carrier and / or in the base station; terminal to the base station according to a first configuration parameter indicative of a carrier scanning, scan report generation, and a second configuration in accordance with the scan parameters report to the base station. Through the above technical solution, so that the scan is complete the terminal can timely send a scan report to the base station.


According to the problems of conditioning cylinder in practice,the improvement was conducted: 1) the nozzles closed to the entrance and exit of conditioning cylinder were removed and the amount of the nozzles in different adding water areas were reassembled.2) the amount of adding water in area 1 was confirmed and the amount of adding water in area 2 was automatically adjusted by using PLC.After the improvement,the condensation of atomized water which led to the cut tobacco scaling in conditioning cylinder were decreased,and the risk of moisture fluctuations of cut tobacco operated by the traditional artificial control were reduced,the whole cut rate was increased and tobacco breakage was reduced by properly raised the adding water in area 1.


We review limiting models for fracture in bundles of fibers, with statistically distributed thresholds for breakdown of individual fibers. During the breakdown process, avalanches consisting of simultaneous rupture of several fibers occur, and the distribution $D(\Delta)$ of the magnitude $\Delta$ of such avalanches is the central characteristics in our analysis. For a bundle of parallel fibers two limiting models of load sharing are studied and contrasted: the global model in which the load carried by a bursting fiber is equally distributed among the surviving members, and the local model in which the nearest surviving neighbors take up the load. For the global model we investigate in particular the conditions on the threshold distribution which would lead to anomalous behavior, i.e. deviations from the asymptotics $D(\Delta) \sim \Delta^{-5/2}$, known to be the generic behavior. For the local model no universal power-law asymptotics exists, but we show for a particular threshold distribution how the avalanche distribution can nevertheless be explicitly calculated in the large-bundle limit.


The selection of liquid or gas fuel to be used in an industrial furnace can be of extreme importance, having a direct effect on its performance, of the equipment. These factors are highly dependent on the combustion process and on factors such as the flame shape droplet path, temperature variation and heat flux distributions within the furnace. In the present work, numerical simulations were carried out, using the finite volume method, with the purpose of analyzing and comparing the combustion process inside a furnace when operating with three types of fuel: Pentane, Hexane and Heptane all are reacting with air with different mass flow rate and air velocity. The results will be showing the temperature distribution, droplet profiles, and mass fraction of emissions. Liquid fuels or high hydrocarbon have a great advantages over other low carbon fuels because they are in liquid form so that they are easily vaporized in combustion process and there is no need for compressing the fuels. Simulation results shows that Heptane fuel has released great amount of energy and high temperature profile as compare to other liquid fuels. Emission after the combustion process is lowest in high hydrocarbon fuel because of rapid evaporation and high combustible in nature.


This paper first reviews the present status of quantum technologies that are rapidly making inroads to various fields of science and engineering. The author then suggests, in light of these developments, how one may incorporate the key principles, ideas, and topics of new quantum technologies into undergraduate quantum mechanics courses and laboratories to prepare and equip future engineers. Concrete examples of curriculum changes in modern physics, quantum mechanics, and advanced quantum mechanics courses are presented based on three years of experimentation of a new curriculum. The author finds that these changes have an additional benefit to engineering students as the topics bring together a number of once disparate areas of science and technologies such as electronics, optics, atomic physics, and computer and information sciences.


The President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Mr Ian Campbell, together with the Secretary of the Institution, Mr Ian Aitken, will be visiting New Zealand at the end of July and early August. During his visit Mr Campbell will meet members of both the Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand.


Vegetable wastes from market and homes are source of environmental pollution, global climatic changes and human health hazards. Methods of their disposal and management are not satisfactory. Earlier studies on vermicomposting of kitchen and vegetable waste could not provide a simple and satisfactory method of waste recycling. Therefore, the study was taken up. Vegetable waste was mixed with paper, sand-soil mixture and after pre-decomposition for 20 days, 30 earthworms were released. The cultures were maintained for three months and then observations on number and weight of worms, temperature, pH and NPK value of the medium were recorded. Different results were obtained in different combinations of three waste mixtures. Usually dung slurry (50%) is sprinkled for maintaining proper moisture in the vermicomposting medium. The best results were obtained in 5:1:2 mixture of vegetable waste, paper waste and soil-sand mixture with a maximum increase in worm population and worm biomass. Analysis of vermicompost revealed maximum nitrogen (1.94%), potassium (1.19%) and phosphorus (1.11%) content in this mixture. Thus it is concluded that vegetable waste can be converted into high quality vermicompost in an environment friendly manner. Promotion of vermicomposting of household waste will help in environmental conservation, organic farming and sustainable development.


This book describes the current barriers to effective collaboration between nurses and physicians and suggests how to overcome them. Six successful examples of collaborative practice in a variety of settings are described. Specific guidelines for teaching collaborative skills to both physicians and nurses are outlined at length.


The present study investigated the ratio of latent heat flux to available surface energy (EF) using an ANN method and FLUXNET and meteorological station data, and reported that EF decreased on a fractional land surface, especially, it was accompanied by increased runoff (precip – et). The topic of the study falls into the scope of the HESS journal, and the conclusion is interesting. A minor revision is recommended before its publication.


When grinding the carbide insert with the abrasive wheel at high rotating speed, the accuracy of inserts is impacted by the changed size of abrasive wheel by the centrifugal force. This paper proposes a computing model of grinding location for insert, and giving an analysis of dynamic simulation of the abrasive wheel at high rotating speed. The analysis showed which the diameter of wheel is enlarged, and its axial size is indented. According to the result, some geometrical parameters offsets were afforded to realize to grind inserts accurately in the CNC grinding machine tool.


The biological elimination capacity of toluene at low concentration(as representative of VOCs pollutants) by biotrickling filter and the factors influencing the filter's performance were researched.The results show that the removal efficiency decreases and,while the elimination capacity increase with the increasing of inlet toluene concentration.The removal efficiency increases with the increase of the EBRT.When the EBRT is 10 s and the toluene concentration is 184~(1 223) mg/m~3,the EC is 62.4~190.7 g/(m~3·h).When the toluene concentration is lower than 600 mg/m~3,the removal efficiency may reach 90.0% under EBRT being 30 s.While the toluene concentration is within the range of 600~1 300 mg/m~3,a multi-biotrickling filter reactor system should be adopted to meet the requirement of 60 mg/m~3.In the industrial system of toluene removal,the apparent liquid velocity can be controlled as low as 1.0 m/h.


ABSTRACT As libraries gain access to more online databases, library patrons gain more access to obscure citations. Consequently, Interlibrary Loan Departments, once deciding to participate in International Loans must then decide on how they will pay and bill their international partners. This article describes six options available for international payment and billing. The methods described include how to use reciprocal agreements, standard invoicing, pre-paid requests, deposit accounts, OCLC ILL Fee Management, International Reply Coupons, and the IFLA Voucher Scheme to obtain and pay for ILL transactions.


Covers of fashion magazines are part of the media that reflects the zeitgeist. Thus an analysis of the covers is a tool to probe the social and cultural changes of a period. This study attempts to shed light on the changes of the image of women on the cover of men's fashion magazines; this study int...


During the observance of Christmas, many families display decorations, which increases the risk of unfettered access and subsequent ingestion of small objects by children in the home. Our aim was to characterize the epidemiology of Christmas foreign body ingestion (CFBI) by children. National Electronic Injury Surveillance System data from 1997 to 2015 were obtained for children aged 0 to 17 years who presented to United States Emergency Departments matching "ingested" for "artificial Christmas trees"; "Christmas tree lights"; "Christmas tree stands or supports"; "Christmas decorations, nonelectric"; and "Christmas decorations, electric" (excluding tree lights). An estimated 22 224 children (95% confidence Interval = 18 107-26 340) presented to the emergency department for CFBI over the study period. Children aged 2 years and younger ingested Christmas objects most frequently (P < .001). CFBI visits demonstrated a seasonal trend (P < .001). Christmas decoration ingestions are a frequent reason for children to present to the ED, which require dedicated awareness for appropriate diagnosis and care.


We describe Eureka, a file system search engine that takes into account the inherent relationships among files in order to improve the rankings of search results. The key idea is to automatically infer semantic links within the file system, and use the structure of the links to determine the importance of different files and essentially bias the result rankings. We discuss the inference of semantic links and describe the design of the Eureka search engine.


Applying meta search systems is a suitable method for supporting the user if there are many different retrieval services available on the Web. Due to information splitting strategies of literature services existing meta search systems either provide minimal integration of results or slow response times. We present an approach that combines techniques of personalization and query processing in order to satisfy the user's demand for both fast and comprehensive results. In order to evaluate and compare different query processing strategies and additional influencing parameters we developed a simulation tool called SIMPSON. Thereby, we can observe the performance of query processing within the context of different response times of the underlying digital library services in the Web, with different kinds of user queries, and with different sizes of query results. To evaluate and compare the performance of different query processing and duplicate detection strategies we developed metrics, particularly with regard to user satisfaction. We present results from our first experiments with SIMPSON, focusing on duplicate detection, query specification, and Web server performance of the underlying digital library services.


The research was conducted in order to obtain empirical evidence on the effect of information asymmetry and leverage the earnings management practices and to determin the most significant variable affecting the earnings management.
The result showed that no significant information asymmetry earnins management. Based on 1 test for informations symmetry variables obtained result count equal to 0.045 t greater than t-table (-1.997). leverage significant positive effect on earnings management Based on t-test for the leverage variable result obtained for 8.263 t count greater than t-table (1.997). CFVAR significant negative effect on earnings management Based on t-test result obtained for the variable SIZE 0.508 t count of greater than t-table (-1997). MKTBV no significant effect on earnings management Based on t test for variables obtained MKTBV count equal to 0.050 t smaller than t table (1.997)
Keyword : Information Asymetry, Leverage, Earnings Management


Objectives To study the biological characteristics of sleep parameter changes for the patients at recovery stage of cerebral infarction. Methods The sleep was recorded of 35 patients at recovery stage of cerebral infarction by polysomnography,and relevant sleep parameters were analysed, and then compared with 20 normal controls. Results The prolonged sleep latency( 38.44 min),decreased total sleep time( 259.71 min),increased frequency of awakenings or arousals during sleep( 7.55 times),lowered sleep efficiency ( 58.06 %), shortened rapid eye movement(REM) sleep latency( 62.36 min),decreased REM sleep time( 32.42 min) and REM activity( 67.91 unit)were shown in the patients at recovery stage of cerebral infarction (P 0.05 - 0.01 ). Conlusions It is suggested that not only sleep decreased in quantity,but also accompanied with changes in quality for the patients at recovery stage of cerebral infarction.REM sleep latency, REM sleep time and REM activity are objective indexes to estimate the recovery for cerebral infarction.


Intuitively, a topological space is a set together with some notion of "nearness". Classically, this notion of nearness is usually described by a collection of open sets. With the development of Non-standard analysis by Abraham Robinson [11], we have an alternative way to describe this notion. If X is any set and *X is a nonstandard extension of X then we can describe a topology on X by means of a relationship of "infinitely close" on some points of X. In many ways this latter approach is more intuitive and leads to more straightforward proofs [11] than the classical approach. The first section of this paper explores the connections between these two approaches. In the main section of the paper we extend the notion of "infinitely close" to infinite points of *X. In the final section we give a very intuitive characterization of the compact-open topology (when the domain is locally compact) and use it to give quick, straight-forward proofs of the usual facts about this topology [1], [2]. This last section can be read independently of the second section.


For quasi-phase matching of high-harmonic generation at short wavelengths, a beat-wave pulse train with 66-fs pulse separation is generated from a two-color Ti:sapphire amplifier system. By using such pulse train to collide with the main driving pulse for harmonic generation in the interacting media, quasi-phase matching can be achieved. The 66-fs pulse separation matches to a quasi-phase-matching zone length of 4.9 μm, which corresponds to a dephasing length for 3-nm harmonic generation under 1.0×1018 cm−3 plasma density. The pulse train energy is 100 mJ, sufficient to support more than 1000 quasi-phase-matching zones.


This research examined influence of different amounts of bovine manure supplemented with technological wastewater on dominant physiological groups of microorganisms in arable soil layer (0-30 cm)of semigley loess type of soil during silage corn vegetation. Exact fertilizing vegetation experiment was conducted in 2006, in 7 variants and 4 repetitions. Amount of manure supplemented with disinfectants applied in arable soil layer was vital for soil biogenity, what had direct influence on silage corn yield. It was determined that smaller amounts of manure (10-30 m3 ha-1) caused slight and relatively short-term decrease in amount of aminoheterotrophs, aminoautotrophs and non-symbiotic fixators of elementary nitrogen(Azotobacter chroococcum), which resulted in silage corn yield of 52.32-54.46 t ha-1 of fresh plant mass. While larger amounts of manure (65 m3 ha-1) had stronger and long-lasting toxic effects on the same physiological groups of microorganisms, what caused lower silage corn yield (50.08 t ha-1).


Stocking is an important management tool for enhancing fisheries resources, but its actual contribution to fisheries resources is controversial, taking into consideration both the positive and negative effects. This study compared density and biomass of hatchery (otolith thermal marked) and wild masu salmon parr between stocked and unstocked rivers to evaluate the contribution of stocking with hatchery-reared fish. Density and biomass of all fish did not differ between stocked and unstocked rivers. Moreover, density and biomass of wild fish in the stocked rivers were lower than those of the unstocked rivers. Density and biomass of hatchery fish in a non-natural reproducing river were similar with those of all fish in natural reproducing rivers. These results indicate that hatchery stocking does not have positive effects on population density or biomass but replaces wild fish with hatchery fish and that non-natural reproducing areas are more suitable as stocking sites.


A method of improving the visual performance of a human subject without macular degeneration with age in need of such improvement, the method comprising the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising mesozeaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin as a dietary supplement or food additive, and wherein the method embodiment improves disability glare.


The disquisition analyses the difference between the kernel exploitation and application expoitation,expatiates the theory about kernel BOF,kernel format string vul,kernel integer overflow,kernel kfree parameter corruption,and kernel program logic error detailedly.


Using observed fog and haze data from 567 stations during 1971-2010 in China, the general distribution and the seasonal and decadal variations of fog days and haze days were demonstrated. A rotated empirical orthogonal function was used to classify the fog days in China according to climate. The results show that: (1) Fog days were distributed mainly over the southeastern coastal area, the Sichuan Basin, the border between Hunan and Guizhou, the Shandong coastal area, and southern Yunnan. Haze days were concentrated over North China, Henan, the Pearl River Delta, and the Yangtze River Delta area. (2) Seasonal variations appeared: The numbers of fog days and haze days in autumn and winter are larger than those in spring and summer. (3) Fog days and haze days in China exhibit obvious decadal variations. There are more fog days from the 1970s to the 1990s, and fewer from the 1990s to 2010. The yearly variation trend of haze days was ascending rapidly from 2001. (4) The entire area of China can be divided into 10 parts. The north China, Sichuan, Chongqing, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River areas are major fog regions.


Entrepreneurship is the process to identify, create and utilize commercial chances, assemble factors of production,create new career and gain commercial successfulness. To discover, identify and grasp entrepreneurial opportunity,is usually the first step of entrepreneurship. In this paper,we focus on the identifying and choosing the opportunities through given classic case studies.


This paper aims to give a landscape introduction and review on maritime electrification technologies and related applications, ranging from onboard vessel electrification technologies, standards, onshore charging infrastructure to onboard and onshore energy management strategies. Summaries and references given in this review paper can serve as a guidance with regard to the aforementioned aspects on marine electrification. The paper starts with an introduction on various vessel electrification technologies which include incorporation of renewable energy resources as part of the onboard energy supply and also configurations that incorporate these electrification technologies. Onshore charging infrastructure is essential to support the operation of electric vessels and they will be reviewed along with relevant standards. In addition to electrification technologies and onshore charging infrastructure, another important aspect of marine electrification lies with effective energy management strategies that ensure optimal operations. Energy management strategies with various objectives will be reviewed.


During the last two decades there has been an increasing interest for 'identity' research in the field of mathematics education. This 'turn' to identity signifies a methodological, theoretical and epistemological shift towards embracing the social, cultural, historical and political underpinnings of teaching and learning mathematics. By means of discourse theory, identity work can be viewed, here, as a struggle towards articulating meaning around hegemonic and neoliberal discourses concerning school mathematics and education. The case of mathematics teaching through technology use exemplifies how teachers negotiate engagement not only with technology but with the demands of change at the societal and pedagogic axis. As a result, the present paper discusses identity work as a potential political space for teacher change in contemporary times where both school mathematics reformation and an escape from nowadays' neoliberal crisis becomes an urgent requirement.


Abstract : Eight years of SHOALS (Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar Survey) operations have proven that airborne bathymetric lidar is an ideal tool for rapidly measuring shallow water depths and nearshore land elevations. The next generation Compact Hydrographic Airborne Rapid Total Survey (CHARTS) and Bathymetric And Topographic Survey (BATS) systems are fully integrated suites of airborne sensors, including bathymetric lidar, topographic lidar, and digital imagery. The flight parameters and sensor suites of the new systems are ideal for further integration with other airborne sensors like hyperspectral imagers. The new systems allow not only collection of shallow water depths, but also classification of shoreline features and shoreline position essential to a complete hydrographic mission. This paper outlines the future of airborne hydrography through a description of CHARTS and BATS. The current research and development efforts that support the creation of the new systems will result in a new era of total shallow-water survey from an airborne platform.


The invention belongs to the technical field of water taps and particularly relates to a plastic water outlet pipe component. The plastic water outlet pipe component solves the technical problems in the prior art that a water outlet angle is easy to adjust, and the service life is short. The plastic water outlet pipe component comprises a flexible outer pipe, the outer side of a bent water outlet pipe is sleeved with the flexible outer pipe, an inner supporting structure capable of enabling the flexible outer pipe to be in a radial spreading state is arranged in the flexible outer pipe, and a retaining structure capable of plastically shaping the flexible outer pipe when the flexible outer pipe is bent due to stress is also formed in the flexible outer pipe. Compared with the prior art, the plastic water outlet pipe component has the advantages that the structure is simple, the service life is long, the water outlet angle is easy to adjust, and the service life of the water tap can be further prolonged.


This paper concerns optimal investment problem of a CRRA investor who faces proportional transaction costs and finite time horizon. Using a partial differential equation approach, we reveal that the problem is equivalent to a parabolic double obstacle problem involving two free boundaries that correspond to the optimal buying and selling policies. This enables us to make use of the well developed theory of variational inequality to study the problem. The $C^{2,1}$ regularity of the value function is proven and the optimal investment policies are completely characterized. Relying on the double obstacle problem, we extend the binomial method widely used in option pricing to determine the optimal investment policies. Numerical examples are presented as well.


"The Kids' Art Pack" introduces kids to the world of art with colorful, unique 3-D models, pop-ups, and lift the flaps that expose the techniques behind the masterpieces. Included in the pack are projects that make art more compelling. Readers also get a separate activity book that's filled with fun and simple projects young artists can make at home. Full color. booklet.


In this paper, we study an approximate controllability for the impulsive linear evolution equations in Hilbert spaces. The necessary and sufficient conditions for approximate controllability in terms of resolvent operators are given. An example is provided to illustrate the application of the obtained results.


With the many accounting scandals that have been reported in companies around the world, the need for internal control has steadily grown. Many different kinds of logs exist, and storing them over the long-term is necessary to realize internal control systems based on logs. Previously, we proposed a low-cost system to store logs semi-permanently using a Virtual Large Scale Disk. However, as this log system cannot guarantee the transfer of trusted logs across a vulnerable transfer path, it is unacceptable for use in digital forensics.


Referee 1 notes that according to Figures 1a and 1b CN and CCN concentration are slightly reduced above ∼ 5 km in runs with BLN. This reduction is now discussed in the revised manuscript. However, this reduction is fairly minor since higher UT concentrations are obtained using Vehkamäki et al. (2003) H2SO4 − H2O nucleation parameterization and smaller concentrations with Kulmala et al. (1998) parameterization. In runs with BLN we only used the Kulmala parameterization for H2SO4 − H2O nucleation. To make this clear, we modified the text starting from line 5, page 13010:


Recent technologies enable electronic and RF circuits in communication devices and radar to be miniaturized and become physically smaller in size. Antenna design has been one of the key limiting constraints to the development of small communication terminals and also in meeting next generation and radar requirements. Multiple antenna technologies (MATs) have gained much attention in the last few years because of the huge gain. MATs can enhance the reliability and the channel capacity levels. Furthermore, multiple antenna systems can have a big contribution to reduce the interference both in the uplink and the downlink. To increase the communication systems reliability, multiple antennas can be installed at the transmitter or/and at the receiver. The idea behind multiple antenna diversity is to supply the receiver by multiple versions of the same signal transmitted via independent channels. In modern communication transceiver and radar systems, primary aims are to direct high power RF signal from transmitter to antenna while preventing leakage of that large signal into more sensitive frontend of receiver. So, a Single-Pole Double-Throw (SPDT) Transmitter/Receiver (T/R) Switch plays an important role. In this paper, design of smart distributed subarray MIMO (DS-MIMO) microstrip antenna system with controller unit and frequency agile has been introduced and investigated. All the entire proposed antenna system has been evaluated using a commercial software. The final proposed design has been fabricated and the radiation characteristics have been illustrated using network analyzer to meet the requirements for communication and radar applications.


Abstract D.C. programs have been widely studied in the recent literature due to their importance in applicative problems. In this paper the results of a computational study related to a branch and reduce approach for solving a class of d.c. problems are provided, pointing out the concrete effectiveness of the use of Lagrangean cuts as an acceleration device.


Abstract Introduction Cardiac surgery is frequently needed in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Acute kidney injury (AKI) often complicates IE and is associated with poor outcomes. The purpose of the study was to determine the risk factors for post-operative AKI in patients operated on for IE. Methods A retrospective, non-interventional study of prospectively collected data (2000–2010) included patients with IE and cardiac surgery with cardio-pulmonary bypass. The primary outcome was post-operative AKI, defined as the development of AKI or progression of AKI based on the acute kidney injury network (AKIN) definition. We used ensemble machine learning ("Super Learning") to develop a predictor of AKI based on potential risk factors, and evaluated its performance using V-fold cross validation. We identified


Background. Squamous metaplasia refers to the pathological transformation of the urothelium leading to nonkeratinised stratified squamous metaplasia (N-KSM). Objective. To present our experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of N-KSM of the urinary bladder in children. Materials and Methods. In this study, we present our experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of N-KSM of the urinary bladder in children aged from 5 to 17 years. From 2005 to 2013, metaplasia was diagnosed in 119 patients. The reasons behind visiting the hospital were nonspecific intense pain in the abdomen, recurrent urinary tract infections, and urination disorders. The most common symptoms of urinary bladder dysfunction were pollakiuria and difficulties in initiating micturition and retention of urine (reduced detrusor muscle activity). Results. In 20/119 patients (16.8%), metaplasia was incidentally diagnosed during cystoscopy performed for other causes. The changes characteristic for squamous metaplasia were diagnosed—in all these patients, a biopsy was performed. In all 119 patients, a squamous metaplasia was histopathologically diagnosed. Conclusions. Squamous metaplasia of the urinary bladder mucosa occurs in children and adolescents. Symptomatic treatment is administered mainly to improve the patients' quality of life and disease prognosis.


The photochemical oxidation of coloured or chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the ocean plays an important role in the carbon cycle. The production of dissolved inorganic carbon, DIC, represents the most rapid direct photochemical loss of dissolved organic carbon, DOC. The goal of this thesis is to make a quantitative estimate of the photochemical source of DIC in the ocean.


An app that contacts you every time President-Elect Trump tweets on your stock holdings? The future of contextual notifications for everyday investors is about to change with 'Trump triggers'.


of elements beyond her theory's component parts. Leaders in Yungay were too young to have participated in prior democratization struggles and were inexperienced. But prominent among the local organizations Pasotti lists in Yungay's broad network are the Victor Jara Foundation (named for the tortured and executed Communist singer/songwriter), the University of Santiago (the site of an armed uprising at the time of the coup) and the Museum of Memory. Experienced political activists are active in all three and many of them deployed similar experiential tools—mural painting, storytelling, dance troupes (I danced in one), concerts, poetry and photography workshops, festivals celebrating the original land occupation and written neighborhood histories—during the dictatorship. Pasotti similarly underestimates spillover effects from prior democratization struggles in Korea. She vividly describes how violent thugs sparked moral outrage in Seoul, but fails to incorporate such emotional and relational dynamics into her theoretical model. These quibbles aside, Pasotti's book is an important addition to the literature on urban studies, urban social movements, and resistance in aspiring global, redeveloping and gentrifying cities and is certain to spark further interest in research on this critical contemporary issue.


The invention relates to an axle drive for rail vehicles, comprising the following components or characteristics: a running wheel set shaft (1); one running wheel set (2, 3) each, which is rotationally fixed on the respective end of the running wheel set shaft (1); a drive motor (4), which is arranged axially parallel to the running wheel set shaft (1); a transmission (5), which is arranged between the drive motor (4) and one (2) of the two wheels (2, 3); the transmission (5) comprises a gear wheel (5, 1), which is non-rotatably connected to the running wheel set shaft (1), a pinion (5, 2), which is non-rotatably connected to the motor shaft and meshes with the gear wheel, and a transmission housing (5, 3); the transmission housing (5, 3) can be opened in the region of the pinion (5, 2) onthe side of the running wheel (2) located there. The invention is characterized by the following characteristics: the width of the interspace between the pinion (5, 2) and the side of the running wheel facing the same is equal the length of the pinion; the pinion (5, 2) can be removed from the motor shaft and can be inserted into the interspace.


A method for qualitative estimation of reliability of large and complex mechanical and hydraulic systems is presented. It is especially useful for comparison and optimum selection of the structure at the conceptual stage of design when no other information about the salient features or parameters of the system is known. The method permits the identification and analysis of critical paths, loops and subsystems causing failure under different causes and modes. The method is based on graph theory and the graph variants proposed as reliability measures are also modified to yield realistic and useful results. The concept of system graph introduced in the article for dealing with large systems appears to be the most appropriate for analysis, comparison, selection and reliability estimates at the beginning of the system′s design.


This research discusses about tactical decision making using relevant cost analysis as a basis for make-or-buy decision making in MISS A Company. This study aims to determine the decision that should be made by MISS A in order to grow and face the fierce rivalry in the fashion industry. MISS A company faces options to keep buying from supplier or start building home industry and self-producing. This study uses documentation, interview, and observation to collect the data. The method used in this study is relevant cost analysis which compares relevant costs and benefits in the decision making process. The findings of this study indicate that relevant cost analysis can be used in short-term decision making. The company should also consider the long-term impacts of the decisions made. The best decision for the company to make is to keep buying from supplier for Bangkok dresses line and to self-produce for local tops, Bangkok tops, and Hongkong dresses lines. This study is limited and conducted as short-term decision making based on the company's internal data between 2012 and 2013. Keywords: relevant cost analysis, make-or-buy, alternative, decision making, short-term decision


In this paper, we present another method for computing Fourier transforms of functions considering the Variational Iteration Method (VIM). Through our procedure, the Fourier transforms of functions can be calculated precisely and without reference to complex integration.


This paper presents the design and implementation of a photovoltaic emulator, based on an accurate mathematical model of a photovoltaic panel, instead of the look-up table method. The latter requires more memory for increasing accuracy and considering all the desired environmental situations. Furthermore, the proposed approach takes into account the incidence solar angle, as an input parameter, to offer the possibility of evaluating daily losses for different values of tilt angle. The validation of the proposed emulator is carried out by comparing in real-time, both the studied panel output and the emulator output, under variable load, temperature, and irradiation levels. The emulator is able to operate online with connected solar radiation and temperature sensors or offline with recorded measurement vectors. The practical tests were performed on a prototype designed using a MATLAB C MEX S-function, dSPACE board 1104, and a controlled DC/DC converter. The results showed that the emulator was able to behave accurately as the studied photovoltaic panel.


The Mediterranean black scale, Saissetia oleae (Olivier) (Homoptera: Coccidae) is the most important pest of olive in Egypt. Indigenous parasitoid Metaphycus lounsburyi (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from different localities in Egypt, were manipulated, reared and mass produced for classical biological control in Egypt, more than 193130 parasitoids were released. Several releases were made between May 1999 to April 2001. Increases of the parasitism from 17.4 to 42.0 and from 6.4 to 19.2 during the first year (1999–2000) and the second year (2000–2001), respectively in the Northern Coast. This parasitoid became established in some of the release sites in El-Arish and Matruh Governorates.


Demand for telecommunications services is forecasted for the period 1980-2000, with particular reference to that portion of the demand associated with satellite communications. Overall demand for telecommunications is predicted to increase by a factor of five over the period studied and the satellite portion of demand will increase even more rapidly. Traffic demand is separately estimated for voice, video, and data services and is also described as a function of distance traveled and city size. The satellite component of projected demand is compared with the capacity available in the C and Ku satellite bands and it is projected that new satellite technology and the implementation of Ka band transmission will be needed in the decade of the 1990's.


This report discussed the effect of plaque size and of inlet pulse waveform on flow behavior including shearing stresses at the blood vessel wall. In the present study, we developed simulation software of the carotid artery model with the plaque shape expressed by Gauss probability function. We also compared between simulation results and some clinical data from the power Doppler image. The results showed that the local blood-flow distribution including backflow criterion is strongly influenced by the shape of plaque and by the inlet flow rate.


Introduction The dawn of the constitutional dispensation in South Africa introduced an era predicated on human rights. The country's Constitution (Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108: 1996) introduced as a non-negotiable provision, the supremacy of the Constitution and subjected any law or conduct to passing the constitutional master (Sections 2 and 7 of the Constitution). As could be expected, many practices in South Africa would clash with these constitutional provisions. One such area is traditional and cultural practices. While there are many areas of tension between African traditional and/or cultural practices such as marriage, traditional healing, to mention just a few, this article focuses on initiation of male children which consistently causes considerable controversy in the country for reasons such as children being taken to initiation schools against their will and, in some cases, even without parental consent. While this raises issues regarding the human rights of the children affected, it is worsened by the alarming number of deaths that result from botched circumcisions at the initiation schools. Every year in South Africa, young boys lose their lives due to botched circumcision and some lose their manhood due to amputations, and young girls are subjected to female genital mutilations which affect their sexual organs. All these practices are carried out in the name of culture. The questions to be asked are, are there sufficient monitoring mechanisms to ensure adherence to the legislative measures in place? Is it sufficient to address the challenges related to these harmful practices particularly male initiation through the law or other strategies need to be employed? These questions are informed by the unsuccessful attempts to regulate male initiation and curb the loss of life at the national level of government. In 2013 it was reported that approximately 30 initiates in Mpumalanga and about 6 in Limpopo died due to blotched circumcision and about 38 were admitted in hospitals due to hydration and excessive bleeding. (Anon at www.citypress.co.za May 27, 2013) Though a task team was formed to investigate these deaths, a year later by the 4th of July 2014 the Deputy Minister of Traditional Affairs reported the death of 23 initiates and a further admission of 104 initiates at hospitals due to injuries related to circumcision. (Sapa: 2014 at www.sowetanlive. co.za/news 2014/07/04/initiation-death-toll-at 23)Despite the statues and regulations meant to curb the death and injuries of initiates and the prohibition of genital mutilation in terms of section 12(3) of the Children's Act, (38 of 2005) the statistics shows that in some areas of the country the fatalities are still continuing. Is it non-compliance to the law or lack of understanding thereof that is failing the boys seeking manhood? This article, therefore, discusses the nature of the problems associated with the practice of male initiation, particularly in relation to children's rights within a democratic dispensation; obligations of the state, parents and guardians or care-givers at initiation schools. In addition to existing legislation in this regard, South Africa has ratified or signed many treaties protecting the rights of children and women. It is a member to international communities like United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Section 39(2) of the Constitution requires a court, tribunal or forum to consider international law in the interpretation of the Bill of Rights. The relevant articles in the ACRWC for the protection of initiates in the traditional practice of circumcision are Articles 16 and 21 respectively which states that children should be protected from all forms of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment and especially physical or mental injury or abuse, neglect or maltreatment and governments should do what they can to stop harmful social practices that affect the welfare and dignity of children. …


Abstract The paper aims to illustrate the issue of authenticity during the training as a psychoanalyst, first establishing a meaning for the concept of 'authenticity', and following the factors involved in the process of 'authentication' (a term used contextually as describing the process of acquiring authenticity). Three sources are considered to influence the candidate's interventions during sessions: their own analyst, their supervisor for the training-cases, and the theory (respectively, the authors of the articles most influencing the candidate's clinical and theoretical thinking). These three factors involved in the process of acquiring authenticity are addressed in the three sections of the paper, the conclusion being that all of them share the same fate, in a movement of authentication allowing in the end the debut of a life as an analyst in one's own name.


By polymerizing at least one olefin in the polymerization reactor an olefin-based polymer that is produced; polymerization process comprising providing at least one ethylene imine additives and the polymerization reactor is disclosed. The ethyleneimine additives can include polyethylenimine, ethylenimine copolymer, or mixtures thereof. This method monitors the polymerization reactor static, static electricity can further comprising maintaining a desired level using at least one ethylene imine additives, about based on the weight of polymer produced 0 at least one ethylene imine additives may be present in the reactor in the range of .1~ about 50 ppm.


Photocurrent spectra due to interlevel transitions of holes in Ge/Si quantum dots show several peaks in the range of 60–300 meV, which superlinearly increase with bias, indicating release of carriers by tunneling. The relative peak intensity drastically changes with applied voltage, its polarity, and the measurement system. Lower energy peaks, at 69 and 86 meV, are observed only with a Fourier transform IR (FTIR) spectrometer. The 69 and 86 meV transitions excite holes into intermediate levels from which they are re-excited to shallow levels in a two-photon process. This is observed with FTIR only where the sample is simultaneously exposed to a wide range of energies. Direct band-to-band excitation at 1.25 eV increases the midinfrared signals by orders of magnitude by pumping the intermediate levels. Placing dopants in the barrier greatly increases photocurrent intensity and reduces noise. One-dimensional and three-dimensional numerical analyses confirm our findings.


Using Nd^3+,Cr^4+:YAG as a laser crystal and saturable absorber simultaneously,we obtain a self-Q-switched and mode-locking laser at 1.06μm with straight cavity structure.Self mode-locking phenomenon was observed at an intracavity intensity of only about 2000 W/cm^2.More than 90% modulation depth is achieved at an intracavity intensity of less than 3.0×10^4 W/cm^2 for the first time.The Q-switched pulse width and repetition rate are found to be connected with the cavity length and the output power.


Objective:To explore the atherosclerosis change in hypertensives with or without stroke.Methods:Thirty healthy people (control group),fifty hypertensive patients(hypertension group) and one hundred patients with hypertension and stroke (hypertension with stroke group) were given carotid color Doppler examination.Atherosclerosis degree in bilateral CCA,ICA,ECA and BIF was measured and the middle intimal thickness,inside diameter of the carotid,incidence rate of carotid atherosclerosis spot and Crouse scoring were calculated.Results:The incidence rates of carotid atherosclerosis spot in control,hypertension and hypertension with stroke groups were 23 3%,68.0% and 97.0%,respectively.The soft spots and bleeding spots in hypertension with stroke group remarkably increased ( P 0 01).The Crouse scorings in control,hypertension and hypertension with stroke groups were 19 0,132 4,441 1,respectively.Conclusion:The carotid color Doppler examination is an effective method for estimating hypertension damage to target organs and it can offer reliable basis for treatment of the diseases mentioned above.


The flexible design of knowledge base in fault diagnosis system for marine diesel engine is introduced.The system analyzes the real-time thermal parameters in the server database of a ship integrated monitoring system and determines the operation status of the diesel engine with a neural network.In the system,the knowledge for fault diagnosis is stored in the knowledge base at the client station and open to users.The system can conveniently adapt to variation of fault models through changing the knowledge base without reprogramming.Besides,a user friendly interface is provided to set values of weights and biases of the neural network.Practical operation proves that the system has great flexibility in dealing with different fault models and suites a variety of diagnostic targets.


Based on close analyses of contemporary texts, and backed by an examination of the origins of the elements transferred and of the process of transmission, the contributors to this volume focus on the perception and adaptation of knowledge and cultural elements in the West. Taking a variety of approaches, they shed light on the changing lines of communication between the Byzantine empire and other parts of the Mediterranean, on the one hand, and the Burgundian, Frankish and Anglo-Saxon realms and the Papacy on the other.


In the presented work we estimate the possible bunching of space debris microparticles due to the drag changes in near-Earth circular and elliptical orbits caused by quasi-periodic changes in atmospheric density. The study shows that collective effects in orbital evolution of microparticles are essentially displayed for high elliptical orbits where variations of the atmosphere density along the orbit and lifetime of the microparticles are relatively large. However there is no limiting distribution. The clusters are formed and destroyed several times during orbital lifetime of the microparticles.


A prototype device for application of a multiple electrode array to the human abdomen is described and assessed. The device consists of a segmented pneumatic (PVC) belt that, upon inflation, presses electrodes onto the skin simultaneously and with predetermined relative spacings. A single belt can fit a wide range of subject sizes and is comfortable for subjects to wear. It may be useful under conditions where the time taken to attach electrodes is crucial—as in hospital emergency ward applications, and where the maintenance of constant relative electrode spacings is important. The noise performance of these electrodes was only slightly poorer than that obtained using adhesive ECG electrodes.


The approach of probability tomography defined as the cross-correlation product of the total observed electric field components and the scanning function normalized by the square root of the product of respective variances, is used for the recognition of buried charges. In order to improve this approach resolution and give accurate orientation of charges, according to potential profile of positive point charge′s distributing, the conception of probability tomography′s resolvting width firstly is defined and thus a new algorithm called power-spectral method is brought forward. This algorithm is defined as the cross-correlation product of square electric field component but not elctric field component. Comparison of forward and inversion shows that the algorithm has better results.


Blue is the warmest color, Nymphomaniac and Love were prohibited to minors, after being sued by the association Promouvoir. Cases of after-the-fact censorship threaten artistic freedom in films.


In addition, an experiment of horizontal wellbore cleanout was carried out to study the sand bed suspension efficiency in stationary circulation stage and wiper trip stage. There exists a critical length between sand bed and cleaning tool which lead to different mechanisms to transport the sand. In this study, the critical length increases rapidly with the increase of flow rate, tubing size and sand size.


This paper presents our recent work towards development of a distributed speech interactive system, which was a human computer interactive dialogue system for stock and calling for people by phone. This system integrated speech recognition (ASR), text to speech (TTS) and natural language perception (NLP) technologies with a distributed architecture to allow multi-users to access and converse with it concurrently. During a typical telephone based interaction, users could retrieve up-to-date stock information and calling for somebody by directly speaking their name. Our paper proposed an efficient algorithm with sender active and non-preemptive concepts in order to solve the loads allocating when multi-users accessed the system and gave rise to much burden to the recognition servers and TTS servers. This paper was composed of five parts, 1) an introduction about why such architecture was built; 2) an overview of the system; 3) proposal and implementation of the algorithm; 4) evaluation and measurement of the system performance based on the architecture; and 5) gives a brief summary.


In the actual OFDM system, the intersymbol interference and interchannel interference can be a dominant factor which degrades the system performance. This paper analyzes how ISI and ICI are produced without insetting GP.Then a simple method of cancelling ICI which can be done in frequency domain based on this theory is proposed. As to the equalization methods discussed in the paper, simulation results are provided which show that in Broadband Wireless LAN bit-error rate (BER) is distinctly reduced and it is applied easily.


If it weren't for off-label drug use, dermatologists might have no medications at all. That may be a facetious statement, but it is one commonly repeated by dermatologists. A study from Stanford University a few years ago indicated that 20 percent of all drugs were prescribed off-label, and with biologics, fillers, immunomodulators and other drugs, dermatology's percentage may be even higher.